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May. 13th, 2011 12:40 amThe royal wedding, which of course I got up and watched, has probably been talked to death. But worth flagging is the top photo here, in which the dress catches the light in such a way to show the lace detail on the bottom of her gown that I couldn't see at all when watching on tv. So pretty! Well done there all around.
The bad: Stayed home with a cold two days this week. The upshot: I was home when a new visitor came to the local animal restaurant, aka the birdseed out on my third floor balcony.
Why, hello, Mr. Chipmunk! Who knew they were such good climbers? Squirrels come daily and hang out for a long time, birds come all the time but stay only briefly, raccoons come not infrequently and stay for hours, but a chipmunk? A chipmunk was new! It might have been hir first ever visit, based on how apeshit the cats went. The cats are totally blasé about the squirrels now, and even the raccoon is only mildly interesting, but the chipmunk? Very. Interesting. (They do still love the birds, perhaps because they come and go so quickly. Always leave them wanting more!)
The chipmunk did not eat on the balcony, but rather stuffed hir little cheeks full of birdseed and then disappeared over the edge of the railing, and then came back minutes later for rounds 2, 3, and 4.
Look at the little cheeeeeeeeks! So cute! I hope the birdseed fed a whole family and that they all come visit soon!
While home sick, I got cracking on my DVR backlog, and it would figure that just when I get into The Chicago Code, Fox announces that it is canceled. I was really digging that show. It sometimes seems over the top in making the cops extra coppy and the characters extra Chicago-y, but it really felt like it was hitting its stride, and I'm kinda bummed it was axed. Apparently though, they did have an inkling it would go this way, so the final episode will have a resolution of sorts.
And that vaguely seems like a segue into the Vampire Diaries season finale. Most episodes leave me screaming at the tv and flailing with glee that the show surprised me yet again in such an awesome way. This episode struck me as having a whole other energy. I liked it, and things surprised me, but I didn't scream or flail as much as have my head start to whir with thinky thoughts. ( spoilers )
The bad: Stayed home with a cold two days this week. The upshot: I was home when a new visitor came to the local animal restaurant, aka the birdseed out on my third floor balcony.
Why, hello, Mr. Chipmunk! Who knew they were such good climbers? Squirrels come daily and hang out for a long time, birds come all the time but stay only briefly, raccoons come not infrequently and stay for hours, but a chipmunk? A chipmunk was new! It might have been hir first ever visit, based on how apeshit the cats went. The cats are totally blasé about the squirrels now, and even the raccoon is only mildly interesting, but the chipmunk? Very. Interesting. (They do still love the birds, perhaps because they come and go so quickly. Always leave them wanting more!)
The chipmunk did not eat on the balcony, but rather stuffed hir little cheeks full of birdseed and then disappeared over the edge of the railing, and then came back minutes later for rounds 2, 3, and 4.
Look at the little cheeeeeeeeks! So cute! I hope the birdseed fed a whole family and that they all come visit soon!
While home sick, I got cracking on my DVR backlog, and it would figure that just when I get into The Chicago Code, Fox announces that it is canceled. I was really digging that show. It sometimes seems over the top in making the cops extra coppy and the characters extra Chicago-y, but it really felt like it was hitting its stride, and I'm kinda bummed it was axed. Apparently though, they did have an inkling it would go this way, so the final episode will have a resolution of sorts.
And that vaguely seems like a segue into the Vampire Diaries season finale. Most episodes leave me screaming at the tv and flailing with glee that the show surprised me yet again in such an awesome way. This episode struck me as having a whole other energy. I liked it, and things surprised me, but I didn't scream or flail as much as have my head start to whir with thinky thoughts. ( spoilers )
