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i never knew what time it was
1. I'm re-watching The West Wing again. For some bizarre and completely unplanned reason, every October I randomly start watching the show at some point in S1 and then I just keep going. Really, I put a disc in Saturday afternoon because I like having background noise while doing my nails and shaving my legs* and then I pretty much spent the rest ( Read more... ) -
particle separation room is made with lots of big machinery
[I'm on such a music-about-science kick, it's kinda funny. Imitosis, Van Occupanther, Doctor Monroe, Emily. I wonder if I can half-ass a mixtape out of it ( Read more... ) -
despite what all his studies had shown what was mistaken for closeness was just a case of mitosis
Labor Day! Four-day weekend, whee! And for once, I actually get a free Thursday because movies are opening today instead of tomorrow. THANK YOU, [stupid] Brazilian movie market!
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I'm feeling very meh wrt NCIS lately. I can't figure out whether ( spoilery speculation ) -
i wish i was a princess with armies at her hand
Lola Rennt is on TV right now with regular Portuguese subtitles but it's fucking dubbed in English. Oy vey.
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Let's talk Etsy!
( Bunch of links. And a leeeetle bit of squee. ) -
mais uma dessas e eu troco de blog com Andrei. Porque isso só acontece comigo.
[Excuse the random public post in Portuguese, guys. I need to link it to a bunch of people.]
Marcia! A Fox me respondeu, e é a coisa mais engraçada do século.
[Backstory: a Fox lançou a terceira temporada de SG-1 em fullscreen aqui. As outras são widescreen.]
( Eu mandei um email para sac@fox.com reclamando. ) -
bitch is hardcore
Things that happen in Tissaland when she has nothing to do for three and a half days:
. A LOT of TV-on-DVD is bought with discount coupons and 3-for-2 promotions ( Read more... ) -
i don't wanna know if you've got a gun or a new stepson
1. depudor made a GREAT eye-opening post called In Defense of the Networks. It's focused on Veronica Mars, but really, everyone who's ever been frustrated about a TV show and put the blame on the studios should read it. I'm guessing that's about all of you, right?
2. Gotta love Brazilian customs. Some DVDs I ordered FOUR MONTHS AGO were finally delivered ( Read more... ) -
dancing on the corpses' ashes
1. Hi, I'm sick. I was talking to my mom last night and she was bragging about the fact that she's now living in the world's best weather and gyaaah. I'm fucking allergic to this city, man ( Read more... ) -
west and story are synonyms
The one thing Hollywood does better than anywhere else is naming movies.
Except they get renamed in translation here and it's always stupid. Case in point, Snakes on a Plane. Which pretty much *demanded* a literal translation. Cobras no Avião! It's perfect, it's simple, it's... not happening.
Instead, we get Serpentes a Bordo [literally, ( Read more... )