A successful Friday

[eumelia]

Another week went by and indeed another Friday, one of the coldest, but rather satisfying.

I finally got to the Yarn shop on Chestnut Hill (a very nice neighborhood near Mt. Airy, where I'm currently staying).
The shop was awesome, God so much variety... in everything!
They had balls of yarn, skeins and wraps (I think they're called), finally bought the circular needles I've been jonesing for the past month and began my HP scarf (Tami, it'll be done by next winter I promise :).
Got stitch markers and DPN's (double pointed needles, to make the booties) and the shop owner was no nice, one of those classic bald men with a car underfoot.
He was very sweet and helpful and was very interested in the (lack of) variety in Israel, since he caught the fact that I was Israeli and he himself was Jewish... knits his own כיפות for God's sake.
So it was good.


Went to Borders books and bought a DC comic book with Batman and Superman, oh how I love the Bats... Supes is okay... in a boy scout kind of way. I love the interaction and dichotomy in those two, it's amazing how different their approach is and still how successful they are as superheroes.
Batman in probably the only reason I prefer DC to Marvel (okay and Vertigo is better, but they're practically independent from DC anyway).
Oh to be a superhero... but being a Mutant is better.

Batman is human and he's better than all of them.

Comments

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

Eww. I despise DC.

Marvel all the way. :p

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

What?! Ach, DC rocks! Vertigo is way better than Marvel! Not that I'm dissing Marvel I'm an equal opportunity comic-book reader, I even like Dark Horse and image... though not as much as the big two.

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

I'm actually not a very avid comic book reader and haven't bought one in probably fifteen years or more. I just prefer the more flawed and "realistic" universe of Marvel as compared to the nigh-omnipotence of DC.

I really, really hate heroes that're pretty much invincible.

And all's I know about Dark Horse and Vertigo is that the former is the imprint that publishes Whedon comics and the latter did Sandman.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

DC has improved in the last few years, then again the main comic book that I read is Batman and there ain't any hero more flawed than him so I'm going to agree with you on the assesmant of the different universes... ultimately Marvel is better, but DC has a soft spot in meart, mainly because Vertigo is a sub-company of DC and intoroduced me to comic books... Sandman, is the best. Ever.
Constantine is prett good too, though the movie rocked my socks... though that was probably a healthy mix of Keanu and Tilda Swinton... whom I both love and would shag without thinking twice ;)

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

Heh, well, I guess I should keep my sheer loathing of Batman a secret since you like him so much, then.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

*gasp* No, seriously, I actually gasped... you loathe him?! You actually *louthe* the Bat?
I--Wh---I ca--... I'm speechless /snark.

Really? That's a shame, he's such a misfit, that's one of the reasons I like him and he's really not that invinsable... he's benn crippled a few times over the years.

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

It's due to a number of things. Firstly, I tend to dislike non-super superheroes and Batman exemplifies the type. He also has the whole "do anything he wants so long as he's prepared" mystique that's pretty much bordering on the deus ex machina.

Then, finally, there're his fans. I hate all of them except you. :p

For what it's worth, I feel the same way about Wolverine (minus the non-super part) in the Marvel Universe so it's not just your hero that I hate. :)

And in case you're wondering: the X-Men. Colossus and Nightcrawler in particular.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

You hate them or like them... 'cause they're my two favourites... tread carfeully ;P

Why do you hate Batman fans? (I also dislike fannish displays of affection, I must say, it's all very well to discuss social criticism and philosophy through popular culture, but to be fannish, nah, not for me).

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

Piotr and Kurt're my two favorite X-Men. Warren, Scott, and Bobby too.

And I hate them because of their rabid and slavish fanaticism. I actually feel somewhat similarly about Whedon's fans (I sometimes regret liking Firefly because its fanbase annoys the hell out of me) but as I am included in the group and am probably considered fannish by others, I tend to give them a pass.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Oh Kurt! I love that German Devil :) He also has the best power in my opinion. Piotr is just... I dunno, I like him. Angel I always found pretencious, Scott is such a goody-two-shoes I get annoyd by him and Bobby *sigh* I wish he and Rouge had made it work... although Remy is tre beaux ;)

I'm prorbably one of the oldest Buffy fans in Israel having seen it since it began on network television, which most people missed here.
I hate those stupid teenage girls that are "Shiny" ugh, they annoy the hell out of me, the guys seem to be better, since they seem to be a little bit more rational when it comes to the inter-relationships with the characters.

I think Buffy, Angel and Spike should form a menage, it'll balance out so well, True Love and Great Sex!

[tamara-russo.livejournal.com]

Scarf! Yey! Don't mind the wait - it's already (almost) summer in here.

[that-redhead.livejournal.com]

Knitting sounds like so much fun. I wish I Could learn!

I hope I get to see you memorial Day weekend! :)

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

There's a link to a "How to-" site on my blog, if you're interested.

I told my sister I had an on-line freind (you) who lives near Buffalo and she askied me yo pass along a few questions;

1) Do you know East Aurora? And if so what is it like? (one of the places we are considering staying at).

2) Is the Canadian side really better?

3) Do you know any good places in Buffalo we can stay in?

Thankee!

[that-redhead.livejournal.com]

1) I don't know much about East Aurora, but I'll ask around for you and let you know.

2) The Canadian side is better, and there's more to do there. I'll fill you in more later about it.

3) In Buffalo, you can stay at any hotel on Niagara Falls Boulevard.

I'll fill you in more later. I"m going out to dinner now :)

[orcabee.livejournal.com]

hey was that the store i told you about? sounds really cool!

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Actually it's not, the one you tald me about is in center city (Philly down town area).
This one is in a very nice neighborhood very close to the one my sister lives in.
It's huge and so muvh variety, unfortinately the yarn is quite expensive, so were the needles, but they're supposed to be expensive so that's okay.

KnitPicks.com is a great website. Check it out!

[orcabee.livejournal.com]

oh, ok. i don't know philly at all. only been there twice and for short periods of time. little yarn stores like that tend to be quite expensive. you might want to see if there's a michaels or a.c. moore out in the 'burbs. much cheaper, although the quality does go down.

thanks for the suggestion. *goes to check it out*

[orcabee.livejournal.com]

cool site! cheap, too!!
תורה!

[orcabee.livejournal.com]

i meant תודה
whoops!

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

בבקשה!

I know! I was psyched, it really was pretty cheap, plus no charge on shipping (over $40)!

[orcabee.livejournal.com]

you can get a lot for 40 bucks with that site! check your email, btw. :D

www.lionbrand.com has lots of free patterns. don't know if i told u about it already....