Here's my latest catch up. I could just not bother at all since I'm not very enthusiatic about it but something inside me won't let me give up.

( One Of Us )

I am so crappy crap crap at this keeping up with lj thing. Here I am having set up this account nearly a year ago and I've managed to get 2 and a half friends because I'm mostly still lurking! I have posted some fic though which is huge for me. It's really bugging me cause I genuinely want to be good at this and make friends here. On that note though I'm going to have to stop now cause Ugly Betty is about to start and I have to pee and I'm going to the zoo tomorrow (yay!) and have stuff to sort out for that. I've been really busy lately but that will be over soon and all the shows will be gone for summer in a month so maybe then I'll be better.

I am so behind cause I have this new job and it means that I have very little time in the evenings to get stuff done and even if I do have time I'm too tired. So these little catch-ups will be brief and most of my thoughts will be left out because I can't remember them anymore but I'm determined to write about each and every episode so here it is.

( Par Avion )
( The Man From Tallahassee )
( Expose )
( Left Behind )

I guess that's it except to say that next week should be interesting.

Gonna have to do this quickly cause Neighbours starts in a few minutes.

( Enter 77 )

( Fun, fun, fun )

Nighty-night

Title: Dessert?
Pairing: Some Jack/Sawyer and Charlie/Claire but mostly it's all the surviving not Michael and Walt original characters except Kate cause I can't stand her.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not mine. Bummer.
Notes: Lostsquee prompt dessert.

( Dessert? )

First a note about how extreme illness delayed my viewing of this ep.

My dad was ill on Monday and Tuesday, by Thursday my mum and I figured we had escaped, how wrong we were. I got home from work and happily downloaded and had my tea though my mum didn't cause she felt bad. Then I started to feel kind of funky but I thought it was just because I was worried that I might get ill. I carried on, had a shower, did my nails. Then it got real. Hung over the toilet but failed to actually be sick, quickly dried my hair then back to the toilet. Got in bed to listen to last week's podcast. Spent 5 minutes shivering my ass off then proceeded to nearly fall asleep before having to go back to the toilet again, this cycle repeated itself before the podcast was over. I then fell asleep for a while with my computer still on at the end of my bed and fairy lights on around the top. I had to get up every half hour through the night and take Friday off work which was crap since I've only been there for 3 weeks. I watched the episode on Friday night having managed to get out of bed at 3pm only to crash in the living room instead and only eat a slice of pizza. Then mum got it for real yesterday.

Crap time.

And now on to the good stuff.
( Stranger In A Strange Land )

( Flashes Before Your Eyes )

I am going to get better at posting my reviews up and at lj in general! That is not a horrible lie, I'm already making an effort and doing loads better. With that in mind, I have some catching up to do.

( Not In Portland )

This fic is multi-prompt fulfilling. Firstly you may notice that I've got Fairy Tales in there. Then there's the kissing. And lastly it's something I have never done before, that is I have never posted a fic before, actually I've never even finished a fic before. This a big thing for me cause as I have told some of you I am not a writer! I'm all scientifically minded and not at all creative.

I hope you like it!

Title: Sleeping Beauty
Pairing: Jack/Sawyer
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not my characters, I've just abused them a bit.

( Sleeping Beauty )

I know I've been mostly absent for freakin' ages but there is a good reason! Firstly, when did Christmas become a crazy time when I have no chance to catch my breath? I figure it most have been right around the time that I stopped having lots of time off in order to get things done. The after Christmas I was just plain scared by how much catching up I had to do. Then I had job interviews and then I got a job so I now work full time so when I am able to go on the net I mostly just want to sleep.

It's good about the job though right? I've been there for 2 weeks now and it's going really well. It's so good to be back in a lab again, away from the stupid stupid public and assholey managers. I now analyse insulating oil from electrical equipment. Sounds fancy yes? It freaked out a lot of people at Woolies that's for sure! It's a proper career-like job which both terrifies and excites me. And it's proper wages! That means that once I've paid off my credit card and overdraft I will start saving for a trip to Hawaii!

In other big news, I finished and posted my first ever fic for Lost Riffs over at Lostsquee. Also both terrifying and exciting. I got some positive comments though so I may have another go, see if I can feel any better about my writing.

I'll talk about the new eps after this week's I think, or maybe tomorrow. All I'll say about them now is that I love love love Tom even more!

Also very excited about the pics of the next series of Lost figures, can't wait for Sawyer to join Jack on my shelf. In fact, I've been trying to work out how I'm going to fit them all on the bookcase that I bought for that very purpose (how sad am I?) even though they don't come out til July. And I haven't got my Locke yet cause his voice box was broken and my stupid friend hasn't sent him back yet. In case anyone cares I also have decent Buffy/Angel and LOTR figure collections. And a Captain Tight Pants. And an 18" talking Jack Sparrow!

Done now.

Sorry this got so long. I'll post my fic too.

Let's just talk about the awesmoeness of the men of Lost shall we?

( I Do )

( Slight Spoiler )

This review is late cause to be honest I was incredibly unimpressed by the episode. Don't get me wrong, it was still an amazing hour of television compared to a lot of the crap that is about these days (especially in the UK, I mean unanimous? what's up with that?). It just confused me and was pretty disappointing.

( The Cost of Living )

NATHAN FILLION!!!!!!!!!

I feel compelled to post in defence of Damon and Carlton. I always listen to the podcasts and I absolutely love them. Those guys are so damn funny. Maybe I'm misreading them but everything that they've ever said that sounds negative about Lost or one of it's characters has always seemed completely sarcastic to me. I don't want to argue with anyone about this but just wanted to say that if you love Lost as much as you claim maybe you should show more gratitude and appreciation towards the people who make it. I have complete faith in Damon and Carlton, J.J however doesn't seem to give a crap anymore.

That's all.

So I'm trying to post more sften here and it's going well I think, so says three days running.

Just wondering cause no one seems to mention him in their posts, though neither do I, does anyone else out there love Tom/Mr Friendly/Zeke/Guy with the Beard? Cause I do! Lots and lots! Balls to Benry, Tom is my favourite Other!

So here's the deal. I have a chemistry degree which might make you go "what the hell were you thinking?" but I actually really love the subject. I'm not great at it though so don't expect me to design a wonder drug to cure cancer or anything. I just know that I love lab work. Since I graduated I have been working in a shop though just so that I have some money coming in while I look for something careery.

Well this week has been lots of not fun at work cause the kids are off school for the last time before Christmas and we had loads of new people start and the guy in charge of our department has been off as well as another girl so it's been chaos. And on top of that I keep getting sort-of told off by the cash office lady for doing returns and stuff. And I'm working seven days running.

On Monday I was in the last two for a lab job and found out last night that I didn't get it. It was only temporary and it was shift work but at least I would have had more money and experience and would have gotten out of the damn shop!

It's not that bad though, I do sort of like the work but it's only 20 hours a week which is the main problem. And I started to bond with one of the newbies today about Lost and Prison Break and tattoos. I'm just kind of bummed out cause I was really hoping to get that job and now it feels like I have to start over.

( Every Man For Himself )

I've really gotta start doing this sooner after watching the episode, it's getting kinda fuzzy. Maybe that just means that I should watch it again? Oh well, I'll write what I can think of.
( Further Instructions )

( The Glass Ballerina )

Here's my first attempt at a written down proper review type thing of a Lost episode.

( A Tale of Two Cities )

( Guest Star )

I'm very excited cause I'm getting the first season of Party of Five tomorrow and I've never really seen it. I'm pretty much gettingit cause of the Foxy factor which I feel is a good enough reason. Means that the little thing on the case that says "starring Lost's Matthew Fox" has worked on me though! Oh well, doesn't matter if I enjoy it right? Plus, 20% discount at work this weekend so it's gonna be pretty damn cheap.