from the depths of Heck
Dec. 26th, 2005 01:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anotheranonBecause this cold isn't quite from hell - I've been there, and this ain't it. But it's uncomfortable and irritating enough to qualify for one of the outer circles of Purgatory, easy...
I've been mostly reading on the sofa, huge coffee-table books I got as gifts which really can't be read easily in bed. First: The Pythons, by The Pythons, a huge and possibly comprehensive biography/autobiography of Monty Python. I've only read the first part about their childhoods and it's disturbing how much they looked like their adults selves as children (except for Terry Jones, who is pretty nondescript). It is telling that they were among my childhood heroes :P
Also Dressing a Galaxy, which you want even if you're not a Star Wars or costume fan; hell, even if you hated the prequels, you have to admit everyone was incredibly well dressed! Painfully detailed photos (texture matters!) and concept drawings with discussion of what fabrics used (score!), where they found them, how they brainstormed designs, etc. Go get now.
Bed reading: Get Fuzzy's Groovitude, in which I see when Rob went from wearing glasses to contacts, learn how Bucky got his name, and learned that "dogs are not toys". I <3 Bucky, even if he hates everyone :P
Going to go back to reading and watching my cats - or more specifically, Kisia - freak out on her new catnip toy, a stuffed mouse as big as she is which for want of a better name I'm calling "the capybara". "Speak!" (5 points to Gryffindor if you can tell me what cartoon I pulled that from :P)
I've been mostly reading on the sofa, huge coffee-table books I got as gifts which really can't be read easily in bed. First: The Pythons, by The Pythons, a huge and possibly comprehensive biography/autobiography of Monty Python. I've only read the first part about their childhoods and it's disturbing how much they looked like their adults selves as children (except for Terry Jones, who is pretty nondescript). It is telling that they were among my childhood heroes :P
Also Dressing a Galaxy, which you want even if you're not a Star Wars or costume fan; hell, even if you hated the prequels, you have to admit everyone was incredibly well dressed! Painfully detailed photos (texture matters!) and concept drawings with discussion of what fabrics used (score!), where they found them, how they brainstormed designs, etc. Go get now.
Bed reading: Get Fuzzy's Groovitude, in which I see when Rob went from wearing glasses to contacts, learn how Bucky got his name, and learned that "dogs are not toys". I <3 Bucky, even if he hates everyone :P
Going to go back to reading and watching my cats - or more specifically, Kisia - freak out on her new catnip toy, a stuffed mouse as big as she is which for want of a better name I'm calling "the capybara". "Speak!" (5 points to Gryffindor if you can tell me what cartoon I pulled that from :P)
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Date: 2005-12-27 07:11 pm (UTC)The Python book sounds excellent ... I forsee a visit to CPL's "place a hold" feature in my near future.
P.S. I Goo... er ... cheated on the capybara thing ... I know the multi-legged origin now, but shall keep schtum and let somebody with REAL knowledge win the points. ;-)
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Date: 2005-12-29 02:38 am (UTC)Yep - I thought that was a nice touch. And remember - it's not destructive scratching, it's "antiquing" :P
You're the only one who even came close to capybara identity, so you get the 5 points!
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Date: 2005-12-29 03:38 am (UTC)The Tick IS on my must-read-one-of-these-days list ... hmmmm, wonder if THAT's in CPL's new graphics collection ...