Ramblings of an Old Romantic

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oldromantic — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:41:51 GMT

If you would like to be added to my flist, please comment here. If you think our paths might've crossed somewhere online in the past, I'd love to know who you are! If you tell me the screen name I would know you by, I'll probably remember you. I have a fairly decent memory, and I know a lot of my old Alias friends occasionally come looking for me. :) This journal has a lot of things from my personal life, but there's a lot of fangirling going on as well. :P If you want to be a part of that, welcome! Just comment to be added. :)

If you just want to read my Alias fics and have no interest in my personal life, first of all, I take no offense at that. ;) You can find some of them on Fanfiction.net under my old screen name, "Old Romantic!" I plan to eventually upload the better ones over there, as soon as I can find them all. LOL

Other fics in the fandoms of Chuck, Moonlight, Monk, Psych, Castle, Pushing Daisies, Supernatural, Superman (movies), Once Upon a Time, and even the newer Alias fics can be found at my Fic!Journal, emstories, if you'd like to friend me over there. Eventually, I'd like to have all of my fics in every fandom uploaded there as well.

I truly do value my readers - you are ALL special to me! :D *huggles*

Updated: 09/03/2018

2006 Memes

oldromantic — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:39:39 GMT

From admiral_sab, lol:

I am big! It's the oldromantic that got small.

Which movie was this quote from?

From mga1999:

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Directed a play.

2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Don't typically make NY Resolutions because I know I won't keep them.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
buttercupbaby79 with Baby Ava! :D And my niece, Shantell, with her Baby Emma in February. :)

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Not this time, thankfully.

5. What countries did you visit?
Grr...still none.

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006?
Same answer as mga1999: Peace. (At last!)

7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
The Alias Finale Party in L.A. with 20 or so fellow fans.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
That I made it through it...alive.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Still not getting over my phone-call phobia.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Other than allergies, sinus problems, and dealing with TMJ, no.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My Superman "Kryp-tin" (the collection). *grin*

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
The kids, for dealing with me and my depression.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Mr. Em, his family, my brothers and sisters.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Motorcycles. *rolleyes* Did I mention I don't like to ride?

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
When my name was in Alias 5x10 - S.O.S.

16. What song will always remind you of 2006?
I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Sadder and more confused.
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter.
iii. richer or poorer? No clue. Probably poorer.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Played with my kids.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Watch TV.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent Christmas morning at home with my little family, then went to Mr. Em's parents' for Christmas dinner. Had dinner at Red Lobster with my sisters and one brother on the 28th. Haven't yet seen the other three brothers on my mom's side or any of my dad's side of the family.

22. Did you fall in love in 2006?
Yes! With Superman again!!!

23. How many one-night stands?
Several. All with my husband.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Now? Monk. And Psych. And Ugly Betty.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I try not to hate. But I am greatly displeased with the actions of my siblings.

26. What was the best book you read?
Non-fiction: Just Enough Light for the Step I'm On by Stormie Omartian.
Fiction: Savages by Shirley Conran (the only one I read all the way through)

27. What was your greatest musical (re)discovery?
Josh Groban's new CD.

28. What did you want and get?
The Superman Collection and Alias S5.

29. What did you want and not get?
Out of my depression.

30. What was your favorite film(s) of this year?
Superman Returns, World Trade Center, The Lake House, Lady in the Water

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
(Had to look it up) We went out to lunch and the kids and Mr. Em gave me gifts. Turned 31. (But the trip to L.A. was also a b-day gift to myself.)

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Being able to enjoy what I have. Or having what I need.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Pajamas and robes at home. Jeans and t-shirts when out.

34. What kept you sane?
The constant reminder that I don't have it so bad.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Brandon Routh.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
?? Whatever Mr. Em complained about.

37. Who did you miss?
My parents and my grandmother.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
yumytaffy!! And hijinx400!! And a bunch of other Alias/Lost fans whose SNs I knew well!!

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
Marriage is for life, so make sure the spouse you choose is someone you would want to spend the rest of your life with.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

Where has that old friend gone
Lost in a February song
Tell him it won't be long
Til he opens his eyes, opens his eyes
Where is that simple day
Before colors broke into shades
And how did I ever fade
Into this life, into this life

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away
When all that I've known is lost and found
I promise you I, I'll come back to you one day

Morning is waking up
And sometimes it's more than just enough
When all that you need to love
Is in front of your eyes
It's in front of your eyes

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away
Sometimes it's hard to find my ground
Cause I keep on falling as I try to get away
From this crazy world

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away
When all that I've known is lost and found
I promise you I, I'll come back to you one day

Where has that old friend gone
Lost in a February song
Tell him it won't be long
Til he opens his eyes
Opens his eyes

February Song - Josh Groban

Be back in a bit with the Little update.

ETA: This end-of-the-year meme, taken from an entry of mine last year:

Use the first sentence of the first entry of each month.

January: I hope you all stay safe and happy during the celebration that's going on all over the country this evening.
February: In recent days, I've come to realize a few pet peeves...
March: I pulled a muscle in my lower back yesterday while moving the furniture in the girls' room and it is on fire at the moment, so I'll try to make this entry short.
April: Why does everyone say that the Magic sucks when they're currently ranked #3 in the Southeast Division?
May: Still reeling from the shocking [albeit familiar] Supernatural finale...and felt in need of a couple of good memes.
June: Because Chat did it...I had to copy.
July: From hijinx400: [link to this meme] Your results: You are Superman. (HEEE!!)
August: Well, what an interesting week it has been for me so far.
September: So ya'll remember that I had an Alias-related dream a couple of weeks ago about there being a movie out without my knowledge...
October: I survived our three-day Smokey Mountain hiking trip and I lived to talk about it!
November: I was trying to DL a few new songs for my nephew and discovered that once I got to the shopping cart, that they are now FORCING me to upgrade to iTunes 7.0.
December: From auntof3: [meme] Comment and I'll give you a letter; then you list 10 things you love that begin with that letter.

Greetings!

oldromantic — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:00:10 GMT

Just wanted to officially say:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

*HUGGLES* to all and to all (everybody now) "a GOOD NIGHT!"

A man after my husband's own heart...

oldromantic — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 16:32:02 GMT

While looking online, shopping for RoboRaptors for my kids (which will most likely be late presents if we can't find it in stores), I read this review for the toy that had me giggling:

"It keeps going after my wifes cats. I love it!!! Tomorrow Im going to go buy some gerbils."

Tee hee. Have I mentioned how much Mr. Em hates cats??

Oh, how appropriate...

oldromantic — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:14:20 GMT

From hijinx400:

Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and oldromantic reconciled.

Hark The Herald Angels Sing
from the Christmas Song Generator.

Combining my love of Superman...

oldromantic — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:34:14 GMT

...with my passion of making music videos...and this is what you get:

"In Her Eyes" by Josh Groban

Since I heard this song the first time, I have NOT been able to listen to it without thinking of the superhero, so I just had to make the vid. Mind you, it could be better, imo, but it isn't because I have two sucky video-making programs that kept freezing up and/or shutting down involuntarily while I was working on it, and I ended up making it a total of three times. So yeah... Call me obsessed or dedicated - whatever - because it's finally done, dang it. :P

Anywho, I hope you like it. :D The clips are solely from Superman II and Superman Returns and it's Clark/Superman/Lois with a little of Richard and Jason thrown in. Enjoy! (And tell me what you think!)

*huggles*

Dang.

oldromantic — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 14:40:30 GMT

100% honesty and htbthomas STILL beat me. :P

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Hee. That was fun.

Got this Google alert to this article about MV...

oldromantic — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 22:32:50 GMT

Oh, our poor baby...

Makes you wish you were a steak, doesn't it? :P

Super-Love!

oldromantic — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:22:18 GMT

Decided that I couldn't wait for Christmas, so I stopped at WM on my way home from an appointment this morning (actually squealed my tires doing a U-turn to go back when I almost forgot), but they did NOT have the Superman Collectors' set I wanted. :( So I came home, disappointed, and then checked Target's online in-store ad for the store in my area and discovered that they were selling it, AND that it was cheaper than getting it from Amazon because I wouldn't have to pay shipping.

Just got back from the store and I now own ALL of the Superman movies (including two versions of S1 and S2 and LOTS of extra stuff) on DVD!!!!!! And may I just say that the holographic case and the tin can it came in is absolutely beautiful!! I canNOT wait to watch all the extras. (And of course, marathon the movies too!!) SQUEEEE!! *\o/*

Mr. Em, the Comedian

oldromantic — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:19:58 GMT

Had this conversation this evening, while going about my usual Thursday night ritual of watching CSI live and catching up with Supernatural later, and flipping back and forth during CSI's commercial breaks:

MR. EM: What's this?
ME: Supernatural. [pointing to Dean and Sam] Those are my boys. :P
MR. EM: Oh yeah... It's Jimmy Heckles...
ME: *snort* No... [clapping giddy while chanting like I always do] Jensen Ackles, Jensen Ackles, Jensen Ackles!
MR. EM: *raises eyebrow*

(pause)

MR. EM: What's his name again? Jeremy Knuckles?
ME: Jensen Ackles! And that's Jared Padalecki.

(pause)

MR. EM: The other one is who? Johnny Padlock?
ME: ... *rolleyes*

What can I say? I married a comedian. Tee hee.

Gigglesnerk...

oldromantic — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:40:27 GMT

Got this e-mail from my SIL and just had to share:

ONE DAY, WHEN A SEAMSTRESS WAS SEWING WHILE SITTING CLOSE TO A RIVER, HER THIMBLE FELL INTO THE RIVER.

WHEN SHE CRIED OUT, THE LORD APPEARED AND ASKED, "MY DEAR CHILD, WHY ARE YOU CRYING?"

THE SEAMSTRESS REPLIED THAT HER THIMBLE HAD FALLEN INTO THE WATER AND THAT SHE NEEDED IT TO HELP HER HUSBAND IN MAKING A LIVING FOR THEIR FAMILY.

THE LORD DIPPED HIS HAND INTO THE WATER AND PULLED UP A GOLDEN THIMBLE SET WITH PEARLS. "IS THIS YOUR THIMBLE?" THE LORD ASKED.

THE SEAMSTRESS REPLIED, "NO."

THE LORD AGAIN DIPPED INTO THE RIVER. HE HELD OUT A SILVER THIMBLE RINGED WITH SAPPHIRES. "IS THIS YOUR THIMBLE?" THE LORD ASKED
AGAIN, THE SEAMSTRESS REPLIED, "NO."

THE LORD REACHED DOWN AGAIN AND CAME UP WITH A LEATHER THIMBLE.

"IS THIS YOUR THIMBLE?" THE LORD ASKED.

THE SEAMSTRESS REPLIED, "YES."

THE LORD WAS PLEASED WI TH THE WOMAN'S HONESTY AND GAVE HER ALL
THREE THIMBLES TO KEEP, AND THE SEAMSTRESS WENT HOME HAPPY.

SOME YEARS LATER, THE SEAMSTRESS WAS WALKING WITH HER HUSBAND
ALONG THE RIVERBANK, AND HER HUSBAND FELL INTO THE RIVER AND
DISAPPEARED UNDER THE WATER.

WHEN SHE CRIED OUT, THE LORD AGAIN APPEARED AND ASKED HER, "WHY
ARE YOU CRYING?"

"OH LORD, MY HUSBAND HAS FALLEN INTO THE RIVER!"

THE LORD WENT DOWN INTO THE WATER AND CAME UP WITH MEL GIBSON .

"IS THIS YOUR HUSBAND?" THE LORD ASKED.

"YES," CRIED THE SEAMSTRESS.

THE LORD WAS FURIOUS. "YOU LIED! THAT IS AN UNTRUTH!"

THE SEAMSTRESS REPLIED, "OH, FORGIVE ME, MY LORD. IT IS A MISUNDERSTANDING. YOU SEE, IF I HAD SAID 'NO' TO MEL GIBSON, YOU WOULD HAVE COME UP WITH TOM CRUISE. THEN IF I SAID 'NO' TO HIM, YOU WOULD HAVE COME UP WITH MY HUSBAND. HAD I THEN SAID 'YES,' YOU
WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME ALL THREE. LORD, I'M NOT IN THE BEST OF HEALTH AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THREE HUSBANDS, SO THAT'S WHY I SAID 'YES' TO MEL GIBSON."

THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS: WHENEVER A WOMAN LIES, IT'S FOR A GOOD AND HONORABLE REASON, AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OTHERS.

THAT'S OUR STORY, AND WE'RE STICKING TO IT.

*giggles* (Btw, sorry about the all caps, but I didn't have time to retype it. I wasn't really screaming the whole story at you! ;) )

Now I've got to go get ready to leave for a baseball game! Go Rays!

*hugs*

The Alias Dream

oldromantic — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:28:27 GMT

I just had this dream right before I woke up this morning, and had to share it with you guys.

We Alias fans had begun traveling annually as a group to different locations around the world, and on this particular trip in my dream, we were somewhere in Europe (felt like Ireland). Since there were so many of us, we were in a bunch of smaller groups, and while my group was taking a break from sightseeing and eating in a pub/restaurant, we were watching a small TV in the corner of the room. A movie came on, and I pointed out that the person on screen looked like Jennifer Garner, and her character looked like Sydney. Someone with me pointed out casually, "Oh yeah, that's the Alias movie."

As you can imagine, I was thinking "Whuh?" and I muttered that I'd thought that was an "urban legend" (even though that doesn't make much sense), but apparently, the movie had been made in another country, and wasn't very popular in the U.S. So we watched for a little bit, while I desperately tried to figure out what was going on, and we left before it was over (the others had seen it before). The only thing I did learn was that other than JG, they had all the original actors playing the characters, and I saw MV, GG, VG, LO, KW at one point or another. (I just wish I could remember the storyline so I could write it. I do believe it took place during the timeline of the series, though.)

We continued walking around, trying to meet up with some of the other groups in this large concrete area under an arbor (kind of like a courtyard in the middle of a bunch of businesses), and we wandered over to the doorway of another restaurant. On the back wall, there was a large screen TV, where they were playing the Alias movie as well, so we stood and watched for a few more minutes, until I followed the group back to the arbor and we all sat down.

One girl I was hanging out with must've seen that I was antsy to see the movie, and said, "You can go inside and watch the movie if you want to." I double-checked to make sure that they wouldn't leave without me, and I went in. Trying to find a seat, I found a booth right next to the TV filled with another group of fans and squeezed in with them, finding out that they too had all seen the movie. Again, I used my "urban legend" line () and they explained a little of what was going on - Sydney was going deep cover because she looked exactly like some princess, and they kidnapped the princess to put Sydney in her place. I have no idea what criminal activity the princess was up to, but she had children, so Sydney had to play mommy too. The movie ended kind of abruptly about ten minutes later, and the TV channel advertised that they were going to be playing the second movie (!) later that night. That's when I screamed, "Crap! How many movies are there?!?!?" And a fellow fan replied casually, "Three."

And with my mind screaming (AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!), I woke up.

I'm just glad that I'm close enough to you guys to know that at least ONE of you would inform the rest of us if and when an Alias MOVIE came out. Right? Right????

*ahem*

Thus endeth the insanity.

*huggles* to my fellow Alias fans!!

Heeeeee!!

oldromantic — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 03:57:31 GMT

From hijinx400:

Your results:
You are Superman

Superman		75%
The Flash		75%
Spider-Man		70%
Green Lantern		70%
Supergirl		68%
Wonder Woman		68%
Hulk		65%
Robin		62%
Iron Man		50%
Batman		30%
Catwoman		30%

You are mild-mannered, good,
strong and you love to help others.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...

I would just like to note that the top three are my favorite superheroes OF ALL TIME. Seriously. Hee!

Message for the day...

oldromantic — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:07:07 GMT

Mark 11:23-24: What I say in faith without doubt, I get.

May the farm be with you...

oldromantic — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:46:21 GMT

Seriously, watch this and laugh your head off as I did. And I've never even seen "Star Wars" in its entirety! (but I still got the jokes! Hee!)

The Fan/Fandom Creed

oldromantic — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:46:26 GMT

The Fan/Fandom Creed.

I. I acknowledge that fandom can, has, and will exist without me. I am not important. What I can do, someone else could easily take over. Even if the fandom is tiny, there are probably many more fans of whom I simply have not heard that write/draw/dream things that could blow my mind. Fandom would not fall apart without me.

II. I acknowledge that no matter what I've contributed to it, the fandom owes me absolutely nothing. I will not look for fame, nor will I expect a certain type of treatment from anyone else in the fandom. If people respect me, let them; if people dislike me, let them. I certainly will not threaten to leave and expect anyone to care.

III. I acknowledge that no matter what sort of "credentials" I have in the real world, in fandom, I am merely just another "fan." I might be a published author, a famous artist, or hell, Brad Pitt, but in fandom, if I am not the creator of the canon material, I am merely a follower and I will remember that.

IV. I acknowledge that fandom is a thing created and kept alive by more than one person. People will disagree with me; I will disagree with people. Although I reserve the right to leave the premises or disagree/rant/make snide comments in relative private, I will never flame someone publically or personally for their opinions. If there is discussion in public, it will be civil and I will keep the peace.

V. I acknowledge that there will always be parts of fandom that I dislike; I also acknowledge that there will always be parts of fandom that dislike me; these parts, I will ignore. There will always be people who will never see things my way, no matter what anyone says or does, and there will always be people who keep producing works with which I completely disagree. Again, although I reserve the right to leave the premises or disagree/rant/make snide comments in relative private, I will make no move to actually stop them. They have the right to imagine their versions of characters, just as I have the right to imagine mine.

VI. I acknowledge that, just as fandom owes me nothing, neither do other fans. It doesn't matter who I am; just because I created a community or many people agree with my portrayal of Character A does not give me rights to anything in the fandom. If I receive praise, I will always remember that it is given freely, not due; if I receive criticism, I will take it and remember that criticism, too, is freely given. Regardless of which it is, I will always feel thankful for the time.

VII. I acknowledge that fandom is fandom and how certain people act/how certain people's tastes run in fandom has no relation to them in real life. Although I reserve the right to like or dislike someone based on their OOC/non-fandom-related comments, I will neither judge nor form opinions about someone as a person purely through fandom. Just as slash writers are not always gay and RPers are not always self-inserts, I acknowledge that the fandom-image I know and the real life-person that I do not may be completely different people.

VIII. I acknowledge that there will be other fans that I dislike personally; I also acknowledge that there will be other fans that dislike me personally; these fans, I will ignore. Again, although I reserve the right to leave the premises or disagree/rant/make snide comments in relative private, I will make no move to actually confront them if they have done no wrong. Being a jerk may have them kicked out of communities and forums, but I will always remember that they have as much right to be in the actual fandom as I do. And I will always remember that I do have that right.

IX. I acknowledge that just as I am in fandom to have fun, other people are in fandom for the exact same reason, and I will remember that. I will never do anything to actively try to stop other people's fun, regardless of how much I may disagree with what they are doing. Clause reserving the right to leave the premises or disagree/rant/make snide comments in relative private still holds here, but I will never tell another fan to stop having fun in whatever way they want to have fun. And I will never pay any attention when someone tells me to stop having fun myself.

X. I acknowledge that just as everyone else is a person, that I am a person, too. No matter what other fans may think of me from what they have seen in fandom, I will never let that persona/image/reputation get in the way of being myself if/when I should communicate with them outside of fandom. If they respect me, I will thank them, and if they dislike me, I will accept it, but these things I will strictly keep in fandom only and will not allow them to interfere with my friendships or real life.

XI. I acknowledge that there are people uninterested in my fandom and I will not press my fandom upon them. I will not speak of certain fandoms to those that have no interest in them, nor will I pressure anyone to look at/read/otherwise be forced to come up with reactions to things that they couldn't care less about. I know that fandoms are very specific things, that being pressured into looking at them is highly uncomfortable, and I will not impose that way upon others.

XII. I acknowledge that, in the end, real life is real life and fandom is only fandom. If fandom begins to affects my real life in negative ways, I will remember that I have the option to simply leave and if it gets bad enough, I will. If I am truly unhappy with a certain fandom or the way a certain fandom is going, I will remember that I have the option of simply creating another community for people who share the same interests as me, or the option of just staying and refusing to go with the flow. I will remember that fandom is a simple trade of time with fun, and that if the fun is not worth the cost, I will remember that I am merely wasting time. Above all else, I will remember that remaining in fandom is an entirely voluntary action.

If you follow this creed, please post it in your journal.

Alias Spoilers Clarification...

oldromantic — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:25:44 GMT

Since there has been so many different, conflicting opinions about the future of Alias, I thought I'd clear up what I know from my source (who is very high up on the foodchain):

Borrowed partly from Yahtzee...Michael Vartan will NOT appear in episode 5.07, which is titled, "Fait Accompli." His scenes shot with JG on the beach will appear in episode 5.09, titled, "The Horizon," which will be the last ep before the 8-week hiatus. He WILL also be appearing in some episodes following the December-February hiatus to allow for JG's maternity leave, although I will agree with the critics that that is not yet "set in stone". Contracts cannot be signed until they know exactly which eps he will appear in, which has yet to be determined.

David Anders will appear as Sark in 5.08. The next appearance for Greg Grunberg is not certain but may occur very shortly after the baby hiatus ends. The guest star in both this week's episode, 5.06: "Solo," and 5.07: "Fait Accompli" is actually Mia Maestro, so yay for that!

Also, it is possible that the episode order will be cut from 22 to 18. This is for a number of reasons: low ratings, the baby, other programming ABC wants, etc., but that issue is still up in the air, at this moment in time.

I hope that helps, although I know that some of you that were planning only to watch MV's eps will now plan to skip 5.07 altogether, but that's your decision. It's just that with the depth of the storyline going on this season, I think that by the time MV comes back on the show for that one ep, you'll be too confused to keep up. But that's just my opinion.

*hugs flist*

All things Alias...of course!

oldromantic — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 02:23:48 GMT

Two things that are spoiler-related for S5:

You HAVE to check out this thread on SD-1 and particularly this post because I started it. My theory for S5 based on all the spoilers can be found in the initial quote and then it's commented on by another member, baboontyranny, to which I commented as well. I promise you that you will start to see the little light at the end of the tunnel if you try! Keep the hope alive and/or have faith! The show will certainly fail if it loses all of us because we heard the spoilers before giving the storyline a chance to play out, so I encourage all of you to hang in there.

Also, the promo for S5 that aired during Lost last night can be found on Biba's site and you can find the link here. She offered to host it if anyone could upload it and nataliethealiasfreak did it!! I'm just so darn giddy about seeing the new scenes that I had to share! Hee hee!

Goodnight all! I'll stop pestering you now. *blush*

~Em *hugs*

Okay, spoiler whores. Bring it on.

oldromantic — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:40:23 GMT

Well...a while back, I heard a spoiler...and I laughed it off. Then today, I got a little (lot) more detail (and another official spoiler), and I laughed some more. So, now I want to know everything that's supposed to happen regarding the S5 premiere, and I'm gonna go searching for it. My spoiler-free status starts again as of Episode #2.

But for now, I'm going to bask in the GENIUSNESS that is J.J. Abrams and company. And Amy, you can tell him that I said that I am one fan that will follow him to the bitter and glorious end, whatever it may be. Hee!

Gosh, I should so work in television.

PS: Aimee, don't read my flist's comments, just in case. You stay spoiler-free, now, you hear?

One meme, then off to bed!

oldromantic — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 04:20:29 GMT

I just had to post this one...it's so true!

You are Milk Chocolate

A total dreamer, you spend most of your time with your head in the clouds.
You often think of the future, and you are always working toward your ideal life.
Also nostelgic, you rarely forget a meaningful moment... even those from long ago.

What Kind of Chocolate Are You? Take This Quiz :-)

Find the Love of Your Life
(and More Love Quizzes) at Your New Romance.

*blush* Hee.

Love ya!
~Em *hugs*

Finally! About our trip to LA...

oldromantic — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 04:04:06 GMT

Well, I know it's been a while, but Tracie and I wanted to share what had happened on our trip to Los Angeles in a creative way. So, we came up with this little story, complete with pics!...

The Adventures of Thelma & Louise in L.A. 2005…

Starring: Tracie auntof3 as Thelma and Emily oldromantic as Louise.

The adventure began as all do, with excitement and yet some slight fear of venturing into the unknown, but Thelma and Louise barreled into it with gumption. Searching for all things Alias related as was their goal from the onset of their “vacation”, it started early – 6 a.m. early, when they discovered that their flight was leaving out of Gate A11 from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. They felt that it was a good sign having MV’s favorite hockey jersey number as their gate number (never mind that it was switched at the last minute to Gate A7, because they only took that as an Alias sign in itself as well – don’t ask me how. ).

So, then they were off, and as they entertained themselves with chatting with each other and answering the silly little quiz questions that were flashed on the monitor in front of them, they were tickled to find one of the questions made them think of Nadia because the answer was “Argentina”. Again, they silently smiled at one another because they’d seen that (and subsequently wrote it down on the list that they felt would quickly grow).

Landing in L.A. was no less adventurous. After waiting for well over twenty minutes for the rental car company’s transportation to come and pick them up so they could get our car and be on their way, they got on the bus and soon saw another bus numbered 47 pass by. They shared another smile.

But the real moment for squeeing was when they realized that the car they were being given to drive for the next three days was none other than a Ford Focus.

Disappointed only a little that it wasn’t the blue hatchback they’d seen in the show, they were off in the little car that quickly became known as “The Bitch” when she didn’t want to start up right away. The name seemed to suit her well when they discovered she had a mind of her own about the usage of the damned windshield wipers, and she turned them on and off at her prerogative...during the middle of a freaking rain storm. Moving on...

As soon as they were on the 405, the references began to slack off, but they did notice this license plate that had Thelma leaning out of the window, looking like a crazy person as she tried to take this picture:

(Okay, not really leaning out of the window, but it sounded funnier. ) They were sure that the driver of that car thought that their little grey Ford Focus with the two crazy, female occupants was stalking them. So, after taking the picture, they quickly passed the White Sentra to ward off their suspicions.

After a quick visit to Louise’s (I mean, Emily’s) brother’s house to borrow a map book, get some directions to some good places to eat and sights to see, they stopped to get some gas and noticed a sign for France on the bus stop beside them. They wrote that down too, thinking of MV. Then they saw a sign for a housing development called, “Tuscany” that made them think of Sloane that also went on their list. There was even a “Michael’s Coffee House” as they drove to pick up something to eat at In-n-Out on the way to the highway. So far, they were doing good.

Then they were off with one goal in mind for the day: Meet. Ellie chshalogrl.

Well, that was highly enjoyable, as you’ve probably already heard. And you must’ve seen in the picture she (or they) showed you all. If not, I’ll show it again:

(It’s cropped just a bit. And DUDE! Emily looks like she’s on drugs.)

*ahem* So…after six completely enjoyable hours of chatting with Ellie about all things, including a lot of Alias stuff (which also involved a very unbelievable playing of Etta James’ song “At Last” over the loud speaker in Starbucks that kept Emily from continuing the story she’d been in the middle of telling, when they were all stopped abruptly by the familiar beginning strains of the song), our heroines were off again; this time, to the hotel they’d booked.

But as they were traveling at around 10 p.m. down the road close to their destination, they started noticing that the quality of the area was less than desirable. Doors were suddenly locked and eyes were on the lookout for any possible car-jackers or thieves. They could not wait to get behind the safety of their locked hotel room door. But when they noted a very tall prostitute with a very short skirt standing next to the driveway of their hotel with a sleezy-looking “John” trying to pick her up, they questioned staying in the hotel at all – especially because they couldn’t tell if she’d been male or female. Ewww…

As they pulled up in front of the main entrance, Louise hesitantly enquired, “I wonder if this is one of those places that you can rent by the hour…” It did look like that was a possibility. Still they tried to find a place to park, until they realized that their rental car was the nicest one out of all of the cars in the spaces in front of the building, and immediately, neither one of them wanted to get out of the car. Louise told Thelma, “You know, I don’t think they’ll charge us anything if we just don’t keep the reservation and go somewhere else.”

“Oh, really?” Thelma replied, thankful that Louise had brought up what she too was thinking. “Then let’s see if we can find something else.”

Thankful that they were in agreement on the subject, Louise slammed on the gas, tires squealing, and they booked it outta there.

Once again on the safer side of town, they inquired at one hotel for vacancies but there was no luck. So they moved on and found a much nicer hotel, and decided to take the room if they had a vacancy, no matter what the cost. It was $129 well spent, in their opinions. As soon as they got to their rooms, they let out the breaths they didn’t know they’d been holding, and tried to get the fear of the ordeal they’d just been through out of their minds.

However, Louise wasn’t quite through with the terror and senseless panic as she pointed out and mentioned that the mirrored closet door in the room looked a lot like the one used in the film “The Pelican Brief” – where the assassin was hiding inside the closet that was only opened a couple of inches – when she realized that their closet was opened by only a couple of inches. She jumped back and screamed at the same time she flung it open, freaking out her friend and partner in crime at the same time.

As soon as they calmed down again, they discovered that it was too late to order room service, and they had yet to eat dinner. They remembered that there was a Taco Bell right next door, so they decided to tough up and walk there to get some food. Louise was confident that should they need it on the walk there or back, Thelma could use her TKD experience and go all “Sydney Bristow” on anybody’s ass. Hmph. Nobody messed with them. (But they still ate in safety of their hotel room. )

The next day was an even better adventure with even more Alias references than they could count. Knowing they were planning on going to the late service at Emily’s brother’s church, they had plenty of time to kill for breakfast and…whatever. So they went looking for coffee, and because Ellie had mentioned that Jennifer Garner lived in Brentwood, they went through Brentwood to look for that “coffee”.

They found it in Pacific Palisades on Sunset Blvd:

Louise was certain that this might possibly be “JG’s” Starbucks because of the familiarity of this intersection from tabloid pics of Jen with her significant other(s) at different times, but they weren’t positive about that:

Down at the end of that road that way ---> was a farmer’s market, where many people were shopping, and because they knew that JG liked the farmer’s markets, they walked all the way through it, searching, and then sat in the perfect spot at a little table in between Starbucks and the market with their coffees, where they could see everyone going in and out of both places.

Alas, no Alias actors…although they did see a yellow lab…with non-famous owners.

So, they moved on again, and because Thelma was in need of sunglasses, they walked to the local store to check it out, and the name of the store sounded oddly familiar as well. They weren’t sure, but they thought that it might be another place that JG frequents, so they snapped this photo for the heck of it:

Well, after making it to church on time, and then having lunch with Emily’s brother, sis-in-law, two nephews, and another couple and their baby girl at a small barbeque restaurant, they were off again, seeking the Alias references and actors they so badly craved to see.

Then they suddenly remembered a famous line from their favorite show and took it as a clue: “You told me a couple of months ago that when you feel the need to disappear, you go to the observatory.”

So, they followed the clue and went to the observatory in Griffith Park:

…but it was closed, just as the man had said.

But they did find this nifty street sign that made them think of their favorite leading man:

(Awesome pic of Tracie – err, Thelma, don’t you think??)

And this very familiar carousel:

(Yes, Emily’s that short! JG was able to rest her chin on that gate!)

Leaving Griffith Park, they were determined to at least see the observatory and possibly snap a picture of it from far away, so they went around the entire mountain looking for it. Squealing when they finally saw it, they did a couple of Biscuits in the Bitch to get back to the top of the hill, and this is the best they could do, given the traffic situation:

Stumped yet again as to where the Alias actors could be, they recalled the rest of the lines he’d spoken that day, which were: “And then I remembered you said the pier calms you down.”

But they weren’t there either.

Both Thelma:

and Louise looked:

And so, after molesting the railing that they knew MV had once touched, and wishing to lick it without contracting some horrible disease or garnering the kind of attention they didn’t need, our heroines were off again, trying to recall the rest of the clues our dear MV had given them in one of the scenes they loved.

“And you weren't at the bluffs and the palisades, either,” they remembered he’d said, but they had traveled through the Palisades again that afternoon on the way to Malibu and the coast without any luck, and they weren’t sure where “the bluffs” he’d mentioned might be exactly. They did have dinner at this swanky seafood restaurant called Gladstone’s that had some sort of “bluff” looking area down below the deck. But it didn’t appeal to them to investigate it further with the coldness of the evening air making them miserable. Besides, Emily’s brother had boasted that “a lot” of famous people visited that restaurant “all the time”, so they wanted to stand by the entrance and watch them all trickle in and get tons of autographs. Yeah. They didn’t see even one.

At the end of the evening, they were perplexed that they’d had no luck seeing anyone famous, tired from all of the driving they’d already done, and stuffed from having dinner and a dessert that was Thelma’s dream after five weeks with no chocolate. Dessert was the most gigantic brownie they ever seen, topped with four scoops of ice cream (two vanilla and two coffee), nuts, chocolate sauce, chocolate chips, whipped cream, and topped with a cherry, and between the two of them, they couldn’t even eat a quarter of it. Sheesh – some chocoholics they were.

After rolling themselves out of the restaurant with Thelma’s fat dolphin (bread wrapped in aluminum foil to look like a dolphin), they went back to Emily’s brother’s house to take him and his wife up on their offer of hospitality and spend the night there. On the way there, they took the scenic route up the coast a bit, and then through Malibu Canyon, where they were laughing so hard over…what was it, again?? Something funny enough to wonder if they were going to drive off one of the cliffs, which is where the idea for “Thelma and Louise” came from. Oh yes, we remember. Louise was yelling “Cliff!” to which Thelma would yell back “Norm!” Had them in stitches!! …You had to be there.

Once arriving at the house, it was late, so they tiptoed around the apartment to get ready for bed and soon went to sleep to prepare for the next day’s adventure.

Monday morning dawned clear and bright and warm, which was a first for our heroines’ visit. Knowing that they only had a few hours left before they had to return The Bitch and catch their flights home, they wanted to fill up the rest of their trip with as many more references they could find, and heighten their chances of possibly meeting their favorite actors.

Brainstorming to figure out the best plan of action, they knew there were a few more places they could check, including one location mentioned in the last of that famous conversation they’d remembered the day before. So, after mapping out their plans, they were off.

Traveling on the highway once again, Thelma remembered to snap this photo of the buildings they so often would see in the aerial shots of their favorite show:

And being the huge Weiss fan that Thelma is, she snapped this photo of a street called “Gregory Way”, which they both claimed was close enough of a reference to document:

…then they found what they were looking for: The Disney Lot!!!

Pulling up to the guard station, Thelma snapped this pic:

…while Louise asked about possible tours…??

They thought at first that the guard was the good-natured, joking type, when he dryly said that the lot had been “taken over by Corporate America” and there were no tours anymore, but it turned out that he just had that kind of understated seriousness. After chatting with the unhelpful man for a couple more minutes, they were forced to do another U-turn (biscuit) and leave.

Cursing and mumbling about the Monkeys running ABC while sitting at the next stoplight, they looked up and lo and behold, there was their cage!! So they snapped a pic of that too:

Sadly, Thelma and Louise were running out of time, so they knew they had to get to that one last place before heading home. And when they found it, it was more surreal than anything, even being on the pier.

The Train Station:

Without having seen the last ep of Season One recently, they still managed to find the exact seat that MV had sat in to take that pic. (We don’t care if it’s fuzzy – WE WERE THERE!!!) And then, imagine their shock and surprise to find out that JG and MV had BEEN there just a few weeks earlier to film the scene in 4x13 - “Tuesday”!! Aaahhhh!!! They’d only missed them by a few weeks!! Oy!!

*ahem* So, after stopping in the gift shop/newspaper stand to buy postcards (and a neck pillow for Emily’s looooong flight home), and stopping beside one of the restaurant’s tables to read the menu, they walked out (literally right over the same spot JG and MV danced!!! ) to see if they could make it to Hollywood and Beverly Hills before having to head to the airport.

After traveling through all the major, annoying, traffic issues they’ve got going on in that city, Thelma and Louise got close enough to see the “Hollywood” sign for a split second (not long enough to take a pic though – grrrr…) before they had to turn and go the other direction toward LAX, promising that they would start in Beverly Hills on their trip next year.

Disappointed that it was almost over, they were quietly reflecting on their few, short days in the glamorous city, when they had one more sighting worth photographing:

Until next year…

THE END

Now…how many Alias references did you find in that story?? Every little thing counts!!

We hope you enjoyed that as much as we did.

Love you guys!!
~Em *hugs*

I feel : easily amused

Something new...

oldromantic — Mon, 03 Jan 2005 01:59:31 GMT

Because no one else on my flist has mentioned this yet, I thought I should. Go to ABC.com right now, because they have a longer promo for the new season of Alias, including clips of interviews with some of the cast members. It is fabulous. It should start automatically on the left side of the main page as long as you have the updated version of Windows Media. Otherwise, just click on "This season on Alias".

And can I just say that I nearly SQUEEEE'd my heart out (had Mr. Em not been on the phone right next to me) to see Sydney back on the ice!!! Aaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!! I don't know if I'm going to make it!!!

*breathe*

Okay. I'm calmer now.

Love you guys!!
~Em

Stupid question...

oldromantic — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:27:15 GMT

Hey all you experienced LJ users...

How the heck do you get the smilies in your journal entries?? I would love to use smilies if I could because I'm such a smiley ho. (I could use the blushing one right there. :P ) Someone please share the knowledge!

Thanks! Love ya!
~Em :hug:

22 DAYS!!

I'm OBSESSED!!

oldromantic — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 21:42:01 GMT

I swear, I keep checking SD-1 like every five minutes thinking it's going to change, forgetting that Blake is in the Pacific Time Zone and I'm in EST and he probably won't be home to open the board for several more hours... *slaps forehead* I told you I was a dork.

In other news, for those of you interested, I've written a LOST Jack/Kate fic and posted it over at Lost-forum here. I hope you'll check it out!

Next up is a YYY update!! Yep, I'm on a roll!!

Love ya!
~Em :hug:

Feeling the lurve...

oldromantic — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:26:05 GMT

I just had to stop and say how much I appreciate all of you...again. I was entertaining myself re-reading your reviews on here for my fic and the teaser for "Precious" and just loving you guys. I would just like to give a big :smooch: to all of my SD-1 friends that I've run into here on LJ. I'm so glad you found me (or I found you, whatever the case may be. ;) ) because it's really helped me through this SD-1 hiatus! I've really missed it, especially since seeing the Promo, because that's got me all hyped up for S4 now!! I cannot wait!!! 5 WEEKS and 1 DAY!!

*sigh*
~Em :hug: