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 ( Read more... )

Naomi Novik is just wonderful -
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My flist is filled with joy today, and I'm basking in the squee! Canon (mostly) Sam/Jack! *loves the stupid!cute OTP*

Speaking of squee, along with Atlantis Season 4, Naomi Novik's latest Temeraire book should be waiting on my doorstep when I get home today. YAY! If you aren't reading this series, you should be! Not only is it very original, it's ( Read more... )

Well, you should have seen me staging Trout's B-day pictorial. I was totally cracking myself up! But I made sure that no one was around (my action figures are at my desk at work - I stayed late one evening), because I had the feeling I'd lose it once or twice. Daniel's head kept popping off (I have some issues with the way Diamond Select made these ( Read more... )

Well, I've been doing my part to boost the economy by spending nearly all of my Dubbya check. Of course a good part of that went to boring stuff like gas and groceries. But, I did manage to get some fun things too.

I have a wedding to go to in July, and I found this great dress a couple of months ago. My boobs look *fantastic* in this dress. It has ( Read more... )

So, they're going to make Brokeback Mountain into an opera.

Hmm. I adore Annie Proulx's story, and I loved the movie. But an opera? I don't know...

As my fannish coworker says (about an opera version), "Doesn't that just give away the fact they're gay from the beginning?"  Heh.