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A karate instructor I met talked me into taking classes, saying that it was a lot more fun--and more effective in his opinion--than going to the gym (mind you, most things are more fun). I went to my first class last night, and he was right: it was fun. He said I was "awesome" for my first time, but maybe he says that to all the beginners. :-P He warned me I might be sore today, but I haven't even had a twinge. I must be fitter than I thought, but I am a lot more active than I was a year ago when I worked in an office.

There's a new trailer for the Holmes and Watson film which I think fans will enjoy. :-)

And here are some photos that were languishing on my camera.

I saw Vic by the looking cat, again on a wet day, and went out to get a better picture of him.

Vic by the looking cat.

A close-up that shows that it really is blue-green. You can see it's quite rough-hewn; perfect for outside.

A cherimoya AKA custard-apple we found green at one of the local gourmet supermarkets. The guy at the Mexican Cafe told us about these, and said we'd know it was ripe when it went brown and gave slightly, like an avocado. So here it is, about to be eaten a week later.

And here it is cut in half. It did taste rather like custard and apple. It was quite filling, and apparently it's a complete balanced meal.

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I need some Vila-squee ~~since Kalinda's putting the boot in again in defence of the perfect hero Avon~~. Sorry, ignore that. I'm off to my contract and some lunch.

Me too! I am going shopping with a friend tomorrow and I'm going to search for Vila stuff. Everyone has their unconditional-character-love-moments. *makes Vila cheesy toast and pats him on the head*

I admit there are times I could whack Vila or shake him (mainly written by Boucher) but I love him anyway.

Good luck buying Vila merchandise! I want to see photos. :-D

Oh yes. He can be exasperating. Yet I feel you can only have the right to want to whack or shake Vila if you do love him anyway. *tries to explain* It's like when someone else makes fun of your younger sibling. You're allowed to do it but they're not :-)

*glomps Vila*

Excellent point! It's funny; when I saw B7 as a kid, Vila was sort of a favourite and funny uncle, and now I want to protect him.

Vila is extremely glompable.

BTW I found my Vila catalogue. Some of model Lucy Liu's comments with mine in brackets:

The Vila hot pants are so cute [of course they are!] I would wear them with a pair of stilettos or boots. [Or both in the case of Avon.]
Vila is accessible. [Hey, he's just naturally affectionate.]
When modelling for Vila, I really want to show I feel well and relaxed in the clothes. [I'm sure he appreciates it and would like to know how you feel out of them.]
I am happy to work with Vila. [I know the feeling, Lucy. I am too.]

Ahem.

Yeah, I was trying to put my finger on it when I was discussing this with Z. She was talking about the fictional characters she fancied - "who is that Vila thief dude you always mention?" and I said "But that's Vila. He's sort of a pet little brother. He brings out my protective kind caring side which is a nice change since I am not usually like that AT ALL." Pet little brother isn't quite right though - funny uncle is a better term.

I love glomping people. When I met up someone from my f-list for the first time in real life, I glomped her as soon as I saw her. 5 minutes later she looked at me properly and said "You're actually pretty short but I didn't notice before." YAY CONCENTRATED ENERGY! ~~Forward momentum!~~

Ah, Lucy, I never knew you had such good taste.

OKAY, I just almost choked on the chocolate I was eating because I was laughing so much. Avon. In hotpants. Designed by Vila. With the hooker boots. ROFL. *scrubs brain with acid*

Yeah, Vila really brings out the maternal instinct I didn't even know I had! I don't rush to his defence, guns blazing, any more, but I did when I was a new fan. I don't see him as the funny uncle any more--he seemed awfully old then--but pet little brother does describe it well. :-)

Have you seen Farscape? Chiana (my icon) does this flying glomp to Crichton, and one of my friends has an animated icon of her doing it. Oh yeah, this one:

Not that easy to see, but it was spectacular, from the exit of a spaceship.

Avon already has the thigh-high hooker boots!

I have not seen Farscape but I looked up what it was about because I kept hearing about it from other B7 fans. whoa. that is one awesome glomp. And also because I read a crossover somewhere with Chiana and Vila in it ages ago. Did you write that? I can't remember.

:-D I wrote one called Grey (http://vilakins.livejournal.com/136261.html), Chiana being a grey girl. :-)

Oh she sounds fun. A little crazy, but entertaining.

She is: She's a thief, a rebel, and a good-time girl. Partnering her and Vila seemed so right. :-D

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