Hello,

In the void left this past few months by the demise or hiatus of shows I enjoy watching, I've branched out, given a new show a chance and an old, deceased show a second chance. And...sigh...I like them both a lot. The new show has already been axed by TPTB.

Why do the Networks even bother trying new SF shows? They always seem to sabotage them, cancel them, and blame viewers for the cancellations. I can think of several that had zero to minimal advertising, or were bounced all over the schedule or pre-empted constantly with no warning to viewers. Of COURSE the ratings will be down then! Duh.

I watched Defying Gravity--excellent show after the first couple of fuzzy eps. It was just hitting it's stride and was terrific with interesting, rounded characters, a mystery, romance and, well, lots of other stuff I liked.

The show I gave a second chance was Firefly. First time around I was put off by all the cowboy references. This time I let that go and just watched until I fell for the world and characters. Now I know what everyone was lamenting. The cowboy references are still a bit odd, but they're growing on me.

There's very little chance either of these great shows will ever see the light of new eps again. Bummer.

Anyone know if there are novelizations?

The bright spot of my day was that apparently there's a new season of Torchwood being planned.

So, I'm in the mood to give little-known SF tv series' a chance. Anyone know of any? Or, do I have to go back to watching my Farscape, Dr. Who, and SGA dvds?

Anna

Life is a train barreling downhill. LOL. Gathering speed. Wind whistling in my ears. What am I up to?

Moving. Next Friday. Ack! Too much to do!

Selling popcorn: ala this: http://www.trails-end.com/estore/scouts/email_referral.jsp?id=3394257 If anyone is hungry, they ship directly to you. The chocolate carmel popcorn is downright dangerous. One bite and it holds your mouth open and the whole can jumps in.

Spent hours today with my son braving the horizontal wind-driven sprinkles to sell the stuff. I swear I felt some sleet before my nose and ears went numb. LOL.

Writing: I'm slowly switching my plans for Nanowrimo from my original, half-planned, profic to a Stargate Atlantis myth fic that's been poking at me for years. It would probably be the easier one to write, given I'll still be unpacking. LOL.

More writing: I'm "attending" the MuseOnline writing conference this month. You've heard of ringing ears after a great concert? This conference will give you ringing brain. LOL. I expect to learn a lot but be exhausted doing this, moving, selling, and planning for Nano simultaneously.

Glutton for punishment: I'm also signed up for a writing workshop end of October and another in November.

Oh. And I'm Girl Scout Cookie Mom this year.

Where's my cape and tights? LOL.

Hi!

I'm moving and hubby says "stuff" must go. So I'll add more to this later. I know I have a few fanzines somewhere that I'm finished reading.

All prices do NOT include postage. Buyer pays postage, please. I'd prefer to mail only to the US or Canada, because usually the things I mail overseas get lost.

Doctor Who magazine No. 108, Jan. 1986
--condition good, not pristine. $5.00 US.

Dune (the movie) Official Collectors Edition magazine. (1984)
--condition good, not pristine. 61 pages. Color. $5.00

Salvage 1 poster book magazine. #4. (1979)
--condition pretty good. Has wear along edges. Color. $4.00

Lethal Weapon 4, Script. Not a shooting copy, just a press release type copy. No pictures.
Excellent condition, not pristine. (1997) $4.00

X-Files comic books:

In pristine condition in plastic: #2, #5, and Annual #1: $4.00 each or $10 for all three.

In good shape, but not pristine and not in plastic: #2, #3, #4, Hero Illustrated Special, Special Ashcan Edition: $2 each

More later!

Email me at doxisrcool@aol.com if you're interested. Paypal payments are fine. Same addy for paypal.

Anna

Hi!

Just finished reading: Centaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold. Liked it, but not the best in the series. The Vorkosigan series is my newest favorite. It's masterfully crafted. The characters are addictive. The world is detailed like a tapestry. This "ep" didn't capture me as much as all of the earlier, chronologically, novels, but it had some shining moments that will make me keep it. Miles' cousin, Ivan, is precious. I hope he eventually gets a story of his own.

Reading now: Downhome Zombie Blues by Linnea Sinclair. Linnea's such a sweet and creative person on her list and in workshops. I love her personality and it does shine through in her stories. This one is starting a tad slowly for me, but I'm sure once I get into it I'll zip through all 400+ pages of this science fiction romance as fast as my tot allows me. Which means I'll be zipping like a turtle. LOL.

RL: we're moving! Well, unless crap happens, then I'm just cleaning house! LOL. Did the first room today, touching every single thing in it. I was shocked by how disgusting a room that looked clean could actually be. Yuck.

Anyway, must dash!

Have a great day, everyone!

Anna

Has anyone but me been watching this new science fiction show? It's called Defying Gravity, Sunday nights on ABC. It's on hulu if you've missed it. The general storyline is that Earth has sent a group of male and female astronauts on a six year tour around the solar system.

It's character-based and they all have their quirks and skeletons. There are exes on board, a drunk with ptsd, and an alien something somehow directing the whole thing.

I admit, the first ep was hard to follow for me. There's a lot of jumping back and forth with flashbacks. But I gave it a chance and watched and now I think the characters are cool, the relationships deep, and I had tears in my eyes at the end of ep 5.

It's not a shoot em up or full of fancy tech, but it's a good character story.

Give it a chance!

Last night's ep was excellent in terms of character development. This show has a hard sf, realistic sf, backdrop but is mainly a show about the characters. I've seen some complaints that it's like a soap opera, but to me it's not a "who has sex with who" story. The character stories are very realistic so far. And they take place over a period of 5-10 years, which makes it even more realistic.

I thought the ep last night, Bacon, was extremely well done. It was almost like reading a book. LOL. And I love to read!

Anna

I'm still alive!

I didn't realize I hadn't posted here this year. Wow. Bad me. I've been swamped. Took two difficult writing workshops that helped, but also told me my original fic needs a lot more TLC.

I've decided to concentrate on writing fanfic again for a while. Use the lessons I learned in my workshops to hone my skills that way. Margie Lawson is an AWESOME teacher! I'm also going to go back to attempting nonfiction articles for pay. I really want to get some publishing credits and write off part of the cost of my replacement computer. Yes, my 2 yr-old computer died a sudden, premature death. The joys of the new-type processors, the Geek Squad said. They can die at any moment, even straight out of the factory.

Yay, Bill Gates.

I suppose it keeps him out of the poor house, though.

So, what fandoms is everyone following now? I still adore SGA (sniff, sniff), Farscape, Earth2, Andromeda (with Rommie!), Doctor Who, and Torchwood. Primeval unexpectedly waylaid me to become a favorite too. I love NCIS and House, but probably won't write for them. I'm into Stardoc (books), the Skolian Empire, and the Vorkosigan series. I hope to do a lot of catch up reading this summer.

I actually would love, love, love to write something as classy and deep as the Vorkosigan series. It has it all for me: SF, Romance, humor, action, politics, aliens...in the amounts I like.

I'm currently collecting all of the Dr. Who, Torchwood, and SGA books I can find. I figure Primeval will be out soon too and I'll be compelled to add a library to my house. LOL.

Anyway, I'm brainstorming Gen SGA for a zine, hopefully, plus a fic featuring the Alt!team with Rep!Weir, and have a weird SGA fic started.

I've decided that all nine of my original novels must be trashed, save a few scenes, characters, settings and general plots. Perhaps I'll resurrect some this summer.

Must dash!

Happy days and hope to you all!

Stay well!

Anna

Hope you all have a safe and fun holiday! 2009 will be great for all of us!


Hey, I have a favor to ask. Would you all mind voting for me in a contest to win a financial planner from a blog. All you have to do is post a comment saying "I vote for AnnaM" here: http://gailvazoxlade.com/blog/archives/293#comments

The two people with the most votes will win one. The lady is really nice, though, so there's the possibility she'll give a third planner. You have to have at least 20 votes to be in the running.

Thanks!

Have a wonderful New Year's Eve! No parties for me.

Anna

Category: fic
Title: Lace and Combat Boots
Author: Doxymom
Rating: PG
Warning: spoilers up to Broken Ties.
Size: 882 words
File Format: text
Comments: This is for Beya's Black and White challenge.
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Title: Follow Me
Author: Doxymom
Rating: G
Spoilers: none--set anytime you want.
AN: This is just a little fluffy bit that hopefully people don't think is too stupid. John, sorry that I don't think I did your song justice. I may try again later.

Un-beta'd.

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Follow Me
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John whistled a bouncy tune as he polished the board with long strokes. It gleamed in the bright sunlight. The sinewy muscles in his back rippled as he worked. ( Read more... )

SPOILERS FOR CURRENT U.S. EPISODES.

Title: No Happy Ending
Author: doxymom
Rating: G
Spoilers: Broken Ties and all before it, sort of.
Archiving: JTConvergence, anywhere else, please ask. Thanks.
Author's note: I'm not as fatalistic as this sounds.

It's meant to be a moment in John's POV about how HE sees his lost chances with Teyla. Me, the author, well I'll always have hope. BTW, I'd love someone to take this concept--John feeling hopeless after Broken Ties--and use this song to make a video.

**A bit depressing for shippers!!!**

Don't worry, I'm trying to work on a happy one next. ;-)


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