We choose to go to the moon...

It's entirely possible I'll post this every time I see this episode of The West Wing but it's so fucking perfect that I can't help myself.

I'm a fan. I'm a sports fan. I'm a music fan. And I'm a Star Trek fan. All of them. But here's what I don't do. . . . Let's list our ten favorite episodes.Let's list our least favorite episodes. Let's list our favorite galaxies. Let's make a chart to see how often our favorite galaxies appear in our favorite episodes. What Romulan would you most like to see coupled with a Cardassian and why? Let's spend a weekend talking about Romulans falling in love with Cardassians and then let's do it again. --- That's not being a fan. That's having a fetish. - Josh, Arctic Radar

But now let me geek for a moment. I thought what we see on Star Trek occurs in one galaxy. See? And I thought Earth is in the Alpha quadrant and the big deal about the Bajoran wormhole is that it takes you to the Gamma quadrant. So. Am I a geek for questioning this or a geek for nitpicking Star Trek references on The West Wing? But, most important, am I right?

Okay. I'm not a Percy fan. He bugs the hell out of me. The only thing that could possibly change my mind is if it turns out he's deep in with the DE's and he dies before he's redeemed. At least then he'll be interesting instead of horribly irritating. So, needless to say, I don't read much Percy fic. Tonight, however, I read Perquisite by prillalar which was rec'd over at crack_broom. I'm still not a Percy fan but, wow, I loved this Snape. He's beautifully manipulative. "He does give Percy a stack of second-year homework to sort out though; there is order and method even to seducing one's student." That's my Snape, man.

Tomorrow night my friends and I are meeting up with the boy and his friends for happy hour. We also have plans to see each other on Sunday. This is the stage of the game when I usually run but I'm keeping my feet planted for a while.

For now, though, I'm watching Jim Brass deal with his prostitute daughter. That was unexpected. Is there any Warrick/Brass fic out there?

* This is what I'm doing for the release of HBP! "Ottakar's in Greenwich are pleased to invite you on board the infamous Clipper, the Cutty Sark in Greenwich on Friday 15th July, from 9.30pm to celebrate the publication of the Sixth Harry Potter book, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'. Come along for fun and games and all things Potter! The launch party comes to an end at midnight when the Bookstore will open and customers will be able to get their hands on the latest Harry Potter!!" Holy crap. I can't wait.

* Art Rec: Don't Go by undunoops. Harry/Snape. Not work safe. Gorgeous.

* kittenfishlambs...someone's written Alan Rickman/Mos Def fic. To think we didn't get there first. ;)

* between_names...I received my alumnae directory in the mail today and, sure enough, there you were! (I also spent the day with AG yesterday. She was in town speaking at the AEPhi convention so we met up at the beach. She's food for my soul.)

* Back to work after 12 days away was intense. But also comforting in a twisted sort of way.

* I have a lunch date tomorrow. It's a fix up from work but the whole thing's been sort of on the sly because the person who knows the guy is one of my employee's employees and she's nervous about inserting herself in my personal life. Points for that and the set up. We have to do lunch tomorrow because I've been away and he's going to Greece on Wednesday morning but we wanted to fit something in before he goes away and then I go back to London. I'll stop rambling now.

* "Bartlet For America" was on from 7- 8pm and "The Supremes" is on from 9- 10pm. I'm only sorry I missed "The Women of Qumar" at 6pm. I love CJ in that episode.

* My cat is the cutest thing that ever lived. I love her so.

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