No good deed...

[offbalance]

As I said on Twitter this morning, I am consistently amazed by my ability to fall UP the stairs. Yeah, you read that right. Up. Not down.

When quasisonic called to tell me more about her good news, she asked if I could please take care of Puck's garden while he was away. No problem. So, as I headed up to the roof to water his plants, I tripped over one of the stairs, and landed on my knees. Now, since I was walking in my usual rapid fashion, I slipped hard, and fell hard. My ankles bashed against the hard, marble stair with considerable force, as well. I think that my right ankle and left elbow and forearm had the worst of the impact, but I have some twisted muscles in my back, some scraped hands and some very sore knees to show for it as well. *sigh* I feel like I've been in a fight - not sure who won.

Speaking of fighting, J lent me the first season of Burn Notice. I'm about four episodes in and absolutely in love. Any Burn Notice fans out there? And I'm sure J will violently disagree with it, but in Burn Notice I see all the elements that I adored and miss from the Dresden Files TV show (a hot, snarky protagonist, quirky storylines, fun side characters). I'm currently blowing through Season 1 and hope to be caught up soon - thanks to a combined effort of iTunes and HULU.com. :)

Also, will someone please inform the weather, that it's currently the end of August, and not the end of September? I'm all for weather like this, but NOT when there's still TWO weekends left at the beach club. Just two. And the last thing that I want is two weeks of 90+ degree weather in late September, after the club closes, when such warm weather is basically useless to me, and therefore annoying.

Where did this summer go? It feels like this entire year is flying by!

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[firynze.livejournal.com]

I wanna know where the summer went, too...!

Skiboy got me started on Burn Notice at the beginning of this season. I haven't seen any of the first season, but it was pretty easy to jump into S2 and get hooked. Bruce Campbell! *squee*

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

It's hiding!

It's really easy to get hooked on. Bruce Campbell is great, and so is Gabrielle Anwar. I'm sure it's easy to jump into the second season, I'm just a purist who believes in starting from the beginning (hence my reluctance to take on Battlestar Gallactica at this point).

[firynze.livejournal.com]

Skiboy got me into that and Psych as second-season jumps. I usually hate jumping into a show, but these two really were worth it...

Darn him! I'd managed to escape getting hooked on any shows, and then he turne dup...

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

My friend antheia loooooves Psych. I've been curious. Might have to check that one out, too. Hmm.

The scoundrel! ;)

[firynze.livejournal.com]

It is AWESOME. You should totally watch it.

[penmage.livejournal.com]

Yay! Another convert!

I love Burn Notice like crazy. I started watching because of Bruce Campbell, and then was pleased to discover that the Bruce is not the best thing about the series—not that he’s not awesome, it’s just that everything else is, too.

Recently, N got hooked too, and now he reminds me that it’s Burn Notice night even more often than I remind him.

It’s really the funnest show I’ve seen in a while.

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

And how!

Everything about that show is severely awesome. And, J warned me that you start to hear Michael's narration in your head as you go about your day. And it's true. ("The bad thing about using a photocopier is...")

It's just so clever, and fresh, and sharp. I love it.

[laughingirl.livejournal.com]

I love Burn Notice!

So funny how many shows I like now that are original to cable channels... In Plain Sight, Eureka, Psych...

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

It's so true. Mad Men is probably the best show on TV right now, and it's on a cable channel.

And some of the other new ones I like (like Swingtown) like to pretend they're a cable show.

[laughingirl.livejournal.com]

I couldn't get into Mad Men... I"ll have to give it another try...

[shackledangel.livejournal.com]

OMG! Don't fall anymore. ;_;

And I LOVE Burn Notice! I've been in love with it ever since word one! :D

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

I'll try x___< No promises, given how klutzy I am!

Where have I been?!

(oh, and a Tonks icon. I see what you did there! :P)

[shackledangel.livejournal.com]

Well, I was on maternity leave and watch a LOT of tv while I was nursing (I tried to read but it's hard to hold the book and the kid at the same time). So, I was very current on the new shows that summer. :P

It is very cool. All the acting is just great. :D Really great writing, too.

[presenttense80.livejournal.com]

My fiancee and I are both huge Burn Notice fans!

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

It's awesome. :)

[feminist-poet.livejournal.com]

Today was too weird for words for August weather, I agree! I thought, "ok, it is COLD out here!" when I let the dog out this morning. I could SEE my breath!!!!

OW!!!! Your poor KNEES!! I am really good at falling up stairs, too, so I know what you are talking about.

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

It's just bizarre. I should not be thinking "I should have brought a jacket," before the new fall shows premiere. :/

Yeah...it's a rare gift, no?

[antheia.livejournal.com]

I lovelovelove Burn Notice. Oh, Michael Westin. ♥

[offbalance.livejournal.com]

Michael Westin is so yummy. He and Dean Winchester need to duke it out for my affections. I think there should be oils involved. :D

[antheia.livejournal.com]

HEE.

Did you see what hackthis wrote me for my birthday? Michael Westin/Tony Stark. With a side of Julian Sark (Alias). She's written quite a bit of Sark/Westin, actually...

[theatre-pixie.livejournal.com]

I'm going to have to give up. I just am. Too many good shows, not enough time unless I quit my job to become a full-time couch potato (and that just doesn't pay well enough for my preferred lifestyle).

Faves:

* Burn Notice
* In Plain Sight
* Criminal Minds
* CSI (yeah, pretty much all of them)
* Psych
* Monk
* Cold Case
* The Sarah Connor Chronicles
* Heroes
* How I Met Your Mother
* Eureka
* The Big Bang Theory
* Two and a Half Men
* The Rules of Engagement
* Gossip Girl
* Bones
* House
* The Closer

And those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head that are still on the air and that I'm very attached to (there are others I'll watch and enjoy, like anything Law & Order or Dr. Who).
It occurs to me that I am in dire need of Tivo or else no television whatsoever and then I can just purchase/rent my favorite shows on DVD and watch them from beginning to end.

Burn the dresden files?

[(Anonymous)]

Hello from J.

Yes... I should be asleep.

Anywhoo, I'm thrilled to see the Burn Notice fans chucking in. Having been turned off by the Dresden Show ( hey, they gave money to Claudia Black, so it wasn't all bad), I couldn't honestly compare contrast.

Having read the first Dresden book I catch your drift. Both also have the lead character sharing entertaining lectures about what they do ( making cell phone bugs, bombs, enchanted bracelets, or tricking evildoers into revealing their true name) without giving away the crucial tips that would let the audience get themselves into trouble- either with the police or the local senior council of mages.

Come to think of it, Fiona and Toot-Toot would get along very well.

I claim no responsibility for the fan fics following that particular thread.