Vicissitude and Season

I can do the DVD commentary meme now that I have something to work with. From philomytha:

Pick any passage of 500 words or fewer from any story I've written, and comment to this post with that selection. I will then give you the equivalent of a DVD commentary on that snippet: what I was thinking when I wrote it, why I wrote it in the first place, what's going on in the characters' heads, why I chose certain words, what this moment means in the context of the rest of the fic, lots of awful puns, and anything else that you’d expect to find on a DVD commentary track.

I have listened to approximately two DVD commentaries (because I really prefer to hear the soundtrack) but never mind that. Commentary on writing is more fun.

On a completely different... wait, I can link them. Were I doing a DVD commentary for "Lewis" episodes "Life Born of Fire," "The Quality of Mercy," and at least one other I can't think of right now, there would be a point where I started saying something like "Oh my God look at the gorgeous scarlet runner beans" and then "Oh look, runner beans again" and so forth. I mean, the number of shots with a character's head framed by runner beans just got funny after a while, and this is not a show that spends a lot of time in gardens. BUT I NOTICE THESE THINGS, OKAY. If I get around to grabbing some screencaps, I may do a post for Grow It Eat It, although it will have to say "Look, people, at the gorgeous English scarlet runner beans. We really can't grow them here." Though God knows I keep trying. But summers where it hits over 95 F on a regular basis just do not work for heat-sensitive plants (plus, Mexican bean beetles adore them).

Well, that's gardening for you: always wanting something you can't have. I may manage to score a community garden plot (Brit. allotment) to replace my increasingly shady vegetable garden, thanks to today's conversation with my friend who administers the county program; not by circumventing the rules, mind you, but by being told exactly how to use them to get what I want. Hopefully the next time we get weeks of scorching temperatures and no rain I'll still want it.

Oh, if I can't think of anything else to post, a meme is good. Acquired from avanti_90.

1) Make a list of fifteen characters first, and keep it to yourself for the moment.

2) Ask your flist to post questions in the comments.
For example:
'One, Nine and Fifteen move in together. Is this a really bad idea?'
'Under what circumstances might Five and Seven fall in love?'
'Which character on the list would you most want on your side in a zombie invasion?'

3) After your flist has asked enough questions, round them up and answer them using the characters you selected beforehand, then post them.

I have my list of 15 characters from 11 different fandoms, so go to it. I love crossovers. *braces for impact*

Meme nabbed from yunitsa:

Pick up the nearest book to you.
Turn to page 45.
The first sentence describes your sex life in 2012.

"About halfway through the blanching process, stir the vegetables to ensure even cooking."

Hm. I may have just discovered a new perversion...