Month: May 2010

the earth is hungry…

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“Have you met monsters before?” –boy “Yeah…” –the Doctor “You scared of them?” –boy “No, they’re scared of me.” –the Doctor Doctor Who: “The Hungry Earth” is on BBC One tonight, and on BBC America, “Vampires of Venice.” Don’t spoil “The Hungry Earth” here! (We’re already spoiling “Vampires of Venice” here.) My blogging coming asap … more…

bias update: May 21

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obsession: Doctor Who (because it now goes to 11) boyfriend: Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 2 (because I’d love to hear him say to me, “You complete me,” even if that line from the trailer didn’t make it into the movie) psyched: The A-Team (because I still love it when a plan comes together) … more…

screencap Friday: what the flick? #124

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Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from a DVD… and just to make things harder for 2010, this one is from a TV show which may or may not be in my collection (it’s sooo much easier to do screengrabs now that Netflix is streaming to my computer). Guess the TV show — you don’t … more…

wtf: can’t sleep, London Olympics mascots will kill me

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According to the Guardian, these candy-colored fiends are based on a short story by children’s author Michael Morpurgo that tells how they were fashioned from droplets of the steel used to build the Olympic stadium. They’re called Wenlock and Mandeville, though I suspect even their mother can’t remember which one is which. From the Guardian: … more…

trailer break: ‘Easy A’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh, gosh, it’s The Scarlet Letter done up Clueless style! Awesome! And ya gotta love that the slut-shaming of poor adorable Emma Stone comes about as a result of her trying to help a male friend from getting gay-bashed (though I don’t think the best way to … more…