Like Shooting Stars

Okay, so here is the paper I wrote last semester for my Ancient Mysteries class. One of the prompts was we could choose out own topic, as long as it was done if relation to ancient/cult mysteries (such as the Dionysian Mysteries). I, of course, chose Stargate for my topic because...well, this is me (even though I was supposed to get the topic approved first if it was one of my 'own', but never did). I ended up with a 96 on the paper (yes, out of 100) which I am EXTREMELY happy about - and I did it without citing a single source. 

As with all the others, this was a paper for class, so it had to be done in a certain way and I had to find angles in the topic that might not be...well, agreed upon by others. Anywho, here it is (Sorry about how it is 'organized' here on LJ...the damn site doesn't recognize Word coding anymore and won't cooperate and display the text the right way)


( Stargate SG-1 – Bringing Cult Mentality into the Future )


Comments and feedback are definitely appreciated!


~Pip

 So I've gathered up all the gifs I've made since the last post. And for all who didn't see my post last night (figuring that's everybody since nobody left any comments...this is why I've stopped updating on life things all the time...nobody cares...anywho...), you can make requests for gifs. If you need a reference list of what material I have, my DVD list is HERE.

There's quite a few, so could take a while to load depending on your interwebz speed and such...


( Onto the gifs! )

Comments and feedback are definitely appreciated!

~Pip

Over on Tumblr, I've been doing the 30 Day Stargate SG-1 Meme. Tonight was Day 30, so I figured I'd come here and link to all the days (of which I never missed a single one) of the meme. Hope you guys enjoy it

If you wish, you can just click on the meme tag on the first post and see them all in order without having to click a link and go to a different page. You'll have to scroll through a handful of meme posts that weren't part of the SG-1 30 Day Meme, but it still saves you from having to click 30 separate links.

Day 01 - Favourite season?
Day 02 - Least favourite season?
Day 03 - Favourite episode?
Day 04 - Least favourite episode?
Day 05 - Favourite scene from season 1?
Day 06 - Favourite scene from season 2?
Day 07 - Favourite scene from season 3?
Day 08 - Favourite scene from season 4?
Day 09 - Favourite scene from season 5?
Day 10 - Favourite scene from season 6?
Day 11 - Favourite scene from season 7?
Day 12 - Favourite scene from season 8?
Day 13 - Favourite scene from season 9?
Day 14 - Favourite scene from season 10?
Day 15 - Favourite character?
Day 16 - Least favourite character?
Day 17 - Favourite bad guy?
Day 18 - Least favourite bad guy?
Day 19 - Favourite relationship?
Day 20 - Favourite Jack moment?
Day 21 - Favourite Sam moment?
Day 22 - Favourite Daniel moment?
Day 23 - Favourite Teal’c moment?
Day 24 - Favourite Janet moment?
Day 25 - Favourite Vala moment?
Day 26 - Favourite Cam moment?
Day 27 - Favourite alternate Carter?
Day 28 - Favourite Daniel death?
Day 29 - Favourite off-world mission?
Day 30 - Favourite reference to another television show or movie?


~Pip

 For all my friends on the Twitterwebz who cannot see andreas_ri 's flocked post.

( The IMPORTANT part of SGU!  )

So the official Canucks twitter just posted a link to their By The Numbers for the big road trip (aka "The Road Trip from Hell" or the one that will keep them away from GM Place for "nine years" *snirk*), and there's some interesting stats and some funny ones too...


4.3 - Number of times a player could read the first Twilight book to pass the time.

0 - Number that will read Twilight.


Yeah, that got me laughing.



Also, in completely different news, I'm considering doing stargate_summer  (SG-1 Big Bang)...slightly crazy, but I already have a story in the works (that would be 'Choices') and my finally decided resolution for the year is to embrace my creative abilities. So this seems like a good way to keep to that. That, or I really am crazy!


~Pip

Been a bit since I did a good meme...I've  done this one before, but it's doing the circulation so I figured I'd redo it:

Snurched from lifeistoobrevis 


( To the TV shows! )

Figured I'd post my entry for the dv_exchange  here...need to put it on my vid master post.


Title: Dying to Live
Song: 'Dying to Live Again' by Hedley
Size: 49 MB
Spoilers/Warnings: Y'all should know by now that all DV material is fair game in my vids.
Summary: Daniel has found his reason to live again.


Download! (Right click and 'Save As')

Alternate Download.

~Pip

Now you guys know (or at least SHOULD know) how much I love archaeology...if I didn't love it so much, there probably wouldn't have been any interest in SG-1 and it definitely wouldn't be my chosen career path...


Still, I don't love it sooo much that I love studying for an archaeology exam. You think something like this would be easy and enjoyable, and yet...it's not. I think I had more fun last year cramming all that info in about primates and human behavior for the physical anthro class than I am having right now trying to get all this info for my archaeo. test.


In all honesty, it's NOT the information I'm studying...actually, I'm finding it all very fascinating (as should be expected). Especially b/c this test (which, even though it technically falls on a finals week day, it's just a regular exam - with on exception) focuses on the Americas, and Teotihuacan is one of the sites focused on. So I can make Crystal Skull/City of the Gods references which help me somewhat.


It's more ALL the information I'm being forced to remember. He gave us a study guide, which has all the usual test stuff plus two essay questions (this is that once exception I mentioned). He also informed us he's only picking ONE of the prompts, and we won't know which one it is until we take the test. So we have to study ALL the information anyways. It's pointless - an overabundance of information can be just as dangerous as having too little information. AND he wants details, such as specific names and dates. I understand this is archaeology and dates and names ARE important. Still, can we REALLY be expected to remember the dates and names from EVERY period/site we've learned in the class?? Even the prof himself can only tell us specifically when he was his notes/slides in front of him - seems a bit hypocritical to me!


*phew* Okay, that was my rant for this year's finals week. Last year, it was about 7:30 AM exams (thankfully have NONE this semester). This year, it's about the format of the tests.


~Pip


P.S. - So not sure how many know this, but last year at ChiCon, Michael apologized for being my inspiration to be an archaeologist (jokingly, of course...I think...or not! XP). Well, at the time, I laughed and it was all good fun. Now?? I ACCEPT THAT DAMN APOLOGY! XP

It seeming to be Shanks!Decemeber and all (there's a LOT of things he's starred in that are showing this month, plus his birthday is the 15th of course), I decided (and hope to be right) to check the USA schedule for this month to see if, JUST MAYBE, at least one of his Burn Notice eps would be shown...lo and behold, what did I find?


BURN NOTICE MARATHON DECEMEBER 31st!!

Truth and Reconciliation at 12 PM, Sins of Omission at 1 PM, and Lesser Evil at 2 PM (all EST)!


Huzzah! I feel so fulfilled knowing I was right...I could practically feel it! XD


So, make a stickie to remind yourself (YES, that means YOU taraleesg1 ) these will be on! ;)


Oh, also, Unending, Ark of Truth, and Continuum are on SyFail this monday, starting at 8 AM (again, EST).


~Pip

Watching Continuum just reminds me so much of one thing...


...and that is how much I just love, Love, LOVE, LOOOOOOOVE Daniel.



It's so fulfilling watching it knowing Michael won the award for this performance. Because he totally killed with it.



~Pip