Randomness with minimal fannish content

[katallison]

This morning, for some reason, I found myself thinking about the dS episode Odds, and in particular how interesting this would have been as a Vecchio ep. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love RayK in it, but *damn.* Just how freaked would Vecchio be by the sudden appearance of, and Fraser's apparent interest in, a beautiful dark-haired smooth-voiced bad bad woman? It almost makes me wonder if Odds were written (as some episodes were, e.g. Asylum), or at least sketched out, before the casting switch, as a way of giving some emotional follow-through to Victoria. (RayK's reaction also makes me wonder anew just how much he knew of that particular disaster...)

I will at some point write something about Escapade, but upon my return I was immediately pitched into massive brouhaha at work; in fact, a colleague phoned me the night I got back to brief me before I came into the office. Fortunately (or un-, depending on one's angle) this particular imbroglio I can do nothing whatsoever about, and so I am practicing the folding of the hands and the leaning back and deep breathing.

Eight above zero this morning, but it's supposed to warm markedly, and I think this might be the last day for the big down coat. The change in the height and intensity of the sun, and the length of the days, is really noticeable, and I begin to cherish a wan hope that spring might actually come, one of these months.