Comments | baleanoptera: doing the paper thing and loving The Wire

baleanoptera

doing the paper thing and loving The Wire

Oct 09, 2007 23:25

Hmm..not much posting lately - but I'm currently trying to finish a paper and watching season 4 of The Wire.

I'm on episode six now and I must say that this season might become my new favourite, right next to season two. ( cut for s4 spoilers )

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baleanoptera October 9 2007, 21:59:26 UTC

YAY! But then again I knew you had excellent, excellent tast! ;D I think that chapel kick-started my great love for mosaics. I liked them before - but after that chapel, and the church as a whole, I was absolutely captivated.
One of my biggest travel wishes is to go to Palermo and see the Capella Palatina.

alexandral October 9 2007, 23:18:17 UTC

7.I’m unable to watch any episode of CSI or a similar show as the plotlines freak me out.

Hee! I find CSI has a strange (but therapeutic) effect on me - I fall asleep in 15 minutes flat.. :D I usually watch it "good and proper" on TV , not on computer (our programs show at least 2 CSI a day) when I want to fall asleep quickly. :D

baleanoptera October 10 2007, 09:35:02 UTC

Hee! But how can you fall asleep to CSI? All the scary killers out there etc.
Our networks show CSI all the time as well. You turn on the tv and there they are. Hmm...

Oh, and "The Wire" s4 is wonderful! I had some trouble getting into season three, but s4 just grabbed me from the first episode. So if you have some spare time in your tv schedule I'd say s4 is highly recommended. ;D

koalathebear October 10 2007, 01:31:28 UTC

I love your list so much but this made me laugh the most:

3.My mother and most of my aunts are nurses. This led to spending an entire Christmas dinner listening to them discuss phlegm. As a result it takes a lot to squick me when it comes to food.

I had a room mate who was a nurse and I have a younger brother with whom I would compete to 'outgross' when discussing topics so I'm largely immune these days, which used to really distress a very squeamish cousin who couldn't even hear the word 'gag' when eating dinner without feeling sick :)

baleanoptera October 10 2007, 17:05:06 UTC

Hee. Thank you, and I see you know what I'm talking about. I suppose being immune to being grossed out while eating has it's benefits - but it was a hard act to learn.

Oh, and I keep forgetting to mention this but your "home" icon is just so lovely. It's making me all feel all warm and fuzzy inside - and I've never even been to Australia!

finnygan October 10 2007, 06:32:08 UTC

4.I cannot travel without music. This includes going outside with the trash.

I am absolutely with you there. If, for some reason, I have to go somewhere - anywhere - without my iPod, I feel strangely amputated and lonely, and I never like the experience.

And I really need to see this The Wire thing. I have a feeling that I might enjoy it.

baleanoptera October 10 2007, 09:52:49 UTC

I feel strangely amputated and lonely,

Yes, exactly! And without music the world seems to come a little closer, perhaps too close, and suddenly its a hassle to get to where you are going.
Also having playlists and select music available can make any day better. ;)

And "The Wire" is hands down the best tv I've ever seen. Now a lot of people will tell you that - so please don't start believing that the show is therefore pretentious or difficult. It's not. In fact on the surface it is a straight up cops and criminals show with a basic premise of a crime unit in Baltimore trying to catch a drug lord. (sarkastic has great intro post to the show hereIn addition to this is the fact that it is inspired by Greek drama and the Iliad, that it uses visual symbolism in a way that would make the most hard-hearted semiotician weep with joy and that after watching three and a half seasons of this show I can honestly say it has never - not once - been bad. It has a consistency in quality which is absolutely breathtaking ( ... )

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baleanoptera October 10 2007, 09:21:02 UTC

CSI does make a great metaphor - I've never thought about it like that, but it you're right! Hee. Actually it's not the dead bodies that freak me out - but more the insanity of the murderers. There is never a murderer or rapist on that show who does something simple. It's always a strange, psychologically terrifying reason - and that is the aspect that freaks me.

The iPod has changed my travelling life,

So true! I remember the old days - when I carried around a walkman complete with my own mixed tapes. Or the lumbering around of a portable cd-player - with all the extra cd's in the bag. (along with the certainty that the cd you most wanted to listen to was the one you hadn't brought). Now I might get a wee bit sentimental writing about all this - but that doesn't mean I miss it. ;P iPod - never leave me! Hee.

And "The Wire" s4 is just amazingly good. I was a bit sceptical, mostly because I was afraid I'd miss Stringer. Thankfully there was nothing to fear.

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baleanoptera October 12 2007, 11:57:54 UTC

Oh noes! Poor iPod! I hope it has recovered now?

I think I'm the only one who seems to be a bigger S1 fan, and I'm really liking what I've seen of S3 of 'The Wire' so far!

I think S1 is amazing, but I haven't seen it in such a long time. I finished season 4 last night, and now I really, really want to see S1 again. There were so many references to the first season I was jumping up and down with glee.

How far have you watched in S3? I need to rewatch that as well. maybe I should just realise I need a full "The Wire" marathon.

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