A fairly nice day... SO FAR

[cleolinda]

1) House rules: Don't fight on my journal. Don't. Disagree, discuss, that's great. But you will be civil and non-snippy to me and each other on my own journal. Take it somewhere else if you can't.

2) My stepfather decided to buzzcut the Angry Jasmine again. The jasmine then got so much angrier, in fact, that it disgorged a swarm of yellowjackets that stung him upside the head several times. I'm not even making this up.

3) Yesterday, I opened the front door to take Scout outside on his leash, and there's a dead bird toes up on the doorstep. A fairly large bird, too--you know, the size of a pigeon, rather than a sparrow. We have no idea what it was doing there, because it was under the little porch overhang fairly close to the door, so it couldn't have just fallen out of the sky or something.

Linkspam:

TV host Ed McMahon is dead at age 86.

Those People From 'The Hills' Whose Names I Refuse to Learn Banned from E!, All the Other Awful People Will Stay [Victory].

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Fraggle Rock’ Kicks Off Jim Henson Company Comics.

Award-winning Burger King ads sold less food.

'True Blood' star Stephen Moyer answers your questions; Stephen Moyer on Edward Cullen: "He's a pussy! He's the Slim-Fast, Diet Coke of vampires." I can't decide if I want to hear him say that more in his real-life British accent or in his SOOKEH! accent.

Potential Banner ads for ‘Vampire Diaries’?; ‘Vampire Diaries’: A Book Report For Twilighters And Twi-Haters.

MTV Brings On Star Trek Writers For A Teen Wolf TV Series.

Heidi Klum gets her own Barbie.

"The New Male Beauty"; Are Women Today Threatened By Rugged Men?; Test Pattern: Where have all the movie men gone?

Images: 98 More Photos From the Robin Hood Set! Is that Cate Blanchett in ARMOR? I WANT PRETTY DRESSES, GODDAMMIT! You can put Russell Crowe in them if you want, I DON'T CARE. Also: Rachel McAdams is Harrison Ford’s 'Morning Glory'; Exclusive motion poster for 'Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself'; Poster Premiere: 'From Paris With Love'; 9's Number 8 Will Protect You From The Machines [Exclusive].

Clips and trailers: First Trailer for Richard Kelly's 'The Box'; 'District 9' Level 5 Alert: Do Not Apprehend Insanely Frightening Alien Freaks; 'Powder 2: Powder to the People' Trailer Elevates Fake Trailer Standards.

trailer_spot: Last Airbender, Ponyo, Coco Before Chanel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Tenderness.

Roger Ebert, the universe slam Michael Bay's Transformers sequel in early reviews ("If you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together"); Cinematic poetry for pinheads..? Transformers 2 might be the worst film of the year; Michael Bay Finally Made An Art Movie [Transformers 2 Review]; Review: 'Transformers' lands with big thud; Review: How Transformers morphed into the lousy Revenge of the Fallen; Jive-talking twin Transformers raise race issues; Bay Defends Transformers Twins; Transformers Opens with $16 Million!

BREAKING: Oscar’s Best Picture Nominees Will Expand to Ten; ‘The Dark Knight’ Snub Prompts Increase In ‘Best Picture’ Oscar Nominees ("I would not be telling you the truth if I said the words ‘Dark Knight’ did not come up"); Could the Academy's doubled Best Picture category help sci-fi nab an Oscar?; They’ll Regret It When Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Wins Best Picture.

HBO Offers a First Look at ‘Public Enemies’ Plus We Have 24 New Images.

What Johnny Depp thinks was wrong with earlier Pirates movies and what could be in 4; Johnny Depp Addresses ‘Batman 3’ Riddler Rumors; Johnny Depp Not Sure About Returning to Gilliam's Don Quixote; Johnny Depp Might Have 'Dark Shadows' in His Future.

Why Johnny Depp worried about being fired from 'Alice in Wonderland'; Tweedledee and Dum from Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’; More 'Alice in Wonderland' pics.

Christian Bale Getting Ready to Shoot 'The Fighter' Very Soon; Bale Tries To Crush Our Hopes For Batman 3, But At Least There's No Terminator 5 Either.

Marion Cotillard On The Complex Secrets Of Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception.’

‘The Last Airbender’ Set Visit: M. Night Shyamalan & Dev Patel Kick Off A Fantasy Franchise; A Sneak Peek at 'The Last Airbender'; Why Shyamalan let us on the Airbender set, what we saw and why it's special; M. Night Opens His Own Site; "Damn you, M. Night Shamwow!" I don't want to stifle civil discussion (whether I agree with the opinions or not), but if shit breaks out again, we will not be able to have nice things.

Dawn Treader Storyboards!; Dufflepuds May Be CGI.

Clémence Poésy is confirmed for Deathly Hallows; David Yates On Splitting Up ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows’; Dan Radcliffe and Rupert Grint get so drunk they can't remember the name of their own movie (bless); from many, many people: Harry Potter the Musical.

First Footage and Photos from Avatar Revealed at CinExpo!; James Cameron's 'Avatar': How much hype is too much? I honestly still have no idea what the big deal about this movie is supposed to be, other than "JAMES CAMERON OMG."

"Moon" Is the Best Scifi Movie of Summer [Review].

'Watchmen' Directors Cut to Hit Theaters for One Weekend in July.

'New Moon' movie tie-in book cover revealed: An EW Exclusive; Facinelli Wins Twitter Bet; ‘Twilight’ Makeup Will Plump You Up. Can I just tell you? I've used the original version of the DuWop Lip Venom, and it felt like I got punched in the mouth by someone whose fist was on fire.

‘The Runaways’ Finds Its Lita Ford in Scout Taylor-Compton; Dakota Fanning Dons Denim Jumpsuit; New pictures of KStew on the set of 'The Runaways.' DAMN, GIRL.

Frankenstein Gets A Romantic Comedy Makeover For New Flick ‘Frank.’

Daniel Craig to Star in Jim Sheridan's Thriller 'Dream House.'

Simon Pegg & Nick Frost Answer What Is Paul?

David Fincher To Direct Facebook Film; Fincher's Facebook Movie is Actually Based on Ben Mezrich's New Book.

Zac Efron to exec produce and star in new thriller; Zac Efron To Star in ‘Sexy Thriller.’ Is this one of those "erotic thriller" jobs?

Comments

[figgylicious.livejournal.com]

Hee. Your jasmine reminds me of this:

http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/061209/ultra-tomato.gif

So, you know, WATCH OUT.

[aranel13.livejournal.com]

Women threatened by rugged handsomeness? Please! I prefer rugged to pretty boy. I don't like it when someone looks better in make up than I do.

[leoprincess.livejournal.com]

Preach.

[batwrangler.livejournal.com]

The bird may have misjudged your porch and slammed into your door. Tonner!Edward did it.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I am really going to have to get onto him for that. He's supposed to clean up after himself.

[leoprincess.livejournal.com]

Stephen Moyer/Pussy Edward comments: Ha! I'm waiting for hordes of Twilighters to scream "HEZ JUS JELOUS!", cuz you know it's coming.

Transformers 2: Aw, say it ain't so! I was actually looking forward to it.

Wasp-launching Jasmine: O_O Call an exterminator. And exorcist wouldn't hurt either.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

We actually did have the Cook's guy come out and spray the nest.

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

I am sorry your stepfather got stung.

I am even sorrier that I laughed when I read the way you phrased it.

[octotoes.livejournal.com]

I'd love to blame the bird on T.Ed. as well, but if I were to follow logic (silly logic!) I'd place the blame on Bad Cat. Does (s)he escape often? My former kitty used to break loose every few months, and she'd always leave us a dead avian or rodent on our doorstep. I'm not sure if this was supposed to be a gift, or if it was her way of expressing that she did not like being an indoor kitty.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Actually, Bad Cat has been accounted for the entire morning during which it could have happened.

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

I honestly still have no idea what the big deal about this movie is supposed to be, other than "JAMES CAMERON OMG."

Something about the very special CGI, I think. Or 3-D-ness. All I know is that I've been hearing about this movie for so long I've gone through the hype-backlash-backlash against the backlash cycle about 15 times already. It's boring the crap out of me at this point.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, same here.

Dawn Treader

[suzeclues12.livejournal.com]

Dufflepuds CGI's? What the real ones were unavailable? (*snurkle* ;)

Also - sorry if we did not "play well with others" in the earlier Last Airbender postings. We'll stop splashing the other kids in the pool, mom, honest. Don't make us go home! We WANT nice things!

(no, really, sorry).

[glenvorian.livejournal.com]

http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/24/farrah-fawcett-grim-reports/#comments

:( I hope she doesn't die soon.

[snippy]

But I can't be non-snippy! :)

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Okay, I give you a pass. : )

[iczer6.livejournal.com]

I think the problem is the King scares people.

I'm not going to Burger King if I think he might be there.

[rennaise.livejournal.com]

Yes! The King is all kinds of terrifying!

[falco-conlon.livejournal.com]

the review of Transformers as an Art House movie cracked my shit up

[insomniacafe547.livejournal.com]

The dead bird is so a message from the Jasmine.

"TRIM ME NEXT TIME AND I'LL TRIM YOU, BITCH."

[genmaicha.livejournal.com]

RE: Burger King's ad campaign: No wonder it's not making money, when they go from head-scratching "high concept" stuff like the Subservient Chicken, to "lol guys Super Seven Incher it's like a blow-job get it?" (http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2009/06/assvertising_24.html)

[missmp.livejournal.com]

Can I just tell you? I've used the original version of the DuWop Lip Venom, and it felt like I got punched in the mouth by someone whose fist was on fire.

My husband once gave me a smooch while I had Lip Venom on and promptly yelled and ran for the bathroom to wash it off. Then he asked me what the hell was wrong with me that I put that stuff on my lips voluntarily.

I told him I was a secret masochist. :-)

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

... kinky.

[himhilien.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I got snippy. It won't happen again.

Wow. I hope your dad is okay very soon. I love the fact you have a dog named Scout.

THEY'RE ONLY SHOWING WATCHMEN IN FOUR THEATERS??!? NOOOO!!!

Kristen looks so FIERCE in her Joan Jett costume.

[supersyncspaz7.livejournal.com]

Re: "The New Male Beauty", what about those of us who love the brawny guys and the pretty boys? Daniel Craig makes my heart go a-flutter, but at the same time I feel the same way about Joseph Gordon-Levitt (and he's on the skinny, adorable side).

But on the other hand: FRAGGLE ROCK COMIC BOOK, SQUEEEEEEEEEEE.

[super-tricie341.livejournal.com]

...what about those of us who love the brawny guys and the pretty boys?

Word.

[divadeanna.livejournal.com]

"He's a pussy! He's the Slim-Fast, Diet Coke of vampires." I can't decide if I want to hear him say that more in his real-life British accent or in his SOOKEH! accent.

ILU, STEPHEN MOYER!!!!

[kudzita.livejournal.com]

This!

The Jasmine killed the bird

[mustangsally78.livejournal.com]

It was a warning to you.

srsly. There's Confederate jasmine at my Dad's house and Bubba does not fuck around.

Drive-by comment on your userpic

[katharhino.livejournal.com]

HEY! Olivia de Havilland!Maid Marian. I wanted to be her when I grew up!

*goes back to read the linkspam*

[misanthrope-mom.livejournal.com]

You have a very interesting life, somehow. Screw the jerks whose mamas didn't teach them no manners. We still luff you.

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[katharhino.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAHAH! *points and laughs at Crispin Porter Bogusky*

See, I'm a graphic designer and I used to get this very self-important, smug magazine about advertising and they could NOT stop talking about Crispin whatever's WONNNNNNderful ad campaign. It irritated me before I'd even seen the commercials for myself. And then I was like, wow, stupid, you've never actually met a "consumer" before, having you?

I'm craving McDonald's fries now.

[aestasbeyond.livejournal.com]

YOU TELL EM CLEO.

[internal666.livejournal.com]

"Dan Radcliffe and Rupert Grint get so drunk they can't remember the name of their own movie"

That sounds like the best bromantic-comedy ever.

[amberdulen.livejournal.com]

Every time I see something about Runaways, I'm like I LOVE THAT COMIC! And then I'm disappointed that it's some totally different thing. :P

[reticent-lass.livejournal.com]

*high-fives* And that movie's actually scheduled to be made... someday... which makes it WORSE. The actors who will be in that hypothetical film are still in grade school--we can't even do proper fantasy casting.