The Band Gazebo

After much deliberation, I've decided not to sign up for het_bigbang. While the Tim/Kelly story totally ate my brain, and I may well write it, I don't have the time to devote to it to ensure getting it in before the deadline, and I don't believe in setting myself up for failure. What with ncis_bigbang and summer holidays and doing an online summer course, it's just not in the cards for me.

Have been watching Sony TV's Dawson's Creek reruns, now that they're up to season three and it's on at seven which is the prime "Give Nimoy her last bottle and put her to bed and then tidy up" hour. (Thank God for livepause!) Today's, which I made sure I watched, was "A Weekend in the Country." And let me just say, ten years and more later, that last scene still packs a punch. From a show that could be as subtle as a box of anvils raining down upon you, this was the episode where they removed all doubt and proved that Pacey was in love with Joey, and they did it without him having to say a word. This remains one of my all time best scenes in the history of any show ever, and in honour of that, I was going to give you a pic of the last scene but now I show you my new wallpaper, courtesy of someone far more talented than I will ever be!

Just updated my au100 table with a Sara/Lockwood short... Living Proof

And someone (profshallowness, was it you?) was posting in the LJ about Dawson's Creek, and over the last two days, I've watched from season six (hey, I got it as a Christmas present, when it was on sale, I'm doubly covered!) the party episode and Castaways... and I'm fighting the urge to sob uncontrollably watch the finale... I'd forgotten how much damn chemistry Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes have together.

profshallowness and I were talking about the Dawson's Creek series finale in her LJ, and I wrote out a very long comment for it, which LJ is now not letting me post because it's too long. I therefore reproduce it here, in all it's geeky glory. And yes, I know, it's Dawson's Creek... since you're all going to mock me anyway, let me say it loudly and proudly... I bought the DVD in town on Saturday, watched it on Saturday night, and I feel no shame. I'll keep that for the day that I produce the Doug/Jack fic that's trying to fight its way through my head. But no, for I have too much other stuff to do.

( Dawson's Creek series finale, thoughts from profshallowness in italics )