No capes!!
I love it when I pre-order something from Amazon and then forget when it is coming, so then when it does come, it's like Surprise! Here's a treat for you! This week it was the Thor: The Dark World blu-ray. I only saw it the once in theater - I forgot how cool all the space ships are. The Dark Elves ships remind me a little of both Wraith and Cylon ships, in that there seems to be an organic component with the sleep pods and the elevator that looks like a spine - but far less drippy organic gross interiors that both Wraith and Cylon ships have. And the fighters just pop out of the side of the main ship! Very cool. Also, the Asgardian Viking boat-fighter ships are SO COOL looking, if not exactly practical. Like you can't do barrel rolls or anything in those. But still, mad points for style.
The Marvel short was kind of boring, and I'm not sure why it wasn't on the IM3 disc? Eh, whatever. The gag reel was great tho - hahaha, Thor's cape is always getting in the way!
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In other fannish news, I broke down under peer pressure and have been watching "Parks and Rec" over the last couple months. So I'm all caught up and ready to watch the new episode tonight. I'm a little disappointed that[Spoiler (click to open)]Ann Perkins! and Chris are leaving Pawnee - hopefully not the show entirely??Besides Ron Swanson, Ann is my favorite character. Leslie is great, but man, that episode where Ann loses it an yells "You're a steamroller!!" could not be more accurate. I get kind of tired of how Leslie doesn't listen to anyone. Maybe it is because I would watch several eps in a row to get caught up, so that made it more apparent? Anyway, in my book, "good listener" is like standard friend requirement.
Time out for Taco Truck kitty update: He's standing on my desk looking out the window, and just spotted the tuxedo feral cat that roams my garden sometimes, and he is positively *vibrating* lol. It's not a particularly hostile stance; he's just very, very, very, interested. When he watches the birds he does this funny "kitty barking" thing, where he's all chill and just "mrr, mrrr.... mrrmrr....mrr". It's pretty cute. He broke another vase which was holding some curly bamboo stalks and those water bead things. So that was fun to clean up. And of course he did it while I was in the other room texting my brother about the planter breaking incident. So. No more indoor plants. *sadface*
Still, ridiculously cute:
OK, back to fannishness and other stuff...
* Veronica Mars movie, soon! Like a couple weeks!
* I finished The Monuments Men book over Christmas - such a good read. I'm kind of a WWII buff, but that was one tale I had never really heard about. That Hitler had *such* a plan for the art of Europe, waaaaay before the war. Fascinating. So I saw the movie last weekend, and eh, it was fine. They changed the names of the people because they "wanted to give them flaws and add humor" but whatever. The book is always better. I can see why they pulled it from a December release so it wouldn't be eligible for awards season. Because it's not really award-worthy, even with such a great cast. They were fine, the movie was fine... just not great.
* I also read Chris Hadfield's An Astronaut's Guide to Life On Earth, which was great. Quick, delightful read, which I recommended to my work team because there's so much good stuff about leadership and the importance of training and cultivating an attitude of lifelong learning. I wish I could have gone to his book signing in Seattle, in December, but it was just too hectic.
* In fannish reading, there's been some really good S/J fic about lately...Salr323 "Retrospective" is the slow build of Sam and Jack's relationship over the seasons, and "Full Disclosure" is one of the best Threads fics I've read. And then there's my birthday fics from a_loquita (" Inner Room"), and mrspollifax (" Let Your Demons Run")! Yay, S/J fic! Keep going, fandom!
* Finally, finally!! I saw Frozen last weekend - my sis and I took the nephew (9) and niece (7). Fabulous, just as you have all said. And even though everyone is gaga about "Let It Go," the song I have stuck in my head is "Do you wanna build a snowman?/Come on, let's go and play!". Daw, so cute. Also, I heart Sven.
The Marvel short was kind of boring, and I'm not sure why it wasn't on the IM3 disc? Eh, whatever. The gag reel was great tho - hahaha, Thor's cape is always getting in the way!
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In other fannish news, I broke down under peer pressure and have been watching "Parks and Rec" over the last couple months. So I'm all caught up and ready to watch the new episode tonight. I'm a little disappointed that[Spoiler (click to open)]Ann Perkins! and Chris are leaving Pawnee - hopefully not the show entirely??Besides Ron Swanson, Ann is my favorite character. Leslie is great, but man, that episode where Ann loses it an yells "You're a steamroller!!" could not be more accurate. I get kind of tired of how Leslie doesn't listen to anyone. Maybe it is because I would watch several eps in a row to get caught up, so that made it more apparent? Anyway, in my book, "good listener" is like standard friend requirement.
Time out for Taco Truck kitty update: He's standing on my desk looking out the window, and just spotted the tuxedo feral cat that roams my garden sometimes, and he is positively *vibrating* lol. It's not a particularly hostile stance; he's just very, very, very, interested. When he watches the birds he does this funny "kitty barking" thing, where he's all chill and just "mrr, mrrr.... mrrmrr....mrr". It's pretty cute. He broke another vase which was holding some curly bamboo stalks and those water bead things. So that was fun to clean up. And of course he did it while I was in the other room texting my brother about the planter breaking incident. So. No more indoor plants. *sadface*
Still, ridiculously cute:
OK, back to fannishness and other stuff...
* Veronica Mars movie, soon! Like a couple weeks!
* I finished The Monuments Men book over Christmas - such a good read. I'm kind of a WWII buff, but that was one tale I had never really heard about. That Hitler had *such* a plan for the art of Europe, waaaaay before the war. Fascinating. So I saw the movie last weekend, and eh, it was fine. They changed the names of the people because they "wanted to give them flaws and add humor" but whatever. The book is always better. I can see why they pulled it from a December release so it wouldn't be eligible for awards season. Because it's not really award-worthy, even with such a great cast. They were fine, the movie was fine... just not great.
* I also read Chris Hadfield's An Astronaut's Guide to Life On Earth, which was great. Quick, delightful read, which I recommended to my work team because there's so much good stuff about leadership and the importance of training and cultivating an attitude of lifelong learning. I wish I could have gone to his book signing in Seattle, in December, but it was just too hectic.
* In fannish reading, there's been some really good S/J fic about lately...Salr323 "Retrospective" is the slow build of Sam and Jack's relationship over the seasons, and "Full Disclosure" is one of the best Threads fics I've read. And then there's my birthday fics from a_loquita (" Inner Room"), and mrspollifax (" Let Your Demons Run")! Yay, S/J fic! Keep going, fandom!
* Finally, finally!! I saw Frozen last weekend - my sis and I took the nephew (9) and niece (7). Fabulous, just as you have all said. And even though everyone is gaga about "Let It Go," the song I have stuck in my head is "Do you wanna build a snowman?/Come on, let's go and play!". Daw, so cute. Also, I heart Sven.