It's almost summer...
Jun. 18th, 2005 06:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dwgmVarious points, in no particular order...
1. The Annual Secret Pals Revealed Breakfast and The Retirement Dinner, both of which are my responsibility to coordinate (although I am not sure it's in my job description...) are now over and done, and very successfully, I might add. *breathes a deep sigh of relief*
2. Daughter,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
weemonkey6 went to see the new Batman movie last night (she liked it), and said she saw this, the trailer for 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. Now, I ask you: does that man appear to have any relation to Captain Jack Sparrow? The movie looks weird and very entertaining. How I adore Tim Burton's strange visions. And all the varied and wonderful iterations of Johnny Depp.
3. Speaking of Tim Burton, FINALLY watched 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', and it was far better than I had been led to believe or had hoped. Oh, the cleverness!
4. Yes, there were several earthquakes this week (or over the last couple) that made the national news. I felt only one of them, and that because I was sitting very very still at my desk, working on the computer. Only one other person, out of the twenty or so in the office, felt it, besides me. Which is usually the case, with earthquakes -- we have dozens, maybe hundreds every week, but only rarely are they strong enough to notice.
*knocks on wood*
5. After seeing all the posts mentioning 'tags' and hearing from bothdressagespirit and hereswith that their LJ themes had randomly disappeared or had been altered, I started fooling with S2 themes and came up with (I think) rather a pretty one, utilizing oiseaurobyn's beautiful picture of the coast down by San Diego (near Scripps) at sunset. Hope she doesn't mind me using it. *turns inquiring eye on oiseaurobyn*
6. Have been trying, without success, to write a drabble on this week's theme at Black Pearl Sails: 'Drink(s)'. However, in googling about for inspiring information to nudge the plot bunnies into action, I came across this interesting site on Pusser's Rum, which was the official rum issued to members of the Royal Navy until "Black Tot Day", July 31, 1970. Here are the traditional naval toasts-of-the-day (given by the youngest midshipman after a salute to the reigning monarch):
Monday: Our ships at sea.
Tuesday: Our men.
Wednesday: Ourselves.
Thursday: A bloody war and quick promotion.
Friday: A willing soul and sea room.
Saturday: Sweethearts and wives, may they never meet.
Sunday: Absent friends and those at sea.
And now, I believe I'll go 'splice the mainbrace', while I have a swim.
1. The Annual Secret Pals Revealed Breakfast and The Retirement Dinner, both of which are my responsibility to coordinate (although I am not sure it's in my job description...) are now over and done, and very successfully, I might add. *breathes a deep sigh of relief*
2. Daughter,
weemonkey6 went to see the new Batman movie last night (she liked it), and said she saw this, the trailer for 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. Now, I ask you: does that man appear to have any relation to Captain Jack Sparrow? The movie looks weird and very entertaining. How I adore Tim Burton's strange visions. And all the varied and wonderful iterations of Johnny Depp.3. Speaking of Tim Burton, FINALLY watched 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', and it was far better than I had been led to believe or had hoped. Oh, the cleverness!
4. Yes, there were several earthquakes this week (or over the last couple) that made the national news. I felt only one of them, and that because I was sitting very very still at my desk, working on the computer. Only one other person, out of the twenty or so in the office, felt it, besides me. Which is usually the case, with earthquakes -- we have dozens, maybe hundreds every week, but only rarely are they strong enough to notice.
*knocks on wood*
5. After seeing all the posts mentioning 'tags' and hearing from both
dressagespirit and hereswith that their LJ themes had randomly disappeared or had been altered, I started fooling with S2 themes and came up with (I think) rather a pretty one, utilizing oiseaurobyn's beautiful picture of the coast down by San Diego (near Scripps) at sunset. Hope she doesn't mind me using it. *turns inquiring eye on oiseaurobyn* 6. Have been trying, without success, to write a drabble on this week's theme at Black Pearl Sails: 'Drink(s)'. However, in googling about for inspiring information to nudge the plot bunnies into action, I came across this interesting site on Pusser's Rum, which was the official rum issued to members of the Royal Navy until "Black Tot Day", July 31, 1970. Here are the traditional naval toasts-of-the-day (given by the youngest midshipman after a salute to the reigning monarch):
Tuesday: Our men.
Wednesday: Ourselves.
Thursday: A bloody war and quick promotion.
Friday: A willing soul and sea room.
Saturday: Sweethearts and wives, may they never meet.
Sunday: Absent friends and those at sea.
And now, I believe I'll go 'splice the mainbrace', while I have a swim.
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Date: 2005-06-21 10:52 am (UTC)1. Congrats on both events going so well!
2. Thank you for posting the trailer link (did you hear me squealing as I watched it the first time?)! Daughter (16) and I had gone to the Traveling Pants movie ('twas good) over the weekend and were disappointed that there was no CATCF trailer preceding it. Guess I could have looked for a link at IMDB, but sometimes the obvious completely eludes me....
does that man appear to have any relation to Captain Jack Sparrow?
Not one whit. As well it should be ... and therein lies the genius that is Johnny Depp. Did you notice what appears to be a nod to Edward Scissorhands? I am so looking forward to this movie *bounce, bounce* - looks like it will be weird and wild and perfect. And yes, I too saw the Gene Wilder version many times (always found that Charlie rather annoying), but really, who better to present Roald Dahl than Tim Burton?
4. Thought of you when I heard about the earthquakes (but realized I didn't really know where you were in relation...). Very glad to hear they did not cause undue problems for you.
6. Loved the toasts, especially Saturday's.
p.s. Happy summer!
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Date: 2005-06-21 11:24 am (UTC)Yes! It's the perfect combination. Burton is so brilliantly weird. As is Depp, too, of course.