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May. 3rd, 2004 05:41 pmAnybody got a good link to those photos of what the American soldiers did to the Iraqi prisoners? I can't find a page with all the photos for the life of me, and one of my co-workers wants to see.
May. 3rd, 2004
... last night I watched 'Equilibrium,' which I think I love. No, wait, I *know* I loved it. Yeah, it didn't make sense sometimes, but I had fun, so I really didn't care. And I'm now utterly convinced that Christian Bale has a clause in his contract that states that he must be shirtless at least once in every movie he's in. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. Ab shots are my crack, which means that occasionally I freebase on Christian Bale movies. (By the way, it's really hard to stuff "Reign of Fire" into a syringe. let me tell you.)
It does mean I missed '10.5', though, which depresses me a bit. Not because it was probably good, but I know that it was beyond horrible. And as much as I love disaster movies, awful disaster movies hold a special place in my heart. It's one thing for the survivors to go, "Okay, we're trapped on a flipped-over so we need to get to the bottom to get out," but when they're like, "We're having great big earthquakes, so let's pour Super Glue into the faultline and learn to walk kinda wiggly so it doesn't look so funny and all get ourselves some oars so we can row what breaks off California anywhere we want!" ... now, that's a fun movie.
And Beau Bridges as the president? Beau Bridges?! Heck, I'd believe Jeff Bridges before I'd believe that, and I'm not talking like in 'The Contender,' I'm talking like if he cracked his skull and suddenly believed he'd been elected president as long as he did so as the Dude. (And let's keep in mind, I love seventies disaster movies, in which George Kennedy is some sort of superhero. Hey, you've never seen him and Superman in the same place together, now, have you?)
Also, Bosslady and Lieutenant Asshat have read "'Cause Islands Are a Girl's Best Friend." Apparently, 'You must be this tall to ride the lesbian' is a hit with everyone. *eye roll*
It does mean I missed '10.5', though, which depresses me a bit. Not because it was probably good, but I know that it was beyond horrible. And as much as I love disaster movies, awful disaster movies hold a special place in my heart. It's one thing for the survivors to go, "Okay, we're trapped on a flipped-over so we need to get to the bottom to get out," but when they're like, "We're having great big earthquakes, so let's pour Super Glue into the faultline and learn to walk kinda wiggly so it doesn't look so funny and all get ourselves some oars so we can row what breaks off California anywhere we want!" ... now, that's a fun movie.
And Beau Bridges as the president? Beau Bridges?! Heck, I'd believe Jeff Bridges before I'd believe that, and I'm not talking like in 'The Contender,' I'm talking like if he cracked his skull and suddenly believed he'd been elected president as long as he did so as the Dude. (And let's keep in mind, I love seventies disaster movies, in which George Kennedy is some sort of superhero. Hey, you've never seen him and Superman in the same place together, now, have you?)
Also, Bosslady and Lieutenant Asshat have read "'Cause Islands Are a Girl's Best Friend." Apparently, 'You must be this tall to ride the lesbian' is a hit with everyone. *eye roll*
Fanfic writers ...
May. 3rd, 2004 07:33 pmConsider this an opportunity to pat yourself on the back. Let's call it free advertisement.
Rec me (and the rest of this friends list) the fanfic you've written that you love the most. It doesn't have to be the best thing you've ever written, or the funniest, or the saddest. Just the one you're proudest of, whether it's as a guilty pleasure or as a show of just how talented you can be. ('Cause I've read your stuff and I know how many of you are really, really good.)
If people could only read one fic that you'd written, which one would you make them read?
(Feel free to pimp this post, too. 'Cause I think it'd be fun to have a nice, long list of stories people would love you to read, as chosen by the authors.)
My choice would be -- An Ordinary Boy ... Buffy/Angel crossover, of a sort.
Summary -- What if the question of Connor and Holtz's disappearance into that portal had ended somewhat differently?
Why I love this story -- 'Cause the twist ... oh, how I wished they'd done something like this on the shows. They couldn't have, of course, not at that point in these shows, but still. Just like it says in the author's note, a co-worker and I started discussing the possibility at work one night, and suddenly realized how incredibly cool it would have been, and frighteningly enough, it could have worked.
Okay, your turn. :)
EDIT: You know what other story I really should have mentioned that I totally forgot to when I first posted this? The Xavier Mansion Diaries. That story was oh so hard to write, but a total blast, too.
Rec me (and the rest of this friends list) the fanfic you've written that you love the most. It doesn't have to be the best thing you've ever written, or the funniest, or the saddest. Just the one you're proudest of, whether it's as a guilty pleasure or as a show of just how talented you can be. ('Cause I've read your stuff and I know how many of you are really, really good.)
If people could only read one fic that you'd written, which one would you make them read?
(Feel free to pimp this post, too. 'Cause I think it'd be fun to have a nice, long list of stories people would love you to read, as chosen by the authors.)
My choice would be -- An Ordinary Boy ... Buffy/Angel crossover, of a sort.
Summary -- What if the question of Connor and Holtz's disappearance into that portal had ended somewhat differently?
Why I love this story -- 'Cause the twist ... oh, how I wished they'd done something like this on the shows. They couldn't have, of course, not at that point in these shows, but still. Just like it says in the author's note, a co-worker and I started discussing the possibility at work one night, and suddenly realized how incredibly cool it would have been, and frighteningly enough, it could have worked.
Okay, your turn. :)
EDIT: You know what other story I really should have mentioned that I totally forgot to when I first posted this? The Xavier Mansion Diaries. That story was oh so hard to write, but a total blast, too.
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May. 3rd, 2004 09:48 pmThe newest trailer for 'The Day After Tomorrow'.
Oh, yeah. That's what I'm talkin' about, bee-yotch.
I think it's amusing how many of my favorite movies can be summed up with the phrase, "Everybody DIES!" And is it bad that this is the movie I'm looking forward to most this summer? I mean, Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal? Oh, they can totally come save my ass. Beau Bridges, not so much.
And that wave destroying the Sydney Opera House? *adores*
Oh, yeah. That's what I'm talkin' about, bee-yotch.
I think it's amusing how many of my favorite movies can be summed up with the phrase, "Everybody DIES!" And is it bad that this is the movie I'm looking forward to most this summer? I mean, Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal? Oh, they can totally come save my ass. Beau Bridges, not so much.
And that wave destroying the Sydney Opera House? *adores*
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May. 3rd, 2004 11:52 pmRe: Tonight's Fear Factor ...
The survivors had to use their mouths to suck up live maggots and spit them into a giant milkshake glass half-full of live flies. Then they had to shake the maggots and flies together and drink the entire concoction down.
Oh. My. GOD.
You know, I can look at nearly every frighteningly awful picture Ogrish puts up. I occasionally check out thefetus.net because at the end of every case study are photos of deformities in fetuses and newborns. Every year at Dragoncon, I simply must go to the two panels of autopsy slides shown by the coroner from Georgia. I'm intrigued by this kind of stuff, and it's toughened up my stomach like you wouldn't believe.
I've got two exceptions, though -- maggots and tapeworms.
Just reading that summary makes me nauseous. *gags*
The survivors had to use their mouths to suck up live maggots and spit them into a giant milkshake glass half-full of live flies. Then they had to shake the maggots and flies together and drink the entire concoction down.
Oh. My. GOD.
You know, I can look at nearly every frighteningly awful picture Ogrish puts up. I occasionally check out thefetus.net because at the end of every case study are photos of deformities in fetuses and newborns. Every year at Dragoncon, I simply must go to the two panels of autopsy slides shown by the coroner from Georgia. I'm intrigued by this kind of stuff, and it's toughened up my stomach like you wouldn't believe.
I've got two exceptions, though -- maggots and tapeworms.
Just reading that summary makes me nauseous. *gags*