the Dalaverse

So is Parley finally down for good? I just tried it and didn't get the usual redirect page, and when I googled it, nothing. That's never happened before.

hannahrorlove's other request: Will/Elizabeth/James, "It's perfectly legal for a woman to take a second husband."

I owe a debt of inspiration to hazelhawthorne's Nightcap, which is one of my favorite fics of ALL time. Tell me, is my kink showing?


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"The Brothers Grimm" played on campus this weekend and, well, I'm glad I saved myself the cost of renting it. Damn, that was bad. I was expecting it, but it was still disappointing. Even with Jonathan Pryce Frenchily hamming it up, it was just so stupid and convaluted and crappy. I couldn't make out half the dialogue in the first twenty minutes -- everybody was either mumbling or shouting incoherently. The acting was pretty bad, although I thought the leads did the best they could under the circumstances. It was amusing to see Lena Headey -- I spent half an hour puzzling out where I knew her from, because I had this particular crystal-clear mental image of her as Guinevere (I believe it was when she was holding Lancelot's hand after the tournament, but it's been a couple of years), but I couldn't remember the character forever. I wanted to kill Monica Belluci. SO FUCKING ANNOYING. And to be shallow, seriously overrated in the looks department.

Last night, though, was far more pleasant -- after the dance show (bootyshaking! bootyslapping! bellydance! mock-Greek boy hanging upside down with legs wrapped around other mock-Greek boy!) we watched "Napoleon Dynamite," which is pretty much the greatest movie of all time, and "Love Actually," which always leaves me with such a warm fuzzy holiday buzz. I'd forgotten Martin Freeman was in it and I freaked the other girls out shrieking "Arthur! Arthur Dent!"

And...still not very far on any work. There's an 80% chance of snow tomorrow and it's bloody cold already. I promise I will work on work ALL day if it will only snow enough to cancel classes. ALL DAY! PLEASE! I don't want to walk across campus at 7:30 in the morning in 20 degree weather!

Sigh. I will do a snow dance later. Please think cold thoughts in my direction.

Skins are leading! Fight on, fight on, til you have won, sons of Waaaashiiiiiington (dun da dun dun dun dun...)

hannahrorlove suggested doing commentary for Bookends, which made me happy. This fic in particular is very close to my heart, and the commentary gets a bit personal. Just a warning.

SNOW, DAMMIT!


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