Since the fact that nearly all the shows I watch are on hiatus could potentially mean I don't post again until late January, I thought I might break the silence with a few recs. (Sorry, for those of you who are already subscribed to my delicious account, these are all repeats of recs I have bookmarked there).

( Supernatural gen recs )
( Supernatural het recs: mostly Becky/Chuck and Sam/Ruby, with one Sam/Jess )

( SPN slash, mostly Dean/Castiel, occasionally with a side of Sam/Gabriel )
( SPN slash: Sam/Dean )

Okay, that's probably enough for one day!

In other news, thanks to people who have given me advice about word processing programs, but in case you missed the post: I'm looking for advice on wordprocessing programs to use on my shiny new netbook, so if you have any feelings on the merits of Open Office or Google docs or something similar, please let me know .

I am contemplating buying a netbook, mainly to access the internet when I'm travelling, but I also have delusions of doing work on it while travelling. Most of the ones I'm looking at don't have CD/DVD drives on them, which means I don't have a mechanism for uploading work-supplied probably not-licensed-for-home-use Word on them, and it's not preloaded on any of the ones I've looked at.

So my question is for people using Open Office/ Google docs/ other free wordprocessing programs that are downloadable: how compatible are they with Word? Because if part of the point of this is to do work-related writing while travelling, I need something that easily transfers Word docs to the freeware and vice-versa without too much annoying loss-of-formatting, etc, since there's no way I can switch to Open Office on my work computer. Anyone have experience with this? Suggestions?

Ok, I still have not watched Pandora yet. I have a horrible, horrible fish-out-of-water squick, so I bailed five minutes into it. Eventually I know I will woman up and just made myself push through my discomfort (especially because people I trust really liked the ep), but it may not be until right before the new eps start. So much for my unbroken streak of SV reviews since season 5.

I actually haven't really been watching much live TV, other than about a billion Thanksgiving-themed shows on the Food Network, but I have to make two comments on tonight's "The Good Wife," which totally rocked: ( Read more... )

In un-live television--or I supposed you could call it undead television, ha ha ha, I have finally watched the bazillion episodes of Vampire Diaries I'd been taping but sure I would never watch. Curses on you, friendslist! I was all set to abandon this show, but you all insisted it actually becomes good, and you just had to be right, didn't you. In fact, it was good enough that I stayed up way past my bedtime catching up--good enough that I may just give up watching FlashForward altogether and watch VD live, because frankly I'm finding VD a hell of a lot more compelling than FF.

And in other media adventures, I saw not one but two very hilarious comedies this weekend. (Not billed by their creators as comedies, but I call them as I see them).

( First was 2012 )

( Then there was that sparkly vampire movie. Serious lovers of Twilight should probably skip my comments )

Internet connectivity has gone kaplooey from my house; I'm not exactly sure why. I left something in my office that I had to pick up, which is why I can leave this message now, but I only have a few minutes here, so if I'm not replying to your comments, or replying very slowly, that's why. Sorry!

And just as mysteriously, it has returned. *Roseanna Roseanna Danna voice: "Never Mind"*

Tonight's TV was all about fate, and whether or not you can fight it.

( Flash Forward was so good, I wish I had taped it so I could watch it again )

( Supernatural was hilarious tonight )

So I knew I wouldn't be home in time for V tonight, and I was very proud of myself for remembering to set the VCR this morning, when I was running very very late. But I forgot that I hadn't reset the clock on my ancient machine that doesn't automatically reset for daylight saving's time. Anyone know if ABC's going to be posting eps to their website or hulu or anything? (It has to be legal, since the only place I can watch it is work). Alternately, anyone want to summarize the first 14 minutes for me?

Friday's TV, that is, since I am only now starting to catch up.

( Smallville: )

( White Collar )

Flash Forward was actually excellent tonight. ( Read more... )

And as for Supernatural--I really enjoyed it, though I had one quibble. ( Read more... )

Wow, people aren't kidding about the slash potential in this show--but honestly I would love it even without the slash, because the main characters are terrific and I really enjoyed the plot. Neal Caffery is my new favorite TV character. ( Read more... )

I keep going back and forth on whether I'm going to keep watching Flashforward, but last night's episode was actually kind of good. ( Read more... )

Dear anonymous person,

Thank you for the virtual shot with lime--how sweet of you! That made my morning!

I have to say I'm enjoying this season a lot more than I expected to. ( Read more... )

No essay this time, since apparently people don't comment on essays!

( Read more... )

That was interesting. ( Read more... )

Dear SPN fandom, just for the record, the correct spelling is Gandhi, not Ghandi. ( Read more... )

So for the first time in over a week I was home by 8 p.m., so I had time to watch last week's Glee before this week's. ( Read more... )

( I continue to enjoy Eastwick, though )

Ok, I lied. I watched it right after I got back from seeing Whip It (which, for the record, is utterly charming and completely happy-making, and has given me a total crush on Ellen Page), and for the most part I thought it was a great episode. ( Spoilers for Metallo, none for Whip It )

For the first time in, umm, 5 years? I'm not watching Smallville as it airs--I have actual social-life-type plans for tonight, so I expect my Smallville review won't be posted until Saturday or Sunday. Unless I end up having insomnia tonight, anyway.

Also, while I will continue to post master review posts for eat_crow, the Smallville review comm, I am not going to be consistently collecting reviews for that community any more, so if you want your review to be publicized beyond your own flist, please drop a link there.

I haven't had a chance to watch Glee yet, but I do have some thoughts on Eastwick and Flash Forward. The upshot is I liked Eastwick better this week than last week, and I liked Flash Forward less this week than the pilot. More spoilery thoughts behind the cut:

( Eastwick )

( Flash Forward )

Spoilers, obviously. ( Read more... )