Random stuff

[apocalypsos]

-- You know what I could use right now? A website where you put in the physical attributes of a character -- short, fat, blond, freckled, whatever -- and it gave you pictures of people, famous or otherwise, who look like that. I like having pictures of people who look like my characters for inspiration, and I have a character who's an older woman with an olive complexion, a small athletic build, big pretty brown eyes, and close-cropped salt-and-pepper hair who's based on an actress I saw in what I think was an osteoporosis ad a few years back. Granted, I obviously have a detailed mental picture of her anyway, but still.

-- What if the Best Picture Changes Happened Five Years Ago? Essentially, Pixar's practically guaranteed a slot and science fiction and fantasy actually has a chance. It's annoying that they have to add five slots to both of those things to happen, but I'll take it.

-- Serious scenes we can't help but laugh at

-- The 50 Greatest Trailers of All Time

-- 5 Pathetic Groups That People Think Rule The World

-- 6 Items You Touch Every Day That Are Filthier Than A Toilet

-- 7 Hypocritical Moments in Fox's Palin/Letterman Coverage

-- Joe Jackson Uses BET Awards Red Carpet To Promote His Own Record Company Wherever Michael is now, I can only imagine him looking at stuff like that and, free from the influence of this douchenozzle, screaming, "KEEP THAT ASSHAT AWAY FROM MY GODDAMN KIDS!"

-- Speaking of Michael Jackson, you know what I'm getting really fucking tired of seeing? People talking about his kids going, "Those kids are NOT his biological kids! They're too white, you guys!" Okay, regardless of the fact that it is possible for biracial kids to be that pale, although a little bit much of a stretch for all three to be that pale, who gives a shit? I don't care who contributed the sperm, he's the one who's raised them ALONE since they were born, he's the only parent they know, HE'S their father. This is the same way I feel whenever I see an article referring to Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise's son and daughter as their "adopted" kids. Knock that shit off, I'm sure they know that by now, you don't have to be a dick about it, media.

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[kittikattie.livejournal.com]

I came out quite pale as a baby, to the point that some folks actually asked my mother if the daddy was white. And, well, I'm not that pale no more.

I just want to scream "Skin tone genetics: ur doin it rong"