Often, in my dorkier moments, have I dreamt of writing a Firefly/Deadwood/Farscape fic...

You could get at least a journal entry out of that, just spitballing ("You know what would be cool? If..."). Don't worry about it making sense, just have fun with it. It likely would be funny, both for us and for you.

And to change the subject abruptly, here's a YouTube copy of Ub Iwerks's "Skeleton Frolic" because you might enjoy it: