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I'm feeling devious
You're looking glamorous
Let's get mischievous
And polyamorous
Wine and women and wonderful vices
Welcome to the cult of Dionysus

It's not often a rock (pop rock?) song fits as a soundtrack for reading Greek tragedy, but when that play is The Bacchae by Euripides? It so works.

Also, I hope we discuss this in class because quite ( Read more... )

And have read Simon R. Green's Nightside series.

( Possible spoilers for A Hard Day's Knight--even though I just started it. )

I just finished Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson and though no one has probably read it and no one will read what I have to say because it's spoilery, I must get it out.

( Serious Thoughts and Silly Squeeing under here )

The internet is a very cool place. I just found out about a new book that sounds terribly interesting. Pleasure Bound: Victorian Sex Rebels and the New Eroticism by Deborah Lutz details the hidden sexuality of a stereotypically straight-laced time period.

Here’s the article that sparked my interest. It’s worth a read, but really, where my interest ( Read more... )

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I am so, so worried about this. For so many reasons, not least of which is really quite shallow but a very important part to me. Ben Barnes looks amazing in Dandy costume. That I will never deny. However, Dorian is described as "golden", a "fair Adonis." Shallow, yes. Nitpicky, you bet your ass. But it worries me that everything will just be so ( Read more... )

Okay, so we're reading The Awakening by Kate Chopin in English (which I like, ha!
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Film: Watched The Usual Suspects last night.  OH MY. 
           a) I kind of love adore Kevin Spacey now. Like, srsly. 
           b) I SO TOTALLY CALLED IT
           c) Kevin Spacey looks like Mark Sheppard. It kinda freaks me out, but makes me love him even more.
           d) Benicio del Toro was HILARIOUS
           e) I LOVE Gabriel Byrne so much
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...About all I wanted to say.

Am tired and have a headache...but I made it through 1 and 1/2 more books today, making it 2 1/2 books in as many days.

Will weigh in on my stash tomorrow or possibly the day after.

Still love you all.

Okay, so some serious Squee-age going on at the mo! Kinda sad to leave home, cos that's just how I am, but the fact that I'm gonna be meeting Torri Higginson and Jason Carter, among other awesome people, evens it out. :D :D

Bit tired. I dislike hate packing. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm a definite girly-girl and love clothes, make-up, shoes, yeah ( Read more... )