It Turned Colder, That's Where It Ends

[sophierom]

- 5 points to the person who can correctly name the origins of my subject line (no googling!). Hint: from a song.

- Just a random post, thoughts perhaps connected by the approaching end to summer.

- My homemade summer meme: Answer these questions here or in your own journal. They're boring, but then, so am I

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[veradee]

There's still one month of summer left, even if the weather doesn't seem to acknowledge this fact.

1. I haven't read much this summer, but I enjoyed Martha Grimes The Wind of Change.

2. I've seen several films, but Death at a Funeral was particularly funny.

3. Before DH was released, I wrote a few drabbles, but the book has managed to thoroughly bring my inspiration to a halt.

4. None yet.

Boston is the only American city I've ever been to. It's beautiful.

[sophierom]

Hi, veradee!

There's still one month of summer left, even if the weather doesn't seem to acknowledge this fact.

True. But as an American teacher, I've fallen into the trap of thinking of summer as the season that begins when school ends and ends when school begins. ;-D

I haven't read any Grimes. I looked up the book and saw that it was part of a series (or at least the main character appears in other novels). Have you read those, too?

Glad to hear Death at a Funeral was funny. I couldn't tell what to make of it from the previews.

Ah, don't let DH get you down! Have you seen writing_game? It's a fun place to drabble ... and if you don't want to drabble HP but instead write something original or in another fandom, you're welcome to do that.

How long were you in Boston? What did you visit while you were there?

[veradee]

In my part of Germany school started again about three weeks ago.

Grimes' books stand alone, but there are quite a lot of recurring characters, so that it might be better not to start with the latest book. I have read many, but not all of them. I also didn't read them in the proper... Obviously one should enjoy reading crime novels.

I don't like AU fics very much, which means that DH more or less killed my fandom. I would have to stick to fics that take place in Snape's past, which I wouldn't mind so much. But so far I couldn't think of a way to avoid writing about Lily. Ah well, perhaps one day I'll have an idea.

I had a look at writing_game, and it looks as if it were very complicated, but I might have another closer look

[veradee]

Sigh. Obviously, I didn't mean to write three dots, but add the correct word as soon as I could think of it. Order, it is.

[stephanie206]

1. Out by Natsuo Kirino
2. Rope (an old Hitchcock film with some innovative camerawork -- technically, it's pretty breathtaking)
3. Meh. Pass.
4. Does moving count? Otherwise, I haven't gone anywhere. :(

[sophierom]

Hey, Steph!

Just looked up Out. Sounds fascinating ... and depressing?

Added Rope to my netflix queue (you see what I'm doing, right? Just trying to get ideas of films and books from you all? ;-D)

"Meh," because you're being modest or because you really don't think you've done anything creative? (Or because it's a stupid question?) Since your job asks you to be creative everyday, I imagine it might be tough to write and create during your free time. Yet, your RTW stories are always lovely to read.

Moving definitely counts. It's the biggest trip there is, in a way. How's the unpacking going? And does H like his bachelor pad? ;-D

Hope you're doing okay!

[stephanie206]

Hi!

Out was fascinating and brutal and riveting, but I didn't actually find it depressing. It was uplifting in a backhanded way. I loved it.

You're just relying on others' good taste so you can seem more sophisticated! I knew it! ;P

"Meh," because I don't think anything I've written lately is good enough to speak of, and I hate to say something earned the title by default. So ... meh.

Unpacking is well-done, and the house is brilliant! Henry is very, very happy with his room and is loving the new place in general.

I'm OK, just been busy getting the Sept./Oct. issue out the door! How have you and I been?

[sophierom]

How have you and I been?

Ivory's initial could cause so much trouble in a sentence, couldn't it? ;-D He's been a bit stressed out with work, so the Boston trip was a great chance for him to unwind a bit. I've been just peachy, but I haven't done nearly enough with all my free summer time. I'm so incredibly lazy sometimes. :-(

You're just relying on others' good taste so you can seem more sophisticated! I knew it!

That's just the kind of girl I am. ;-D

I'm so glad the house is brilliant and that Henry is very, very happy with his room! It's great to love the place where you live.

Good luck with the Sept/Oct issue done!

[mollyssister]

Its a song!!! Its John Travolta. Im having a mind break.....ahhhh

[sophierom]

So close! John Travolta does sing this song, though these words are sung by Olivia Newton John. Travolta then says, "But I told her, we'll still be friends." (Or something like that. ;-D)

Summer Loving from Grease!

[mollyssister]

I even have that sound track!!!!

[deeble]

Six out of 10 things accomplished sounds pretty good. Better than half!

I finished The Undercover Economist recently and thoroughly enjoyed it. (It's actually nonfiction, despite the secret-agent-sounding title.) So while I've read a lot of fiction that I thought was good, I think this one wins the summer prize. It explains why things are the way they are in economic life, a description that doesn't nearly do it justice.

But I'm pretty boring, so maybe the average person wouldn't like it. I'm so boring, in fact, that I don't have a favorite film, trip or creative project for the summer. (I only have the one creative project anyway, so it's not like I could choose.)

Hope all is well! When do you start school?

[sophierom]

Actually, I almost picked up The Undercover Economist last week! I put it back because I had too much to read already, but I really wanted to get it. So, if you're boring, so am I! ;-D

First faculty meeting is September 4, and classes begin on September 7. I have a week of lounging, a trip to the beach, and then I return to work. Wow, I'm lucky.

All is well with me. How about with you?

[deeble]

All is well

No! NOOOOOOOO--

Sorry, DH flashback. Carry on. Glad all is well.

I laughed to hear that you almost started reading that book. I got the audiobook (because I like to put my commutes to some use), and the reader had a lovely British accent, which just made the experience that much nicer.

[sophierom]

LOL! I didn't even realize I'd used the dreaded phrase! ;-D

British accents are lovely. I'm always surprised that British people don't spend their days doing nothing but sighing at each other's voices. ;-D

Audiobooks for commutes are a good thing. I'm lucky that I take a train for my long commute, so I can read. But there are times when I don't want to read, so I listen to podcasts, my favorite being "This American Life."

[the_bitter_word]

1. What was the best book you read this summer?

Most fun was King Dork by Frank Portman, a nerd's revenge book, full of music I know and love (the author is a well-known punk performer). The sexual interactions may not be to everyone's taste