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Dec. 27th, 2016
Yuletide Youtube 8: Ponder Day
Dec. 27th, 2016 01:02 pm"It seemed to Hazel that he would not be needing his body any more, so he left it lying on the edge of the ditch, but stopped for a moment to watch his rabbits and to try to get used to the extraordinary feeling that strength and speed were flowing inexhaustibly out of him into their sleek young bodies and healthy senses.
The primroses were blooming." --Watership Down
I woke to the news today that both Richard Adams and Carrie Fisher had died.
As I did that dreadful morning when Ray Bradbury died, I was tempted to go back to bed.
But no, it's all part of getting older.
Adams was 96. He had a full life and a long career. And if he feels he won't be needing his body any more, that's all right.
Fisher was 60, 11 years older than me. She had a heart attack on a plane. Her addictions and mental illness had both taken their toll on her body. She was an inspiration to those of us with mental illness, saying that yes, we could be successful, we could do things. Delusions of Grandma remains my favorite of her books.
In the Nativity story, we're told "Mary pondered all these things." Robert Fulghum talks about setting aside a Ponder Day after the holidays, just to reflect and contemplate and ponder.
Today seemed like a good one.
Pics are potpourri
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From Delusions of Grandma, a conversation that has come up many times in my writing partnerships:
"That's it. I'm daunted." he threw down the manuscript.
"Well if you're daunted, I'm fucked."
"Daunted and Fucked. Sounds like a vaudeville team."
Privately, they called the project Daunted and Fucked until it was done.
The primroses were blooming." --Watership Down
I woke to the news today that both Richard Adams and Carrie Fisher had died.
As I did that dreadful morning when Ray Bradbury died, I was tempted to go back to bed.
But no, it's all part of getting older.
Adams was 96. He had a full life and a long career. And if he feels he won't be needing his body any more, that's all right.
Fisher was 60, 11 years older than me. She had a heart attack on a plane. Her addictions and mental illness had both taken their toll on her body. She was an inspiration to those of us with mental illness, saying that yes, we could be successful, we could do things. Delusions of Grandma remains my favorite of her books.
In the Nativity story, we're told "Mary pondered all these things." Robert Fulghum talks about setting aside a Ponder Day after the holidays, just to reflect and contemplate and ponder.
Today seemed like a good one.
Pics are potpourri
( Read more... )
From Delusions of Grandma, a conversation that has come up many times in my writing partnerships:
"That's it. I'm daunted." he threw down the manuscript.
"Well if you're daunted, I'm fucked."
"Daunted and Fucked. Sounds like a vaudeville team."
Privately, they called the project Daunted and Fucked until it was done.
How'd they get that past the censors?
Dec. 27th, 2016 10:01 pmI never fail to be amazed at what the fantasy shows manage to get past Standards and Practices.
Last week, I watched an underage, nonconsentual, snuff threesome.
Tonight, I watched a 60 year old man seduce a 17 year old girl, and she never even realized it.
The first is Cordelia's death scene in the Buffy episode, "the Wish." (3.9) Syndication almost always cuts the moment when Xander reaches around to stroke Willow's hair while they devour her. I remembered seeing it when I first watched it, but reruns cut it until i questioned the memory. There on Netflix in all its kinky glory.
The second is the end of the Smallville episode "Witness" (2.20) Personal space is a concept Lionel Luthor observes with great subtlety. Certain people merit plenty. Others merit none at all. Chloe... falls into the "he's much too close but i mustn't say anything" category. He seduces her with money (a generous grant to the school, for the journalism department), turns her head with compliments of her talent and seals the deal with a column at the Daily Planet. Chloe is left staring as he looks back, one last time in the door, with a smile for her. She's kinda feeling snared by the whirlwind.
And I SO want a shower after watching that. or a smoke. Not sure.
Last week, I watched an underage, nonconsentual, snuff threesome.
Tonight, I watched a 60 year old man seduce a 17 year old girl, and she never even realized it.
The first is Cordelia's death scene in the Buffy episode, "the Wish." (3.9) Syndication almost always cuts the moment when Xander reaches around to stroke Willow's hair while they devour her. I remembered seeing it when I first watched it, but reruns cut it until i questioned the memory. There on Netflix in all its kinky glory.
The second is the end of the Smallville episode "Witness" (2.20) Personal space is a concept Lionel Luthor observes with great subtlety. Certain people merit plenty. Others merit none at all. Chloe... falls into the "he's much too close but i mustn't say anything" category. He seduces her with money (a generous grant to the school, for the journalism department), turns her head with compliments of her talent and seals the deal with a column at the Daily Planet. Chloe is left staring as he looks back, one last time in the door, with a smile for her. She's kinda feeling snared by the whirlwind.
And I SO want a shower after watching that. or a smoke. Not sure.