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hummingwolf) wrote2011-06-22 09:49 am
hummingwolf) wrote2011-06-22 09:49 am
The Good, the Bad, and the Tiresome
The Good: I got out of the house on Saturday! hasufin was in the area and kindly took me to a tea shop, where I had mango bubble tea and some tea eggs. I was in a bit of a fog that day and not really very good at socializing, but Hasufin patiently overlooked that. (Tea verdict: Bubble tea was worth trying; tea eggs are worth trying again.)
I watched movies! On DVD over the weekend, I saw The Secret of Roan Inish and Contact, neither of which I had seen before and both of which I enjoyed very much.
We've had rain! Monday morning I thrilled to the beautiful music of the falling rain. There was only light-to-moderate rain throughout most of the area and we're still well below normal rainfall for the month, but it was something.
I got out of the house on Monday! It was just a trip to return movies & books, then check out books and another movie. At least I did get out to enjoy what was probably the most pleasant weather of the week.
I made it to the Tuesday farmer's market! The market was busier this week than last, though the farmers would undoubtedly like to have even more customers at the little market. Got there too late to buy any of the last of the black raspberries, but blueberries are still going strong and both apricots and plums are now in season. Another farmer had some early corn and cheerfully told potential customers all about his experiments in planting this year (it's probably fair to say that he's not just a farmer--he's a farming geek). So I spent some time chatting with farmers, saying hello to a customer who's a vendor at a different market, and admiring the Phantom petunias, before finally purchasing bi-color corn, blueberries, and some fabulous apricots.
The Bad: For several days now, I've felt as if my entire body were swelling up. At first there wasn't much pain aside from my left ankle, but I was terribly uncomfortable all the same. Now this morning, my legs and back are hurting quite a lot, particularly my knees and ankles. Also, my throat hurts and my brain is seriously foggy.
The Tiresome: We're getting above-average temperatures and high humidity again. At least we're not expecting to break any records this week, though we did tie the high minimum temperature a few days ago. The weekend should be an improvement, with temperatures about where they should be this time of year.
hasufin was in the area and kindly took me to a tea shop, where I had mango bubble tea and some tea eggs. I was in a bit of a fog that day and not really very good at socializing, but Hasufin patiently overlooked that. (Tea verdict: Bubble tea was worth trying; tea eggs are worth trying again.)I watched movies! On DVD over the weekend, I saw The Secret of Roan Inish and Contact, neither of which I had seen before and both of which I enjoyed very much.
We've had rain! Monday morning I thrilled to the beautiful music of the falling rain. There was only light-to-moderate rain throughout most of the area and we're still well below normal rainfall for the month, but it was something.
I got out of the house on Monday! It was just a trip to return movies & books, then check out books and another movie. At least I did get out to enjoy what was probably the most pleasant weather of the week.
I made it to the Tuesday farmer's market! The market was busier this week than last, though the farmers would undoubtedly like to have even more customers at the little market. Got there too late to buy any of the last of the black raspberries, but blueberries are still going strong and both apricots and plums are now in season. Another farmer had some early corn and cheerfully told potential customers all about his experiments in planting this year (it's probably fair to say that he's not just a farmer--he's a farming geek). So I spent some time chatting with farmers, saying hello to a customer who's a vendor at a different market, and admiring the Phantom petunias, before finally purchasing bi-color corn, blueberries, and some fabulous apricots.
The Bad: For several days now, I've felt as if my entire body were swelling up. At first there wasn't much pain aside from my left ankle, but I was terribly uncomfortable all the same. Now this morning, my legs and back are hurting quite a lot, particularly my knees and ankles. Also, my throat hurts and my brain is seriously foggy.
The Tiresome: We're getting above-average temperatures and high humidity again. At least we're not expecting to break any records this week, though we did tie the high minimum temperature a few days ago. The weekend should be an improvement, with temperatures about where they should be this time of year.
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- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. It's problematic on some trans and gay issues, but for the most part I found it fun and hilarious.
- Alien and Aliens. The original is nightmare-inducingly scary, and has held up extremely well. The sequel isn't as scary (it's more of a space action flick), but I adore how the characters interact.
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I didn't care for Prince Caspian as much, but the first movie is gorgeous, true to the book, and well-acted all around - Lucy in particular is perfect.
- Lord of the Rings. This one is also pretty obvious, but I wouldn't recommend watching the whole trilogy in one day - it's pretty intense.
- V for Vendetta. I can't say how well (or not) it was adapted from the comic, but the movie itself is amazing. And I always cry at the end.
- Blazing Saddles, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Young Frankenstein, all done by Mel Brooks. HILARIOUS, even if you aren't a fan of the satirized genres.
And my terrorism-and-related collection:
- The Last King of Scotland. This is probably the most intense movie of them all, but it's incredibly well done and based on the real-life Idi Amin. (Apparently the movie even toned down his atrocities.)
- Munich, about the 1972 Olympics massacre and its aftermath.
- Syriana, which is about oil and terrorism and Islamism and the Middle East. This will probably be very difficult to follow/understand if you're not familiar with the current Middle East situation.
- The Hamburg Cell, about the events leading up to and the people behind the 9/11 attacks. Well-researched, doesn't make the perpetrators out to be complete monsters, and I thought it handled the actual attacks very well.
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Also, I think that The Secret Garden (the 1993 version, with Dame Maggie Smith) is in the same vein as The Secret of Roan Inish.
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