Could you describe the ruckus, sir?

I'm watching the Penguins game (or, I was until my mom called, so now I'm way behind on the game, and trying to figure out whether I want to watch the third period or switch to Sharks/Kings in a second here) so have some hockey recs. Actually, this is pretty much all my hockey recs, except for stuff that I bookmarked without comment that I now can't remember anything about from the summary and tags. Definitely should have bookmarked more things...


( part one - nearly everything that cheeswithmy has written )

( some other sid/geno fic )

( one Carter/Richards )

( it is needlessly confusing for me that there are two J. Benns, so I can't just do Benn/Seguin )

( and then Tuukka Rask )

I don't really get the explosion of Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin fic thing, beyond the part where hockey fic about single linemates basically writes itself. I can't remember the last time I watched a Stars game, and I never see any of their press. Lotta fangirls in Texas? Lotta fan girls in Boston who miss Tyler? Who knows.

The fic really does write itself, though, doesn't it?

Cabbie Presents: Seguin and Benn's Prank: http://youtu.be/UOaMYKDs5Nk
( video embedded below the cut )

(I was worried for a second that the fic *had* written itself. Thanks for having some boundaries, Cabbie.)

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I am very much behind on all the things. Kitten had an emergency yesterday (he's mostly okay now) that sucked up a good chunk of my time and all of my emotional energy, but let's be real. I've been behind on everything for weeks if not months.

This week has been a lot. Today looks better? It's starting on a good note, anyway. Slept well, woke up and had home fries and eggs for breakfast, and then the other half of a tiny chocolate cake while watching the Rose Parade.

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The kitten has done himself an injury. He fell a couple weeks ago, from a height too low for him to right himself before landing, and he's been limping intermittently and profoundly, but very briefly, since. ( he's basically okay, but veterinary details behind the cut )

The vet's advice was "try to limit his jumping," and then she said "yeah, I know," and shrugged.

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And now I'm getting ready to watch the Winter Classic, about which my only opinion so far is that I like Alex Ovechkin's hair.

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I started reading Dezinformatsiya (the spy AU) this morning, and I'm going to go back to it, but I was sort of confused by how abrupt Sid and Geno's first meeting was.

Also on deck, And Never Been Kissed is finished! I read the first four chapters as they were posted, and then fell off last week. But soon!

I finally went to go see Captain America: The Winter Soldier yesterday, after delaying for no good reason except for a lot of bargaining with myself about things I was supposed to accomplish. Bookending the trip to the movies, I also caught up on, like, eight episodes of Agents of SHIELD. This was just in time, it appears, for next week's finale, so yay?

By some miracle, I was unspoiled for both, so: thank you, fandom!

Remains to be seen whether I will be Reading All the post-movie Things. I've got a couple of rec lists bookmarked, but I think MCU, like Teen Wolf, is just too big for me to bother trying to keep up with.

I have roughly the same problems with, or rather, the same lack of interest in, Agent Ward as I do with all of the dudes who are not played by James Spader on The Blacklist. (I have finally learned the last name, at least, of both Agent White Dudes. So that's progress.) It's not complicated. I just don't care. The connection here is simple. I have already heard these dudes' stories about a hundred times. The fact that they're presented with absolutely no nuance is not helping.

( brief nattering about Agents of SHIELD, and more specifically, Coulson. Spoilers Ahoy. )

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I'm super excited that Hannibal will be back, and I hope that the people creating it continue to be excited about it, and continue to be awesome. I can't remember the last TV show that I watched as it aired, and part of that joy is catching up on the tweets from Bryan Fuller and Aaron Abrams at the commercial breaks.

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Other than that, mostly watching a lot of playoff hockey. I know there was a point when I was watching Blackhawk games and caring who won, but I'm over it, even though I think I can still name most of the roster. (Nothing against y'all Chicago fen, go cheer your hearts out, but now that they've won the cup again, something in me just can't get excited about the possibility of a repeat.)

I'm now pulling for a Penguins/Kings Stanley Cup Final, no matter how improbable, with a Penguins/Canadiens ECF. I wouldn't be mad at the Habs making it to the final. Anything else, though (Ducks? Wild? Bruins?) I couldn't be less excited about. Rangers would be cool, but I just can't believe that's ever going to happen.

There are a few days left in the current "cupcake" round at fancake and I am so in love. I need to go through my bookmarks (why am I so avoidant about tagging on pinbiard, whyyyyyy) to see what I can contribute, because seriously. High stakes avoidance and miscommunication. Turned up to eleven. Sometimes with a side of friends-to-lovers. So good.

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Uh... what else. Hannibal is So Good. Has everyone else told you that Hannibal is So Good? Probably. I not even the tiniest bit interested in fan works other than meta yet, but I feel like it's approaching. I spent most of last night's episode So Angry at a number of characters, but in the good way, where it was because I cared and I can't wait to see how things resolve.

For whatever reason (societal habituation to violence, how ya doin'?), there's only been one episode of Hannibal that even remotely freaked me out, but I read the descriptions - not even particularly specific ones - of some creepypasta thingers, and I had such a nightmare after, omg.

I have so much fic queued up to read, but so little attention for it. A Saturday or two ago, I suddenly realized that I was partway through three entirely different fics, all of which I cared about, because I kept taking a break to do chores and forgetting.

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Oh hey there Kris Letang. Hey there, Kris Letang's hair. So glad he's back playing, for the obvious reasons, but also the shallow ones.