Icons!

I just discovered an utterly delicious icon maker, whom I strongly recommend (especially to ladyvivien, saskia139, and queenofhalves).

http://members.shaw.ca/Emmalynne/lj/Web/EmmIcons.html

Her icons are available for use, asking only that she get credit.

Enjoy!

Sir Ian and Me

poliphilo requested the details on all 10 of my "10 Things I've Done" list, starting with my "I Died Onstage with Ian McKellan" story. So here is part one of ten.

I was a theatre major at a small liberal arts college in southern California. During my senior year (1987-88), Ian McKellan was touring a one-man show called "Acting Shakespeare," and my department got tickets for a group of us. The performance was given in a relatively small theater at another college (UCLA, I believe), and my group sat in a row of seats along the back wall -- which wasn't all that far from the stage.

The show didn't start with the lights going down in the house and then up on the stage. Nothing changed, but gradually we became aware of an intensification of excitement -- and finally realized that Ian McKellan was strolling down the aisle just like anyone else. Applause started, which he acknowledged with a smile, and he walked to the front where two sets of stairs led up to the stage.

His show was very good. In addition to being very talented (of course) he was funny and gracious. At one point, he excused himself, went offstage, and came back with a cup of tea. "I apologize for drinking in front of you and not sharing," he said, "but I've been having some trouble with my throat, and I need to relieve it a bit if I want to finish the evening. If you ever have a sore throat, try some hot lemon juice and honey -- no water, just the juice and honey." He took a sip. "Actually, it's whiskey." Another sip. He looked up at us with a wicked little smile. "And the magic of theatre is -- you'll never know for sure."

( My Death Scene )

( PS -- Patrick Stewart )

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Via the elegantly archaic thomryng


You are 'Latin'. Even among obsolete skills, the
tongue of the ancient Romans is a real
anachronism. With its profusion of different
cases and conjugations, Latin is more than a
language; it is a whole different way of
thinking about things.

You are very classy, meaning that you value the
classics. You value old things, good things
which have stood the test of time. You value
things which have been proven worthy and
valuable, even if no one else these days sees
them that way. Your life is touched by a
certain 'pietas', or piety; perhaps you are
even a Stoic. Nonetheless, you have a certain
fascination with the grotesque and the profane.
Also, the modern world rejects you like a bad
transplant. Your problem is that Latin has
been obsolete for a long time.


What obsolete skill are you?
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Zoo!

No more LJ for a while.

I'm off to sample the actual effectiveness of the new hot water system, then take The Daughter to the zoo.

Happy day, Everyone!