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[cleolinda]

So... yeah. I didn't get anything done today.

Political/entertainment news (and no, this is not going to become a regular feature):

I forget who had the Newseum link, but it is AWESOME. (Hey! There's my newspaper!)

Determined Texas woman, 92, votes in ambulance.

The A.V. Club at the Barack Obama election-night rally in Chicago.

Stewart, Colbert parody election in real-time; Did Stephen Colbert shed some secret liberal tears? He totally did, y'all, because I noticed it at the time. Also: I cannot believe that I first heard that Barack Obama would be our next president on the Daily Show.

Tina Fey says she's retiring Sarah Palin impersonation.

Maya Angelou On Barack Obama: "We All Rise." [Clips]

Stars React to Obama's Historic Win; Does President Obama Mean Will Smith Is Still Game For Biopic?; Barack Obama: The EW Q&A.

First Things First: What Kind Of Dog Should The First Puppy Be?

CNN Can't Stop Pimping Its Election-Night Holographic Toy; How CNN’s Hologram Interview System Works; Election's Biggest Losers: TV News; The Hater: Election 2008: Race To Unneccessary Graphics. This is not even to speak of the multiplicity of constantly shifting NBC graphics, which were making me seasick.

Madonna Concert Breaks Out at Massive Political Rally.

Defeated Al Franken Wishing He Had Just Shaken 571 More Hands.

With Fifty-Two Percent of Vote, Prop 8 Passes; Changed America Still Hates the Gays. (Related: Gus Van Sant's 'Milk' Has Just Become So Much More Relevant; It's Rally Time in a New Clip from 'Milk.')

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Twilight linkspam:

Robert Pattinson Takes Over Planet Hollywood; from bella_stella78: Honor Turns To Shame For Robert Pattinson when cement dries too fast.

Robert Pattinson interview on Z100 in NY (ONTD: HoboRadio); Another behind the scenes video of Twilight; RPattz wishes he could have been Bella.

'Twilight' Countdown: Catherine Hardwicke talks about the meadow and making Robert Pattinson 'dazzle.' Okay, people, "dazzling" is a completely separate phenomenon from "sparkling." Let's get these things right.

("I was just begging and begging, 'I’ve got to shoot a meadow. Something that looks like a meadow. Or people are going to stone me in the streets.' " You think Hardwicke's exaggerating and she's so incredibly not.)

Get Your Pre-Teen Vampire Twilight Tickets Now, Plus Sexy New Clips.

Yet another media outlet is too lazy to think of its own interview questions. (To be fair: if I had to interview pretty much anyone, I'd run screaming to y'all for help. On the other hand: I AM NOT A TRAINED JOURNALIST.)

Stephenie Meyer: 12 inspirations for 'Twilight' (Can Iron Man really count as an inspiration if it came out just two months before her last book?).

(I laughed when I got to the X-Men part.)

Fans Rally for Blood Drives (ah, taking a page from the Moonlight playbook, I see); Summer School in Forks: A Twilight Symposium Update.

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Regular linkspam:

Remembering Michael Crichton; Michael Crichton: A Tireless Craftsman.

Scientists Decode Set of Cancer Genes.

Google drops Yahoo advertising partnership.

McDreamy McAngry About the 'Grey's Anatomy' Gay Firing.

Brand New Trailer For Joss Whedon's 'Dollhouse.'

Oscar Update: Doubt in 'Doubt', Eastwood's First Acting Oscar and Winslet's Works.

Images: Megan Fox Isn't Wonder Woman; First still of Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel; Keira Knightley Continues To Look Lugubrious On Set Of 'Last Night'; New Batch of Photos from Frank Miller's 'The Spirit'; Noir Posters Capture the Pulpy Joy of Superhero Movies (pictured: 'Watchmen,' 'Spider-Man,' 'The Dark Knight').

Trailers and clips: Final Trailer for Kate DiCamillo's 'The Tale of Despereaux.'

'Quantum of Solace' - Official Blog Report #33; EW Review: 'Quantum of Solace'; Who's your favorite Bond villain?; Sir Ken Adams Guides You Through The Greatest Evil Lairs From James Bond.

Chris Morgan Confirms He’s Writing ‘Wanted 2,’ Hints At Sequel Going 'Global.'

Shyamalan Eager To Transform Image With ‘Last Airbender’ Franchise.

Is Grant Morrison Writing The Fastest Movie Alive? [The Flash]

‘Bourne’ Beauty Franke Potente Aims To Survive Deadly ‘Wave’; Franka Potente Starves on the High Seas.

Simon Pegg Demands A Return To Traditional "Zombie Values."

Ray Winstone, Ray Liotta Play Russian Roulette With 50 Cent, Jason Statham In ‘13.’

EXCL: Brightman and Hilton on 'Repo! The Genetic Opera'; Sarah Brightman Flashes Her Holographic Eyes, Belts Out New 'Repo!' Song.

Paramount Adapting Paul Pope's 'Battling Boy' Graphic Novel.

'Bend it Like Beckham' Director Heads for the Land of Serial Killers.

Jack Black sets a course for 'Gulliver's Travels.'

Confirmed: '30 Days of Night' Getting a Sequel!

Hideo Nakata Helming 'Chatroom'; Are You Ready for 'Chatroom: The Movie'?

Schneider, Dewan and Davis Join 'Virgin on Bourbon Street'; Rob Schneider is Still Starring in Movies.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Universal Soldier 3’ Moves Forward With Jean-Claude Van Damme, But No Dolph Lundgren? SACRILEGE.

Comments

[tattooedsiren.livejournal.com]

First Things First: What Kind Of Dog Should The First Puppy Be?
Best headline ever!! :O)

Also: I cannot believe that I first heard that Barack Obama would be our next president on the Daily Show.
I heard it from my flist. :O)

That Colbert video isnt playing for me. Stupid work internet. :O(

[meleth.livejournal.com]

Okay Stephenie, 'inspiration' does not mean 'stuff you think is fun,' or 'stuff you watch while on the road.' Fail.

[miss-eponine.livejournal.com]

Stephenie Meyer needs to step off Somewhere in Time.

[ellerigbee.livejournal.com]

I'm disappointed in myself for not finding out from Steward. I feel like I've cheated on him.

I can't believe that the same election gave us a new president and completely robbed a group of people of their rights.

But on a lighter note: WTF SM? Seriously, like half way through it just became "Things I Like." I enjoy having House on while I work but do I count it as an influence? Not so much. And there was something about the way she related her work to Bronte. Usually when something preceeds, like Bronte does, one would say there are aspects or characteristics similar to her characters in the newer characters (Like Jane IN Bella or Edward "Crazy Wife in Attic" Rochester IN Edward "Sparkle Pants" Cullen) not the other way around.

(Sorry for just dropping a comment and running, is it alright if I friend you?)

[awanderingbard.livejournal.com]

Good for Patrick Dempsey.

I swear that the Grey's Anatomy set has got to be the most tense working environment in television. There seems to always be something going on behind the scenes. One day someone will write a tell all book and it'll talk about all the bitch slappping, hair pulling and poisoning that was going on.

I hope the person who prepared RPattz's cement has a bunker to hunker down in until all the rabid fangirls pass by.

[snails228.livejournal.com]

I've been reading your blog for a long time and finally decided to friend you =)

Just when I think she can't, Stephanie Meyer finds new ways to infuriate me. Comparing Bella to Jane Eyre? Did she miss the part in the book where Jane turned down not only Rochester but St. John as well? And tried to become an independent woman?? If Bella was anything like Jane, she would have called both Edward and Jacob on their shit and kicked them to the curb. Gaaaah the woman makes me want to scream.

Also, I am from California and hate the fact that Prop 8 passed. =(

Oh.. also also, Rpattz is for sure my hero. But I fear for his safety.

[urizanegao.livejournal.com]

The mental image of Bella first seeing Edward's scintillating, sparkling, dazzling, seraphic, stripper-glittery bare chest in the middle of the Griffith Park golf course just made my day. Thank you for posting that interview.

[skellington7d.livejournal.com]

My buzz was killed when my gay friend was crying over 102 passing here in AZ. I figured since it didn't pass last year, we'd be able to do it again but...people were really militant this year.

I hate to say it, but Stephanie and I have extremely similar taste in music and movies.

[lemonade8.livejournal.com]

The cancer thing... what a coincidence!

My grandma went to he oncologist TODAY and her doctor said that in about five years they will have a way to take care of the kind she has. My aunt said something about a pill, but I just have a hard time believing that particular detail. But I'm sure she wouldn't misunderstand the 'be able to cure this kind of cancer in five years' part.

[sweetsyren.livejournal.com]

I just say this is the best line ever in an article:

"Well said you crafty ginger." (the Simon Pegg Zombie io9 thing.)

I plan to use this with alarming frequency.

[mogumogu.livejournal.com]

The combination of Twimania and McDreamy in this post made me think "They should just stick in Prince Edward from Enchanted. There, now the story is exciting and not completely acted out in a monotone voice."

(Is Jacob's actor getting any attention? I think he's pretty good looking, especially with that long hair, even if it's a wig or weave. Pattison looks like he's coming down with something, too)

Somehow I feel like I should be trying to scout out the guy for you while he's in New York, but... Ew, crowds.

We're getting new supercable at my house (We FINALLY decided to give up our basic cable with the 20+ year old box that only displays two digits), but we still won't have HBO. I wanna watch TrueBlood... Maybe I should read the books (As soon as I finish this Elric book. ~_~)

[nnneng.livejournal.com]

lauren have you ever seen this? it seems wiki worthy.

http://community.livejournal.com/lion_lamb/1651773.html

and if you gotsa be a member. woe them lions and lambs demmet.

daily show

[sevenmarie.livejournal.com]

i saw it on the daily show too! and i was like ha ha very funny guys! but then we flipped over to nbc and it was REAL! of course i had to stay up til the end to be sure that it was ACTUALLY real unlike 2000 when i went to bed thinking al gore won and woke up the next day and THE WORLD HAD ENDED!

[venusad.livejournal.com]

It's sad when a comedy show is the most non-trashy coverage of an election night.

Although, John revealed towards the end that Steven was indeed a hologram.
I knew it!

Really, I was glad I got to see it announced there. None of the other "news" shows had an audience going crazy over it.


Is anyone else getting Twilight burnout? I still love RPattz, but I'm losing any excitement about seeing the movie as it is....I may just wait for the DVD release at this point. I'm not sure I wanna waste 7 bucks to see it...and I'm not sure at this point if anyone will even go with they're so sick of hearing about it. -.-

[katharhino.livejournal.com]

"Somewhere in Time" was an inspiration for Twilight?

AHAHAHAHAH. That explains a lot. Have you seen that movie? It's the cheesiest movie ever made. It's gloriously cheesy. It's like a slab of cheddar frosted with Velveeta.

(Also, HANDS OFF JANE EYRE, plzkthx. *scowl*)

Regarding GA

[clodia-risa.livejournal.com]

I don't watch the show, but my mom does. She didn't like the relationship between the two, not because of TEH GAY, but because she felt that Hahn had started off as a really strong and awesome character and had turned into a old-hollywood wilting flower because of it. Again, I have no idea as I don't watch it, but maybe the altering of the character was annoying enough viewers, or maybe producers? Mom said that they shouldn't fire the actress if they didn't like the way it was going, they should blame the screenwriters.

Anyone else have thoughts on this besides ABC is being homophobic? I mean, they are, but could there have been anything else to go along with this?

[sarahspat.livejournal.com]

Okay, people, "dazzling" is a completely separate phenomenon from "sparkling." Let's get these things right.

Obviously these people are not as committed to sparkle motion as the rest of us.

Also, the behind the scenes videos are getting really awesome. This movie is going to be epically bad.

This is hilarious, thought I'd share.
http://thesuperficial.com/2008/11/robert_pattinson_is_apparently.php
This guy has the same impression of RPattz as I do!

[erm-the-ghost.livejournal.com]

You = my hero. I added you as a friend on my old account and stumbled upon your happy little journal by accident again. So I'm friending you yet again. =D I'd be honored if you friended me back. Um. Again.

[prncssaurora.livejournal.com]

Okay, I might have missed it in one of your linkspams, but have you seen the Puppycam (http://cdn1.ustream.tv/swf/4/viewer.45.swf?cid=317016)? I have no idea where it came from originally, but my coworker forwarded it to me, and now half our office is obsessed with it. Most of us have it in an open tab and check it throughout the day. Every now and then, the guy next to me will laugh and it is invariably about something the puppies are doing. Another coworker called me earlier and was like, "Are you watching? They're wrestling!" Seriously, it is like our entire department has descended into puppy madness.

What is SM, 12?

[julietvalcouer.livejournal.com]

Linkin Park?

Seriously?