I'm Up In Space, Man.

[turps]

We went to Re.F.Use for breakfast yesterday morning and got a 'waste not' box while we were there. It was a decent one but one of the surprise contents was okra. I've never tried or cooked with okra, but looking it up, it seems it's nice roasted or in a stir fry, so I think I'll try one of those.

After that, we needed cat food, and while in the shop I picked up more bedding plants which I planted out during the afternoon before going to hang with Kayleigh, Lucy and Bodhi for a couple of hours. It was a beautiful day so we stayed in their garden and soaked up the sun.

Then on the night, it was Eurovision. I liked the UK entry a lot and Sam Ryder seems like a really nice guy so I enjoyed the show, admittedly dozing a little through the group of slow ballets but I can well understand why UK Twitter was trending 'what is happening' because that's what I was thinking all through the result part.

But the winners were worthy and I was pleased with the final standings. I also liked Mika's performance, though wish he'd stuck to that and not presenting, him and the other two presenters both.

I was surprised Germany did so badly as I really liked the song. It reminded me of something from Tom Grennan, who I also like a lot, so yeah, a surprise there. Also, The Rasmus. Talk about a blast from the past. I remain amused at the speculation that Ben Adams from A1 could be behind one of the masks in Norway's contribution. Only because he lived in my town for a while and it'll be the closest brush with celebrity I'll ever have *g*

In all, it was a good night, even if it did have me up past midnight for the first time in a while. I'm sure anyone who is interested will have seen the show already, but you can see the videos here and yet again Innocent drinks knocked it out of the park with their FB commentry.

Comments

[pensnest]

I have had Space Man in my head since I got up! I think the result was entirely correct, and also that the judges' votes were entirely correct (though I would have liked to see Switzerland do better). Germany was one of the boybandy ones, I think, and from what I noted last night, I'm surprised it didn't do better.

Oddly, I did not recognise Mika as the cute one I saw in concert.... quite a few years ago. But there can't be that many people simply known as Mika, so I should have known better. Loved the PINK suit. But the presenting overall was cringe-worthy, as I suspect it usually is. I suspect it is very hard to get the timing right in one's second or third language.

Graham Norton did not add a great deal to the proceedings, I thought.

[turps]

Excellent icon choice.

Space Man is such a good song and I think I said on your post, one of a few that I can still remember, and have listened to again, today.

Yeah, it has to be an incredibly difficult job to host the show. Not just due to the language situation but the technical aspects too. I can't remember who it was now but I loved when one of the presenters had to step in and remind one of the people giving the scores that they actually needed to do that and not keep on rabbiting on.

Graham Norton likes to take the mick out of the acts and seemed a bit thrown at times that the UK did so well. I can understand why, as I doubt anyone expected that result, but he did seem to repeat the same thing over and over.

[spikedluv]

Yay for a lovely breakfast and hanging with Kayleigh, Lucy and Bodhi! I'm glad they're all feeling better.

ETA: I saw this, but don't know what it means for you. “9-1-1 Lone Star” Season 3 Moving From Sky To Disney+ (UK)

[frausorge]

I've only tried cooking okra once, and that was by frying it. It tasted fine but it has a very particular texture which I wasn't ready for. Ultimately not my thing, but I know a lot of people love it, so I'll be curious to hear your reaction!

[jacieleigh]

I've never cooked okra myself, but I've enjoyed it breaded and fried at restaurants, and in gumbo (soup). I hope you enjoy it!

I'm glad Kayleigh, Lucy and Bodhi are feeling well enough you can visit and spend time with them!

[turps]

I plan to cook the okra today, so fingers crossed it tastes okay. It's why I like these boxes, they keep making me use things I'd never considered before. Though, they do lead to some googling at times to discover what the heck to do with stuff *g*

Kayleigh, Lucy and Bodhi are all great now. It was nice to see them, I'd missed hanging out.

[turps]

I plan on cooking the okra today so I'll report back.

I did read it could be slimy, which didn't seem appealing. But, guess I'll see.

[turps]

I missed hanging out with Bodhi, Lucy and Kayleigh. It had been a few weeks when normally I see them often.

Ah no! That means I won't see it unless I can find working downloads or else resubscribe to Disney. It's one of the streaming services I cancelled, typical that it has gone there when I have Prime and Netflix.

Thank you for letting me know even if it is disappointing news.

[spikedluv]

I thought that might be the case. What a bummer!

(I can send you the link to where I get my DLs if you want it. I'm not sure if the earlier ep links will still be working but you can at least check.)

[rikes]

I don't watch Eurovision but between my sister and the flist I usually get a pretty good idea overall. :D Thanks for the link to the Mika performance, that was fun!

[turlough]

I've never either eaten or cooked okra so I'm looking forward to hearing of your experiences.

It's so good to hear Kayleigh, Lucy, and Bodhi are all so well now that you could hang out! And even better that it was so warm you could do it in the garden.

[turps]

I enjoyed Mika's performance, not so much his presentation skills!

Yeah, Eurovision does tend to take over for a bit when it's on *g*

[turps]

I still haven't tried the okra, but tonight will have to be the night I think.

Yeah, all three of them are fine now. They have an amazing garden too, at least four times as big as mine.