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[lobelia321]

- I've had one of the worst weeks since the onset of this depression thing. No need to tell more.

- A colleague at uni hanged himself two days ago.

- They've advertised the Head of Department job externally. They want an artist for it. I am not an artist.

- I have bought family tickets for RotK for Saturday, second row from the front (I love being near the front). Am still sceptical and I expect the worst (after TTT, which continues to disappoint me no end).

- UK TV alert! 11.35 pm tonight, BBC1: LotR special with Jonathan Ross and 'stars from the film'.

- Am reading Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections after having given Donna Fartt's [sic] Little Friend the boot after 120 pages.

- Film seminar today: one (I repeat: one) student turned up. It was not EB.

- However, I did convert both the helpers to Dil Se! (Note: helpers are former students, mostly mature, who have jobs helping disabled students; they take seminar notes etc.)

- I tried to implement badgermonkey's Christmas amazon CD/book strategy but have so far bought nothing online. :-(

- I'm looking for jobs. None so far.

- I remembered that I'm giving a paper at the international superbiggie conference of my field in August 2004 so began to write it in a panic today. Only 8 months to go! Shit. It's on genr.e painting and narr.atives of na.tionh.ood. (The dots are there to prevent this post being googled by my colleagues...)

- I really enjoyed The Castle with Eric Bana, courtesy of blithesea.

- The children want guinea pigs.

- Dom did not stand next to Karl.

- Karl did not stand next to Dom.

- All the premiere pics, except for Wellington and the kiss one in LA, are crap and fail to inspire me.

- Is Hollywood eating the world?

Comments

[angelmaye.livejournal.com]

But in the Berlin pics (I believe) behind Karl you can see Billy laughing his ass off in two seperate shots. Remember the picture you sent me with all the cast and Billy and Karl are down front laughing? Karl makes Billy laugh. Makes me want to go SQUEE!!!!

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

http://www.geocities.com/lobelia321/kubb.txt

[http://users.livejournal.com/_ming/]

I had guinea pigs as a child. They're kind, relatively quiet, and pretty easy to look after. Better than a dog, at any rate.

And I want to see The Castle! Eric Bana is sweeping my brain.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

In German, guinea pigs are called Meerschweinchen which means: little ocean pigs.

[lazulus]

i had guinea pigs as a child. they were lovely. i adore the noises they make!

[badgermonkey.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, oh dear. Will reply in more length tomorrow (am going to bed now) but, well, life in the lower echelons of education ain't so much fun either; I spent all day being fucking whinged at by fucking children who blame me for everything. (Didn't bring a pen? My fault. Person next to them taking up too much space on the desk? My fault. Didn't listen to instructions and have written all their coursework wrong? MY FAULT OF COURSE.)

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

You went to bed without seeing the LOTR special? *is shocked*

It had John Noble!!! (And Dom.)

[badgermonkey.livejournal.com]

I can't stay up that late! I get up at 6.45 and am a snarling wreck with less than eight hours of sleep. Not even Dom could keep me up later than 10.30 on a school night.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

The magic of videotaping!

[brightest-blue.livejournal.com]

Oh, my dearest darling! I'm so sorry you're feeling awful. Don't know what else to say except that, since your hopes for ROTK are so low, you may very well be delighted by it.

*hugs, snuggles, and hot chocolate*

Oh, and why for fuck's sake do they need an actual artist to head up your department? What does that have to do with anything? *shakes head in indignation*

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Oh well, it makes sense. Art History is being imploded and resources concentrated on the Art side, with the art historians coming in to service the art students on their 25 percent "contextual studies".

Sooner or later another job will come up. I must now publish like a lunatic to ensure I get it.

[brightest-blue.livejournal.com]

I KNOW you'll get something. And it sounds like you have some time.

Of course, I'd hire you if I were ever in a position to do so. Your title would be personal art historian/purveyor of smut. You would be ever so appreciated!

[eyebrowofdoom.livejournal.com]

Fi! Fi fi fi! Fi on it all!

Life sounds like it is being an all round ass. Fi on it, I say. Hot students deserting you and everything!

ROTK -- just think of the orcmeat!

You know Jed Brophy is interviewed briefly on the TTT extended edition?

[lazulus]

You know Jed Brophy is interviewed briefly on the TTT extended edition?

I told her!!! She spluttered a lot, then complained that she would now have to rent it from the video shop. It amuses me no end that I imagine Lobelia was your first thought when Jed popped up on screen. I almost picked the phone up and called her!

[eyebrowofdoom.livejournal.com]

It amuses me no end that I imagine Lobelia was your first thought when Jed popped up on screen.

I nearly squealed, and then started looking around, hoping an internet connection would appear from mid-air. And the revelations about which orc he was actually playing at different times! Viggo/Jed slash, hoy!

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

He was playing an orc that tussles with Viggo??????

[bunnysquee.livejournal.com]

he's the orc who drags Aragorn along until Aragorn falls off the cliff ... but Jed doesn't - and has that 'you lie!' and hehhehheh! conversation with Legolas and Gimli.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

ROTK -- just think of the orcmeat!

AAACK, YOU SPOILERED ME U BUTCH I WILL UNFREND U 4 EVAH AACK I DIDNT NO THEIR WUZ ORCS IN ROKT

You know Jed Brophy is interviewed briefly on the TTT extended edition?
Noone tells me anything. Blockbuster, here I come.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Given Laz's tig below I realise that someone must have told me after all and I just went and forgot. Blame job stress.

[lazulus]

I really am so sorry you have hit this low. I think I said the other Friday that it's a crap time of year, but everything seems to be throwing itself at you, which is just rotten. I'll give you a call later. I know you did tell me what you were up to over the holidays, but I am off from 1pm xmas eve until 5th Jan, so it would be lovely to see you -- I can always pootle up your way as I am now roadtrip queen!

*hugs tight*

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you! Will think on it! Or maybe meet up for v&a expo.

[lazulus]

The V&A Expo thing is a great idea as I haven't seen it yet and was planning on going at some point over the holidays. I shall still give you a call and we can discuss what -- if anything -- we can sort out. It would be lovely to see you and yours. x

[viva-gloria.livejournal.com]

Sympathy for shitty week. There's a lot of it around.

Know what you mean re TTT and am trying to keep open mind re RotK. Also am taking tissues, as even if I hate it, I'll probably get weepy about ten minutes in.

I do hope the week improves! have an e-hug! and an Omai ...

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

What's an omai??

Thank you for the ehug! I like that formulation!

[viva-gloria.livejournal.com]

Omai as per icon and as per unbirthday fic ...

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

My memory is as a sieve. Today I forgot the name of that old woman who brings the healing flower to Minas Tirith.

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Hello. Very sorry to hear things are poo.

a) I was taught 'contextual studies' by non-artists, and was not harmed in any way by this experience. Although I realise this does not help you really.
b) I am on a mission to read as many spoilers as I possibly can.
c) Beat your students soundly, this will help them.
d) I like your google-scuppering technique. V. clever.
e) My mum's been going on about The Castle for months.
f) Dom and Karl are being kept apart!
g) I am now communicating almost entirely in lists.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

1) Lists r it. Now to work out how to make them appear in html. (Something about ul??)
2) You were not harmed by the experience of being taught by non-artists but maybe I will be harmed by having to teach non-art-historians exclusively. *wails*
3) The mission to be spoilered!! I like it!!! Oh: oliphaunts gang rape Frodo after the credits!!!!!! Saddam killed people!!!!!!!! Ernie is a top!!!!!!!!!!!!
4) Beating EB has crossed my mind. On occasion when standing in front of him. This has caused me to be less than stern.
5) Your mum! The Castle! Come over one time and watch it! It's lovesome.
6) Evil PR Dom/Karl fascist stalinist thugs.

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

oliphaunts gang rape Frodo after the credits!!!!!!

*sigh* Just as I thought...

Your mum! The Castle! Come over one time and watch it! It's lovesome.

I'd love to! btw, I looked for the Bollywood channel today, but it has disappeared. Maybe it'll come back though.

Shitty week here too.

[maralily.livejournal.com]

I had a terrible week as well. It seems many people did. I set my hand on fire. Seriously. Second degree burns on my left hand. I look like an extra from Backdraft. Maybe we should all juust try to Forrest Gump our way through the week? I hopw you feel better soon.

Re: Shitty week here too.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

I burned my hand two weeks ago! The blister is only now starting to peel. I had to keep my palm glued to a frozen pack of prawns for the entire night.

[bunnysquee.livejournal.com]

i'm sorry that you're feeling low.

what are your chances for the head of department thing if you applied? if you are more qualified than some bum off the street, maybe they will take you on? but what's the point if the department is going anyway ... ?

sorry, sweetie *squeezehugs*

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

but what's the point if the department is going anyway ... ?
Yes. Precisely! I'm going off the idea of applying again.