A Day in the Life

Randomly: rewatching Babylon 5 one episode a week for b5_rewatched has brought on a wave of Garibaldi fondness. I mean, I've always liked him, not as a favourite - Londo, Vir plus G'Kar plus Bester occupy these positions - but as a character I enjoyed watching through the show. Sort of like Scott Summers in the X-Men movieverse, before I moved on to comics - not among the favourites, but among the secondary favourites (i.e. the characters you might not specifically seek out in fanfic but are delighted to see show up in the fanfics about other characters you did seek out). (Scott moved from secondary to among the genuine favourites in the comicverse, hence the qualification.) I've also found him very easy to write, both in the stories I gave him cameos in, just one scene or so, and the two where he's actually the focus character; he has such a distinct character voice, whereas with main characters like Sheridan you have to be careful not to slip into Random Fearless Leader. But it still surprises me that on this particular rewatch, his scenes tend to send me in an "awwwwww, Garibaldi" kind of mood. I'll be seeking out fanfic next. I seem to recall kangeiko wrote some Garibaldi back in the day...

Less randomly: I haven't gotten around to aquiring the newly mixed Beatles CDs yet. *eyes upcoming birthday* However, all the resurgence of Beatles songs on the radio reminded me of how much I admire and love Luminosity's Scooby Road as the ultimate in Jossverse vid art - a portrayal of the show Buffy to the songs of the Beatles album Abbey Road. So, Scooby Road aside, oh flist, which is your favourite vid set to a Beatles song? Doesn't have to use the original Beatles version, but can be a cover, like andrastewhite's Drive my Car (a hilarious vid about first season Hiro and Ando for Heroes). Any fandom, though of course one I'm familiar with is more fun for me.