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[rosaw]

Thanks to destina and her teacher Sab, I have an avatar.

I have been watching tv tonight and I have to say it is much more fun than writing my diss. Though I do have a very strong embarrassment squick and it got a serious work out tonight. I hate to see people -- real or imagined people -- embarrass themselves in any circumstance. And that is why, while I enjoyed Century City (Ioan, nice accent!), I feel I must watch the next 2 episodes from the kitchen. Because -- my god, someone could have said something spoiler-ish -- I nearly died during the funeral scene. Died. As in, no longer breathing. From embarrassment. And that scene may have set my popslash fannish inclinations back a few years, too. That aside, Century City was pretty intriguing as lawyer dramas go. Leaving aside the embarrassing stuff, of course.

Also, I watched my first Keen Eddie episode tonight. gwyn_r's vid at Escapade made me curious (it's a great vid, whether you've seen the show or not) and I told Tivo to get the show for me. It's dead cute. Plus, the little british guy is hot and the show is edited in an unusual fashion. The story was amusing and clever. I can't wait for more.

In other news, I was all professional this weekend (Sunday and Monday) at a regional conference and am now rewarding myself with vanilla vodka and diet vanilla pepsi for a conference well attended. I was dressed up, uncomfortable shoes and all, for the entire conference. Sleep hasn't been my friend lately and my dreams have been all about dead family members. I kinda dread sleeping. Hopefully, in the wake of this fit of professionalism, I'll dream of historical theology tonight. Or maybe Captain Blood will appear in my dreams (what a great book! I can't believe I haven't read it before now).

Have you all read The Da Vinci Code? I've been listening to it during my commute and I'm just not certain if it's worth it. I'm on chapter 20-something and it's making me crazy. POssibly the problem is the guy reading it -- his french accent for Sophie is making me crazy. But I also don't love the story telling style. Is it worth the lame tell-not-show prose? Inquiring, intoxicated, post-modern minds want to know.

But why is the vodka gone?

Comments

[cereta.livejournal.com]

My MiL gave me The DaVinci Code for Christmas. My general feeling was that I would have been much happier just reading Holy Blood, Holy Grail and The Gnostic Gospels and not having to wade through a fairly boring thriller to get to the info.

[rosawestphalen.livejournal.com]

I do see what you're saying. I have read both Holy Blood, Holy Grain and The Gnostic Gospels and it seems like he's going a long way for something that isn't that far outside the Christian tradition.