don't be dull, be fannish

I placed a huge order with Amazon.de last night:

CLAMP's "Tsubasa Chronicle 9-12"
CLAMP's "xxxHolic 13"
Kazuma Kodaka's "Kizuna 11"
Moka Azumi's "Romance 2"
Marjorie M. Liu's "Iron Hunt"
William Rabkin's "Psych: Mind Over Magic"
Rob Thurman's "Madhouse" and "Deathwish"
Adrian Phoenix's "A Rush of Wings"

Also, I wanted to start reading SG-1's "Siren Song" tie-in but after the bruhaha in the Stargate fandom, I need to take a break from it for a while, so I picked up Jaye Wells' "Red-Headed Stepchild".

My Psych S3 DVDs arrived! *bounces* How awesome is that? Totally, I know *bounces some more*

On the other hand, Amazon US took down two SG books: Kevin Hosey's "The Internal Darkness" which should've been SGA's book #13 and Steven Savile's "Shadows: Book One of the Iblis Trilogy" which should've been SG-1's book #14. I mean, I know that they moved all the SG books back like 4 months to Oct-Nov-Dec and Mark over at Fandemonium told me that the only books that they are activelly working on now are "Valhalla" by Tim Waggoner (SG-1 #14), "Brimstone" by David Niall Wilson & Patricia Lee Macomber (SGA #12) and "Dead End" by Chris Wraight (SGA #13) but "The Internal Darkness" already had a cover art on Amazon US and "The Iblis Trilogy" was advertised over on GW where they made a big thing of it...

I just hope that a) these books won't get scrapped entirely and b) that Fandemonium will finally learn how to keep a schedule! Their publishing plan for this year is one huge, terrible mess :( I'm really disappointed. I mean, I always get my hopes up for another SGA book only to see it postponed AGAIN! It's rather disheartening :(

So many goodies from so many DVDs are being leaked - from Supernatural to The Middleman - but I'm being a good girl and not clicking on the links. These extras are the cherry on top when you buy your favorite show on DVD, they are like a birthday present, something to look forward to. Getting them in advance is... spoiling the fun, I guess, at least for me :)

Oh, and how I envy you people in the US, UK, France and Germany for having Amazon. If I lived in one of the "Amazon countries" as they call the countries to where they are willing to send used goods, I would buy used books only and stuff myself to bloating. So many awesome, great, fantastic books are being sold for like $0.01 used! I don't care if a book is old or new as long as I can read the letters. Watch me pout here :(

... at the stuff that I have pre-ordered:

DVDs:
Castle: The Complete First Season (September 22, 2009)
Leverage: The Complete First Season (July 14, 2009)
Psych: The Complete Third Season (July 21, 2009)
Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Fifth Season (June 30, 2009)
Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season (TBD)
The Middleman: The Complete Series (July 28, 2009)

And books:
Stargate Atlantis: Brimstone: SGA-12 (Jun 25, 2009)
Stargate Atlantis: The Internal Darkness: SGA-13 (Aug 25, 2009)
Stargate Atlantis: Dead End: SGA-14 (Sep 25, 2009)

Am I forgetting anything important?

Amazon added the summary of SGA's book 12 - "Brimstone" by David Niall Wilson (date: Jun 25th, 2009):

"The Stargate Atlantis team discovers a city on a moon that's about to plunge into its own sun. But the city which looked as if it had been abandoned turns out to be inhabited by descendants of the Ancients who have fallen into decadence and debauchery. Faced with a dissolute society disinterested in their own fate and unable to escape, the team must fight their way free before being plunged into a fiery death."

May I hope for a real team adventure? I mean - John, Rodney, Teyla and Ronon? And not the team plus Keller for whatever dumb reason? I loved all the books that were based on SGA's seasons 1 to 3. The latest one - "Nightfall" by James Swallow - was based on S4 and it was a real disaster. Keller where Keller should no place to be and Carter completely pushing McKay out of the picture. I want the team! My team! The banter and fun! *crosses fingers*

ETA: The other two books that should come out this year yet:
SGA-13 -> "The Internal Darkness" by Kevin Hosey (Aug 25th, 2009)
SGA-14 -> "Dead End" by Chris Wraight (Sep 25th, 2009)

I ordered S4 and 5 of Stargate SG-1 on DVD. Amazon's having a sale again! And yes, I still haven't even unpacked S1 to 3 but it's a real deal to get the DVDs for just $21.99 a season these days!

So, I need to do some TV marathons soon: due South, Stargate SG-1, NCIS... Yeah, as soon as I catch up on the shows that air now, that is. I'm so behind on stuff that it's not even funny *head/desk*

Two parcels were shipped to me today:

* "Supernatural: The Official Companion, Season 3" by Nicholas Knight. Because I quite disliked S3 - yes, a Bela!hater here - I stopped reading every article that popped up on the net last year. That's why I hope to read some interesting and new - for me, that is - things in the companion...

* And this jigsaw puzzle. I just love the colors. Do you maybe know who painted the picture, my dear flist?

Wow, they really are going darker this season...

( My spoilery thoughts... )

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I'm actually seriously considering getting into CSI: New York! It was recommended to me as a great team!show and then I saw this song vid...

You see, I intensely dislike both CSI and CSI: Miami. The former has very unlikable characters and there's no team!feeling there, the latter... ugh, I hate David Caruso. So, yeah.

But in CSI: New York, there's Gary Sinise and Melina Kanakaredes! Well, I will try an ep or two and we will see...

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Oh, and since I finished my translation according to my plan, I celebrated it by ordering S2+3 of SG-1 on DVD \o/

I started reading Matthew Reilly's "Ice Station" and let me tell you, it so reminds me of SGA! It takes place in Antarctica where a polar station discovers a space ship underground. And the rescue unit, Marines, sets out from McMurdo, being led by a man who is consider to be too young for actual leadership - so, it's all there: Antarctica, a space ship under the ice, a too young leader... Awesome! \o/

Also, why does Amazon keep discounting The Arc of Truth and Continuum BluRay but not Continuum itself? It's rather frustrating! /o\

Totally random...
* I adore Rob Dougan's song "Clubbed to Death"!
* My email box - organized!
* My DVD collection - organized!
* Need to catch up on: Leverage, Merlin, Numb3rs, Stargate Atlantis
* Still need to finish watching: Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Torchwood, Sanctuary
* Need to organize: my anime and audiobooks files, my ebooks

My latest resolution? To try and post only positive stuff until the end of the year!

I also ordered The Covenant on DVD. Four gorgeous guys with magical powers? Bring it on!