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World of May
May. 11th, 2012
12:19 pm
Ugh. I went to see Dark Shadows this morning. Because I have a fondness for Tim Burton. It was so bad and offensive that that fondness is turning into disgust. It was terrible and offensive and not at all thought out and the messages in it were so, so, SO BAD. UGH!
May. 9th, 2012
03:57 pm
So the best thing to come out of all the responses to The Avenger's, and Black Widow in specific, is that my knowledge and thus utter and complete fangirling of Black Widow has grown exponentially as each day passes.
May. 7th, 2012
09:52 am - Kindred
I am bouncing pretty hard off of Octavia Butler's Kindred. Really, really hard. It's not the consent issues, you sort of learn to expect those with vampire novels (though it's really nice when an author realizes the consent issues are there and deals with it, and since I'm really only about 10 pages in, I'm willing to give some room for expansion on the issue). No, it's the psuedo-pedophilia. Look, I get the narrator is not human, and older then she looks, but it doesn't change the fact that she looks like a ten or eleven year old human. So when she has sex with an adult human male, he is having sex with someone in the body of a child. And it's squicking me out, to the point where I'm not sure I can continue reading. It's one of my buttons.
Edit: FLEDGLING. I mean Fledgling.
May. 2nd, 2012
02:39 pm
I went over to my parent's house this morning. They had a couple of boxes in thier garage they wanted me to go through. Mostly, it was books, and I got rid of most of them. But some of them I kept because the memories of reading them are just too dear. I'll put them in a box under my bed I think. It was good times.
And then I sat outside and talked with my dad for a while. He's hopefull about his garden and so he was showing that off. And as a bonus we ate a couple of radishes straight from the garden, washed of course. So tender, and spicy. The peppery radish kick they gave was SO much stronger then the radishes you get from the grocery store. So good.
Apr. 26th, 2012
03:13 pm
Gah, Revenge is just so deliciously awesome. I heart it and Emily VanCamp's bitch face to pieces. I love all the twists and turns and shocking moments, it's so much fun to watch.
Also on the fun TV front: GCB. You wouldn't think it, but that is some delicious camp. And since the focus of the show is five women and how women can both help and hurt each other, it just sort of heightens how much I'm enjoying it. Perfect? No, but totally enjoyable.
Also, I think I may have been sucked back into Once Upon A Time. I'm still iffy, I saw the most recent episode last week and I'm intreged enough to watch it next Sunday as well. I stopped watching because I wasn't caring about the show at all, and Henry's actor bugged me to death, but now I'm at least mildly interested. We'll see.
Apr. 19th, 2012
01:20 pm - The Cabin in the Woods
I enjoyed the movie, though I'm generally not fond of horror movies. I don't like the gore and 'surprise' pop outs. Still, a la Scream, it's a pretty good horror movie send up. And I liked the tropes that it played with. ( Spoilery thoughts below )
Apr. 16th, 2012
Apr. 11th, 2012
Apr. 10th, 2012
02:42 am
Argh, it's 2:30 in the morning and I can't sleep. Or rather, the desire to get into my bed and try to sleep is currently not present. Possibly this non-desire is encouraged by the pile of clean laundry sitting on the bed waiting to be folded., and also the cat sleeping on said pile of laundry.
What is it about clean laundry and cats? Livie wont go near my pile of diry clothes, but I drop a clean load off on the bed intending to fold it later and BOOM five minutes later there is a sleeping cat on top of the pile.
Also, I'm angry. I'm angry at things that are happening on a closed facebook group. And also, being told that anger is detrimental to the femist cause and just contribtes to the man hating stereotype. And those comments only serve to make me even more furious, and then I get all inarticulate and stay up shaking with fury.
Apr. 5th, 2012
12:34 pm
Mirror, Mirror is a delightful, frothy confection of a movie. And it is full of funny moments, I giggled throughout half of the movie. Which isn't to say there isn't legitimate terror as well, because there are a few moments that were quite scary. So all in all, very good. I have some minor complaints, namely ( spoilers )
One of the things I love most about soundtracks is that they frequently introduce me to new artists. For example The Secret Sisters.( two vids below cut )
Apr. 4th, 2012
05:05 pm
So remember when I said that I would probably love the music from The Hunger Games. OMG was I right. I LOVE IT. It's haunting Americana type music and I dig it hardcore. And it makes me want to dance.
Mar. 28th, 2012
01:06 pm
My computer has a virus. WAHHHHHHHHH. I think it's pretty much borked. I'm currently at my parent's house doing job search stuff and I'll probably order one here. This is my sad face.
Mar. 26th, 2012
12:17 pm
I saw The Hunger Games over the weekend. I really enjoyed it. I thought they did an very good job translating the story to the screen. My roommate, who hasn't read the books, also went to see it and she also enjoyed it, so yay for that.
I also finally finished Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny yesterday. I'd read it once a long time ago when I was far to young to really understand what was going on, so I decided to try it again. I got about ten pages in and realized the sexism in the story was going to make it a slog. There was an actual moment where I sat, furious, giving the book the finger (and Zelazny in spirit too I suppose) for a few moments before continuing on. I liked what he was trying to do with religion and oppression etc, however I'm afraid his 1960's world view spoils the novel for me.
I read the Amber books within the last five years or so and I don't remember finding quite as many things to be annoyed about in those, and yet I can absolutely see how the two are connected. Sam and Corwin are practically the same character. Anyway, it's leaving me wondering if I've really changed that much in the last five or so years that something that didn't bother me then would bother me now. I kind of want to try re-reading the Amber books to find out, but I also don't want to find my past enjoyment of them ruined by the sexism fairy.
Mar. 23rd, 2012
Mar. 22nd, 2012
07:22 pm
I had lunch with my dad today. It was nice. And then we went to the awesome pet store that's near my house. I call it the Whole Foods of pet stores. It mostly caters to cats and dogs, though you'll find stuff for other types of pets (mostly mammals). They stock really high quality food and bake dog treats there at the store, cat toys include real feather/fur combinations and they have raw food options. Bascially I love it. It's where I get Livie's food, and I'm TOTALLY willing to pay more in order to avoid her ear problems popping up again. Anyway my dad has been looking around for a good pet food to give to his newish cat, and he found something he liked there. And then, in typical fashion, he got upset that pet store chains like PetSmart and PetCo don't offer these brands as options. And the options that they do have aren't nearly as good. And now I too want to know. I mean, I get that they don't carry raw options as it's a specialized thing and a lot of people aren't even aware of it, but there are other options. According to my dad the food there had double the crude protien amounts compared to the other options he'd looked at.
So that was my day.
Also, the eclairs I made Tuesday were AMAZING. Seriously. They were all holey and puffed up the way they should be on the inside and the cream was delicious and the chocolate was bitter enough to cut through the sweat heavy cream. I'm so pleased with myself.
Mar. 20th, 2012
04:10 pm - I AM WINNER
I made choux pastries. I AM AWESOME. They even turned out ok. Or I think they have, I haven't actually cut into them yet. I'm a little afraid to. And on top of that I made a pastry cream to go along with them, So ECLAIRS!
No job yet, and the hunt kind of sucks, but WINNER!
Focus on the little things right?
Mar. 8th, 2012
06:55 am
I have an interview with a temp agency this morning and I am running on pure adrenaline. I barely slept at all last night, and woke up easy at 6AM. I mean, just a temp agency right? Ugh.
In other news, apparently when I'm nervous my introvert tendencies kick into overdrive. Last night's Wednesday tabletop game session was cancelled. Except it was cancelled last minute and I'd already started a dinner for six people (this is what happens when I'm home alone all day, I cook), so I texted one of the players and told her she could still come over for dinner if she wanted. And it was great for about an hour and a half. The three of us ate dinner, chatted and had a grand old time and then shortly afterwards I just shut down. I was ok being in the same room as The Roommate and our friend but actually joining in the conversation or interacting social was beyond my capabilities at the moment. So I started cleaning up. I felt very rude, but I really just didn't want to interact with anyone.
We still have tones of leftovers. Three people just can’t eat a meal intended for six, but I sent some home with the friend who came over and The Roommate is excited about leftovers for lunch, so that’s good news.
Mar. 5th, 2012
05:23 pm
So, I'm looking. But obviously the first day isn't going to do anything.
However, LOOK WHAT I FOUND.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl
Feb. 29th, 2012
10:58 am
Oh fandom.
Please change.
No, really. Do.
I go away from the internet for ONE day and you wank all over the place about a female Watson. I happen to think Lucy Liu will be awesome in the role. But then I've been loving her time on Southland. And you know what? I've just decided you can't have her. If you can't apreciate this awesome lady- whose presense will hopefully adress some of the sexism and racism that is very prevelent in every Sherlock Holmes adaptation I've seen (I love them too, but come on)- then I'm sorry but you can't have her. She can stay on Southland and continue have ridiculous partner chemistry with Michael Cudlitz.
Feb. 27th, 2012
03:12 pm
Oscars. Blah. They snuck up on me this year, I didn’t realize they were on last night until my mother asked if was going to watch them. I wasn’t, and in fact I was irritated that The Good Wife was probably supplanted by the Oscars. (it was, I sulked)
Instead I watched a movie with The Roommate. She had started something and I wanted to try out a hairstyle on her and thus I got sucked into it. It was The Way with Martin Sheen. It was very good- a lovely look at faith, loss and our journey through both. Also it made me want to do the pilgrimage to Santiago. And I cried a little at the end (in a good way), which I haven’t done in a while so that was a bonus.
And then afterwards The Roommate and I spent some time playing with our hair, trying out new hairstyles. Roommate tried to replicate the one I did on her while we were watching the movie, with iffy success. There’s a reason I wanted to try it out on someone else, it’s not a hairstyle that’s easy to do on yourself. And I did a five strand braid after watching a youtube tutorial; I really liked the way it looked. I’m going to practice some more and hopefully I’ll be able to do it quickly because it looks awesome. I’m already trying to figure out how to french it. That may be one I practice on someone else first, luckily The Roommate doesn’t mind if I play with her hair. Also, after I have more practice with the braid itself.
Also, youtube hair tutorials are kind of awesome. You have to hunt and peck for doable ones, but sometimes you just hit gold. I saw one for a Lady Mary, a la Downton Abby, inspired hair do, it looked easy enough. This particular instruction called for a pair of hair rats, but I think I can fake it without them.
In other braiding news, I know- hold your breath, I’ve shown two people how to fishtail braid. And that’s another style I’m going to try frenching when I have the time and inclination. My arms already ache to think of it.
My life-she is a full stop roller coaster ride.
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