There a few things I want to mention in this post. First of all, I've come to the conclusion that everyone is a geek in their own way (sung to the tune of "Everyone's a hero in their own way" from Sing-Along Blog of course) and that I really REALLY want to go to a convention.
I feel my geekiness has taken a real step up over the last few weeks and I'm not quite sure why. I don't know whether it's a general acceptance of my true nature after I finished uni or what, but I'm much happier to accept that side of myself. Finding people on the internet who have similar interests to me has definitely helped but I've also been exploring a more creative and romantic side through fan fiction. This has come as a bit of a surprise as I've never really been particularly creative. I've always seen myself as more of a scientific and logical person. However, as I've been planning for my year away, it's become more apparent that I do appreciate love and kindness in people around me. I'm starting to get sick of self-obsessed and selfish people. Anyway, I digress.
The reason I say that everyone is a geek in their own way is due to a realisation that nearly everyone I know has something they are vaguely if not very obsessed with. It's interesting and has made me reassess how I judge people and if I should judge them at all. The answer being no of course. The problem is that most people will not readily admit what they're obsessed with and this means that they have issues when other people have these obsessions. It has been observed the world over that nerds are lovely. There's a reason that sci-fi actors are (mostly) happy to meet fans time and again in a multitude of rather unglamourous places. Amanda Tapping has always said (I'm paraphrasing) that the fans make her job amazing as they are so nice and friendly.
And this brings me onto my next point. I REALLY and I mean REALLY want to go to a convention. I was keeping up the SFX Weekender over Twitter and their website last weekend and looked like so much fun. One of my favourite tweets was about a guy dressed in a Darth Vader costume standing up in the canteen and proclaiming that his tray was wet. Apparently the whole canteen cheered and applauded. If you haven't seen the Eddie Izzard Darth Vader bit (especially done in Lego) you can find it here. Still makes me laugh and I've seen it dozens of times.
Anyway, back to why I want to go to a convention. The chance to be around people who get all the geeky references in things (like Paul, where I was laughing all the way through the film and none of my friends got it :( sad times) and have a similar outlook to you would be brilliant. Maybe I'll get the chance when I'm travelling round Canada and America. With any luck.
Bit of ramble this time I'm afraid. Seen some exciting things sci-fi-wise this week, will hopefully find the time to write about them soon. Like the new Being Human. Wow.
PS, did I mention my crazy plan to try and get some work as an extra when I'm in Vancouver? Yeah, crazy.
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Saturday, 14 January 2012
Films to come in 2012.
So here's a post about some of the films I'm excited about for 2012 and some other little bits of gossip etc that are rather interesting!
To begin with there is of course The Dark Knight Rises. This is the culmination of Christopher Nolan's epic 3 part series on Gotham's own protector.
Trailer
Christopher Nolan has really come to the forefront of cinema over the last few years, with the Batman trilogy and Inception. Nolan seems to have used half of the cast from Inception again in this film. I personally, have loved all of his recent films. The Prestige is a few years old now, but follows Nolan's typical epic style in terms of settings and would be my recommendation if you're looking for more of his films. Tom Hardy reappears in this film as Bane and it's great to see him back as a baddie after his early (very young) appearance as the Remen leader in Star Trek Nemesis (not the best film I know but Hardy was a pretty convincing evil sociopath).
The next film that has me squeeing quite a lot is The Hunger Games. I read the books in about two weeks after I saw a trailer.
Trailer
There have been a lot of murmurings about these stories being a rip off of a Japanese book called Battle Royale, but I haven't had a chance to read that or see the film version of it yet so I won't pass judgement. The books of the Hunger Games are well worth a read if you have a few days to spare. The action is gripping and the relationships between the characters believable. My cousin and I had an interesting discussion over who we prefer out of Gale and Peeta but I think by the end of the third book it's an easy decision. Katniss is not an easy heroine to follow but as she grows as a character you come to realise why she does the things she does. Anyway, back to the film and from the trailer it looks like they've stuck fairly closely to the plot in the books. I'm hoping that this film is better than the abysmal I am Number Four. These books are more cherished and it seems as if they have taken more time to insure the actors are right for the roles. I loved Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men First Class and she comes from a well established background in film (I've read that her performance in Winter's Bone is fantastic) as does Josh Hutcherson and various other cast members. There will be huge debates over how well the characters compare between the film and the books and not everyone is going to be happy, I can also see the inevitable production of Peeta and Gale camps. With this set to be bigger than the final Twilight film this year, I just hope that it is everything people (and I include myself in that) are hoping for.
Thirdly, there is The Avengers of course! Having already explained in previous posts how much of a Joss Whedon fan I am, this is going to be a big deal for me (and a lot of other people too). This is not Whedon's only project this year (more on that later) but it is most definitely the most highly anticipated. I'm really not a comics person but I have enjoyed most of the Marvel and DC comics films of late. However, I was disappointed to discover the other day that the main focus of the film will be the Captain America character. Considering that the film brought out last year for this character is possibly the weakest out of those concerning the Avengers characters, this has led many to assume that this is due to some serious ego stroking on the director's part. Whedon himself has said that the reason for this is that Captain America is the one who has woken up in this new time and therefore it makes sense to shoot the film from his point of view. BUT, everyone knows which character has been best received and it has to be Iron Man with the wonderful Robert Downey Jr. There are so many other great characters in this: Samuel L. doing what he does best, Scarlett looking hot as and I could go on but I guess we'll all just have to wait and see what Mr. Whedon comes up with. I, for one, will be withholding judgement just because it's him and did I mention that I LOVE HIM! Here's the trailer anyway:
Trailer
Other little bits and pieces I would like to mention include the fact that filming has started on Star Trek XII, I'm sorry I refuse to call it Star Trek 2, because it really isn't. Someone asked me the other day if I was a trekkie or a trekker and I said can't you be both? I digress, the supremely talented Benedict Cumberbatch has been cast as the villain which makes me more excited if that's at all possible.
What else... Katee Sackhoff has been cast in the next Riddick Chronicles film which again is very exciting. She announced it a few weeks ago on Twitter and I saw it on SFX the other day. I wasn't sure about Pitch Black but The Chronicles of Riddick was very good at being what it set out to be, nothing more nothing less. And I will very excited to see Katee kicking some ass again as she's kind of awesome.
On a slightly more artistic note, Joss Whedon has directed (and produced) I believe a film version of Much Ado About Nothing with some of everyone's favourite sci-fi actors (mostly from Firefly). I was lucky enough to see David Tennant and Catherine Tate in Much Ado last year in London and would be very intrigued to see how Whedon deals with the plot. See http://muchadothemovie.com for (not many) details.
I think that's about it for now. I will probably think of more things to say shortly. I always do.
To begin with there is of course The Dark Knight Rises. This is the culmination of Christopher Nolan's epic 3 part series on Gotham's own protector.
Trailer
Christopher Nolan has really come to the forefront of cinema over the last few years, with the Batman trilogy and Inception. Nolan seems to have used half of the cast from Inception again in this film. I personally, have loved all of his recent films. The Prestige is a few years old now, but follows Nolan's typical epic style in terms of settings and would be my recommendation if you're looking for more of his films. Tom Hardy reappears in this film as Bane and it's great to see him back as a baddie after his early (very young) appearance as the Remen leader in Star Trek Nemesis (not the best film I know but Hardy was a pretty convincing evil sociopath).
The next film that has me squeeing quite a lot is The Hunger Games. I read the books in about two weeks after I saw a trailer.
Trailer
There have been a lot of murmurings about these stories being a rip off of a Japanese book called Battle Royale, but I haven't had a chance to read that or see the film version of it yet so I won't pass judgement. The books of the Hunger Games are well worth a read if you have a few days to spare. The action is gripping and the relationships between the characters believable. My cousin and I had an interesting discussion over who we prefer out of Gale and Peeta but I think by the end of the third book it's an easy decision. Katniss is not an easy heroine to follow but as she grows as a character you come to realise why she does the things she does. Anyway, back to the film and from the trailer it looks like they've stuck fairly closely to the plot in the books. I'm hoping that this film is better than the abysmal I am Number Four. These books are more cherished and it seems as if they have taken more time to insure the actors are right for the roles. I loved Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men First Class and she comes from a well established background in film (I've read that her performance in Winter's Bone is fantastic) as does Josh Hutcherson and various other cast members. There will be huge debates over how well the characters compare between the film and the books and not everyone is going to be happy, I can also see the inevitable production of Peeta and Gale camps. With this set to be bigger than the final Twilight film this year, I just hope that it is everything people (and I include myself in that) are hoping for.
Thirdly, there is The Avengers of course! Having already explained in previous posts how much of a Joss Whedon fan I am, this is going to be a big deal for me (and a lot of other people too). This is not Whedon's only project this year (more on that later) but it is most definitely the most highly anticipated. I'm really not a comics person but I have enjoyed most of the Marvel and DC comics films of late. However, I was disappointed to discover the other day that the main focus of the film will be the Captain America character. Considering that the film brought out last year for this character is possibly the weakest out of those concerning the Avengers characters, this has led many to assume that this is due to some serious ego stroking on the director's part. Whedon himself has said that the reason for this is that Captain America is the one who has woken up in this new time and therefore it makes sense to shoot the film from his point of view. BUT, everyone knows which character has been best received and it has to be Iron Man with the wonderful Robert Downey Jr. There are so many other great characters in this: Samuel L. doing what he does best, Scarlett looking hot as and I could go on but I guess we'll all just have to wait and see what Mr. Whedon comes up with. I, for one, will be withholding judgement just because it's him and did I mention that I LOVE HIM! Here's the trailer anyway:
Trailer
Other little bits and pieces I would like to mention include the fact that filming has started on Star Trek XII, I'm sorry I refuse to call it Star Trek 2, because it really isn't. Someone asked me the other day if I was a trekkie or a trekker and I said can't you be both? I digress, the supremely talented Benedict Cumberbatch has been cast as the villain which makes me more excited if that's at all possible.
What else... Katee Sackhoff has been cast in the next Riddick Chronicles film which again is very exciting. She announced it a few weeks ago on Twitter and I saw it on SFX the other day. I wasn't sure about Pitch Black but The Chronicles of Riddick was very good at being what it set out to be, nothing more nothing less. And I will very excited to see Katee kicking some ass again as she's kind of awesome.
On a slightly more artistic note, Joss Whedon has directed (and produced) I believe a film version of Much Ado About Nothing with some of everyone's favourite sci-fi actors (mostly from Firefly). I was lucky enough to see David Tennant and Catherine Tate in Much Ado last year in London and would be very intrigued to see how Whedon deals with the plot. See http://muchadothemovie.com for (not many) details.
I think that's about it for now. I will probably think of more things to say shortly. I always do.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
What's been going on.
Thought I'd do a post about things I've liked lately and things I've discovered.
Firstly, I've started posting on Gateworld, and what fun I've had! I couldn't believe how nice everyone is over there. It's great to get to chat to people from all over the world who have the same interests and same sense of humour, in some cases, as yourself.
There's been a lot of great TV, particularly in the UK, on at the moment and I'd like to say a bit about that. The Misfits finale was unbelievably moving, Simon and Alisha's storyline has been one of my favourites on TV since they got together in series 2. And now with them locked in the never-ending time loop thingy it was beyond tragic!
Merlin also finished a couple of weeks ago. Now, this is one of my guilty pleasures as it is so ridiculous and over the top BUT completely addictive. The finale again was very good, with plenty of battle scenes and I really enjoyed the play on the Excalibur myth (or was it a play?).
What else... I'm really into Once Upon a Time, I like to play the game of spot the extra. There seems to be a group of actors who have appeared in nearly all the Canadian sci-fi/fantasy shows and OUAT is no different. Watching one of the new episodes I spotted Kelly from BSG (but he's been in plenty of other things too).
Big news for me this week was the end of Sanctuary season 4. After a great build up this season in the tense feelings between various characters (the episode in the caves was just a fantastic piece of writing of the relationship between Magnus and Will), the finale felt like a definite piece of wrapping up by the writers. The Sanctuary has been destroyed and Will and Magnus have come to what feels like a more equal point in their relationship. There are definitely questions still to be answered (such as what happened to Biggie) but with the fate of season 5 looking more and more gloomy, I think the final vision of the beautiful new sanctuary could be our last glimpse at this wonderfully original series. I'm really saddened by this, because, aside from the fact that I'm a huge AT fan, the series has been a breath of fresh air and it would be a great shame to lose another sci-fi series.
Think I will put up a post soon about some of the films I'm looking forward to in 2012 (oh I can't begin to explain how excited I am for this year!), I'm off to catch up on some more telly.
Firstly, I've started posting on Gateworld, and what fun I've had! I couldn't believe how nice everyone is over there. It's great to get to chat to people from all over the world who have the same interests and same sense of humour, in some cases, as yourself.
There's been a lot of great TV, particularly in the UK, on at the moment and I'd like to say a bit about that. The Misfits finale was unbelievably moving, Simon and Alisha's storyline has been one of my favourites on TV since they got together in series 2. And now with them locked in the never-ending time loop thingy it was beyond tragic!
Merlin also finished a couple of weeks ago. Now, this is one of my guilty pleasures as it is so ridiculous and over the top BUT completely addictive. The finale again was very good, with plenty of battle scenes and I really enjoyed the play on the Excalibur myth (or was it a play?).
What else... I'm really into Once Upon a Time, I like to play the game of spot the extra. There seems to be a group of actors who have appeared in nearly all the Canadian sci-fi/fantasy shows and OUAT is no different. Watching one of the new episodes I spotted Kelly from BSG (but he's been in plenty of other things too).
Big news for me this week was the end of Sanctuary season 4. After a great build up this season in the tense feelings between various characters (the episode in the caves was just a fantastic piece of writing of the relationship between Magnus and Will), the finale felt like a definite piece of wrapping up by the writers. The Sanctuary has been destroyed and Will and Magnus have come to what feels like a more equal point in their relationship. There are definitely questions still to be answered (such as what happened to Biggie) but with the fate of season 5 looking more and more gloomy, I think the final vision of the beautiful new sanctuary could be our last glimpse at this wonderfully original series. I'm really saddened by this, because, aside from the fact that I'm a huge AT fan, the series has been a breath of fresh air and it would be a great shame to lose another sci-fi series.
Think I will put up a post soon about some of the films I'm looking forward to in 2012 (oh I can't begin to explain how excited I am for this year!), I'm off to catch up on some more telly.
Saturday, 8 October 2011
What would Starbuck do.
I've found myself in the sad position of writing a blog on a Saturday night. I've been working all day and do not have the energy to go out. Or so I keep telling myself. I think the truth is that I want to stay in and watch my newly acquired boxset of Firefly (£9 in Cash Converters by the way, WIN).
The reason I'm working so hard (most of the time) is so I can save up to travel next year. I'm looking to go around the world which means raising a minimum of 6 grand if I plan on getting where I want to go. I'm so uber excited it is unbelievable. I feel like I've been waiting to do this since I was 16. I love exploring places and reading about them or looking at pictures is just not the same. I think that it's a sentiment held by many a sci-fi fan. We want to escape humdrum life and see something greater. There has to be more than just day to day life because what would the point be otherwise? And while I would ideally want to go into space I don't think my budget quite stretches that far. So I will go out and explore our own world.
And so I finally come to the reason for the title of this post. I like to think of myself as an explorer but I think really I love the things that I know too. So when I'm not feeling particularly brave, or there's something I have to do that I know I won't like or is a bit scary, I think to myself 'What would Starbuck do?' This can also be replaced with Janeway or Carter. Because these are the awesome female role models that I grew up with. Well Starbuck and Carter came later but they still hold a lot of influence. Janeway in particular inspired me from a very young age and my parents will even admit (actually they'd readily tell people about it to embarrass me when I was younger) that Kate Mulgrew's character was the one role model that I came back to time and again as I got older.
Sci-fi is full of strong female characters that girls could learn a lot from. They cut it alongside the men and are something to aspire towards. Not the big-boobed, fame-obsessed, shallow girls that seem to be occupying most people's minds at the moment. This is one of my big problems with TV at the moment. Great shows with real characters that are intelligent and could truly inspire young people are being cut for shows about people with boring lives that offer nothing in the way of inspiration to young people. If we spend so much time watching TV in our lives then at least a portion of it should be responsible.
I heard a very scary statistic a little while ago; 1 in 3 teenage girls in the UK now aspire to be topless models. I kid you not. 1 in 3. So you see why we need more Janeways, Carters and Starbucks on our screens. Female role models who use their intellects to get ahead. Who aren't afraid to do things and promote science to a generation of young girls. But this is coming from the girl who spent most of her high school life hiding the fact that she was a MASSIVE Trekkie...
That turned into a bit of a rant, but frak it: next time you're scared to confront someone or do something, just think "What would Starbuck/Carter/Janeway do?" Or whoever you're role model is. Because science fiction is full of them and they're not perfect but they're a hell of a lot better than the real life ones we're faced with now.
Now, where did I put that box set....
The reason I'm working so hard (most of the time) is so I can save up to travel next year. I'm looking to go around the world which means raising a minimum of 6 grand if I plan on getting where I want to go. I'm so uber excited it is unbelievable. I feel like I've been waiting to do this since I was 16. I love exploring places and reading about them or looking at pictures is just not the same. I think that it's a sentiment held by many a sci-fi fan. We want to escape humdrum life and see something greater. There has to be more than just day to day life because what would the point be otherwise? And while I would ideally want to go into space I don't think my budget quite stretches that far. So I will go out and explore our own world.
And so I finally come to the reason for the title of this post. I like to think of myself as an explorer but I think really I love the things that I know too. So when I'm not feeling particularly brave, or there's something I have to do that I know I won't like or is a bit scary, I think to myself 'What would Starbuck do?' This can also be replaced with Janeway or Carter. Because these are the awesome female role models that I grew up with. Well Starbuck and Carter came later but they still hold a lot of influence. Janeway in particular inspired me from a very young age and my parents will even admit (actually they'd readily tell people about it to embarrass me when I was younger) that Kate Mulgrew's character was the one role model that I came back to time and again as I got older.
Sci-fi is full of strong female characters that girls could learn a lot from. They cut it alongside the men and are something to aspire towards. Not the big-boobed, fame-obsessed, shallow girls that seem to be occupying most people's minds at the moment. This is one of my big problems with TV at the moment. Great shows with real characters that are intelligent and could truly inspire young people are being cut for shows about people with boring lives that offer nothing in the way of inspiration to young people. If we spend so much time watching TV in our lives then at least a portion of it should be responsible.
I heard a very scary statistic a little while ago; 1 in 3 teenage girls in the UK now aspire to be topless models. I kid you not. 1 in 3. So you see why we need more Janeways, Carters and Starbucks on our screens. Female role models who use their intellects to get ahead. Who aren't afraid to do things and promote science to a generation of young girls. But this is coming from the girl who spent most of her high school life hiding the fact that she was a MASSIVE Trekkie...
That turned into a bit of a rant, but frak it: next time you're scared to confront someone or do something, just think "What would Starbuck/Carter/Janeway do?" Or whoever you're role model is. Because science fiction is full of them and they're not perfect but they're a hell of a lot better than the real life ones we're faced with now.
Now, where did I put that box set....
Friday, 16 September 2011
Films and junk.
So I wanted to write a post about some of my favourite films as I haven't done that yet.
I think my all time favourite would be Contact. I discovered Contact the film before I read Carl Sagan's book. I think I prefer the book now but I still love the film. As before, it's one of the things I remember watching when I was quite young and just being absolutely enthralled by. Not only is the final scene on the beach one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen (I actually have a drawing of it by my desk), the ethos behind the film and the book is incredibly powerful. It has taught me to question everything and not to take it for granted. And furthermore that you should you stand up for what you believe in, whatever it may be. There are great chunks of the book that are changed to fit into a film format but I think that Sagan's ideas are still there. We cannot stop looking out to the stars even when money is tight. I'm a very strong believer in the fact that if we ever find other intelligent life in the galaxy then it will unite the world in a way we have never seen before. Religions will tumble but also they will adapt. People will have to reevaluate their lives and their beliefs, but this is something that we should be doing on a regular basis anyway. Sagan saw this as a key point in humanity, it takes faith in each other but we would be ok. And as the film says, if there isn't any life out there, it would be an awful big waste of space.
Ok, let's forget the heaviness for a bit! Inception, I think, is just an awesome film. For someone to come up with a storyline that is that convoluted and complex astounds me. No wonder it took Nolan 10 years to get it onto film.
Other favourite films of mine include, Serenity (obviously), any Star Trek (apart from Nemesis and Generations maybe), V for Vendetta (the novel is also awesome) and Iron Man. Oh and Avatar just for the SFX.
Think I'm out now! I can talk about films all day (and all night) but I haven't got the best taste, I like a bit of everything really and I'm not really fussed what other people think (as it should be with anything). I'm off to write the next chapter of my fanfic, there's a bit of work to do, the last chapter wasn't the best...
I think my all time favourite would be Contact. I discovered Contact the film before I read Carl Sagan's book. I think I prefer the book now but I still love the film. As before, it's one of the things I remember watching when I was quite young and just being absolutely enthralled by. Not only is the final scene on the beach one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen (I actually have a drawing of it by my desk), the ethos behind the film and the book is incredibly powerful. It has taught me to question everything and not to take it for granted. And furthermore that you should you stand up for what you believe in, whatever it may be. There are great chunks of the book that are changed to fit into a film format but I think that Sagan's ideas are still there. We cannot stop looking out to the stars even when money is tight. I'm a very strong believer in the fact that if we ever find other intelligent life in the galaxy then it will unite the world in a way we have never seen before. Religions will tumble but also they will adapt. People will have to reevaluate their lives and their beliefs, but this is something that we should be doing on a regular basis anyway. Sagan saw this as a key point in humanity, it takes faith in each other but we would be ok. And as the film says, if there isn't any life out there, it would be an awful big waste of space.
Ok, let's forget the heaviness for a bit! Inception, I think, is just an awesome film. For someone to come up with a storyline that is that convoluted and complex astounds me. No wonder it took Nolan 10 years to get it onto film.
Other favourite films of mine include, Serenity (obviously), any Star Trek (apart from Nemesis and Generations maybe), V for Vendetta (the novel is also awesome) and Iron Man. Oh and Avatar just for the SFX.
Think I'm out now! I can talk about films all day (and all night) but I haven't got the best taste, I like a bit of everything really and I'm not really fussed what other people think (as it should be with anything). I'm off to write the next chapter of my fanfic, there's a bit of work to do, the last chapter wasn't the best...
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Nathan Fillion and other bits and bobs.
Managed to finally catch up with the Guild, how did I live before it was in my life? I'm not even a gamer (at all) and I think it's amazing. And Nathan Fillion just turned up in the latest episode which made me squeel like a small child on Christmas. I've seen him in a few things lately (Super, Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) and just keep falling more in love with him. Of course I was a fan from Firefly and Serenity but he sings, he's funny what more could you want?
Hearing him on the Nerdist podcast talking about his fans made me nearly wet myself. Not good when you're driving to work. I got some very strange looks that day at the traffic lights. Apparently it's not good to shout "the hammer is my penis" at the top of your voice across the street at him. He suggests a tip of the hat and "Captain". I love nerdy in-jokes. Like in Paul. That's a good film. Simon Pegg is a god.
Anyway back to the Nerdist. They had Patrick Stewart on the other day. I just about died. I love him so much it's insane. I saw him in a play in London a couple of years ago and had to be restrained from jumping on the stage. He was so close...
Ramble over. Watch and listen to all the things above. They are gooooood. My flatmate quoted Dr Horrible the other day and I was doubled over laughing for about 5 minutes. It is BRILLIANT. But so is anything by Joss Whedon.
Hearing him on the Nerdist podcast talking about his fans made me nearly wet myself. Not good when you're driving to work. I got some very strange looks that day at the traffic lights. Apparently it's not good to shout "the hammer is my penis" at the top of your voice across the street at him. He suggests a tip of the hat and "Captain". I love nerdy in-jokes. Like in Paul. That's a good film. Simon Pegg is a god.
Anyway back to the Nerdist. They had Patrick Stewart on the other day. I just about died. I love him so much it's insane. I saw him in a play in London a couple of years ago and had to be restrained from jumping on the stage. He was so close...
Ramble over. Watch and listen to all the things above. They are gooooood. My flatmate quoted Dr Horrible the other day and I was doubled over laughing for about 5 minutes. It is BRILLIANT. But so is anything by Joss Whedon.
Monday, 5 September 2011
Fan fiction is not for the faint hearted.
So, I started writing my first ever fan fic yesterday. It's for SG1 and has all my favourite things in it, love, laughs and adventure but the fan fic world is a hostile place and going by my quickly diminishing reader stats, something that just maybe I'm not very good at. Anyway my third chapter went up tonight and I'm hoping it will get a better response than the 2nd one which was, in my own opinion, pretty bad. Oh well I have met some nice people who have been willing to lend a hand, yet again proving that the nerd community is very willing and accepting of n00bs like me.
It's very refreshing to meet people who are so open to discussion of things that they love. I also think the added distance between computer screens across the interweb helps. Anonymity is a great leveler. Think that might be stolen from someone. Oh well. Off to bed now and a hope that in the morning I will be a fan fic celebrity with a personal email from one or more SG1 cast members saying how blown away they were by my story writing abilities..... Oops, think I may have dozed off there for a second...
It's very refreshing to meet people who are so open to discussion of things that they love. I also think the added distance between computer screens across the interweb helps. Anonymity is a great leveler. Think that might be stolen from someone. Oh well. Off to bed now and a hope that in the morning I will be a fan fic celebrity with a personal email from one or more SG1 cast members saying how blown away they were by my story writing abilities..... Oops, think I may have dozed off there for a second...
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