Phantomas Studio

Another hard working day, and finally some sense of accomplishment, though there's a lot to do and to go through still..but a step is better than immobility. *nods wisely*

In other words, Tuesday definitely is Life on Mars day in this household :D
Everyone should fear the Gene Genie!
I can't for the life of me slash Tyler and Hunt, but I adore the show, its self-serving nostalgia, the dirty retro' look and all of it, its self-awareness, its metareferentiality.

I probably own email and/or comments, I'll get to it asap.

Also, I'm in John Winchester's withdrawal. It's a very serious case. I may be forced to watch IMToD! And, I have a Sammy desktop wallpaper. Me. John-girl first and Dean-girl second, with a Sammy wallpaper. *shakes head* These Winchesters. I swear.

I watched Lady in the Water by M. Night Shyamalan - I adore his films, all of them without distinctions, and I can forgive him his wanting to be in his films and the fact that you can deconstruct them with any decent good film scripting manual, because at the end he always comes through, for me: I love stories, and he writes modern fairytales, and what's wrong with that?

Anyway, I'm not in the mood for film analysis (Shyamalan's films are all about loss, at the end) or too much gushing, but I wanted to share that all throughout the film, as much as Paul Giamatti is a strong actor and delivers a moving, believable performance, I kept imagining JDM in that part, and how gorgeous he would have been.

Oh well.
( in which I worry about my mum's health/new chemo )

Patricia Arquette (Alison DuBois in Medium), Katherine Heigl (Izzie in GA), Sara Ramirez (Callie in GA), Jennifer Hudson (Ex American Idol, Dreamgirls)...these are women I WANT to see on my screen.

SAG Awards question: I got a glimpse of MLP, but no sign of JDM. (and am I the only one to be disgruntled that JDM isn't mentioned in the GA's last year seasons achievements? Because he should be, umphf.).

I'm horribly grumpy.
Cranky.
Grouchy.
Growly.

HUMPHF. *growls*

Three things about SPN 2x08 Crossroads

1. THINGS THAT JENSEN ACKLES DOES WITH HIS DEAN'S VOICE THAT MAKE ME ALL A-TINGLE:

"We can go." (to Sam, Bloodlust, after hitting Gordon one last time)

"I'm sure." (To Ellen on the phone, No Exit, lying about Jo's presence)

"If he's still alive..." (to Sam, Crossroads, going to check Loyd's)

Yes. That. That little hitch/high pitch/sudden low pitch.
It slays me.
Utterly.

How come no one has yet done .wav files of the Winchesters to use as pc sounds? You know, start up, etc etc. I mean, I have John Winchester's voicemail message, and John's "Hi, boys" (and a number of Harsh Realm's Pinocchio good lines and a few Krycek's ;) in use already - nothing like switching your pc off for the night and having Krycek murmuring to you in Russian...but how come no one has made more?

( 2 and 3 cut for Crossroads episode spoilers )

ETA: forgot to say...damn good episode, imo.

Ahhhh! Fredric Lehne (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499791/) aka, The Demon in IMToD...I knew I've seen him before, and there he was, in Lost (the marshall after Kate) - and he's also been in practically everything that's been on the screen.
He was a GREAT Demon. Pity The Demon possesses (sessseeessseeesssss) people at will, because we won't probably see FLehne as The Demon again - though I can see why that could be a plus for the writers/producers etc. at SPN, they can cast whomever they want according to the needs of the plot/storyline

Telly watching
Okay, so, I'm caught up with:

Lost (3x06) - thankfully, it has picked up a little after an almost embarassingly boring and slow season2 (apart from Henry Gale/Ben, which I adore, but the whole Michael thing was completely loony and not in a good way, just to mention one of many exceedingly boring moments).

Heroes (1x07) - Hiro is the only character that I've immediately felt for, the others I'm mostly meh about; isn't Milo Ventimiglia a dead ringer for Baby!Xander, Buffy first season, though? But I like the whole comics visuals going on, and I want to see where they go with it and the storyline.

The Unit (2x07) - Max Martini is gorgeous, I like the missions and the visual aesthetic of it , the part with the wives is very much a blah...it's definitely a guilty pleasure :)

Supernatural (2x07) - how many ways I love thee? Let me count them :D

NCIS is dl-ing :D It's got Abby! And, and,... Gibbs! And DiNozzo! And ..it's delightfully light, for a procedural of a sort.

GA I've seen what I wanted to (Denny's dad), the rest is so not my thing. Though KHagle/Izzie/Isabel is gorgeous and a damn good actress.

...anything I'm missing that I shouldn't miss?

(I 'm planning on catching up with BSG eventually but not yet, that's a very long haul)

What about this Dexter, that I keep hearing about?

Torchwood doesn't grab me much, I'll watch it if I'm zapping, but that's it. Like DW, I'm afraid.

There's other stuff I'm watching (MEDIUM! Patricia Arquette!), but usually on a much more irregular/casual basis (not MEDIUM, though, I watch that as it airs here).

~~I've listened to "Requiem for the Ring" (from the LotR OST) on repeat for...uhm...more than two hours.


~~A constructed fantasy is better than a compromised reality.


~~Dean is angry, and JOHN is the one is angry at, but because he doesn't manage that, he's reflecting it on himself.


~~LJ/Fandom is a virtual place that enriches me in ways I didn't know were possible, it's my Cafe' des Artists, where I go to meet with other like-minded people and read their writings, look at their art, share my ideas with them, and my work. That's where I spend my time, and it's fantabolous and wondersome and cracktastic and just.great.


~~Heroes 1&2 is DLed.

it's a simple equation

either you DO, or you DON'T

input/output

mutually exclusive, different circuitry

time just doesn't pass, it flies

Some days you really wonder what's the point.