Smallville comment: "Red" and Clark's virginity

While sitting and writing here, I am taping episodes of Smallville for a friend, and just listened again to the line in "Red", where Clark says he just had the best night of his life.

That always bothered me, if the producers intended him to be and remain a virgin: what made it the best night of his life, if not sex with Jessie?

This time through, it made more sense to me without the sexual connotation, given the casualness with which he said it. He might, after all, be referring to the freedom he took to do whatever he want. Perhaps his reason for saying it is irrelevant: it was an offhand comment intended to disturb his parents and establish his autonomy, along the lines of "I can do anything I want, and I love it."

Zero consequences, hmm?

Which begs the issue of what did happen with Jessie, but I think I can stop dutifully pretending in my stories that Jessie got his virginity. That can be Lex's, all Lex's.

More ayurveda....

How apropos! I got this from kelex, and it fits right in with the ayurvedic counselling that I've been getting, and the ayurvedic diet I've been following:


***PITTA***

Your ayurvedic body type (dosha) is PITTA, composed
of the elements Fire and Water.

Pittas are strong-willed, fiery, light-eyed people
with warm, oily skin and good circulation who
tend to gain or lose weight easily. When
stressed, Pittas become irritable, angry, and
frustrated. Inflammations, rashes, ulcers,
heartburn, and fevers are common Pitta
ailments. Pittas do better in cool environments
and plenty of outlets for their energy.

To keep your dosha in balance, keep cool in your
emotions, your body, and your food. Avoid
caffeine, salt, alcohol, fried foods and oil,
red meat, and hot spices. Eat lots of fresh,
raw fruits and vegetables, dairy foods, and
whole grains, and emphasize sweet, bitter and
astringent flavors. Get plenty of fresh air
and find constructive ways to air out your
emotions and opinions as well.

If you really want to be miserable: Drink lots of
booze and eat lots of red meat and salty, spicy
food. Wear tight, hot clothes. Find the
hottest, stuffiest place you can, then stay
there. Do things you find frustrating and
bottle up your feelings about it.


What's your Ayurvedic Body Type?
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I usually come out as pitta on the ayurvedic tests, but this time - since my system is somewhat out of balance and I need to lose weight - my ayurveic counsellor tells me I'm pitta-kapha these days. We're working on it.

The test Aliya gave me was far more comprehensive than this, of course, but it's interesting to see that the results aren't too far different.

Thanks, kelex!

A minor triumph of the day: I made soy milk from scratch. Well, in this case, that means from soybeans. It turned out to be fairly easy, though it takes time and a certain amount of care. It reminded me of making lemon meringue pie. The soy milk was a little thicker and stronger than it needs to be, but extremely delicious. I'll use a little more water in proportion to soybeans next time.

Nothing in the 'verse can stop me.

Flames and consequences....

An amusing site I want to return to to browse:

Flame Warriors.

Depp/Bloom and nice thoughts

Another memorable link:

Slashers of the Caribbean

And the movie isn't even out yet. I begin to suspect there will be a slash boom as soon as it's released.

Check here for a a few nice wallpapers:
Pirate wallpaper. I particularly like the Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom ones, but the ensemble cast isn't bad either.

Smallville: "Prodigal"

I'm taping Prodigal for chinae. I love that epsisode. I love everything about it, especially the focus on Luthors and the way they keep trumping each other, upping the stakes, twisting the situation, taking control back and forth from each other.

I hope and pray for more near-perfect episodes like this next season.

If this is near-perfect, what would be perfect? An onscreen kiss between Clark and Lex, of course.

I'll settle for more talk about shared destiny and friendship of legends.