i'm a pixel here, myself

Because I have a habit of speaking too soon, I am not going to say that the full first draft of my smutbox story is done. Especially since I expect dopplegl will tell me to expand the end, which will suck. Still, it's currently about 3300 words, which is practically an encyclopedia for me. Huzzah.

After that, I watched Firefly 1.08 "Out Of Gas" because I *still* have not worked my way through the whole series yet, and I can't see the movie until I finish the series. I forgot how much I like that show -- and exactly how much I would not get involved in fandom with it. I like it too much to do that -- does that make sense? It's like I think the show was good enough on its own that I don't need to tinker with anything, and I see no real slash pairings I would consider writing. I don't even know that there are slash pairings I would consider *reading*. It's not so much that I consider it sacred or anything (I've never been a part of the Cult of Whedon), just that I find it immenseley satisfying in and of itself, and don't see any of the loose ends or tension that usually causes me to go into hyper slasher mode. (yes, I can see arguments for Mal/Simon, Mal/Jayne, Simon/Jayne, Inara/Kaylee, and Zoe/anyone, but I have no desire to read or write them) The episode was a good one, as they all have been so far, but I felt the narrative flow wasn't as clear as it could have been. That was probably intentional, so I'm not entirely sure I support that decision. Also, I [heart] Zoe and Wash like whoa. I should also reiterate, as I did to the roommate, that there isn't a single character on this show I don't love (except River, who I just kind of *like*, mostly because we haven't seen a whole lot of her as of 1.08).

Wow, that was more thinky and more meta than I intended to be just before midnight on a Saturday. I thought about watching another episode, but it's late(-ish... it is a Saturday after all) and I'm tired, so I'm going to bed. What a novel concept!

ETA: Reminder! [Birthday Echo Challenge Redux] stories should be done in a week! (um, only because that's my birthday -- if you get 'em in late, I won't mind :D)