I finished up the leaf compost yesterday with another four hours of work.  So now I know it takes about 10 hours total to spread 10 cubic yards of soil.  The final third of it was easier in some ways because the heat was much less intense yesterday, but on the other hand, the pile had compacted a bit and gotten rained on a little, so it was heavier ( Read more... )

Sitting here watching the fillies and mares races of the Breeders Cup seemed like a good time to write about the movie I watched last night, Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story.

( it's so predictable I don't really need a cut tag, but just in case )

I watched Herzog's Bad Lieutenant:  Port of Call New Orleans last night.  Really mixed feelings about it.  ( not too spoilery, but no promises )

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Our heat went out for the third time in four weeks--the fourth time, really, if you count it working briefly after I hit its reset button earlier today and then dying again.  This is definitely making me think more positively about moving this spring.  Not only can I now not dance or do yoga today because the floor is ice cold, but I can't do ( Read more... )

I just re-watched Orlando for the first time in many years and am so glad I did.  When I watched it years ago, it was with someone who I think was categorically incapable of putting himself in another's place, and thus the whole conceit of the story didn't work for him, plus OMG naked lady and that lady used to be a dude and OMG.  ANYWAY stupid ( Read more... )

Where did the weekend go? How can it be Tuesday already ( Read more... )

Drove to JP and back in the dark rain during rush hour to pick up Sissy's meds. It made me very glad I do not have to drive like that every day. Part of my trip was the route I would take to work if I were to drive to work, and honestly with the traffic I don't think it takes any longer to get there by bus. And it's significantly less ( Read more... )

I just realized as I walked past a mirror at work that in my skirt tied with a sash, 3/4 sleeve loose shirt, wide headband and Egyptian jewelry that I have inadvertently dressed like a pirate today.  Oh well ( Read more... )

Destino is a collaboration between Salvador Dali and Walt Disney Studio, begun in 1945 and never completed for release until a few years ago. I do share with Andre Breton a view of Salvador Dali as a hackneyed media whore, but the freshness of this charms me into a nicer frame of mind. The animation is beautiful and one really wishes Disney or ( Read more... )