SOMEONE SHAKE THE INTERTUBES, I THINK THEY ARE A BIT CLOGGED

[cleolinda]

Followups from previous posts:

Re: writerly anxieties: I now have a row of mini Post-Its stuck across the shelf over my desk, and they read (from left to right):

This is fun.

This is entertainment.

This is not brain surgery.

Nobody dies.

Re: green eyes: Have also been window-shopping at the Sephora site, browsing the "for green eyes" shadow palettes. I'm sure my eyes are still kind of bluish, and they've always had that Mary Sue ring of brown around the pupils, but I don't need a lot of excuses to hang out on the Sephora site, so. (When I was playing with some Hard Candy shadows I got on deep discount, I noticed that reddish, tawny or peach colors really made my eyes pop, no matter what color we decide to call them. So now I've been cruising various brands for those colors. I hate to say it, but one of the colors I'm most interested in is called... "Roach." Thanks, Urban Decay. At least "Last Call" doesn't make me want to throw up, as names go.

Oh, you know what else blew my mind? I was reading last month's Vanity Fair, the one with Amy Adams on the cover, and in the article I discovered that

1) She was the lead in that craptastic TV show Manchester Prep that got repackaged as Cruel Intentions 2 ;

2) AMY ADAMS IS NOT A NATURAL REDHEAD.

What? WHAT? What else fundamental to my system of beliefs is really a lie? And I don't know where she got the red from but it's really good, too. Damn.

Re: Pushing Daisies: reports of its death may be exaggerated. So if you do want to see it stay on the air, now is the time to work on saving it.

Re: Twilight: So... what does media training involve? life_on_queen says: "Uh, the media training I went to was pretty much - wear navy blue or black when you want to be taken seriously, tan or beige means 'love me, touch me.'" Permit me to note here that media-training-resistant Robert Pattinson is usually wearing black--and, in the books, Edward Cullen is ALWAYS wearing beige. (Poor confused, sex-starved, mixed-signaled Bella. "Your mouth says no, but your beige says UNF.")

Jumping randomly to something else: the best Metaquotes ever. If you don't get the punchline, you may want to take a detour over here.

(Something equally random and fabulous: one thing I love about the latest version of Firefox is that you can go up to the address bar and type in, say, "wikipedia the aristocrats," and it will take you to exactly that page. [Okay, technically it takes you a disambiguation page in this case, but it works with single-article topics.] And you can do it with "imdb [movie title]," "sephora [cosmetic brand]," all kinds of things. This has made my life so much easier, let me tell you. And for anyone who wants to argue the authorship of POTO/15M with me, type in "phantom of the opera in fifteen minutes" and see which web page Firefox takes you to IMMEDIATELY.)

In conclusion, also randomly: This made me laugh way too hard. Like, I kind of snarfled Mountain Dew all over myself. (I have a strange sense of humor, what can I say.)

Comments

[quitesometime.livejournal.com]

i think they're sleeping right now, but puppies (http://cdn1.ustream.tv/swf/4/viewer.45.swf?cid=317016) are always good for stress.

[visceralvamp.livejournal.com]

My god, they're the most adorable things I've ever seen.

Do you know what breed they are? (I'm not good at identifying puppies. ~__~) They look Shiba Inu-y.

[darth-snarky.livejournal.com]

I haven't been to a Sephora in forever, did Urban Decay change the packaging for eyeshadow? Also, Roach is an awesome color, even if the name is icky.

I think my mom had a bit of media training for her job, it was less about what to wear and more about staying on-message and being sure not say anything you/your employer didn't want the public to know. Which is why I'm not surprised RPattz was tough for them.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

"You really need to stop going around saying that Edward is a depressive moron and you hate him."

"But--he is!"

"*facepalm*"

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

We have Hazel-blue eyes. Which is like...ok, blue on the outside and a ring of amber around the pupil. But yes, these days my eyes look very green, esp. as I wear brown framed glasses which make my eyes look green all the time.

Also? We have eyes that change color subtly when we wear different colors.

Our eye color ROCKS!

(but yes, I've had my eye color listed as blue FOREVAR)

[everstar3.livejournal.com]

AMY ADAMS IS NOT A NATURAL REDHEAD.

THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

Also, how is it that beige is supposed to mean "love me, touch me" when it's one of the unsexiest colors perceivable by the human eye? (And would they have kept recarpeting my middle school in taupe if they'd known?)

[moogleybacon.livejournal.com]

Also, how is it that beige is supposed to mean "love me, touch me" when it's one of the unsexiest colors perceivable by the human eye?

Maybe it's because for some Caucasians it more or less matches the color of their skin, thus making them look naked?

I dunno, it's odd to me, too.

[aliaspiral.livejournal.com]

i need an icon that says this:

Your mouth says no, but your beige says UNF

because it makes me laugh way too hard.

[visceralvamp.livejournal.com]

I enjoy your dancing newsboys icon.

:D

[off_coloratura]

I have green eyes. Purples work nicely too, although I am TOTALLY with you there on the red-browns. POP.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Oh, for real, I have totally fallen in love with purple eyeshadow as well. Which sounds awful, just saying it like that--sounds like I'm the creature the '80s forgot or something.

[ofshoesandships.livejournal.com]

Re: Roach eyeshadow. My favorite from that set is Mildew. Now I feel icky.

[kirsdarke.livejournal.com]

AMY ADAMS IS NOT A NATURAL REDHEAD
What?

What?

No.

NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[library-of-sex.livejournal.com]

Amy Adams isn't a natural redhead?! Damn, her dyejobs really suit her then! I found out last week that Christina Hendricks from Mad Men also isn't a real redhead. This is Kate Walsh craziness all over again!

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

I found out last week that Christina Hendricks from Mad Men also isn't a real redhead.
WHAT?!

Jesus, are there any natural redheads? Um, thank you, inventor of hair dye?

[himhilien.livejournal.com]

AMY ADAMS IS NOT A NATURAL REDHEAD.

I refuse to believe this!

Thanks for that metaquotes link. I have the urge to watch all of the Aristocrats jokes on YouTube now.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

I used to have this sparkly brown eyeliner from Maybelline that made my eyes pop. Unfortunately, I think they discontinued it. Boo hiss, Maybelline.

I was also shocked that Amy Adams is not a natural redhead.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the links to the best metaquotes ever and the LOLcat. I can't stop smiling about either of them. I've been staring at my computer in frustration all day, so it was very nice to laugh.

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

AMY ADAMS IS NOT A NATURAL REDHEAD.

What? WHAT? What else fundamental to my system of beliefs is really a lie? And I don't know where she got the red from but it's really good, too. Damn.
What? WHAT?!

In conclusion, also randomly: This made me laugh way too hard.
Haaaaa ha ha ha.

[kirsdarke.livejournal.com]

Icon Love!

If I ever find out that Jenna Fischer is really a blonde, I will die.

Or dye my own hair red to balance out the universe.

[hypocriticalme.livejournal.com]

Have you ever seen the Aristocrats movie? It was a glorious assault on my mind.

I... I wish I could comment with some useful makeup tips, but I never wear makeup, so... yeah. D:

[cakeinoz.livejournal.com]

I remember Roach being one of my favourite nail colours, along with Pigeon. They do have some amusing names. :D

[anatsuno.livejournal.com]

um. try 'wp aristocrats' instead, it should already work (http://johnbokma.com/firefox/keymarks-explained.html). And if not - I've been defining "quick searches" for the sites I use heavily for ages! I had an imdb quick search defined about 3 years ago. Go, go power firefox! :D (also of interest (http://lifehacker.com/software/geek-to-live/geek-to-live-fifteen-firefox-quick-searches-129658.php))

[skellington7d.livejournal.com]

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/2008/11/07/20081107twilight.html

This Twilight article was in my local paper this morning. It made me laugh.

"Being an obsessive fan of Twilight may not make a reader stronger and more in control of her life, for instance. But it can't hurt."

[carebear8six.livejournal.com]

my blush is called "orgasm"

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Ah, Nars? I've always wondered if it's as good as people say it is.

Hi, totally random request!

[aidara.livejournal.com]

I hate to ask anything of you, since I've been pretty much a lurker in your journal for years now, but I have a really good cause that I was wondering if you would mind linking to:

I'm involved in a non-profit project called "Love, Wide Open" that will eventually turn into a book which aims to help people, especially parents, of GLBT teens to cope with their child coming out to them. We're currently looking for volunteer proofreaders, slushers, and editors for content, as well as people willing to initiate fund raising and publicity events once the project is underway. We'll also be accepting submissions of poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, essays, art, and photography in January.

We have a comm that anyone is welcome to join: lovewideopen. There's more information about the project and our submission guidelines there.

Thank you so much, Cleo! :)

[eofs.livejournal.com]

It took ages for the Aristocrats thing to click in my mind, even when I read the wikipedia page. Then I realised it's because I find it such an unnatural construction to say "the aristocrats". Here it would always be "the aristocracy". One aristocrat, many aristocrats, the aristocracy.

How funny.

[bella-stella78.livejournal.com]

In conclusion, also randomly: This made me laugh way too hard. Like, I kind of snarfled Mountain Dew all over myself. (I have a strange sense of humor, what can I say.)

That was friggin' lolarious. You know what else makes me laugh? The Snuggie. I first saw a commercial for this, erm, "product" a couple of days ago and almost had a fit.

Here's the commercial in case you haven't seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xZp-GLMMJ0

[quasar360.livejournal.com]

AHAHA! They look like either really enthusiastic choir members, or crazy cult members (esp. the "staying cozy and warm at sporting events" part). Nice.

[idrach.livejournal.com]

I have no idea if you've seen this yet, but:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7gtwSQByCx4&eurl=http://lj-toys.com/?journalid=15617433&moduleid=56&preview=&auth_token=sessionless:1226275200:embedcontent

Forest Scene from Twilight is up. Apparently, Summit is releasing clips from the movie on iTunes for $5 each. I think they have the fight scene, this one, and the Port Angeles scene.

Nobody dies.

[sugarcages.livejournal.com]

...does that count as a spoiler?

Re: Nobody dies.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Heh. Well, I meant that in the sense of no one in the real world dying if I miss a deadline or something.

I hope I'm not repeating what someone's already said.

[more-dragoncelt.livejournal.com]

Re: Green Eyes - According to Carmindy, lady make-up goddess from What Not To Wear, go with "warm eye shadow shade in browns, coppers, bronzes, and golds; line the eyes with chocolate brown or deep purple". That's from Get Positively Beautiful (http://www.amazon.com/Get-Positively-Beautiful-Ultimate-Gorgeous/dp/1599951436/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226283753&sr=8-1). Reds are also really good to make them pop as they are the complementary color to green on the color chart so there you go. Good luck!

Re: I hope I'm not repeating what someone's already said.

[more-dragoncelt.livejournal.com]

I should say, *wearing* reds in clothings can make them pop. Red eye make-up may make you look a little like a gothic lolita, though you might like to swing that way, I dunno.

[cleojones.livejournal.com]

Stephanie Meyer influences' reaction post LOLs.
Just like you and the exposionscat, this (http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/29566696.html?thread=3836010472#t3836010472)cracked my shit up.

[editornia.livejournal.com]

I *love* your cat icon! ^_^ so cute!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hee, thanks. It's from iconzicons.