Oh, did I mention the freaky dream I had last night about growing up in decrepit tract housing with a little brother and sister and the actress who played Apollonia on Carnivàle as our mom? There were all sorts of weird guilt-ridden family dynamics going on with more distant relatives (who didn't correspond to any actual relatives) while waiting at a hospital. And rhinoceroses in the back yard.
I've tried to march in the Slayer Pride Parade ...
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 09, 2005 1:59:54 pm PDT #2574 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
DavidS - May 09, 2005 2:02:10 pm PDT #2575 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
and the actress who played Apollonia on Carnivàle as our mom?
To me she'll always be the waitress who wanted to go to France in Pee Wee's Big Adventure.
Pix - May 09, 2005 2:02:15 pm PDT #2576 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
That is a cool dream!
Damn. I'm exhausted. So much for chit chat. I think I need a nap. Also an aspirin. Ow.
Hope everyone's doing well...
Connie Neil - May 09, 2005 2:48:51 pm PDT #2577 of 10001
brillig
For all fans of England, esp. London, a very nifty website I just discovered.
Derelict London
Some of it's not very picturesque (rotting buildings and dead cars on the banks of the Thames), but the cemetery pictures make great mental images.
Cashmere - May 09, 2005 3:18:04 pm PDT #2578 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
connie, that link is awesome. It brings up fond memories of some unknown Englishman shouting, "MIND YOUR BACK!" at us in Brixton before proceding to just barely miss vomiting on Christopher.
That and some Jamaican guy trying to sell my friend some pot on the bridge in Camden.
Connie Neil - May 09, 2005 3:34:00 pm PDT #2579 of 10001
brillig
It's making me want to write stories set in those decrepit places. Oh, look, I have a new series set in London . . .
libkitty - May 09, 2005 4:04:20 pm PDT #2580 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
NO. I won't, and you can't make me. ::hugs TiVo, rocks back and forth crooning tunelessly::
JZ, I SO mispoke. If you haven't seen them already, you should definitely NOT watch these ads. But if you had seen them, you would know the fear.
Jesse - May 09, 2005 4:17:32 pm PDT #2581 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, remember the crazy true stories of the ER show I love so much? Tonight we have: crazy clam chowder couple, crazy bride in a car accident freaking out about stitches on her face, AND crazy bar fight guy with a knife sticking out of his back! This show slays me.
I think it's the bad acting of the re-enactors WITH the crazy stories that really makes it.
JenP - May 09, 2005 4:21:59 pm PDT #2582 of 10001
24:
"...we don't have time for your personality disorder." Ha! Also? I'll be needing a cap of the look Jack gave Chloe after the "I'm here for you if you need a friend," comment .
sarameg - May 09, 2005 4:26:41 pm PDT #2583 of 10001
It needs a crazy charismatic ER surgeon. I know one, but I think he may still be in mexico apprenticing as a witch doctor. (I went to school with his daughter, babysat for his many girlfriends and his son was my brother's best friend.) He is a fascinating fellow, and totally charming but really really whacko. He used to take the boys up in his plane and let them fly it. He was the best ER surgeon in NM several years running, and then he went to law school. Then Mexico.
So I'm sitting here, mulling a house, fearing impending layoff somewhat (no income! must find job!) and what do I see? Silhouetted against the blinds of a neighbor across the way, a couple clearly having sex. Dude, if you have plastic blinds, do not leave a light on near the floor. It throws everything into relief. Or shadow. Whichever.
Screw possible layoff, need house. More space between windows.