Ironically, it must be said, to make sense of all this grief

[sovay]

Rabbit belated rabbit! It has been pouring all day, which I hope is cutting down on the wildfire particulates. Physically I am not doing so hot, hence spending my time on the couch with a bowl of ramen and a forbearing cat. Yesterday I watched my niece and her best friends run back and forth between their houses with a trio of squawking walkie-talkies; in the evening my mother and I showed her the first episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–08). As soon as Aang cracked out of the iceberg with no knowledge of the last hundred years' war, she said with the confidence of trope savvy, "So he's the Avatar." She already wants an otter penguin. My mother remains team sky bison. I am sort of amused that the Criterion Channel's July collection of Elvis movies does not include the one I actually want to see, although I have heard good things about King Creole (1958). Have a forbearing cat who isn't even investigating my soft-boiled egg.

Comments

[gwynnega]

What a good cat.

[sovay]

What a good cat.

He's wonderful. He has since shifted position to my knees, so I expect to spend the rest of my life on this couch.

[asakiyume]

Ditto this

[sovay]

Ditto this

He has put the paw of attention on my wrist, so I believe he signifies the compliment received.

[asakiyume]

The paw of attention--bestowing responsibility akin to knighthood ^_^

[umadoshi]

Have a forbearing cat who isn't even investigating my soft-boiled egg.

Most excellent beastie.

[sovay]

Most excellent beastie.

He is the best elbow cat.

[theseatheseatheopensea]

I am sort of amused that the Criterion Channel's July collection of Elvis movies does not include the one I actually want to see, although I have heard good things about King Creole (1958).

Ohhhh gosh, it's been years and years since I've seen any of his movies, and still I got *instantly* earwormed (You know he's gone gone gone!) Which one did you want to see?

ETA: what a beautiful cat! <3

[sovay]

Which one did you want to see?

The one with Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Corey! Loving You (1957). I am almost indifferent as to whether it's good.

ETA: what a beautiful cat!

We tell him so all the time, but we'll always tell him again.

[minoanmiss]

Yay cat!

I am so relieved by the rain.

[sovay]

Yay cat!

Always!

I am fine with all of this spring's rain. I want to have a water table by the end of the year.

[pameladean]

Look at his NOSE! He is best. I am sorry you are unwell but very glad you have Dr. Autolycus.

P.

[sovay]

Look at his NOSE! He is best. I am sorry you are unwell but very glad you have Dr. Autolycus.

Thank you! He is very good at what he does.

[vass]

Autolycus is merciful.

[sovay]

Autolycus is merciful.

It made up for literally having to pull him out of my bowl the previous day.

[poliphilo]

King Creole is directed by the great Michael Curtiz and ain't half bad. I've always thought Elvis could have had an illustrious movie career if only his manager had allowed it.

[sovay]

King Creole is directed by the great Michael Curtiz and ain't half bad.

I will check it out! I do have the impression that the problem with most Elvis movies isn't Elvis, it's the movies.

[oracne]

Avatar is the best show ever.

[sovay]

Avatar is the best show ever.

I'm hoping she thinks so. Early signs are favorable. I had forgotten how much it always makes me want to eat suitable food while watching.

[nineweaving]

Excellent cat! Splendid niece!

Criterion seems to have added a leaf-load of Méliès (all very brief, so heavy only in aggregate): besides the iconic A Trip to the Moon, they have dozen others, including The Kingdom of the Fairies and The Merry Frolics of Satan and The Inventor Crazybrains and his Wonderful Airship, and a Breton-inspired The Witch.

Nine

[sovay]

Excellent cat! Splendid niece!

I appreciate them mightily!

and a Breton-inspired The Witch.

Did you watch that one already? How was it?

(We watched The Inventor Crazybrains and his Wonderful Airship!)

[nineweaving]

Did you watch that one already?

Not yet! It's my carrot for tonight.

Nine

[nineweaving]

Pretty awesome! Hand painted. The witch is played by a guy in a magnificent maroon mantle. Mostly she hops about on her broom like a rachitic grasshopper, but there's a brief glorious sequence of her sailing across a bluegreen sky. (Relatively: it's the sky that's reeling backward.) I love that the troubadour is cod 15th-century but the rescued princess is more or less Lillie Langtry. I love the menhirs and the translucent ghosts and the paper monsters (especially the cockatrice) and the witch's Munchkin-like minions and the druid with a golden sickle. Ça vaut la visite.

Nine

[sovay]

I love the menhirs and the translucent ghosts and the paper monsters (especially the cockatrice) and the witch's Munchkin-like minions and the druid with a golden sickle.

I'm so glad!