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Today is kind of a Cinderella day, and I think it's going to be a Cinderella weekend--it's my mother's birthday on Sunday, so there's a lot of cleaning to do (in part because family's coming over, but a lot of the cleaning is upstairs, just because I think that would make her happy). I've got wood floors to shine, tile floors to mop, laundry to wash, trash to take out, dogs to walk (as always), boxes to go through (with an eye towards forcing myself to throw their contents out. O, my papers and clippings!), and a bathroom to scrub. Also, muffins to bake, because I'm hungry. And that's not even counting tomorrow, which is going to involve birthday shopping with my sister.

By the way, if you're wondering why the linkspam has suddenly improved, it's because I've finally gotten unlazy enough to check my Google Reader RSS blog feeds again.

Drivers stuck for full day on Pa. road.

Hijacked 737 lands on Spanish island; Mauritanian hijacker gets in hot water. "A fast-thinking pilot with passengers in cahoots fooled a hijacker by braking hard upon landing, then accelerating to knock the man down. When he fell, flight attendants threw boiling water in his face, and about 10 people pounced on him, Spanish officials said Friday."

Newborn ends up in Pa. woman's pant leg.

Woman allegedly stabs man during sex. "A woman has been arrested on suspicion that she tied up a man during sex, then stabbed him repeatedly with a knife and told him she likes to drink blood, police said." AIEEE.

Johansson enjoys her Harvard Pudding.

Chris Cornell quits Audioslave amid conflicts. "The Audioslave split was not unexpected. His colleagues, guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford and drummer Brad Wilk, have reunited with singer Zack de la Rocha to resurrect their former band Rage Against the Machine, which will play its first show in seven years at California's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 29.... Audioslave formed in 2001, a year after Rage broke up, and recorded three studio albums. In May 2005, it became the first American band to play an outdoor show in Cuba." Huh. Anyway. As long as Chris Cornell keeps putting out earcrack like "You Know My Name"--which will appear on his next solo album, the article also says--he can do whatever he wants, as far as I'm concerned.

Aaron Eckhart joining Batman Begins sequel. "In Batman lore, [Harvey] Dent is the district attorney of Gotham City and an ally of Batman. After half his face is disfigured by acid, Dent becomes the insane crime boss known as Two Face. He chooses to do good or evil by flipping a coin. Tommy Lee Jones played the character in 1995's Batman Forever. [The Dark Knight] sees Christopher Nolan back in the director's chair with Christian Bale reprising his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman are also returning. Heath Ledger will play The Joker." I keep hearing that the Katie Holmes character will return, but recast--no word on which actress, though.

Deschanel made of 'Tin': "Zooey Deschanel (Elf) has been cast in the lead role of Tin Man, Sci Fi Channel's Robert Halmi-produced miniseries retelling of The Wizard of Oz. Deschanel will play DG, a young woman -- think Dorothy -- who finds herself transported from her dull life into the O.Z. (Outer Zone), a fantasy-filled world of wonder that's also plagued by dark magic. She'll star opposite Alan Cumming, previously cast as the Scarecrow-like character of Glitch."

Huston Vamps In 30 Days: " 'It's quite a thrilling vampire story,' [Danny] Huston (Children of Men) said. 'It takes place over a period of time [in Alaska] where there's only nighttime, which is a perfect feeding time for vampires like me. I play a character called Marlow, and I've got contact lenses, and I've the nails and sharp teeth. I'm quite evil. I do love it. I work with Josh Hartnett and Melissa George, and it's a really good, interesting group of people. We all very much got into it. Working in New Zealand was just a such a wonderful treat. It is such a wonderful country.' "

I kind of did a double-take when I saw this story because Danny Huston is one of those actors I never expect to see pop up, but I'm always glad when he does, and I don't quite know why. I say "I don't know" because the first time I remember seeing him was in The Constant Gardener, where his character is, uh, not the most likable person, but for some reason that movie cemented him in the Actors I Like category. So then he turns up in Marie Antoinette (no kidding) as her brother the Emperor, and then in Children of Men as Theo's brother, the art restorer with the strange hair, and he's kind of taken on Greg Grunberg status now ("Hey! It's Danny Huston! Hi, Danny Huston!"). But then again, Bill Nighy is a terrible person in The Constant Gardener, and I'm always glad to see him as well. So who knows?

Nancy Drew trailer Not of the Lord.

How will you die? "Cleolinda Jones: At age 78 you will die from wounds delivered by a blender after trying to make your sixteenth magarita of the day. (And it's on 3:00pm, shame on you!)"


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Date: 2007-02-16 04:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] coneycat.livejournal.com
Your mum and I have the same birthday!

Date: 2007-02-16 04:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aelfsciene.livejournal.com
Me three! Happy birthday to all of us!

Date: 2007-02-16 04:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] apocalypsos.livejournal.com
The best part of that story about the drivers stuck on the Pennsylvania highway is the guy who says at the end, "How could you operate a state like this? It's totally disgusting."

Aw, look, it's baby's first run-in with PennDOT! *pinches his cheek* He expects PennDOT to plow? Aw, that's sweet. Dim, but sweet.

Date: 2007-02-16 04:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] particle-person.livejournal.com
Srsly. I'm in West Philly, and when I walked out after the storm, none of the streets were plowed. And this is right on Penn's campus.

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Date: 2007-02-16 04:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] this-quiet.livejournal.com
Maybe the Katie Holmes character will be the REAL Two Face.

Date: 2007-02-16 04:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sigma7.livejournal.com
They're just lucky that the Mauritanian wasn't a squirrel (http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-briefs10.1feb10,1,6310080.story?coll=la-news-a_section).

Date: 2007-02-16 07:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] purpleivey.livejournal.com
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a (low-budget) sequel: Squirrel on a Plane! I wonder if we could get Samuel L. Jackson to be in this one, too... 'course "I'm tired of this mother-fuckin' squirrel on a plane!" doesn't have quite the same ring to it.

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Date: 2007-02-16 04:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gabsy.livejournal.com
I heard conflicting rumours about the recasting of Katie Holmes. It appears to be either Rachel McAdamns or Maggie Gyllenhall!

Date: 2007-02-16 04:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yarha.livejournal.com
and told him she likes to drink blood.

I think I dated that woman, metaphorically.

Yarha, Accentuating the Type-O Positive

Date: 2007-02-16 04:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] christwise.livejournal.com
Huh. You're the second person to say that Danny Huston's character is an art restorer. I thought he was supposed to be the Warden of England. That's what they called it in the book anyway (but the character was also named Xan so who knows). My impression was that he was merely a collector and a preserver... and happens to live in the Tate. But who knows.

Happy Birthday Mamma-Cleo!

Date: 2007-02-16 05:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
I have heard about the Warden character, but the movie seems very different in that regard. From what I understood in the movie, he seemed to live in the Tate and actively restore salvaged art--I think the David with the repaired knee gave me that impression even if nothing else did. There was some bit of dialogue between Julian and Theo as to why he would have been able to help them that I'd have to listen to again.

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Date: 2007-02-16 04:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] heyorion.livejournal.com
I'm sorry, I'm being dumb - but how is Nancy Drew Not of the Lord?

P.S. Your linkspam has been awesome the past couple of days. You're like a one-womnan b3ta.com, only less about dirty jokes.

Date: 2007-02-16 04:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vampychick.livejournal.com
Watch the trailer. It's just...wrong. That is not my Nancy Drew.

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Date: 2007-02-16 04:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] particle-person.livejournal.com
Happy birthday to your mom, Cleo.

Also? thatNancyDrewmovielooksfun. What? I said nothing.

Date: 2007-02-16 04:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] riney.livejournal.com
It looks a lot better than I thought it would! Kind of cute.

I still have very low expectations for the Hardy Boy movie.

Date: 2007-02-16 04:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] neveth.livejournal.com
HOLY CRAP. They're making a movie out of 30 Days of Night?! I LOVED 30 Days of Night!

Now the question is are they keeping the gore the same, and lordy I may not be able to handle that in movie format.....

Date: 2007-02-16 04:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vampychick.livejournal.com
*stares in blank horror at Nancy Drew trailer* Wait...what?

Date: 2007-02-16 05:11 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] gwynevere1.livejournal.com
Wait? You mean Cinderella weekend doesn't involve you, your mother, and Sister Girl having a fairy godmother appear, clean the house, dress you all up like Cleo Sues, and wisk you away to spectacular party?

Date: 2007-02-16 06:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
... Sadly, no.

Date: 2007-02-16 05:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] la-sonnambula.livejournal.com
I hope your mother has a wonderful birthday! It's also Chinese New Year on Sunday.

The (http://www.justjared.com/gallery/photos.php?yr=2007&mon=02&evt=scarlett_johansson_hasty_pudding&pic=scarlett-johansson-hasty-pudding-06.jpg) pictures (http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/en/102103johansson/im:/070216/photos_en/2007_02_15t205430_450x299_us_harvard_johansson;_ylt=AhlJj.FWtHXtfHeVCFbsTfV.KcMA) of Scarlett spoofing the infamous Vanity Fair at Hasty Pudding are cute.

I'd never heard of Danny Huston before and suddenly he's everywhere (by everywhere I mean 3 or 4 movies). I love watching him. His role in MA is a small one but every minute he's on screen it's a pleasure.

The inevitable Daniel Radcliffe butt shot (http://www.justjared.com/2007/02/16/daniel-radcliffe-butt/).

Date: 2007-02-16 06:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
I'd never heard of Danny Huston before and suddenly he's everywhere (by everywhere I mean 3 or 4 movies). I love watching him. His role in MA is a small one but every minute he's on screen it's a pleasure.

He just seems so nice and so fun, even when he's playing a complete asshole. The idea of him playing a vampire kind of cracks me up, to be honest.

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Date: 2007-02-16 06:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] unheardpublic.livejournal.com
Ahem:

Z: At age 47 you will die fighting the Interplanetary War on Terrorism on Phobos, a moon of Mars.

Color me Brave.

If this is true (and I do not question the powers that be that divined it so), I have almost reached my halflife...

At least now I know. Thank you, Miss Cleo. ;P

Z

Date: 2007-02-16 07:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] purpleivey.livejournal.com
Yay, Batman Begins sequel! But what I really wanna know is if Cillian Murphy will be back o_O

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Date: 2007-02-16 07:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] deathwatchlove.livejournal.com
I guess the 18th was a good day to be born - it's also my mom's birthday.

Date: 2007-02-16 07:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skyblade.livejournal.com
Maggie Gyllenhaal is looking to take over for Katie Holmes according to the Latino Review guys, and they've been pretty spot on about the Batman casting.

Date: 2007-02-17 12:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lotusbiosm.livejournal.com
Well, I'm all for that, since Maggie totally pwns Katie Holmes.

Date: 2007-02-16 08:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bigeyedrabbit.livejournal.com
Totally unrelated to anything, I finally ordered your book today. :) I am eagerly awaiting its arrival, 'CUZ I COULD SURE USE A LAUGH.

Date: 2007-02-16 08:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] morganwolf.livejournal.com
That story about the baby in the woman's sweatpants cracked me up... and also made me kind of angry. And weirded out. 24, with 4 kids, and apparently at this point they drop out so fast she can't even pull her pants down?

I don't know why I read these things when I'm having so many impending-motherhood-trauma issues.

Date: 2007-02-17 02:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] squishysquidgy.livejournal.com
I think I was more weired out about her being 24 and having four kids more than the baby-in-the-pants thing.

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Date: 2007-02-16 09:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] missjessica.livejournal.com
"Ultimately, I don’t think it really matters who plays the character. Bruce Wayne matters, Alfred matters, Commissioner Gordon matters. The girl who was Batman’s friend as a kid does not. Recast her, rename her, hire a pair of midgets, stand one on the other’s shoulders and put a wig on the one who’s on top. It doesn’t matter. I’m sure Nolan has some grand plan for the character, but we’re there to see Batman not whatever girl has wandered into the picture in order to give him someone to save from the Joker/Scarecrow/insert-villain-here. "

From here (http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Maggie-Gyllenhaal-Is-Batman-s-Girlfriend-4496.html)

Date: 2007-02-17 01:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dracoaccio.livejournal.com
Oh good lord your ICON.

NEWSIEEEES.

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re: Nancy Drew

Date: 2007-02-16 09:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elisa0984.livejournal.com
On the other hand she does seem to have zero chemistry with Ned.

Date: 2007-02-16 09:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] krazykarot.livejournal.com
I work in Harvard Sq. and I was so confused yesterday when there were ridiculous amounts of people milling about the streets. (and of course that was the day i had to slip and fall on the ice walking to work!)

i'm sorry, but who the fuck thought having a parade in the middle of february was a good yearly tradition?? crazies, that's who! ;)

Date: 2007-02-16 10:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hulamoth.livejournal.com
did you hear the talk about possible a Hardy Boys movie (Hardy Men (http://www.tmz.com/2007/02/05/hardy-boys-ii-men-cruise-and-stiller-at-fox/) - oh, that doesn't sound like a porno) with Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller?

Date: 2007-02-16 11:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cleolinda.livejournal.com
Yeah, I posted about it a few days ago. : )

Date: 2007-02-17 12:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lilgoala.livejournal.com
Carolyn Keene must be rolling in her mass grave.

Date: 2007-02-17 12:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] the-wanlorn.livejournal.com
OH GODS BATMAN BEGINS SEQUEL I AM SO EXCITED
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