topaz119: (Ravenclaw Inigo)
topaz119 ([personal profile] topaz119) wrote2012-06-06 02:56 pm

some days I have to wonder about my brain

a collection of things that have offered my brain distraction over the last few days:

My friend J was in town and she said, "no, we have to go see Battleship together, we'll see Avengers later," and I was O.o????? but then it started and I said, "wait, wait, nobody told me Alexander Skarsgard was in this," and she nodded very smugly, but I got the last laugh because after the movie was over (and omg, you do not want to know how much cackling was going on, but let's just say that the appearance and swift destruction of K-Bay engendered some serious noise)... after all that, I took her home and handed her my Generation Kill DVDs and said, "here, forget the vampire, go for the real Iceman." We take care of each other, yes, we do.



Words cannot express how much I love that Queen Elizabeth dressed to match the theme of the festivities, and that's before I actually got a good look at the ice pinned to her shoulder, which on anyone else would be no doubt fake, but on her? Yow, check out those rocks!




I missed this for a couple of weeks, but I did finally see it:



I love how this story turned out, and it was a happy time writing it, and I'm super-happy people like it, too. Plus, that's such a nice graphic!

...and okay, I have to go ride shotgun while boys work on their driving skills. ::reaches for xanax::

[identity profile] rogoblue.livejournal.com 2012-06-06 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Um--my secret is out. See below.


@reeddiamond (https://twitter.com/reeddiamond) @FrankandBashTNT (https://twitter.com/FrankandBashTNT) Damien seems to have had something of a suit upgrade.Always a good thing.

— Roberta (@shdbwriting) June 6, 2012 (https://twitter.com/shdbwriting/status/210458710022176768)



@shdbwriting (https://twitter.com/shdbwriting) @ Damn you're good. Full wardrobe overhaul.Rock on!

— Reed Diamond (@reeddiamond) June 6, 2012 (https://twitter.com/reeddiamond/status/210459316384305152)



[identity profile] kare.livejournal.com 2012-06-06 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome, congrats on the award.

We're already taking Paige up in the pasture to practice driving. 13 is the age all the family starts learning in the pasture. It's a thing.
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[personal profile] chemm80 2012-06-07 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't know you were a GK fan. I've been dabbling with it for a couple of years and have recently been on a reading binge over on AO3. (When I can get it to work.)

I'm interested in Battleship solely because I heard Skarsgard and Taylor Kitsch are playing brothers in it. Should I watch it?

[identity profile] topaz119.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
ahahaha, clearly he has no idea who he's dealing with. Knowing of your Love of The Suit, I imagine you're quite pleased to hear of the upgraded wardrobe. Such a good thing to look forward to! (I'm using this icon because it is the closest thing I have to a guy in a suit, which is kind of amusing)

[identity profile] topaz119.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you--it's a fun story & i know you like this pairing (& the story, I remember when I posted it.)

D grew up learning to drive like that, too; mostly what we're working on is dealing with crazy traffic & the 6 lanes of interstate that runs through midtown/downtown. Nerve-wracking!

[identity profile] topaz119.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not really in the fandom but I've watched & I got into reading earlier this year & have enjoyed it greatly.

I'm not sure I can actually endorse the movie (we had a great time but for reasons having little to do with the plot or reality) but the brothers were definitely one of the better things, as was the character played by a bilateral amputee (who was the true badass of the whole thing.) Also, it was shot in Hawaii, and you know how I feel about that. Maybe a matinee? Or the dollar theater?

[identity profile] rogoblue.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
I almost fell over backward when I got this reply and realized that I'd given the whole well dressed thing away. I tweeted him back that I sometimes play in the shallow end of the pool (to borrow your phrase) and pay too much attention to such things, but, seriously, the man is a clothes horse and he looked awesome. Nearly drooled over the first ensemble he wore in season premiere. However, the contract law was horrific--absolutely wrong. Intellectual property wrong, if you catch my drift.

Fangirls griping over contract law and all in agreement that it made no sense. Can you imagine? I was in the middle of it (ok, I started it), explaining how you can't have your cake and eat it too. The contract is either enforceable and you get the benefit of your bargain or it isn't and you don't. You can't get what you paid for and your money back as well. Duh!!! Don't sell your audience short.

Loved the Fitzosbournes. Any other recs?

[identity profile] topaz119.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
I'm always amazed at what the fangirl base comes up with--after Rome and the detailed analyses, I believe just about everything. It's too bad the prevailing wisdom hasn't caught up to the fact that we can do contract law *and* fashion analysis. :D I'm glad you at least had the upgraded suit to ease a bit of the sting.

I sent you a private message re: books; I don't know if you get those emailed to you, but if you didn't get let me know and I'll email directly. I have one other rec, another WWII YA, Code Name Verity. ::sobs:: Ty says if you're in the mood for a good take on zombies, the Newsflesh trilogy is making him happy.

[identity profile] rogoblue.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Email direct, please, I didn't get it.

Jim Beaver responded to me today. LIFE IS GOOD!

Seriously, zombies are good too. Although if it wasn't for Norman Redus, I'd jettison the walking dead for stupidity. Writers suck. Here we are tossed out of our safe haven in the woods where it's dark and scary. We hear a noise. NOW is the time to ponificate as to why you should be the leader of this group. I'm screaming internally--WHAT ABOUT THE NOISE YOU HEARD, YOU IDIOT? Is it obvious I think Rick is a waste of space?

[identity profile] topaz119.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
hmmm, do you not have a gmail now? Email keeps bouncing. Otherwise, my goodness, you're on a twitter roll these days. The Walking Dead films around here some; we occasionally detour around location shoots but I haven't watched them at all. I'm waiting for Connor to tell me he wants to go to one of the extra-casting sessions, I guess.

[identity profile] rogoblue.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
The best way is esau.picard@sbcglobal.net. Lame, I know.

Ha, I finally get twitter now. And Reed likes me. Which doesn't suck. But I shield that from Steve b/c what good could come of that.

The Walking Dead might be good if the writers thought more than one scene ahead. It's sad, but Norman's there and his character is awesome.

[identity profile] rogoblue.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Has Ty read the trilogy about vamps that are scary and ick that begins with The Strain? Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck North. It's good re science and vamps that aren't sexy in the least.

[identity profile] topaz119.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
okay, sent. goodness, that took much longer than it should have. Some days technology wins, you know?

[identity profile] topaz119.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
It doesn't sound familiar but I'll pass it along. He's in the middle of a re-read of all the Pern books, but he'll probably be ready for some horror/urban fantasy after that. The other two are deep into the Star Wars extended universe (we ended up getting Timothy Zahn to autograph his latest when we were at Disney World, so that was fun.)
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[identity profile] turps33.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 06:43 am (UTC)(link)
That is a pretty graphic. Congratulations.

[identity profile] rogoblue.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, but it didn't win. It merely delayed. We have established email contact.