Well, my calendar said "The excitement never ends..."

[cleolinda]

Hello, newcomers! Some of you are here because you were linked to the Breaking Dawn commentary/recap. Some of you are here because you saw the New York Magazine blog post; some of you are here to kill me. Welcome, one and all! Read, friend, have fun, try not to break the furniture! And thank you to Dan Kois (who, I just realized, is Dan Kwa from TWOP, he of the Lost recaps of yore) for the NYMag shoutout, by the way.

(And thanks for all the support, y'all--regulars and lurkers alike. Awww!)

In case you stayed to read more of my journal and you have no idea what it's for, I talk mostly about pop culture like 85%of the internet, specifically movies. I post Movies in Fifteen Minutes every few months at m15m (ZOMG I WROTE A BOOK OF THEM! YOU CAN GET IT AT AMAZON.CO.UK! EVEN THOUGH I'M FROM ALABAMA! I KNOW, IT'S REALLY WEIRD!). I generally do dailyish movies-and-misc linkspams; sometimes I tell stories about my family or my dogs or strange things that happened or weird dreams I had. Sporadically I recap or discuss random things (often books) because I just feel like it, and the Twilight series was one of those things. I also have a silly little PBWiki to organize my LJ content into more browsable categories; it will always be, by its nature, under construction, but feel free to poke around over there. (The "Best Of" section may be the most convenient.)

Also-also, anyone crazy enough to look for bloggers to hire: I will write for food. And also, I can actually string three words together without swearing, I promise. If I'd known the recaps would be this widely linked, I would have worked a little less blue. A little.

And finally: the thing to remember about internet fame is, you're still less famous than that Star Wars kid. So other than the security system I'm installing in my hair at my house, we're pretty much going to carry on as normal here.

Morgan Freeman recovering after surgery.

Found: massive number of endangered gorillas.

James 'Scotty' Doohan's Ashes Still Not in Space; Missing Instead.

James Frey Says He'll Keep "Twisting The Lines Of Fact."

Stephen Colbert Solves Montauk Monster Mystery!

Aging child-star kitteh… falls off the wagon.

Neil Patrick Harris calls Cooper ‘dreamy.’

Judd Apatow is Watching You Post. OH GOD, HIM TOO?

Images: International 'Up' and 'A Christmas Carol' Pics; Cthulhu Keeps Main Character Waiting; 'A Girl Cut in Two' Poster Premiere; New W. Poster and Two Photos; Two Official Stills from 'Saw V.'

Trailers and clips: Must Watch: Intense Clip from D.J. Caruso's 'Eagle Eye'; New 'Wonder Woman' Trailer Lacks Voice(s); Westward Ho with the 'Appaloosa' Trailer (hey, it's Viggo Mortensen!); Exclusive: ‘Forever Strong’ Trailer; Exclusive Trailer: Check Out Paul Rudd And Seann William Scott In ‘Role Models.’

Are you speaking Bat? Is that what Bat sounds like?; Is There a Dark Knight Curse? My mother actually asked me the same thing this morning, so I pointed out that whole thing about Quantum of Solace allegedly having a curse as well. Basically, bad things happen sometimes. Sometimes a lot of bad things happen. I mean, if Gary Oldman didn't want to leave his house for a few months, I wouldn't blame him, but mostly, I think it's just coincidence.

It's Twilight Tuesday (and how!) ‘Breaking Dawn’ Mania Is Everywhere And We’re In The Middle Of It; You Have ‘Breaking Dawn’ Questions, Stephenie Meyer Will Have Your Answer; Twilight Bytes: Inspired by own name, town offers 'Twilight'-themed dishes; Dear Author review: Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer.

How to Derail a Junket: Ask Robert Downey Jr. Who He'd Like To 'Smoke a Blunt With' [Publicist Nightmares]; Robert Downey, Jr E! Online Interview (a different interview).

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Won’t Center on Shia LaBeouf, Insists George Lucas.

Helena Bonham Carter Reveals How Her Crazy Will Be Used In Terminator 4.

Tom Cruise brings the ‘Thunder,’ co-stars say.

Rolling Stone's 'Pineapple Express' Review; James Franco is Everywhere - Features in USA Today and New York Times.

Seth Rogen Likens ‘Green Hornet’ To ‘True Lies’ In Tone.

'Justice League' to Start Filming Next Year?

Leo to play Lenin?

Kevin Smith Wins His 'R' Rating for 'Zack and Miri.'

Mark Ruffalo to Direct 'Sympathy for Delicious.'

Verbinski Deal Includes 'BioShock.'

'Wolfenstein' Still In Works.

Jackie Chan Will Star in Thing with Spies, Babysitting, Internet.

Hobbit Homes Halted.

Ed Harcourt To Score Unwelcome Donnie Darko Sequel.

Tucker Max's Movie Script: Embarrassing, Bro; Tucker Max's Movie Script: The Final Lowlights.

Comments

[glass-radical.livejournal.com]

Neil Patrick Harris calls Cooper ‘dreamy.’


Aww bless.

[unheardpublic.livejournal.com]

My favorite: "I just thought he was so cool when he talked in this cool, low, secret-agent voice."

Agreed, NPH, agreed.

[jcipa.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the mention! Your recaps were hilarious and you deserve the (good kind of) attention.

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

Yay for gorillas!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thebratqueen.livejournal.com]

...there's going to be an Indy 5??

[cofax7]

I know! DO NOT WANT indeed.

Well, unless it's all about Marion and Indy spatting and having adventures that at least give a nod to physics and no one lets Lucas anywhere near the script.

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

I have a question about your book! Is there any difference between the original version and the Cut! version? I don't know which to get. I know they're the same book, but I don't remember what was up with the title change and reissue two years later.

[wanderlustlover]

Wondering the same myself!

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

That is an awesome mention for you! And just think, we can say we knew you when... ;-)

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks. It's a really nice shoutout, but I'm not expecting anything magical to happen all of a sudden. I mean, I published a whole book and nothing really changed. : )

[sideofzen.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Why Indy 5? Indy 4 was SO BAD.

[rosetapestry.livejournal.com]

Re: Indy V

I couldn't help thinking, as I watched Mummy 3 the other day, that Luke Ford would have made an awesome "next Indiana Jones". Don't get me wrong, I like Shia overall, but he's never really had that rugged-adventure brand of sexy that Harrison Ford did. Luke Ford, on the other hand, even kinda looks like him...

[wanderlustlover]

Curious question: I saw someone with an Edward icon that was made made by you with the "I doubt your sparkle motion" cliche line but I can't seem to find where your having made Twilight icons is?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I kept randomly making one here and one there as various things came up; the icon folder is over here. (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v118/cleoicons/)

[unheardpublic.livejournal.com]

Cleo, as I am one of your many international fans (Australia!...though I found you while I was still back in the states), I am sorry to say that I cannot make the human wall of supporters being constructed to save you from the Twimoms and other "trufans."

BUT! You are more than welcome to come to a secured hidey-hole I've dug for you in the Australian outback if the need arises. The vamps will have no chance against my horde of martial arts trained kangaroos and EVERY SINGLE DEADLIEST CREATURE KNOWN TO MANKIND.

Australia: because even sparkly vampires stand no chance against our crazy shit.

Z

[diner]

HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAH You're so right about all the skeery deadly creatures.

:D

[d4nce4m01.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the welcome!
I come via the Breaking Dawn Summary! <3

[delle.livejournal.com]

May I just say how much I destest James Frey? Arrogant, narsossic, pretentious son of a bitch. I wish no publisher would touch his crap.

[schmoo999.livejournal.com]

I was just going to post about what a complete ass he is..but I will add it here. He is a complete ass.

[diner]

I've read your hilarity for quite some time, thank you for all the much-needed laughs. :)

(EEEEEE NEIL THINKS COOPER IS DREAMY. So do I... )

[missmp.livejournal.com]

So are the gorillas not endangered now? Since there are so many of them? I'm confused.

[disturbed-kiwi.livejournal.com]

What I loved about hearing that story on the morning news was that this effectively triples / quadruples the number of this sort of gorilla that was believed to exist. Like, at all.

But I think they are still endangered. Unsure.

[wumbawoman.livejournal.com]

Hey now! Just wanted to make sure my seat at the bar wasn't taken.

Scoot over newby!

;o)

[malsperanza.livejournal.com]

D00d, congratulations on the great press.

[flamingtoilet.livejournal.com]

Oh god, that icon is so much win. May I steal?

[library-of-sex.livejournal.com]

Man, it was Dan Kwa that gave the shout-out? Awesome! I loved his S1 recaps and have always wanted him back!

[fenellaevangela.livejournal.com]

You know, I admit it, I thought of you when Stephen mentioned the Montauk Monster :-)

[angelan.livejournal.com]

Wasn't Verbinski also considering adapting Portal? Did I read that somewhere or make it up?

I've been thinking about playing Bioshock but I think I might be too scared of it :S. There were points during the Ravenholm bit in Half Life where I could only play during daylight hours. You know. In case the zombies came out of my PC and got me.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

Oh man, a Portal movie would be so awesome if they just lifted the game's script and didn't change a thing. Keep GLaDOS' voice actress and the end song and the silent heroine and everything. I WOULD SEE THAT A MILLION TIMES OH MAN.

I've always sucked at FPSes, but my fianceeeeeee (how many eeeeees are in that again?) plays them. He loves HL and to this day, playing the first one, will occasionally shriek and fire off a spray of bullets when an overhead light pops in a fully-lit corridor. :D

[liz-marcs.livejournal.com]

I hope you don't mind if I've friended you. :-)

I think I've fallen a little in love with you.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Of course not! Welcome aboard. : )

[http://users.livejournal.com/ktk____________/]

A heartfelt congrats on the whole NY Mag hulabaloo! You have to be so excited!

YOU ARE SOMEBODY!!

[hilaryxo.livejournal.com]

shut UP i used to love dan kwa's recaps!! it's a lost art, the funny TWOP recap.

[syneblue.livejournal.com]

TWOP itself is a lost art.

[honorh.livejournal.com]

If Robert Pattison and David Tennant ever got together, their hair would very likely mate and take over the world.

[shesnotallthere.livejournal.com]

Or, at least, team up with the hairstyles of Neil Gaiman and Dylan Moran and cut an album.

[a-little-wisp.livejournal.com]

Will work for food? ANY food? Careful now, people might start sending you Twinkies. Gwahaha, oh that was bad. Ignore it.

Congrats on being famous and Wanted!

[poinsley.livejournal.com]

who, I just realized, is Dan Kwa from TWOP, he of the Lost recaps of yore

Wow, cool! I really liked his recaps, way back when.