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turpsI've been on a flist catch up and it's been a very happy one with the no tags news and The Umbrella Academy trailer and Gerard's Hazy Shade of Winter song. I'm not linking as I suspect every one interested will have seen by now. But, happiness!
We went to see Glass yesterday. I haven't seen either of the two films that came previous to it, but it was entertaining enough. We had planned to go the day before but my MiL is ill again. With cellulitis, this time, which she knew was coming on days previously, said her leg was hurting but insisted she was fine until she couldn't actually stand up and agreed to call the doctor while packing up her stuff as she was sure she was going to end up in hospital again. Which she didn't, but why leave it that late? I really don't get it. Also, her GP is an idiot. We spent the afternoon at hers waiting for the GP to phone, when he did he prescribed antibiotics and said he may visit but may not as it's so hard to get parking outside her house. In the end he did turn up and was in all of a minute or so, and while there said she shouldn't run her electric heater as it's bad for her leg. And the damp is bad for her chest. Idiot.
We also saw Corey yesterday as he had a letter that needed dropping off. We chatted for a while and he seems so much happier than he was at the end of last year. Sleeping better and just better in general.
I'm going to Kayleigh's to meet her new girlfriend tomorrow. She told me she was dating again last week, and I'm happy for her as she said for the first time in months she wanted to smile again. But, I still feel bad about Shauna who still talks to me via FM messenger and is still heartbroken and doesn't know Kay is dating someone else. Plus, Kay actually said she wanted us to meet and gah, someone new and important in my sister's life. I need to make a good impression. Yikes.
At my latest trip to Company they were selling off live vac-packed oysters in the corner of wonder. Seriously, that corner is amazing, all the random oddments that end up marked way down as no one knows what to do with them I suspect. They were only £2 but I have no idea what to do with oysters. I've never tried them, have no desire to try them and don't understand how they can be alive.
However, the pre-cooked potatoes I bought were portioned up, frozen, and make excellent mash when defrosted, mashed and seasoned. So potatoes, yes. Vac-packed oysters, no.
We went to see Glass yesterday. I haven't seen either of the two films that came previous to it, but it was entertaining enough. We had planned to go the day before but my MiL is ill again. With cellulitis, this time, which she knew was coming on days previously, said her leg was hurting but insisted she was fine until she couldn't actually stand up and agreed to call the doctor while packing up her stuff as she was sure she was going to end up in hospital again. Which she didn't, but why leave it that late? I really don't get it. Also, her GP is an idiot. We spent the afternoon at hers waiting for the GP to phone, when he did he prescribed antibiotics and said he may visit but may not as it's so hard to get parking outside her house. In the end he did turn up and was in all of a minute or so, and while there said she shouldn't run her electric heater as it's bad for her leg. And the damp is bad for her chest. Idiot.
We also saw Corey yesterday as he had a letter that needed dropping off. We chatted for a while and he seems so much happier than he was at the end of last year. Sleeping better and just better in general.
I'm going to Kayleigh's to meet her new girlfriend tomorrow. She told me she was dating again last week, and I'm happy for her as she said for the first time in months she wanted to smile again. But, I still feel bad about Shauna who still talks to me via FM messenger and is still heartbroken and doesn't know Kay is dating someone else. Plus, Kay actually said she wanted us to meet and gah, someone new and important in my sister's life. I need to make a good impression. Yikes.
At my latest trip to Company they were selling off live vac-packed oysters in the corner of wonder. Seriously, that corner is amazing, all the random oddments that end up marked way down as no one knows what to do with them I suspect. They were only £2 but I have no idea what to do with oysters. I've never tried them, have no desire to try them and don't understand how they can be alive.
However, the pre-cooked potatoes I bought were portioned up, frozen, and make excellent mash when defrosted, mashed and seasoned. So potatoes, yes. Vac-packed oysters, no.
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Date: 2019-01-25 07:23 pm (UTC)Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve not seen the others either (I think?) oh no, she’s having the worst luck lately. Useless gp, ugh.
Ohh hope the meeting goes well! New people eep
I’ve no desire to eat them either hee
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Date: 2019-01-26 11:04 am (UTC)The other movies were Split and Unbreakable. Not that you really needed to know anything about them to watch Glass. Which was good for me.
I'm heading to Kay's in a few hours. Which suggests I should start to get ready soon.
I don't blame you.
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Date: 2019-01-26 11:09 am (UTC)I think I might have seen Unbreakable but that was ages ago and am cant remember anything about it.
Hope it goes well!
They just look... icky. It’s like snails, how can people look at them and think ‘yep that looks eatable’
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Date: 2019-01-25 10:53 pm (UTC)he and gerard are (imo) always at their best when they're together?
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Date: 2019-01-26 11:03 am (UTC)It was such a great surprise that he was involved. Fingers crossed it'll prompt even more music from Ray.
And yes, I agree. They do seem to spark something special. Like they're so in tune they can make magic.
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Date: 2019-01-25 11:38 pm (UTC)Ahrg, how frustrating with your MiL (and how COMPLETELY USELESS of her GP).
Good news about Corey :)
So difficult when big relationships in loved one's lives change - I'm sure you'll make an excellent impression <3
Yeah, no to Oysters, but I'm glad the potatoes worked out so nicely :D
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Date: 2019-01-26 11:01 am (UTC)I wasn't impressed with her GP anyway when he wasn't going to come visit due to parking. But his comment about the heater cemented that impression.
It is difficult. Kayleigh's hard two long term relationships now, and I really liked both people she was involved with. It's sad because the last relationship faded to a few likes on insta, and I suspect this one will eventually go the same way. But, it's not me in the relationship and she does look much happier, so that's great.
I'll take potatoes over oysters any day!
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Date: 2019-01-26 12:20 am (UTC)You should give oysters a try, especially for £2! I love them. If you don't fancy them live, then my dad used to make a really delicious oyster gratin, and once they've been under the grill they're definitely dead :-)
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Date: 2019-01-26 10:57 am (UTC)An oyster gratin sounds much nicer than live oysters. There's just something about them that looks off-putting. Though accept as I've never actually tried them I can't say for sure they're horrible.
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Date: 2019-01-26 07:11 am (UTC)I've eaten raw oysters and that was an unpleasant sensory experience. :|
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Date: 2019-01-26 10:52 am (UTC)Right! That confused me, but I thought maybe I was missing something with never using/eating them before. But it seems not.
Yeah, I can imagine it would be.
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Date: 2019-01-26 08:07 pm (UTC)Ooh, now talking of Romans! I suggested to Pen a while back that we should have a Roman theme for the dinner at Camp this year. We could have some oysters then! That would be extremely Roman.
ETA: Although July is exactly the wrong time of year for oysters. But if people would generally prefer them cooked, maybe we could get frozen ones. Hmm...
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Date: 2019-01-27 11:10 am (UTC)It would be interesting to see what else would be involved, and also a way to get people to try new food. Though I am amused imagining the surprise if you posted on the comm that the theme of the special dinner this year was Roman.
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Date: 2019-01-29 02:55 am (UTC)Also, Regency women's clothes are hideous. It wouldn't be all bad, though, as we'd get to make the guys Mr Darcy it up in tight breeches :-)
But yes! There are lots of fun Roman recipes and ingredients. Sow's udders, flamingo tongues and dormice might be going a bit too far (also, you can't buy them, I looked) but there's lots of slightly unusual but not off-puttingly weird options, like oysters. Goat, rabbit, snails, ostrich, various offal, salt fish, sea urchin. They were very into turducken-style 'stuff things inside other things', too. Or maybe this could be the year that I finally get organized and order a sucking pig porchetta.
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Date: 2019-01-26 11:03 pm (UTC)Wikipedia yielded the fact that oysters can live for up to four weeks after being harvested, as long as they are kept in the proper conditions.
But vacuum sealing and freezing them appears to be for later cooking, and not consuming them raw. Dead oysters are apparently not safe to eat raw.
So I think, in this particular case, the "raw" is meant to indicate "not cooked" rather than "to be eaten raw," which is how I incorrectly interpreted it.
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Date: 2019-01-26 11:23 pm (UTC)Frozen would make sense, too, though. Or I think I've seen Loch Fyne oysters in supermarkets, packed in trays with a film lid (but not vac-packed, I don't think).
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Date: 2019-01-26 01:39 pm (UTC)I agree on potatoes yes, oysters no. *g*
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Date: 2019-01-26 05:36 pm (UTC)So far oysters have only had one fan. I think that says a lot!
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Date: 2019-01-26 04:13 pm (UTC)I hated (HATED) Glass and can't believe that M. Night allegedly took 18 yrs (!) to write something that amounted to a bad fic rough draft. #DidImentionedhowmuchIhatedthatmovie? #LOL
Your MiL's GP is a total idiot. What kind of doctor would say they can't visit a patient because the parking's shitty? >:(
Yays for Corey and Kayleigh being happier. I get the awkwardness of remaining friends with Kayleigh's ex but, like you said, you're not the one in the relationship so...
In any case, I know you will make a fantastic impression. You're a really cool lady. :D
Uh, yeah, vac-sealed oysters would be a NOPETUS for me as well. Even after taking all the precautions, I would worry about the oysters going bad. FTR, I've had oysters before (many, many years ago. I must have been in my v. early 20s) and rated the experience as "barely tolerable".
Potatoes, ftw!
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Date: 2019-01-26 05:44 pm (UTC)I wonder if your hatred of Glass is tied to knowing the previous movies? Like I said I didn't know anything about the other two so watched and found it so-so. Nothing really good but nothing really bad either. Just a bit of entertainment that lasted an hour or so and will be forgotten in days.
I like your movie comments btw. I appreciate someone with firm opinions.
Your MiL's GP is a total idiot. What kind of doctor would say they can't visit a patient because the parking's shitty? >:(
I know! I couldn't believe it when I heard what he'd said. I know GPs are busy, but parking and walking a minute isn't a big deal.
♥ Thank you. I've met the new girlfriend and she was lovely and had a good talk to Kayleigh about Shauna and how she's been messaging still. She's fine with it, they really did just fall apart instead of anything bad so hopefully, they can be one of those people who can be friends after a relationship. And if they can't, well, they tried. You can't do more than that.
Only one person in comments has said they like oysters, which is just strengthening my nope! reaction.
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Date: 2019-01-26 06:01 pm (UTC)So I wasn't super invested with Glass. And yet, I was hoping for a good story. However, there are so many things that made me go WHY about the plot (and the plot holes, omg, so many plotholes). Also, also, I resented that, for a movie called Glass that hinted at it being about Mr. Glass, he didn't show up until almost an hour into the film?
I think M. Night was trying to do a subversion of the superhero genre which is all good and fine. Different/opposing opinions about art are necessary so that the art (or genre, in this case) doesn't stagnate.
HOWEVUH, his criticism was about 10 years too late, imo? I also resented a lot the not-so-subtle attempt at gaslighting via the doctor trying to convince the three leads as well as the audience that superheroes didn't exist in that 'verse.
I was like "HELLO, LADY, THERE HAVE BEEN 2 FEATURE-LENGTH MOVIES THAT GO IN ABT SUPERPOWERED PPL!!!"
FTR, this is the current Worst Movie of 2019 (so far), LOL.
Oh, it's a good thing that you talked to Kayleigh about Shauna because it's one of those situations where it's better to keep everyone in the loop.
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Date: 2019-01-26 11:06 pm (UTC)I'm hearing that Matthew McCuddahuggy's Serenity is gonna give Glass a run for its money for the designation of Worst Movie of 2019.
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Date: 2019-01-26 07:58 pm (UTC)It's so good to hear Corey's doing better again!
You can actually cook oysters! (Why anyone would eat them raw is completely incomprehensible to me!) From what I understand you can use them pretty much like you would mussles or scallops. In soup or stews.
Glad to hear the pre-cooked potatoes worked out!
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Date: 2019-01-27 11:02 am (UTC)I was so relieved Corey is doing better.
Cooked oysters sound so much better. I've never tried them, raw or cooked, but if I was going to, cooked would be my choice for sure.
The pre-cooked potatoes are great. I'll probably never see them again, but they're good to have in the freezer for a quick mash fix.
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Date: 2019-01-27 06:52 am (UTC)That sounds frustrating all around regarding your mother-in-law. I hope she may get better care, including from herself!
Glad to hear the positive news about Cory, though.
I've had oysters and liked them, but they were fresh and had never, to the best of my knowledge, been vacuum sealed. I think that would give me pause too.
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Date: 2019-01-27 11:05 am (UTC)I hope she may get better care, including from herself!
That second part is so important. I wish she'd speak up when she's not feeling well instead of leaving things to last minute. It's like being with mam all over again.
It's been interesting reading about oysters. I still can't say that I'd be keen trying them uncooked, but I suspect how they're bought makes all the difference. Fresh from the sea or a seafood restaurant is very different to something from out of a packet.