Legal stuff

[cornerofmadness]

Talked to the lawyer. I'm probably SOL about the student loans but he thinks I still deserve something for my hand. He'll look into the case which is further than I've ever gotten. Mom asked did you tell him you hurt your back too? No, I forgot. I DID hurt my back and was off on workman's comp for a while and it's been hurting me ever since. WHen I get all my paperwork together nad see him again I'll ask about that too. It's probably NOT going to be a lot of money but what it is I'll put towards my new loans. Screw the med. school ones. I'll default and live with the consequences. My grandmother is likely to sell me her house anyhow since I might need it.

UPS got the boxes here already. They CRUSHED half of them. Bush Beans sent me something for nearly poisoning me with a stone/bone. Not sure what. I haven't opened it yet.

My fish in the swimming pool were under ice this morning. Poor fishes.

 

Oh and apropos of nothing, I'm looking for what in the heck do Angel/Buffy have in common interest wise (besides each other). It occurs to me that Buffy has shared no interests with any of her boyfriends that I'm aware of beyond the physical. I need this for my IWRY story. I know the two diasterous dates. The only one I know is ice skating but that wasn't really what I was looking for...or is it. Hmmmm.

Comments

[marenfic.livejournal.com]

Well, they share a whole lot in common in my opinion-- they fight demons and that's both of their main purposes in life. They enjoy the fight, they're athletic, they train, etc. Sure, we didn't really get a good insight into Buffy's extracurricular interests but that's because she didn't have a lot of time for it. In my view, I see Buffy as a writer and generally creative person-- we know that she journaled and was drawing at least once. Angel is also creative. They enjoy sports on ice ;), movies, etc. Plus, the possibilities for post-series Buffy are really endless. We saw Angel after 250+ years of developing different interests-- when he was Buffy's age in Galway, he didn't seem to like to do much other than drink and screw and I doubt he was reading great literature and going to operas. We saw Buffy as a high schooler and college-age woman. I have no doubt that her interests would grow and expand as she gains more life-experience-- just like Angel did.

I think the argument that Buffy and Angel wouldn't work because they have nothing in common is ludicrous (not that you're saying that-- I'm just taking it there). They actually share the most significant part of their lives-- their world view and life mission-- in common and they complement one another in personality areas. Both are independent, dominant people and would probably need some personal space so being in a relationship with someone who wanted to do *everything* with them would be stifling. In addition, other than pre-college Buffy making fun of Angel for his reading materials, there really isn't any evidence that they don't like the things the other does or that they couldn't grow to share common interests if they actually had any time to devote to hobbies rather than keeping the world safe.

The biggest predictors of failed relationships are differences in opinion on major worldviews and fights about finances-- not how many extracurricular interests the couple holds in common. I don't read sports books or watch hockey on television, and my husband doesn't read/write fanfic or shop crazily for shoes and handbags. But we hold common values and beliefs and are compatible on the "big stuff". That's what's important and those things are true of B/A IMO.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the input. Your agrument is probably the one Angel is going to be holding with himself.

Though I think Liam did read something. He made a comment once to Connor when he gave him 'books he liked at Connor's age.' and I'm thinking WTF? Is he giving the kid Swift? Henry Fielding? Shakespeare? Liam could read?

I'm pretty sure I know where the story is going to go now. IT was tough finding something romantic to do in Cleveland (which having lived there I should have rememebered that) but I did find something.

Now back to nanomo and pray I have TIME for this story or Leni will kill me.