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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
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6:46a - my brain gets a bit overexcited sometimes
I had my third Criminal Minds dream last night. Go me! Apparently, my brain is concerned about characterisation even when it's asleep, because I kept redoing Reid's dialogue. Oh, brain. I was a bit confused now, because the contents of the dream didn't match the trailer of this week's episode. (Except that they were both Reid-centric. You know.)
I'm almost sorry. I would've liked to have known who Hotch meant when he said he'd slept with a team member!
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8:59a - On my completion of Melting Stones
So, I discovered on my trip down south that audio books are really quite useful when you're sitting in the car for hours. Actually reading makes me feel sick, and as there are only so many times you can play Savage Garden... I don't think I"d really listen to audio books for anything else though. Because there's nothing like being able to flip through pages, or being able to reread a sentence because you're don't want to believe you heard her say quartz is the first mineral you get from a magma*.
Still, it saved me a great deal of boredom. And now I can gloat to people that I've read the new Tamora Pierce and they haven't. (Oh, for someone to gloat to.) It's a good story even if you're not a rock geek, I promise!
The only thing is that I feel the moralism got heavy-handed, especially at the end. I think it stands out more, actually being said. Although, I suppose if she wanted to get across ( something kind of spoilery. ) 'Cause if mountains can learn, so can Evumeimei.
I did like the comments on Rosethorn's actually having to make an effort to be nice, to act right - and doing so. Rosethorn being awesome. I also enjoyed Dedicate Fusspot (I would call him by his actual name, but, you know, I don't know how to spell it!), and how he and Evvy came to stop grouching at each other. I do like Tammy's grouchy characters.
Mostly I just enjoyed the book ridiculously much, and I think I will be rereading it as soon as it's in print!
*It's the last
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10:05p - Criminal Minds ep 2.14
Blasted double episodes! They get you all scared-up and then they're like, ha ha, not till next week! Torment! Our timeshare had better be getting channel 1, or I swear, I will just like, explode.
Although I did miss the first scene. People don't realise that just because you're sitting there, doesn't mean you realise the shows started! I was reading about vampires! So Mum had to briefly sum up the murder, and in doing so also gave the whole thing that made this unsub so weird. Because she's onto it. (The problem too, when they're hiding key things about someone by not showing them, is that it's obvious. But what do you do, if you don't want the audience to be in on it from the start?)
I think it started actually being scary when Garcia finds out the murder videos are being posted on the net. Not that I need be concerned about people spying on me from my computer - I don't have a webcam, and I certainly never call any kind of tech support. I like how Garcia calls non-techy people 'mortals', and so casually! Actually, Hex in the Chris Ryan books does the same thing... I'm clearly not cool enough.
But! Women being eaten by dogs is scary. Cornfields are scary (even if they're actually fields of sunflowers?). People splitting up when they're alone and out of cellphone range - scary. Perhaps just rural areas in general are scary? This is probably the spookiest episode in a while. Yes, even before Reid is in imminent danger. Although that probably helps.
I fear I'm just going to go off into fangirlish squee now. I'm sure seeing the promos all week will put me in a suitable state of fear for watching the show in. And, you know, I'll be on holiday again, so if I post it will be after a period in which I can reflect, ensuring that I will actually be coherent. Because I'm all over the place here.
Show, I love you!
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