HAVING JUST SPENT AGES SPREADING my little messages about the blogosphere, I glanced at the clock & it was 20 to 11. - Desperate Housewives was two thirds of the way through. I'm supposed to really like that show but have become expert at missing it. In fact Ugly Betty is the only one I catch relentlessly every time. Re Desperate Housewives (btw, isn't the American word supposed to be "home maker"- Desperate HomeMakers???/? Hasn't Lynette turned into a "yummy mummy" this season? Lots of lovely plastic surgery I suppose but boy does she look good. She is my favourite "Desperate". More so than Gabrielle. Everyone seems to like the uptight Bree (who on earth would name their daughter after a French soft cheese?) and as for Terry Hatcher the more I look at her the more she seems to be turning into Michael Jackson ...
I'm nearly at the end of my reading book, Prince of the City. When the you-know-what hits the fan, guess who's prosecutor? An unknown federal version of the district attourney (well, I think that's what he was; I don't understand American constitution or law) ... a 29 year old guy going by the name of Rudy Giuliani ..! Wonder what became of him in later life??!?
Now I've gotta find another book to read. Barbara Pym stalled less than a third of the way through, unfortunately. The Lives of Danielle Steel I've picked over too much to bother ploughing from cover to cover. My only hope lies with Jeffrey Archer's A Matter of Honour. Lots of people hate him and deride his books. He makes out he's written 17 drafts of each one (precisely 17 each time, come on! Show us the MSs, Lord A!) Well I've got it at home so I'm giving it a try.
I told my drugs counsellor a lot of things today. I hit upon a phrase I used to live a lot of my life by. It is also the title of a book. But if you make it your motto, believe me, it does (within certain bounds) work. The saying? Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway. I'm a bit dubious of the author of this book as I heard he works for this intervention camp in Jamaica where (rich (of course!)) American parents at the end of their teathers send their pot-smoking kids to be "re-educated"... Just like they do to pot-smoking criminals in mainland China! This article portrayed an horrendous regime where the kids are basically denied every right and privilege until they limply accept they're in a barbed-wired compound in a foreign country, letters and phone calls home are forbidden for up to the first year to forestall attempted "manipulation" ... naughty kids are put in an empty room and kept lying face down for hours and hours ... even into days and days ... until they repent ... sounds horrible. So it's a nice-sounding phrase but I'd doubt the integrity of a man who'd take money from such a hideous-sounding superbootcamp. I have felt the fear and done it anyway numerous times, and it's true, you benefit from pushing through the anxiety barrier. However I was off sick with CFS chronic fatigue syndrome. One particular weekend I remember pushing myself too hard, far too hard. And I had a complete physical mental emotional and spiritual breakdown. Feeling fear and doing it anyway only works when anxiety is holding you back. Anything more substantial (like a genuine physical debility, or even severe depression ...) well I can vouch it did not work for me; not then ...
PS Am I the only person to get severely annoyed at "blogs" that are merely bog-standard websites by another name? What is the point of a blog that will not take comments? I'm sorry but a blog is inherently interactive. If it's not interactive it's just another website.
PPS Slaghammer: I just tried to leave a comment at yours and it said blah blah blah popup true ... and would not let me through. I just wanted to say those urns look expensive. And I hope you survived being punctured. Did you mean an epidural (where they freeze your back), I'm sure they use a different expression in America you ARE American, no? And btw WHERE did that NAME come from??
UK epidural=US "spinal block" (I'm pretty sure).
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Well no-one else had anything to say here so I thought I'd start with my perceptive observation that... ooer I've forgotten it.
Hi from Canada.
Sinead O'Connor rocks.
(Sorry it's not relevant to the post but I am a newbie here)
I see I have some catching up here to do...I don't understand how I've missed so many posts. That's o.k., I can mull over them slowly and see what's happening in your world. I don't watch much TV (at all) and admit I've never seen Desperate Housewives...but it's all the rage here. Homemakers/housewives are used about equally in Canada.
Going to catch up now gled. Back later.
Hi!
You sent me comments regarding my blog. Thank you. To respond to your question: I was born, raised and reside in New York City (The Bronx, to be specific).
Well, considering that I'm posting comments for this particular post, I'll add that "homemaker" in the U.S. usually applies to someone who actually does something to maintain the upkeep of the household. I don't really watch "Desperate Housewives," but I understand that the only time those women touch grass is when they take the shirt off the gardener. Roseanne from the TV show "Roseanne" was more of a homemaker.
"Desperate Housewives" airs in the U.S. on Sundays (most likely for the so-called "football widows"). Any interesting reasons as to why it airs that day in the U.K.? ("Ugly Betty" incidentially, airs on Thursdays here in the U.S.) Thanks again for your comments and best of luck with your recovery. Thanks to your blog, it appears that people are rooting for your success.
Hi Gleds have been having the occasional lurk although I've not commented. Thanks for your comments on my "No Heart Service" post; the cyberhugs reached me just fine. The burger fared slightly worse LOL. Missed Ugly Betty & Des H/wives last night...I admit I watch both usually.
{{{cyberhugs}}}
Rx
Regarding your problem leaving a comment at my blog, I have no freaking idea what the deal is. I’ve noticed a lot of people raising hell about their comments disappearing all over the place so maybe the whole shebang is headed for a meltdown. Let me know if you have any more trouble.
Thanks for the kind words about my little urns. They are a labor of love, and hate and sometimes disparaging rage. The potter’s wheel is a lying, thieving, jealous whore that promises satisfaction but mostly just takes my money leaves me with a sore ass. Sometimes I get the happy ending which is why I keep going back for more.
And yes, it was an epidural. The jury is still out but there is some improvement. Not enough improvement for me to risk doing the potter’s wheel, but maybe someday soon.
Am I an American you ask? Let me put it this way, my vote has the potential to stop future pseudo-redneck militant-anti-intellectual fucktards from stealing elections in a country located south of Canada and north of Mexico. I don’t want to be too specific about it. And last but not least, the name. Among other things, I am a welder. A slaghammer, not be confused with a “sledgehammer,” is a small hammer with a point on one end and a flat chisel on the other used for chipping slag, etc., from welded metal. They are not too common these days because most people weld with MIG welders which use inert gas instead of solid flux. It is the flux on a welding rod that leaves a thick brittle scale (slag) on welds that must be chipped off as a finishing maneuver. I’ve moved on to MIG welding but I still break out the old stick welder on occasion, or I did before that dirty whore, the potter’s wheel, jacked my back up.
the woman playing lynette is a good actress- she was VERY VERY good in TRANSAMERICA. But for some reason i have always thought she was physically really unatractive.. just way to MALE looking. (And no I did not think this because of transamerica; I thought this way before I knew she was in that movie.) Yes, I do like Gabby.. her personality seems so smooth. She's like female friends I have had who have liked me even thought I was hot! but who I've felt.. nervous around because they seemed so perfect. I know the type I guess. Bree? People actually like her? I'm surprised. I guess when you play an outrageous role like that.. plus redhead. I guess underneath all the compulsions there is a lot of motherly CARING to her role so.. plus she was dating the sex-addict guy and being sensitive and loyal about it. And she became an alcoholic. Guess she's grown a lot since the first series.. Teri Hatcher I think of as attractive, just not the kind of attractive I find attractive, but I always imagine OTHER people think she is attrative.
This show is the only show that makes me wish I had a tv.. I've watched all this because of the dvds.. Sigh. I wish I could watch more though! Do they ever show repeats of the show on tv?
"French soft cheese"? Cheese is cheese, is there French hard cheese too? In France, is it just cheese. Well... American people an food... ;-)
Try cheese from Savoie as Raclette, Roblochon or Tome... and what about a tartiflette?
David, from Paris
Yeah, Dude, it's 37 Pounds or 54 Euros. Not too shabby, eh?
Listen, we checked out your blog and it's really unique. Good for you for keeping it up. We dig the whole 'diary' thing.
And since you're British, we can tell you a few things in our opinion:
1. Sorry about the war. You'll be happy to know neither one of us voted for him.
2. Thanks for Ozzy, Radiohead, the Stones, The Office, and Extras. And Monty Python. And Trainspotting. You get the picture.
3. We didn't mean to give you guys Anna Nicole Smith. She escaped from her cage and look what happened. Our bad, Bro.
Nice to hear from you!
~BG&D
I have some blog reading catching up to do. Just saying hello :)
Re Desperate Housewives: It airs at 10pm Wednesdays on Channel 4 which anyone can get now matter how outdated and "analogue" their TV. The next episode airs immediately afterwards on E4 which is limited to the digital airwaves/cables/satellite transponder things. Ugly Betty comes on at 9pm Fridays on Channel 4. BTW Channel 4 paid £1 MILLION Sterling per episode for Desperate Housewives. I take it they struck an agreement to show it practically however often they like as repeats for however many years over all their channels which is what they did with Friends...
Ivy: Bree? People actually like her? I'm surprised. I guess when you play an outrageous role like that.. plus redhead. I guess underneath all the compulsions there is a lot of motherly CARING to her role so.. plus she was dating the sex-addict guy and being sensitive and loyal about it. And she became an alcoholic."... It is more Marcia Cross than Bree in some respects. But people love that kind of uptightness. It means there is a passionate beating heart underneat. Well that's my interpretation.
You think Terri Hatcher looks like Michael Jackson? That's hilarious!
Hey, Gleds. You say you are having trouble posting comments on some peoples blogs? I am glad I am not the only one. Used to have a heck of a time trying to post comment on jailhouselawyer's blog and it would keep on throwing back the word verification dialogue with a different word. In a sudden flash of inspiration I got him to disable comment moderation and BingO! No more trouble.
I have also removed moderation from my own, funny? I was expecting a load of bot-spam but touch wood so far I have none.
I think the blogger comment mod. widget is up the swanneee....
Liked the description of lucid dreams, I get these quite a lot being part of my CFS/ME syndrome. Weird sorta stuff, flying, running up rock faces, waking up and walking around just to suddenly find yourself back in bed! When I get up and walk about, the house is always in a different configuration and often the walls are a different colour but in the experience It seems to be the normal thing.
Conversely, when i get quite ill (which I do a lot as I have no resistance to illnesses) I get the most dingy dark oppressive nightmares.
And as you well know, a nightmare is just a female horse in her pyjamas......
It is something to do with the popup blocker. The message at the bottom left says blah-blah-blah...pop-up true those are the last 2 words of the message "pop-up true" and it always means it's not going to let me in the comments box.
When I set my blog up I was given the choice of comments in or not in a pop up window. I chose not. The advantages are:
1: Avoiding pop-up blockers
2: See 3rd line from the top to the left "show original post". That's a really handy facility if you've something to say but need exact details. Pop-up style comments boxes don't have this.
Good point. I never thought of the comment box as a pop up before, but it is!
Might be a good idea for me to change as well.
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