A fairly good day

[cleolinda]

Today, I am full of French onion soup and accomplishment. Really full. I have a few screencaps to make (I want to link to visual evidence of some of this weirdness), but other than that, I'm putting the Van Helsing footnotes to bed. Exciting. Which means I get to plow on through the list chronologically and keep going until I hit another unfootnoted patch, and hopefully work through the entire set UNTIL THEY ARE DONE, OMG.

A weird little sidenote: I've been trying out different old BPAL favorites as room scents, and even though Fae is a pretty bubbly scent (bergamot, heliotrope and peach, I think?), I haven't been all that productive this week. Then I put out Siren (ginger, jasmine, vanilla and apricot), and suddenly I'm getting a lot more done. Could be a coincidence, I don't know.

OH OH OH I KNEW I WAS FORGETTING SOMETHING: Today's flashback is (the oddly prescient... kind of) MyScene Lindsay Lohan entry. I even went through and freshened up all the picture links (well, except for one, and I have no idea what it originally was).

Linkspam!

David Foster Wallace's Elements of Style.

Teens convicted of virtual theft; Online divorcee jailed after killing virtual hubby "on suspicion of hacking."

10 ways to be a star on Halloween; States target sex offenders before Halloween.

New generation less likely to graduate high school, "and most states are doing little to hold schools accountable."

X-rays made from Scotch tape.

When Isaac Asimov Burned Robert Heinlein [Literary Feuds].

Margaret Atwood Writes NYT Op-Ed, remains sexy while doing so.

My soul craves this necklace. My soul is also broke, however.

Is It a Bird or a UFO Over Uruguay?

Prince continues to chart his own course.

Guns N' Roses' 'Chinese Democracy' to be doused in a November rain of Dr Pepper.

Goodbye Beyoncé, hello Sasha Fierce.

Are you ready to say goodbye to 'SexyBack'?

We walked with Hanson — and we liked it! Why so surprised?

Marvel Attempts To Torpedo Their Own Success ['Super Hero Squad'].

Execs Appalled As Cloris Leachman Reaches Sanjaya-Like Threat to 'Dancing with the Stars.'

William Shatner Trashes George Takei As Psychotic; George Takei Responds to William Shatner's YouTube Sulu Rant.

Entertainment Weekly: 'Heroes': Five ways to fix it; EW Dooms 'Heroes' By Offering To Help Save It.

Lost's Fallen Star Will Shine On 'Chuck.'

Gina Torres Versus The Joker, In The 26th Century [Found Footage].

David Fincher's awesome new sportsgear ad.

Piven: 'Malkovich Put Fear Of God Into Me.' As well he should.

Recall the Gold: The 2003 Best Supporting Actress Oscar race; Will Clint Eastwood Rule the Oscars Again? *twitch*

Images: Clint Eastwood's 'Gran Torino' Gets a Poster, Picture and Release Date; 'Hotel for Dogs' Poster: Kids are the Bread of a Giant Dog Sandwich; No Crotch is Safe from the New 'My Bloody Valentine' Poster.

Trailers and clips: The 'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans' Trailer Hits; 'Friday the 13th' Teaser Trailer, for Real This Time; Exclusive Clip From 'The Matador'; Exclusive: 'I Can't Think Straight' Trailer and Poster Premiere; TRAILER EXCLUSIVE: Check Out Ashley Tisdale’s Alien Invasion Movie ‘They Came From Upstairs!’ (WELL, CAPSLOCK AND AN EXCLAMATION POINT, NOW I AM JUST BESIDE MYSELF); Yikes, It's a Boogeyman! Three! Trailer! (YES BUT WHERE IS THE CAPSLOCK?).

AV Club reviews: Synecdoche, New York; I've Loved You So Long; Changeling; Stranded: I Have Come From A Plane That Crashed On The Mountains.

Spike Scream 2008 Watchmen Clip in official-site HD; Carla Gugino Stays In Character For ‘Watchmen’ Doc ‘Under the Hood.’

Ten 'Quantum of Solace' clips (I can't tell you if these are new or not, because I am studiously saving myself for the theater viewing); Bond Alumni Grill Daniel Craig; No 'Bond 23' Schedule Yet, Says Daniel Craig; Stana Katic Calls 'Quantum' A Homage To Early James Bond Films; Bond Films Too Expensive To Make?; Arterton Was Destined To Be Quantum Bond Girl; Kurylenko: 'I'm Not A Bimbo'; Bond Helps Kurylenko Conquer Height Fears; New Bond Is No Martini Man. You know, you have to love a man who will admit, "We did a proper taste test: full measure of gin, full measure of vodka and then another liqueur on top of it. I ended up on the floor."

‘Twilight’ Star Ashley Greene Laces Up For ‘Skateland’; Perry Farrell song, "Decode" video date on Stephenie Meyer's website; a Kellan "Emmett" Lutz interview/picpost for those of you who had expressed appreciation; The Hair touches down in Mexico, is assaulted with sombrero. As akathorne noted, "The Hair must have been jetlagged, or it would have warned him about this." I have never felt so sorry for someone I've never even met. Which makes me feel really horrible, by the way, for laughing so hard.

Rumor Alert: Hogwarts, the Ride and More on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Can Terminator 4 Top The Liquid Silver T-1000 From T2?; McG on the 'Terminator Salvation' Post-Production. (Related: McG to Direct 'Dead Spy Running.')

Javier Bardem Cast in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's 'Biutiful.'

Murphy, Broadbent and Gleeson Collect 'Perrier's Bounty.'

The Spirit's Unholy Flash Game From Hell.

An Early Review of Gerard Butler's 'Game.'

Gerard Way's Comic to be made into a movie? And Alfonso Cuaron has right of first refusal, what?

Ben Stiller Replacing Spielberg on 'Chicago 7'? That does not seem like a fair trade, somehow.

Jon Voight Asks ‘Transformers’ To Elect Him President.

Who's ready for another 'Star Wars' MMO?

Fact Guide for 'W.' Now Online.

'Quarantine' Duo Tapped for Shyamalan's 'Night Chronicles.' Night Chronicles. I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.

Script Review: Matthew Vaughn's 'Kick-Ass' Adaptation.

Seth Green Looking to Direct 'Freshmen' Adaptation.

'Toxic Avenger: The Musical' Is A Spine-Ripping Good Time [Exclusive].

'Hitler's Brain' Gets a Musical Makeover. There is no way this will not be awesome.

Comments

[palmetto.livejournal.com]

Unless Bioware has somehow completely lost it, SW:TOR will be exponentially better than the current MMO. (Which, look. I'm a huge Star Wars fangirl, but Galaxies is more boring than dental surgery.)

[tygress.livejournal.com]

I am very excited about this, actually, KotOR was about the only SW game I ever really liked, and I've always been a fan of Bioware's games.

[at-the-stars.livejournal.com]

that is so what I'm making for dinner tomorrow. much obliged.

[last-archangel.livejournal.com]

I just spammed pretty much the entire LJ Underworld fandom. THANK YOU!

[visceralvamp.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh poor Rpattz. But serious rofl at the sombrero.

The 26th century Joker looks like a live-action Thrax (http://animated-views.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/osmosis03.jpg) (from Osmosis Jones) with KISS face paint.

[golden-d.livejournal.com]

So, what's incredibly hilarious about your Lindsay Lohan Barbie entry is that this (http://pics.livejournal.com/cleolinda/pic/000d3ex7/g34) "boyfriend" totally looks like Samantha Ronson.

[jharrison19.livejournal.com]

run rpattz! run for your LIFE! someone needs to help that boy, cause that is just painful to watch. but im still watching.

[headphone.livejournal.com]

AWWW, he trimmed the beard! And here I was thinking he was growing it out so that he could equip himself with yet another fangirl warning system.
I hope the hair doesn't come down with Montezuma's Revenge.

[ravenofthejade.livejournal.com]

ATWOOD. *shakes fist*

[rabidglow.livejournal.com]

.... I love Rob, I do. But in the I'd never actually approach him or wear a t-shirt with his face on it kinda way.

Watching these videos are so painful! I'm cringing and sort of lol-ing at the same time.

[ohkaye.livejournal.com]

Aw, I feel so bad for RPattz. He's either really, really high or really, really tired in that clip.

Probably both. Fuck knows I'd need drugs to deal with that shit.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

Good lord the sombrero. I'm starting to think that being stoned out of his gourd 24-7 is the smartest thing he could possibly do. How else could he just shrug something like that off?

Even though I don't watch DWTS, I hope Cloris Leachman wins, as a big ol' FUCK YOU to those execs. She is a legend, bitches. She can do whatever the hell she wants.

[ppyajunebug.livejournal.com]

...and is the last time Uruguay will ever be in the news.

Seriously. It's definitely a fake UFO (I mean the creator admitted it), although that's definitely real Montevideo. I should show this to my dad...he'll flip a shit.

[maxineofarc.livejournal.com]

I like Hanson and I don't care what anyone says. Unless it's that all their songs kind of sound pretty much the same, which is a valid point.

[girlandetc.livejournal.com]

Me too. Although that can be a valid point. Not as much anymore, with the new CD, but still, haha. That is why I prefer them live. Anyway I think they're doing a good thing which is more than a lot of "musicians" these days.

[elendiari22.livejournal.com]

Poor Pattinson. He really could have rocked that sombrero, though, although it would have effectively ruined The Hair's security system.

[flamingtoilet.livejournal.com]

Is it bad that I'm hoping for Twilight to be a big, steaming pile of shit? Seriously, I haven't seen this much internets hype for a movie since Snakes on a Plane, and we all know how that turned out.

[roseredhoofbeat.livejournal.com]

Oh honey, trust me. I am DEAD certain that they will leave something vital out, and there will be RIOTS.

[edda.livejournal.com]

David Foster Wallace's Elements of Style.

*weeps all over again*

[dives.livejournal.com]

Poor RPattz. He should get better bodyguards, though, they needed to step up.

[swordmage.livejournal.com]

*sniff*

The Pattinson videos have been removed.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Perhaps it's for the best, really.

... although here it is in still format now:

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/29101075.html

[laurelin-kit.livejournal.com]

Is freshening up the links like straightening up your room before someone comes over?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

But of course! I also fluffed up a couple of sentences, did a little vacuuming, that kind of thing.

[thelovely2.livejournal.com]

Have you seen this?
http://www.blahgirls.com/
I'm pretty sure it's an Ashton Kutcher projrect, but seriously,Ilaughed my ass off.

kraken!

[discogravy.livejournal.com]

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/23/20000-leagues-under.html

[girlandetc.livejournal.com]

I'm doing the Hanson walk and show tomorrow in Poughkeepsie, NY. SO excited :) They are wonderful. I believe they are coming to B'ham as well ;)

This is OT, but whenever I think of you living in B'ham I always envision you living in Mountain Brook. Not sure why, haha. My grandfather lives right down the street from the Summit so I have these weird nostalgic moments when you talk about going to the Summit and what not. Man, I haven't been there in ages. I kinda miss that area :/ OK DONE with the creepiness lol ♥

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Heh, you're close. I'm in a suburb next door (I probably shouldn't specify, in case anyone crazy is reading), but I end up in Mountain Brook a good bit for errands or whatever. In fact, I wrote one time about this magical doll shop I stumbled across, and that was in Mountain Brook. I also end up at the Vestavia Rave a lot, and in Hoover because all of my college friends went to high school there. But I actually live in a different suburb from all of them. Across the woods from a private college, I'll put that way.

[barrelgoddess.livejournal.com]

Possibly relevant to some interests: Mike, Kevin, and Bill have taken on The Happening. (http://www.rifftrax.com/rifftrax/happening)

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

I've noticed that it seems like a lot of these blogs you link to -- MTV especially, maybe EW? Always try to end their entries with some clever variation on "Well, what do you think?" in an effort to get comments. And I think this is a very telling sign of the blogger being unfamiliar with the medium, thinking "we got to get them kids on this here interactive media to, you know, interact!" When really all you have to do is give people the *option* to comment, and you'll never get rid of them. (See: YouTube.)

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's a really obvious Blogger 101 kind of thing. Ironically, "Hey! Tell us what you think!" makes me less likely to comment, because I feel like they're watching me. Like, I had better think of something really good to say, as opposed to just firing off a casual comment, which is all they really want anyway.

The only time I ever do that is when I specifically have a question ("Help! I need hangover cures!") or I mention several things and want to encourage people to weigh in on one specific thing, if nothing else.

[thelovely2.livejournal.com]

OMFG YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO WATCH THIS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giNuQKhGkf0
Seriously, those True Blood marketing people are GOOD.