An entry that is *not* about politics (...much)

[cleolinda]

Just got back from a power-shopping trip--Mom and I descended upon Best Buy again with Sister Girl's wish list. Today, for some reason, I was the one whipping around the store--mostly because I knew which genre each movie would be in off the top of my head, so Mom stood back and let me do it. Of course, I kept getting stuck behind some chick who couldn't stop yawning and some guy who looked like he'd come in fresh off the tractor--which is fine, except that it's really odd to see in Birmingham. Meanwhile, Mom kept checking her voicemail in the car, and she'd get five fresh messages while she was listening to one--it's the last day of benefits open enrollment where she works, and she's head of that department, and people are being absolute morons about it. Like, they've had a whole month to do it, and suddenly executives are calling her up all like, "Can I just come into your office and have you set it up? Can you just do it for me over the phone?" So she's muttering ("No, I CAN'T hold your hand, thanks") at the phone (which is all like, "Lady, don't bitch at me, I just record the messages") and making me memorize half a phone number at a time while she calls people back, and yelling at traffic the whole time ("What are you DOING? Why are you in THIS LANE if you want to TURN RIGHT? ASS!"). I know, talking on your cell while driving is awful, and if my mother wasn't a total road ninja, I'd try to make her stop. Meanwhile, I was still high on playing at political activism, so I just zenned out in the passenger seat.

Interesting fannish news: Johnny Depp's Finding Neverland was named best film by the National Board of Review, while Emmy Rossum won best breakthrough performance for Phantom. Both movies are doing better critically than I thought they would.

Also, Carnivàle, accented a and all, is coming back in January. If you like the weirder aspects of Lost, like Locke and the mysterious black & white stones and Babymama of the Apocalypse, you would like Carnivàle. I will totally start recapping it, because I LOVED the first season, and... well, the guy who used to recap it at TWOP, I believe, has left the site, so I won't feel like I'm stepping on someone else's established territory. Woot.

Oh, and let me not forget: xx__justme has set up a new icon-sharing community, icon_wh0res. It's a closed comm just to make sure that people who join have read the rules first, so in theory, it's an icon community where you won't get spammed to death with OT entries or dumb questions. You don't have to be an icon maker--you can join if you just like collecting them as well.

Quick note on the two previous entries: I've been unscreening comments as they come in, and no one's gotten out of line so far. If I haven't unscreened your comment at this point, it was total oversight.

And thanks so much for all the support. : )

</td><td valign="top">You are a geek liaison, which means you go both ways. You can hang out with normal people or you can hang out with geeks which means you often have geeks as friends and/or have a job where you have to mediate between geeks and normal people. This is an important role and one of which you should be proud. In fact, you can make a good deal of money as a translator.

Normal: Tell our geek we need him to work this weekend.

You [to Geek]: We need more than that, Scotty. You'll have to stay until you can squeeze more outta them engines!

Geek [to You]: I'm givin' her all she's got, Captain, but we need more dilithium crystals!

You [to Normal]: He wants to know if he gets overtime.

You are 38% geek

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Comments

[ineedvm.livejournal.com]

Carnivale is back!!! *jumps for joy* Thanks!!!! *hugs* By the way..I added you to my friends list b/c well...you are the best *wink*

[mustang-bex1126.livejournal.com]

OMGW00T!
"Also, Carnivàle, accented a and all, is coming back in January. "
Cleo-I CANNOT contain my excitement because I watched the first season and was all "What?! Come on, more more more" and you're re-caps I'm sure will make it even better because I don't know ANYONE who watches it. Plus Nick Stahl=love =) And I love that you used "woot". Sorry-hope BBY wasn't terrifying, I used to work there.

[aetra.livejournal.com]

Heh. Me, too on the geek thing. Only 32%.

[meredith-mae.livejournal.com]

Finding Neverland is doing better than I expectd critically... because I didn't think it was very good. And I'm hearing OSCAR talk. Granted, I heard Oscar talk long before I saw it, but that's when I thought it'd be good. Kate Winslet? Johnny Depp? What could go wrong? I found it to be slow-paced and predictable. The recent version of Peter Pan actually turned out to be much more exciting than the story of the guy who wrote Peter Pan.

Also, bad things on the Alexander front (off topic, I know). I was planning to see it today, but it just sounds bad, plus, I've seen 4 Oliver Stone films (Platoon, Scarface, JFK and The Doors) and none of them have exactly rocked my socks. I think I'm going to see Closer (my most anticipated movie of the year... though I'm trying not to get my hopes up) and maybe Kinsey (Liam Neeson love).

Hmm, must remember to watch Carnivale. I hope they put the first season on HBO in demand.

[bluemarie.livejournal.com]

First of all: Hee! Your mom sounds like me with the road rage, talking at drivers in other cars and all. I love it.

And: Oh my god, Carnivàle is the shit and I am dying of excitement at the thought of season two and your recaps! I mean, I miss Aaron and all, but Cleo Recaps^TM have a certain style all their own.

[aidara.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, that guy left TWOP? He was hilarious. But that's okay, because your recaps will be funnier. :)

[heinous_bitca.livejournal.com]

*points to icon*

I am SOOO ready for your recaps, hon. And the DVD set of first season is coming out soon! w000t!!

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

You have no idea how glad I am that you're going to be recapping one of my favorite TV shows. :-)

[malenky-devil.livejournal.com]

Also, Carnivàle, accented a and all, is coming back in January...I will totally start recapping it...

This? This is the greatest news I've heard in-like-EVER! Especially since I've been waiting over a year for the second season and it just happens to premier the day I have to go back to the (sans HBO) dorms.

Cleo is love. God, I really want to know what happens to my Jonesy.

[distant-cord.livejournal.com]

it's the last day of benefits open enrollment where she works, and she's head of that department, and people are being absolute morons about it.

This really shouldn't surprise you. People wait till the last minute to do anything. The advisors' office at my school is never more packed than the last 2 days before registration ends or some form is due.

[duncanatrix.livejournal.com]

Hmm, so being 40% geek makes you look like Kirsten Dunst? I'm all for it!

Why were you screening comments, dear?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Oh, I wasn't surprised at all--I was more surprised that she was surprised.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I've seen several entries that have been widely posted that ended up getting trolled pretty thoroughly. Basically it's an attention-getting thing--people figure, if everyone's going to visit this entry, they may as well act like morons on it. I'm basically unscreening everything as it comes in, but having announced that I'm screening up front, people are going to realize that it's no use trolling because I won't let it through.

[natacup82.livejournal.com]

Guess I won't get anything done in January, Lost and Alias back to back and Carnivale on top of that. Must get the vcr ready and buy some blank tapes from walmart.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Here is My Attempt to Spread the Word (http://www.livejournal.com/users/foresthouse/132584.html) about the censorship. Maybe it will help!

Also feel free to join in the Christmas fun if you're bored. Heh.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Thanks. : )

[notemily.livejournal.com]

Carnivaaaaaaaaaaale (I don't know how to do the accent) OMG OMG OMG I am so excited omg *jumps up and down* *pees pants from sheer glee*

[arayuldaiel.livejournal.com]

Snerk, if you really want to see people fresh off the tractor, come to Crestview, FL. We're They're, like, Bama wanna-bes or something.

I'm 38% geek, too :) It fits, though, since that's what I basically do at school.

[ambiguousreason.livejournal.com]

I wish my mom would bitch at bad drivers like that. She's just so boring. Actually, one of my friends is kind of like that. If a person happens to, say, be driving the actual speed limit, she'll start screeching at them. Etc.

Huh -- I totally wasn't expecting Finding Neverland to get any good reviews. Usually the critics are pretty harsh, unless you're talking about, say, Lord of the Rings or something. Hm... I've never even heard of Carnivál, but if you're going to recap it I can't wait. Heh.

I got 18% geek. Heh. Apparentely I look like Drew Barrymore now. Don't I wish... Oh, and thanks for posting about the community. :]

[edda.livejournal.com]

I cannot believe I got a higher geek rating than you (plus that a higher geek rating merits a picture of Jodie Foster. I mean, she's all into French, but is that so geeky?)

[megaleena.livejournal.com]

I never could get into Carnivale, (assume accented a's are there!) it was just too...weird, for me. My step-dad thinks it's the bomb though!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Dude! I really wanted the Jodie Foster picture, because she is teh osom. I think I'm just not "traditionally" geeky--no sci-fi or trading cards or anything. Never mind that "geek" is a frame of mind, man. ; )