Lack of sleep has caught up with both spouse and myself, so minimal Ring-watching last night and tonight. However ( Read more... )

(Castiron arrives home from errand ( Read more... )

[insert random commentary on the Rhinemaidens' costumes, though actually they do a darn good job singing while suspended]

Spouse: What kind of costume is Alberich supposed to be wearing?

Castiron: Maybe he's an extra from The Hobbit.

[On better look, he's clearly an extra from the pay-per-view edition of The HobbitSpouse: Hey, Alberich looks ( Read more... )

(while younger son is watching Youtube videos of computer-animated car crashes -- he'll actively ask for "Phun car crash 2 ( Read more... )

1. On the Branagh/Thompson Much Ado about NothingSpouse: This music is just completely wrong for this opening sequence. It's too bombastic ( Read more... )

1. I've finally started posting the Fic of Doom! Not Yet Dead (on AO3; as a backup, I'll eventually post it on DW/LJ also). BBC Sherlock/Conan Doyle crossover; about 106K words; I'll be posting a chapter every couple of days. (It's not quite *done*, as I still need to make some revisions on the last two chapters, but a complete draft exists, so I ( Read more... )

morning, after older son's fifteenth repetition of a four-note phraseSpouse: Who has more to answer for? The CEO of J.P. Morgan for causing global financial crisis, or the creators of the new Muppet movie for bringing the song "We Built This City" into the consciousness of children everywhere ( Read more... )

Spouse: Why hasn't Elmo ever played the Phantom ( Read more... )

Overheard in the Castiron household:

"If you play Sesame Street backwards, do you forget everything you know?"

Crossposted from http://castiron.dreamwidth.org/38705.html; comment where you like.

[on my commenting that a local restaurant was now open for lunch as well as supper ( Read more... )