hale pupule

1. This morning, I survived my first Hatha yoga class and then made it to work after instead of going back to bed like I wanted.

2. Frankenstein was brilliant. I saw each version once last year, so there was stuff I remembered to look for, and there were some details about the performances that I caught this time around. ronfaure is excellent company, and we ended up at a diner in Sunset Beach after the broadcast for a couple of hours. Last night was Ben!Creature, so next week is Jonny!Creature.

3. Father's Day party at the Jimbos' was very nice despite the fact that Boo-Girl was in Vegas with her father.

4. I have discovered Trader Joe's bagged popcorn with salt and olive oil. Nom nom nom. :D

5. Started a new embroidery project Saturday. This is like the Fourth Doctor's scarf bookmark that I finished last week: it isn't for anyone in particular, and it has no deadline. It's just something to do over the next several months when I'm bored and have nothing else to work on.

My Monday is slightly brightened, and I am content. *takes a catnap on the break room sofa*

LOVED IT. An hour and a half into it, and I still couldn't see where it was going or how it was going to end up there, but I was loving the ride. Oldman, Strong, and Cumberbatch were standouts in an excellent cast. I shall see it again, probably after work some day next week, to solidify plot points in my mind.

I've never been so elated AND depressed at the same time: http://www.totalfilm.com/news/warner-brothers-mark-one-year-to-the-hobbit-with-official-synopsis-release

366 days to go until An Unexpected Journey. Once I've seen that, I'll start counting the days (364) until There and Back Again.

Boo-Cat will have surgery Friday. He's losing weight at an alarming rate and has even gone off the canned food now, but I still put it out every morning so it's there if he wants it. He ate some chicken last night, so I know it isn't hopeless. Poor kid, he's so uncomfortable, but they'll soon set him to rights. I'll take a few hours off work Friday so I can stay home after I pick him up, and then Mom will be home to watch over him while I'm at rehearsal Saturday and Sunday.

Anxiety turns me into an insomniac. Last night is the first night in several days that I've slept more than five hours, and that's because an Advil PM was involved.

Dance rehearsal tonight. I'm taking my Sinistra cosplay dress to show the Cinderellas how I did it; they were brainstorming about "Bedazzle-ing" their shoes Saturday. I'm also taking my bunny slippers, because Marla wants me to wear them as Granny. This musical is turning into a burlesque with a side dish of crack, I kid you not. It's going to be hilarious. I made significant headway in memorizing my lines yesterday, and another couple sessions like that will set everything in stone.

Poor Phil is really wistful about this play. He wanted in so bad, but he has to work, so he listens intently to every little thing I tell him about rehearsals and gossip and all that. I'm sure we'll see him at least three times during the run.

Transformers 3 is about what you'd expect. You go for the explosions and action, not the plot. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley can't act her way out of a paper bag, but you don't get to see the likes of Judi Dench in an action movie. Not for more than a hilarious cameo in Pirates 4, anyway. The Spock line made me groan, though; you'd think they'd be more subtle. (What am I saying?! This is Michael Bay we're talking about.) I got a kick out of the NASA stuff at the beginning (yay Buzz Aldrin cameo), but they had some pretty bad astronomy in the movie, too.

Time for work. Past time for work, actually, by the time I get dressed and walk out the door. Have a good day, y'all.

So last week, I saw Benedict as the Creature and Jonny as Victor Frankenstein. Today, Phil and I saw the role swap. ( Spoilers! )

Busy weekend was busy and too brief. I'm grateful that I have a reason to dislike Mondays, because it means I'm employed, but I know I'm gonna be one groggy froggy in the morning. Totally worth it, though!

( Here are some of the behind the scenes folks from The Crucible: )

Thirteen Dwarves and a Hobbit! SQUEEEEE!!!!!

*runs around in circles, arms in the air*

Well, I finally saw The King's Speech. Spoilers ahoy under the cut. ( This is the first time I've ever said OOOOO, COLIN FIRTH!!!1!11! )

Still sick, but it was nice to be out and about a little. Phil got us in -- he was waiting to see it until I could go -- and it's the first time in ten days that I've seen him. I'm still sniffing and coughing, though, so no touching. We didn't even sit next to each other because I didn't want him breathing my germs. So at the end of the evening, instead of our usual good night kiss, we made the best of it with a Young Frankenstein Elbow Bump of Passion, which you can find in this clip at 3:03:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgGGx2Or0Wc

I think it's worth watching the whole scene, starting at 1:39. Golly, I love Mel Brooks.

If standing out in the cold for half an hour after the movie doesn't have a detrimental effect on me, then I'll see Phil again Thursday at the Mysterium for Alice in Wonderland. Yay!

I'm at work, so I can't make much noise, but I'm squeeing so much on the inside, I'm likely to explode! ( Read more... )

Also, I just found out that Leonard Nimoy had minor surgery this week, so his appearance at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center is expected to be rescheduled. I'm not happy that he isn't well, and I hope he heals quickly, but I am happy that there's some hope for me to see him after all!

It's been almost a year since I've posted an IMDB game, so I thought I'd have a bit of fun on this gloomy Monday.

You know the drill: I list five keywords from IMDB.com, and you guess the film I'm talking about. I strike the keywords out once the movie is guessed correctly, give the name, and acknowledge the first person(s) to get it right.

Note: I have a few sequels and remakes in here, but I've done my best to make it obvious which one it is.

1. Up: infertility, widower, stowaway, Wilhelm scream, quest averygoodun

2. Willow: human becoming animal, villain turns good, baby, love potion, turned to stone tisiphone318

3. Always: pilot, ghost, World War II bomber, remake, guardian angel tisiphone318

4. Bambi: beast fable, gunshot wound, rainstorm, fight, owl isalie964

5. What's Eating Gilbert Grape: water tower, family relationships, retardation, camping trailer, obesity quietselkie

6. No one got the Pixar short film Tin Toy: surprise after end credits, baby, chase, computer animation, anthropomorphic

7. K-PAX: planetarium, lawn sprinkler, sunglasses, railway station, psychiatrist isalie964

8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: squid, organ, bell tower, father son reunion, canceled wedding bluestocking79

9. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Oregon, overheard conversation, shotgun wedding, long underwear, red hair averygoodun

10. Bringing Up Baby: bone, singing, clothing torn, leopard, dowager isalie964

11. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: probe, eyeglasses, marine biologist, directed by star, space astopperindeath

12. War of the Worlds (1953): Martian, atomic bomb, panic, square dance, uncle niece relationship averygoodun

13. Groundhog Day: alarm clock, weather forecaster, deja vu, animal in title, suicide attempt hogwarts_91

14. The Wizard of Oz: quest, actor playing multiple roles, fantasy world, narcotic sleep, gone in puff of smoke doomspark

15. Leon: milk, crooked cop, plant, John Wayne impersonation, murder of family averygoodun

16. Beauty shop: spin off, humor, women, culture clash, hairdresser pokeystar

17. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day: concealed nudity, makeover, middle age couple, love triangle, friendship between women isalie964

18. Batman Begins: fear, evil doctor, mountaintop monastery, vigilante, braless tisiphone

19. Cannonball Run: cross country, Rat Pack, first in trilogy, James Bond spoof, roadblock tisiphone318

20. Close Encounters of the Third Kind: utility employee, sunburn, xylophone, mother son reunion, translator tisiphone318