Friday, July 22, 2005

The poignancy of watching Buffy backwards

I haven't been completely lazy today - I've written a post on the above subject. If you want to read it, it's right here.

Otherwise, all I've managed is a few chapters of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, a couple of Buffy episodes and a short walk (it was sunny today - at last). The walk wasn't much fun, either. First my lower back started hurting a couple of minutes after I left the house, then I was hit by pelvic pains which have lasted all afternoon. Despite all my reservations about childbirth and the start of sleepless nights, I'm really looking forward to having a workable body again.

The boy has decided to go out for drinks with the boys tonight. I don't have a problem with it, since he doesn't do it often and anyway, he won't be allowed to much after the baby is born. (That's right - I won't allow him). I'm pretty sure he'll be sensible about his drinking this time, since he's only just recovered from his virus. I just hope he doesn't smell like lighter fluid by the time he gets back, because it really puts me off my sleep.

5 comments:

portuguesa nova said...

Ahhhh, lighter fluid. So romantic.

Watson Woodworth said...

I've watched Wesley's evolution on the two shows in order. Now I think I'll try it in reverse.
I loved Gunn in seasons 4 and 5. Doubt, insecurity, seduction, redemtion. He was the Xander of the show.

Violet said...

portuguesa nova: well the amount of alcohol required to induce that kind of skin fragance certainly seems to have an aphrodisiac effect on some...though on the drinker not the smeller.

eb: No, Xander thought it was the real Buffy when he saw it happening, so that excuse doesn't hold. Maybe you should come over and watch some episodes with me - we've got the whole lot except for the second half of Season 6.

nigel: Cordelia evolves quite a lot too, although I must confess I prefered her when she was just bitchy.

glomgold said...

(That's right - I won't allow him)
When you say 'jump' he should ask 'how high' considering the amount of work you're puttin' in right now with the baby.

Violet said...

glomgold: ah, he's lovely. He still cooks my dinner, takes me out to lunch on weekends and buys me stuff. He's also always suitably aplogetic when he comes home from a boozy night out, at 5am.