Now, why I woke up at 6 and stayed up is a mystery. Why I woke up isn't that much of a mystery, because my cat was yelling in the other room. Which is actually a reassuring sign, because I think all the puking gave him a sore throat or something, but he's been pretty quiet for a while.
We're taking a moment ... and we're done.
Oz ,'Chosen'
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.
Jesse - Jul 28, 2012 2:25:46 am PDT #15881 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Stephanie - Jul 28, 2012 2:34:41 am PDT #15882 of 30001
Trust my rage
Although the Queen was undeniably frowny, I think she is a beautiful woman. And I really liked her dress.
Jesse - Jul 28, 2012 3:10:42 am PDT #15883 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So, not only did they not let Beckham on the football team, they didn't even let him come all the way into the stadium?? I call bullshit.
brenda m - Jul 28, 2012 3:19:03 am PDT #15884 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
As a person whose face doesn't look at all happy at rest, I have to say that if I had just celebrated my Diamond Jubilee, I wouldn't be making my face smile for five hours, either. I heart the Queen.
Hah, yes.
Kat - Jul 28, 2012 4:38:36 am PDT #15885 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
WRT Becks, But he did get to drive the boat on the Thames! That's something, right?
Jesse - Jul 28, 2012 4:44:29 am PDT #15886 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It certainly is something.
Went to the bank and the supermarket, forgot to return my book to the library, and met a nice old couple who came over from London to escape the Olympics and were devestated to learn that Filene's Basement is gone.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 28, 2012 5:16:43 am PDT #15887 of 30001
"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
The Queen's like a hundred and fifty and it looked like she had to stand for several hours during the ceremony. I don't blame her for not being exuberant.
sumi - Jul 28, 2012 6:05:58 am PDT #15888 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Man, ffing through lots of v-ball. Hoping for dressage. Meanwhile, my livestream: sound is working but picture is not. Annoying.
sumi - Jul 28, 2012 6:18:16 am PDT #15889 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Updated flash - still no video. And yet I get the ads that run before the livestream. (Eventing is done for the day. I'm hoping I'll be able to watch the replay since it wasn't on tv AT ALL.)
JZ - Jul 28, 2012 6:23:08 am PDT #15890 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
The Queen looks exactly like a slightly paler version of the beloved grandmother I still miss every day; she can smile or frown or do anything she wants, I still get unreasonably happy/misty whenever I see her.
Does anyone know where I might find a decent video of the opening ceremonies? We Tivo'd them, but when we played them back they were totally pixellated and jagged and frelled - just that station; everything else was fine. And I just started poking around YouTube, and all the videos I can find are only slightly less wretched. All the other videos look swell, but the opening ceremonies look like they've been recreated in Legos. I don't want an army of Lego Mary Poppinses, I want to see the real thing(s)!
And thanks for the heads-up much earlier, tommyrot. It looks grim.