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[spandrels]

I was going to write a bitter post entitled, "Things I hate about living with ***," but I decided I don't feel that negative today, so I'll submit a summary of "Things I loved about this past week."

Started off with a great second New Year's with dawnrosemaryx at Andrew's. Playing all the old doowop we could find on the jukebox and being more successfully creative than I have been in months.
An awesome trip to Eva B followed MUCH later the next day.

Watch out! I am heavily into the 50's right now...

I then went home from Mon. to Wed. and was reminded of how much (and why) I love my parents.

Actual conversation:

Me: There's this movie I borrowed from Jessie, I think I might watch. It's by Sam Raimi.
Dad: I saw a movie once, I think it was by Raimi, about a man who had a normal life and job, but then suddenly wakes up in the past...
Me: Was it Army of Darkness?
Dad: ...and has to battle monsters.
Me: That sounds like Army of Darkness.
Dad: I think it might have been called Army of Darkness.
Me:...
Me: (hesitantly) And did you like it?
Dad: Yes! I was surprised; I liked it a lot.

We then proceeded to watch Bruce Campbell kick dead-ite ass. I love my dad. This experience was second only to our Battlestar Galactica marathons.

We also watched, The Wrong Guy with Dave Foley and half the rest of Canada (and which I highly recommend).

Then mum and I spent the following day wandering around St. Annes, shopping and drinking tea. Many humorous, revealing stories were exchanged. She once dated the brother of The Pointer Sisters!! (In fact she was with him the night she met my dad...)

Happy moments used to evoke unbearable saddness in me. Someow this doesn't happen anymore and I'm just enjoying things as they are..

Even this beer that's almost too warm to drink...

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Comments

[kolvin.livejournal.com]

I have beer envy. :-(

Even warm beer is better than no beer.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_watchtower_/]

Ah, 'tis true.
Even better; it's my roommate's beer.

I'll drink one for you ;)

[iopha.livejournal.com]

Roommates got me hooked on Galatica, too.

Now I'm downloading the new episodes on Bittorrent the day after they air (following an insomnia-induced marathon of Season 2 episodes last week).

[messiahdivine.livejournal.com]

*grin*

Hooked on Lost yet?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_watchtower_/]

Arrgh! I have yet to watch season 2...I would've burned/downloaded/otherwise surreptitiously acquired it, but my dad and I have an unspoken agreement to watch it together and my parent's computer is...not equipped to make media consumption a pleasant experience...

so I've waited. it has been a painful, painful year.

I have to admit I was not a fan of the first incarnation (the ideas were great, but it fell short of being "so bad it's good"), but Ronald who's-him-ah-what's-his-face and the writers of the current show have created some seriously intelligent and entertaining television!

And Olmos is certainly earning a spot among the great space captains of the universe.

[iopha.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear that. The DVD set of the first half of Season 2 isn't even available in Canada yet, but it was bought and brought over the border for household enjoyment by thugfish. I won't give you any spoilers, except that the Battlestar is full of eels, and that Giles dies.

And Olmos has enough gravitas in his low-key "I am displeased with this turn of events" look that a space time singularity forms every time something goes wrong. Lurv him.

with a cameo by Samuel L. Jackson, of course

[http://users.livejournal.com/_watchtower_/]

Ahaha, eels! That is too good. I must go on a trip so I can confound some poor store clerk (http://messiahproject.info/watchtower/Monty Python - Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook.mpg)!


hmm, which is worse, eels in your hovercraft or snakes on a plane?...that's some serious food for thought right there...

Re: with a cameo by Samuel L. Jackson, of course

[iopha.livejournal.com]

Snakes on a plane, no contest.

Eels on a plane?

Starring Ice Cube?