osaraba | "I'm saying it's a Fraser kind of plan!" Ray yelled. "Diabolical and nutritious!"

I have officially been ensnared by the due South fandom. dS is a tv show from the mid 90s, that I so very vaguely remember from when it was actually on-air. My mom used to watch it a bit, and I remember seeing parts of some episodes.

BUT OMG. An amazing fic was recommended to me and OH GOD her voice for Fraser is so perfect. I mean, I don't quite remember enough of the show to tell you how spot-on it is, but from my vague impressions of the show, and the... you know, certain standard lines that the character says -- it seems RIGHT ON. And if it isn't, IT SHOULD BE.

The above was the start to this post a week or two ago. I've been absent on LJ for a bit, mostly because not only did I fall into dS fandom, I drowned in it -- and there was no buddy-breathing to save me! (Not that I really wanted to be saved or anything.) Because jeeeeezus. This fandom is HOT.

This fandom (thanks to hockey/dS fans who write awesome AU fic) has also reminded me exactly how hot hockey is.

If there's a moment -- a tiny moment -- of unoccupied time, my brain goes back to dS and/or hockey, and suddenly I have a stupid, goofy grin on my face with a kind of blank-eyed, daydreaming stare. A few people I've seen recently are getting a little annoyed, I think, which means I've been holed in at home, reading fic and waiting for the dS DVDs to arrive. Oh yeah, the box set of the complete series that I bought on eBay. Did I forget to mention those?

Well, they arrived yesterday in the mail, so you can guess what I did last night. Watched the first 5 episodes and fell asleep on the couch for the rest of the night.

Some of the plots are cornier than others, but I can take it. The comedic interaction between Fraser and Vecchio is a lot like the type of comedy that I just die over in Supernatural. Which is greatness.

I'm sure there will be more dS-type squeeing to come.

Also, I think I'm going to see if I can afford partial season tickets for next year.

[edit: WHY are some of the BEST fic in the fandom TEN YEARS OLD? It's horribly unfair. ]