Endless Ends

[Endless_Night]

I mean, if it’s just day hiking, sure. But camping on the ground? Unless you’re going to slather my back in icy hot the next morning, thats a no go.

How much does icy hot weigh?

I'm think pack weigh limits.

Part of that chunk in West Virginia.

I may have questions for you at some point. Just warning you in advance.

 

[Endless_Night]

I simply could not sleep this morning.

As I'm a lazy creature, working at something did not appeal. So naturally I watched an old sci-fi movie.

The Atomic Submarine (1959)

Nifty and amusing old-fashioned special effects. Plus! I learned a new term.

Degaussing field.

I suspect that may be difficult to work into conversation.

 

[Endless_Night]

I stumbled upon a series titled, The Little Murders of Agatha Christie.

It's a comedic style murder mystery format. French, so subtitles. The episode I saw was based - so, so, so loosely based - on the novel, Cat Among the Pigeons (1959).

It was a hoot!

There are eleven episodes.

I will be tracking more down.

 

[Wand3rlust]

Where, pray tell, can one watch such a thing?

 

[Endless_Night]

Where, pray tell, can one watch such a thing?

I caught it on one of the "On Now" mystery streaming channels on Amazon.

It shouldn't be too hard to track down. The series started in 2009.

 

[Endless_Night]

Where, pray tell, can one watch such a thing?

MHz channel for the stream!

 

[Endless_Night]

*whump*

I am beat. So glad I have nothing on the agenda tonight.

Bad movies and food that is bad for me, for the win!

 

[investor2020]

Surely you've had the opportunity to say "that's the most Degaussing thing I've ever heard !" . . . ?

 

[Endless_Night]

Surely you've had the opportunity to say "that's the most Degaussing thing I've ever heard !" . . . ?

Alas . . . .

I really must find a way to work that into conversation.

 

[Endless_Night]

There is a weight class series I do. This one set just strikes me as so amusing.

It's tricep extensions, laying on your back with a bar. As you flex back the instructor says: Now if you're wondering how you know if you're going back too far - if you hit your forehead, you've gone back too far.

It just cracks me up every time.


What can I say. I'm easily amused.

 

[Endless_Night]

Note that it's breeding pairs rather than overall population, but still relevant, if not unexpected.

 

[Endless_Night]

Oh! That was way smaller than I expected.

 

[Endless_Night]

I've been having these tall people experiences as of late.

As the shortest (still not short) amongst a tall family, it takes someone exceptionally long of limb to catch my attention. It happened earlier in the week. It happened at tonight's function.

A slim girl of asian descent. She had to be at least 6'4".

At least.

Where does she buy clothes.

 

[BongoGal]

I've been having these tall people experiences as of late.

As the shortest (still not short) amongst a tall family, it takes someone exceptionally long of limb to catch my attention. It happened earlier in the week. It happened at tonight's function.

A slim girl of asian descent. She had to be at least 6'4".

At least.

Where does she buy clothes.

J. Jill
Jiant Jill

 

[Endless_Night]

Jiant Jill

It feels so very wrong to laugh at this . . . .

But I'm also really excited I caught the joke!

 

[Endless_Night]

I'm a Ngaio Marsh Fan.

Same, for the 1990 adaptions of her Inspector Alleyn novels. The overall feel and casting just work.

While I'm not entirely enamored of a few tweaks made in the Troy and Alleyn interactions, is one ever entirely satisfied when a favored set of novels segues to the screen?

Anyhoo. One of the regular secondary characters, Inspector Fox, has the nickname Br'er Fox.

I've read those books twenty times and it never once caught my attention that Br'er was a referencing of the character in Disney's Song of the South (1946)!

But. Yep!

Not unduly surprising as far as time frames. Marsh's first book was published in the mid-30s and SofS was popular in England after its premiere. I should add that it's not referenced in any type of racial way in the books. Nor are the folktales viewed as problematic aside from theirr association with the movie.

So . . . . I'm not really sure where I'm going with this - you know, per usual - just a tidbit that caught me by surprise.

And another of those connections over time and distance, like the semi-modern English language Judge Dee novels from ancient China, that I like so much.

 

[Endless_Night]

Trail runners of hiking boots? That is the question.

Trail runners are lighter, but give less ankle support.

Boots are heavier, but support the ankle.

I need the ankle support but boots weigh a pound more, at the very least. Possibly two pounds. That is a significant weight for several days walking.

#conundrum

 

[Endless_Night]

Particularly as my pack needs to not exceed 25 lbs. Preferably less.

Hmmmmm.

 

[investor2020]

Depends on the terrain . . . fairly level w/o rocks, then trail runners. If hilly or fairly steep, then boots. A pair of each for my hikes in the mtns here.

 

[Apisto42]

Particularly as my pack needs to not exceed 25 lbs. Preferably less.

Hmmmmm.

For the AT? Boots. Preferably water resistant, there will be creeks to cross.

 

[Endless_Night]

Depends on the terrain . . . fairly level w/o rocks, then trail runners. If hilly or fairly steep, then boots. A pair of each for my hikes in the mtns here.

Oh, okay. So you do both?

I think I'm going to do some local day trip hiking, to get used to a pack and such. Maybe for that I'll get some trail runners.

 

[Endless_Night]

For the AT? Boots. Preferably water resistant, there will be creeks to cross.

Then, once I'm in good enough shape to tackle segments on the Appalachian Trail, switch to boots. At which point I should be better able to handle the added weight from the previous training.

 

[Endless_Night]

Henry Rose's new eau de perfum, London 1983, is positively scrumptious!

The top note is fig, with a backdrop of light floral and musk.

I wandered around wanting to smell myself all day.

 

[Apisto42]

Henry Rose's new eau de perfum, London 1983, is positively scrumptious!

The top note is fig, with a backdrop of light floral and musk.

I wandered around wanting to smell myself all day.

Sounds marvelous.

I’m sometimes sad that I was born too late to ever receive a perfumed sweetheart letter.

 

[Endless_Night]

Sounds marvelous.

I’m sometimes sad that I was born too late to ever receive a perfumed sweetheart letter.

It is! I'm generally moderate on manufactured scents, but this?

I just want to eat myself up!