Anticlimax

[bironic]

Title applies to:

1) The conclusion of His Dark Materials. I might have tossed The Amber Spyglass across the floor in distaste if par_avion hadn't warned me at Vividcon about a thing that was going to happen. Then again, by the end of the series we'd grown so distanced from the main characters that the plot direction might not have affected me deeply anyway. As it was, it... ended, and that was that.

2) Kidney stone situation. I've been pain-free for a week now, but didn't see a stone come out, so either it got ground to sand and I missed it, or it's lying in wait. Doc says to finish the remaining 2 1/2 weeks of Flomax and then maybe safe to believe I'm in the clear. TMI. Meanwhile, back to normal activities.

Miscellany:

Doing: Being (temporarily? permanently?) recovered means that I can still go to the Mission: New York Star Trek convention this weekend with iggy. Am getting especially excited about seeing all the DS9 cast members who will be there -- René Auberjonois, Armin Shimerman, Nana Visitor, Terry Farrell, Michael Dorn, Cirroc Lofton -- only two of whom I've met before (René a couple of times at Broadway theaters and Dorn once at a con). There will be panels with cast reunions and organizers of the first Trek convention and show/novel writers and queer fans and fans of color and scientists/engineers who were inspired by the series, a table read of ST IV: The Voyage Home, props and sets and a cosplay contest, etc. =/\=

I printed recent-ish head shots of the three DS9 cast members who won't be there, with the plan of bringing them to the group photo I signed up for. Now every time I pass my desk, Alexander Siddig is there smiling at me.

Reading: Currently between books. Plowed through the Captive Prince trilogy while ill and it was just the right story for that headspace. Tried Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings last night/today but got bored, and that ginormous, 1,000-page hardcover is not worth lugging around for a boring narrative. Was not surprised to discover a blurb from Patrick Rothfuss on the back. Fortunately, NK Jemison's The Fifth Season is winging its way over to the library.

Writing: A thing for work, but daydreaming about ficlets and Yuletide treats. His Dark Materials gave me another Dustfinger (Inkheart) idea, in addition to the three fics already posted and the two WsIP. It went like this at brunch on Sunday:

me: It's perfect: Dustfinger has a marten; Lyra has a marten. I just want the martens to sniff each other.
unfinishedidea: *cracks up*
me: What?
unfinishedidea: You do you.

I will do me, thank you. :) Here, have a Lyra/Iorek fic I found on the AO3: Native and Non-Native Fauna of the North by gishmi1ish. It's distractingly formatted and a bit rushed, but pushes some xeno buttons nonetheless.

Vidding: Thinking about Festivids nominations. I watched Queen Margot again last week and continue to yearn for a vid for it. If it still doesn't get matched this year, I may have to do it myself.

Comments

[yhlee]

I don't know what the thing you didn't like about The Amber Spyglass was, but I felt that the trilogy just sort of slid downhill in book two and collapsed in book three. At least it's good fic fodder?

I hope the kidney stone is indeed gone, and that you enjoy your convention!

[stardreamer]

I hope you're right about the kidney stone just dissolving and passing without incident.

I've never met Michael Dorn, but my partner has and says he's really nice. I did get to chat briefly with Rene Auberjonois at ComicPalooza a few years ago, and he's very pleasant.

[topaz_eyes]

Hurrah for lack of pain! Hopefully that stone's gone for good.

I'm thinking about Yuletide this year, but I don't know yet if I want to participate...

[grammarwoman]

Thinking back, I felt very similarly about HDM - the first book sucked me in, then the next two left me thinking very foul thoughts. Great premise! Terrible dismount.

I hope you've seen the last of that kidney stone. Blech.

[par_avion]

I'm glad that you recovered sufficiently to go to your trek con!

[bironic]

Thank you! Me too, whew. Still, I'm taking the one drug as ordered until it runs out and have been carrying around the prescription painkillers just in case.