Rainy Wednesday

[cleolinda]

Not the best day I've ever had; not the worst, either. I seem to be cycling through moodswings at an astonishing rate--well, "cycling" implies a set pattern, and I don't know that there is one. And they're not terribly strong swings, either. All I know is, I spent a lot of the day feeling very sad, and then all of a sudden I'd be smiling to myself about something. Other than the sadness, which is really frickin' annoying in terms of trying to get anything done, the moods themselves are fairly mild; I don't feel manic or anything. I have a med check next week, though, and I'll be mentioning them then.

Also, it thundered all day long, despite the sun, and now it's finally pouring down.

Also-also, our dryer has died. Because we just hadn't added to our debt in a while.

Oh, and something that actually kind of made me laugh: the seriousness of the tomato-salmonella epidemic finally hit home when Qdoba refused to give me any pico de gallo.

'Unicorn' deer with rare single horn spotted in Italy.

Aussie dinosaur bone takes bite out of theory of continental drift.

A Parasite that Induces Love in its Host.

AP Exclusive: Newman friend says actor has cancer.

Six Astounding Young Adult Novels of the Pre-Potter Era.

Neil Gaiman reveals why you may not be able to read Margaret Atwood's Waterstones card.

Jeff Bezos' Hand Fatigue. He also thinks that the turning of pages is "too loud." I'd still rather have a real book than a Kindle, Sparky.

Images: Angelina Jolie & James McAvoy: Sofa King Hot In 'Wanted' (related: McAvoy and Kretschmann photocall in Berlin); Check This Out: Daniel Craig's 'Defiance' Poster; New 'Wolverine' Set Photos Online; 'Traitor' Poster Premiere!; early poster for 'The Duchess'; New ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ Image Revealed, Plus Poster For ‘Angels & Demons’; RoboCop Remake Confirmed - First Marketing Banner; ‘Terminator’ Sequel: The First Poster Revealed? And When Will We See A Teaser?

Clips and trailers: The New Star Wars: The Clone Wars Trailer; Watch Edward Norton Channel His Inner ‘Incredible Hulk’; 'The Incredible Hulk' Goes Unscripted; 'The Express' trailer; British 'Duchess' Trailer Makes Diana Connection.

trailer_spot: Babylon A.D., Duchess, Wackness, Kabluey, Boy A, Other Boleyn Girl.

Buyer of Harry Potter Prequel Seeks to Use Item for More Charity Fundraising; HBP promos and banner from Expo; New Image of Harry & Ginny Hugging from HBP; Photos of "Half-Blood Prince" Items at Licensing Expo.

Daniel Craig Cuts Finger During 'Quantum of Solace' Filming; 'Quantum of Solace' Curse Continues (frrrrowr); Quantum of Solace Featurette: Director of Photography Roberto Schaefer.

Scholarship created in honor of Heath Ledger; Ledger tribute for 'Batman' premiere; Knight's Eckhart Of Two Minds (spoilers).

Did Darabont's 'Indiana Jones' Script Leak Online?

Johnny Depp spends 45th birthday at work (again: frrrowr); Johnny Depp Dies, and Other Eyewitness Revelations From VF Writer's 'Public Enemies' Love-In.

70 minutes, Captain America cut from 'Incredible Hulk'; Review: 'The Incredible Hulk.'

First Look At ‘Iron Man II,’ ‘Thor,’ ‘Captain America,’ And ‘Avengers.’ Well, Sort Of.

Hef Discusses Robert Downey Jr. and Biopic.

Katherine Heigl Wants to 'Escape' Polygamy; Katherine Heigl pulls out of Emmy race.

'The Three Musketeers' To Swashbuckle Again.

'Friday the 13th' Set Visit Preview.

Nick Movies and Paramount Preview 'The Last Airbender.'

Cillian Murphy Blasts Paparazzi for stalking Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller on the set of 'The Edge of Love': "I totally admire them for putting up with it - if I walked out of my house every morning and there were 15 men waiting to photograph me, I couldn't do it."

Disgraced 'Transformers 2' Extra Will Stop at Nothing For 15 Minutes of Justice.

Director Joe Wright calls off wedding to Rosamund Pike; strippers and hot tubs involved.

Comments

[last-archangel.livejournal.com]

I cannot wait for the "Avatar: The Last Airbender" movie. Grr on James Cameron for messing with the title!

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

A Parasite that Induces Love in its Host.

Yeah, I went out with her in grad school.

Nothing I've read about the Terminator Salvation film gives me hope. (Disclaimer: I like Bale, but every time I see the name "McG" I just roll my eyes.) If the script unfolds the way they've hinted, it's a franchise-killer; nuking the fridge, as it were.

And I'd gladly pass on an Iron Man sequel as long as there was a Tony Stark film. Just film Downey being Stark for two hours and I'm there.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

If the script unfolds the way they've hinted, it's a franchise-killer; nuking the fridge, as it were.

Didn't they come out and disavow that ending, though?

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

They may have. (I would have, if it'd been true or not.) Since the franchise torpedoed the second movie's entire premise for the sake of tacking on a third installment, I confess I've approached it like someone I knew as a kid but just don't have anything in common with anymore.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

If Orland Bloom is not in The Three Musketeers I will cry tears of sorrow. (Just like I will if he's never Robin Hood).

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

AP Exclusive: Newman friend says actor has cancer.
Whoa. I was just at the supermarket, and I saw a tabloid with the headline "PAUL NEWMAN DYING," and I was all, "Ha ha, I'm sure I would have heard about that if it were true."

[elizardbits.livejournal.com]

A Parasite that Induces Love in its Host.

The first thing I thought of when reading this was "uh...human babies?"

*snicker*

[smadronia.livejournal.com]

Somehow I'm not too surprised they're turning escape into a movie. The book was good, but I don't know how it will transform into a movie.

This quote made me lol though "...Warren Jeffs (the man who so idiotically thinks that the more wives you have, the closer you get to heaven). "

[edda.livejournal.com]

I seem to be cycling through moodswings at an astonishing rate--well, "cycling" implies a set pattern, and I don't know that there is one. And they're not terribly strong swings, either. All I know is, I spent a lot of the day feeling very sad, and then all of a sudden I'd be smiling to myself about something. Other than the sadness, which is really frickin' annoying in terms of trying to get anything done, the moods themselves are fairly mild; I don't feel manic or anything.

I've kind of been having that, too. I thought at first it was hormones; then I just remembered I hate my job.

[redcoast.livejournal.com]

Cilian Murphy is just jealous.

[marginaliana]

...your icon. It's so amazingly fucking genius. I just don't even have any words.

[nadat.livejournal.com]

Man... why M. Night for the Avatar movie? Surely there are directors out there who won't be obsessed with sticking themselves in the movie and saving the day, or coming up with some sort of convoluted twist that's pretty darn obvious early on... Sixth Sense was good. But the others since then haven't been, and I really don't want him near Avatar.

[elizardbits.livejournal.com]

HEE. I've had since book 7 came out (zomg almost a year?) and it STILL makes me cackle madly every time I see it. The person from whom I stole it had it credited to longleggedgit, but that journal is friends-only so I can't really confirm or deny.

[delurker.livejournal.com]

Here's a picture of the unicorn deer (http://www.southernledger.com/ap/140186/Single-horned_Unicorn_deer_is_found_in_Italy). Pretty cool!

[kiandra-fire.livejournal.com]

What's most frightening about the wasp is how many people are going to think that's a good idea and try to make it happen.

Bezos is... an idiot. If your hand starts to hurt when you're reading a book, you shift positions. Or take a break.

I'll be honest: The more I see of the Duchess, the more I can't wait for it to come out.

And the Joe Wright/Rosamund Pike split? I guess I saw it ending, but I didn't see it ending quite that way.

[misachan.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with this comment. The man was born to play D'Artagnan.

Of course, it's also my hopeless wish that they have Kiefer Sutherland reprise his role as Athos. Completely un-canon as that movie was, he made a great Athos.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

Orlando might not be the most stunning actor in the world, but the man was MADE to swash a buckle. I can think of very few better choices.

Still think he should have been Prince of Persia.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

Thor? Really? We want to go that way, Marvel?

[shesnotallthere.livejournal.com]

While I hope your mood stabilizes soon, I have to say that I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling inexplicably sad.

I'm tempted to blame it on the weird weather we've had in Alabama the past couple of years, since the kind of sadness I'm currently experiencing feels a lot like the kind of sadness I usually experience in late autumn. Perhaps the weather staying incredibly warm right up until last Christmas somehow delayed my seasonal mood swing, or something.

[derangeddarling.livejournal.com]

I concur with the Robin Hood sentiment. Isn't it clear from LOTR that the boy can use a bow?

[haleiwatown.livejournal.com]

That Public Enemies movie is going to be so good. I saw them filming loads of it here in my home town. We were fortunate enough to meet him (twice) and to get some good shots of different scenes and sets.
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/7522255@N06/2414541003/)

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/7522255@N06/2414504501/)

There are lots more if you want to click to go to the stream.

[mercat.livejournal.com]

AUUUUGH the Indy script is down D=

I have been waiting too long for this.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

I know!! It needs to reappear, surely, someone saved it!!!

[mercat.livejournal.com]

I will let you know if I find it. I've checked all my Indy forums and no one has reported back with a saved copy. =(

[aki.livejournal.com]

Didn't House already do that, with an old lady and syphillis?