book, sport, book, sport
May. 25th, 2011 11:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
faketales i am reading after diana by christopher andersen because i am in the mood to expand my knowledge about the royal family on a superficial level. so far it’s delivering on the scandal and callousness, even though i’m skeptical about the accuracy of 90% of the stuff. but there’s a line from page 14 that is, uh, kind of odd:
Was “borrowed” really the best word to use here? Was Sylvia Jay going to get her clothes back? Was Sylvia Jay actually going to wear said clothing now that they’d been worn by a partially-embalmed body? I think this is a case of, “No, really, you can keep them. I don’t need them.”
but hey, william and harry together puts hearts in my eyes. i’ve also decided that the world needs prince harry/skandar keynes slash. and by the world i mean me, obvs.
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in hockey news, the canucks clinched a trip to the stanley cup finals last night. in other news, i now care about hockey. because i guess having two sports just wasn’t exciting enough.
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i finished reading chime by franny billingsley on monday and the writing was just magical. i’ve confessed to everything and i’d like to be hanged. now, if you please. it gives little pieces and waits for you to figure everything out before tying it all together so wonderfully in the end.
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this interview with benny feilhaber is what every interview with professional athletes should be like. it’s hilarious. are brazilians intrinsically sexy? benny’s heartthrob status. the infamous “no air” video. explaining who leo messi, like there might be soccer fans who don’t know that. using a soccer ball as a pillow. he hopes his girlfriend would say he’s good with his hands. dear lord, benny, i think the upcoming gold cup is a good time to bring back your podcasts with sacha.
In the hours since learning of Diana’s death, Charles had steeled himself for the sight of her lifeless body lying beneath a crisp white hospital sheet. Instead, Charles was, he would later confess, “completely unprepared” for the grim tableau that awaited him. Diana was already lying in her coffin, clad in a black shawl-collared cocktail dress and matching pumps borrowed from Sylvia Jay, wife of Britain’s ambassador to France, Sir Michael Jay.
Was “borrowed” really the best word to use here? Was Sylvia Jay going to get her clothes back? Was Sylvia Jay actually going to wear said clothing now that they’d been worn by a partially-embalmed body? I think this is a case of, “No, really, you can keep them. I don’t need them.”
but hey, william and harry together puts hearts in my eyes. i’ve also decided that the world needs prince harry/skandar keynes slash. and by the world i mean me, obvs.
...
in hockey news, the canucks clinched a trip to the stanley cup finals last night. in other news, i now care about hockey. because i guess having two sports just wasn’t exciting enough.
...
i finished reading chime by franny billingsley on monday and the writing was just magical. i’ve confessed to everything and i’d like to be hanged. now, if you please. it gives little pieces and waits for you to figure everything out before tying it all together so wonderfully in the end.
...
this interview with benny feilhaber is what every interview with professional athletes should be like. it’s hilarious. are brazilians intrinsically sexy? benny’s heartthrob status. the infamous “no air” video. explaining who leo messi, like there might be soccer fans who don’t know that. using a soccer ball as a pillow. he hopes his girlfriend would say he’s good with his hands. dear lord, benny, i think the upcoming gold cup is a good time to bring back your podcasts with sacha.
