And you the one who hooked me on due South in the first place.

Vonnie,, CKR's eps are in the first season of Nikita, which is out on DVD, so you could just rent that disc from Netflix. They're called "Gray" and "Choice".

And they're really good. Which people have already said, but I enjoyed him so much in those two episodes.

Filk for a sunny Saturday.

So, Emily has been working on a project to attempt to develop an algorithm that can distinguish between the writing styles of various Buffistas based upon their posts. The project is done, and now all that remains is the report. Due Wednesday. She's a little stressed. Also talking to herself some. So I wrote this. I'm posting it here because of the Stargate theme that crops up.

The Project Report (An Internal Monologue in Four Parts)
(To the tune of "The Book Report" from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (original Off-Broadway version).)

Mathematical!Emily
A project report on the Buffistas, the Buffistas, the Buffi-

Analytical!Emily [overlapping]
A project report on the Buffistas, the Buffi-

Fanfic!Emily [overlapping]
A project report on the Buffistas, fi-

Stressed!Emily [overlapping]
A project report on the Buffi-

ALL
-Istas.

Mathematical!Emily
The Buffistas are this stupid group
About this stupid Slayer who kills
Vampires and other nasty demons
[She counts the words so far]
49,983 to go.

Fanfic!Emily
The name of the group about which
This project report is about is
The Buffistas which is about some
Natter.

I analyzed by-
I tokenized the-
It was a-
It reminded me of "SG-1"

And the part where Jack O'Neill jumped from the rock
To Apophis the Goa'uld's back.
And then Carter and everyone swung from the trees
In a sudden surprise attack.
And they captured Apophis and all of his mates
And they carried them back to the base through the gate
And Apophis was grilled by an N.I.D. team
But he wriggled away with his eyes all agleam
And Jaffa rushed in and their staff bolts flew-
The Buffistas do sort of that kind of thing too.

Mathematical!Emily
They have a poster there named Pleiades.
[counts to 24]
Hmm...

Analytical!Emily
In examining a group such as the Buffistas, it is important that the
superficial chracteristics of their deceptively simple natter should
not be allowed to blind the lurker to the more substantial fabric of
their deeper motivations. In this report I plan to discuss the
sociological implications of fandom pressures so great as to drive the
otherwise moral Buffistas to perform acts of copyright violation which
they consciously knew were against the law. I also hope to explore the
personality of Mr. Machina in his conflicting roles as poster and stompy foot.

The Buffistas are established from the start as benevolent natterers,
and it is only with the increase in social pressure that the seams
in their moral fiber...

Stressed!Emily [overlapping]
If I start writing now
When I'm not really rested
It could upset my thinking
Which is not good at all.
I'll get a fresh start tomorrow
And it's not due till Wednesday
So I'll have all of Tuesday
Unless something should happen.
Why does this always happen,
I should be outside playing
Getting fresh air and sunshine,
I work best under pressure,
And there'll be lots of pressure
If I wait till tomorrow
I should start writing now.
But I if I start writing now
When I'm not really rested
It could upset my thinking
Which is not good at all.

Mathematical!Emily
Another of the posters is Nutty...
[counts to 30]
Hah!

Fanfic!Emily
Down came the staff on his head- smash!
And Daniel fell like a sack full of lead- crash!
Apophis laughed and he left him for dead- hah!
But he was wrong...

Mathematical!Emily
35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40!

Fanfic!Emily
Just then a glider flew in- whing!
It was a sign for the fight to begin- zing!
And then it looked like Apophis would win- ah!
But not for long.
They made a plan.
Like Buffistas.
Who plan a lot
As you can tell
From the natter
Of the Buffistas
Which this report
Is about.

Stressed!Emily Mathematical!Emily How do they expect us to Write a project reportThere were Buffistas Of any qualityThat were posting In just two days Such as ita and Jesse And msbelle and Betsy How can theyAnd Katie and Nilly Conspire toAnd David and JZ Make life so mis'rableAnd Nora and Dana And so effectivelyAllyson, Consuela, vw In so many waysTheodosia, Jon B, and shrift.

Analytical!Emily
Not to mention the extreme pressure exerted on them by their
deeply rooted rivalry with the Bronze, TWoP, and Whedonesque!

(Rats! Too long...)

(Continued...)

Stressed!EmilyFanfic!EmilyAnalytical!EmilyMathematical!Emily If I startThe name ofWhat droveThe Buffistas Writing nowThe groupAre this stupid When I'm notAbout whichAn otherwiseGroup about this Really restedThis projectQuiet BuffistaStupid Slayer It couldReport isWho kills Upset myAbout isTo natterVampires ThinkingOh soAnd other Which isNasty Not goodDemons. At all Not goodThe Buffistas,Constantly?Demons, At all.The BuffistasConstantly!Demons,

Oh.

All for oneSociological75, 76 Ev'ry oneImplications Does their partFandom First thingPressure77,78,79,80 After dinnerOh!81, I'll startSimple? Not!82.

Mathematical!Emily And they were very, very, very, very, very, very
Chatty on the board.

Fanfic!Emily
The end...

Mathematical!Emily
...49,994, 95. The very, very, very end.

Analytical!Emily
A-men.

Stressed!Emily
A project report on the Buffistas...

Oh, bravo. Bravo! *shamelessly copies to own computer*

Oh, see, now that's wonderful, and I don't even know the tune. Very, very, very, very (16) funny (17).

Bravo!

And the best part for me is, I only know the song because it was on Anne W.'s Buffista mix...

And the best part for me is, I only know the song because it was on Anne W.'s Buffista mix...

Is it? Cool.

Hmm. Clearly I need to listen to this song...

Vonnie,, CKR's eps are in the first season of Nikita, which is out on DVD, so you could just rent that disc from Netflix.

Oh, good idea. I'll do that. Thanks!

Also, Vividcon! In only... four months! *bounce*

New vids! On big screen! And meeting a bunch of fannish friends! Wheee!