We got m0t#erf*ck!n' SNAKES!
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azuriteSaw "Snakes on a Plane" with Erin on Friday evening... even if I dropped out of the cult-following a few months ago, it was still fabulous fun, and I loved it. It was very much deserving of the R-rating, especially at the beginning of the movie, but it managed to be both suspenseful and unpredictable-- great, considering how many people judge the movie by its title (or its poster). And the band that won the fan contest to have their music video in the end credits-- that song was DAMN good! It's actually sort of stuck in my head! Erin said the band reminded her of the Black Eyed Peas.
What was fabulous was when EVERYONE in the theatre (and this was a big theatre, but not sold out by any means) -except Erin, who had no freaking clue what was going on- said The Line in unison "I've had it with these motherfuckin' snakes on this motherfuckin' plane!" Yes, even me. It was fab. Absolutely fab. And of course everyone started cheering afterward.
A movie like this is sort of horror-movie style, where you can predict who will live and who will die. It was a given that the kids and the mom with the baby would live-- to kill them off would be horrendous. There's always got to be The Jerk or somebody similar that dies, but I don't think the snotty British guy got killed; somebody that looked like him did (the one that got eaten by the GIANT ass snake). The Horny Couple and the Egotistical Guy were some of the first ones to go; I was sad that the Newlywed Couple died, though. :(
But what was with the token Asian guy on the plane-- I thought he worked for Kim, but not only did he help people out, but he was in danger himself! And if he did have any relation to Kim, it was never discovered or found out-- but then, I didn't stay past the credits. Did I miss anything?
And as Erin pointed out, the whole subplot of getting the anti-venoms was almost useless-- only the kids and the black bodyguard really needed it; no one else seemed to have gotten bit to the point where they were swelling up. All the people that you WANTED to have get the anti-venom were already dead (like the older stewardess or the original captain. Sniff!)
And now for something completely different...
I really would have thought that the damn "pink is for girls" concept would have DIED by now. First off, I, a self-respecting woman, HATE PINK. Especially cotton candy pink, Chibiusa pink, hot pink, or any derivative thereof. The closest I can come is maybe a deep rose color that I wear for blush or lip gloss. But then you have the freakin' PINK Razr. -_-; But hey, guys are wearing pink now... it looks weird to me, especially seeing ripped black guys wearing those AE pink polos, but whatever. Personally, I just don't like the color. But, to each their own.
Last night I got to cleaning my room, and of course I found tons of notes for fanfics, including WDKY. I had to go back and check to make sure that I'd made the changes I indicated on paper; I also had to add some "references" to the WDKY References page. Unfortunately I haven't been keeping up with the Changelog (the thing that I use to track all the updates I make to chapters, and what specific changes I make), but I can pretty much guess based on what I've added to the Reference log. I have random references in a lot of places, but at least I'm not Cassie Claire in this respect; I keep track of everything, and invent my own convoluted plot twists and references. I just wish there was a way to get Snakes on a Plane in there somehow. *snicker joke* Well anyway, I uploaded the new version of the References page to the old Darkness Rising (at some point, it will be under the new masthead of Epiphany, running eFiction 3.0), and later on tonight, I'll be updating Chapters 11 and 14 for some minor tweaks on all sites.
More fanfic-wise, I actually got inspired for a Sailor Moon fic. This kind of makes me feel better, considering how unsure I've been re: Only 16. Having a good idea (and getting started on it) would mean I have something to replace Only 16 in terms of Sailor Moon fics under my name; this would also be something dramatic and long, so it wouldn't feel like I'm shafting Only 16 into the oblivion (even though that's where it belongs). Actually, I thought of a way to combine this Very Good Idea with one that I wanted to do for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
sm_monthly (I never got past Chapter 1 of it, unfortunately, because WDKY has been keeping me on my toes; I don't want to get too distracted. I've already stopped reading the 200 days of Sailormoon posts at AFSM, and I'm backlogged by about 310 posts!). But I don't think I will, just because it would complicate things too much.
Finally, it looks like the next 2 people up for the Astrology, Blood Types, and Yu-Gi-Oh! feature onplaythedamncard are...
* Ryou Bakura
* Katsuya Jounouchi
I'll try and get started on some of that now. Yesterday I bought myself the 2nd edition (2001) edition of Parker's Astrology, one of my favorite books on astrology. I've also been using Astrology Source to calculate things like midhavens/medium coeli, imum coeli, decantes, desendants, and other fun things. Takes all the hard calculating out of the game, so I can do more "character exploration." I have the book with me today at work (actually spent the first few hours of work reading it, because my phone was broken and I was on "standby"), and since all the old sites I used are on the previous posts, I shouldn't have any problem constructing Ryou's profile. I'll have to add things (like his Mystical Card number) later on, and I can always include new things each time-- numerology, tarot... ^_^ It's all related! Go ahead and read the last 2 posts on Yuugi Mutou and Seto Kaiba, and tell me what you think!
What was fabulous was when EVERYONE in the theatre (and this was a big theatre, but not sold out by any means) -except Erin, who had no freaking clue what was going on- said The Line in unison "I've had it with these motherfuckin' snakes on this motherfuckin' plane!" Yes, even me. It was fab. Absolutely fab. And of course everyone started cheering afterward.
A movie like this is sort of horror-movie style, where you can predict who will live and who will die. It was a given that the kids and the mom with the baby would live-- to kill them off would be horrendous. There's always got to be The Jerk or somebody similar that dies, but I don't think the snotty British guy got killed; somebody that looked like him did (the one that got eaten by the GIANT ass snake). The Horny Couple and the Egotistical Guy were some of the first ones to go; I was sad that the Newlywed Couple died, though. :(
But what was with the token Asian guy on the plane-- I thought he worked for Kim, but not only did he help people out, but he was in danger himself! And if he did have any relation to Kim, it was never discovered or found out-- but then, I didn't stay past the credits. Did I miss anything?
And as Erin pointed out, the whole subplot of getting the anti-venoms was almost useless-- only the kids and the black bodyguard really needed it; no one else seemed to have gotten bit to the point where they were swelling up. All the people that you WANTED to have get the anti-venom were already dead (like the older stewardess or the original captain. Sniff!)
And now for something completely different...
I really would have thought that the damn "pink is for girls" concept would have DIED by now. First off, I, a self-respecting woman, HATE PINK. Especially cotton candy pink, Chibiusa pink, hot pink, or any derivative thereof. The closest I can come is maybe a deep rose color that I wear for blush or lip gloss. But then you have the freakin' PINK Razr. -_-; But hey, guys are wearing pink now... it looks weird to me, especially seeing ripped black guys wearing those AE pink polos, but whatever. Personally, I just don't like the color. But, to each their own.
Last night I got to cleaning my room, and of course I found tons of notes for fanfics, including WDKY. I had to go back and check to make sure that I'd made the changes I indicated on paper; I also had to add some "references" to the WDKY References page. Unfortunately I haven't been keeping up with the Changelog (the thing that I use to track all the updates I make to chapters, and what specific changes I make), but I can pretty much guess based on what I've added to the Reference log. I have random references in a lot of places, but at least I'm not Cassie Claire in this respect; I keep track of everything, and invent my own convoluted plot twists and references. I just wish there was a way to get Snakes on a Plane in there somehow. *snicker joke* Well anyway, I uploaded the new version of the References page to the old Darkness Rising (at some point, it will be under the new masthead of Epiphany, running eFiction 3.0), and later on tonight, I'll be updating Chapters 11 and 14 for some minor tweaks on all sites.
More fanfic-wise, I actually got inspired for a Sailor Moon fic. This kind of makes me feel better, considering how unsure I've been re: Only 16. Having a good idea (and getting started on it) would mean I have something to replace Only 16 in terms of Sailor Moon fics under my name; this would also be something dramatic and long, so it wouldn't feel like I'm shafting Only 16 into the oblivion (even though that's where it belongs). Actually, I thought of a way to combine this Very Good Idea with one that I wanted to do for
sm_monthly (I never got past Chapter 1 of it, unfortunately, because WDKY has been keeping me on my toes; I don't want to get too distracted. I've already stopped reading the 200 days of Sailormoon posts at AFSM, and I'm backlogged by about 310 posts!). But I don't think I will, just because it would complicate things too much.Finally, it looks like the next 2 people up for the Astrology, Blood Types, and Yu-Gi-Oh! feature on
playthedamncard are...* Ryou Bakura
* Katsuya Jounouchi
I'll try and get started on some of that now. Yesterday I bought myself the 2nd edition (2001) edition of Parker's Astrology, one of my favorite books on astrology. I've also been using Astrology Source to calculate things like midhavens/medium coeli, imum coeli, decantes, desendants, and other fun things. Takes all the hard calculating out of the game, so I can do more "character exploration." I have the book with me today at work (actually spent the first few hours of work reading it, because my phone was broken and I was on "standby"), and since all the old sites I used are on the previous posts, I shouldn't have any problem constructing Ryou's profile. I'll have to add things (like his Mystical Card number) later on, and I can always include new things each time-- numerology, tarot... ^_^ It's all related! Go ahead and read the last 2 posts on Yuugi Mutou and Seto Kaiba, and tell me what you think!
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Date: 2006-08-21 09:43 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-08-22 06:53 am (UTC)As for the asian dude...YO, I was waiting for him to whip out a gun and shoot the witness guy or *something*. Not just be a side plot to it all...though my friend said something about it and basically, it seems to be a fad to have an asian in every movie, nowadays. XD Must've been all the girls on Fast And Furious: Tokyo Drift.
That or at least pull out a badge, be like a rival gang member- anything. Punk acted all badass, had three lines and was done with it.
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Date: 2006-08-22 07:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-22 10:58 pm (UTC)The doctor that they were looking for who's mouth was home to a snake is someone different.
The snotty British guy had tossed the dog to the snake and then started to argue with the girl about how it was just a dog. The snake then snuck up behind him and wrapped him twice shutting up one of his tirades, then another time after the blond girl screamed and then we saw his face up close. Then the snake put his head in his mouth and that was the end of it.
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Date: 2006-08-22 11:05 pm (UTC)But, ew. And yes, he SO deserved it.
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Date: 2006-08-23 02:50 am (UTC)XD Ah well, it still did not disappoint!
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Date: 2006-08-22 08:14 am (UTC)Holy cow, wish I'd heard that. =D
I still need to see the movie. Which...may not happen anytime soon...(parents y'know...gotta live with 'em).
Btw, I'm totally with you on the whole pink deal. Completely and utterly with you.
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Date: 2006-08-22 08:39 am (UTC)oh and youre coming back up soon right? should we call you??
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Date: 2006-08-22 09:35 am (UTC)Nonetheless, I'd wanted to see it, and I'm glad I did.
As for me coming up there, I'll give you the same warning I gave everyone else-- I can't make promises. I probably can't go out and hang for a few hours; the best I can do is hang at my house and chill, because the reason why I am there is to MOVE OUT of my mom's house. I know it'll take a while. I certainly wouldn't mind the help, either, but that's pretty presumptous, so I'm just saying, try not to plan anything that I *MUST* be at. I'd like to do something on Saturday with everyone maybe, and I already want to hang out with my Dad... I'm only there until Wednesday, so whatever happens will have to fit sometime during that timeframe.
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Date: 2006-08-22 03:43 pm (UTC)If something pulls through on Saturday, by all means please let me know as I'm pretty free that day. If you do need some help moving out or what not, I might be able to help you so we'll see what's up. Since you are moving completely out of the house, will you ever come back up to SF and visit?? AHhh
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Date: 2006-08-22 05:58 pm (UTC)Yes, I will definitely be visiting SF, it's just I won't have a bedroom to sleep in; I'll be staying on an airbed or the couch. o_o; How weird...