At first, I felt very much like you do when you go before the principal, but then I thought I should be more myself, because that’s what he’s like. So we loosened up to the point where I could just sit next to him and not say anything for an hour while they were setting up. I know he really liked that. He felt that we were taking each other into ( Read more... )

Went to see Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows the other evening with braidsofdeath, A, reverendjmg and J, the latter's new beau. Verdict: other than the, er, subplot involving a certain female character in the beginning of the film, and a little too much Sherlockovision, I liked it! ( ETA. )

I started this journal 10 years and 4 days ago. Yes, LJ really did get me the best anniversary present ever! It's certainly not dissuading me from finishing my DW migration when I get home in February, that's for sure.

Hey, remember when I used to post five-plus one-line entries a day instead of a single tl;dr entry every couple of weeks? Also, ( Read more... )

(Reposted from Tumblr; the interview in question is here.)

It sounds like Gwen's portrayal is pretty much on target, which is good!(Gwen) grew up on the Upper East Side (of New York), had a very stable family - a daddy’s girl,” she said. “Her father was the police chief. . . . She’s the oldest in her family (and) she has younger brothers. She is ( Read more... )

I can't believe it's halfway through my trip already! I'm already dreading going home... although I know I'd never be able to sustain this level of activity longterm, and will crash as soon as I get back, my mood is miles better and now that I've gotten into the swing of things I haven't had to recharge quite as much as I thought I would. Amazing ( Read more... )

First official trailer for the live action Rurouni Kenshin film. Too early to call, but I'm tentatively intrigued.
Baby seal makes itself home ... in a home.
2011: The Cinescape.
Wedding on a tightrope.

Sunday I went to the Museum of the Moving Image with tsukechick to check out the Jim Henson/Muppets exhibit, which was a little disorganized in some aspects but still fascinating and well worth New York admission prices. The multimedia aspects were handled very well, so that you could look at Henson's concept art and storyboards for a particular commercial ( Read more... )

» As of today I've been in NYC/Jersey for just over a week. The trip went about as hitch-less as any transatlantic journey, and arguably better than most; the back-of-seat TV didn't work for my row but I had three seats to myself, an iPod touch and a laptop, so I didn't exactly mourn the chance to see Green Lantern for free ( Read more... )

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Imagine an area 130 km (80 mi) long and 100 km (60 mi) wide - larger than 30 separate countries - that is blanched completely white and so flat that the variance in height from any single point to another is less than [a] metre.  Such an area exists - the world’s largest salt flat, the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia’s Altiplano region, the widest part ( Read more... )

Offline:... but I got my latest bloodwork results back, and as of today I am officially (easing off) my diet! I still need to be careful not to overdo it on the refined sugars/carbs, especially since 'tis the season for sanctioned gluttony, but this makes the prospect of two months away from home (and easy control of what I eat) much less stressful ( Read more... )