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Re: "On the Next General Hospital" Okay. So it was Heather trying to strangle Tracy. Takes a little of my enjoyment out of the icon, but okay... Kenna and LaineBev--I am massively loving the Wishful Thinking for Tracy! Like great fanfic, without the fanfic! I'm wracking my brain.... I want Tracy to go blind. Or develop amnesia. Or join a cult. I want Tracy to have a storyline all her own that does not involve the same old same old--chasing after/being chased by Luke (or Robert or any other guy), trying to take over ELQ, dealing with her son(s)' indiscretions, dealing with "Daddy"'s indiscretions, fighting with Alan or Monica over money, fighting with Skye about being a fake Quartermaine. I want Tracy to stumble across a box of love letters from her mother to the gentle man who actually was her father, Lila's one indiscretion, and go on a painful, yet ultimately liberating journey of self-discovery as she learns the truth behind Edward's rejection of her and finds not only a family she never knew she had, but a Tracy she never knew existed. I want Tracy to get behind a cause, something either positive or at least interesting, that takes all her passion--getting rid of a corrupt politician, saving a beloved stretch of natural land that her mother loved--and truly unleashing the Wrath of Tracy on those who would oppose her. I want Tracy to be explored as a true viable character, with facets and dimentions beyound whose bed she's in (or wants to be in) and what her family is doing to her. But GH is a soap, so I'm never going to get those things. So I'll just settle for a reasonable amount of air time that isn't humiliating for Tracy or Jane.....

Squee! tracyluvr, I love that you chose that one! My other favorite Tracy-Helena icon is "On the Next General Hospital: How to Make Friends and Influence People," with a picture of Helena trying to strangle Tracy. I use it on my LJ.... No TQ today at all. *!@#$%^&*]es quietly to no one in particular* Oh, and HEY to Kenna!

I had trouble with that, too. It seems my urls are too long for the box. What I usually do is just save it to my desktop, then upload it using the "Browse" button. I agree with you about the dumb-asses--yesterday was the worst day I had since I started my job. Everything went wrong, two more of our puppies died, I got stuck on the phone for a half-hour after quitting time (on regular pay, rather than OT, because of KY laws and the stupid holiday)--it was horrible. But the high point of my day was at lunch, when I went home and got to watch the 7/4 clip while checking my emails. Sad, huh? Re: The City. Man, I wish I could get some episodes or decent clips of that show. I hate Real Media format, and almost everything I've seen from that show is in RealMedia. It's jumpy, problematic, and a pain to deal with. Dare I even ask if TQ is on today? Nah, of course she's not. But that's okay. I have my fanfic--which I still write, believe it or not (if only in my head)--and I have this forum to keep me going through the dry spells. HooRAH.

All this talk about Tracy's drinking--you know, I guess having a mom that drank almost constantly during my adolescence makes me pretty sensitive. (The more I learn about Tracy, the more she reminds me of my mom....and the more I remind myself of Dillon, scarily enough.) The worse thing that ever happened to my mother, imho, was when she started "needing" a man. That's why I applauded so loudly at Tracy's speech to Lorenzo on Tuesday. It's like, dayum right, Sistuh Friend. You are ten times stronger than any man you know, ten times more resilient, ten times more adaptable, ten times more endurant. They need you! One thing that has really bothered me lately about Tracy was how far she was willing to humiliate herself for love. (Yeah, I know it's "LuNacy" love, but it's still love.) She took soooo much, and only paid lip service to thinking it was wrong. Her rail against Lorenzo, and all the men in her life, even though said through a fog of martini-induced inebriation, was a clarion call for Tracy's long-dormant feminism. She has always been a "Real Woman," strong enough to play with the big boys, beat them at their own game, and take them to her bed when and how she chose. Tracy only really faltered when she married the dogs. Then, all her strength seems to get twisted, she seems to lose something, forget her power, forget her strength. Instead of being confident and self-assured, she is pushy and nagging. Instead of being sensual and assertive in her sexuality, she is needy and demanding. With Mitch, with Paul, and to a certain extent, with Luke, married!Tracy just seems reduced. From what I've read (although I have yet to see clips of her in that capacity), Tracy with a lover (as opposed to a husband) seemed much stronger and independent. My hope? Luke and Tracy will get divorced. Tracy will give Luke the money, mainly to get him out of her life once and for all, and maybe take a few weeks off to clear her head in Europe. When she returns, after Luke has drunk himself blind with grief over "winning the dough, but losing the girl," he makes the effort to win her over again, and they begin a happy little affair...without the bother of marrying. That way, he has his money, she has her money, they both have each other and their freedom, and nobody feels trapped, neglected, nagged or abused. They would be together because they wanted to be together, and it would be a more adult situation than this childish prank of a marriage they have now. But that's my dream. I'm bracing myself that the nightmare TIIC could give them.... ETA: I've been looking through The City archives MsQ posted. Tracy's lead-up begins on 10/7/1996. It's just a phone call, and there are a couple more. Her first appearance is 10/11/1996, if anybody wants to read the synopses. ETA: You know, I read through the entire month of October's transcripts of The City, and man, I wish I'd seen it. (Of course, I never would have watched because I couldn't stand Morgan Fairchild. Now, of course, I'd go back and watch the Tracy episodes in a heartbeat.) The archives are sporadic at best--some dialogue, but not real transcripts. Some days, it's not even a full transcript of the episode. But wow...oh, wow...some of the scenes with Tracy (even though she isn't even on a full month yet) are just heart-breaking. Like when she's reading to little Dillon, when she's trying to stall the hotel manager who keeps tracking her down in the middle of the night, insisting she pay her $10,000 bill, like when she's pawning her jewels, only to discover her father had replaced them with fakes before she left home, like when it becomes very, very obvious she's broke and alone with no recourse and no chance of help from home, when she tries to call Edward to beg for mercy and he refuses her call, when still she tries to keep a brave face for Dillon.... Wow. Serious stuff. And this is just the first two weeks she's on! I'm so looking forward to reading the rest of the synopses...

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you. LOL! I thought she was going to kiss him, too. And what the heck did she mean that he should have a moment, too? (I keep thinking of the term "moments" as used by the Baker's Wife in Act II of Into the Woods--her "moment" had her rolling down a hillside in a passionate embrace with the philandering Prince Charming......hussy.) I'm willing to bet she ad-libbed the napkin part. You know what I love about Jane Elliot? Besides her face, body, voice, talent, and apparent general all-round good person-ness? I love that she underplays "drunk." Okay, she was way OTT during the Vegas scene, but in this one--she was drunk without playing drunk, if you know what I mean. She seemed totally rational, like a person who was used to heavy alcohol-consumption would be. She wasn't obvious, or silly, or cartoonish. As someone who spent the bulk of my childhood surrounded by career drunks, I'm telling you the woman is incredible. She has it down, and is totally believable in those scenes. Sad that this qualifies as one of my areas of expertise, isn't it? Oh, Keith? I've decided Quinn Redeker must come on GH to be a love interest for Tracy, but only if he resumes the role of Alex Marshall. Alex, unlike certain silver-haired Spiky Boys we won't mention, understands the attraction of a Real Woman, one with a certain amount of life behind her. Alex, unlike a certain silver-haired FREEDOM JUNKIE, wouldn't be running in the other direction--no, he'd be maneuvering Tracy straight toward the nearest available flat surface--preferably a bed, but anything will do.... Alex Marshall would not stop at a kiss every four months....that's for sure..... *kicks stoopid Luke for mistreating our girl* *kicks stoopid Robert for annoying our girl* *kicks stoopid Alex Marshall for being on an NBC soap, with no real cross-over potential!* I'm assuming no TQ today?

Are you MAD, man????? *smacks Keith's wrists* Ix-Nay on the Omments-Cay! Do you want them to *notice*????????? *rolls eyes and double-crosses fingers, just to make sure he didn't jinx it.* Oooh, I figured out (finally) what I'm going to do for Prompt #15, Alter! Hopefully, it will come out just quirky enough to amuse...... (And, no, I'm not going to do a story about her altering all her clothes to show off those gams....) ETA: Needs must wave to Angel2Devil!!!!!

Hey, nex4evr, forgot to say THANK YOU for posting the 7/4/06 clips. And...well...guys? I know it's been posted here, like a zillion times, and I know I've probably asked for it about half of those zillion times, but would somebody *please* repost the links for the transcripts for The City? I *swear* I'm going to bookmark it (and not lose the bookmark), promise, cross my heart, reallyreallyreally. *bats eyes* Please.....

MsQ, thank you soooo much for posting those pics from last year's 7/4 episode. (You don't by any chance have clips from that episode, do you?) BTW, loved Chapter 43! I've reviewed. Look forward to see how this is going to go. You've really embraced this story--it's coming so far, and each chapter is getting better and better. #SQUEE!# Oh, and fwiw, I preferred the second icon, too. The first one looked better in PhotoImpact than it does in my browser..... LaineyBev714, welcome and thanks for delurking! I loved today's episode because we saw some of the old Tracy Q, the kind of woman who doesn't live her life connected to a man, and who's not afraid to get dirty and mean. (Yeah, I know it was all about Luke, but still--Tracy kicking ass is always a good thing.) And I'm sorry, she was downright sexy in that scene with Lorenzo, which is hard to do when you're playing "drunk." OMG, when she licked the olive, I nearly passed out. But that's probably way too much information, huh? Fic Updates: I actually got back to the AU story today--finished up Chapter Five, which has been stonewalling me for weeks, and wrote Chapter Six. Oh, and boys and girls--we have Q-Contact! Yup, "Tracy Walker"'s secretary actually spoke to Monica in Chapter Six. (That was one of my writing goals for the weekend, was to actually get the Q's in the story. Dang, this is taking forever.) tracyluvr, I threw my hand-written pages (five of them, front and back) of the Edward story in the garbage. I didn't like how I felt when I wrote them, and decided not to put that energy out there.... I'm going to try to stay positive with my writing, even when I delve into angst, and that just didn't feel good or right to me. Oh, and completely (sorta) OT: Keith, when I was watching JE's Anjelica video, I practically squee'd like a leetle fangirl when I caught sight of Alex Marshall! Oh, back when I thought I was straight, I had such a fangirlish crush on him! (Okay, my crush was actually on Marie Horton, but he was so hawt with her....would have liked to see a pairing with him and JE's Anjelica. Oh, hell, I would pay money to have Quinn Redeker join GH and be a romantic interest for Tracy. Oooohhhhh....Alex Marshall, meet Tracy Quartermaine......) Now, back OT--TracyTracyTracyTracyTracy! Mmmmm...olive-licking, gam-flashing, ass-kicking Tracy. 4th of July is my new favorite holiday!

Hey, guys. I know I haven't done this in a while, but I felt compelled to make a couple of icons....they are from the Memorial Service episode. Played with the lighting a bit, but otherwise, it's just TQ. Feel free to use either, or any of the others at The Divine Ms. Q. Credit is appreciated by not necessary.

I have one thing, and one thing only to say about my girl's scenes today. Rowr! *basking in the wonderfulness that is TracyQ*

Hey, I like Lulu. And am I wrong in thinking that Tracy and Lulu have a lot in common--both of them are pretty much neglected by fathers they (secretly or not-so-secretly) idolize. Both of them scheme to get what they want, to get attention, to get love. Both of them are considered "wild" and "trouble-makers." From the very beginning, Tracy admitted to liking Lulu, and tried to work with her at the start to get rid of Skye. I can also see Tracy feeling Lulu's pain very profoundly, having been on the wrong end of many a triangle in her day. I can see her looking at this kid who got exactly what she wanted, only to find out (rather bitterly) that it didn't bring her happiness, and sympathizing completely. To be honest, if Tracy is better for Luke than Laura is, Tracy is even better equipped to deal with Lulu than Laura is. She understands her, how she works, how she maneuvers, and what motivates her. If Lulu had it in her to trust anyone, she could do much worse than Tracy. If Tracy had it in her to do the maternal thing, she could do much worse than Lulu. Either way, it's screen time for our gal, and I'm perfectly happy for it. No new fic tonight--spent most of the evening comforting Fey. In all, we've lost four puppies in the last few days--there's an epidemic locally, and dogs are just getting sick. (Granted, there are lots and lots of dogs around, so four is not as much as it seems, relatively speaking, but it's still hard to swallow.) Thanks again, everyone, for the good wishes.

MsQ, I saw those previews too--she looked good, but her hair wasn't curly. She also looked yeah verily pissed. Shout-out to Keith--thank you so much for talking to Fey today. She's pretty shell-shocked (we lost two of our puppies in less than 24 hours), and I really appreciate your taking the time to keep her company. Oh, and tracyluvr--it was really slow today, so you know what I did? I started tackling that damned Edward situation on paper. It may never go anywhere, but...well, it was stuck in my head, and I had nothing else to do. Wishing for something good to happen. Thank god TQ's on tomorrow's show.

You are sooooooo subtle, Little Missy. Look, when I first started writing fanfic, I wrote a 100 page novella about institutionalized "forced conception" (ie, rape) on an alien world. I lived, breathed, ate and drank government-sanctioned rape for months. I'm so not ready to go back to that place just yet-- I will just continue to slip hints quietly into my fics, but I'm not about to tackle it as the main plot of a story. Sorry--I haven't had a refill on my Prozac for six months, and that is just pushing it too far for me. LOL at the mention of the Electra Complex; you're right--it's so obvious, even the morons at GH can pick up on it. (Thinking of the comment that got Heather Weber smacked right after Lila's death....) Still, you can have inappropriate feelings without ever having actual inappropriate actions. I somehow doubt that Edward ever touched Tracy, either as a child or as a young woman, but I am bound and determined to believe that he lusted after her at least subliminally. And Edward being Edward, I can see him somehow blaming her for his inappropriate feelings, turning it on her as abuse and cruelty (he's freakin' cruel to her most of the time, I don't care how much she throws back at him....), and passing if off as "toughening her up." *hates EQ* Anyhoo, on a better topic, w00t on the new car! I am so happy for you! It's a great feeling, and a big responsibility, so congratulations!!!!!

The thought had occurred to me, too, although I'd figured it was just too much my angst-driven imagination. There's definitely abuse there, no doubt about it. I've seen abuse, and I've seen victims of abuse. Tracy has all the signs of an adult survivor of abuse...the almost subservient tone she takes with him, followed by the loathing for him, the chronic bad choices she makes in her life, especially in romantic partners, the alcoholism, the abusiveness and neglect to her own children.... I see it in Alan, too, but not to the extent I see it in Tracy. Of course, it's a fine line between abuse and just having a crappy parent...Edward could be just a misogynistic, arrogant, nasty son-of-a-beyotch. But personally, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck--hell, it's abuse. ETA: On a much more positive note, here is the next prompt story-- Prompt #14 Chair La Vie En Rose. Tracy and Dillon in Paris; she teaches him about culture, he teaches her about hope.

MsQ, it wasn't Lila's wedding dress. Just a white dress she had--Tracy couldn't remember seeing her mother wear it, and it was from the late 60s--far too late to be Lila's wedding dress. SPOILERS Ooh, the spoilers--believe it or not, I would like to see that storyline. Maurice has his BPD thing, and frankly, the issue of attempted suicide and depression is one that I am really concerned about, having been there myself and having known many bright, wonderful people who weren't so lucky as me..... Let's hope they do a better job with this storyline than with some of the other "issues" they've taken on...

Hey, Ms.Q--thanks for posting those two article snippets. I love the idea of JE working as a teacher's aide--can you imagine the first time Bobby or Jill's mom shows up and sees Tracy Freakin' Quartermaine helping her kid clean up from snack time, or bringing them out to the playground for recreation time? LMFAO. (I know, I know, Jane is not Tracy is not Jane, but can you just imagine the double-takes she got????) I've finally done the next prompt. I have to admit, I'm not really happy with it. I'm thinking it's maybe just me being tired, or maybe that I used a different style (I'm really trying not to do these prompts in a repetitive style, but to change it around a bit.) Prompt 13: Borrow Something Borrowed: Set during the Vow Renewal storyline. As Fey puts it, I just can't let go of that damned Bjork swan dress..... ETA: I wrote another fanfic tonight--not one of the prompts, just a little "fill in the blank" story set right after Wednesday's kiss. It's called Stranger Things. Feedback, as always, is appreciated.

MsQ...I. Blame. YOU! I've been counting kisses ALL AFTERNOON, trying to come up with six. So far, I've come up with four: Fantasy Kiss (Young LuNacy in Lust), Miami Kiss (Take a Bus), Justus Kiss (Are you giving me a pep talk?), and Vow Renewal Kiss (I'd kiss you for real, but I'm too busy making Skye jealous.) You realize what this means, don't you? I've LOST two kisses!!!!! And ILoveTracyQ, I DESPARATELY, MADLY, TERRIBLY want to see those scenes where Luke kidnaps Tracy. I've requested them a few times, but nobody seems to have them. I've read the transcripts, and they are just amazing! I did get the scenes with Dillon and Georgie and Skye from GQ Daily, but nothing with Tracy & Luke. *bats eyes plaintively and affecting TERRIBLE Cockney accent a la Oliver Twist* Pwease, wold someone pwease tike pity on the poor gull? Fraid to even ask if there's any TQ on today.....

MsQ, that banner is gorgeous. (I don't knoww why I'm reminded of this, but the feel of it makes me think of Oberon and Titania from A Midsummer Night's Dream.) I love the transitions, and wow, the kiss. My only critique is that the bottom text is hard to read--if I hadn't seen the episode (recently), I wouldn't have figured out what it said. To be honest, I still like Rainbow Tracy better.....

Oooh, Anjelica and Justin.....*blinks*....they had...absolutely....no....sexual chemistry. *blinks* How is that possible? Tracy and Ned reek of the stuff, and Anjelica and Justin? Nada. I think I'm disturbed.... *Laughs at myself for the sick puppy I am....*

I'm trying to stay positive here, MissQ, but it's hard. I'm a fragile, sensitive soul, given to moody dramatic flights of fancy and all-pervasive bouts of angst. *giggle* Oh, and I loved that line about competing for Daddy's attention. My guess is Elizabeth Korte, who I think wrote the Chapel Scenes (and I don't have to tell one person on this lovefest what scenes I'm talking about, do I? No, we love our girl THAT much.) OMG, guess what? Now we're going to have to start differentiating when we talk about The Kiss. There's the Flashback Scene Kiss and the Memorial Service Kiss. (How pathetic is the LuNacy Ship that we can name the kisses--because there've only been two real kisses in over a freakin' year? Scrubs got that in an afternoon. *kicks stupid popular ships*) Oh, and MsQ? Your sister is wrong wrong and wrong..... And yes, please finish your challenge stories. I came up with a list of stuff I need to work on (it's a page long), so I really don't want to be the only person developing carpal tunnel over this character. Got my next prompt idea, and I think it might be a good one. So....dare I ask? Any TQ today? *not holding breath* ETA: A BIG OLE WAVE to Kenna!!

Thanks for the clips, nex! Just a note to those participating in the Ficathon--July 2006 is Challenge Catch-Up Month. Click here to see what's happening this month. New Challenges will be issued in August, 2006. ETA: Dudes, I have over 300 posts, and I've only been on this group since March. And this is the only thread I post to. **Ponders the fact that maybe she's just been a little much with the talkativeness??** Naah, it's just the TracyLurve Inspired Joie de Vie! Possible Spoilers I read on LJ's GH group that Anna (Finola Hughes) will be on Friday. Any speculation as to whether we're in for another dry spell, or if Tracy's actually going to be involved in this? I have been conditioned--nay, beaten down--by TIIC not to expect any more TQ this week, especially after that amazing performance yesterday. (God forbid they actually utilize her....) But next week would be nice, especially since I have the Fourth off and can stay home and watch....... *bats eyes at the Goddess of Obsessive Fandom, hoping to win her Favor....*

Ooh, am basking in the TracyLurve! *stretches out like George the Cat and just soooooaaaaakkkkksssss it in!* Did I mention...wow, she looked gorgeous today. I know I mentioned it before, but that's because, well, she did! I'm just basking in her gorgeousness--you guys'll forgive me, right? ] Keith, I loved the final look, too. I rewound it like a dozen times, and Fey and I just "interpreted" the look. Tracy's Thoughts v.1.0: "Did that guy just kiss me?" Tracy's Thoughts v.2.0: (a la The Baker's Wife) "What...was...that?" Tracy's Thoughts v.3.0: "I cannot believe he's doing this to me." Tracy's Thoughts v.4.0: "I cannot believe I fell for that." Tracy's Thoughts v.5.0: "He's so getting laid tonight." Another great look? When he compared her to Lila (favorably!). I was like, boy, you do know how to get on that girl's good side, don't you? Of course, when you see that the implication was that she put up with his philandering as much as Lila put up with Edward's, it's not really such a compliment to either Tracy, Lila, Edward, OR Luke. But it made our girl smile and that's all that matters. And while we're on the subject of looks? Did ya'll see the look in Luke's eyes before he kissed her? She looked stunned, touched, dazed, and a little amused, but he looked--thoughtful, haunted, even--dare I risk it--interested. Seriously interested. Like he was comparing what he had to do to have a real marriage with Laura to the relatively little more he'd have to do to have a real marriage with Tracy. I mean, she wouldn't ask him to change his entire personality for her--their personalities already mesh. She wouldn't ask her to settle down--she's traveled as much (albeit less willingly, I think) as he has, and has never been the domestic type. Is it possible that it's slowly, cautiously unraveling in Luke's teeny, tiny pea-sized brain that maybe Tracy is the perfect woman for him???? Naaaahhhh...this is a Guza show. He's gonna forget the whole thing ever happened, unless of course, Tracy meets him at the door with a bottle of tequila in one hand, a pair of handcuffs in the other....naah, still a Guza show. He'd just steal the tequila, handcuff her to Random Man #3, and run off with Lucy Coe..... Okay, feeling cynical again. Think of the kisses. Think of the kisses..... BTW, new fic! Prompt #12: Shelter In honor of ILoveTracyQ's request, it is an AU past!fic featuring young Luke and Tracy having a chance encounter. It's called "Cleo & Tony Take on the Winds." (The title will make more sense when you read the story.)

Shoot. Me. DED! Wowsa, wowsa, wowsa, wowsa! First, call me shallow, but our gal looked f**king HAWT. I loved it all--the hair (soft, elegant, classy, and still fun), the outfit--back to her glory days of sophisticated pantsuits, her make-up, her smiles, her gentleness, her sense of humor - I loved the comment about mooning the guests, and his comeback. Why do they do this to us? To drive us mad? To make us insane? Because if I could get one episode like this a month, I'd be the biggest GH fan of all time. As it is, they have destroyed us, you know that. They are going there, they are going to put Luke and Tracy together officially, and then bring back Laura. But, we'll figure it out boys and girls. Please, ya'll, somebody post the clips from today when they become available. I can't trust myself not to lose the tape, and these totally have to be capped for TheDivineMsQ! P.S. How can ANYBODY want Luke and Laura over Luke and Tracy? I've *seen* Luke and Laura--they're...dull. There's no zing, no zip, no snappy comebacks to smartass comments! *HUGS LUNACY FOR ALL ITS WORTH* Now, I have to go. PROMISE to try to write tonight. Promise.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Smirks and ILoveTracyQ! I'm having a horrible day at work--crazy mad mind-bogglingly stupid stuff--so it's wonderful to come here and read the last two posts. ILTQ--Girl, I hear you talking, and I know what you mean. I don't, for a second, think the *line* "The only man I ever loved is you" is funny, per se. I just sometimes think her delivery of it is a bit screechy and hysterical and OTT. I think the scenes themselves (the three I've seen from that ep) are frackin' RIVETING--probably the most enthralling things I've ever seen on a soap opera. I think the underlying incestuous tone to their relationship is one of the most fascinating things about the Tracy-Edward situation, and it just keeps me coming back for more. Smirks, I hope you aren't exaggerating about today's episode. It's been a really, really, really bad week at home, and I could use some hope and goodness to look forward to. Kisses....Kissess would be nice. Kisses would be very, very nice. *sigh* Okay, I need to go home now. It's been toooo long of a day.... Thanks again, ladies, for helping to cheer me up.

I don't mean to criticize or anything, but ya'll are depressing the hell out of me. So SZ says JE's out. These magazines and boards also said Emily was going to be killed off, and lots of other rumors/spoilers that never come true. I'm not on my prozac anymore, people, so we need to get out of these doldrums. We are throwing a wake for a living, breathing character. Please, let's stop it? My home life is such that I don't feel comfortable even writing anymore--I come here to cheer up and talk about a character I love. I'm going to try to get something quick written today, but I can't promise anything. But I know TQ herself would tell us to stop burying her before she's dead--and to lighten up!!! It ain't over till it's over.