Update and general whining
Sep. 2nd, 2007 07:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tenayaIt's too damn hot.
I got out of work today at 6:30am and it was warm. I washed my filthy car and when I stopped to buy a few groceries, people were already whispering with awe, "it's already hot!" People in the donut shop were sweating (saw a food network program on donuts and that itch just had to be scratched, you know?) By the time I went to bed at 8:45, it was already over 90 and too humid.
Whine, whine, whine, bitch, bitch, bitch. If you think I'm bad, you should see Brindle the cat. He went out the other night at 9pm and was panting from the heat. He went out this morning to help Mom water a few plants. I left in out for an hour, then called. He came running, panting. He wants to be out but he's miserable. I picked him up and took him in. He hissed at me yet was leaning towards the door. He's very confused.
Um, we went to the Getty Villa on Thursday. It was in the mid-70s there and gorgeous. I'll post some photos later. I would love to go there and just lounge about all day. I did enjoyed the exhibits, said goodbye to a few lovely pieces that will have to go back to Italy, had a very good but slightly strange "burger" (or how a hamburger would have been made back in ancient Rome was what I think they were going for) and marveled at their security and how they earthquaked-proof all those priceless bits. For security, a guard came out of nowhere and very nicely told this guest with a tripod he'd have to check it in at the desk, then stepped into the next room and reported in on his radio the exchange. After that, I noticed the little cameras, the guards and other things. I've always loved floors and ceilings. Halfway through the museum, I noticed the guards noticing me. I think one is not supposed to take notice of the security, and certainly not study the ceilings. Oops.
That trip down there was why I had to wash the car. We'd had a little thunderstorm sprinkle the night before we left and the car was filthy! Dusty with big rain splatters. The Villa is in Malibu and we took Sunset to the 405, which is a road traveled by the rich and powerful. Nothing but BMWs, Jags, Audis, Benz and other expensive cars and they were all gleaming, with their owners all on their cell phones with their Hollywood hair. And then there was my poor dirty car. We had fun sitting in the traffic guessing whether the people were bankers, studio execs or whatever. The best one was this guy in a yellow convertible with flowing yellow curly hair, and cell phone. A man with a mid-life crisis if ever I saw one. And btw, just because you can keep your car freshly waxed doesn't mean you know how to drive.
But I digress.
So, I plan on continuing to cower inside the house. I should write some. Should I do that, more commentaries or continue to read a SG1 mpreg story? It's really long and, no offense to those that like them, it's like watching a slow motion train wreck. This was rec'ed to me because I hadn't ever read a mpreg before. I can safely say it's not my cup of tea, but I'm finding I have to finish it. I, I, I...am slightly horrified by it. One likes to think there are limits you know, and sometimes this story gaily soars past something I would have said was a 'oh, don't even go there! moment. I think I'm a wuss....
Woe!
I got out of work today at 6:30am and it was warm. I washed my filthy car and when I stopped to buy a few groceries, people were already whispering with awe, "it's already hot!" People in the donut shop were sweating (saw a food network program on donuts and that itch just had to be scratched, you know?) By the time I went to bed at 8:45, it was already over 90 and too humid.
Whine, whine, whine, bitch, bitch, bitch. If you think I'm bad, you should see Brindle the cat. He went out the other night at 9pm and was panting from the heat. He went out this morning to help Mom water a few plants. I left in out for an hour, then called. He came running, panting. He wants to be out but he's miserable. I picked him up and took him in. He hissed at me yet was leaning towards the door. He's very confused.
Um, we went to the Getty Villa on Thursday. It was in the mid-70s there and gorgeous. I'll post some photos later. I would love to go there and just lounge about all day. I did enjoyed the exhibits, said goodbye to a few lovely pieces that will have to go back to Italy, had a very good but slightly strange "burger" (or how a hamburger would have been made back in ancient Rome was what I think they were going for) and marveled at their security and how they earthquaked-proof all those priceless bits. For security, a guard came out of nowhere and very nicely told this guest with a tripod he'd have to check it in at the desk, then stepped into the next room and reported in on his radio the exchange. After that, I noticed the little cameras, the guards and other things. I've always loved floors and ceilings. Halfway through the museum, I noticed the guards noticing me. I think one is not supposed to take notice of the security, and certainly not study the ceilings. Oops.
That trip down there was why I had to wash the car. We'd had a little thunderstorm sprinkle the night before we left and the car was filthy! Dusty with big rain splatters. The Villa is in Malibu and we took Sunset to the 405, which is a road traveled by the rich and powerful. Nothing but BMWs, Jags, Audis, Benz and other expensive cars and they were all gleaming, with their owners all on their cell phones with their Hollywood hair. And then there was my poor dirty car. We had fun sitting in the traffic guessing whether the people were bankers, studio execs or whatever. The best one was this guy in a yellow convertible with flowing yellow curly hair, and cell phone. A man with a mid-life crisis if ever I saw one. And btw, just because you can keep your car freshly waxed doesn't mean you know how to drive.
But I digress.
So, I plan on continuing to cower inside the house. I should write some. Should I do that, more commentaries or continue to read a SG1 mpreg story? It's really long and, no offense to those that like them, it's like watching a slow motion train wreck. This was rec'ed to me because I hadn't ever read a mpreg before. I can safely say it's not my cup of tea, but I'm finding I have to finish it. I, I, I...am slightly horrified by it. One likes to think there are limits you know, and sometimes this story gaily soars past something I would have said was a 'oh, don't even go there! moment. I think I'm a wuss....
Woe!
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Date: 2007-09-03 05:12 am (UTC)It's miserable on my side of town too, though not as bad as where you are. I went to Fiesta Hermosa today and it was 87 degrees in Hermosa and Manhattan. Uck. It's after 10 p.m. and it's still over 80 in my living room.
Wanting to write fic, but can't take the heat.
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Date: 2007-09-03 06:35 am (UTC)I can name some great ones, but none are in SG fandom.
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Date: 2007-09-03 06:37 am (UTC)I'd remembered what you said about the food but there was no menu we could see. So, Mom asked for what type of sandwiches then had and he said burgers and chicken. We got one of each which was WAY too much food. Both were interesting and actually quite tasty.
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Date: 2007-09-03 06:45 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-09-03 07:04 am (UTC)I did my own rant against mpreg in my GJ a while back. The only reason I can see for it is revenge against men. However, it won't make me write one.
Did I tell you I hate summer?
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Date: 2007-09-03 08:14 am (UTC)Fortunately, there are several good ones to be found in LotR, SW:tPM and HP fandoms, but last I checked the same couldn't be said for SG.
The Altar Series is here: http://area52hkh.net/author.php?name=Nessessitee&sortby=Series&sortorder=Title
You have to scroll a little past halfway down the screen to find it. 3 parts. I haven't read it in ages, so I make no guarantees. I just remember it being the only mpreg I could read in that fandom.
I don't know how much you are into HP or your pairing preference, but if you're really curious and want an example of a well done mpreg, these are two of my favorites (both are Lupin/Snape): Of Mutual Benefit by Ellid and Gift of the Magus by McKay and Arionrhod. The second is a bit angstier in nature than the first.
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Date: 2007-09-03 10:23 am (UTC)I'd like to read that rant. It was in Greatest Journal? I didn't find it but maybe I'm not in the right place.
Revenge against men. I think I've not read enough of them. I have to say it's embarrassing to the guys to be cast as fairly whiny. Pregnant women aren't that whiny.
Hey! Did you hear? It's September! The month that summer ends! Joy!!
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Date: 2007-09-03 11:03 am (UTC)It's hot up here, too. In the 80's. I'm miserable.
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Date: 2007-09-03 11:31 am (UTC)Rant is here
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Date: 2007-09-03 12:38 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-09-03 12:39 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-09-03 12:50 pm (UTC)I'm sorry you're miserable, but 80s would be a godsend for us. *g* And here Mom and I have been fantasing about how cool and wonderful Lompoc is right now.
{{{Hugs}}}
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Date: 2007-09-03 01:02 pm (UTC)We don't see too many actual hurricanes around here. We just usually get the aftermath if it hits the US. The last one that really got this area was Isabel in 2003. My town was the only place in about 20 miles that had power after she blew through. Downed trees all over the place. Trying to get out of town was...interesting.
But things hanging off the coast usually smack into NC and we end up getting very wet.
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Date: 2007-09-03 03:07 pm (UTC)I suspect that they may (yay!) have changed the menu. I would swear they had vastly improved the menu when I went to the "other Getty" *g* a couple of weekends ago - it seemed to me like there were twice as many choices, and the food was delicious. So it would be nice to think they went less gimmicky at the Villa too, with more food people would actually want to eat.
You do recognize my icon? ;-)
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Date: 2007-09-03 10:40 pm (UTC)Unfortunately it's a genre with very little middle ground. I've read a few that weren't great, but weren't too terrible either, but overall it tends to be a matter of either really, really good or really, really awful.
I doubt I'd even attempt writing one as I'm not sure I could do it right myself.
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Date: 2007-09-03 10:51 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-09-04 01:20 am (UTC)I did enjoy the Black Sea stuff. There were a couple of pieces that were amazing.
I see they have a new exhibit of Roman glass coming up next month. Quit drooling. *g*
We did score a menu after we'd ordered and there were lots of wonderful sounding stuff. We'll go again and try something different.
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Date: 2007-09-04 01:48 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-09-04 01:47 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-09-04 06:11 pm (UTC)