I love this movie.
It's a remarkable work. Extremely depressing, or in other words, Russian. They made a sequel, apparently, which retconned the first movie pretty significantly. (Not as savagely as Highlander II, though.)
Hey, don't worry about it. Nest full of vampires, you come get me, okay. Box full of puppies, that's more of a judgement call.
Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
billytea - Nov 17, 2010 1:07:57 pm PST #5951 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
§ ita § - Nov 17, 2010 1:28:29 pm PST #5952 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Tumblr is completely fascinating me. I love watching who likes which posts and who reblogs stuff. I have no idea how people are seeing this stuff. I guess I don't get it after all.
Dana - Nov 17, 2010 2:00:52 pm PST #5953 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We are short two hymns and/or songs for my grandfather's funeral and no one can decide what to use.
(Please, no smart-ass suggestions.)
Also, all of the suggested Old Testament readings are kind of scary.
Connie Neil - Nov 17, 2010 2:02:19 pm PST #5954 of 30001
brillig
I've always liked "In the Garden" as far as hymns go.
edit: And "Abide with Me".
§ ita § - Nov 17, 2010 2:05:53 pm PST #5955 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's So Hard To Say Goodbye? Not trying to be smartass-two of my last three funerals featured that, by Boys II Men, and it wrecked me for the song forever. Are you doing second line type ceremonies, Dana?
Dana - Nov 17, 2010 2:07:56 pm PST #5956 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Are you doing second line type ceremonies, Dana?
No, very traditional Catholic funeral. Small, fortunately. Everything at the funeral home.
Amy - Nov 17, 2010 2:17:22 pm PST #5957 of 30001
Because books.
§ ita § - Nov 17, 2010 2:23:01 pm PST #5958 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Then I got nothing. Turns out most of my adult funerary experience involves New Orleans and the second line. BFF was surprised to see pictures from my last one. I'm like! Dude! The band! The sister on drums! Confetti! It's a parade!
Should do that for me, even though I probably won't kick it in the Big Easy. I'll appropriate in death.
JZ - Nov 17, 2010 2:24:35 pm PST #5959 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Maybe "I'll Fly Away"? (I've already instructed Hec that if he outlives me, he must make sure that the Alison Krauss/Gillian Welch version from O Brother, Where Art Thou? must be played at my funeral.)
I also kind of like "All People That On Earth Do Dwell", which has the same tune as "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow" but prettier words.
And Greg Brown's "Night" and "On Another's Sorrow," from his version of William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience are achingly beautiful.
Scrappy - Nov 17, 2010 2:26:08 pm PST #5960 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Abide With Me? The choir sang Let It Be at my niece's funeral and it was beautiful and perfect.