heh
Seeing this metaquote made me want to have kids:
Robbie, only 3-years old, says to his mother![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
katrinb last week:
"Why did you give me a Wall-E bowl and a Spiderman plate when they're in different universes?"
Ah, that takes me back. I had Spider-Man wallpaper and Superman sheets growing up. Somehow I instinctively knew this was wrong, but I liked them anyway.
Seeing this metaquote made me want to have kids:
Robbie, only 3-years old, says to his mother
katrinb last week:"Why did you give me a Wall-E bowl and a Spiderman plate when they're in different universes?"
Ah, that takes me back. I had Spider-Man wallpaper and Superman sheets growing up. Somehow I instinctively knew this was wrong, but I liked them anyway.
Recent Deaths
I suppose I've had a weird relationship with death. I never really knew how to react to it. And it's hard faking feeling things like grief. Yes, I do actually feel grief over certain deaths, but the majority, no. And I sometimes feel bad about not feeling bad. Anyway, I thought I'd post about the three recent celebrity deaths.
Ed McMahon: Honestly, I was under the impression he was already dead. Thus, I was surprised to hear about his death.
Farrah Fawcett: I do have a memory of her being part of my childhood. I remember her as vaguely connected to the Six Million Dollar Man, but I can't even remember why right now. So her death doesn't really affect me. Before she died, though, I did see some footage of Barbara Walters talking to her boyfriend that really touched me. His love for her was apparent.
Michael Jackson: I think I simply felt a bit of shock and incredulity. To me, MJ represented magic, fantasy, and the wish to live forever. He escaped an abusive childhood and attempted to recreate himself in his own image. His music videos were full of his dreams to become a magical creature, some mythological thing that can't be defined by reality. MJ's world was a world where everyone danced and nothing was truly dangerous. A heart attack at fifty? No way! Michael Jackson should die saving the world from a horde of dancing aliens! This is just wrong!
I mentioned yesterday that the slowness of Livejournal and Facebook was only a "Moonwalker" virus slowly taking shape into Mike Headroom, because the man surely had a contingency plan for immortality. I hope that in the years to come tabloids will post fuzzy pictures of MJ-like people in odd places and quote witnesses saying they saw him eating a burger in some out of the way diner. He deserves that. He will live forever in our culture.
Heh. Strangely, I didn't feel any grief until I wrote that. Weird. Also, read what Roger Ebert had to say about him.
I suppose I've had a weird relationship with death. I never really knew how to react to it. And it's hard faking feeling things like grief. Yes, I do actually feel grief over certain deaths, but the majority, no. And I sometimes feel bad about not feeling bad. Anyway, I thought I'd post about the three recent celebrity deaths.
Ed McMahon: Honestly, I was under the impression he was already dead. Thus, I was surprised to hear about his death.
Farrah Fawcett: I do have a memory of her being part of my childhood. I remember her as vaguely connected to the Six Million Dollar Man, but I can't even remember why right now. So her death doesn't really affect me. Before she died, though, I did see some footage of Barbara Walters talking to her boyfriend that really touched me. His love for her was apparent.
Michael Jackson: I think I simply felt a bit of shock and incredulity. To me, MJ represented magic, fantasy, and the wish to live forever. He escaped an abusive childhood and attempted to recreate himself in his own image. His music videos were full of his dreams to become a magical creature, some mythological thing that can't be defined by reality. MJ's world was a world where everyone danced and nothing was truly dangerous. A heart attack at fifty? No way! Michael Jackson should die saving the world from a horde of dancing aliens! This is just wrong!
I mentioned yesterday that the slowness of Livejournal and Facebook was only a "Moonwalker" virus slowly taking shape into Mike Headroom, because the man surely had a contingency plan for immortality. I hope that in the years to come tabloids will post fuzzy pictures of MJ-like people in odd places and quote witnesses saying they saw him eating a burger in some out of the way diner. He deserves that. He will live forever in our culture.
Heh. Strangely, I didn't feel any grief until I wrote that. Weird. Also, read what Roger Ebert had to say about him.
A Tasty Poll
Poll #1420959 Tasty
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Current Music: Mago De Oz - Whole Lotta Love
Poll #1420959 Tasty
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Does food coloring have a flavor?
Does celery have a flavor?
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Yes, and it's vile.
8 (16.0%)
Yes, and I like it. 36 (72.0%)
It tastes like water. 6 (12.0%)
Do you like brussel sprouts?
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Ugh, how can you even ask that? 13 (26.5%)
They're yummy! 17 (34.7%)
I can take or leave them. 19 (38.8%)
Which sugar substitute do you prefer?
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Saccharin 1 (2.1%)
Aspartame 7 (14.6%)
Sucralose 22 (45.8%)
I don't do sugar substitutes. 23 (47.9%)
Current Music: Mago De Oz - Whole Lotta Love
Teaser for The Last Airbender
AAAAAAAAAANG! It's AAAAANG! Hey, everybody, it's AAAaaa....actually, this teaser's kinda lame. Except for the Fire Nation ships. And I still don't like that M. Night's doing this. It's like Michael Bay all over again. Except in reverse. He's like the anti-Michael Bay. Or something. I can just see it now:
M.Night: Okay, now in this scene, Sokka will run in and close this door, effectively stopping the entire Fire Nation army from passing.
Set Decoration Guy: But, um...Mr. Shyamalan, sir...
M.Night:Yes?
Set Decoration Guy: Can't these guys hurl fireballs and stuff? I mean, it's just a 2-inch thick wooden door.
M.Night: What are you saying?
Set Decoration Guy: Well, just...I...never mind.
AAAAAAAAAANG! It's AAAAANG! Hey, everybody, it's AAAaaa....actually, this teaser's kinda lame. Except for the Fire Nation ships. And I still don't like that M. Night's doing this. It's like Michael Bay all over again. Except in reverse. He's like the anti-Michael Bay. Or something. I can just see it now:
M.Night: Okay, now in this scene, Sokka will run in and close this door, effectively stopping the entire Fire Nation army from passing.
Set Decoration Guy: But, um...Mr. Shyamalan, sir...
M.Night:Yes?
Set Decoration Guy: Can't these guys hurl fireballs and stuff? I mean, it's just a 2-inch thick wooden door.
M.Night: What are you saying?
Set Decoration Guy: Well, just...I...never mind.
Expressing
Whenever I announce something I'm hopeful for (or hoping against, I suppose) usually the first thing someone says is, "I'll cross my fingers for you," or "I'll keep my fingers crossed for you." That always seems to me like such an odd thing to say. I want to respond something like, "You'll cripple your hands and make it impossible to do most any task until I get what I want? Um...thanks."
I believe that crossing fingers started (as most superstitions seem to) as a way to ward off evil. I wonder if just drawing an X on your fingers would be just as effective as a ward or an instant luck charm. Certainly less crippling.
Let's start a movement, everyone! Cross your fingers with a pen! Hell, get a tattoo on each finger! Be the luckiest person alive!
I think I'll start saying things like, "I'll hang a horseshoe for you!" or "I'll keep rubbing this penny for you!"
While I'm thinking of expressions, a coworker and I had a discussion about the phrase "Down to Earth." Turns out we define it differently. I never use the term myself because it doesn't make much sense to me. I'm not sure I want to be down to Earth. And yet people have described me that way. Anyway...
Poll #1418033 Salt o' the Earth
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curious
Whenever I announce something I'm hopeful for (or hoping against, I suppose) usually the first thing someone says is, "I'll cross my fingers for you," or "I'll keep my fingers crossed for you." That always seems to me like such an odd thing to say. I want to respond something like, "You'll cripple your hands and make it impossible to do most any task until I get what I want? Um...thanks."
I believe that crossing fingers started (as most superstitions seem to) as a way to ward off evil. I wonder if just drawing an X on your fingers would be just as effective as a ward or an instant luck charm. Certainly less crippling.
Let's start a movement, everyone! Cross your fingers with a pen! Hell, get a tattoo on each finger! Be the luckiest person alive!
I think I'll start saying things like, "I'll hang a horseshoe for you!" or "I'll keep rubbing this penny for you!"
While I'm thinking of expressions, a coworker and I had a discussion about the phrase "Down to Earth." Turns out we define it differently. I never use the term myself because it doesn't make much sense to me. I'm not sure I want to be down to Earth. And yet people have described me that way. Anyway...
Poll #1418033 Salt o' the Earth
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All
What does the phrase "Down to Earth" mean to you?
Current Mood:
curiousActing
I was doing some cleaning in my bedroom, the only room in the house that still has a VCR, and I decided to slip in a tape of some "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" dailies I got from Dragoncon years ago. Yeah, it's something that's pretty boring to simply watch, but it was interesting having it on in the background, hearing the slight differences with each take the actors gave, and the brief times when they messed up. And I remembered how the writers and directors on "Buffy" were always gushing about how good and solid the actors are. And I can see what they mean in this. There are very few bloopers. And it amazed me how these people were able to say the same things over and over again in a very similar fashion, not just when they were on camera but also when they were helping the others do reaction shots. I imagine that after a while I'd just drift and forget what I was doing. It takes a lot of focus to be an actor.
There's one scene, end of season one, Willow was sitting on her bed crying, talking to Buffy. She had strong emotion in her voice, and she was crying. She gave her lines over and over again, same words, maintaining the same level of emotion. And then came the close-up shot of Willow, which you probably only see for five seconds at a time on the screen. (I really don't remember. Can't find a clip right now.) The camera stayed on her, all through her monologue and onto her saying goodbye to Buffy and watching her walk out the door. And all through that I believed her, you know? And then the director said "cut" and she just kind of wilted, expression leaving her face.
I wonder what that does to you. Do you lose yourself in your character? Do you forget who you are for that moment? I remember the brief times I acted in high school. I remember feeling like I just couldn't quite get there. Like, I could see the character but didn't know how to reach in and take possession. It was frustrating. Same thing happens when I game. I guess that's why I'm not an actor.
I was doing some cleaning in my bedroom, the only room in the house that still has a VCR, and I decided to slip in a tape of some "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" dailies I got from Dragoncon years ago. Yeah, it's something that's pretty boring to simply watch, but it was interesting having it on in the background, hearing the slight differences with each take the actors gave, and the brief times when they messed up. And I remembered how the writers and directors on "Buffy" were always gushing about how good and solid the actors are. And I can see what they mean in this. There are very few bloopers. And it amazed me how these people were able to say the same things over and over again in a very similar fashion, not just when they were on camera but also when they were helping the others do reaction shots. I imagine that after a while I'd just drift and forget what I was doing. It takes a lot of focus to be an actor.
There's one scene, end of season one, Willow was sitting on her bed crying, talking to Buffy. She had strong emotion in her voice, and she was crying. She gave her lines over and over again, same words, maintaining the same level of emotion. And then came the close-up shot of Willow, which you probably only see for five seconds at a time on the screen. (I really don't remember. Can't find a clip right now.) The camera stayed on her, all through her monologue and onto her saying goodbye to Buffy and watching her walk out the door. And all through that I believed her, you know? And then the director said "cut" and she just kind of wilted, expression leaving her face.
I wonder what that does to you. Do you lose yourself in your character? Do you forget who you are for that moment? I remember the brief times I acted in high school. I remember feeling like I just couldn't quite get there. Like, I could see the character but didn't know how to reach in and take possession. It was frustrating. Same thing happens when I game. I guess that's why I'm not an actor.
Ear Worm
Poll #1399182 Ear Worm
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Poll #1399182 Ear Worm
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All
What song is stuck in your head right now?
What song was stuck yesterday?
Na-ni the hell??
hobbitblue posted this adorable video. But...what is this thing that looks like a cross between a mogwai and a raccoon? Are we genetically engineering pets and nobody told me?
Here's a better view of this creature:
Current Mood:
confused
hobbitblue posted this adorable video. But...what is this thing that looks like a cross between a mogwai and a raccoon? Are we genetically engineering pets and nobody told me?Here's a better view of this creature:
Current Mood:
confusedDoes anybody remember this movie?
I remember watching it as a child on HBO. It was very special to me. Too bad it's not on DVD. And it looks like the book it was based on is out of print.
I remember watching it as a child on HBO. It was very special to me. Too bad it's not on DVD. And it looks like the book it was based on is out of print.
Curious
So, has anyone tried the new Kentucky Grilled Chicken? Is it any good?
Also, I'm just now watching this week's "Fringe." Apparently I find women with an extra set of really sharp teeth hella sexy.
Current Mood:
hungry
So, has anyone tried the new Kentucky Grilled Chicken? Is it any good?
Also, I'm just now watching this week's "Fringe." Apparently I find women with an extra set of really sharp teeth hella sexy.
Current Mood:
hungryHeroes
Sometimes watching shows over the broadcast HD signal can be frustrating. If it's too windy or rainy, bits of the show cut out. Anyway, I did manage to get the gist of what happened on "Heroes" this week. And oddly, I want to talk about it.
( Spoilers, ho! )
Sometimes watching shows over the broadcast HD signal can be frustrating. If it's too windy or rainy, bits of the show cut out. Anyway, I did manage to get the gist of what happened on "Heroes" this week. And oddly, I want to talk about it.
( Spoilers, ho! )
Stunt Double FAIL
I'm watching last night's "Dollhouse." They totally flubbed the editing for this fight scene. I can clearly see the stunt double's face at about 0:31. Tsk. Sloppy.
I'm watching last night's "Dollhouse." They totally flubbed the editing for this fight scene. I can clearly see the stunt double's face at about 0:31. Tsk. Sloppy.
It burns!
I'm still pondering things I want to hang in my cube. This totally needs to go up.
Current Mood:
amused
I'm still pondering things I want to hang in my cube. This totally needs to go up.
Current Mood:
amusedDumbing Down Subtitles??
Turns out that the DVD/Blu-ray release of Let the Right One In features subtitles that have been dumbed down compared to the theatrical release. Waddle Trixie Falafel?!? Why bother to dumb down subtitles? Don't people who want a dumbed down movie just listen to the English audio track? Grr.
A new version is going to be released with the theatrical subtitles, and it'll be labeled that way. *shakes head* Bizarre.
Article and details here
Turns out that the DVD/Blu-ray release of Let the Right One In features subtitles that have been dumbed down compared to the theatrical release. Waddle Trixie Falafel?!? Why bother to dumb down subtitles? Don't people who want a dumbed down movie just listen to the English audio track? Grr.
A new version is going to be released with the theatrical subtitles, and it'll be labeled that way. *shakes head* Bizarre.
Article and details here
Oh no! Lorne!!!
Angel Star Andy Hallett Dies of Heart Failure
Gah! Only 33. Man, this hurts. Goodbye, Andy.
Numfar, do the dance of sorrow. *sigh*
Angel Star Andy Hallett Dies of Heart Failure
Gah! Only 33. Man, this hurts. Goodbye, Andy.
Numfar, do the dance of sorrow. *sigh*
MAXIMUM VERBOSITY
I am re-posting a metaquote originally byceruelanst here simply because I think it's so awesome I can't fully describe it without, well, taking advantage of it.
No, you misunderstand: "THIS POST HAS ME HOLDING MY SIDES TOGETHER WITH MY HANDS WHILE ROCKING IN A BACK AND FORTH MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND HOWLING WITH DUBIOUS AMOUNTS OF LAUGHTER. SO MUCH SO, THAT I AM ROLLING ON THE FLOOR AT THIS MOMENT WHILE MY ASS SEEMS TO HAVE FALLEN OFF ON ITS OWN. COULD YOU GET THAT FOR ME?" is the acronym. It stands for "Truly, Honestly, I Say, Presentation Of Such Terrifically Humorous And Stupendously Merry Electronic Hilarity On Line Does Incite Notably Great Mirth, You See; I Dare Even Say The Overwhelming Giggling Energy This Has Elicited Really Will Imminently Topple Headfirst Me, Your Humble Author, Nearly Down Stairs Whooping Heartily In Laughter, Erstwhile Roused Off Chair Kneeslapping In Nickering Glee, I Need Add, But Actually Collapsing Kinetically Atop Nearby Dirty Floor Or Rug To Hold My Oscillating Tummy; Indeed, Outrageous Noises Of Nasal Tittering Here Exude From Lips Of One Reader As Nobody Dares Hear -- O What Laughter Is Nigh, Gods, What In The Hell Does Unearthly Be In Our Universe So As Makes Our Unworthy Names The Students Of Funny Literature As Uttered Gaily Here To Enlighten Readers. Some Others May, Unmoved, Claim Humor Seems Omitted; Those Half Addled Twits I'd Argue Madmen, Rubes, Or Lousy Liars -- I'm Not Guilty Of Naysaying This Hilarity, Extremely Funny, Like One Old Rabbi And Twenty Tall Hirsute Ichthyologists Slapping Ministers Of Military Espionage Nine Times With Haddock In Lichtenstein Every Monday, Yes, Always Slapping, Slapping, Slapping Early Every Monday, So Thoroughly, Oh Ho, And Verily Equally Funny As Loopy Llamas Emitting Nitrous Oxide, Funny, Funny, Oh Nuts, I'm Talking Scads Of Wacky Nonsense. Comedy Overwhelms Us; Laugh, Damn Ye, Or Undertake, Gentility Entreats Thee, To Have All The Fairness Of Reattaching My End?"
Current Mood: highly amused
I am re-posting a metaquote originally by
ceruelanst here simply because I think it's so awesome I can't fully describe it without, well, taking advantage of it.No, you misunderstand: "THIS POST HAS ME HOLDING MY SIDES TOGETHER WITH MY HANDS WHILE ROCKING IN A BACK AND FORTH MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND HOWLING WITH DUBIOUS AMOUNTS OF LAUGHTER. SO MUCH SO, THAT I AM ROLLING ON THE FLOOR AT THIS MOMENT WHILE MY ASS SEEMS TO HAVE FALLEN OFF ON ITS OWN. COULD YOU GET THAT FOR ME?" is the acronym. It stands for "Truly, Honestly, I Say, Presentation Of Such Terrifically Humorous And Stupendously Merry Electronic Hilarity On Line Does Incite Notably Great Mirth, You See; I Dare Even Say The Overwhelming Giggling Energy This Has Elicited Really Will Imminently Topple Headfirst Me, Your Humble Author, Nearly Down Stairs Whooping Heartily In Laughter, Erstwhile Roused Off Chair Kneeslapping In Nickering Glee, I Need Add, But Actually Collapsing Kinetically Atop Nearby Dirty Floor Or Rug To Hold My Oscillating Tummy; Indeed, Outrageous Noises Of Nasal Tittering Here Exude From Lips Of One Reader As Nobody Dares Hear -- O What Laughter Is Nigh, Gods, What In The Hell Does Unearthly Be In Our Universe So As Makes Our Unworthy Names The Students Of Funny Literature As Uttered Gaily Here To Enlighten Readers. Some Others May, Unmoved, Claim Humor Seems Omitted; Those Half Addled Twits I'd Argue Madmen, Rubes, Or Lousy Liars -- I'm Not Guilty Of Naysaying This Hilarity, Extremely Funny, Like One Old Rabbi And Twenty Tall Hirsute Ichthyologists Slapping Ministers Of Military Espionage Nine Times With Haddock In Lichtenstein Every Monday, Yes, Always Slapping, Slapping, Slapping Early Every Monday, So Thoroughly, Oh Ho, And Verily Equally Funny As Loopy Llamas Emitting Nitrous Oxide, Funny, Funny, Oh Nuts, I'm Talking Scads Of Wacky Nonsense. Comedy Overwhelms Us; Laugh, Damn Ye, Or Undertake, Gentility Entreats Thee, To Have All The Fairness Of Reattaching My End?"
Current Mood:
highly amused