Epiphanize This

[trinityofone]

I am currently writing the world's worst essay on James Joyce's Dubliners (except for any essay ever written by my 12th grade English teacher, who claimed that the creepy old dude in "An Encounter" wasn't whacking off, when clearly...he's whacking off*), but an important question has arisen that must be answered:

[Poll #700967]

ETA: Dude, why're y'all voting for The Puddlejumpers for Shortest Band in the World? I'm sure Shep appreciates the publicity, but don't you think they're disqualified on the strength of Ronon alone?

Also, in other random Irish literature news, suitemate Jean just told me that John McGahern just died. That is so weird: I just finished reading his Amongst Women, and we're discussing it in class on Monday (with hot Scottish tutor Peter Mackay, no less!). All this, I know, has absolutely zero cosmic significance, but...I still feel it as odd, as quite sad.

*She also claimed that the line in "The Convergence of the Twain" about "that august event" referred to the month, "because the Titanic sank in August." When I pointed out that no, the Titanic sank in April, she got really huffy and was weird with me for the rest of the year.

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[cynicatlantis.livejournal.com]

What scares me, is that we have it at the store I work at... and we have several copies. We've got a sale on Oh-My-God-What-Is-This-Crap/Didn't-We-Return-This-Last-Time? DVDs and CDs, and there are several copies of BvP lurking in the trestle tables, flaunting their $9.99 stickers. Though, last time, "Cube" was in there, so it seems all our sales have Hewlett representin', yo. \0/

At the same time, we've been playing U2's Live at Slane Castle DVD - and after hearing him recite the history of the band, list IRA bombing victims, and thank everyone from his dad to The Edge's cousin's dog for "a loan of foive hoondrid pounds" about 12 times, the funky counter staff just started skipping over those bits of the show *luffs them, luffs them hard*. I mean, I like their music just fine, and his sentiments are all very noble, but christ in a cream cheese sauce man, shut up!

[siria]

I have to admit that I would probably have already bought it from the local HMV, if it weren't for the fact that it's €32. And I love me some David Hewlett, but I'm not crazy. Cube is actually not a bad movie, even if it is incredibly creepy.

I like their music just fine, and his sentiments are all very noble, but christ in a cream cheese sauce man, shut up!

*g* I think that about sums up the sentiments of most Irish people now. We like Bono okay; we just think he's a bit of a tosser.

*peers at your icon* Is that Rodney with a tribble?

[cynicatlantis.livejournal.com]

I dig Cube, and felt kinda bad that it was in with all the DVD dross *sniff* poor neglected little thing.

*peers at your icon* Is that Rodney with a tribble?
LOL, actually it's Rodney with a Palantir, but I did a lousy job with the glowiness.

[siria]

Actually, it's more likely to be because my eyesight is bad. And hee! Rodney with a palantír would be a bad, bad thing.

Though possibly not as amusing as Rodney with a Tribble.