We learned about feelings in our mortal history class

[sovay]

And tonight I brought derspatchel to Viking Zen's for Movie Night and they showed me Xanadu (1980). Fortunately there were caipirinhas, although I still have this memory of catatonically hugging the bottle of cachaça during the Don Bluth-designed sequence nobody warned me about. But there was also Gene Kelly, who was a lovely, lovely man even on rollerskates and dripping with cowboy fringe: I watched his dance-duet with the memory of his muse and I was just smiling. It might have been his last screen role, but I don't think he was capable of being without grace. And the big-band prog-rock fusion number was genuinely quite good. There are tentative plans next week to watch Big Night (1996), but only if (Alison's) Rob makes his family lasagna.

And then I came home and found the mail had brought me contributor's copies of Rose Lemberg's Here, We Cross: A Collection of Queer & Genderfluid Poetry from Stone Telling 1–7, in which my poems "Persephone in Hel" and "The Clock House" are reprinted. The table of contents includes some of my favorite poets working in the field. I am very pleased to be in their company.

And this is the world's greatest commercial.

I am going to bed before I write anything about muses.

Comments

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

Another fabulous day.

Today the pits, tomorrow the wrinkles--Sunsweet marches on!

Nine

[ashlyme.livejournal.com]

Oh my god. "The Prune of Tomorrow"? Yes, that is... fabulous.

I watched Xanadu once, largely for the ELO connection. I can't remember anything about it apart from (I think) someone roller-skating through a wall. Not sure what the hell I made of it.

*I am very pleased to be in their company.*

I can actually say that to *you* now. I'm going to be sharing a ToC with you and Selidor. Through the Gate are taking "Sepia" and I only submitted last night!

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

We were shown Xanadu in middle school as an end of year treat. I've no idea who chose it.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

That ad is wonderful. The healing angel is reading Fahrenheit 451 in English class; I'm going to show it to him *right now*

The table of contents of Here We Cross, in addition to being about 15 pages long, reads like a who's who. What a great collection!

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

Wow, those two prune commercials made my morning.

(what an unlikely statement)

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

What are these people trying to pull?

There's an interesting and fairly even-handed (if a little snarky) review of Xanadu here: http://blip.tv/nostalgia-chick/nostalgia-chick-xanadu-2246985

[domparisien.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've ever craved prunes. Now though? Not really, no, even with Bradbury. Ugh, prunes... Still, that's an awesome commercial.

And I can't wait to receive my copy of Here, We Cross.

[lycomingst.livejournal.com]

Ah, Big Night! Such a satisfying movie.

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

I'm glad for the good things, especially that a movie with scenes inducing catatonic hugging of bottles of spirits on your part at least had the decency to also include elements that pleased you.

That commercial is delightfully unexpected. Thanks for sharing!

I am going to bed before I write anything about muses.

I hope you've found sleep there, although I certainly don't have an objection to your writing about muses, as long as it doesn't make you unhappy to be doing so.

[selidor]

Best. Commercial. Ever.
(The Internet is for Wonder, more often than not).

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

And this is the world's greatest commercial.

Heh. Although I admit to liking the internet-infused Vitamin Water commercial.

[ethelmay.livejournal.com]

He did so mention prunes: case in point, from Something Wicked This Way Comes: "In the long coffin was a big long wrinkled thing like a prune or a big grape lying in the sun. Like a big skin or a giant's head, drying." "The balloon!" "Hey." Jim stopped. "You must've had the same dream! But . . . balloons can't die ..."

I have not found any non-metaphorical prunes as yet. But I haven't looked very hard, either.