Amy, in general, I find very few people share my particular subset of interests, in whichever fandom. With the possible exception of Who and Sherlock--but people are people, and the instinct seems toward couplehood. Or possibly thriplehood. In any event, sex. Which, you know, I'm not opposed to, it's just recently become increasingly evident to me that it's not the sex in any relationship that's most important to me, it's the relationship between the characters.

I guess I don't see them as mutually exclusive, but when I'm not reading shameless OTP stuff I don't admit to, I strongly prefer stories that explore the relationships between characters in all their messiness and glory, be they sexual or non. I know I can count on one hand the number of explicitly Ace Sherlock fics that have worked for me as character explanation (and of them, only one where it isn't demi/grey A), because most of them are basically old-school Smarmfic and DON'T explore the rough edges and communication. (Who stuff is just contradicted by canon. The Doctor stated, well aware of that innuendo, that he dances. For starters.)

I want to read about (and, honestly, watch) stories where people who have strong bonds don't always get along, or drive each other up the wall, or have screaming fits at 2am that dissolve into helpless laughter. Parent and child, sibling, lover, partner. Gimme the realism, emotionally, and I'm there with bells on.

It's conversations like these that have me sighing in defeat that I'll have to write a straight ace remix of my GrAce fic (I groan at my own pun) just because I can't land solidly down on one side or the other (still!). They're both solid. One one hand, I get pron, on the other, I get a solid Ace fic and that appeals to me in all it's otherness and newness. The one thing I can be proud of, despite my shite writing skills, is that the story goes on with or without the sex, and the relationship takes it's course with or without the sex. It's a potential element, not the conclusion.

I want to read about (and, honestly, watch) stories where people who have strong bonds don't always get along

Oh, yes. I love that, and that's something I had fun exploring in the John/Mary stuff I've written. When we see it in Show, it tends to be framed either as perfect or incredibly flawed (or, per MBV, based entirely on heavenly manipulation)--probably because we're generally getting it filtered through Dean's perspective, and he doesn't do all that well with shades of gray. Anyhow, I loved playing with the messy middle ground there.

Under two days for a Wincest vid to Air Supply's "All Out of Love."

While I'm not a Wincest fan, as someone who was all about Air Supply as a tween, this made me laugh like a loon.

That vid was awesome.

I just plotted the route from Sioux Falls, SD to Whitefish, MT on Google maps. I've gone to the dark side, I think.

(I checked out the eps on Hulu, and The Girl Next Door is the only one I couldn't record, so I'm rewatching.)

What's the Bon Jovi song that Sam and Dean abortively sing along to?

"Wanted Dead or Alive."

Which came out first as "Wanted DEAN or Alive."

Ah. I was getting sadface at Blaze of Glory. I can see that as a very anthemic Show song too.

Are they still avoiding using the impala or does Sam have it?

...Aw, no Sammy to roll his eyes at your bad jokes.

What state are they supposed to be in?