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Oct. 30th, 2012 03:27 pmI got “The Avengers” on DVD the other day (as a present, actually), but when I went to put it in the player last night, I decided against it. I’d just finished looking at some of the rather apocalyptic photos of what Cyclone Sandy was doing to New York, and it didn’t seem entirely appropriate to watch a movie which has NYC getting all busted up. Real life does not equal entertainment.
Plus, I’m quite sure that Sandy is considered an act of God, so nobody who’s lost their home and all their possessions will be getting reimbursed by their insurance company. On the bright side, there seems to have been minimal loss of life so far. Not zero loss of life, but nothing remotely like Katrina.
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madripoor_rose the replica of the HMS Bounty was lost off the coast of North Carolina, but 14 of the 16 crewmembers were rescued by US Coast Guard. Scant comfort for the families of the 2 crew members who didn’t make it, of course. But pretty darn heroic for the Coast Guard to be out on rescue duty at a time when all the weather warnings were saying to stay in port.
So it was my birthday on Monday, as a couple of you spotted. No need for congratulations, though. I am toying with the idea of a rename token on LJ and DW, though. I created the handle Raincitygirl when I was 24, and it never occurred to me at the time that I’d still be using the same handle at 36. It feels a little silly to still be calling myself a ‘girl’ at this age. But my freemail account uses the same handle, so that would be an awkward change.
Had dinner with my father, as always a somewhat fraught affair. Although he was on his best behaviour, by his standards, and didn’t say or do anything embarrassing. We went to a Moxie’s, and I had a steak which was as tough as boot leather. Normally I would’ve said something to the waiter, but Dad can be so unpredictable that I just said it was very nice. I didn’t want him throwing a tantrum in public because the food wasn’t good. It’s happened in the past.
Next year, even if I have to lie, I’m not going to have dinner with him on the actual day of my birthday. I will do it on a day near my birthday instead. I wish we could conduct a relationship entirely by email. We get along pretty well by email. I suspect it’s due to my control issues: I feel in control of the situation because he’s not right there, and if he does throw a tantrum, I won’t be in the vicinity.
I am going to see “She Stoops to Conquer” at the Arts Club in November. It’s expensive, but it’s also got excellent reviews. I haven’t seen it since I was a little girl. I’m not entirely sure how appropriate a bawdy Restoration comedy was for a little girl, but I remember enjoying it a lot. Although I suspect some of the jokes may have gone over my head.
Plus, I’m quite sure that Sandy is considered an act of God, so nobody who’s lost their home and all their possessions will be getting reimbursed by their insurance company. On the bright side, there seems to have been minimal loss of life so far. Not zero loss of life, but nothing remotely like Katrina.
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madripoor_rose the replica of the HMS Bounty was lost off the coast of North Carolina, but 14 of the 16 crewmembers were rescued by US Coast Guard. Scant comfort for the families of the 2 crew members who didn’t make it, of course. But pretty darn heroic for the Coast Guard to be out on rescue duty at a time when all the weather warnings were saying to stay in port. So it was my birthday on Monday, as a couple of you spotted. No need for congratulations, though. I am toying with the idea of a rename token on LJ and DW, though. I created the handle Raincitygirl when I was 24, and it never occurred to me at the time that I’d still be using the same handle at 36. It feels a little silly to still be calling myself a ‘girl’ at this age. But my freemail account uses the same handle, so that would be an awkward change.
Had dinner with my father, as always a somewhat fraught affair. Although he was on his best behaviour, by his standards, and didn’t say or do anything embarrassing. We went to a Moxie’s, and I had a steak which was as tough as boot leather. Normally I would’ve said something to the waiter, but Dad can be so unpredictable that I just said it was very nice. I didn’t want him throwing a tantrum in public because the food wasn’t good. It’s happened in the past.
Next year, even if I have to lie, I’m not going to have dinner with him on the actual day of my birthday. I will do it on a day near my birthday instead. I wish we could conduct a relationship entirely by email. We get along pretty well by email. I suspect it’s due to my control issues: I feel in control of the situation because he’s not right there, and if he does throw a tantrum, I won’t be in the vicinity.
I am going to see “She Stoops to Conquer” at the Arts Club in November. It’s expensive, but it’s also got excellent reviews. I haven’t seen it since I was a little girl. I’m not entirely sure how appropriate a bawdy Restoration comedy was for a little girl, but I remember enjoying it a lot. Although I suspect some of the jokes may have gone over my head.
