A small disclaimer at the outset:

The majority of the posts I make in this journal -- those about art, music, books, fashion, antiques, dolls, films, history, etc. -- are open and viewable by everyone. However, on the rare occasions when I divulge the sordid (and not so much) details of my personal life, rather than risk injury to sensitive eyes and egos, circumstances necessitate that I utilize the privacy features which LJ has been so kind as to provide.

I promise that you will not be missing much if left out of these instances, but if you are one who, like so many, feel bereft by not being privy to all the intimate details of one's acquaintance, please feel free to comment below, and I shall be pleased to consider including you in the privileged circle of le Société Particulière de la Reine.

Now then, shall we continue?

~Mythosidhe

Well, that is 60 books added and tagged in my Goodreads account. If I can keep up at this rate (at least that many every day) I may actually get everything added by...the end of next week? Please don't think I'm joking. I have many, many, many books. Really I don't know how many at the moment. So this is a good thing! I can organize my bookshelves as I go -- something I haven't done since I moved into this apartment >_< Possibly even see about getting rid of some...

Oh, please be patient as far as reviews are concerned over there. First priority is getting all the books listed. Although I will try to add at least brief comments on my current reading as I finish whatever I'm on at the moment. After that I can go back and add in more detailed reviews.

Meh, still tired! I woke up at 3am, and my neck was too sore for me to go back to sleep :( Take a nap after work...

Alright, must get going!

You demand, and I comply! Eventually ;p

There's just the one book there at the moment, but needless to say many, many more will follow shortly. So add me!

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I feel really worn by that episode of Doctor Who. Defeated even. Or maybe it's the return of my chronic neck pain that's doing it? I have had quite a few pain killers today....

Either way, I'm crawling off to bed. Night!

Oh damn.
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That's about it at the moment. I'll have to do a 'final thoughts' at some point, but right now just....damn. Anyone? This one needs to be talked out. Give me some place to begin!

WARNING: Spoiler! alert for the comments!

Let's have some fun. I want everyone to post an embarrassing CD from your collection. Something that you love to listen to, even if you might not want to admit it to your friends. Come on now, no shame! I'll go first ~

What can I say? I was nine years old when this album was released, and I adored it. I listened the the cassette to the point where it was completely unplayable. I believe I even had the perfume >_< However, as I got older and my tastes became more sophisticated (ah, the snobbery of teenagers...), it was relegated to oblivion in the back of the closet, never to be played, or even spoken of. Even so, when I happened across a used CD for a few dollars some years ago, I couldn't help picking it up for nostalgia's sake. It was dumped it on a shelf after I got it home, though, and promptly forgotten about once again...

Until just recently. Over the last few weeks I've been sorting through my several hundred CDs for records that have been neglected of late to rotate back into circulation, and Electric Youth showed up in one of the stacks. So I said 'Why not?' and popped it into the CD drive. And you know...after all this time I still enjoy it just as much as I did when I was nine. I still think these songs are good; and after nearly twenty years (dear gods, has it really been that long?!) I still remember the words to every single one. The sound is a bit dated, certainly, especially on the title track; but there is definitely solid songwriting and production here, especially considering that she was all of, what, 19 at the time? I know teen singer/songwriters who self-produce are relatively common today, but back then it was something of a rarity.

In a way I suppose Debbie was my first exposure to the 'piano girl' genre that has loomed so large in my musical taste ever since, albeit in a severely watered-down pop form. I guess some things never change...

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Alright now, who's next? I'm curious to know what everyone used to listen to before we all grew up and became so cool :p Your post needn't be as detailed as mine, I get overly chatty when it comes to music sometimes...

Thunderstorms aren't supposed to last this long! All my poor flowers out on the roof are getting completely swamped (I have no room to bring them inside), and I need to go to the laundromat! I'm not quite fool enough to go out with a metal shopping cart in the middle of a torrential downpour + lightning. Not to mention the fact that I'd be soaked to the skin in about five seconds after setting foot outside the house. Technically I do still have clean clothing for work tomorrow, if I darn my slacks with the hole in them, but I have absolutely no clean bath towels or pillowcases. (Checks clock) well there's no point in me going now, they close at seven, so by the time I get there it will be past the time they allow you to start the last load. Damnation!

Adding to my vexation, I'm still waiting on the new Doctor Who. Everyone else has seen it but me by now T__T ARGH!

Annnnnnd now the ceiling is leaking. Perfect.

Meh, I'll be back with a book post as soon as I finish up Reserved For The Cat. At least the rain can't stop me from reading....

If my calculation of GMT +5 is correct, then that means that in the UK Doctor Who is on....right now!? Waaah!

And on a completely unrelated note:

Alexis Mabille Fall 08 Couture

Heeee :p I can't say for sure about possible inspirations here, but if you asked me to guess...?

(Is this going on my desktop? Oh yes...)


Back to Who again! I couldn't resist; fashion gossip isn't as much fun. Have I really not posted an update since 'Sontaran Stratagem'/'Poison Sky'? Jeez. Okaaaay...Quick recap so we can get to the important stuff!

'The Doctor's Daughter'/'The Unicorn And The Wasp': Haven't seen them yet. Gil refuses to sit through them again, and swears they aren't really necessary story arc-wise, so I'm left to catch up on them when I can o_O

'Silence In The Library'/'Forest Of The Dead': SPOILERS! Heh. Steve Moffat is brilliant, but we've established this already, yes? His mission in life (aside from having control of Doctor Who) seems to be to make small children afraid of as many mundane objects as possible. He established this trend in the past with gas masks, clocks, and statues, and with this two-parter he has managed to add books, libraries, shadows, and motes of dust to that list. Good man! Also, I have a suspicion that he is a secret Jane Austen fan; for the second year in a row one of the Bennett sisters from P&P 2006 has had a prominent part in his episodes. Coincidence?

'Midnight': First of the annual set of double-banked episodes! Honestly? This felt like filler to me. A solid stand-alone episode, but it didn't contribute much to this season's overall story, and while I was entertained by it it made me impatient to get back to the real 'action'. However, there were too many loose ends to dismiss this one as a throw away. We'll be back on this planet in the future (or the past)...

'Turn Left': Second double-banked episode. Poor Donna has had some pretty nasty turns thrown her way this season, really starting back in 'Fires of Pompeii'; but after 'Silence/Forest' and then this episode....( Spoiler! )

Which brings us neatly caught up to ~

'The Stolen Earth': I've already had my rant on about ( Spoiler! ), so we can skip that and address some other issues. Such as ( Spoiler! ) Dear Gods, it's like a DC Universe crossover >_< Can we throw in the rest of the Justice League for good measure? Or the Green Lantern Corps might be more appropriate...

But let's not forget ( Spoiler! )

Of course, we're dancing around the real issue here, ( Spoiler! ). I know it that things look bad, and that along with Rose, everyone is devastated at the prospect of ( Spoiler! ) However, I think I can say with reasonable confidence, "Fangirls, do not despair!" I have a THEORY ("That it's a demon? A dancing demon?" "NO!").

Setting aside the fact that I've heard from multiple reliable sources that ( Spoiler! ), and that it would pointlessly destroy the dramatic flow of the story to ( Spoiler! ), there is one other tiny detail which I believe will save the day. I speak, my friends, of the ( Spoiler! )

And THAT, gentle readers, is that. Goodness all those spoilers are exhausting -- it took me two Dead Can Dance albums to write and format this post! We must compare notes again in a few days, after 'Journey's End' ^_^

I never thought I'd be writing about Doctor Who and Chanel in the same post, but this is a strange collection. At first I thought it was just the curvy white utilitarian runway background, but no. The further I went though the slideshow, the more I was put in mind of 'The Future', as imagined by set and costume designers of Who circa 1978; which is to say, many of these pieces would not be out of place in Romana's wardrobe. Of course, other pieces remind me of Eldrad...

And then there are the frames. Any ideas? I don't have a clue on that front.

Runway Review & Full Collection at Style.com



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If the connection cooperates Dior, Lacroix, and possibly Givenchy after dinner ~

Satin, lace, and tulle; muted jewel tones and smoky pastels; carelessly messy Gibson Girl pompadour -- it's like a hazy dream of my memory of fashion from my early childhood. Not sure if it doesn't go a bit too far over the top in some places, (I admit there are some cringers in this collection) but nevertheless I can't help loving it. Makes me think of Stevie Nicks. And Dynasty. Ah, the good old days...

Runway Review & Full Collection at Style.com


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