Ugh, I hate you abominable cold!
Dec. 9th, 2010 06:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fembuckThe return of my abominable cold and it robbing me of my ability to breathe (and speak without sounding like Elmer Fudd)
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Lost Girl sucking hardcore
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2602 views of fic translating to 5 comments
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Endless piles of work
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= a complete and utter lack of motivation to write and lots of motivation to nap forever.
In other news, I watched The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec
And it was as wonderfully cracky and ridiculous as the trailer made it seem. Louise Bourgoin as Adele is stunning, hilarious and badass (she rides an mother-frakking Pterodactyl people!). Adele is like Evie from The Mummy movies only bitchy and French, or like Lara Croft if she was kinda goofy, bitchy and French, which is to say that Adele Blanc-Sec is sexy, awesome, smart, kick-ass, bitchy and French. Also, Adele's Morgause-esque dedication andinappropriate love for her twin sister Agathe definitely endeared her to me.
Anyway, if the trailer and/or shallow review tickled your fancy ... you can get it here!
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Lost Girl sucking hardcore
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2602 views of fic translating to 5 comments
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Endless piles of work
________
= a complete and utter lack of motivation to write and lots of motivation to nap forever.
In other news, I watched The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec
And it was as wonderfully cracky and ridiculous as the trailer made it seem. Louise Bourgoin as Adele is stunning, hilarious and badass (she rides an mother-frakking Pterodactyl people!). Adele is like Evie from The Mummy movies only bitchy and French, or like Lara Croft if she was kinda goofy, bitchy and French, which is to say that Adele Blanc-Sec is sexy, awesome, smart, kick-ass, bitchy and French. Also, Adele's Morgause-esque dedication and
Anyway, if the trailer and/or shallow review tickled your fancy ... you can get it here!
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Date: 2010-12-09 11:25 pm (UTC)Regarding your Lost Girl fic: it is definitely one that I am going to read but I'm 3 eps behind and I like to be current with the show when I read fic. Also, it joins an ever-growing list of stories I have saved/bookmarked to read - I think the shorter days make it seem like there is less time overall. Still, that sucks there are so few comments for so many views.
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Date: 2010-12-10 01:36 am (UTC)Hopefully you'll enjoy it! At the very least it's almost certain that you will enjoy Louise, lol.
Regarding your Lost Girl fic...
No worries, you can't be expected to comment on something you haven't read. Being sick just has me down in the dumps, and I should have known better than to check stats in a mood like that.
I think the shorter days make it seem like there is less time overall.
Definitely. You blink and it's already pitch black out, and you just feel like the day is done.
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Date: 2010-12-09 11:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-10 01:39 am (UTC)Me too! ;) Being sick is the worst *sigh*
I still haven't even seen Epi 11
This is probably a blessing. It's ... not a good episode. And neither is episode 12. The fic only deals with up to episode 10 though ;)
This trailer looks very interesting. Thanks for the heads up!
The film is really fun. I'd def. recommend it if you found the trailer enjoyable.
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Date: 2010-12-10 04:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-09 11:40 pm (UTC)Dude, that film looks awesome! I love me some Luc Besson (I loved 'The Fifth Element' to an unholy degree).
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Date: 2010-12-10 01:43 am (UTC)And not in the fun way Bo used to.
Ivy/Rachel
Ugh. Lost Girl is giving me such horrible "The Hollows" flashbacks. Finally letting go of "The Hollows" when it was all pain and no pleasure showed me that I can do it, and that it does help. So if Season 2 of Lost Girl is anything like the last couple episode have been I will walk away.
Dude, that film looks awesome! I love me some Luc Besson (I loved 'The Fifth Element' to an unholy degree).
The film is pretty fun. It's even more ridiculous than "The Fifth Element" (which I loved too), but it's still got a kick-ass female heroine, and I found it pretty hilarious too. Plus ... Louise *dreamy sigh*
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Date: 2010-12-11 12:05 am (UTC)This made me laugh. But you know what? I kind of like that we (fangirls) have such resilient optimism. We jump on board things and devote ourselves to them right away, and one day, ONE SHINING DAY, one of these things will not disappoint us. Probably. Maybe. Well...hopefully?
I can't wait to watch this - but my computer/connection is refusing to download things at the mo, and I don't know why :/ I haven't been able to download any of 'The Guard', or this film :/ Maybe if I leave it for a while it'll be better *fingers crossed*
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Date: 2010-12-09 11:44 pm (UTC)This is why I never check my stats. They're always depressing. <3
Meanwhile, THAT MOVIE LOOKS AWESOME. I will be watching it asap.
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Date: 2010-12-10 01:48 am (UTC)I don't know WHAT I was thinking. Checking stats while already depressed because of my contemptible cold was a silly thing to do. Lesson learned.
Meanwhile, THAT MOVIE LOOKS AWESOME. I will be watching it asap.
Do! You will not regret it. It is a cracktactular good time!
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Date: 2010-12-10 02:32 am (UTC)Can we see how many people view it on LJ? I posted to another comm before that counted how many views, and finally got fed up and just moved it all to LJ cause I figured innocence was bliss; having hundreds of views yet only around two comments just made me sad.
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Date: 2010-12-11 02:47 am (UTC)It's an evil thing though. Ignorance really is bliss. I am going to have to try and control the urge to check it again, because it is just depressing. Usually not THAT depressing, but it never cheers you up.
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Date: 2010-12-10 03:09 am (UTC)Downloading the movie, looks interesting. Does it have subtitles?
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Date: 2010-12-11 02:58 am (UTC)OMG yes! I've found that almost all fics (including mine) have to have Bo a little OoC just to make her tolerable enough to write about. It's like, "What would Bo be like if she was a decent person?" and then take it from there.
But holy god, I can't remember hating the main character of a television show the way I hate Bo ... ever. Even Rachel Morgan comes across better than Bo, and I've come to loathe Rachel Morgan.
I guess I'm more upset that the show and the characters were presented as being in a triangle and yet it was barley shown only for it to utterly jump off a cliff, never to be addressed or even picked up again.
Word. So many aspects of the show have gone this way though. The writing has just been incredibly lazy/incompetent (especially in the last half of the season). I mean, it's impossible to really ship ANYONE. Bo/Dyson doesn't even have a ton of shippers because of how crappily that relationship has been portrayed as well. There are Dyson shippers, but like most of the people I know are Lauren shippers, but Bo is so despicable that most people don't want the current incarnation of her anywhere near their favorite (whether it be Dyson or Lauren).
If they had just made them friends than I could go with the imagination in the same way I do other shows.
Oh, I know. I've almost come to hate episode 8 because of how Bo/Lauren was destroyed after it. If Bo and Lauren had continued to flirt while their friendship solidified and strengthened, it would be SO MUCH EASIER to ship them and fic them.
Right now I'm much more in Morgana/Morgause of Merlin and the various pairings on Legend of the Seeker.
*nods* That's because as "evil" as Morgana and Morgause are supposed to be, the one thing the Merlin writers have consistently done is show that they LOVE and CARE about each other. I think that fact that their relationship has remained strong is the only thing that has gotten me through this 'evil morgana' arc.
And Legend of the Seeker was just such a well-written show. The writers cared about the characters, and spent time developing them and their relationships which is why it was so easy to become attached to so many of them. When Mord'Sith like Denna (or even Dahlia) are more appealing/humanized than the 'heroine' of your show you know you've got a problem in the writing department.
et Lauren explore a relationship with some other female
I'm honestly kind of hoping for this, because unless Bo really grovels and earns Lauren's forgiveness (which I can't really see happening), I don't think Bo deserves to be rewarded with such as awesome girlfriend as Lauren.
Downloading the movie, looks interesting. Does it have subtitles?
Yes, it has hardcoded english subs.
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Date: 2010-12-10 03:46 am (UTC)I've enjoyed a lot of Luc Besson's work but Adele Blanc-Sec didn't really get so many good reviews. I think I'm going to check the comic book first. It might have more philosophy and social commentary in it, looks like. Another French comic book series I really liked is Tintin. Which leads me to remembering being annoyed Cameron still not filming Battle Angel Alita despite all the talk.
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Date: 2010-12-11 03:05 am (UTC)I get that, sometimes it is hard to find something lengthy or meaningful to say. As a writers, I will say that even getting "I liked it" comments, or "that was nice" comments are welcome. Those types of comment don't really let you know what the strengths or weakness of the piece were, but at least they let you know that the story wasn't so boring people couldn't even finish it, or that it didn't completely suck balls.
I've enjoyed a lot of Luc Besson's work but Adele Blanc-Sec didn't really get so many good reviews.
It's a very farcical movie. If you go into it expecting an action adventure film you definitely won't like it. But if you go into it expecting a silly comedy with some actions sequences and a pretty lady kicking butt then you should find it enjoyable.
I didn't even know there was a comic version of it though. Let me know if you think the comics are any good.
Which leads me to remembering being annoyed Cameron still not filming Battle Angel Alita despite all the talk.
I never read the manga, but I was excited when I read a synopsis of Battle Angel Alita to see it on the big screen and am disappointed no headway has been made on it either. I liked Avatar well enough, but I'd definitely rather see the Battle Angel movie than another Avatar film.
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Date: 2010-12-11 03:07 am (UTC)If only Star Trek transporter technology existed, I'd totally take you up on that, lol!
Now that the weekend is here, naps, and steamy showers are definitely on the menu. Hopefully some dreams of Dr. Hot Pants as well, though LG is irritating me so much I don't think that will happen.
Watching RE: Afterlife again did provide some lovely Alice/Claire dreams though, so that's definitely an acceptable substitute to Dr. Hot Pants.
Andrea from "The Walking Dead" dreams are also pretty damn good too ;)
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Date: 2010-12-10 04:33 am (UTC)Just downloaded the movie. I'm going to make all my roommates watch it with me. :D
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Date: 2010-12-11 03:08 am (UTC)Let me know what you think after you've strong armed to roommates into watching with you! :D
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Date: 2010-12-10 06:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-11 03:11 am (UTC)I made it a priority to get some Vick's VapoRub yesterday, and I think that definitely helped. Today, I could breath at least which was a blessed relief.
Ummm kinda sorry I acquiesced about this fandom. Ummm we'll see how sorry come Sunday. . . .
We couldn't have known! It started off so decently with the potential to be good. I honestly never could have imagined the depths to which it sunk when I first squee'd about it. I've NEVER seen a show go downhill so quickly.
I wanted so badly for it to be my new Legend of the Seeker, but ... well, this show is NO Legend of the Seeker (and even if the second season is better I know it's never going to be as genuinely good as that show).
Hopefully the finale will be good enough to at least keep me interested enough in the show to watch next season. I WANT to keep watching, but if it stays this bad I just won't do that to myself.
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Date: 2010-12-10 07:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-11 03:14 am (UTC)Again, the movie is ridiculous, but as long as you are prepared for it to be completely cracked out, you should enjoy it!
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Date: 2010-12-10 10:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-11 03:14 am (UTC)Napping is good
Date: 2010-12-10 08:46 pm (UTC)My name is Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht. ;)
Re: Napping is good
Date: 2010-12-11 03:16 am (UTC)Plus, now that the weekend is upon me I will be able to follow your regime of lying around with comfy blankets. And rewatching "Extinction" sounds like a great idea! Cara is always what the doctor ordered!
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Date: 2010-12-11 01:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-11 02:45 am (UTC)I can only hope that the exaggerated happiness spells disaster for Byson next week. Anna twitted that finale is full of twists, Zoie twitted that Lauren will be in the finale (though she didn't say how many scenes), and one of the showrunners said that the triangle was still alive, so there is a little hope in my heart, but the finale will really determine whether or not I'm actually anticipating season two.
In other news, I did enjoy reading Anna's tweets about how awesomely funny Zoie is IRL, and Anna saying that she's a very good, passionate kisser. Girl!crush on Zoie Palmer expands exponentially.
I suppose the only good thing I can say going into the finale is that the last two episodes have lowered my expectations so much, that anything that isn't blatantly awful will be a pleasant surprise to me.
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Date: 2010-12-11 04:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-12 03:47 am (UTC)Re: Lost Girl, I stopped watching it a while back, watched the Bo/Lauren ep because you reviewed it, but that's about it. I'm kind of obsessed about Fringe right now, it's the only show I watch religiously as soon as I can get my hands on it. Where's Rachel when Olivia needs her? This week's ep was so awesome and angsty. I'm amazed at how well the show is written this year.