I realized suddenly the actual reason I hate watching the Oscars.  They're fucking embarrassing.  Every single award reception is a new lesson in excrutiating sympathetic embarrasment.  The non-actors are by far the worst, but half the time - the big stars end up making complete fools of themselves ( Read more... )

We just finished watching Babel and I didn't really get it.  It's a couple of loosely connected stories of which the general moral seems to be "shit happens".  In the first storyline, a couple of impoverished Moroccan kids are trying out a rifle their dad just bought them.  Not believing it was very powerful, they shoot down off a hill at a road ( Read more... )

I posted about the Nine Inch Nails viral campaign a few days ago. I've continued to follow it as it's evolved and as more sites and information has come to light, and it continues to entertain and creep me right the fuck out. I would especially like to point people at the video that is now being hosted at Read more... )

This is amazing news!

So it this!!

This has to be experienced by everyone.  David Hyde Pierce is a brilliant Emperor Zombie.

Fill out the survey if you like it.  I'd love this show to make it to air.

"It is only by enlarging the scope of one’s tastes and one’s fantasies, by sacrificing everything to pleasure, that that unfortunate individual called man, thrown despite himself into this sad world, can succeed in gathering a few roses among life’s thorns." - Marquis de SadeI started reading "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" again.  It's been ( Read more... )

Alright. Despite the fact that the majority of the folks who read my LJ haven't really hung out with me in the flesh for years (other than the odd Saturday night romp here and there), I'm still going to go ahead and post my Johari link (nicked from waiwode and twistdprincesse).  We'll see how it turns out ( Read more... )

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Without really thinking, I re-installed "City of Heroes" last night.  Otaku Man, cape and all, was there waiting for me.  I think I was urged by all the "City of Villians" advertising.  As it stands, NCSoft decided not to charge an additional fee for CoV when it comes out later this month.  I might have to partake.  We'll see ( Read more... )