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lifeonqueen) wrote2009-09-23 05:10 pm
lifeonqueen) wrote2009-09-23 05:10 pm
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Is Today Over Yet?
An afternoon spent herding cats has left me all sorts of out of sorts. I worked through lunch to deliver drafts to production for EOD. There's a problem with not eating. It makes you kind of stupid.
So now I'm sitting in front of the computer somewhat idly websurfing. For example, there's a rather pointless piece in the LATimes about whether or not Megan Fox's mouth is going to hurt her career. I think at the point you begin quoting pseudonymous comments on skin sites, is the point at which you've stopped doing journalism.
Personally, I can't help liking Megan Fox. She says things like "I didn't decide I'm going to be an actress cause I want to be respected for how I play chess" that make me think there might be a real person inside the Hollywood packaging. I think she'd be fun to watch onscreen, if she ever made a movie that I was prepared to spend the time and money on watching.
Meanwhile, The Guardian has waded into the affray over the sexist attitude towards women horror writers - good column, I didn't even look at the comments. For his part, Umberto Eco laments the loss of handwriting - clearly, he and I are kindred spirits: I am currently labouring over hand-written letters to a number of friends, which is why if you haven't received an e-mail from me lately, it's probably in the mail.
The second season of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES is out on DVD now. If you believe my twitter feed, the extras are fantastic. I haven't picked up mine yet but plan to shortly. As should you because the TSCC is one of the few examples of truly female-driven TV of the last few years. Smart, dark and serious, it deserved better than to be dragged to death under the wheels of FOX Broadcasting's He-Man Woman Haters Club bus.
Not only is TSCC worth watching for its own sake, but the Resistance over at SaveTheSCC.com are giving away a Blu-Ray DVD player and copies of TSCC season one autographed by Thomas Dekker as part of their "Freaking Big Push" campaign.
Send them your receipt and the proof of purchase from your TSCC DVDs to enter.
So now I'm sitting in front of the computer somewhat idly websurfing. For example, there's a rather pointless piece in the LATimes about whether or not Megan Fox's mouth is going to hurt her career. I think at the point you begin quoting pseudonymous comments on skin sites, is the point at which you've stopped doing journalism.
Personally, I can't help liking Megan Fox. She says things like "I didn't decide I'm going to be an actress cause I want to be respected for how I play chess" that make me think there might be a real person inside the Hollywood packaging. I think she'd be fun to watch onscreen, if she ever made a movie that I was prepared to spend the time and money on watching.
Meanwhile, The Guardian has waded into the affray over the sexist attitude towards women horror writers - good column, I didn't even look at the comments. For his part, Umberto Eco laments the loss of handwriting - clearly, he and I are kindred spirits: I am currently labouring over hand-written letters to a number of friends, which is why if you haven't received an e-mail from me lately, it's probably in the mail.
The second season of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES is out on DVD now. If you believe my twitter feed, the extras are fantastic. I haven't picked up mine yet but plan to shortly. As should you because the TSCC is one of the few examples of truly female-driven TV of the last few years. Smart, dark and serious, it deserved better than to be dragged to death under the wheels of FOX Broadcasting's He-Man Woman Haters Club bus.
Not only is TSCC worth watching for its own sake, but the Resistance over at SaveTheSCC.com are giving away a Blu-Ray DVD player and copies of TSCC season one autographed by Thomas Dekker as part of their "Freaking Big Push" campaign.
Send them your receipt and the proof of purchase from your TSCC DVDs to enter.