Men on Screen

Caught a cold again and can not sleep at night as a direct consequence of an itchy and sore throat. But apart from that I embrace my existence with modest joy. I even picked up a christmas present and two birthday presents for Frank and Jim today, which makes me feel a little bit holy for a while. It is nice to give, although it is even nicer that I have now taken the full step and ordered The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection with Jeremy God Brett. I do have several episodes of Millennium left to watch, (which I got from Frank for my birthday), but sinced I moved away from my rooms where I was living steadily with more than a rabbit as a company, I find them rather difficult to watch. I can not take my eyes from Lance Henriksen but the stories can be scary, and I enjoy some comforting company just in case. I am now looking forward to lots and lots of evenings together with Mr. Brett. After all he played Sherlock Holmes for ten years or something like that, so it has to take some time to watch, yay!

On another note, I got lost in the lift on my way home. As a habit I take the lift instead of walking up to the seventh floor where I live. From time to time I count the floors as they pass outside the window, but today I was in deep thoughts when the lift stopped two floors too late. Or rather 2,01 floors to late since I dropped a cm from the door, and I had to spend several seconds to locate on what floor the lift had stopped. Some sort of mal function I suppose since I am sure I pressed the right button. I do not have liftophobia or whatever you choose to call it when someone prefers to walk 7 floors as if there were no other alternatives, but I confess that it was not very comfy at all.

The Broccoli

I think one should consider to evaluate ones sense of fascination radar, when exclaiming "YES!" upon the fact that there is a discount on fresh broccoli. I felt like beating myself up for doing that, but still I have to point out that broccoli is an underestimated vegetable. Not so much cabbage like... uh... cabbage, and so much more healthy than the rather meaningless iceberg lettuce. That is why I -despite the reluctant feeling over my reaction- went to the specific store and bought two broccolis(?), and cooking one of them instantly while putting the other one in the freezer. Besides, I read that if all broccoli that is purchased in this country would be cultivated here, the greenhouse effect would be reduced by 50 %. That is because the broccoli is transported half around the world before it ends up on my plate. Also, the cultivation costs would double, a price I think is fair to pay actually. Anyway, the other day I put the frozen broccoli in my fridge causing it to defrost and making my fridge smell like something died there. It instantly became less popular.

Quite an achievement

Am in a possession of a rather showy diploma. The story goes, that I had to go through an ordeal to get it. Years of studies including examination periods and essay writing, heart spasms, nose bleed and /\/\/\/\/\. But things like that tend to fade away when you are wearing a cowl that resembles a tent in size and causes the temperature of a sauna. It was kind of itchy as well, and I did look kind of ridiculous with the only consolation of knowing that I was not alone. Ah poor me, that is why I think it is more of a sport thinking of that as my greatest achievement.

Mind the Lacuna can not stay away anymore

I can't believe I had to think twice before I remembered my ID and password for this old darling. But I made it here finally, hallelujah and other interjections of religious meaning.

So... Bringing myself up to date, the course of events basically goes: (New) apartment, (new) job, (new) income tax demand note. "New" will have to be placed inside brackets since something can not really be new unless you get rid of something old that you have actually had, sort of. Making a short story quite long after all. Also, I am creating my own plans how to celebrate christmas... Also counts as "new". I am so getting myself a christmas tree and I will decorate it JUST the way I want. No questions asked. And I will play as much christmas music as I want. My first christmas cd was purchased just the other day, Cold - A different kind of pain, almost broke my heart, exceedingly great.

Things related to christmas is most definitely per definition things that appear around christmas by tradition or not. Hence, I have calculated plans to buy myself a christmas movie as well, for instance "The complete Sherlock Holmes collection" with Jeremy Brett, oh that great nose of his... I was for a very long time under the impression that Basil Rathbone was much more Sherlock Holmes than Brett because he looked a lot more like the way I picture him. After 4 clips from YouTube I fail to remain completely faithful to that theory of mine (that is my theory that I have come up with and therefore is mine...). Rathbone might be hot at moments, but the movies and his acting are/is ancient (as was the custom by then of course) in comparation to the Granada series. As for Sherlock Holmes in general, I am completely in love more than I have been for a long time... Can't contain myself, have to return to the book again...