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This morning I was riding my bike, unaware that the road was still covered by a treacherous icy glaze. So I slipped and landed on my side - which wasn't so bad. Then my bike landed on top of me - which wasn't so good. I just scraped my knee, though; it's a ridiculously tiny scrape, but it hurts like a bitch, so I skipped the gym today. But I want to go running again tomorrow. Shoulder hurts too, but I don't need that for running. And at least it's the left one, always preferable.
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There's some mildly entertaining wank or other going on, about the Spuffy shippers being responsible for the season six storyline and the evils of television in general. Check

rahirah's journal for the shocking details.

(Why is no one ever blaming the C/A shippers for season three of Angel? Are we not important? Do we not matter?)

By the way, am I the only one who loved the Spike/Buffy storyline in season six? It seems to be equally disliked by all factions, from reading the comment threads. I mean, I'm not a shipper in that I very rarely read S/B fic, but I thought that storyline was great; dark, and convincing, and sexy. It's what pulled me into BtVS while I'd previously only been interested in AtS.
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In fanfic:

hannasus wrote a sequel to her story 'Curses'. AtS gen. Post-NFA With Angel in a main role. *purrs*
Goodbye, Cruel World

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I liked s.6 just fine.

I am a bit mystified by the widespread loathing of the season in a fandom that seem very into angst and h/c in fic.

It mystifies me in the same way as the widespread drooling over JM's unclad body is paired with the anger towards Marti Noxon for putting JM through having to undress.

I'm chalking it all up to me being unable to keep people and their varied opinions straight.

Nope, I like it, too. (Actually, I find Spike/Buffy more interesting on tv than in fanfic which tends - imo, as always - to simplify their relationship.) I love season six in general.

I delighted in S6, and can't really get my head around why it's so universally loathed. I guess I'm just mental -- I even liked most of S7. It takes all kinds to make a world.

I mean, I'm not a shipper in that I very rarely read S/B fic, but I thought that storyline was great; dark, and convincing, and sexy. It's what pulled me into BtVS while I'd previously only been interested in AtS.

Hey, me too! :D I'd drifted away from BtVS, but S6 got me back into it.

There's some mildly entertaining wank or other going on

Oooh, thanks for the steer! I've been falling behind on the Wank watching, what with having a house guest and all. Mmm, shipwank. It's my favorite flavor.

Sorry to hear about your wipeout. I think you should buy some absurdly expensive bath salts and soak for hours: that'll fix ya.

Huh. Who are these people that allegedly hate it? Season 6 always seemed to be widely loved in my experience.

Mystifyingly so for me, because while I didn't *hate* it by any means, I wasn't drawn into it, either. Too depressing for my own personal mood at the time, and the Willow stuff was poorly executed by the writers, IMO. Not to mention that the Trio left me cold.

At the same time, I was getting very drawn into Season 3 of AtS, so I just started drifting away from BtVS. I watched it enough to do my website analyses, but I was an AtS gal by that point.

ouch! take care of yourself, ok? (I don't know if it's available outside the US, but arnica gel is a great herbal remedy for achey muscles....)

I am not a B/S shipper (I think they're bad for each other) but I thought the B/S storyline in season 6 was perfect. Now the Willow storyline was a whole different deal.