You're always singing in my head

[sovay]

I read two books, watched three and a half movies (technically one and a half were rewatches), and made myself a couple of meals. I did not burn down the kitchen when the rice pudding caught on fire. I did not go outside in the intermittently freezing rain, either. I listened repeatedly to Loma's "Black Willow," a song I am finding almost apocalyptically haunting, and interspersed it with O'Hooley & Tidow's "Gentleman Jack." I petted cats. I expect I will need to spend tomorrow working and I resent it because I would rather be writing about movies, but as an experiment in aggressive self-care, I think this weekend was actually great. It was not uncomplicated. I would like to have slept more. I would like the inside of my head to feel safer and it feels much less safe whenever I am doing something that I enjoy. It was worth it. I guess I should tell the doctor.

Comments

[poliphilo]

Setting fire to rice pudding is quite an achievement.

[sovay]

Setting fire to rice pudding is quite an achievement.

It had not occurred to me that coconut milk and condensed milk together could be so flammable that a slight slop over the side of the pan would turn into a wick: it had never happened before. Fortunately I made sure to extinguish the fire before writing anyone about it, so I'm ahead of Richard Ayoade in The IT Crowd.

Gentleman Jack

[lauradi7dw]

Thanks very much for that. Arthur said it reminded him of something by Steeleye Span. It reminded me of this
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IRj7Gy0Wra0
Metrically, though, it occurred to me that one might be able to fit the Postman Pat theme song to the tune.
We were interested to read this:
https://lgbthistoryproject.blogspot.com/2014/02/jack-lass.html

Re: Gentleman Jack

[sovay]

It reminded me of this

Oh, nice. I have not yet watched any of that series and now that I know they can be gotten on YouTube, I will. Thank you!

We were interested to read this

That was the context: I sent the song to a friend with whom I was talking about Anne Lister and then it wouldn't get out of my head. I ended up listening to a whole raft of O'Hooley & Tidow to try to shake it, but it's an earworm.

[selkie]

You also talked me down from the ledge at least twice and looked at Stately Omes.

[sovay]

You also talked me down from the ledge at least twice and looked at Stately Omes.

Thank you for being a reality check.

P.S. WATCH THIS.

"Keep it under your hat, old bean."

[selkie]

What.... what magical show is this?
I am watching at length and with sound on as soon as I am not at work!

[sovay]

What.... what magical show is this?

It's the BBC's Queers (2017), a kaleidoscope of the British queer century in eight short one-character plays, which came out last summer to great fanfare—there was a stage run at the Old Vic as well—and then I lost track of finding out whether it had ever aired in the U.S. because I lost track of most things in the second half of last year. It looks like it did, but more importantly it looks as though I can find the episodes on YouTube, which means I can now watch them and I will because did I mention BEN WHISHAW, WORLD WAR I?

[ladymondegreen]

I actually archived this show for you and need to pass you a data stick with episodes so you can have it if it gets yanked off YouTube. I've also been promising you Roman focused Time Team for ages.

I should get on that. =)

[sovay]

I actually archived this show for you and need to pass you a data stick with episodes so you can have it if it gets yanked off YouTube.

You're a wonderful human being.

[ladymondegreen]

You're a wonderful human being.

Aw. I try. I try really hard. (I am having a bum day, so thank you.)

[sovay]

Aw. I try. I try really hard. (I am having a bum day, so thank you.)

I'm sorry to hear about your day. You succeed.

*hugs*

[selkie]

IT IS IT IS IT IS IT IS GEMMA WHELAN

*swoons and thuds*

*arises, mopping drool*

[sovay]

IT IS IT IS IT IS IT IS GEMMA WHELAN

I LIKE YOU AND WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY

also lauradi7dw found it

[yhlee]

I'm glad you had a great weekend!

[sovay]

I'm glad you had a great weekend!

Thank you!

Unrelated comment is unrelated

[rydra_wong]

But today I happened to be in the Actors' Church (St. Paul's in Covent Garden) with a visiting friend. I saw there's a memorial plaque there to Eric Portman (also plaques to Robert Helpmann and Boris Karloff), so I thought of you and lit them a candle.

(I am an atheist but it seemed only polite.)

Re: Unrelated comment is unrelated

[sovay]

I saw there's a memorial plaque there to Eric Portman (also plaques to Robert Helpmann and Boris Karloff), so I thought of you and lit them a candle.

Thank you. I don't think I knew there was a plaque to Portman anywhere. (Helpmann has an award named after him and I think that many horror fans must have shrines to Karloff.) I'm glad there is.

(I am an atheist but it seemed only polite.)

(Understood. I associate the gesture with yahrzeits more than votives myself.)

[gwynnega]

That sounds like an excellent weekend. (Possibly you could invent a rice pudding brulee?)

[sovay]

That sounds like an excellent weekend. (Possibly you could invent a rice pudding brulee?)

It was really nice!

The rice came out slightly caramelized anyway . . .

[batdina]

gentleman jack just crawled into my head and won't leave.

off to hear more of the two of them.

[sovay]

off to hear more of the two of them.

I have found all of their music to be good and "Gentleman Jack" the one that doesn't quit.

Enjoy!