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First, a sickness update: I'm actually feeling much better. This must be one of those intense-but-short-lived cold/flu things. I'm still coughing, but I can breathe more easily, and my nose is still runny, but I'm not dizzy anymore, and I had a really good sleep last night. I slept from about ten pm until seven am, with a brief intermission for a pee break and more pills at five am. I think I'll venture out to Wegmans today, if Renee is also feeling better enough to come with me.
Secondly, HA. I got Pyramids of Mars, one of the old Tom Baker stories, on DVD from blockbuster. The episode itself was pretty good, but the thing that made me crack up was that there's a little fake documentary on it, called "Oh Mummy!" The villain, Sutekh or something, narrates how he got the job, his issues filming, etc. Except he does it all as Sutekh himself, with the big helmet on and everything. One of my favorite bits is when he says, "When I was auditioning, the director would set things on his desk on fire, and see if I could hold back the flames with the force of my will. It was all good fun, but we later found out we'd burnt something called 'Fury from the Deep.' "
Second favorite part: Sutekh is sitting on his throne, holding a bunny rabbit on his lap: "This is my new friend. His name is Neil." *stares at rabbit* "Neil....neil before Sutekh!!"
The bunny was in the credits, too. It was so funny, I was coughing for a very long time.
I'm almost done with the Victorian Wool peddler's shawl. Pictures will follow at blocking time. I added a couple extra repeats at the bottom, since my gauge was a little bit smaller than it should have been. I should have altered the yarn or needles, but I sort of had my heart set on the yarn, and didn't want a shawl knit loosely...oh, well. Hopefully the extra repeat will straighten out the problem. If not, I'll block it really severely.
Updates will follow.
Secondly, HA. I got Pyramids of Mars, one of the old Tom Baker stories, on DVD from blockbuster. The episode itself was pretty good, but the thing that made me crack up was that there's a little fake documentary on it, called "Oh Mummy!" The villain, Sutekh or something, narrates how he got the job, his issues filming, etc. Except he does it all as Sutekh himself, with the big helmet on and everything. One of my favorite bits is when he says, "When I was auditioning, the director would set things on his desk on fire, and see if I could hold back the flames with the force of my will. It was all good fun, but we later found out we'd burnt something called 'Fury from the Deep.' "
Second favorite part: Sutekh is sitting on his throne, holding a bunny rabbit on his lap: "This is my new friend. His name is Neil." *stares at rabbit* "Neil....neil before Sutekh!!"
The bunny was in the credits, too. It was so funny, I was coughing for a very long time.
I'm almost done with the Victorian Wool peddler's shawl. Pictures will follow at blocking time. I added a couple extra repeats at the bottom, since my gauge was a little bit smaller than it should have been. I should have altered the yarn or needles, but I sort of had my heart set on the yarn, and didn't want a shawl knit loosely...oh, well. Hopefully the extra repeat will straighten out the problem. If not, I'll block it really severely.
Updates will follow.