I shall never be productive again . . .

as it leads to acid indigestion.

Seriously. I was so freaking productive today. I finally *finally* organized the three shopping bags full of papers/bills/misc stuff that have been sitting in front of my TV for months. I am almost completely done. It is so freaking satisfying. And I was productive last Saturday as well.

And again with the acid reflux CRAP! ( Cut for yucky TMI )

In other news . . .

I think TWoP really fucked up my viewing for season 7 of Buffy. Why, you ask? Because I watched most of the season today while I was cleaning (well, I skipped "Help" and most of "Bring on the Night" and I fast forwarded here and there, but I watched pretty much through "Lies My Parents Told Me") and it was a freaking *great* season. I'm going to watch the last five eps tomorrow as I finish my organizing. But I realized today that I watched most of the last season or so in a TWoP frame of mind, meaning I unconsciously (Or maybe consciously occasionally) would watch and instead of just enjoying my favorite show, I was picking it apart in the places I knew would be commented on in the ep threads and thinking about how it would be ripped apart in the recaps (I didn't read the recaps, but I still felt I knew the gist of what was being said).

I've pretty much taken TWoP off my internet roster, other than the fanfic thread and the OC recaps, and I am really happy about that.

I am a Buffy Fan and No Fucking Apologies.

"Storyteller" was a wonderful ep, and in my opinion, a very smart piece that lightened the tone before things became seriously heavy.

"Him"? Cracked me up (other than the horrifically painful and mortifying parts I had to fast forward through).

"Conversations with Dead People"? One of my top ten eps. Genius. Scary and funny and really just excellent ("I'm here to kill you, not to judge you"). There isn't one segment I didn't like. Joss written Buffy/Webbs, Marti's Willow/Cassie, Jane's Dawn, Drew's Trio and whoever it was who wrote the Spike bits which were perfect.

"Selfless"? Brilliant.

The CwDP/"Sleeper"/"Never Leave Me" one-two-three? One of the best three in a row of any season. Xander and Anya playing Good cop/bad cop kicks ass. I giggled like a school girl at the "One bite stand" line from "Sleeper" that had me groaning on first viewing because I knew it would get shit in the ep thread.

Anya and Willow's spell in "Same Time, Same Place" and it getting a little sexy.

Buffy's speech at the end of "Bring on the Night"

"Potential" with Dawn handing over her power and Xanders fanfuckingtastic bit at the end ("Maybe I'll get a cape" *sniff*)

Kicking ass in "Showtime"

LMPTM with the kick ass fight at the end.

All of "Lessons" and "Beneath You" (Can we rest now? Buffy, can we rest?)

Buffy snapping and, well, snapping in "Get it Done" and the very cool shadow puppets.

"First Date" with Jonathon-slash-the-First and the reactions by Giles and Spike to WIllow trying to record it.

Everything.

I love season seven of Buffy. And I fully believe that the show went out on top. So once again I'll say:

Buffy Fan. No apologies.

Help. Please, please help.

Gah! I am going nuts- nuts, I tell you!

I have been freaking trying to freaking download the freaking uncut final scene from Smashed. Yes, that scene. That UNCUT scene for the better part of two hours. I have tried downloading updates of the DivX codec and I am trying to download real media and I want to see the freaking clip! I would whine, but there is no one to here me.

Why isn't it working? It is driving me nutsy-koo-koo, I tell you! Nutsy-koo-koo! I have a Vaio that I got a year and a half ago. Windows XP. And ethernet and stuff (though I don't know if that makes a difference) and I am kinda updated I think. I do all the updates my computer tells me. And I want to freaking watch the sex. For the artistic integrity, of course.

Help?

Part two

OKay then.

1) What is a Video Card and do I have one? How would I know? I think I do. But that could be the delusions.

2) Real One Player. Downloaded the newest and most up to date. Took forfuckingever because I'm on a dial-up. FINALLY it was done. Downloaded the link. Also took forever. Done. Opened it.

Got a message: RealOne Player needs to download new software to play this clip.

Okay.

The software isn't available!!!

This is much more complicated than I think it needs to be. Now it's personal-- between me and the world wide web via MicroSoft tools.

I am redownloading DivX51 in hopes that it works. And I am at the point where I don't care if the clip is of Buffy and Spike watching their toe nails grow. I want to see it.

Grr Argh.

Also, I forgot to mention GIP!! in honor of a New Angel in only three short days. Yay! I want it to be now.

And I don't want to go to work tomorrow, but I shall if for no other reason than then project I have been working on for weeks should be ending soon, soon, soon.

Wish me ice makers.

OH MY CRAP!!

Yeah, that was worth it. I can understand why they trimmed it down, but it woulda been cool if they had shown the whole thing. Give the PTC something to really bitch about.

Here is how I got it:


1) Went to this site and properly downloaded DivX51 to my desktop.

2) Then went to this site (of the Smashed clip) and downloaded it to my hard drive (specifically my "D" drive where all of my vids are stored (mmmm, closer/cowboy/glorious/innocent)).

When both of the loads had been downed I clicked on the DivX player icon now happily residing on my desktop and clicked play. It then asked what I wanted to play and I clicked to the "Spuffy Sex, ooh la la) file in Local:D

Then it played.

And my jaw dropped.

It was quite the event.

And (Wo)man triumphed over technology. It is truly a blessed time to be alive.

Now I have to sleep.

Again, wish me ice makers! *crosses fingers violently*

ETA: Crap! I meant to give love and attention to queenofdenile because she graciously offered to e-mail me the "Smashed" clip when I was having problems, so I cover her in kisses and mucho thanks. You are a princess!