Places to be that aren't here

[jadesfire]

Since I worked an 8.30-8.15 day yesterday, I'm sadly no closer to having a full Morocco report for you.

But I do have some links:

that_other_show is a new comm set up by rivers_bend as a space for talking about shows you enjoy and want to squee about to other people, but you're not necessarily creatively-fannish about. Since I have a long, long list of these, I've joined and encourage everyone to do the same.

sticksandsnark have opened this year's Rodney/Teyla thingathon, which I may or may not take part in, as scheduling and inspiration allow. Sign-ups close 30th January.

purimgifts is also open for this year's fic gift exchange, with sign-ups here, closing on 22nd January. I had to drop out last year, and probably won't be able to sign up this year, but the variety of stories is truly staggering and well worth looking out for.

On a post that will spoil you hugely for "Vegas", bironic has written the most inspired piece of *cough* fannish Shakespeare. Genius.

One thing I did manage to read on holiday was greyias's SGA Big Bang entry, See No Evil. Run, don't walk, to read this fic. Yes, it's long, but it's fast-paced and I was so caught up that I wouldn't have complained if it had been twice the length. I also convinced my other half to read it, and he loved it too!

I'm a sucker for a good AU anyway, but this AU was even more striking because it's only a side-step from our reality and all-too believable. Grey takes a simple 'what if' and spins it into something that encompasses adventure, comedy (seriously - the drunk!Rodney scene had me giggling like a crazy woman) and friendship, as well as a tight plot that kept me guessing until the whole thing exploded and I was swept along for the ride.

Rodney and John are still very much themselves, and I even liked Carson in this (he's not my favourite character usually). The technobabble is spot on, the action vivid and the plot satisfying. And it's got a cracker of an ending.

Go read. Now. *shoos*

And just because I can,



Me, our muleteer Hammad, and what everyone calls 'A Berber 4x4'



Stopping for lunch. I still find it hard to believe that that backdrop is real, not just a National Geographic picture with me photoshopped onto it. But then I felt like that when we were there, as well.

Comments

[naye]

Eeee! Awesome, AWESOME pictures. Wow. Clearly, Morocco needs to be added to the list of "places I need to go". Thanks for sharing. ♥

(And, yes, isn't "See No Evil" genius? Just thinking about it makes me smile!)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

And these are just the tip of the iceberg. Morocco is just... I want to take my time writing the trip up, because it's hard to do it justice in a few blank sentences and some pictures. It's on my 'must go back to' list for sure.

(It's all kinds of awesome!)

[unfeathered]

Wow. What scenery! For some reason, I thought Morocco was all flat and deserty!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Parts of it are! It's an incredibly varied country, with desert and plain and city and mountains. Just spectacular.

[anniehow.livejournal.com]

That is pretty damn amazing. Now I want to go to morocco!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Everyone should go to Morocco. This is true.

[in-the-bottle.livejournal.com]

I've read 'See No Evil' so I'm not being shooed! And yes, any fics with ninjas in them are FTW! God, I LOVE THAT SCENE!! Had me laughing like a mad woman and yet feeling worried for Rodney and John.

*stares at pics*

Ok, that's it, I'm saving up to go to Morocco next! Which probably means I'll be staying home this year to save up, but damn it, that's pretty!!

*checks out travel sites*

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

My personal favourite part was the 'vehicular macarena', but maybe that's just me... ;)

Go to Morocco. Go in spring/autumn so it's not too hot, or even January (I know you like the cold :D). Stay here (http://www.darzaman.com/). Be amazed.

These pictures are just the tip of the iceberg.

[in-the-bottle.livejournal.com]

Unless I'm going with someone, otherwise I'll have to join a group tour. I've just check out the prices (yes, I work fast! LOL!), all up including air fare, I'm probably looking at around $5000AUD for a 10 day group tour, close to half of that would be the airfare (yes, it's damn expensive to go anywhere from Australia).

I'm actually thinking about Egypt as well...

*thinks*

If I don't get fired, and accumulate all my annual leave, I might be able to do them both in Dec 2010?

*plans*

[hllangel]

I told you you'd love "See No Evil"! She does such a wonderful job weaving what we know of the characters with the AU. So good.

And as much as I loved the Squeee Odyssey and missed seeing you while there, I'm glad you had such a wonderful time in Morocco. It's been on my list of places to go when I get the chance, and now seeing those incredibly pictures I think it's moved up a bit!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

It was all kinds of awesome, both the characters and the plot. Just brilliant.

Sounds like you had a really good time too! Morocco is just...you have to see it to believe it. Definitely move it up the list :D

[bironic.livejournal.com]

that backdrop is real, not just a National Geographic picture with me photoshopped onto it.

So you say, anyway. :D

Gorgeous. I hadn't known Morocco has snowy-mountainous and step-farming (steppe-farming?) regions like that either.

And eee, thank you for the rec!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. We had lunch on that terrace and were just sitting there going "is this real?" "are we really here?" The whole thing was the best kind of surreal.

Morocco has 3 mountain ranges (high, medium and low Atlas, according to our guide) - these are the High ones. Then it has the desert, and the coast. It's just *waves hands* Has to be seen to be believed.

*g* You're more than welcome. I nearly died of squee reading it, so it was the least I could do ;)

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

Can't wait for your full report on Morocco, those pictures are gorgeous!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I want to write it up *properly* - not just write down what we did, but really put flesh on the bones - so I'm taking my time about it. I want to do it though, for us as much as everyone else!

[wildcat88.livejournal.com]

*iz not jealous*

Okay, maybe a tad. :D

I can't wait to hear about your trip!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. It was definitely one of those trips when you have to keep pinching yourself...

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

Aw, that looks so awesome!

[crystalshard.livejournal.com]

Awesome pictures. That's a gorgeous landscape.

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Squeee mule! It really does look gorgeous there, and you look very happy. :)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* I thought you'd like the mule! It was very friendly and oddly comfortable, even though I only had a blanket to sit on. The Berbers say 'ira' (with a trilled 'r') to get it moving, and 'shhhh' to stop. My favourite was the way its ears swivelled in different directions :D

[roga.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! It's so weird to see the geen valley and the snow in what I know is Morocco. It really is gorgeous. (And you're so pretty! I love that sweater.)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Morocco is one of those 'contrast' places, with green valleys, dusty plains and cities all sort of jumbled together. It really has to be seen to be believed.

(*blush* Bless you, thanks. I'm very fond of the jumper too - it's very pink!)

[naye]

Eeee! Awesome, AWESOME pictures. Wow. Clearly, Morocco needs to be added to the list of "places I need to go". Thanks for sharing. ♥

(And, yes, isn't "See No Evil" genius? Just thinking about it makes me smile!)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

And these are just the tip of the iceberg. Morocco is just... I want to take my time writing the trip up, because it's hard to do it justice in a few blank sentences and some pictures. It's on my 'must go back to' list for sure.

(It's all kinds of awesome!)

[unfeathered]

Wow. What scenery! For some reason, I thought Morocco was all flat and deserty!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Parts of it are! It's an incredibly varied country, with desert and plain and city and mountains. Just spectacular.

[anniehow.livejournal.com]

That is pretty damn amazing. Now I want to go to morocco!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Everyone should go to Morocco. This is true.

[in-the-bottle.livejournal.com]

I've read 'See No Evil' so I'm not being shooed! And yes, any fics with ninjas in them are FTW! God, I LOVE THAT SCENE!! Had me laughing like a mad woman and yet feeling worried for Rodney and John.

*stares at pics*

Ok, that's it, I'm saving up to go to Morocco next! Which probably means I'll be staying home this year to save up, but damn it, that's pretty!!

*checks out travel sites*

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

My personal favourite part was the 'vehicular macarena', but maybe that's just me... ;)

Go to Morocco. Go in spring/autumn so it's not too hot, or even January (I know you like the cold :D). Stay here (http://www.darzaman.com/). Be amazed.

These pictures are just the tip of the iceberg.

[in-the-bottle.livejournal.com]

Unless I'm going with someone, otherwise I'll have to join a group tour. I've just check out the prices (yes, I work fast! LOL!), all up including air fare, I'm probably looking at around $5000AUD for a 10 day group tour, close to half of that would be the airfare (yes, it's damn expensive to go anywhere from Australia).

I'm actually thinking about Egypt as well...

*thinks*

If I don't get fired, and accumulate all my annual leave, I might be able to do them both in Dec 2010?

*plans*

[hllangel]

I told you you'd love "See No Evil"! She does such a wonderful job weaving what we know of the characters with the AU. So good.

And as much as I loved the Squeee Odyssey and missed seeing you while there, I'm glad you had such a wonderful time in Morocco. It's been on my list of places to go when I get the chance, and now seeing those incredibly pictures I think it's moved up a bit!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

It was all kinds of awesome, both the characters and the plot. Just brilliant.

Sounds like you had a really good time too! Morocco is just...you have to see it to believe it. Definitely move it up the list :D

[bironic.livejournal.com]

that backdrop is real, not just a National Geographic picture with me photoshopped onto it.

So you say, anyway. :D

Gorgeous. I hadn't known Morocco has snowy-mountainous and step-farming (steppe-farming?) regions like that either.

And eee, thank you for the rec!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. We had lunch on that terrace and were just sitting there going "is this real?" "are we really here?" The whole thing was the best kind of surreal.

Morocco has 3 mountain ranges (high, medium and low Atlas, according to our guide) - these are the High ones. Then it has the desert, and the coast. It's just *waves hands* Has to be seen to be believed.

*g* You're more than welcome. I nearly died of squee reading it, so it was the least I could do ;)

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

Can't wait for your full report on Morocco, those pictures are gorgeous!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I want to write it up *properly* - not just write down what we did, but really put flesh on the bones - so I'm taking my time about it. I want to do it though, for us as much as everyone else!

[wildcat88.livejournal.com]

*iz not jealous*

Okay, maybe a tad. :D

I can't wait to hear about your trip!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hee. It was definitely one of those trips when you have to keep pinching yourself...

[dune-drd.livejournal.com]

Aw, that looks so awesome!

[crystalshard.livejournal.com]

Awesome pictures. That's a gorgeous landscape.

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Squeee mule! It really does look gorgeous there, and you look very happy. :)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* I thought you'd like the mule! It was very friendly and oddly comfortable, even though I only had a blanket to sit on. The Berbers say 'ira' (with a trilled 'r') to get it moving, and 'shhhh' to stop. My favourite was the way its ears swivelled in different directions :D

[roga.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! It's so weird to see the geen valley and the snow in what I know is Morocco. It really is gorgeous. (And you're so pretty! I love that sweater.)

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Morocco is one of those 'contrast' places, with green valleys, dusty plains and cities all sort of jumbled together. It really has to be seen to be believed.

(*blush* Bless you, thanks. I'm very fond of the jumper too - it's very pink!)