Hi Jule,

sollst zum Rock-Am-Ring-Festival??

wenn ja,....will auch...!! *neid*

wünsch dir super viel spaß.und grüss METALLICA von mir

ach,und das wetter kriegt sich bis dahin auch schon wieder ein!!

greeting from germany

Alfan~ the lyric is very nice...

The Cure - Pictures of You.

I've been looking so long at these pictures of you

That i almost believe that they're real

I've been living so long with my pictures of you

That i almost believe that the pictures are

All i can feel

....

Laura~ Nice pic, i recall there's the unwatermarked of it somewhere on the main GB.

I think I didn't post this pic from Bruno Press?

Picture must be credited©Gareth Gay/Alpha

Marlina, no I have not heard that song but I am on my way to download it right now...............and Oh My Gosh,,,,,Young Frankenstien.

Frankenstien:: " Tell me where you got that brain?"

Igor:::" uh, someone called Abby!"

Frankenstien:: " Abby, Abby, Abby who?

Igor:: " Oh, let me see, Abby, Abby Normal, thats it, Abby Normal"

I forgot that was from Mel Brooks.........what a sense of humor. And I do like the way that Roger Rees  portrayed the sherriff, he did it his own and tried not to copy Alan......as everyone knows anyways that Alan is one of a kind.

Alfan~ Talking about The Cure, have you heard the song, "Pictures of you"?

The song is " Just like Heaven" from the Cure. I found it and downloaded it and I am listening to it right now. Not to bad a song.

i know how you feel Jule, its depressing here too. It has been raining for three days strait and going to rain for two more. Last night i was listening to " Back in the 80's" fand a song came on that was so familiar and i could not  place it, and it was bugging me and bugging me and bugging me. So this morning i couldnt sleep ( up at 0238) and i plugged in Robin Hood: Men in Tights ( thanks, for the reminders of how funny it is guys, i had to watch it) and then I plugged in Judas Kiss and BAM, WHALLAAAh, the song i knew.It is when JR and Coco are caught in the store that she was going to rob and they got drunk, stoned and they "boinked like bunnies" ( thats not what Coco says but i dont want to swear) and they dance to a song, and that was it. Then i was able to sleep.........funny how things happen like that.

hi Jule, it's terrible when you're bored and the weather is also awful.

I'm lucky, today there's sun here, but around is all silent. Here in tv I "have to" follow the bicycle race...bleah...better to wash clothes! (thank god it's the last day of that race!)

I hope Marlina is OK in Indonesia, anyone know what part of the country she lives?

Alfan I LOVE Men in tights!

 And why would the people listen to you?
 Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent.

My whole name is Will Scarlet O'Hara. We're from Georgia.

ROFL hat`s all I can think of now but the movie is brilliant!

And Patrick Stewart`s appearence at the end! LOL

Alfan, ha, never heard of it before - tks for the explanation and I looked up amazon.de - there it is and as usual the DVD has both languages, English and German. Are you interested in buying one?

Catsplay,Dee~ Maybe he just dyed his hair

Well, i hope someday he will dye it to black! I want to see him with the metatron hair..

Actually Hikity, its a Mel Brooks parody of Robin Hood. Its called Men in Tights, and it is funnier than hell. I mean i literally peed my pants the first time i saw it I laughed so hard. It stars Cary Elwes and Richard Lewis, and Roger Rees as the Sherriff ( Rebecca Howe's first boss, the English guy on Cheers). Let me give you a little dialogue.

King Richard......" Latrine, thats a interesting name you have there"

Latrine--" yah, we changed it in the 16th Centruy"

King Richard --" you meeaaan, you changed it to Latrine?"

Latrine--" yah, it use to be Shithouse"

I am serious, if you can rent it sometime, do as it is the funniest movie i have ever seen,,,,,,love it.

Dee, I completely agree with Catsplay!

Maybe I am daft but what kind of Robin Hood DVD are you referring to???

On amazon.de you can buy the normal (14.99€)and the long version (19.95 €)...

Dee,

Certainly that was Rima, I think there's no doubt.

I've come to the mindset that photographs, in all honesty, can really misrepresent the actual situation.  I've seriously decided that lighting, angle, all kinds of different factors can make that 'split second in time' seem different that what the actual reality looks like in person.  I know that sounds absolutely crazy, but having now seen AR in person, and then seeing the photographs days before, that day, and immediately after, I can only conclude that you cannot really depend upon a photograph.

Honestly, I think his hair probably is and has been the same color all along, and that different photos in different settings appear differently.  As far as Susan's descriptions, I guess everyone interprets things differently.  

Again, I know that sounds crazy but that's my opinion.

Thanks for that Dee, I checked the B&N web-page and although i didnt see it I will ask my friends in Phoenix to see if they can order it for me and send it up.......

Good morning girls

work didn't leave me much time to post during the last few days/weeks but today, being a public holiday in Germany, I felt the desperate urge to share an uncontrollable and heartily

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

with you!! Just so... Oh gee how I missed that... *lol*

So many squeeish new pictures and so many birthdays I've missed. HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY to all I didn't yet say it!!

Hope you're all fine. Any possibility for a chat session soon again???

Ok, im so sorry if this is not the place to ask but i need help. I dont have an e-bay account ( dont know if i want one) but does anyone know of a place I can buy a hard to find  but reliable as save to buy a DVD that is out of stock on Amazon.com. Im looking for Robin Hood: Men in Tights............thanks.

I got an inside scoop last night about the next season of Inside the Actor's Studio last night, and I thought some of you might be interested to know that Hugh Laurie has filmed an episode!  I am so excited to see it!  He is such a witty speaker.  And dog gone it, when is Alan going to do one?!?!?!  That is the perfect forum for him, where they'll talk about his work and not his personal life!  Damn it, James Lipton, you need to get on that!  Anyway, a very happy belated birthday to everyone who had one recently   Have a wondeful week, kids!

Vicki, wow, sexy dancing. I wish I once had such a skilled dancing partner!

Vicki, that was hilarious! Thanks for posting the link.

My, it's been awfully quiet here lately.....well, in an effort to entertain you in the absence of AR news, have a look at this.  It's good for a chuckle, or two:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg

Enjoy! 

I really enjoyed talking to you, too Hikity and Emilia!!!

Hikity I was really tired, too  

und danke, ich werde durchhalten.

Dee: the theme being "for ever in love with chocolate since Friday 28"???

Just finished reading The Villa Golitsyn.

Emilia and Sevvy, I enjoyed chatting with you for a while - and I hope you forgive me my tiredness  

Sevvy, durchhalten!   (Indianerehrenwort)



 

Emilia, glad to hear that

Thats ok Marlina, another time perhaps...

emilia, I'm so sorry... I didn't reply in the boom boom room... I went to toilet and missed you...

OMG people... I'm sweating thinking about all this brownie recipe..

hi guys again sorry I did my myspace wrong here I'm going to  do it  again and see what happens okay!!!!

http://blog.myspace.com/marine567

hi everyone I have my own website now on my space so if go there we couldchat about things okay bye!!!!

http://www.myspacemarine567.com

Lex, I am sure you find masses...

Lex, I just looked at your photos again: the tie is not straight, but we are used to his "problems", aren't we. But watch the jacket, ha!! Teh buttons. IMHO, He should only wear faded jeans, a white shirt with the two or three (or more for Dee's taste) top buttons left undone

Claudia, I am so happy that you are back. Unfortunately I am not able to use smilies - it doesn't work - therefore imagine your jumping-up-and-down girl.

Dee, seriously, girl, you can't stay in London for 2 months...you would have to roll home - flying wouldn't be possible any longer since the staff would mistake you for  a suitcase and in addition you had to pay for the overweight...  

OMG...I just checked over here and see an absolutely mouth watering recipe from Hikity!!!!  Chocolate is my complete and total downfall!!! 

I just wanted to let everyone know I'm back and as always....it'll take a while to get caught up but I'm a determined woman now!  LOL

Hi Marina. I have a few pictures but they're the same as the ones at this site. Have you checked out the photobucket account Claudia set up here? There are some nice pictures in there.

I wanted to ask someone if they had any pictures AR?

Lex the pictures are fabulous, thans for sharing them!

Is that Christopher Hampton? And look, there`s Philida Law (gotta love that woman!)! Who`s with him in the picture you posted right at the top, the smaller one? I KNOW I know some of them from SOMEWEHRE! *scratching head*

Dee, don`t apologize, what place could be more apropriate for sharing culinary advices?

CatsPlay - I love your new design. And as I cannot post in your lj, I hope you will not stop posting here altogether just because of a few Death Eaters.  And hey, we even love Death Eaters at times, don't we? Teehee.

Sorry, I can't resist speaking allegorically - hope it still makes sense.

Anyway, I love your ramblings, thoughts, wallpapers, videos, etc. You are a creative genius - and mad (in a good way). 

So, I am nearly as much your fan as I am Alan's (in a brainy non-fangirl way of course ).

Go on with the good stuff and don't give up on the GB. You can't abandon us here...

WhoGirl17 and I are having a little chat. Maybe some of you would like to join us?!

HIkity & Dee - Yeeeeah, let's pack your things girl's and let's all meet there. Hehe...

Mrs Slope, that would be cheaper and ?? Are you on your way? Take the Tube to Embankment....

Dee, I wonder: I always thought that Brownies are a typical American kind of cake. Never have seen them in England...huhu, I must be blind.

I found this one:Double Chocolate Brownie Recipe

This brownie recipe is made with chocolate and chocolate chips, along with pecans or walnuts, if you want.

• 1/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 2 eggs
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, sift before measuring
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, always an option

Directions for this brownie recipe.
Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla and syrup and continue beating. Beat in eggs and cooled chocolate. Into a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients. Stir dry ingredients into the batter. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. Spread brownie mixture into a greased and floured 9-inch square baking pan; bake at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes. Cut brownies into bars.

Laura, thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!

who would like a chat with me?

I just wanted to say hi everyboby!!!

Mwaaaaaaaahh!! Would you believe the hat is already at GBP 870 !?!?!?!?!?! I cannot believe my eyes!!!!

I mean ok, yes, it's for a good cause and if you're a millionaire allright. But for a "normal person" I'm just stunned. It's still just a cheap unworn promotion hat that never even touched the wise (and highly erotic) thinker's brow of AR... Would it be the bowler hat of Obadiah Slope - ok... Would it be the adorable vulture hat from HP - Ok... that's priceless *lol* But in this case, rather than the old dusty Love Actually hat, for the GBP 870 I'd rather get myself a bunch of organic bananas, a ticket and a hotel room to fly over to the Q&A session tomorrow night. Am I bad now??

I'm glad you both liked the flowers, Jan & Hikity!

It's a relief you recognized me at last, Jan.
Bad girl, you gave me a fright yesterday!

Lex, thank you so much for the pictures!
They were new to me.

Hugs for all!

Anybody in the mood for a little evening chat? (or whatever time it is at your place )

I need a little diversion.

Lex, thank you for the pics, they are new to me, thank you so much for posting them

HE might have looked exactly like this doggy after He came home on Friday two weeks ago when he was pestered by Dee and Hikity   

Nice pictures Lenny I especially like the dog picture (for Alan, eh?)

What beautiful flowers NAHIMA  (I got it right!) & Lenny! Thank you.

I made some of those scones, Lex & had them with my Twining's Earl Grey tea - delicious. The scones seem like baking soda biscuits - about like Bisquick's but I'm not sure about the proportions.

where is everyboby probably sleeping in ?

hi everyone someting the lord made is on tv right now on HBO just wanted to tell you .  

Heyho, Happy Mothers Day all you Sweethearts

hi, hitkity thank's for the ideas it's very hard tiring to find a gift for my mom !!! I hope your mother's day was great !!!   

Well, it's mother's day and believe it or not I went out....and had another great day in the theatre - another fantastic performance this time with great German actors and actresses - a modern version of Taming of the Shrewd and we nearly rolled over the floor laughing.

Vicki, I am sorry, obviously I had too much of white wine when I posted... the aspargus has to be peeled before cooking...

Marina, I hope I could sufficiently answer your two requests,

Chris, please accept my apologies for not informing you in due time about our excessive drinking! I herewith promise to do so in the future...

Dee, I think Sue's recipe is wonderful and you managed to surprise your family with an authentic British mother's day. What did you cook??? Steak and mushroom pie...BTW, I didn't get a satisfied answer from my friend about the other recipe you asked for (I forgot what it was, sorry), she wrote that you would best find one on the internet...hmmm, I prefer those from experienced housewives!

Nahima, thank you for the beautiful flowers to all mothers 

where is everybody?

¡Feliz Día de las Madres!

happy mother's day!!!!!

http://www.viennareport.at/

I wonder if anyone has access here, they used to have great photos

Dee, these sure look yummy!

You people have been getting drunk behind my back!!!

what are yo going to do for mother's day hikity?

thank you for the ideas all probably just make her a card hikity and get her flowers.

...well I guess I'm just having wine for dinner *hic*

Sweet dreams, everyone!

Hikity, I hear you with the white wine. This was me last night...

OMG, I am sooooo tired and and had a lot of white wine...

Viki, you hae to "to peel t"he a. first! I go to bed now, Nightynight

Hikity - ....well-l-l-l-l....o.k.  Maybe I might try a taste if they were prepared the way you describe.  I've never tasted yellow asparagus, only green.  And, yes, we do have asparagus fields in the U.S. 

Gee...I'm kinda hungry now. 

No,Chris, I don't know that film, but I am sure it was you: Believe and Achieve:

Poor me, just because I don`t have a garden, that means I`m doomed to a life without any proper asparagus! *sobb*

Hikity, have you seen The Ring lately? Your description matched a certain character from that film PERFECTLY! ROFL Except that she wasn`t as lovely   As for me, you`ll definetly find me gravitating around the carrot stand. *hopps away*

The ooooonly way to eat asparagus is to go out to the garden, pick it, and scarf it down. Yum!!! By the time you get it inside, the flavor changes. (Take a bowl of water to rinse it in, if you like)

I mowed the grass in the garden for my mom, I know she's tired and it will be a relief for her.Not a gift she can keep but at least she appreciated it a lot

Marina, maybe something you make on your own?? A picture, a collage in a frame, a calendar with AR photos....

Vicki, I don't want to sound boastful, snotty or arrogant, but I can NOT imagine you wouldn't like (or - I dare say - fall in love with) our freshly cut yellow, thick aspargus, and especially my cooking them and then pour melted hot butter over them and over these fresh new potatoes.... today we had Parma bacon with it, OMGAnd now a stupid question: do you have aspargus fields in US? 

I don't know what to get my mom for mother's day it suck's I Can not think of anything !!!!!

fresh German aspargus with bacon, potatoes and hot butter - thud!

Hikity - I have never liked asparagus but I might change my mind after reading that! 

Hikity, hope you got my email.

Marina, you sound like my daughter some years ago. She liked to be bored...what about reading a good book, TVG for example, . Hubby used to tell Tanja, good, if you are bored then I can give you a mathematics test (you know these special text works). Within seconds she was no longer bored!

Chris, was it YOU??? I saw a lovely young lady with long black hair and dark eyes, but kind of translucent, floating across our marketplace today.

ArdentJan, thanks a lot!

Does anyone want to chat?

I'm very bored right now because I have nothing to do right at the moment so any thing happening with AR ?

I don't have a homepage yet  .

Hikity, I`m heading out to the market too so maybe we`ll *virtually meet* LOL

Laura, sorry, I just read your mail, sweetie, thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Although quite early in the morning I was really desperate for a beer after I read all that stuff....thanks so much for providing me with it, dear Chris...I'll drink it after I have come back from the market - Saturday is market day and we have a wonderful stand with organic food from just around the corner, hmmmm, lecker, and as we have aspargus time - ohhhh, fresh German aspargus with bacon, potatoes and hot butter - thud!

Marina, welcome aboard!  

Hikity, I believe you asked for beer...? Here`s some, sweet pea!  

Chris - who is ALSO at a loss () but who, again, perhaps isn`t the most "sensitive and sane" of all so who am I to judge?

Welcome, Marina!

There's usually not much activity at this time of night. In the early hours here it'll be daytime in other parts of the world - morning in Germany, for instance, and there'll be some more posts then, no doubt . Then more from the U.S. tomorrow morning.

I saw your "chat" posts earlier - but long after you had posted them, and I've never used the chat room myself. I think it often takes a semi-appointment to be sure someone else is there. Anyway, glad to have you here! Hope you enjoy it.

Don't give up! Keep checking back.

hi everyone !!!

sorry if my typing is bad !

will some talk to me !!!

hi I'm can of new at the whole chatting thing!!!

Thank you Janeway for the lovely chat!

Is anyone around for a little chat? Also, Hikity, did you get my email?

Oh just one more thing! Emily Rose, give Sally, my favorite goat, a big tasty carrot from me!

Thanks for the info, Alba, but I`m having trouble finding it... (yes, seems like I`m not the sharpest pencil in the box after all... )

Tz, als ob ich einen verrückten Männergeschmack hätte. Unverschämtheit

Hihihi, Sevvy, I am coming soon und dann rück ich dir dein Männerbild wieder gerade,

Hikity, you come and try to put a stopper on that business

I haven't even been lurking much lately, but I wanted to say to

DEE: I read your account of your London trip.  I am absolutely thrilled for you (and Hikity.) I also love the way you write, it was almost like being there and living the experience with you.  Also, I hope you don't think I was trying to give you bad info on where AR lives.  I honestly thought he lived in that "other" place.  Wasn't London wonderful?  We're hoping to go back in a couple years.  Hopefully it will coincide with an AR play next time.  Again, I'm so happy for you.  Thanks for sharing! ~Julie

As the Mother here I don't know whether I can allow all this business about such an old man, Sevvy...

Hey sistah, I'm uploading your files at the moment. You know, the ones I saved for you while you were away (leaving your poor little twinsistah behind...)

I'm sorry, I promised to load them up earlier but there was so much to do that I didn't find time to do it. I'll send you an email as soon as yousendit finishes uploading.

Big sistah-hugs Sevvy 

CatsPlay and Hikity, you have email

Hikity,

Thanks for your thoughts.  *hugs!*

P.S. I have NO idea where that "a" at the end comes from??

Dear Catsplay, as I have had no time to go into this how-to-create-your-own-lj-and post-on-others business I just drop a message here and hope you don't mind my quoting you:  I perfectly follow your train of thoughts in your conclusion as I experiences similar effects - the gradual blurring of his features being one of them. Thanks so much again for your incredibly long, detailed and delightful report (sooo many characters...) and you are right about :

"The moments that pop back into your mind when you least expect them, and make you smile"

These are the moments -at least for me-which make life so wonderful, which make me look at things in a positive way or even (my creation) "pull myself out of the bog" if something went completely astray.

And I am as CONVINCED as you about the inspiration: Believe and Achieve! Surely, it wasn’t just luck that put me and Alan Rickman on the same street in London shortly before midnight...

However, your family will be very happy "to have you back" now, those who give us the best moments in lifea

WhoGirl17 - wow - that sounds exciting!  I hope it works out for you.

Jan~

Ehm... the food on the perfume picture could be an Omelette... Yellowish and looks like... well, an omellete

What picture does tschopper post? 

Gulp, I'm far behind here...

Thanks for the Quiche hint, Lurker, certainly it looks luscious!

Hikity, you've made me get the "green flu" that has affected Chris and Sue

Peekabooh, I do think AR is well casted for that role in "TVG" movie.
Even though the only physical thing he may have in common with the character, IMO, is Teh Voice but anyway he will do an excellent performance as always.

About those photos taken by Tschopper... OMG, it's so embarrasingly funny!!
Okay, when I saw the bigger one (before the guy shared them with Cats) I truly thought it was an interview on the street!!!
Really!! There is something in the back of the van, like a hole or a circle (must be the lock, I guess) but I took it as the microphone the "reporter" was using to speak with AR!!!   Hahahahahahaha!!!

WhoGirl, good luck with your writing and your future change to Chicago!

for all!

Oh come on! Somebody lend the guy an !!!

LOL

Catsplay:  I asked my room mate this weekend if she was going to resign the lease with me, but she wants to move on.  So, I freaked out, because with the job I have at the moment, I really can't afford to live anywhere by myself, but I thought I didn't have enough money saved up to move (I had originially wanted to get out Pittsburgh after the All Star Game).  I sent out a couple feeler messages and got one back from a friend who is moving to Chicago in the fall, and she said she's be delighted if I came with her!  So, there is a possibility that I'll be moving to Chi-town in the fall, but finger's crossed that everything works out.  I don't have a lot of money, but my mom has offered to help, and if my show (which opens in July) runs for another month or two, it'll make things that much easier!  So, that's the long answer.  The short answer is "possitive thinking"

For anyone who is interested, a lengthy and in depth synopsis of Snow Cake is now posted at my LiveJournal (address above).

It is a complete rundown of the movie, so please, please DO NOT read if it you don't want to know.

I have also received the hi res photos from tschopper on flickr, and will post these somewhere as soon as I have a chance, within the next day or so.

Thanks WhoGirl17, great to hear from you!!  Sorry I haven't had a chance to stop over at your place lately.  And I noticed your location said, "Pittsburgh....not for long".  Is that something definite or just the power of positive thinking??

Monday monday...da da...da da-da da...sorry, song stuck in my head for some reason   thank you to everyone who took a look at my blog and let me know your picks!  I'm going with Ghost Story for now, since it pulled ahead by a small margin.  Hopfully it will go as smoothly as Showmance did! 

Catsplay:  you have fallen into ranks with Dee for being my current heroes!  Way to go at Tribecca and your "Touched by an Angel"... I mean "Touched by AR" moment!  Hehehehe.  And thanks for relating your adventures in such stunning detail.  Glad you had a great time!

Claudia:  My thoughts and prayers are with you an your father.  I hope he gets well!

Well, I don't think this gentleman's specialty is celebrities, he just happened to pass AR on the street and snap the pics.  And realistically, I don't think the photos are really saleable as stock photos, so I'm thinking that it will be OK with him.

Lex,

I am conversing with tschopper, who in theory seems agreeable to sharing the pics, which he said he could do later this evening when he got home.  However, I thought it fair to warn him that once he provided them to us it was likely that they would spread rapidly.

I'm sorry, but since he may be a professional photographer, I thought it only fair to explain that to him.  I am waiting to hear back from him.  From the tone of his first message, though, I'm speculating this won't be a problem.

I will let you know once I receive word or the photos.

Thanks!

Chris - That beach scene will be brilliant if they use it! Although the funniest thing in it to me was the description of her boobs!  I was almost literally ROF when I read that. Anyone who has experienced age-induced southerly movement - slippage, we could say - will appreciate it.

Hikity, that makes me think of The Beatles! You`re a doll! *hugs*

YESSSSSS! I`m finished! All that remains now is Perfume.

Just a quick reference here about TVG. (and sorry for the possible SPOILER) I can vividly picture the scene on the beach with Carmen when he sees her and screams!  That`ll be to die for!  

This role will br such a brilliant mixturr of a comedic and tragic performance! The scene where he talks to the statue in the cemetery is simply.........*speechless*

Ok, sorry for the spoilers, I`ll shut up now.

Hikity, Chris & whomever: We'll be there whenever you're finished and have time!

Dee, I try to get you the recipe - I am writing to Gaby (you know my friend in England) and she might have it

Well Dee, Greg did quite some jumping too... You would have loved the atmosphere on Saturday. The theatre is situated in a park - no cars, no noises except for the people talking and birds...a glass of champagne in your hand, watching a lot of really good-looking people...

Jan, I'd love to join your new "discussion board", however, I first have to read TVG and time is a problem for the next months (exam). Maybe I jump (!!!) in from time to time?

Sue, I hope your complaints to that Nicole and to ebay turn out to be successful. After my last post yesterday evening I shut down the computer,otherwise I would have translated your post of course.

Chris, here comes some:  

Ladies, have a wonderful day

To anyone interested: I've just started a new guestbook to replace the old one because I didn't like things about that one. It's here:

http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/gb/janapood

Since it's right here at websitetoolbox it will be familiar to anyone here. It's for discussion of any of AR's projects - right now TVG and Perfume - when we have spoilers to discuss. Hope to see you there! There's a link to it on my homepage just under my photo, too.

I've spent all evening cutting and pasting all of the entries from the old GB into the new one (whew!) so they'll still all be together. Right now, I'm BEAT and I'm going to bed! 'Night, all!

Dee, have you tried Wikipedia? I`m pretty sure you can find almost anything there.

I put a link to the TVG GB in the Navigation list at the left side, too. I'm thinking about making a new one, though - maybe using websitetoolbox because there are things I don't like about the one that comes with Verizon. I'm also thinking of making it a general project discussion because we're getting a bit into Perfume now, too.

Dee, Jan has it but....*searching* I can`t find the link! Ups! I`d better go finish the book first!

Dee: It's mine. Go to the URL above and at the bottom of the page is a link to the GB. Nahima, Elisa, darkzorro and I are there now - we'd be glad to have more company!

Hikity!! I am green with envy

I am sooo sorry, dear Chris, didn't want to make you GREEN with envy . I have to concentrate onmy studies now - therefore I don't "waist" the rest of Sunday driving to the town called Recklinghausen (about 3 quaters of an hour drive)

Catsplay, yeah, that is a very nice word coinage - I luv it! And your detailed reports btw!

 Hikity, is this your newest mission, trying to make me green with envy by mentioning this great weather you`re enjoying in sunny Haan?!?! Cause it`s working! See, that`s me, green to the bone -->  

Just kidding. ALTHOUGH  the wind DID crack one of my balcony windows the day before yesterday. My Mother, of course, took it as a sign I should move in with her again.  She actually believes the house to be haunted by the ghost of a 93 year old man in a wheel chair who murdered his entire family ages ago.  Next thing you know I`ll have to stop driving because I had a flat tire outside a cemetery.

Hey, that Can`t-Pronounce-Its-Name-Festival sounds really interesting! Might I just add that`s not a bad ideea you got there! LOL

Hikity

Your meetings with Spacey and Wise are fantastic - congratulations!  I guess CKMM is now an officially coined Dee-ism!

These plates really look odd...maybe my French friend will know

Nahima, thanks anyway for these explanations! Your tamal(e) sounds "lecker"

Sue and Nahima, we have a huge festival in Recklinghausen this year with a lot of Shakespeare performances because of his worldwide acknowledgement (490 years, I think). Old Vic and the theatre of Recklinghausen worked on this project for 1.5 years!! The outcome is just stunning, amazing, I can't put it in words - wow. It was performed twice yesterday (and today as well, hmmmm) and I had a ticket for the early afternoon. Well, the theatre is situated in a park, white tents, bistros around it, people had their first glas of champagne outside on the terrace in the sunshine (dream weather here, absolutely dream weather, Chris!) before, and the next one and food after the performance. I talked completely alone to some of the actors and esp. to "Isabel", RII's wife, who said that the audience was amazing. Yeah, in London people rush out of the theatre after applauding quickly in order to get a beer before the pub closes. Really annoying imho (sorry). Yesterday we wouldn't let them go off the stage. 1000 people were whistling, screaming,applauding as loudly as possible -  they had standing ovations - incredible!!!

Then outside the actors had some food or sth to drink among the people. We were only three who approached Kevin Spacey (no, we did not disturb him, he had no food). Compared to last Friday (I have learnt a lot from that evening, ladies!) I was very cooool, . I talked in normal sentences, got answers and an autograph. About 10 minutes later I turned my head while talking with a nice woman when I saw Greg Wise approaching us. He looked at me, grinning and I was jumping. He then jumped towards us too and we laughed heartily. It went on like that - he has German roots and speaks German well, but I spoke English with him of course. He wanted to know our names, wrote some German words into our booklets and signed it. I hope the photo turns out well, but I was in such a high mood that I am sure about it...GW is a very good looking man (slim, about 1.76 m, black hair with grey in it, warm brown very friendly-looking, smiling eyes, outgoing, funny - definitely a nice man. Now comes the CKMM!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't remember why I remembered him - sounds stupid I know - and in the evening I first googled him, KMheavilyM, thought of Teh book I already had forgotten to take with me to England (S&S screenplay and ET's diaries), phoned Peek, who told me that he is ET's hubby - ohhhhhhhhh, another KMheavilyM. For my defence I have to say that he as well as other actors were not announced in the booklet I received 2 months ago! I am still considering to drive up to Recklinghausen later today between the two performances to ask him to sign the book, take it with him back to England, ask his wonderful wife to sign and maybe her best friend, too....I  am joking, but somehow this idea had planted in my stupid head last night.

That was a lot of OT - hope you don't mind...

You people are too much! That just looks like some old cheese and a pancake wannabe to me.

 Nahima, if he wasn't hungry, it's a crepe, but if he was hungry maybe it's a quiche as pictured here:

food.oregonstate.edu quiche

Quiche! search images and it looks luscious! 

Nahima: It looks like a tamal is the same thing as a tamale. Yes? The closest thing I can think of in French food is a crepe - but I've never seen one that looked yellow or was so wide.

Somehow, I think when we're watching the movie we won't even notice the food! Well, maybe the 20th time on DVD . . .

Hikity! You little two (make that three!) timer!!

I have just come up here having watched Kevin in American Beauty on tv. I love that film. I am so envious that you got to see Richard II. If you recall I had a ticket to see it and  then got sick.

Greg Wise too huh? I saw him at the Love Actually premiere and have to admit that he is a handsome guy.

Well, I know, "a deflated crab" was not the best of descriptions!

Hikity, your

I used the word "tamal", from Mexico and other Latin America countries, rather than "pastel" (the name we gave to that in PR) because in those other places that kind of food is made with corn, very alike to the picture as MrsDoylesCat noticed too. Here we use other ingredients (yucca, "yautía", etc.)

It's a "masa" (don't know how to say this in english) filled with chicken or meat, it is wrapped with corn leaves too or the green leaves from the banana plants.

Jan, I don't have a single clue about the french food in the 18th century either, as a matter of fact I don't know about french food at all...

That's why I found interesting to inquiry about those plates.
I suppose the filmmakers must have done a research in all matters...
Or am I expecting/demanding too much for a few scenes?

The green thing seems to be green beans (smashed? yack!).
And the brown part, a piece of meat? I'm talking about the things that are with the faked tamal.

Oh, forget this nonsense...

At least, AR's wig looks much better than in prior pictures!!

huuuuh,the "deflated crab", Nahima, looks like a "Kartoffelpuffer", a potato pancake, hmmm, lecker, the other one I can't figure out. What is a tamal???

I've just come back from Richard II, talked to Kevin Spacey and flirted heavily with Greg Wise...what a week!!!

Well, Nahima, I don't know what that stuff is, but some of it sure doesn't look very appetizing.  I tried magnifying it but that didn't help - it just looks like a pixelated deflated crab! What did they eat in 18th century France, I wonder?

"Deflated crab"?????

Um.. what's "a tamal"??

Looks like a half chewed corn on the cob to me!! Not sure what they ate back then in France.

Oh, thanks for the info Hikity!
In that case my ignorance was pretty "normal", linguistics is not my forte...

Well, I'm glad you liked it, Jan!
By the way, remember about the wig's explanation you gave me? (Re: Perfume film)
Now I have an alike inquiry regarding the food...

No,  Nahima - your "report" was really cute!

Nahima, sorry, David Crystel is a British linguist who travelled through the world and wrote masses of great books

Hello everybody!!

Dee, it's nice to see you back!! I've said this like a zillion times before but anyway bear with me one more time:  Thank you very much for taking us with you on your London big adventure. It's was great!!

Hikity,  I know mostly about writers from PR but honestly can't recognize that name. I love Julia de Burgos' poems, also those from Jose Gautier Benitez and Jose Marti (from Cuba). Hmm... the only guy I can recall with "Cristal" as last name was a dancer, but I think he's dead.

Jan, forget about my "report"... Now I'm more than embarrased with so many REAL ones all over the place!

Hugs for all!

Hmm, then, WhoGirl, I also vote for the Ghost story. But it HAS to be original cause you know, the libraries are full of books featuring haunted masions. But then again, I trust your talent

I liked the first story too. Hmm, wonder why! LOL

WhoGirl, thank you for reposting your link, I did get to your website. Ghost Story is my favorite also. I will leave a message at the site.

Howdy

How you doing tonight folks

Chris:  I am talking about a new novel   The thing is, now that Showmance is ready to submit to agents, I have a lot of waiting around ahead of me while I pray for someone to get back to me!  So, I figured that I might as well pass the time by starting on my next project.  And yes...several of them have AR inspired characters

Claudia: Thanks for your vote!  I'm kind of partial to Ghost Story myself, because the character of Lawrence is way too fun writing for.  Oh!  And I adore the British Whose Line too!  Keep watching, there's a great episode with Eddie Izzard (I think I have it on tape somewhere...) And Stephen Fry actually did several episodes!  I think that Robin Williams might have even done one...or was that the American version?  I get them mixed up because they use a lot of the same people  

Have a lovely day everyone! 

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Thanks for the info Claudia i put it up on you send it and sent you an email with the link. It will only be up for three days.

Hikity, you`re a doll for sharing this experience with us! I really envy your emotional strenght! Hmm, actually I think Dee envies it more .

Question! Does anybody know how I can adjust the trailer size to make it smaller? Somewhere around maximum 20 MB? Less would be great. I saved the Hi-res trailer but I need this smaler version for a friend. Do you think it`ll work in Windows Movie Maker? Or perhaps another video editing program? Thanks a lot in advance.

WhoGirl,dear, are we talking about a new novel or about a short story? Have you found an editor yet? Oh i really hope it`ll get published on day, I`d LOVE to read it! *keeping fingers crossed*

PS: Did I mention how glad I am Da Code is out the window? Well i am! Party Time!!!!

Alfan!!!  Welcome back, girl!  Of course we noticed you were gone! 

I'm sorry for just getting around to thanking you and Vicki for your reports on meeting and trip. 

Wowzers!!!  How strange is it that you picked THE hotel the GQ cast stayed at???  That is so cool.  Did you tell the clerk what an AR fan you are?

Sounds like both of you had a great time. 

Welcome aboard noodle185!  If you will upload your video to YouSendIt and send me the link, I will be glad to take a look at it and add it to the site.  But I have to warn you, it may be a while before I can update the site due to real life.  In the interim, you may want to consider putting your video on YouTube until I can get it on the site. 

Congrats WhoGirl17 on completely your first novel!  I've voted for the next idea on your blog.  My favorite is Ghost Story! 

BBC-A has been airing "Whose line is it anyway?"  The American version was cute for a while but I soon bored with it.  So when I saw it on BBC-A, I just surfed right past it until this weekend and I realized they have British celebs on the show.    Anyway, I saw Stephen Fry, Caroline Quentin, and Dame Josie Lawrence over the weekend and they were hilarious. 

, thank you and I cross my fingers that it will happen to you, too!!!!!!!!

Hikity, I enjoyed a lot reading your post, thank you  so much for sharing, I'm happy for you and Dee

Hiya everybody, I've just posted the third and last part of our encounter on the main GB.

XXX

Hikity still in a great mood, too...

Oh dear, Laurie!  Let's try this go here: http://www.myspace.com/whogirl17 and click on the blog entry "Moving On" in the top right hand corner.  Hope that works!

Hey WhoGirl, I tried to go to your website but it won't let me open the page, don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'll try again tomorrow.

Hello my dears!  I hope you are all well on this Hump Day!  I have a little favor to ask of those of you with a little time on your hands.  Now that my first novel is finished, I need to start focusing my energy on a new project.  In the latest entry in my blog ("Moving On")  I've posted some summaries of stories I have bubbling on the back burner, and I'd like to know which ones you'd be most interested to read.  So if you have a minute or two, I'd really apprectiate it.

A belated congrats to the lucky three ladies who got to meet the Great Man himself!  I'm sooooooooooooo jealous!  And Dee, you need to stop posting in that blog of yours, because every successive entry makes me want to jump on a British Airways flight all the more!  Arg!  Well, some day.  For now, I guess I just have to pass my days, waiting for Snow Cake to arrive in theaters. 

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hehehe...take it easy, everyone!

Thank you very much noodle185 *blush*

I'm trying to do my best

how on earth do you add a music video to this wonder full site and If sevvy is there I love your stuff especially Toxic

Jan, to Teh question I wrote: Maggie in Snow Cake,

Linda, sweet thing, thank you

and Jan, ha, good to know that ambiguity does not stop at native speakers....

OMG, it's so difficult to get back in the "normal world". How does this come???

Is anyone else currently unable to access LiveJournal?

The first thing I thought of, Hikity, was "eye candy" (well, you do watch a movie with your eyes) and then guess who I thought of??? But the guy accompanying you sounds like a good answer, too. I suppose they're being practical and talking about sweets . . . how mundane!

Maybe I'm a little late but...

WELCOME BACK HIKITY!!!

And thank you so much for your reports about your encounter with Teh Man! I'm really glad you enjoyed it

Huggles, Linda

Jan, URGENT: what do they want to know here: what is your favourite movie candy?? I don't understand whether they mean the guy who should accompany me to the movies or any sweets?? Any idea what I should give for an answer?? Tks in advance for your help, hihi

good idea, Jan, let's do that!!! A love scene would be that what I could need on the spot, hihihi

Nahima, today we had a lecture about Caribbean writers and poems, which was very interesting. And on Friday we'll have a presentation on linguistic features as well as history/geography in our course: Varieties of English (do you happen to know David Crystel?). Looking forward to it

That was very funny, Nahima!

I found this in the Tribeca Film Festival newsletter:

How about any female role in a love scene with Alan Rickman???!!

Good mid-night everyone,

Wow, i think i am overload... So many good news and suprises on the main board..

This week was full of Alan goddies

PS: will be on the boom boom room for a while..

Good morning, Claudia!

I've just written a post in the main GB and had no problem at all.
(It's the report you requested.)

OMG, I don't want to hurt your feelings but your blooper is sooo funny!!!
And tragic in a sense... Actually, I don't know if I should laugh or cry instead.

Let me do both.

ATTENTION EVERYONE:

I will be cutting off the spam blocker tool in just a few minutes.  If anyone has problems posting, please email me immediately.  I'll have a close eye on things until I make sure the change won't affect anyone's ability to post. 

FYI: I've posted two parts of our encounter with the OooA so far on the main GB. I am still in dreamland....how long will this be, OMG

Back to university, Cu later

Nobody is in the chat anymore??? Yesterday I tried it again - are you guys all busy, hmmm.

Hugs

welcome back Hikity! and thank you for your post in the main GB

Hikity, welcome back  I am glad you enjoyed your stay in England and the meeting with teh man. It must be really relieving that it was NOT a disappointment after all  but just what you hoped for (or maybe did not dare to hope for.) My, it must be really weird to be back. Yes, take your time to rearrange your thoughts. Hope you are really happy.