It never rains but it pours

[cleolinda]

So I went downstairs to the rec room to look for some glue (long story), and I was bowled over by the foulest stench I have had the misfortune to inhale in a good long time. Now, the cat's litter box is down there, but I was doubtful that the cat could have produced a funk this pernicious, and also, it grew stronger as you walked away from the litter box. Well, we've had some really severe rainstorms the last week or so, and it turns out that... we have water damage. The carpet under a table (where we didn't immediately see it) got soaked. Reek ensued. We've had to call some people in (Serve Pro or something?) to come dry it out with industrial-strength dehumidifiers and carpet cleaners and fans and whatever. Which means: more money that we have to pay someone. And then my mother started talking about paying off her part of Sister Girl's student loans and I just put my hand up and said, "I can't hear about this until I finish the annotations. You can tell me then. But there's nothing I can do about it--except finish these annotations--so don't tell me now. I SAID, DON'T TELL ME NOW. I SAID LA LA LA LA LA." I already had a massive headache that lasted most of the afternoon as it was. And I know I said that I thought some of my tension was hormonal, but I'm starting to resubscribe to the palpable stress theory.

I have more linkspam than this, but I'm tired:

Gawker Kills Facebook Stalker Feature?

'Moonlight' Canceled. Well, maybe Sophia Myles can get something decent now.

Chuck Palahniuk's Book Trailer Basically Straight-Up Porn.

The best poncho ever!

The Worst is Yet to Come in 'Speed Racer' Crash-and-Burn.

"Half-Blood Prince" Set Visit Report and New Tom Felton Photo; also, not used in OOTP: Lucius Malfoy's mugshot.

Twilight finished filming; Exclusive: ‘Twilight’ Filmmakers Hope To Shoot Sequels Simultaneously; Happy Birthday, Robert Pattinson! (read: he's 22, so you can all stop feeling dirty); Stephenie Meyer the New JKR?; a comic that made me laugh for about ten minutes straight. It's all about the third panel, y'all. Also, I am trying to steel myself to actually start reading the e-book of the first novel.

2 New Batman TV Spots; Secrets of The Dark Knight - trailer breakdown.

'The Edge of Love' trailer.

Snakehead Camera System Soars In 'Quantum of Solace'; Daniel Craig Wants Amy Winehouse To Record Bond Theme, even though it's already been said she won't be able to pull herself together long enough to do it. I tell you what: you get me a pony covered in rainbows, and I'll get you Amy Winehouse.

David Cronenberg Digging the 'Timecrimes' Remake?

Arcade Fire Scoring Richard Kelly's 'The Box'; Kelly Won't Helm Darko 2.

Natalie Portman Ditches 'Wuthering Heights'--but it looks like Stelios is signing on.

Scott Glenn to play Rumsfeld for Oliver Stone.

Audrey Tautou Still Adorable as Coco Chanel.

Hilary Swank's Earhart Hat Attracts Attention.

First official look at Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) from 'The Spirit'; Frank Miller Not Directing Buck Rogers.

Megan Fox Topless for Some Kind of Movie or Something

'Fraggle Rock' to Stop Being Fond Memory, Become Sad Future.

'Star Wars' trailer already beats last 3 films.

Nic Cage Remaking 'Bad Lieutenant' with Werner Herzog! Oh sweet God.

Cate Blanchett says no to plastic surgery: “I see someone’s face, someone’s body who has had children, and I think they’re the song lines of your experience, and why would you want to eradicate that? Death is not going to be any easier just because your face can’t move.” And that is why she is my favorite actress.

Comments

[r-a-black.livejournal.com]

*giggles happily* >.> I'm totally sending you a virtual Christmas card this year, with virtual candy even.

I just added another post myself because, well, I just couldn't help it. It's shorter than the last and a lot more organized but it might not make sense to as many people because it's more on the latter books, (yes I've read all three, don't judge me).

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Shit, I'm gonna read the other two! But not just now, because I have to go reread the first one again. You have to understand, it's a kind of bad that makes me extremely happy. (See also: Van Helsing.) It took me about four hours to read the thing, and I giggled through all of it.

[r-a-black.livejournal.com]

It is definitely giggle worthy, and I'm still curious about how she's going to put an end to it because it's like thrown up in the air all oddly. If she doesn't stop at the 4th book though, I won't continue reading, I just don't have that kind of brain power.

Oh, and I'm not sure if anyone's ever told you, but it looks like she intends to do Edward's version of it all, she's already posted up the first chapter on her site. (http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/otherprojects_midnightsun.html) At the very bottom is the link to the file. "At first I was planning to post it all here on my website, but I changed my mind for two reasons, the most important being that Edward's version is much longer ... The second reason that I changed my mind is a little bit silly—I just would really love to have a pretty, matching, bound version of Midnight Sun to put beside Twilight on top of my desk. So I'm going to try to have it published as a complementary novel to Twilight." This woman is effing unbelievable. Not in the good way, either.