...Best Damn Tapper! *Most Smartest*

... singing Bette Davis Eyes makes me swoon.

If you would like to swoon too feat your ears on this

Also, TSCC last night rocked my world!

The opening scene with Samson and Delilah playing was like porn for my eyeballs.  All I could think was "guh uh awesome" and there was some gurgling and squeeing as well.

Secondly, Shirley Manson is the sex.  I LOVE the brogue.  There needs to be more brogue.  Don't fight it gurlfrien', work it!  Moar Catherine Weaver!

Could have done without the John + Cameron equals true love, but I'm glad Cam is good again, and that she and Sarah had a little moment at the end.  Moar Cameron/Sarah screen time.  I hope John's new girlfriend shows up soon.

The hair cut = definite improvement.

John was kind of badass and kind of a bastard this episode.  I felt terrible for Sarah watching him go through it, but it was some nice character development for John.  I could actually see the new John being a leader (not necessarily a guy I'd like, be someone I'd follow).

Too much Charlie.

Just enough Derek.

Good use of Ellison.

Cameron sapling her cheek was high comedy.

The Catherine Weaver reveal was awesome as well.  I thought she might have been hiding somewhere, but I didn't think she was a melty terminator (whatever that model is) until the extended shot of the urinal.  Her "sorry, I didn't mean to" and pointing before she ventilated his brain was awesome.  MOAR BROGUE!

Can't wait until next week.

OMG!  I just had the most awesome Leighton dream.  Okay, maybe not the most awesome since it was PG, but still it was a really awesome Leighton!Dream

[Wayne's World]Doo doo doo doo!  Doo doo doo doo!  Doo doo doo doo!

So, for some reason I was at the grocery store with friends, and we were sitting at the benches at the front bitching about a friend of ours that was taking a long time at the checkout.  And because it's a dream and dreams are weird, I look over and there are television screens set up to keep people who are waiting amused.  On the screen is Leighton, who's in a make-up ad or something, but she's dressed like Blair and has blonde-ish hair.  So I'm looking at the screen thinking about how much hotter she is as a brunette, and I yell at the television screen "Go back to brown, Leighton!".  Then I sat back congratulating myself on how funny I was.

Then one of my friends starts tapping me and motioning to the door, and I look over and Leighton is at the doorway sticking her head through grinning and says "I did!".  She was casual laidback Leighton, with her hair pulled back, the glasses, and like a black and white stripped shirt.  And I'm freaking out, "like OMG, OMG Leighton heard me!  What's she doing at a grocery store?  OMG, I love my life."

And then she wanders off or something and I'm sad.  But then because it's a dream she's back (and Ed Westwick is with her).  And for some reason the grocery store is now like a Sephora or something, and there's make-up all around, and Leighton is back now and dressed in black (well, black pants anyway.  I can't really remember the top.  I was sitting down and thus crotch level in the dream, so, because apparently I'm a pervert, all I can remember are her pants and her face)  with her hair out and in long luxurious Blair-esque waves (but she's still pretty casual).  And we're talking again about her hair, and for some reason I reach out and pretend to stroke her hair and say, "the brown is just so luxurious."  And she smiles the Leighton smile of turning people to goo, and I feel very pleased with myself. 

Then someone comes by reminding Leighton that she has to go or she's going to be late for something mysterious, and she's smiling as seems reluctant to go, but finally leaves.

Then, she's back again, and Ed is talking to us about something while Leighton is on the phone near him.  And then I hear her saying something about breakfast "with three friends she just met" or something, and she turns around and is all like "do you want to have breakfast with" and she says Blake, herself and for some reason Taylor Momsen.  And I'm freaking out and I'm like "hellz to the yeah" and she's smiling and laughing. 

And then Ed in his British accent says something about going to a club that night (and for some reason I was thinking about him naked during this).  And then Leighton in the background mutters something about girls only and tells him that he's not invited.  And Ed fakes being hurt, but we all know he'll go out to another club and pick-up so whatever, and we all laugh.  And then I started saying things with a British accent for some reason, and Leighton started speaking with a British accent as well, which Ed found amusing.

And then we were moving towards the doorway, and I was apparently going with them to where ever they were going.

[/Wayne's World]Doo doo doo doo!  Doo doo doo doo!  Doo doo doo doo!

By this point my friends had disappeared completely in the context of my dream and I didn't miss them because I'm a bitch it was freaking Leighton.  Smiling.

*dreamy sigh*

I love you Leighton.  Never change.

*decides to go back to sleep and find out if I discover what breakfast is like*

I want Rhona Mitra to do terrible, terrible things to my body ... repeatedly.

As far as I'm concerned, Rhona Mitra is now the ultimate badass female action movie star.

*looks at Milla Jovovich, Angelina Jolie and Kate Beckinsale and shrugs*

As for the movie itself, it was ... beautifully retarded.

That's a compliment, by the way :D

Doomsday is B movie making at it's best. It aims to deliver a fun, mindless, thrill-ride by shamelessly ripping off any movie it can (Mad Max, Mad Max: Thunder Dome, 28 Days/Weeks Later, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Tomb Raider, The Chronicles of Riddick, just to name a few), and a fun, mindless, thrill-ride is what is delivered.

The movie does not wink at it's audience trying to convince them of how clever it is, and it's not weighted down with attempts at postmodern cleverness. It's just kickass action scenes (it has one of the best chick fights in recent memory), one-liners, Rhona Mitra looking criminally hot in her black tank-top of invincibility, exploding shit, and blood. It is highly illogical, there are plot craters, character development is non-existent and it is full of WTF moments, but I found it to be completely and utterly entertainingly.

It's like Planet Terror only better.

So, in conclusion Doomsday was no The Descent (which I have an insanely amount of love for), or even Dog Soldiers for that matter, but it was a fun, kickass movie, with a dead sexy ass kicking female lead ... and really, what more can you ask for?

So, sometimes being sick can pay off I guess. Since I've been home bound for the past week or so with the cold from hell, I've had plenty of time on my hands, which means I was able to read the third book in Libba Bray's Gemma Doyle Trilogy, "The Sweet Far Thing" in about three days.

And the prognosis ... soooooo good!

It's ridiculously late right now, and I actually have to leave my sick bed tomorrow today, so I'm off to bed now. But my post-The Sweet Far Thing high inspired me to write a short Felicity/Pippa piece because theirloveissotrueandpureandcanneverbebroken!


(What Felicity and Pippa look like in my head ... Mmm, Leighton, you make wounded, rich, teenage girls soooooo good.  Also, normally Felicity would not be so sooty, but it's hard to find pictures of Imogen Poots from 28 Weeks Later where she's not soot covered, so ... whatever ... she's way pretty)

Title: Upon Yon Shore
Author: Janine
Fandom: A Great and Terrible Beauty Trilogy
Pairing: Felicity/Pippa
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: All characters are owned by Libba Bray, I’m just borrowing them.
Warning:  Minor spoilers for Book 3, The Sweet Far Thing
Summary:  What we didn’t get to see when Felicity and Pippa were reunited the realms in after months of separation.

So normally I avoid eTalk like its gonna kick me in the groin, because honestly that's what watching it feels like most of the time, but when I saw that Leighton was on it, and I couldn't resist and I'm so glad I didn't.

It was ( ten minutes of Leighton being thoughtful, articulate, beautiful and totally hilarious and lovable )

Tanya Kim got a little (oh, who am I kidding A LOT) annoying with her constant comparisons of the show to The O.C., but Leighton was so delightful that her pose and grace out shone all of Tanya's idiocy.

Seriously, I want to hang out with Leighton and take her around behind the middle school and get her pregnant!

What I liked about this interview was that because it was long you really got to hear a lot of what she had to say, and I totally loved her thoughts on Blair (and that she has thought a lot about Blair). The humanness she brings to Blair is not an accident. Her thoughts on Eleanor being the root of most of Blair's problems, and her dissection of how Blair looks to herself in comparison to Serena is totally how I've interpreted the character. And I'm totally going to use her insight into Blair wanting her life to be an Audrey Hepburn movie in fic!

Tanya: So what are you going to do to keep your private life private?
Leighton: Um, I think I'm just going to live a really boring life.

Oh, Leighton! XOXO Janine

I also had to laugh when she talked about 24 and how her character died. I'll admit that back then I hadn't seen the light and I was literally clapping and laughing my ass off when her character died. She's right it was a very memorable death. I'm sorry though bb, I love you! Also, the concentration she put into saying Shohreh Aghdashloo's name was SO cute (and I love her for saying it so that I could confirm that I have been saying it right!) Not to mention it was so funny when she ran out of famous Canadians she knew of to list, and got flustered and was all like "I love your cars", lol. So sweet to give us the benefit of the doubt bb, but we don't make cars. We drive them and pay other countries money for them, but that's about it.

Listen, it's ten minutes of Leighton looking good, and being funny and well-spoken (she would pause and THINK before she speaks, people! Think! How rare and beautiful), you totally need to just watch it and fall in love all over again

Leighton being a sexy bitch (the hand in the pocket kills with me with its sexiness)



( Huge-ass pictures of Blake from her Regis and Kelly appearance ... )

I apologize f-list, but the obsession demands satisfaction!

And the adorableness that is Bleighton continues. Not only can they not seem to stop touching each other (is it just me, or is Blake's hand resting like directly over Leighton's boob?), but they've now also taken to sharing articles of clothing. Yeah for candids!

Battle of the Sexy Jeans

Blair's outfit looks cute, Serena's looks ... well she's lucky Blake is so hot

Notice the boots! And you know that it's Blake and Leighton sharing the boots and not wardrobe because during the candids while they were shooting Blake was in blue heels. Aw, Leighton lent Blake her comfy boots, best girlfriend ever. J'adore!

Also, I can't say why but Leighton walking around with those shoes in her hand is utterly adorable for some reason. I really don't know why it is, but it charms me. Also, it looks to be like Blake is asking "you wanna come over tonight?" and Leighton is like "uh, yeah".

Also this picture because once again Leighton is looking at Blake like she's the greatest thing in the world.

And this picture cause who doesn't like a girl that will laugh like there's no one (but her sexy girlfriend) watching

Ah, sorry Penn, we've got plans tonight. Three would be a crowd type of plans. Blake totally agrees with Leighton.

Oh, it looks like someone is trying to win the 'Best Butt' award from Blake.

Mad propz to novak_fan for all of the awesome links, especially the one to leightonmeesterfan.net which I will now be checking regularly for Bleighton goodness :D

... just got a little better after watching Gossip Girl and Damages.

Oh GG, how I love thee. I've always been kind of 'meh' on Leighton Meester, but after watching this weeks GG I love her! She's so fabulously douchey and wonderful as Blair. Seriously, Blair greeting Jenny in her see-through white robe and micro nightgown, and then inviting Jenny upstairs to 'help her change', her ass in Jenny's face the whole time they were going up the stairs only to then prance around Jenny in her frilly underwear, before lounging seductively on her bed while seducing Jenny over to the dark-side was such good fun. Not to mention the fact that she left Serena staring after her longingly as she ascended the stairs in her see-through robe a scene earlier. Honestly, Serena looked broken hearted, and really if Blair decided that she wasn't going to snuggle with me on the couch and watch Breakfast at Tiffany's while we ate croissants like we always used to, I'd be pretty broken hearted too. Note to Blake: Gay it up, Leighton's stealing your shocking pink thunder!

All in all, episode two of GG was far more entertaining than the pilot and I'm looking forward to next week. Kelly Rutherford doing her best impression of Julie Cooper was also awesome. I do love my fabulously bitchy women.

Damages also started out in the most deliciously gay way as well. I always kind of shipped Ellen/Patty, they totally remind me of a TV version of Miranda/Andy (only I think Patty Hewes might actually be MORE devious than Miranda Priestly, which is quite an accomplishment), so the episode opening with Ellen and Patty sitting closely together on Patty's small couch as Ellen looks over at her tenderly was the bestest.

Patty: He called off the engagement?
Ellen: (gazing over at Patty) Maybe we went to far. (slight pause and more gazing) Do you regret what we did?

Don't be silly Ellen, she could never regret making sweet love to you! The only thing she could regret is that it took you both so long to realize how you felt about each other.

In all seriousness though, this show continues to rock. Glenn Close is brilliant, and I'm liking that Rose Byrne is getting a bit more to do with Ellen now. I have to say that I really want to know what's going to happen though. Stop teasing me Damages, no more foreplay!

And on a final note, I'm now completely hooked on The Devil Wears Prada Miranda/Andy fic. I've been gorging myself on it and I cannot get enough. I've even watched the movie again twice now since reading thelastgoodname's When in Doubt, Wear Red. The obsession is so sweet, but I'm going into withdrawal now. I need moar!

Edited: Because I forgot to mention that I also really liked the Dirty Sexy Money pilot. "I hate you!", lol. That was a fun first episode. "I had aaaaa scotch!" oh, Karen. I already love Jeremy, Karen, Juliet and think that the storyline with Billy Baldwin and his transgender lover, Carmletia, is sweet (*loves Candis Cayne*)

Oh Canada, my home and native land!  You give me poutine and Gossip Girl a day early and I love you for it. 

I'll admit straight up that the only reason I tuned into this was because I have a mad!crazy girl crush on Blake Lively and because the trailer infected by brain it's use of billboard hits *Glamorous glamorous*. 

That being said, it was alright and I'll probably keep tuning in.  I'll admit I didn't love it as much as The O.C. pilot, but it was fairly entertaining.  Plus, I love Serena van der Woodsen (Lively), I just like saying the name actually, it's so extravagant *hugs the name*, and Dan so far is like a less annoying and grating Seth Cohen which is nice, because you know ... it's not with the annoying and grating.

Also, Serena and Blair bonding over drinks at the Palace bar  has totally given me a reason to ship them.  Blair was so jealous ex-girlfriend and Serena the reformed and repentant philandering ex who just really wants her boo back.  [Kirsten Bell] Will these two hotties find a way to work things out? [/Kristen Bell]  They will in fanfic when they admit that Nate is really just an inadequate substitute for each other!

I have to say I didn't love the gossip girl voice-overs though.  Yes, I know the show is helping to employ Kristen Bell, but she's got the Heroes gig now, and the voice-overs were really annoying and unnecessary.  I can see Serena getting off of the train, I don't need you to tell me she's getting off of a train.  I can see Serene and Blair are having a heart to heart, I don't need you to tell me they are.  At times it was like Painkiller Jane level hand-holding.  I'll admit however that the 'teen lingo' used in the voice-overs probably grates on my nerves because I'm almost a decade out of high school and would prefer it if people didn't speak MSN lingo.

Also, I read an article that talked about how the actors/actresses names are just as ridiculous as their characters names, and it's true, which endears the show to me for some crazy reason (ex. Blake Lively = Serena van der Woodsen, Leighton Meester = Blair Waldorff, Pen Badgely = Dan Humphrey, and then there's Chace Crawford in there as well.  Awesome.)

Overall thoughts, it'll probably hold my attention for a season (which means a season of looking at Blake Lively, and this I can deal with).