Spice it up for Mama, she'll get hot for you!
There was another Captain America/Winter Soldier trailer during last night's SHIELD. (It seems slightly different from this one anyway. I hate having to wait until I'm home from work to watch them.) It was the best part of the show.
Also, tickets went on sale yesterday, but I haven't bought mine yet as I'm waiting to see what kind of marathon they're going to run. BUT I AM EXCITE. LESS THAN A MONTH NOW.
And there was new Brooklyn Nine-Nine last night. Okay, I think I might have busted something when Holt finally said, "KWAZY Cupcakes." and then later, "Kwazy is a difficult word to say in anger, but I think I've made my feelings clear." Also, he said, "Cupcake match" with *such* satisfaction. Plus, "Yes, but my software is due for an 'exuberance' upgrade." And also, "NINETEEN LONG MILK-LESS YEARS." If they don't just give him ALL the Emmys, I don't even know. Also, when I play bubblespinner too much, I totally see it behind my eyelids when I'm trying to sleep, so I know that feel, Gina.
So many good lines last night! "I can taste my thoughts." "I've got 77 arguments I'm planning to win that way...Now it's 78." Also, "Luke didn't know! No one knew!" and "You went upsie-downsies?" Plus, the cold open was ON FIRE. "Will your first dance be to 'You give me fever?'" "Will you be serving crabs?" and then later, "My buttholes!" "You have to stop calling them that!"
I'm not sure how I feel about Boyle lying to Vivian and Diaz about why she wasn't invited/wasn't coming, because I want Boyle/Diaz as a ship dead and buried with a stake in its heart, and their friendship is coming along so nicely! And I would love for Marilu Henner to show up two or three times a season as Boyle's wife.
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What I'm reading Wednesday:
What I've just finished
Nothing!
What I'm reading now
I'm just over halfway through The Second World War by Antony Beevor but I put it aside this morning because The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman just became available from the library, but I can't have it for the full three weeks they normally give you, so I want to get through that one. So I've left WWII in the middle of the Battle of Kursk (apparently the greatest tank battle of all time?) for the early days of WWI. Which. Given that this year is the 100th anniversary, seems like okay timing. (Also, the Beevor doesn't have any other holds on it, so I figure if I don't finish it before it's due, I can check it back out again - they don't let you renew ebooks for some reason.)
I do have some compare and contrast notes between the Beevor and the Hastings, but I'll probably hold off on posting those until I'm done reading. But so far, if you're just going to read one, go with the Hastings. I found him a much more engaging writer, and his primary source quotes are a lot more varied. And his maps are more easily readable (though that may be a technology issue.)
What I'm reading next
Well, given how long it's taking me to get through the world wars, I don't know. The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War by Andrew Roberts also came through from the library, but I may feel it's unnecessary once I'm done with the one by Beevor. (or, truthfully, I just won't have enough time to get to it before it has to go back.) I also have Hastings' book on WWI, so that's in the queue as well. I'm sure eventually I'll get back to fiction. I just don't know when.
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Also, tickets went on sale yesterday, but I haven't bought mine yet as I'm waiting to see what kind of marathon they're going to run. BUT I AM EXCITE. LESS THAN A MONTH NOW.
And there was new Brooklyn Nine-Nine last night. Okay, I think I might have busted something when Holt finally said, "KWAZY Cupcakes." and then later, "Kwazy is a difficult word to say in anger, but I think I've made my feelings clear." Also, he said, "Cupcake match" with *such* satisfaction. Plus, "Yes, but my software is due for an 'exuberance' upgrade." And also, "NINETEEN LONG MILK-LESS YEARS." If they don't just give him ALL the Emmys, I don't even know. Also, when I play bubblespinner too much, I totally see it behind my eyelids when I'm trying to sleep, so I know that feel, Gina.
So many good lines last night! "I can taste my thoughts." "I've got 77 arguments I'm planning to win that way...Now it's 78." Also, "Luke didn't know! No one knew!" and "You went upsie-downsies?" Plus, the cold open was ON FIRE. "Will your first dance be to 'You give me fever?'" "Will you be serving crabs?" and then later, "My buttholes!" "You have to stop calling them that!"
I'm not sure how I feel about Boyle lying to Vivian and Diaz about why she wasn't invited/wasn't coming, because I want Boyle/Diaz as a ship dead and buried with a stake in its heart, and their friendship is coming along so nicely! And I would love for Marilu Henner to show up two or three times a season as Boyle's wife.
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What I'm reading Wednesday:
What I've just finished
Nothing!
What I'm reading now
I'm just over halfway through The Second World War by Antony Beevor but I put it aside this morning because The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman just became available from the library, but I can't have it for the full three weeks they normally give you, so I want to get through that one. So I've left WWII in the middle of the Battle of Kursk (apparently the greatest tank battle of all time?) for the early days of WWI. Which. Given that this year is the 100th anniversary, seems like okay timing. (Also, the Beevor doesn't have any other holds on it, so I figure if I don't finish it before it's due, I can check it back out again - they don't let you renew ebooks for some reason.)
I do have some compare and contrast notes between the Beevor and the Hastings, but I'll probably hold off on posting those until I'm done reading. But so far, if you're just going to read one, go with the Hastings. I found him a much more engaging writer, and his primary source quotes are a lot more varied. And his maps are more easily readable (though that may be a technology issue.)
What I'm reading next
Well, given how long it's taking me to get through the world wars, I don't know. The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War by Andrew Roberts also came through from the library, but I may feel it's unnecessary once I'm done with the one by Beevor. (or, truthfully, I just won't have enough time to get to it before it has to go back.) I also have Hastings' book on WWI, so that's in the queue as well. I'm sure eventually I'll get back to fiction. I just don't know when.
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people have commented there.