Labour Day....

[fajrdrako]

A good day, a nicely fannish day.

(1) Up early (i.e, about six), doing more housecleaning. Can't believe I did this. Marcelle visited for breakfast and we watched Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing while I did housework.

(2) Finished housecleaning (skipping a few things like the dirty dishes in the sink and the living room windowsill) and tried to print the challenge I wrote story for blackbyrde; the printer didn't work. Hmm.

(3) Had dim sum at the Mandarin Ogilvie restuarant with the Ottawa Slash Association crowd. Got a whole bowl of tripe to myself! And some delicious duck.

(4) We went back to my place and watched The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and some sections of the added features. Loved it.

(5) blackbyrde and I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean in Kanata. Loved it as much as ever. A few new observations:

• When Elizabeth Swann is being bounced in the hold by the skeleton pirates, she's wearing knickers. Whatever era you put the movie in, it's wildly anachronistic.
  
  
• was that a kerosene lamp I saw in Elizabeth's room?
  
  
• Didn't notice any earring on Jack Sparrow this time, or hint of one. Did notice the chest tattoo.
  
  
• Jack is barefoot on the island. Did he have his boots when he went off the plank on the Black Pearl? But left behind his hat?
  
  
• I love Jack more every time I see the movie. Body and mind. Norrington too. Will... doesn't evolve or change in my assessment.
  

Getting home, I chatted with my frend Lisa and then with walkingowl on the phone, and read the challenge story that blackbyrde finished - liked it very much indeed. I find that some writers make the Elves seem to sweet and young, while I like to think of them as tough, seasoned warriors. blackbyrde struck a good balance. Besides, I found the story nice and sexy.

Why is my LJ getting the date wrong? It isn't tomorrow yet! Not in this time zone....