-G- Con notes and psa
mhnr
the next installment of the Ballads of Nasturtium, which I took
as a challenge. We'll see how that goes.
In the meantime... the con seemed to go fairly smoothly. I made
sure everyone was prepared for really hot really dry weather, so
naturally it rained. Colin got some good footage of Euclid River
(Avenue on the map) with Tucson drivers barreling through the
running water.
Wednesday I fixed dinner for the earlybirds at Nichole's house
(which is *much* closer to the hotel than mine is).
Unfortunately Nichole had to work (thank you Nichole for letting
us use your place), but Dom was there, as were nymblin, Aimee and
Jason, JB, Keith and Kismet Rhodes (not a usenet junkie, but
maybe soon). I think there might have been someone else. What
can I say? My head's not right. For the insanely curious, we
had chips and salsa, pico de gallo ensalada de jicama (jicama
salad), and glop.
Thursday, most of the other conners arrived. We ate at Mi
Nidito, a wonderful Mexican restaurant in South Tucson, once
visited by the President Bill Clinton, and Keith commented that
Hyoun sat in Clinton's assprint.
Friday saw most conners go shopping on Fourth Avenue. David
(SmoothRat), Aimee and I went shopping. I think David likes
shopping with Aimee and me. (Can I get this? It's on
sale--$4.99!) Then we had the pizza party at Zachary's where Ed
the Bastard joined the group (if only for the evening).
Saturday was the Desert Museum (and Rosser's arrival). We were
very careful not to leave anyone behind this time. We had the
banquet and Rosser dj'd (excellent job). (Setlist has been
posted.)
The auction appears to have been a major success--Nadyne will
post on that sometime later this week or next, but preliminary
figures show it being far and away the best we've ever done.
Sunday evening saw some of us get stuffed on sushi, while others
got stuffed on Indian food. There is a blossoming rmta tradition
at this particular Indian restaurant--April 2000, Ed the Bastard
ordered a dish that arrived empty; this year, Keith ordered
something similar (both times, the food eventually arrived, but
the empty plates were a surprise). A bunch of us ended up
staying up, talking absolute shit until something like 4 in the
morning.
Today the departures. These things never seem to last long
enough. It's always good to see the people you wish you could
see more often than you do get to.
--Lydia and Rosser
PSA: You People are hereby strongly cautioned against attempting
to view a Darren Aronofsky double feature.
mhnr
I wrote:
<snip>
:
: Wednesday I fixed dinner for the earlybirds at Nichole's house
: (which is *much* closer to the hotel than mine is).
: Unfortunately Nichole had to work (thank you Nichole for
letting
: us use your place), but Dom was there, as were nymblin, Aimee
and
: Jason, JB, Keith and Kismet Rhodes (not a usenet junkie, but
: maybe soon). I think there might have been someone else. What
: can I say? My head's not right.
And to provide further evidence that my head's not right, Kismet
did not partake of dinner on Wednesday--we didn't meet her until
later.
This correction is brought to you by the letters o, o, p, and s.
Lydia
bramble, a pillywiggan
>No quotes yet--Rich suggested they be used for the dialogue in
>the next installment of the Ballads of Nasturtium, which I took
>as a challenge. We'll see how that goes.
<subdues impatience and smiles sweetly>
okay. :)
>In the meantime... the con seemed to go fairly smoothly. I made
>sure everyone was prepared for really hot really dry weather, so
>naturally it rained. Colin got some good footage of Euclid River
>(Avenue on the map) with Tucson drivers barreling through the
>running water.
that was yet another surreal arizona thing for me. my hydrophobia
only came into play slightly as i watched tree limbs speeding down the
street...
>Wednesday I fixed dinner for the earlybirds at Nichole's house
>(which is *much* closer to the hotel than mine is).
did i mention how good that was? no? well, it was really really
really good.
>Unfortunately Nichole had to work (thank you Nichole for letting
>us use your place),
yes, thank you nichole. i was so bummed that you got stuck working.
:/
>but Dom was there, as were nymblin, Aimee and
>Jason, JB, Keith and Kismet Rhodes (not a usenet junkie, but
>maybe soon). I think there might have been someone else. What
>can I say? My head's not right. For the insanely curious, we
>had chips and salsa, pico de gallo ensalada de jicama (jicama
>salad), and glop.
it was yummy. did i mention that?
>Thursday, most of the other conners arrived. We ate at Mi
>Nidito, a wonderful Mexican restaurant in South Tucson, once
>visited by the President Bill Clinton, and Keith commented that
>Hyoun sat in Clinton's assprint.
mi nidito was pretty good. :)
>Friday saw most conners go shopping on Fourth Avenue. David
>(SmoothRat), Aimee and I went shopping. I think David likes
>shopping with Aimee and me. (Can I get this? It's on
>sale--$4.99!) Then we had the pizza party at Zachary's where Ed
>the Bastard joined the group (if only for the evening).
bramble loot: a new pentacle with a purple stone and some celtic
knotwork. a new celtic knot with a reddish-violet stone. a purple
plush iguana, XX. _turtle_moon_, by alice hoffman, since the alice
hoffman book i had brought with me was almost finished. one blister
on the back of my left ankle. i could have done without that.
>Saturday was the Desert Museum (and Rosser's arrival). We were
>very careful not to leave anyone behind this time.
that was amazing. the drive was gorgeous. i wish i had taken more
pictures. and lydia was an excellent source of knowledge during the
trip.
> We had the
>banquet and Rosser dj'd (excellent job). (Setlist has been
>posted.)
yay! :)
>The auction appears to have been a major success--Nadyne will
>post on that sometime later this week or next, but preliminary
>figures show it being far and away the best we've ever done.
i'm only slightly sad over having been outbid. but mostly i'm glad
the item in question went for as much as it did. (keith & jb's peanuts
shirt.)
>Sunday evening saw some of us get stuffed on sushi, while others
>got stuffed on Indian food. There is a blossoming rmta tradition
>at this particular Indian restaurant--April 2000, Ed the Bastard
>ordered a dish that arrived empty; this year, Keith ordered
>something similar (both times, the food eventually arrived, but
>the empty plates were a surprise).
the indian food was wonderful, and exactly what i needed at the time.
(vegetable korma, mild. sweet lassi. garlic naan.) it was a nice,
relaxed meal, in a nice, laid-back, mostly quiet setting. perfect for
sunday night, IMHO.
>A bunch of us ended up
>staying up, talking absolute shit until something like 4 in the
>morning.
way way way late.
>Today the departures. These things never seem to last long
>enough. It's always good to see the people you wish you could
>see more often than you do get to.
i was very glad to get to spend more time with Lydia this year. if
only i weren't so annoyingly tongue-tied most of the time. i must
also thank lydia for introducing me to the afrocelt sound system,
which i must promptly track down and purchase stuff by upon my return
from camp.
thank you, Lydia, for being such an awesome local organizer, and for
taking such good care of nymblin's travel needs throughout the con. :)
may your con-recovery be smooth and quick (if not already complete.)
you deserve it.
>PSA: You People are hereby strongly cautioned against attempting
>to view a Darren Aronofsky double feature.
watched pi the other night. that was enough for one sitting, i think.
bright blessings.
bramble
--
~ fucking inhuman ~ little buttered bitch ~ quite the little psycho ~
~ not very appetizing ~ cute accident ~ notaverygoodgoth(tm) ~
~ she of questionable standards ~ keeper of nymsa's limbs ~
~ the dissociative sheep ~ freakgirl ~ sullen choirboy ~
rmta's site: http://www.rmta.org/rmt-a/
bramble's site: http://bounce.to/bramble
My Head's Not Right
>mhnr wrote:
<snip>
>>Friday saw most conners go shopping on Fourth Avenue. <snip>
>bramble loot: a new pentacle with a purple stone and some celtic
>knotwork. a new celtic knot with a reddish-violet stone. a purple
>plush iguana, XX. _turtle_moon_, by alice hoffman, since the alice
>hoffman book i had brought with me was almost finished. one blister
>on the back of my left ankle. i could have done without that.
Oooh... cool stuff (except for the blister...)
>>Saturday was the Desert Museum (and Rosser's arrival). We were
>>very careful not to leave anyone behind this time.
>
>that was amazing. the drive was gorgeous.
And fun, if you've done it and know pretty much what to expect. Being
a passenger is better, though...
> i wish i had taken more
>pictures. and lydia was an excellent source of knowledge during the
>trip.
I wish the con could've been held in the Spring when all the cacti are
blooming, and the Spring sun drips off the rock formations, and the
animals are randy... er... um... I mean... I wish the con could've
been held in the Autumn, when the weather is cool(ish) but not rainy,
and the Autumn sun delicately glazes the rock formations and casts
shadows of various colors, and the animals are active and not staying
in the shade...
<snip>
>>Today the departures. These things never seem to last long
>>enough. It's always good to see the people you wish you could
>>see more often than you do get to.
>
>i was very glad to get to spend more time with Lydia this year.
Likewise.
> if
>only i weren't so annoyingly tongue-tied most of the time.
I feel that way most of the time, too, but I console myself that I
usually end up regretting most of what I do say, so it's probably for
the best that I'm only a chatterbox here.
> i must
>also thank lydia for introducing me to the afrocelt sound system,
>which i must promptly track down and purchase stuff by upon my return
>from camp.
:) ACSS is really cool--and you didn't even hear the entire album.
>thank you, Lydia, for being such an awesome local organizer, and for
>taking such good care of nymblin's travel needs throughout the con. :)
My pleasure.
>may your con-recovery be smooth and quick (if not already complete.)
>you deserve it.
Thanks. Unfortunately, it's not smooth, quick, or complete. But
that's not something I want to get into here. At least not yet.
(Probably not ever...)
>>PSA: You People are hereby strongly cautioned against attempting
>>to view a Darren Aronofsky double feature.
>
>watched pi the other night. that was enough for one sitting, i think.
The plan was to watch Pi and then Requiem for a Dream. We watched Pi.
Wow. Just, wow. Wow. I can't imagine watching *anything*
immediately after watching Pi. Wow.
The next day, after lunch, I took Rosser to my favorite video rental
store (some 30,000 titles), where we picked up the other movies we
reviewed. After browsing the dvd selections (and picking up one that
we ended up not watching, though I will in the not too distant
future), we headed upstairs, where there's a shelf devoted to Akira
Kurosawa (mmm...) where we found "I Live in Fear," then back
downstairs where we picked up "The Moderns" and "The Fountainhead."
Oh, my. Weird selection of movies, but, the more I think about it,
the more appropriate it seems, considering the viewers...
Lydia
bramble, a pillywiggan
>bramble, a pillywiggan, wrote:
>
>>mhnr wrote:
><snip>
>>>Friday saw most conners go shopping on Fourth Avenue. <snip>
>>bramble loot: a new pentacle with a purple stone and some celtic
>>knotwork. a new celtic knot with a reddish-violet stone. a purple
>>plush iguana, XX. _turtle_moon_, by alice hoffman, since the alice
>>hoffman book i had brought with me was almost finished. one blister
>>on the back of my left ankle. i could have done without that.
>
>Oooh... cool stuff (except for the blister...)
yes. :) the blister continues to heal. the book is more than halfway
finished. the pentacle's been worn repeatedly. the iguana got a
name, but i don't remember what it was.
>>>Saturday was the Desert Museum (and Rosser's arrival). We were
>>>very careful not to leave anyone behind this time.
>>
>>that was amazing. the drive was gorgeous.
>
>And fun, if you've done it and know pretty much what to expect. Being
>a passenger is better, though...
i even braved a few glances over the side of the road...
>> i wish i had taken more
>>pictures. and lydia was an excellent source of knowledge during the
>>trip.
>
>I wish the con could've been held in the Spring when all the cacti are
>blooming, and the Spring sun drips off the rock formations, and the
>animals are randy... er... um... I mean... I wish the con could've
>been held in the Autumn, when the weather is cool(ish) but not rainy,
>and the Autumn sun delicately glazes the rock formations and casts
>shadows of various colors, and the animals are active and not staying
>in the shade...
let's have the con again in a few months... what? what's that you say?
"go to hell, bramble..."? hrm. okay. maybe not. :)
><snip>
>>>Today the departures. These things never seem to last long
>>>enough. It's always good to see the people you wish you could
>>>see more often than you do get to.
>>
>>i was very glad to get to spend more time with Lydia this year.
>
>Likewise.
:)
>> if
>>only i weren't so annoyingly tongue-tied most of the time.
>
>I feel that way most of the time, too, but I console myself that I
>usually end up regretting most of what I do say, so it's probably for
>the best that I'm only a chatterbox here.
i know that feeling...
>> i must
>>also thank lydia for introducing me to the afrocelt sound system,
>>which i must promptly track down and purchase stuff by upon my return
>>from camp.
>
> :) ACSS is really cool--and you didn't even hear the entire album.
i know... i had to regroup. i will buy it though, and then i will
hear it all...
>>thank you, Lydia, for being such an awesome local organizer, and for
>>taking such good care of nymblin's travel needs throughout the con. :)
>
>My pleasure.
:)
>>may your con-recovery be smooth and quick (if not already complete.)
>>you deserve it.
>
>Thanks. Unfortunately, it's not smooth, quick, or complete. But
>that's not something I want to get into here. At least not yet.
>(Probably not ever...)
fair enough. <sends ethereal recovery props>
>>>PSA: You People are hereby strongly cautioned against attempting
>>>to view a Darren Aronofsky double feature.
>>
>>watched pi the other night. that was enough for one sitting, i think.
>
>The plan was to watch Pi and then Requiem for a Dream. We watched Pi.
>Wow. Just, wow. Wow. I can't imagine watching *anything*
>immediately after watching Pi. Wow.
we responded by going to the beach.
>The next day, after lunch, I took Rosser to my favorite video rental
>store (some 30,000 titles), where we picked up the other movies we
>reviewed. After browsing the dvd selections (and picking up one that
>we ended up not watching, though I will in the not too distant
>future), we headed upstairs, where there's a shelf devoted to Akira
>Kurosawa (mmm...) where we found "I Live in Fear," then back
>downstairs where we picked up "The Moderns" and "The Fountainhead."
>Oh, my. Weird selection of movies, but, the more I think about it,
>the more appropriate it seems, considering the viewers...
between you and colin and angela and dances, and... i will forever
feel cinematically inferior. <g>
bright blessings.
bramble
--
caught some grief from a falling leaf as she tumbled down to the dirty
ground/said i should have put her back there if i could/but everyone
needs a better day/and i'm trying to find me a better way/to get from
the things i do to the things i should... --counting crows
rmta's website: http://www.rmta.org/rmt-a/
fastrada
My Head's Not Right wrote:
>
>
> And fun, if you've done it and know pretty much what to expect. Being
> a passenger is better, though...
yeah, 'cause that way you can feel like you're about to go over the edge
every time you look out the window! *shudder*
sorry, but we do not have *anything* like that in the midwest unless you
include ice-covered on- and off-ramps. the whole drive reminded me of
when i was in college driving home during a storm and my car nearly slid
off and on-ramp, which would've plunged me to my death -- or at least
certain injury!
>
> I wish the con could've been held in the Spring when all the cacti are
> blooming, and the Spring sun drips off the rock formations, and the
> animals are randy...
istr some of saw *something* having sex at the museum... damned if i can
remember what, though.
>
>
> >thank you, Lydia, for being such an awesome local organizer, and for
> >taking such good care of nymblin's travel needs throughout the con. :)
what she said. great job, lydia! :)
fastrada
--
people that go to TORI AMOS CONFERENCES scare the fuck out of me...
jesus. listen to yourself. it's fucking tori amos, not star trek. --
random comment left in my livejournal
My Head's Not Right
>
>
>My Head's Not Right wrote:
>>
>
>>
>> And fun, if you've done it and know pretty much what to expect. Being
>> a passenger is better, though...
>
>yeah, 'cause that way you can feel like you're about to go over the edge
>every time you look out the window! *shudder*
You weren't supposed to look *down*! You were supposed to look at all
the cool rock formations and stuff...
>sorry, but we do not have *anything* like that in the midwest unless you
>include ice-covered on- and off-ramps. <snip>
Now *that's* scary... it's also why I never go to the Desert Museum in
winter. We do get *some* winter-type weather, and occasionally we get
ice on Gates Pass (for those who don't know, that's the stretch of
road under discussion).
>> >thank you, Lydia, for being such an awesome local organizer, and for
>> >taking such good care of nymblin's travel needs throughout the con. :)
>
>what she said. great job, lydia! :)
Awww... shucks... thanks.
Lydia
ai...@rmta.org
> My Head's Not Right wrote:
>>I wish the con could've been held in the Spring when all the cacti are
>>blooming, and the Spring sun drips off the rock formations, and the
>>animals are randy... er... um... I mean... I wish the con could've
>>been held in the Autumn, when the weather is cool(ish) but not rainy,
>>and the Autumn sun delicately glazes the rock formations and casts
>>shadows of various colors, and the animals are active and not staying
>>in the shade...
> let's have the con again in a few months... what? what's that you say?
> "go to hell, bramble..."? hrm. okay. maybe not. :)
i think quarterly cons are an excellent plan, bramble. it's nice to see
some fresh meat^H^H^H^Hnew blood in con planning. thanks for volunteering!
Aimee the Magdalene (run awaaaaaaaaaaaaay!)
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nymsa
>No quotes yet--Rich suggested they be used for the dialogue in
>the next installment of the Ballads of Nasturtium, which I took
>as a challenge. We'll see how that goes.
i'm looking forward to it.
>In the meantime... the con seemed to go fairly smoothly. I made
>sure everyone was prepared for really hot really dry weather, so
>naturally it rained.
but just for a little while. mostly we had far better weather than i
was expecting. i battled with the heat a little bit, but overall it
wasn't nearly as bad as it could've been.
>Colin got some good footage of Euclid River
>(Avenue on the map) with Tucson drivers barreling through the
>running water.
he did. we got some good stills, too. sadly, though, i missed the
guy in the bright yellow jeep with no top and no doors whose car was
becoming completely soaked inside as he drove way too fast through the
huge puddles. he didn't even seem to mind.
>Wednesday I fixed dinner for the earlybirds at Nichole's house
>(which is *much* closer to the hotel than mine is).
>Unfortunately Nichole had to work (thank you Nichole for letting
>us use your place),
it just seemed so wrong that nichole had to leave to go work while we
all sat around her house and ate yummy food. :/
>For the insanely curious, we
>had chips and salsa, pico de gallo ensalada de jicama (jicama
>salad), and glop.
and honey rum chicken. and rum balls. both of which were fantastic,
along with everything else. thank you for keeping us so well fed.
talk about a hostess ... :)
oh, and if you ever feel like sharing the chicken recipe ... you've
got a willing recipient here. :)
>Friday saw most conners go shopping on Fourth Avenue.
my main spoils for the shopping trip were the blue dress i wore on
saturday during the day, and a black long sleeve shirt with purple and
white stitched flowers around the edges. i fell in love with a bit of
rainbow obsidian (i'm pretty sure that's what she said it was) but
couldn't justify the money for it. i did pick up an obsidian needle,
but that seems to have gone missing, sadly. i would've bought a lot
more, but i was trying really hard to be good with money, and to not
hold everyone back.
>Then we had the pizza party at Zachary's where Ed
>the Bastard joined the group (if only for the evening).
pizza party complete with laughing fits at our end of the table.
staring at various people. doing the wave, over and over. plus, very
yummy pizza. quite a good thing.
>Saturday was the Desert Museum (and Rosser's arrival). We were
>very careful not to leave anyone behind this time.
the desert museum was incredible. the drive there was breathtaking,
and i would've been nagging you to stop so i could take photos at
every opportunity if i thought there was enough time.
i was in arizona once, in 1998, and while i didn't get to see very
much, i fell in love with the different landscape, plants, and
animals. i confirmed that impression several times over during this
trip, much of which was on saturday. it was just beautiful.
i saw hummingbirds for the first time and could've spent a very long
time in that one enclosure. i got to play with an otter. i got some
gorgeous photographs of various creatures. lydia makes an excellent
tour guide and is skilled at finding nests and things when the rest of
us just walk past them, oblivious.
i loved saturday.
>Sunday evening saw some of us get stuffed on sushi, while others
>got stuffed on Indian food.
yum. very much yum. the food was delicious and it was a good
relaxing meal; just what i needed.
>There is a blossoming rmta tradition
>at this particular Indian restaurant--April 2000, Ed the Bastard
>ordered a dish that arrived empty; this year, Keith ordered
>something similar (both times, the food eventually arrived, but
>the empty plates were a surprise).
i have the photograph. :)
>A bunch of us ended up
>staying up, talking absolute shit until something like 4 in the
>morning.
absolute complete total shit.
it was fun.
>It's always good to see the people you wish you could
>see more often than you do get to.
it certainly is.
thank you for doing such a wonderful hosting job, lydia. it's much
appreciated. :)
--nymsa
My Head's Not Right
<snip>
:>Wednesday I fixed dinner for the earlybirds at Nichole's house
:>(which is *much* closer to the hotel than mine is).
:>Unfortunately Nichole had to work (thank you Nichole for letting
:>us use your place),
:
:it just seemed so wrong that nichole had to leave to go work while we
:all sat around her house and ate yummy food. :/
Yeah, that was the most disappointing part of that evening.
<snip dinner>
:oh, and if you ever feel like sharing the chicken recipe ... you've
:got a willing recipient here. :)
First, you need to make adobo by combining 1 Tbsp. garlic powder, 1
Tbsp. onion powder, 1 Tbsp. dried oregano, 1/2 Tbsp. salt, and 1/2
Tbsp. black pepper in a small glass jar and shaking well.
Season the chicken (I used boneless, skinless breast meat) with the
adobo. Combine 2 Tbsp. golden or spiced rum (I used Bacardi gold)
with 1/4 cup honey. (At this point, I heated the honey-rum in the
microwave for about 15 seconds on high to make it easier to mix them.)
Cook the chicken in a pan (I used a little olive oil in the pan).
When the chicken is about halfway done, drizzle some of the honey-rum
over the meat and continue cooking. Add more adobo and more honey-rum
to taste until the chicken is done.
<snip>
:>Then we had the pizza party at Zachary's where Ed
:>the Bastard joined the group (if only for the evening).
:
:pizza party complete with laughing fits at our end of the table.
:staring at various people. doing the wave, over and over.
<snip>
And Camille unwittingly joining in... and another laughing fit...
Laughing fits are good.
:>Saturday was the Desert Museum (and Rosser's arrival). We were
:>very careful not to leave anyone behind this time.
:
:the desert museum was incredible. the drive there was breathtaking,
:and i would've been nagging you to stop so i could take photos at
:every opportunity if i thought there was enough time.
If I'd thought there was time, I'd have stopped at each of the lookout
points both ways. I'm just glad y'all didn't get jostled too much on
that drive.
:i was in arizona once, in 1998, and while i didn't get to see very
:much, i fell in love with the different landscape, plants, and
:animals. i confirmed that impression several times over during this
:trip, much of which was on saturday. it was just beautiful.
:
:i saw hummingbirds for the first time and could've spent a very long
:time in that one enclosure. i got to play with an otter. i got some
:gorgeous photographs of various creatures. lydia makes an excellent
:tour guide and is skilled at finding nests and things when the rest of
:us just walk past them, oblivious.
I might've spotted more if it'd occurred to me before then that you
might not be looking for bird nests in the cacti. Odd the things you
take for granted when you get used to a place.
:i loved saturday.
<nod> Saturday rocked.
<snip>
:>It's always good to see the people you wish you could
:>see more often than you do get to.
:
:it certainly is.
:
:thank you for doing such a wonderful hosting job, lydia. it's much
:appreciated. :)
You're welcome, and thank you for the lovely compliment. I keep
trying to go over the good parts (and there were a lot of them) so
that they'll still be in mind when the post-con mess is finally taken
care of. <fingers crossed>
Lydia
nymsa
>bramble, a pillywiggan, wrote:
>I wish the con could've been held in the Spring when all the cacti are
>blooming, and the Spring sun drips off the rock formations, and the
>animals are randy... er... um... I mean... I wish the con could've
>been held in the Autumn, when the weather is cool(ish) but not rainy,
>and the Autumn sun delicately glazes the rock formations and casts
>shadows of various colors, and the animals are active and not staying
>in the shade...
mmm ... i love autumn light. i bet it would be a beautiful time to
visit the desert.
><snip>
>>>Today the departures. These things never seem to last long
>>>enough. It's always good to see the people you wish you could
>>>see more often than you do get to.
>>
>>i was very glad to get to spend more time with Lydia this year.
>
>Likewise.
me too me too! :)
>> if
>>only i weren't so annoyingly tongue-tied most of the time.
>
>I feel that way most of the time, too, but I console myself that I
>usually end up regretting most of what I do say, so it's probably for
>the best that I'm only a chatterbox here.
well, *i* liked listening to you/talking with you.
>>may your con-recovery be smooth and quick (if not already complete.)
>>you deserve it.
>
>Thanks. Unfortunately, it's not smooth, quick, or complete. But
>that's not something I want to get into here. At least not yet.
>(Probably not ever...)
:(
>>>PSA: You People are hereby strongly cautioned against attempting
>>>to view a Darren Aronofsky double feature.
>>
>>watched pi the other night. that was enough for one sitting, i think.
>
>The plan was to watch Pi and then Requiem for a Dream. We watched Pi.
>Wow. Just, wow. Wow. I can't imagine watching *anything*
>immediately after watching Pi. Wow.
dunno. it didn't do what i expected it to do. at some point, i'll
have to give it another shot with someone who really got into it, see
if that changes my perspective. i still need to see requiem for a
dream, too.
movies colin and i watched in the past week:
altered states
benny & joon
american beauty
the deer hunter
once were warriors
bad girls
a teensy bit of war of the worlds
bits of pulp fiction after the deer hunter, including the christopher
walken bit to shift my mindset somewhat
bits of the matrix, to look for one of the actors from once were
warriors
we're going to sit down shortly to watch breaking the waves. almost
three hour film. starting sometime after midnight. why not? i'm
definitely milking vacation while i still can.
--nymsa
nymsa
>:it just seemed so wrong that nichole had to leave to go work while we
>:all sat around her house and ate yummy food. :/
>
>Yeah, that was the most disappointing part of that evening.
definitely.
[snip chicken recipe]
yum. i will definitely be making that. thank you. :)
><snip>
>:>Then we had the pizza party at Zachary's where Ed
>:>the Bastard joined the group (if only for the evening).
>:
>:pizza party complete with laughing fits at our end of the table.
>:staring at various people. doing the wave, over and over.
><snip>
>
>And Camille unwittingly joining in... and another laughing fit...
that was brilliant.
>Laughing fits are good.
they are. wonderful, in fact.
>:the desert museum was incredible. the drive there was breathtaking,
>:and i would've been nagging you to stop so i could take photos at
>:every opportunity if i thought there was enough time.
>
>If I'd thought there was time, I'd have stopped at each of the lookout
>points both ways. I'm just glad y'all didn't get jostled too much on
>that drive.
not at all. you're a very good driver.
[tour guide Lydia]
>I might've spotted more if it'd occurred to me before then that you
>might not be looking for bird nests in the cacti. Odd the things you
>take for granted when you get used to a place.
it never even occurred to me to look for them.
>:thank you for doing such a wonderful hosting job, lydia. it's much
>:appreciated. :)
>
>You're welcome, and thank you for the lovely compliment. I keep
>trying to go over the good parts (and there were a lot of them) so
>that they'll still be in mind when the post-con mess is finally taken
>care of. <fingers crossed>
i'm sure there will be plenty of us willing to remind you of the good
bits you may have forgotten at that point. i do hope this ordeal ends
soon, though. :/
--nymsa
My Head's Not Right
:once upon a time, My Head's Not Right wrote:
:
:>bramble, a pillywiggan, wrote:
:
<snip>
:>>>Today the departures. These things never seem to last long
:>>>enough. It's always good to see the people you wish you could
:>>>see more often than you do get to.
:>>
:>>i was very glad to get to spend more time with Lydia this year.
:>
:>Likewise.
:
:me too me too! :)
<lovefest>
</lovefest>
Aw, who am I kidding?
<lovefest>
<snip>
:>The plan was to watch Pi and then Requiem for a Dream. We watched Pi.
:>Wow. Just, wow. Wow. I can't imagine watching *anything*
:>immediately after watching Pi. Wow.
:
:dunno. it didn't do what i expected it to do.
I'm not sure exactly what I expected it to do. I wasn't too familiar
with it aside from various and sundry recommendations, and I think for
some reason I thought it would be kind of antiseptic (don't know why).
If my expectations had been much closer to the mark, it might not've
been quite the "wow" experience it was, so I'm glad that whatever
preconceptions I had were so wrong.
<snip>
:movies colin and i watched in the past week:
<snip list>
I need to see some of those. I need to see some others of those again
(I think it's been twelve years since I've seen Deer Hunter...).
Lately I've been buying music. Well, trading for it, anyway. The
store I like has a $0.99 sale going on where the cd's they've been
trying to get rid of but can't are on sale for $0.99. Among my
purchases: bel canto, tarot bolero, and (no kidding) quayle. Of
those, I've only listened to the bel canto cd. eleven was also in the
$0.99 bin, but I've already got that one. Among my other purchases:
Juliana Hatfield, Birmingham 6, Tom McRae, Baaba Maal, and a T-Rex
tribute cd that I've found quite entertaining (mmm...glam).
:we're going to sit down shortly to watch breaking the waves. almost
:three hour film. starting sometime after midnight. why not? i'm
:definitely milking vacation while i still can.
Another "need to see" movie. I'm trying to get through all the movies
that were nominated for Y2K Oscars (major categories), but I'm
delaying Quills until I find and read a good [1] biography of De Sade.
Lydia
[1] Almost said "decent" there...