the planets bend between us

talkofcake — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:52:48 GMT

I think one of my biggest pet peeves re this whole Monsoon issue is how people are surprised that Magnus kissed a woman since she's been 'straight' up until this point. That implies that sexuality is a solid, a constant, an unmoving, unevolving factor in one's personality. If you really study the psychology, in theory, of someone nearly three hundred years old, doesn't it make sense that sexuality would be a fluid factor? It changes with time, just like the seasons, or maybe it doesn't change at all. Maybe it's always there, always open, just waiting for each individual to come along and effect you. What I'm saying is, I can easily see Magnus being pansexual, but not defining herself by any sexual orientation whatsoever. She's probably dated abnormals, women, men, something in between... who knows. If she's so accepting of every type of creature, why wouldn't she be the same way sexually? I can't see her bothering with something so silly as a gender preference after her three lifetimes.

Of course, this is solely my opinion and personal bias of how I view her character. Feel free to discuss, disagree, whatever!

this is random

talkofcake — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:57:44 GMT

It hasn't bothered me in a while since no one generally talks about it anymore, but all of the sudden I see this argument pops up again and I finally feel the need to rant in public about it.

Sanctuary's season three episode "Hero 2: Broken Arrow" is the subject of a lot of criticisms. Whether you aren't a Kate fan, don't care for lighthearted Sanctuary episodes, or have deeper issues with the plot, I think a majority of fans didn't care for the episode. It's not my favorite, but there's certain elements of it that will make me watch it several more times over the course of my involvement in the show.

But there's one argument that really pisses me off. I guess you could say I'm a feminist, but I generally don't refer to myself as such because of the territory that comes with being a feminist. There's no gray areas. You're either not or you are, and I'm really not fond of such extremes. I'm a feminist, in that I support the empowerment of women with equal rights, not some ridiculous mantra that females are the greater sex and they should be elevated or the opinion is invalid. So, when the argument that Hero 2 is anti-feminist is brought into play, I'm left very pissed off.

Sanctuary is so good at giving the males and females of the show equal territory. The main cast is made up of two males and two females, and all of them are intelligent, useful, but flawed human beings. But one thing I do love that the show does is, for a change, the men are usually the "damsels in distress". They're generally not portrayed as weak, simply not always elevated like men in a man's world usually are. This gives the females a chance to come to their rescue, show off them general badassery skills and smarts.

In Hero 2, Kate is possessed by an abnormal that takes the form of a super hero suit. It's a cracky episode, that's the point. The suit isn't even possessing her, per se, but stripping her of her inhibitions. Technically, we're seeing a Kate that is very similar to how we met her before she joined the Sanctuary. Unrestricted, sexual, tough, clever, and selfish. Kate has control over her actions as much as someone who's drunk does. You do some things you probably wouldn't sober, and your judgment is clouded, but you aren't making these choices against your will.

As I mentioned earlier, the men of Sanctuary aren't always the alpha male types. They get in trouble, need saving, take off their shirts and sometimes even their pants. So when Kate is put in a leather catsuit with lowered inhibitions, suddenly we're making the anti-feminism argument? The episode is degrading to the character? How? She's not allowed to be sexy? Her friend isn't allowed to acknowledge that fact? The fact is, Kate IS sexy (opinions, of course, may vary on that). But she's sexy because she's smart, clever, sassy, savvy, bad ass, AND hot. Women being sexual should never be viewed as anti-feminism, in my opinion. If Kate was being portrayed as a hot girl stereotype in the show, it'd be different, but the writer's go out of their way to portray her as a strong woman who's also hot. Big, big difference.

Let's say it was Henry or Will who got the catsuit. Something tells me fandom wouldn't have a problem with the guy being the one with lowered inhibitions, kicking everyone's ass. It wouldn't be degrading to them, but just because it's a woman it makes it intolerable? I have to say I disagree with this 100%.

Another point that bugs me is, as I briefly touched up on, a few people in fandom have said Henry "sexually harassed" Kate by calling her hot. If Kate hadn't been in the suit... if Hank and Kate had been blowing up shit in the lab and he looked over and said she was hot... how would Kate react? Because that's the telling part. I highly doubt she'd be offended, angry, or even bothered by it. I think she'd grin at him with that sparkle in her eye. The fact that Henry would even say that to her out loud shows me they're at a proximity in their relationship, friendship, and partnership where they're comfortable enough to say things like that to each other.

Men are allowed to think women are hot. Women are allowed to think men are hot. That's not disrespectful, it's biology. It's disrespectful when either genders are pigs about it, and that's really all I'm going to say about that unless anyone would like me to elaborate on why I feel this way.

Interestingly enough, in season two, in the episode "Hero 1", I don't recall any feminists jumping on the scene when Will eye sexes Magnus after Walter reveals he has x-ray vision. And again, if Will or Henry were in a tight, leather suit, if Kate, Magnus, or any other woman commented on how hot they looked, would the same people calling accusations say the same thing? I can't say for sure, obviously, but most-likely not since the guys are dropping trou all the time on the show.

End rant. I hope I expressed my views clearly enough. Please feel free to discuss your thoughts on this with me. I'm always up for a good discussion!

unpopular opinion time: FRINGE

talkofcake — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:29:56 GMT

I think a lot of fandom hates Peter right now. Am I the only one who doesn't? I want to take a moment to look at the situation from both POVs.

Olivia

The simplest way to put it is, it's probably a lot like coming home to your significant other after a long time away and realizing they've been cheating on you. Obviously it's not quite the same, but it has to have the same emotional sting... plus more. Not only did Peter 'cheat' on her with another woman, he 'cheated' on her with another Olivia. From our Olivia's perspective, Alt!Liv is stronger, better, happier, more loved. Her adequacy issues over the situation are made very obvious in 'Marionette' when Olivia asks Astrid if Peter seemed happier with the other version of her.

So, yes. Heart wrenching, confusing, she feels betrayed, unloved, unwanted (this universe was doing just fine with a happier version of herself, right?). Right now she can't touch her own things without knowing the other Olivia has been rifling through them, sleeping in her bed, sleeping with the man she loves. She can't even stand to look at Peter. Can anyone stand being with the person who cheated on you? I've been there. I know how it is, how much it sucks and how much you just want to throw up and never be near them again. I think over time, the pain will lessen for her but will never disappear completely. However, over time, she also might start seeing things from Peter's view...

Peter

Poor, poor Peter. Everyone hates Peter right now. They have sort of good reason to, but if you're hating Peter over his blindness and stupidity, consider this.

Peter was ultimately raped. Over and over. And he enjoyed it. Can you imagine what that will be like for him to ponder in retrospect? Sure, he lost his lover, he lost the woman he thought he loved and knew that the moment he came clean with Olivia, he must lose her forever, but besides that; he was ultimately raped. Not just physically but also emotionally. So what do rape victims feel afterwards? Guilt, hopelessness, responsibility over the situation ("this is all my fault"). Sound pretty familiar, doesn't it?

I just wanted to mention that the fact that Peter was honest with Olivia? That blew my mind in the best of ways. I wanted to give him a hug. I think the fact that he came clean with her overrules the fact that he slept with the wrong Olivia. He could have so easily lied about his relationship with Otherlivia so that he could have his Olivia back. But you know what? He wasn't selfish like that. He realized that even if he would have everything he wanted, with the right Olivia in his arms at night, he'd have to live with the guilt either way. So would it be better to be honest with her then to hurt her down the line when things would be so much worse for both of them? I really congratulate him for being an honest man. I can't imagine how hard that would have been.

So why the hate, Fringe fandom? Sure. He probably should have seen. And why would being in bed with her make a difference? He doesn't know his Olivia's love making style. If Walter, Astrid, Broyles, and no one else could see it, why put the blame on Peter? "Seeing her at her most intimate" isn't an excuse since he had never seen his Olivia at her most intimate. Had he, then yeah, there would have been no excuse for not seeing it.

The fact remains, Lying!Liv was good. She's Olivia. She's perceptive, observant, and good at what she does. Every extra smile and every bit of ignorance had a perfectly good excuse. Like our Olivia said, she knew the facts. She knew that if Olivianate (okay, worse one yet, sorry) slipped up, she'd have that excuse.

I also can't stand it when people claim - righteously - that Peter thought with his dick. I joke about it, too, but seriously. How can you look at the way he smiled at Alt!Liv while she was in bed with him, nuzzled her hair, kissed her way, looked utterly in love and say that was because of his downstairs head? That was because of his heart. Which is heartbreaking and so tragic in its own right, because realizing how in love he'd been and how, for those two months, he'd had a chance to manifest it, you realize just how much he lost.

Conclusion

They've both lost everything. She's lost the man she loves, he's lost the woman he loves. They're at equal grounds. He was blinded by love, and now she's blinded by pain. I don't think he'll push or even be waiting. I think he'll step back, give her space, give her time, but he won't be expecting her to make any positive decision about him. He's guilty. He knows he screwed up. He also knew that by telling her, this might happen. I think that shows just what kind of man Peter is and just how far he's come from that egotistical smart ass in season one.

I think something huge has to happen for Olivia to realize how much she still needs Peter. I have a feeling he'll come close to death over whatever reason and the fallout of that will be beautiful. She'll hopefully start to see things from his perspective once her own pain stops being so blinding.

Thoughts?

Sanctuary ficlet: "I Am Left Hoping Someday I'll Breathe Again"

talkofcake — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:42:02 GMT

Title: "I Am Left Hoping Someday I'll Breathe Again"
Author: talkofcake
Rating: PG
Category: Angst (or as I like to say, "aaaaaangst")
Pairing: Helen/John

Summary: They're both waiting. Waiting for a day that will never arrive.

A/N: Just a short, reflective piece on the currency of their relationship. And it's Thursday! Which means tomorrow is 'For King and Country'! Cue the flails.

Thanks to telksy for the read-through! :)

She's standing at the window. Waiting. Waiting for a day that will never arrive. Still she waits, with lonely eyes and a haunted heart and the rest of an eternity at her doorstep.

He enters in silence. She's only aware of his presence because of the faint scent that drifts to her nostrils. It's a scent she's imagined far too many times over the last century. It haunts her.

He drifts to her side like a wafting ghost, pale and effortless, long limbs and Victorian poise offering him a continued sense of grace even during his most violent hours. She despises it, for it's that very grace that never ceases to remind her of brighter days.

But this is not a violent hour.

Normally he would offer her a wistful expression, face full of emotion and longing and pain as he lifts a hand to brush against her porcelain skin, only to have it drop at his side before it makes contact, her warmth remaining a mere memory to his fingertips. But today he senses the things that weigh upon her, the utter loneliness and tragedy she is forced to endure. He can see it in the tension of her lips and the tight clasp of her hands. He feels every ounce of it.

Today his fingers make the vaguest, most delicate contact, calloused tips embracing, even just for a moment, porcelain dusted with rose.

Her eyes flutter shut, a soft breath emerging from her painted lips. It's so subdued he wonders if he imagined it.

With a gentle, yearning sigh, his arm, burdened by days of afternoon carriage rides, morning lectures, and crumpets in the Oxford courtyard, drops to his side, and he turns to leave. To his grandest surprise, the simple yet electric sensation of her fingers wrapping around his wrist beckons him to stay, even before her wavering voice does in the unabsorbed silence.

"John..."

He doesn't think one word has ever sounded so powerful, so meaningful, and yet so helpless all at once. He turns and meets her eyes, observes they look like the glass pond he took her skating on a hundred years ago. She's never been so fragile to him.

Empowered by her grasp, his wrist pulsing under the strength of it, he steps forward and carefully draws her into an embrace, alert for signs of her anticipated resistance. It's only to be expected, after all. When all he feels is her body melt against his, head tucking itself into the crook of his neck like it never left, he wraps his long arms around her with confidence, heart aching so strongly in his chest that he suspects it could burst at any moment.

"John," she repeats, drawing in a shaky breath. For this moment in time, she will let herself be comforted by the embrace she's experienced only in her unsolicited dreams. It's both alleviating and tormenting.

"Helen."

His breath warms her scalp, and she's painfully reminded of brisk, winter mornings with frost on the windows and tangled limbs between white linen.

"I miss you," she confesses, even though it's merely redundant with the way she's clinging. But it's more honest than she's been in decades.

"I miss you, too," he breathes, closing his eyes tightly and memorizing every way her body curves into his, every nuance of this single moment in time. The way her fingers bruise his skin. Her breath tickling his throat, causing goosebumps to arise. Remnants of a perfume he suspects, in her haste, is from the prior day. The pressure of her hips against his that tempts desire.

"I wish..."

"I know."

There's no need for her to finish. He's known since the day he first sliced into human flesh and discovered how fragile it is against a sharp blade, the warmth of burgundy blood trickling down his hands.

He holds her too long. She holds on too tight. And when it's over, the brush of his lips against her forehead and a curl of hair on the lapel of his jacket is all they will have.

They're both waiting. Waiting for a day that will never arrive.

hey, soul sister.

talkofcake — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:13:41 GMT

Sanctuary article. Why Isn't Helen Magnus Getting Laid?

Lovely title for an article. *rolls eyes*

Naturally, I have something to say about this. This article sort of implies that Helen Magnus needs a man on her arm (or in her bed) to be sensual. I highly disagree. I respect her more for not sleeping with Tesla when he slithered into her room in Animus because that's what a two-dimensional character would have done. Their relationship is complex, but even more so, Magnus is complex. We have no idea what men or women she's with in her own time. I'd like to think that she has a list of lovers she sees time to time, but they're private, just like the rest of her life. If she isn't having regular sex (or even semi-regular sex), that is unfortunate and it would be nice for her to finally have someone to relieve the stress of her life, but I don't think it's necessary to see Helen Magnus as a sensual character.

Magnus, to me, is a strong, independent, powerful, intelligent, savvy woman who does not need anyone else to bring her to that level of sexy. It's one of the reasons I love her as opposed to, let's say, characters on shows like Glee where the girls need a boyfriend in order to have the status cool (nevermind they're silly 16-year-olds).

So would it be nice for Magnus to get laid? Yes. But so far, it doesn't look like she's complaining. She had an opportunity last week with a close friend and she clearly resisted. I respect her for that. She loves her friends and cares for them too much to have a one night stand with them. And judging by Next Tuesday, I honestly think a woman in her position has plenty of men or women willing to help her out when she needs it. ;) I do hope we don't ever get too much of a glimpse of that life though. It's private, it makes her more mysterious. The only reason Magnus doesn't seem as enigmatic as she used to is because the characters we see her through are getting closer to her. Look at how she was viewed by outside characters in Broken Arrow by people who had never met her before. Mysterious. Strong. Powerful. Intelligent. Not easy to undermine one bit.

One thing I do agree with in that article is that I miss the Will Vision. Not the special effects, per se, because Robin can rock the Will vision with or without them, but just the whole Sherlock Holmes side to the character. I do love that Will hasn't been reduced to just a psychiatrist (and I love getting little reminders of that's what he is), and he's not playing the second in command role pretty bad ass. He's a great counterbalance for Magnus.

Anyways, need to be off to work now. Let me know your thoughts! :)

wallpaper & banner

talkofcake — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 08:47:00 GMT

All sizes & variations here.

Also, new layout matches. talkofcake

hoo wah.

talkofcake — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:06:46 GMT

Happy birthday, Robin! In celebration, have a Will Zimmerman wallpaper. If you need a different size, just ask. :)

oh, fandom.

talkofcake — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 10:17:40 GMT

I wanna talk TV 'biz for a sec. Please feel free to pass this post on to your friends.

Recently, Syfy hacked Caprica. Canceled it. Took it from their active programming. Red-lighted it? I don't know. Call it what you want, but Caprica is done.

Why?

Because it's ratings sucked. Meaning: it didn't get viewers.

No, the fault isn't Syfy's advertising. No, Syfy didn't hate Caprica. If they hated it, why would they air it? There's plenty of other shows they could spend money on. They even tried moving it to Tuesday nights, which is sort of the hotspot on Syfy. Both Warehouse 13 and Eureka have done phenomenal on Tuesday nights, so regardless of how you feel about its move, they were actually trying to help it. Did it help? No, it did not. But that's not Syfy's fault, that is simply because it did not generate an audience. If your show is receiving barely 900K viewers an episode, this is very, very bad and you can almost be assured it will not see another season.

The only thing puzzling about this to me is that Syfy is not airing the final five (*snerk*) episodes until 2011. Perhaps they are going to rework the final story arc to be more conclusive. Whatever their reasoning, I'm sure it's not as mindless as 'because we can' since, while many people who hate Syfy would like to think they have no idea what they're doing, they are actually a multi-billion business who generate a butt load of money every year. 'Because we can' simply is not a logical business mantra, so I trust there is a reason behind this tactic.

There's talk of boycotting Syfy amongst the Caprica fans. They're quitting the channel cold turkey, which means Sanctuary, SGU, Warehouse 13, Eureka, and all of the other programs will be losing viewers.

I just need to ask.

How does this make sense?

Your show didn't get viewers - which means the fault lies in the television audience who didn't connect with the show, give it a chance, or illegally downloaded when there were other options available - so you're going to contribute to the possibility of other network cancellations in the same fashion?

Logical.

Guys, if you know anyone who is planning on boycotting Syfy on Caprica's behalf, please send some valid points their way. Boycotting the channel will not only narrow the chances of Caprica's return (if there is no Syfy, how would there be a Caprica?), it's just plain stupid. If you're going to boycott, go out into the public and yell at the people who didn't watch. I would hate to see any other Syfy programming that's actually getting decent ratings right now suffer because of misplaced blame.

Did I hate Caprica? No way. I loved it. To death. I think it was one of the smartest shows on TV right now. This is completely my opinion, but I think the show's lack of success has to do with the dramatic difference between Caprica and Battlestar Galactica. BSG was an action-driven space opera, whereas Caprica was mostly drama-driven. The target audience wasn't the same, per se, so I think its safe to assume that the massive amounts of fans that would have come in from BSG gave the first few episodes a chance (if even), then gave up.

Which doesn't really lead me into my next point, but I'm going to pretend it does.

Watch shows live, guys! I understand we can't always. DVR if you can't. DVR sittings are counted, just not in the initial ratings. If you do not have the means to watch a show live whether it be because of the country you're in, lack of cable/satellite, etc., the next best thing would be to stream your shows through official websites, like http://syfy.com. The next best things after that include Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, and of course, DVD sales. Illegally downloading is just secondhand to most internet users, but there's absolutely no effective method of tracking illegal downloads, nor does this contribute to sales in any way. And since television is a business, first and foremost, no sales = no shows. My thoughts would be, if you live in a place where the show doesn't air and you illegally download but want to keep your show on the air, try to contribute in one of these ways as well.

I'm going to miss Caprica dearly, and man does it make me mad we won't see the last five episodes until 2011. But boycotting Syfy will not be effective in any way, other than to spread negativity throughout fandom when this is the time for positivity. If you want to see the show back, join in the petitions, tell your friends about the show and have them catch up either through syfy.com, Hulu, iTunes, DVDs. Perhaps a massive amount of sudden viewers and DVD sales would get the attention of Syfy's advertisers.

Have any questions? Feel free to ask. I'm not a pro, but if I don't know the answer, the chances are someone does. I hope this was a little enlightening for someone.

Last but not least, please remain civil. I won't tolerate anything resembling immaturity in this post (i.e. telling Syfy or anyone else for that matter how to copulate with themselves in very creative positions).

Re: "STFU fandom"

talkofcake — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:16:06 GMT

So apparently there's a Kate/Henry vs. Kate/Will shipping war started by all the Kate/Henry shippers since all of the Kate/Will shippers are above that.

I'm going to quickly disclaim that I don't know every single Kate/Henry shipper out there, but I know a lot of the 'vocal' ones; the ones involved in fandom.

But... WHAT?

I'm sorry. There is no war. A war is bashing the "other side's" ship. Name-calling. Bashing the "other side's" shippers. More name-calling. If you're calling this a ship war ("I don't like this ship" "I don't see this ship" "I don't understand this ship" "I would rather see this ship" "I heart my ship"), you're trying way too hard to start drama.

Just because two opposing opinions exist does not mean there's a war going on; it means there's two opposing opinions and a world full of people with varying outlooks.

Of course we're all going to joke. Of course we're all going to have WTF moments over a ship we don't like. And we're very much entitled to. That? Is not war.

It's funny how people parade the "each to their own" mantra and can't follow it themselves.

I needed to get that off my chest.

character meme

talkofcake — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:46:13 GMT

Saw this floating around. Thought it looked fun!

Write up five to ten passages (100-ish words or less), each as a different character. Have your friends guess what characters you're portraying to see how good your voices are. Constructive criticism is optional.

I'm all for constructive criticism. If you think there's something I could have done to make my character better (assuming you know who it is - LOL), go for it. Characters from various fandoms.

Have fun! Link me if you do this, because I want to guess. :)

Comments are screened until everyone who wants to guess has a chance.

01

Dinner parties? Yeah, yeah. Try a bunch of snobby, wealthy politicians with their heads up their asses, dressed to the nines in shiny garb that would make great targets on the range, all getting together to drink wine and give her mom crap about the way she runs things. Peachy. But she could handle tagging along because it's just part of the way they did stuff around here.

In pants. Pants. There's no way in hell she was wearing a dress. Her mom could sell it to her all she wanted, even make it pretty tempting with a concealed thigh holster to boot.

But nuh-uh. She was not wearing a dress. Never. Nope. Not happening.

02

She could fix it. She could always fix it. Just give her a screwdriver, a computer, and five minutes to make a few calculations, and she could save the universe.

So why the hell couldn't she find a solution to her own love life?

03

"God has a plan for each and every one of us. He tests us, breaks us down, and then builds us back up again, and gives us the answers we need in our darkest hour. I pray that He will provide us strength and guide us along our journey, so that we may be united with Him and our loved ones at the end of our time here. May we carry out his duties with faith and perseverance, no matter what the cost.

No matter how many lives we must spare along the way.

Amen."

04

Screw this. He wasn't just going to sit back and watch his friends suffer for his sake. They told him he had a choice, but what choice was there? Really? They needed answers and he was going to do anything he could to get them. For the first time in his life, he felt like he actually had a family who cared about him.

For the first time, he knew his place in the world, felt right and at home.

Chucking a worn-out baseball at the wall, he stands to his feet and rolls his shoulders. No, there is no other choice. Not this time.

05

Beer. God's gift to man. Liquid of the gods. Man's rightful duty is to pour as much of it on the biggest, juiciest steak around and eat it. Devour it. Man's gift to the gods.

Ah, yes. The secret ingredient of any fine meal.

Now, who mentioned beer?

06

"It's incredible, isn't it? Father used to say that meteor showers were the universe's light shows; that you could live lifetimes and still never grow tired of the sight. A bit ironic, but he was right." She shakes her head and smiles, lips curling upward and eyes crinkling with appreciation and wonder. She lights up in almost girlish delight at how beautiful something so simple, yet so astounding can still be to her. "He also used to say that meteor showers were, to the contrary, the most difficult time to make a wish, because there's just one star in the sky for you, and you need to find it. And if you do... all your wishes will come true."

07

Lock and load, baby. None of that nine millimeter crap that what's-his-face carries around (two problems: plastic and police issued; traceable). Time to bring out the big guns. Custom-made sixty caliber with some delicious silver-tipped hollowpoints. Gonna bring those baddies down with one hair-trigger. Extra clips of fifteen in my back pocket. I know I promised I'd bring along the tranqs, but you know me, don't wanna bother with the little girl toys when the shiny stuff is right at my fingertips. (Okay, fine, tranqs are in my other back pocket.) Gonna show those underground scum they just messed with the wrong girl. No one takes one of my guys captive and expects to walk out of it with all of their body parts intact. At least, not the ones that count.

If you know what I mean.

08

"It's alright, love. You know what I mean? It's like... you can't quite say what you're feeling." He makes an absurd hand gesture towards her face, stepping towards her and almost pinning her against the wall. "But it's alright. I get it. It's like... some mesh of guilt and fear and maybe a little bit of something else. You know? You know. Like you're enjoying this back and forth. You enjoy being mad at me, blaming me You enjoy... the control. Which is okay, because you and I both know how sick and twisted human emotions are." He watches the way her lip twitches, the distinct dilation of her pupils and the rise and fall of her chest. Arousal. Bloody arousal.

Smirking, he rocks on his heels and falls back to an appropriate distance, pointing a finger at her. "I knew it."

He clenches his jaw and strides off, leaving her staring after him.

twitter-pated for Sanctuary

talkofcake — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:31:44 GMT

If you're like me, you may spend a little bit too much time on Twitter. In the world of social networking, it's become one of my favorite outlets, simply because it allows me fast, easy access to all the latest news and updates in the fandom world. If you're not already aware, a majority of the Sanctuary cast and crew are also on Twitter and are very interactive with the fans.

Use this meme to connect with other Sanctuary fans on Twitter - and maybe even on other social netowrking sites like LJ, Facebook, Tumblr, and more. Copy/paste the following into a new comment, fill out what applies to you, then look around for people you might be interested in connecting with.

Have fun, make friends, be civil, and flail all the heck you want.

talkofcake — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:08:05 GMT

In the end of 3x02 'Firewall', the team finds themselves admiring a holographic city with technology further advanced from anything they've ever seen. Where is the city? Does it even exist? Who made it? These are all questions I'm sure the journey of season three will answer us.

Going back to season one, we know from Nikola Tesla that the most advanced race ever to walk the planet was Sanguine Vampiris, or vampires. In Sanctuary's canon, these creatures were the pharaohs and Caesars of ancient civilization, and during their rule, art, literature, science, and technology all flourished. But over time, the human race began to view the creatures as 'impure' and evil (Magnus points out that with good reason, as the vampires enslaved humans), and the church began extermination. Druitt tells Ashley in 'The Five' that those who lived through the purges were made sterile.

Via some various spoiler sources, mostly Twitter and Facebook, it's been revealed that vampires will be back for season three. So what if this mysterious city is where the ancient vampires relocated after the fall of Bhalasaam? They're certainly the only creatures we know of so far with that type of advanced technology.

This brings me to an episode in the back ten of season three that will be called Awakening (click the link for detailed spoilers). The episode involves Jonathon Young as Tesla and a vampire queen. Hmm!

So tell me what you guys think. Likely? Unlikely? Plausible? VAMPIRES! HECK YES?

theoriesss.

talkofcake — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:27:35 GMT

So on Twitter lately, the entire Sanctuary cast, God bless them, have been going on about how episode 3x17 will be their most ambitious episode yet.

Tanks, explosions, elaborate on-location sets. Jonathon Young. Peter Wingfield. Amanda Tapping... while the "kids" have time to party at the VIFF (Robin, Agam, Robert, & RyRo).

World War I, baby. The episode, we also know thanks to Agam, is called Normandy, which is a historical battlefield in France. For reference.

WWI ended in late 1918, which is before Nikola Tesla's historically faked death (we know that Magnus hadn't seen him for over fifty years since he went into hiding), so what the heck do you bet that Magnus, Tesla, and Watson all fought in WWI? And if it isn't WWI, there's dozens of other wars that took place through Victorian era, but this is obviously the most noted.

SQUEE.

3x02 - firewall

talkofcake — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:06:59 GMT

I'm an absolute dork and need to melt over something.

Aww. She's holding his baseball. I bet they're discussing the cornfield*. I just find this adorable and needed to get it out of my system. :)

For anyone who might not understand the cornfield, in Eulogy, Magnus says she thinks death is like the cornfield in Field of Dreams. In the trailers for season three, we see Will running through a cornfield... and...

SPOILERS FOR S3 FROM TSE.

In the trailer we saw at TSE, Magnus says to Will, "To talk to Kali, you must die." Insert shot of him racing through the cornfield.

Here's the rest of the promo stills if you missed them.

3x01 'Kali Part 3'
3x02 'Firewall'

nothing personal.

talkofcake — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:28:18 GMT

She's so pretty she takes my breath away.

pick a side, pick a fight.

talkofcake — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:08:57 GMT

Kate wallpaper. 3 sizes. One variation. HERE.

but all I can seem to do, is stand awestruck in front of you.

talkofcake — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:44:50 GMT

Words cannot express this weekend. I think I need time to let it sink in before I actually post about it.

Um. Chris Heyerdahl listened to me play one of my Amanda songs. And then got my Youtube and Twitter and told me he'd have her listen to it because he thought it was gorgeous and... yeah.

That happened.

So did my many Robin Dunne hugs and the wink and the wave and oh my God.

THIS IS POINTLESS. I can't put anything into words, so honestly, I'm going to leave you with the song lyrics that Chris Heyerdahl heard from me and loved so much (I still blush just thinking about it!).

"All For You" - Justine Benoit

I open my mouth to speak
profound words of measured peace
but all I can seem to do
is stand awestruck in front of you

when you ask me what, you don't understand
there's a beauty within you I can't comprehend
my voice fails and my pulse it sails
can't find the words to say
have to find a different way

don't you know I'd cross the world for you
with a boat I'd battle raging oceans, it's true
don't you know I'd climb mountains for you, all for you
I'd walk across the galaxy
then open up the sky so you could see it with me
don't you know I'd bring a star back for you
and ask it to shine
like you do all the time
all for you, all for you

don't want this to ever end
even when the shadows bend
constellations
unwind from their places
it won't matter anyway
you shine brighter than they

don't you know I'd cross the world for you
with a boat I'd battle raging oceans, it's true
don't you know I'd climb mountains for you, all for you
I'd walk across the galaxy
then open up the sky so you could see it with me
don't you know I'd give you the moon
and ask it to shine
like you do all time
all for you

everything, I'd give you everything
the sun and the moon and the stars
everything, I'd give you everything
just please don't change who you are

Vancouver. Vangroovy. Vanctuary. 2010.

talkofcake — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:03:29 GMT

Giggling. Tequila. "I am not drunk, I'm tipsy!!" Vancouver. Amanda Tapping. Fangirls. Cute waiter/actors. Sanctuary. "OH GODS, MY LIPGLOSS." Potato chips. Songwriting. "Chris H. is... really tall." FRIENDS. I-never-ever-want-to-leave-this-happy-place. "We will NOT be drunk tweeting Amanda." MORE. GIGGLING. Fireworks. Tim Hortons. "I HAVE PLUMP, KISSABLE LIPS." SG-14. "Would you like to see my ass? That was my ass." We-can-clap-with-our-feet. Picnics in parks. Sandwiches. SQUIRREL. "Can I take a mountain home with me?" WACKO! Boots. "DAHHHLING." Starbucks. Skytrains. ‎"You girls look like best friends. And you have pretty hair. You have this force field around you like Princess Leia." Water bottles. "My cheeks hurt." Walking-till-your-feet-fall-off. Mountains. Ocean. Twitter. "Robin Dunne is hot and he drops his pants a lot. Amanda Tapping's queen and the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen." Drunk tweets. EGYYYYYPT! "Do ducks fly. No, really, do they?" Z-formation. UP AGAINST A WALL. "Ashley's mom has got it going on. She's all I want and I've waited for so long." Belting Disney and Lady Gaga songs on public transit. "ARE YOU FILMING ME?" Pretty people. What-rhymes-with-queen? Sunsets. Heavy guitars. Next Tuesday.

Best. Ever.

I love my effing life.

Now take one, pass it on. (Post a memory or quote in the comments from Vancouver 2010. Anyone can do it. It can be one line or an entire paragraph. Link back.)

cover time.

talkofcake — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:23:17 GMT

I just uploaded two covers I recorded today. They're not perfect, but they never will be until I get my butt into a studio. Hope you enjoy!

- City, originally performed by Sara Bareilles
- The Scientist, originally performed by Coldplay

Both are voice & piano. I'll get back to the guitar soon, promise. :)

thought some of you might be interested

talkofcake — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:27:03 GMT

X-Files, Star Wars, and Lord of the Rings merchandise for sale on my ebay.

Please help feed me in Vancouver? ;)

talkofcake — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:30:31 GMT

new photo set

queen of everything.

talkofcake — Thu, 13 May 2010 03:12:54 GMT

Hey, all! I made a Magnus/Will friendship wallpaper. I've always loved this line from The Fray's "Never Say Never" and I think it fits season two Magnus/Will perfectly. Enjoy! :)

1600x900 | 1400x900 | 1280x800 | 1024x768

new photography set

talkofcake — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:22:55 GMT

"melting snow"

Also wanted to say a thank you for all the lovely birthday wishes in case I missed someone. :) You're such lovely friends!

look at the stars, look how they shine for you.

talkofcake — Mon, 03 May 2010 03:13:16 GMT

New. Camera. It's my best friend now. As always, would appreciate a little love on flickr. Although, here would make me just as happy! :) (And, you know, pimping would also make me happy. Early birthday present? Heh.)

set #1: spring rain macros (or "my first nikon photography set")

set #2: it was called yellow

set #3: chains & purple sunsets

you should know, please believe me. I've picked up the phone 1000 times.

talkofcake — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:06:37 GMT

flickr
I'd love a little love on my photostream!