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Post by snacky on Nov 19, 2014 20:09:59 GMT
It looked a green color on my computer screen, which would probably make it either gazpacho or one of the "garden" vichyssoises. I was going with vichyssoise because of the fancy waiters and Julia's efforts to make William more "classy". Heh, William and I are in agreement on cold soups it seems in that we don't really care for them. I once had a watermelon gazpacho that was passable, but I wouldn't order it again. Also, I really liked Julia's outfit in this scene-it seemed softer than her regular outfits, but I'm also guessing that's seduction wear of sorts. I was thinking she just took off her jacket. But maybe her corset, too. The whole point of tea dresses is that women couldn't really relax and eat dinner in corsets!  |
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Post by snacky on Nov 19, 2014 20:17:09 GMT
I've been reading the Wikipedia article on Mark Twain with great interest - his life really does touch on the most interesting aspects of this whole era! He panned for gold. He was a river boat pilot. He was hard-charging newspaperman! He was a freemason. He was in the room with Tesla. He joined a Yale secret society. He went after those evil Canadian copyright pirates! He was interested in parapsychology. He was not only an abolititionist, he was a "socialist" in other respects as well - pro-union, anti-imperialist, suspicious of missionary activity... and he made a famous speech supporting women's suffrage! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Votes_for_Women_%28speech%29And of course he wrote the Great American Novel. Several Times Over. Are we sure Mark Twain wasn't a Time Lord! He was more or less a Geeky Guidebook of the era unto himself. The irony is Twain's life is a lot more interesting than his books, IMHO. (Mainly because I can't stand dialect). By the way, Twain even defined "The Gilded Age": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gilded_Age:_A_Tale_of_Today |
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Post by Fallenbelle on Nov 19, 2014 20:17:11 GMT
Heh, William and I are in agreement on cold soups it seems in that we don't really care for them. I once had a watermelon gazpacho that was passable, but I wouldn't order it again. Also, I really liked Julia's outfit in this scene-it seemed softer than her regular outfits, but I'm also guessing that's seduction wear of sorts. I was thinking she just took off her jacket. But maybe her corset, too. The whole point of tea dresses is that women couldn't really relax and eat dinner in corsets! I was just thinking the blouse and skirt were a bit more flattering. As for eating in a corset, I'll agree. I ate little at my wedding reception because my dress (with built in corset) and my long bra really squashed that part of my body. Sitting was also uncomfortable, but that's probably because I wasn't sitting correctly. Still, it made me appreciate how restrictive women's clothing used to be. |
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Post by Fallenbelle on Nov 19, 2014 20:23:50 GMT
I've been reading the Wikipedia article on Mark Twain with great interest - his life really does touch on the most interesting aspects of this whole era! He panned for gold. He was a river boat pilot. He was hard-charging newspaperman! He was a freemason. He was in the room with Tesla. He joined a Yale secret society. He went after those evil Canadian copyright pirates! He was interested in parapsychology. He was not only an abolititionist, he was a "socialist" in other respects as well - pro-union, anti-imperialist, suspicious of missionary activity... and he made a famous speech supporting women's suffrage! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Votes_for_Women_%28speech%29And of course he wrote the Great American Novel. Several Times Over. Are we sure Mark Twain wasn't a Time Lord! He was more or less a Geeky Guidebook of the era unto himself. The irony is Twain's life is a lot more interesting than his books, IMHO. (Mainly because I can't stand dialect). By the way, Twain even defined "The Gilded Age": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gilded_Age:_A_Tale_of_TodayAgreed-Mr. Clemens was an amazing man and to solely portray him as the author of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn misses his true genius. I've always enjoyed his short stories and newspaper articles with their pithy quotes. |
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Post by snacky on Nov 19, 2014 20:30:57 GMT
Agreed-Mr. Clemens was an amazing man and to solely portray him as the author of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn misses his true genius. I've always enjoyed his short stories and newspaper articles with their pithy quotes. Of the stupid little things to appreciate Star Trek for, I have to appreciate Star Trek:TNG for shedding light on his "San Francisco" period - when you look at the actual context (and the Wikipedia article suggests he may have dated Ina Coolbirth, the literary doyenne of the times) that makes him super cool. And the picture of him in Tesla's lab - WOW! I almost think the first ep of MM might have had that in mind... |
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Post by snacky on Nov 19, 2014 20:39:32 GMT
Agreed-Mr. Clemens was an amazing man and to solely portray him as the author of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn misses his true genius. I've always enjoyed his short stories and newspaper articles with their pithy quotes. I was really intrigued by that part where he predicted his brother Henry's death. It's not like Mark Twain is a flake - he seems like a practical, reasonable man. I don't know if you caught my post a few days ago about my freaky experience with the Lifehouse music vid prediction, but I also consider myself to be rather reason-oriented and coincidence-aware. Stuff like this makes me wonder whether there actually is evidence of some subconscious future knowledge all around, but it's so regularly explained away as coincidence suppressed as something unprovable that it just doesn't gain the critical mass necessary for general acceptance. |
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Post by Hodge on Nov 19, 2014 22:02:38 GMT
Agreed-Mr. Clemens was an amazing man and to solely portray him as the author of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn misses his true genius. I've always enjoyed his short stories and newspaper articles with their pithy quotes. I was really intrigued by that part where he predicted his brother Henry's death. It's not like Mark Twain is a flake - he seems like a practical, reasonable man. I don't know if you caught my post a few days ago about my freaky experience with the Lifehouse music vid prediction, but I also consider myself to be rather reason-oriented and coincidence-aware. Stuff like this makes me wonder whether there actually is evidence of some subconscious future knowledge all around, but it's so regularly explained away as coincidence suppressed as something unprovable that it just doesn't gain the critical mass necessary for general acceptance. I've had a couple of experiences the most recent being a phone call. Before my husband answered I said it would be my friend's husband saying she was in the hospital and they couldn't come to dinner. It was, she'd been taken to the hospital that afternoon with kidney stones. |
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Post by snacky on Nov 19, 2014 23:05:14 GMT
I was really intrigued by that part where he predicted his brother Henry's death. It's not like Mark Twain is a flake - he seems like a practical, reasonable man. I don't know if you caught my post a few days ago about my freaky experience with the Lifehouse music vid prediction, but I also consider myself to be rather reason-oriented and coincidence-aware. Stuff like this makes me wonder whether there actually is evidence of some subconscious future knowledge all around, but it's so regularly explained away as coincidence suppressed as something unprovable that it just doesn't gain the critical mass necessary for general acceptance. I've had a couple of experiences the most recent being a phone call. Before my husband answered I said it would be my friend's husband saying she was in the hospital and they couldn't come to dinner. It was, she'd been taken to the hospital that afternoon with kidney stones. Something similar happened to me that was quite convincing. I was visiting the town where I grew up, and a boy I'd once dated suddenly came to mind, and I brought him up with my sisters. This wasn't a local boy - he was a guy from out of town that I had met at camp. I had not seen him since he had taken me to a home-coming dance in high school. Within minutes after he popped into my head and I brought him up, the phone rang, and he called me! Of course the question is: did I predict his call, or was a connection formed that provoked him to call me? My thought is that you probably can't see the future if you try because that part of your brain is stuck in the chain of causality. However your subconscious might be able to access some quantum entanglement stream of information, and occasionally junk from that stream will pop into your head unbidden. |
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Post by CosmicCavalcade on Nov 19, 2014 23:52:40 GMT
I've had a couple of experiences the most recent being a phone call. Before my husband answered I said it would be my friend's husband saying she was in the hospital and they couldn't come to dinner. It was, she'd been taken to the hospital that afternoon with kidney stones. Something similar happened to me that was quite convincing. I was visiting the town where I grew up, and a boy I'd once dated suddenly came to mind, and I brought him up with my sisters. This wasn't a local boy - he was a guy from out of town that I had met at camp. I had not seen him since he had taken me to a home-coming dance in high school. Within minutes after he popped into my head and I brought him up, the phone rang, and he called me! Of course the question is: did I predict his call, or was a connection formed that provoked him to call me? My thought is that you probably can't see the future if you try because that part of your brain is stuck in the chain of causality. However your subconscious might be able to access some quantum entanglement stream of information, and occasionally junk from that stream will pop into your head unbidden. You're beginning to sound an awful lot like Walter Bishop from Fringe. Interesting stuff though. Can't say I've ever experienced it. |
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Post by snacky on Nov 20, 2014 0:13:56 GMT
Something similar happened to me that was quite convincing. I was visiting the town where I grew up, and a boy I'd once dated suddenly came to mind, and I brought him up with my sisters. This wasn't a local boy - he was a guy from out of town that I had met at camp. I had not seen him since he had taken me to a home-coming dance in high school. Within minutes after he popped into my head and I brought him up, the phone rang, and he called me! Of course the question is: did I predict his call, or was a connection formed that provoked him to call me? My thought is that you probably can't see the future if you try because that part of your brain is stuck in the chain of causality. However your subconscious might be able to access some quantum entanglement stream of information, and occasionally junk from that stream will pop into your head unbidden. You're beginning to sound an awful lot like Walter Bishop from Fringe. Interesting stuff though. Can't say I've ever experienced it. I know - and I swear I totally don't believe in this stuff when I walk past a Parapsychology Institute or see some wacky Beyond Science tv show. But when you experience something like this, it does make you go hmmm... |
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Post by carco on Nov 20, 2014 0:47:03 GMT
Was it THAT long ago they were in Kitchener? I thought it was more recent? I guess not... That's the only cold soup I've ever had so that was my first and only guess. I was thinking it was the Walper but I thought they filmed there only a month or so ago. Perhaps they didn't actually film at the hotel for this episode but a later one where they're still living at the hotel. |
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Post by ziggy on Nov 20, 2014 4:51:23 GMT
This was written by my favorite writer. I knew it would be good whatever was in it, and it was.
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Post by Hodge on Nov 20, 2014 5:18:50 GMT
This was written by my favorite writer. I knew it would be good whatever was in it, and it was. I do believe ziggy liked this ep! I wondered if it would hit the spot.  |
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Post by lovemondays on Nov 20, 2014 5:53:03 GMT
I think Julia just loves finally being married to William, as Emily said, she's happier than she's ever seen her. It's true that she hasn't seen them without some kind of drama going on. She didn't know them before S5, and she missed them in S3 time when their was less drama in their relationship. Now they're perfectly happy, at least for a while. The reason I found the killer shifty was because he was on the scene first. MM make it kind of obvious who the killers are, you can 9.9/10 pick them out long before William solves the case. But I still love the show anyway. Someone should watch through the series during the hiatus and make a list of every time the killer was shown/interviewed in the first scene. I'm kinda curious about this now. This is SO not on my spread sheet!! |
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Post by snacky on Nov 20, 2014 5:58:49 GMT
Someone should watch through the series during the hiatus and make a list of every time the killer was shown/interviewed in the first scene. I'm kinda curious about this now. This is SO not on my spread sheet!! Bird Watchers! They are up to something, I know it! |
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