i heart jane austen
Mar. 9th, 2003 11:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fearlesstempWhen Tom Glavine got traded to the Mets, my reaction was indicative of how clear-headed and sportsmanlike my Met Fanhood is: Upon finding out I was not excited about how he'd help the team, but instead freaked out because he would be stealing my favorite player's number. How dare Tom Glavine, one of the best pitchers in the league, take the number (47) of your favorite utility player and mine, Joe McEwing?! Such gall!
And then today I turned on the TV to watch a spring training game and what number is Joe wearing now? Guess. Just guess. No, not 23. ELEVEN! Which is my favorite number! He is so obviously sending me a signal that we are, in fact, mfeo. I will of course be packing my things to head for Port St. Lucie and the Mets' Spring Training Camp tomorrow.
Ah, I lie. I will instead be heading to That Law Firm tomorrow morning to start another fun-filled week of dictation, filing, and managing calls. My life is a whirlwind of excitement.
Tonight my mother and I watched Persuasion, the third film in our week-long Jane Austen Festival. Said Festival was started off when I rented Bridget Jones's Diary and she inquired who, exactly, that dashing Mark Darcy was and I said that he was Colin Firth and that he'd actually been in the A&E version of Pride and Prejudice. Well, to be honest, what I said was, "Oh my God, that is Colin Firth and is he not the DREAMIEST?!?! To fully appreciate him you simply HAVE to see the six-hour A & E Pride and Prejudice production, which I have somewhere here and you must watch. Really, you must, to fully appreciate Colin. No, really, YOU MUST!"
I couldn't find my tape and so I drove to the local Blockbuster in my pajamas, unkempt unwashed hair, and old college sweatshirt to rent it. And we did, and the mom unit did come to fully appreciate Colin and so we've been watching her flicks on and off for the past week.
Realizing some people may not have read Persuasion or seen the movie and would like to remain unspoiled, I'll put this bit behind a
The letter Captain Wentworth writes to Anne in Persuasion near the end -- "You pierce my soul" -- oh my GOD I die every time. I think I flailed about on the couch a bit, in fact, and I just now looked it up online and had to clutch at my chest very dramatically while I read it. Why I couldn't walk twenty feet to my room and get my copy of my book, I don't know. I am Just That Lazy. Regardless, you can find it here. Is it not the most romantic thing EVER?!?! EVER?!?! IN THE HISTORY OF TIME?!?! Captain Wentworth loves Anne SO MUCH!!!!
So! Much!!
Ahem. Methinks I should not post LJ entries within forty minutes of finishing up a Jane Austen Festival viewing.
Oh God, how did it get this late? I had Goals for this evening! Emails I was going to write! And now I have to go to bed! Stupid office, expecting me there at 8:30. I long to continue Jane Austen SqueeFest 2003! Sadly for me but lucky for you, I must go.
And then today I turned on the TV to watch a spring training game and what number is Joe wearing now? Guess. Just guess. No, not 23. ELEVEN! Which is my favorite number! He is so obviously sending me a signal that we are, in fact, mfeo. I will of course be packing my things to head for Port St. Lucie and the Mets' Spring Training Camp tomorrow.
Ah, I lie. I will instead be heading to That Law Firm tomorrow morning to start another fun-filled week of dictation, filing, and managing calls. My life is a whirlwind of excitement.
Tonight my mother and I watched Persuasion, the third film in our week-long Jane Austen Festival. Said Festival was started off when I rented Bridget Jones's Diary and she inquired who, exactly, that dashing Mark Darcy was and I said that he was Colin Firth and that he'd actually been in the A&E version of Pride and Prejudice. Well, to be honest, what I said was, "Oh my God, that is Colin Firth and is he not the DREAMIEST?!?! To fully appreciate him you simply HAVE to see the six-hour A & E Pride and Prejudice production, which I have somewhere here and you must watch. Really, you must, to fully appreciate Colin. No, really, YOU MUST!"
I couldn't find my tape and so I drove to the local Blockbuster in my pajamas, unkempt unwashed hair, and old college sweatshirt to rent it. And we did, and the mom unit did come to fully appreciate Colin and so we've been watching her flicks on and off for the past week.
Realizing some people may not have read Persuasion or seen the movie and would like to remain unspoiled, I'll put this bit behind a
The letter Captain Wentworth writes to Anne in Persuasion near the end -- "You pierce my soul" -- oh my GOD I die every time. I think I flailed about on the couch a bit, in fact, and I just now looked it up online and had to clutch at my chest very dramatically while I read it. Why I couldn't walk twenty feet to my room and get my copy of my book, I don't know. I am Just That Lazy. Regardless, you can find it here. Is it not the most romantic thing EVER?!?! EVER?!?! IN THE HISTORY OF TIME?!?! Captain Wentworth loves Anne SO MUCH!!!!
So! Much!!
Ahem. Methinks I should not post LJ entries within forty minutes of finishing up a Jane Austen Festival viewing.
Oh God, how did it get this late? I had Goals for this evening! Emails I was going to write! And now I have to go to bed! Stupid office, expecting me there at 8:30. I long to continue Jane Austen SqueeFest 2003! Sadly for me but lucky for you, I must go.
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Date: 2003-03-09 10:14 pm (UTC)Au contraire. That's the perfect time to post. Because then I can squee with you, having just done the Darcy Day thing yesterday. sigh... Jane Austen rules.
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Date: 2003-03-10 08:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-03-10 11:44 pm (UTC)Yes, it was wonderful. We even paused in the middle and went out for tea (with little tea sandwiches and scones and everything), then came back and did more of the melting thing. It was a great day.
maybe a little unrelated to your post, but
Date: 2003-03-09 10:31 pm (UTC)Re: maybe a little unrelated to your post, but
Date: 2003-03-09 10:56 pm (UTC)Re: maybe a little unrelated to your post, but
Date: 2003-03-10 09:04 pm (UTC)Re: maybe a little unrelated to your post, but
Date: 2003-03-10 08:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-03-09 11:01 pm (UTC)I am half-agony, half hope. God, I love those lines.
Instead of clutching my chest dramatically a la Jess, I make squeaky, meepy noises whenever I see/hear those lines so people think there's a toy mouse in the vicinity. At least, I think they do.
Captain Wentworth loves Anne SO MUCH!!!!
He does, he does! And he's so eloquent about it! *sigh*
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Date: 2003-03-10 09:37 pm (UTC)Also, I so wish I made cute squeaky noises when exposed to such things! I either indulge a spastic fit or screech wildly. There is no in between. :)