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Well, I fail at blogging, obviously.

I've been doing a heck of a lot of writing lately, all of it fanfic, but who cares? It's fun, and I don't plan on trying to make a living as a writer again. (Been there, done that, got royally sick of it.) I've met another crop of great people (having dinner with some tonight!) and I'm enjoying myself with it, so it's all good.

Castle got a full-season pickup, yay!

I did put off school until winter. Apparently I can do winter term every year if I want, as long as I get in all the required courses. Fall is notoriously busy, so while this way will take longer, at least I won't go nuts. Well, no more nuts than usual, anyway.

Example of fall busy-ness: This weekend I'm missing the family reunion to go to homecoming at Troy. Next month, we're going to New Jersey for a cousin's wedding. Then it's the holidays, and that's always crazy. I'm not likely to have many free weekends until January at this rate.

We're also planning a trip to NYC in April, and this time I'm determined to see Wicked! We're going to try to get in two shows if we can. I'll be doing a fan club event that Saturday, but we're going Friday through Monday, so we're hoping to see one show Friday night and another on Sunday.

Dragon*Con has already started adding guests for 2010! I don't think I'm ready for this yet, heh. We ended up with a room at the Hyatt because the Marriott screwed the pooch with reservations.

57 Channels and Nothing On

I was thrilled to see that ABC renewed Castle. Sister and I have been watching from the first episode, and it's fun, smart, witty, and sweet. Hits all my favorites in one neat package. Nathan Fillion is at his devilishly charming best, and Castle's relationships with all three of the women in his life (his daughter, his mother, and Detective Beckett) are complex and interesting. I can't wait to see where they go next year.

Dollhouse's renewal also made me happy, albeit more for others than for myself. I've only seen a couple of episodes, and the premise still makes me very uncomfortable, but I've heard it's much better now that they've gotten into the meat of the story, and Alan Tudyk was outstanding in the penultimate episode. I'll definitely be giving it another shot.

Of course, selfishly, my primary concern is that the schedules are all settled, so maybe some more "Firefly" people will be able to commit to Dragon*Con. ;-)

Movin' Out

Once again I've fallen down on the updating job. Ah well, better late than never, right?

I spent the weekend with Mom and Dad, getting the first big stack of boxes packed. Takeaway lesson: Mom has a lot of dolls and doll-related stuff, and a LOT of packing remains to be done.

In happy news, they may have found a place to live. Details to follow once it's a done deal.

E and I watched the premiere of Castle last night and loved it. Not perfect, but lots of fun. Plus, an hour a week of Nathan Fillion? Where's the bad in that?

Isn't It Ironic

In the midst of celebrating "Green Week" on all its networks, NBC/Universal laid off the entire environmental unit at The Weather Channel, which the humongous media conglomerate acquired recently.

Practice, preach: words to live by.

Also let go were on-camera meterologists Cheryl Lemke, Dave Schwartz, and Eboni Deon. I'm a Weather Nerd, so I know most of the on-air people at TWC, but I don't remember Eboni, which isn't much of a recommendation. I liked Cheryl. But I COULD NOT STAND DAVE SCHWARTZ. I'm sorry he's jobless, but MAN am I glad to see him go.

(Weather.com still has up the bios for the three. That's cold, man.)

Everything's Comin' Up ... Daisies?

Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller takes a page from the Joss Whedon playbook after the show's cancellation:

It's very likely that Pushing Daisies will end after episode 13, which as you know, is a cliffhanger. But we are talking to DC Comics about doing comic books that will wrap up our storylines, and I already have a pitch for a [big-screen] movie ready to go.

Extending the life of a cancelled television series through comics and movies ... I dub thee jossification!

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