Tiny Flags (My CNN Weekend Round-up)

[radiumgirl]

 So, as much as I didn't want to get sucked into the royal wedding...I kinda did. I mean, I didn't get up at the ass-crack of dawn to watch it, but the highlights were on CNN at lunch and now...now...dammit. 

Owen is totally making fun of me, calling me up and putting on a really bad English accent, "Hello! I suppose you'd like to marry a prince now, eh?"

"Dude, 'Eh' is a Canadian expression. Get your dialects straight."

"Oh poppet, you fancy yourself a princess?"

 

"My daddy called me his princess all the time." 

 

Whatever. I justify it with the argument that we don't really have anything that compares. I mean, no one cares when the presidents' kids get married. One of the Bush twins got married a few years ago and it was like, a 30-second blurb on the news.  Chelsea Clinton got married and the only thought I had was, "To a guy? Really?  I thought I read somewhere that she likes girls?"

 

Yeah. So. I liked Kate's dress. That girl needs to eat a sandwich (or three) though, seriously. I keep calling her "Princess Skeletor" in my head because I'm an awful person. And she needs to eat a sandwich. Several sandwiches, in fact. 

 

Camilla looked good. There. I said it. I really liked her everything though. The coat. The hat. The hair. Gold star, lady. 

 

Posh Spice and David Beckham are scary looking. My landlord and I had tea together tonight and she said that she thinks they're androids. I think they are too. I couldn't even look at pictures and be like, "David Beckham is so hot" because all I was thinking is "David Beckham is too hot."

 

Also? I really liked the Spice Girls when I was in 4th grade. I cried when they broke up. CRIED. I was also eleven. My dad laughed at me. 

 

In conclusion, Harry is cute and I want to go get drunk with him. He's also older than me, which surprised me, because I thought I was older and felt like a pedo every time I thought, "You. Me. Royal pub crawl."

 

And then I watched The King's Speech and was all inspired and shit. Every time I watch historical dramas, I have to remember that (delightfully paraphrased) quote from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "Every age feels unheroic to those who are living in it."

 

In conclusion, Happy birthday, Sammich Winchester. I was going to write you a story, but I got distracted by CNN and "Ding Dong, Osama's Dead" and trying to figure out whether I should pull out my tiny little American flag and start USA chanting or wring my hands and try to figure out if my joy makes me a barbarian. 

 

Comments

[emmram.livejournal.com]

Hah. Over here, surprisingly enough, it was my grandmother who was most interested in the wedding. She watched the whole thing - well, yeah, it was inescapable as it was on every friggin channel, but still. There was much fond reminiscing about Diana's wedding and how beautiful she'd looked. And she used certain expletives for Camilla that, frankly, I hadn't thought her capable of. :/

I loved Kate's dress! I remember a fashion-designing contest that my friend signed up for on a whim last week, and the theme was "William and Kate's wedding clothes." She had nothing with her - not even a pencil. All she had was a pen and the Hematoxylin and Eosin pencils we use to draw histology diagrams. We spent the rest of the day giggling over picturing William and Kate decked completely in pink and lavender.

[si-star-x.livejournal.com]

The wedding coverage started at 8:30 AM for us. At that time it was all shots of the crowds and arrival of guests. I tuned in about 9:30 AM. I watched the arrivals, a third of the wedding ceremony and then got bored. Too much religious talk (sorry), so I just... went and did the dishes. Came back to see them leaving.

It was nice though, she looked stunning and happy.

Prince Harry, really? Heh.

I thought Victoria Beckham looked quite good, and I usually hate her for an indeterminable reason. Mr. Beckham looked good too - can't believe they have so many kids!

[raindropfloss.livejournal.com]

Even if Posh is a droid, I like her. She tans too much imo, but oh well. And David did look very handsome.

Kate/William are very cute, which surprised me for some reason.

Erm... Hate commenting from my phone, I forget things too easily.

I don't think it's barbaric to be happy a backwards man like Osama is dead. If it is, everyone but the Neo's are barbaric cause we all get damn happy thinking about the death of Hitler.

Happy birthday Sammy...!