How does it feel to be charmed?

[wolfpangs]

So today I texted one of the musos--

Me: I've been thinking of my time with [Some Band] as something with an end, the beginning of which is approaching. I now think this incorrect. If anything, this is the end of the beginning.
Muso: You can check out but you can never leave.
Me: I'm Tinkerbell to a bunch of musical Lost Boys.
Muso: I'm clapping my hands!

So that made me feel all squishy. Then one of the aestheticians came into the break room. "I was just on al.com and The Strokes are coming."

"Buh? They're coming where?"
"Here!"
"Where here?"
"Sloss!"
"OMG!"

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG. I'm going to see the Strokes next month! I'm also going to see Rose Hill Drive this month and 30 Seconds to Mars next month. And I might go to the Crawfish Boil. And Alabama is finally getting a Sephora next month. Whee!

After all that and four massages, I decided to go get a membership at the video store a few blocks down from work since driving to my home video store is sometimes a journey I don't feel up to taking after work (it's +20 minutes onto my regular drive). I got the distinct impression that the guy at the store was flirting with me and I was pleased to hear that he thinks that Wolf Creek sucked beyond the telling. Finding people that think that is becoming a surprisingly efficient way to make friends. That's how I found the lovely sarahofthedead, after all. Then, he gave me my rental for free. Sweet! So now I have unrated Hostel-y goodness and oh my gosh, I'd forgotten how pretty Barbara Nedeljakova is. Also, after last month, the lines about the fannypack are infinitely funnier.

I finished Charmed Thirds today and I have to say, I don't get the bad reviews. I didn't really read the bad reviews before--I skimmed since they tend to be spoilery--but reading them now, it's seems they fall into a few categories: people who didn't want Jessica to grow up (read: have sex and/or use the f-word), girls that seem to be under the impression that Marcus is the protagonist and not J, Republicans who are emo because Jessica doesn't like them, people who think every college experience is just like theirs or who have never been to college, and the most popular, people who failed reading comprehension. "I can't believe [something that didn't actually happen in the book but thanks for playing]." It's not perfect--I don't think McCafferty should have tried to do all four years in one book, for one thing. But overall, I enjoyed it.

So in summary, hooray! Today was a good day. And now I'm going to stay in (sleeeepy) and watch horror movies!

Comments

[rockgeisha.livejournal.com]

There are four:

--Eli's solo commentary
--Director and Executive Producer Commentary with Quentin Tarantino, Boaz Yakin, Scott Spiegel and Eli Roth
--Director and Producer’s Commentary with Eli, Chris Briggs (producer) and Gabriel Roth (documentarian)
--Director and Guest Commentary with Harry Knowles, Eythor and Barbara

My favorites are the first two. The making-of featurette is fun, too.

[moveslikegiallo.livejournal.com]

Awesome. I can't wait!! Dammit.

I like Gabe Roth, too. Funny guy. :)

[rockgeisha.livejournal.com]

I think Gabe did the featurette, which is cool.

I am reading your review of Hostel right now (as well as not not watching it). I think I'm going to make a list of horror movies I have not liked.

[moveslikegiallo.livejournal.com]

Heh, I am just reading your Myspace. I'm amused that we have both apparently taken to defining ourselves by our hatred of Wolf Creek.

P.S. I didn't know you were so pretty!!

[rockgeisha.livejournal.com]

Well, I was updating it earlier and I was thinking about what you said yesterday and I realized that I don't want any WC-sympathizers on my friends list. Or like Ebert said in his review, "If anyone you know says this is the one they want to see, my advice is: Don't know that person no more."

And thank you!

[moveslikegiallo.livejournal.com]

I am such a fan of Ebert right now. I got home from Silent Hill in a rage, then read his review of it, and that made it slightly better.

Not that much better, though, I still sat through that 127 minute travesty.