STRONG Southern Californian accent, by the way. Californians have very similar accents, but Southern Californians have a drawn out rising inflection at the end of sentences. Northern Californians are a bit more monotone, which is why we tend to think folks from SoCal sound slightly “drunk” or “high”

I haven’t applied makeup on my face since 2011. Time for a review.

Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in Maria (2024)

Mood:

Lucia di Lammermoor!

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) "Breakwater in Jersey", undated, Pen and Indian ink and wash on paper #painting #art #drawing #illustration #VictorHugo

"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark." -Victor Hugo Victor Hugo's library at Hauteville House in Guernsey

Portrait of Victor Hugo on Guernsey https://clevelandart.org/art/2001.52

Don’t say that in the Channel Islands. Victor Hugo moved from Jersey to Guernsey after a few years and that’s where his house is. And where he wrote his great works. Bitter rivalry between the islands.

Víctor Hugo was forced into exile during the reign of Napoleon III in 1852 and moved to Jersey where he wrote “Les Misérables” Apparently you can visto his old house on the island

Victor Hugo 'treated differently' by Jersey and Guernsey - BBC News share.google/ffue89Vzluld...

Has anyone identified where on Jersey this portrait of Victor Hugo was taken? .@Soc_Jersiaise .@UnseenJersey http://t.co/svJT3JQ309

Anyone putting together a panel for FEEGI at the AHA?

I predict that this will be another year when a bunch of Americans will learn how difficult it is to produce your own food

Elim Chan is the first woman to be named music director of the San Francisco Symphony, one of the nation’s top orchestras. “When it happened, I was like, ‘Oh my God — it’s time,’” she said in an interview. “It is groundbreaking. It’s another ceiling broken.”

Idea: a comedy show that’s just skits made from Year Book fact patterns in the style of Monty Python.

Four books that you must read.

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OMG 😆

I can just imagine it now: "Oil of Ligaya", a blend of oils from rosehip, sea buckthorn, evening primose, tamanu, calendula, chamomile, moringa (malunggay), and select Arctic berries, and scented with juniper and wild rosemary. Dear God, I need some money.

So scary that this came after a um, "reading" (it said to "look for the signs up north") I had last night. I was literally looking up Scandinavian, Baltic, and Nordic botanical skincare ingredients, and this turned up.

How dare you tempt me. 😍 Although I should like to be beautiful first. How can the CEO of an organic skincare company be as ugly as I am?

Beautiful image that I’d like to share with you

Justice is tempered with mercy. Equity mitigates the rigour of the law.

Lupita Nyong’o responds to rightwing criticism of The Odyssey: ‘Our cast is representative of the world’

that and the widespread adoption of "biological woman"

once again I find myself wishing there were fewer news stories where both the ECHR and EHRC were relevant

While we current assess the CoP, the Good Law Project have shared their analyses of the draft code. We are all in this fight together. If you can please donate to their fighting fund. Together we will win ✊🏳️‍⚧️ goodlawproject.org/campaign/tra...

The updated code of practice for services, public functions and associations has been laid before Parliament. The guidance tells organisations how they should approach trans inclusion. Here’s what that means 👇 goodlawproject.org/the-code-of-...

Flowers coming out on the Moroccan pineapple broom in our front garden. Three or four weeks of flowery fireworks every year. Late this year.

Farewell to a decent and very kind guy!

“Think of the life you have lived until now as over and, as a dead man, see what’s left as a bonus and live it according to Nature. Love the hand that fate deals you and play it as your own, for what could be more fitting?” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.56–57 #Stoicism

Right? Spare yourself the drama of being obsessed with a cruel, heartless man who will take your money, but will not love you back. Unrequited love.

Kaboom. 💥

On #InternationalTeaDay we're remembering one of our favourite cuppas: at the House of Lords on the day the government announced that the Wall was to be made permanent. ❤️ #ThrowbackThursday

God forbid I should end up like that. Dumped at a mental institution, never speaking or loving again for the rest of my life. Just hard, cold silence, never feeling again. A cold, hard stone after years pining for a man who would not me back.

9. Isabelle Adjani en 'L'Histoire d'Adèle H.' de François Truffaut (1975) Me ha costado quedarme con una de ella, pero elijo a Adèle Hugo por evitar el cliché de 'Possession' y porque esta demente heroína romántica adolescente me partió el alma e hizo que me enamorara para siempre de Adjani 🥺

The Story Of Adele H. - L'Histoire D'Adele H. (1975) Dir. François Truffaut Duração: 1 hora e 36 minutos Gêneros: Romance/Drama Legendado: t.me/cinenodrive/57

Happy birthday Isabelle Adjani. Isabelle as Adele Hugo in The Story of Adele H. 1975. Directed by François Truffaut. Plus a wonderful album to listen to after watching the film.

Impossible de se rendre à Villequier sans aller au cimetière entourant la jolie église Saint Martin, où sont enterrées, au milieu des roses, les deux soeurs Léopoldine et Adèle Hugo ainsi que leur mère, épouse du poète www.instagram.com/p/DL1610zisj...

DIARIO ÍNTIMO DE ADELA H. (F. Truffaut, 1975). Arrebatadora historia de un amor no correspondido. La vida de Adèle está marcada y condenada: por ser hija de Victor Hugo, por haber rechazado a un posible marido, por ir en busca de algo imposible. Isabelle Adjani, estratosférica.

www.tumblr.com/coulisses-on... Adèle Hugo

Adèle Hugo, fille de l'auteur Victor Hugo, s'éteint le 21 avril 1915 à Suresnes. Elle souffre très tôt de dépression, surtout depuis le décès par noyade de sa soeur Léopoldine. Après avoir été éperdument amoureuse du lieutenant Albert Pinson, qui ne lui prête aucune attention, elle sera internée.

Guernsey’s tribute to mark 50 years since premiere of The Story of Adèle H. https://www.inbella.com/1198937/guernseys-tribute-to-mark-50-years-since-premiere-of-the-story-of-adele-h-2/ Joelle Lowe BBC News, Guernsey Getty Images Isabelle Adjani was nominated for an Oscar for playing Adèle Hugo …

#NowListening Adèle Hugo: Mélodies sur des poèmes de Victor Hugo Karine Deshayes, Sandrine Piau, Isabelle Druet, Anaïde Apelian, Laurianne Corneille, Axelle Fanyo, Thomas Saulet Orchestre Victor Hugo, Chœur de l'Opéra de Dijon, Jean-François Verdier #NewReleases2024 528/

« Adèle H » a cinquante ans. Plongée dans la véritable et romanesque vie d’Adèle Hugo

In Pursuit Of Love — The Search For Victor Hugo's Daughter, Mark Bostridge “From Normandy to the Caribbean Islands, this innovative biographical pursuit follows Adèle Hugo on her reckless journey of unrequited love – and the writer who chased after her more than 150 years later.” #booksky #books