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a mage of fire
I did fall asleep, eventually. I woke up at a critical moment in my dream, too, although I tried to fall back into it, and must have stayed as-curled-up-as-possible under the covers, eyes squinched shut against the sunlight, for at least half an hour. I don't remember much of the dream now, but what I do remember I want to record: there was a ( Read more... ) -
oh, to sleep
Dear ________ ( Read more... ) -
black fox, secret maze,
I want to dream of a silver ring, a black fox in a secret maze, and flying ( Read more... ) -
Mail! Mail Mail Mail!
This week is a good week for mail. Nicole (wirewalking) received the box I sent her on Saturday all supersupersuper fast and nothing was broken, my dreadiest of dread fears, and once again my mug-maker favourite seems to have been a hit. I love giving gifts far better than I like receiving them, honestly. When I receive gifts, and please, folks, don't let ( Read more... ) -
The Ugly Truth
'Hark. What craptastic craptasticity is this?' I thought, whilst watching scenes of The Ugly Truth. It wasn't bad because it was a battle of the sexes Stereotype v. Stereotype romp. It wasn't bad because of the acting. It was bad because of the directing, the writing, the unfortunate implications unfortunating themselves all over the place ( Read more... ) -
Kirikou et la Sorciere
Hey. Hey, hey. Hey. Have you ever heard of Kirikou and the Sorceress before? Yes? Then join me in gleeing over how neat it is. No? Then, hey, read further if you're curious, because you should totally be curious. Asking why is important.
That's one of the lessons in Kirikou and the Sorceress, which already elevates it for me. I like a good story ( Read more... ) -
Bright Star
A concise review of that movie, Bright Star: what a brilliant. I love it, but quietly. I like the colors. I like how the colors aren't all too bright or too dull; I like how the sunlight looks natural. I like how, when there is no score in the background, there are commonplace sounds: birds singing, cutlery singing, rain singing, the purring of the ( Read more... ) -
Sandwich Genius
Note: this week, I am a sandwich genius. Someone gave me a jar of pumpkin spice marmalade from a Renaissance Fair vendor I'm (delighted to be) familiar with of old. This stuff is good. This stuff is good enough for me to sneak spoonfulls straight from the jar. However! Pumpkin spice marmalade + cream cheese + wheat bread = All Year Round ( Read more... ) -
Physical Therapy: First Impressions
Today I had my first (for real, actually scheduled) Physical Therapy appointment. It wasn't as bad as I'd feared, and I'm a pain wimp with a strong imagination, so you can imagine how bad I'd feared, and then maybe consider the fact that I'm always being told I've got a good touch for horror, and lump that into the imaginatin' fear-bowl, and that' ( Read more... )