This Year's Model of Humanity

1. Comment on this post.
2. I will give you a letter.
3. Think of 5 fictional characters and post their names and your comments on these characters in your LJ.

spiletta42 gave me the letter 'D'. Because she wanted to make it very easy for me.

Donna Noble (Doctor Who): I think that I fell for Donna when she calmed down on the rooftops of London and sat with the Doctor and talked with him. She gave him a moment to grieve, showed no interest in him sexually (which was nice because while I find Tennant incredibly sexy, not everyone does and it's good for the show to acknowledge that), and got miffed at him when he talked about her like she didn't matter. All the wonderful things that Donna 'becomes' in S4 she already is in that scene. Donna Noble is a good person, who is capable of standing up to (quite possibly) the most remarkable man in the universe. She's magnificent and always will be.

Dexter Morgan (Dexter): A funny and sympathetic serial killer. Before I actually saw the show, that description would have turned me off so hard. But he really is a very strong, interesting, compelling character. And, with Debra, he also has one of the few intense sibling relationships on TV that vibes as solely sibling-ekse, rather than borderline incestual. His relationship with Rita and her kids has been fascinating to watch. Brilliant show, brilliant character.

Daniel Jackson (Stargate SG-1): Oh, Daniel. SG1 is definitely 'the Daniel show' to me. Even S6 is defined in terms of his story arc. I love his mind, his passion for knowledge, his interactions with his team -- pretty much everything. I'm a canon serial monogamist -- I ship Daniel/Sha're, Daniel/Jack, and Daniel/Vala.

Darla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series): She was the first character on-screen to show us Joss Whedon's two BtVS rules: 1) the cliche is going to be subverted and 2) the female characters are never as helpless as you think they are. She ended up getting character depth and a great arc and some really fantastic lines. Darla was amazing and tough and a pretty damn good actress. She was true to herself when she was evil and when she wasn't. She told (what she believed to be) a priest scolding her for not going to church that maybe he should have visited her (as a prostitute).

Draco Malfoy (Harry Potter): I have a bit of a weakness for the bratty nemesis who was never as important to the hero as he wanted to be (see: MacDonald, Lindsey). While I think that JKR could have done more with Draco (and, in fact, any of the themes she brought up in the first six books), I'm pretty happy with what I got in Half-Blood Prince. He's snotty and racist and listens too much to his parents... but he isn't a killer and he isn't an irredeemable monster.

( bonus 'D's for 'Doctor Who' and 'Dexter' )

One of the things that I mentioned in my previous post is that Daniel is my One True Character for Stargate. There is no moment in canon where I disconnect from him, no moment where I don't feel like I understand him. For me, Stargate is entirely and completely Daniel's story. He is the catalyst for all of the action. He solves the Stargate, he unburies the gate of Abydos, he finds Atlantis, and he's the one who opened the door to let the Orii know that we existed.

( spoilers through Stargate SG-1 10x20 -- Unending (longish Daniel thoughts) )

( spoilers for the Canadian-aired episode 'The Road Not Taken' )

Be Like Water (Isolation Mix)
sung by Sarah Fimm, mixed by Beauty's Confusion

Summary:
Jack always ends up in the same place.
(spoilers up to Stargate 8x10 -- Endgame)

(divx file 41.9 MB; zipped
smaller zipped wmv file available here)

Many thanks to paraviondeux for lending space and to jic for advice and support. Feedback is always appreciated.

Why can't I be the answer you want?

Title: Days Like This
Author: Diana Michelle (butterfly)
Pairing: Jack/Daniel (established)
Rating: PG/PG-13 at most
Disclaimer: Not in the least mine. Owned by MGM-UA, Worldwide Television, Showtime, Gekko Film Corp, Glassner/Wright Double Secret Productions, Sci-Fi Channel and Stargate SG1 Prod. Ltd. Partnership.
Author's Note: Many thanks to jic for help with brainstorming and for beta work. Story written for the 2006 Jack/Daniel Ficathon, run by the wonderful, generous, and talented greensilver. Word count 2500+.
( For reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, Jack is down a cliff. )

Still not very good with actual interaction at the moment -- I'll try to respond to people in something less than an insanely long time after they commented (though that window is steadily shrinking and may already be gone) but I'm not there yet.

So, instead, I give you five things that are touching my heart at this moment:

These Two Arms -- a Xena/Gabrielle vid by killabeez. It's really beautiful and very accessible -- I haven't seen more than a handful of Xena episodes and this vid made complete emotional sense. The colors are particularly gorgeous and the relationship between the two principles is intensely lovely.

Hercules and Iolaus -- I've moved Hercules up in my netflix queue so that I can watch it in order already (I've had it up there before, but then other things took precedence and H:tLJ got shuffled on down the list. As SG-1 will be on hiatus soon, I figure I may get the time to watch it.). Because they're sweet and they're totally RST as opposed to UST, which is really nice for a break sometimes.

Sam Carter -- In my two-year crash course of SG-1 I've been indifferent to her (S1; S7), enjoyed her (S2-S3), disliked her (S4-S6) and even managed all three during various points of S8. Since her return in S9, I've discovered some deeply affectionate feelings for her. Pending further evaluation, I may now love her. As this tends to be a permanent condition once acquired, serious consideration is required before I fully commit to a position.

RENT -- Because passion is something I find intensely admirable and because Jonathan Larson really did hit on some of what I really do feel are truths about the strength of love, the fragility of life, the beauty of the ever-changing now. Because treating something sympathetically is not the same as romanticizing it. Because none of us are alone, we just think we are because we have our eyes closed, because we choose fear instead of love.

Original Recipe Boomer -- a.k.a. Hero Boomer; a.k.a. Sleeper Boomer; a.k.a. Chief's Boomer. Back during S1, I was most captured by Boomer's story. She broke my heart, desperately wanting this one thing not to be true, wanting to be human with everything inside her, so afraid of what she might to that she wanted to put a gun in her mouth. Though I'm quite fond of Sharon (a.k.a. Mother Boomer; a.k.a. Runaway Boomer; a.k.a. Helo's Boomer, but mostly Sharon), I've always been much more attached to Boomer.