Odds and ends

[cleolinda]

More pictures of Alice Dollen! She is, in fact, wearing slippers, since someone asked. And the date on her card says only "2009," woe.

(OMG YOU GUYS! THE YELLOW BARBIE CORVETTE I HAD AS A KID! omg. We gave all our Barbie stuff away when I was in college and my sister was in her early teens. If I went out and bought another one for Alice, no matter how cheap, thereby bringing MOAR CLUTTER into the house, my mother would kill me.)

Linkspam!

Jay-Z on Rihanna: Imagine She's Your Sister or Mom; Chris Brown: Sorry 'for what transpired.' Okay, look. I'm "sorry for what transpired" in Australia. You, Chris Brown, beat on Rihanna. And you beating on Rihanna didn't just happen to blow through like an act of nature. There's a difference.

Georgetown Harrassed By Serial Cuddler. "A full two thirds of the most recent Georgetown University Public Safety Reports have involved an unknown male entering someone’s home and hovering in or around the resident’s bed until being 'asked' to leave." Edward...? Is that you?

Related to Yes, Twilight Would So Be Creepy in Real Life: Though Many Are Stalked, Few Report It.

The Fling Candy Bar: A Pink Sparkly Marketing Mess. I'm sensing a theme today.

(Snack Deathmatch! CUPCAKES VS. BROWNIES.)

Microsoft exec denies knowledge of My Phone rhyming with iPhone.

Facebook’s Users Ask Who Owns Information.

The Genesis of All Tweets.

Michael Jackson Auction Update: Need Some Scissorhands or a Peter Pan Golf Cart? With... pictures. Wow.

We're actually gonna find out what the smoke monster on Lost is!

Editors, Cinematographers and Audio Society All Love ‘Slumdog Millionaire’; Slumdog, Dark Knight & Button Triumph At Arts Design Awards; Stephen Colbert Predicts This Year's Oscars - Do You Agree?

The Reader Is 'Worst Holocaust Film Ever Made'; Kate Winslet's Oscar chances hit by 'The Reader' Nazi accusation.

Images: 'Franklyn' pics; Final Poster for Universal's 'Fast and Furious'; New High Res Photos from Imagi's 'Astro Boy'; 'Haunting,' 'Horsemen' Hi-Res Pics; Closer Look at the Bad Guys from 'G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra'; First Look: Jon Foo as Jin Kazama in 'Tekken' Movie.

trailer_spot: Transformers 2, Observe and Report, We Live in Public, Education of Charlie Banks.

First X-Men Origins: Wolverine TV Spot: Outcasts.

UPDATE: Hasbro Unveils G.I. Joe , Transformers & Wolverine Toys.

Fenrir Greyback, the Action Figure; Hagrid's Hut at Harry Potter Theme Park to be "Unoccupied Prop Structure."

Wow - Another Stunning Watchmen TV Spot!; The Watchmen Merchandising Wave Cometh; Fan Made: Watchmen Cupcakes. But are they better than Watchmen brownies?

‘Star Trek’ is Coming to Blu-ray in a Big Way; Star Trek's "Red Shirt" Fragrance Wants You To Smell Like Dead Away Teams.

New viral sites for 2012, Terminator, Dollhouse. (Related: Dollhouse premiere ratings even worse than expected.)

Branagh's Thor Will Be Faithful, Successful, Claims Marvel Chief.

Rumor: Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson for Jonny Quest?

Does Diablo Cody Believe in 'Breathers'?

The Black Goo of Venus Is Eating a Cosmonaut [Found Footage].

Comments

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

Okay, the Watchmen cupcakes are adorable.

[ppyajunebug.livejournal.com]

Damn, now I'm going to need to bring cupcakes to the Watchmen midnight showing. On top of my traditional Oreos and Twizzler Peel-N-Pulls.

[glenvorian.livejournal.com]

LMAO @ that candy bar. I think I'll pass, thanks.

That Georgetown thing is CREEPY.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was like, WHO DOES THAT? I mean, later in the article it gets worse--they may be using the same nickname for more than one perpetrator, they're not sure, but there was also an attempted rape involved, which is awful. And yet... that happens, you know? It's all too common a crime, unfortunately. It's the stranger standing there STARING at the women, or trying to "cuddle" them, that freaks me out so bad because WHO DOES THAT?

[keenai.livejournal.com]

I had the exact same Barbie Corvette when I was a kid. Awesome.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Were you ever able to drive it? Because my controller thing sucked ass.

[wildcatlizzie.livejournal.com]

What the hell is a vampire mini kit?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

A what where?

[numb3r-5ev3n.livejournal.com]

Speaking of the Watchmen merchandising wave: Check this out!

http://community.livejournal.com/watchdom/53991.html

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, that's fantastic.

[emmaorgana.livejournal.com]

SMOKEY!

I really want to know everything about it, but at the same time I really love the mystery wtf-ery of it all.

[melayka.livejournal.com]

I really don't think we're going to see anything else. The article makes it sound like it was the thing we just saw last week, what with the "lair" part and it being DDK being the one interviewed about it and all...

[visceralvamp.livejournal.com]

The Watchmen cupcakes bring me joy. Also; aw, but I watched the Dollhouse premiere. It was odd, but I did watch it. :/

[maudelynn.livejournal.com]

Amen on the Chris Brown 'apology' being ludicrous.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I understand on one level that since this will most likely go to court, he doesn't want to admit to anything, but--seriously, fail.

[aestasbeyond.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the stalker link. I've been stalker by the same (much older?) guy for the last three years, and finally reported him last year. He's in jail now. It's nice to know I did the right thing. : /

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Oh God. Of course you did! Have you read (everyone, say it with me) The Gift of Fear? Someone that persistent could have escalated to violence eventually. You so did the right thing.

[deadwoodmt.livejournal.com]

WATCHMEN CUPCAKE WIN! Those are really pretty cool! :D

Also. As to the person in the room? NOT COOL. REALLY CREEPY, actually. Makes me all shuddery safe in my home FAR from that location.

[deadwoodmt.livejournal.com]

Oh. And I'm pretty sure Dollhouse will get better. This is just the pilot. Mind, it was interesting, but it has a lot of room to grow.

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

If I went out and bought another one for Alice, no matter how cheap, thereby bringing MOAR CLUTTER into the house, my mother would kill me.

Doooo it.

[carebear8six.livejournal.com]

I agree. There are NO bids! It's only $0.99! So worth it.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Dove Promises and Hershey's Bliss, two perfectly delicious chocolates, market themselves as some sort of spa retreat in a metallic wrapper.

The Valentine's Hershey's Bliss bags were so annoying that even the post-holiday discount couldn't make me buy them. They looked like a bulk package of spermicide inserts.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Heeeeee. I just stuck with Lindt truffle balls and Reese's peanut butter hearts, myself.

Now, Dove--I haven't had those in a while, I need to get some.

[kiandra-fire.livejournal.com]

I'm in LA at the moment, and every block on Fairfax Ave has a Watchman billboard. Every block.

Edit: And I told Amber Benson about you at the Doctor Who convention (she has a book coming out and was signing autographs). We got to talking about where we were from, and she said she was from Birmingham, so I told her to check out your blog. Don't know if she will or not, but yes. Just so you know!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, thanks.

[black-hgwtspimp.livejournal.com]

This is why I love the Stumble Button. lol

http://www.anti-shurtugal.com/wordpress/?p=49

[greyduck.livejournal.com]

Oh gods, that is fantastic! I needed that laugh, lemme tell ya...

[mogumogu.livejournal.com]

Zac as Johnny Quest: Depends on which version we're dealing with. If it's classic Hannah Barbara version, then why not? If it's Real Adventures Of, I'm not so sure...

[cmdr-zoom.livejournal.com]

My childhood toy vehicle was BIG TRAK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigtrak). I loved that thing. And yes, I went and bought another one off eBay years later. Then I moved to a smaller place than when I got it, so right now it lives in my closet. Alas.

[eyemage.livejournal.com]

yay alice slippers...

i can now rest.

[skellington7d.livejournal.com]

Princess and the Frog dolls as well as plot information:

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/New-Footage-Of-Disney-s-Next-Screens-At-Toy-Fair-12019.html

[mogumogu.livejournal.com]

Oh, I completely winced at that first picture. I guess it's regulation to make the "Stock Picture to Go on Every Piece of Disney Princess Crap" version look so bland and sterile.

That movie is either going to be really good or really dull and overbearing. I'm praying the former. Tiana has dimples (like me!), and it looks like she has them in more than one scene, unlike Belle. XP

[anthraxpretzels.livejournal.com]

fff I saw this on TV and it is so redonkulus that I have to share it with you XD

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

The only really good part of Dollhouse was watching Tahmoh Penikett box with no shirt on. But if I want to see that, I can watch Battlestar Galactica, and at least there it will make sense.

We're actually gonna find out what the smoke monster on Lost is!

I'm sorry, JJ Abrams. It's too little, too late. If you throw in an explanation for the polar bear and the thing that ate Greg Grunberg, I might be interested.

[lilgoala.livejournal.com]

The smoke monster is the thing that ate Greg Grunberg.

[arby-m.livejournal.com]

My icon needs to be changed to "Edward Cullen: rated S for Stalker" (or maybe "Stay Away")

I saw Dollhouse, on DVR so it probably didn't count for ratings, but I almost wept at how horrible it was. The premise was so disgustingly sexist, and the show didn't encourage me to believe Joss was going to undermine it, what with all the wink wink, nudge nudge and gratuitous T&A. And the writing was SO BORING! It was as if Joss had spent the time between Dr. Horrible and now watching and endeavoring to imitate Las Vegas - the show which is so boring my mind refuses to allow any of it to penetrate my consciousness.

I will try again, for it is Joss and I can't completely give up on him after one episode. But I would have run screaming far far away had this pilot been by anyone else.

In other news, Crusoe got canceled??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

*shakes tiny fists*

HOW COULD THEY

[katchin.livejournal.com]

Good to know. I've got Dollhouse on my DVR but I haven't watched it yet. I guess I can just delete it...I've heard nothing but bad reviews.

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

I love Kate Winslet, and she should have won an Oscar a while ago, but I think The Reader is a piece of Nazi apologia Oscar-baiting shit, so I'm kind of...anti-rooting for her. Save us, Meryl Streep; you're our only hope!

[reticent-lass.livejournal.com]

*gapes at the stalker behavior* Oh my stars and garters. I have to turn down a guy who asked me to prom on Valentine's Day (!) via hand-delivered (!!) acrostic poem of my name(!!!) in MONOTYPE CORSIVA (!!!!) tomorrow and this is hitting all of my worry-buttons HARD. Ick. How people can think obsessive shadowing unawares is cute, romantic, or funny is beyond me.

The Astroboy trailer is really neat-looking; I have yet to figure out what the plot is going to involve. This may have something to do with the fact that both times I saw Coraline, I arrived after the trailer started... but I do hope this doesn't fuel a local tendency to believe all things Japanese are weird and lame.

[ailaes.livejournal.com]

Your icon is AWESOME!!



It never got out of hand...but I've had a few guys 'shadow' me online before. It's creepy as hell, one was years ago, and he was convinced I had a thing for him, would not leave me alone and I finally had to block him on every messenger and email I had. Why people fail to understand the concept of 'no' or 'I don't want to talk to/see you' I will never understand. ~shivers~

[moogleybacon.livejournal.com]

i.e. Georgetown:

That totally reminds me, I can't believe I didn't get the Twilighty-creepiness at the time--I mean, I got the creepiness, but now I'm like "omgedward"--but: Last year at my college, two guys were going around sneaking into girls dorm rooms and cuddling with them. Yes, you heard(read?) me right: Cuddling. They seriously went around, sneaking into girls rooms and spooning with them while the girls slept. And yes, two of them; one would spoon, the other would watch, or something like that, and then they'd switch. One girl woke up to the sound of a condom being opened, and then they turned themselves in soon after that.

And, I feel it's important to mention that I've always been suspicious about if that was the real story. I mean, who doesn't wake up to someone cuddling with them? Either the girls were passed-out drunk, or... I don't even know what. It's still a rather creepy, Edward-esque thing to do, though.

Also: Yay Alice Dollen! She looks awesome. I may have to buy itwhen I get money.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

AUGH