Aw Seska. And this is why we need to have Buffista Island - so that we could all be within arm's reach when needed. Feel better, soon.
I've seen honest faces before. They usually come attached to liars.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
WindSparrow - Apr 20, 2011 2:54:54 am PDT #20127 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Hil R. - Apr 20, 2011 3:00:38 am PDT #20128 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Any recommendations? I have not seen many classic movies.
My usual recommendation for cheerful is "Here Comes the Groom," which is just totally bizarre as it tries to put together about ten different stories, very few of which would make any sense even on their own.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Apr 20, 2011 3:05:53 am PDT #20129 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Fab. I shall look up both of those movies. I also want to see The Exorcist (I know, I can't believe I've reached the age of 32 without seeing it, either) but I should probably watch that one before it gets dark.
Thanks, Andi!
ChiKat - Apr 20, 2011 5:00:00 am PDT #20130 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Seska, I hope you are pampering yourself with movies and pizza. I just watched Jaws for the first time ever this weekend and totally loved it. It's not really a feel-good flick, but it is highly entertaining.
For classics, I'd recommend Bringing Up Baby, It Happened One Night, Harvey, Some Like It Hot, The Court Jester, and The Philadelphia Story.
Kathy A - Apr 20, 2011 5:03:15 am PDT #20131 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I remember seeing Jaws in the theater when it came out. I was only 9 years old, but surprisingly enough, I didn't have any nightmares afterwards. (My sister, two years older, did--she dreamt that the shark was walking down our hallway. Yes, Landshark, the summer before that SNL skit!)
Barb - Apr 20, 2011 5:19:48 am PDT #20132 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
I'm also with anyone who recs Auntie Mame. Rosalind Russell is the perfect tonic for everything.
"All the world's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!"
Fred Pete - Apr 20, 2011 5:44:16 am PDT #20133 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Seska, I'd second ChiKat's list. Also My Man Godfrey and Libeled Lady. I'd add Bombshell, which isn't as well known but has the greatest temper tantrum ever filmed. Plus a rather obscure one called It's Love I'm After.
The Thin Man is technically a mystery, but it's also one of the funniest movies of the '30s.
smonster - Apr 20, 2011 8:14:46 am PDT #20134 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Seska, sorry you're not feeling well and there's no one to take care of you.
I slept in until noon, pretty much. Couldn't get to sleep last night b/c I had sweet tea at dinner. Ehh, I figure I deserve to enjoy my fist day off. Still going to be productive, eventually.
Atropa - Apr 20, 2011 9:31:31 am PDT #20135 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
AUNTIE MAME.
Sorry for the asscaps there, but Auntie Mame is one of my role models.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Apr 20, 2011 9:42:02 am PDT #20136 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I enjoyed pizza (and ordered far too much food, most of which is now in the refrigerator). Didn't quite make it to movies, as radio comedies have been all I could manage, but the lists are great and I'll save them! You will all be appalled to hear that I have seen none of the recommendations, except Jaws. Must put this right.
My PhD supervisor is moving to Sheffield. It's a far superior university. Given the hell that Derby has put me through over the past year, I'm thinking of transferring with him. The excitement has rather perked me up.