Warning: this post has no unifying principle except sleep-deprivation
Whoa. Harry at AICN REALLY REALLY HATED Terminator: Salvation. And the things he says about it make me angry at the movie without even having seen it (which is, incidentally, one of the reasons I'm such a spoiler-phobe--I hate wasting energy on preemptive frustration--but my co-worker has been sending me a steady stream of Terminator links, so I clicked against my better judgment). Sigh. Am I going to have to start writing fucking Terminator fic now, to make myself feel better? :/ Though, of course, I say this as if I can write ANYTHING these days, which apparently I cannot. My hard drive is a wasteland of half-finished fic and LJ posts, and every time I open any fic document, I just end up sort of staring at it for a while. I keep thinking of Jack in S&A: "I keep wanting to say 'airport,' but instead I just end up going for a ride." Heee. And I'm sort of terrified that my writing is broken FOREVER, but. I am trying to breathe through it.
Hmmm. I am cranky today, sorry. And I have many things to be excited about in the next couple of weeks, starting tonight! I just need a nap. Oh my god a NAP. Would be AMAZING.
One of those unfinished posts is my big post o' So You Think You Can Dance pimpage, which I suspect now may not happen right away, even though the show starts tomorrow night and I was going to post tomorrow and make you all want to watch it. (But I understand that we must first get past the Idol stress, which I am now invested in despite having never seen a single episode of the show, ever. And for that--the investment, not the not-seeing--I blame ignazwisdom.) But I am determined that IT WILL HAPPEN, because you all need the Magic of the Dance in your lives, and the audition segments (which are what start tomorrow) are always my least favorite part anyway, so... you have not escaped yet! PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE DANCE.
In the meantime, I bring you a vid I found when I was poking around the SYTYCanadaD LJ comm the other day (which: MISTAKE, omg, people talked shit about women I love, RAR FANDOM YOU MAKE ME ANGRY SOMETIMES). It is a Blake McGrath vid, and while my relationship with Blake is complicated (for so many reasons that do not need exploring at this juncture), and the vid itself is unintentionally hilarious in spots, it also has some really awesome moments, and Blake is a freaking amazing dancer, and he is also extremely easy on the eyes (tattoo kink omfg), so I have been enjoying this vid a LOT. (Also, I am enjoying imagining Blake's reaction to this vid, because I am sure he would be THRILLED.) (Also, I am amused by how this vid depicts Blake as a Man of the Ladies, when clearly, that is not really his focus. But he is good at faking it in the context of dance!) And, check out his solo from DanceLife, here. Dude. DUDE. I've seen more technically skilled dancers (though Blake certainly has his share of technique), but there is something about his performance quality, the sort of fuck-you athleticism of it in conjunction with those long, lean lines, that just impresses the hell out of me. And I really love his choreography, too.
Also, an amusing anecdote I found while I was Google-stalking the Pinup Saints, from a recent interview in Calgary:
The Pinup Saints has hands down won the award for most interesting quote ever within the opening two minutes of an interview. Producer Mabel Palomino was describing how the groups songwriter/singer/music producer Raul JR creates the songs they perform, and ended up cracking everyone up.
"Raul and I have known each other for 10 years. We dated for six, almost got married, and then broke up and we are writing partners. Between the both of us we have quite a bit of stories. I am a very proactive person, a bit rebellious, and have a lot of interesting sexual stories. Him knowing my brain inside out he took that and made an album out of it. So the truth about songs like Golden is one time I pissed on Nico and Raul found out about it..."
"...We have to explain that one!!!" interrupted Nico Archambault, winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada and founding member of the group. "It happened during a show at the Montreal Casino. We were partnered up dancing on the show, and something really funny happened during the show and we both started laughing. We couldn’t stop laughing and she ended up peeing on me onstage. Therefore Golden came out."
"We found it pretty funny. The song is not about golden showers, but there is a line about it in reference to that little anecdote," Palomino continued.
*still giggling* Dancers' lives: NOT LIKE OUR LIVES.
In news totally unrelated to the dancestravaganza that is the backdrop of my brain right now, sdwolfpup sent me this picture (from the behind-the-scenes of the last SG-1 movie, I believe) a little while ago and... I seriously cannot describe what happens in my chest when I look at this picture. And I don't even really watch SG-1 (yet! it's on my list! there's just so MUCH of it!)! But. The Ben Browder situation ALONE, not to mention the REST of it. *flail*
Finally, I bought this dress recently, and it came in the mail the other day, and seriously? It is so awesome that I actually kind of want to DO MYSELF in it. Clothes cut for my figure! IMAGINE THAT. And it looks FANTASTIC with my red peep-toe pumps, too. And I've still got a ways to go on the weight-loss front, but I'm feeling better than I have in a long time, both about how I look and about how I FEEL, and THAT is extremely refreshing. \o/
Hmmm. I am cranky today, sorry. And I have many things to be excited about in the next couple of weeks, starting tonight! I just need a nap. Oh my god a NAP. Would be AMAZING.
One of those unfinished posts is my big post o' So You Think You Can Dance pimpage, which I suspect now may not happen right away, even though the show starts tomorrow night and I was going to post tomorrow and make you all want to watch it. (But I understand that we must first get past the Idol stress, which I am now invested in despite having never seen a single episode of the show, ever. And for that--the investment, not the not-seeing--I blame ignazwisdom.) But I am determined that IT WILL HAPPEN, because you all need the Magic of the Dance in your lives, and the audition segments (which are what start tomorrow) are always my least favorite part anyway, so... you have not escaped yet! PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE DANCE.
In the meantime, I bring you a vid I found when I was poking around the SYTYCanadaD LJ comm the other day (which: MISTAKE, omg, people talked shit about women I love, RAR FANDOM YOU MAKE ME ANGRY SOMETIMES). It is a Blake McGrath vid, and while my relationship with Blake is complicated (for so many reasons that do not need exploring at this juncture), and the vid itself is unintentionally hilarious in spots, it also has some really awesome moments, and Blake is a freaking amazing dancer, and he is also extremely easy on the eyes (tattoo kink omfg), so I have been enjoying this vid a LOT. (Also, I am enjoying imagining Blake's reaction to this vid, because I am sure he would be THRILLED.) (Also, I am amused by how this vid depicts Blake as a Man of the Ladies, when clearly, that is not really his focus. But he is good at faking it in the context of dance!) And, check out his solo from DanceLife, here. Dude. DUDE. I've seen more technically skilled dancers (though Blake certainly has his share of technique), but there is something about his performance quality, the sort of fuck-you athleticism of it in conjunction with those long, lean lines, that just impresses the hell out of me. And I really love his choreography, too.
Also, an amusing anecdote I found while I was Google-stalking the Pinup Saints, from a recent interview in Calgary:
The Pinup Saints has hands down won the award for most interesting quote ever within the opening two minutes of an interview. Producer Mabel Palomino was describing how the groups songwriter/singer/music producer Raul JR creates the songs they perform, and ended up cracking everyone up.
"Raul and I have known each other for 10 years. We dated for six, almost got married, and then broke up and we are writing partners. Between the both of us we have quite a bit of stories. I am a very proactive person, a bit rebellious, and have a lot of interesting sexual stories. Him knowing my brain inside out he took that and made an album out of it. So the truth about songs like Golden is one time I pissed on Nico and Raul found out about it..."
"...We have to explain that one!!!" interrupted Nico Archambault, winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada and founding member of the group. "It happened during a show at the Montreal Casino. We were partnered up dancing on the show, and something really funny happened during the show and we both started laughing. We couldn’t stop laughing and she ended up peeing on me onstage. Therefore Golden came out."
"We found it pretty funny. The song is not about golden showers, but there is a line about it in reference to that little anecdote," Palomino continued.
*still giggling* Dancers' lives: NOT LIKE OUR LIVES.
In news totally unrelated to the dancestravaganza that is the backdrop of my brain right now, sdwolfpup sent me this picture (from the behind-the-scenes of the last SG-1 movie, I believe) a little while ago and... I seriously cannot describe what happens in my chest when I look at this picture. And I don't even really watch SG-1 (yet! it's on my list! there's just so MUCH of it!)! But. The Ben Browder situation ALONE, not to mention the REST of it. *flail*
Finally, I bought this dress recently, and it came in the mail the other day, and seriously? It is so awesome that I actually kind of want to DO MYSELF in it. Clothes cut for my figure! IMAGINE THAT. And it looks FANTASTIC with my red peep-toe pumps, too. And I've still got a ways to go on the weight-loss front, but I'm feeling better than I have in a long time, both about how I look and about how I FEEL, and THAT is extremely refreshing. \o/