100 Things

I've been neglecting my LJ so I've decided to commit to something (sort of) that should keep me posting at least once or twice a week. I don't want to officially sign up for the 100 Things challenge (that's where the "sort of" commitment comes in) but I am going to do it unofficially. I plan on writing about "100 Books I Love (Or Really Like), In No Particular Order." I don't think I'll have trouble coming up with 100 books - the more I think about it, the more I come up with. (And this'll be way more productive than spending my summer playing Jewel Quest Heritage. Not that I'm going to stop playing Jewel Quest Heritage!)

A Cool Thing I Didn't Know

I've been watching season 6 of Emergency! on Netflix and did some reading about the show. I was wondering if Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe did much ad-libbing in scenes where they treated victims because sometimes those scenes don't really sound scripted. Apparently both actors, to prepare for the show, took the actual paramedic training course, stopping short of certification. How neat is that? Sometimes when they did the rescue scenes, it really was unscripted - they just provided whatever dialogue would be appropriate for the scene.

It's funny - when I was 10, I thought Johnny Gage was such a charmer and Roy DeSoto was plain and boring. Captain Stanley wasn't even on my radar. Now, I still like Johnny but he crosses over into annoying very quickly, I think Roy is funny - a great straight man - and Captain Stanley! He's moved from not even on my radar to favorite character. What a difference a few decades make!

I will always love Emergency!