Weekend Stuff
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shipperxWeekend Stuff:
Went to the game Saturday. Great weather. Boring game (but we knew going in that it would be. It was Homecoming which usually means playing someone who doesn't have a chance in hell so that darn near everyone on the team gets to play.)
One impressively acrobatic one-handed catch over the defender's back though.
Not sure how someone manages to do something like that.
Watched the Auburn/Ole Miss game once we got home. Auburn pulled that one off.
And saw the end of the Tennessee/Georgia game. Man, if I were inclined to have sympathy for Tennessee I would over that one. That was a heartbreaker for those kids.
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Watched the penultimate episode of The White Queen, and am still gobsmacked by the lengths that the characters go to in order to make something Elizabeth Woodville's fault. She was apparently guilty of everything from causing other characters miscarriages to it being HER fault that she doesn't trust Richard III. Frankly, it's like watching a historical re-enactment of Obama Derangement syndrome, where he's guilty of everything anyone's paranoia dreams up regardless of whether it's remotely plausible.
And can I say that in a bizarre way the whole thing reeks of sexism? I mean, clearly the way that Elizabeth Woodville is addressed reeeks of it (Wydville? Middle Ages spelling, who the hell knows.) But I mean in the whole way that this entire series is set up. I know that there is a degree of it coming from trying to make women actually have choices when they probably had little (choice or power), so I can see Gregory thinking that she's 'empowering' her characters. On the other hand, this seems to be set against her apparently fanning Richard III, resulting in things like everything going on being the WOMEN'S fault. It's Elizabeth Woodville's for not 'trusting' Richard enough (which doesn't actually play too well given the fact that we're viewing it with the knowledge of what does happen to her sons, so rather than her responses seeming recalcitrant, they seem downright well-founded {unless of course the writers take the position that Richard III was just a misunderstood woobie who never intended harm and it was his wife Anne Neville talking him into bizarre conspiracy theories.}) Here, Anne Neville becomes a whisperer of evil things in poor Richard's ear. Meanwhile Maraget (Tudor) is spreading misinformation everywhere and... again, notice how now everything is set up to be the WOMEN'S fault, even though all of these women had marginal power at best?
Gregory's desire to have women make choices coupled with a desire to paint Richard III as woefully misunderstood ends up making everything the women's fault and the poor men (who actually HAD power) nothing but misled pawns.
This is feminist yay...? I think not.
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Watched Once Upon a Time. Thought the episode to be a bit disjointed. It seemed to be trying to cover too many character journeys at once, like they couldn't decide who should be the focus of this episode. Enjoyed it, but it could've used a better script editor.
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The news is beyond depressing, yo. Seriously, I just can't even with the Houseof nihilistic nutbags Representatives.
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Saw a spoiler for Downton Abbey that makes me cringe.
Seriously, rampant character death was enough for a frothy show. Adding 'the spoiler' is just massive DO NOT WANT.
Does Fellowes not realize that most people watch this for popcorn TV? This is not popcorn-worthy, just cringeworthy.
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Went shopping. I want a pair of winter white cords. I went to the Gap last week searching for some but the problem was that the only line they had with winter white was the Legging Cords version which, that's worse than skinny jeans. They look truly disgusting on me. What's wrong with straight-leg, people? Anyway, I saw them in the Talbot's catalogue and decided to go in there. Turns out they had every color available but that one. The first sales person that I asked just said, oh yeah, they're in the catalogue but they were never sent to this store. Second sales assistant asked me if I had found what I wanted, and I said that I had been looking for the white cords but they didn't have them. This second sales assistant was a little elderly lady and gave me the flabberghasted grandma look that said loud and clearly "One does not wear white after Labor Day." In fact she all but said that out loud also as her flabberghasted look was accompanied by "No, we never carry white pants this time of year..." Which no doubt explains why the national catalogue has them but the store I was in DOES NOT. The store's stock buyer is probably a precious little Southern lady raised on "One does not wear white after Labor Day" too.
*Sigh* (Bet these precious magnolias don't watch Scandal either. Olivia Pope wears white whenever she damn well pleases! {which is usually many times an episode and only alternated with charcoal gray and black} :P )
I tried on one of the other colors to see whether they fit (they did), so if Talbot's sends me a birthday discount next month, I'll probably just order them from the catalogue, because, regardless of what Miss Manners may have taught once upon a time, I can and will wear white after Labor Day because white is VERSATILE and goes with all my stuff!
Went to the game Saturday. Great weather. Boring game (but we knew going in that it would be. It was Homecoming which usually means playing someone who doesn't have a chance in hell so that darn near everyone on the team gets to play.)
One impressively acrobatic one-handed catch over the defender's back though.
Not sure how someone manages to do something like that.
Watched the Auburn/Ole Miss game once we got home. Auburn pulled that one off.
And saw the end of the Tennessee/Georgia game. Man, if I were inclined to have sympathy for Tennessee I would over that one. That was a heartbreaker for those kids.
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Watched the penultimate episode of The White Queen, and am still gobsmacked by the lengths that the characters go to in order to make something Elizabeth Woodville's fault. She was apparently guilty of everything from causing other characters miscarriages to it being HER fault that she doesn't trust Richard III. Frankly, it's like watching a historical re-enactment of Obama Derangement syndrome, where he's guilty of everything anyone's paranoia dreams up regardless of whether it's remotely plausible.
And can I say that in a bizarre way the whole thing reeks of sexism? I mean, clearly the way that Elizabeth Woodville is addressed reeeks of it (Wydville? Middle Ages spelling, who the hell knows.) But I mean in the whole way that this entire series is set up. I know that there is a degree of it coming from trying to make women actually have choices when they probably had little (choice or power), so I can see Gregory thinking that she's 'empowering' her characters. On the other hand, this seems to be set against her apparently fanning Richard III, resulting in things like everything going on being the WOMEN'S fault. It's Elizabeth Woodville's for not 'trusting' Richard enough (which doesn't actually play too well given the fact that we're viewing it with the knowledge of what does happen to her sons, so rather than her responses seeming recalcitrant, they seem downright well-founded {unless of course the writers take the position that Richard III was just a misunderstood woobie who never intended harm and it was his wife Anne Neville talking him into bizarre conspiracy theories.}) Here, Anne Neville becomes a whisperer of evil things in poor Richard's ear. Meanwhile Maraget (Tudor) is spreading misinformation everywhere and... again, notice how now everything is set up to be the WOMEN'S fault, even though all of these women had marginal power at best?
Gregory's desire to have women make choices coupled with a desire to paint Richard III as woefully misunderstood ends up making everything the women's fault and the poor men (who actually HAD power) nothing but misled pawns.
This is feminist yay...? I think not.
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Watched Once Upon a Time. Thought the episode to be a bit disjointed. It seemed to be trying to cover too many character journeys at once, like they couldn't decide who should be the focus of this episode. Enjoyed it, but it could've used a better script editor.
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The news is beyond depressing, yo. Seriously, I just can't even with the House
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Saw a spoiler for Downton Abbey that makes me cringe.
Seriously, rampant character death was enough for a frothy show. Adding 'the spoiler' is just massive DO NOT WANT.
Does Fellowes not realize that most people watch this for popcorn TV? This is not popcorn-worthy, just cringeworthy.
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Went shopping. I want a pair of winter white cords. I went to the Gap last week searching for some but the problem was that the only line they had with winter white was the Legging Cords version which, that's worse than skinny jeans. They look truly disgusting on me. What's wrong with straight-leg, people? Anyway, I saw them in the Talbot's catalogue and decided to go in there. Turns out they had every color available but that one. The first sales person that I asked just said, oh yeah, they're in the catalogue but they were never sent to this store. Second sales assistant asked me if I had found what I wanted, and I said that I had been looking for the white cords but they didn't have them. This second sales assistant was a little elderly lady and gave me the flabberghasted grandma look that said loud and clearly "One does not wear white after Labor Day." In fact she all but said that out loud also as her flabberghasted look was accompanied by "No, we never carry white pants this time of year..." Which no doubt explains why the national catalogue has them but the store I was in DOES NOT. The store's stock buyer is probably a precious little Southern lady raised on "One does not wear white after Labor Day" too.
*Sigh* (Bet these precious magnolias don't watch Scandal either. Olivia Pope wears white whenever she damn well pleases! {which is usually many times an episode and only alternated with charcoal gray and black} :P )
I tried on one of the other colors to see whether they fit (they did), so if Talbot's sends me a birthday discount next month, I'll probably just order them from the catalogue, because, regardless of what Miss Manners may have taught once upon a time, I can and will wear white after Labor Day because white is VERSATILE and goes with all my stuff!
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Date: 2013-10-07 05:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-07 05:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-13 11:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-07 05:48 pm (UTC)This second sales assistant was a little elderly lady and gave me the flabberghasted grandma look that said loud and clearly "One does not wear white after Labor Day." In fact she all but said that out loud also as her flabberghasted look was accompanied by "No, we never carry white pants this time of year..." Which no doubt explains why the national catalogue has them but the store I was in DOES NOT. The store's stock buyer is probably a precious little Southern lady raised on "One does not wear white after Labor Day" too.
"snorts" They don't have "Winter White" in the South?
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Date: 2013-10-07 05:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-07 06:03 pm (UTC)Not in uber-preppy Talbot's at any rate.
The Gap had them, but they were "legging" versions which... no.
And Anthropologie had them at $250 a pop, which... HELLS NO!
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Date: 2013-10-07 05:50 pm (UTC)As for the news...GAH. I just cannot even.
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Date: 2013-10-08 03:22 pm (UTC)And the Downton spoiler was depressing as hell. I watch Downton for frivolity (and possibly to hate on Mary) not to see horrid things happen to decent people.
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Date: 2013-10-07 06:09 pm (UTC)OKAY, WHAT IS IT?? TELL ME.
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Date: 2013-10-07 06:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-07 06:41 pm (UTC)Gah, 'beloved' makes me think it's going to be Anna. And after watching 4.03, yeah, definitely going to be Anna. What IS IT about writers that makes them go 'what else can we do with this character? hey, we could have her raped.'
ETA AGAIN: Okay, I was actually in the middle of watching 4.03 when I typed the above. I figured the spoiler was going to be for a future episode, not the one that just aired. So yeah, that happened.
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Date: 2013-10-08 03:22 pm (UTC)Do. Not. Want.
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Date: 2013-10-07 09:18 pm (UTC)shitpot so everyone will be interested and invested again. A bad move.I'm more annoyed by the new EVOL SERVANT addition, though. Pfft. Been there, etc.
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Date: 2013-10-07 10:14 pm (UTC)It's a cheap trick cloaked in a fancy package.
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Date: 2013-10-08 04:57 am (UTC)There are some things about this season which are interesting but now I think I'll have to FF through some other things, which I hoped I wouldn't have to do.
Back on topic: Lisa, have you looked on the Land's End website? I think they might have white cords. I could be wrong, though.
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Date: 2013-10-08 03:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-10-08 03:25 pm (UTC)Exactly. I've watched enough soaps to recognize the outlines of this, and my expectations of Downton's writing is that it will be a soapy as ever... and in cases like this, that is NOT a good thing.
*sigh*
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Date: 2013-10-08 03:23 pm (UTC)And I have to say I'm with shadowkat in that I've watched far too many soap operas, recognize the tropes, am beyond tired of them, think it's lazy, and am NOT looking foward to this.