Day Two hundred ninety-six
by V.E. on May 30th, 2007
filed under 5reasons
- Two Hot Girls in the Shower: an advice vlog. Nothing below the shoulders, so don’t worry.
- Air conditioning is more amazing than anyone gives it credit for.
- Brazil is completely and totally awesome and here’s why.
- Ah, the awesomeness of Pirates slash.
- Ice cubes in pretty shapes.
295 #3, #4: Pirates!
by V.E. on May 28th, 2007
filed under 5reasons
The king and his men stole the queen
From her bed and bound her in her Bones
The seas be ours and by the powers
Where we will we’ll roam
CHORUS
Yo Ho, All Together
Hoist the Colours High
Heave Ho, Thieves and Beggers
Never Shall We Die!
Some men have died and some
Are alive and others sail on the sea –
With the keys to the cage and the Devil to pay
We lay to Fiddler’s Green.
The bell has been raised from its
Watery grave; do you hear its sepulchral tone?
We are a calling all, pay heed the squall
And turn your sail toward home.
CHORUS x2
Artorius
by V.E. on May 28th, 2007
filed under entertainment, ladyamedeus, recap/review
I just finished watching the director’s cut of King Arthur (2004) with Clive Owen and Keira Knightley [Official site IMDb Wikipedia]. I remember watching it in theaters with Bobby (I’m pretty sure he had to foot the bill ^_^;;), and although I know I really liked the movie (despite its bad reviews), I don’t remember the theatrical version well enough to compare the two. Apparently the director’s cut has a better ending (and by “better” I mean supposedly “more realistic/historically accurate”), and I’ve been searching in vain for the past hour for the original (theatrical) ending so I can see the difference.
The many battle scenes were thought-provoking. After watching the knights’ “last stand” (as it were), my question is this: what compels someone to follow another person into battle? I know that Arthur’s knights loved their leader; they knew he was a good man and a man of his word, and they believed in him and in what he stood for. I can understand why they would follow him into battle–he was truly the first among equals. But what of the Saxon army? Perhaps they fought to prove their manhood, or were caught up in a mob-mentality, or were afraid of their leader, Cedric. Why did the infantry walk into the death trap that was past the wall? Just because they were ordered to? That can’t be the only reason. Because they didn’t want to let each other down? Because they would think less of one another if they refused?
More generally, I have noticed that wars begin (and are prolonged) primarily because of miscommunication. Why do people kill one another? Because they can’t figure out how to live with one another any other way? Because they refuse to compromise? Because their ideals are completely different from those they fight against? I can say that at least I have no idea who the U.S.A. is really fighting in Iraq right now. I probably couldn’t even point to Iraq on a world map. I don’t know anything about Al Qaeda (including how to spell the word itself), Saddam Hussein, or even Islam. What are we fighting for? Revenge? Oil? Some higher sense of justice? If I, an intelligent and well-educated young woman, don’t know what we’re fighting for or who we’re fighting against, how can the average American (who is generally less intelligent and less educated than I) know? Is this just blind anger focused upon the newest (within the last 5+ years) scapegoat?
I’m pretty sure that if we left the Middle East alone, they’d have to deal with each other before they’d threaten us; we’re across an entire ocean, after all, and their neighbors are… well, their neighbors. When I make this argument, someone inevitably brings up September 11th. I don’t mean to belittle those who lost their lives that day or presume that survivors “should have gotten over it by now,” but I don’t know anyone who was even remotely involved in the attacks. My boyfriend grew up in New York City and he is only marginally affected by the tragedy. Granted, Bennett’s an interesting case, and not one I should really base my opinions upon, but I don’t understand why–more than five years later–everyone is as paranoid as they were on the day it happened.
I don’t even know where I’m going with this anymore. I just keep coming back to the Saxon army in King Arthur, who literally gave everything to a leader who threw them away as disposable. I cannot believe it is truly better to be feared than loved.
Day Two hundred ninety-five
by V.E. on May 27th, 2007
filed under 5reasons
- I have discovered the awesomeness of Freecycle.
- Ursula Martinez’s magic show. NOT SAFE FOR WORK.
- Dun dun duh-duh-duh-duh duh-duh duh-duh dun dun dun-dun. (Pirates!)
- … which I got to see for free courtesy of
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mib24601. [Thank you!] - Speaking of pirates… wanna play?
Vacation for cheap!
by V.E. on May 27th, 2007
filed under blogitive
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Pet Food Recall info
by V.E. on May 27th, 2007
filed under fyi, health, ladyamedeus
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic!
by V.E. on May 26th, 2007
filed under ppp
How can you go wrong with three lovely British men in awesome poses and wild hair? I remember my mom playing “Every Breath You Take” and “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” (which, by the way, are both on the second disc of their new album) when she was feeling low to cheer herself up… which only worked sometimes, ’cause then she’d remember that they broke up in ’86 (a year after I was born). Wow… I didn’t realise I have such a sorted history with The Police. Below are the tracks included on the new album, set to be released June 5 in the United States and June 11 internationally. For more information and for the Police CD, check out ThePolice.com!
The Police
Disc One
01. Fallout
02. Can’t Stand Losing You
03. Next to You
04. Roxanne
05. Truth Hits Everybody
06. Hole in My Life
07. So Lonely
08. Message in a Bottle
09. Reggatta de Blanc
10. Bring on the Night
11. Walking on the Moon
12. Don’t Stand So Close to Me
13. Driven to Tears
14. Canary in a Coalmine
Disc Two
01. Do Do Do de da da Da
02. Voices Inside My Head
03. Invisible Sun
04. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
05. Spirits in the Material World
06. Demolition Man
07. Every Breath You Take
08. Synchronicity I
09. Wrapped Around Your Finger
10. Walking in Your Footsteps
11. Synchronicity II
12. King of Pain
13. Murder by Numbers
14. Tea in the Sahara
