1. I just rediscovered the one LJ icon that really grosses me out. This is what I get for seeing an icon of Ernie fisting Bert and thinking, "Wtf, is that seriously what I think it is?" And then exploring the person's icons to make sure. At the same time, though, I'm kind of glad I found it again - now I can horrify other people.
2. I've been sick for nearly three months. Three. Months. With a fucking smorgasbord of symptoms. Right now I have a pain in my abdomen that I'm really hoping is not my appendix. I don't need that thing exploding.
3. Apparently a smorgasbord is a Swedish buffet. I never knew that.
4. I saw Transformers (most of it, at least - I missed the end, but I'm happy to be spoiled) and The Proposal today. I enjoyed The Proposal more than I'd like to admit. But it has Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, and that means automatic win in my book. Now I'm ready for the J2 version, please and thank you. Or even some Andrew/Margaret. (I'm a little freaked out that I find het hot, but whatever.) Transformers was all right, though Skids and Mudflap were about as facepalm-worthy as I expected. Yes, they're minor characters, but this little jem from Michael Bay pissed me off (from
here):
“It’s done in fun. I don’t know if it’s stereotypes - they are robots, by the way,” he says.
It's cool, guys. They're just robots; it doesn't count, right?
On a different note, the previews made me want to see a million more movies. 2012 looks like it'll freak me out, but I still want to see it. Surrogates also looks interesting - I might check out the graphic novel. And I keep forgetting about Taking Woodstock, which I must see. And Harry Potter, OMG.
5. It's been a while since I've been annoyingly indie, so bear with me.
MoZella really needs to stop being a cock tease and release the album. I
need it. Especially "Let's Stop Calling It Love". I just discovered
Sarah Fimm's latest EP, and I'm really feeling "Let It Run" and "Chasing Waves" (the opening on that is fucking amazing).
Carina Round finally released her EP. I bought "For Everything A Reason", but I don't like the final version as much as
this one - I kind of like the yelling at the end. The album version just seems too empty. I've also been picking through
O+S's album. So far "New Life", "Permanent Scar", and "Lonely Ghosts" (which was on Dollhouse) are winners. "Haunts" and "Knowing Animals" might be my next purchases. Oh, and I highly recommend
Madita.
Now for my two favorite indies. Holy shit,
Imogen Heap's album is coming out in August. I have been waiting so long for this, and the
preview has me so fucking excited.
William Fitzsimmons hasn't released new material lately, but I have found some songs that I wasn't aware of. "They'll Never Take the Good Years" is a new favorite - it's fairly upbeat for him - and "Please Forgive Me" is gorgeous. His Twitter is so cute that I've considered joining, but I really can't bring myself to touch Twitter. Not even for you, you beautiful bearded bastard.
6. Going through the Big Bang fics has reminded me of how fussy I am about fic - especially Dean/Castiel. I feel like a judmental bitch every time I hit the back button after a few sentences.
7. I hate the bad ideas that live in my brain. I'm just grateful that I can't MS Paint worth a damn or bring myself to write crack.