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I enjoyed the film Dark Water..a piece about a woman, (Jennifer Connelly), who finds herself in a haunted apartment with her daughter and a ghost who floods the upstairs apartment and drips dark, nasty water into their apartment constantly.

I never thought I'd end up living in it..

SIGH.

My upstairs neighbor did something..I don't know what, exactly..but water flooded my two bathrooms from above, made water stains in my hall ceiling and filled the light fixture with water until it looked like a fishbowl with two lightbulbs in it.

I have taken it as a sign..like a Biblical flood.

The condo search has begun in earnest.

In the meantime I'm using lots and lots of towels..

When did I fall asleep and miss the fact that Neil Gaiman's Stardust is being made into a movie?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486655/

And Batman Begins 2 got a title today.."The Dark Knight"...and a Joker..

Heath Ledger.

:sobs: I wanted Johnny Depp!

Bush's FDA appointment has reopened the case for the morning after pill just 24 hours before he is set to sit in front of Congress and explain his foot shuffling. This is a case where everyone: scientists, doctors and the company producing the drug all agree..it's just the Administration that feels it's not a good idea for women to have emergency contraceptives without a perscription.
Start praying now...I'm very excited that sanity may rule the day for once.

http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=82684

A fascinating blog written by an episocpal turned pagan turned catholic author...
I thought this entry was rather interesting..are Evangelicals using prayer as a spell to change God's mind?

http://www.anamchara.com/earthmystic/2006/7/14/the-sinners-prayer.html

ROFLMAO.

Vader as a grocery store day shift manager..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wGR4-SeuJ0

Kryptonite Flavored Doritos..wish I was joking..

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

Well, more embarassing G8 summit snafus by W...

First he was caught on the mic cussing..

Now he's giving unwanted backrubs to the Prime Minister of Germany..

Watch the clip here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE5rx1LTjxI&mode=related&search=bush%20backrub

Then watch this Scotsman in America's hilarious reasons why Bush shouldn't have singled her out for attention...I think I hurt myself laughing..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdkJbOlfFzc&mode=related&search=bush%20backrub

They made a sequel to Sam Neil's "Merlin".

They can't make a second Serenity..but they can make a sequel to MERLIN.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463826/

It looks like Martin Short and Helena Bonham Carter missed out on returning for this cinematic gem...

I am still computerless..and will be for several more weeks, if the repair company is to be believed. I am so desperate I have bought two new games as presents for my computer once it returns to me. : sob:
I bought Sims2 Open for Busisness, Sims2 Family Fun, and The Guild, a game where you run a family from the 16th through 18th centuries.

Last night I saw Superman Returns..eh..I was not impressed.

As an homage to the Donner films, it was nice, but it ignored anything that has happened to these characters in the last 20 odd years, namely that Clark Kent has been developed post-Byrne. Clark Kent is the man, Superman is the disguise. It was like watching Clark de-evolve- from a conflicted character who has to hide his powers and lie to those he loves while managing the tension between how he is and how the world percieves him to Clark Kent the bumbling goofball who only has a personality when he puts on the suit.

Don't even get me started on the Abomination of SuperKid, and how this throws a dozen monkey wrenches in the CK/LL dynamic..

Kevin Space as Lex was the best part even if his backstory was screwed to hell (He grew up poor? He has to cheat widows for money? He uses paper encyclopedias to look up info..no computers?)and his motivations were unclear..(I thought I caught what may be a reference to upcoming Season 6 Smallville in one of his lines..)..

Kate Bosworth was a lightweight next to all of the Lois' before her...hated her. And she's too young to have that kid..when'd she have him, during high school?

James Marsden's Richard White actually got to me...He was a good guy, raising someone else's kid (whether he knows is debateable), and he did a darn good job of trying to save the day..why does Lois need Supes, again?

And the suit was weird..the cape was up around his neck so that his shoulders seemed gigantic and his head seemed big, and the S has shrunk, leaving you with the impression his chest is a mile wide.

Yo-De-Lay-De-..WHEW!

http://www.myswitzerland.com/html/movies/wm/

This is the official Swiss marketing campaign.

Watch the video..drool bibs not included.

He finally agrees to put them out unaltered on DVD, and he can't even be bothered to give us a clean print?

http://www.theforce.net/topstory/story/Classic_OT_DVDs_Dont_Make_Assumptions_98595.asp

-Watched "Tooth and Claw" the second episode of the new Doctor Who season with Mom..

-Saw "Hamish MacBeth" is available on DVD. SQUEEE.

-Learned that one of the voices in the upcoming Legion of Superheroes cartoon will be provided by Wil Wheaton. :speechless: Legion meets Trek.

I'd like to introduce Gracie...she's a Maltipoo, weighs in at 2 lbs (1 lb is fur), and is currently showcasing her adorableness to all who vist her proud parents, Shelley and Corey..

So I'm trying to get back into BSG (Battlestar Galactica to the uninitiated), but I can't find a download of the next to last episode.

I thought I'd skip the 5 episode slump they went through and just focus on the finale..but I can't find the lead in. Ugh.

I understand that many interesting things happen in these episodes..must find new torrent sites..

Also, for some reason my LJ page didn't show half my friends' post in the past two weeks..but suddenly today, voila! they appeared..ooook.

Disturbing news was brought to my attention..

Yahoo! not only censors their Chinese web browser, but also helps the Chinese government crack down on dissenters..

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/china.yahoo.ap/

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2006-02-10T052316Z_01_N0917515_RTRIDST_0_OUKIN-UK-CHINA-INTERNET.XML

This makes me want to seriously consider switching all my email to gmail.

Google, after all, refused to give info on Net searches to the Bush/Cheney/Neo-Con Death Cults/Justice Department...
All the other major search engines bent over to kiss the B/C/N-C D C/J D's butts..

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5165530

Yes indeedy..if you've used anything other than Google to search on, the Justice Department can, and probably is looking at your results.

HOWEVER..

Google has decided to curtail it's Chinese search page as well..although it seems to have drawn the line at actually handing over info.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4645596.stm

So..what to do.. weigh in and be heard..(unless you search for this on something other than Google, or on a Chinese site..then you're already being heard loud and clear by Big Brother)..

Plan on leaving Yahoo..if you indeed have yahoo?

It could be the meds talking, but I'm feeling like life is going to be better now.

In other news..

Chewie is becoming increasingly jealous of the computer, and attention-hungry in general. I need to spend more time with His Royal Cuteness.

Or my stuff will suffer..I already owe Lisa a book that Chewie devoured last night in his frustration. I wish it was warmer..we could walk, then.

Random facts:
The Peppercorn Soup at Atlanta Bread Company is mighty tasty..
It's only when your life becomes crazy busy that your online rpgs decide to fire up...
Fate dictates that if I grab a basket at the grocery store with the intent to buy only a few items, I will inevitably end up lugging an overfull basket around the store rather than going back up to get a cart..

Came across an ad for this on Dark Horizons..
er..
Um..
The William Shatner DVD Club..

http://www.shatnerdvdclub.com/html/?promo=gorilla300

I spent a wonderful New Year's eve/Christmas celebration with C., K., J. and W. It felt like coming home. :huge hug:

Had my first real taste of DDR..my calves are regretting it today. I would love to play more often. (coughs in W.'s direction, giving her puppydog eyes) It's fun and highly addictive, even if I do look like a hyperactive bunny on steroids while doing it.

Proceeded to the symphony with J to see PDQ, met K. and D. and enjoyed an evening of musical mayhem (and I'm thinking of using more confusing letters just for the heck of it..)

I just finished my first draft of my "professional goals statement" for my grad school application..I feel like a whore. Godde I hate applications.