Things I love
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girlofpreyThings I love:
- The King brothers from Emmerdale. I didn't have much time yesterday to explain things, but last week it basically all came out about how Matthew had planted a PA in Carl's office to steal his ideas and ruin his launch for his new business. Carl got mad and smashed printers and computer screens, and Jimmy decided he was SICK of the fighting, and wanted to leave the business and move out of their big house. This led to Matthew pretending he didn't care, then hanging around by doorways listening to Jimmy on the phone to estate agents, and staying late at the office to build a tower of pencils, then run a hand over his face and SMASH the pencils.
And then on Friday, ALL they talked about was making proposals to each other. Jimmy had a proposal that he and Carl should go into business together. Then Carl found out just how deep Matthew's plan had gone, and went round to tell him how appalled he was. Matthew then chased him out into the street to ask him what would happen now, and Carl was all "Nothing. I'm sick of fighting." And Matthew was all "Come on, you're not ACTUALLY going to stay with [new old businessman]?!". BECAUSE THE IMPORTANT THING IS REALLY THAT CARL COMES BACK TO THEM. THAT IS WHAT HE REALLY WANTS. ALSO CARL SHOULD STAY IN HIS LIFE AND BE FIGHTING WITH HIM, PLEASE. And someone, possibly Jimmy, pointed out that he was going to be ALL ALONE now. And the next scene with them was them all sitting awkwardly in the Woolpack together having a drink. Carl ran off to the bar to get them some more drinks with the new old businessman, who clearly thought he had won something when he HAD NOT, and Matthew asked if Jimmy wasn't going to stay in the house now. Jimmy seemed less than keen, and Matthew said that it wasn't a marriage proposal, WHICH CLEARLY IT WAS. Jimmy said he'd think about it.
Tonight, Jimmy was round at the office with boxes, and Matthew looked all a bit confused and wary and slightly hurt, until Jimmy said he was just tidying up a bit, having MOVED BACK IN. Then he almost tricked Matthew into giving him a hug, and then laughed at him, and then jumped on him and covered Matthew's mouth with his hand and kissed it. His hand, over Matthew's mouth. Probably they have rules about kissing. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. - My plants. They haven't died yet. I got two new ones, actually. A Strelitzia, or Bird of Paradise plant, whose flowers look gorgeous on the little card, but the buds of which form in the winter the back of the card tells me. It also tells me the plant needs fertilising or resoiling every month or so, so the odds of me actually getting it to the flowering stage don't seem that good. The other is an Art Deco dahlia, which I bought already flowering from a market stall, and which is beautiful, if a bit overgrown in the leaf sense. I have slightly higher hopes for it though. The busy lizzies are busy flowering, flowering all over the place. Need to pot them soon, really. And one of the dahlias I bought has one flower on it, flowering. It is the plant I thought it was, I'm pretty sure. And a beautiful colour. All in all, I'm very proud. And pleased.
- The paralysis scene from Iron Man. I love how Obadiah sneaks up on Tony. I love how he catches Tony's head and lets him down gently onto the couch. I love how he tells him to breathe. I love Obadiah touching Tony's face. There's a bit where he's standing over Tony and looking down at him, and his eyes flick down, and there's a good chance he's looking at Tony's mouth. I love how he sits down on the couch and puts an arm around Tony. I love him explaining to Tony that he'd really like Tony to be able to live - powerless - and for him to have his death machine, but it just isn't to be. I love that he has a briefcase. I love the whole scene so much.
And where was Obadiah hiding, precisely? He clearly wasn't at the back when Tony sat down, and it was a round couch, so Tony would possibly have seen him out of the corner of his eye if he came from the side. I think there's a good chance he'd ducked behind the couch. Like a pro. - There's a TV version of Sweeney Todd on at the moment. It's already much better than the Johnny Depp version. Even if there's no singing.
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Date: 2008-06-03 10:24 am (UTC)He never! IT CAN'T BE THAT GAY. OMG. Oh, I wish I could bring myself to watch Emmerdale to share this powerful gay love with you, but ALAS, it is not to be. But GOSH!
Plants are so lovely. I don't really understand where the deep beautiful satisfaction from owning and watering and looking at them comes from, but it DOES. I love the black crumbly earth that comes in pots and I love that bits of them grow and bits of them drop off and THEY ARE PLANTS. I love your plants.
I haven't seen Iron Man, but am rather tempted to now.
Tangent: HAVE YOU SEEN the Karate Kid recently, btw? I saw it at the weekend and there is NO SLASH EXTANT, NONE, despite the fact that Beautiful Blond Villain Boy is clearly being fucked senseless by his horrid mentor. OH, PLEASE SAY YOU HAVE SEEN THE KARATE KID IN A SUFFICIENTLY RECENT TIMEFRAME TO REMEMBER THIS.
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Date: 2008-06-03 10:06 pm (UTC)I think the relief of them not dying is a part of it. Also the colours are quite good. Also just the fact that they are living things, and living in your house, and growing. I love them quite a lot.
Oh, Iron Man is a bit of a strange film. I enjoy it, but there are many ways in which it is not very good, politically. There is a relationship in it which is super-gay, though, although it is one of my pairings. If you looked under the cut, then you've probably been quite massively spoilered for it now. Just BEAR MY WARNINGS IN MIND, possibly, if you go see it.
I HAVE NOT SEEN THE KARATE KID VERY RECENTLY. But I do remember some of it! I remember the horrid mentor ordering the Beautiful Blond Villain boy to go for Daniel's leg and win the competition viciously and dishonourably, and the villain boy being beautifully conflicted over it but doing it anyway. And possibly the villain boy hurting himself and his horrid mentor just telling him to sort of GET OVER IT. I REMEMBER THAT!
this turned mostly into stuff about the karate kid, I AM SORRY
Date: 2008-06-04 01:48 pm (UTC)The relief of them not dying probably is. Also the way they smell. OH.
All I'd previously heard about Iron Man was various lefty blogs going THIS FILM IS SO POLITICALLY INFURIATING IT MADE MY EYEBALLS PHYSICALLY POP. here, for example. But if there is a magical hate-filled (a la your pairings) gay relationship in it I... hmm, will maybe wait 'til it's on telly. Or steal it. THUS HELPING THE TERRORISTS.
OH GOD YOU ARE PERFECT YOU REMEMBER YOU REMEMBER RIGHTLY! OH! There is ALL OF IT on youtube, HERE. PERHAPS YOU WANT TO RELIVE THE GLORY. *hopeful eyes* Part 12 has a ridiculous montage in starting around 0.45 in which there is mingled beautiful and rubbish karate, and lots of little touches and looks between blond boy and evil mentor which illustrate very well THE BEAUTY OF THEIR AWFUL RELATIONSHIP. Also probably you should look at 4.24 where blond boy is looking tiny and pale and delicate next to his HUGE BUTCH MENTOR MAN who LOOKS at him in the most OWNING WAY POSSIBLE. At 05.58-ish Evil Sensei tells Other Blond Boy to break Hero-Boy's leg, and all the blond boys look upset. HERE is the final fight scene, the especially beautiful bit where the blond boy is beautiful and conflicted starts at about 0.53 where he bangs his nose and he goes to his sensei with his hands held up and his head tipped back LIKE A LITTLE BIRD, OH GOD, IT IS THE SADDEST THING EVER, HIS SENSEI LOOKS AT HIS NOSE AND THUMBS THE TEARS AWAY FROM THE CORNER OF HIS EYE in the most dispassionate and yet I-own-you-and-you-love-me-and-I-fulfill-your-craving-for-a-father-figure-and-yet-use-my-hold-over-you-to-warp-your-young-mind sort of way EVER, and then tells him to SWEEP THE LEG. OH I JUST LOVE IT SO MUCH. OH GOD. *mild anguish* I know it the Karate Kid and therefore the most SHAMING THING EVER to be obsessed over but I DON'T CARE.
Re: this turned mostly into stuff about the karate kid, I AM SORRY
Date: 2008-06-06 10:49 pm (UTC)Oh. Obadiah/Tony is TRICKY. I can't really explain it without giving away a lot of the film. But it is gay. Very, very gay. And quite beautiful. Well worth a TV/stolen watch that may or may not fund terrorists.
I love it when the villain boy and the horrid mentor make fists at each other! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!
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Date: 2008-06-03 12:42 pm (UTC)I'm very glad your plants aren't dead. Long may they not be dead.
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Date: 2008-06-03 10:09 pm (UTC)I love my plants so much. Thank you for your well wishes :)
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Date: 2008-06-21 07:57 am (UTC)I may write a story about some of that at Emmerdale Slash.
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Date: 2008-06-22 07:38 pm (UTC)It's nice to find someone else who loves Emmerdale slash as well!