Hell's Half Acre

To celebrate Canada Day, I'm going to post something that makes fun of Canadians through stereotypes! Because that's a very Canadian thing to do...

Enjoy Kate Beaton's Canadian Stereotype Fun:



Sadly, I always wanted my own canoe...

I love the line "..and got all fucked up on hockey" as though it's a recreational drug.

You should also check out Kate Beaton's website, the first cartoon that's up today is possibly my favorite Canadian-identity cartoon.

Anyway, hopefully it doesn't rain, because I want to go down to Jericho beach for the fireworks.

 I was capping Simon Said tonight, and I caught this:



Awww...Dean's totally petting his upset little brother.

I've had better days, so I thought I would post a cap to cheer myself up....


It's Sam in Home! (1x09)

Look how small, innocent, and adorable he is! 

I mean, Sam can get mad at Dean for being overprotective all he wants - but Sam, have you seen you? You are like a little puppy that I want to keep in a box under my bed so that no harm befalls you.

Again, I just can't resist posting this...

This evening, I was making a few caps/notes on Home, and I just happened to pause my DVD on the following image...



Needless to say, if my sister hadn't already gone to bed, I would have been laughing outloud...as it was, I nearly broke something holding it in. Sam's frowny faces are so hilarious.

Just when I thought Misha Collins couldn't get more adorable....

He goes and bakes a fan chocolates.

Hilarious and so well done.

Ok, this is not Supernatural related, but I can't resist posting: http://www.sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/

I am laughing so hard that I'm crying. Basically - this dude talks in his sleep and his wife records it for our amusement. It's just so hilarious and random, and completely insane.

In other news...

YAY FOR SUPERNATURAL SEASON 6!!!!

I know there's some wank going on out there about Sera taking Kripke's position and Kripke taking a more supervisory/less-hands-on role....but that's why I stay away from 80% of the fandom, because it is CRAZY! Sera's awesome, the show is awesome, the boys are awesome, therefore S6 will be awesome. And even if it isn't, we still have the five season storyline of awesomeness to sit on our bookshelves.

I'm having a rotten day at work, so I figured I'd cheer myself up by posting some fun things I enjoyed about Supernatural: The Official Companion - Season 1.  Mainly, the fact that Jared and Jensen are hilarious.

At the beginning of the book, there is a little blurb in the info on the Pilot that features this gem: "When asked what he brings to the character, Jared Padalecki says, "great looks" without missing a beat."

Then way in the back of the book, under the character description of Dean, we get this mirror: "To further blur the line, Ackles gives a very Dean-type response when asked what he brings to the character: 'Amazing abs.' "

And this is what I like to call: They Do It To Themselves:

Jared: "The next thing I knew, they wanted me to meet this guy, Jensen Ackles, and I was like 'Jensen Ackles? I have his posters on my wall!'"

More Serious Review
Ok, that stuff aside: I finished the companion to Season 1 last night. I liked it. It's mostly interviews with crew or writers about how they pulled off one particular aspect of each episode - so the info ranges from slightly boring to really interesting depending on what your tastes are and where your interests lie.

You do get a taste for Jensen's sarcasm (which I love) whenever he turns up, and you get the regular gushing over how fabulous the guys are to work with from any guest actors who are interviewed. You also get a lot of gushing about Kim Manners - which makes me sad for everyone because they must miss him dreadfully.

I particularly liked that the Music guys come up a lot...(Jay and Christopher). I'm someone who never really notices the music in Supernatural while I was the show - (unless it's a particular classic rock music montage thing, like in 5x03 with Simple Man) - but the original compositions blend their way into the scene and influence my mood without me really realizing that music is playing. For that reason, I find it interesting to read how much thought goes into it to give it that effect, and the different motifs and whatnot...My good friend DOES notice the music in Supernatural (because he is that sort of guy) and I know that between Jay and Christopher there is one guy that he really likes and one guy that he doesn't like - and can tell who worked on what episode without looking at the credits. I'll have to ask him which is which now, because I can't remember. But anyway, I think I'm digressing.,..

Other than all that, it's interesting to see just how much about the story arc WASN'T planned out from the get go. I think it's a testament to the writers that they can weave in everything they do to make it look like it was always the intent to be where they are today, when it's quite obvious that they are mostly making it up as it goes along. I mean - I know Kripke has said he always had a particular five-season story arc in mind, but after reading the Companion, it seems like it was a very VAGUE story arc...which, sort of actually gives me a little more confidence for the idea that if there IS a season 6 - it might not actually suck, they might actually still be able to take the story someplace cool. Or at least, I can hope.

Next I'm going to read the Companion for Season 3, because my Season 2 Companion has a projected arrival date of February (sadly).

One thing I love about the fact that I've gotten two of my good friends into watching Supernatural is that I get to have some hilarious conversations with them.

One friend is currently working his way through S4. He just finished watching On The Head of a Pin and It's A Terrible Life. Unfortunately, he was half-asleep while watching OTHOAP, so I was repeating the major information learning in that episode in case he missed it:

Me says:
you also get the reveal that Sam's been drinking demon blood
Friend says:
yeah, I was wondering about that
I thought he was sacrificing virgins or something
Me says:
Hahaha
Friend says:
when I saw that, I was like, Oh! Well, THAT'S fine
Me says:
Glad to know Sam's still in your good books.
Friend says:
;-) *thumbs up*

PS: Thank you to raloria for the snowflake gift!

 I'm visiting some friends in my old university town this weekend, and they have all the 3rd Rock from the Sun episodes on DVD. They put them on as "background noise" while making dinner/chatting/whatever. 

So, I'm sitting there watching some episodes from Season 4 or Season 5 (because I barely watched those seasons when it originally aired), and suddenly I see someone who looks familiar.

"Holy crap! Is that Bobby?!" 

And yes, yes it is. I had no idea Jim Beaver had a little recurring role on 3rd Rock. He plays Harry's boss at the bar, Doug. Crazy! He could use his "You are either insane or an idiot" expression on 3rd Rock too.