A rather slow day today. No remedial math class for retards and fuck ups today! (A Ghost World reference for those none the wiser). I've spent my afternoon searching for movies at Circuit City, fruitless as always. So now I'm enjoying True Romance with the audio commentary on (Tarantino, I could listen to him talk all day... although I could think of some ways to shut him up). I think the rest of my day and this evening I'll just watch movies and work on some stories. There's a new fanfic on the horizon, not to mention a few original stories that I've been working on.
Oh a new show that might be worth checking out. Not actually new but it's new to me. Slings and Arrows, a Canadian show that Mark McKinney (one of the Kids in the Hall) performs and writes. It's very funny and definetly worth watching, I think all three seasons might be up on Youtube.
Hopefully I'll be checking out a used book store tomorrow that also has used movies and music, yay! I'm hoping to find some stuff from my Find List there. A few little known Tarantino as an actor flicks, some Steve Buscemi movies cause who doesn't love Buscemi? and some other misc stuff.
Okay, so I've basically did nothing but ramble this time around. Just trying to get the thoughts in my head to stop swirling and focus on my writing. I'll try and post something with a little more substance later.
--Sara
Friday, July 6, 2007
Monday, July 2, 2007
My Top Ten
So I have a current fascination with watching E! I've been watching their "news" shows, The Soup, Girls Next Door, True Hollywood Story. (Relax though, I don't watch the, to be perfectly immature, stupid shows with Paris and Nicole and that ridiculous Sunset Tan) Alright, I'm getting to a point, I was watching one of the entertainment shows the other night and they listed their "Top Ten Hollywood Guys" which we all know is just a giant beauty pagent for guys. Well I'm rejected you Top Ten E! List. Here are my top ten guys:
10. Kevin Smith. Geek royalty, much beloved by stoners, geeks, and general whoevers. His hilarious films rock and manage to not only entertain but also give some small messages along the way.
9. Conan O'Brien. "Keep cool my babies!" The beloved O'Brien. Future king of late night (Once he takes over for Leno) not only a Harvard grad but just a funny man.
8. Bill Pullman. The hotter brother that Sandra Bullock should have known about from the get go in While You Were Sleeping. Pullman has a great diversity in his film roles. Capable of going from something like Scary Movie 4 to the chick flick supreme While You Were Sleeping all the way to a more serious role in Igby Goes Down. Plus he's very very attractive.
7. Alan Tuydk. Well hello there. Popular for playing Wash from Firefly and Steve The Pirate from Dodgeball. Also easy on the eyes and capable of musical theatre, drama, and a mental patient. Yay for Tuydk.
6. Dave Foley. My favorite Canadian. The man who taught me that sarcasm is a gift. God bless Canada.
5. Vincent D'Onofrio. Token pretty guy. An amazing character actor who gets no where near the respect that he deserves. Worship at the alter of D'Onofrio.
4. David Krumholtz. Math prof hottie. Numb3rs is what it is because of this curly haired actor. If he and I were to have children, they would be adorable... just saying... should he read this... probably won't... putting it out there anyways.
3. Richard Belzer. Conspiracy theoriest, stand up comedian, TV detective John Munch for the last 14 years. Sarcastic, suspicious... delicious.
2. Quentin Tarantino. I'll ride in his car any day of the week. Rebel filmmaker. Self made Hollywood man. Oh baby.
1. Alan Rickman. I dare you to not enjoy one of his movies. It can't be done. He is a terrific actor who, like many, doesn't always get the appreication that he deserves. And my God, his voice... damn... other Rickman fans know what I'm talking about.
Look at that, a top ten list that doesn't consist of clones. All have different positions in Hollywood and more then that all have honest to goodness, geniune talent. Take that E!
--Sara
10. Kevin Smith. Geek royalty, much beloved by stoners, geeks, and general whoevers. His hilarious films rock and manage to not only entertain but also give some small messages along the way.
9. Conan O'Brien. "Keep cool my babies!" The beloved O'Brien. Future king of late night (Once he takes over for Leno) not only a Harvard grad but just a funny man.
8. Bill Pullman. The hotter brother that Sandra Bullock should have known about from the get go in While You Were Sleeping. Pullman has a great diversity in his film roles. Capable of going from something like Scary Movie 4 to the chick flick supreme While You Were Sleeping all the way to a more serious role in Igby Goes Down. Plus he's very very attractive.
7. Alan Tuydk. Well hello there. Popular for playing Wash from Firefly and Steve The Pirate from Dodgeball. Also easy on the eyes and capable of musical theatre, drama, and a mental patient. Yay for Tuydk.
6. Dave Foley. My favorite Canadian. The man who taught me that sarcasm is a gift. God bless Canada.
5. Vincent D'Onofrio. Token pretty guy. An amazing character actor who gets no where near the respect that he deserves. Worship at the alter of D'Onofrio.
4. David Krumholtz. Math prof hottie. Numb3rs is what it is because of this curly haired actor. If he and I were to have children, they would be adorable... just saying... should he read this... probably won't... putting it out there anyways.
3. Richard Belzer. Conspiracy theoriest, stand up comedian, TV detective John Munch for the last 14 years. Sarcastic, suspicious... delicious.
2. Quentin Tarantino. I'll ride in his car any day of the week. Rebel filmmaker. Self made Hollywood man. Oh baby.
1. Alan Rickman. I dare you to not enjoy one of his movies. It can't be done. He is a terrific actor who, like many, doesn't always get the appreication that he deserves. And my God, his voice... damn... other Rickman fans know what I'm talking about.
Look at that, a top ten list that doesn't consist of clones. All have different positions in Hollywood and more then that all have honest to goodness, geniune talent. Take that E!
--Sara
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Unleash Your Imagination... kinda
The tag line for Fanfiction.net is "Unleash your imagination" however it seems that a more appropriate comment would be "Unleash your imagination, but read this list of what you can and cannot write first." When I got into fanfiction there were still NC-17 stories on fanfic.net, I've been a member since December 2003 (although I have been reading longer then that). However, currently if you so much as imply that two characters are looking at each other in a suggestive manner someone sends an alert and your account is deleted. While I've yet to run into this problem, being a stickler for proper rating, I fear that anything rated higher then a K+ will be removed in an attempt to appease those easily offended.
Now they have added a feature so that the author can filter profanity in the reviews they recieve. That's right, authors have been given the power to decide which reviews they do or do not want. I find that to be ridiculous. If you put your story out there for people to read then you put it out there to be reviewed as well. It's one thing if you get a burn review and delete that but to have so much controll might go to a writer's head. Almost six year, 22 posted stories, 54,987 hits, and 425 reviews later only once did I deem worthy to remove one of the reviews I recieved. Somebody has to say something pretty damn offensive for me to delete it.
It has gotten to the point where people who want to read something other than your typical K-rated fluff stories go else where. Livejournal communities have sprung up all over for topics that have been unaccepted on the more "mainstream" type sites. Authors also tend to put their watered down versions of a story on fanfic.net and then go else where to post the actual version. That or they add an "email me for the other version" note after the disclaimer. Gee I wonder how many readers fanfic.net lost after that decision went into play.
Some stories do deserve harsh reviews and some reviews deserve to be removed. People can be mean and people can write stories that make you go "What the fuck did I just read?" (BTW thanks to the new filter, the thought I just put down can be censored) People really need to learn to use their own judgement. If you know that you don't like higher rated subject matter then don't read it and be surprised that you don't like it. I don't like slash stories so I make a point of not reading them. I have a friend who doesn't enjoy reading het, so she doesn't. See how easy that was?
Something else that I've noticed lately in the fanfic relem is people getting very uppity about AU stories and OOC situations. Lets break down the word FANFICTION. FAN being someone who enjoys a fandom FICTION being NOT REAL. Meaning that what we're writing here is not going to happen on the TV show (With the odd exception of Gilmore Girls, that entire April story line was like a bad fanfic story). If you like the characters to remain canon then write and read those ones. There are great search engines and search filters on most sites, use them.
So many readers and writers go to fanfiction because they want something different. Something that they weren't finding or getting enough of from their fandom. But we've managed to end up with readers who delight in getting accounts deleted, the power to controll what we want to be told about our stories, and general censorship. Writers who dare to unleash their imaginations, with their only concern being "Is this something that people will enjoy", end up with their account deleted because somebody didn't approve.
I love fanfiction. I remain loyal to fanfiction.net despite the changes, but I long for the days when fanfiction was still "new" and we foolishly made the assumption that everyone had the common sense. Silly us.
Now they have added a feature so that the author can filter profanity in the reviews they recieve. That's right, authors have been given the power to decide which reviews they do or do not want. I find that to be ridiculous. If you put your story out there for people to read then you put it out there to be reviewed as well. It's one thing if you get a burn review and delete that but to have so much controll might go to a writer's head. Almost six year, 22 posted stories, 54,987 hits, and 425 reviews later only once did I deem worthy to remove one of the reviews I recieved. Somebody has to say something pretty damn offensive for me to delete it.
It has gotten to the point where people who want to read something other than your typical K-rated fluff stories go else where. Livejournal communities have sprung up all over for topics that have been unaccepted on the more "mainstream" type sites. Authors also tend to put their watered down versions of a story on fanfic.net and then go else where to post the actual version. That or they add an "email me for the other version" note after the disclaimer. Gee I wonder how many readers fanfic.net lost after that decision went into play.
Some stories do deserve harsh reviews and some reviews deserve to be removed. People can be mean and people can write stories that make you go "What the fuck did I just read?" (BTW thanks to the new filter, the thought I just put down can be censored) People really need to learn to use their own judgement. If you know that you don't like higher rated subject matter then don't read it and be surprised that you don't like it. I don't like slash stories so I make a point of not reading them. I have a friend who doesn't enjoy reading het, so she doesn't. See how easy that was?
Something else that I've noticed lately in the fanfic relem is people getting very uppity about AU stories and OOC situations. Lets break down the word FANFICTION. FAN being someone who enjoys a fandom FICTION being NOT REAL. Meaning that what we're writing here is not going to happen on the TV show (With the odd exception of Gilmore Girls, that entire April story line was like a bad fanfic story). If you like the characters to remain canon then write and read those ones. There are great search engines and search filters on most sites, use them.
So many readers and writers go to fanfiction because they want something different. Something that they weren't finding or getting enough of from their fandom. But we've managed to end up with readers who delight in getting accounts deleted, the power to controll what we want to be told about our stories, and general censorship. Writers who dare to unleash their imaginations, with their only concern being "Is this something that people will enjoy", end up with their account deleted because somebody didn't approve.
I love fanfiction. I remain loyal to fanfiction.net despite the changes, but I long for the days when fanfiction was still "new" and we foolishly made the assumption that everyone had the common sense. Silly us.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Thank God You're Here, Dave Foley!
It was hilarious. Thank God You're Here! had an amazing two hour premire. Dave Foley is there as the judge... a wonderful... Sarcastic Canadian judge. Oh the children we would have. Ha. Ha. Moving on. If you didn't catch it this past Monday then tune in next Monday and watch it. I cannot remember the last time a TV show has made me laugh as hard as I did.
So I got the fifth and final season of News Radio this past week. As much as I love the show it really isn't the same without Phil Hartman. But Dave Foley is still there so I suffer through, haha.
Does anyone know if it is some kind of sign if you get hit with a clock? I know that's a random question but I'm trying to figure if God is trying to tell me something or if it was pure unlucky gravity. This morning I was getting dressed and I went to get something out of the chest of draws that my TV is on. Now on top of the TV is my retro Ikea clock. As I closed the bottom drawer it hit a little hard and the clock suddenly fell... and landed on my wrist... rather painfully. Gravity or God? Something about time or "damn! what the hell!?"
Alright, this is going to be it for tonight for two reasons. First Conan O'Brien is on and I love Conan. Second Carson is going to be on in a few minutes and while I hate Carson, one Mr. Quentin Tarantino is the guest tonight... I'm still trying to figure out both the crush and interest in his chin... Any thoughts my two readers?
So I got the fifth and final season of News Radio this past week. As much as I love the show it really isn't the same without Phil Hartman. But Dave Foley is still there so I suffer through, haha.
Does anyone know if it is some kind of sign if you get hit with a clock? I know that's a random question but I'm trying to figure if God is trying to tell me something or if it was pure unlucky gravity. This morning I was getting dressed and I went to get something out of the chest of draws that my TV is on. Now on top of the TV is my retro Ikea clock. As I closed the bottom drawer it hit a little hard and the clock suddenly fell... and landed on my wrist... rather painfully. Gravity or God? Something about time or "damn! what the hell!?"
Alright, this is going to be it for tonight for two reasons. First Conan O'Brien is on and I love Conan. Second Carson is going to be on in a few minutes and while I hate Carson, one Mr. Quentin Tarantino is the guest tonight... I'm still trying to figure out both the crush and interest in his chin... Any thoughts my two readers?
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Tarantino?
That's right I mean Quentin Tarantino. This might seem odd to some but here we go. The other night I was half-reading, half-watching Jay Leno, suddenly I looked up and QT had come out and filled the empty guest chair. That's when I found out... he's funny. Granted there are occasional moments of humor in his films, the discussion of Madonna's "Like A Virgin" song in Reservoir Dogs was hystarical. I couldn't explain what happened next but my mind came up with some rather unusal thoughts about the Director/Writer/Actor. I could've sworn that I thought he was attractive. Never before had this thought crossed my mind there it was.
I've shared mine now I want to hear someone else's celeb crush that probably should stay secret. Let me hear 'em... I know that I've only got like three readers, but play along here.
In other observations... I am loving the new show Andy Barker P.I. it's funny, Andy is hilarious, and best of all Tony Hale who is best known as playing Buster in Arrested Development is so fantasticly funny.
Coming up next week: the premier of Thank God You're Here. Looks kinda funny but here's what I'm looking forward to: Dave Foley. Oh baby. My favorite Canuck comedian being sarcastic and judging, I giggly girlishly at the thought. I would just like to point out that if Dave Foley and I had a kid, it would be the most sarcastic thing on the playground.
Okay, well that's all. If I get anymore ideas of something to write on or if something interesting happens I'll be here first... nothing much interesting happens much.
I've shared mine now I want to hear someone else's celeb crush that probably should stay secret. Let me hear 'em... I know that I've only got like three readers, but play along here.
In other observations... I am loving the new show Andy Barker P.I. it's funny, Andy is hilarious, and best of all Tony Hale who is best known as playing Buster in Arrested Development is so fantasticly funny.
Coming up next week: the premier of Thank God You're Here. Looks kinda funny but here's what I'm looking forward to: Dave Foley. Oh baby. My favorite Canuck comedian being sarcastic and judging, I giggly girlishly at the thought. I would just like to point out that if Dave Foley and I had a kid, it would be the most sarcastic thing on the playground.
Okay, well that's all. If I get anymore ideas of something to write on or if something interesting happens I'll be here first... nothing much interesting happens much.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
O'Bothered
So I was heading over to YouTube as per my usual Saturday night of doing nothing. In hopes of finding something of a humorus nature to watch I instead came across something called "Open Letter to the Rosie O'Donnell's of the World". I confess being interested. I clicked on the video and found a very well articulated man explaining his point of view and well controlled anger at the rather brash talk show host. Apparently she did a rather discouraging imitation of speaking Japenese. Not being a fan of The View I hadn't know about this. Also it hadn't been broadcast quite as much because for a change it wasn't Rosie calling someone else names.
For a self-proclaimed champion of those who she feels worthy of speaking against I was surprised that there hasn't been any response from her. I think that she was completely out of line to do such an unapologetic impression. I know that I feel annoyed when I see poor impressions of Americans. Also getting on my nerves is just Rosie in general. I'm surprised that we've gotten this far without another feud. First she goes after Kelly Ripa (seriously? It wouldn't matter who put their hand over my mouth I would remove it. You don't know where people have been.) Then she gets mad about Trump giving that beauty queen a second chance. While I think that beauty pagents just perpetuate girls feeling bad about themselves because they don't look like Barbie dolls. Trump giving this woman a second chance is a good example that there is such thing as understanding in this world (although it might have skipped a certain morning talk show host). Don't even get me started about how she is constantly going after Bush. I don't know why everyone thinks that constant complaining will get anything done. If you want something done you need organization and a well structured arguement that examines both sides of the topic. While I don't necessarily agree with everything that Bush does I do think that he deserves the respect that is afforded to the President of our country. Hell people still respected Clinton and he was doing the nasty with interns IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Of course that's just what I think. I could be wrong. But I'm okay with my views. I'm not trying to jam them down anyone's throat, I'm just saying.
How about something we can all agree on? The media giving such a ridiculously amount of focus to Spears shaving her head and going in and out of rehab. Also the whole insane trial over Anna Nicole's body. While I do feel bad for Anna Nicole and her family, I do think that we should be reporting on, oh I don't know, THE NEWS? Remember the news? Some former pop star (who wasn't all that great, I could live without ever having heard the song Toxic) acting crazy, who cares? I think a lot of people are getting sick of both these topics.
That's all for now. Let me know what you think. All two people who read this...
For a self-proclaimed champion of those who she feels worthy of speaking against I was surprised that there hasn't been any response from her. I think that she was completely out of line to do such an unapologetic impression. I know that I feel annoyed when I see poor impressions of Americans. Also getting on my nerves is just Rosie in general. I'm surprised that we've gotten this far without another feud. First she goes after Kelly Ripa (seriously? It wouldn't matter who put their hand over my mouth I would remove it. You don't know where people have been.) Then she gets mad about Trump giving that beauty queen a second chance. While I think that beauty pagents just perpetuate girls feeling bad about themselves because they don't look like Barbie dolls. Trump giving this woman a second chance is a good example that there is such thing as understanding in this world (although it might have skipped a certain morning talk show host). Don't even get me started about how she is constantly going after Bush. I don't know why everyone thinks that constant complaining will get anything done. If you want something done you need organization and a well structured arguement that examines both sides of the topic. While I don't necessarily agree with everything that Bush does I do think that he deserves the respect that is afforded to the President of our country. Hell people still respected Clinton and he was doing the nasty with interns IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Of course that's just what I think. I could be wrong. But I'm okay with my views. I'm not trying to jam them down anyone's throat, I'm just saying.
How about something we can all agree on? The media giving such a ridiculously amount of focus to Spears shaving her head and going in and out of rehab. Also the whole insane trial over Anna Nicole's body. While I do feel bad for Anna Nicole and her family, I do think that we should be reporting on, oh I don't know, THE NEWS? Remember the news? Some former pop star (who wasn't all that great, I could live without ever having heard the song Toxic) acting crazy, who cares? I think a lot of people are getting sick of both these topics.
That's all for now. Let me know what you think. All two people who read this...
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Insomina - #1
I hate nights like this. Nights when I lie awake and try to clear my mind of all thoughts but fail miserably. Then I end up infront of the computer screen with another episode of SVU playing in the background. Tonight what I can't get out of my head is the fact that I've been in AZ for 8 months now and I've only made a few friends, most of which I never see.
I can't get it out of my head that I've never had a boyfriend yet I'm completely enamoured with the idea of having one. This thought enrapts my mind enough that I was actually considering making a profile on gk2gk.com, if I wasn't so worried about ending up with some wack job (which as my luck would be...) I would do it. As it stands I'm too afraid to do it.
Fear isn't something I'm used to. My friends back home have always told me that I would be in Gryffindor because I'm brave. It's rare that I feel like something is beyond me or unattainable. Everyday I get to school early. Like really early. I have a long commute so I'm there a couple hours ahead of time. That wouldn't be so bad except I have no friends to hang out with at campus and I end up sitting by myself for a majority of the time. I had hoped to find a club or something the other day when all the clubs had their stands set up, however all I could find was the young republicans (which I did sign up for).
The thing that I constantly wonder... does anyone else feel like this?
Well lets see if another SVU rerun can lull me to sleep... unless of course the Belz is on... I can't sleep through his scenes.
--Moony
I can't get it out of my head that I've never had a boyfriend yet I'm completely enamoured with the idea of having one. This thought enrapts my mind enough that I was actually considering making a profile on gk2gk.com, if I wasn't so worried about ending up with some wack job (which as my luck would be...) I would do it. As it stands I'm too afraid to do it.
Fear isn't something I'm used to. My friends back home have always told me that I would be in Gryffindor because I'm brave. It's rare that I feel like something is beyond me or unattainable. Everyday I get to school early. Like really early. I have a long commute so I'm there a couple hours ahead of time. That wouldn't be so bad except I have no friends to hang out with at campus and I end up sitting by myself for a majority of the time. I had hoped to find a club or something the other day when all the clubs had their stands set up, however all I could find was the young republicans (which I did sign up for).
The thing that I constantly wonder... does anyone else feel like this?
Well lets see if another SVU rerun can lull me to sleep... unless of course the Belz is on... I can't sleep through his scenes.
--Moony
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