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[triadruid]

So on the positive side, I got to tag along for kittenpants birthday excursion with her dad to McCormick & Schmitt's, which was *tasty*. featherynscale's salmon stuffed with brie-and-crab was absolutely divine. The lobster enchiladas were no slouch either... on the other hand, it took up a good chunk of my evening that I'd hoped to get some other things done in. On the negative side, I was up until 3 AM or so, for no really-especially-good-reason (some online moderation work, mostly jacking around and browsing people's profiles)... on the other hand, it's Friday and it's practically tradition with me to go in bleary-eyed on Friday and skate out at the end of the day before I collapse. On the positive side, I got the bank deposit done that's been occupying my side table for quite some time... on the other hand, that meant I got to work late, late, *late* as I was had to stand in line at the bank for forever. On the negative side, this meant slipping in while my boss was at a meeting... on the other hand, no one noticed and I'm ahead of schedule on most of my projects. On the positive side, there's a new D&D game tonight...on the other hand, I haven't finished my character just yet. On the negative side, a lot of people seem torqued up about V-Day... on the other hand, this is an excuse for memery.

Since most of the people listening in here probably don't ascribe to the whole "hallmark holiday" craze that will engulf our nation next Monday, take a moment to take a positive stand against it. Instead of buying something transitory for the person society approves of, say something nice about someone that you wouldn't ordinarily think about on a romantic holiday. If you usually prefer one gender/race/height/eye color in a love & lover, choose someone (personal friend, celebrity, whatever) to rave about that goes against the grain. If you don't have *any* preferences that are exclusionary, you probably don't need this exercise anyway. Pass it on, if you like.

I'll start: Ordinarily I wouldn't think of it, but Liam Neeson really, really impresses me. He's tall, which isn't usually my style; he's male, which is only peripherally my 'type'. His voice, however, sends shivers down my spine..even in something as hokey as Episode I. My favorite piece of his work (to date) is Rob Roy (okay, that's according to type), however I'd really like to see Kinsey at some point. I had forgotten entirely that he was in Excalibur, another guilty pleasure of mine... I love that he's geek enough to have "wanted to be in The Phantom Menace so badly, he didn't even bother reading the script", wanted to be Van Helsing in Bram Stoker's Dracula, and was too short to be Fezzik.

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[ysabel.livejournal.com]

If you don't have *any* preferences that are exclusionary, you probably don't need this exercise anyway.

Hrm.

I'm pretty sure that the few things that I would actively exclude by preference are all things that I would be unwilling to rave about, because they all involve things like, say, people who choose to actually give nonconsensual real-life harm to someone else.

But I like the idea! Did you read naamah_darling's thing this morning about instant GAY? *grin*

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

No, I actually hadn't read that (or her), but I did pick up a new book for my reading list, so thanks...

Liam Neeson

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

He does the same thing to us females, I assure you.

Did you see him in Nell? Absolutely amazing. And I'm not just talking about the skinny-dipping scene, as enjoyable as it was.

:D

oh and....

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

Yes! Another appreciator of Excalibur. Isn't the Merlin character the greatest? I would love to have a teacher/mentor like that. :)

Re: oh and....

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

*laugh* Absolutely one of my favorite movie characters.

Reminded me very much of T.H. White's Merlin, for whatever reason...

I wouldn't be surprised

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

If they did base the character on T.H. White's Merlin. He's that kind of crotchety old man character that still has your best interests at heart, even if you haven't realized it yet. *grin* Plus his muttering to himself, and some of the things he says to Arthur, are just so damn amusing.....*laugh* Watching the character in Excalibur always reminds me of that last scene in Disney's adaptation of the Once and Future King, where Merlin exclaims, "Well blow me to Timbukto!" and he shoots off into the sky....*giggle*

Re: Liam Neeson

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen Nell yet, although kittenpants speaks very highly of it (and did after this post, in fact). It'll probably go somewhere on the list....

Re: Nell

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

I heartily second the recommendation. Jodie Foster's effort in her role as Nell is absolutely exquisite. Plus the examination of human interdynamics....*swoon*