lunabee34: (sga: weir by frosted magnolia)
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1. What date range do we think Elizabeth Weir attended graduate school for her Master's and Ph.D.? This is relevant to my fic writing interests.

2. I wrote Old Clothing (The Riddikulus Remix) based on Astrogirl's lovely ficlet in which Snape's mother dresses him in her clothes when he is young because she's afraid to use magic to repair his clothing and they're too poor to afford replacements. Usually I take the tonal shift or POV shift approach to remixing, but this time I took the time shift approach and tied in the canon incident in which we actually see Snape dressed in women's clothing (Neville's Riddikulus spell to banish the boggart). I hope I did her original ficlet justice.

3. We had a deeply advantageous weekend professionally. Looks like I'm going to be organizing a conference for next year, and Josh was elected treasurer of a regional organization. Also, the papers we presented were among the best. :)

4. Penny Dreadful is pretty freaking awesome. Two episodes in, and I'm hooked. Timothy Dalton has aged to perfection. *swoons*

Date: 2014-05-20 01:21 am (UTC)
princessofgeeks: (Amanda by hsapiens)
From: [personal profile] princessofgeeks
I'll bet Elizabeth went straight through school -- undergrad through grad school, all the way. Then went to work at a think tank and was tapped for the State Department.

Or maybe she had some kind of government fast track scholarship, or maybe Peace Corps.
Edited Date: 2014-05-20 01:21 am (UTC)

Date: 2014-05-20 08:11 pm (UTC)
havocthecat: elizabeth weir is very pretty (sga lizzie close-up)
From: [personal profile] havocthecat
No specific idea. That said, I believe Torri was born in 1969 and you can probably extrapolate from there. Can I encourage, cheer, whatever? More Elizabeth in fic is beyond relevant to my interests.

Date: 2014-05-21 01:53 pm (UTC)
havocthecat: the lady of shalott (Default)
From: [personal profile] havocthecat
Which is a good point! I tend to handwave that, because I cannot control the fact that casting directors tend to cast people who are younger than their experience dictates.

ELIZABETH WEIR IN FIC. I cannot tell you how excited this makes me.

Date: 2014-05-20 11:56 pm (UTC)
ivorygates: (1. STARGATE: SGA: STARBUCKS)
From: [personal profile] ivorygates
Elizabeth Weir was placed in charge of the SGC in 2004 by President Hayes. She was, at that time, a major mover and shaker in international politics, so we have to presume roughly a 20 year career previous to her appointment, which would give it a start date of 1984. This should put her in a Master's program in the late 1970s, roughly. Yes? No?

This doesn't fit with the actress's age, I suspect. Ooops?

Date: 2014-05-21 01:21 pm (UTC)
ivorygates: (5. GEN: SKULL AND ROSES)
From: [personal profile] ivorygates
According to the OMNEPEDIA: Weir brokered a dozen of the most sensitive international treaties in modern times, and President Hayes used her mediation in North Africa to sway her into her new job.

Weir originally had an aversion to the military, having started her career as a political activist lobbying against government spending on the military. She concluded that, in her own words, the best way to stop the proliferation of weapons is to try and end the need for them.


So she might very well be that awesome. Also, you could read "Lost City" as Hayes picking a Washington outsider without major political connections, which would also indicate someone early in her career.

Date: 2014-05-23 06:06 pm (UTC)
ivorygates: (STARGATE: SGA: a kingdom by the sea)
From: [personal profile] ivorygates
I do love a good neep about canon! Thank you!

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