You rescue the souls of men
Dec. 19th, 2003 02:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chestnutcurlsHappy Hanukkah! :)
I am back. Yesterday I stayed home. I got five hours' sleep, and in the morning I felt absolutely horrible. Just washing my face took all my energy; I had to get back in bed. I called in sick and went back to sleep. The phone woke me up at 11:30. I haven't slept that late since high school. Other than being sick, it was a nice day. Kathy was also home, being sick herself, and we wrapped presents (once we could sit up for more than five minutes). Debra brought me some of my dad's magical chicken soup. In the evening, Evan came over and we exchanged Christmas presents. He got me three books from my wishlist: Traveling Mercies, The Ragamuffin Gospel, and The Pleasures of God. I was so happy- he really put thought into the selection, and he also knew that no one ever gets books for me, so he did that instead of getting movies or CDs. He is so sweet and thoughtful and knows me so well. We watched Friends together, and this line resulted in much grinning and google-eyes:
Joey: Was it weird when you and Monica got together?
Chandler:...Actually, no. It was more like, "I can't believe we haven't been doing this the whole time."
Sadly, tonight I have to take my beloved to the airport, where he will board a plane for New Hampshire, which is very very far away. Happily, Em (not Santa Claus) is coming to town tonight, and there will be much girl talk and togetherness. So I'll survive.
We just had our annual departmental Christmas potluck. It was a nice break. For the past month or so, my job has been taking me to new, insane heights of stress. I have the usual support work for my bosses, plus a bunch of new data entry stuff, plus projects I'm doing myself, one of which is nightmarish. I'm starting to feel angry and tense eight hours a day. I guess this is normal for most working people, but I find it troubling. When the phone rings for the seventh time in an hour, and it's the same client who called the other six times, and I want to rip the phone out of the wall and throw it down the stairs, I start to worry about myself. :(
The movie was AMAZING. Absolutely incredible. I really don't even have words for it. I was completely satisfied. I thought the few changes were faithful to the spirit of the book, and didn't detract from the story at all. I was so glad they redeemed Faramir; I would have loved to see he and Eowyn and the Houses of Healing, but I'm not angry about that omission. Minas Tirith was beautiful and awe-inspiring. The Pelennor Fields were right in line with what I had imagined. I agree with the others that I wish they'd kept the illusion of Dernhelm, but I guess that's harder to hide on film. Also, I wish they had included Theoden saying "Hail King of the Mark" to Eomer- that's one of the moments that always gets me. But it was okay as it was. And Eowyn was perfect. I am no man. Chills. :) I've finally decided that the Rohirrim are my favorite race of Middle-Earth. They're so noble and brave and cool. :)
Oh, and Sam. Unbelievable.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dakoda and tingilya, I'm tempted to name my son Sam, too. What an amazing story.
Anyway, if another movie wins Best Picture this year, I'll be writing some mean letters, because I just don't see what could beat that. Even if you don't like LOTR, go see this movie. I bet you'll change your mind. :)
1. List your five favorite beverages.
iced tea, Vanilla Coke, Diet Cherry Coke, orange juice, grape Kool-Aid
2. List your five favorite websites.
Livejournal, Amazon, Sunburned, Homestar Runner, Sarahhatter.com
3. List your five favorite snack foods.
pretzels, granola bars, Pop-Tarts, Wheat Thins, rice cakes
4. List your five favorite board and/or card games.
Scrabble, Scattergories, Trivial Pursuit, Taboo, Boggle
5. List your five favorite computer and/or game system games.
Super Puzzle Fighter, Tetris, old-school Super Mario Bros & Mario 3, Mario Rally
I am back. Yesterday I stayed home. I got five hours' sleep, and in the morning I felt absolutely horrible. Just washing my face took all my energy; I had to get back in bed. I called in sick and went back to sleep. The phone woke me up at 11:30. I haven't slept that late since high school. Other than being sick, it was a nice day. Kathy was also home, being sick herself, and we wrapped presents (once we could sit up for more than five minutes). Debra brought me some of my dad's magical chicken soup. In the evening, Evan came over and we exchanged Christmas presents. He got me three books from my wishlist: Traveling Mercies, The Ragamuffin Gospel, and The Pleasures of God. I was so happy- he really put thought into the selection, and he also knew that no one ever gets books for me, so he did that instead of getting movies or CDs. He is so sweet and thoughtful and knows me so well. We watched Friends together, and this line resulted in much grinning and google-eyes:
Joey: Was it weird when you and Monica got together?
Chandler:...Actually, no. It was more like, "I can't believe we haven't been doing this the whole time."
Sadly, tonight I have to take my beloved to the airport, where he will board a plane for New Hampshire, which is very very far away. Happily, Em (not Santa Claus) is coming to town tonight, and there will be much girl talk and togetherness. So I'll survive.
We just had our annual departmental Christmas potluck. It was a nice break. For the past month or so, my job has been taking me to new, insane heights of stress. I have the usual support work for my bosses, plus a bunch of new data entry stuff, plus projects I'm doing myself, one of which is nightmarish. I'm starting to feel angry and tense eight hours a day. I guess this is normal for most working people, but I find it troubling. When the phone rings for the seventh time in an hour, and it's the same client who called the other six times, and I want to rip the phone out of the wall and throw it down the stairs, I start to worry about myself. :(
The movie was AMAZING. Absolutely incredible. I really don't even have words for it. I was completely satisfied. I thought the few changes were faithful to the spirit of the book, and didn't detract from the story at all. I was so glad they redeemed Faramir; I would have loved to see he and Eowyn and the Houses of Healing, but I'm not angry about that omission. Minas Tirith was beautiful and awe-inspiring. The Pelennor Fields were right in line with what I had imagined. I agree with the others that I wish they'd kept the illusion of Dernhelm, but I guess that's harder to hide on film. Also, I wish they had included Theoden saying "Hail King of the Mark" to Eomer- that's one of the moments that always gets me. But it was okay as it was. And Eowyn was perfect. I am no man. Chills. :) I've finally decided that the Rohirrim are my favorite race of Middle-Earth. They're so noble and brave and cool. :)
Oh, and Sam. Unbelievable.
dakoda and tingilya, I'm tempted to name my son Sam, too. What an amazing story.Anyway, if another movie wins Best Picture this year, I'll be writing some mean letters, because I just don't see what could beat that. Even if you don't like LOTR, go see this movie. I bet you'll change your mind. :)
1. List your five favorite beverages.
iced tea, Vanilla Coke, Diet Cherry Coke, orange juice, grape Kool-Aid
2. List your five favorite websites.
Livejournal, Amazon, Sunburned, Homestar Runner, Sarahhatter.com
3. List your five favorite snack foods.
pretzels, granola bars, Pop-Tarts, Wheat Thins, rice cakes
4. List your five favorite board and/or card games.
Scrabble, Scattergories, Trivial Pursuit, Taboo, Boggle
5. List your five favorite computer and/or game system games.
Super Puzzle Fighter, Tetris, old-school Super Mario Bros & Mario 3, Mario Rally
