various and sundry are really really busy today....

[lagilman]

As promised, you heard it here first: you can now pre-order Curse the Dark and Bring it On in mass market paperback from Amazon (and so, presumably, your bookstore of choice, as well). If you know you're gonna want it (and you know you will) why not order it now and have it done? My publisher will thank you. (really. they will. Even if I have to drag it out of them. If I see a noticeable jump in pre-order numbers on Amazon, I will drag a representative over here and have them thank you. How'bout that for customer service?))

Also, I can't remember who gave me that stone mortar and pestle, but thank you again! I ground a bunch of spices this morning (I'm making a lamb tagine) and not only does my kitchen smell wonderful now, but my aggravations are mollified. :-)

and now on to the evening's t.v. roundup:

1. Bush's little speech just made me want to dig my heels in further and demand more accountability, not less. I'm contrary that way, yes. When someone I already don't trust tells me to jump Because It's For My Own Good and They Know Best [even though They got us into this], I back away from the ledge. But that's just me.

2. The writers of "Bones" have redeemed themselves considerably. Poor Zack. For a brilliant alien creature, he's such an idiot. But their idea of what a "publisher" looks/dresses/talks like? Okay, let me break it to you gently, guys. Publishers of major houses look, dress, and talk like any other executive of any other corporation. They absolutely don't look/dress/talk like the director of a cheap porn movie from the 1970's. Sorry.

3. You know a show's got it goin' on when you watch the entire show standing up and pacing. Welcome back, Criminal Minds. We missed you.... [although I did call the ambulance as the thing-go-blooey the moment it came roaring in, although I wasn't 100% sure what the target was until the secret service guys. Also, the off-timing because of #1 kept throwing me in terms of pacing the plot. I wasn't sure if they would actually give Morgan his blaze of glory. Glad they didn't. I did like the ending. Poor Hotch. Poor Morgan. You idiot.]

3a. I still have trouble seeing my city get beat up. Especially under a terrorist attack scenario. Not any kind of active reaction, but a passive awareness of the fact that it disturbs me. Interesting, to map my progress that way.

4. Letterman was really, really funny (in an "I'm bitter, damn it" way) about McCain canceling on him at the 11th hour. McCain's handlers really should have timed their decision better. Pissing off a national tv host with an office of pretty damn good comedy writers on-call is never a good idea.

5. Plexico, you eeeeediot. [the previous will only make sense to Giants fans]

Comments

[fakefrenchie.livejournal.com]

Speaking of the Giants, I saw this in the Globe.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/09/25/dick_lynch_72_radio_voice_star_cornerback_for_giants/

I back away from the ledge. But that's just me

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

Hopefully you and a gazillion other American voters. I haven't lived in NYC since 1982 but in a tiny warped corner of my heart I will always be a New Yorker and I still get ratty when a TV program or movie assaults my city.

[jperceval.livejournal.com]

I liked Bones last night, but Zack still seemed "off," more like an android than a person.

[lagilman]

As Hodgins put it last night, Zack is NOT a normal person.

[music-lover3.livejournal.com]

I loved that Zack was back last night! I hope he comes back for good soon. The team's just not the same without him.

[jperceval.livejournal.com]

I know he's not normal, but he seemed even more not-normal than usual. Even the mister, who doesn't "watch" the show but was in the room, was all, "Dude, what's with the Data impersonator?"

I did adore Zack's "logic" over letting everyone think he killed a guy, though. Classic Zack, and much better logic than his convoluted story for getting involved with the killer in the first place.

[lagilman]

well, keep in mind, he's probably on some serious drugs in there....

[jperceval.livejournal.com]

D'oh! Good point.

[music-lover3.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but he's always like that. And he's definitely not normal.

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

That whole Letterman riff is hysterical - of course, it only works because his ego is larger than NYC, but still, I enjoyed it.

[burger-eater.livejournal.com]

So... wait. Zack is the apprentice killer? He isn't? I dumped the show over his character (partly). Have they retconned him to be innocent?

[lagilman]

There was a revelation of Zack-logic that made perfect Zack-logic sense, that explained a lot of what people were cranky about (and could either have been Planned All Along or improvised to retcon, it's tough to tell). But only Sweet knows, and Zack won't let him tell anyone, via patient-dr confidentiality.

Sing the refrain /AGAIN/!

[zyxwvut.livejournal.com]

Months later, point #5 has been stuck in my head, continually, for days.

Z

P.S.: Coming back to arisia?

Re: Sing the refrain /AGAIN/!

[lagilman]

oh yeah. I was tempted to post something about the most recent Woes, but... too much other more real woe going on in the world.

And no Arisia for me this year, alas. Deadlines before play....