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Post by karalee on Dec 17, 2003 9:35:29 GMT -5
Up to my ass in alligators! Well, that's a little overdramatic, but since we've got that whole Wicked Wednesday thing going I thought I'd throw in an "ass". (Anybody visualizing Alice tossing donkey's around now?) But seriously, I've been really busy and then there's the whole trying to remain unspoiled thing... But starting next month be warned, I'll be back. At least for a while, then hopefully in the next couple of months I'll be back literally as I'm moving home. Caraleigh I love your "Crash into Me" quote.... I just made a compilation CD the other night as an Xmas present and I put that song on it! I'm glad you're here now  I'm probably a dork, but I think Crash Into Me has some of the best lyrics of any song I've ever heard. |
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Post by Josey on Dec 17, 2003 9:35:43 GMT -5
knowing "where" is a bit gnarly, but never knowing "how" is tragic. And it still leaves you with the knotty question of 'with what?' |
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Post by raenstorm on Dec 17, 2003 9:35:57 GMT -5
Santa Baby. . . been an awful good girl.
So, hurry down the chimney tonight!This is not really related to Smutty Wednesday topics but I forgot my camera today. That sucks. I coulda had the perfect picture for my avatar. We are having our office holiday luncheon. Since I help run it, etc. I am all dressed up like a waitress with my Santa hat on... hmm, I'll have to see if I can round up someone who can take a headshot for me. Now, I'll go off and finish singing my Santa Baby to the dismay of my co-workers 
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Dec 17, 2003 9:41:42 GMT -5
Warning, before you get too excited, this post also includes mention of Naked Lyndon Baines Johnosn and Naked Winston Churchill
So, at some point last night, when I woke up unable to breathe (and no, I'm not going to the dentist today, so y'all will get the full benefit of my virally enhanced weirdness) my mind was set on this path by a random remark on the BBC World Service.
Most of the time, when we're given the treat of Spike or Angel naked nudidity (to quote Radar O'Reilly) it's coincidental to either torture or sex, but at least twice they use their nude state to take control of the situation and establish their position of dominance, or at least try to.
In the exerable "As You Were", when Reilly invades Spike's crypt, Spike not only does not cover up during the first part of the confrontation with Reilly and Buffy but does everything he can to make it impossible to ignore his body. This in contrast to "Gone" when he makes a point of keeping himself covered with the sheet after Xander bursts in on his exersize session. Reilly, being "mission guy" is not derailed from his pursuit of the demon eggs, but hey, it was worth a try, no?
In "Life of the Party" Angel is surprised coming out of the shower by an amused Eve. She tries to rattle him with her references to masturbation, but he plays right back at her by refusing to cover himself. The whole scene is played to make any suggestion of unexpressed sexual tension later seem entirely absurd.
It's been suggested, here or elsewhere, I can't remember, that these scenes represent a vampire thing, that long life and experience with total degradation gets one over mere modesty, but the truth is it's a male dominance thing. The Spousal Unit reads many thick biographies of LBJ and Churchill, and has the habit of reading the good bits aloud to me (not that they're my idea of good bits). Both of these esteemed world leaders were in the habit of taking meetings in a state of extreme dishabille, to say the least. Churchill met with Generals while laying supine on his bed naked and smoking a cigar (allegedly dealing with migraines). LBJ would change clothing in his office while conversing with opposition members of Congress, and was not an underwear kind of guy. He also liked to twist arms, so to speak, at the Senatorial urinal while showing off his apparently more than adequate equipment.
I don't know how these tactics worked for the powerful world leaders, but they don't seem to ave been entirely effective fot the vampires.
Julia, the world is a safer place when I sleep well...
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Post by makd on Dec 17, 2003 9:45:06 GMT -5
I'm glad you're here now I'm probably a dork, but I think Crash Into Me has some of the best lyrics of any song I've ever heard. neek (nerdy geek) here: what are the lyrics? By the way, talking with a student last week about current music, and he recommended that I listen to a group called The Offspring, and to their new CD, Splinter. Well, he had it in his car, so he ran out, ran back, and brought it to me to try on my computer's CD. I liked it, which blew both our minds! The music is very jarring - sorta like punk rock, heavy metal, with, occasional little bits of country, as a sort of joke... But the lyrics! The lyrics are driving me wild - they are just breathtaking in their "feeling", and really don't match the music. But, I liked it, so, of course, went out a bought it. "By your students you will learn." Principal Schneider was not only a serious rodent, he was a certified idiot. |
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Post by LeeHollins on Dec 17, 2003 9:49:14 GMT -5
I'm glad you're here now I'm probably a dork, but I think Crash Into Me has some of the best lyrics of any song I've ever heard. I am HUGE DMB fan and think he is an amazing songwriter. "Lover Lay Down" is just a breath-taking song (and my fave) and so, so poignant. His darker stuff (like from his new album or Before These Crowded Streets) is just wonderful too. Basically, to me, DMB can do no wrong. If you listen to his lyrics and look deeper into the imagery, he's got some amazing stuff to say. Then again, I'm a big dork so take what I say with a grain of salt.... |
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Dec 17, 2003 9:49:41 GMT -5
neek (nerdy geek) here: what are the lyrics? By the way, talking with a student last week about current music, and he recommended that I listen to a group called The Offspring, and to their new CD, Splinter. Well, he had it in his car, so he ran out, ran back, and brought it to me to try on my computer's CD. I liked it, which blew both our minds! The music is very jarring - sorta like punk rock, heavy metal, with, occasional little bits of country, as a sort of joke... But the lyrics! The lyrics are driving me wild - they are just breathtaking in their "feeling", and really don't match the music. But, I liked it, so, of course, went out a bought it. "By your students you will learn." Principal Schneider was not only a serious rodent, he was a certified idiot. What scares me is how much I like Eminem... Julia, maybe it's a matter of proletarian solidarity? |
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Post by deborah on Dec 17, 2003 9:49:46 GMT -5
I've never read it. Is it true that it has no Spike?
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Post by DaveCrenshaw on Dec 17, 2003 9:50:01 GMT -5
Where is not nearly so important as when. . . . I find "when" is generally as late possible. It's all about the journey, never the destination. |
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Post by Reetta on Dec 17, 2003 9:50:59 GMT -5
We're off--or we're GETTING off?  As long as we are going down that road, I could have said something about walking the dog.  That means something in English, doesn't it?  |
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Post by DaveCrenshaw on Dec 17, 2003 9:51:40 GMT -5
I dunno, I think how is also pretty important. . . I think I know how, but I'm always willing to learn better ... |
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Post by Laura on Dec 17, 2003 9:53:05 GMT -5
Laura, I just love Miss KittyFantastico's little red Christmas bow.
Big thanks to Patti and Rae!
(Oh, and, um, I like to just pour the hydrogen peroxide right over the scratches -- hope none of them leave scars!) ;D |
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Post by karalee on Dec 17, 2003 9:53:11 GMT -5
<snip> neek (nerdy geek) here: what are the lyrics? <snip You've got your ball you've got your chain tied to me tight tie me up again who's got their claws in you my friend Into your heart I'll beat again Sweet like candy to my soul Sweet you rock and sweet you roll Lost for you I'm so lost for you You come crash into me And I come into you I come into you In a boys dream In a boys dream Touch your lips just so I know In your eyes, love, it glows so I'm bare boned and crazy for you When you come crash into me, baby And I come into you In a boys dream In a boys dream If I've gone overboard Then I'm begging you to forgive me in my haste When I'm holding you so girl close to me Oh and you come crash into me, baby And I come into you Hike up your skirt a little more and show the world to me Hike up your skirt a little more and show your world to me In a boys dream.. In a boys dream Oh I watch you there through the window And I stare at you You wear nothing but you wear it so well tied up and twisted the way I'd like to be For you, for me, come crash into me I don't know, they are just very sexy lyrics to me. |
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Post by deborah on Dec 17, 2003 9:54:03 GMT -5
Restaurant. The word "necessary" used to trip me up all the time. Tomorrow always did, too. " Critisiscm Criticism" used to get still gets me every time. deborah |
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Post by Karen on Dec 17, 2003 9:56:09 GMT -5
Warning, before you get too excited, this post also includes mention of Naked Lyndon Baines Johnosn and Naked Winston ChurchillSo, at some point last night, when I woke up unable to breathe (and no, I'm not going to the dentist today, so y'all will get the full benefit of my virally enhanced weirdness) my mind was set on this path by a random remark on the BBC World Service. Most of the time, when we're given the treat of Spike or Angel naked nudidity (to quote Radar O'Reilly) it's coincidental to either torture or sex, but at least twice they use their nude state to take control of the situation and establish their position of dominance, or at least try to. In the exerable "As You Were", when Reilly invades Spike's crypt, Spike not only does not cover up during the first part of the confrontation with Reilly and Buffy but does everything he can to make it impossible to ignore his body. This in contrast to "Gone" when he makes a point of keeping himself covered with the sheet after Xander bursts in on his exersize session. Reilly, being "mission guy" is not derailed from his pursuit of the demon eggs, but hey, it was worth a try, no? In "Life of the Party" Angel is surprised coming out of the shower by an amused Eve. She tries to rattle him with her references to masturbation, but he plays right back at her by refusing to cover himself. The whole scene is played to make any suggestion of unexpressed sexual tension later seem entirely absurd. It's been suggested, here or elsewhere, I can't remember, that these scenes represent a vampire thing, that long life and experience with total degradation gets one over mere modesty, but the truth is it's a male dominance thing. The Spousal Unit reads many thick biographies of LBJ and Churchill, and has the habit of reading the good bits aloud to me (not that they're my idea of good bits). Both of these esteemed world leaders were in the habit of taking meetings in a state of extreme dishabille, to say the least. Churchill met with Generals while laying supine on his bed naked and smoking a cigar (allegedly dealing with migraines). LBJ would change clothing in his office while conversing with opposition members of Congress, and was not an underwear kind of guy. He also liked to twist arms, so to speak, at the Senatorial urinal while showing off his apparently more than adequate equipment. I don't know how these tactics worked for the powerful world leaders, but they don't seem to ave been entirely effective fot the vampires. Julia, the world is a safer place when I sleep well... MY EYES, MY EYES!  Seriously, this is really interesting. Our local radio diskjockies used to play a tape of LBJ talking to Jackie Kennedy right after the President was assassinated. LBJ was really an Alpha Bastard - his concern for her was loaded with double meaning male dominance. Now thinking of nekid Angel and Spike ---- there, much better! |
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