Elizabeth Weir/John Sheppard Appreciation/Ship/Discussion Thread

[mandogater]

Hmmm, sounds fishy.

The measles has been running through the Amish community around here so they could all be sick.

Thanks! I had a rather cracky idea floating through my head the other day: the 21st century tech-savvy grandkids of a monarchy suddenly find themselves the crown prince and princess. I guess that's what happens when you watch "The Young Victoria" a few times in a row.

You're welcome.

[gateraid]

Whenever my dad watched a show or movie set in WWII he always hooted and laughed at how many mistakes they made. He used to say "If those boys had been with us, we could have won the war and been back home in a week." LOL

We just discovered the other week that the family made a major boob during the funerals of both Grandad and Grandma. Had anyone realised at the time, someone from the RNZAF could have attended and spoken about their service during WWII, what their medals etc meant, and had The Last Post played. It didn't occur to anyone at the time unfortunately, but it was discovered ex post facto at the funeral of one of their mutual friends.

I had to just go look around the forum to see what you guys are talking about.

My reaction. Meh.

I have actually never watched the original movie and won't see the new one either. *shrugs*

Actually, my main reaction is to question why Hollywood can't think of any original ideas anymore?

It's because everything has happened before, and will happen again.

Hey! Don't diss being a major! Finally becoming a Major was the thing that gave finally gave me a sense of posting accomplishment!

Me too! But I'm still a Major. Grrrrr!

Good morning, Sparkies! Happy Smutty Tuesday!



Ugh, I am really really trying to get the next episode done. This one was going to be my baby, but I have zero motivation to work on it thanks to the SGA muses going AWOL and RL stuff distracting me. And I'm afraid if I just try to force it out, it's gonna be crap and darnit, Elizabeth deserves better than that. Believe me, I'm just as frustrated as you all are.

Would it help if I revealed a spoiler for Lost In Translation? I can do it in true Joe Malozzi style

Every day around 19h, Scary Kitty wishes us goodmorning, and every day my brain goes "Good evening you mean!" - timezone confusion on the brain

For me, everyone is a day behind!!

[Southern Red]

We just discovered the other week that the family made a major boob during the funerals of both Grandad and Grandma. Had anyone realised at the time, someone from the RNZAF could have attended and spoken about their service during WWII, what their medals etc meant, and had The Last Post played. It didn't occur to anyone at the time unfortunately, but it was discovered ex post facto at the funeral of one of their mutual friends.

I'm sorry you missed out on that. Over here the specific branch of service (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines) will send a detail to do a graveside service. The funeral director set it all up for us. The Army sent a group of soldiers who played Taps, folded the flag that was on his casket and presented it to my son with a little speech of thanks for my Dad's service "from a grateful nation." If you're not in tears by that point, you will be before it's over. I remember following the hearse on the way to the cemetery through the small town I grew up in. You could clearly see the flag-draped casket in the back. All along the way, people stopped in their yards, took their hats off and put their hands over their hearts. If he were still alive, my dad would be 96 this year. So many of our WWII vets are gone, with thousands dying every day. Only the youngest who served are still with us now.

[Scary Kitty]

Good morning, Sparkies! Happy Canon Monday!

Thanks! I hope it helped a tiny bit!

Maybe...my Lizzeh muse slipped into my office this morning and whispered hello.

Thanks! I had a rather cracky idea floating through my head the other day: the 21st century tech-savvy grandkids of a monarchy suddenly find themselves the crown prince and princess. I guess that's what happens when you watch "The Young Victoria" a few times in a row.

OMG. Now that's crack!

The measles has been running through the Amish community around here so they could all be sick.

Eep.

We just discovered the other week that the family made a major boob during the funerals of both Grandad and Grandma. Had anyone realised at the time, someone from the RNZAF could have attended and spoken about their service during WWII, what their medals etc meant, and had The Last Post played. It didn't occur to anyone at the time unfortunately, but it was discovered ex post facto at the funeral of one of their mutual friends.

Sorry to hear you missed out on that.

It's because everything has happened before, and will happen again.

Would it help if I revealed a spoiler for Lost In Translation? I can do it in true Joe Malozzi style

For me, everyone is a day behind!!

Hah!

I'm sorry you missed out on that. Over here the specific branch of service (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines) will send a detail to do a graveside service. The funeral director set it all up for us. The Army sent a group of soldiers who played Taps, folded the flag that was on his casket and presented it to my son with a little speech of thanks for my Dad's service "from a grateful nation." If you're not in tears by that point, you will be before it's over. I remember following the hearse on the way to the cemetery through the small town I grew up in. You could clearly see the flag-draped casket in the back. All along the way, people stopped in their yards, took their hats off and put their hands over their hearts. If he were still alive, my dad would be 96 this year. So many of our WWII vets are gone, with thousands dying every day. Only the youngest who served are still with us now.

That sounds like a really beautiful moment. And yes, we're losing so much every time we lose one of our WWII vets. There's so much history slipping away that future generations won't know.

[Southern Red]

That sounds like a really beautiful moment. And yes, we're losing so much every time we lose one of our WWII vets. There's so much history slipping away that future generations won't know.

I saw an on the street interview recently in which a number of young people on a college campus didn't know who Adolf Hitler was. That's only the tip of the iceberg, I'm afraid.

[Scary Kitty]

I saw an on the street interview recently in which a number of young people on a college campus didn't know who Adolf Hitler was. That's only the tip of the iceberg, I'm afraid.

That's just shocking. And yet the cynic in me is completely unsurprised.

[mrscopterdoc]

Challenge #34

Spring Cleaning ala go back and do a challenge you missed, or the 4 elements.

Falcon Horus
challenge #1 B&W



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The rainbow/zodiac challenge - short ficlet .

Spoiler:

Title: Aquarius
Rating: G
Characters/Pairing: Kate Heightmeyer/John Sheppard
Words: 323

John tiptoed into the room, trying his very best to stay as quiet as possible. He’d left his combat boots at the door, having only just returned from a three-day mission, just in time for her birthday. He didn’t want her to think he’d forgotten second year in a row. Not this year.

She was still asleep, sprawled across the bed. It was a surprise she didn’t kick him out the way she always moved around in her sleep. The more room she had, the more she obviously made good use of it. He watched her sleep for a few minutes longer, taking the time to drop his things as quietly as possible.

When she stirred, he sat down on the edge of their bed, leaning towards her. She woke to the dipping of the bed, and smiled a sleepy smile when she saw him.

“You’re back?”

“Surprise,” he grinned. “And happy birthday!”

He held a little box out to her, which she took from him. She sat up a little, leaning against the pillows, carefully opening her present. Inside was a small, round silver pendant, wavy lines edged into it.

“Aquarius, right?”

“Yes,” she replied, admiring the pendant. “Thank you.”

John leaned even more forward, “So what do I get for not forgetting your birthday?”

“Well,” she started, putting the box and pendant aside, “I imagine Teyla threatened you with a can of whoop-ass if you were to forget... again.”

“Her exact words are best not repeated,” he winced at the memory when Teyla had explained to him in great and painful detail what she would do to him if he were to forget Kate’s birthday again.

“But since you haven’t, let me remind you what happens when you don’t forget.”

She pulled him down, and kissed him full on, and somewhere in his subconscious brain a permanent reminder was being placed on her birthday. He wasn’t going to forget, ever again.

challenge 04 about the favorite cartoon show from the 80ties or 90ties.
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challenge 3 rainbow


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This is the Elements part of the challenge:



And here is the first challenge (since I haven't actually don't most, so started from the #1 challenge). My 'thunk' is a musician, as opposed to movies or tv.

1) THE AV:

2) THE SIG:

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part two....................

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Some SchoolHouse Rock!










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Vertical Art ...plus I threw in a hint of earth, wind, fire, water on top.


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Challenge #35

I am drawing a line in the sand.....or rather the art......actually.....YOU are drawing the line! For this week, in your artwork, draw a vertical line in your artwork, dividing it. It can be straight down the middle, cutting it in half equally, or maybe off to one side or the other. You can do one piece of art and just draw a line through it, or do separate artwork on each side of the line. You decide......it must just contain a vertical line. The 'line" can be a brush, or any color line, or whatever.........

If you are doing fan fic, your story must contain two 'pickup lines'.

Entries are due to me by noon your time Monday June 16.

[mandogater]

Eep.

On top of that over half of the country's mumps cases are in Columbus which is only an hour and a half away.

Think Rodney could send me a spare hazmat suit or four?

[Falcon Horus]

Wow, there has been some awesome artwork in the past two weeks... always amazed at what people manage to do.

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Concerning young folk not knowing about what happened in our past, I'm not surprised they don't know their history anymore. They generally don't care about it either... My cousin is a History/Dutch teacher, and I have to say I'm thoroughly ashamed when I see the textbooks they use in class when it concerns History.

Our history is primarily European history, with large chunks of Middle-Eastern civilizations. So, that's Egypt, Greece, Rome, medieval, industrial revolution, and a side dish of American history. Although, a small bit of American history when I mostly remember our teacher pulling her hair when she tried to explain the presidential elections and most of the class was like "Say what now?" ... so we re-enacted one such election instead. That was fun.

Anyhow, it's not just our young folk who don't know anymore. Two years ago, a friend and I visited the Westhoek (more commonly known as Flander's Fields) and we would attend The Last Post underneath the Menin Gate at Ypres. When my coworkers asked me what I was going to do on my trip, I mentioned this and that we were going to visit the In Flander's Fields museum, and a lot of the Commonwealth cemeteries and the German one near Passendale. One of them gave me this blank stare and asked me what that was The Last Post... I nearly fell off my chair out of utter shock.

[Southern Red]

Wow, there has been some awesome artwork in the past two weeks... always amazed at what people manage to do.

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Concerning young folk not knowing about what happened in our past, I'm not surprised they don't know their history anymore. They generally don't care about it either... My cousin is a History/Dutch teacher, and I have to say I'm thoroughly ashamed when I see the textbooks they use in class when it concerns History.

Our history is primarily European history, with large chunks of Middle-Eastern civilizations. So, that's Egypt, Greece, Rome, medieval, industrial revolution, and a side dish of American history. Although, a small bit of American history when I mostly remember our teacher pulling her hair when she tried to explain the presidential elections and most of the class was like "Say what now?" ... so we re-enacted one such election instead. That was fun.

Anyhow, it's not just our young folk who don't know anymore. Two years ago, a friend and I visited the Westhoek (more commonly known as Flander's Fields) and we would attend The Last Post underneath the Menin Gate at Ypres. When my coworkers asked me what I was going to do on my trip, I mentioned this and that we were going to visit the In Flander's Fields museum, and a lot of the Commonwealth cemeteries and the German one near Passendale. One of them gave me this blank stare and asked me what that was The Last Post... I nearly fell off my chair out of utter shock.

So, it's not just here then. I don't know if that's sad or reassuring. And don't get me started on History books. Any recent ones I've seen have made me shudder. There are more ways to get information than ever with all the cable channels and so forth, yet young people are less informed than ever. But I'm willing to bet they can name all the Kardasians and know who Honey Boo Boo is. I may hurl.

[Falcon Horus]

So, it's not just here then.

Definitely not.

But I'm willing to bet they can name all the Kardasians and know who Honey Boo Boo is. I may hurl.

I can name one Kardasian - does that count? And I have no idea who Honey Boo Boo is, but I don't think I'd want to know. Sounds porny.

[Southern Red]

Definitely not.



I can name one Kardasian - does that count? And I have no idea who Honey Boo Boo is, but I don't think I'd want to know. Sounds porny.

*high five* Me too. Just from the commercials I've seen, I think Honey Boo Boo is a bratty little kid on a reality show about her trashy family. Yes, we have sunk to that level.

[Killdeer]

I think Honey Boo Boo is one of those child beauty pageant stars. I think that's just sad and disturbing what they do to those kids (I've read about it - never watched the show).

Which is not to say that Southern Red is incorrect.