4.22 Lucifer Rising: If There’s Anything Worth Dying For, This Is It

Angels let seals break,
Wanting the apocalypse;
Sam opens the door.

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4.21 When The Levee Breaks: How Can You Run From What’s Inside You?

Dean swears to serve God;
Sam confronts his inner selves,
Then walks out the door.

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4.20 The Rapture: Heaven, Hell, None Of That Matters

Family man of God,
Jimmy gave to Castiel
More than just a host.

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4.19 Jump The Shark: Take It Any Way You Want

John had one more son,
Hidden, normal, loved and safe;
Murdered for revenge.

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My apologies for how late this is: I was sick for part of the weekend, and it's kinda hard to type when you're curled up on the floor feeling rotten! All better now, though!

Okay, my review will come in its own time, as ever, after appropriate thought and much writing, but this one piece, I simply had to hug ...


( Hiding a small, sweet spoiler if you haven't watched ... )

My apologies for not having gotten around to responding to most comments yet; I'm way, way behind, and real life is kicking my ass timewise. Not all in a bad way, mind you; just a really, really busy one. (If you've ever tried to work full time and some overtime while planning the remodeling of your house, cleaning in preparation for an onslaught of contractors, doing your estate planning, and embarking on a new venture to get additional income, you've got an idea!)

In apology and to tide you over for a while (ass-busting will continue at least until Sunday), I offer a little haiku that came to me in the car on my way home from work today. This would be my version of the ideal finale of season five, if it is, as Kripke has announced repeatedly, his intended end of Supernatural as a weekly series.  :)

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Supernatural

This is how it ends.
Fate. War. Love. Faith. Redemption.
"Bitch."  "Jerk."  Rock song plays.

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Roll those end credits, Kripke. We'll love you through our laughing tears.

And I do promise to get around to responding to all those lovely comments, as soon as I possibly can. Right now, though, it's 23:00, and I need to get up and start over at 05:00 tomorrow, which will come all too fast.

4.18 The Monster At The End Of This Book: Chuck Is Writing The Gospel Of Us

God’s true prophet Chuck
Writes the Winchester gospel;
Lilith comes for Sam.


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Okay, so I haven't fully processed 4.18 yet, but ... there was one character in there made me laugh out loud. Dare I think that I might have contributed to that visual??  Hmm ... brown hair with an obviously dyed blonde swatch ...

Kripke with me in LA ...

Jensen with me in LA ...

ROFLMAO!!  (mind you, I don't really believe I was the inspiration -- but it sure is funny!!)

The real observations will come later. So will my grossly overdue responses to all the comments on my last blog, for which I apologize profusely ...

4.17 It’s A Terrible Life: You Get To Change Things

Corporate haunting
Makes hunters of Sam and Dean
Even in strange lives.

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4.16 On The Head Of A Pin: There’s No Going Back

Facing Alastair,
Dean learns what he cannot bear:
He broke the first Seal.

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I always feel like the latecomer to the party; I really hope people don't mind that these things take me so long!

Your Animal is the Owl

You are brilliant, but you keep your insights to yourself. You tend to be a recluse. Others are captivated and enchanted by you, but you hardly even notice. You have a powerful presence. You are passionate and strident. After a while your personality can be a bit overwhelming. You are quite misunderstood. You are more emotional and mystical than people realizes.

Who? Who? Who?

Sorry -- couldn't resist!  I don't know about that silly thing about keeping insights to myself; the quiz builders obviously never caught my lectures at Supernatural University!

4.15 Death Takes A Holiday: Stop Lying To Yourself

No real second chance;
Demons seek to break a Seal
By kidnapping death.

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Hey, folks:  for anyone potentially interested, the voting is now open in the "Valentine's Kiss Contest" drabble competition over in spn_drabble .   Why not drop on over here to the contest voting post, read all the entries, and take a chance on winning an Amazon gift certificate?

Again, all the details (and the chance to vote) are over here.  Votes must be cast before Sunday night, 1 March.

And yeah, one of those fourteen entries is mine.  But there are 13 others to read, too!  You need to vote for your three favorites.

Have fun!

Random association meme.
Ask me to associate you with five things. When I do this, post this meme and an explanation of your interest in those five things in your journal.

No one has to play, and I'll caution that it may take me a little while to get around to associating you if you do choose to play, but any comments are welcome!  I decided to play in raputathebuta's sandbox, when she posted her tag here.

raputathebuta associates me with the following five things:
1. Supernatural (of course)
2. Fanfic
3. Freakin' awesome episode reviews
4. Road trips
5. SPN University

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And we have season five on Supernatural: best Mardi Gras celebration EVER!

Eyecon Fun and Games, Part Three

Welcome to the third and final set of my Eyecon memories! This one includes the Q&A sessions with Jared Padalecki, Chad Lindberg, and Steve Carlson on September 28, 2008.

Nothing like being five months late with finishing something off ... sorry about that! Real life has been kicking my butt with deadlines and responsibilities. You've probably seen every video twenty times over, so none of this will be new, but I just have to finish what I started, so ... read if you like!

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And that's all, folks!  Well, until I manage to post photos ... even later than now.

Title:  Submarine Races
Rating:  PG
Characters/Pairing:  Dean
Words:  100
Disclaimer:  These characters belong to Eric Kripke, Wonderland Sound and Vision, and Warner Brothers Television. No infringement is intended.
Summary:  Dean's alone on a case on Valentine's Day. Pre-series.
Warnings:  None.
Written for the Valentines Kiss Contest over at spn_drabble 
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Submarine Races

Every town had one. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it was a scenic overlook on Lake Michigan where couples parked to “watch the submarine races.” Yeah: Midwestern humor. With some monster killing local teenagers, though, the submarines were racing unwatched this Valentine’s Day night, except by him. Alone.

Waiting, watching, he wondered idly whether his parents had ever parked somewhere like this. He wondered whether Sammy had found a girl, out there in Palo Alto, and a car. He wondered if his Dad was lonely.

He kissed his fingertips, and then reached out to touch the Impala’s dashboard.

“Happy Valentine’s Day, sweetheart.”

4.14 Sex And Violence: You Two Have A Lot You Want To Get Off Your Chests

Siren’s lies force truths.
Accusations and anger
Spur violence, kill love.

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A year ago, BenBella Books organized an essay contest with the www.supernatural.tv website, with three winners to be published along with professional writers and essayists in a new book called In The Hunt. I submitted an essay entitled, Sacrifice Yourself - Good, Evil, and Supernatural Activism. I didn't win a place in the book, but BenBella has published my essay -- and will continue to publish the essays of 11 other runners-up -- on a little mini-website dedicated to the book. You can find that website here: Supernatural.TV/Smart Pop Essay Contest Finalist Essays. Click on "Sacrifice Yourself," and you'll open the PDF of my essay. Just remember that it was written a full year ago, before Dean had died and gone to Hell, and before angels had appeared on the scene!

While you're at the site, check out the book, which will be published in March: it looks pretty tasty!!  And read the other essays; they'll be publishing three more every Monday until the book comes out.



( And if you hesitate to open a PDF, read it here ... )

 

4.13 After School Special: I’m Looking For The Brutal, Funny, Maybe Even Painful Truth

Ghost high school bully
Drives nerds to revenge on jocks;
Sam sees with new eyes.

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(I'm sorry this is so late ... work life is currently imitating a vaccuum cleaner and sucking mightily.)