Great Morning is Great (Also, Scans of Sick X-Men)

I had a crappy night last night. I tried a new soup and just felt sick after eating it. I really wanted to go hang out with my friends today, but I knew I wasn't going to be up for it, so I was sad and felt a bit stuck in my house. My sister's boyfriend moved out of his apartment yesterday and I'm storing his stuff in my basement until their new lease begins, which I'm happy to do because the room can't get a floor until temps warm up anyway and it saves the lad a lot of time and money renting a storage unit for half a month. Anyway, during the move in, I picked up his chair and got grease all over my hand, which wouldn't wash off, so I put some goo-gone on it and it came right off, then I read the bottle and you're not supposed to apply it to skin, so I freaked out and my hands were tingling all night. Great. I'm so stupid. I finished Ringer last night and then watched the rest of the USA vs. Russia game--what a fantastic game! I was up until 2am; totally worth it. That was the kind of game that made me fall in love with hockey so many years ago.

But this morning I feel a whole lot better. Tummy's back to the normal amount of hurt. I woke up at 7:30 to take meds and watch the USA hockey game, which was great. Then they showed the shoot-out of another game (look at me with my vague-ness 'cause I don't want to spoil anyone, but it was good). I love watching all my boys play so hard for their countries.I'm rooting for my country, of course, but I am still thrilled when any of my boys are on the ice.

Right after that was the live ice dancing and with the first group, I was reading in bed and just half paying attention (I'm still not over feeling sorry for Johnny Weir every time I see him doing commentary; his reality show happened at such a bad time in his life, I just want to give the boy a hug, but it's great to see him every morning 'cause he knows his stuff). Anyway, point is, I'm lying in bed and the first pair comes on and suddenly, John Barrowman is singing! Ha! They were dancing to "It's De-Lovely." Definitely a nice way to start my morning: Hockey and Barrowman singing.

But, even better, I happened to be reading Uncanny X-Men: Quarantine. I'm not great with plague stories that get out of hand... but this one was perfect. The plague is really just a really bad head cold/flu combo that only hits mutants. And despite the front cover that had Wolverine bloody and freaking out, the plague elements that were drawn/part of the plot were exactly my kink (though there wasn't any actual sneezing).

Some Highlights:
* Logan losing his powers because of the illness and strapping kitchen knives to the waistband of his pajama pants so he doesn't feel naked (even though he is shirtless)
* Scott being a freakin' badass leader with a box of tissues in his hand
* Magneto wiping Logan's blood clean twice, but it doesn't help him feel better
* Namor completely freaking out because he has "man-flu" and Scott having to talk him into staying so he won't break quarantine and infect his people
* Did I mention Scott being a badass leader? How about when he's taking a conference call from a bad guy and Scott's wrapped in a blanket and hunched over a bowl of steam to clear his sinuses
* All the X-Men down sick with no powers and STILL assembling to kick some bad guy butt

Seriously, this was great. There were some side plots that confused me because I haven't been following Uncanny X-Men, but the little tags beneath characters filled me in on enough details. Poor Kitty, not being able to be solid any more. How did that happen? There were also some great moments not-relating to the quarantine bits (loved the Welsh slang and all the little descriptor humor throughout).

Anyway, I just wanted to share some of my favorite sick!X-Men moments...
( Adorably Sick X-Men Inside (also, spoilers) )

Recent Marathons (50-Word Reviews)

Every time I finish binge-watching/marathoning another show, I think I should leave my thoughts here when I change the sidebar. And then I just don’t. I’m bad about reviews lately (see my review of the latest Hobbit movie… oh, wait, you can’t ’cause it’s been months and it’s still only in my head).

So I’m giving myself a break and not expecting a long, thoughtful review of any sort. Instead, here’s my review of shows in exactly 50 words each:

Iron Man-Armored Adventures: reimagining of teenage Tony and friends was actually rather adorable. Was neat seeing Tony trying to keep his cover. Was neat learning more about the Iron Man portion of Marvel’s Universe this way. Was neat seeing the complications and drama. Animation style took some getting used to.

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Supernatural (through S8): worth rewatching the whole series just to catch up. Remembered why I fell in love with it in the first place. Season 8 was incredibly awesome. I would like to marry it. But it left me so overwhelmed I couldn’t jump into Season 9 without a break.

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Queer as Folk US (rewatch): Charmed me all over again, though there’s still no magic in S5. I don’t like it when all of my favorite characters are constantly mad at each other. Otherwise, my full rewatch was a wonderful experience. So many great moments. Excellent acting. Sympathetic, special characters.

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Dexter (S5 onward): Loved S5 almost as much as S4. Was broken-hearted regarding Lumen. Show went swiftly, disappointingly downhill. Disliked Hannah. Loved Sean Patrick Flannery in the last season. Am glad I watched all the way to the end; I just wish it had been as good as previous seasons.

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Arrow (S1): finally got around to finishing the first season. Oliver has so much wonderful angst. It’s tough to be a vigilante with a secret identity these days. Looking forward to DVRed S2. Could have done with fewer island flashbacks and more John Barrowman. Can always use more John Barrowman.

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Touch: the first season was full of impossibly beautiful coincidences that made me feel there was hope in this world and made me cry with happiness. Character development was wonderful, inviting. Great stories. Second season was disappointingly full of corporate conspiracy and trying to hold onto something that slipped away.

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Ringer: after twenty-two episodes, I still had trouble thinking of Sarah Michelle Geller as two different characters. Pleasant surprises: Ioan as the male lead and Misha as a guest star. Lots of fun twists and layers of deception. Sad for the cancellation creating an unresolved ending. I’ve already written fanfic.

This post was originally posted on The Fangirl Project: http://thefangirlproject.com/?p=580