Jen loves Clark!

Sorry for not being in touch much lately. The condo sold and I thought I'd have a few days to relax but of course I was wrong - I've never been busier! I'm currently at my new place trying to get it ready to move into (prognosis: not so good!) 

Anyways, to get back in training for S10, I've snagged the Smallville 30 day meme from svgurl and numerous others

Day 01- Favorite Character

Hmmm, I have to think about this one for a while - not! Clark Kent is my favourite character by a country mile. I love Clark because he's the ultimate action star with all these amazing super powers, but he thinks nothing is finer than being a normal human being. He likes us better than we like ourselves, and is more optimistic for our future. It's that optimism that I respond to. And it certainly doesn't hurt that he comes in such a beautiful package, with a smile to light up the room. He's not perfect but when he makes mistakes, he genuinely tries to learn from them. I respect that in people. 



I've always liked the Superman / Clark Kent dynamic even from my earliest days of reading the comic, and I adored the first two movies when they came out. But that older characterization hasn't aged all that well for me - Superman was just a bit to all knowing and smug in his perfection. And I guess I'm not that much of a romantic because Clark forsaking his power for Lois in Superman 2 never sat at all well with me, not to mention turning back time in the original movie to save her. Smallville may make Clark's journey a little too rocky at times for my tastes, but at least it never let him get away with that type of behaviour.

( The other days under the cut )

Conditionally, but still... Less than a week on the market! 

Calling all Smallville and NFL fans! I thought it might be fun for us to have a Fantasy Football League so I set one up. It's completely free and we're playing for bragging rights only. Basically, you start by doing a draft - I've set it up for July 31. (Note that even if you can't make it, nfl.com has a lovely system to pick up the best available player for you based on the expert opinion or your custom list.) Once the regular season begins, you set your line up. You can also make trades or pick up players on waivers - important with bye weeks and injuries. I had a lot of fun last year and hope this year will be even better with y'all.

Join Here: http://fantasy.nfl.com/registration/privateleaguejoin?leagueId=55716
League ID: 55716
League Password: Season10

ETA: it seems you first have to be a member with NFL.com before you can register for a league. Don't worry, it's also free! https://id2.s.nfl.com/fans/register?returnTo=/fantasy

ETA: i've changed the draft date to Aug 29 at 5 PM EDT

Sorry I've been out of touch for the last few days - I haven't even had time to write up my World Cup updates unfortunately. (Go Germany!) My sister came to visit and we've been as busy as we can be given the heat wave that's settled in. We went on Sunday to see the Queen at the Queen's Plate and came within a few heartbeats of heatstroke, and as usual I got a bad case of sunburn. I'm still dehydrated I think! Long story short, I'll catch up with everybody over the weekend.

In the meantime, I thought I'd share the ficlet I wrote for the "Where Do We Go From Here" challenge over at cw_land , picking up after the season 9 finale.

Title: Fruition
Pairing/Characters: Lex, mentions of Clark
Spoilers: 9.22 "Salvation"
Summary: Lex watched it all happen
( fic under the cut )

First off, thank you to tyffi, duskwillow, tallihensia, twinsarein and tasabian for the lovely profile gifts. I now have 5 footballs, matching the number of goals in the England-Germany match. (I wonder if I'll now get a sixth from an England supporter, for reasons that will be very obvious to anyone who even casually is following the Cup.)

( details under the cut )

Friday turned out to be a disappointing day at the World Cup, especially considering that the top 3 teams in the world were playing. But that's sometime how it goes if teams don't need to do much in order to advance, making me appreciate the earlier play of Argentina and the Netherlands all the more.

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But now the playoff brackets are set and the real nail biting can begin. The US plays Ghana today (@2:30 EST) in what I think will be a very entertaining match. The US must consider itself lucky to have escaped Germany in the draw, and will have visions of making it to the semi-finals. On the other hand, Ghana is the lone African nation left in the tournament and should effectively have home field advantage - never to be underestimated in a football match.

The other match has Uruguay going up against Korea in what is expected to be an easy win for the South American team. Don't expect a lot of goals in this one.

( playoff bracket )

Just heard his name mentioned as a participant at the NHL Awards show! I'll watch for y'all.

ETA: he was just on (9:24 PM EST) - he looked mighty fine in his tux and did a little comedy about the player names, then awarded a trophy for best sob story (excuse me, 'overcoming adversity').

What are your favourite LJ comms for Smallville? Here are some of mine:

sv_ledger is a LiveJournal-centric newsletter to help keep you up date on what's happening in Smallville fandom. Subscribe now! And don't hesitate to send us your recs, especially for stuff that's not posted in one of the major communities.

smallville is an open community for all things Smallville, from fic to vid to art to news.

svtimeline is a great resource if you're looking for details on older episodes. It's run by the fabulous acampbell and was recently updated for 8.01 'Odyssey'. Check it out!

Fic
sv_fanfic
sv_slash
old_school_clex
smallvillebbang
fanon_fridays (non-canon pairings, eg Clex, Chlark)
clexmas (holiday themed Clex challenges)
enter_tzone (Twilight Zone themed challenge. multi-fandom)
tentacle_fest (tentacles are love! multi-fandom)
worlds_finest (Clark/Bruce, typically more comic-oriented, but still fabulous)

ETA - How could I forget about:
sv_vids for links to new vids (wish more people would use it!)
eat_crow for episode reviews (wish even more people would use it!)
sv_inquiry if you're trying to track down a fic
sv_kink for kinky fic
danceswithclex is a comm in all but setup, and is also THE best source for links to Clex stories.

And my flisties have added several more suggestions in the comments. Enjoy!

The Samba Kings ruled the pitch and served warning to the rest of the contenders. While the African teams have largely been a disappointment, and the European teams have yet to show their best, the South American teams look formidable.
( daily update under the cut )

Yay! After a week of mostly sluggish play, today was the day the World Cup really heated up. It seems that Germany isn't the only team interested in winning this thing!

( daily update under the cut )