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Apropos of nothing much, I'll tell you that I tried to watch the third Mummy movie last night, and I could not get fifteen minutes into it--because I can forgive a lot, and I can have a lot of fun with stuff that isn't actually good, but I just could not, not, not get behind Maria Bello replacing Rachel Weisz (who I love in the first movie). They just weren't even the same character--Rachel Weisz brought a kind of giddy can-do energy to Evie, whereas Maria Bello had this arch, coy, detached take on the whole thing (and how much of that is due to her wrestling with a fake accent, I don't know). But I will give the movie this: the first time we hear Bello!Evie, she's reading aloud from a novel she's published (a thinly fictionalized version of her own adventures). Then a woman in the audience stands up and asks if she based the heroine on herself, and then we see Bello!Evie for the first time as she says, all but winking at the camera, "No, I can honestly say she is a completely different person." I laughed so hard. Must Watch: First Trailer for Guy Ritchie's 'Sherlock Holmes'! ETA: Early leak of the New Moon poster, it looks like. Although the watermark is cracking me up. ( Moar! )    Tags: agora, clash of the titans, harry potter, lost, movies, nine, poe, shakespeare, sherlock holmes, sparkle motion, spider-man, star trek, terminator, the da vinci code, the imaginarium of dr. parnassus, the road, true blood, tv, twilight
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Still "recovering" from burnout a bit. Attended two separate social gatherings last night, believe it or not. Now need to find something to wear for The Lovely Emily's wedding (did I mention she's getting married at the end of May?), which ought to be... interesting, and possibly depressing. The wear-finding, I mean, not the wedding (I approve of The Future Mr. Emily 110%). I do have some linkspam today, if only because some really good stuff just came out. (Nothing gets my attention like the word "EXCLUSIVE," by the way--because I automatically know which site's version of a news item I ought to go with. Also among my priorities: trailers and images.) ( Nine, The Road, Princess and the Frog, Deathly Hallows, Dawn Treader, Wuthering Heights, a lot of exclamation points!!! ) Tags: disney, face value, harry potter, lost, lovecraft, movies, my little pony, narnia, nine, public enemies, star trek, terminator, the da vinci code, the princess and the frog, the road, true blood, tv, twilight, unbound captives, vampires, wtf, wuthering heights
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Neil Gaiman's latest journal entry: You may want to read it. Because everything from "George R.R. Martin is not your bitch" on is exactly what I have been going through lately. Particularly with the problem of me saying, "Guys, I feel really bad, physically and mentally, and I'm having a really hard time writing, so I'm probably going to take a little time off here and there," and multiple people replying directly to those posts with, "Will you post a new Secret Life/Star Trek in Fifteen Minutes/the rest of the True Blood recaps soon?" I know it's y'all's enthusiasm talking, and I really appreciate that. It's just... sometimes you need to stop and think about what you're actually replying to. On that note, I am actually leaving the house to watch Lost tonight, but I'll put up a discussion entry before I go (unless something happens to my internet. It's stormy, it could happen. If a discussion entry does not appear, feel free to treat this one as such). Tags: depression, lost, neil gaiman, writing
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I feel really crappy, probably because the weather's been hideous for several days now, but it's sunny now, so here's an early linkspam so I can go recharge my epidermal solar panels. (Re: Yesterday's Secret Life: There are a ton of awesome reader-made icons sprinkled through the comments; The Littlest Hat is courtesy of MaggieCat; and TLE is not technically napping [sparklepires don't sleep, if you will recall], so he has actually stopped for a Q-tip snack break, if you look closely. Also: Let's have a big hand for Squeakers the Cat-Toy Stunt Mouse.) ( Linkspam ) Tags: awards, bad ideas, books, deaths, disney, dracula, harry potter, inception, internet, lord of the rings, lost, movies, pixar, salvador dali, seasonal affective disorder, sparkle motion, star trek, terminator, the da vinci code, the princess and the frog, the road, the secret life of dolls, tori amos, true blood, tv, twilight, twitter, vampires, wanted, x-men, zombies
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First off, dollish news: Freakishly Lifelike Joker (With Extra Police Uniform) is available for pre-order and a January release! If you do want this, you may want to reserve yours now, because I think the previous version completely sold out. THE LITTLEST BELLA IS IMMINENT. (Scroll to the end.) I am advised that she will be shipping next week, in fact. I think it'll take me a few entries to work her in, as I started planning for the worst (JULY, WTF), but I can adjust the story pretty quickly. (As previously mentioned, any and all spare Littlest Edwards will be used as doubles. I did the sorta-twin thing once; I don't think I can manage it again.) MOAR DOLLS: My Little Ponies that might actually taste like candy; Tonner Warehouse Relocation Sale in NY; I have two things to say about the latest repaint here, and they are: 1) This is a very talented artist. 2) That shit ain't right. I don't even want to contemplate what the eventual owner might do with that. A note about links to movie parodies, video and otherwise: I wanted to do Watchmen in Fifteen Minutes, but I never did because when I sat down, I just couldn't think of anything to say. And several weeks later, I realized it was because I had seen two or three really funny takes on the original book... so when I sat down to write, all that came to mind were their jokes. So from now on, I might link to parodies of movies I plan on writing about in the future if I happen to see them (the movie sites I watch often post them), but only for y'all to see them--if you specifically want me to watch them, well... it's not going to happen. I'm talking about parodies of things like X-Men/Wolverine, Star Trek, Terminator--all the summer movies, whichever if any I end up trying to write about, but also stuff later in the year. I mean, I'm sure parodists will eventually switch over from Twilight to New Moon, and I won't be able to look at those either. I barely look at them now, even the ones I link. (I remember that I said to someone once that I couldn't read other people's parodies if I hadn't written my own yet, and whoever it was got really huffy about all the things I was "missing out on." You know what? If it's the only way I can keep doing my own thing, I'm pretty sure I'm okay with that sacrifice.) ( ACTUAL LINKSPAM ) Tags: batman, cameron!avatar, clash of the titans, comics, crime, days of our lives, dolls, easy virtue, friends, harry potter, lost, my little pony, my mother, picasso, scifi, soap operas, sparkle motion, spider-man, star trek, terminator, the da vinci code, the last airbender, the lone ranger, tonner, tv, twilight, vampires, werewolves, x-men
Current Mood:  full and sleepy
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A few things: I think I gave the wrong impression when I talked about my closet the other day--it's not Confessions of a Shopaholic up in there; it's filled with fifteen (or more) years of cheap junk. The "purses and handbags" are, like, $20 woven satchels or totes from a couple of local places, not $1500 Prada bags or something. And I have a habit of stashing away old odds and ends--the scarf nobody wanted, the ribbons from opened gifts or old dresses, the old green vase cluttering up the kitchen counter, the beads from the necklace that broke--and so most of the accumulated stuff didn't even cost me anything. And many of the "boxes of clippings" are shoeboxes, not gigantic crates or anything. The list was more of an exercise in "Wow, when you put it in words like that, I really do have a lot of ancient and pointless crap I could stand to get rid of," not "Look at my decadent materialism!" However, if you were interested in the historical costume coloring books, they are from Bellerophon Books and roughly $5 each. Re: Yesterday's Secret Life: The rocking chair (sitting unheralded in the back of one of the pictures) was one of the smaller reader gift/mail items that I've been holding onto until I can work them in. Also, I don't know why Anna's arm kind of looks jaundiced in the picture. Also-also: two icons!(I TOLD YOU GUYS The Littlest Edward was tiny, didn't I?) ( Catchup linkspam! ) Tags: cameron!avatar, cleaning, conventions, deaths, dolls, epic fail, facebook, harry potter, icons, lost, mail, narnia, never let me go, sparkle motion, stage and theater, star trek, superman, terminator, the da vinci code, the hurt locker, the lovely bones, the secret life of dolls, tv, twilight, x-men, zombies
Current Mood: mellow, a smidge headachy
Current Music: Chicane - Leaving Town
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So... I ended up going to bed really early last night with a headful of snerf. Also, yesterday was apparently Everybody Being Bitches Day, and I was tired. Thus, you get a late yesterday/early today linkspam now. Correction: Abdullah/Windfola was not an Arabian; he was a Trakehner, and a rather famous one at that. Also, thank y'all for all the Findy Thoughts, because after my failed expedition to the farthest reaches of the attic, I went back to my closet and found The Thing I Need In Order to Write the Next Installment. It's going to be epic, I think. ( Linkspam! ) Tags: books, disney, dvd, green hornet, harry potter, iron man, lost, music, patricia cornwell, publishing, shutter island, sin city, sparkle motion, spider-man, star trek, terminator, the da vinci code, the fighter, the lone ranger, thor, true blood, tv, twilight, twitter, vampires, watchmen, werewolves, x-men
Current Mood:  late for lunch and hungry
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<---- New Secret Life of Dolls thataway.(Okay, twelve hours later, and I am still GLEEFULLY proud that I scored something rare-ish on eBay for half the usual price. Number of dolls I am keeping secret from you guys: back up to 2.) ( Linkspam! ) Tags: awards, batman, books, comics, crime, dolls, ebay, harry potter, iron man, jane austen, lost, neil gaiman, pirates (arrrr), pride and prejudice, publishing, robin hood, sparkle motion, squee, star trek, state of play, strikes, the da vinci code, the lovely bones, the time traveler's wife, tv, twilight, twitter, webcomics, x-men, zombies
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A very quick linkspam, because I feel like it, but short because I have a headache: Cult author JG Ballard dead at 78; 'Empire of the Sun' author J.G. Ballard dies.EXCLUSIVE: Watch Two Minutes Of Elijah Wood’s Post-Apocalyptic Ragdoll Fest ‘9’! I saw the trailer in front of Watchmen and it was amazing, by the way. Lost's Michael Emerson Is Just As Creepy/Sweet In Real Life.Set pics from Bella's birthday party in New Moon (this is where Jasper decides that Bella's flavor is too outrageous to be denied). So keep this in mind when you see the "AP article" about how post-production was "shut down" because Stephenie Meyer was accused of plagiarism. Excuse me, "plagerism." Yes, it's an admitted hoax, although Summit Entertainment also told the Twilight Lexicon officially that it's not true. Hoax more better next time, guys. Plastic and Plush reviews the Tonner Dumbledore.Total Recall: The Woman Who Can't Forget.Man shoots wife in head and himself; he dies, she made tea and greeted deputy.Meanwhile, it appears that the Secret Life of Dolls has now hit Fandom Secret. Bless. (I don't know where "three possible candidates" came from, though. Which three are they supposed to be?) (I'm working on the next one, but... yeah. Headache.) Tags: 9, books, deaths, fandom, harry potter, hoaxes, lost, movies, sparkle motion, the secret life of dolls, tonner, tv, twilight, writers
Current Mood:  headachy
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I had dinner and then took a hot shower and that was apparently a baaaad idea because I'm about to fall asleep right here at my desk. So, before I pass out: ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ipomoea spotted a few original Movies in Fifteen Minutes hardbacks for sale in Austin! ( More linkspam ) Tags: 300, blogs, books, dvd, epic win, fame, harry potter, his dark materials, iron man, lost, m15m book, music, salvador dali, saturday night live, sparkle motion, star trek, stephen king, terminator, the box, the curious case of benjamin button, the imaginarium of dr. parnassus, tv, twilight, twitter, watchmen, where the wild things are, writers, x-men
Current Mood: sleepy
Current Music: The Killers - Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
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New Secret Life of Dolls thataway. I think we might be able to get to The Package after two more entries. That second entry, though? Ought to be pretty exciting on its own. And keep in mind that the last time I said that, I brought in the My Little Ponies. So keep an eye out for that. ( Big news in the linkspam! ) Tags: april fool's day, epic fail, harry potter, iron man, jane austen, lord of the rings, lost, movies, nightmare on elm street, pirates of the caribbean, schadenfreude, sparkle motion, spider-man, star trek, terminator, the rum diary, thirst, tv, twilight, vampires, watchmen, x-men
Current Mood: sludgy
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A few things up front: The new Made of Fail podcast is up! Re: " Christmas in April": After some discussion on the last SLOD entry, I think we've decided that the green pegasus is named Medley, not Melody. Also: damn, y'all like you some My Little Ponies. I had no idea people still loved them so much, and I expected to be roundly mocked for still having mine. ( OMG THE BLUE PONY WITH THE FISH IS SO PRETTY! and also does not have dead, black eyes) ( OMG PWNIES.) A couple of icons I loved but forgot to mention a while back: In case of explushination, break glass; a fever of 100 and werewolf.( More linkspam! ) Tags: antiquities, april fool's day, books, cirque du freak, clash of the titans, crazy, fame, harry potter, icons, inception, iron man, lord of the rings, lost, made of fail, movies, music, my little pony, pirates (arrrr), podcasts, quelle scandale, rabbit hole, scary, sparkle motion, spider-man, stage and theater, star wars, sunshine cleaning, terminator, the last airbender, the rum diary, tori amos, true blood, tv, twilight, twitter, vampires, video, wtf, x-men
Current Mood: sleepy, a little headachy
Current Music: Bryan Adams - Run To You
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Re: This morning's Secret Life of Dolls: There was an alternate picture I didn't post that might explain what was going on in the photos a bit better--the second one was actually supposed to be The Littlest Edward complaining ( "IT'S INDECENT!," etc.) from "my" perspective sitting there at my desk. Also, Serafina's pose was supposed to look like this, only I couldn't quite get her legs to cooperate, so it ended up looking like more of a pinup pose (not unfittingly). And in case you were wondering how inadequately clothed Eva Green!Serafina tended to look in the movie, here you are.Meanwhile, my mother watched the Twilight DVD the other night--I've gotten through most of the extras--and asked if I could find her sheet music for "that song Edward Cullen plays on the piano." (She used to love playing the piano and wants to get back to it.) "I know it isn't really him playing it in the movie," she assured me for some reason. "No, it's him," I said (deciding to give her the benefit of the doubt that she didn't think that Actual Edward Cullen had somehow been magicked into existence for the purpose of filming a movie), "the actor's also a musician." "HE IS?" she cried. "I REALLY like him now!" It's happened. I can't deny it anymore. She's a Twimom. I facepalmed. ( Easily skippable Twilight stuff, since we're here )More linkspam: ( Silence of the Lambs Lego musical what? ) Tags: american idol, awards, books, cloverfield, conversations with my mother, deaths, dolls, dvd, easy virtue, facebook, flight of the conchords, harry potter, his dark materials, horror, iron man, let the right one in, lord of the rings, lost, music, my mother, narnia, pixar, publishing, robin hood, sparkle motion, star trek, stephen colbert, terminator, the da vinci code, the secret life of dolls, thirst, true blood, tv, twilight, vampires, wank, watchmen, where the wild things are, wtf, x-men
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