Was it me that broke my heart? Did I have a heart to break?
I opened the door to the stranger. I made charoses after all. This afternoon I went for a walk in the misting rain.
The fire hydrant was looking unusually dapper in the overcast.
I like the warp of the world in the driveway mirror.
I couldn't get a closer picture without intruding on this tree's yard, but it had magnificent lichen.
Buds unfazed by recent snowfall.
Whatever species of plant or process of decay produced this moth-effect, I admire it.
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spatch pronounced this wintered-out rose hip the dormant phase of Audrey II.
I am feeling especially scraped thin and valueless, butselkie sent me a bonanza of tinned fish, so that for dinner I had coconut curry sardines and olive-and-pepper mackerel, and spatch brought me home a bag of intensely tropical Hi-Chews as a surprise dessert, all of which made a nice change-up from my traditional habits of eating treyf sandwiches on matzah. I read Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary (2021) on the recommendation of N. and enjoyed very much how it functions like a Heinleinian hard sf novel where a level head and a slide rule can solve all problems only without the slide rule or the level head. Georgette Heyer's A Blunt Instrument (1938) could have done without its obligatory inclusion of antisemitism, but I appreciate the romantic pairing of its long-lashed, willowy, deprecatingly vague hero and its blunt-spoken, crop-haired, monocle-wearing heroine. She writes novels and he was last seen wandering around the Balkans. They should have a great time in a different mystery. sholio has written most excellent B5 fic. I like the idea of the Odyssey having a moment.
The fire hydrant was looking unusually dapper in the overcast.
I like the warp of the world in the driveway mirror.
I couldn't get a closer picture without intruding on this tree's yard, but it had magnificent lichen.
Buds unfazed by recent snowfall.
Whatever species of plant or process of decay produced this moth-effect, I admire it.
spatch pronounced this wintered-out rose hip the dormant phase of Audrey II.I am feeling especially scraped thin and valueless, but
selkie sent me a bonanza of tinned fish, so that for dinner I had coconut curry sardines and olive-and-pepper mackerel, and spatch brought me home a bag of intensely tropical Hi-Chews as a surprise dessert, all of which made a nice change-up from my traditional habits of eating treyf sandwiches on matzah. I read Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary (2021) on the recommendation of N. and enjoyed very much how it functions like a Heinleinian hard sf novel where a level head and a slide rule can solve all problems only without the slide rule or the level head. Georgette Heyer's A Blunt Instrument (1938) could have done without its obligatory inclusion of antisemitism, but I appreciate the romantic pairing of its long-lashed, willowy, deprecatingly vague hero and its blunt-spoken, crop-haired, monocle-wearing heroine. She writes novels and he was last seen wandering around the Balkans. They should have a great time in a different mystery. sholio has written most excellent B5 fic. I like the idea of the Odyssey having a moment.
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If he can find it.
*hugs*
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Coconut curry sardines sound delish.
Oh the Odyssey. It truly is having a moment <3
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Thank you!
Coconut curry sardines sound delish.
I highly recommend them. They were definitely the fanciest fish I have had out of a tin.
Oh the Odyssey. It truly is having a moment
I am still hoping The Return (2024) will fetch up at a theater near me.
the Odyssey's moment
When the topic of the movies came up I thought of "O Brother, where art thou" but I don't know that it hits the thesis in the same way.
Or Wilson's own youtube version, which is a dramatic reading with props
https://youtu.be/az0Qxcf_ms4?feature=shared
Speaking of props and twitter, in my silo many of the comments about Nolan's Odyssey so far have been disses of the boats that have turned up in leaked behind the scenes photos, which apparently owe more inspiration to movie Viking ships than actual Greek vessels of the Trojan war era.
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You're welcome! I have not really been remembering to link things of interest for months.
When the topic of the movies came up I thought of "O Brother, where art thou" but I don't know that it hits the thesis in the same way.
As of the time of writing, it is the only film version of the Odyssey that I will accept, so it's got that going for it.
Speaking of props and twitter, in my silo many of the comments about Nolan's Odyssey so far have been disses of the boats that have turned up in leaked behind the scenes photos, which apparently owe more inspiration to movie Viking ships than actual Greek vessels of the Trojan war era.
I am delighted to hear that your corner of Twitter contains people who can rate and ratio these things. (Oh, my God, it's not like we don't have enough vase paintings and shipwrecks!)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmeliaceae
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This is wonderful to know! Thank you for telling me.
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Oooh, B5 fic and fish!
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Two great tastes!
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I will make a note that you are a fellow lover of tinned fish.
I'm glad The Odyssey is having a moment. I remember thinking about that when E first played some of Epic for me.
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A staple of my diet! Just not usually this fancy.
I'm glad The Odyssey is having a moment. I remember thinking about that when E first played some of Epic for me.
Nice! (What did you think of it?)
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I WANT A FULL ON BROADWAY SHOW AND MOVIE.
ahem, I might have liked it a little.
I want to talk to you about tinned fish. I grew up on it too.
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Thank you!
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I loved Emily Wilson's Odyssey. (That article reminds me that I still need to read her Iliad.)
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They should not be such rarities!
I loved Emily Wilson's Odyssey. (That article reminds me that I still need to read her Iliad.)
Same. I want to see what she picks up in it.
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That is indeed a dapper fire hydrant. I've always thought fire hydrants are the penguins of the urban landscape.
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I really like that way of thinking of it.
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Those are particularly great photographs!
Georgette Heyer's A Blunt Instrument (1938) could have done without its obligatory inclusion of antisemitism, but I appreciate the romantic pairing of its long-lashed, willowy, deprecatingly vague hero and its blunt-spoken, crop-haired, monocle-wearing heroine. She writes novels and he was last seen wandering around the Balkans.
I was re-reading those a couple of years ago to sort out which ones I actually liked and which ones I don't (I have terminal confusion over about 2/3s of them), and which I wanted to keep, because I have a lot more issues with her crime than her historical books as a rule, and when I read that one, my first thought was that were it not for it the particularly awful large helping of anti-semitism, you would probably have liked Neville. He was, prior to re-reading, the main bit I remembered. I'm amused to see that I was not wrong! He should have been in a better book, though; you are quite right.
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Thank you!
and when I read that one, my first thought was that were it not for it the particularly awful large helping of anti-semitism, you would probably have liked Neville. He was, prior to re-reading, the main bit I remembered. I'm amused to see that I was not wrong! He should have been in a better book, though; you are quite right.
I did like Neville! I was indeed less enamored of the book around him! But I am delighted that you thought of me.
(Which other of her crime novels did you end up liking? I've read one another about which I remember nothing, which is not a great sign.)
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Not many of them, really! I've never been as fond of them as the historicals, and re-reading only convinced me I was right. But I do like No Wind of Blame the most; They Found Him Dead was fun, and I can't part with Behold Here's Poison which always sticks in my mind, for both Randall and the disturbing method of murder. I didn't re-read Penhallow as I hated it as a teen, but I picked it up again recently in a charity shop and thought now that I'm not a teenager and know that it's a complete subversion, I might even enjoy all these unpleasant people coming to no good, and then I've gone through the whole lot of them, and at least I'll know where I stand with them all. XD
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I appreciate your service! I will check out No Wind of Blame and Behold Here's Poison if I don't have to knock myself out getting hold of them. (A Blunt Instrument came from the ever-fruitful Malden Public Library.) I look forward to hearing what you think of Penhallow. We always had her romances in the house when I was growing up, but the crime novels are a relatively recent discovery and not one I feel all that impelled to pursue.
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I'm sorry, that's one of the worst feelings ever. Ideally we shouldn't need reasons to feel/be valuable, we just should... but yeah, easier said than done, right? It may be selfish of me to say this, but your value includes (but is obviously not limited to) being wlling to discuss noir at length... honestly it's a gift! *heart eyes and also hugs in general* <3
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I'm glad!
Thank you.
*hugs*
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And I keep thinking about the tinned fish!! Really must order some.
I appreciate the romantic pairing of its long-lashed, willowy, deprecatingly vague hero and its blunt-spoken, crop-haired, monocle-wearing heroine. Hahahaha, I appreciate it too. Very nice.
I am feeling especially scraped thin and valueless --Wish I could papier-mâché you more thickness... maybe with really amazing washi paper, with strands of milkweed, flecks of mica, other stuff.
Blessings on you for opening the door for a stranger.
--wait, didn't you just say at the head of the post that you opened your door to the stranger? ... Sending you
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I like that image. A miniature cloud-ship from the Valley of Song.
And I keep thinking about the tinned fish!! Really must order some.
I am sure my mercury levels are rising, but I am having a wonderful time.
--Wish I could papier-mâché you more thickness... maybe with really amazing washi paper, with strands of milkweed, flecks of mica, other stuff.
*hugs*
That sounds like a form of kintsugi. Thank you.
--wait, didn't you just say at the head of the post that you opened your door to the stranger?
It was the one real piece of the Pesach ritual this year.
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And I apologize for putting two different versions of a reference to your doing this into my original reply... The one you referenced, the "Wait" one, was what I started out with, and then I was going to just leave the thank-you one instead, but neglected to delete the first one! But you, kindly reader that you are, clearly constructed a reason why I'd have said the same thing in different ways. In any case: I am very glad that piece was accomplished. Today, now, it's VERY important.