We're not twins*

I posted a post yesterday, and was feeling kind of unloved because no one said anything about how cute Charlie was or anything, and I only realised this morning I'd put it on 'private' instead of 'friends only'.

Charlie has no school tomorrow or Thursday or Friday. I have no one to watch him while Kate is in school on Thursday. elfmanfan? Would you be interested in making some extra money and watching Charlie from 10:30-4?

My co-worker's husband works at Reading Terminal Market" in Philadelphia, and she just gave me two ginormous pastries from there. Honey dipped and cinnamon filled, probably from these people. Mmmmmm...Amish Doughnuts.... /Homer

Speaking of Homer, did anyone watch the Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror" yesterday? It was good. They always do this thing with the credits where they change peoples names to 'scary names' and stick in other 'scary' things. Last year, listed on the spooky credits was 'The Republican Party'. This year it read 'Seriously. The Republican Party'. Tee hee. Plus they did this whole skit about how boring baseball was.

Right. Work now.
*In the movie "Splash" there are two minor characters who were working with the scientist who was trying to prove mermaids existed, and they were not bright. The scientist introduces them to Tom Hanks as the 'moron twins' and one of them replies, 'we're not twins'. My best friend and I have used that ever since when we do stupid things. Possibly this is a needless footnote, but there you go.

We're not twins*

I posted a post yesterday, and was feeling kind of unloved because no one said anything about how cute Charlie was or anything, and I only realised this morning I'd put it on 'private' instead of 'friends only'.

Charlie has no school tomorrow or Thursday or Friday. I have no one to watch him while Kate is in school on Thursday. elfmanfan? Would you be interested in making some extra money and watching Charlie from 10:30-4?

My co-worker's husband works at Reading Terminal Market" in Philadelphia, and she just gave me two ginormous pastries from there. Honey dipped and cinnamon filled, probably from these people. Mmmmmm...Amish Doughnuts.... /Homer

Speaking of Homer, did anyone watch the Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror" yesterday? It was good. They always do this thing with the credits where they change peoples names to 'scary names' and stick in other 'scary' things. Last year, listed on the spooky credits was 'The Republican Party'. This year it read 'Seriously. The Republican Party'. Tee hee. Plus they did this whole skit about how boring baseball was.

Right. Work now.
*In the movie "Splash" there are two minor characters who were working with the scientist who was trying to prove mermaids existed, and they were not bright. The scientist introduces them to Tom Hanks as the 'moron twins' and one of them replies, 'we're not twins'. My best friend and I have used that ever since when we do stupid things. Possibly this is a needless footnote, but there you go.

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Philip Hensher in The Guardian has summed up quite nicely and far mor eloquently how I feel about movies made from books.

The rationale behind this is, evidently, that fatuous comment that if Dickens were alive today, he'd be writing for EastEnders; a remark that can only be followed by the reflection that if Dickens did write EastEnders, it would be so very much improved in quality as to be unrecognisable.

Any of my Brit friends watching Bleak House? There was a 'dramatisation' of Our Mutual Friend a few years ago, and, being optimistic after the fairly faithful rendition of P&P (you know which one) I thought perhaps a corner had been turned and it would be just as good. It wasn't. Apparently this one is, mostly, good. Except for the sticklers like me and Philip Hensher.

Frankly I think Dickens shares with Pratchett* Both of them are such master wordsmiths that filming their stories creates a pale imitation at best. Their voice is lost, and with it, much of what makes the stories great.


*or should that be 'Pratchett shares with Dickens'?

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Philip Hensher in The Guardian has summed up quite nicely and far mor eloquently how I feel about movies made from books.

The rationale behind this is, evidently, that fatuous comment that if Dickens were alive today, he'd be writing for EastEnders; a remark that can only be followed by the reflection that if Dickens did write EastEnders, it would be so very much improved in quality as to be unrecognisable.

Any of my Brit friends watching Bleak House? There was a 'dramatisation' of Our Mutual Friend a few years ago, and, being optimistic after the fairly faithful rendition of P&P (you know which one) I thought perhaps a corner had been turned and it would be just as good. It wasn't. Apparently this one is, mostly, good. Except for the sticklers like me and Philip Hensher.

Frankly I think Dickens shares with Pratchett* Both of them are such master wordsmiths that filming their stories creates a pale imitation at best. Their voice is lost, and with it, much of what makes the stories great.


*or should that be 'Pratchett shares with Dickens'?

13,270 words

Not too shabby. Just...*does math* 36,730 words to go.

13,270 words

Not too shabby. Just...*does math* 36,730 words to go.