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stoney321I'm in a terrific mood, even though I slept weird. Intensely detailed dreams, back pain (oy - planted a peach tree and almost too late!) and excitement for Spring. What? Some people get excited about Spring, it's a thing...? :D Also, we had Balloonists overhead all weekend! There's a balloonery (we have no idea what it's called when a bunch of hot air balloon enthusiasts get together, so we chose Balloonery, hee!) near our house, so seeing them off in the distance isn't unusual. But these were DIRECTLY OVER HEAD!! Like, skimming (almost) rooftops!!
I took these from my car's window as I was heading home from the grocery store, but trust me: objects in picture are CLOSER than they appear. I could see the "balloonists?" waving at me and smiling, that's how close they were!
Balloonery!
Also, I've been looking for a brand of curry that comes in ready to go blocks for about TEN YEARS, I kid you not, and finally FINALLY found it in Little India (a neighborhood of Botswanans here in DFW - I kid. They're Guatemalans. HA.) and bought all I could. It makes the BEST curry sauce, and it's no fuss! (Apparently I should have had an easier time finding this - believe me, I KNOW.) And warning: hot is FLAMING. And I'd like to think I know from hot. Medium hot is something my kids can eat. So I made a curry last night with sweet potatoes and onions and carrots and chicken over barley, because we're trying to eat healthier. NUM. I'm going to use some to make dal later this week. I LOVE FOOD, zomg.
I'm going to use Invisiotext for the Rome spoilers, since this is embedded in a post about lots of other things. Hit CTRL + A to read.
OKAY. OCTAVIAN. I fucking love him so much. Oh my GOD with the love of hurting people for his sexual pleasure? And his new "wife" obviously A OK with that? *bites knuckle* And MARC ANTONY AND OCTAVIAN. Was it just me, or were Octavian's eyes watering from sexual pleasure at being choked? And do you get the implications of him being turned on by beatings? "She set her lover to beating me!" WHERE IS THE FIC, PEOPLE. Where.
Oh, VORENUS. He made me choke up last night. He really has become that which he despises, huh? And him begging Antony... Basically, I'd like some fic with Octavian and Pullo and Marc Antony and VOrenus, then someone rings a bell and they all swap partners. Pullo losing his wife... I mean, I knew it was coming, but it made me sad and it made me HAAAAAATE Gaia. Oooh, she's fun. Pulo biting out a TONGUE! My husband said last night: "How would you get the tongue? He'd had to lick it or- " Then he turned red and I laughed because YEAH.
Basically, I'm very sad this show is almost over - I love it.
End Spoilers.
Also, i firmly believe that Pullo looks like a Roman version of Henry Rollins. Check it out:
See? Mmmmm, Henry. Whatever, I freaking love that weird, angry man. BLACK FLAG! lml ^_^ lml
And last, but not least, I have music!
Here's a Monday Mix of fun music, some new, some a few years old - ALL GOOD! Some dl'ded from my flist, some from searching the web. I believe in sharing. :D
And so I prepare for library trips, wheee! Happy Monday! ETA Oh my GOD. Richard Jeni! Just.. not what I expected to read today, that's for sure. RIP - his funny Jaws 4 bit. :(
I took these from my car's window as I was heading home from the grocery store, but trust me: objects in picture are CLOSER than they appear. I could see the "balloonists?" waving at me and smiling, that's how close they were!
Balloonery!
Also, I've been looking for a brand of curry that comes in ready to go blocks for about TEN YEARS, I kid you not, and finally FINALLY found it in Little India (a neighborhood of Botswanans here in DFW - I kid. They're Guatemalans. HA.) and bought all I could. It makes the BEST curry sauce, and it's no fuss! (Apparently I should have had an easier time finding this - believe me, I KNOW.) And warning: hot is FLAMING. And I'd like to think I know from hot. Medium hot is something my kids can eat. So I made a curry last night with sweet potatoes and onions and carrots and chicken over barley, because we're trying to eat healthier. NUM. I'm going to use some to make dal later this week. I LOVE FOOD, zomg.
I'm going to use Invisiotext for the Rome spoilers, since this is embedded in a post about lots of other things. Hit CTRL + A to read.
OKAY. OCTAVIAN. I fucking love him so much. Oh my GOD with the love of hurting people for his sexual pleasure? And his new "wife" obviously A OK with that? *bites knuckle* And MARC ANTONY AND OCTAVIAN. Was it just me, or were Octavian's eyes watering from sexual pleasure at being choked? And do you get the implications of him being turned on by beatings? "She set her lover to beating me!" WHERE IS THE FIC, PEOPLE. Where.
Oh, VORENUS. He made me choke up last night. He really has become that which he despises, huh? And him begging Antony... Basically, I'd like some fic with Octavian and Pullo and Marc Antony and VOrenus, then someone rings a bell and they all swap partners. Pullo losing his wife... I mean, I knew it was coming, but it made me sad and it made me HAAAAAATE Gaia. Oooh, she's fun. Pulo biting out a TONGUE! My husband said last night: "How would you get the tongue? He'd had to lick it or- " Then he turned red and I laughed because YEAH.
Basically, I'm very sad this show is almost over - I love it.
End Spoilers.
Also, i firmly believe that Pullo looks like a Roman version of Henry Rollins. Check it out:
See? Mmmmm, Henry. Whatever, I freaking love that weird, angry man. BLACK FLAG! lml ^_^ lml
And last, but not least, I have music!
Here's a Monday Mix of fun music, some new, some a few years old - ALL GOOD! Some dl'ded from my flist, some from searching the web. I believe in sharing. :D
- One More With Feeling - Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly (best band name ever)
- She Is - The Fray
- Shoot The Runner - Kasabian (bonus for this being from Friday Night Lights - WHICH WAS SHOOTING HERE YESTERDAY. The season finale! And they wanted locals to come to the stadium for filming, but I didn't go because... I didn't want to be spoiled. :( Oh, and they wanted a 10 hour commitment. YIPES.)
- Dashboard - Modest Mouse (from their new album!)
- For The Actor - Mates of State
- Wraith Pinned To The Mist - Of Montreal
- I'm Not In Love - 10cc (hee hee!)
- Supermassive Blackhole - Muse (man, I'm loving this song today.)
And so I prepare for library trips, wheee! Happy Monday! ETA Oh my GOD. Richard Jeni! Just.. not what I expected to read today, that's for sure. RIP - his funny Jaws 4 bit. :(
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Date: 2007-03-12 03:57 pm (UTC)And yes, I'm totally with you about young Caesar and his "interesting" peccadillos.
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Date: 2007-03-12 04:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-12 04:04 pm (UTC)Also. CV. Yes. Found on Myspace. found a whole LH forum. It's hilarious. Must chat!
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Date: 2007-03-12 04:34 pm (UTC)Also I sort of love Henry Rollins too. I don't know why.
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Date: 2007-03-12 04:40 pm (UTC)You love Henry Rollins because he's AWESOME and SEXY. Mmmm. Or is that why I love him? :D
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Date: 2007-03-12 04:41 pm (UTC)The balloonery is fantastic. It's like having the Goodyear Blimp fly over your house when you were a kid. Yes, we got really excited.
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Date: 2007-03-12 05:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-12 05:17 pm (UTC)Oh, Richard. Why do comics have to be so stupid? And unhappy? And tragic.
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Date: 2007-03-12 05:34 pm (UTC)And if Gaia ever lets it slip what she did, he'll dismember her!
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Date: 2007-03-12 06:07 pm (UTC)A is a huge Muse fan. And i am a huge Modest Mouse fan, so I ask you - is their new album good? (I am down with any group who sings about Charles Bukowski. Because that's awesome. Especially since they call him an asshole.)
Has Rollins and this other dude ever been seen togther? because I think they're obviously related.
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Date: 2007-03-12 06:57 pm (UTC)Dude, link me up to these people!!
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Date: 2007-03-12 06:58 pm (UTC)Mmmm, mountain laurels! Oh, I love those.
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Date: 2007-03-12 06:59 pm (UTC)*puts the curry and ballooneries back in your head, because it's nicer that way*
Also: hugs.
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Date: 2007-03-12 07:01 pm (UTC)You know, my theory as to why I'm not freaking out more about this season is because I'm not sucking it all down in one go like I did with S1 - and there's not the fun pop-up info like on the DVDs. Let's just say that I'll probably freak out when I get S2 on DVD and can absorb ALL. *amoebas you*
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Date: 2007-03-12 07:06 pm (UTC)And I gotta say, I'm only a fan of certain MM songs - I can't listen to a whole album. BUT. There are some GOOD songs on this one - much more listenable than other albums of theirs, IMO. Check out the song I have here, and see what you think!
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Date: 2007-03-12 07:12 pm (UTC)The balloonery must have been the most wonderful fun surprise!
I'm off to download now, thanks for sharing!
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Date: 2007-03-12 07:28 pm (UTC)Balloonery! And we see them almost every weekend, just not RIGHT over the roof! One day I will ride in a balloon, oh yes.
(Oooh, and OT, but is that offer for a visit still good? It would just be me and the kiddos, but I was thinking it would be lots of fun to show them Boston and have them meet your kids, etc. Just one night, btw. If not, NO WORRIES. We can always stay in a hotel in the actual city and maybe meet up for food/play?)
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Date: 2007-03-12 07:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-12 07:45 pm (UTC)SQUISH!! Your pretty icon is making me all happy for Spring.
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Date: 2007-03-12 07:46 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-03-12 08:08 pm (UTC)Okay, everything is still in the planning stages, but we'll def. be up in NYC the last week of May. During the week (oh, crud. Your kids will still be in school then, huh? I don't want to be a hardship on you! *bites nails*)
Hmm, we're thinking of taking the train in from NYC to Boston (my kids will think that's a TOTAL BLAST, even though its four or so hours) and going to see the sights, etc. of one of our Nation's Oldest Cities. Then stay with you - or a hotel if it's inconvenient - and see a bit more the next day, take the train back to Dad in Manhattan.
Is this a fool's errand I'm planning? :D
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Date: 2007-03-12 08:10 pm (UTC)I don't know if he's 'good' but I'm sure he's not like we were in High School. That was like 6 years ago for crying out loud I'm sure he's changed.
6 years. laughable.
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Date: 2007-03-12 08:12 pm (UTC)Call me on my cell, foo!
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Date: 2007-03-12 08:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-12 08:17 pm (UTC)What the hell is TAAAREEEEEET?
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Date: 2007-03-12 08:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-12 11:25 pm (UTC)One thing that I paid *really* close attention to was how *important* it is to Octavian that Livia is a GOOD, VIRTUOUS woman. He needs her to be. But he still has to *beat* her sexual release. And she thought about for half a second and was all YOU KNOW IT SIR
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Date: 2007-03-12 11:30 pm (UTC)Okay, she was way whiter than that, hahahaha. BUT I LOVED IT. Brandi, I fucking love that show.
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Date: 2007-03-12 11:34 pm (UTC)::flaps hands::
TBD's is so going to lose me tonight. There's no way they can compete with Rome. Someone was "suggesting" to me the other day that even though I didn't like it I should watch just to see that one guy and his hot body.
Dude. I'm shallow. I admit it
But I'm not sitting through an hour of tv a week on the off chance to see some guy without his shirt on.
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Date: 2007-03-12 11:37 pm (UTC)Oh.... Octavian squeezing her hand and getting off on her widening eyes?!?!? I want to fuck that boy.
I don't care who hears me say it: UNGH.
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Date: 2007-03-12 11:39 pm (UTC)So fucking hot. Like scorching.
The Black Donnelly's 10 nbc.
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Date: 2007-03-12 11:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-12 11:46 pm (UTC)unreliable narrator.
as a framing device.
sorry, six words.
I didn't like the first ep at all, the second one nearly entertained me, but not quite. tonight's the third swing at bat.
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Date: 2007-03-12 11:49 pm (UTC)I hope you post about it so I can hear how it goes.
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Date: 2007-03-13 05:25 am (UTC)I have so much love for Henry Rollins. He is my ultimate mate. He is smart, funny and hot. I'm not even going to go there with the whole tattoo thing. He is so beautiful.
*melts into a big ole pile of goo*
I met him briefly about 14 years ago. He was doing a spoken word show at the Birchmere club in Northern VA. He was just hanging out after the show talking to people. My sister and I talked to him for a few minutes. He is so cool.
I just love him.
OOh and I love spring too. It's my favorite.
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Date: 2007-03-13 05:34 am (UTC)Yum.
In a baddirtytakemeinafilthybathroom kind of way.
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Date: 2007-03-13 11:29 am (UTC)I'm still recovering.
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Date: 2007-03-13 01:39 pm (UTC)That is so neat about your meeting him!! JELLIS.
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Date: 2007-03-13 01:40 pm (UTC)Heee!
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Date: 2007-03-13 11:21 pm (UTC)*sigh*
I don't suppose there's any chance you'll be here over the weekend part of that week, is there? Probably not. Well, even if our family can't sightsee with your kids, you could still spend the night? If you don't mind sacrificing some time in Boston proper to stay out here in the suburban boondocks? Hey, not far from here is the Old North Bridge where the Shot Heard 'Round the World was fired...
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Date: 2007-03-13 11:26 pm (UTC)But come on. A chance to hug on you? Yes, please! :D
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Date: 2007-03-14 05:22 am (UTC)I thought he was great. I still have one of his first Showtime specials on VHS around here, somewhere.
(Geeez, that tape's got to be about 15 years old! I'M old. :( )
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Date: 2007-03-14 01:09 pm (UTC)(And don't worry. I'm old, too. *g*)
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Date: 2007-03-15 04:02 am (UTC)So the second time I ran away from home and made it to Michigan before my parents caught up to me, we stayed the night in Ypsilanti before we started back home the next day. We'd made it through Amish country and all of Ohio, and finally stopped in Morgantown, West Virginia, for lunch. And I KID YOU NOT - there were at LEAST 20 hot-air balloons lined up on either side of the big river that ran STRAIGHT THROUGH the middle of this little city. I have no idea how the balloonists managed to clear all the buildings and stuff, and I have no idea how they managed to get going without running into each other and the buildings, but it was a pretty awesome sight, seeing them all lined up there on the river's edge. Like a flock of birds.