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[topaz119]

The stupid project ricocheted back to my group (which was not a shocking surprise but still unwelcome) so I'm ignoring that as best I can once I leave the office. My team is really not into the geeky things, so it's good that I have y'all to yammer at, :D.

MCU
I'm about to go off-line to avoid Endgame spoilers, but we're set with tickets Thursday evening, so I'm optimistic that I can manage w/o completely going bonkers. I can't believe we're still going with this whole thing, can you? At some point, I'm going to have to finish up at least one of the many WiPs sitting in my GDocs folders, but as long as we have a release schedule, I guess I'm not completely behind the times, right? (Plus, all of my things are so far AU it really doesn't matter, even before you get to the one with Hawkeye and the Fab Five.)

Game of Thrones
It took 4 phone calls and me losing it on the manager who kept insisting that HBO was only another $15.99/month no matter that I'd signed up for a promotional offer that 'mysteriously' disappeared after I'd committed (the words 'bait and switch' and 'extortion' might have crossed my lips) but they finally 'found' the offer and got the HoB hooked up with access to Westeros.


O.M.G. Jaime knighting Brienne!!1011!! I can't remember the last time UST has paid off so satisfactorily for me, especially from an emotional standpoint. I nearly cried.

eta: Spoilers in the comments, too!


the modern-day royals rpf saga
Also, please feel free to come share your theories as to the reasons behind the fraternal Cambridge/Sussex estrangement. I’ll be happy to share sources.

books
Alsoalso! I mentioned this on twitter, but I love them so I'll say it here, too. I mostly read historical or fantasy romances, but Lucy Parker has this contemporary series set in the London theater world that is totally my catnip. There's banter and drama and everyone is perfectly fine by themselves, but they're better once they get together--my favorite things. The first three books (Act Like It, Pretty Face, Making Up) are in a collection (for only $1.99, whoo!) now and the fourth one, The Austen Playbook dropped this week. They're all loosely related, not direct sequels, so you can jump in wherever you want.

Okay, I have to go deal with the laundry and see if I can find the one linen tank that that I want to wear but of course has wandered off into the piles stacked up around the washer/dryer. My life--so exciting!

Have good week and I'll catch you on the flip side of Endgame, ciao!

Comments

[colls]

Jaime knighting Brienne was definitely one of the highlights for me. So many reunions and feel-good moments in these first 2 episodes that I'm worried my heart is going to be ripped out soon.

[topaz119]

Yes, I'm expecting wholesale slaughter for this next episode, sigh.

[colls]

I started to come back and reply (aka. babble about 8.03) but don't know if you've seen it yet.

[topaz119]

I did see it & put up a quick post about it & would love to talk more about it!

[destina]

I loved, loved, LOVED Jaime knighting Brienne...I will never be over it. So excellent. Honestly the whole ep was full of delicious fan service, which is probably because doom is around the corner, but okay. I'm fine. It's all fine. *g*

All hail Endgame! I'll see you on the flip side to discuss feels. <3

[topaz119]

I would have been super-happy with just the previous scenes, with her defending him and him telling her he'd be honored to serve under her command, but that knighting scene was just beyond amazing. SO emotionally satisfying. (and yeah, I'm bracing for a total bloodbath next. Such is the way of Westeros.)

[turps]

I loved Jaime knighting Brienne so much!

She was so happy, and I'll cling to that memory when the inevitable death and destruction hits next week.

[topaz119]

Wasn't it lovely?

Death and disaster follows, I'm sure.

[corvidology]

Never has there been a more appropriate icon!

[topaz119]

Thank you! I said this once on my journal, after I'd had a ridiculous argument at the office about my love of fandom, and a lovely friend did the animation for me. It's been my default for at least a decade, probably more, but it's so SO true.