And lo - they managed to get another wrestler on this year.  Oh, how did I not see that coming...

*grumble* Amanda better be shown at least as much as he is.

Josh Gates, you are an imbecile.

( Why? )

I know, I know, I shouldn't get so bent out of shape over this.  Hopefully this will get better as the evening goes on.... *sigh*

Or more like bi-fandom, I guess. *g*

Here is some new stuff. Mostly icons, but also a few Friends Only banners and headers.

27 Icons: 9 x Stargate SG-1; 18 x Supernatural

The Michael Shanks & Amanda Tapping icons are from Comic Con '08.

The Supernatural icons are from episodes: 2x02, 2x17, 3x02, 3x03, 3x05, 3x11, 4x01 and 4x02.

Teasers



( Icon'age )
The Friends Only banners and headers are from episode 2x02 of Supernatural (I think I have an unhealthy obsession with that ep.. *g*).

( 2 headers, 3 Friends Only banners )

Whew, last part finally.  Any questions/comments/things you think I should add? Please let me know. :)

The things I think of on a cold, lazy day where I'm stuck in the house because it's so cold and there's a bit of snow outside (first snowfall of the season...which, oops, isn't quite winter just yet... oh I hope this winter isn't going to be brutal...)...

Okay, so this first one doesn't have anything to do with Daniel, but I need some input.  How many people on my F-list (or otherwise) have a paid account here?  Do you find it reasonable?  I'm starting to get a bit miffed that I cannot edit my comments after posting, don't always get email notifications when people comment on my entries, and that I'm only allowed 15 userpics.  Especially that last one... I want to have pics that reflect ALL areas of my fangirlishness (not a word, I know)...  so not just Daniel and Sam/Daniel but the SG team, Atlantis, Supernatural, and maybe even Dr. Who.  And I'm not in the mood to get rid of any of the ones I have now to make room for new ones.

Have 5 new icons to share.  4 are Sam/Daniel and one is MS & AT (can't remember where I found the pic... but it was I believe from this summer's Comic Con).  Two of the S/D ones are from a neat little promo pic from Ark of Truth which I happened to find courtesy of whisper99 and holdouttrout (thanks guys!). 

I've been writing a new fic that is essentially Sam whumpage, with some team friendship and S/D friendship (which may turn into more later on).  Set in very early S7 and mostly me venting about the accident I was in over the summer.  Even though it's been almost 4 months since I was seriously hurt, and I've improved a lot, it does help to write about it... sort of cathartic in a way.  Anyway I am polishing up a first chapter of it and working on a second.  I'll probably wait until I have it all done before I start posting to places like ff.net (if I post there at all... I'm sure I'll get flames again), but I may start posting it here as soon as I get the second chapter all finished.

Anyway here are the icons.  Feel free to use if you like. Credit not entirely necessary but appreciated.

... the Our Stargate forum lately? Man, I can't believe all the Sam haters over there. It's scary. I guess it makes sense in a way, since they're mostly huge Daniel fans who hated that some of the Sam focus (and S/J stuff) of the later seasons took away from Daniel.

I was over there looking for, of all things, con reports from the Collectormania con in the UK. I decided to bring up the "Sam and Daniel" thread since there was some good conversation going and it had been dead for almost a year. So a few people came on and started posting. I was talking about how much I hate fics where either Sam or Daniel is paired with someone else, and they bash each other (like the Cam/Vala fic I read where S/J was a secondary pairing, and they made it like Sam totally despised Daniel). I said that the friendship between Sam and Daniel is canon, or at least it's been since before S9.

Well... this one person jumps on me and says s/he hasn't seen any canon friendship between them since S3, at least as far as Sam is concerned. That Sam hasn't given a lick about anyone other than "sir." S/he gave examples like Daniel dying in Meridian and Sam being more concerned about getting her hands on the naquadria than the fact that the Kelownans were trying to call Daniel a terrorist. Um.... huh? S/he did mention "apart from one rather nauseatingly overplayed scene"....

Then s/he mentions Gemini and RepliCarter getting the info from Sam's mind so she could shoot Daniel without blinking an eye but hesitated to shoot Jack. And then s/he mentions Threads, that Sam just wanted to have Daniel declared dead and move on so she could get Jack's attention back on her, AND (and this takes the cake IMHO) that she looked "pretty darned p*ssed off" when he returned from the dead. Again."

Um... Okay. Am I missing something here? Sam looked pissed off when Daniel came back in Threads? HUH?

Then in another post I said I felt bad that Sam was wallpapered along with Teal'c in S10. This person shoots back with something like "you mean like the way Daniel and Teal'c got "shafted" for her in seasons 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8? Personally I think it was about bl**dy time AT learned that she too, "couldn't be the A plot all the time". Oh, and s/he also mentioned that it would be cool to see Sam eaten by a Wraith in Atlantis.

Sorry... I've always been a big fan of Daniel, but I'm not a Sam hater. I've had some issues with some ways she was portrayed in the past, but nothing too earth-shattering and I don't out and out hate her. I just hate when people try to use revisionist tactics to try to make their point. I never got such an idea from Threads.

I didn't think I was doing anything wrong by bringing up that thread, at least that it would attract the Sam haters. It's like you have to love Daniel, hate Sam, and love Daniel/Vala to post over there. Anyone else is not welcome. I think it's really sad.

So I just needed to vent about this... if anyone's interested in seeing the thread, point your browser here.

Just found out that Kate Hewlett will be attending the con on Sunday to promote her new play.  It would be cool if David could make it too but just seeing her would be good too.  I wonder how many more guests they are going to add (since this is supposed to be the last con in this area... although strider6 found out from Creation that they are looking for another hotelvenue/whatever in that area for the future, so that sounds promising).  Really hoping that no one will have to cancel. 

I've been thinking about this way too much.  I even have a question in mind that I want to ask Michael.  Basically something like this:

"You probably get asked lots of questions about Daniel and Vala, so I thought I'd be different and ask a question about Daniel and Sam.  I was disappointed that the past couple of seasons they didn't interact very much.  Amanda Tapping has said that she missed the Sam and Daniel interaction in S9 and 10, that they've always had such a nice friendship.  I was wondering, do you think that, at the end of the day, they are still as close friendship-wise as they've been in seasons past? And might we have any friendship moments to look forward to in the movies?"

What do you guys think? Do you think I can get away with asking a question like this without him ridiculing or making some incest crack (even though it's only a friendship question)?  I'm not trying to diss him or anything when I say this, but it just seems like the "cool" thing nowadays is Daniel and Vala, and I'm worried that if anyone asks a question about Daniel and any other woman, even if it involves only friendship, that it will be greatly mocked or something.  I had to laugh because a while back I was reading a report from the Chicago con, and he was asked lots of Daniel/Vala questions, and someone had asked how many women Daniel has kissed on the show.  There was some audience participation and at one point he said "Did he ever kiss Carter? No..."  I don't know if he has a selective memory or just totally forgot, but that wasn't true because he did kiss her in 2010.  Unless he's talking about some wild, passionate kiss.  Another thing that sort of made me laugh when reading the report is that last year I was told by many people that Michael just doesn't like any shipping/slashing on the show, yet he didn't seem to have any problem whatsoever with all the Daniel/Vala questions.

I guess there's really no point to agonizing so much over this.  I think it might be hard enough asking since I'm a pretty shy person anyway, but I'd really like someone to ask since no one really ever asks about Daniel and Sam at cons anyway (and if they do they probably get the "I hate all ships except D/V" type of response).  Again I mean no disrespect toward MS when I say all this.  It's just that all the highlighting of D/V at cons lately gets old to me and I'd like to ask about Daniel and his other friends.

*sigh* In the words of Sam Carter, "I know, I think too much."

Well, I was feeling a lot better this weekend. Monday I was feeling a lot better too, although I think I hurt something at physical therapy. Was doing one of my resistance exercises when I felt a pull in my arm. They told me the muscle was just tight from not having been used. It's still sore, although it's not excruciating and I can deal with it for the most part (only gives me trouble when I move my arm a certain way).

Also saw my primary care physician today and everything looks good neurologically. I just have to get the name of a good counselor now to help me get past the depression and anger (which I've been told is pretty normal after experiencing something like this).

I'm still trying to avoid using the right arm too much... It's weird using my computer mouse left-handed (despite the fact I'm left-handed anyway... I can't use a mouse with my left hand. Pretty odd I guess...) but I'm managing. I made a new icon today that I thought I'd share. I also have a couple I made not long before the accident but don't think I've ever shared them. If you like please feel free to snurch. Credit not necessary but always appreciated. :)

( 3 Stargate icons... 1 x MS/AT. 2 x Daniel. )

Besides fic, I've been burying myself in Photoshop/PSP the past week or so. I've been making wallpapers based on the episodes, starting with S1. So far, I have Children of the Gods to Brief Candle done. Some are really crummy, others I kind of like. I've been messing around with textures and layer properties for the most part.

I've also been making icons here and there. Most of this recent batch is from the last day on the set (Unending). No spoilers or anything.

Feel free to snurch any of these. Credit not necessary but always welcome. All of these are, for the most part (except for one icon - I'm sure you'll know which one, LOL), S/D friendship.

Well I got pain meds from my dentist last night.  Pretty much a combination of Tylenol and Vicodin.  It's helping to take the edge off, although it makes me pretty drowsy and a bit loopy.

Found a couple of things related to SG-1 ending.  First from Sci-Fi Wire: SG-1's Shanks Retraces Steps

MS talks about when he, AT and CJ first saw the Stargate on the set back in S1 and how they pretty much came full circle gazing out at it after filming the final ep.   Nice to see him mention AT and CJ - especially AT - since it seemed he was only talking about CB in his recent interviews and whatnot (no offense intended toward him of course).

Second, Gateworld has a huge photo gallery for Unending up: http://www.gateworld.net/news/2007/06/photos_unending.shtml

Some nice ones, although I am depressed that there are none of Daniel with Teal'c or with Sam, or the three of them.  He's not even near them in any of the group shots. :(  I guess it shows how distanced he's become toward them... *sigh*  I so hope they repair the friendships in the movies, at least the second one. 

Is there something wrong with me for not loving these photos? The only ones that I sorta like are the ones with BB and CB together.  I'm sorry but I can't make myself like D/V or any "shippy" photos of D/V.  Stone me for it if you want, but I can't help it.

And I realize I sound crazy - it's the pain meds talking... :P  I'd better shut up before it gets worse...

Yay, I may be a victim of identity theft.  I just got a letter in the mail from my old university's health science center that, somehow, files including my personal information (which I'm assuming was in their archives) including name, social security # and university ID #, was made visible on the health science center's website.  They said there hasn't been any evidence of misuse yet, but recommended that I call a credit reporting agency to put a fraud alert on my credit report.  Just more BS for me to go through.

Oh, and I got a jury duty questionnaire in the mail the other day, too.  Aren't I lucky.  Because I haven't been called in quite a few years, I suspect they'll get me again and in time for my vacation in August as well. 

Well, enough personal garbage.  On to my musings...

Yesterday my mom called from work, asking if we could go to dinner last night (dad was out at a meeting) because she was depressed.  Naturally after I got home I had to ask why.  She is depressed because my dad is depressed, because some clients have owed him money for ages and still have yet to pay him.  So now she's got me depressed and I feel bad enough as it is because I haven't gotten a paycheck myself in two months.

Besides that...


Well I guess I'll try thinking of something to get my mind off all this.  I hate being depressed. :p  Congrats if you managed to read my rant and not come away thinking I'm insane.  It's just one of those days where everything seems really bleak and there's hardly anything to look forward to.

I read this out of morbid curiosity on Gateworld, and now I'm sorry that I did.  Follow the cut for details ... no spoilers...

Okay, I've done it (or maybe I should say "we've done it" since it's becoming a team effort... Go Team! :D).  We are going forward with this project.  Here is the lowdown:

I really liked Amanda's latest interview - she comes across as very genuine in speaking candidly about the show, good things as well as regrets. Even though I'm not happy about what was mentioned about Sam/Daniel interaction this season, I'm really glad that she is like some of us in wishing there was more ... that she sees Sam and Daniel's friendship as special.

I wish there was some way of expressing our appreciation, how glad we are that she feels the same way about something a lot of us have noticed, and how we appreciate what she's done in wanting to get more (what she brought up during Shore Leave last summer about talking to the producers and asking them to keep in the little looks, etc. between Sam and Daniel and Teal'c).

I know the show is over, but they're still doing the movies, and I think if we express our appreciation and encourage her to do what she can in support of the friendship, not just between her and Daniel but between the three of them, it might be a nice idea. I know that, in the end, TPTB do whatever the heck they want, but, in the least, this would show her that she is appreciated for her work on the show.

So, here is the deal. We'd like to get together a package to send to Amanda. It can be made up of letters, poems, fanfics (either S/D or team ones that showcase the Sam character), or artwork expressing appreciation for her, the character of Sam Carter and her relationship (aka friendship, interaction, whatever) with Daniel or relationship with Daniel and Teal'c. Right now, we're thinking of a deadline of February 14th. I hope that would be enough time for whomever is interested. If you've written
something or made artwork in the past, you can submit that - it doesn't have to be new, necessarily.

chris4short has volunteered to be the "post lady" for this project, so we will probably be sending all our goodies to her, and she'll gather them into a box to send to BC ("Virtual Hug in a Box" I think we're calling this... *grin*).

So if anyone's interested in participating, let either of us know.  :)  I've also started a thread for this on Gateworld: Appreciation for Amanda Project

(if the link doesn't work it means the mods may have moved it to another spot... just do a search under that title and it should come up)

Amanda was interviewed during the GABIT AT2 con a few months back:

http://www.gateworld.net/interviews/looking_backward_looking_f.shtml

It's a good interview but she said something kind of noteworthy (well in MHO anyway):

Okay, let me preface this by saying that I mean no offense against MS.  But I read a new interview and something he said in it struck me funny...

The Creation con is getting closer and I'm getting excited. :) Got an email from Creation a little while ago that they're going to have an exclusive new Michael Shanks t-shirt for sale there, which you can only get at this con. Hmmm wonder what it's going to be like?

Oh yeah, I made some new icons. They're all Daniel icons. Hope you like. If you want to take please do - credit would be nice but not necessary.

( 12 Daniel Icons )

I got the new Cult Times Special issue #41 in the mail today. It has MS and AT on the cover as well as a couple of interviews with the two of them. MS talks about this season so far, how it was nice that Daniel went to Atlantis, how they go on a "Monty Pythonesque journey" in another ep, and he also said something that has me wondering... here is the quote:

"There's also a little bit of tension or some weird kind of love tension that develops between Daniel and Adria, which puts an interesting spin on his relationship with Vala."

Okay, I hope we're not going to see lots of jealousy from Vala, and if we do I hope we won't have Daniel going... "Awww honey, no I love you too, even if your daughter seems to have the hots for me." Ugh... if that happens, major fic fix-it will be in the works. I hope that by "relationship" he doesn't mean something like serious relationship - I hope it's just relationship in general. Other than that, the interview was pretty good.

As for AT's interview, I have to say I feel so sorry for her. Here is a quote from her:

"It is a different show, there's no denying this is not the SG-1 that we started with. A lot of things have changed, even just by virtue of the fact that we have a five-member team, that's a different format for us and it changes the dynamic of the team. I go online every once and again and I'll read something rather disparaging about myself and it's usually something catty and kinda nasty and I get my feelings hurt, honest to God. On many occasions my husband has come into the office and seen me sitting at the computer crying, going, 'You're not reading online again, are you?' And usually 90% of the stuff is really great and 10% of the stuff is not so nice. And I, of course, focus on the 10 per cent that's not nice!"

I bet I know which people make up the majority of those saying nasty things about her. I know that you have to sometimes expect things like this in showbiz, but I still think it's ridiculous. I've seen the things people have said about her and it does get really nasty.