Do I even have a userpic for "mellow"?

[cleolinda]

I feel kind of... weirdly relaxed. Would you know what I meant if I said I didn't have any good tension? Like--you know how you can't play a violin unless the strings are taut? That kind of tension. Right now I just feel kind of... boneless. I mean, it's nice. It's just not helping me get anything done.

(No I did not take any drugs.)

(No, not even legal ones.)

(NOT EVEN A DRINK, I AM SERIOUS.)

Repeat of important note: LJ's going out tomorrow for a physical server move. Just in case, you might want to back up your journals with ljArchive. If you need to get hold of me for some kind of OMG LOOK AT THIS! reason, I'm on Twitter and Facebook (see sidebar), and you can get me at my Yahoo email (dailydigest @). I'm not going to assume that the cleolinda at livejournal.com email will work.

Hmm. "Another Way to Die" is growing on me. My policy of not listening to a Bond theme song until I actually hear it over the credits in the theater seems to be working well for me. Although I was not terribly impressed by the sandy ladies. Of course, I ran off to Vegas and quickie-married "You Know My Name" when the other movie came out, so I'm probably unpleasable at this point, in terms of Bond songs.

(What is it with me? Lately it's like I don't like anything until I've heard it four or five times, and then suddenly I'm like, I MUST NEVER STOP LISTENING TO THIS. I mean, I tend to listen to things on repeat so this works out for me okay, but it used to not take me quite so long to realize I liked something.)

(I can't think of a segue to this, so I'll simply say that Sister Girl whipped out her iPhone the other day and said, "You know that song 'Personal Jesus'?" "Um, I'm a child of the '80s?" "Well, Hilary Duff..." "OH GOD!" Fortunately, it's more of an extended sample called "Reach Out," in which one is exhorted to reach out and touch her instead of faith. The video is... interesting. Kind of like a Vogue photoshoot gone horribly wrong. We both love that huge ring she's got on in the closeups, though.)

Anyway. Another Twi-spam may go up tonight, I'm not sure. Depends on whether we get riots and/or sparkling.

(Watch The Twilight Premiere Live! HEY YOU GUYS IT'S ANOTHER WIDGET! Of course, I just like saying "widget" over and over again. It's such a fun word to say. "Iiiiiiiit's a WIDGET!")

(I personally find this to be related: DiCaprio: 'Titanic Nearly Ruined Me.')

Re: Mad Hatter pic: I'm not the only one concerned it might be a fake. Also, since a number of people sent me this link--Alice in Wonderland set pics. These are the same or similar pictures to the ones I posted a while back, though--there's Baby Bonham-Burton in her red riding hood and everything.

Same-sex marriage rallies stretch across nation; Anti-Prop 8 Update: Pictures From Today's Rallies; Love Not Hate: Proposition 8 Protest Pictures From Readers Across The Country.

Don’t believe Web hoax — Miley is not dead. I... didn't know she was supposed to be?

So many people sent this and I kept forgetting to post it: Man tries to pay bill with spider drawing.

Do celebs edit their own wikipedia entries? Short answer: Yes.

Lonesome penguin cheered up by his new friend... a stuffed toy.

Neil Gaiman to design a demise for Batman; 5 Ways That Sandman Changed The World.

SHOCKING FIRINGS AT DAYS OF OUR LIVES.

Paul Rudd Has A Vision for Beyoncé's New Video [SNL]; Justin Timberlake is Beyonce’s Backup Dancer on SNL; Sasha Fierce And Her Backup Dancers Are B-rilliant [Clips].

Amy Poehler's "Smart Girls" Has All The Write Stuff [Clips].

Foo Fighters to Appear on 'Top Chef.'

Sacha Baron Cohen pranks 'Medium.'

Joan Didion To Pen HBO Biopic of Katherine Graham.

Dr. Adorable's Talkalong Photo Shoot.

Ratatouille Composer To Conduct Oscars Orchestra. HEY THAT'S MICHAEL GIACCHINO! YAY!

Images: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans; The Secret of Moonacre; Gran Torino; Hotel for Dogs; Julie & Julia; Easy Virtue; First Look at Wolfman's Medallion; First Look: George Clooney in 'Men Who Stare at Goats'; Finally, Some Real 'Ben Button' Posters, but Still Digital Camera Shots; First Look: Beautiful Photos of Sam Rockwell in 'Moon'; UPDATED: Official Poster for ‘The Wrestler’ is Revealed; Natalie Portman on the set of 'Love and Other Impossible Pursuits'; Will Nic Cage Ever Not Look Like a Fool in a Movie? I actually laughed out loud. Whatever you're expecting... it won't be this.

Trailers and clips: The Official ‘Star Trek’ Trailer and 26 Screen Grabs; Check out the New 'Witch Mountain' Teaser Trailer; EXCLUSIVE TRAILER: ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’ Footage Reveals More Carnage And Gort!; EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Anne Hathaway And Kate Hudson Face Off In ‘Bride Wars’; EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Adam Sandler And Russell Brand Tell Each Other ‘Bedtime Stories’; EXCLUSIVE: Watch Jim Carrey Really, Really Liking Red Bull In ‘Yes Man’ (YOU HAVE EXCLUSIVES, OKAY, I GET IT); TRAILER EXCLUSIVE: Check Out The Wayans Brothers’ ‘Dance Flick’ (or don't, and save yourself); Quietly Impressive New Trailer for 'Revolutionary Road' (Is 'Revolutionary Road' Too 'Mad Men'?); Worth Watching - Nov 16: Bent Hamer's 'O'Horten' Trailer; 'The Spirit' Still Attempting to Create Interest with Clips Set to Music.

trailer_spot: Star Trek, Burn-E, Afterwards, Twilight.

'Quantum of Solace' Expected To Become Biggest Bond Ever; Bond At The Box Office: Craig Comments On Success Of 'Quantum'; Craig Wants Prince Harry For 007 Role; Cinematical (Double-O) Seven: The 007 Best Bond Flicks; 'Quantum of Solace': For Your Consideration...; 'Quantum': Marc Forster's close-up; Dench 'Threatens To Quit' Bond Role (NOOOOO); Olga Kurylenko at various Quantum of Solace premieres; Barrowman wants to be Bond; Trying to Make Sense of These ‘Quantum of Solace’ Reviews; Diamonds Are WHATEVER.

First ‘Benjamin Button’ Review Claims It Recalls Hollywood’s Golden Era; Danny Boyle’s ‘Solomon Grundy’ Delayed Due To Perceived ‘Benjamin Button’ Similarities.

New Peek Behind the Scenes of ‘Watchmen’; Alan Moore's Worst Nightmare: Watchmen Video Game; Watchmen Goes Disco!

'The Day the Earth Stood Still' Set Visit Q & A

Well, at Least One Aussie Likes ‘Australia.’

Still No Green Light for Third Narnia?; Detailed Review: Prince Caspian DVD/Blu-ray; Ben Barnes Talks With NarniaWeb — Exclusive!

Is ABC's 'Bolt' obsession barking up the wrong tree? ....says Entertainment OMG TWILIGHT Weekly. No conflict of interest this weekend at the box office at all.

'Coraline' filmmaker goes full bore with stop-motion.

Aaron Eckhart Joins Sci-Fi Action Thriller ‘Battle: Los Angeles.’

Christopher McQuarrie Adapting 'Monster of Florence' and 'The Champions.'

Tobey Maguire’s ‘Robotech’ Remake Gets ‘Smallville’ Writers.

Pegg's New Movie Brings Aliens To America.

Jim Carrey to Narrate 'Under the Sea 3D.'

Leave Buck Rogers In The Past, Please [Rant].

'XXX 3' Using Writers to Attempt a Story. Ouch.

Comments

[lilgoala.livejournal.com]

Re: one of the comments on that Mad Hatter thread:

"how corny is this lol. johnny depp + tim burton + helena bonham carter = tired as hell."

Harsh, but... I'm kind of starting to agree. :/

[encyclops.livejournal.com]

Likewise. This had better be one hell of an Alice, because to all appearances I've already seen the video game.

[word-herder.livejournal.com]

Every time I see the commercials for Bolt I crack up. I WANT THAT HAMSTER.

[elirrina.livejournal.com]

Me too!

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Ooo, the Foo Fighters are going to be on Top Chef?! AWESOME. \o/

[rosefox8.livejournal.com]

I clicked the Hilary Duff video and watched the whole thing. Is Dave Gahan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Gahan) terrified and screaming yet?

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Dave Gahan is always terrified and screaming.

[punzerel.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of the same way with songs. I figure that it just takes my brain a while to adapt to the particular patterns of the song, and once I adjust to it and can follow the song without listening attentively, I love it. This is especially because I love songs I know inside out and backwards, you know? I don't know if that makes sense though.

[last-archangel.livejournal.com]

I'm...not comfortable with Dakota Blue Richards showing that much cleavage already. Not that she has much, but...that's unsettling, with her being that young.

Really, I just want the Subtle Knife movie, but I know it ain't ever gonna happen. :(

[barrelgoddess.livejournal.com]

Penguins, Sandman, Foo Fighters, and Ben Barnes? This is truly epic linkspam. *_*

[sucrelefey.livejournal.com]

Server change is also a good chance to purge anything you do not want copied over.

[bella-stella78.livejournal.com]

OK, I almost had an aneurysm when I read this in your linkspam: Watchmen Goes Disco! .
Alan Moore will reinvent the definition of the word "ballistic" if this happens!

[sweet-pessimism.livejournal.com]

Watch The Twilight Premiere Live!

Oh, this is going to be just like the Superbowl. Except instead of a nip-slip, it'll be a head malfunction. As in heads getting ripped off of necks. Why would they broadcast such carnage live? ...I'm so watching this. When you feel a historic - one way or another - moment coming, you just have to.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hey, they just talked to Jackson Rathbone. Cute.

(There was this GIGANTIC teenage roar about a block away--the carpet's two blocks long--and the guy who plays Bella's father looks at the interviewer chick and goes, "I think Rob's here.")

[discogravy.livejournal.com]

perhaps your relaxation feeling is low blood pressure.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Wonder why I'd have that, though?

[la-petite-singe.livejournal.com]

Hmm. "Another Way to Die" is growing on me. ... Of course, I ran off to Vegas and quickie-married "You Know My Name" when the other movie came out, so I'm probably unpleasable at this point, in terms of Bond songs.

Ha ha, I had the same exact experience, as did my fella. I think I like it. I am 72 percent sure.

And in case you were wondering, the madness STILL HAS NOT ENDED (http://blogs.usaweekend.com/whos_news/2008/11/tell-us-whats-b.html?cid=139509210#comment-139509210). OMG. Epic.

[geckophobe.livejournal.com]

Something random I just stumbled upon - from metaquotes to add to your next Twi-spam:
Growing Up Cullen in BEL-AIR (http://community.livejournal.com/metaquotes/6926984.html)

[roseredhoofbeat.livejournal.com]

BWAHAHAHA it's so TRUE!

Re: Server Move

[maia-cyllene.livejournal.com]

According to this (http://news.livejournal.com/111137.html?thread=74620961#t74620961), all the content has been moved already?

Or should I still be cautious and backup? Incidentally, do you happen to know a good Mac equivalent of ljArchive?

[mercat.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of the same way about the new Bond song. I didn't like it when I heard it on that BBC podcast, but I liked it enough in the theatre. It's not worse than some of the older ones, I don't think.

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

I loved Another Way to Die over the credits in the theatre, but it was underwhelming when I came home and played the iTunes sample on my itty laptop speakers. Maybe it'd still sound ok on my iPod, though...

[jharrison19.livejournal.com]

hate to ask a twilight question with all this amazing linkspam (PENGUIN IS ADORABLE) but why can't i get any reviews? is this one of those, not shown for critics things, cause thats scary...

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Reviews... for the movie? They're just now showing it tonight for the first time anywhere. No one's seen it yet.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

A message to Entertainment Weekly, regarding Bolt:

Not all 7 year-olds want Robert Pattinson to bite them.

[soulforophelia.livejournal.com]

I have tickets to see Twilight at Midnight on thursday and I gotta admit I'm kinda getting scared.


I keep thinking of the riots... and this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y6MDUx3v34

*quiver*

[bizarreoptimism.livejournal.com]

South Park is spoofing Twilight in their season finale this week.



I screamed (a literal ear-piercing SHRIEK) so loudly when the preview came on Comedy Central that I sent the dog jumping off the couch across the room. BECAUSE IT DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS OMG.

:D

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hee, I know. I have it saved for the next Twi-spam ("Butters is sure he’s seen a vampire at school but he can’t get anyone to listen to him. Meanwhile, the Goth Kids are angry and frustrated when the other kids can’t tell the difference between a Goth and a Vampire").

[niiicko.livejournal.com]

I am currently obsessed with "Another Way To Die". x_x omg.

[mebfeather.livejournal.com]

Uhh, your link for the bill-paying-spider-drawing article died. Woe.

Is this () what you meant? I think this is the guy's personal webpage.

Methinks he's a bit odd.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

The link's fixed now.

[bella-stella78.livejournal.com]

OK, it's not Twi-spam related, but I thought this was pretty funny:

http://catsinsinks.com/

*Le sigh.* Back to the grading trenches I go. This has been a good distraction, though. :D

[queenanthai.livejournal.com]

STOP POSTING HORRIBLE COVERS OF WONDERFUL SONGS

next time I will do more than point this at you:

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR IT. I GOT SUCKED INTO "I KISSED A GIRL" BECAUSE OF YOURRRRRR PODCAAAAAAAST!

[ppyajunebug.livejournal.com]

John Barrowman as James Bond....

Dude, if they were freaking out because Daniel Craig kissed a guy in a MOVIE?

Yeah, I'm down with it.

[oatmeal-queen.livejournal.com]

did he? what movie was that?