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Two things
1) I reblogged this gifset of Jean Dujardin being hot and then immediately tried to fantasy-cast him as somebody from the Vorkosigan Saga (because it's my only fandom where everybody isn't, you know, already cast as someone).
So, uh, now in my head Jean Dujardin = Dono Vorrutyer.
(I think Donna's nose would have been a bit different. But Dono, yes.)
2) I am trying to read more non-genre popular books, for lo, I work in a public library and people think I know about popular non-genre fiction. So today I started reading Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain--it came up a lot when readers told us the last three books they'd read so we could recommend books for them--and eighty pages in I have three thoughts about it.
a) Iulia is never allowed to read this book, especially the first chapter. (The whole story is in the dog's POV, in flashback from the end of his life. Which means his life is ending.)
b) Internets, why is there not fic where Enzo gets fast-tracked for reincarnation and winds up as an adult human fast enough for Denny to fall in love with him? And maybe Enzo could work on Denny's pit crew? Or he could be Zoe's stay-at-home stepdad, I am not picky, there just needs to be fic. I MEAN UNLESS THAT'S HOW THE BOOK ENDS, THEN I GUESS FIC WOULD BE UNNECESSARY?
There is no fic for this book on the AO3, so I am forced to assume that that's because the book itself takes care of everyone's Denny/human!Enzo needs. Yes. I am assured of this.
And if all else fails there's always Yuletide.
c) This better not be like that time I read a whole bunch of Jared/Jensen fic where they're in the rodeo and for a while I cared passionately about bullriders. To say nothing of the time I read the Kirk/Spock AU and for a while I almost started watching golf. I BETTER NOT END UP WATCHING AUTO RACING WHEN I FINISH THIS BOOK. Unless it's for fic research. That probably doesn't count. Right?
So, uh, now in my head Jean Dujardin = Dono Vorrutyer.
(I think Donna's nose would have been a bit different. But Dono, yes.)
2) I am trying to read more non-genre popular books, for lo, I work in a public library and people think I know about popular non-genre fiction. So today I started reading Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain--it came up a lot when readers told us the last three books they'd read so we could recommend books for them--and eighty pages in I have three thoughts about it.
a) Iulia is never allowed to read this book, especially the first chapter. (The whole story is in the dog's POV, in flashback from the end of his life. Which means his life is ending.)
b) Internets, why is there not fic where Enzo gets fast-tracked for reincarnation and winds up as an adult human fast enough for Denny to fall in love with him? And maybe Enzo could work on Denny's pit crew? Or he could be Zoe's stay-at-home stepdad, I am not picky, there just needs to be fic. I MEAN UNLESS THAT'S HOW THE BOOK ENDS, THEN I GUESS FIC WOULD BE UNNECESSARY?
There is no fic for this book on the AO3, so I am forced to assume that that's because the book itself takes care of everyone's Denny/human!Enzo needs. Yes. I am assured of this.
And if all else fails there's always Yuletide.
c) This better not be like that time I read a whole bunch of Jared/Jensen fic where they're in the rodeo and for a while I cared passionately about bullriders. To say nothing of the time I read the Kirk/Spock AU and for a while I almost started watching golf. I BETTER NOT END UP WATCHING AUTO RACING WHEN I FINISH THIS BOOK. Unless it's for fic research. That probably doesn't count. Right?
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I was just recommended that book, though it came up because we were talking about the documentary Senna (excellent and streaming on Netflix, if you have it). Um, sorry, that probably doesn't help, but I didn't feel the need to watch Formula One after, so maybe that will help?
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No, no, I can be strong. I know enough about golf from my dad so I don't need to watch it. And the SGA racing story didn't result in my watchng NASCAR. (Except for the fire at the Daytona 500 this year that I clicked on in passing just as the flames flared up and it was awesome in an... okay, I was going to say "train-wreck sort of way" but it was jet fuel on fire on a racetrack and the announcers were just gob-smacked saying, "I... I have NEVER seen anything like this" and the drivers were all out of their parked cars tweeting and taking pictures of the fire so can you blame me? It wasn't like I was actually watching for the race.)
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(Although I don't actually watch Formula One. I did learn hockey from you!)
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True! I guess it would only be fair! But in the end this mostly just made me want to write more wolves. *g*