Not that I intended it to be or anything. But it's 3 weeks later! What has happened in those weeks ( Read more... )

I mostly missed the first day of the year, having been sidelined by horrible cramps, which began around 11 pm on New Year's Eve and totally ruined my enjoyment of what up till then had been a very nice evening, complete with an inexpensive yet delicious sparkling wine from Alsace (Willm Crémant BrutI spent much of New Year's Eve catching up on " ( Read more... )

Thanksgiving is over and I am on day 3 of 4 days off in a row, which I can't complain about ( Read more... )

I've been jokingly saying that I'm OK with the recent eps of "I Miss You" because I have a heart of stone, but what I really mean is that while the episodes depict some horrific events, they are also very moving, in part because of the performances of the actors.

Horrible things do happen in life. Sometimes it's an artist's job to portray them for ( Read more... )

I watched eps 3 & 4 of "I Miss You" and now I need this:


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( did I say sex on a stick? )

I tried to cheer up my emo-angsty self by marathoning 6 eps of Nice Guy, which, counter-intuitively worked ( Read more... )

My big plushy tom cat, Perky, developed a huge abscess on his jaw that was dripping pus. Fortunately the vet was able to see him at short notice on a day when the dentist was in and he had major oral surgery (8 teeth gone!) for a cost of almost $1k. He came home with one of those cone of shame things and a drain in his cheek that looked kind of ( Read more... )

Mostly kdramas ...

1. A Gentleman's Dignity: Was obsessed while it was airing, now can see the flaws, but really enjoyed it. Never saw Jang Dong Gun before, didn't know what to expect. I thought he was sexy-cool, but still no idea what all the fuss might have been about. Great wardrobes for everyone in the cast, the stylist should get an award or at ( Read more... )

“I thought I would die trying to gain all that weight in such a short time. I almost died trying to learn wrestling and I thought I would be dead by the time I learned to understand women’s sensibilities. Then I really wanted to die because I had to go on a diet again.”
Such was the greeting from the actor Ryu Deok-hwan, 19, on the day his film “ ( Read more... )