Isolated Blurt Thread

[TxRad]

Blurt!

At least it wasn't a fart.

 

[Sammael Bard]

At least it wasn't a fart.

Should I?

 

[NaokoSmith]

Should I?

Probably not

 

[Sammael Bard]

Probably not

Blurt you, Naoko!

 

[NaokoSmith]

Blurt you, Naoko!

Oh, dahlink, what a lovely wake-up call.

 

[Sammael Bard]

Oh, dahlink, what a lovely wake-up call.

With courtesies from,

Bard the Rooster

 

[TxRad]

Chicken and Dumplings anyone?

 

[Handley_Page]

Chicken and Dumplings anyone?

Shouldn't the chicken be hung for a while before consumption ?

 

[Handley_Page]

Once upon a time, a DVD of a cartoon often had literature enclosed, giving details of how the thing was done, a few notes about participating actors and so on.
I bought a copy of "Hercules" (Disney) because I think it's damned good; and funny.
Was there anything inside the purple binder ?
Yes,
An advert for the Lion King stage show (location unknown) and another for "the Ultimate Disney Holiday" which is some kind of cruise liner thing.

This really p1$$es me off.

 

[oggbashan]

One of the Dies Nefastus

Today was the other grandfather's funeral, in Essex.

We loaded the grandchildren, supplies for the journey, and their overnight things to stay with their grandmother tonight.

We set off early because of reported tailbacks on the M25 Dartford Crossing.

We didn't get that far. The car, checked and rechecked by our mechanic, died 20 miles into the journey. If allowed to cool down it would restart, but not run for more than a few minutes.

We called out the Automobile Association. After an hour they sent a contractor's recovery vehicle that carried the car half a mile to the motorway service area and left us their for the AA mechanic to assess. Another hour's wait before he arrived, by which time we were obviously not going to make the funeral, but we might make the family gathering afterwards.

Eldest daughter, on her way to London in a small hired van, arrived, alerted by text from our son-in-law. She couldn't take the children so asked a friend to drive 20 miles to collect my wife and children.

The AA mechanic arrived, diagnosed it as an intermittent fault with the emission control system which would fail again within 10-15 miles - and he couldn't tow an automatic car. He summoned another recovery vehicle from the same contractor, but that recovery vehicle was in a field retrieving an upside down car, so would take some time. They couldn't send one of their other vehicles because 10 of them were stuck in traffic on the M25.

Daughter's friend arrived, collected wife and grandchildren and took them back to our home in East Kent. The intention was that my wife should load the grandchildren into her car and then drive them to the other grandmother's house since we were now too late for the family gathering as well.

But the grandchildren were tired and hungry. For a 7 and 4 year old they had behaved very well, but they were running down. Son-in-law arranged for them to go to our daughter's house to be fed and stay overnight.

Meanwhile I was still waiting for recovery truck #2 to get out of the field. It arrived, my car started to be driven on the back of the truck, and I returned home, not knowing that grandchildren were now on their way to bed, not Essex.

My wife decided we should go out for a meal instead of cooking. We arrived at the restaurant to be told there was a minimum of a two hour wait. We drove back home, buying a Chinese takeaway.

The last straw? I couldn't eat all my takeaway meal.

I don't like today. Son-in-law's verdict? His deceased father probably thought the children were too young to go to a funeral...

 

[PennLady]

Wow, sorry ogg.

 

[PennLady]

I've tried not to say anything, but I can't help it.

The trailer for the "50 Shades..." movie is out. Gak.

 

[NaokoSmith]

Ogg, really sorry.

 

[NaokoSmith]

Went to an outdoor production of The Taming of the Shrew.

Of course it was pants! If you are going to do Shakespeare outdoors, you do Midsummer Night's Dream or The Tempest. This was a really weird production which said a lot more about South Walian sexism than it did about Shakespeare. Their one innovation was to cast someone really really large for Kate. They made this an even more retrogressive sexist statement than Shakespeare had intended by having her come on for Bianca's wedding stuffing a large slab of cake in her face. The image of this solidly fat woman stomping on stage cramming cake in her face ... well, words fail me.

Just before the performance it occurred to me that the way to do Taming of the Shrew for today's audience is as an exploration of the Dom/sub relationship. (I don't mean like 50 Shades - PennLady, I am sure the film will be absolutely dire .)

Kate is poorly treated in comparison to her goody two-shoes younger sister. All the women are repressed and made to behave with modesty etc etc, yet they are burning up with sexual desire. Pettruchio appreciates Kate's spirit but he recognises she needs to learn to rein in. Only that way will she be free to experience her sexuality, cast off the false modesty and the frustration and bad temper she feels.

The wedding scene when they talk about his weird outfit - he would be wearing his Dom outfit and come back from the church dragging Kate on a collar and lead.

As a blurt-y aside, I saw this young butch in the audience with a piercing in the back of her neck. Urrrgghhh! It wasn't in the actual nape of her neck, just at the top of the spine as it were. Maybe it's being a bit Japanese (nape of the neck regarded as most beautiful part of the body), but I could hardly bear to look at the thing! I read TX's story about piercings and was totally cool with the clit and I am sure the Prince Albert is great fun, but nape of the neck! Ugh ugh ugh!

 

[drteetho]

As Naoko speaks of Shakespeare, it reminds me... on Sunday I'm going to see a production of Midsummer Night's Dream in Stratford (Ontario, Canada). Looking forward to it!

 

[PennLady]

Years ago I saw an outdoor production of "The Merry Wives of Windsor," set in a 1950s-ish New England (I think) summer resort. It was hilarious.

 

[_Lynn_]

I've tried not to say anything, but I can't help it.

The trailer for the "50 Shades..." movie is out. Gak.

One of the blogs I follow mentioned the trailer a few days ago. I wanted to barf when I read hundreds of replies that praised the books for being exciting, the best, awesome, etc.




Unrelated blurt:

Looks as if I'll be rearranging some of the living room again tonight. I don't like where I put things last night.

 

[PennLady]

One of the blogs I follow mentioned the trailer a few days ago. I wanted to barf when I read hundreds of replies that praised the books for being exciting, the best, awesome, etc.

I think that just goes to show that many -- most? -- people are still iffy about "erotica" and don't read much. Then they read this and for whatever reason, they think it's so great not because it is, but more because they don't have much basis for comparison.

I also think that's something that we on this site and these boards tend to forget. Although man, those books are so poorly written, never mind the content, that I wonder how anyone gets through it...

Unrelated blurt:

Looks as if I'll be rearranging some of the living room again tonight. I don't like where I put things last night.

Last time I tried rearranging the living room, the kids received a fort-building kit (which is really cool) that required going back to the original layout since there wasn't enough room otherwise. Sigh.

 

[oggbashan]

As Naoko speaks of Shakespeare, it reminds me... on Sunday I'm going to see a production of Midsummer Night's Dream in Stratford (Ontario, Canada). Looking forward to it!

I have been going to our local multi-screen cinema to see live transmissions of Shakespeare from The Globe theatre and other locations.

My first memory of a Shakespeare production was open-air in Gibraltar, with my parents playing minor roles. The walls of Harfleur were some of the bastions of Gibraltar. Even at a young age I thought that charging the non-existent breach would be suicidal...

 

[_Lynn_]

I think that just goes to show that many -- most? -- people are still iffy about "erotica" and don't read much. Then they read this and for whatever reason, they think it's so great not because it is, but more because they don't have much basis for comparison.

I also think that's something that we on this site and these boards tend to forget. Although man, those books are so poorly written, never mind the content, that I wonder how anyone gets through it...



Last time I tried rearranging the living room, the kids received a fort-building kit (which is really cool) that required going back to the original layout since there wasn't enough room otherwise. Sigh.

I read a part of the first book. My daughter wanted my opinion. She writes, although not much, and didn't understand the hype. I couldn't separate the content from how poorly written it was to find anything good, even though I tried.



My OCD is in organizing. I constantly move things to find a more efficient way of using my limited space. My brain never seems to stop looking for more solutions. When I can't sleep, I'll open a cabinet/drawer/closet and re-do it. Eventually, when I have it back in order, I'll sleep.

 

[PennLady]

I read a part of the first book. My daughter wanted my opinion. She writes, although not much, and didn't understand the hype. I couldn't separate the content from how poorly written it was to find anything good, even though I tried.

I was appalled by the set up, first thing, where the heroine with no reason to go interview the guy does the interview. Logic was nowhere to be found. So I tried the "skip to the sex scene" bit and... bleah.

I'm 44 and my son plays little league baseball. I remember hearing a couple of the other moms talking about it and you could just feel the blushing going on. I desperately wanted to say something but thought better of it.

My OCD is in organizing. I constantly move things to find a more efficient way of using my limited space. My brain never seems to stop looking for more solutions. When I can't sleep, I'll open a cabinet/drawer/closet and re-do it. Eventually, when I have it back in order, I'll sleep.

Please come reorder my house. It drives me nuts. I try and even if I got everything organized, a place for everything etc., *one more thing* would appear that had no place.

 

[_Lynn_]

I was appalled by the set up, first thing, where the heroine with no reason to go interview the guy does the interview. Logic was nowhere to be found. So I tried the "skip to the sex scene" bit and... bleah.

I'm 44 and my son plays little league baseball. I remember hearing a couple of the other moms talking about it and you could just feel the blushing going on. I desperately wanted to say something but thought better of it.



Please come reorder my house. It drives me nuts. I try and even if I got everything organized, a place for everything etc., *one more thing* would appear that had no place.

Sure, I can do that.


The key to keeping things in order is limiting the things you have. If I don't use something within six months (minus holiday decor), it's gone.

I don't keep anything "in case" I might need it "some day" or because it was a gift thirty years ago.

I don't "stock up" because the store has a sale. There will be another sale.

"Stuff" is nice, but all that "stuff" causes clutter. The less clutter around me, the calmer my brain is . . .

 

[Sammael Bard]

I also think that's something that we on this site and these boards tend to forget. Although man, those books are so poorly written, never mind the content, that I wonder how anyone gets through it...

In a recent survey, the book that topped the list of "Being left halfway through the read", 50 shades of grey topped the list.

Most readers don't even want to get back into reading the book.

That boring it was...

 

[Handley_Page]

Sure, I can do that.

The key to keeping things in order is limiting the things you have. If I don't use something within six months (minus holiday decor), it's gone.

I don't keep anything "in case" I might need it "some day" or because it was a gift thirty years ago.

I don't "stock up" because the store has a sale. There will be another sale.

. .

You'd hate to see my place. I've always had a desire make things electronic (mostly radio stuff) and if I have not got the bits - yet - I'll keep them safe until I have.
Perhaps I should explain that some of the bits are quite expensive; there's no chance of finding them in a sale at some unspecified future time.
Archaeologists would have a field day round here.

 

[_Lynn_]

You'd hate to see my place. I've always had a desire make things electronic (mostly radio stuff) and if I have not got the bits - yet - I'll keep them safe until I have.
Perhaps I should explain that some of the bits are quite expensive; there's no chance of finding them in a sale at some unspecified future time.
Archaeologists would have a field day round here.

*chuckle*



Unrelated blurt:

It's soon time for a new desk chair.