Eddie gets homesick, so does Sam

[gwyn]

Min, you are so totally right -- these are like little crack Pringles. I can't stop! (though both crack AND Pringles would probably be very bad for my poor innards right now)


For zandra_x

1. Iced tea. Just try getting one at a restaurant. They seem to think it'll hurt the tea or something to put it on ice. Hell, they don't even seem to have ice in this country.

2. Driving on the correct side of the road. He can't get used to it. Whenever he's taken the Yard's car out, he found himself drifting off to the other side. He's learned a lot of Brit swear words this way.

3. Stores that stay open past 10 p.m. A place you can get a drink at 3 a.m. Costco-size jars of just about anything.

4. A real hand gesture like flipping the bird. None of this two-fingered crap or weird arm gestures he doesn't get.

5. Eddie's map of Manhattan in matchbooks. London just isn't the same.


For sdwolfpup

1. The Man U match featuring the most beautiful goal he ever saw. He remembered it from childhood, but this time, he could have taken a bloody picture to prove it was every bit as glorious as he'd remembered.

2. When he saw his mum again, and she smiled at him. In his pictures, she always looked so sad.

3. When he climbed a hill outside town and could see for miles around, where there was only motorway in his own time.

4. When Gene got so pissed he took off all his clothes and ran through the streets singing "Get Off of My Cloud," then did a bump and grind back at pub.

5. Annie's birthday, which they celebrated without anyone making a saucy remark or givng her a grope.

Comments

[rainkatt.livejournal.com]

I love both of these!

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[sdwolfpup.livejournal.com]

Oh I love both of these, but I really love the LoM one. Especially #s 2 and 3.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Oh, good! I'm so glad you liked them. (the hard part of this meme is being clever enough... and I wasn't sure climbing a hill wa clever, but it seemed like a very Sam thing to do.)

[mlyn.livejournal.com]

Some people, you most definitely included, totally have a knack for getting a story off on the right foot.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Thank you, doll.

[mlyn.livejournal.com]

See, these ficlets are why I think you could write, even on meds. Obviously you can put out brilliance in short form; does that prevent you from putting it out in long form, little bits at a time?

Although, I can understand losing one's drive partway through the story.

[zandra-x.livejournal.com]

Eddie's a simple guy; why do they have make everything so complicated for him? Very nice.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

So, so true -- it's all the Brits' fault!

[jcalanthe]

*grins* This is the coolest meme ever - I really like these. Nice to see others who like Life on Mars. All 5 of those are great, and #4 is hilarious.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean -- I am just loving reading all the things people put out, the unbelievably clever ideas they are coming up with. It's been a blast seeing this proliferate.

I love thinking about not only Gene doing a bump and grind while the rest of them try to put his clothes back on him, but also that the night would further devolve into Gene and Chris enacting a wild west showdown with beer bottles, in their Y-fronts.

[jcalanthe]

*gigglesnort* What a marvelous image. The best part is I could completely imagine that happening on the show!

[nwhepcat.livejournal.com]

I'm really enjoying these, and tempted to jump in the pool myself. :)

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Yes! Yes yes yes, you so totally should (when you're feelng better -- I'm starting to worry about you!). You would do great things.

Here's one to tempt you with based on your icon: 5 things only Xander and Larry know about each other.