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Random Rumblings
Jul 31st
I envy those souls who can sit behind a computer and continually post. I’m an expert in sitting. That’s about it.
What have I learned since my last posting?
- I want to change my name to Felix Pickles.
- I enjoy Steven Moffat’s interpretation of Sherlock Holmes.
- The movie Soapdish is a favorite film.
- As is Black Narcissus. Barnes and Noble still has the 50% off sale for Criterion DVDs. There is a new release and remaster of Black Narcissus.
- I require a brain transplant. This body is tedious.
- I dealt with cat piss.
- I dreamed of Galliano and how Genet looked in prison.
- Too much Liberace and Cabaret Voltaire invade my ears.
- And we need to take back America. Well, take back America with a healthy dose of Xanax.
Filling in the Blanks
Jul 10th
Since I am not mathematically inclined, I do not know the longest duration of silence between posts. Absence is frequent these days.
This was a hell week that needed a Z-pack and horizontal was easier. Cough. Cough. There is nothing worse than being sick in summer heat. Bully for air-conditioning! Speaking of heat, where are all the climate change deniers bitching about the heat? Oh. Sorry. It’s only relevant in the winter. Bully for seasonal political gain!
While horizontal, I occupied myself with way too much television. I finally boarded the “True Blood” Express and watched all available “Mad Men.” Though both shows are different, they are a lively distraction when hacking up a lung or two. Bully for narcotic cough syrup!
Since thoughts are still a haze, I offer a Cioran quote:
I had decided never again to shake hands with anyone healthy. Yet I had to compromise, for I soon discovered that many of those I suspected of well-being were less subject to it than I had supposed. What was the use of making enemies on the basis of mere suspicions?
And a pretty photo.
Dovima in Balenciaga, 1940s, photo by Richard Avedon
Obligatory Post Rumblings
Jun 29th
I lack the necessary attributes to generate “controversy” for page hits as many of the liberal, progressive, conservative, whatever the terms are these days people. I do not care enough for flagrant abuse of minutiae. If I cared, I would make an effort. I harvest too many ovaries and have more pressing concerns. HA! A boy can only make so much bread.
How do I distract myself since everyone bores me?
I ponder how to channel my inner ‘Artful Dodger’ à la Yamamoto.
Since Puritanism displays vicious horns, the shoes are appropriate. If I ever attend a rally of any sort, I know what to wear.
I discovered Bacon Salt and must have it. I don’t care if it is kosher and vegetarian. Synthetic bacon flavor works for me. I am partial to real bacon, but I will settle for a quick fix. I am a proud American.
The Austrian art collector Rudolf Leopold died. He collected two of my favorite artists, Schiele and Kokoschka, amongst many. Nazi theft is under scrutiny with his acquisitions, but it is still an amazing collection.
Here are two of my favorite pieces by Schiele and Kokoschka.
Oskar Kokoschka: Die Windsbraut ‘The Tempest’ (1914)
Egon Schiele: "Self-portrait pulling cheek" (1910)
My cheek is troubled too.
David Lynch’s Lady Blue Shanghai For Dior
May 18th
David Lynch filmed a 16-minute film handbag commercial for Dior starring Marion Cotillard.
Via NYmag
Read These Now Before a Cryonics Firm Exhumes Your Head
May 18th
Ho hum. Four states hold primaries. Incumbents are in jeopardy. MSNBC proclaims it “Semi-Super Tuesday.” I proclaim “it’s too damn early in the morning for me to feign interest.”
- It is Strive Not To Drive Week in Asheville. I do that every day, but I prefer to limit exposure to people. Thankfully, I have that option.
- The cryonics firm, Alcor will exhume Orville Richardson’s head as he wanted ‘immortality’ but his siblings buried him anyway. After a year+ court battle frozen hope wins. Good luck Orville’s head for future revivification.
- The Telegraph asks, “Can animals be gay?“ Yes.
- Worried about the collapse of the Earth in relation to Avatar? Here’s 12 ways to cash in.
- Shocking. “Adult patients without health insurance admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in Pennsylvania hospitals are at a 21 percent increased risk of death compared to similar patients with private insurance, according to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania.”
- Pinocchio frog and dwarf wallaby: New species found.
- Is stolen coffin wood the best choice for a Naples’ pizza?
- I love these fashions from Song for the Mute’s spring/summer 2010 lookbook. This could be a perfect gardening ensemble.
Alexis Carrington’s Fur Hats
May 11th
I checked my site statistics and found two image searches that lead to Petulant Rumblings: Alexis fur hats and Vicodin. Since I need a refill of Vicodin, I can cater to those few who must see photos of the omnipotent Alexis Carrington and her fur hats.
I thought about starting with season two when Alexis stormed into the courtroom, but opted for part of season three and four. I’ll probably screen cap season two, but I did backups of season three and four and it was easier.
I also did screen caps of ALL her hats in those seasons (three and four available on DVD) but that post will be another day. Alexis wore a lot of hats and my finger hurts from the endless clicking. There are over a 100 screen caps of just her regular hats. I did notice during my fast forward frenzy that there were some episodes where Krystle wore a hat (she rarely did) and Alexis didn’t. I wonder if there was something in a contract about who wears hats. Perhaps Nolan Miller only wanted one DIVA in hats per show? Fallon and Kirby do not count.
Let’s look at her fur hats. No one but Joan Collins/Alexis can wear a fur hat and make it transcend accessory to a crown of power. It isn’t an animal on her head or mere accoutrement, it is an extension of her might over all living things. This is my favorite screen cap from season four. Her hair appears to blend with the fur. The beguiling, often demure, She-Beast is at one with the animal kingdom and knows she perches above all.
I toyed with remarks for each image, but there are multiples in the same fur hat. Click and enjoy below. There is a Dominique Deveraux screen cap because she arrived at the end of season four. In that episode she wore a white fur hat well. COMPETITION! I haven’t seen a release date for season five. Damn them! Dallas is already at season 13.
When Global Economies Crash…
May 6th
…do not gaze upon dwindling stock markets or riot in the streets. Take a deep breath, find your best Scarlett-inspired ensemble, plant some turnips and prepare for the worst. Humans always survive and adapt,
preferably with a bouncy tune. HA!
Read These Now And Walk The Thin Black Line
May 4th
Between a former partner’s death (distant) and database issues here at PR, I didn’t feel like posting. I’d rather toil in the dirt, read a new bio about Tammy Wynette, and lie in bed for distraction.
I will say this, there is gonna be a critter genocide here at Casa Petulant. Every year I face the moles that leave my yard a spongy, tunneled mess and whatever critter digs holes underneath the garden fencing and eats a row of pea plants. I’ve tried every humane repellent on the market or folk remedy. I face this every year. I do not feel humane anymore. Eat my peas and my justice will be swift.
Where do the RSS feeds take me?
- Authorities arrested a naturalized United States citizen from Pakistan in the failed Times Square bombing.
- Deep Trouble in the Gulf of Mexico: ‘A Disaster of Epic Proportions.’
- Apple faces US antitrust scrutiny. (Financial Times)
- Gay film festival banned in Siberia. (Bay Windows)
- Scientologists are free to “minister” throughout Siberia.
- How the immune system’s T cells seem to improve learning. (Sci-Am)
- May 4, 2000: Tainted ‘Love’ Infects Computers. (Wired)
- Trentemøller Returns: The iconic Danish electronic musician returns with a new single and album in tow…
All the tracks were put straight to analog tape through some tube amps and that itself gave it a more warm and saturated sound. I also recorded some synths and a Mellotron onto a crappy cheap cassette player and did several mixdowns to get this gritty, dusty ‘wow- and- flutter’ effect.
- Supermarket singer on Turner Prize shortlist. (Telegraph)
- InfamousQbert sent me a link to this image on Flickr as it reminds her of me. I think she is right.
- In 1917, influential French fashion designer, Paul Poiret predicted women’s fashion for 2017. (Agnes B in Swedish)
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