Fluff from my cold-addled brain

[elisi]

I've finally managed to get the cold that's plagued my poor husband for more than a week, so if I'm not entirely coherent, bear with me.

Saw Dido's video for her new single 'White Flag' the other day, and thought to myself - hold on, that guy looks like David Boreanaz! See - I can easily distinguish between an actor and a character! To be fair, it was easy, since Angel would NEVER EVER (not even when he lived in a dumpster) wear a flat cap (it would ruin the hair for a start). Nice video btw - the song's ok too I guess, but I can't say I really noticed - DB stole all my attention!

Now the chorus goes something like this: 'I will go down with this ship/I won't put up my hands and surrender/there will be no white flag above my door/I'm in love, and always will be.' The next time I came across the video, my husband happened to be in the room, and since I turned the volume up, he noticed and listened. When it had finished he said something like: "Nice song. I liked the nautical references" which completely threw me for a moment - 'nautical'??? After rummaging about in the dusty cupboard in my head, I made the connection: ship = boat! So I made some appropriate comment whilst thinking that Buffy-isms have invaded my brain more than I realized!

Speaking of Buffy-isms, you should have seen dear husbands face when I (some months ago now, before the end of Angel aired and I had run out of the room to avoid a spoiler-filled ad) explained that I had left because I was 'completely unspoiled'! It took a good while for him to stop laughing sufficiently for me to explain the meaning of that phrase in Buffydom.

That's all for now, I might check in later if I haven't fallen asleep (actually, with two small children, that is extremely unlikely).

Comments

[fer1213.livejournal.com]

It's really strange explaining all the LJ and Buffy-isms that seem so second nature to us. It's even stranger actually saying some of the things out loud for the first time. I went months and months without ever saying "fic" out loud or "vidder". The words still don't just trip off my tongue. :D

[elisi]

They don't trip off my tongue either, which is why when I do use them, I get funny looks! Worse is actually Buffy-speak, such as 'wigged out' or 'all kinds of'. Whenever I accidentally come out with something along those lines my husband looks at me with murder in his eyes (he's an english graduate, so feels strongly about these things). He actually likes Buffy, btw, he just despises her mangling of the english language!