i'm losing touch

[asimplechord]

1. Unpopular fandom opinion: I am not fond of Gee Way with that blond hair. And WTF is up with the Hawaiian shirt? Also, I'm glad he's successful and all with The Umbrella Academy, but GIMME THAT NEW ALBUM, GODDAMNIT.

2. why_me_why_not's brain is my favorite place to be. Somehow even though we're not writing fic, we're... writing fic? We've sort of got two Generation Kill-related fic universes going in an email chain, one gen and one decidedly not. It's been my happy place for a few days.

3. Taddy Porter, my new favorite band (for a little while, until Discos GIMME THAT NEW MUSIC). First, because they're named after a beer. And second, because they are trying to be a cross between Led Zeppelin and Bad Company. Third, because the bassist is this tiny redhead who rocks the fuck out when they are on stage.

4. I want someone to tell me the story of Gunny Wynn when 1st Recon redeployed to Iraq, when Bravo Company was assigned with the rest of the battalion to Fallujah, and it's like the invasion all over again, doing things that even Battalion Command isn't happy with, ignoring the plan they'd laid out in favor of an emotional, intemperate response at the behest of JTF and the Commander-in-chief. I want the story of Gunny Wynn in a unit that has no Nate Fick (although he'll allow that Brent Morel isn't a bad platoon commander), no Brad Colbert, no Ray Person, no Poke, no Reporter, no Pappy, but does have Redman and Kocher and Hasser, at least. NOT the story of what happens when Morel, Eddie Wright and Kocher are injured by an IED. But I'd like someone's view of whether it'd be at all different, going with different personnel, as an occupation rather than an invasion. Compared to his experience in Somalia, for example.

5. I am very curious to see what Danger Room and Best Defense have to say about the WikiLeaks release of the Afghanistan War Logs tomorrow. Mostly because the headlines over at The Guardian... are not earthshatteringly unsuspected. Pakistan's ISI has links to the Taliban? SHOCKING. Maybe, though, making Americans (or Britons, or whoever) more aware will make them more participatory in their government, and say something about tax dollars and soldiers (and civilians) being used so wastefully. Maybe? Yeah, doubtful, right?

6. Stark Bunker Sands, you are ridiculously adorkable, and still I can't help but be charmed by you.

Comments

[why-me-why-not.livejournal.com]

1. I haven't seen the GeeWay pic that fandom is all love/hate about, but I'm not really interested either. Although apparently it's lolz-inducing.

2. You & I are clearly, clearly made of awesome. And may have to eventually clean up some part of this to post on the shared lj. But right now I'm quite content to not-write things via email and enjoy the happyness of the verses we've created.

3. Yay interesting new music?!

4. we already discussed my views on this, right? So if someone tells you this story, you have to share.

5. ... I have nothing to say in response to this one, lol.

(ps, that's one of my favorite icons, even if it's a falsehood b/c I'm completely innocent and nothing is ever my fault! *g*)

[harriet-vane.livejournal.com]

I certainly don't like that hair unironically. I can only look at it in an affectionate "Oh, Gee Way," with a headshake kind of a way. He is so ridiculous.

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

I'll allow that I perhaps bear some blame here, since I made you watch GK. :D

My one ~issue about the idea of the Gunny Wynn story (if I ever broke down and wrote it instead of pining for it) is that what happened to them in Fallujah was pretty tragic, and I don't want to write *those actual events* because that feels like it would be exploitative and cross a line that we skirt pretty closely in this fandom, but I'd like his POV on the redeployment, the mission, the way Command changed or stayed the same, and how the men reacted and how the character of each team changed with the personnel changes, since he, reportedly, felt like his most important job was taking care of his platoon's men, to be a buffer between them and the officers.

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

Ridiculous is a good word for it. He looks happy, so that's good. I'd just like him to look happy while announcing a release date for the new album. Yes? :D?

[harriet-vane.livejournal.com]

That's how I feel about EVERYTHING HE DOES. (Also EVERYTHING BRENDON AND SPENCER do. Like, have fun surfing AFTER YOU GIVE ME MUSIC AND A TOUR YOU KNUCKLEHEADS.)

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

Seriously. I feel like we need to tell them: your fans will happily support your surfing in a style to which you can become accustomed if only you release albums and sell tickets for them to buy. SO DO IT, ALREADY, BOYS.

[why-me-why-not.livejournal.com]

So you need an icon like this *points* to share the blame. I mean, I was tired and concussed and couldn't get up from your couch b/c I had a Dante on my lap... ;) Nah, I totally approve of you finally getting me to watch GK. It was a good life decision.

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

Dante has strong feelings about people remaining in a reclined position for his own TV-viewing pleasure. ;)

[why-me-why-not.livejournal.com]

I kinda love Dante. He's so friendly and cuddly! :)

[junebug-waltz.livejournal.com]

hahaha... are there people out there that DO like the new hair? or, rather, the comic con hair. because i feel like this is just his tradition now: retarded hair at a nerd convention.

idk, hawaiian shirts and dumb hair. why is anyone even shocked at this point

[asimplechord.livejournal.com]

Apparently? Early opinion on my f-list favored it, but more and more are wondering what he was thinking.

I was okay with the crazy pink hair from last year. It was different. This is just sort of weirdly creepy when paired with that shirt. And his creepy weird little teeth.

[mrs-batman.livejournal.com]

I wasn't aware that anyone actually liked the hair! I think it's totally ridic, and it makes me laugh. But yeah, no. It looks terrible.

AND OMG ALBUM. WAAANT.