Quotes for the Week
“Ridicule is nothing to be scared of.” Adam Ant
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt
"It wasn't because I liked fighting, it was really just that people said things to me to which I felt the only reply was to hit them." Lucian Freud
End quotes for the week
Snoop Dogg is the only man on the planet that can mention his pedicure and not sound gay.
I heard a heavy metal version of Justin Timberlake’s Bringing Sexy Back song. I’m still not sure if the metal band was actually taking the song seriously or if they were mocking it. Regardless, I was cracking up the entire time I was listening to it.
Cardio + yoga before breakfast = bad idea
The aliens in the movie Avatar bear a striking resemblance to an X-Men character called Nightcrawler. My husband was actually the one to notice this, so I can’t take the credit.
Let’s compare. Blue skin, check. Pointy teeth, check. Long tail, check. Accent, check.
Here is a link to a bunch of versions of Nightcrawler –
http://marvel.wikia.com/Nightcrawler
That’s all I’ve got for now. Have a lovely week.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Did you know...
Unless you live in a cave, you have probably at least seen trailers for the Twilight movies. Taylor Lautner is the rather muscular young person who plays the lead werewolf.
Did you know that one of his previous roles was in a very awful children's movie called The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl? The boy in the picture below is Taylor Lautner from five short years ago. That's right. Young ladies (and maybe some older ladies) have been crushing on Shark Boy.
Did you know that one of his previous roles was in a very awful children's movie called The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl? The boy in the picture below is Taylor Lautner from five short years ago. That's right. Young ladies (and maybe some older ladies) have been crushing on Shark Boy.
Monday, February 8, 2010
productive weekend
ah, sour monday feelings.
I was quite productive this weekend. I finished some book related content for the author website that I should be ready to launch some time within the next month or so. I created some graphics for aforementioned website, made some adjustments to the actual book. Overall, I was a good little author wannabe.
I went back through my research binder from way back in 2006, when I first started working on the novel. There was really a lot in there - website printouts, maps of Manhattan, character descriptions. There were also some hand-written scenes, one of which was written in first person. The finished novel is not in first person. I remember that I roughed out that scene in first person to get past a block I was having.
Anyway, I was amazed at how much I changed things. Some details were omitted. Some characters became completely different people. It was interesting to see how the story evolved from those beginning days of research and rough ideas.
I think I'm going to keep those files and files like that for future books. They might come in handy.
I was quite productive this weekend. I finished some book related content for the author website that I should be ready to launch some time within the next month or so. I created some graphics for aforementioned website, made some adjustments to the actual book. Overall, I was a good little author wannabe.
I went back through my research binder from way back in 2006, when I first started working on the novel. There was really a lot in there - website printouts, maps of Manhattan, character descriptions. There were also some hand-written scenes, one of which was written in first person. The finished novel is not in first person. I remember that I roughed out that scene in first person to get past a block I was having.
Anyway, I was amazed at how much I changed things. Some details were omitted. Some characters became completely different people. It was interesting to see how the story evolved from those beginning days of research and rough ideas.
I think I'm going to keep those files and files like that for future books. They might come in handy.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
what freaks me out the most
Do you know what freaks me out the most about watching CSI? I really hate it when they peel back faces. [shiver]
The autopsy guy or lady, whoever, whichever CSI, usually does it to get to the brain. Ugh, it is the most disgusting thing. I can handle the rest -gut pieces picked out one at a time, blood, bone, puhlease. But there is something about the peeling of the face that freaks me the funk out. I have no idea why this is.
If I had to make a guess, I would say that it's probably because the face is really 90% of the person. I don't mean that as a physical measurement. What I mean is, most of our interaction with other people is with their faces. The face often tells us how people feel, what they're thinking. The stripping of the face is, in a way, the stripping of their humanity.
Plus it's really gross. I cringe and squeal like a little girl. I really wish they would stop doing that.
The autopsy guy or lady, whoever, whichever CSI, usually does it to get to the brain. Ugh, it is the most disgusting thing. I can handle the rest -gut pieces picked out one at a time, blood, bone, puhlease. But there is something about the peeling of the face that freaks me the funk out. I have no idea why this is.
If I had to make a guess, I would say that it's probably because the face is really 90% of the person. I don't mean that as a physical measurement. What I mean is, most of our interaction with other people is with their faces. The face often tells us how people feel, what they're thinking. The stripping of the face is, in a way, the stripping of their humanity.
Plus it's really gross. I cringe and squeal like a little girl. I really wish they would stop doing that.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
really?
I read an article today about Vanity Fair's New Hollywood issue. Apparently "New Hollywood" is all white and about 80 pounds. But hey, they have different hairstyles!
Racial and body diversity issues (which abound) aside, how freaking boring is this? Who wants to look at a bunch of girls who all look identical? They look like they all came out of the same little porcelain doll factory. I can't believe that no one at Vanity Fair looked at the photos from this shoot and asked themselves why.
On the bright side, it was probably really easy to cater this affair. All they had to do was set up a table with some diet cokes and cigarettes.
Here is a link to the article.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/vanity-fairs-quot-new-hollywood-quot-issue-completely-lacks-diversity-578862/
Racial and body diversity issues (which abound) aside, how freaking boring is this? Who wants to look at a bunch of girls who all look identical? They look like they all came out of the same little porcelain doll factory. I can't believe that no one at Vanity Fair looked at the photos from this shoot and asked themselves why.
On the bright side, it was probably really easy to cater this affair. All they had to do was set up a table with some diet cokes and cigarettes.
Here is a link to the article.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/vanity-fairs-quot-new-hollywood-quot-issue-completely-lacks-diversity-578862/
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
current location of my mind: in the gutter
So I was taking a shower and I noticed something about one of the many bottles in there. First a picture of the bottle in question.
I would guess that whoever decided to use this image intended for it to look like the torso of a woman in an evening dress. no arms.
Is it just me, or does that look a little like a picture of a, shall we say, um, a male organ in a red dress?
interesting.
I would guess that whoever decided to use this image intended for it to look like the torso of a woman in an evening dress. no arms.
Is it just me, or does that look a little like a picture of a, shall we say, um, a male organ in a red dress?
interesting.
Monday, February 1, 2010
regarding pajama pants in public
And now I present to you a rant. I keep seeing women wearing their pajama pants in public, and no, I don't mean sweatpants. I mean straight up jammies. I see people wearing their pajama pants at the walmart and the target, and it bothers me...a lot. This practice is both unbecoming and tacky as hell.
The only time anyone should wear pajama pants in public is if their house burns down with all of their pants in it and they are at the store buying new pants. Any situation less extreme does not warrant the wearing of bed clothes in public. If you are too lazy to get dressed, please stay home.
Thank you.
The only time anyone should wear pajama pants in public is if their house burns down with all of their pants in it and they are at the store buying new pants. Any situation less extreme does not warrant the wearing of bed clothes in public. If you are too lazy to get dressed, please stay home.
Thank you.
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