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Yeah, so I signed up for a couple of X-Files communities, in anticipation of the new movie.  And man, how fondly do I remember my Files.  It wasn't my first fandom, but it has by far been the most consistent in holding my attention, and in making me nostalgic for RL fandom wackiness.  

I've never done anything even remotely shady or daring in my frenzy to meet a member of the Buffy or Angel casts...For Gillian Anderson I cased a hotel, had people stationed at all the entrances and exits, and when we missed her entering (because, as it turns out, she was already inside) I sat in the hotel lobby for two hours working up the courage to crash the event she was attending.

Not that I'm proud of that.  *AHEM*

I'm starting to get really excited, and aprehensive about the whole movie thing.  We'll see what happens.  In the meantime...X-Files icons are all over LJ!!!  WOOO!!!

Mark: I swear, you will get yours.

Prompt: 'pork rinds'
A/N: I went back to my fic roots on this one.  By which I mean, X-Files.  God help us all.

"That has to be the most disgusting thing I've ever seen you eat."  Scully looked over the tops of her reading glasses at Mulder, who was sprawled across what felt like half her living room, stuffing his face.

Mulder at least had enough manners to swallow before he answered, even if he'd forgotten the 'no shoes on the sofa' rule again.  "This from the queen of the non-fat Tofutti Rice Dream-sickle?  I've had dirt that tasted better than those things.  Russian dirt, even."

"They're tasty."  Scully said defensively, shuffling the papers on the table in front of her.  "And at least they have nutritional value."

"This has protein, vitamins...It's a very healthy snack, actually."

"It's pork rinds dipped in peanut butter, Mulder.  There is no way on Earth that's good for you."

"Okay, but maybe on another planet..."

Scully threw her pencil, so that it bounced off of his forehead and rolled under the coffee table.  "Shut up and finish your expense report."

Since memes and fic are all that I'm up for, lately....

You scored as Babylon 5 (Babylon 5), The universe is erupting into war and your government picks the wrong side. How much worse could things get? It doesn't matter, because no matter what you have your friends and you'll do the right thing. In the end that will be all that matters. Now if only the Psi Cops would leave you alone. FBI's X-Files Division (The X-Files) 100% Babylon 5 (Babylon 5) 100% Moya (Farscape) 94% Serenity (Firefly) 88% Heart of Gold (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) 81% Millennium Falcon (Star Wars) 81% Deep Space Nine (Star Trek) 63% SG-1 (Stargate) 63% Enterprise D (Star Trek) 56% Galactica (Battlestar: Galactica) 56% Bebop (Cowboy Bebop) 44% Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix) 31% Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda) 25% Which sci-fi crew would you best fit in with? (pics) created with QuizFarm.com

I find it interesting that I scored equal for X-Files and Babylon 5; I was obsessed with one, and have never seen the other.  Must watch Babylon 5, now.

I promised myself I'd write a Valentine's Day fic this year.  It's the 13th, and I've got nothing.  I mean, I have some thoughts...A proposal, perhaps, or a worst-date-ever.  Just nothing that's made it's way into my computer coherently.  So, I'll ramble a bit about what's going on in my life, instead.  And, if anyone has suggestions, feel free to...Suggest them, I suppose.

A bunch of my friends are coming over for dinner tomorrow.  There will be board games and lasagna.  A good way to spend the day, for those with dates, and those without.  And, bonus, I don't have to cook.  Because, if I did, I'd be doing it now, so I didn't have to run around like a crazy person after work tomorrow.

See, here's the problem with my ideas for Valentine's fic.  I'm working in an alternate universe, right now.  Technically, four alternate universes, but that's another story (or, you know, four).  And, it's April in the story I'm working on.  So, writing a V'Day fic would put the characters almost a year in the future, and be really confusing for the readers.  Should I bother?  I've read some really good stories putting Valentine's Day into the various seasons, but I haven't gotten an especially good idea of my own along those lines.  

I could go back to my X-Files stories, but I'd end up with the same continuity problems I'm having with the Buffy stories.  Plus, Moose and Squirrel; not so much with the hearts and flowers.  Well, there could be hearts and flowers, but it would be highly OOC.  

It's not that I'm against characters acting differently than they did on TV; that's the joy of fanfic, after all.  There are just some things that are wrong...Period.  Scully being girly; Tara being mean; Spike being oblivious to what's going on with people he cares about; Mulder being emotional, serious, and chatty all at the same time...I'm sure those of you who write get my point, and those who don't are utterly uncaring by this point.

So, I'm gonna try to get into bed early tonight, and wake up fresh.  People coming over tomorrow, after all.  And, it's still on offer; if anyone has a suggestion for the holiday debacle, I'm willing to listen.  I'm rather annoyed with myself about this, so it would really be helping.