Sadly, it'll probably be 2012 before I can get out to SF.
::marks calendar...::
And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
DavidS - Jun 03, 2011 7:11:52 pm PDT #11298 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
javachik - Jun 03, 2011 7:51:38 pm PDT #11299 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Yay France!
Burrell - Jun 03, 2011 8:14:23 pm PDT #11300 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oo amyth, France in October! Mais oui!
§ ita § - Jun 04, 2011 2:41:01 am PDT #11301 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks for those, Allyson. I have some Rain up, but I can always do with more.
Another movie time changed for me is Grease. At first I thought there shenanigans were hysterical, and the plot was reasonable, but as I aged I thought they were more and more childish and that Sandy was a sellout.
amyth - Jun 04, 2011 3:00:33 am PDT #11302 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Yes, France! Calli and I and several of our neighbors and friends are renting a house in the south of France that belongs to a couple of my friends in London. (Don't ask how I came to know a couple of guys in London who have enough money to have a second home in the south of France. It still boggles my mind. I remember when they were a couple of dudes in Seattle.)
Anyway, yes! It's going to be so much fun, and I'm really excited. I'm exercising austerity measures in the meantime (or trying to) in order to afford it.
Calli - Jun 04, 2011 3:30:27 am PDT #11303 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I have an old vcr in the closet you can borrow, amyth, if you'd like another look at the tapes before sending them on.
Books that were different on rereading: The Great Gatsby made so much more sense at 19 than at 15. I never liked Daisy, but I understood the guys better the second time around. And I appreciated the prose style more, too.
amyth - Jun 04, 2011 3:42:39 am PDT #11304 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Thanks, Calli! Maybe I will. Nostalgia fest!
Theodosia - Jun 04, 2011 4:18:31 am PDT #11305 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
The perspective of adulthood: the EPA guy in Ghostbusters seems a lot more sympathetic now -- the WERE keeping toxic material (of some kind or another) after all, and endangering a city.
sarameg - Jun 04, 2011 4:47:27 am PDT #11306 of 30001
Just back from the market. STRAWBERRIES! Yes, they've been there 3 weeks, but they keep getting better and better. Took my neighbor's summer tenants (well, the wife and 2.5 month old) to the market as well. Very sweet couple, and am glad to help them explore Baltimore (especially her, since he's here doing a rotation, so verybusy, and she doesn't know anyone here.) It's gotta be hard, moving every few months.
They're really liking Baltimore after only a week, and I'd like to help them see the best parts of it. And they are such adorable new parents. While she went in to put away the tons of stuff she got at the market (heehee! I've created an addict!) husband came out to just cuddle and make noises at his son. "I miss him when he's not here."
OK, gonna go pedicure now
Sheryl - Jun 04, 2011 4:55:54 am PDT #11307 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Washington Folk Festival this weekend. There's a few performers each day we want to see, and we can browse the crafts. Weather looks nice, too.