Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Diane, I make too much money to smoke crack!

I got sucked into another Facebook meme today, this one where I had to google my name and "needs".  Thanks to this:


I got these:

1. Jesus 
2. Some historical perspective
3. To read Kennedy
4. A ride
5. Help
6. Her chair to sat down in
7. Money
8a. To learn to love herself, that is the greatest love of all
9. To clean up before her voice crumbles
10. Rehab?

And thanks to Bobby, I got this!


My beautiful, my beautiful BAH-LOOOOOOOOOOOON!

Coming of age, blah blah who cares! Pixar!

Who Watches the Watchmen?

Everything is better with bacon

Sunday, February 8, 2009

I don't wanna wait ... oops, wrong team drama

So, even though I've blogged about it before ... and I pretty much know all the characters and salient plots points ... I don't watch One Tree Hill.

I don't.

BUT. When one happens to be in Wilmington, NC anyway visiting dear friends, and the opportunity presents itself to take the EUE Screen Gems studio tour and see where the show is filmed .. well.   One goes.

Sadly, this was the only shot I could take on the tour, as the CW doesn't want fans giving anything away.

But we did get to see the high school set including Haley's classroom and the locker room (with poor dead Q's locker *sniff*), Brooke's house (which included a tutorial on product placement from our tour guide), Peyton's office and recording studio, and Nathan and Haley's house. As to the last one, seriously y'all. Nevermind the fact of what 22 year old couple with a 5 year old kid has a house with a pool (and a crazy stalker nanny), what 22 year old couple with a 5 year old kid has a house that nicely decorated? There wasn't a futon or stick of Ikea furniture to be seen. Way to help me suspend my disbelief, SHOW.

Not that I watch. Or have started watching again, so that I can say to myself, "Hey! I was there!"  Because that hasn't happened.

And when one is already in Wilmington, and has a friend who's willing to humour one, one might drive around to see the exterior locations.  Places such as:


Clothes over Bros, formerly Brooke's clothing boutique, before she was attacked and the store trashed, and she decided that maybe her mom, Victoria, had a hand in it and decided to hell with it and gave control of the company back to Mommy Dearest so she could raise a teenage runaway and learn valuable life lessons.

It appears to have also once been Karen's Cafe, the business run by Lucas' mom (toe pick!) before she married Andy the hot Kiwi college professor and had poor dead Keith's baby and they moved away and left the show because parents - when they're not evol Dan - just get in the way in these teen-ish dramas.

UPDATED TO ADD: One thing that we really, truly didn't do was knock on the door of "Peyton's House" and bother the nice family that lives there.


And then we cruised over to the Battleship North Carolina ... and the River Courts.  Scene of many a brooding, dramatic moment where someone, usually Lucas or Nathan, learn an important life lesson.













And we may have also driven over to this warehouse where my friend Dan's ship has a storage space ... but more importantly, it's the exterior of Tric, the all ages nightclub that Karen and Peyton opened and out of which Peyton now runs her music label Red Bedroom Records.





This last picture has nothing to do with One Tree Hill, but it is a delicacy to which I do look forward when I'm in NC. Mmmm ... Cheerwine. Or, as my brother likes to call it, god's own sweat.

 

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Hello? Hello?

Valentine's is but a week away, and Yahoo!Music would like to help you set the mood.  Or help you not set the wrong mood by playing one of these individually wrapped slices of goodness.

The Cheesiest Love Songs EVER! - Yahoo!Music

I mostly agree agree with list - you've got the usual offenders ... Lionel Ritchie, Air Supply, Extreme.

But Kenny Roger's 'Lady'?  Aww hell to the no!  You best step off the Gambler, yo.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Do Not Step to Etta James

Because she will cut a bitch.  Cut you HARD



Also, apparently not an Obama supporter.  But she reserves the bulk of her ire for Miss Sasha Fierce.

Say again?

Sully is the man. That is all.

Although I do have to give props to the air traffic controllers. Totally chill, just doing their job, trying to get the plane on the ground safely.

Supernatural - 4.14 Sex and Violence

Tonight's episode appears to take place mostly in a strip club.  And it's not even Dean's birthday.




Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Lost - The Little Prince

A sneak peak of tonight's episode and interview with Evangeline Lilly.


A couple things:
  •  More props for Gregg Nations.  He's now number one with a bullet in my list of celebrities I'd like to meet.
  • You can really hear her Canadian accent, eh?  I never notice it on the show.
  • She talks about the Sawyer-Kate-Jack-Juliet love triangle, but according to Joss Whedon, you need five people for a love triangle.



And this issue has come up so many times in the last two seasons, I think the writers have to address it this year.  

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Show us your Blog Spot - the Winona meme




Winona of Daddy Likey is starting a meme - Show Us Your Blog Spot!

The rules:

1. Once you are tagged, post a picture of where you blog. This might mean a picture of your cozy bed, or your office at work (you naughty employee, you!), or a boring ol' desk like me [Not me.  Winona]. Feel free to be creative, but be honest--if your desk is usually covered in Ritz crackers and love letters to Rahm Emanuel, then show us!

2. Feel free to tell us a little about your space, or explain certain items in more detail. Or not.

3. Link back to
this post

4. Tag five other bloggers to show their blog spots.

5. If you are tagged and do not participate, you will become allergic to cabbage.


Alright - CandyBuffet, NoShowMo, Duchess Jane, Apocalypstick Now, and Miss B, you've all been tagged.  You don't want to become allergic to cabbage, now do you?? Hmm?  Sweetie?  Hmm?

I'm strong. I can KICK!



22 years. TWENTY-TWO. And it's still funny. Painful to watch, but still funny.

GIRAFFES MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!



Wow. So I guess that SNL bit wasn't so far off after all



via Neatorama

Pageant-fu

It's all just happy little clouds ...



via Jezebel

Monday, February 2, 2009

The Super Bowl - Best hit of the game

It's his sheepish "oops" face at the end that makes it poetry.

Defensive linemen don't usually have to run this far

Pittsburgh's James Harrison, after rumbling an interception 100 yards for the touchdown.


Although, to be fair, given the way he landed on his head and neck, he may have been waiting for a trainer to clear him before getting up.

Or, he's just really, really out of breath.


Being Human

You had me at BBC and vampire.

io: A Vampire, A Werewolf And A Ghost Share A House

According to an io9 commenter:
The pilot is on youtube and the first episode of the series is at surfthechannel.com for the moment.


Although apparently they did some rejiggering between the pilot and the actual series. Including recasting the vampire and ghost.  Sometimes these things happen.

I'll be back


If you bisect Grace Jones, does she just self heal and reform like the T-1000?

via Jezebel

Saturday, January 31, 2009

You can't do this with an MP3


Vinyl Disguises




And the cycle of life continues - SMILE WITH YOUR EYES!

Jezebel - You Wanna Be On Top: ANTM Cycle 12 Girls Revealed!


With the exception of one, maybe two of the girls, looks like Cycle 12 is going to be a big steaming pile of *meh*.

Mind you, I'm still going to watch.  

UPDATE!

Jezebel also checked in to see how some of the hamsters from past seasons cycles are doing.

Jezebel - America's Next Top Models : Where Are They Now?

They didn't include Toccara Jones, who definitely has to rate as the most successful former ANTM'er.

Two words.

Italian Vogue, baby.  Italian Vogue.

YES YES, PLEASE GODS, YES!!!!!

I don't watch Mad Men (because I don't have real cable), but I'm quite familiar with the show's look. I would be all over a line by Janie Bryant that translated the show's aesthetic into modern pieces.

Also? I would own this look.

Glamour.com: 12 Questions For "Mad Men" Costume Designer Janie Bryant: Slaves to Fashion
Glamour: Can we expect to see a line of clothing come out of this, or a collection inspired by the show? What kinds of projects do you have going on for the future?

JB: I’m working on some things right now…I hate to be so mysterious but I can't really say! It would have my name attached to it though.





You think the 80's were bad? The early 90's weren't much better.

Jezebel - Back Issues Of InFashion : Party Like It's 1992

And as to the question of did women wear tapered pants tucked into ankle boots?  Yes, yes they did.  In 1989 the day yearbook photos were taken for senior superlatives.


Also?  OMG!  It's Mr. Eko!

This used to be such a nice neighborhood

Times are tough all over. Even for people who live in gingerbread houses.

It looks like a meth lab exploded up in here.  Also, it was all sticky from the rain.   Poor sad, unloved gingerbread house ...

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Supernatural - Afterschool Special

Tonight, on a very special Supernatural, Sam and Dean investigate demonic happenings at one of their old high schools.



Also, two words: Dean in gym teacher shorts



Some news - according to io9, we'll be getting a good bit more Castiel in upcoming epis:
Dean's mission from Heaven is connected to the time he spent in the Bad Place. And there's more story coming connected to what Dean did in Hell. And Sam has a very strong reaction to those revelations — one which has repercussions for the rest of the season. Castiel will be back soon and often — a drinking game may be indicated. We'll also learn what that demon meant when he said, "We've got everything just the way we want it." Lilith is "very active behind the scenes" this season, but we'll also be seeing her in the flesh again. 
And just for fun:

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

I'm just going to go ahead and pre-order this on Amazon


Because maybe, just maybe, they'll actually publish the Lost show bible at the conclusion of the series. One can hope, right?

Television - Gregg Nations’s Job - Keeping ‘Lost’ on Track - NYTimes.com

And here's a peak at tonight's episode

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Roadmap to my path to nerddom

Artwork by Dusty Abell, who has pretty much just illustrated my entire childhood.


NOW IN COLOR Sci-Fi Heroes by *dusty-abell on deviantART



Sat Morning Action Adv. TV by *dusty-abell on deviantART

via io9. So. Much. Awesome. Brain. Meeeelllttttinggggg .....

Beaker set me up!


The Beaker in D.C. Meme | kissingsuzykolber.com

via DCist

You are not doing the business of the people

OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.414 Camera Phone Predator Alert Act

HR.414 would "require mobile phones containing digital cameras to make a sound when a photograph is taken".

Now, I appreciate the sentiment and intention of the bill.  There's always going to be some pervert or frakwad who thinks his techmology gives him a right to invade a woman's privacy.

But I think the better way to combat the practice is to allow the victim to stomp the erstwhile snapper in the balls until the sumbitch coughs up blood.  That'll deter the little shits.

And on a more personal note, an audible click may have startled the Yeti I saw on the bus that one time.


Source

You were always my favorite







Tatjana Patitz, the forgotten supermodel | Life and style | The Guardian

Catching up with one of the faces of the 80's who wasn't Naomi, Linda, Christy, or Cindy.












I always liked you best, Tatjana.

These are not the droids you're looking for

Costume Vs. Cosplay: What a Stormtrooper Is Made Of

I have nothing but love for these guys. My friend Brett has his own Stormtrooper costume. I am in all sincerity when I say it is only one of many reasons his wife is a lucky woman.








The evidence is everywhere. The Imperium has arrived. Help us Obi-Wan. You're our only hope.



And OH MY FRAKKING GODS!!!


How did I not know that the Smithsonian's Akbar and Jeff Center has something called Air and Scare every Halloween??! At which, members of the 501st and Rebel Legion show up??

WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED?????!!!!

Shamon! Thriller a Broadway musical?

UPDATE: io9 is reporting (via the Chicago Tribune) that the Nederlanders are based in Chicago, so any production that does happen will likely first be staged there.  Reason #397 to love the city of big shoulders.

This has the potential to be the most awesomely awesome awesomeness that ever awesomed ... or fantastically, hideously, soul shreddingly bad.
Broadway producer acquires the rights for a stage version of 'Thriller'
By Associated Press

2:13 PM EST, January 26, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) — "Thriller" a Broadway musical?

Producer James L. Nederlander says he has acquired the rights for a stage version of Michael Jackson's iconic music-video spoof of horror films. The show will include songs from two of the pop king's best-selling albums, "Thriller" and "Off the Wall."

"The Nederlanders and Michael Jackson represent live theater and musical excellence, so let the music begin," Tohme Tohme, a spokesman for Jackson, said Monday in a statement.

"I love the idea of making 'Thriller' a musical. Girl meets boy, they fall in love, boy has big secret, now what?" said Nederlander, head of the company that owns nine Broadway theaters.

No word yet on who will write the book for the show or what songs will be included in the production, or who will direct and choreograph.
On the plus side, casting shouldn't be too difficult.


His bride must be so proud.



Source, and tip o' the hat to Jenleete.

Oh, so NOW they're interested in a space western


James Marsters: First Look At James Marsters As Outlaw Alien Fighter

There must be some Clovers in the atmosphere

Fire in the hole! There's been another big shiny meteor strike, this time over Scandinavia.

Meteor Porn: Firey Scandinavian Meteor "Turned the Sky Blue"

Spaceweather.com has video of the meteor lighting up the night sky. Get ready to welcome your alien overlords.

Lizard people from outerspace for the win!

io9 has been covering this for a while, but according to yesterday's Variety, it's official ...

ABC has greenlit a pilot for a reworking of "V".  It will be written by the co-creator of The 4400 - which I don't watch, but have heard good things about.  So I'm hopeful.

Although really, as good as this new version may be, it will never be able to top this.  This is just magic.


Passings - Kim Manners

Mo Ryan at the Chicago Tribune is reporting that Supernatural director and executive producer Kim Manners passed away on Sunday.

'Supernatural' loses its 'patriarch' | The Watcher

Series creator Eric Kripke released this statement through Warner Bros. Television:
Everyone at 'Supernatural' is walking around in a daze, shocked and absolutely devastated. Kim was a brilliant director; more than that, he was a mentor and friend. He was one of the patriarchs of the family, and we miss him desperately. He gave so much to 'Supernatural,' and everything we do on the show, now and forever, is in memory of him.
Kim Manners describing his role on Supernatural:
I took over for David Nutter, when David left the pilot. Now that I'm here, I'm working with Eric (Kripke) and Bob (Singer). I'm directing. I'm giving the show a certain look. I'm the guy who works with the guest directors (as we call them). I make sure I talk to them, go through their homework with them, scout locations with them, help them cast. So yeah, there are certain advantages to having a producing director on a show.
The photo above is from the set of the Season 1 epi Scarecrow.  Below are a few clips of his handywork, from some of my favorite episodes.  

Shadow 1.16



Devil's Trap 1.22



In my Time of Dying 2.01



Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things 2.04



Lazarus Rising 4.01

Monday, January 26, 2009

And they get what they want - Courtney Love takes over MTV2

I remember watching this whe it originally aired.  Please in the name of all that is good and holy, somebody release the full 24 hours on DVD!



And this will never not be entertaining.  Courtney crashes Kurt Loder's post VMA interview with Madonna.

"Should we let her come up?  No, please don't."

You can't live in this, either

Several months ago I started subscribing to Vogue. I was thinking that maybe I was at a point in my life where I needed to refine my look a little.  

Its a fun flip-through.  And I view it more as a source of inspiration and translation than actual aspiration.

Because I do not aspire to ever own a hand bag that costs 10 grand.  A bag like the Calle by Loewe. 

The hell?  Now, this is a gorgeous bag.  No question.  But I guarantee you that I can find a bag that looks exactly like this one from a vendor in front of a metro station, and pay less than 50 bucks for it.

Who in gods name would pay 10 thousand dollars for a purse?





Oh.  right.  Well, that's okay.  It is Posh after all.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Macbot versus DeceptiPC


Bring it PCs! Macs for the win!


via Neatorama

My newest girl crush

Therese included this clip in this week's Lost recap, and I've watched it at least a half dozen times. I love her voice and interpretation of the song.

Curious though, as to why she's sitting in front of an open refrigerator ...



You can check out more of her vids at Danielle Ate the Sandwich.

Pop it like its hot


Popping Up Your Collar - WSJ.com

I'm not sure why one would turn to the Wall Street Journal for sartorial advice, but that's where S.G. of Philadelphia went for guidance on whether or not to pop a collar.

He claims that women he knows "say that it looks more stylish that way".

S.G., I'm pretty sure they're just messing with you.  They are not your friends.

Also, this advice?  Wrong.  Just wrong:
So guys, there's nothing foppish about turning up the collar on leather jackets, coats and some shirts. Check yourself out in the mirror from all angles to experiment with ways to pop up that collar ever so slightly, so that it looks stylish and not too studied.
Because it doesn't address the fact that in addition to looking stylish and unstudied, you will also look like a massive douche.

via Jezebel

ShamWOW!

Skepchick: Buy ShamWows! Now!

Apparently, not only does ShamWow hold TWENTY TIMES ITS WEIGHT in liquid, but Vince, the ShamWow guy is fighting the good fight against the Clams.

Star Wars retold by someone who's never seen Star Wars


Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

HI-larious, but it does not make sense! Therefore, you must acquit.


Chewbacca Defense - Click here for this week’s top video clips


via io9

INAPPROPRIATE!!!

Mayhem, murder, and lewd behavior

Saw this preview Friday night too. Hell to the yeah.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Why do you tease me like this

Come on SciFi Channel.   You're losing BSG in a few months.  Make this your next original series.


The Remnants from John August on Vimeo.

Ernie Hudson, Justine Bateman, and my interwebs boyfriend Ze Frank.  What's not to like?

via io9

How do I get eyes like that

Pitch Black is one of my favorite movies.  And I know I have squicked out more than one friend with my love for Vin Diesel.  It's too bad I'm not a gamer, because that seems to be the only medium where you can still get your Riddick on.



Why couldn't Twohy have made a movie out of this? No need for the super powers, and Necromongers, and Thandie Newton. Just give me Riddick versus Admiral Cain in an outer space death match.

Does anyone have change for a button

I saw a trailer for Coraline at the cinema last night, and I think this could be one I'm excited for. Just on paper, its already got two big checks in the must see column - from the director of Nightmare Before Christmas and written by Neil Gaiman.  American Gods is one of my favorite books, and Good Omens not only made me laugh out loud on the bus, but it's got one of my all time favorite exchanges in it:
Aziraphale:  I'd just like to say, if we don't get out of this, that ... I'll have known, deep down inside, that there was a spark of goodness in you.

Crowley:  Just remember I'll have known that, deep down inside, you were just enough of a bastard to be worth liking.

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io9 also has a nice little behind the scenes vid featuring Gaiman - apparently, my overlords on the homeworld find him a little creepy. 

Coraline: Coraline's Neil Gaiman Scares The Crap Out Of Me

On the big screen, the movie looks absolutely gorgeous. And the 3-D element is actually quite good, and should heighten the sense of otherworldliness. It's also not as headache inducing as I feared it might be. How do I know this? I'll have more to say about that in another post.

Also, that little door she finds?   I've got something that looks almost exactly like it in my closet.  All the flats in my building do.  I won't lie to you - I'm a little freaked out right now ...

This week's diatribe is up



Therese's recap of Because You Left is up.  Enjoy!  And then come hang out with us in the comments.





So, this is kind of funny in a meta way.  About a week ago, EW's Michael Ausiello wrote about how much he dislikes the Lost fandom:
Before you crucify me: It's not that I dislike its fans as much as it is that I dislike the feeling that if I want to be a fan, I can't just watch an hour of quality TV; I have to start decoding Sprite commercials and go see Cloverfield. I know that intricate, never-ending web of clues is precisely the reason why so many of you love the show, but I just don't have it in me to care that much over multiple platforms.
Fair play to him.  I get it.  Then he opened up the comments, and started handing out free cups of haterade.  People apparently have very strong feelings about fans of the Whedonverse and certain segments (*cough* flying fangirl *cough*) of the Supernatural fandom.

Then there was this:
Allie Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:07 PM EST

I agree.... I love LOST and watch it religiously, but all the decoding makes my head hurt. The lady that writes my newspaper's blog will write a 10000 wors diatribe with like, biblical and mythological research EVERY WEEK! And during the off-season, instead of blogging current shows, we get new blogs about the seasons 1-3 (well, now 4) dvd's. Good Lord. Get enough already!!!
Yeah, she's totes talking about Therese.  My friend, you have arrived!

Stop naming nuts!

Friday, January 23, 2009

A Disquiet Follows my BSG

See,  I post about subjects other than Lost.

All new tonight.



Also, Its British Friday! It's British Friday! BSG edition.



And just because this is one of my favorite sayings from the show

Is Claire still alive?

I know you're probably all sick to the teeth of Lost posts, but come on! It was an 8 month hiatus! An eternity!   Its like the people waiting on the docks in New York, begging to know what happened to little Nell.

I wonder if they had the same problem explaining the story to their friends?

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Who's Christian?


Therese will be hosting the first Lost chat of the season today at 1:00 pm EST. See you there!

Tubular: Chat - "Because You Left" ; "The Lie"

I'll leave it to her to recap last night's episodes.  I'll just say ZOMG!  I  was promised a brain bleed, and a brain bleed is what I got.  I can't wait to see where Team Darlton go with this season.

My celebrity chef boyfriend. Sigh.

Chewing the Fat: No Reservations' Anthony Bourdain - DCist: Washington DC News, Food, Arts & Events

As if I couldn't possibly love Anthony Bourdain more.  From the DCist interview:
Would you want to do a country-specific exploration show, like the Spain - On the Road show featuring Chef Mario Batali, cookbook writer Mark Bittman and Gwyneth Paltrow?
I would love to do something with Mario. It's been an unrealized ambition to produce a show for Mario, honestly. He's so smart. The guy knows so much. He's easily the funniest and smartest celebrity chef out there. The Spain show. I'm disappointed. After seeing the Spain show, I see room for improvement. Life is good for Mario, he's got life by the tail. It was probably a lot of fun for him to make that show and not too demanding of his time. But I would very much like to produce a show where he tells us everything he knows about Italy. I think that would be good and informative television. I just don't know if he wants to put in the time commitment given all the businesses he has.

Okay, I'll just say it. I think the Spain show is f***ing awful. Mark Bittman comes off unsympathetic to say the least. Bringing someone who cannot or will not eat jamon [Gwyneth Paltrow] to Spain is a misjudgment. My crew grinds their teeth with rage looking at the crummy production values. Bad camera work, bad sound, bad direction. The whole thing sucks. It's unfortunate. It's mesmerizingly awful
And by "misjudgement" I'm sure he really means, "EAT THE FUCKING HAM, BITCH!!"