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I finally got around to seeing Twilight today. Er, yesterday by now actually. It was... well. It was almost unfairly better than the book. I mean, don't get me wrong, it totally lived up to the hilarity I expected, but I just couldn't get over how they turned it into an almost-story with characters that had personalities. Freaky.
There were moments when I actually laughed out loud at how ridiculous things were. One instance of this was when Carlisle just walked into the room. MY GOD. He doesn't even look normal by vampire standards and he's supposed to blend in with humans every day? Other things that made me lol? Pretty much anything that Edward did or said.
On the subject of Edward, if you've read the books he's apparently supposed to be the pinnacle of absolute beauty and perfection, right? So what's the logical thing to do when casting him? Take a decently handsome guy (lol hair) and make him as unnattractive-looking as possible, DUH! It's almost cruel considering how they made Mr. Totally Nondescript and Not Remarkable in the Slightest Way Baddie Vamp kind of ...Oh, wow hot. The director also must think it's very sexy to be on the verge of tears 24/7 because seriously? I wanted to hand Edward a tissue, CONSTANTLY. He looked about three seconds from bawling from start to finish.
I can't say too much about any of the supporting cast because they had about two lines each. The majority of the acting was terribad and the scenes were dumb because the movie had to do what was in the book, unfortunately. But they improved on a few scenes, too. Off the top of my head I can say the Big Fight scene was a lot better than I expected and I actually covered my mouth in suprise at some bits. Mainly "Holy shit leg" and "holy shit HEAD!"
In conclusion, if I had to summarize Twilight in three words I would have to go with So Much Slowmo. So taken in by the epic slowmotion was I that I walked out to the car that way. Not only that, but because of all the slowmo walking scenes they used in the movie now there's none left for any other movie, ever. That's it, guys. All out.
Oh, and definitely go read Twilight in Fifteen Minutes. Lolarious.
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amused
Just got back from a 2-night stay up at Tennessee Tech visiting The Cousin. It's kind of nice every now and then to be plunged into an entirely new social circle, though being a relatively reserved person I mostly just "tread water." Dorm life looks like a lot of fun to me, but maybe that's just because I only ever catch a few short glimpses of it.
In other news, Craig bought me the Wrath of the Lich King EP!! I had fully expected to never play it, ever. I don't know if it'll get its hooks into me like it used to, but I have sort of missed being an awesome enhancement shaman. Won't get to install it til later tonight, though.
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drained
(gooey sappy patriotic mush. you know you love it.)
ETA: Whuups. Fixed.
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sleepy
Sometimes real life is just far, far better than satire could ever hope to be as proven by this article explaining just why we need a Christian alternative to yoga.
I call yoga “the missionary arm of Hinduism and the New Age movement.” We don’t often think of other religions having missionaries, but the philosophy and practice of yoga have been primary tools of Hindu “missionaries” to America since “Indian priest and mystic” Swami Vivekananda introduced yoga to the West at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago.
Edited to add perhaps the best line in the whole article:
But Yoga is NOT Meat!
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- Music:The Beatles - Hey Jude
I would be remiss if I didn't celebrate. You know, just a little.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
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VICTORY
Walking around the neighborhood late last night, Alec and I discussed what sort of things one could yell out in a theatre during Twilight to best annoy Twihards. After about 3 whole minutes of deliberation, the winner was "This is the worst Harry Potter movie I've ever seen!"
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very sleepy
- Mood: amused
Personally I have faith in Obama's ability to handle a foreign policy crisis, but for the love of god, Biden! You aren't far enough ahead in the polls to start telling voters they won't be safe unless they vote for McCain!
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confounded
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How bad is it that I cannot wait for the Twilight movie?
The more I see of it the more I am assured it's going be the worst and most hilarious film I've seen in...uhm... ever? I mean, seriously. LOLOLOL.
I can't help but have a tiny voice in the back of my head going "Hey, you know there will be other people at that theatre right? And they'll see you there. Seeing it. And think things." I need some sort of t-shirt with LOLFAN stamped across the front. And maybe a matching one that says "ChagrinedCaptive" for the poor sap I end up dragging with me. The only thing worse than going to see Twilight is going to see it alone.
- Music:face to face - daft punk
PUSFDP
People's Union for Shooting Fucking DOLL PHOTOGRAPHERS.
ooommmmmmmmmmffffffffffggggggggggggggggg
its my lj.
i'll have to fill the gaps of time here.
1. twilight is the worst
2. this is the best.
and thats all she wrote.
The impact the news has on everyone(nearly) is a little ..what word should I use, odd? x) I learned about it via text message, my exact respond being "WHAT!!!" And everyone I spread the news to since has said pretty much the same. My phone has known muuuch activity today, and it seems so strange considering an actor we never really talked about or thought of much before, ever. Even general chat in WoW was exploding. And it seems the news reached me 3 hours after they found him. I could almost see in my mind the information shooting from person to person, spanning the entire nation as rapidly as rushing water. Hm!
Also, is it just me or was the democratic presidential debate on monday hilarious? I don't think I've ever used that word to describe political discussion before. Anyway, them candidates sure is sassy, ain't they?
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bored
- Mood: amused
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sick
SO, I did go to get that ultrasound done. The actual ultrasound came out to 134 bucks, so no big deal there. Now I just have to wait for results to find out if the big deal is about to hit me over the head.
The whole exam freaked me out. The woman running the machine was quiet for ages as she ran the thingybob over my ovaries. She finally admitted she couldn't find my right ovary gdsgfhaslkdk. She turned the screen over for me to see as if I could point out the damn thing for her. So she looked and looked, and had a more experience woman come in who couldn't spot it either. I'm laying there looking at the mysterious swirling black nether of my insides, absolutely convinced that the other ovary just up and left one night.
So needless to say they had to look from the inside instead. ]:< This part was so ridiculously painful and long. I was shaking and ready to punch them both in the face by the end of it. The nurses or whatever couldn't have been more horrible, what with one's total inexperience and the other's cold irritation with the first. They talked to each other the entire time and discussed the screen as if I was a practice dummy to be learned on. Meanwhile, I lay there twisting a rag in my fists trying desperately not to kill them and eat their faces.
One of them mumbled "two seperate cysts" to the other, even though it's very illegal for them to mention anything. I'll have to wait on my doctor to call to find out anything officially. Ever since that exam it's been hurting like never before. I hope they had fun poking it relentlessly. >_<
Anyway, cross your fingers for me. I applied for tenncare there before the whole procedure, so IF I get accepted then they'll go back and pay for this whole mess. The only whisper of a chance I have is being under 21 still. Otherwise I wouldn't hold my breath. *holds tongue on political issues*
On a lighter note, I have a new journal layout made by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small}
thefulcrum. I usually am stubborn and make my own shoddy ones, but this one was so pretty and I was feeling particularly lazy. Check it outz, mang.
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stupidly depressed
Yeah, it's a little late for a Christmas loot post, but on the other hand, I don't care. I don't think I've ever felt so spoiled or loved on Christmas. Growing up we've always been a little poor. Christmas has always been good, yet modest. But it seems like Dad really went all out this year. I was extremely touched after everything we've been through as a family this year. Dad getting laid off was such a blow, seeing as mom's MS prevents her from working. I had a job at the time, and managed to give what little help I could toward groceries and other bills. Then Mom and Dad's ugly split-up, and hesitant reunion... I felt like this year I could be there for my Father in a way I've never been before, and we've grown much closer for it. I know these gifts might not seem like much to some families, but I look at them and see us rising from the ashes this year, and I see Dad's gratitude for everything I tried to do.
I've been out of a job for a while, so Mom went out and cleaned this woman's house with her sister so I could have some extra money to buy people presents with. I was utterly blown away when she gave it to me, and I combined it with my ridiculous change hoard and spent every cent of it on presents. I was determined to not spend any of it on myself since she set such an example of selflessness. I got Craig a guitar hero controller for his xbox, and so determined was I to throw him off the scent that I wrapped him a decoy present of a box full of junk, and hid the real one. The decoy present was nothing but a towel, an old clothes iron, a hammer, and a shoe. Oh it was hard to keep a straight face as he shook it in puzzlement all up til Christmas. x)
So tonight it actually snowed a little! The whole house crowded around the windows in amazement. Here in the South, and especially in this valley, snow is exceptionally rare. It was just a dusting, really, but I went and stood out on the balcony in my bare feet and Craig scraped up as much as he could to throw at me. I think we may go up to the mountains soon to see it in bunches. <3
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content
I did it for two reasons basically. To help with Christmas spending, and to try it once and see what it was like. Never again. Never, ever again. I showed up at the center around 9:00 in the morning since I knew that being a first time donor would mean I'd live out my whole life and die there if I showed up during busier hours. I should have been warned when it took approximately 157 nurses to find a vein in my arm worth using. I went with my boyfriend, but he got called in before I did so I got to sit around in the lobby for a whole hour before they were ready for me, too. I actually got hit on while waiting, wtf? At a donation clinic? Are you for reals, random guy?
Okay so cut to getting into the actual swing of things. They impaled my arm with a giant spike, right? (I always have to stare intently at the needle going into my arm or I just can't do it. I have to know when the exact moment of death will be or i'll jump and it'll tear my arm right off.) They kept having to remind me to pump my hand and eventually gave me a crumpled up ball of paper to squeeze cuz I obviously wasn't doing it right. Way to pump, me. I couldn't stop staring at the needle and tube and my arm and at the man who brought me to my doom. I texted him every little thing at first. "The needle still hurts." "My hand is numb now." "I think my arm is turning purple?" cuz I could just tell something was going to go horribly wrong.
So yeah, I look down and blood starts pouring out around the needle and I wave down a nurse like "Uhm, I'm bleeding? Is that normal?" when it started to hurt and I saw my vein swelling up all huge. I'm apparently a huge wimp because then my stomach felt sick and I almost threw up and got all fainty. I started to sweat and my hearing left completely and three nurses were trying to keep me in the land of the living. ROFL. NEVER AGAIN. They just stuck my other arm after that and gave me all my blood cells back. Oddly enough, I couldn't seem to STOP pumping my hand after that. They told me three times that I didn't have to anymore but it just kept going of it's own free will. They finally took my paper ball away from me. :'(
So that was a while ago, anyway. The giant purple bruise blotch on my arm is just starting to fade. I think I was just having a bad streak of luck that week, because a couple days after that my car broke down on the side of the road in knoxville at 4am and I had to walk three miles to Craig's cuz my phone was dead. :( Oh, me. There's mud permanently ground into my cute little shoes.
SO, CHRISTMAS. I'm ready. Bring it on. Presents!!!
- Mood: sleepy
After watching THIS video
Patronizing You (1:13:22 AM): good freaking lord
Patronizing You (1:13:28 AM): i should stop readign the news
The FieryCandle is idle at 1:15:33 AM.
Patronizing You (1:19:29 AM): Ughhhh disgusting
Auto response from The FieryCandle (1:19:29 AM): I am away from my computer right now.
Patronizing You (1:19:45 AM): This poor 18 year old girl working at mcdonalds
Patronizing You (1:20:22 AM): got called into the manager's office because the manager was on the phone with a man claiming to be a police officer accusing the girl of stealing a customers purse
The FieryCandle is no longer idle at 1:21:03 AM.
The FieryCandle (1:21:04 AM): back
Patronizing You (1:21:05 AM): and got the manager(a woman) to STRIP SEARCH this girl
Patronizing You (1:21:20 AM): telling her that this was the only way to keep her job
Patronizing You (1:21:47 AM): and the manager keeps her clothes on the order of the guy on the phone
The FieryCandle (1:21:48 AM): jeez
Patronizing You (1:22:01 AM): and all she has in a dirty apron to cover herself
Patronizing You (1:22:17 AM): and since its busy the manager leaves her MALE MAN GUY FIANCE
Patronizing You (1:22:20 AM): TO WATCH HER
Patronizing You (1:22:28 AM): and stay on the phone with the "cop"
The FieryCandle (1:22:38 AM): leaves her male man guy fiance?
Patronizing You (1:22:52 AM): yes!! in a room with a naked teenage girl!!
Patronizing You (1:23:17 AM): the "cop" tells him he needs ot take away her apron and made her do all the lewd crap and HE DOES IT
Patronizing You (1:23:23 AM): ARE THEY ALL IDIOTS
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