Ooh, I like ita's.
My god...he's gonna do the whole speech.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Aug 21, 2008 9:03:45 am PDT #4705 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Atropa - Aug 21, 2008 9:06:05 am PDT #4706 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I figured it would be, like, Eastern Washington flat, which is to say, somewhat hilly.
Plei speaks for me, go figure. Flat is strange. So are places that don't have a lot of trees/moss/groundcover.
P.M. Marc - Aug 21, 2008 9:06:41 am PDT #4707 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
My assorted vistas
[link] (Seattle skyline)
[link] (Looking east to Bellevue)
[link] (Crummy phone photo of the Sound from my parents' place--on a clear day, you see the Sound, Vashon, and the Olympic range)
[link] (The actual view from my Aunt Olive's deck is spectacular, but that just gives a small hint at it. Okanagan Lake in the background.)
[link] (I love the Interior. That's Kalamalka Lake)
[link] (More of the Interior, the greener section where Mother grew up.)
Jessica - Aug 21, 2008 9:07:13 am PDT #4708 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Al Jazeera covers NYC street food. (I haven't watched the whole thing yet, but it seems neat.)
Sean K - Aug 21, 2008 9:09:33 am PDT #4709 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I can't get a great shot of it today, because there's a lot of haze in the air, but here's the vista from my current living room window:
And here's another (quite spectacular) view of it:
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2008 9:10:24 am PDT #4710 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In unvista news:
Got into an argument with my father this morning. He insists that English has an overarching pronunciation rule that governs the spellng of "words" like Sawtelle and Sepulveda. A rule about where the accent goes if it ends in a vowel or a consonant. I think he's insane, but he's shifting the burden of proof onto me, and he's got my back up. Any suggestions for shooting him down?
Kathy A - Aug 21, 2008 9:13:35 am PDT #4711 of 10003
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
This is what I think of when I picture pretty Illinois farmland.
This is the flatter area, not quite as attractive, but more typical of Illinois farms, especially downstate.
P.M. Marc - Aug 21, 2008 9:16:19 am PDT #4712 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Sophia Brooks - Aug 21, 2008 9:21:19 am PDT #4713 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
SailAweigh - Aug 21, 2008 9:22:24 am PDT #4714 of 10003
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
La Jolla. I spent as much time as I could here with a blanket, a boom box (back in the bad old days before Walkman or iPods) and a book. Peaceful.
Diego Garcia. We'd go sailing and snorkeling every Sunday. The undersea world became my house of worship.
I feel a need to be in places like these that it make my bones ache to be away from them. Since moving back to the midwest, I've felt like a displaced person. Ocean, beach, coral, cliffs are where I feel at home.