I may never eat again.

Aug. 27th, 2005 at 7:46 PM

In a good way! We had a lovely lovely server at the Ritz, who not only recommended his personal favorites from the tray of sandwiches and the tray of sweets that were brought over, but also insisted on pouring our tea (getting me a new pot when my old one was getting stewed) and getting us more scones (with clotted cream, mind) and chocolate-covered strawberries when we said we liked them. :swoons: Everything was bite-sized, but it accumulated when you weren't looking. In summary: even though the harpist played Wind Beneath My Wings and other elevator-music selections, thumbs up to the Ritz's afternoon tea. Also, I love cucumber sandwiches, and scones with clotted cream are clearly ~~God's~~ ~~England's~~ ~~Scotland's~~ God's gift to the world.

Next up: watching the Mel Gibson HAMLET. Adrienne and I spent most of the tea alternately talking Gaiman and Shakespeare, and inasmuch as Mirrormask isn't out in theaters yet, we'll just have to settle for the latter. ;-)

Mood: happy

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ida_pea wrote:

Aug. 28th, 2005 12:35 am (UTC)

I love cucumber sandwiches for some reason. They're so minimal, but SOOO good.

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jennaria wrote:

Aug. 28th, 2005 12:40 am (UTC)

OMG yes. I've been known to attempt my own, but they're just not the same. Cucumber not sliced thin enough or something. Plus, it's supposed to be some kind of herbal cream cheese spread beneath, I think. :has vague plots upon someday mustering her own afternoon tea:

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shotboxer wrote:

Aug. 28th, 2005 01:05 am (UTC)

Here's to Hamlet fandom. I think I left part of the comment ment for you in Adrienne's journal - to whit, Mirrormask, we should make a date.

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jennaria wrote:

Aug. 28th, 2005 03:29 am (UTC)

Well, I don't know: apparently Hamlet fandom requires watching some really painful movies. Ow ow ow.

Dear Mel Gibson: stoppit with the eyes bugging out to convey strong emotion, or I'll punch you in the balls and give you a reason for your eyes to be bugging out. Dear Franco Zeferelli: tell the truth, Mel had incriminating pictures of the casting director with his or her pet goat, didn't he? Dear Ian Holm and Helena Bonham-Carter: Much love. Dear guy-who-played-Horatio: you did your best. It's not your fault that your part was cut down to the absolute minimum ever and when you were on screen, you were acting next to That Thing (see first item).

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shotboxer wrote:

Aug. 28th, 2005 04:34 pm (UTC)

LOL. Yes, after his Romeo and Juliet, I remember Zeferelli's Hamlet as being quite the let down. Although the scene in Gertrude's closet was well done. That's about it. Mel Gibson is not to my tastes either. ETA on Mirrormask (what does ETA stand for anyway? Surely not Estimated Time of Arrival . . .) alas, not to be released until Sept. 30th, when I shall already be in Oxford. I suppose Adrienne and I shall have to see it in the UK, whenever it gets released there.

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jennaria wrote:

Aug. 31st, 2005 01:31 am (UTC)

Gertrude, Ophelia, and Polonius are pretty good. Claudius, eh, nothing that stands out much. The gaping hole at the center distracts from the rest of the cast.

(And yes, ETA does stand for Estimated Time of Arrival.)

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