It really was so, so nice to have brothers being brothers again. I think I forgot how much I missed it until I saw it. I was spoiled for this episode, but my husband wasn't, thus producing an amusing situation where I sat with my hands over my mouth trying not to give anything away. I want to go through again to watch specifically for the timeline differences, since I know I missed a bunch even knowing what was coming. Also, Samhair is beautiful and I enjoy it along with you. I'm having an obsessed with Supernatural instead of doing my real life work kind of day right now, so thanks for the well-timed review! Now I'm off to work on my latest fic ...

Interesting. I, too, am a Firefly fan but not a Buffy fan. My husband loves Buffy and watches it often. I like to tell him that I will watch the Xander and Anya show, but not Buffy. She's whiny, annoying, and seems to always have a guy problem. Xander and Anya are hilarious and awesome, until they broke up, then I quit watching again. I don't mind Angel, better than Buffy, but never hooked me. Anyway, my little sister is a clear Whedonista, so maybe we'll share this one!

Rosalind

I think this has been such a great set of posts. I find it interesting that it came at the time that I've been starting to not worry about what the world thinks of the things I do and obsess over, including my fanfiction, and it's been a great boost for that. It was never "practice" for me since I don't write, it was always my own thing, although I am known to say that I write fanfic because I'm not creative enough to invent my own world. I don't think so though, I think it really is about wanting to be in these worlds with these characters, really trying to understand them, and filling in the gaps that the shows can't get to, and I do think that's a worthy endeavor. Thanks for gathering up so many voices that agree and putting them out there for us to hear.

I definitely hear a lot of myself reading these comments on why I write, and I've had to attempt to articulate it myself before (the husband doesn't really get my little Sam and Dean obsession; read "little" as "super-insane"). I think personally, it has a lot to do with wanting to be part of their world. I've been an actress much longer than a writer (since I was 5 or 6) and I've always associated with television and movies by finding a role to play, sometimes one that exists, mostly one I create, and then interact in that world with those characters. Now, I write my little scenarios down and let others play along. I also like the way good characters lend themselves to helping you fill in these gaps more easily. I wrote a drabble this weekend, and got some great reviews on how people could really see Sam and Dean saying and doing those things, and my response was that really, they wrote themselves. I improved them a scenario, and these characters wrote the scene for me. It's hard not to fill in the gaps when the characters are that good!

Interesting note about slash, because I am not a slash fan, and therefore in the Supernatural fanfic minority. I also firmly believe in warnings because I don't want to taint my Winchesters with, well, you know, so I hate "accidentally" coming across wincest. Hate. I do understand wanting something that's almost a simple guilty pleasure out of my fics though since I'm a hurt/comfort/angst junkie, and sometimes, I just want to make these boys cry, so I have my own hard-to-explain-to-the-world thing too.

And yeah, there's a certain amount of addiction, crack, and other such things involved that I partake in. I participate in a Sunday evening drabble game, and there is nothing like spending a Monday at work getting random reviews as people catch up on the posts. Makes my workday much happier. I'm pretty happy just watching the number of reads go up on the new chapter of my long work, especially because I know if they only read the newest chapter that they recognize the piece and are fans even if they never comment! Is that addict behavior? Well, at least I'm addicted to fanfics and not drugs and alcohol. I may also be addicted to Winchesters in general. 

I am, if you haven't noticed, loving this series, Sylvia, and I think it should be bookmarked as required reading by partners of fanfic writers. 

You know, I think I like the fact that those numbers are so huge. It means that there is something out there for everyone. As a relatively new to having others read my fanfic writer, I was so nervous at first about posting my stories anywhere. I used a new username, I hid it from my husband, and I locked my livejournal of fics. Then, I kept reading, the good, the bad, the strange, and I realized that if I love to write it, there's a good chance that someone out there will love to read it. Yeah, I'm a niche writer and I'm not really good, so I only have a few consistent fans, but I have them, and I'm glad I got the guts to post so I could find that out. 

I know I still have that script, but it's packed away in a box with Guinan and Picard figures and the Star Trek Chronology. It was totally a girl-gets-with-Wesley-Crusher episode though because I have been in love with him since I was 12. I don't remember the response it got from anyone, nobody really liked me back then, which is also probably part of hiding things. My geekiness was always apparent and often made fun of, and that was what wasn't hidden. Also, I had no idea the concept of h/c was widespread until semi-recently, I always thought I was just crazy for beating up the cute boys in my head!

In regards to said notebook, I was 13, and it was full of notes, information, and stories about the early Power Rangers (white/green and red, both mighty cute). I didn't want anyone finding that at the time. Although, I did once write an ST:TNG script for a class.

Sylvia, have I mentioned that I love you? In a totally platonic sense of course, or my husband would have more issues than the fact that I write fanfiction about two terribly hot guys. I don't have the problem of being told that my writing should make me money because I'm not a writer, I'm a scientist, although I've been amazed at how writing stories about the Winchester brothers has improved my ability to write about bacteria and iron. Let me tell you, after writing about 30 100-word drabbles, writing a 250 word abstract seems like a piece of cake. Anyway, I wrote fanfic before I knew what it was and that other people did it in my own personal notebooks hidden under my bed, and I was amazed at the community that exists and the amazing people who are a part of it and how talented people are. So, I'm glad that you are here, talking to us about your story and other's stories, and believe me, I don't think anyone would kick you out fandomville any time soon! I await the future updates to this series! Us geeks spend a lot of time working in the shadows and feeling like the crazy in the corner, so it's always good to know we're not alone!

On a secondary note. If fanfiction.net doesn't get their stats working again, I'm going to kick them, because my geek ego boost of the week is lacking without hits on my newest drabble. 

I have got to be one of the only people I know who didn't like this book. Actually, I got about halfway through it and finally just quit because I didn't care about the characters and the interesting world wasn't enough to hold my attention. I want to try another Mieville book to see if it was just that one, but I haven't gotten there yet.
Rosalind

I got that for Christmas! Along with the companions to seasons 1-4, and right now I'm only on 2. I can't wait to read them though. Also, that new promo pic of Jared was up on my computer as "inspiration" for about two days. Something about his eyes that I just can't get over. I also started introducing my one sister who is not into the show to it since TNT was kind enough to play the Pilot, Wendigo, and Dead in this water Friday and Monday. Unfortunately, she is way too easy to scare and hates gore, but she loves cute guys and angst, so I may win. The other sister is already hooked. Okay, back to reading my season 2 companion ...