Bistro Bijou

[Mistress_Belladonna]

ooooo.

These just came on in the shop.

It's a groovy, cloudy day. Another storm on the way, and the wind is alive.

Somebody dance with me.

Alicia Keyes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrwFkByhlJo


John Legend

*dances with Lady Bijou to the sweet soulful sounds of Alicia*

And this is what I'm drinking... or was before I ran out!

[URL='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrwFkByhlJo"]Red red wine[/URL]

Wanna dance to this one, too, Bijou? ;-)

 

[champagne1982]

so do I and rely on the pelvic floor muscles to keep in what should be kept in! I've been known to go pantiless in hot weather myself just have to remember not to flash when sitting down!

I just had a dirty thought about this, Annie. Benwa balls?

 

[Tzara]

*Walks around behind the bar, picks out a clean Old Fashioned glass and sets it up top. Adds two ice cubes and three fingers of Jack. Cues Kate Bush on the stereo, lights one lone votive candle, and walks off into the darkness, the walls flexing from the volume of sound.*

 

[champagne1982]

Dusting sure stirs motes up;
my companions in the sunbeam
when she cracks the blinds
and sniffs the grey of disuse
float in eddies. Backflow
fills up the empty space behind
that feather duster, wild
vertigo until the floral scent
of her passage settles
on the surface of the bar.

 

[sassynyc]

Dusting sure stirs motes up;
my companions in the sunbeam
when she cracks the blinds
and sniffs the grey of disuse
float in eddies. Backflow
fills up the empty space behind
that feather duster, wild
vertigo until the floral scent
of her passage settles
on the surface of the bar.

I know this is completely unrelated, but when I read this poem, it immediately made me think of Grey Gardens (the HBO adaptation stars Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore). Your picturesque descriptions conjure up the image of the house where these ladies lived. Very visual poem, Champ.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

I never made it to the high lights of Las Vegas only the very odd grays of pneumonia. I left hospital today and am so drained and weak ....... every part of me shakes

 

[GuiltyPleasure]

I never made it to the high lights of Las Vegas only the very odd grays of pneumonia. I left hospital today and am so drained and weak ....... every part of me shakes

What rotten luck Annie! Get better soon. Your health is more important than some freaky place in the desert.

 

[Homburg]

Get well soon!

From my perspective, Vegas was not that great. It was cool, I guess, but I'm not into the lounge thing, casinos, or pageantry, so it was nothing really impressive. And full-nude strip clubs were surprisingly dull.

I had two highlights of the trip. The first was that it was my first and (hope to goodness) only time in the desert. FUCK it was dry. I live in a semi-humid coastal environment, and that desert was KILLING me. Still, it was an experience. Yes, the desert heat was more of an experience than the casinos.

The second was renting fully automatic SMG's at the local gun ranges. Good fun, even if it was a poorly maintained, malfunction-prone POS.

Still, a trip to Vegas beats seven kinds of hell out of a hospital stay with pneumonia. Get better soon, Annie.

 

[champagne1982]

I never made it to the high lights of Las Vegas only the very odd grays of pneumonia. I left hospital today and am so drained and weak ....... every part of me shakes

Oh my darling. I was starting to get worried but didn't want to post since I knew you were planning and taking your Vegas trip. Now, I know you weren't vacationing but sick. I hope you're feeling better and that you're not too sore. I'm sorry I didn't post my worrying since it was well-founded. I was thinking of you and you remain in my thoughts.

Hugs to you and your loved ones.

 

[champagne1982]

I know this is completely unrelated, but when I read this poem, it immediately made me think of Grey Gardens (the HBO adaptation stars Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore). Your picturesque descriptions conjure up the image of the house where these ladies lived. Very visual poem, Champ.

Thanks Sassy! I started writing that when I kept popping in and noticing a few scattered visits on what I've always felt was the busiest thread in the forum; it made me sad and coupled with worrying and missing a pair of my favourite women... The words seemed to fit.

Now I have some barebones for a survivor POV poem though, so it's all wonderful.

 

[EroticOrogeny]

Get well soon!

From my perspective, Vegas was not that great. It was cool, I guess, but I'm not into the lounge thing, casinos, or pageantry, so it was nothing really impressive. And full-nude strip clubs were surprisingly dull.

I had two highlights of the trip. The first was that it was my first and (hope to goodness) only time in the desert. FUCK it was dry. I live in a semi-humid coastal environment, and that desert was KILLING me. Still, it was an experience. Yes, the desert heat was more of an experience than the casinos.

The second was renting fully automatic SMG's at the local gun ranges. Good fun, even if it was a poorly maintained, malfunction-prone POS.

Still, a trip to Vegas beats seven kinds of hell out of a hospital stay with pneumonia. Get better soon, Annie.

There are supposed to ome nice rock formations nearby, by I've just done standard Vegas stuff when there. Probably better rocks elsewhere, anyhow.
Hang in there Annie - as Stud's Terkel would say - take it easy but take it

 

[UnderYourSpell]

I had a dream from somewhere deep in delirium ful of swirls of deep deep blue. A world of government experiments on a wild beach with dark shapes swirling in the air to keep intruders out (semi controlled flying robots able to do their job but also have enough intelligence out of the box to react to any percieved attack and deal with it ruthlessly). Now comes the odd bit we were to be allowed through to write about what we could see not scientifically but poetically. You were all there I can see us walking through the dark and the wind and these 'things' buzzing round our heads, praying that they were enough in control and it was like they had an instinct and that was to kill. Goodness knows why or even how one is supposed to be poetic about experiments for destruction.

Thankyou all for your concern I tried to think how I could let you know and did so as soon as I got home. Today is the first time I have been online since then and it is taking me ages to type this. I shall probably turn my emails off and check in ever so often as apart from being tired which I can cope with my legs and feet have swollen up from too much intravenous fluid being given. My veins are very hard to find and I am covered in bruises I begged and begged to be allowed home even though I wasn't ready (at one time I begged to die so there's an improvement!)
Life is on hold at the moment that ordinary sort of life where dignity still exists and the walls are of a decent height ..... right now I can't even so over them let alone start the climb

 

[EroticOrogeny]

I had a dream from somewhere deep in delirium ful of swirls of deep deep blue. A world of government experiments on a wild beach with dark shapes swirling in the air to keep intruders out (semi controlled flying robots able to do their job but also have enough intelligence out of the box to react to any percieved attack and deal with it ruthlessly). Now comes the odd bit we were to be allowed through to write about what we could see not scientifically but poetically. You were all there I can see us walking through the dark and the wind and these 'things' buzzing round our heads, praying that they were enough in control and it was like they had an instinct and that was to kill. Goodness knows why or even how one is supposed to be poetic about experiments for destruction.

Thankyou all for your concern I tried to think how I could let you know and did so as soon as I got home. Today is the first time I have been online since then and it is taking me ages to type this. I shall probably turn my emails off and check in ever so often as apart from being tired which I can cope with my legs and feet have swollen up from too much intravenous fluid being given. My veins are very hard to find and I am covered in bruises I begged and begged to be allowed home even though I wasn't ready (at one time I begged to die so there's an improvement!)
Life is on hold at the moment that ordinary sort of life where dignity still exists and the walls are of a decent height ..... right now I can't even so over them let alone start the climb

Just take it a day at a time (or shorter, if necessary).
But watch out for those emails piling up - I usually get > 100 on a work day.

 

[Mistress_Belladonna]

I never made it to the high lights of Las Vegas only the very odd grays of pneumonia. I left hospital today and am so drained and weak ....... every part of me shakes

Aw, Annie!
*makes you some hot tea and toast, gets cushions for under your feet and offers to rub your forehead*

I'm sorry to hear that you had such an awful time and missed Vegas. It can be fun, but mostly like adult Disneyland. The desert around can be gorgeous, but it is REALLY HOT most of the time. The nice thing to remember is it will still be there when you want to try again. *grins*

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Aw, Annie!
*makes you some hot tea and toast, gets cushions for under your feet and offers to rub your forehead*

I'm sorry to hear that you had such an awful time and missed Vegas. It can be fun, but mostly like adult Disneyland. The desert around can be gorgeous, but it is REALLY HOT most of the time. The nice thing to remember is it will still be there when you want to try again. *grins*

The pillows under my feet are really appreciated seeing how swollen they still are. I am now on diuretics to get the water retention down and the least said about them the better!

I do love Vegas there is no getting round it. I have been there when it is too hot to breathe and so damn cold there was snow on the ground as we rode through the desert. I have seen the streets flow like rivers because they have no drains for rain water to escape and damn was it cold but a couple of days later we were in short sleeves soaking up the rays.
I love the make believe facade of it and I love the wild beauty of it's deserts and rock formations. I wanted to to do the glass Sky Walk out over the Grand Canyon and I would have done it too no worries. I've stood to attention for your flag when everyone gets all patriotic from the lazer show in Freemont Street and I've spent far too much money on the Roulette Wheel (but I've walked away with a winning streak too) . We love it so much we have property there, it's time share true but we do have a peice of paper saying one tiny corner belongs to us. So amongst other things that I have to get well again for is my little bit of Vegas and I will go back.

 

[EroticOrogeny]

The pillows under my feet are really appreciated seeing how swollen they still are. I am now on diuretics to get the water retention down and the least said about them the better!

I do love Vegas there is no getting round it. I have been there when it is too hot to breathe and so damn cold there was snow on the ground as we rode through the desert. I have seen the streets flow like rivers because they have no drains for rain water to escape and damn was it cold but a couple of days later we were in short sleeves soaking up the rays.
I love the make believe facade of it and I love the wild beauty of it's deserts and rock formations. I wanted to to do the glass Sky Walk out over the Grand Canyon and I would have done it too no worries. I've stood to attention for your flag when everyone gets all patriotic from the lazer show in Freemont Street and I've spent far too much money on the Roulette Wheel (but I've walked away with a winning streak too) . We love it so much we have property there, it's time share true but we do have a peice of paper saying one tiny corner belongs to us. So amongst other things that I have to get well again for is my little bit of Vegas and I will go back.

My son and I went on the skywalk last summer, along with Vegas and the traditional South Rim visit. All were fun and South Rim temperatures were moderate, hot in the other places. Think only 1 poem from the trip.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

My son and I went on the skywalk last summer, along with Vegas and the traditional South Rim visit. All were fun and South Rim temperatures were moderate, hot in the other places. Think only 1 poem from the trip.

Then I envy you because that was one of the main hi-lights that I was looking forward to, I love heights they make me quite orgasmic lol in Sicily we drove over a bridge so high that we were looking down on sky scrapers and ohhhhhhh the excitement! Not too keen on underground enclosed spaces though but I will do them just to prove they won't beat me but it's no fun and I get out as soon as possible!

 

[Homburg]

Tired, so very tired. Hopefully MIS gets out of the hospital today. I don't want to spend another day there. Though she wants out more seriously than I do.

I'd no idea you had property in Vegas, Annie. That's pretty cool.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Tired, so very tired. Hopefully MIS gets out of the hospital today. I don't want to spend another day there. Though she wants out more seriously than I do.

I'd no idea you had property in Vegas, Annie. That's pretty cool.

It's a timeshare apartment off the strip but if we don't use it there we can use it to exchange from Australia to Zanzibar and all places inbetween. We have points too but usually use them in Europe plus we get offered specials, in November we are going to the Algarve for £129 including flights and breakfast each morning.

Sorry to hear MIS is in hospital I hated it so much, at one time I was threatening to sign myself out, so I know how much she wants out. I told the docs everything was ok when it wasn't really just to get them to let me home. I can cope as long as I can have a painkiller occassionally but haven't used them for 2days because they are addictive and I am only allowed them with a doctors prescription. I'm still on antibiotics (the only ones they could find that would work by the way. Everything else was being shrugged off with no effect ..... that's when I was at my lowest ebb burning up and crying for my mother)

 

[Homburg]

She's out of the hospital. Sleeping now.

Man, I hate that place.

 

[EroticOrogeny]

Then I envy you because that was one of the main hi-lights that I was looking forward to, I love heights they make me quite orgasmic lol in Sicily we drove over a bridge so high that we were looking down on sky scrapers and ohhhhhhh the excitement! Not too keen on underground enclosed spaces though but I will do them just to prove they won't beat me but it's no fun and I get out as soon as possible!

I'm one of those who like going over bridges as well. I always like to look over and down. Some people though, seem to get 'tunnel vision' when crossing a bridge. So floks, which camp are you in - love or hate crossing bridges?
PS On foot I also often have a frequent sudden urge to throw my b4riefcase or whatever over the edge.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

I'm one of those who like going over bridges as well. I always like to look over and down. Some people though, seem to get 'tunnel vision' when crossing a bridge. So floks, which camp are you in - love or hate crossing bridges?
PS On foot I also often have a frequent sudden urge to throw my b4riefcase or whatever over the edge.[/QUOTE

As long as it's not yourself it's ok ........ if it's a high enough drop does it only hurt when you go scruuunch at the bottom?

 

[champagne1982]

My bridges all get burnt behind me...

I'm in the middle of flatland country, if I am close enough to a river that has a bridge over it, well, it's not very long nor high. However, Edmonton has a bridge that's a waterfall... Great divide Waterfall

 

[Homburg]

Fuck. All. Tired.

Happy though. Really happy.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Hey I've been to Edmonton when we came to that area and rode the Rocky Mountaineer fabulous scenery