A Brit a Day [#906]

No, no, no, it's "I'LL take Manhattan," not the angels.  Don't know if Matt Smith is in Manhattan in this pic or not, I just have that song stuck in my head.

A Brit a Day [#905]

People who can whip out something like this with a ballpoint pen make me insane.  In a good way.

By Bubblegum Jellybean via Tumblr.

A Brit a Day [#904]

There's a subliminal 'school is back in session and we're rehearsing the class play which is The Sound of Music' theme to this photo of Benedict Cumberbatch.

A Brit a Day [#903]

Le Jardine d'Eden has made a Tumblr post which pretty much sums up my feelings for Alan Rickman.  Enjoy the pictures she's found.

Here:  http://le-jardine-dueden.tumblr.com/post/32464407994

A Brit a Day [#902]

My gir'friend Donna's birthday is this Thursday, October 4th.  With her in mind, I now put together this super little feast of new-to-me photos of Sir Ken directing the cast and crew of 'Thor.'  He looks as dishy in these pics as I have ever seen him.  He must have been having a blast!

Have a blast on your birthday, Donna!

A Brit a Day [#901]

This gif is from one of the most endearing interview clips ever.  Tom Hiddleston isn't saying hello to some chick, he's saying hello to a crying baby. And guess what?  The baby stops crying.  Of course.  Find the video on Yoututbe if you can.

A Brit a Day [#900]

Oh my, 900 posts [!] and I think I should thank the Brit whose gracious presence on this earth convinced me that this needed to be a daily thing.

Henry Ian Cusick as [classic] Desmond Hume.

A Brit a Day [#899]

Here's a gorgeous picture of Matt Smith contributed by Jacqueline and Samantha.  Long live those awesome tails.  This coat reminds me of a 100-year-old dress peacoat my husband has from the U.S. Naval Academy.

A Brit a Day [#898]

Just a little obsessed with the American elections coming in 6 weeks.  Do you think this guy would have run as a Fascist?  Campaigning for election to higher office on a Fascist platform...I suppose that's oxymoronic.

Not my artwork, but isn't it ever so fine?

A Brit a Day [#897]

I wondered for a bit if the reason why Ben, Moffat, and the show 'Sherlock' walked away empty handed from the Emmys last night was because they nominated the wrong episode.

A Brit a Day [#896]

Alan Rickman has graciously stepped into the wings this morning to make way for a nostalgic photo of his HP cast mates, Emma Watson and Dan Radcliffe.  Emma is seen here in 'The Goblet of Fire' failing miserably at becoming a wallflower.

A Brit a Day [#895]

Even though I would not call myself a Christian, I find the images of Ian Cusick playing Jesus in 'The Gospel of John' quite soothing.  Soothing images for troubled times.  And what is troubling me is the discrepancy between how different American subcultures understand the word 'sorry.'

I am not a Christian, but the culture in which I was raised is Judeo-Christianity.  Based on the values I was given, if someone says to me, for example, "My house was stuck by lightning, and the whole second floor was burned up,"  the first words out of my mouth are likely to be, "I'm so sorry!"  Half the people I would say this to would respond "Why are you sorry?  You didn't strike my house with lightning?"  To which I would stutter through an explanation:  "I guess what I mean to say is 'I'm sorry to hear that your house was struck by lightning,' all the while thinking to myself, 'Jeeeez, isn't it obvious that I know I didn't strike your house with lightning??'

Maybe that example is absurd, but I swear these are basically true stories.  I had a therapist once tell me that I needed to stop apologizing for everything, apparently because I would often say 'I'm sorry' if I didn't understand something she said.  I found that a little offensive, coming from her, actually.  I was just being polite after all.

Try another example.  Friend:  "The hairdresser totally fucked up the color of my hair this time.  I'll probably cut it really short even though I don't want to."
Me:  "I'm sorry."
Friend:  "Why, it isn't your fault, it's the stupid hairdresser's fault."

The point I'm making is that there is a group of people who always see "I'm sorry" as an apology/admission of a personal transgression.  And then there is the other group [me included] who see "I'm sorry" as a statement of empathy.  This is kind of a big deal because this schism is playing out right now on a global scale.  A lot of Americans are sorry that Muslims were offended by a stupid video that went viral recently.  As far as I know, none of those Americans who feel that way are claiming to have done the offending.   It's a sad day when people can't tell someone they are sorry for their predicament without appearing weak or at fault, you know?

I'm not a Christian, but the guy called Jesus that has been illustrated to me through stuff like the movie 'The Gospel of John' actually seems like a superior human being in all his dealings with people.  I'm quite fond of the expression "What Would Jesus Do?"  I'm no expert, but I think Jesus would want to speak to the people of Libya, Egypt, etc. and he would want to say "I'm so sorry that you are going through this amount of rage.  You must feel so much pain."  And I don't think that he would have to explain that he didn't make the video.

A Brit a Day [#894]

This is my new favorite picture of Tom Hiddleston. Someone on tumblr did a nice job editing it.  This picture makes me think of what he must look like when he's combed through his hair right after a shower.  It makes me think of when your boyfriend spends the night in your dorm room and has to wear your robe to the bathroom in the morning.  And maybe your boyfriend isn't a student but a townie you met at a pizza joint across town last semester the time you and your roommate got a craving for garlic bread at 11 o'clock at night.....

A Brit a Day [#893]

Henry Ian Cusick's 5-minutes-on-screen character Udre in the movie "Hitman" fueled reams of some of the best fan fiction I have ever read.  Reading fan fiction has almost taken over my life like a crack addiction. I used to write the stuff, but back in the day, it was fashionable to change the names to protect the innocent--including oneself, from plagerism claims.  Now that original creators have become more forgiving of fans borrowing their characters to assemble their own universes, am I tempted to write more?......Not.....really.