I hate you and your ass word processing program

[cleolinda]

If Microsoft Word doesn't stop crashing and losing all my work, I'm going to start charging Bill Gates for lost man hours.

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Today's Journal Birthmonth Flashback: Let's be lazy and link to The Happening in Fifteen Minutes from earlier this summer, since it's out on DVD today. I highly recommend that you at least Netflix it or something, if only to shock and amaze yourself with the number of things I did not, in fact, make up. (Extramarital dessert... the mood ring... "cheese and crackers"... the trees rustling on the phone... Hot Dog Time...)

Linkspam! It's early because my blood sugar is low for some reason and I need to get away from the computer before I go after Word with a sledgehammer.

'Power Ranger' faces death penalty in yacht killings.

Are creativity and mood disorders linked?

Twitter Me This: Our Favorite Fake Twitter Feeds. Quite honestly, I'm still trying to think of anything worth saying on mine. What kinds of things do people enjoy reading on Twitter feeds, anyway?

Movie theaters bring opera to fans nationwide.

Could You Live in a World Without Women? [Triviagasm]. I am thinking that, by definition... no, I could not.

Dead people raise live boy. At least, that's what it says on Google Reader. At the actual article: "Welcome to Neil Gaiman's 'Graveyard.' "

Given Heather O’Rourke’s Tragic Death, Does DirecTV’s New ‘Poltergeist’ Commercial Go Too Far?

EW's New Music Roundup: Bob Dylan, Michelle Williams, T.I., Mick Boogie, and more.

Depeche Mode announces tour, European dates posted.

Danny Masterson radio show gets pulled.

The Only Thing More Mega than MegaForce is UltraForce, a free three-episode series online.

Conversations with a Snake.

The Hater: How Bad Will The American 'Absolutely Fabulous' Be?

'Life on Mars' did some time-traveling of its own.

Nick Nolte escapes burning home in Malibu.

Esquire names Halle Berry 'sexiest woman alive.'

Is Johnny Depp worth $56 million a movie? Probably not, but I can think of worse people to throw piles of money at.

The Oscars may be collateral damage in the war on film critics.

Images: Confessions of a Shopaholic; I Know You Know; First Look: Aaron Johnson in Full 'Kick-Ass' Costume ('Kick Ass' Set Pics Show Costumed Kiddies Ready To Kill); In 'Wynter Dark,' New Yorkers Resort To Polar Bear Weaponry [Exclusive].

Trailers and clips: Exclusive: Clip from 'The Duchess.'

Anne Hathaway And Helena Bonham Carter Head To Tim Burton’s ‘Wonderland.’ Tangentially related: Is Anne Hathaway Guaranteed an Oscar Nom?

'Quantum of Solace' International Poster Revealed; New Bond Girl Admits She Once Had Two Extra Fingers; James Bond & underfed underdressed females.

New Chapter Of Watchmen Motion Comics Released; Cinematical Watches The 'Watchmen'; The 'Watchmen' Roadshow Hits New York; Watchmen Movie Was Almost About The War On Terror.

New ‘Twilight’ Banner Finally Brings the Baddies; 'Twilight''s new poster and soundtrack revealed; Robert Pattinson Set to Receive 'New Hollywood Award' at Hollywood Film Festival; This Just In: 'Let the Right One In' is Ten Times Better Than 'Twilight.' Hey, man, the "just kidding!" is not necessary, believe me.

Jackman Stuns Kidman With Buff Body And Horse Skills.

DVD Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2-Disc Special Edition).

The Deceptive Marketing of 'Body of Lies.'

David Cronenberg Directing Robert Ludlum's 'Matarese Circle.' ...Wha?

Guillermo del Toro: No Shirtlessness in My Frankenstein.

Marvel To Shoot Four Films In L.A.

5 Badass Reasons Why Fans Will Love The Green Lantern Movie.

Is Spike Lee’s ‘Inside Man 2’ Moving Forward Without Jodie Foster? The last time someone made a sequel without Jodie Foster, we ended up with Hannibal. I'm just saying, y'all.

Exclusive: 'The Express' Cast and Director.

'Get Smart' Sequel on the Way, Along with More Steve Carell Goodness.

Glover Is President In '2012.'

Murray Badgers Fantastic Mr. Fox's Anderson.

Icelandic Thriller 'Jar City' Getting an American Remake.

Shyamalan Mulls 'Unbreakable' Sequel; Shyamalan Unveils 'Airbender' Secrets.

Writer Travis Wright Responds to 'Blade Runner 2' Backlash.

Original ‘Street Fighter’ Director Says New Flick Should Be Better.

Behold Next Year's Crap Today: 'Vanilla Gorilla,' Starring Pierce Brosnan.

Comments

[redcoast.livejournal.com]

Dude - Open Office! Never crashes!

[cassildra.livejournal.com]

Open Office also cures the sick, makes dinner, does the dishes, is fabulous in bed AND wants to cuddle after.

[sucrelefey.livejournal.com]

If I had a way of sending you my WP7 I would but someone "borrowed" the install disk never to be seen again.

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

I've already seen pictures of Mia Wasikowska as Alice. I'm so looking forward to it. While I'm not surprised that Helena Bonhama Carter is going to be in it (she's in every Tim Burton movie isn't she?), I'm a bit surprised at Ann Hathaway being cast.

I take it back she'll be brill as the White Queen.

[last-archangel.livejournal.com]

Tim Burton's really good at putting whoever he's fucking at the moment in his movies. That's one of the reasons why Planet of the Apes was so awkward and terrible - he was transitioning from one to the other.

Honestly, I can't stand HBC. And I haven't enjoyed a Tim Burton movie since Sleepy Hollow.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Jackman Stuns Kidman With Buff Body And Horse Skills.

I can't tell you how happy I am that the last word in that title is "skills."

Is Anne Hathaway Guaranteed an Oscar Nom?

And I thought that was just going to be the laws of probability kicking in.

And as soon as I find an efficient way to Twitter my heart rate at any given moment, I'm doing it.

[megalion.livejournal.com]

I hate headlines like that "Power Rangers actor kills someone"

I've never watched the show but it's this guy's only IMDB credit. At best he's a one shot 'guest star'. NOT a Power Rangers actor!

[rinnamarie.livejournal.com]

I know... there was one a couple of weeks ago that said something like "High School Musical star arrested!" and it turns out the kid in question played Athletic Teen #3 or some such nonsense. Don't get my scandal hopes up, stupid entertainment media.

[pinstripe-bindi.livejournal.com]

I had this feeling of childlike amazement when I saw The Happening, because I truly thought all the stuff I'd read about it HAD to be an exaggeration. WHY YOU EYEIN' MAH LEMON DRANK.

Did you see that skit on last Saturday's SNL, Mark Wahlberg Talks To Animals? It was hilarious, not least because it reminded me of that scene in the movie when he talked to a plant that turned out to be fake. But also because it was so random, and a dead-on impression.

[jharrison19.livejournal.com]

I could not stop laughing at that skit. "hey chicken, alotta people wanna eat chu, but i just wanna talk to you OK?"

[kilted.livejournal.com]

My theatre has been doing that opera thing for almost a year... I think we have Salome playing live from the Met next week, actually. All the (lovely old) people who go to see them say it's better than actually being there- cheaper, they do behind the scenes stuff, they zoom in on the singers, etc.

[kilted.livejournal.com]

Also- it's not often you see the phrase "Icelandic Thriller"... huh.

[etod.livejournal.com]

Is Spike Lee’s ‘Inside Man 2’ Moving Forward Without Jodie Foster?

Who cares! As long as it has Willem Dafoe in it again for round 2, I'm there. :D

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

Okay, first headline is a little bit misleading, since imdb tells me the guy did ONE EPISODE. imdb has been wrong before, and it doesn't change the "oh jesus god that is awful" factor, but I grew up watching MMPR and I am TRUMATIZED ENOUGH by Trini's death-by-no-seatbelt. If Billy killed some people and got the chair, I don't know how I'd cope. D:

American Ab Fab WHAT

...wait. Dude, did no one else watch Cybil? God, I miss Marianne.

[goonie-freak.livejournal.com]

I was totally thinking it was Billy before I clicked on it!

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

Oh! I saw The Happening a few weeks ago! *goes to read your parody*

Anne Hathaway! I have a growing fondness for her.

[disturbed-kiwi.livejournal.com]

I am totally in love with her. It's just lucky I live on the other side of the planet, I'm sure the temptation to become a creepy stalker would be too much.

[rinnamarie.livejournal.com]

Mood disorders and creativity linked?

Everybody say 'duh-huh.'

Lord, everyone knows that crazy people are more creative. It's the ONLY good thing about mood disorders!

[harveypenguin.livejournal.com]

I'm totally going to the movie theater opera things this year. Particularly Doctor Atomic. Tickets are like $20 though, which is lame.

[edda.livejournal.com]

Tangentially related: Is Anne Hathaway Guaranteed an Oscar Nom?

Now I have a mental image of Anne Hathaway gnawing at an Oscar statue with a lolcat caption floating over her head.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hee!

(I saw an ONTD macro of the Joker eating whatever it was at the cocktail party in TDK and it had the caption OSCAR NOM NOM NOM.)

[angelene.livejournal.com]

Now I'm curious: what kind of errors are you getting with your Word? Which version is it? Have you checked the updates, SPs and possible fixes?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Word 2003 (damn, that's old)--it'll just suddenly say that there's not enough room to save to disk (I have 45 empty GB on my computer), crash, and then autorecover won't kick in when I open it up again. The last time it happened, my Yahoo music player crashed about three seconds before--it's like something on the computer starts triggering crashes.

[goonie-freak.livejournal.com]

Awww and here I thought my icons were just too lame to mention.

[goonie-freak.livejournal.com]

Also a few more Icons here...
http://goonie-freak.livejournal.com/101956.html#cutid1

[greyduck.livejournal.com]

MegaForce? Oh, there's a blast from my childhood that I could've gone all day without remembering.

I'm still apprehensive about Shamallamadingdong's Avatar. It was so good. This can go so horribly wrong.

I hope they're right about the Green Lantern movie, but it's way too early to get my hopes up, methinks.

[megalion.livejournal.com]

I'm nervous too about his Avatar esp after that article above where he's talking about how it has pieces from his other movies.

uh.... THIS ISN'T YOUR STORY YOU FUCK! It's AVATAR! Get it right or I'll bitchslap you to last monday's meat surprise.

I dug 6th Sense and loved Unbreakable. Signs didn't do much and village was annoying (I didn't like the twist). BUT I did like lady in the water.

My take is that M Night let it all go to his head and now he's doing stupid shit because he's mad about poor box office and etc and not really thinking things through anymore.

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you had a twitter feed! I'm following you now! :-)

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, it sucks, so I hadn't really mentioned it. : )

[worldforawhile.livejournal.com]

Waiting for Guffman win.

I'm just going to go home and bite my pillow.

[incogra.livejournal.com]

I like your Twitters! Actually, I think a lot of people on there try waaaaaaaaaay to hard to be clever. I'd rather read the regular, "snippets of people's day"-type posts.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Heh, thanks. Yeah, the cutesiness gets to me, unless you're specifically doing one of those fictional Twitter accounts, as mentioned in the article. It's just a matter of picking interesting moments from your day, I guess. And I don't have a lot of those.

Get Smart

[megalion.livejournal.com]

It won't be anywhere near as good as the first unless they bring back Anne and the other supporting cast (as allowed by the end of the first movie)

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

A ha ha, that Vanilla Gorilla movie has been kicking around since 2001 or so. Nikki Webster (Australian starlet whose main claim to fame was being the central character in the Sydney Olympic Games opening ceremony, then released a few lame pop songs) was going to have this as her Hollywood Star Vehicle. Of course, then she grew up and started taking her clothes off for money, so perhaps she's not attached any more.

[the_rainbow_jen]

I wanna know how they get 'starred in Power Rangers' from one episode appearance. Do your research, CNN. One ep does not a star make.

Is Johnny Depp worth $56 million a movie? Probably not, but I can think of worse people to throw piles of money at.

*coughwallstreetcough*

[plazmah.livejournal.com]

*coughwallstreetcough*

Zing!

[divadeanna.livejournal.com]

I totally love that the Met does these broadcasts. Nothing beats being there, but as I can't get up there to see Salome, I'm definitely going to the broadcast for that one. It's such a great way to reach a broader, more diverse audience. Especially for children. Most opera companies now have student outreach programs, where they tour around to local schools and everything. There are so many more ways to reach a younger audience than there used to be. I wish someone had thought of all this when I was in elementary/middle school.

[la-petite-singe.livejournal.com]

I am morbidly curious about this "hour of extra footage too intense for theatres" w/ The Happening DVD, honestly. How much crackier can it get?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I don't know, but I suspect I need to see it.

[gannet-guts.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I really wanna see Let The Right One In. I've just started reading it and already love it.