I'm sorry...but would there be anything cooler than going to Highland games...IN THE HIGHLANDS? No, no there would not.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Let's Do "The Book Thing!"
Eh. My. Gah. Tracey just sent this to me and said "This must go viral!" So I watched. And all I have to say is this:
We LOVE the Outlander Book Club. And we LOVE this! Kudos, Silver Thistle!!
We LOVE the Outlander Book Club. And we LOVE this! Kudos, Silver Thistle!!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Things We Need to Do
SPOILER ALERT: Dinna read unless you have read Dragonfly in Amber.
I am doing housework today - and listening to a ton of Dragonfly. And I'm realizing that it doesna matter if you rekilt; sometimes you feel just as strongly (if not more strong) about a subject the 2nd time around as you did during your maiden read.
I dinna agree with Claire in trying to stop Jamie from killing Jack Randall. Frank is 200 years in the future. As far as she's concerned, she's never going to see him again. And she has no clue if she can change the future. I can see if she was still in the 1940s...and living apart from him...but she's 200 years in the past. LET HIM GO! You're with JAMIE. BE with Jamie.
I actually find it borderline amusing in spots...when Claire tries to save Frank:
Claire: Jamie, you can't kill Jack Randall because I won't let you...because of Frank.
Jamie: Frank? (Insert "huh?" face here)
LOL Jamie's like "WTF woman? What the hell are you blathering about?"
And aside from Frank...I have a huge reason why I think Claire should drink a big, ol' cup of shut-the-fuck-up and let Jamie do what he needs to do.
He NEEDS to do it.
And why do I care that he needs to do it? Because I've come across things people needed to do in my own life - and at the core of every person's being are the things they "need to do." Allow me to elaborate:
11 years ago, my husband gave a kidney to his brother. His brother has diabetes and his kidneys were shutting down. And I remember the night he told me he was going to do it. We were in the car, driving home from a family party. My husband turned to me and said "Carol, I have to talk to you about something. Don't get upset". I knew - when I heard that last part - that it was something big, and something extremely important to him. Then he told me he wanted to donate his kidney to his brother. He was afraid I'd get upset and flip out and say "But what about you?! What about our future kids?! You might need it!" And I could have. But I didn't. Because giving his kidney was something he needed to do. So I sat there - quiet - and then said "OK". And he looked at me in shock that I didn't put up a fight and said "Really? You're OK with that?" And I said "Yup" and changed the subject.
Let's put it this way: If I wanted to give my kidney to my sisters, no one - and I mean NO ONE would stop me. And Claire should not try to stop Jamie from killing Randall.
Don't you love how we can take some of the most poignant moments of our lives and compare them to Outlander? THAT'S why I love this series.
OK - back to listening...Davina, here I come!
I am doing housework today - and listening to a ton of Dragonfly. And I'm realizing that it doesna matter if you rekilt; sometimes you feel just as strongly (if not more strong) about a subject the 2nd time around as you did during your maiden read.
I dinna agree with Claire in trying to stop Jamie from killing Jack Randall. Frank is 200 years in the future. As far as she's concerned, she's never going to see him again. And she has no clue if she can change the future. I can see if she was still in the 1940s...and living apart from him...but she's 200 years in the past. LET HIM GO! You're with JAMIE. BE with Jamie.
I actually find it borderline amusing in spots...when Claire tries to save Frank:
Claire: Jamie, you can't kill Jack Randall because I won't let you...because of Frank.
Jamie: Frank? (Insert "huh?" face here)
LOL Jamie's like "WTF woman? What the hell are you blathering about?"
And aside from Frank...I have a huge reason why I think Claire should drink a big, ol' cup of shut-the-fuck-up and let Jamie do what he needs to do.
He NEEDS to do it.
And why do I care that he needs to do it? Because I've come across things people needed to do in my own life - and at the core of every person's being are the things they "need to do." Allow me to elaborate:
11 years ago, my husband gave a kidney to his brother. His brother has diabetes and his kidneys were shutting down. And I remember the night he told me he was going to do it. We were in the car, driving home from a family party. My husband turned to me and said "Carol, I have to talk to you about something. Don't get upset". I knew - when I heard that last part - that it was something big, and something extremely important to him. Then he told me he wanted to donate his kidney to his brother. He was afraid I'd get upset and flip out and say "But what about you?! What about our future kids?! You might need it!" And I could have. But I didn't. Because giving his kidney was something he needed to do. So I sat there - quiet - and then said "OK". And he looked at me in shock that I didn't put up a fight and said "Really? You're OK with that?" And I said "Yup" and changed the subject.
Let's put it this way: If I wanted to give my kidney to my sisters, no one - and I mean NO ONE would stop me. And Claire should not try to stop Jamie from killing Randall.
Don't you love how we can take some of the most poignant moments of our lives and compare them to Outlander? THAT'S why I love this series.
OK - back to listening...Davina, here I come!
Very "um, ew" Moment in Dragonfly...
I'm sorry...but did Claire just describe - in full, disgusting detail, a loogie, hocked by a foul fellow on the cobblestones?
Right down to the fact that it was GREEN.
I am SOOOOO grossed out right now.
And PS - oh for the love of god, woman - FORGET ABOUT FRANK!!!!!
Right down to the fact that it was GREEN.
I am SOOOOO grossed out right now.
And PS - oh for the love of god, woman - FORGET ABOUT FRANK!!!!!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Monarch of the Glen - Part Deux
OK so did I mention this show is about a laird? I am watching episode four...and the laird is sitting in his study, deciding on a matter brought to him by two crofters in his community who are having a dispute over sheep. I kid you not (no pun intended.)
"Sassenach" and "Culloden" have both been said again in episodes 3 & 4.
AND there was a sword dance. In a kilt.
"Sassenach" and "Culloden" have both been said again in episodes 3 & 4.
AND there was a sword dance. In a kilt.
Pocket Laoghaire
Diane in Georgia seems to appreciate "the silly" as much as we do, cuz look at the hilarity she emailed me:
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