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Three days 'til surf camp! So excited, both for the vacation and the surfing (and the fact that the weather here is finally warm). Now I just need to get my trekreversebang fic wrapped up before then...


Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show:


Sharon is in my top five favorite characters, period:

1. She. Just. Kicks. Ass.

2. She's a Mama Bear: "Ordinary moms don't play when it comes to the safety of their children, let alone trained warrior alien robot moms." (standard tv tropes disclaimer)

3. She puts up with so much shit from the Colonials, and still remains loyal because she thinks that's the right side to be on.

4. She wasn't afraid to use her Cylon abilities, despite the fact that they continued to mark her out as different from the rest of the BSG folk.

5. New Caprica. All of it.

6. Sharon and Helo have the healthiest relationship in the entire show, even if it isn't always easy.

7. Her call sign is the coolest Greek goddess of them all.

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Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show:


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The End.

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This was the easiest day of all to pick.

Day Six: Favorite female-driven show:



I wasn't quick to join the new My Little Pony bandwagon. I saw it sweeping through some of the forums I read in February, but kinda rolled my eyes at the whole thing, thinking it was some sort of ironic hipster joke.

Then I watched an episode.

The animation is adorable. The songs are fun and catchy without being earworms unlike the entire Backyardigans' repertoire. The jokes, while not operating on two levels like most of Pixar's, are indeed enjoyable to both children and adults. But the real joy of MLP, at least to me, is the cast of characters and the perspective the writers show in using them.

See, this show is like crack to children. I have a niece and three nephews living close by who I babysit on occasion, and an episode of MLP is the ultimate reward now. All of them - from the almost-three-year-old to the seven-year-old - adore this show and its characters. They relate to these girl ponies and their lessons about friendship. Rainbow Dash is a favorite among the boys, of course, but, you know, everyone loves Rarity too. My niece, the oldest of the bunch, has mentioned more than once that she's going to go look something up in a book "like Twilight does". That alone would endear this show to my heart forever, but I already love it 'cause it's just so much fun.

No extra bits today - go to Equestria Daily for all your pony needs.

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I butchered a spreadsheet today, and then passed the resulting mess on to a colleague. Feel a bit bad about that, especially since I spent a week last year cleaning up the previous version and writing out a really nice ReadMe. But deadlines are a-loomin', and since they're court-ordered we don't have any wiggle room.

Thank god I have a week's vacation coming at the end of the month.



Halfway through watching season one of Bones with the husband, he turned to me and said, "Jac, you know, you're really like Bones."

About 50% of this comment was inspired, no doubt, by the hope that I would respond with a similar statement about him and Booth - the David Boreanaz mancrush had taken root by the tenth episode. But the other 50% was probably due to the fact that I am rather like Temperance, although I am not a genius (sadly) or a forensic anthropologist (thank goodness).

Like her, I really struggle with emotions - both expressing my own and reading others' appropriately. That's actually why I became an economist; you get to study people's behavior through clear, lovely quantitative data and then write an equation to describe what you're seeing. Brennan understands people through bones, I understand them through math.

Also, we both have the same unusual jawline that can look weird at certain angles.

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Favorite Female Characters


Oh, Natalie. You're Dana's kickass second-in-command and also her best friend and support. You know what needs to be done before Dana, Casey, or Dan can even mention it, and you'll give them shit if that's what the situation calls for. You can run the show if needed, though, AND make the right editorial calls when doing so. You get one of the best geek guy ever, and you two are adorable together. You're not afraid of taking heat and criticism to do the right thing, either. You're wrong sometimes, but you're willing to face up to that and get your act together. I totally want to be your BFF.





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Also, this is related to nothing, but the fanmix I recced on my rec journal today? I'm on my third time through, and it's still rocking my socks. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon. (The related fic & art are also wonderful, but you can't really look at stuff while doing household chores.)