"Where we both lie, late for the sky..."

[greygirlbeast]

I absolutely refuse to believe that the Forsaken undead of Undercity celebrate Xmas. The Halloween thing, while annoying as hell, at least sort of made some cockeyed sense. But I draw the line at Xmas. I can only imagine what Silvermoon City must look like right now. Maybe I can force myself to avoid WoW until after the "holidays."

So...the tooth is not being pulled today. My cough, which I've had since early November, has become a complication. What if I cough during the extraction? What if I cough out the blood clot? Etc. The dentist prefers to postpone. So, I'm having to wait and hope the cough clears up before the pain does me in, or the pills for the pain. And I have to get back to work, because this weekend was an utter loss. Sorry to dump health shit into the blog. Right now, it's hard to get around it.

Yeah, anyway. Nothing to say about writing, because I haven't been working.

I did want to mention that, this weekend, we saw Peter Berg's Hancock. The previews caught my eye, but it came and went in theatres with little fanfare, and I forgot the film. Then it wound up on our Netflix cue, and so we saw it. And wow. What starts out as a comedy with the potential to very quickly lose its momentum manages, instead, to go unexpected and delightful places. Indeed, I would even say this is one of my favourite films of the year. It's not perfect, but it's a damn interesting take on "superheroes" (and "gods") and delivers much more than what the trailers promise. Will Smith and Charlize Theron both give great performances. It's not the film I thought it would be, and that's a good thing. I'm also intrigued that Berg is directing a remake of Dune, scheduled for 2010. Maybe someone will finally do it right.

Last night, we watched the last four episodes of Series Four of Doctor Who. Again, wow. "Midnight" joins "Blink" as one of my all-time favorite stand-alone episodes. Marvelously chilling and unresolved. And what a geekfest of a series conclusion. I won't say much more, because I expect a lot of people out there who want to see the episodes haven't yet. "Turn Left" was great. But, as for my Donna Noble/Catherine Tate problem, what I will say is that the conclusion manages to transform her into someone I could care about, but, unfortunately (for the character, not the story), those alterations are revoked, and, in the end, she's that same shrill, annoying person she starts out as. I'm pleased with how the character was employed, but I'll also be glad to see her go.

It's warmer here in Providence, but more cold is on the way.

Today, I'll try to get through my edits on "The Colliers' Venus (1893)", and begin looking towards Sirenia Digest #37. I hope to write two new vignettes for this issue. Also, I need to talk to my agent. So, there's my day, the day I will have instead of the dentist and the removal of this blasted, rotten tooth. Right now, though, I need to go write a "thank you" note that the Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President Asshole, and ask why he didn't throw stones, instead.

Also, "World's oldest spider web found." Well, the oldest until an older one is found, which is inevitable.

Comments

suckfest.

[smallpinkfish.livejournal.com]

I love it when doctors fail to consider the possibility that you are in extreme discomfort and that there may be mitigating circumstances. I.e. your cough could be due to allergens or dry weather and may not subside. I had a crazy cold when I got mine yanked and if they had told me to fingerblast I would have broken out the pineaple-grenades. condolances. try listening to Lycia or Onreiroid Pshchosis, that usually makes me feel calmer and helps to foster an atmosphere of depreavity and loss.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Two things:

1) We went to Hancock thinking about seeing another summer blockbuster action superhero movie, albeit approached from a different angle. What we got was something that would have made Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, and Brian Michael Bendis squeal in delight.

2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jiWF91DssM

Good afternoon. I hope your cough goes away, soon.

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

What we got was something that would have made Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, and Brian Michael Bendis squeal in delight.

Yep.

[laserbitch.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the second season of Torchwood yet? That had a season finale that left me absolutely breathless and exceptionally moved. There were even tears.

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the second season of Torchwood yet?

Yep. It was fantastic.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I've read in a few places that apparently the throwing of shoes is a grave insult in the community. I love that he managed to get both shoes off and pitched before the secret service guys got to him, ahahaha!

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

I've read in a few places that apparently the throwing of shoes is a grave insult in the community. I love that he managed to get both shoes off and pitched before the secret service guys got to him, ahahaha!

Yep. I suspected there was a specific cultural significance to the shoes. Still. Stones would have been nice.

[mrs-ralph.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the tooth. If the cough and pain are persistent you could always bring up the possibility of using a codine-based pain killer during and after the extraction. It isn't ideal but better than waiting indefinately. If he had used the excuse that the numbing agent might mess with your heart rate and cause you to become seriously oxygen-deprived in your congested state it would have made more sense.

It was terrifically sad to see Donna rise above, fulfill her potential and become more only to have her lose it all at the end. We are looking forward to the Christmas episode even though there is a possibility that there will be a new doctor at the end of it. Unless they give it back to Christopher Ecclestone I am not in favour of changing doctors yet again. :-(

Are you not going to go into Silvermoon to see the Solstice Fair? I believe they have a constant bonfire going and you can get a present from under the tree. It is a fairly non denominational festival as near as I can make out. I think there is a quest involving killer penguins this year too. It's very...uhm...nevermind words fail. Surreal is as close as I can come to describe it. Dali and Warhol on acid trying to create a holiday atmosphere, maybe?

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the tooth. If the cough and pain are persistent you could always bring up the possibility of using a codine-based pain killer during and after the extraction. It isn't ideal but better than waiting indefinately. If he had used the excuse that the numbing agent might mess with your heart rate and cause you to become seriously oxygen-deprived in your congested state it would have made more sense.

I may look into the codeine possibility, as I have no congestion. It's a very dry cough.

We are looking forward to the Christmas episode even though there is a possibility that there will be a new doctor at the end of it. Unless they give it back to Christopher Ecclestone I am not in favour of changing doctors yet again.

I sort of agree.


Are you not going to go into Silvermoon to see the Solstice Fair?

First I heard of it.

.It is a fairly non denominational festival as near as I can make out. I think there is a quest involving killer penguins this year too.

Um...damn

My problem with Xmas in WoW hasn't really got anything much to do with the fact that i loathe Xmas. It has to do with world integrity and maintaining suspension of disbelief. This place is not Earth. Marking and celebrating Earthly holidays is absurd and blows the whole illusion. They might at least have thought up corresponding, non-terran holidays, if they absolutely had to thrust this shit upon us. These would, of course, differ from race to race. No way the Dranaei would recognize the same holidays as Orcs, or the Taurans share religious holidays with elves.

[scarletboi.livejournal.com]

Well, the "Xmas" type holiday in WoW is two-fold. It is presented as a crassly commercial "Hallmark" holiday inflicted on all the major cities by the Goblins.

The other side of it is a Dwarven (on the Alliance side) or Orcish (on the Horde side) heritage thing, where you go around and learn about a bit of their backstory. A certain group of Dwarves and Orcs are annoyed at the stupid shit the goblins have turned their sacred past into.

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

Shit. You just made this sound interesting...

[scarletboi.livejournal.com]

The halloween thing was interesting too, especially if you got up to just outside Undercity at the right time every night, when Sylvannas came out to ignite the wicker man.

They don't generally just blatantly dump Earth holidays into Azeroth, they just use them as an inspiration point.

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

The halloween thing was interesting too, especially if you got up to just outside Undercity at the right time every night, when Sylvannas came out to ignite the wicker man.

But is was sooooooo tacky and distracting.

They don't generally just blatantly dump Earth holidays into Azeroth, they just use them as an inspiration point.

Well, I stand by my original assertion that by using them at all they're presenting a gigantic problem as regards worldbuiling and believability. Then again, most WoW players probably don't think about these sorts of things.

[sovay]

This is not particularly brain-inducing, but if no one has yet linked it your way: build a squid. Because if cephalopods don't make everything better, at least they don't make it worse. I hope your dentist can come up with a better cough-suppressant idea than waiting.

[criada.livejournal.com]

Given that Peter Berg is Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert's pick, I'm skeptical of the Dune remake. The Butlerian Jihad made my head explode.

[crackademic.livejournal.com]

i wrote a storye about noam chomsky is a serial killer

[elialshadowpine]

I look at the WoW holiday more as something fun for the players instead of something completely in keeping with lore. It would've been nice if they'd done something more pagan-y, since most cultures have a midwinter festival of some sort, but it really is a bit too overt IMO.

Hope you feel better soon!