philip pullman | greygirlbeast

"Now I misunderstood, thought the wall was just good for staring blankly at."

greygirlbeast Jan 16, 2019 12:23

It has occurred to me that Philip Pullman is the Ayn Rand of young-adult fantasy.

Just so we're clear, coming from me, that is the exact opposite of the compliment. Though, if you want to behold the most unintentionally funny movie of all time, watch King Vidor's 1949 adaptation of The Fountainhead. Patricia Neal's performance is pure comedy gold ( Read more... )

leeds, the sky, they might be giants, alabama power, ayn rand, philip pullman, mom, politics, sunshine, king vidor, warcarft, patricia neal, bad movies, lost days

"Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining."

greygirlbeast Jan 01, 2019 12:37

Falling asleep in anger, waking in anger. And the clouds are still here, and they will be for days. Smothering. Currently, it's 61˚F.

I have nothing anyone wants to hear about the coming year.

I had in mind that I'd make a list of the novels I read this year, if I can focus long enough to do that one thing. Likely, it will be the only thing I ( Read more... )

january, anne rice, philip pullman, charles portis, anger, new year's day, larry mcmurtry, 2018, ray bradbury, reading, margaret mitchell, mark witton, michael mcdowell

Entry No. 5,567

greygirlbeast Dec 26, 2018 11:24

A fine sunny morning, and it's currently 51˚F. The projected high is 61˚F. But there are days and days of rain on the way.

We didn't make it out to my mom's yesterday, and that was a big disappointment. The day was difficult, but we managed to make a halfway decent Christmas from it. We've had much worse. Christmas Eve we watched How the Grinch ( Read more... )

spooky, philip pullman, paleontology, ray troll, mom, sunrise, xmas, not writing, mark witton

So Many Birds

greygirlbeast Dec 24, 2018 14:36

And here it is, another Christmas Eve. It's sunny, but cooler than yesterday, currently 50˚F.

There was an annoying trip to the post office earlier, and then a less annoying trip to Winn-Dixie. Oh, and I finished The Golden Compass today. And now we are home until tomorrow afternoon.

Last night, It's a Wonderful LifeMerry Christmas, Happy ( Read more... )

xmas, smashing pumpkins, good movies, philip pullman, throwing muses, kate bush, frank capra

"On and on, I don't know if I want it."

greygirlbeast Dec 23, 2018 20:33

The sun reappeared today, after a cloudy morning, and we made it to 60˚F.

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So, I said last night that tonight I was going to talk about the New York Journal of Books review of The Dinosaur Tourist. Probably, I ought not. Lord knows that over the years I've taken a veritable mountain of shit for responding to critics. But this review, which is ( Read more... )

revisionism, queer, mountain brook, subterranean press, authorial intent, providence, hpl, crestline village, short fiction, philip pullman, lies, reviews, smith's variety, lovecraft, then vs. now, the dinosaur tourist

Anywhen But Now

greygirlbeast Dec 16, 2018 12:16

The sun was supposed to be back this morning, but so far only clouds. Now, the word is they'll be gone this afternoon. Currently, it's 52˚F, with a windchill of 49˚F.

Last night, the first episode of Season Four of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. And then I didn't sleep very much. This morning I began reading Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass, ( Read more... )

westerns, clouds, insomnia, rupaul's all stars, drag, philip pullman, lydia