Nope, not dead.

[kenya121]

It's really pathetic that I haven't updated my journal in 6 freaking weeks.

What's even more pathetic is realizing that in the 6 weeks since I last updated my journal, absolutely nothing of any note has happened in my life. I've been too busy to have a life lately, because work has been outofcontrolinsanecrazybusy, which if I'm being honest, is

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[nm973]

First off, HELLO!!! I--and I'm sure I'm not alone--have missed you. So great to hear from you.

And, to top it off, I see you've succumbed to the fever! Did you think anything could take away the Alias love? Make JJ look like a hack? Rob Thomas has done it. lunasky wrote a great post on this when she finished her marathon VM session.

As for season 2, I'm slightly worried that they can't match season 1, but at the same time I have faith and I'm keeping my expectations low. I've been hurt before, and as much as I try to guess what's going to happen, even taking into account some spoilers I've read, I've come to the conclusion that there is no way to know what's going to happen next year. RT & Co. don't follow normal television conventions, don't drag out drama for the sake of teasing (and thus not rewarding viewers.) And Lost? Fuggedaboutit. Did we get ONE answer on that freaking show? (The levels of JJ-inflicted scars run deep.)

And in case you missed it, I posted a list of VM fic and essay recs a while back that I put in my memories. If

[kenya121]

It's so funny that you mentioned your list of recs, because I literally just found it. A lot of that stuff I've read, because I've been hitting the VM fic hardcore in every free moment that I haven't been at the office. I was holding out for weeks, because it's one thing to get sucked into the show, and another thing entirely to get sucked into the fandom, but I was weak, and I couldn't resist. VM fic is like smack to me now. In fact, I was just about to settle in and read "Hollywood Endings." I was so excited to see that you've contributed to the effort! *g*

[kenya121]

I just read Luna's post, and it was like she was reading my damn mind. After I watched "A Trip to the Dentist" and "Leave It to Beaver," it was so obvious that Rob had a plan all along, and even more blindingly obvious that JJ & Co. are working with no plan. And as a loyal and faithful viewer of every show he's put on television, that's incredibly frustrating.

Anyway, definitely sign me up for the JJ support group. As long as Michael Vartan and Victor Garber are still on Alias, I'm still gonna watch, but something in my relationship with that show is definitely broken.

[nm973]

Anyway, definitely sign me up for the JJ support group.

I'm collecting the list of members, as well as those who haven't seen and therefore fallen for VM yet. I may need help staging interventions. *g*

As long as Michael Vartan and Victor Garber are still on Alias, I'm still gonna watch, but something in my relationship with that show is definitely broken.

So true. I won't stop watching, but the thing about Alias is that I don't even like it anymore. I can't tell you what happened in S4, because it was so stupid that I didn't remember a thing. The crappiness of the past 2 seasons is tainting my love for the first 2, and that pisses me off.

(And I see you've already got the icons. Isn't that the sign of true love??)

[rotatingpies]

Whoa. I was standing behind midtownmandy to show her something on her computer when she pulled up her flist, and we both went, "Kenya UPDATED?!?" Good to see that you're not dead and not too badly affected by Dennis -- when I read this morning that he had glanced off of the Tampa Bay area, I thought about you.

But now you have an excuse to stay inside and get caught up with things. Like, say, maybe WRITING FIC?!? Though, after reading about your newfound devotion to VM, that may not be so much with the happening. Le siiiigh. WHATEVER. :-P

Seriously, though, I'm happy to hear from you, even if I have been cheating on you in the past month or so by living IN SIN!!!11!!1 with another. ;-D

[rotatingpies]

Damn it. Missed closing an HTML tag in there. That's what I get for trying to be all copyeditor about italicizing titles and shit.

[kenya121]

Tee hee! The saddest thing is that the latest chapter of ATW has been sitting on my computer about 90% completed for the last 6 weeks. I could finish it off if I wanted to, but *sigh*. My muse done ran off and left me again! Fickle bitch.

I'm still catching up on posts, but every time I read one of yours or Amanda's posts, it just brings a huge smile to my face. The idea of the two of you being out in L.A. together and having so much fun makes me ridiculously happy. Seriously, it does. *g* I'm living vicariously through you guys.

[sourisvho]

Yay! I'm so happy to see a post from you -- I'd been wondering where you'd gotten to.

But I will fight you to be Rob Thomas' No. 1 bitch. :-) I've been his bitch since "Cupid," we drifted apart for a while because we didn't keep in touch, but now I'm back in full RT-bitch mode. I'm really glad to see that you've gotten on the VM-love train, because it's so wonderful and it needs all the viewers it can get.

It was a wonderfully crafted season. Just mind-bogglingly good. Perhaps we appreciate the planning and the continuity even more because of the J.J. scars. Everything that J.J. does wrong, RT did right. I mean, I'm a little wary, too, because I've been burned badly by producers twice, but I just trust Rob. He seems to have such a wonderful grasp of story plotting, characterization and follow-through. He doesn't seem to do anything simply for "gotcha" shock value. Even if something is shocking, it has a purpose. He's not all smoke and mirrors. You made a great point about it probably coming from his novel-writing background

[sourisvho]

Damn the inability to edit LJ replies and fix italics-coding problems!

[rotatingpies]

Jinx!

[kenya121]

Whoa, I'm a lover, not a fighter! And since you've been Rob's bitch for longer, I probably should let you be his No. 1 bitch. How about you take him 4 days of the week and I get him the other 3?

After I finished the season, I plowed right through all of Couch Baron's recaps (which were fantabulous, and well worth the price of admission for the two Vartan shout-outs alone) and tried to catch up on all the posts on the TWoP forums too (yes, I was that obsessed). Anyway, I can't remember which episode it was, but I remember reading through the thread and seeing a post from you and being so excited and happy that you watched the show too. *g* And even though I'm trying to stay spoiler free, I knew there wouldn't be any concrete spoilers right now, so I was reading through the spoiler spec thread one day, and I saw one of your posts in which you talked about you ordinarily hated love triangles, but trusted Rob in this one instance. I couldn't help but giggle at that and nod my head in agreement. Oh, I feel your pain, Souris, but

[kenya121]

Thanks! I really have missed you guys so much. I like being busy at work, but hopefully, it will settle down just a little so I can resume some sort or normalcy again.

I hear ya about the TV addictions. It's funny, because the number of scripted shows I'm addicted to keeps dwindling, and the number of reality shows keeps increasing. Scary!

[soap_songs]

hahaha!! I guess the VM bug is making the rounds. lol...I JUST caught on too. I thought I was quick with finishing the entire season in like a little over a week, but DUDE, you WIN!!!!! four days!!! *bows down*

I know I've been biten by the bug BAD....coz I am in search of fic and I haven't touched fic in soooooo long it's scary.

[kenya121]

My brother just finished season 1 today. It took him a week too, so you're in good company. *g*

As for the fic, I hear ya. I was trying not to cross that threshold, but I couldn't hold out. There's so much good stuff out there, but, of course, I have the fear that it's going to ruin Season 2 for me in a way. I think I enjoyed Alias so much more before I started reading fic, because the fic did a better job of wish fulfillment than the actual show. But I'm strangely optimistic with VM. Let me know if you need recs.

[soap_songs]

who wants :cough:NEEDS:cough: fic recs?? *raises hands* thanks a bunch!!

[kenya121]

The links in nm973 journal are a great place to start. All of them are fantastic.

I log onto the computer every day looking for an update of Chevy Van. It's L/V, post-Season 1. Snarky as all get out.

Other than those, I'm still working my way through the VM fic world, but my suggestion would be to start with the index of Veronica Mars Fiction. Particularly, anything by kieyra, sexycereal, sinaddict sophiabee, or theohara is guaranteed to rock.