MLE TIDBITS

I really AM working on reducing my travel-load...just not this week so much. This past Sunday I carpooled Northward to CopperMoon w/lightfoote, then drove back down to the Hive/Portland on Tuesday (day before yesterday). O'morrow I'm driving Northward to CuMoon again, returning again next Tuesday. Then I stay put for the rest of November!

( More Travels Plans Under Here )

I'd forgotten, but one typical manifestation of MLE Worry/Concern is Apathy/Loss of Feeling. Mebbe next time I'll see it as such ahead of time...such as on Wed, 12/2 when I return for crown fitting & its next door neighbor tooth's drilling & filling. ( Further Insight(s) )

Okay, THIS is what I mean by I wish my intuition were better: I would like to be able to figure this out ahead of time, to go "hey, I'm feeling this way b'c of such and so." Then again, mebbe after today I'll be better able to do so.

My oomph has gone. Hoping it returns. ( Read more... )

Thankful today for having Dear Friends to visit on my way home Southward from my Northward home ofCopperMoon - so nice to see you, vismaya_viewer :-), for lovely weather (Monkey's Wedding w/sunshine & rain together and separately), for leaves still turning but mostly falling, for incredibly numbly leftovers for dinner tonight - 4-onion soup courtesy of the Amazing lightfoote (ALF), for clustering kittenheads, for rediscovering fave kids' books (currently E Nesbit's The Phoenix & The Carpet), for sleep in a soft comfie bed soon.

O'morrow: Dentistry appointment in the morning for crown prep (w/drilling). Eeeeep.

Every now and again I find myself wondering about and perhaps even considering reducing my worldly possession by a huge amount, thus gaining a freedom and flexibility I don't have while encumbered by STUFF 'n' THINGS. Today's trigger for these thoughts were some of what I'm reading and studying today for class. Many thoughts swirling along, but I'm gonna get back to the books rather than spill out more words on this now.

A friend is currently mulling over an idea for a film with a completely off-stage main villain. This is what he says and I'm spreading the question further w/this post:

I can think of a couple of examples of this that, in my opinion, don't work well (Blair Witch Project springs to mind, as does one horrific Enterprise episode), but I'm at a loss for examples of people who've done it well. As a general rule, if the audience doesn't ultimately confront the villain (vicariously through the main characters, of course) they're left feeling unsatisfied with the narrative. But for every rule there's an exception, so I'm sure they must be out there.

So, can anyone out there come up with an example (preferably on screen, but also in prose, and preferably in science fiction, comedy, or drama and not horror) where the non-appearance of the antagonist is either not a hinderance or actually an enhancement to the storytelling?

Read This.

Thank, crboltz, for showing me this.

Thanks to all who provided input re: 13" vs. 15" laptop. I'm now typing this on my new 13" MacBookPro which I'm very Very happy about and with. One day soon I'll set up my iTunes w/external hard drive, at which point my music collection expands 5-fold or so... Wheeeee!

Sooner still, lightfoote descends for the weekend! Quite looking forward to time w/him, a DDate, and then a mini-Toad Rip Northward on Sunday to sneak in some wildwoosi time, too.

For having the wherewithal to replace my laptop when needed, amongst other things.

My laptop is (nearly) dead; long live my laptop!

I'm looking at the 13" vs. 15" MacBookPro w/same specs otherwise (2.53GHz, 250GB hard drive, 4GB memory). Feedback appreciated.

EDIT: 4.5 lbs vs. 5.5 lbs, but GelSkins're only avail for the 15". I could prolly fit the new 13.3" in my same 'puter bag, otherwise I'll need a new one.

For good friends who live locally & gorgeous Fall weather. delerium3 came over and we walked around my neighborhood, enjoying the sunny day and lovely colorful leaves, foraging for meals, running various errands and crossing things off our respective ToDo lists. She got her getting a haircut while I spent time studying @ Acme Cafe next door. Herds of moms out w/kidlets were out and about, as well - all enjoying the fresh air and sunshine. Now she's off taking care of other things and I'm gonna gather up the kittenheads in a bit for their annual vet check-up and shots.

I'm gonna need something to recover from that stress. Luckily it's Tuesday, so I'm prolly gonna bus over to Clinton Corner Cafe for dinner and the traditional Tuesday night live music (6:30-8:30pm) courtesy of the Pagan Jug Band.

Katamaried by hiddentass:

"If you've got a Master's in Library Science and a love of the Grateful Dead, the University of California at Santa Cruz is looking for you -- a rare job opening in the UC system, and what a plum gig it is: official Greatful [sic] Dead Archivist."

Wow. Why don't I have a GD icon?

Next Monday night, 11/16/09, you may wanna stay up late & head outside to see the Leonids peak 'round 12:30-2:30am (technically Tu morning, 11/17/09 by then, but to my mind it's not morning 'til you wake up). Ideally, I'd share this w/wildwoosi & lightfoote & whoever @ CopperMoon. The PacNW's track record for clear nights in mid-November ain't great, however. Still, I'm keeping fingers crossed and hope alive for sharing more Burning Rocks w/Good People next week.

Good books reco'd by good friends. Today I took a long hot bubbly bath and finished Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart. Thx for the turn-on and loan, siouxiequeue. I shall bring it up to return to you soon.

It's time once again for this.

I find myself in possession of katrina_lynne's lovely purple dotted & black haired scarf. Much as I'd like to abscond w/it, honesty and kindness compel me to return it to its rightful owner - and creator. Perhaps delerium3 will be kind enough to transport it back home after her math tutorial at the Hive this Friday afternoon. :-)

Really fun getting to hang out w/ya'll this past week. Looking forward to more such opportunities in the upcoming chunks o' time.

Do I have your attention? *rubs hands together* Good. ( Read more... )

Had a really nice day w/AJ & the Petting Zoo Critters (delerium3, edwardmartiniii, and katrina_lynne). We headed Westward to Newport, OR through lovely countryside, stopping along the way to watch big smashing waves sending spray far above the road. 'Twas my first visit to the Oregon Coast Aquarium and its jellies, sharks, kelp beds, sea otters, and more. Worth a return trip! Hmm, perhaps in the Springtime, when the Tufted Puffins' tufts will be brightly colored for mating.

Afterwords, we had dinner (and drinks) pretty much next door at the Rogue Brewery Ale Pub. Mmmmmmm.

O'morrow I shuttle AJ to PDX for her return to SoCal. It's been a really good visit - her first in over 2.5 years. Back then, she drove up from SoCal w/me and the kittenheads and the last carload of my stuff when I first moved to Portland/the Hive. The next interval 'tween visits will be shorter.

Loads o' things on my ToDo list o'morrow. At the end of the week, the Amazing lightfoote (ALF) comes down for a Date (and DD!)(Th - Sun). Life is sweet and good and joyful.