Fat Tuesday

Haven't been posting or replying much recently... not actually due to Twitter this time (although that's still great fun... I think The Spine might be a Witch. That, or he's been in the Industry so long that he knows exactly what kinds of films and performances - and what level of lobbying - will guarantee an Oscar win. Either's equally likely) but due to Prince of Persia. I finally spent the Amazon Vouchers I got for my birthday the other day on the game, even though warrior Within put me off the franchise so soon after I'd fallen head over heels in love with Sands Of Time. Needless to say, I'm really enjoying it. We have a new 'Prince' who, while American accented (I still miss the English accented voice from SoT) is at least back to the cheery, cheeky, wisecracking kid who we lost in WW. Unfortunately, this new guy isn't as agile in battle as the old Prince was (that or I'm playing it wrong, which is quite likely) but you don't actually fight that much. There's lots of running, jumping, climbing and whatnot, which is the stuff that I love. And he has a little Speshul Sparkly UberSue who is bound to die at the end and make him hold her limp body in the rain and shout 'NOOOOO!!!!' - Anyway. I'm having fun. It's very pretty and easy enough for a spoid like me to play.

Have watched Lost S5Ep6 now... thoughts on that later once we're back from Playgym.

Looked at our first Nursery School yesterday - really, really nice, but quite a walk... have to bear in mind that I'll be taking her there, then coming home, then walking there again to bring her home a couple of hours later. Considering I'll have a 2 month old by September, I don't want to be hiking too much.

Anyone else with little kids know the Hairy Maclairey books? Vi loves them! they're her new favourite thing! If I have to read about him chasing all the cats again I might go mad.

'How can you read?' 'My mother taught me.'

( Lost S5 Ep6 - Brainthinks... )

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So, about a month ago, I plotted out what was going to happen right at the end of Rollercoaster, and since the bunnies started biting hard, I ended up writing the first chapter of that final adventure to sate them. Only today, mrs_picard linked her FList to this info about a new comic which is supposed to act as a 'Final Goodbye' for the TNG cast. To tell you why this has made me feel the need to post the first chapter of 'Orpheus' on my journal now I have to spoil for both the comic and Rollercoaster... ( so I'm putting it behind this cut. )

Those of you who are reading Rollercoaster should be warned that this excerpt contains massive spoilers for the way it's going to develop in terms of Data and Tasha's relationship around the time of Nemesis, and how the events of the Nemesis-set section of Rollercoaster will relate to the canon. You might not want to read it. Similarly, you don't necessarily have to be reading Rollercoaster to get what's going on here. It will probably help if you've seen Nemesis or know what happens in it, though. This is unbeta'd and pretty raw. Apologies for any mistakes - it's just a 1st Draft.
( ORPHEUS, )