like memory of music fled

I'm abandoning LiveJournal, although I had pretty much left already really, so I might post here sometimes instead. Or not. Anyway, Happy New Year to any who are still reading my words.

The Sisters of Mercy have appeared on Twitter with the tweet 'Incoming', is this actual new things?
*excited*

I don't know why I love it, but I do

We have Netflix and decided to take a punt on a TV series as there's nothing we're watching at the moment (Grimm having finished until 2014). So Mr Bethnoir suggested Lost Girl which is Canadian and was shown on Syfy in the UK first a couple of years ago.

Firstly does anyone watch it?
Secondly we are only halfway through series one so please no spoliers.
Thirdly Kenzi (top right) - I WANT ONE.



So, the main character is a powerful, independent bisexual fae woman, she has a best friend who is the cutest wig wearing emo evah and there's plenty of mystery and politics, sexual and otherwise. I wasn't sure after the first episode, but when she shagged the vacuum cleaner man (he's called Dyson, yes it bothers me) to a Bat for Lashes song, I became certain that I would be watching more.

Bo reminds me of the character Anita Blake, written by Laurel K Hamilton before she went totally monster, the home set up is like Rachel Morgan's in Kim Harrison's books, the new monster each week is quite Buffy, plus character relationships are developing nicely, so far, so urban fantasy. I didn't realise I was missing being involved with a series until we started watching it, isn't that cool, when you start a new thing?

In the real world we visited some cool buildings yesterday for Bristol Doors Open Day, there is something special about being allowed into places you wouldn't normally go, the back rooms and corridors of The Old Vic for example and we finished off the day with an hour long boat trip around Bristol, things are different when seen from the water and I love temporarily being part of the river people's world. Hope you've all had a good weekend :-)

but none the worse for it. Today we went to Tintern for a walk by the beautiful River Severn, with views across to Tintern Abbey, listening to the geese honking at each other and saying hello to the very few other walkers we came across.

Perhaps they've cut down some trees, but for the first time today, I noticed a church tower surrounded by greenery on the other side of the river. It looked ruined and I immediately wanted to go and visit it. Through the clouds and burst of sunlight we travelled up an overgrown path, damp cobbles, the hedges full of juicy blackberries until we reached the top of the hill. A man was spraying the weeds, but we went in and were amazed.

The Church of St Mary the Virgin was originally medieval, but fell into disrepair after the sacking of the monasteries, rebuilt in 1866, it burnt down in 1977 and now just the graveyard is used. It has no roof, the grand Victorian memorials are buried in waist high grass, inside, the floor tiles are still there and window frames, but the pews are replaced with ferns, lords and ladies and moss. Saplings instead of columns, nature has reclaimed the sacred space. A white dove sat upon the tower, it was so perfect I thought I might have dreamt it. My love affair with the border country between Wales and England continues. Here's a photo, a moment later it was in sunshine, but I like the shadows...


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151935298260739&set=a.10150397006090739.412718.662975738&type=1&theater

The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge is much more exciting than it sounds. There are otters and water voles, ducklings wandering wherever they like, curious geese that follow you around, especially if you've invested in a bag of bird seed, noisy flamingos, a variety of pretty feathered friends and wild flowers. Had a really good time there with not many other humans as the weather was iffy at best, but we didn't get wet. It was great.




In the evening, as the rain clattered down on our house, we watched the manga film, Laputa - Castle in the Sky. Another Hayao Miyazaki film, he mixes the innocence of children, vaguely environmental messages and amazingly out there fantasy settings so well, even Mr Bethnoir liked this one. Truly having your pig tails shot off by a baddie who looks like Scott Walker, and is voiced by Luke Skywalker, is one of the worst thing that can happen to you



Today we have been seeing lots of relatives and being very careful not to say anything that could be construed as critical. I think we did very well, sigh of relief until Christmas and relax. Hope your weekends have been good.

If you didn't watch this and you like Nick Cave even a tiny bit, you should...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ej58q9/acts/ar6wrz#p01c8ky2

Ray Manzarek died today, he was part of some music I really love




sad news

Today we went to Wales and froze walking around Caldicot Castle. On the way back over the bridge it was scary windy, battling with the car to stop it swerving across the lane.

Just pre-ordered the IAMX album, eep expensive, but must have it.
The video for I Come with Knives has reminded me of the look of Ian Astbury in early Cult, especially She Sells Sanctuary, compare

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