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I don't know how people can go out every night. I went to Cube the last 2 nights in a row and I am completely and utterly exhausted. It was fun, especially last night - it was Cube's second birthday, and Slinkee Minx played live. They sucked, but it got a lot of people in, which was fun. Going to Cube always leaves me feeling horny and lonely, though.
In other news, I am only $10 off my half of the Muhney convention ticket, YAY! Then I just have to save for the fun spending, and I'll be set. Once I've paid for the ticket I can at least relax a little.
DOM AND BILLY! BILLY AND DOM! TOGETHER!
These pictures of Mena Suvari are kind of amazing.
Jensen Ackles on the CW Source. He looks good, but tired (already!) and talks about some stuff we know already and some stuff we don't. He doesn't give a whole lot away about season 3.
A LOLcat that made me LOL.
Jon Stewart's hosting the 2008 Oscars!! YAY. Who the hell maligned him? He was the best thing about the Oscars he hosted.
A surprise guest give Stephen Colbert a sign that he should run for President. Hilarious.
Torchwood icons. No Ianto, though.
Every Heroes spoiler for season 2 that you could possibly know is listed here.
Heroes cast at a pre-Emmys thing, and Kristen Bell too :D I REALLY hope Heroes wins some goddamn Emmys. The cast is so utterly gorgeous, they're all so sweet to each other and pretty.
The results of the Tubeys are up, reminding me of the enormity of Heroes' popularity.
Memorable Moments And Thingies (possibly my favourite)
The Biggies
The Montgomery Burns Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence (Piz came second in most unwelcome new character. Idiots.)
More awards are around, though, and my favourite is![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
txvoodoo's Alter-Emmys. You can also vote in bana76's Emmy predictions poll.
Battlestar Galactica vs. the FCC from Robot Chicken. LOL! I want to see Robot Chicken, and not just because of my long-standing crush on Seth Green.
The Hairspray cast recording songs. Zac is ADORABLE, Elijah Kelley and Nikki Blonsky are fantastic, and John Travolta is awesome.
So speaking of which, my review of Hairspray
I am something of a connoisseur of musicals. I have seen most of the musicals made recently, pretty much every Gene Kelly musical ever made, and a good number of the classic Hollywood musicals. Hell, I've even seen Dancer in the Dark.
Hairspray is exactly what the classic musical is all about. It's about music and dance, exuberance and optimism. It's unapologetically sentimental, but it's got a sharp tongue and a sly self-effacing sense of humour to it that undercuts the sentimentality just enough to make it work. It's shot gorgeously, full of colour and life, and the songs are memorable and fun. Adam Shankman, the director, used to be a choreographer, and he makes it so that you can actually SEE the dance numbers. People break into song on the street, figured in posters sing back-up, and realism is more or less thrown out the door (against the recent trend of creating more 'realism' by removing the musical numbers from the film's main plot) but it works because the music drives the story: it's in Tracy's heart and in her blood and it's reflected in every moment of the movie.
Hairspray is also perfectly cast - I'd say the only slightly weaker link isMelty Pface Michelle Pfeiffer, whose singing is not as strong and who manages to slightly overdo it by the end, but every other performer is outstanding in every regard. John Travolta is a revelation, he lives Edna Turnblad. Most of the time you forget that that's John Travolta in a fat suit, because his Edna breathes and aches and makes you stand up and cheer. Nikki Blonsky carries the film ably, with energy and sweetness that's irrepressible, and every other role is cast to perfection.
Finally, the movie has a message without being preachy or self-righteous, which is something I always like to see. If this movie doesn't have you wanting to get up and dance by the end of it, YOU HAVE NO SOUL.
10 out of 10
I scored an average of 1.71
0 = exclusively heterosexual
1 = predominantly heterosexual, incidentally homosexual
2 = predominantly heterosexual, but more
than incidentally homosexual
3 = equally heterosexual and homosexual
4 = predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally
heterosexual
5 = predominantly homosexual, incidentally heterosexual
6 = exclusively homosexual
The idea of this excercise is to understand exactly how dynamic a person's sexual orientation can be, as well as how fluid it can be over a person's lifespan. While a person's number of actual homo/heterosexual encounters may be easy to categorize, their actual orientation may be completely different. Simple labels like "homosexual", "heterosexual", and "bisexual" need not be the only three options available to us.
Take the quiz
You can't stop the beat
Green Queen
In other news, I am only $10 off my half of the Muhney convention ticket, YAY! Then I just have to save for the fun spending, and I'll be set. Once I've paid for the ticket I can at least relax a little.
DOM AND BILLY! BILLY AND DOM! TOGETHER!
These pictures of Mena Suvari are kind of amazing.
Jensen Ackles on the CW Source. He looks good, but tired (already!) and talks about some stuff we know already and some stuff we don't. He doesn't give a whole lot away about season 3.
A LOLcat that made me LOL.
Jon Stewart's hosting the 2008 Oscars!! YAY. Who the hell maligned him? He was the best thing about the Oscars he hosted.
A surprise guest give Stephen Colbert a sign that he should run for President. Hilarious.
Torchwood icons. No Ianto, though.
Every Heroes spoiler for season 2 that you could possibly know is listed here.
Heroes cast at a pre-Emmys thing, and Kristen Bell too :D I REALLY hope Heroes wins some goddamn Emmys. The cast is so utterly gorgeous, they're all so sweet to each other and pretty.
The results of the Tubeys are up, reminding me of the enormity of Heroes' popularity.
Memorable Moments And Thingies (possibly my favourite)
The Biggies
The Montgomery Burns Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence (Piz came second in most unwelcome new character. Idiots.)
More awards are around, though, and my favourite is
txvoodoo's Alter-Emmys. You can also vote in bana76's Emmy predictions poll.Battlestar Galactica vs. the FCC from Robot Chicken. LOL! I want to see Robot Chicken, and not just because of my long-standing crush on Seth Green.
The Hairspray cast recording songs. Zac is ADORABLE, Elijah Kelley and Nikki Blonsky are fantastic, and John Travolta is awesome.
So speaking of which, my review of Hairspray
I am something of a connoisseur of musicals. I have seen most of the musicals made recently, pretty much every Gene Kelly musical ever made, and a good number of the classic Hollywood musicals. Hell, I've even seen Dancer in the Dark.
Hairspray is exactly what the classic musical is all about. It's about music and dance, exuberance and optimism. It's unapologetically sentimental, but it's got a sharp tongue and a sly self-effacing sense of humour to it that undercuts the sentimentality just enough to make it work. It's shot gorgeously, full of colour and life, and the songs are memorable and fun. Adam Shankman, the director, used to be a choreographer, and he makes it so that you can actually SEE the dance numbers. People break into song on the street, figured in posters sing back-up, and realism is more or less thrown out the door (against the recent trend of creating more 'realism' by removing the musical numbers from the film's main plot) but it works because the music drives the story: it's in Tracy's heart and in her blood and it's reflected in every moment of the movie.
Hairspray is also perfectly cast - I'd say the only slightly weaker link is
Finally, the movie has a message without being preachy or self-righteous, which is something I always like to see. If this movie doesn't have you wanting to get up and dance by the end of it, YOU HAVE NO SOUL.
10 out of 10
Klein Sexual Orientation Grid
I scored an average of 1.71
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Heterosexual | Bisexual | Homosexual |
Meaning
This result can also be related to the Kinsey Scale:0 = exclusively heterosexual
1 = predominantly heterosexual, incidentally homosexual
2 = predominantly heterosexual, but more
than incidentally homosexual
3 = equally heterosexual and homosexual
4 = predominantly homosexual, but more than incidentally
heterosexual
5 = predominantly homosexual, incidentally heterosexual
6 = exclusively homosexual
Summary
The idea of this excercise is to understand exactly how dynamic a person's sexual orientation can be, as well as how fluid it can be over a person's lifespan. While a person's number of actual homo/heterosexual encounters may be easy to categorize, their actual orientation may be completely different. Simple labels like "homosexual", "heterosexual", and "bisexual" need not be the only three options available to us.
Take the quiz
You can't stop the beat
Green Queen
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