A few time-sensitive things

[cleolinda]

Very tired--like, "sleepy" tired, not "verge of a nervous breakdown" tired. Maybe it's just because there's been a lot of holiday-related running-around lately, which is fun. And I've been eating out more, which means I'm drinking soda, which means I'm getting more caffeine than I should, which means I'm not sleeping very well at night. All I know is, a friend called yesterday and thought something was seriously wrong, because I sounded completely out of it. I woke up a bit late and didn't take my meds on time this morning, so now I have a headache, etc., which I'm hoping will go away by the time I go out to the Christmas swap party tonight. Speaking of which, I am still trying to find my boots (just short black boots to wear under my jeans, nothing huge), because I would really like to wear those. Also, I have very nearly talked myself into wearing a dark blue top with crocheted sleeves that are a bit... princessy. Eh, I will claim they are "festive."

First, a few Avatar links, since that's what the last entry was about. And thanks for such a civil and thoughtful discussion over on the Avatar entry. It took 360 comments for someone hostile to finally show up and inform me that I am a prejudiced, touchy-feely liberal. After the all-time high of cleoloindaisgay, this was a fairly disappointing flame.

James Cameron Reveals His Quest to Build More Perfect CGI Boobs. Unfortunately, I read this before I saw the movie, so I spent the whole thing staring at Neytiri's goods, curious to see if such a paradox as a CGI nip slip could possibly occur. 

EW on Avatar: Does story matter? "Titanic is Shakespeare compared to Avatar." ICE BURRRRRRN.

James Cameron Planning 'Avatar' Trilogy, Director Tells MTV News. Yeah, I told you.

‘Avatar’ could get nine Oscar nominations. I don't know if I'm just more mature mellow as a person now than I was circa Titanic, but I think I would manage not to claw my eyes out if it won something huge. I don't know--maybe my Zoe Saldana love is helping me hold on.

The "Moff's Law" link going around: RT @ebertchicago To people who say "Just enjoy! Don't analyze!" This speaks eloquently for me: http://j.mp/4XAkBR.

Meanwhile (alert alert alert): today's 50% off sale at Aromaleigh is the Eye Lustres section (read: the one where all the shades have girls' names). I'd gotten several samples from that section, and so far I like most of them a lot (Isabella just did not work with my coloring, so I gave it to Sister Girl, and she promptly tried it on and liked it, so I may have another convert on my hands). So now that the full containers are going for like $3... I kind of went and bought six of them. On the spur of the moment. At one in the morning. I felt a little profligate, is what I'm saying. And it felt GOOD. Anyway. Chloe and Amelie look really cute together (you can blend in Amelie to tone down the brightness of Chloe). Cosette and Olivia are both really pretty (one's more rose; the other's a "coppery sunset" color), and they work well (together or separately) with a lighter color like Sophie. Circe is a really, really beautiful warm, soft, light brown, and goes well with Teddy Wisp (which is darker and browner in person than it looks) from another collection. (Luster, also from another collection, is another good, light go-to shade to pair with other colors.) Fiona is a great highligher to use at the corners of your eyes or right under the brow, and you can use it to tone down whatever else you've put on not that I was in a hurry yesterday morning and put on too much Teddy Wisp, no, why do you ask. So those are the six colors I got containers of--Fiona, Amelie, Olivia, Cosette, Circe and Sophie, since I've been using those samples a lot. I wish now that I'd gotten a Chloe as well, but my sample will hold out for a while. I've got another round of samples coming in, darker colors this time, so I don't want to load up on full containers until I've really tested a bunch out and decided which ones I like best, but--come on, at $3 each for colors I know work well on me, I couldn't afford to not buy those.

(I will add, the shadows are a bit sheer, so they're not that bright when you first put them on. You can apply more to get a deeper color, but you can put it on as lightly as you want, so they're more wearable than some of them (like Chloe) look. The samples are also 50% off, by the way. No, I do not get paid to shill for Aromaleigh.)

(As a side note, my birthday gift-card purchases have come in from Sephora, and right now I'm trying the little Benefit kit. I was looking at the Lemon-Aid concealer thinking, Eyelid discoloration? Who has that? And then I went and looked in the mirror and was all, Oh. That discoloration. So that stuff actually works pretty well.)

Speaking of color: Colorstrology. Something about birthdays and colors and Pantone sponsorship, I don't know, but it's interesting. December's color is Pagoda Blue, and the 14th turned out to be Green-Blue Slate: "Complex, quick-witted, expressive." "You are expressive and funny and people like it when you entertain them" in particular made me laugh. DANCE, HUMOR MONKEY!


Speaking of which, I am so behind on Secret Life. Oh God. The Christmas/catchup installment looks like it's going to be in three parts now. Dammit.

Comments

[crunknwj.livejournal.com]

i tweeted this to you yesterday but i figured you probably missed it. thought you'd get a kick out of this: http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1796048 lord of the rings status updates.

i couldn't help think of sl legolas :)

o.O

[munin-and-hugin.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

I am trying to decide if I want to spend EVEN MORE MONEY OMG on Aromaleigh. Because in theory, I do not need more shimmery pink eyeshadow (especially since I am waiting to see what color Miss K. creates from my description of what I wanted for my Aromaleigh Angels color). But, $3 a jar! Ophelia, Edie, and Kiki!

...

Oh dear, I think I just talked myself into it. Whoops.

[morganwolf.livejournal.com]

You know, I was pondering a sample of Persephone from Aromaleigh, but what the hey, I'll just spring for the full-size if I can get it that cheap. Because what I really need in my life is another plum-colored eyeshadow.

The Colorstrology dealie had "Aspen Gold" for the month of June, but "Gull Grey" for my birthday, which is very appropriate. I mean, the "loyal, receptive, intuitive" bit was pretty much par for the course with every astrological chart I've ever read for myself ever, but I wear TONS AND TONS of gray, so I got a little laugh out of that.

[xerinmichellex.livejournal.com]

As much as I love the holidays, I always feel like there is soooo much to do and I'm tired more than usual. Hang in there, Cleo! Just a couple more days!

I've been trying to avoid the 50% sales at Aromaleigh since I don't think I should any more eyeshadows until I've used what I have--but, dammit, you've sold me on trying out Circe.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've stayed strong, but when she discounted the one section that half the stuff I like is from... I crumbled.

[fading-october.livejournal.com]

All of your talking about makeup makes me want to try it so much. I've never been into it though, I suck at applying and I lack the monies..but I know my sister has way more eyeshadow than she needs laying around the bathroom.

My color is Bird of Paradise 16-357
The three key points are "Self sufficient, storyteller, writer"

I've always wanted to be a writer, but I'm just so damn horrible at sentence structuring and dialog. I do write quite a bit over on melo, but it's mainly a description of what I do day to day...so I dunno. Still neat though

[kinkydork.livejournal.com]

you may already be aware, but to get a more dramatic hue from your eyeshadow, and/or to prevent it from fading off, primer is the best thing ever. i use urban decay primer potion (original recipe, although i have some samples of the "sin" type i've been meaning to try). i'm also huge into the benefit creaseless cream eyeshadow, which is awesome by itself or as a primer. eek, i need to step away from the sephora. i recently discovered a huge amount of makeup i haven't even used in a drawer while i was assembling gifts for people.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just got a travel-sized Sin sample in my Sephora order, and I'd gotten the Too Faced primer anyway. Apparently they're two of the best, so I'm going to test/compare them. The Lemon-Aid functions a little bit as a primer, so that's all I've got underneath today.

[elizardbits.livejournal.com]

Yeah, actually I'd be pretty surprised if Avatar doesn't get some kind of tech/production-based Oscar nod. I mean, if it gets a Best Pic nom or something I will probably soil myself laughing, obvsly. IDK, can stuff like that get a cinematography nomination? I know fuck all about the filmmaking process, even when it includes actual humans.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Given that it's already getting critics' awards, and there will already be 10 Best Picture slots instead of 5, I'd say it's pretty much a lock for a nomination.

[ook.livejournal.com]

Back in 1998, I once followed an online conversation between a couple of guys who were just flipping out over the CGI boob action that had been created for Lara Croft. Evidently a clip of Lara running had been uploaded to the game's web site and the men were so incredibly excited about it. Later on, these same guys were VERY VERY SAD when the clip was removed from the web site (and they hadn't saved it).

I guess if it makes the women feel better, there was a great deal of detail paid to the CGI penis of Doctor Manhattan in the Watchmen movie -- they had to make Doc M.'s wang bigger than the comic book so that he'd be more "impressive" (and not laughed off the screen) but not too big so that he didn't turn into a porn star. No matter the size of his cock, people's eye were always drawn THERE in his scenes.

[missyjack.livejournal.com]

I want to know why Dances with Jar Jar Binks Avatar didn't have any giant blue CGI penis in it ??

[ook.livejournal.com]

Because the Watchmen film proved how frightened audiences (and the film ratings board) were of giant CGI blue cocks. Also, cocks look funny when they bounce around a lot. (Note that male genitals in the CGI film "Beowulf" were either non-existent or carefully hidden.)

[tabbyclaw.livejournal.com]

My month and date are both colors that look awful on me, and I am apparently "verbally strong, striking, motivated." They could probably put a case together for 'striking' -- people seem to remember me when I don't expect them to -- but I'm appallingly lazy and stumble over most of my sentences.

Maybe my entire family has been lying about my birthday all my life?

[radiotrash.livejournal.com]

Re: Neytiris boobies. I was talking to a friend about Cameron's statement and how I watched the whole movie waiting for a nip slip and she claims there were, in fact, several of them.

All I know is that now when I get it on Blu Ray I'm going to be doing a lot of pausing to confirm/deny and feel like a total perv while doing so.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

There was one moment, a bit in profile, where I was like, waaaaait...

[viorica8957.livejournal.com]

"Titanic is Shakespeare compared to Avatar." ICE BURRRRRRN.

*points and laughs*

James Cameron Planning 'Avatar' Trilogy, Director Tells MTV News.

. . . about WHAT? A succession of white guys coming in to save the Noble Savages?

I was six when Titanic came out, so I wasn't around for the Oscar buzz/outrage, but I think Avatar winning stuff (aside from a Best Actress for Zoe Saldana, because she actually deserves it) would be more enraging because of all the racism/ablism. "We don't care if huge amounts of people are hurt by this movie! LET'S REWARD THE RACIST DOUCHEBAGGERY."

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

About Jake and Neytiri and the Na'vi rebuilding, apparently.

I was six when Titanic came out

I was in college.

OH MY GOD I AM SO OOOOOLD.

[wondersheep.livejournal.com]

I got all excited because it came up with "Hot Sauce", and then I realised I was on the wrong day and I'm really "Elderberry". BOO! I WANNA BE HOT SAUCE!

Bleah!

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

I hated my Colorstrology color. Slate Green is hideous!Bud Green, the month color is better, but it's still not fabulous. Sigh..... where are the PRETTY greens?

[lost-garnet.livejournal.com]

Not sure if you've seen this one, but -- How Twilight Should Have Ended (http://www.howitshouldhaveended.com/videos?bcpid=51434042001&bclid=41247345001&bctid=51411100001).

[horsybirdy.livejournal.com]

OMG THIS IS AWESOME

"let's go eat some people, wohoo!"

[starlady42.livejournal.com]

thanks for posting about the aromaleigh sale -- picked up many many samples to try :D

[horsybirdy.livejournal.com]

Thanks to this post i remembered to go to the troll's profile and i got to see all the delightful presents he got from your fans.
I just have to say: People on the Internet you are brillant, i love you.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

(Isabella just did not work with my coloring, ...

You wanted to make a joke there, didn't you?

[ahirutwin.livejournal.com]

You know, I did have the wandering thought of "Lord, she's letting it ALL hang out.", but I chose to let this float away and not pay attention to it because I really like Zoe and it would kill me to feel like a total perv every time I watch anything with her in it. Especially Star Trek.

Oh please, please, please have a super special Christmas Special name for the installment. We (your readers) have been so good this year! This is all we need, Santa!Cleo, just this one thing!

[rorqual.livejournal.com]

Aaagh! You and your....aromaleigh! I don't need samples - I wear eyeshadow like once a month! But, they are so shiny, and cheap! *shakes fist* I should never have clicked on the link...never....never.....

(ooh, package coming for me!)

[kveran.livejournal.com]

I think I remember that you're not so much on the Urban Decay, which is my pretty of choice, but if you feel like playing around one day, they have an eyeshadow primer potion (http://www.urbandecay.com/categories/EyeshadowPrimerPotion.cfm) that you might find brightens up a few of the sheer shadows you're using and makes them a little more true to box color. They actually have 2, one a neutral and the other is their Sin color and you can use that as a shadow in itself. Because of my coloring, shadows tend to dull out on me and using the primer first really makes the colors pop. It turns my Mildew (http://www.urbandecay.com/products/MildewEyeShadow.cfm) into this beautiful emerald color. It's not the cheapest thing out there but it lasts forever and it's made some of my colors a lot more usable--able to use gunmetal and lavender without looking like I've lost a bar fight, etc.

[kveran.livejournal.com]

And maybe I should read the comments before I run my mouth, eh?

[cherrysakura5.livejournal.com]

Colorstrology weirdly cool! I looked at my birthday it kinda sounded like me. Especially about the honesty part and bing too blunt.
I say kinda because all of these 20 years of being me I... really don't know much about me. :(
Also Pretty site, pretty colors. I got Orient Blue it looks purple-ish blue which I like.

I am Intuitive, Deep, Profound. Meaning that I am so profoundly deep in my intuition that didn't know the complexity of my awesomeness hidden in my cryptic unlimited mind.
If you understood anything in this comment I applaud you because in still scratching my head. ^_^

[lisa-zj.livejournal.com]

A three part SLoD Christmas catch up post!! **Jumpy claps squee!!!**

PLEASE Santa, I have been so gooood!

[heartthepretty.livejournal.com]

It's because of you that I'm an Aromaleigh Addict. I'd never heard of them until you mentioned something about a teal/black shadow. So...thanks, heh.

Tip - to make the shadows brighter and to have the colors "pop" more, use an eye shadow primer. Aromaeigh's is pretty good, although I'm also looking into other options.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the Lemon-Aid works a bit as a primer, and I also have the Too Faced primer and a travel-size of Urban Decay's Sin to test out.

[indeliblesin.livejournal.com]

Wow, according to the Colorstrology thing, my color (June 28) is Orange Ochre: Intelligent, Sophisticated, Ambitious. I...I don't know if I can live up to this. But orange is my favorite color, so I'm happy. :D

And I don't think anything will ever hold up to the wonder that was cleoloindaisgay. Just sayin'.