Trabia Garden

I was going to play Pokémon Crystal, you guys. It was going to be the first time I had ever played a second-generation Pokémon game. I was really excited.

And then it turned out that the cartridge was corrupted and wouldn't register saves.

I am genuinely woeful. I WAS GOING TO HAVE A CYNDAQUIL AND I WAS GOING TO NAME IT MERLIN. (And my Red-version save also appears to be corrupted, so I have to start again. Fortunately, the cartridge still registers saves. Had my beloved Red cartridge been rendered entirely useless, I would probably have wept. I got it for Christmas when I was ten. It was my first ever videogame. My first Pokémon was a Bulbasaur named Bulby, and oh how I loved him. (Oh, how I completely failed to train any of the other Pokémon on my first team.))

In order to make up for this sad, sad lack of Pokémon-playing and soothe my ten-year-old soul, I would like to request that you either share your own Pokémon-related stories (what was your first Pokémon? Which is your favourite? What do you always have on your team? What do you name your Pokémon?) or write Pokémon-related ficsnippets (crossovery or otherwise) in the comments. Pokémon-related photomanips or doodles would also be very welcome. JUST POKÉMON UP MY COMMENTS, GUYS. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.

To kick things off:



"Where's Merlin?"

"I'm afraid Merlin is busy, sire," Gaius replies, rummaging through his bookshelves.

"He's not busy. What's he doing? Where is he?"

"I believe he is running an errand for Morgana."

"He's not Morgana's manservant," Arthur points out, straddling the wooden bench by Gaius' worktable. There is a creature on the table, he notices: some sort of large, dark-furred rodent. It is staring at Arthur in a most disconcerting fashion. "Do you have a rat problem?"

"Just a pet," Gaius says, glancing over. "A whim, if you like."

The stare seems almost familiar. Arthur has the unpleasant feeling that Gaius' pet thinks he is an idiot. "What sort of creature is it?"

"A species of mouse," Gaius says. "They're very common in the western regions. I wouldn't go too near if I were you; he can be quite vicious."

He can't be sure in this light, but Arthur would almost be prepared to swear that its fur is blue. He reaches out to touch it.

There is a burst of light and heat, and Arthur immediately draws his hand back to shield his face.

A moment goes by.

"Gaius," Arthur says, "your mouse is on fire."

How did I survive without Supernatural? The world is so much better now that I know Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are mocking each other and being dorks and falling asleep on the sofa together somewhere in it.

This entry is going to be all about how cute Jensen and Jared are. Because they are. They are so cute. (DID I MENTION THAT THEY LIVE TOGETHER? I THINK IT IS HIGH TIME I MENTIONED IT AGAIN.)

Here is the gag reel for Season Three of Supernatural! I love it despite the appalling 'who's/whose' error. THEY ARE THE BIGGEST DORKS EVER. (1.20 to 1.50 is just thirty seconds of mocking the 'shippers. This amuses me. And Jared spends so much time being silly that I'm amazed they ever manage to finish a scene.)

I think I've linked a few of you to this individually, but I've never actually mentioned it in an entry: here is an interview in which Jared spends the whole time talking about what a huge crush Jensen has on him. It is marvellous. I love that Jensen and Jared clearly know that people on the Internet speculate about the two of them being a couple, as evidenced by Jensen's response to being hugged by Jared ('That's not gonna be on any websites tomorrow', and then, when a fan advises him not to let Jared stand behind him, 'Yeah, none of that'), and they don't get angry or try to suppress it; they just give the fans ammo.

Speaking of ammo-providing! Jensen comes on stage at a convention wearing a Sam Winchester shirt and threatens to wear it on the plane with Jared. Jared attack-hugs Jensen when he's trying to promote Supernatural. The tale of the Eyelash Incident, which I've linked to before but am linking to again because it never fails to improve my day.

Here is a collection of amusing clips from an interview apparently conducted during the first season (the first two minutes are just introductions; you can skip them). If you don't feel like watching the whole thing, here is the clip of Jared going in for a kiss.

This fanvid is more Sam and Dean than Jared and Jensen, but it makes me smile anyway, and as this is supposed to be an entry of day-brightening I thought I'd throw it in: I'm Yours. Look at how happy and smiley they are!

speakfree has an amazing collection of Jared/Jensen pictures and quotes over here.

And, er, I thought I might be able to get through this entry without linking to the 'Jensen & Jared Are In Love' video, but it turns out I can't.

I hope this has made you smile! If it hasn't, well, more smiling for me. (And if you feel like posting your favourite Jared-and-Jensen pictures and moments and video clips in the comments, I would totally be okay with that.)