Finishing up for the day

[cleolinda]

I am having a gigantic crankiness problem lately, particularly in real life. I can tell I'm being really irritable and snappish, but noticing it tends to make me... more irritable. At least I can hide it a bit better online, but I'm still losing my patience way more often than I should--I get really pissed off about things I know are stupid, about things I know never used to bother me, but--it's completely involuntary and irrational. And I've been like this for weeks now, if not months.

I'm trying to work on it--I cut out caffeine again (a long while back) after I noticed it was making me cranky, I've been trying to eat better but more often, drink more water, get more sun--I already take a B complex and a multi-vitamin (and antidepressants, for those of you just coming in; I've been doing really well as far as the drugs + vitamins regimen goes, and for a long time now). I just don't know what else it is. Stress, maybe--stress of the uncertain and the unfinished, I guess. People around me dumping their stress on me, possibly. To be honest, I think a lot of it started six months ago when I began getting really emotional about turning thirty but not being what and where I wanted to be by this point in my life, and I don't think I've gotten past that yet.

I think I need more alcohol in my life. Perhaps something with fruit.

Linkspam:

CNN Debates Twitter's Relevance While Ignoring Important World Events Being Reported on Twitter.

Fallen Princesses: Disney Just Got Real. I mention this here because the Jasmine picture is amazing. Rapunzel is really sad; the others are hit-and-miss. (Originally sent in by fading_october.)

How to Write a Fictional Twitter Feed.

The New Yorker Profiles Nora Roberts; "Women Can't Write About Sex," Says Female Sex Writer.

Batwoman's Solo Debut Is Art Nouveau Gone Pop.

Tonner Dolls 2009 Convention exclusives; Twilight news from the convention (future dolls will include Jacob, Alice, James, Victoria and Laurent); Aw, a very nice review of Tonner Edward.

What secrets does True Blood's 1,000-year-old vampire reveal this season?; Ausiello: 'True Blood' exclusive with Nelsan Ellis!

Early Comic-Con 2009 Buzz: Who and What to Expect!; "The Girl's Guide To Comic Con": Headdesk Powers, Activate!; San Diego Comic Con: Not Really For Girls? [Rant].

Is Rupert Murdoch Responsible For The Wolverine Leak?

Images: Exclusive: 'Cold Souls' Poster Premiere; Exclusive 'Death in Love' Poster; Gemma Arterton on the 'Clash of the Titans' Set; Gerard Butler filming 'Bounty Hunter' in Brooklyn; Keira Knightley filming on the streets for 'London Boulevard' (related: Keira Knightley and David Thewlis on London Blvd. set; Colin Farrell - Fresh out of jail); New Photos From the 'A Couple of Dicks' Set; 'G.I. Joe' Poster: Could We Switch the Head on That Butt?

Trailers and clips: Must Watch: Badass Red Band 'Not Quite Hollywood' Trailer; Worth Watching - June 13: Fifty Dead Men Walking Trailer.

trailer_spot: Time Traveler's Wife, Shutter Island, (500) Days of Summer, Rebound.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Is Looking Forward To Working With Chris Nolan On ‘Inception’; 'Inception' Has a $200M Budget, Will Be Shooting in Canada.

'The Wild Things': Dave Eggers' awesome-sounding tie-in book.

James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie back for 'Wanted 2.' HOW?

More TV Spots for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; Behind the Scenes Photos from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; Suit Filed Against Bloomsbury Regarding "Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire;" Bloomsbury States Claim is "Without Merit." Yeah, that worked out real well for Nancy Stouffer. Have fun with that, kids.

Decoding The Hidden Meaning Beneath Twilight's Were-Wig; Twilight gets 12 Teen Choice Awards nominations. Right, sure, got it. Here's the category that threw me:

Choice Movie: Drama

Angels & Demons
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Obsessed
Slumdog Millionaire
Twilight

What? More kids saw Angels & Demons than, say, Star Trek or Wolverine or, going back to last year, The Dark Knight ? Did anyone go see Angels & Demons? And don't tell me it's a quality issue--Obsessed is up there. Whatever.

Meanwhile, Robert Pattinson filming 'Remember Me'--or trying to, anyway (MUTE THE SOUND FIRST) after being swamped by a crowd of 200 screaming girls. Or, as @WonderRobbie said to me on Twitter (yes, Twitter is where things happen now, shut up), "I was just 10 feet from RPattz and the whole world turned into Sparklevision... He was filming that new movie @ NYU. It was magical until some prostitot screamed for him to bite her."

Meanwhile-meanwhile, @peterfacinelli needs your help winning a bet; EXCLUSIVE: ‘Twilight’ Star Cam Gigandet Corrects Earlier Report — Won’t Play A Vampire In ‘Priest.’

Haden Church Also Joining 'John Carter of Mars'?; Could ‘John Carter Of Mars’ Turn Out To Be The ‘Twilight’ Of Sci-Fi Flicks? Damn, what did John Carter of Mars do to you?

Christine Jeff to Direct 'Wonderful Tonight.'

Patrick Stewart loves the new Star Trek movie; also has a crush on Chris Pine.

Is Watchmen's Jackie Earle Haley risking his career by joining TV's 'Human Target'?

'Man-Witch' Seemingly Back on Track ("A schoolteacher who suddenly discovers he has witch-like abilities. Taken in by a coven, he is persuaded to attend a school for witches, only to discover that his classmates are all girls." I don't even know where to start with this one).

Fans Rejoice: Live-Action 'Akira' is "Dead as a Doornail."

Producers on why 'The Birds' remake isn't working, other nightmares.

Rumor: Ron Howard Directing the Stretch Armstrong Movie?!

Comments

[fineprnt.livejournal.com]

Psh, "The Birds" remake isn't working because You're Not Alfred Hitchcock. No, I didn't read that article.

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie back for 'Wanted 2.' HOW?
Bzuh? Maybe it's a CLONE.

By the way, I felt this before I even read the beginning of your post, but lately it has seemed like you need a hug. So I offer one: *hug*

Thanks for taking the time to compile these linkspams; I know it takes a fair bit of work.

[fineprnt.livejournal.com]

I second the thanks. Your link-gathering skill are amazing; you always find the most uh-mazing bits!

[last-archangel.livejournal.com]

"Man-witch?" Really?

Am I the only one who still wants a Charmed spin-off about Piper's sons?

[greedyskunk.livejournal.com]

I won't pretend to know what's going on in your life, so I will refrain from providing unsolicited advice. I'll just continue to send good thoughts your way and my thanks for the linkspam, the recaps, SLoD...well, pretty much everything you write.

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

I wholeheartedly second this.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

Poor Robert. I wish people would just leave the poor boy alone.

And who doesn't have a bit of a crush on Chris Pine? Okay, so I have more of a crush on Karl Urban, but this is neither here nor there.

[awanderingbard.livejournal.com]

Word on all of the above. Doctors are hot.

[edda.livejournal.com]

Is it possibly situational crankiness? Is there something in your vicinity that's causing it, as opposed to chemicals? Just wondering.

Also, COMIC-CON FAIL FAILS FAILINGLY.

[edda.livejournal.com]

Brain chemicals, I meant to say. Durr.

[starstruckfeie.livejournal.com]

I just got back from The Hangover which I would highly recommend to lift some spirits (without spirits). Unless you're not into the whole stupid comedy thing. I thought it was pretty funny!

also, mte regarding Wanted 2.

[selahstar.livejournal.com]

I second the comment about The Hangover - and actually I didn't find it as stupid as I feared (I'm not into stupid comedies) - I think it's because the characters themselves are reasonably intelligent as opposed to drooling cokeheads or whatever. I've been recommending it to people and want to see it again!

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

Damn, the picture of Patrick Stewart Captain Picard next to the one of Chris Pine...my heart is aflutter and I am quickly turning into a pile of nerdgirl goo.

NY Mag's Daily Intel blog sent one of their interns to try to get pics of RPattz, but he was "thwarted by packs of girls literally crying". I don't know who I feel more sorry for, the intern or Pattinson. But now they have a slideshow: http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/06/robert_pattison_is_smoking_hot.html

[amberdulen.livejournal.com]

MAN-WITCH??? The only good thing about that idea is that it distracts me from being furious at the L.A. Times.

[m-cobweb.livejournal.com]

I know of whence you speak lately. *sigh*

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

So I read the summary for Man-Witch and immediately thought, "Oh, it's a harem anime."

Followed by o/` MAKE TONIGHT A MANWICH NIGHT! I WANT A MANWICH PLEASE! o/`

Something is very wrong with me.

Also, have been following #iranelection stuff on Twitter and it is really, really chilling. I wish there was something I could do. Wearing a green shirt just seems so useless.

[jubilantia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I definitely thought harem anime. Stupid potty humor comedy...? No.

[harveypenguin.livejournal.com]

I have to say, I'm not a huge fan of the Jasmine Fallen Princess picture, almost as much as I'm REALLY not a fan of the Little Red Riding Hood one. Being Middle Eastern does not equal being a terrorist, just like being fat does not equal eating a ton of junk food.

It's too bad, because I really liked the other ones.

Jasmine

[suzeclues12.livejournal.com]

I completely read this photo another way.
I somehow read it as Jasmine protecting her country, going to war for it, if need be. "Armies? Invading MY country? Bring it on!"
I loved it because she was bad ass and wearing pink Battle Dress Uniform - not an easy look, but she rocks it.
Of course, no, I'm not of Middle Eastern decent - I might have a different interpretation if I had ever been accused - or thought someone might accuse me - of being a terrorist myself. Which would totally not be cool.

[kali921.livejournal.com]

So, I have a semi-rhetorical question. Given that the source material for the John Carter of Mars books was, at the very least, pretty much all NC-17 in terms of constant nudity (no clothes on Barsoom, remember, Pixar?), visage-wrecking ultraviolence, and nonstop sexing, how in $deity's name is Pixar going to film this and make it in any way faithful to the source material?

And Tars Tarkas better be fifteen goddamn feet tall like he is in canon. I'm just sayin'.

[orca-girl.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of sitting back and wondering how spectacularly unfaithful to the source material it's going to be, basically.

Between having to figure out how to make parts of it non-sketchy, to having to figure out how to realize that story for a modern audience, to the all-nudity-all-the-time... to the white chick cast as Deja Thoris... yeah. I'm skeptical.

By the way:

http://www.stevemeyeranimation.com/animation.html

If you go there and click on the 2005 Animation Demo, you can see some demo bits that were done for a CGI Thark (possibly Tars Tarkus), back during the 2005 Paramount pre-production. Since that fell apart, of course this won't be used, but it's an interesting look at realizing the Thark concept. (I can't tell if he's actually 15 feet tall, with all the moving and ducking and stuff; he's pretty big, though.)

[akathorne.livejournal.com]

My depression tends to manifest itself as horrendous crankiness and irritability rather than sadness and crying. Maybe you need to revist your med situation? Feel better, in any case. *hugs*

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Well, I have been pretty depressed on and off the last few months--maybe that's what it really is?

[flamingtoilet.livejournal.com]

Dammit, now I want some Picard/New!Kirk or Stewart/Pine slash.

[secretgeek17.livejournal.com]

I know exactly how you feel. I went throught the same thing when I was about 25 and had to come to terms with it. Turning 30 was no fun either as I was pregnant. My "career" is completely polar opposite of what I had intended but somehow it has turned out okay. There are lots of us out there that feel the same way. So I send along big hugs and a foot rub. And I don't mean to be presumptuous but I would think that everyone who follows you thinks you have accomplished a great deal. And thank god for that because I would be forever bored at work if it wasn't you. Keep up the good work.

[havocs-roman.livejournal.com]

I am slightly younger than you and not pregnant, but I completely hear you regarding the anxious 20s, the professional disappointments/doubts... and pretty much every count, so may I second this post?

[kosher-jenny.livejournal.com]

The New Yorker Profiles Nora Roberts; "Women Can't Write About Sex," Says Female Sex Writer.

The pairing of those two headlines made me worry that there was a dangerous decrease in Nora Roberts Awesomeness going on there.

"The Girl's Guide To Comic Con": Headdesk Powers, Activate!; San Diego Comic Con: Not Really For Girls? [Rant].

Instead of dealing with that patronizing BS article I was hoping that there was some news concerning the issue of Comic Con's sexual harassment policies (or rather, the utter lack thereof (http://bullyscomics.blogspot.com/2008/08/serious-note.html)). Hope we get some closure concerning that.

[misachan.livejournal.com]

From the headline I was terrified "Human Target" was some kind of reality show before clicking the link. Is a movie actor taking a TV role even news anymore? Let the man take a break from playing psycho killers for a while.

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Re: the turning-thirty-panic: Been there, done that, did not enjoy it in the least. I'd like to tell you it goes away. The bad news is, it doesn't always. The good news is, one can learn to live with it. It's taken some time, but I've come to believe that I am where I am for a reason, even if it's not where I meant to be. My hope and prayer is that you'll come to the same place. It's not such a bad place once you get used to it -- and a good first step toward getting there is realizing how much happiness you bring to others.

(Hugs)

[dimloep-suum.livejournal.com]

The Cranky seems to be going around most of my F-list lately, and I know I've not been in the best mood these last few weeks m'self. Here's hoping it's just One of Those Things and that it passes quickly.

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to send *BIG HUGS* to you. I hear ya on being irritable AND behind on things.

[shesnotallthere.livejournal.com]

Antonio Porchia once said something along the lines of, "When the superficial wearies me, it wearies me so much that I need an abyss in order to rest."

I feel that way when I'm cranky. Like I need a deep, dark hole with no cell and no internets and no way for anyone to find me and make noise in my head. Because even when people are trying to be NICE, the fact is that simply by talking, they are further exacerbating my aggravation. And I snap at them, and feelings get hurt, and I feel badly which just makes me MORE irritable.

So, yes...an abyss. A growlery, for the Dickens fans. I've yet to find one in the real estate pages, but I'm still looking.

[wumbawoman.livejournal.com]

Yay AKIRA!



buzzah Ghost in the Shell?! Aw dang.


I hope things get better.

[chulacabra.livejournal.com]

Watching that RPattz fangirl video made me feel dirty. He must be in hell right now.Then again, he did sign up for Breaking Dawn...

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't know about hell. I don't think they have coffee in hell.

[sugarcages.livejournal.com]

It's weird, but as much as I am looking forward to the next installment of SLoD, I'm also glad that it doesn't come one after the other. Somehow I like thinking that you're taking time out for yourself and taking time in writing something that entertains so many people. So for that, thanks. :)