OUTERRIMVAGRANT

The 'Spectacular Jousting' event arrived in town yesterday, and I soaked in the medieval atmosphere. 'Soaked' is the operative word, because it rained pretty hard throughout. (I lasted three hours before calling it a day.) Although, I really enjoyed it again this year, (it seemed funnier) and managed to take a couple of good pictures. Here are my favourites: 'DRAW.'

JEANDUPONTEL

Science Channel promises us a Firefly 10th Anniversary Panel full of special surprises at Comic-Con International: San Diego. Fansite Summer Glau Wiki has decided to bring you its share of rares items in the few days left before the event...starting with a Firefly Cast Promo Photo featuring not only the Serenity crew but also Joss Whedon himself standing among his actors.

JEANDUPONTEL

Serenity took away the top prizes at the SFX reader awards 2005, published by the UK science-fiction and fantazy magazine in their Christmas 2005 edition.

CONSULTING_DOCTOR

I am now one happy browncoat.

REDREAD

Hey, all! I’ve thought about switching usernames for years, but out of laziness haven’t done so. The impetus behind wanting to change my username was to stop appropriating an important philosophical and spiritual concept, from disciplines I don’t practice, originating from people of color (I’m white). Using yinyang as an internet handle may be small in the grand scheme of cultural appropriation, but nevertheless I’m no longer comfortable with it. Also, it’s an account I started when I was a teenager, and I think it’s good to distance myself a little from who I was then. Well, now I have, and in a move of sheer stupidity have made the change especially permanent. Since I wanted to free up the email (now) associated with this account, I switched the email for yinyang to an older gmail address – the same one I also associated with a dummy account I recently made to test the private messaging system. The fact that we have to log in with our email addresses was definitely not at the forefront of my mind when I made [i]that[/i] decision! So, because the dummy account had the email first, it seems I cannot log in as yinyang ever again. As far as my new name, the meaning behind it is fairly simple. Red because I’m a redhead, and read (pronounced the same as red) because I'm a bookworm. Not the most creative choice, but it's short and comes with a good nickname.

HOOSIERBROWNCOAT

Callin` all Browncoats! If you`re so inclined, Whedonfest2012 is Aug.3-5 in Scottsville, KY! I`m kinda new here and not sure if it`s kosherized to put the web addy for info in a blog post, but ya can google it. It sounds like it`ll be fun:) Stay Shiny

EMBERS

I haven't posted in about 2 years, but I need to say that fireflyfans looks beautiful - and of course the Firefly Ten Year Reunion panel at San Diego Comic Con shows that Firefly has not lost any of its popularity! I really enjoyed Avengers, but I actually liked Cabin in the Woods more, and Serenity more than that! Now I'm waiting on pins and needles to see 'Much Ado About Nothing' because I think it will be awesome (okay, Joss didn't write it, but he edited it, directed it in his own backyard with all of his friends, and I'm pretty sure I"ll love it!).

JANE0904

Hi, everyone! Just blogging to let you know I haven't abandoned the 'verse (as if I would - or could!) but I'm elbow deep in my inter-hiatus Castle story at the moment, and what with work being busy too I find I can't write two stories, not if I want to keep my sanity! But come September and the start of the new Castle season (and, hopefully, the end of my tale) I will be back to Firefly. And, as a taster, here are the opening paragraphs from the next exciting episode ... *** The drop off had gone well on Jubilee, with Zoe standing in for the captain, who had managed to get a small infection in his wound, and had bitterly complained about being sidelined as Simon used up yet more of their dwindling supplies of antibiotics. “If you hadn't insisted on getting up when you did, you might not be in this position now,” the young doctor said. “It’s my ship,” Mal said, then winced as the drugs were pumped through his skin. “I have to be doing things.” “Like what?” Simon looked down at him, his cool demeanour almost giving off frost. “What exactly are these captainy things you like to talk about so much?” Kicked in the pigu by one of his own aphorisms, Mal blustered, “Things.” “No. Specifically.” The older man gaped, his jaw working as his brain tried to catch up. “Uh ... well ... there’s ...” Something came to mind and he held onto it. “There’s making sure everything’s working the way it should.” “I think Kaylee does that.” “And what with Hank not being able to fly at the moment someone has to have their eye on the ball when it comes to where we’re headed.” “River’s enjoying herself.” “And any cargo we get, well, I have to make sure it’s secured properly in the hold.” “Jayne seems to be more than capable of tying a few knots.” “Gorramit, doc, she’s my ship!” “And she’s all around you, and somehow you’ve managed to collect a crew who love her as much as you do.” Simon put his hand on Mal’s shoulder. “And what’s more to the point, if I let you get up Freya is going to make sure I never have any more children, ever again.” Mal stared at him, then had to laugh, even though it hurt like hell. “Yeah, Simon. I guess that’d be it.” *** Not enough to keep you going, but believe me, I haven't run out of ideas yet! Jane