Poppies, check.
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
The British athletes are all dressed like Freddie Mercury.
NBC delayed broadcasting the Opening Ceremonies because it was complex and it would have just been too confusing to show it live. No really, that's what they said.
Thank god I have Meredith Viera and Matt Lauer to narrate it for me and explain what's going on. Otherwise I could just enjoy the spectacle.
So, Ride of the Bicycling Doves to Come Together? I never expected that.
The Queen may have done her lifetime quota of public professional smiling already. She's just glaring from here on in.
Gary Barlow was on Graham Norton talking about designing the concert and filming the music video, and he was so freaking adorable. And he described cribbing every detail before meeting the Queen, and she slammed him with two really practical "how do I leave" "when does this end" questions he had no clue how to answer.
James Bond, check. Queen and Corgis, check.
Gary Barlow was on Graham Norton
I saw that! Poor Gary.
"And this will be your box, Your Majesty."
"How do I get to it?"
"You will parachute in from a helicopter, accompanied by Daniel Craig."
"Oh, well, good, then."
I think they said "copper kettles."
These are a few of our favorite things.
My sister would be really disappointed in me, but I'm a pretty knee-jerk Commonwealth citizen. In reality, I haven't lived in the Commonwealth for years, so it's really easy to say I'm good with it, but I would think it kinda weird if Jamaica weren't part of it anymore. But practical considerations don't affect me at all.
Hey--you guys are hypersensitive to your flag, right? Every time a camera pans past the UN row of flags yours leaps out at you as the most obvious one, right?
Jesus, the topiary man is fucking horrifying. Thanks for ruining my shot at sleeping well tonight, Dow.