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Tristan + Isolde
lynnoxford and I went to see Tristan + Isolde. The first half was unremarkable; I was disappointed, in fact, because although I was certain they were getting everything wrong, I wasn't familiar enough with the story to know exactly what I could be mocking. Most of the time. There were a few moments I'm pretty sure I was right to mock ( Read more... ) -
Flying Cookbooks of Meme!
(Well, if "meme" and "doom" are synonyms, the subject line makes sense.)
On Saturday, zippysilver and I went for our first-ever plane flight with countessofgroan piloting! It was too hazy to see the mountains, but there was still plenty to see on the ground. The marshes were my favorite part, but I also quite enjoyed seeing the horrifically ugly roofs of otherwise normal ( Read more... ) -
Oh, well, so much for me.
I just came across this quote in an article I was reading about the Wheel of Wellness. Look:
Ross and Mirowski (1996) found that recognition from others in the work environment increases sense of control for men, whereas earnings have a greater effect on the psychological well-being for women.
Myers, Jane E., Sweeney, Thomas J., and Witmer, J. ( Read more... ) -
Twelve Characters Meme
Gacked from sovay and kraada, from the unshippy version of the meme posted ages ago. It took me a while to decide I was done fiddling with my answers. (Read: it took me a while to come to the conclusion that, no, I wasn't going to try to fully answer all the questions ( Read more... ) -
Twelve Characters Meme
Gacked from sovay and kraada, from the meme of ages ago. It took me a while to decide I was done fiddling with my answers. (Read: it took me a while to come to the conclusion that, no, I wasn't going to try to fully answer all the questions.
Write down the names of twelve characters. Then read and answer the questions. You cannot look at the questions (or ( Read more... ) -
Meme.
Gacked from elfsdh2
Rules:
1. Go into your archive.
2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to it).
3. Find the 5th sentence (or closest to it).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.
No one will agree to call me Aelgifu except Gerd the miller's son, who cannot pronounce the name and says Ugly-foo. -
Overheard at my gym:
Person 1: Have you seen Troy?
Person 2: The movie? No.
Person 1: Oh, it's an excellent movie, you have to see it. I've seen it two times and I'd watch it a third.
*pause*
Person 2: Brad Pitt?
Person 1: Yeah, that's why.
Person 2: I hear Hector's good too.
Person 1: And it's very gory. -
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Am back from Scotland! (And, er, have been, but I'm lazy.)
Also, meme, gacked from jennaria. It entertained me, though I'm cutting out the boring questions.
1. Go here.
2. Pass it on.
( my answers )