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I haven't been on either of my blogs in a few days. Too many other things to do. And then that vegetative state that comes sometimes with the weekend, when I can't actually do anything because my brain is tired. I knit myself a funky scarf instead, blissfully mindless knit stitches all the way. And we had a Pretender marathon with our brand new season four. I love the Pretender. I love that the most salient characteristic about Jarrod is compassion, and that the dysfunctional family represented by "The Center" makes my family seem like like the Leave it to Beaver clan, and I love Ms. Parker's mean spirited Xenaness.
I also love tv. Its unfortunate that we don't have cable and can only watch this stuff when we buy it.
Speaking of things that I love, I thought it might be fun to compile a list of that sort of stuff for visitors to my blog. So far I've talked about my depressing childhood, my politics with regards to Plan B, and how I cope with my online gamer, but I haven't really talked about me, such as I am.
Here goes.
Favorite books: The Bordertown series edited by Terri Windling has a soft spot in my heart, as well as the beautiful anthology that she edited about child abuse (which includes her personal experience with it) The Armless Maiden. Although, warning, the anthology I mentioned will trigger the sensitive. I read a lot of Charles de Lint; there have been recent books of his that I thought lacked the depth of his better books, but they have a lot of heart in them and there is always a sort of moral beauty. Andrew Greely's Irish fill in the second word books (Gold, Whiskey, etc.) are fun reads. I'd better abbreviate into list form: the Barnard translation of Sappho's poetry, The Scarlet letter, the Anita Blake vampire hunter novels (even the later ones that get weird), Jennifer Roberson's Tiger and Dell novels (up to the last two), Yeats collected poems, Emma Bull's Bone Dance, some Rod Mckuen poetry and Herbert Mason's translation of Gilgamesh. Pant, pant. I read a lot.
Favorite movies:Empire Records (product of my era), Ten Things I hate About You (ditto), Hidalgo, Chocolat, and the Gladiator. I also have a weakness for old barbarian movies, and the classic Eric the Viking.
Favorite Music: very eclectic. Too eclectic. There isn't enough time. I'm especially fond of the Celtic and Rock genres though. Wicked Tinkers is a badass bagpipe and drum band that I listen to a lot. It's pipe music you could dance to.
Favorite tv: Firefly, The Pretender, Xena, Roar, Roswell, CSI, Dark Angel, the Gilmore Girls and Eureka. Yes, many of my favorite shows have had sadly short lifespans.
I think that the stimuli that we choose to surround ourselves with says a lot about who we are, and what kind of world we want to live in. I hope you enjoyed the crash course.
Back next time with more thought provoking material.
I also love tv. Its unfortunate that we don't have cable and can only watch this stuff when we buy it.
Speaking of things that I love, I thought it might be fun to compile a list of that sort of stuff for visitors to my blog. So far I've talked about my depressing childhood, my politics with regards to Plan B, and how I cope with my online gamer, but I haven't really talked about me, such as I am.
Here goes.
Favorite books: The Bordertown series edited by Terri Windling has a soft spot in my heart, as well as the beautiful anthology that she edited about child abuse (which includes her personal experience with it) The Armless Maiden. Although, warning, the anthology I mentioned will trigger the sensitive. I read a lot of Charles de Lint; there have been recent books of his that I thought lacked the depth of his better books, but they have a lot of heart in them and there is always a sort of moral beauty. Andrew Greely's Irish fill in the second word books (Gold, Whiskey, etc.) are fun reads. I'd better abbreviate into list form: the Barnard translation of Sappho's poetry, The Scarlet letter, the Anita Blake vampire hunter novels (even the later ones that get weird), Jennifer Roberson's Tiger and Dell novels (up to the last two), Yeats collected poems, Emma Bull's Bone Dance, some Rod Mckuen poetry and Herbert Mason's translation of Gilgamesh. Pant, pant. I read a lot.
Favorite movies:Empire Records (product of my era), Ten Things I hate About You (ditto), Hidalgo, Chocolat, and the Gladiator. I also have a weakness for old barbarian movies, and the classic Eric the Viking.
Favorite Music: very eclectic. Too eclectic. There isn't enough time. I'm especially fond of the Celtic and Rock genres though. Wicked Tinkers is a badass bagpipe and drum band that I listen to a lot. It's pipe music you could dance to.
Favorite tv: Firefly, The Pretender, Xena, Roar, Roswell, CSI, Dark Angel, the Gilmore Girls and Eureka. Yes, many of my favorite shows have had sadly short lifespans.
I think that the stimuli that we choose to surround ourselves with says a lot about who we are, and what kind of world we want to live in. I hope you enjoyed the crash course.
Back next time with more thought provoking material.
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