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[rm]

Yesterday, my father called me and told me not to get gout.

Hey, can we talk about John Stewart's facial hair? I think he looks hot (minus the marshmallow fluff); Patty hates it. But we both want to know, WHY this grooming change. Anyone?

No one told me, NO ONE TOLD ME, that the actor who plays Arthur in Inception is that kid from Third Rock from the Sun. I read Arthur/Eames porn yesterday and now I feel dirty, not in the good way.

You know what's awesome about Inception? You (read: me) can write something really long and smart about it and be totally wrong. Awesome interview with Dileep Rao here.

Gay tango festival in Argentina. Meanwhile, New York City will be having its own LGBT tango festival in October. One day I should like to be less incompetent at tango than I am, but I think it means Patty and I taking proper lessons as opposed to the quickies in crowded ballrooms wherein I get all frustrated and am no joy to anyone.

CNN has an odd article (it's the slightly breezy tone), about the mental health issues potentially involved in getting plastic surgery to look like a particular celebrity. The article, somewhat hilariously, also tells us that "not everyone can look like a Pitt or a Jolie, despite the advancements in plastic surgery."

Hey can anyone tell me if Chocomize is related to Chocri or which came first or whatever?

How to measure yourself for custom menswear. Note: specific instructions from specific retailers/designers, etc, may vary; listen to them first. Also note: if you are female bodied there's stuff obviously not included in here that you'd want to consider for both fit and presentation/illusion; if you have a question, ask me.

I have, because of its upcoming conference in New York and a series of awesome "Tourist, don't be a asshole" things people are writing for it, become aware of BlogHer. Would anyone care to shed some light on this thing? Since my main reaction is one of (inappropriately) blaming women for being timid about speaking or existing online mixed with (moderately more appropriate) generalized rage that it should be this way. What is BlogHer? Do you use it? It is a good thing? Why should I shut my face? Help, help, I'm being confused! (ETA: For some reason, several commenters have assumed that my theoretical discomfort with BlogHer comes from some issue related to SAHMs, despite the fact I, in no way, mention motherhood in this item; more on what I was trying to puzzle out in this comment).

Prepositions and the ongoing mess over the Islamic center that may be built near World Trade Center Site.

A bizarre story involving a military contractor, a memory erasing pill that doesn't exist, a $100,000 belt buckle and some hookers. And not, by the way, written by William Gibson.

xtricks has another installment in what I can't seem to stop calling Teh Buttsex Series! The concluding list of "what is not in the butt" made me laugh so hard I am ashamed.

Because of Gattaca news stories about one of Saturn's moons make me tear up: The lakes of Titan are shrinking.

Last night on Angel:

I take back everything I said about Torchwood being a soap opera. Angel is a fucking soap opera. Cordy is evil (which throws us back to just which Powers were up to what when they had her ascend back when, and was that the beginning of the planning for the current narrative apocalypse?); Angel is still Angelus; Wesley just had to chop off his dead ex-girlfriend's head; Gunn is blaming Fred for the kiss she never got around to consenting too; and, OH YEAH, Cordy is pregnant with another fucking demon baby (is this 3? 4?) and this time she says it's Connor's and she's been banging the Beast. WHAT THE FUCK, SHOW? WHAT THE FUCK?

On the other hand, since they put Angel/Angelus in a cage, I gotta say the acting and the directing has really tightened up and is pretty masterful.

It's Tuesday. Does you know what Tuesday means? White Collar and Covert Affairs. Still working on the Auggie/Jack fic, but it's working. Also thinking someone should write a Covert Affairs/Inception crossover. You know you want Auggie hunting Arthur down in dreamspace, right?

Meanwhile, much to Patty's relief, Project Runway starts Thursday.

I think we're going to try to see The Kids are All Right this week.

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[elisi]

WESLEY: It wasn't a relationship.
LILAH: There's a signed dollar bill in your wallet I think proves different. You knew how I felt.

Oh show.

(Soap? Yes. Brilliant? Also yes. *g*)

And I've probably got to go watch Inception...

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

- Tuesday night on USA. WHOO HOO!!!

- You didn't know about Arthur? Oops. Oh, and it's definitely and *OOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLD* moment. He's actually a very in demand actor and there are rumors that Nolan wants him for the next Bat-villain.

- A bizarre story involving a military contractor, a memory erasing pill that doesn't exist, a $100,000 belt buckle and some hookers. And not, by the way, written by William Gibson. -> I was thinking Bruce Sterling myself.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Nolan really gravitates towards male actors with a certain set of facial features (Cillian Murphy (who he's used before), the dude who plays Arthur, and Guy Pearce are all really, REALLY of a type. I could probably list a few more if I thought about it)

[lawnrrd]

Hell, I could have told you not to get gout. I thought I'd broken my toe, only worse.

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

ABSOLUTELY avoid gout at all costs.

Especially the 1st 3-5 attacks. :)

(I was in tears from the air conditioning blowing on my toe, and when Kimberly pulled the sheet from my foot (after I woke her up by staring at her), I screamed.)

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

I liken BlogHer to a collective of sorts: It's made up of female bloggers from all walks of life and across all platforms. They sponsor a lot of conferences -- the one involving food blogging is one of the bigger ones, from what I understand. Most of the food blogs I read belong to it.

(That's not to say it's all about food because it isn't. I think any female with a blog on any subject can join, but my gut tells me it's skewered more toward SAHMs. I could be wrong, though).

good luck with that

[iterum.livejournal.com]

"His lawyers also defended the hiring of prostitutes for employees ... arguing ... that it represented a legitimate business expense 'if Mr. Brooks thought such services could motivate his employees and make them more productive.'"

Chocomize vs. Chocri

[(Anonymous)]

Chocomize started back in November of last year and Chocri didn't enter the market until 2 months later in January.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, much to Patty's relief, Project Runway starts Thursday.

FUCKING A.

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

Man, the only celebrity I'd want to look like is Marilyn! And that's not happening. :D

(but there's always Halloween)

There was a kid on Third Rock? I have a good story about that show to tell you sometime.

[dichroic.livejournal.com]

Irrelevant travel note: I was in the local organic grocery the other day and noticed they carried a range of gluten-free stuff. I doubt you will ever have occasion to be in Eindhoven, but you might be in the Netherlands sometime, so it might help to know it's available here and what kind of place sells it.

[drfardook.livejournal.com]

Hrm... perhaps Stewart wants to look 75% more sinister when he does the maniacal grin bit and experience 40% less shaving in the morning? Its for greater efficiency.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

Yesterday, my father called me and told me not to get gout. -- "'Avoid the clap.' -- Jimmy Dugan"

No one told me, NO ONE TOLD ME, that the actor who plays Arthur in Inception is that kid from Third Rock from the Sun. -- This reminds me of when NUMB3RS premiered and people freaked out as they realized the cute mathematician was Bernard the Elf of The Santa Clause.

I read that interview with Dileep Rao last night and cracked up at "It's a limbo party now — who can go lower?"

Also thinking someone should write a Covert Affairs/Inception crossover. You know you want Auggie hunting Arthur down in dreamspace, right? -- Well, godddamit, now I do.

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

"'Avoid the clap.' -- Jimmy Dugan"

"WOOOOW!"

"HEY, THAT'S GOOD ADVICE!"

[rednwhiterose.livejournal.com]

Wait Project Runway starts Thursday?!?!?!?!?

Since when?!?!?

And why haven't I noticed this?!?!!?

[rm.livejournal.com]

Because you probably never watch Lifetime for any other reason?

[magicwoman.livejournal.com]

Loved "Inception!" Still thinking about it...

Don't care for JS new beard. However, the fluff did add a certain something.

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

My wife is friends with a lot of BlogHer people; not all are Park Slope SAHMs. One is a WAHM who writes a lot about infertility and runs a blog aggregator for infertility/alternative family blogs; one is a single mother by choice who does graphic design and is itinerant and holds photo contests; and one is -- okay, she does live in Park Slope, but she's not like that! -- a queer librarian with a trans husband. To sum up: your experience with BlogHer is about who you seek out.

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

:nodding: I confess I haven't explored the whole thing, but my initial response was precisely that -- all walks of life, all disciplines, any and all subjects. It just might be that my primary interests seem to be dovetailing with Park Slope SAHM's...???

[debitha.livejournal.com]

A bizarre story involving a military contractor, a memory erasing pill that doesn't exist, a $100,000 belt buckle and some hookers. This really ought to be fic. I'm trying to decide whether it should be White Collar or Torchwood.

Season 3 and 4 of Angel got a bit... yeah. Someone did a really interesting essay about the treatment of Cordy throughout, but SPOILERS. I'll try and link you to it when you're done.

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

WHAT THE FUCK, SHOW? WHAT THE FUCK?

See what I mean?!?!?!

[rm.livejournal.com]

It boggles the mind. Were they going for cracky?

[cookiedough.livejournal.com]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Arthur) - he has been doing a lot of fantastic stuff in the last few years. This is a great, great article about his career and self and transition from sitcom to indie films: http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/201008/inception-actor-joseph-gordon-levitt

I saw the premiere of his film Hesher at the Sydney Film Festival and it was incredible. His range is fantastic.

[rednwhiterose.livejournal.com]

(500) Days of Summer was an brilliant movie. JGL was so funny and cute and generally awesome.

[kill.livejournal.com]

I'm going to see Inception tonight, so I scrolled through comments without reading spoilers, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt has turned out to be quite an impressive actor. Two I suggest from him: Brick, which is this noir movie, dialogue and all, filmed in a high school setting, and The Lookout, which is about a kid dealing with life after a car accident that has left him with disabilities.

Maybe it's because I've seen both of those that I've already been inoculated against thinking of him as the kid from Third Rock? Anyway, I'm REALLY excited to see the film tonight.

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

No one told me, NO ONE TOLD ME, that the actor who plays Arthur in Inception is that kid from Third Rock from the Sun. I read Arthur/Eames porn yesterday and now I feel dirty, not in the good way.

Watch him in Brick, and you'll never feel squicky about 3rd Rock ever again.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

I take back everything I said about Torchwood being a soap opera. Angel is a fucking soap opera.

You have, I think, hit the precise point where I stopped watching. :D

[xtricks.livejournal.com]

My partner learned tango basics as part of his education at Del'Arte and the teacher there said it's really not possible to be *good* at it until you are in your 30's or so -- it is kind of based on an adult awareness of your own sexuality and body. Especially the walk. If you can really master the walk, everything else is gravy.

[queenfanfiction.livejournal.com]

Can I just say OMG OMFG I LOVE JON STEWART'S FACIAL HAIR OH EM GEE.

That is all. :D

My Olbermann icon likes it too. Heh.

[rani23.livejournal.com]

So. La. While I have a *thing* for Wesley/Fred, I must admit that Wesley/Lilah was also one of my favorite things ever. :)

Him cutting off her head was awesome. :)

[setissma.livejournal.com]

Echoing what's been said above re: BlogHer, but I want to add that I read the blogs of several woman who are involved, and I've actually found it to be a really feminist organization. Some of the people involved are SAHM's - to be honest, most of the blogs I read are "mommyblogs" or cooking blogs - but I think I've found it really empowering to note how these women are taking on stereotypes about what it means to be a mom in this day and age. They're affirming the very feminist ideal that women have the right to do whatever they want with their lives, including being a SAHM, and a lot of them have used their blogs to launch creative enterprises, independent businesses, websites, books, support groups, etc. I've found them to be great role models, and I really have a lot of respect for the organization.

[rm.livejournal.com]

I'm slightly intrigued that everyone has thought my moment of pause is related to SAHM for some reason as I have never mentioned moms of any sort.

For me the moment of pause is a response to a sort of free-floating idea that women can't play on the broader internet but must remains in a safe space.

Now having safe spaces is really good and I'm a part of safe spaces, including some women-only spaces (despite a certain degree of gender offness I feel about that), and some people have absolutely, positively had experiences that means these are going to be the dominant (or sole) spaces for them because that's what's comfortable and that's all FINE.

But I got online in 1990 (as an embarrassing article in Sassy Magazine will attest) and the idea that women should be scared online is one that really bothers me (and one that was pervasive then -- there are no girls here and they wouldn't want to be and it's bad for them), even as some women do have every reason to be scared online.

Knowing noting about BlogHer, other than its name, my first reaction was that it was about telling women that this space, the BlogHer space, was the only okay space for them. This, apparently, isn't what BlogHer is, although that was my reaction based both upon my own biases and their branding (which I admittedly explored for about five minutes).

But none of that, anywhere is about SAHM.

[stephl.livejournal.com]

since they put Angel/Angelus in a cage, I gotta say the acting and the directing has really tightened up and is pretty masterful.

I always thought that playing Angelus really showed off David Boreanaz' acting skills without resorting to chewing the scenery, which would be really easy to slip into in that role.

Also? Angel never strikes me as sexy. *Angelus* does, which is both funny and scary. But then evil is often sexier than good is.

Wesley just had to chop off his dead ex-girlfriend's head

I think the secret goal of the show was to see just how much pain they could put Wesley in.