Crap, I'm cold
Jan. 3rd, 2012 03:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
So... so many things.
1. Saw War Horse last night. Mostly it was awesome. Mostly I cried a lot. The begining was a little hokey and the end was a little Gone with the Wind, but the middle was, I thought, a really neat (if a bit heavyhanded) look at the transition from cavalry-war to artilery war. WWI was absolutely horrifying. Brought back all my nightmares from All Quiet on the Western Front.
2. Read The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern. I loved the moodiness. It did come off more as a... I dunno... like it was more about the atmosphere than the individuals. Put it this way, I was bemused at the end, but if there was a major character death, I wasn't crying. The imagery was lovely. The Circus was a little cliche, but also lovely. Overall, a good genre read.
3. I knew, when I was saying all last week that 44 degrees and muddy was creepy for January, I would regret it. Today is bloody cold. And the new, energy star windows in the house are surprisingly drafty--I mean, like there's a cutting wind blowing through my room kind of draft.
4. I took off work early, because no more appointments were scheduled and since I just agreed to add a shitload more on-call in the spring (covering a colleague having a baby) I figured, what the hell. The extra emergency work means I'm going to be stressed out and kind of a beast for a few months but I'll be making more money and, if by some miracle, I get a residency spot, it'll be nice to save up some extra now.
5. So all I really want to do this afternoon is ski a little and curl up under the covers with some hot chocolate, a good book, and my dog. However, what I'm supposed to do this afternoon is drive to Ithaca for another interview tomorrow. If this one goes badly, I may just bag the third one next weekend, and look for another new job for the summer. These residency interviews are a lot of time and a whole lot of driving, and not worth it if I don't have a chance to begin with.
I'm being cynical. But also realistic, given the current market.
1. Saw War Horse last night. Mostly it was awesome. Mostly I cried a lot. The begining was a little hokey and the end was a little Gone with the Wind, but the middle was, I thought, a really neat (if a bit heavyhanded) look at the transition from cavalry-war to artilery war. WWI was absolutely horrifying. Brought back all my nightmares from All Quiet on the Western Front.
2. Read The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern. I loved the moodiness. It did come off more as a... I dunno... like it was more about the atmosphere than the individuals. Put it this way, I was bemused at the end, but if there was a major character death, I wasn't crying. The imagery was lovely. The Circus was a little cliche, but also lovely. Overall, a good genre read.
3. I knew, when I was saying all last week that 44 degrees and muddy was creepy for January, I would regret it. Today is bloody cold. And the new, energy star windows in the house are surprisingly drafty--I mean, like there's a cutting wind blowing through my room kind of draft.
4. I took off work early, because no more appointments were scheduled and since I just agreed to add a shitload more on-call in the spring (covering a colleague having a baby) I figured, what the hell. The extra emergency work means I'm going to be stressed out and kind of a beast for a few months but I'll be making more money and, if by some miracle, I get a residency spot, it'll be nice to save up some extra now.
5. So all I really want to do this afternoon is ski a little and curl up under the covers with some hot chocolate, a good book, and my dog. However, what I'm supposed to do this afternoon is drive to Ithaca for another interview tomorrow. If this one goes badly, I may just bag the third one next weekend, and look for another new job for the summer. These residency interviews are a lot of time and a whole lot of driving, and not worth it if I don't have a chance to begin with.
I'm being cynical. But also realistic, given the current market.
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Date: 2012-01-03 08:33 pm (UTC)And the new, energy star windows in the house are surprisingly drafty--I mean, like there's a cutting wind blowing through my room kind of draft.
Er, that sounds like they weren't installed right?
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Date: 2012-01-03 08:47 pm (UTC)Interesting to hear your take on War Horse. I really want to see it because a) horsey story and b) war story and c) Steven Spielberg and that's a hard combination for me to resist. Sounds about like what I expect it to be.
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Date: 2012-01-03 09:06 pm (UTC)Yeah, I loved it (even though the review seems a little critical) it's... not realistic, but I don't think it's supposed to be. It's great storytelling, but definitely storytelling. Definitely recommend it.
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Date: 2012-01-03 08:51 pm (UTC)My house's windows suck. They also are drafty in the winter, and don't keep out the hot air in the summer. They are old, but still. It messes with my power bill.
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Date: 2012-01-03 09:07 pm (UTC)When (if) I ever get a house, good windows are a high priority.