LARP and the Real Girl and gratitude
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ellerkayHappy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating! And a very happy Thursday to everyone else.
I re-watched “LARP and the Real Girl” recently, which, while not a top 10 episode for me, is pretty high on my list of most beloved SPN episodes, and it reminded me of a story. I’ve been meaning to post this since then, and Thanksgiving seems like a good opportunity to tell it, because it was something I was thankful for.
In March of 2014, I had appendicitis. (I don’t recommend this, but if you must have it, say yes to the morphine. It’s awesome.) They do it laparoscopically now, so it’s not as big as deal as it once was. But it still meant a pretty miserable night in the ER, and early morning surgery.
When I got out of recovery, I was wheeled to my room, still pretty feeling lousy and tired and out of it from the anesthesia, long night, and, y’know, the major surgery. My dad was there with me (my mom had stayed with me all night, bless her, and headed home once she saw me and knew I was okay) and he suggested we turn on the TV. I wasn’t expecting much from late morning weekday TV, but, what do you know, there was TNT’s SPN reruns, and the first episode on was “LARP and the Real Girl.”
It was like this wonderful gift. I felt like garbage, but still I was smiling and laughing at all the geek jokes and feeling complete delight at Dean’s obvious love of the role-playing. I already had a ton of affection for that episode, but that experience gave it a special place in my heart.
“As Time Goes By” came on after, which is an episode less dear to me than LatRG, but is still one I like a lot, and it was like this wonderful bonus. I didn’t know at the time that TNT regularly airs reruns, so it really felt like the universe had just arranged something to comfort me and make me feel better.
Supernatural is only one of many things I’m grateful for in my life, but it is a not insignificant one. It’s brought me a lot of joy and helped me through some hard times. And I’m profoundly grateful for the friendly, funny, ridiculously talented fandom, who devote so much time to making stories, art, wikis, reaction posts, screencaps, icons, gifs, etc. You enrich everyone’s experience of the show, and you are all amazing. <3
P.S. Last night I baked a pecan pie to bring to dinner at my parents' today. Whenever I make a pie, I feel like I'm doing Dean proud. :P
I re-watched “LARP and the Real Girl” recently, which, while not a top 10 episode for me, is pretty high on my list of most beloved SPN episodes, and it reminded me of a story. I’ve been meaning to post this since then, and Thanksgiving seems like a good opportunity to tell it, because it was something I was thankful for.
In March of 2014, I had appendicitis. (I don’t recommend this, but if you must have it, say yes to the morphine. It’s awesome.) They do it laparoscopically now, so it’s not as big as deal as it once was. But it still meant a pretty miserable night in the ER, and early morning surgery.
When I got out of recovery, I was wheeled to my room, still pretty feeling lousy and tired and out of it from the anesthesia, long night, and, y’know, the major surgery. My dad was there with me (my mom had stayed with me all night, bless her, and headed home once she saw me and knew I was okay) and he suggested we turn on the TV. I wasn’t expecting much from late morning weekday TV, but, what do you know, there was TNT’s SPN reruns, and the first episode on was “LARP and the Real Girl.”
It was like this wonderful gift. I felt like garbage, but still I was smiling and laughing at all the geek jokes and feeling complete delight at Dean’s obvious love of the role-playing. I already had a ton of affection for that episode, but that experience gave it a special place in my heart.
“As Time Goes By” came on after, which is an episode less dear to me than LatRG, but is still one I like a lot, and it was like this wonderful bonus. I didn’t know at the time that TNT regularly airs reruns, so it really felt like the universe had just arranged something to comfort me and make me feel better.
Supernatural is only one of many things I’m grateful for in my life, but it is a not insignificant one. It’s brought me a lot of joy and helped me through some hard times. And I’m profoundly grateful for the friendly, funny, ridiculously talented fandom, who devote so much time to making stories, art, wikis, reaction posts, screencaps, icons, gifs, etc. You enrich everyone’s experience of the show, and you are all amazing. <3
P.S. Last night I baked a pecan pie to bring to dinner at my parents' today. Whenever I make a pie, I feel like I'm doing Dean proud. :P
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Date: 2018-11-25 04:29 am (UTC)Oh man, I love It's A Terrible Life! I always have a lot of affection for episodes that got me into shows, too. I started from the beginning with SPN, but the episode that irrevocably sold me on the show and really made me fall head over heels in love with it was A Very Supernatural Christmas. :D
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Date: 2018-11-29 09:48 am (UTC)That is a brilliant ep <3
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Date: 2018-12-06 02:06 am (UTC)Ingredients:
8 inch pie shell (unbaked)
1 cup pecans
3 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup*
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup melted butter
Spread nuts over the bottom of the shell.
Beat eggs. Add sugar, corn syrup, salt, vanilla, and butter.
Pour filling over pecans.
Bake for 10 minutes at 450 degrees on the lowest oven rack.
Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake another 35 minutes.
*light corn syrup is also fine, I used that this time because I couldn't get dark and it was just as delicious
Enjoy!!