normalized and nowhere, close to home
I'm back. You can read about my garden visits here; otherwise, here's the continuation of the previous post.
Last Wednesday I was in St. Johnsbury VT, and did see the Athenaeum before I left (splendid!), then drove a long way by back roads across New Hampshire and Maine and wiggled my way down to the coast, where I stayed a couple of days with my uncle and aunt, sorting out books and walking on the beach and watching "The Roosevelts." Then (see garden blog) I popped up to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (lovely!) and then down to my dad's in MA for another couple of days, then (see garden blog) to Tower Hill Botanic Garden (I am forever intrigued by which gardens decide to be botanic and which botanical, and which pluralize themselves, but never mind) and then to New Haven CT to spend the night with my sister and brother-in-law and their cats. Then Monday I drove down to PA and spent the night close to Chanticleer Garden which I was going to visit again the next day until I checked the website and discovered it was closed on Tuesdays. Oops. So I drove home, stopping to outfit myself at an Eddie Bauer outlet store on the way. The end.
I was cautiously pleased by last night's POI season four premiere - if they keep that up, it'll be a good season. I sort of expected more of them being apart before they were together again, but while the Root-Shaw meeting might have been their first since the reconfiguration, the Finch-Reese one definitely wasn't, which isn't really surprising. I am iffy about the Machine's idea that John-as-cop could stay off Samaritan's radar, but maybe she never intended that to happen (Shaw certainly wasn't going to last long as department store salesperson). And what's Root's new identity? One she has to look stunning for, it seems. Glad that Fusco is part of the team from the beginning, and that he and Reese will be working together (but again, wtf Samaritan is not that stupid). Nice moment when Reese realized he'd be sitting at Carter's desk. And I love that Root is now the one trying to convince Finch that people are worth saving; the more scenes with Amy Acker and Michael Emerson together, the better, and it's a delicious reversal. And I am not surprised or disappointed that Finch is hard to convince; he felt the Machine's turn toward violence as a real betrayal. Also Finch and Reese can exchange Bear and meaningful looks a few more times if they want. Did the Machine provide a new identity for Bear? And I hope Elias and Scarface are going to be regulars, along with John's smugface at using them.
I need to catch up on the openers of "Sleepy Hollow" and "The Good Wife." And I'm watching "Doctor Who" despite misgivings; speaking of betrayal and difficult transitions, I got pissed off at everyone being disappointed in Clara for reacting badly to the regeneration. After all, it's a shocking event if you're not expecting it, and she's the only one of the New Who companions to witness one of his* except Rose, who at least got David Tennant out of it. Not that Capaldi is without his attractions, but I'm getting a vibe of back-to-the-sexless for this season. Back to it being a rather creepy kids' show, perhaps. Anyway, I've caught up on that and am enjoying it, without huge amounts of enthusiasm, but without wanting to throw things at the screen either. (It's on my lap; there wouldn't be much windup room.) I love the new opening graphics, the new TARDIS, and the eyebrows. And Danny Pink, whose surname must be significant.
*Amy and Rory saw one, but it wasn't the Doctor's.
ETA: I did watch the Sleepy Hollow ep, and ha, still love this crazy show, although Franklin did his kite and key experiment in 1752, but the SH timeline has never made the slightest sense anyway.
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Last Wednesday I was in St. Johnsbury VT, and did see the Athenaeum before I left (splendid!), then drove a long way by back roads across New Hampshire and Maine and wiggled my way down to the coast, where I stayed a couple of days with my uncle and aunt, sorting out books and walking on the beach and watching "The Roosevelts." Then (see garden blog) I popped up to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (lovely!) and then down to my dad's in MA for another couple of days, then (see garden blog) to Tower Hill Botanic Garden (I am forever intrigued by which gardens decide to be botanic and which botanical, and which pluralize themselves, but never mind) and then to New Haven CT to spend the night with my sister and brother-in-law and their cats. Then Monday I drove down to PA and spent the night close to Chanticleer Garden which I was going to visit again the next day until I checked the website and discovered it was closed on Tuesdays. Oops. So I drove home, stopping to outfit myself at an Eddie Bauer outlet store on the way. The end.
I was cautiously pleased by last night's POI season four premiere - if they keep that up, it'll be a good season. I sort of expected more of them being apart before they were together again, but while the Root-Shaw meeting might have been their first since the reconfiguration, the Finch-Reese one definitely wasn't, which isn't really surprising. I am iffy about the Machine's idea that John-as-cop could stay off Samaritan's radar, but maybe she never intended that to happen (Shaw certainly wasn't going to last long as department store salesperson). And what's Root's new identity? One she has to look stunning for, it seems. Glad that Fusco is part of the team from the beginning, and that he and Reese will be working together (but again, wtf Samaritan is not that stupid). Nice moment when Reese realized he'd be sitting at Carter's desk. And I love that Root is now the one trying to convince Finch that people are worth saving; the more scenes with Amy Acker and Michael Emerson together, the better, and it's a delicious reversal. And I am not surprised or disappointed that Finch is hard to convince; he felt the Machine's turn toward violence as a real betrayal. Also Finch and Reese can exchange Bear and meaningful looks a few more times if they want. Did the Machine provide a new identity for Bear? And I hope Elias and Scarface are going to be regulars, along with John's smugface at using them.
I need to catch up on the openers of "Sleepy Hollow" and "The Good Wife." And I'm watching "Doctor Who" despite misgivings; speaking of betrayal and difficult transitions, I got pissed off at everyone being disappointed in Clara for reacting badly to the regeneration. After all, it's a shocking event if you're not expecting it, and she's the only one of the New Who companions to witness one of his* except Rose, who at least got David Tennant out of it. Not that Capaldi is without his attractions, but I'm getting a vibe of back-to-the-sexless for this season. Back to it being a rather creepy kids' show, perhaps. Anyway, I've caught up on that and am enjoying it, without huge amounts of enthusiasm, but without wanting to throw things at the screen either. (It's on my lap; there wouldn't be much windup room.) I love the new opening graphics, the new TARDIS, and the eyebrows. And Danny Pink, whose surname must be significant.
*Amy and Rory saw one, but it wasn't the Doctor's.
ETA: I did watch the Sleepy Hollow ep, and ha, still love this crazy show, although Franklin did his kite and key experiment in 1752, but the SH timeline has never made the slightest sense anyway.
This entry was originally posted at http://hedda62.dreamwidth.org/90390.html. There are currently
comments there. Comment here or there.