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shadydaveAnd thus began the Battle of the Rogue Rhododendron.
Once upon a time, we had a large rhododendron bush outside our living room. Some time last winter, it fell over. I'm no expert, but I suspect it had something to do with the foot-long icicles hanging off it.
Since my brother just got home from school, my father decided the time was ripe to wrest it back into position.
Please tilt your head sideways if this picture is not rotated correctly. I give up.
Initial attempts were unsuccessful.
As were subsequent attempts.
Conceding the battle, my father is yet determined to win the war. I fear I shall return home one day to find an elaborate pulley system running out my bedroom window.
In other news
- I got a new job! Well, technically, I got ANOTHER job. I get to review Shakespeare plays! Big Grandmother apparently does not approve:
- By way of Katherine: welcome to Oregon, where the beaches will fucking kill you.
- American Gods is being turned into a tv show!
Good: produced by HBO, Tom Hanks, and Neil himself, and will have an actual budget!
Weird: "six seasons, each [...] of 10-12, [sic] hour-long episodes". Sixty episodes? I don't think American Gods even has that many chapters.
- I'm going to see LotR: FotR: Extended Edition in theaters tonight!
Which leads us to:
Thirty Days of Genre
Day 2: Your Favorite Character
"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend..."
<3 <3 <3 ~*~*~*~Faramir~*~*~*~ <3 <3 <3
It was hard to pick just one, but Faramir wins because he stands for a whole archetype of my favorite characters: the badass pragmatist who is nevertheless a (not-so-secret) idealist underneath. Whether they are staring down a Nazgûl, blowing up the Pegasus, or dropping a mountain on an invading demon army, my favorite characters cradle their honor close to their hearts. It's a lot easier to hit the bad guys with, that way.
(You can expect a lot of fist-shaking when I go see The Two Towers next week.)
Once upon a time, we had a large rhododendron bush outside our living room. Some time last winter, it fell over. I'm no expert, but I suspect it had something to do with the foot-long icicles hanging off it.
Since my brother just got home from school, my father decided the time was ripe to wrest it back into position.
Please tilt your head sideways if this picture is not rotated correctly. I give up.
Initial attempts were unsuccessful.
As were subsequent attempts.
Conceding the battle, my father is yet determined to win the war. I fear I shall return home one day to find an elaborate pulley system running out my bedroom window.
In other news
- I got a new job! Well, technically, I got ANOTHER job. I get to review Shakespeare plays! Big Grandmother apparently does not approve:
- By way of Katherine: welcome to Oregon, where the beaches will fucking kill you.
- American Gods is being turned into a tv show!
Good: produced by HBO, Tom Hanks, and Neil himself, and will have an actual budget!
Weird: "six seasons, each [...] of 10-12, [sic] hour-long episodes". Sixty episodes? I don't think American Gods even has that many chapters.
- I'm going to see LotR: FotR: Extended Edition in theaters tonight!
Which leads us to:
Thirty Days of Genre
Day 2: Your Favorite Character
"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend..."
<3 <3 <3 ~*~*~*~Faramir~*~*~*~ <3 <3 <3
It was hard to pick just one, but Faramir wins because he stands for a whole archetype of my favorite characters: the badass pragmatist who is nevertheless a (not-so-secret) idealist underneath. Whether they are staring down a Nazgûl, blowing up the Pegasus, or dropping a mountain on an invading demon army, my favorite characters cradle their honor close to their hearts. It's a lot easier to hit the bad guys with, that way.
(You can expect a lot of fist-shaking when I go see The Two Towers next week.)