laying on the couch, icing the back, bored out of my frickin mind and yet STILL hated this movie.

this was showing on the bbc iplayer, and I lurvs me some Adrian Paul so I thought I’d give it a shot. Within 30 seconds I couldn’t stand it so watched the whole thing in fast forward and even then those are 4 minutes I wish I could get back.

hopefully this won’t cloud my fond memory of the series.

watched all three seasons/series back-to-back, and there were quite a few laugh out loud lines. My favorite has to be when Jen (following on information given to her by the IT guys) was insisting to the Board that if they typed google into google it would absolutely crash the internet. I’m still giggling over that one.

yikes, this is an awful movie. It was awful the first time I saw it, but I’m a huge Michael Madsen fan so when it showed up on the bbc iplayer I had to track to the scene at the vets office. Mr M himself with a wee kitten – I’m overdosing on the cuteness.

yeah, I watched both seasons even though I felt the 1st season wasn’t worth watching. I’d already bought them, and I was bored. Insomnia does funny things.

the following summarizes EVERY SINGLE EPISODE of 1 & 2:

“We gotta roll.
I’d hit that.
Are you hittin’ that?
Forget it, I’m not doing it.
You gotta do it.
We’re fucked.
I want it.
Make it happen.
We’re gold baby.”

Y A W N

I watched this BBC documentary on something so very dear to my heart. As someone who started reading at age 3, I was mortified at the idea that there was a time not too long ago where reading wasn’t the norm. What a nightmare!

Also very interesting to find out that it was Scotsman Ramsay who established the first (circulating) library. Woot.

There is a much better written, in-depth review found here.

from BBC description:
“English literature professor John Mullan explores the dramatic increase in reading which took place in 18th-century Britain, as it went from being the preserve of the rich to the national pastime it is today.

In 1695 a tiny amendment to the British constitution allowed for a flood of publications, without which Britain would be almost unrecognisable. This was the era that gave us the first ever magazines, newspapers and perhaps most vitally, the novel.

Mullan takes us from raucous, politically-charged coffee houses to the circulating library, the social space of the late 1700s. There is a glimpse inside an 18th century lady’s closet where she hid with her novel, and Mullan also celebrates the hero of the reading revolution, Dr Samuel Johnson. “

This was my main, from the same party—served with calvados caramelised apple, Crème fraîche and seasonal veg (carrots, snap beans, peas and broccoli – served in a separate bowl not seen in photo). Also very good.

This soup was my starter at the company christmas party. YUM. Served with cranberry jam and sundried tomato bread. Have I mentioned it was YUMMY? Perfect blend between the carrot and sweet potato and the ginger gave it a nice spicy kick.

I am so going to start making soup again.

Unless I can find this for sale in a store, that is.
:-D

jaysus, joseph and mary, watching this movie is like having a 2-hour emotional enema.

now all I want is to go to Ireland, get some new pretty shoes, and take a nap—pretty much in reverse order.

Over a year ago I saw a TV program about the life of this photographer, Evelyn Cameron. I finally got the book I ordered and it then had to wait two more days (project deadline at work) before I could read it. Tonight I couldn’t wait any longer and spent and enjoyable interruption-free hour on the ride home flipping thru the photos. Awesome stuff.

This is from ‘her’ website:

“Leaving behind her childhood world of the English gentry, Evelyn Cameron began ranching on the harsh and beautiful plains of eastern Montana in 1889 with her husband Ewen. When their initial venture-raising polo ponies-failed, Evelyn turned to glass-plate photography to help support her family. Nearly 2,000 negatives remained in a friend’s basement for 50 years after Evelyn’s death until author Donna M. Lucey tracked down the extraordinary collection.

Photographing Montana showcases more than 150 photographs of life in Montana from the 1890s through the 1920s. Evelyn Cameron’s work portrays vast landscapes, range horses, cattle roundups, wheat harvests, community celebrations, and wildlife of the high plains. Her vivid images convey the lonely strength of the sheepherders and homesteaders and track the growth of Terry, a small town on the Yellowstone River. Her family portraits are priceless glimpses into the past, capturing the endurance, pride, and hope of those she photographed.

Through excerpts from her diaries and letters, we follow Evelyn’s transformation from a daughter of the English upper class to a resourceful ranch woman relishing the independence and challenges of western life. Photographing Montana is essential reading for students of the American frontier and women’s history.”

I posted this photo (something I shot from a store window) on flickr, and one of my contacts commented that it reminded her of Eugene Atget’s work. I told her, “I don’t know who that is, but I love me some learning so I’m off to find out!”

I subsequently ordered this book and I have to say, I love his work. I really like how he saw something different in the “ordinary”. I’ve always tried to explain to my friends how I too see my surroundings differently, and use photography in an attempt to capture just what that difference is.

I’m not comparing myself to a master, but it’s like I found a kindred spirit.