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[verbicide]

Did I mention how sleepy I am? Because omfg.

Also, I had no idea how lowcut this sweater was because I'd always wear a black bra under it. The nude bra is a little too obvious. Oops. *hitch*

Also, v. v. v. v. tired of winter now. I'm sure in a few months I'll be bitching about how living here is like living on the surface of the sun (which always elicits a shrill response from my darlingest Jeff, "It does NOT get that hot here ever, OMFG! I grew up in the midwest! I know real hot weather! Blahblahfishcakes!!") but I say, bring it on. I'm so tired of being cold allthetime. My skin's all dried out and I'm starting to wither from the lack of natural light. I'm ready to wear skirts and sandals already, dammit.

As Pete and I were watching Veronica Mars, for the first time in my entire life, I missed the California sunshine. Seriously, all the people who know me would fall over dead from the shock of that statement.

Oh, since I'm feeling so babbly, perhaps I will babble about the Weekend Movies.



I so <3 Frances McDormand. She's made of sex appeal and awesome. To me, at least. Even playing a frump. I also like Amy Adams, but I was alarmed at the beginning of the movie by her perky squeakings. It was an adorable homage to screwball comedies from the 30s and as I hadn't gone in with any real expectations, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. The costumes were fabulous.

And OMFG. I finally get the hotness of Lee Pace. I mean, don't get me wrong. I find him adorable in Pushing Daisies, but don't generally feel the need to rip off all his clothes and bite him. He's too adorable in Daisies for me. I like my men scruffed up a bit and omg add a little stubble and some messier hair, and I was slightly panting at the screen. I really rather loved his character.

Seeing Caesar (Ciarán Hinds) on the screen again made me slightly giddy. It was so good to see him again.

So, fun movie. Especially once Amy Adam's calmed down a bit. And as I like her, I'd like her to try a different role for the next movie I see her in. Something less doe-eyed and fluffy, as beautifully as she plays that role.





I thought the acting was well done. But why, why, why do they do this to historical figures. I don't blame the movie so much as the book. But why lie about history? (I mean, beyond the natural tendency of history to be filled with highly subjective information.) It makes me a bit nutty. Like, what's the point?

And I know some of this is true, and I certainly understand that humans are absurdly fallible. But why would Henry do all of this for a woman? Why? I mean, in the movie they show him forcing himself on her before they're married (after he's done all that she's wanted). But why not force her to begin with? I mean, I'm not advocating rape here, but it's not like women had such real social standing. In the sense that they belonged to men, and needed to belong to the most powerful man they could attach themselves to for their own security. (This is all with an admittedly limited knowledge of social motivations from that era.) How did Anne elicit such (temporary) control over him? Baffles me.


Anyhow. having finished the available Twilight books, and having to wait until August for the final one, I'm now content to obsess over how they could possibly do the movies. They can't. They just can't. But they're going to try and it's going to be (in my pessimistic opinion) total crap. Not that the books are fine literature to uphold in some pure manner for the movie. But how on earth can they convey any of it? Hrmph. Also, I'm dying for the final book. As much as they're just okay books, I find them oddly compelling.

Wow. Too much babble. Should do some work now, eh?

Comments

[rolypolypony.livejournal.com]

Blahblahfishcakes!!! Hahahh! I love that!

I am both excited and worried about the Eclipse movie. Eeep.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Hee! You should have heard him on our way to dinner the other night. You'd think I'd deeply insulted his grandmother. A visiting friend from out of town asked me if Seattle got hot, and I said it just got bad for a few days and his eyes practically popped out!

I share your feelings on Eclipse. Some of the cast looks perfect, though! Especially the actress for Alice. (I love Alice!)

[rolypolypony.livejournal.com]

Heheh!

Alice is my favorite character, I think :)

[some_other_dave]

... I grew up in the midwest! I know real hot weather!

I can empathize with him. Then again, both he and I were smart enough to move the f**k out of that crappy weather!!

OK, he moved to somewhere that's solid grey for five months out of the year, so I'll lay a (highly dubious) claim to slightly more smarts in the weather-movement area... ;)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I was born in Karachi! And then we immigrated to Chicago! I know hot weather, too, dammit! *grin*

It's not quite solid grey, and the other months go a long way toward making up for the drizzle. But at this point, I'm damn impatient for the prettiness to kick in!

[archaica.livejournal.com]

Nude bra, eh??

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Dude. Has anyone pointed out your Pavlovian response to bras and boobs?

You crack me up :)

[lietya.livejournal.com]

Some of us tease him that he has a Boobie Alarm which alerts him to such conversations. :)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

LOL--I can easily believe that!

(When I wrote it, I thought --I wonder what archaica's response will be to this tidbit.)

[lietya.livejournal.com]

Probably that you should have called it a titbit. Hee.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Hah!!

[archaica.livejournal.com]

HAHA!!

Exactly.

[lietya.livejournal.com]

I know you well. :) You know it's all said in love...

[archaica.livejournal.com]

Hehe, yeah, and I can't exactly deny it, either :)

[archaica.livejournal.com]

It's really more of a Boobie Siren than anything else....

Man, now I'm imagining the Boobie Signal!

[lietya.livejournal.com]

I think we did plan out what a Boobie Signal would look like once upon a time - whereas me, I get the Word Signal!

....OK, and the "someone on the internet is wrong" signal. :)

http://xkcd.com/386/

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Can my signal be about baking? *hopeful*
Perhaps a muffin or tart? :D

[lietya.livejournal.com]

But of course!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[archaica.livejournal.com]

Heh. I think rspeed uses that as an icon.

[lietya.livejournal.com]

Ah-ha! I've wondered for some time if that was what that frame was taken from.

[archaica.livejournal.com]

Well, as you now know .... yes :)

My girlfriend teases me about it, too. "Boob Cheater", she calls me, citing my predilection for the chestal area of females.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

The word 'chestal' is freaking hilarious!

[archaica.livejournal.com]

I thought you might like it. :)

[lietya.livejournal.com]

I am confused - why does the nude bra show more rather than less? Is it a black sweater? /overthinking

I can't wait for the last Twilight book and also live in fear of the movies!!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Because the top is lowcut, the bra peeps out (like, but not quite as sluttily, as Erin Brokovich). The black bra just merged with the black sweater.

Why are the books so compelling??

[lietya.livejournal.com]

Ah, because it *is* a black sweater! Gotcha. (I was picturing non-black at first, and having done that look - black bra just looks so much more blatant than matching-color bra.)

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

No, it totally wasn't clear from what I wrote. But yes. And it's really my first nude bra, I usually buy cream-colored ones. I rather like it!

[lietya.livejournal.com]

Yay nude bra! I'm glad you like it.

[jeff-nw.livejournal.com]

Umm...just for the record. I never said "Blahblahfishcakes."

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Of course you didn't, sweetie :)