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innie_darlingHi, everybody!
I should start by saying that I won't be crossposting to lj after this post; why bother when I have this lovely dw account doing all the heavy lifting anyway?
How are you guys? I haven't talked much online for some time. Some of that is just life getting in the way - health issues and being unemployed again. I got laid off at the end of March and have been fairly depressed about being on the job market again. I know I should keep my chin up, but job-hunting is genuinely the worst thing I personally have ever had to do.
I haven't really been writing very much either. My whole team got laid off, and we were super busy up to the last minute, and I've sort of collapsed in exhaustion after that. I've been watching a lot of TV and reading a lot of books. The extent of my focus has been to track down and (re)watch as much as I can of my darling Rufus Sewell, who has been in my dreamboat hall of fame since Cold Comfort Farm. First it was Victoria, which reignited that fire in the first place, and then it was CCF, Zen, Middlemarch, and The Taming of the Shrew. He is absolutely lovely in all of those. I've kind of started taking notes to write in some of these fandoms, so that my WiP folder has stuff for Middlemarch, Cold Comfort Farm, and Victoria, as well as the long-gestating Steve+/Bucky story in which Steve has been in love with Bucky from the beginning, and Bucky has never thought of Steve that way (original, I know). I really do want to write all of these stories, so don't let me make any excuses!
And then today I felt pretty damn depressed, and I cheered myself up by making a vid for one of my favorite shows - Zen. It's a BBC production from 2011, three ninety-minute episodes with Rufus as a detective in Rome, looking absolutely splendid. Aurelio Zen is such a fantastic character; he's sneaky and funny and gorgeous and romantic and intelligent and plodding and wary all at once. Here's the vid:
So that's what's up with me. Come chat if you're feeling up to it!
I should start by saying that I won't be crossposting to lj after this post; why bother when I have this lovely dw account doing all the heavy lifting anyway?
How are you guys? I haven't talked much online for some time. Some of that is just life getting in the way - health issues and being unemployed again. I got laid off at the end of March and have been fairly depressed about being on the job market again. I know I should keep my chin up, but job-hunting is genuinely the worst thing I personally have ever had to do.
I haven't really been writing very much either. My whole team got laid off, and we were super busy up to the last minute, and I've sort of collapsed in exhaustion after that. I've been watching a lot of TV and reading a lot of books. The extent of my focus has been to track down and (re)watch as much as I can of my darling Rufus Sewell, who has been in my dreamboat hall of fame since Cold Comfort Farm. First it was Victoria, which reignited that fire in the first place, and then it was CCF, Zen, Middlemarch, and The Taming of the Shrew. He is absolutely lovely in all of those. I've kind of started taking notes to write in some of these fandoms, so that my WiP folder has stuff for Middlemarch, Cold Comfort Farm, and Victoria, as well as the long-gestating Steve+/Bucky story in which Steve has been in love with Bucky from the beginning, and Bucky has never thought of Steve that way (original, I know). I really do want to write all of these stories, so don't let me make any excuses!
And then today I felt pretty damn depressed, and I cheered myself up by making a vid for one of my favorite shows - Zen. It's a BBC production from 2011, three ninety-minute episodes with Rufus as a detective in Rome, looking absolutely splendid. Aurelio Zen is such a fantastic character; he's sneaky and funny and gorgeous and romantic and intelligent and plodding and wary all at once. Here's the vid:
So that's what's up with me. Come chat if you're feeling up to it!
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Date: 2017-05-24 02:42 am (UTC)I'm waiting for my lawyer to call and tell me to come in and sign the contract. Probably Thursday. Eep!
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Date: 2017-05-24 11:44 am (UTC)Heya!
I detest job-hunting, it's the *worst*. Good luck with that. And really - good on you for taking a little break and recharging. We all need that sometimes.
I'm not familiar with this show/fandom, but good song choice! :)
I shall miss you at LJ, but i'm trying to read my DW feed daily, too (i forget sometimes), so see you there! Good luck with job hunting.
*hugs*
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Date: 2017-05-24 11:50 am (UTC)(The song is my favorite Queen song, and the show is fantastic. Let me know if you want me to share the eps.)
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Date: 2017-05-24 12:17 pm (UTC)*smishes*
Yes, please, share the episodes! It looks interesting.
I'll be leaving for work here soon, so i won't be able to get them until later this afternoon, if that's okay.
Thank you!
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Date: 2017-05-24 06:13 pm (UTC)I'm really sorry you got laid off—how miserable! I'm glad you're finding ways to keep happy, though. And if Rufus Sewell isn't a way to keep happy, I don't know what is. I don't see Dark City in your list; have you caught that movie? It's weird and fun (and has Kiefer Sutherland doing the weirdest acting I have ever seen him doing—he makes his character pretty bizarre, and in this film, that's saying something).
He was also fun in Victoria, but sadly he's only in the first two or three episodes, and after that, it's just not as enjoyable.
I could never work out whether Zen was actually a smart detective, or an almost-Clouseau type stupid detective who kept getting lucky (in between getting unlucky). He baffled me and Brilliant Husband. I think we laughed more at that show than we were supposed to.
Good luck with health and finding a job! I'll keep you in my prayers.
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Date: 2017-05-24 06:45 pm (UTC)I agree that Victoria lost a lot when Lord M was phased out. Historically, I'm not a huge fan of either V or A, but show Albert is boring beyond belief and really drags everything down.
Ah, Zen. I had the same kind of reaction the first time I watched it through, but on rewatchings (and having read the books), I think it's clearer that Zen does have some extraordinarily good luck, but he also keeps getting put in extraordinarily shitty situations, and he's able to look corrupt enough to satisfy corrupt masters while still arriving at the truth of the matter. It's a really nice balancing act, and I think it only comes through once you've seen the eps a few times (which is not a hardship, with both Rufus and Rome to lust after on the screen!).
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Date: 2017-05-24 07:06 pm (UTC)I am really sorry about your life woes--that's really rough, and I can understand why you've been hunkered down, taking care of yourself. I will send you all the healing and job fulfilling vibes!
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Date: 2017-05-25 04:31 am (UTC)I am on the waitlist at NYPL for Eleventh Hour! I have zero recollection of the show when it was actually airing, and I knew who Rufus was, so I'm not sure how I could have missed it entirely. DVDs are clearly magic!
Thank you so much for your kind words!
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Date: 2017-05-30 07:44 pm (UTC)So random and a long shot !
Date: 2017-06-07 04:24 pm (UTC)Re: So random and a long shot !
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