Category Archives: movies and tv
I have a cough medicine hangover.
I am back at work, but I’m not all that happy about it. It’s one thing to be feeling pretty good while you are lying around watching crappy tv. It’s not quite the same when you are at work. I was gifted this disease by Paco, at least that’s what Evildeb says. And she’s done a great deal of internet research to prove it to him, so who am I to argue? He is still out. He was out all last week. So I think I got off pretty easy, all things considered.
Anyway, I have lots of email to catch up on, so I leave you with this, Clerks 2 trailer.
link via Blogography.
Pink, brown, yellow, orange and blue – I love you!
it’s very quiet around here right now. Here being work. A lot of people are down south, at the Mother Ship, for the week. Including Evildeb. It means the parking is better and the lines in the cafe are shorter. Hey… Evildeb leaves town and the sun comes out. Coincidence?
I said I would try to do more, in February, in order to have things to blog about. [I finished all the House dvd’s, sadly.] So Saturday night, I did something. I went to a party at Evildeb’s house. She decided to have a function designed around two things, wine and the fact that Tessa had never seen “Yellow Submarine.” Neither had I, but I didn’t mention that since it was already part of the plan to begin with. The only problem with this plan was that Evildeb did not serve any of the psychedelic drugs required to make this movie the slightest bit tolerable. The music was good, that is true. But the movie itself? Everyone kept telling me it is a classic, and that I was just too young to understand. As the movie went on, I kept getting younger and younger. I’m surprised they let me stay up that late.
In the end, the party was enjoyable and Tessa and I proclaimed the movie to be absolute crap. Although we did enjoy singing along to “All Together Now” at the very end. Which, when you think about it, is a pretty crap song.
Jodi answers questions.
Thanks for asking questions, everyone! Now I can answer them, and therefore put off coming up with original content one more day. Whew. Evildeb also took time out to answer all your questions as well.
Thomas asks:
I have a question. If a car leaves New York at 5:30am and goes towards Washington D.C. at 55mph, and at the same time another car leaves D.C. and heads to New York going 65mph, which car will be closer to New York when they meet?
The blue one.
Delmer asks:
Does reading crime novels make you feel, um, less smart? (Maybe that’s not the expression I want. But it’s close.)
I know what you are asking. A few years ago, I wouldn’t have been reading crime novels. I only read “good books,” and “literature,” along with computer books and non-fiction. Wouldn’t be caught dead with a mass market paperback. And I had sapped the joy right out of reading. Then I picked up a trashy vampire hunter novel in an airport, and I remembered what I liked about books. I like stories, and I like to be entertained. I find value in reading every genre – romance, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, comics and graphic novels, general fiction – I like it all. Sometimes a book makes me think, and that’s great. But sometimes, all it does is make me laugh, and that’s invaluable too.
This weekend a friend of mine offered to lend me her Sue Grafton book when she’s done with it. The “S” one. I told her I really needed to start with “A” just to keep things tidy.
I suggest you start with “A.” You don’t have to, in fact, “S” is a pretty stand alone story. But I just feel, rather strongly, that when dealing with a series, it’s best to start at the beginning, watch the character develop along the way. Perhaps less so with Grafton than with others, but why not read the books the way god intended? In order.
Drink Jack writes:
I have started the Grafton books as well. Started with the “A” just to be completely anal (pun intended).
Good boy, Jack.
Any authors that have the feel of historical fiction with spies (similar to Da Vinci Code)?
You know, I’m not up on the spy stuff, so much as the crime stuff. But, you might try “The Eight” by Katherine Neville. Something I read a while back and remember enjoying.
River asks:
i have a huge crush on the guy who plays eric on wonder falls. let’s talk about that and how he has conveniently disappeared from tv and movies. what am i supposed to do now?
River, I know you have other crushes that you can concentrate on. I’m afraid that all you have left of Eric, are the dvd memories. IMDB says that he’s from Vancouver BC, you could come up here and stalk him, if you like.
“Yawn” asks:
I MISS YOU!
yeah, i miss her… wanna fight about it?
Nope! Missing me is perfectly acceptable.
Kirsten asks:
Um… what’s wonder falls?
Wonder Falls is a snarky little tv show that didn’t make it past 13 episodes because it was too good and too funny for mainstream America. Who suck. I will work on getting you addicted to it after you are done with Buffy. And Angel.
Evildeb asks:
Are you partisan about bread?
Yes I am.
Steve drives like he lives life; hard, fast and scared.
We Used to Be Friends (Theme Song) from the album “Veronica Mars (Original Television Soundtrack)” by The Dandy Warhols
I’m listening to the soundtrack to Veronica Mars. It’s an excellent show, and an excellent soundtrack. I know a lot of my friends watch Lost, which this season, plays opposite of Veronica Mars, but hopefully you’ll check out VM when Lost is in repeats. It’s a very smart show, well written, and has fun cameos every once in a while. Last week was Joss Whedon as an obnoxious car rental clerk. [Apparently he calls Veronica Mars “Best. Show. Ever.” ] Earlier in the season it was Kevin Smith as, get this, a convenience store clerk! Yes! Anyway, last season is out on DVD, so you can ask Santa for it, or you can come over and watch my copy.
I promise I will watch Lost, when season two comes out on DVD. From what I hear, I might as well save myself the mental anguish and wait until I can watch a whole bunch of both seasons at once.
Survived the trip to Portland, but it was a long day. Put Dr. Stevil, Evildeb and I into a car together for more than five minutes, and it’s like driving around 3 obnoxious 7 year olds on a sugar high. Dr. Stevil is my hero because he used his fancy Treo phone PDA thingy to get a serial number for the trial version of Mah Jong I had on my laptop, from the road. Nonetheless, by the time we dropped him off at his house, late last night, he ran practically screaming from the car. It was so cute.
I Hear the Bells from the album “Veronica Mars (Original Television Soundtrack)” by Mike Doughty
If it breaths, kill it.
I’m not much of a pc gamer, as you all well know. I’ve played some play station in my time, and enjoyed it very much. But there is one pc game I used to play, way back in my early computer days: Doom.
Naturally, I sucked. But once I learned the all weapons cheat, things evened up a bit. Lord I love me some plasma gun. But it’s not unsatisfying to use the chain saw on a baddie, either. Bloodthirsty? Sure…but you and me baby ain’t nothing but mammals.
In addition to loving cartoonish violence and plasma guns, Evildeb and I are both fans of The Rock. Unapologetically, with our tongues hanging out, hearts palpitating and knees weakened, fans of the Rock. He makes us swoon. So the combination of both Doom, and the Rock, in one glorious movie? Well, the Debil and I have just two words for you. Awwww yeah!
Good hunting, soldiers!
My grandmother used to say “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade!” But you can’t make lemonade out of a dead dog, no matter how hard you try.
This afternoon I went to a place, up on Capital Hill, called the Central Cinema. It’s a small movie house that serves you food and drinks while you watch the movies. The popcorn is brought to you in a bowl. Not that I had any, I had 4 cheese pizza. The serve beer and wine, but no hard liquor. Maybe at later shows, however because shows after 10 are 21 and over only. We were there for the children’s matinee. How can you pass up an opportunity to see The Goonies on a large screen? You can’t. If the Goonies are good enough for you, they are good enough for me.
Next week’s matinee is the Muppet Movie.
When I got home, I got out of my car and started walking down the drive, with a brand new 44 ounce Dr Pepper in my hand, to get my mail. The little girl across the street and her friend came over to me. I don’t know her name, she wasn’t born the last time I lived here. They had a large pump thermos and a tiny dixie cup with them. That’s when I noticed the lemonade stand. They asked me if I wanted some lemonade, so I put my Dr Pepper down and said of course I want lemonade.
“The little brown things are just pieces of lemonade.”
Excellent! Can’t beat that for a quarter. Plus, the new Ikea catalog is here.
A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming
A very good friend of mine told me yesterday that he has not seen Barbarella. I find that hard to believe. How could you miss out on something this culturally important? I can still remember watching it for the first time, as a young girl, late late at night at my father’s house. On one of those cable channels. I thought it was the naughtiest thing ever. Absolutely deliciously naughty.
My friend says he’s not a Fonda fan, but … what does Jane Fonda have to do with it? Oh, sure, she stars in the movie, but that is incidental. The true stars are the costume and set designs. As well as the dialog. The fact that she is in it really is of no importance. How are you going to understand the origins of Duran Duran, if you do not see Barbarella? [although, I was more of an Adam and the Ants girl, myself, back in the 80’s] I actually live in fear that they will try to remake this movie. They’d ruin it. You don’t go trying to remake the Mona Lisa, do you? Well, there are replicates, but that’s not what I mean. You know what I mean.
Eventually, I hope to to rectify this, make sure that he gets a chance to see it. Oh sure, we might have to get him all liquored up before hand, but once he’s seen it, he’ll thank me for it. It’s so good, it makes the Mathmos vomit. Who’s with me here?
Feast your eyes
This morning I thought it would be cool to wake up about 4:30 am, lie there and try to get back to sleep, fail, and then eventually go to the grocery store. So I did. Six am is an excellent time to go to the grocery store. The donuts are fresh. Nonetheless, I did not partake in any, what I really wanted was Dr. Pepper but their soda pop fountain was broken. The 2nd place I went to was closed! Despite being a 24 hour mini mart type of establishment. Finally, after my third attempt, I headed home with my Dr. Pepper, started some laundry, answered some e-mails and only then could I go back to sleep.
This afternoon, I am going to meet up with Tessa, and go to the Seattle Film Festival to see An Animated Guide to Life, various animated short films. Sponsored, I just noticed, by Apple Computer. How sweet of them! In the past, I have volunteered at the Seattle Film Festival. One summer, shortly after I volunteered, I was laid off, so I had plenty of time. It’s been a while since I’ve had anything to do with the SIFF, tho. Looking forward to getting some culture.
This is one of those blog entries that make me say… why do you write these things? Nobody cares to hear your plans for a Sunday afternoon, ya dope.
So you beat up a fat guy in a tux?
I got this link from bookslut… and you have to watch it, if only for the costuming. [if that’s not enough… Sam Rockwell plays Batman.]