Just bought my tickets for the Muse concert in Raleigh, NC, on October 26th!
I haven't stopped screaming yet, just so you know.
OH.
MY.
GOD.
What a lovely first ever concert and I get to go. GLEE!
I might have to miss class that day...what a shame.
Oh, well.
Ta,
Bec
29.4.10
It Was Pretty Awesome, Thanks for Asking
Exhausted thanks to the three-hour Hamlet play on last night, plus the half-hour behind the scenes from the cast. Wonderful to see it, though, despite me being on the long side of stupid thanks to staying up till 11:30 to watch it.
But it was worth every minute and I'd do it again except that I don't think I could sit through another three hours of it right NOW. Maybe in a couple of months.
Meanwhile, I have to watch another episode of Merlin today so I can hear the audio commentaries. Glee!
Not much else up with me...oh. One thing.
When you have worked on something for a long time, say, 7 years, you think you know the whatever it is pretty damn well, right?
Wrong.
Guess what? In having watched and re-watched Hamlet clips all week and then watched the whole play last night, your faithful blogging idiot did NOT realize (UNTIL NOW) that the novel she was working on has a son murdering his uncle for killing off Daddy.
AGGGGGH!
It's not so bad if you don't know (as I have from the time I was, oh, say, 15?) that Lion King copies Hamlet as well.
But now I know it, and it throws a hell of a wrench into the works because I was hoping to have stolen my idea from ME and not from someone else. Damn. So much for trying to not kype it...
Anyway, I can't really change the whole plot to avoid stepping on someone's toes because more than likely I'd just land on someone else's. So I guess I'll live with it, eh?
Ta,
Bec
But it was worth every minute and I'd do it again except that I don't think I could sit through another three hours of it right NOW. Maybe in a couple of months.
Meanwhile, I have to watch another episode of Merlin today so I can hear the audio commentaries. Glee!
Not much else up with me...oh. One thing.
When you have worked on something for a long time, say, 7 years, you think you know the whatever it is pretty damn well, right?
Wrong.
Guess what? In having watched and re-watched Hamlet clips all week and then watched the whole play last night, your faithful blogging idiot did NOT realize (UNTIL NOW) that the novel she was working on has a son murdering his uncle for killing off Daddy.
AGGGGGH!
It's not so bad if you don't know (as I have from the time I was, oh, say, 15?) that Lion King copies Hamlet as well.
But now I know it, and it throws a hell of a wrench into the works because I was hoping to have stolen my idea from ME and not from someone else. Damn. So much for trying to not kype it...
Anyway, I can't really change the whole plot to avoid stepping on someone's toes because more than likely I'd just land on someone else's. So I guess I'll live with it, eh?
Ta,
Bec
28.4.10
HAAAAAAAMLEEEEEEEEET!
Yeah, I know, I said one last time on Monday.
But THIS is the LAST time I'm going to tell you now, because it airs today.
Hamlet premieres TODAY, so here I go ONE MORE TIME to let you know when and where to watch (because you absolutely should take three hours off and watch this. I've seen it already and I'll be watching.)
HAMLET
Starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart
TONIGHT Airs at 8 CST! (But check at 7 because there seems to be a bit of confusion concerning times-either 7 or 8 PM CST)
WATCH IT!
Here's a clip of Hamlet doing the "To be or not to be" soliloquy just to get you warmed up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY-QL_HJBCc&playnext_from=TL&videos=woTOMw2D9Sg
Mom's package arrives today!
Ta,
Bec
But THIS is the LAST time I'm going to tell you now, because it airs today.
Hamlet premieres TODAY, so here I go ONE MORE TIME to let you know when and where to watch (because you absolutely should take three hours off and watch this. I've seen it already and I'll be watching.)
HAMLET
Starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart
TONIGHT Airs at 8 CST! (But check at 7 because there seems to be a bit of confusion concerning times-either 7 or 8 PM CST)
WATCH IT!
Here's a clip of Hamlet doing the "To be or not to be" soliloquy just to get you warmed up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY-QL_HJBCc&playnext_from=TL&videos=woTOMw2D9Sg
Mom's package arrives today!
Ta,
Bec
27.4.10
TOOODAY Is the DAAAAAAY!
Merlin DVD box set out for delivery! Will be here in hours! Possibly minutes! Impatience reigns in my heart-oh, Lord, why didn't I PRE-ORDER this so I wouldn't have to go through the WAITING?
So. I'm waiting.
Mmhm.
Waiting.
Still waiting...where is that blasted mail truck?
The OTHER package (which I can't talk about because it happens to be a birthday present for a certain mother of mine) is also in town, but unless I want Mum ripping open the box on her present I will keep my little trap shut tight and wait for the mail people to deliver it here. I'll let the cat out of the bag on May 12th when she opens it up.
I might come back when it gets here. Then again, I might not-might be too busy chortling at the commentaries...
Ta,
Bec
PS: It's. Here. Oh, mygodit'shereanditlooksawesome!
Talk to you later!
So. I'm waiting.
Mmhm.
Waiting.
Still waiting...where is that blasted mail truck?
The OTHER package (which I can't talk about because it happens to be a birthday present for a certain mother of mine) is also in town, but unless I want Mum ripping open the box on her present I will keep my little trap shut tight and wait for the mail people to deliver it here. I'll let the cat out of the bag on May 12th when she opens it up.
I might come back when it gets here. Then again, I might not-might be too busy chortling at the commentaries...
Ta,
Bec
PS: It's. Here. Oh, mygodit'shereanditlooksawesome!
Talk to you later!
26.4.10
Once More!
Hamlet premieres THIS WEEK, so here I go ONE MORE TIME to let you know when and where to watch (because you absolutely should take three hours off and watch this. I've seen it already and I'll be watching.)
HAMLET
Starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart
Wednesday! Airs at 8 CST!
WATCH IT!
Here's a clip of Hamlet doing the "To be or not to be" soliloquy just to get you warmed up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY-QL_HJBCc&playnext_from=TL&videos=woTOMw2D9Sg
Meanwhile, on non-Hamlet related details, I just got a call from USPS about my nagging. Apparently it will show up today or tomorrow (I'm hoping today.)
PS: It's at the post office tonight; I will receive my Merlin box set TOMORROW. And then you might not hear from me for a week or so...
Ta,
Bec
HAMLET
Starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart
Wednesday! Airs at 8 CST!
WATCH IT!
Here's a clip of Hamlet doing the "To be or not to be" soliloquy just to get you warmed up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY-QL_HJBCc&playnext_from=TL&videos=woTOMw2D9Sg
Meanwhile, on non-Hamlet related details, I just got a call from USPS about my nagging. Apparently it will show up today or tomorrow (I'm hoping today.)
PS: It's at the post office tonight; I will receive my Merlin box set TOMORROW. And then you might not hear from me for a week or so...
Ta,
Bec
25.4.10
Getting Impatient (surprise, surprise...)
My Merlin box set is somewhere between here and Indiana. I have no idea where it is. The last update on the tracking thing was the day it was shipped (22nd). It arrived someplace. I don't know where because it doesn't say where. It certainly wasn't HERE.
Needless to say, this morning after checking again, I got a little impatient and sent an e-mail to USPS, asking them to find out where it is and start updating their tracking things a bit better. Come on, people...
PS: USPS just updated it (probably cause I threw that e-mail at them this morning) and hopefully I'll have a location on my package soon and it'll be here tomorrow.
Meanwhile, I'm bored. Hung another load of laundry out and I've got another to fold now, but what I really, really want to do is watch Merlin series 1 and. I. CAN'T.
I also sent out an e-mail asking a jewelry store in Michigan if they would give me an estimate on the repairs of my elephant bracelet, which has been broken for years. I'm just trying to get an idea of what I'll pay if and when I DO get it fixed. This is what it looks like...
The end that the clasp hooks on completely broke off of its elephant, meaning the bracelet is impossible to wear. I miss being able to actually wear the thing. I don't know how much it'll cost to replace the square thing, the round thing that hooks on the square thing, and then put the clasp back on.
PS: Strangely, the e-mail I sent from two different accounts doesn't register either time. Guess I'll find somewhere else to send it!
Beyond that, I'm starving. Hm. Might go make stirfry now and make lots so that I can have some later as well.
Who spoilers. Episode 4. Here we go!
SPOILER LINE
I want hallucinogenic lipstick like River has. That's awesome.
She seems a lot like a 1st season Jack here-anyone seeing similarities? She seems more ruthless, more uncouth, and a bit more reckless...plus, she just busted out of prison for murder and she's already flirting with the Doctor.
Question: Who'd she kill to get put into prison in the first place?
Question: What is that bit about the people no longer needing their dreams anymore? This sounds a hell of a lot like "everyone having bad dreams" from the end of Series 4...please, not again!
Question: Why the hell did they have her on the Byzantium to begin with?
Question: Why is she a doctor and not a professor yet? Seems a bit odd.
Question: They let her keep her hallucinogenic lipstick and the gun-blowtorch thing in jail, even though she was in trouble for MURDER?
Comment: Her and Jack Harkness are SO going to hit it off if and when they meet.
They've obviously been married (?) awhile already because she A) immediately knows who he is (but Moffat answered the possibly brewing paradox by saying that River has pics of all of his faces in the Spoilers Book, so there goes that problem.) B) can fly the TARDIS (and she didn't learn from him, that's for sure, but that scene reminded me heavily of Romana I and Four in the TARDIS when she flew it right and he didn't and so he ripped the page out of the TARDIS flying manual, and SHE called his ship old and then landed it perfectly. Very, very similar to that), C) River knows Old High Gallifreyan (he trusts her with something that precious or did she already know it?)
I also wrote down while watching this the first time through that he thinks they're married but she's been through all the firsties with him already, so she knows more than she's letting on (again.) She told Amy it's more complicated than that with him. This I am longing to hear...
I also wrote down that I thought she was A) Romana (but wasn't she trapped in E-Space or something?) or B) the Rani (unlikely as she was a total psycho, only showed up once, and she was more attracted to the Master anyway.) The fact that she knows Old High Gallifreyan and how to fly the TARDIS right is downright annoying.
BUT IF she WAS a Time Lord, he would KNOW it just by looking at her. The Time Lords were all connected in their minds, so she would connect to HIS if she WAS Romana. Unless she's covering something up there so that he doesn't find out too much too fast...she's not chameleon-arching because then she wouldn't know any of the stuff she does. She's not the product of a metacrisis (because that would kill a human.)
The angels were awesome, Amy was awesome, the Doctor was awesome. I screamed my way through this one thanks to those blasted statues.
Ta,
Bec
Needless to say, this morning after checking again, I got a little impatient and sent an e-mail to USPS, asking them to find out where it is and start updating their tracking things a bit better. Come on, people...
PS: USPS just updated it (probably cause I threw that e-mail at them this morning) and hopefully I'll have a location on my package soon and it'll be here tomorrow.
Meanwhile, I'm bored. Hung another load of laundry out and I've got another to fold now, but what I really, really want to do is watch Merlin series 1 and. I. CAN'T.
I also sent out an e-mail asking a jewelry store in Michigan if they would give me an estimate on the repairs of my elephant bracelet, which has been broken for years. I'm just trying to get an idea of what I'll pay if and when I DO get it fixed. This is what it looks like...
The end that the clasp hooks on completely broke off of its elephant, meaning the bracelet is impossible to wear. I miss being able to actually wear the thing. I don't know how much it'll cost to replace the square thing, the round thing that hooks on the square thing, and then put the clasp back on.
PS: Strangely, the e-mail I sent from two different accounts doesn't register either time. Guess I'll find somewhere else to send it!
Beyond that, I'm starving. Hm. Might go make stirfry now and make lots so that I can have some later as well.
Who spoilers. Episode 4. Here we go!
SPOILER LINE
I want hallucinogenic lipstick like River has. That's awesome.
She seems a lot like a 1st season Jack here-anyone seeing similarities? She seems more ruthless, more uncouth, and a bit more reckless...plus, she just busted out of prison for murder and she's already flirting with the Doctor.
Question: Who'd she kill to get put into prison in the first place?
Question: What is that bit about the people no longer needing their dreams anymore? This sounds a hell of a lot like "everyone having bad dreams" from the end of Series 4...please, not again!
Question: Why the hell did they have her on the Byzantium to begin with?
Question: Why is she a doctor and not a professor yet? Seems a bit odd.
Question: They let her keep her hallucinogenic lipstick and the gun-blowtorch thing in jail, even though she was in trouble for MURDER?
Comment: Her and Jack Harkness are SO going to hit it off if and when they meet.
They've obviously been married (?) awhile already because she A) immediately knows who he is (but Moffat answered the possibly brewing paradox by saying that River has pics of all of his faces in the Spoilers Book, so there goes that problem.) B) can fly the TARDIS (and she didn't learn from him, that's for sure, but that scene reminded me heavily of Romana I and Four in the TARDIS when she flew it right and he didn't and so he ripped the page out of the TARDIS flying manual, and SHE called his ship old and then landed it perfectly. Very, very similar to that), C) River knows Old High Gallifreyan (he trusts her with something that precious or did she already know it?)
I also wrote down while watching this the first time through that he thinks they're married but she's been through all the firsties with him already, so she knows more than she's letting on (again.) She told Amy it's more complicated than that with him. This I am longing to hear...
I also wrote down that I thought she was A) Romana (but wasn't she trapped in E-Space or something?) or B) the Rani (unlikely as she was a total psycho, only showed up once, and she was more attracted to the Master anyway.) The fact that she knows Old High Gallifreyan and how to fly the TARDIS right is downright annoying.
BUT IF she WAS a Time Lord, he would KNOW it just by looking at her. The Time Lords were all connected in their minds, so she would connect to HIS if she WAS Romana. Unless she's covering something up there so that he doesn't find out too much too fast...she's not chameleon-arching because then she wouldn't know any of the stuff she does. She's not the product of a metacrisis (because that would kill a human.)
The angels were awesome, Amy was awesome, the Doctor was awesome. I screamed my way through this one thanks to those blasted statues.
Ta,
Bec
23.4.10
My Longest Debt Paid Off!
So, back 24 years ago and one day, I incurred a debt which I was completely unaware of and unable to fulfill at the time.
That is, the legendary lasagna debt.
Mum made a lasagna the night I was born and she never got any of it because she went into labor. Dad took it to work and his coworkers and him ate it.
She's jokingly blamed me ever since, every single birthday. I've been hearing about it as long as I can remember.
No more.
I followed all of her insane rules: It had to be homemade, from scratch. It had to be completely made by me, with no help from anyone. It had to be an actual lasagna with lasagna noodles.
She's telling me now that she doesn't remember any kind of debt. Wasn't she the one who reminded me just yesterday (again) that I had yet to pay this off?
Take that, Mom. Debt paid in full. I don't want to hear that I didn't pay it yet next year, because the proof is in the 13x9 pan, the sauce, the cheese, and the two hours I spent putting the blasted thing together. And the picture I took. And the contract I'm making you sign so that we can't dispute this later...
Whereas,
I, Rebecca Le Koshak, on the night of April 22nd, 1986, did as a result of my birth, incur the debt of one homemade pan of lasagna to my mother, Diane Marie Koshak-
Whereas,
For the last 24 years and one day the debt has stood-
And therefore note-
That this day, the 23rd of April, 2010, note that I, Rebecca Le Koshak, did pay the debt in full to my mother, and I do apologize meaningfully for timing my birth so badly and ruining your lovely lasagna dinner.
So says me. I'm getting it framed.
Ta,
Bec
That is, the legendary lasagna debt.
Mum made a lasagna the night I was born and she never got any of it because she went into labor. Dad took it to work and his coworkers and him ate it.
She's jokingly blamed me ever since, every single birthday. I've been hearing about it as long as I can remember.
No more.
I followed all of her insane rules: It had to be homemade, from scratch. It had to be completely made by me, with no help from anyone. It had to be an actual lasagna with lasagna noodles.
She's telling me now that she doesn't remember any kind of debt. Wasn't she the one who reminded me just yesterday (again) that I had yet to pay this off?
Take that, Mom. Debt paid in full. I don't want to hear that I didn't pay it yet next year, because the proof is in the 13x9 pan, the sauce, the cheese, and the two hours I spent putting the blasted thing together. And the picture I took. And the contract I'm making you sign so that we can't dispute this later...
Whereas,
I, Rebecca Le Koshak, on the night of April 22nd, 1986, did as a result of my birth, incur the debt of one homemade pan of lasagna to my mother, Diane Marie Koshak-
Whereas,
For the last 24 years and one day the debt has stood-
And therefore note-
That this day, the 23rd of April, 2010, note that I, Rebecca Le Koshak, did pay the debt in full to my mother, and I do apologize meaningfully for timing my birth so badly and ruining your lovely lasagna dinner.
So says me. I'm getting it framed.
Ta,
Bec
22.4.10
My Birthday!
My present won't arrive for a while-for some reason Amazon is refusing to ship it. I'm getting to the point where I might go for another and have it sent to Walmart if they don't send it soon.
Meanwhile, no presents today, but that's all right. Anna has a set of tools for me because I've wanted one of my own for years, dunno what Sara's getting me, Grandma's giving me money for the new pair of motion-control shoes.
Pride and Prejudice is on this morning and I'm watching it because, galdarn it, it's my birthday and I can watch a nice movie if I please!
Ta,
Bec
PS: My box set is coming from Indiana and got shipped out this morning around 7.
It's coming, it's coming, it's coming. Merlin is going to be here in about two days...
Meanwhile, no presents today, but that's all right. Anna has a set of tools for me because I've wanted one of my own for years, dunno what Sara's getting me, Grandma's giving me money for the new pair of motion-control shoes.
Pride and Prejudice is on this morning and I'm watching it because, galdarn it, it's my birthday and I can watch a nice movie if I please!
Ta,
Bec
PS: My box set is coming from Indiana and got shipped out this morning around 7.
It's coming, it's coming, it's coming. Merlin is going to be here in about two days...
21.4.10
Oh, What A Genius Am I!
So, on the last day before I turn 24, I figured I'd probably get some important things done and stuff so I could relax and goof off tomorrow (because honestly, who wants to do ANYTHING on their birthday?)
HA!
I was up for ten minutes this morning before the accidents started.
I whacked my head on the doorframe this morning while letting the dog out, meaning I have a lovely bruise, a lump, and a small cut on my head...along with a headache because I happened to hit the side that was clobbered from behind by a big, thick board last September while I was picking apples.
I never went into the doctor for it, thanks to my absolute lack of insurance then and now. I figure I might have caused some damage, but since I didn't have double vision or throw up or anything like that I was probably okay. I'm of the opinion I either bruised my skull or cracked it-either way there's nothing that can be done.
But as a result, that portion of my head now doesn't handle being hit as well as it used to. I am always smacking my head on something (today's would be the second time in a week) and usually it doesn't hurt for more than a few hours. This one in September, however, hurt for at least a week. For the first few months after, I would get a headache just TOUCHING the area around where I was hit.
SO of course whamming it on the door like the idiot I am means it's going to hurt something fierce for a couple of days. Cue the ibuprofen!
Mom has decided to do the upside-down tomato planter thing this year. There's dirt all over the kitchen, so I'm going to go clean that up.
Ta,
Bec
HA!
I was up for ten minutes this morning before the accidents started.
I whacked my head on the doorframe this morning while letting the dog out, meaning I have a lovely bruise, a lump, and a small cut on my head...along with a headache because I happened to hit the side that was clobbered from behind by a big, thick board last September while I was picking apples.
I never went into the doctor for it, thanks to my absolute lack of insurance then and now. I figure I might have caused some damage, but since I didn't have double vision or throw up or anything like that I was probably okay. I'm of the opinion I either bruised my skull or cracked it-either way there's nothing that can be done.
But as a result, that portion of my head now doesn't handle being hit as well as it used to. I am always smacking my head on something (today's would be the second time in a week) and usually it doesn't hurt for more than a few hours. This one in September, however, hurt for at least a week. For the first few months after, I would get a headache just TOUCHING the area around where I was hit.
SO of course whamming it on the door like the idiot I am means it's going to hurt something fierce for a couple of days. Cue the ibuprofen!
Mom has decided to do the upside-down tomato planter thing this year. There's dirt all over the kitchen, so I'm going to go clean that up.
Ta,
Bec
20.4.10
Out of the Loop
So they're talking on TV this morning about teens and texting, how addictive it's becoming and how scary it is for parents and all of that stuff.
I have NEVER texted in my life, I don't even know HOW and I have NEVER owned a cellphone!
I'm 24 in two days and I'm probably the only American girl who hasn't texted. Or one of the few, anyway.
And you know what? I'm still breathing without constant communication. I'm busy updating my poetry at the moment. I'm trying to get my poem book up to 90 because I'm up to 86 and I don't want to put out all this work without getting to a nice steady number.
So this report thing doesn't bother me. I can exist without a cellphone.
Second on today's list: Merlin Season 1 out here in the US as of midnight last night. And my birthday in two days. Guess who's getting her Colin Morgan/Bradley James fix today? Mum's picking me up after she gets done with work...
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Meanwhile, poetry abounds. Anyone remember the crooked man poem from their childhoods? Crooked stile, crooked cat, crooked house?
I trashed it!
There was a crooked man and he had a crooked life
And though he was a felon, he longed to have a wife,
He found a lovely chiropractor who cracked his back for free
And together they went out on a big crime spree.
They robbed every bank from here to Kentucky
They went to Vegas and tried to get lucky
Took gold and jewels and money to offset their spending
Their fun and games showed no sign of ending.
The cops were mad and gave a fair chase
He had back surgery and she got a new face
She got him a Rolex and he got her a ring
With that much money, why not have everything?
They headed for the border to escape the heat
The 5-0 were trying but they suffered defeat
Crooky and wife were laughing all the way
As they escaped the confines of the USA.
They enjoyed themselves on Mexico's beaches
Far from the cops and their law-abiding reaches
They drank margaritas and gambled a lot
Not knowing that they were about to be caught.
The Feds finally caught them down Acapulco way
And they're both in the penitentiary to this day
But when they get out, there's money to be had
'Cause Crooky and his girl were born to be bad.
Ta (put down the cellphone and go outside-it's going to be a beautiful day where I am!)
Bec
PS: After going to Walmart and discovering that they don't have EVERYTHING (Merlin DVD box set was not there) so I had to go to Amazon to purchase the set for 15 cents more (terribly pricey.) It won't arrive in time for my birthday-at best, it'll probably get here after Sara's.
I really don't mind-I have waited so long for this box set it's becoming legendary in my mind. If I actually get the thing and can hold it in my hands I'll probably start crying tears of joy (and then I'll have a watching spree!)
Also, Spritey and Whisper are a highly amusing pair of pets once again. Here's the story: Mom dropped the remote this morning and lost the two batteries that went with it. I found one, but couldn't find the other. Mom asked me to go get another to replace the missing one, and so I did.
Unfortunately, the batteries are right across from the bag of dog biscuits and I came back into the living room with my hand clutched in a manner that might suggest I had said biscuits in my hand.
Spritey and Whisper basically crowded me, thinking there was food to be had. As I tried to hand the battery to Mum, I had to contend with Spritey and Whisper both trying to sniff the thing.
So of course I had to go get Tweedledum and Tweedledee both a biscuit for their persistence. And because they had identical looks on their faces when they were begging for one.
I have NEVER texted in my life, I don't even know HOW and I have NEVER owned a cellphone!
I'm 24 in two days and I'm probably the only American girl who hasn't texted. Or one of the few, anyway.
And you know what? I'm still breathing without constant communication. I'm busy updating my poetry at the moment. I'm trying to get my poem book up to 90 because I'm up to 86 and I don't want to put out all this work without getting to a nice steady number.
So this report thing doesn't bother me. I can exist without a cellphone.
Second on today's list: Merlin Season 1 out here in the US as of midnight last night. And my birthday in two days. Guess who's getting her Colin Morgan/Bradley James fix today? Mum's picking me up after she gets done with work...
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Meanwhile, poetry abounds. Anyone remember the crooked man poem from their childhoods? Crooked stile, crooked cat, crooked house?
I trashed it!
There was a crooked man and he had a crooked life
And though he was a felon, he longed to have a wife,
He found a lovely chiropractor who cracked his back for free
And together they went out on a big crime spree.
They robbed every bank from here to Kentucky
They went to Vegas and tried to get lucky
Took gold and jewels and money to offset their spending
Their fun and games showed no sign of ending.
The cops were mad and gave a fair chase
He had back surgery and she got a new face
She got him a Rolex and he got her a ring
With that much money, why not have everything?
They headed for the border to escape the heat
The 5-0 were trying but they suffered defeat
Crooky and wife were laughing all the way
As they escaped the confines of the USA.
They enjoyed themselves on Mexico's beaches
Far from the cops and their law-abiding reaches
They drank margaritas and gambled a lot
Not knowing that they were about to be caught.
The Feds finally caught them down Acapulco way
And they're both in the penitentiary to this day
But when they get out, there's money to be had
'Cause Crooky and his girl were born to be bad.
Ta (put down the cellphone and go outside-it's going to be a beautiful day where I am!)
Bec
PS: After going to Walmart and discovering that they don't have EVERYTHING (Merlin DVD box set was not there) so I had to go to Amazon to purchase the set for 15 cents more (terribly pricey.) It won't arrive in time for my birthday-at best, it'll probably get here after Sara's.
I really don't mind-I have waited so long for this box set it's becoming legendary in my mind. If I actually get the thing and can hold it in my hands I'll probably start crying tears of joy (and then I'll have a watching spree!)
Also, Spritey and Whisper are a highly amusing pair of pets once again. Here's the story: Mom dropped the remote this morning and lost the two batteries that went with it. I found one, but couldn't find the other. Mom asked me to go get another to replace the missing one, and so I did.
Unfortunately, the batteries are right across from the bag of dog biscuits and I came back into the living room with my hand clutched in a manner that might suggest I had said biscuits in my hand.
Spritey and Whisper basically crowded me, thinking there was food to be had. As I tried to hand the battery to Mum, I had to contend with Spritey and Whisper both trying to sniff the thing.
So of course I had to go get Tweedledum and Tweedledee both a biscuit for their persistence. And because they had identical looks on their faces when they were begging for one.
18.4.10
Yes, I'm A Sucker For Poor Little Spritey
So the little dog, Spritey, has been limping as of late when she emerges from long periods in her kennel. As she's not a young dog anymore, we're assuming that the problem is arthritis.
It hardly seemed fair to ME that Whisper has a nice soft blanket or pillow wherever she happens to crash but Sprite doesn't have more than a blanket in her own spot.
So I went downstairs and found an old pillow no one happened to be using. I laid it in her kennel and let her keep her blankets, too. She walked in and checked it out, and I think she was pleased. Hopefully that will cushion her sore leg and make her limp a little bit better now.
I'm thinking of watching some Merlin.
Ta,
Bec
It hardly seemed fair to ME that Whisper has a nice soft blanket or pillow wherever she happens to crash but Sprite doesn't have more than a blanket in her own spot.
So I went downstairs and found an old pillow no one happened to be using. I laid it in her kennel and let her keep her blankets, too. She walked in and checked it out, and I think she was pleased. Hopefully that will cushion her sore leg and make her limp a little bit better now.
I'm thinking of watching some Merlin.
Ta,
Bec
17.4.10
Got A New Pair of Jeans
Found jeans at Goodwill for 6 bucks. They fit like a glove.
Have watched Doctor Who (yeah, I know, it was fast, wasn't it?) so here's my thoughts on it and all that stuff that needs analysis! Enjoy!
SPOILER LINE
Episode 3: Victory of the Daleks
The new Daleks shot the old ones away. This Doctor seems to get particularly pissed at the Daleks and just wants to make them dead (unlike the last one who made deals with them.) And since he spent a good 30 seconds pummeling one of them (as it decided he probably didn't want a cup of tea) I think we're seeing a tad more rage than we usually do out of the Doctor when it comes to these guys. I don't know why-all the Doctors have hated them, but this seemed a little more than just plain rage. I recall Nine and Ten handling them with distrust and certainly distaste, but they certainly wouldn't have lost it the way this one did. Great acting from Smith on this-I was impressed with him yet again.
Doctor showed up a month late-something's mucking with his time rotor. This is the third time!
Third Scottish joke in as many episodes? Coincidence?
Amy doesn't remember the Dalek invasion AT ALL. What the hell is going on?
Crack: In the wall at the end of the episode. Year was...hold on, 1940's. No specific date.
Ta,
Bec
Have watched Doctor Who (yeah, I know, it was fast, wasn't it?) so here's my thoughts on it and all that stuff that needs analysis! Enjoy!
SPOILER LINE
Episode 3: Victory of the Daleks
The new Daleks shot the old ones away. This Doctor seems to get particularly pissed at the Daleks and just wants to make them dead (unlike the last one who made deals with them.) And since he spent a good 30 seconds pummeling one of them (as it decided he probably didn't want a cup of tea) I think we're seeing a tad more rage than we usually do out of the Doctor when it comes to these guys. I don't know why-all the Doctors have hated them, but this seemed a little more than just plain rage. I recall Nine and Ten handling them with distrust and certainly distaste, but they certainly wouldn't have lost it the way this one did. Great acting from Smith on this-I was impressed with him yet again.
Doctor showed up a month late-something's mucking with his time rotor. This is the third time!
Third Scottish joke in as many episodes? Coincidence?
Amy doesn't remember the Dalek invasion AT ALL. What the hell is going on?
Crack: In the wall at the end of the episode. Year was...hold on, 1940's. No specific date.
Ta,
Bec
16.4.10
I Must Get Something DONE!
If I keep saying, "I must get something done, I must get something done," I might do at some point today.
Liar.
I have a lot to do and I am NOT doing it.
Nothing else going on in my life at the moment.
I'm going to do some more nothing and update my Doctor Who questions from the last two weeks. This series I'm taking up the habit of writing down questions as they come up with each episode, meaning that by the end I'll have a pretty extensive list.
SPOILER LINE
EPISODE 1-Eleventh Hour
Starting 14 years ago would mean this episode starts in 1996, spends a lot of time in 2008, and ends in 2010.
Questions:
Duck pond with no ducks?
The universe is cracked. Pandorica will open. Silence will fall. (What the hell does this mean?) The Doctor certainly doesn't seem to know-or if he has he's forgotten.
How does the TARDIS key get into the Doctor's pocket?
Cracks: One in Amy's wall in 1996, one on the TARDIS screen in 2010.
One thing I did NOT spot and that someone else did is Rory's ID. Rory is Amy's boyfriend in 2008 and he's her fiance in 2010. They've grown up together-she's known him all her life in Leadworth.
BUT something is NOT right with Rory's nurse ID, issued from the hospital.
(Ta to alienpanda for the sharp eyes)
NOTE THE DATE. 1990? We assume Rory is standing there 18 years later (in either 2007 or 2008.) Something is NOT right here. It's perfectly obvious to me (having had it pointed out) that there's more to Rory than meets the eye. And the Doctor knows more than he's letting on, since we only saw this ID in his mind's eye.
The head writer is a stickler for details-on the making of, the crew were placing postcards with the name of the town on them in card racks-so this isn't a mistake or a goof. The fact that the director focused on it for a long while in the Doctor's mind is another clue that this is terribly important.
Another thing that seems to bother some of the Who fans is the high amount of coma patients in the small town of Leadworth. They don't even have an airport-so why do they have at least 6 coma patients (may be more in the next room over that we couldnt' see) in a HOSPITAL no less? Wouldn't they have all been moved to a long-term care facility? I don't know how many coma patients an average town should have but 6 seems a tad high.
EPISODE 2: The Beast Below
How'd the Queen and her entourage know the Doctor was coming?
I thought Magpie got eaten by the Wire, so why is his business still around in the year 3295?
When did Amy record the message (my assumption is during the 20 minutes she doesn't remember.)
Okay, so the starwhale upchucks the Doctor and Amy-why aren't they dumped into space? It's fairly clear where the head is placed underneath the ship-maybe it deliberately hurled them into a room.
Cracks: In the Starship UK at the end (the year 3295).
The Poems:
(Recited by little girl in Vator at the beginning of the episode):
A horse and a man, above, below
One has a plan, but both must go
Mile after mile, above, beneath
One has a smile and one has teeth
Though the man above might say hello
Expect no love from the beast below.
(Recited by Amy at the end of the episode-I think it's clear what she's getting at but I'm putting it up here anyway):
In bed above we're deep asleep
While greater love lies further deep
This dream must end
This world must know
We all depend on the beast below.
Ta,
Bec
Liar.
I have a lot to do and I am NOT doing it.
Nothing else going on in my life at the moment.
I'm going to do some more nothing and update my Doctor Who questions from the last two weeks. This series I'm taking up the habit of writing down questions as they come up with each episode, meaning that by the end I'll have a pretty extensive list.
SPOILER LINE
EPISODE 1-Eleventh Hour
Starting 14 years ago would mean this episode starts in 1996, spends a lot of time in 2008, and ends in 2010.
Questions:
Duck pond with no ducks?
The universe is cracked. Pandorica will open. Silence will fall. (What the hell does this mean?) The Doctor certainly doesn't seem to know-or if he has he's forgotten.
How does the TARDIS key get into the Doctor's pocket?
Cracks: One in Amy's wall in 1996, one on the TARDIS screen in 2010.
One thing I did NOT spot and that someone else did is Rory's ID. Rory is Amy's boyfriend in 2008 and he's her fiance in 2010. They've grown up together-she's known him all her life in Leadworth.
BUT something is NOT right with Rory's nurse ID, issued from the hospital.
(Ta to alienpanda for the sharp eyes)NOTE THE DATE. 1990? We assume Rory is standing there 18 years later (in either 2007 or 2008.) Something is NOT right here. It's perfectly obvious to me (having had it pointed out) that there's more to Rory than meets the eye. And the Doctor knows more than he's letting on, since we only saw this ID in his mind's eye.
The head writer is a stickler for details-on the making of, the crew were placing postcards with the name of the town on them in card racks-so this isn't a mistake or a goof. The fact that the director focused on it for a long while in the Doctor's mind is another clue that this is terribly important.
Another thing that seems to bother some of the Who fans is the high amount of coma patients in the small town of Leadworth. They don't even have an airport-so why do they have at least 6 coma patients (may be more in the next room over that we couldnt' see) in a HOSPITAL no less? Wouldn't they have all been moved to a long-term care facility? I don't know how many coma patients an average town should have but 6 seems a tad high.
EPISODE 2: The Beast Below
How'd the Queen and her entourage know the Doctor was coming?
I thought Magpie got eaten by the Wire, so why is his business still around in the year 3295?
When did Amy record the message (my assumption is during the 20 minutes she doesn't remember.)
Okay, so the starwhale upchucks the Doctor and Amy-why aren't they dumped into space? It's fairly clear where the head is placed underneath the ship-maybe it deliberately hurled them into a room.
Cracks: In the Starship UK at the end (the year 3295).
The Poems:
(Recited by little girl in Vator at the beginning of the episode):
A horse and a man, above, below
One has a plan, but both must go
Mile after mile, above, beneath
One has a smile and one has teeth
Though the man above might say hello
Expect no love from the beast below.
(Recited by Amy at the end of the episode-I think it's clear what she's getting at but I'm putting it up here anyway):
In bed above we're deep asleep
While greater love lies further deep
This dream must end
This world must know
We all depend on the beast below.
Ta,
Bec
14.4.10
Merlin Stuff? Now?
Yes, Merlin stuff now. I'll put up the usual spoiler line and then go crazy, all right? I just rewatched Series 2, Episode 8 and I have some new running theories...
SPOILER LINE
All right, so going back to my earlier notes on this episode and adding stuff...23 November 2009:
So, here's my thought. Morgause showed Arthur his mother, something that he desperately wanted. Igraine, whether a vision created by Morgause or real, told him that Uther had betrayed her and went behind her back to make a deal with Nimueh, despite knowing that in creating Arthur, he would sacrifice a life to do so.
We know that most of what Morgause showed Arthur (if it was just a vision) is true. Uther knew the consequences of his actions (since Gaius told him that making a deal like he was making was a bad idea), and that Igraine did die. The only part we question is whether Igraine knew what Uther had done and was complicit.
NOTE FROM TODAY: There was another person in the room when Uther did most of this stuff-two people in fact. There was Nimueh, who has since died BUT could have been the source of Morgause's information on the subject. And there was Gaius.
When Merlin directly, pointedly called him on it on the castle steps, Gaius DID NOT deny anything he said. AT ALL. Merlin covered every bit of information, first the born of magic bit and then the Uther sacrificing Igraine bit. Gaius didn't say "We'll discuss it later." He didn't say, "No, Merlin, let me explain." He stood there and nodded. Gaius wouldn't lie to Merlin about something so vitally important-the whole series hinges on that scene and the two surrounding it. They are so incredibly important that I don't believe the scriptwriters would lie to the audience there, of all the places. That tells me even if it was a vision, Morgause had every ounce of information accounted for. She knew EVERYTHING.
Note another thing-she didn't seem the least bit fazed when she heard Igraine telling Arthur Uther had done something naughty. She knew exactly what was coming.
We have no idea how Morgause got her information (if indeed it wasn't real), save that she could have been watching her spying crystal for quite some time and could have overheard Uther and Gaius discussing it last year, the only two who know exactly what went on.
NOTE FROM TODAY: She may have had contact with Nimueh at some given point along the line, and may have gotten her information from the other sorceress. She may even be carrying on Nimueh's work, albeit in a different sort of direction (less kill Arthur, more get rid of Uther)
I think it was some damn powerful magic (have to be if it called up the dead so faithfully that Arthur could HUG her and not go THROUGH her. Or called up the dead anyway. That's powerful stuff.) and that what Igraine said was the truth, otherwise why would Uther react by telling Merlin that he would be hanged if he ever told Arthur the truth? Morgause had probably called her up beforehand just to make sure her information was correct.
So we assume that what Igraine said is true. Uther desperately wanted an heir, and was advised by Gaius that doing it with magic could only backfire. Creating Arthur would mean that the balance would need restoring and someone would have to die. Despite Gaius' protests, Arthur was created by Nimueh, a priestess of the Old Religion and a woman formerly a friend of Uther's. When Igraine gave birth to Arthur, she died to restore the balance to nature. Nimueh was tossed out of favor and Uther began his reign of terror against all forms of magic.
What if Morgause's plan was to restore magic to Camelot by taking out Uther, no matter the consequences to Arthur? What if she knew that showing Arthur his mother would cause him to become so enraged that he would go after Uther? What if she's in cahoots with other magical beings/or the dragon (druids are peaceful but even they've got to hate him by this point?) Morgause's plan was to get Arthur to take out Uther and have magic restored to the land, thereby freeing her kind to take the kingdom back?
NOTE FROM TODAY: Sorry, folks. Morgause IS NOT a druid. She's a priestess of the Old Religion, like Nimueh.
However, Merlin got in the way of that plan, because his interests are purely for protecting Arthur even if it means keeping Uther alive a little longer. He knew that Arthur killing his father would most definitely destroy him.
I believe Morgause's interests are to get magic back in Camelot regardless of the consequences. The Old Religion must survive, and the little people on the chessboard don't matter.
NOTE FROM TODAY: Does Arthur truly believe the words coming out of his mouth near the end of this episode? It's hard to fathom such a fast turnaround from the scene at Morgause's Rundown Magic Hut, where he steps up and finally says magic might be okay, not always evil.
I think Arthur was merely paying lip service to the fact that Merlin stopped him from doing something (infernally stupid) that would have destroyed his mortal soul-killing his father in a fit of rage. I think we really heard what Arthur believed magic to be. Note when Arthur refers to sorcery, he usually says, "My father says...blah blah blah magic deadly blah." We never hear what Arthur believes on the subject-we never get his opinion at all. We always hear what his dad thinks.
Arthur wasn't confused (although if he was, he was finally confused in the right direction, if there is such a thing.) Arthur was showing his OWN thoughts on the subject for once, standing away from his dad's thoughts on the topic and doing his own deal for a change. Arthur was showing a hint of the man who will bring magic back to Camelot. Unfortunately, it's not quite time for that sort of opinion, not with Uther still alive and magic still persecuted and banned.
I'm starting to think Arthur may find himself between his father and Merlin next year. Does he go with the comfortable way of things and stick with Dad's opinions and ways, or does he go with the new old-fashioned way, defy his sovereign's orders and go with his best friend? Does he become Uther, or does he become a traitor? What a dilemma that would be...
As always, feel free to give me an opinion!
Ta,
Bec
SPOILER LINE
All right, so going back to my earlier notes on this episode and adding stuff...23 November 2009:
So, here's my thought. Morgause showed Arthur his mother, something that he desperately wanted. Igraine, whether a vision created by Morgause or real, told him that Uther had betrayed her and went behind her back to make a deal with Nimueh, despite knowing that in creating Arthur, he would sacrifice a life to do so.
We know that most of what Morgause showed Arthur (if it was just a vision) is true. Uther knew the consequences of his actions (since Gaius told him that making a deal like he was making was a bad idea), and that Igraine did die. The only part we question is whether Igraine knew what Uther had done and was complicit.
NOTE FROM TODAY: There was another person in the room when Uther did most of this stuff-two people in fact. There was Nimueh, who has since died BUT could have been the source of Morgause's information on the subject. And there was Gaius.
When Merlin directly, pointedly called him on it on the castle steps, Gaius DID NOT deny anything he said. AT ALL. Merlin covered every bit of information, first the born of magic bit and then the Uther sacrificing Igraine bit. Gaius didn't say "We'll discuss it later." He didn't say, "No, Merlin, let me explain." He stood there and nodded. Gaius wouldn't lie to Merlin about something so vitally important-the whole series hinges on that scene and the two surrounding it. They are so incredibly important that I don't believe the scriptwriters would lie to the audience there, of all the places. That tells me even if it was a vision, Morgause had every ounce of information accounted for. She knew EVERYTHING.
Note another thing-she didn't seem the least bit fazed when she heard Igraine telling Arthur Uther had done something naughty. She knew exactly what was coming.
We have no idea how Morgause got her information (if indeed it wasn't real), save that she could have been watching her spying crystal for quite some time and could have overheard Uther and Gaius discussing it last year, the only two who know exactly what went on.
NOTE FROM TODAY: She may have had contact with Nimueh at some given point along the line, and may have gotten her information from the other sorceress. She may even be carrying on Nimueh's work, albeit in a different sort of direction (less kill Arthur, more get rid of Uther)
I think it was some damn powerful magic (have to be if it called up the dead so faithfully that Arthur could HUG her and not go THROUGH her. Or called up the dead anyway. That's powerful stuff.) and that what Igraine said was the truth, otherwise why would Uther react by telling Merlin that he would be hanged if he ever told Arthur the truth? Morgause had probably called her up beforehand just to make sure her information was correct.
So we assume that what Igraine said is true. Uther desperately wanted an heir, and was advised by Gaius that doing it with magic could only backfire. Creating Arthur would mean that the balance would need restoring and someone would have to die. Despite Gaius' protests, Arthur was created by Nimueh, a priestess of the Old Religion and a woman formerly a friend of Uther's. When Igraine gave birth to Arthur, she died to restore the balance to nature. Nimueh was tossed out of favor and Uther began his reign of terror against all forms of magic.
What if Morgause's plan was to restore magic to Camelot by taking out Uther, no matter the consequences to Arthur? What if she knew that showing Arthur his mother would cause him to become so enraged that he would go after Uther? What if she's in cahoots with other magical beings/or the dragon (druids are peaceful but even they've got to hate him by this point?) Morgause's plan was to get Arthur to take out Uther and have magic restored to the land, thereby freeing her kind to take the kingdom back?
NOTE FROM TODAY: Sorry, folks. Morgause IS NOT a druid. She's a priestess of the Old Religion, like Nimueh.
However, Merlin got in the way of that plan, because his interests are purely for protecting Arthur even if it means keeping Uther alive a little longer. He knew that Arthur killing his father would most definitely destroy him.
I believe Morgause's interests are to get magic back in Camelot regardless of the consequences. The Old Religion must survive, and the little people on the chessboard don't matter.
NOTE FROM TODAY: Does Arthur truly believe the words coming out of his mouth near the end of this episode? It's hard to fathom such a fast turnaround from the scene at Morgause's Rundown Magic Hut, where he steps up and finally says magic might be okay, not always evil.
I think Arthur was merely paying lip service to the fact that Merlin stopped him from doing something (infernally stupid) that would have destroyed his mortal soul-killing his father in a fit of rage. I think we really heard what Arthur believed magic to be. Note when Arthur refers to sorcery, he usually says, "My father says...blah blah blah magic deadly blah." We never hear what Arthur believes on the subject-we never get his opinion at all. We always hear what his dad thinks.
Arthur wasn't confused (although if he was, he was finally confused in the right direction, if there is such a thing.) Arthur was showing his OWN thoughts on the subject for once, standing away from his dad's thoughts on the topic and doing his own deal for a change. Arthur was showing a hint of the man who will bring magic back to Camelot. Unfortunately, it's not quite time for that sort of opinion, not with Uther still alive and magic still persecuted and banned.
I'm starting to think Arthur may find himself between his father and Merlin next year. Does he go with the comfortable way of things and stick with Dad's opinions and ways, or does he go with the new old-fashioned way, defy his sovereign's orders and go with his best friend? Does he become Uther, or does he become a traitor? What a dilemma that would be...
As always, feel free to give me an opinion!
Ta,
Bec
12.4.10
Overpronation, Be Gone!
I have flat feet, thanks to my mother. It causes me to roll my ankles inward to compensate, causing every tendon, ligament and muscle to bend in that direction. It throws my knees, hips, and back out of alignment, causing pressure in places where there shouldn't be any.
A year and a half ago, after finding this out, I was told to get myself some rather expensive motion-control shoes to stop my ankles from twisting in on every single step I took, or risk having my knees and hips hurt from stepping wrong all the time.
I haven't yet had the money to buy new ones-I'm working on that issue now and I may be getting new ones in the near future, but I found used ones today and I am now attempting to undo 23 years of walking on the inside of my foot.
It may be painful to finally walk properly on my feet for the first time in my life, but certainly less than the annoying knee problems I have been suffering with for 6 years, and certainly less than the bursitis I had at the beginning of the school year the fall before last. My hip hurt for a month just because I walked in sandals for a few weeks.
Hopefully, this will save me from having constantly twisted ankles when I run (this has always happened to me), having pain in the middle of my foot from stepping wrong (Mum gets these, too and neither one of us have ever been able to explain it...but DAMN it hurts and now I have tagged it as plantar fasciitis), and prevent my bunions from getting worse (yes, I have them.) It may also stop my hips and knees wearing out as quickly as they seem to be doing and it may make my knees hurt LESS which is definitely a plus.
If I can stand to adjust to this, it might save me a lot of trouble in future. Doesn't seem that bad in comparison.
Ta,
Bec
A year and a half ago, after finding this out, I was told to get myself some rather expensive motion-control shoes to stop my ankles from twisting in on every single step I took, or risk having my knees and hips hurt from stepping wrong all the time.
I haven't yet had the money to buy new ones-I'm working on that issue now and I may be getting new ones in the near future, but I found used ones today and I am now attempting to undo 23 years of walking on the inside of my foot.
It may be painful to finally walk properly on my feet for the first time in my life, but certainly less than the annoying knee problems I have been suffering with for 6 years, and certainly less than the bursitis I had at the beginning of the school year the fall before last. My hip hurt for a month just because I walked in sandals for a few weeks.
Hopefully, this will save me from having constantly twisted ankles when I run (this has always happened to me), having pain in the middle of my foot from stepping wrong (Mum gets these, too and neither one of us have ever been able to explain it...but DAMN it hurts and now I have tagged it as plantar fasciitis), and prevent my bunions from getting worse (yes, I have them.) It may also stop my hips and knees wearing out as quickly as they seem to be doing and it may make my knees hurt LESS which is definitely a plus.
If I can stand to adjust to this, it might save me a lot of trouble in future. Doesn't seem that bad in comparison.
Ta,
Bec
11.4.10
Whisper's Snarfing Popcorn Again.
Whisper's pilfering cinnamon-bun flavored popcorn off of Mum (they can have it-one small piece was enough for me since I'm a popcorn fundamentalist and ONLY go for butter and salt on mine.)
Whisper hardly ever begs for food around here-popcorn is an exception. Just about as soon as she eats a piece of it and it goes down her throat, she turns her big brown eyes on whoever's holding the bowl and looks pitiful. It usually works. And it's even better because Spritey hates the stuff and refuses to eat it-which is a rarity since Spritey eats everything from eggshells to lettuce to potato peelings.
Mum just cut her off because she's eaten about a third of a package of microwave popcorn already, but Whisper's staring sadly at the bowl so Mum's going to cave in and give her more. Maybe.
PS: Dad caved first and started feeding her more. Then I couldn't stand the look on her face and gave her even more than that. I'm so glad this wasn't a jumbo bag-it could go on all afternoon!
Since Whisper's terrified of the vacuum and hates her bed being straightened (and I mean HATES,) I lured her out into the kitchen and distracted her with popcorn until Mum finished cleaning up Whisper's corner. Worked like a charm, except Whisper won't touch her bed again for hours because she HATES it being touched. We can't even SIT there, we can't LIE there, we can't STAND there. She gets ticked and curls up somewhere else on the floor to sleep.
Not much going on elsewhere-we've got to go tear down at the Home, Sport, and Travel Show in Tomahawk because Dad's work is there. It's nearly as bad as Thanksgiving. Nearly. Save for the fact that I haven't had to do this in five years since I've been conveniently away at school. But this year I'm going to keep Mum company since the rest of them don't talk to us. Joy.
Tell you all about the horror, the horror when I return from the trenches.
Ta,
Bec
PS: Oh, what fun was had by...everyone else (up to a point.) After helping tear down the display and watching Evan nearly get his arm torn off when Paul drove off abruptly with the truck (sick of Evan's twiddling, fussing, and fadoodling around for a mile-long trip from the high school to the business), we went to the business to unload. After that was done, we went to a restaurant. Or more accurately, the bar of the restaurant. For two hours. And neither I or my parents ordered anything stronger than a Mountain Dew.
Suffice it to say, we were mostly bored. If we ever do that again, I'm bringing 9 Men's Morris in with me.
These two hours, instead, were filled with muffled snickers from our end, especially when somebody brought up the subject of kayaking on Lake Superior (anyone with a neuron in their heads knows that's a stupid idea when one doesn't have tons of experience and a VERY calm lake, and the person saying it was making a joke because he knew that) and the someone else (taking him seriously, of course) queried as to where Bayfield was (after having lived in or near this state for most if not all of their lives.) Someone ELSE complained that they hated the mushroom appetizers because it was "FUNGUS! AGH!" (more for me, then-they were lovely.) I made a comment that the bar was probably tipping from the weight of the intelligence on our end.
Then we finally, finally, got to go and eat something beyond appetizers...and the staff hadn't set up a table for 9 as they were supposed to, they'd set it up for 8. 9 would have been an incredibly tight fit to begin with, and since the three of us spotted a table for four nearby, we snagged that instead. Since Mum, Dad and I collectively didn't mind sitting elsewhere in the room, we compromised gladly and got our own table (we're so easy to live with when we don't want to be near the family.) To ourselves. Where we could sit and talk about what we wanted without interference from anyone.
It was a good meal and we enjoyed it very much. Especially being at another table by ourselves. That was wonderful.
I was reminded again, however, that I ignore and avoid these people for a reason-because I have brains and quite a few of them at the other table didn't.
Sprite's demanding water-she's probably going to be wanting blood soon if I don't do her bidding, so I'd better go do it.
Ta,
Bec
Whisper hardly ever begs for food around here-popcorn is an exception. Just about as soon as she eats a piece of it and it goes down her throat, she turns her big brown eyes on whoever's holding the bowl and looks pitiful. It usually works. And it's even better because Spritey hates the stuff and refuses to eat it-which is a rarity since Spritey eats everything from eggshells to lettuce to potato peelings.
Mum just cut her off because she's eaten about a third of a package of microwave popcorn already, but Whisper's staring sadly at the bowl so Mum's going to cave in and give her more. Maybe.
PS: Dad caved first and started feeding her more. Then I couldn't stand the look on her face and gave her even more than that. I'm so glad this wasn't a jumbo bag-it could go on all afternoon!
Since Whisper's terrified of the vacuum and hates her bed being straightened (and I mean HATES,) I lured her out into the kitchen and distracted her with popcorn until Mum finished cleaning up Whisper's corner. Worked like a charm, except Whisper won't touch her bed again for hours because she HATES it being touched. We can't even SIT there, we can't LIE there, we can't STAND there. She gets ticked and curls up somewhere else on the floor to sleep.
Not much going on elsewhere-we've got to go tear down at the Home, Sport, and Travel Show in Tomahawk because Dad's work is there. It's nearly as bad as Thanksgiving. Nearly. Save for the fact that I haven't had to do this in five years since I've been conveniently away at school. But this year I'm going to keep Mum company since the rest of them don't talk to us. Joy.
Tell you all about the horror, the horror when I return from the trenches.
Ta,
Bec
PS: Oh, what fun was had by...everyone else (up to a point.) After helping tear down the display and watching Evan nearly get his arm torn off when Paul drove off abruptly with the truck (sick of Evan's twiddling, fussing, and fadoodling around for a mile-long trip from the high school to the business), we went to the business to unload. After that was done, we went to a restaurant. Or more accurately, the bar of the restaurant. For two hours. And neither I or my parents ordered anything stronger than a Mountain Dew.
Suffice it to say, we were mostly bored. If we ever do that again, I'm bringing 9 Men's Morris in with me.
These two hours, instead, were filled with muffled snickers from our end, especially when somebody brought up the subject of kayaking on Lake Superior (anyone with a neuron in their heads knows that's a stupid idea when one doesn't have tons of experience and a VERY calm lake, and the person saying it was making a joke because he knew that) and the someone else (taking him seriously, of course) queried as to where Bayfield was (after having lived in or near this state for most if not all of their lives.) Someone ELSE complained that they hated the mushroom appetizers because it was "FUNGUS! AGH!" (more for me, then-they were lovely.) I made a comment that the bar was probably tipping from the weight of the intelligence on our end.
Then we finally, finally, got to go and eat something beyond appetizers...and the staff hadn't set up a table for 9 as they were supposed to, they'd set it up for 8. 9 would have been an incredibly tight fit to begin with, and since the three of us spotted a table for four nearby, we snagged that instead. Since Mum, Dad and I collectively didn't mind sitting elsewhere in the room, we compromised gladly and got our own table (we're so easy to live with when we don't want to be near the family.) To ourselves. Where we could sit and talk about what we wanted without interference from anyone.
It was a good meal and we enjoyed it very much. Especially being at another table by ourselves. That was wonderful.
I was reminded again, however, that I ignore and avoid these people for a reason-because I have brains and quite a few of them at the other table didn't.
Sprite's demanding water-she's probably going to be wanting blood soon if I don't do her bidding, so I'd better go do it.
Ta,
Bec
10.4.10
Baked Bread Again (and the Doctor's awesome)
Baked a loaf of bread today. I have no idea what the hell is the matter with me this week, except that in the last two days I have baked more bread dough than I have all this last year. Maybe I just need carbohydrates.
Not much else going on with me, so I'm going to wander over to the Who zone for a bit.
SPOILER LINE
First off, it was awesome this week. I have yet to figure out how awesome it was, but (pardon my Francois) that was fucking fantabulous. With a dash of awesome on top. Add maraschino cherry (must have the maraschino cherry-did you know I used to eat entire jars of those as a child? Grandma and Mom used to hide them in the fridge so that I wouldn't.)
ANYWAY...
Seeing Amy on her own was nice-a lot of Tennant's and well, since Rose was technically 9 AND 10's we'll just say it that way, a lot of the companions tended to stick like Krazyglue to the Doctor's hip until something separated them (like the companion was kidnapped or wandered off or the Doctor got distracted or...well, you get the picture.)
Amy was alone for at least 10 minutes. She made a very human mistake and tried to take the decision out of the Doctor's hands...something which he apparently DID NOT like.
And therefore, we saw 11 angry for the first time. I have actually been waiting for this since last week: the Doctor is known for having a good bit of righteous anger when he sees other creatures oppressed and suffering. Righteous anger suits this Doctor very, very well...possibly almost better than it did Tennant's. I confess myself entirely impressed. It was just the right amount of mad, too-not too much and not too little. Can't wait to see him in full-on Oncoming Storm mode, because when Tennant did it, I backed UP from the screen (and still do.) When he was mad, you didn't want to be at the other end of it.
The star whale was suffering and every human on that starship chose to ignore the problem and forget that it was even happening-even the Queen herself. The Doctor lost his temper at the humans, who were really to blame for the whole thing. He actually said THIS:
The Doctor: "Nobody talk to me. Nobody human has anything to say to me today!"
And on top of that-he didn't solve the problem AT ALL. It was Amy who ended up solving the whole issue and taking the risk necessary to rescue everyone, including the star whale.
Oh, this was such a wonderful episode, with so much going on and lots of lovely nuances and I'm going to have to watch it again tomorrow because it was just amazing. Steven Moffat, you have really outdone yourself this time. Really.
11 episodes left this series and I already don't want it to end.
(PS: Did the Doctor actually forget to tell her he was an alien? (the spaceship might have given her a frakking clue-although she didn't seem all THAT surprised. Maybe it just answers a lot of questions like, "Why is his ship bigger on the inside?" and "Why is he a blithering idiot half the time, spitting food all over the place and then coming back twelve years later, arguing about duck ponds and calling the bad aliens back just to yell at them about the Shadow Proclamation and telling them to GET BACK HERE NOW?") Did Amy NOT tell him she's supposed to be getting married? Does he probably already know? (that's a yes-he's so damned curious he probably looked up everything about her already. Nosy git.)
Ta,
Bec
Not much else going on with me, so I'm going to wander over to the Who zone for a bit.
SPOILER LINE
First off, it was awesome this week. I have yet to figure out how awesome it was, but (pardon my Francois) that was fucking fantabulous. With a dash of awesome on top. Add maraschino cherry (must have the maraschino cherry-did you know I used to eat entire jars of those as a child? Grandma and Mom used to hide them in the fridge so that I wouldn't.)
ANYWAY...
Seeing Amy on her own was nice-a lot of Tennant's and well, since Rose was technically 9 AND 10's we'll just say it that way, a lot of the companions tended to stick like Krazyglue to the Doctor's hip until something separated them (like the companion was kidnapped or wandered off or the Doctor got distracted or...well, you get the picture.)
Amy was alone for at least 10 minutes. She made a very human mistake and tried to take the decision out of the Doctor's hands...something which he apparently DID NOT like.
And therefore, we saw 11 angry for the first time. I have actually been waiting for this since last week: the Doctor is known for having a good bit of righteous anger when he sees other creatures oppressed and suffering. Righteous anger suits this Doctor very, very well...possibly almost better than it did Tennant's. I confess myself entirely impressed. It was just the right amount of mad, too-not too much and not too little. Can't wait to see him in full-on Oncoming Storm mode, because when Tennant did it, I backed UP from the screen (and still do.) When he was mad, you didn't want to be at the other end of it.
The star whale was suffering and every human on that starship chose to ignore the problem and forget that it was even happening-even the Queen herself. The Doctor lost his temper at the humans, who were really to blame for the whole thing. He actually said THIS:
The Doctor: "Nobody talk to me. Nobody human has anything to say to me today!"
And on top of that-he didn't solve the problem AT ALL. It was Amy who ended up solving the whole issue and taking the risk necessary to rescue everyone, including the star whale.
Oh, this was such a wonderful episode, with so much going on and lots of lovely nuances and I'm going to have to watch it again tomorrow because it was just amazing. Steven Moffat, you have really outdone yourself this time. Really.
11 episodes left this series and I already don't want it to end.
(PS: Did the Doctor actually forget to tell her he was an alien? (the spaceship might have given her a frakking clue-although she didn't seem all THAT surprised. Maybe it just answers a lot of questions like, "Why is his ship bigger on the inside?" and "Why is he a blithering idiot half the time, spitting food all over the place and then coming back twelve years later, arguing about duck ponds and calling the bad aliens back just to yell at them about the Shadow Proclamation and telling them to GET BACK HERE NOW?") Did Amy NOT tell him she's supposed to be getting married? Does he probably already know? (that's a yes-he's so damned curious he probably looked up everything about her already. Nosy git.)
Ta,
Bec
9.4.10
My Dough Is Being Stubborn!
Making foccaccia for tonight, but it doesn't seem to be rising. Maybe I'm checking it too often or I did it wrong (gasp!) But it was going fine five minutes ago so maybe I should just be more patient.
Ha.
I want to remind all of my small audience, for the fifty-BILLIONTH time...
PBS
APRIL 28TH
at 8/7 PM (but check local listings so you don't miss it!)
HAMLET-starring David Tennant and Sir Patrick Stewart.
Reminder: It's three hours long...but it sure doesn't feel like it!
If you do miss it, it's going to be up IN FULL on the PBS website after the show airs that night. So you can watch it there, then. Or again, if you're so inclined.
It's also coming out in the US on DVD sometime in May if you like it ( I believe it trumps the previous Mel Gibson helmed version by a million...mostly because Hamlet doesn't try to rape his mother in this one.)
Not much going on with me...gotta go check my dough.
I figure it's not warm enough, so I set it over a pot of fairly hot water. It'll rise yet.
Ta,
Bec
Ha.
I want to remind all of my small audience, for the fifty-BILLIONTH time...
PBS
APRIL 28TH
at 8/7 PM (but check local listings so you don't miss it!)
HAMLET-starring David Tennant and Sir Patrick Stewart.
Reminder: It's three hours long...but it sure doesn't feel like it!
If you do miss it, it's going to be up IN FULL on the PBS website after the show airs that night. So you can watch it there, then. Or again, if you're so inclined.
It's also coming out in the US on DVD sometime in May if you like it ( I believe it trumps the previous Mel Gibson helmed version by a million...mostly because Hamlet doesn't try to rape his mother in this one.)
Not much going on with me...gotta go check my dough.
I figure it's not warm enough, so I set it over a pot of fairly hot water. It'll rise yet.
Ta,
Bec
4.4.10
Down From the Heavens Comes Number Eleven, Screaming Geronimo... (with his fancy time ship on fire and his clothes all torn to hell...)
So, in the last 48 hours...
Went 6 hours south to Milwaukee to see my sister and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Got sat on most of the way down there by a very plump and cute dog known as Spritey.
2. We saw my sister and the Dead Sea Scrolls and everything was lovely. We ate Mongolian barbecue and I have a new favorite kind of restaurant (gotta find out if there's one closer to here)
3. Got back at 2:30 in the morning. I semi-volunteered to stay up because everyone wanted to be up at 5ish this morning to go to church. I slept maybe an hour in the car on the way back (with Spritey shoving at me to move over the whole time) so by early this morning I was running on nothing but fumes.
4. I think I lasted three minutes into the sermon this morning because I was so tired. Couldn't keep my eyes open. The minute I wasn't doing something I went off.
5. We ate at the church, got home, and having taken care of the dogs I went off to bed. Slept till 12ish, 1ish.
6. Waited three more hours to watch my Who episode because I wanted to be alone on the first time through watching it. I tend to make a lot of noise when watching TV-at one point I believe I may have screamed out loud. After my parents left with my sister, I hung out the laundry, popped the popcorn, got my tea ready, and unplugged the phone. Then I was ready.
7. Having seen my Who episode I'm probably going to have to watch it again. Probably tomorrow.
8. Maybe.
Now, I am going to spoil on Who a bit, so if you haven't seen it don't read any further. You know darn well I can't keep my big mouth shut.
SPOILER LINE!
1. This regeneration seems to hate apples, as opposed to Ten's pear issues.
2. This regeneration tends to throw things and not look where he's tossing them, including plates with buttered bread on them and glasses full of water (needed the glass and chucked the water.)
3. The TARDIS interior is awesome-it's been tricked out with an old typewriter, old sink taps, pushy buttons and a monitor thing. Apparently there's a swimming pool (either the library is IN the pool or the pool's in the library-I couldn't get a straight story on that. Hopefully the latter is the case-wouldn't the books get wet otherwise?)
4. New sonic is greeny. Now my Eccleston/Tennant blue one is an old-school. Sad.
5. Liked it a LOT, but going to have to watch it again because the dialogue was delivered so bloody fast.
6. Yay, duck ponds.
7. Yay, bowties. And braces.
7 1/2. Yay, handcuffs again.
8. Yay, he's stolen another red-headed girl from her wedding (this time the night before said event was supposed to occur). Here we go again...
Ta,
Bec
Went 6 hours south to Milwaukee to see my sister and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Got sat on most of the way down there by a very plump and cute dog known as Spritey.
2. We saw my sister and the Dead Sea Scrolls and everything was lovely. We ate Mongolian barbecue and I have a new favorite kind of restaurant (gotta find out if there's one closer to here)
3. Got back at 2:30 in the morning. I semi-volunteered to stay up because everyone wanted to be up at 5ish this morning to go to church. I slept maybe an hour in the car on the way back (with Spritey shoving at me to move over the whole time) so by early this morning I was running on nothing but fumes.
4. I think I lasted three minutes into the sermon this morning because I was so tired. Couldn't keep my eyes open. The minute I wasn't doing something I went off.
5. We ate at the church, got home, and having taken care of the dogs I went off to bed. Slept till 12ish, 1ish.
6. Waited three more hours to watch my Who episode because I wanted to be alone on the first time through watching it. I tend to make a lot of noise when watching TV-at one point I believe I may have screamed out loud. After my parents left with my sister, I hung out the laundry, popped the popcorn, got my tea ready, and unplugged the phone. Then I was ready.
7. Having seen my Who episode I'm probably going to have to watch it again. Probably tomorrow.
8. Maybe.
Now, I am going to spoil on Who a bit, so if you haven't seen it don't read any further. You know darn well I can't keep my big mouth shut.
SPOILER LINE!
1. This regeneration seems to hate apples, as opposed to Ten's pear issues.
2. This regeneration tends to throw things and not look where he's tossing them, including plates with buttered bread on them and glasses full of water (needed the glass and chucked the water.)
3. The TARDIS interior is awesome-it's been tricked out with an old typewriter, old sink taps, pushy buttons and a monitor thing. Apparently there's a swimming pool (either the library is IN the pool or the pool's in the library-I couldn't get a straight story on that. Hopefully the latter is the case-wouldn't the books get wet otherwise?)
4. New sonic is greeny. Now my Eccleston/Tennant blue one is an old-school. Sad.
5. Liked it a LOT, but going to have to watch it again because the dialogue was delivered so bloody fast.
6. Yay, duck ponds.
7. Yay, bowties. And braces.
7 1/2. Yay, handcuffs again.
8. Yay, he's stolen another red-headed girl from her wedding (this time the night before said event was supposed to occur). Here we go again...
Ta,
Bec
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