The Hall of Fire

Btw, why do you have a photograph of Lali in your avatar? :scratch: It's not a photograph of Lali. It's a photograph of the actress who played Inara in Firefly and Serenity. Cem is organizing a Firefly related event at TOB, and Inara is my character. Just trying to be consistent across the 'verse, ...

For instance, we cannot predict the weather with any accuracy. Weather models have shown that nearly infinitely small differences in initial conditions produce wildly different results. It's not predictable as a practical matter but it is predictable in theory if we knew all the input values and th...

Is the universe clockwork on the macro-level? Was it already determined say just 10,000 years ago that I was destined to write this post, and you would read it? Or was there sufficient chance over that time that there was a significant possibility it would not happen? What about 1,000,000 years ago...

As for Colin Firth "coming out" - well, I have no knowledge of this. He has a long history of involvement with beautiful women, including Jennifer Ehle during this production of P&P. He is married to a beautiful Italian woman. None of that means he couldn't also be attracted to men, bu...

You are you. There is nothing that you need to do different. I wish I shared your optimism and enthusiasm. You have your own hurdles to cross - I wish mine were yours however. Midlife crisis has indeed struck me - I am trying to figure out how exactly to start over, which is what it means. I basica...

I wanted to share something here. I know I was very... well, 'difficult' would be putting it nicely... in this thread. But I think it was terribly important to me, in a way I did not completely understand at the time. I am very sorry for having offended people, which I know I certainly did. I believ...

I have been reading a very interesing book call "A History of God" by Karen Armstrong. I'm really liking it. I started reading it because I read an interview with her on Salon... let's see if I can find it. Yes. Here's the link: http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/05/30/armstrong/ . It's &...

I think we can assume as a given that Western societies are defined by their acceptance of certain tenets about how humans are supposed to live together on this planet. We call them "Human Rights" , because we believe that every human being is by nature and by birth entitled to things lik...

Ethel, good point about this (the combination of Darcy in the bath and Lizzie playing with the dog) showing the sensuality of both characters. Still, if I remember rightly, we get to see Darcy wet again later - so, I think there's rather a lot of dripping masculinity here. ;) But... but... you say ...

"You do us great honor sir!" - not the thing at all. (Mrs Bennet saying this to Mr Bingley.) I'm glad you brought this up, Ethel. Could anyone make out what Mrs. Bennet says to Jane directly after this, which evidently chagrins Lizzie and for which she quietly protests to her mother? It's...

I made some notes watching the first episode the other night. Don't know if this will be of any interest or not... We begin with everyone in motion. Darcy & Bingley are galloping their horses at some distance from Netherfield, the better to admire it. Elizabeth watches them from a height. After ...

I don't think that scene was particularly necessary, no. But it's nice that they put in a scene for women to objectify an attractive man...men get to do it all the time! There was more to it than that, I think. The bath scene is immediately followed with Darcy looking out the window at Elizabeth pl...

Done.

Heh. My friend wants to go see this this weekend. I'm trying to talk her out of it but it might not work - there aren't a lot of other good choices. Not that this one's a good choice. "But the Tomatometer's at 17%!" I told her. She likes to see the new movies though. If she does go, and ta...

And now to the meat of the matter. I think Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle are wonderful together! Their encounters are so charged! And the intensity of the way he regards her! Oh lovely swoonaliciousness! I'll respond more later - also need to rewatch the first couple of episodes - but rumor has it ...

Love Colin Firth's languishing looks, but what a pity he looks so unkempt all the time. That was the one thing that already annoyed me when I first saw about an episode and a half of it when it was first broadcast. Unkempt? How so? Hmmmh, there's lots more I'd like to say, but I'm not sure if we ar...

Aren't Catholic priests celibate in emulation of Christ? I know they're all male because Christ was male. In other words, historically it's been a very important point, and it still is in the largest Christian church in the world. It is a very important point. It's why priests in the Catholic churc...

If you are still listening, Whistler, that's good. I object to that particular song nearly as much as you do. I don't think it negates the worth of the others.

There is much love and beauty in this work.

Ethel, that song about shooting the sheriff seems to me utterly at odds with everything else he sings and supposedly represents. I've deleted it from my playlist. I can understand. It was a big hit for Eric Clapton, but it's pretty close to the worst Bob Marley song. If you (or anyone) wants to tel...

Whistler wrote:Not quite sure what happened with the deputy.

I have it on good authority that he didn't shoot him.


V... I believe Bob Marley spent his life and his incredible talent on trying to bring people together. It's a beautiful thing.