bironic: Neil Perry gazing out a window at night (turkey pin)
bironic ([personal profile] bironic) wrote2014-12-03 09:09 pm

Remarkably little turkey was consumed

Thanksgiving was a lazy affair. Relaxing.

Probably a bit rude, though, which is uncharacteristic, in that I spent too much time on the laptop instead of interacting with family. Rationalized by (a) the fact that I'll be back in three weeks, and (b) I was writing! Actually writing! 7,700 words of OFC story that will almost certainly never see the light of the internet, just that old write-for-yourself kind of story that hasn't wanted to come out of my brain in a long time. It isn't finished and the impulse to write has already tapered off, but wow, that was refreshing, and it gave my optimism about my ability to write not-for-work stuff a boost.

(I blame Anne Rice re-reads.)

Another great thing that happened was being able to join the annual post-Thanksgiving gathering of NYC fan friends whom I hadn't seen in two or three years. [livejournal.com profile] no_detective and [livejournal.com profile] scribblinlenore and [livejournal.com profile] ahab99, and [livejournal.com profile] pun for too short a while, and met [livejournal.com profile] stlkrchck, and other long-lost lovelies, although, alas, no [livejournal.com profile] linaerys or [livejournal.com profile] lanthano. Ate tasty potluck dishes, watched many vids including hockey and Smallville, experienced my first tastes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Grantchester, and generally sat on the couch pleased to let the conversation wash over me.

Also watched Night at the Museum 1 & 2 with my dad. I hadn't seen them before. Hank Azaria was such a hoot. That had to be a Jeremy Irons impression with a lisp on top, no? The first Ra brother wasn't too shabby either. Mm, Hollywoodized ancient Egyptians.

Busy and/or dead on my feet until the weekend, so we will end on that odd note. Hm.

*waves*

[identity profile] zulu.livejournal.com 2014-12-04 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like a lovely Thanksgiving, very relaxing. And it always feels good to get those words out!
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[identity profile] bironic.livejournal.com 2014-12-04 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
It certainly used to feel good. I'd been wondering how long it would be before it came back. For id fiction, that is. Nonfiction has been doing just fine.

[identity profile] no-detective.livejournal.com 2014-12-05 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
It was wonderful to see you! Let's do it all the time! \o/ Btw, I've had "Stress" stuck in my head all week, and I think I have you to thank for that.

Oh, and were you asking about the Miss Fisher episode with all the dancing? If it looks like this, it's the first ep of season 2. (Uh, slightly NSFW because of all the stripping.)

Also also, I thought of you today when I saw one of the new Keira Knightley ads for Chanel perfume: I think the guy in the ad was the Russian dude from Vampire Academy! His hair was short, so... I couldn't be sure. But STILL.

ETA I WAS RIGHT. Sometimes I scare myself!

(No, but really: I should have a fangirl party screening of that movie. My enjoyment of it MUST be validated en masse! Ahem. There would be lots of booze.)
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[identity profile] bironic.livejournal.com 2014-12-05 01:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, well spotted! You barely get to see his face. I don't think I would have recognized him. Too bad his long hair was my favorite thing about him in Vampire Academy. :) Aside from his physicality with the heroine, that is.

I don't know if that was the Miss Fisher episode in the ad, but it's definitely going on my list. Mm. The one I saw in the PBS ad isn't coming up easily on YouTube, but it's shown in a flash in this one at 1:07, in the parlour: http://youtu.be/e59WJVUv1bo

\o/ at the prospect of getting together more often

[identity profile] no-detective.livejournal.com 2014-12-21 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
Soooooo I just realized the scene you're asking about is in the very first ep of season 1. Start from the beginning, I suppose.

...better very, very late than never?