Mullings and musings of a strange mind

Strange in the sense of sometimes stir crazy. I'm a sarcastic and pessimistic geeky nerd with no real hope for good things in life. You can always hit me up with something by putting it in my ask or DM. I'm not as anti-social on the internet as I may seem in real life.

[wolfthatroamsshadows]

Is sharing playlists a thing anymore? Anyway... I've been slowly collecting songs that fit Goren and Eames and their vibe. Maybe you find a song or two that you like. Also, I take suggestions.

[wolfthatroamsshadows]

Now, as I've been watching the Russian version of Criminal Intent, I really got to show you people the very varied range of facial expressions on Major Loginov specifically.

In no particular order we got:

Slightly bored but still paying attention.

Staring you down without any twitch cause you are a criminal and he's about to arrest you.

Staring you down cause he just doesn't like you.

Staring you down cause you're a criminal and he hates you cause you arrogantly think you can push his buttons.

Glaring ahead cause he just needs to make the relevant connections on a difficult case.

Full on doing a glare™ because his partner doesn't like you and you make her uncomfortable and so he doesn't like you and wants to hunt you for sport and rip you apart.

And finally (for now) sadly sighing and staring into the void. Okay, his partner had been kidnapped and tortured but she got herself out and he was trying to hold himself together long enough to put the criminal behind bars before going to the hospital and never leaving her side ever again. The very last part might be wishful thinking but it is in the realm of possibility.

As there are only two things apparently that can truly make him break his stoic front. And those things are:

Fishes. I title the first gif "Precious boy and fish". Just look at him, how happy he gets just looking at some fish.

And 2.

His partner Irina. She is able to make him smile and laugh. And even lose his train of thought for a moment. He is just so soft for her. Always. (I also love that moment in the last gif cause a) how Ira is just completely breathless when looking at him directly. She really has it as bad for him as he has it for her. And b) their boss is just right there, they're looking at him at the end. But I guess with the way they always seem to occupy the same part of space anyway, he might be used to stuff like that happening.)

(Whispering a message to the other person in this fandom, you know who you are: Additions welcome to prove my point of him not just being a staring and glaring guy.)

[buffygiles]

buffy & giles per episode ↵ Pangs (4.08) "Tell me again why we're not doing this at your house..."

[amrv-5]

Does anyone know what to do about the temperature and also the prices

[nightonblogmountain]

[wolfthatroamsshadows]

Maybe you have seen me (or @soraya-elentari) rave about how great the Russian Criminal Intent is already, but seriously. This series is so great. (And I think I sidequested too hard, so I'm learning Russian at the moment. I wanted to be able to say and understand more than just "Hello.", "Thank you.", and "You're under arrest for murder." Those three phrases would make for really awkward small talk.)

Anyway, you might have also seen us say how silly these Russians are. And while this short clip is not completely representative of how the series is, I also said once before that this is not a sitcom but it forgets that sometimes. So, yes, here, they clearly forgot.

The grey haired guy is their "Captain", Dontsov. He's usually depicted as being a little bit "slow", but he's a good guy. His favorite word might be "raboti" (work) and all it's variants. The other two are Major Georgiy Loginov and Major Irina Petrovskaja, his partner.

This series is soo damn good. It really took the original and improved on the formula of the OG Criminal Intent. (If you're interested in watching it: For Russian speakers, the episodes are on vkvideo.ru. For English speakers, reach out to me so I can hook you up to something.)

[soraya-elentari]

Georgiy is literally so down bad for Ira (and she for him); it's crazy. Looking at her like this when she asks him about fucking wedding dresses. I have never, and I mean absolutely never, seen a man look at a woman (no matter if they are already in a relationship or not) with this much love and yearning. Like is he for real? They are supposed to be investigating some horrible murders, but instead he makes constant heart eyes at her. And then he is also so touchy with her, and don't get me started on the way he talks to her. There is no other woman for him. And Ira is literally the same with him. There is no other man for her. While they weren't allowed to actually become canon (thanks a lot, Dick), sometimes I feel the actors and writers didn't get the memo or just ignored it. Which I thank them for a lot.

[whosname]

[id. A twitter post by @/Bennieeexyz Jury duty letter came addressed to my cat. Not a mistake. "Felix Martinez" - that's his full name according to his vet records. My last name. His first name. Somehow he's a registered voter now. Called the county clerk. Me: My cat got summoned for jury duty. Clerk: Is the name correct on the summons? Me: Yes, but he's a cat. Clerk: Is Felix Martinez a legal resident of this county? Me: He's a legal cat. Clerk: Sir, if the name matches our records, he needs to appear or file an exemption. Me: He can't file anything. He has paws. Clerk: You can file on his behalf. Me: Under what exemption? There's no box for "is a cat." Clerk: (pause) Check "unable to serve due to medical reasons." Me: What's the medical reason? Clerk: He's a cat. Me: That's not a medical condition. Clerk: It is if it prevents him from serving. Sent in the form. Got rejected two weeks later. "Insufficient documentation. Please provide medical professional's statement." Took the letter to my vet. Me: I need you to write that my cat can't do jury duty. Vet: Why is your cat summoned for jury duty? Me: Excellent question. No good answer. Vet: This is the weirdest request I've gotten. Me: Can you just write that he's medically unfit to serve? Vet: On what grounds? Me: He's a cat. Vet: (started typing) "Patient is unable to serve due to species-related limitations including inability to speak, read, or comprehend legal proceedings." Me: Perfect. Sent it in. Got another rejection. "Summons is mandatory. Failure to appear will result in contempt of court." My roommate thought this was hilarious. Roommate: Felix is going to jail. Me: This is serious. Roommate: Bring him to court. See what happens. Decided that was actually the only option left. Day of jury duty, put Felix in his carrier. Brought the entire paper trail of rejection letters. Checked in at the courthouse. Clerk: Name? Me: Felix Martinez. Clerk: (looked at the cat carrier) Is that Felix? Me: Yes. Clerk: (long stare) He's a cat. Me: I've been saying that for six weeks. Clerk: Why didn't you file an exemption? Me: I filed three. All rejected. Showed her the letters. She read through them, expression shifting from confusion to disbelief. Clerk: Someone rejected the veterinary documentation? Me: Twice. Clerk: (called her supervisor over) You need to see this. Supervisor read everything. Looked at Felix. Looked at me. Supervisor: How did a cat get registered to vote? Me: You tell me. Supervisor: This is a data error. Me: Took you six weeks to figure that out. They dismissed Felix immediately. Apologized for the inconvenience. Supervisor: We'll remove him from the voter registry. Me: Appreciate it. Supervisor: (pause) Out of curiosity, how would he have voted? Me: Probably whatever party supports universal treats. Got a formal apology letter a week later and a voter registration card. For me this time. Apparently I wasn't registered, but my cat was. Roommate: Felix committed voter fraud. Me: Felix committed nothing. He's innocent. Roommate: That's what they all say. Felix is sleeping on the jury summons now. Fitting end to his legal career. end id]

[soraya-elentari]

I love this silly little Russian detective so much.

[wolfthatroamsshadows]

For anyone wondering, no, this is not a sitcom, they just sometimes forget that. Mostly when they're making goo-goo eyes at each other, but that's beside the point and normal for them.

[foxes-in-love]

[wolfthatroamsshadows]

Excuse me for a moment... this old woman needs to yell at some clouds for a moment.

I've been posting my fanfics exclusively on AO3 for the last 6 years and recently posted those fics on fanfiction.net just to maybe give them a different audience.

This is rampant on ff.n now. And I've been on ff.n for years and years and it hasn't been like that before. Also, why the hell does it seem like AO3 has this kind of comments better under control than ff.n? How hard can it be to block/filter these kinds of comments? They fucking block a lot of other phrases and stuff why not these comments? This kind of scam has been known for at least a decade now probably.

The amount of reviews with almost this exact wording I got in the last months and have reported is ridiculous. Also, why the fuck after I report and the review gets removed, is the review still counted to the total reviews number without actually being there?

Alright, I just have a visceral hatred for these fucking scammers and would love to see them nuked from orbit and into the stone age. Their access to modern technology should be revoked forever and ever.

TL;DR: This is a scam. Never answer these kinds of messages/reviews/comments, wherever you might get them. Just report for spam/scam/bot and block and move on.

[soraya-elentari]

The "Special Clothing Division" (or whatever they are called :D) "solving cases".

[soraya-elentari]

Closest thing to a love confession we were allowed to get.

[soraya-elentari]

The fact that Alex and Bobby were not allowed to become lovers, but all their different versions still fell in love (imo). And I love how the other platonic™ partners intentionally and unintentionally copied certain platonic moments™ from them.

[soraya-elentari]

15 years since the end of Criminal Intent.

[wolfthatroamsshadows]

Some days ago I heard a clip from this song and had visions of them for this short edit. Song: Smooth Operator by Sade

[soraya-elentari]

[wolfthatroamsshadows]

Do not worry about context, the context is not important at this moment. But this scene got me thinking about one thing and one thing only. How will that meeting with her mom go? I think I know.

Something like this, I reckon: