Jun. 11th, 2006

lobelia321: (tintin)
Yesterday, the weather was ideal. Hot in the sun, with a breeze ruffling all the foliage. Delicious. The curtains billowed inwards, and sheets of paper fled across the floor.

Today started out blue-skyed. Already, at nine in the morning, it was quite hot. The sun was at the sides of our garden, the middle blazing by noon. One wanted to sit in the shade. Not a breeze stirred any leaf. It was that dead weather you get in my region: the air just sits in a bowl. Also, when it gets hot, my area tends to get sticky. My undies were wet. My waist was wet (where the trouser waistline sat). The soles of my feet are wet and stick to my ballerinas (which is actually useful because I don't flop out of the shoes). The area between my top lip and my nose (which yes, includes that famous lotrips piece of anatomy, the philtrum) was wet for most of the day, and I wiped it several times with my finger. My top lip got salty.

The afternoon lost its blue sky; it went white and murky. The air then felt as if there was going to be a storm; a low air pressure. But it never happened.

Now the wood pigeons coo in the dusk. A coolish air plays around my ankles. We have to have all the windows open but no wind moves the curtains.
lobelia321: (roger milla)
I've not missed a single game so far although of some I only watched 3 minutes (Netherlands/Serbia and Montenegro).

Best pairing so far: Ivory Coast/Argentina

Most boring pairing and deserve to be punished (and lose) because of failure to entertain me sufficiently: Germany/Costa Rica

Best-looking OT11: Ivory Coast

Second-best looking OT11: Portugal

Cutest coach: Scolari of Portugal

Cutest OTC: Cristiano Ronaldo (of fandom:Portugal)

John-Sheppard Crazy Hair Award: Lóco (of fandom:Angola)

Worst orgasm goal: Gamarre's goal for England (own goals!? What are they in slash terms??). (Yes, yes, and I know it was 'really' Beckham's but I'm afraid the one who technically shot his wad was the Paraguayan.)

Okay, back to Angola/Portugal. I would LOVE an African team to go through to the second round. Love love love LOVE love it. I mean, Angola: two players who are 'unattached'. I didn't even know such a category existed!! They are my rare underdog pairings.

scandal

Jun. 11th, 2006 09:28 pm
lobelia321: (Default)
Oh, and the Guantanamo suicides? I can't say how shocked I am. No, shocked is not the word but disgusted.
lobelia321: (irreverent and sensible)
I am so amazed, overwhelmed, surprised, excited, moved and thankful!

Why, you ask?

[livejournal.com profile] liviapenn made me a cover for One Kiss Later!

And look at her other covers, too. She makes gorgeous covers! In fact, there are quite a few stories I went to read just because I liked her covers for them so much.

:-)

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:-)

God, this hasn't happened to me in ages!! I LOVE SGA fandom!

Also, while I'm here and in a mood of generous gratitude: I can't remember if I've recced [livejournal.com profile] liviapenn's deliciously-titled Small Primes and Square Roots. Lovely and unusual. Fresh, quirky and 111 kid!fic. McKay/Sheppard. *g*

I am SO behind on fb. But at least I've moved my reccing to del.icio.us so that's been kept more or less up-to-date since April.

ETA: She says I can do with it what I like so here it is:

Livia Penn's cover for me!! )

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