Title: Better Days
Summary: Some things are inherited. Including a need to temper bad days with whiskey.
Characters: Simon Foster, Etta Bishop
Word Count: 875
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I disclaim everything beyond a sudden and passionate love for these two new characters. And an ongoing appreciation for Dunham Dinners.
Author's Note: The wise and influential ohvienna was requesting some Simon/Etta fic in the aftermath of Fringe's latest episode "Letters in Transit," and I wanted very much to oblige. (Although let's be honest, she was hardly the only one to be whacked across the face with that particular feelings stick. SHIPPING IT.) I set out to write a light and funny, Simon-and-Etta-Have-Dunham-Dinner-Fun-Times-and-then-Maybe-Hook-Up-a-Little drabble, and instead ended up writing Simon-and-Etta-Have-Dunham-Dinner-Morose-Feelings-Times-and-Do-Absolutely-No-Hooking-Up-At-All drabble. Basically because I am the worst. But at least I've set the bar nice and low for all Simon/Etta fics to follow. ;) Much thanks to fidesangelus for the quick beta!

( Yay whiskey! )

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( ILL-ADVISED IMMEDIATE REACTIONARY FRINGE POST. I.E. I WILL PROBABLY REGRET THIS IN THE MORNING WHEN I'VE ACTUALLY GIVEN MYSELF TIME TO PARSE MY FEELS BUT LOL WHATEVS HERE I GO. )

( AND P.S. )

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HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH, FOLKS.

So I've spent the better part of this week catching up on New Girl. I'd written it off from the pilot as being a bit too kitschy even for me, but a few recommendations--especially from the lovely noblealice whose taste has yet to steer me wrong--got me to give it a second try and... WORTH IT!

( TRUE AMERICAN )

In the meantime, I think my constant coughing is about to get me sent home from work, so I'm off to enjoy a ginger ale-y and pajama dress-code weekend. New episode of Fringe tonight, which I'm apprehensive about to say the least. I'm not about to quit on this show yet, but the choices in the last few episodes have just NOT made me happy. Ugh. Come back to me, my amazing Olivia Dunham show. Come back.

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I GOT TO SEE THE HUNGER GAMES ON OPENING NIGHT LAST NIGHT AND NOW I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. SURPRISE.

( FIRST IMPRESSIONS. )

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT AGAIN ON SUNDAY WITH xtinethepirate. SECOND VIEWINGS ARE SOMETIMES EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST! AS ARE THIRD VIEWINGS. AND SIXTH. TENTH IS PARTICULARLY EXCELLENT. FOURTEENTH IS A BIT SILLY. BUT THEN TWENTY-FIFTH SHOWS SURPRISING NUANCES THAT YOU DIDN'T...

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THE TOTALLY IMPROMPTU FESTIVAL OF AWESOME LADIES

Guys! Guys! This is so much fun, you guys! Everyone come play!

I've gone from one of those VERY BUSY AT WORK to NOT AT ALL BUSY AT WORK REFRESH ALL THE THINGS periods in the past week or so, so I would really love some entertainment. And it's been a while since I stretched the old fic-writerly muscles. (*cue the rusty-screeching-metal sound effect*)

Leave a prompt in the comments and I'll try my hand out at a wee drabble? Anything you know I'm into is fair game.

YAY FUN.

(P.S. Is the crossposting not working on DW? Boo says I.)

Fringe has been kind of yo-yo-ing with my emotions lately. Well okay, Fringe ALWAYS yo-yos with the emotions so maybe this isn't anything particularly new, but it is significant enough for me to make a post about, so take that as you will.

Anyway, I wanted to take a page from hollywoodgrrl's book and her highly excellent (and far more articulate than I'll likely be) post on her Complicated Peter Bishop Feelings™ and try to sort out my own complicated Peter/Olivia feelings.

( Overthinking TV Relationships Since the Early 90s. At Least. )

NEXT WEEK OLIVIA KIDNAPPING SHENANIGANS! ARE WE IN FOR ANOTHER AWESOME INSTALMENT IN THE "OLIVIA DUNHAM SAVES HERSELF" SERIES?? TUNE IN AND SEE.

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Or Bomb Girls in fact. Which is better. Less Ryan Murphy, many more Canadians. Anyway, how much fun was this episode? Okay, maybe there wasn't as much vintage lesbian time, but we did get singing!



And my lord, the pipes on this girl! We won't get into Leon's contribution and how deep bass voices are near my number one panty-melting formula, but needless to say I had to upturn a metaphorical bucket of cold water over my head because dayum. And look at the little expression on Kate's (Marion's?) face! She's so sweet I want to squeeze her. Or maybe I'll just let Betty take care of that. ;)

And the episode ended with a Billie Holiday Dance Party! Little Canadian show? You are definitely worming your way into my heart.

QUESTION TIME: What do you imagine the bleak landscape of Canadian (or suitably bland culture of your choice) cuisine was like before we even had spaghetti?? Children performing harrakiri over their dinner plates rather than face another meal of tasteless spinach and overcooked porkchops? DISCUSS.

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It's that most wonderful time of the year! ...When all the Yuletide fic comes out. ;) I am not anywhere near to getting through them all yet (I think I'm on page 30 of 130?) but I have been saving my favourites as I go to my delicious tag here in case anyone is interested. (Insert a grumble about the stupid new delicous design here). From what I can tell, the common topics for this year seem to be Hark! A Vagrant, and Downton Abbey ghost stories. Neither of which I object to in the least. :D

I'll probably make a more thorough recs list in the New Year.

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Look at me, I'm a posting machine this month! (As compared to the last few months) Anyway, in light of being more positive, I did want to remind (myself mainly) that I do have a Dreamwidth account, and that most of my LJ posts are archived there as well. So feel free to add me if you haven't done so. I'll make a concerted effort to not only post more things, but also check DW a little more frequently than... once every 6 months. ;)

In other news. CHRISTMAS. THREE DAYS. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Oh I still need to get presents for people, this is crazy. Especially my poor mum, who is the hardest person to shop for. I've got a necklace and earring set for her already, but I kind of want to get her at least one thing more. Especially since my dad announced that he's not buying anyone presents this year. He can't really go out shopping because he cracked a vertebra last month and is in a brace (his posture is, however, now superb), and has yet to believe that you can *actually* buy things online. Oy gevalt. Parents, I tell you.

Anyway. To wrap this up, have a preview of my Top Ten Kisses of 2011 picspam that I am (slowly) working on, and will likely post some time before December 2012. A Dreamwidth/Livejournal exclusive, this! It's a secret from tumblr! What is not a secret from tumblr is how much these two faces are my favourite stupid faces.



Moral of this post: kissing is awesome.

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