Weekend Updateish

[lagilman]

The first third of Burning Bridges has been gone over, torn apart, and put back together again. I like the book so far. This makes me nervous. *grin* Seriously, there's a lot of stuff going on, almost all of which builds on earlier books, but it's clarified in a way that made sense to first-readers and didn't feel heavy-handed to continuing readers, so I'm hopeful that I've hit the Happy Medium --

which is a damned difficult thing to do in book four of a six book (so far) series, let me tell you!

Interrupted the work for a while for a visit by peggin, which was nice. I love showing my new home to people -- and the excuse to try new restaurants. Sorry about the pollen count!

It also, as it turns out, is Commencement weekend here. We've been invaded by Yalie-kin! Tomorrow (graduation day), I plan to stay as far away from campus as is humanly possible without actually leaving the house -- except I've made plans to meet friends downtown for drinks. Oh. Talk about bad timing...

Much other stuff going on in the background, including trying to juggle travel schedules, work schedules, and cat-sitting. Anyone want to sit on a cat? Too much stuff to keep track of. Wheeee. I have brought out the high octane cafFiend for the week. You've Been Warned.

Oh, and seachanges? I've wimped. I'm watching 'History of the World, Part I' instead of the 10.5 quake movie. I just couldn't do it... I felt guilty about leaving you alone with that thing. So yeah, am watching. There's not enough single malt in the house to suffer this painlessly...

"...this is unlike anything we've ever seen." What, they didn't watch the first movie? God, wish I hadn't.

*stares at screen in total astonishment, watching the teaser for part 2* Who greenlighted this? And who let them into the medicine cabinet? Because nobody straight and sober gave the okay to this....


UPDATE: and Barbaro's out of surgery, and recovering well! He'll never race again, but I don't think anyone even in their wildest dreams expected/hoped for that. But he's still with us, showing good signs, and has a 50/50 chance. That's better than the prognosis was this morning...

I know, in this world, the fate of one horse ins't all that important... but maybe that's why it's even more important to care. Not quite the fall of the sparrow, but...

Comments

[seachanges.livejournal.com]

It's funny. I just watched Frank Langella in GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK the other evening. That was an amazing movie. The only thing amazing about 10.5: THE SEQUEL is the very fact that it got made.

*stares at screen in total astonishment, watching the teaser for part 2* Who greenlighted this? And who let them into the medicine cabinet? Because nobody straight and sober gave the okay to this....

And nobody straight and sober should have to watch it. Dear lord.

The monster hurricane movie was worse, if you can imagine such a thing. I stuck it out for one reason: Nick Lea. I think I should sue him for the mental anguish it caused.

Umm...

[lianneb.livejournal.com]

Would you shoot me if I admitted to enjoying 10.5? In a cheesy, bad effects, disaster movie sort of way? Ditto for Category 6/7 and the TV movie of The Poseidon adventure? Let's just say that at times, my taste is questionable.

On the other hand, I went to see The DaVinci Code on the weekend (which I enjoyed, but for the most part, thought the book was better), and was side-swiped by a preview for World Trade Center (Nicholas Cage). Hell, I'm north of the border, and I burst into tears in the theater.

Not a movie I plan to *ever* see.

[allaboutm-e.livejournal.com]

Did you get the "Severe weather" crawl across your screen re: the fires during 10.5? Sheesh!

And we are also pulling for Barbaro. :)