Three Days On

[handful_ofdust]

So, yeah: Labour Day. On which there was labour, but not that kind. I spent the long weekend, predictably, doing little except the usual round of chores and Cal-looking-after. Made a few notes, thought about various shit, saw some films (Green Lantern: First Flight, Ed Brubaker's Angel of Death (starring Zoe Bell) and State of Play, if you're wondering). According to my list, I'm now up over 161 books read in 2009, so at some point I should probably post a list of the best stuff thus far, with brief annotations. "Should", ha ha.

But today is also Day One (and only, per week) for Cal at Senior Kindergarten, which means I really need to get my ass in gear and lay some pipe before I have to go ferry him over to Surrey Place (then rush back here and lay more pipe, etcetera). Time's a-tickin'.

Oh, man. Where's that damn Tommyknockers machine that lets you simply dream an entire novel in beautiful first draft prose when you need it, anyhow? As I recall, it also heated your water, and maybe made you coffee at the same time. Screw you for teasing me, Stephen King.

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[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

How I wish it were so! But I've never watched SpongeBob in my life. (For me, it's more the physicality of Rawhide, from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai.)

[sovay]

(For me, it's more the physicality of Rawhide, from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai.)

That film gets quoted with surprising frequency around my house. "Let's go back up to my office and talk about this like two reasonable beings." — "Why is there a watermelon there?" "I'll tell you later." I think it was my introduction to John Lithgow, Christopher Lloyd, and many other notable weirdos; I saw it at an impressionable age.

[baggyeyes]

Cursa you, Bonzai!

Had to get that out of my system.

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

I wrote an article in praise of Buckaroo Banzai, for eye Weekly, back when I was still allowed to just talk randomly about anything I could find on video. "John Bigbooty...more--power--to him."

[baggyeyes]

BigbootAY.

I really should hunt that one down and buy it. With all of my imaginary monies.

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

I love BB, but I also love love love Clancy Brown and David Rappaport interacting in The Bride - the pity and horror on Rappaport's face when he sees the scars on the Creature's body, and he doesn't even know that they're surgical scars, just that "here's a man has been cruelly used...." One of my favorite moments in movies.

[sovay]

I wrote an article in praise of Buckaroo Banzai, for eye Weekly, back when I was still allowed to just talk randomly about anything I could find on video.

. . . do you still have a copy?

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Physically...I think, yes. But I'd have to hunt around for quite a while to find it, then transcribe it for you.

OTOH, I do note that eyeweekly.com still has a back-log of 211 of my reviews available for casual viewers. That just ain't one of them. (Inspector Gadget, is, though!)