So I randomly read this today--

Sequel wise, Favs talked about how HANDCOCK might possibly sideline classic comic arc DEMON IN A BOTTLE as the basis for the next film.

Favreau- “The comic book fans might see ‘Demon in a Bottle’ as a fresh story line but I haven’t seen ‘Hancock’ yet. From what I’ve seen it seems there is a lot of imagery that seems to be shared. Him flying through billboards and things. The idea of the hero whose biggest enemy is himself, and him fighting through his demons, you want to come at the audience with something fresh. You don’t want to feel like you are echoing something that somebody else is doing.”

OMG, I will be so pissed if Hancock ruined that storyline for them, because I was really looking forward to it. And I'm sorry, but Hancock looks like a giant dose of FAIL. I've thought that since I first heard about it-- and I say that as a fan of Will Smith and someone who would do unmentionable things to Jason Bateman given the opportunity.

Last night I watched Wanted, and without saying anything spoilerly, I'll just say this: For most of the movie I was wondering what the hype was about, because it was good, but not GREAT. But then the last half hour happened, and I was like, oh, okay, I GET IT NOW. It was like a NINJA SNEAK ATTACK OF AWESOME!

So I capped Iron Man. The quality is NOT very good, since it's a cam version, but if you're desperate for them and don't want to wait for the DVD to be released, they'll tide you over.

( Sample caps + download link. )

Unrelated: I downloaded a trial version of Microsoft Office 2007, and what the hell? Microsoft Word 2007 is HORRIBLE. I hate it. I guess I'm going to have to find an older version that isn't so weird.

Title: Take This, Haters (aka: Tony Stark Is A Badass)
Fandom: Iron Man
Music: "Stronger," Kanye West
Format: .wmv, 59MB
Summary: Tony Stark is a fucking badass.
Links: Download

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If you download and watch this, it would make my life. ♥

Look at this. That's right, bitches. My ass was fangirling all over RDJ back in 2004 and picspamming the shit out of him at age seventeen. I even lament the lack of RDJ RPF!!!!! How ahead of my time was I??

ANYWAY, I WIN, OBVIOUSLY.

So, I saw Iron Man. And I'm going to talk about it a little (spoilers, natch).

( Sorry, Tony Stark can't hear you over the sound of how awesome he is. )

Anyway, thumbs up. It doesn't hurt that Iron Man is a pretty cool superhero. Like, I love Ed Norton and all, but not even he can pull me into seeing Hulk. Hulk seems like the most boring hero ever. Is he even a hero? Doesn't he just indiscriminately smash things? Whatever, I couldn't care less.

Okay. Random question: can anyone think of young brunette actresses (young enough to pull off playing teens)? I've thought of Ellen Page, Kat Dennings, and Kristen Stewart. Oh, and Emily Browning too, I guess. There have to be more that I'm not thinking of.


(unrelated: I purchased the entire series of M*A*S*H* on DVD and it arrived yesterday!! eee! something to keep me occupied during summer tv hiatus.)

Tarkio - Keeping Me Awake
Leaving this behind was my first mistake, and I’m not so strong to be satisfied by all the things I’ve done and the things it threw away.

Tarkio - Caroline Avenue
And you’re trying so hard, but it takes more than just flipping off traffic cops to impress me. You underestimate me.

Tarkio - Neapolitan Bridesmaid
If I lost this thorn from my side I think I’d die. Albert Camus said, “living is anguish,” but don’t dare let those bastards carry you down.

Tarkio - Sister Nebraska
And in the midst of the explosion comin' down, you sit barefoot on your porch. And all the times you'd say we'd be sorry now, but I'm not sorry now, I'm not sorry now.

Tarkio songs for anglichanka, forever and a day late. Songs off their first album, I Guess I Was Hoping For Something More. It's Colin Meloy's old band, so if you enjoy The Decemberists, you will love these.

Real post later!

Poll #1189901 Hi, I was up until three in the morning watching M*A*S*H* reruns.
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Who do you prefer?

I was going to do Frank Burns vs. Charles Winchester, but, uh, everyone knows that Charles >>>>> Frank by far!

This post is brought to you by SHIA.

All HIMYM fans should go read this fic by dollsome, ASAP. It is hilarious, and sad, and AWESOME Robin POV post-The Goat fic.

On that note-- ( Talk about HIMYM: The Goat. )

1) I posted Barney/Robin icons yesterday. !!!

2) Does anyone happen to have access to Getty Images? I need to nick some Joe Anderson pictures recently posted there. I am willing to exchange internet dollars with you. Or something. Anything!

3) My feelings about tonight's HIMYM are perfectly captured in my icon. NERVES! EXCITEMENT! ANTICIPATION! I have been flailing so hard all week, true story. IS IT 8:30 YET? sdlfkjlfks;f!!

4) I'm ending on a four because you all know how I feel about threes.

MASSIVE PICSPAM ALERT! Such an awesome episode could not go by without one. And when I say massive, I mean massive. For HIMYM, Sandcastles in the Sand, OBVIOUSLY.

( It's everything I want it to be, and more. )

Hahaha, okay, this is super old, so I had to clean it up a bunch because I want to post it before tonight's episode!

( HIMYM Fic! This Could Get Messy: Barney/Robin, PG-13. 2608 words. )

I totally almost broke a rib squeeing so hard from tonight's HIMYM.

If you watched, YOU KNOW WHAT SCENE I AM TALKING ABOUT.

A few days ago, solflower22 posted a mix of songs that include clapping. Songs with clapping are AMAZING. She asked if I knew any other ones she missed, and I said I'd upload, so here we go, hold onto your hats, etc:

Fell Down The Stairs - Tilly & The Wall I heard the steady swell of applause for two drunk kids trying to figure out which way was home. They got lost as they were taking off each other's clothes.

Catch My Disease - Ben Lee She told me she loved me like fireworks, and that's the way I like it.

Lollipop - Mika Take a look at the girl next door, she's a player and a downright bore. Jesus loves her but she wants more. Oh, bad girls get you down.

All of these songs happen to be super catchy and fun. I'm particularly in love with Mika at the moment (Grace Kelly, holy crap! ♥) and have been listening to a lot of the stuff off of Life In Cartoon Motion a lot.

Oh, and I think my favorite song off of Pretty. Odd. (shutupshutupshutup) is She Had The World. I really dislike I Have Friends In Holy Spaces or whatever it is. But She Had The World and Behind the Sea are sweet.

Add in other music in my current rotation (Bob Dylan + The Yardbirds + The Who + John Lennon solo stuff + Thelonious Monk) and you have quite the schizophrenic playlist.

Title: It's so weird how time goes on
Fandom/Pairing: The OC, Ryan/Summer, Ryan/Taylor, Seth/Summer
Rating: R-ish - Only talking about sex, sadly.
Summary: Summer POV in season four.

Warning: This is not a real fic. Unbeta-ed and only half-finished, and all that jazz. It's like WIP amensty day for me, or something. It's been sitting around since last May, so I figure it's now or never.

( Whatever. She’s pretty sure she totally hates Ayn Rand now.  )

People, friends of mine! Drop everything and go read this post by rusty_halo, describing the qualities that make her go from liking a character to being fannish about them. For me, at least, it hits the nail on the head. Every character I've really loved (Spike, Logan Echolls, Pacey Witter, Max Carrigan, etc) falls under most of, if not all of those categories.

Though I am now wondering if the same applies to me for female characters. The only female character I can think of off the top of my head that I was excessively fannish about is Veronica Mars (circa season one, since for the most part I want to lock her in the failshack and set it on fire in anything past that). Am I drawn to different things in female characters? Hmm. I'm not sure. Will have to think about that.

( Also: FIC RECS AHOY: The Office, Bandom, How I Met Your Mother. )

I was also going to talk a little about the YA genre, because I've been thinking about it a lot lately, but this post is long enough as it is.

I am bored and doing a meme. As seen by many people on my FL!

( Guess the movie quotes! )

Here is a meme I just made up (though I am sure it has been done before):

Give me a letter, and I will tell you the weirdest thing in my Google search history starting with that letter.

Since I am not the only one using the computer, it will be interesting.