So I may have forgotten to mention the absolute delight and joy I got from watching the recent ridiculous Three Musketeers movie, starring Milla Jovovich, a bunch of dirigibles, Orlando Bloom, and Orlando Bloom's hair. (MORE ON THIS once I have a copy that I can actually screencap, because I don't feel I can properly talk about this film without ( Read more... )

Back to Top Fives - ojuzu asked me for my top five non-heteronormative characters. She also specifically excluded Utena characters from the running, which does make narrowing the list easier, given that pretty much every Utena character would count for this. Still hard, though!

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genarti asked me for my top five favorite book covers! She gave me full reign to be ironic in my love, which is a privilege I will try not to abuse. At least 50% of these will also be rooted in fond nostalgia rather than any artistic merit, so . . . you are warned? I also stretch the definition of 'top five' a little, you are also warned.

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Many years ago, as a wee little high school sophomore, I read an abridged version of The Count of Monte Cristo for class. It is no surprise that we were assigned the abridged version, seeing as the full version is 1200 pages long; still, I was bitter, and swore to myself, "SOMEDAY I WILL READ THE REAL THING." (I also said, "SOMEDAY I WILL READ ( Read more... )