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My captain, my king!!! Ste Gerrard Gerrard / He’ll pass the ball from 40 yards / He’s big and he’s fookin’ hard / Ste Gerrard Gerrard
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the return of Captain Fantastic
the return of Captain Fantastic
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
I cried. You’ll probably cry.
Why am I such a misfit? I am not just a knit whit.
Why am I such a misfit? I am not just a knit whit.
So, what’s the best way to teach yourself to knit? Knitting is to my crafting hobbies as The Godfather was to my movie going for the longest time: something I’d tried multiple times for about half an hour before getting bored, constantly putting it off time and time again but knowing that it would be something I’d have to follow through on eventually.
I have a long standing love affair with hand knitted socks* and, sadly, the frequency with which my mom finds them at Christmas bazaars (the only place to get them) for me is diminishing with great speed as their old lady creators shuffle off this mortal coil. Eventually I will have to start making them myself if I want to keep wearing them.
*I, of course, do not think I would be able to knit socks right out of the gate. Scarves are the starting point for a reason.
At any rate, I am on vacation! I haven’t had a full week off since last May so this has rather been a long time coming. My only definitive plans are watching the three Liverpool matches taking place in the next ten days and beyond that I’m going to try to get some sewing in as I haven’t touched my sewing machine in ages, aside from making Amelia a rollable paintbrush holder (à la Martha).
close encounters of the Scouse kind
close encounters of the Scouse kind
On the third day of Christmas the internet gave to me: a video of the time we met Sebastian Coates, the recently signed (at the time) centre back for Liverpool FC.
At the time we’d assumed that it was the team making a video of him checking out local Liverpool landmarks and so we kept waiting for it to show up somewhere on the website, and it never occurred to me that anyone except him would be in the video. I’m 80% sure that I am the person in red standing in the background on Mathew Street (between Coates and a guy in a white shirt walking away) in the frame that shows up before you start playing the video, and that in and of itself delighted me until I got to about 6:15 into the video and discovered that my sister and I featured as fans having a laugh and a photo op. That’s me on the left casually touching him on the arm and saying “Good luck” as I walk away. I am a winner.
(Found this on Tumblr today and I think it was for Uruguayan TV.)
The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin
Well within Spielberg’s comfort zone but not exactly his crowning effort in this area.
At what point can we start talking about curses?
At what point can we start talking about curses?
Andy Carroll instigated what may have just become my favourite Liverpool goal celebration this season (not that there are that many to choose from, of course). It makes Maxi look like a small child.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
What has two thumbs, speaks limited Hungarian, and is right up my alley? This movie!
we have now discovered what is worse than a 0-0 draw to Swansea at home
we have now discovered what is worse than a 0-0 draw to Swansea at home
Yesterday, Luis Suarez was handed an eight game ban and fined £40,000 by the FA. As part of the continuing bizarre way in which the club is responding to the verdict, the team warmed up for the Wigan match wearing shirts featuring Suarez on the front and his name and number on the back to show their support for him. Oh, and he wore one too. Because why not.
the tiny group of BFF Villa fans were sadly absent at the pub this morning
the tiny group of BFF Villa fans were sadly absent at the pub this morning
Well, our away form remains intact.
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you’re a welcome sight in these troubled times
you’re a welcome sight in these troubled times
One thing I love about blog spam is how highly specific and grammatically decent it’s getting. We’re all probably used to the highly unsophisticated string of links to pharmaceutical websites, but I occasionally I get to delight in spam that is phrased in a way that actually passes for legitimate English. I discovered this gem tonight:
The next time I read a blog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as much as this one. I mean, I know it was my choice to read, but I actually thought youd have something interesting to say. All I hear is a bunch of whining about something that you could fix if you werent too busy looking for attention.
This was on my Andy Carroll + Stewart Downing = Awesome Goal-Scoring Times™ post, so I think what I’m supposed to take a way from all this is that my attention-seeking laziness is what’s preventing Liverpool from being the goal-scoring machine lurking within a team of poor finishers? Does Kenny Dalglish know this. I am getting a huge rush from the new-found sense of power this discovery gives me.
For a second I thought it was an actual comment but the accompanying email/URL combination definitely indicated it was spam. So believable!
My favourite spam still has to be the random German spam I get occasionally. It would be impressive if only my German reading comprehension were higher than that of a four year-old.
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