My thoughts on Bret Easton Ellis saying Matt Bomer is too, you know, GAY to star in 50 Shades. Not that I want Matt involved with that shitshow, but still ( Read more... )

Hello LJ! It has been a little while. I was offline for a delightful long weekend to celebrate my birthday, and had lots of fun with the fam and my BFF. Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes, virtual gifts, etc.! I think I got them all. Very much appreciated ( Read more... )

I’m having this weird DNW reaction to Downton Abbey’s Emmy noms. Not because I don’t love the show, but because it’s British, and despite the fact that it’s co-bankrolled by an NBC subsidary, it just seems odd to have a foreign show taking so many major noms at the Emmys. I dunno. I mean, I’m foreign myself (Canadian, obviously), and I love England ( Read more... )

I read EW’s Breaking Dawn cover story this morning. The writer posits that Jacob imprinting on Renesmee (LOL forever at that name) is an “elegant solution” to the Edward/Bella/Jacob triangle.


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1. These fangirl someecards are brilliant.

2. TGIF. I need a fucking drink.

This week's blog is a follow up to last week’s about the 50 Shades of Grey hooha. My thoughts on Why Twilight Doesn't Dazzle Me.

Thanks to juliedarling for the fact checking and answering my many questions ( Read more... )

This week's blog is about the seven-figure deal publishing deal for AU Twilight fanfic with a find and replace on the names. (Instead of Bella and Edward, they're now Anastasia and Christian! They're TOTALLY DIFFERENT, OKAY.)

Would love to hear your opinions on this, so please drop by!

Dear History Channel,

I was about to give you my money by purchasing WWII in HD for my dad for Christmas, but it seems that you never caption or subtitle any of your DVDs or Blu-rays.

WTF?? Is your demographic not older people? Many of whom have hearing problems? Fail, History Channel. FAIL.

No love,

BoobsThankfully I read through the amazon. ( Read more... )

I do not understand the mania over iPhones ( Read more... )

In looking back at Jason O'Mara's IMDB, I see he was in a mini-series called Berkeley Square. This is the kind of thing my parents (and I) love, and I was thinking this would be a great Xmas gift for the 'rents. But, of course, it seems there are no subtitles (thanks to a customer review that notes it), and I can't tell if there are even closed ( Read more... )