now, normality resumes temporarily
I survived Reed Reunions 09 and all I got was this lousy nametag! (And a mild hangover, and a lot of hugs, and a couple of meals, and some beer, and whiskey, and some awful movie memories.) And then yesterday, despite stabbity cramps, I not only went for lunch at the Hedge House with Nelson and Celeste, but I also went over to witwhitherwilt's house to watch the Tony Awards. I'm a socializing monster!
The monster is now slain, though, so there. And ow. I feel rotten (and not hangovery; it's the LadyTime™, which has now gotten to the point where my whole body feels like it's been beaten, especially my abdomen and lower back, but also the arms and legs and head. Ibuprofen and calcium/magnesium help a little, but I need exercise and sleep.)
Perhaps ill-advisedly, I started on a new TV series yesterday afternoon that I've been wanting to watch for a long time - Nip/Tuck. Two episodes in and I'm incredibly intrigued and hooked (and, of course, in love with Julian McMahon), though I'm dismayed at how much I dislike Joely Richardson's character... I really love her as an actress and find her quite attractive, with those Redgrave bones... but man, she defines "shrill", "brittle", and "watery-eyed". Then again, at first, I wasn't too taken with Julie Benz on Dexter, and now I think she's a goddess. But yeah, I love shows that have both fairly explicit and regular sex scenes featuring an incredibly hot guy AND genuinely cringe-inducing surgical special effects (and others). It's disgusting, it's erotic, it's funny, it's twisted and dark... yeah, it's totally for me.
So this summer I'm going to try to finish watching Buffy, start watching Angel, and get as much Nip/Tuck under my belt as possible... and if I can possibly swing it, it's time for me to watch Rome. It just really is. But I might have to put it off for another season or two; it's not TV fatigue, it's the fact that I increasingly pay attention to the shows I watch in a way that's incompatible with getting any writing done. And this summer had better have some writing in it.
Tonight totally will. I will restrict myself to a single Nip/Tuck episode and spend the rest of the time working on the fanfic (utilizing the solution to my writers' block which occurred to me last night on Myrlin's front porch). I'm still trying to re-learn how to write, but it's happening.
A happy 47th birthday to Nick Rhodes. You look maaaahhhhvelous.
The monster is now slain, though, so there. And ow. I feel rotten (and not hangovery; it's the LadyTime™, which has now gotten to the point where my whole body feels like it's been beaten, especially my abdomen and lower back, but also the arms and legs and head. Ibuprofen and calcium/magnesium help a little, but I need exercise and sleep.)
Perhaps ill-advisedly, I started on a new TV series yesterday afternoon that I've been wanting to watch for a long time - Nip/Tuck. Two episodes in and I'm incredibly intrigued and hooked (and, of course, in love with Julian McMahon), though I'm dismayed at how much I dislike Joely Richardson's character... I really love her as an actress and find her quite attractive, with those Redgrave bones... but man, she defines "shrill", "brittle", and "watery-eyed". Then again, at first, I wasn't too taken with Julie Benz on Dexter, and now I think she's a goddess. But yeah, I love shows that have both fairly explicit and regular sex scenes featuring an incredibly hot guy AND genuinely cringe-inducing surgical special effects (and others). It's disgusting, it's erotic, it's funny, it's twisted and dark... yeah, it's totally for me.
So this summer I'm going to try to finish watching Buffy, start watching Angel, and get as much Nip/Tuck under my belt as possible... and if I can possibly swing it, it's time for me to watch Rome. It just really is. But I might have to put it off for another season or two; it's not TV fatigue, it's the fact that I increasingly pay attention to the shows I watch in a way that's incompatible with getting any writing done. And this summer had better have some writing in it.
Tonight totally will. I will restrict myself to a single Nip/Tuck episode and spend the rest of the time working on the fanfic (utilizing the solution to my writers' block which occurred to me last night on Myrlin's front porch). I'm still trying to re-learn how to write, but it's happening.
A happy 47th birthday to Nick Rhodes. You look maaaahhhhvelous.
