Eternal Refuge

I have actually managed to get a set of icons made.  This is for round 3 of monthlyinspo  It is in many ways hard as we are given a theme of "Dark & Light" .... but I find the hard thing is deciding what images/theme to use.  So this set of 20 are a bit of a missmatched set of themes.  However they are all dark/light ... I hope!

Anyway here are my 3 teasers -

 

( Here they are, if you want to peep )

This set of icons was made for round 10 of episodes20in20 and the episode was from season 1 of M*A*S*H and is called "Yankee Doodle Doctor"

Here are the 3 teasers -

      





( The full set is here )

Sorry I didn't post these yesterday, but I was watching M*A*S*H on TV, and as it was the last episode, I ended up watching it without stopping. When it was first shown here it was just after I left college and it really poignant. Spending 4 years together with friends, yet I knew I wouldn't see many of them ever again. It still reminds me of those days studying to be an osteopath and the great people I was with then.

Anyway, I continue with my trip to Glastonbury.

We went to the Abbey. Like many Abbeys in England it was destroyed by Henry VIII. The building remains are beautiful, as are the couple of the smaller buildings that are still fairly undamaged. We managed to miss the rain, and enjoyed the walk. Plenty of excuses to dig out the camera!

( And so to a look around The Abbey )

Glastonbury Tor is on it's way!

I'm not a great TV watcher, but have been enjoying re-watching M*A*S*H.  Last week another channel said it would be re-showing Stargate SG1 ... so I thought "YAY"

However - guess what ..... yes, they are both on at the same time!!

I have them both on DVD, so it's no big problem, just I thought ironic.

Over the last couple of weeks there has been some talk about the BtVS reboot. 

I am one of those who don't want to watch it ... If I love a film or a series, part of why I like it is the combination of the actors, the stories, the film sets etc 

To me Sarah Michelle Gellar is Buffy ... as are all the other actors who were in the series (come on, could anyone replace James?); and Sunnydale was the view that I saw before it was lost in a huge hole.

If they do post-BtVS/Angel, then we are still missing the actors - and for me, as many, we have our own ideas as to post the series.  I have never read the comics - I live in Spuffy fandom.

So, whoever is involved I doubt I will even watch the credits.

I am like it with other things, as well - some films should never be remade, other series, just too iconic.  I will admit I've had to change my mind over V, as I loved the original, and am enjoying the re-make.

M*A*S*H was another thing - I loved the series, saw it first - and hated the film.  Friends have done the opposite - but to me Alan Alda is Hawkeye, etc.

Speaking of which, I posted a andom Meme yesterday and I talked about Spike, Faith and Damon here   Well I have just been asked by cbtreks  about Hawkeye from M*A*S*H

( Hawkeye Pierce )

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And, before I forget - "How Rude" act3scene1 .... you give me a pressie, but no way of opening the box - LOL  Thank you, very much - That was a lovely start to December for me.

Well, today is going well ... so far!  The sun has just come out, the post has arrived with my Fred Astaire DVDs that I ordered with birthday money ... and I have a meme that I snagged from both dragonflylady77 and edenskye 

1. Five of your most favorite male fictional characters

1. Spike - BtVS
2. Captain John - Torchwood 
3. Damon - Vampire Diaries
4. Avon - Blakes 7 
5. Hawkeye - M*A*S*H 

2. Five of your most favorite female fictional characters

1. Buffy Summers - BtVS 
2. Anya - BtVS
3. Cally - Blakes 7 
4. Margaret - M*A*S*H
5. Belanna - Star Trek, Voyager

3. Five villains who are effective and most favorite

1. The Mayor - BtVS
2. The Borg - Star Trek
3. Hirogen - Star Trek, Voyager
4. Angelus - BtVS
5. Staleek - Farscape

4. Five ships - actual ships as in something you would travel in.

1. Liberator - Blakes 7 ... points to icon
2. Moya - Farscape
3. Millenium Falcon - Star Wars
4. USS Voyager - Star Trek, Voyager
5. The TARDIS

5. Five theme or credit music for TV

1. Thunderbirds
2  Blakes 7
3. M*A*S*H
4.  BtVS
5.  Dr Who

6. Five of your favorite fictional nerdy characters

1. Willow - season 1&2 BtVS
2. Giles -  season 1&2 BtVS
3. Radar - M*A*S*H
4. Tosh - Torchwood
5. Data - Star Trek, The Next Generation

Day 22 - Favorite series finale

I first started watching M*A*S*H when it was aired in England in the mid 70s ... then it was running late on a Saturday evening, and even thopugh only a young teen, I was always baby-sitting at my neighbours house - so it was something to watch just before they got home!

I was soon addicted - and when it moved to mid-week I got the whole family watching it (well pre-videos and with 1 TV I had to!). When I was at college I had to miss some of the episodes as we had lectures till 9pm one evening a week - and friends learnt to cope with my moans. So, when the final episode came I couldn't wait - I bought a video so I could record it ... and then the date came as to a day I had arranged a post-college Christmas dinner. Later that day I had a phone call form a friend to say all the plans had been changed - just so I could see my episode - I did!

And even now it still affects me! I wept buckets.

It really rang a lot of bells ... about a group of people thrown together to fight a war - when peace came they are happy but sad. They have to say Goodbye to frineds, and know that they may never meet again. I had just gone through this at college - it really hit home.

The episode centres on Hawkeye (my icon today) and how he didn't want to face that. Strong emothions are hard to cope with - he, like us, didn't want to face facts.

This YouTube is a general set of clips, but containing the signature tune.



This is a set of clips from that final episode - "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen"




M*A*S*H Wikipedia
M*A*S*H Web Site

I have just had a patient not turn up, then have a gap, and as my 2 fics I am working on are on my Bude pc and I am in Plympton, mabel_marsters  gets a gap before she has some more work to do, and I get to meme!

BTW - I have just confirmed with Mike that next Friday will be my last Friday in Plympton - another step on my ladder of change!

Anyway - so to the meme -

Comment to this entry and I'll give you a letter. List ten things that you love that begin with that letter and then post that list on your journal.

And sweetgirl7808  gave me the letter - M


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So - How was your week?  Hope that you had a good one - now it's the weekend, and I hope that you all enjoy a special time.  We have a family gathering on Sunday as my eldest nephew, Andrew, is being baptised ... so I shall let you know how that went next week.

For now, there's no real news - So I will carry on with this meme that I saw on kaczurda 's LJ and as I asked for 3 fandoms, she gave me -  Buffy, Torchwood, and M*A*S*H!

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So, now you know .... if you want to play then let me know in a comment and I will give you up to 3 fandoms for you to answer.

As I am at Mum and Dad's I have the TV on in the background and have snagged Dad's pc while he watches something ... so, to fit the theme, I have snagged this T.V. Meme from jaded_jamie 



Name a TV show series in which you have seen every episode at least twice:

Blake's 7, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (!), Star Trek Voyager, Thunderbirds, Torchwood, M*A*S*H, Dr Who (#9 & 10 for the at least twice), Moonlight, and poss loads of others!


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