- @auntyel I love how he basically short-circuits your higher brain function.
in reply to auntyel -> - @auntyel You do. For science. in reply to auntyel ->
- …How did I forget that Hayley Atwell was in the Man of Mode with Tom Hardy? ->
- @auntyel I could make a documentary! Or something. Test your brainpower before and after being en-Mackened. Scientifically. Yes. in reply to auntyel ->
- @auntyel I love it when a plan comes together. #science #notjustlols #yesscience in reply to auntyel ->
- New blog post: Antigone @ The National Theatre 24/05/12 http://t.co/lBbNlNAh ->
- @grrlinterrupted I know I only just got my hair cut, but I'm toying with the idea of going short. Short short. Hmm in reply to grrlinterrupted ->
- @grrlinterrupted I've done that haircut! Basically, it's my usual cut at the shortest I've ever done it. I want to go SHORTER THAN THAT in reply to grrlinterrupted ->
- @thisisyourfault …:O….:D in reply to thisisyourfault ->
- @thisisyourfault BRAIN CANDY. omg in reply to thisisyourfault ->
- @Alawston I did! I'd just never seen the ACTUAL estate agents in person and it was unexpected in reply to Alawston ->
- @RocknRollBride @petitmew It's Twilight with Susan Sarandon though. None of that vampire stalker rubbish in reply to RocknRollBride ->
- Watching Twilight. Paul Newman is awesome. AND OMG STOCKARD CHANNING ->
- @krazycat @trygve_lie NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Opera is the only browser that doesn't kill my laptop. Apart from IE. augh in reply to krazycat ->
- I like Opera. It runs on my laptop. It is useful. Facebook is none of these things and likes to remove useful features. Disappointing ->
- I think @MarkDoesStuff reading 50 Shades of Grey is possibly the greatest thing to come out of my love for AFI. Seriously. ->
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Daily Digest for May 26th
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My pinboard bookmarks for May 17th through May 26th
These are my links for May 17th through May 26th:
- Rahila Gupta: Women had been fighting fundamentalism on the streets of London for years before The Satanic Verses | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk –
tags: women fundamentalism - Women Against Fundamentalism: Home –
tags: women fundamentalism - Voices of Women Living Under Fundamentalism –
tags: women fundamentalism - herdivineshadow – nursatrixledallfoy: Team Merlin vs. Omid… – Soccer Six video
tags: video soccersix eoinmacken bradleyjames rupertyoung adetomiwaedun tomhopper merlin - Buy Toshiba Satellite C870-11H Laptop, Intel Core i3, 2.3GHz, 4GB, 640GB, 17.3", Black online at JohnLewis.com –
tags: laptop
Tweets for 2012-05-24
- @Alawston @mrtonylee I <3 Nemesis. Aside from the Data 2.0 subplot. Thx to that film I went to see Hardy at the NT and he was awesome in reply to Alawston ->
- @eoincmacken No Sega Mega drive ones? in reply to eoincmacken ->
- First Sherlock is creeping & smoking in the same room that Watson is sleeping in, now he's apparently giving someone a bath ->
- @ceitfianna @stephmuji AUGH A&W my crate of rootbeer is nearly empty. I need to get more in reply to ceitfianna ->
- @Botanygeek I would be put out by talk of delicious dessert, but I'm going to Rasa Sayang for lunch with a friend so I can totally eat this in reply to Botanygeek ->
- @Botanygeek Admittedly, when I get there I'll probably get distracted by almost the most delicious sago gula meleka in the world in reply to Botanygeek ->
- @thisisyourfault I think you need to livetweet North & South when you watch it. Or play the cravat drinking game in reply to thisisyourfault ->
- @stephmuji @ceitfianna No, but… I don't drink alcohol so it was ok
in reply to stephmuji -> - What would China Mieville do if he became allergic to the word "riff"? ->
- woke up with idea that @eoincmacken should play gambit in next x-men film ->
- zomg sago gula melaka ->
- Today was awwwesome. Lunch with @splash_of_blue (mmmchickenrice and sago gula melaka), awesome drinks with @splash_of_blue, hitting… ->
- …Kensington Palace and then Antigone at the National Theatre. NOW for jerk chicken and rice ->
- @wanderlustlover Heh. It probably is. Coolbeans in reply to wanderlustlover ->
- @thisisyourfault :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D in reply to thisisyourfault ->
- @thisisyourfault @wanderlustlover IT should. At the same time as the worldwide rewatch? Or are you not in a place to do that Whenever it is? in reply to thisisyourfault ->
- @thisisyourfault Less dangerous than the official Who Am I? film drinking game in reply to thisisyourfault ->
- @wanderlustlover @thisisyourfault http://t.co/EQWEQzfE in reply to wanderlustlover ->
- @wanderlustlover @thisisyourfault Hilariously, I do not even know if I can. I know I have Jubilee things going on on the 2nd in reply to wanderlustlover ->
Antigone @ The National Theatre 24/05/12
I pretty much went into the Olivier Theatre with no idea what the play was about. Luckily, a fairly friendly man sat next to me and pointed out the Oedipus family tree in the programme, which reminded me that I’d already seen Oedipus at the NT when Ralph Fiennes took the title role (my verdict on that boiled down to “it was good, but really really grim). We speculated a bit on what kind of era the play seemed to be set in – I went with early 80s, he went with 50s until I pointed out the printer/fax machine/whatever. Might have been 70s with all the beige and brown in the set.
Other thoughts:
- Play called “Antigone”, but Antigone isn’t really there most of the time. Probably a catchier name than “Creon” though.
- The Soldier = very attractive (yep, I’m shallow).
- I did like the about-turn from Ismene – she might not have been willing to actually go against the state, but she stuck with her sister when push came to shove.
- The whole duty to your family versus duty to the state was interesting. Even more interesting when I remembered about this being written back in the day with the whole ancient Greece thing going on and the role of women being entirely different back then.
- Which did make Ismene being unwilling to bury her brother at the beginning make more sense. She’s not supposed to really have a mind of her own, and Antigone’s disobedience of the state (and also her own Uncle) is that bit more shocking/unusual.
- Creon was a bit of an arse after the initial bit where he seemed fairly reasonable, wasn’t he? Admittedly, that’s not a technical term…
- Poor Eurydice. She’s there for all of five minutes and then she’s dead.
- Christopher Eccleston was nicely politician-y as Creon.
- I think the comments on gender and the roles of men and women were what caught my attention most while watching (and probably raised the few giggles that the tragedy does have). Possibly because most of my thoughts are on my presentation/essay about women and fundamentalism that I’ve got to do.
- Actually, when they were talking about Creon’s son, Haemon, being betrothed to one of the sisters, I thought they were talking about him being engaged to Ismene rather than Antigone. Which made me confused later on. Ismene gets forgotten about after being taken away pretty much. I wanted to know what happened to her.
It was very satisfying to watch. Glad I knew it was a tragedy, at least, before watching because, with that knowledge, you can see exactly what’s going to drop on Creon when Haemon comes to talk to him.
Not entirely sure what the point of the slowing down of time/slow motion bits were. It was interesting to see, but… yeah. I’d probably have to think about that more than I have brain-space for.
Originally published at half girl, half robot. You can comment here or there.
Daily Digest for May 25th
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Liked Don’t Break My Heart – UB40.
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Tweets for 2012-05-23
- @grrlinterrupted This is why all my shorts are knee-length in reply to grrlinterrupted ->
- @auntyel Almost birthday twins! Hah in reply to auntyel ->
- @auntyel Blatant conspiracy in reply to auntyel ->
- @auntyel Ahaha.Something about the time of year probably. in reply to auntyel ->
- @thisisyourfault @wanderlustlover It's a season 2 cartoon. *eyedart* Not that I am obsessed with the status of his outfit… in reply to thisisyourfault ->
- ♥ Strange Overtones by Brian Eno & David Byrne #lastfm: http://t.co/PVQ3MG7B ->
- @ChuckRaganFacts @emmaprew O_O Mind. Blown. in reply to ChuckRaganFacts ->
- ♥ GETAWAY TONIGHT by Opossom #lastfm: http://t.co/qYpHq3og ->
- Watching a film called Dark Relic. The Crusaders seem to have an unfeasibly large piece of the True Cross. ->
- OMG they killed Luke Scarlett 2.0 ->
- Also, what is it with films and female blacksmiths? ->
- @sebpatrick That'll be my copy then. in reply to sebpatrick ->
- @sebpatrick …he did a signing tour? Hah. in reply to sebpatrick ->
- @grrlinterrupted I…do not really wear skirts. Which I guess is how I avoid the problem. in reply to grrlinterrupted ->
- @wanderlustlover annnd finally tag on 2×06. Is it 6? No idea. Did you want to carry on cuddlethread or ditch it? ->
- Braaaaaains. ->
- @thisisyourfault http://t.co/GrA0ywQs
-> - @thisisyourfault Furthermore! http://t.co/7pEQvV5P ->
- @thisisyourfault And to conclude! http://t.co/r7w3T209 ->
Daily Digest for May 24th
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Published OTP: Spuffy/Denial.
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Tweets for 2012-05-22
- Sara Cox and this Nikki person's dresses are doing funny things to my eyes #Eurovision ->
- @Jook No :/ in reply to Jook ->
- @NobleKnope Radioactive cat? in reply to NobleKnope ->
- …Dr #Eurovision ->
- What's the countdown in the background for? #Eurovision ->
- @eoincmacken …you've just missed the most amazing 80 mins of TV. Well. almost. in reply to eoincmacken ->
- In a fit of awful planning, I'm going to see Antigone at the National Theatre instead of staying home to watch #Eurovision ->
- In fairness, I picked Thursday because it's soaps night for my mum and so she doesn't really need my company in the evening ->
- @eoincmacken You've missed the pole dancers with the glowing knickers ->
- YES. ICELAND.
#Eurovision -> - @smartmatt …my phone can't even handle wap anymore in reply to smartmatt ->
- I admit. I'll be disappointed if Jedward don't get through #Eurovision ->
- YAAAY RUSSIA #Eurovision ->
- Hahah. Jedward. Now, if Jedward could do the Social Networking Song… #Eurovision ->
- Jedward & "saved the best till last"? Not sure I ever thought I'd hear those two things together #Eurovision ->
- @smartmatt It does calls, texts and has a working alarm clock. That's pretty much all I need it for. in reply to smartmatt ->
- @smartmatt Never played it. I have a Sudoku app on my mp3 players in reply to smartmatt ->
- @Alawston ECCLESCAKES. I'm excited in reply to Alawston ->
- @emmaprew Wasn't she singing in swedish anyway? in reply to emmaprew ->
