Tales From The Bard

YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I want to know 28 things about you. I don't care if we've never talked, never really clicked, or if we already know everything about each other. I really don't. You are obviously on my flist, so let me know with whom I'm friends!

01✖ Your Middle Name:
02✖ Age:
03✖ Single or Taken:
04✖ Favourite Film:
05✖ Favourite Song or Album:
06✖ Favourite Band/Artist:
07✖ Dirty or Clean:
08✖ Tattoos and/or Piercings:
09✖ Do we know each other outside of LJ?
10✖ What's your philosophy on life?
12✖ Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13✖ What is your favourite memory of us?
14✖ What is your favourite guilty pleasure?
15✖ Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16✖ You can have three wishes (for yourself)
17✖ Can we get together and make a cake?
18✖ Which country is your spiritual home?
19✖ What is your big weakness?
20✖ Do you think I'm a good person?
21✖ What was your best/favourite subject at school?
22✖ Describe your accent:
23✖ If you could change anything about me, would you?
24✖ What do you wear to sleep?
25✖ Trousers or skirts?
26✖ Cigarettes or alcohol?
27✖ If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
28✖ Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?

Dear Santa... Dear Santa, This year I've been busy! Last Tuesday I turned keleos in for running naked in the mall (3 points). Last Sunday I gave wiccanslyr a life-saving blood transfusion (50 points). In January I got in line at the supermarket at the same time as someone else and I didn't yield (-8 points). Last Wednesday I donated bone marrow to rabies in a life-saving procedure (300 points). Last Thursday I pushed giab1004 in the mud (-17 points). Overall, I've been nice (328 points). For Christmas I deserve an XBox 360! Sincerely, tygie_bard

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So I finally watched the remake of the 1941 classic Universal monster movie, The Wolfman. That one was my favorite of the old Universal Monsters that included Dracula, Frankenstein and the Mummy. Larry Talbot was the most sympathetic of those characters and I just felt so sorry for him. Lon Chaney, Jr really showed Larry's guilt as he started to figure out what he had become and realized that he was killing people. He started in the movie as a cocky, flirty gadabout and in less than an hour and a half, became a tortured victim that just wanted to die.

The look of happiness on Larry's face when he is finally killed (by his unsuspecting father, no less) is a great ending shot for that movie. And yes, that is a spoiler, but if you haven't seen the original by now, you probably already know all the spoilers anyway.

So I Netflixed the remake and let it sit for about a month before I watched it. And this is my take on it. Just realize that everyone has their own opinion and taste in movies. not everyone will agree with me. Even though I'm right. I'm really just going to give the parts that bugged me.

( Every spoiler I could think of for the 2010 versionCollapse )

My bottom line? It really wasn't that bad, but if you love the original version, this one is a very bad disappointment. If you never saw the original, you might like it. If you saw the original and thought it needed more blood and violence and less character development (especially from Larry/Lawrence) then you probable will like this one.

Me? Major disappointment. Will not be adding this to my collection unless it's given to me as a gift.

Next up, I might finally watch the Clash of the Titans remake.

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Your dominant hues are red and magenta. You love doing your own thing and going on your own adventures, but there are close friends you know you just can't leave behind. You can influence others on days when you're patient, but most times you just want to go out, have fun, and do your own thing. Your saturation level is very low - you have better things to do than jump headfirst into every little project. You make sure your actions are going to really accomplish something before you start because you hate wasting energy making everyone else think you're working. Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation.

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First, let me go on and on about the brilliance of the company I work for. Yes, CVS, I am going to talk about you. Deal with it.

1) We were given some in-store advertising to put up. It said to put it up when we got it and to take it down on February 31. You can see where that's wrong, right?

( Because you probably don't really careCollapse )

But enough bitching about work. Lately, I've been having weird dreams every night. A few times they were actual nightmares. The kind that make you NOT want to go back to sleep. I don't remember them except for the weird one last night and the bad nightmare that kind of started it all.

( Sweet Dreams are made of theseCollapse )

Health-wise, ( Here there be MS stuffCollapse )

And about the Oscars last night, I should have made a bet. I actually called all six of the top awards. Granted, all four of the acting awards were sure-things. But I did pick Kathryn Bigelow and The Hurt Locker. I didn't think they would win, but they were my picks.

I need to upload some wolfie icons here.

When I first heard they were remaking The Wolf Man, I wasn't too certain I would like it. He was my favorite of the old Universal Monsters. He was the one you felt sorry for. The one you really wished could have a happy ending. Larry was the killer in the movie, but he was also the biggest victim.

But I decided to give the new movie ( now called The Wolfman, the first change) a chance. After all, the were sticking close to the original Wolf Man design.

SPOILERS BEHIND THE CUT( But then I looked through the novelizationCollapse )

I'm sure I'll go see it in the theater anyway, because what's bugging me in print might work on screen. And I'm sure I'll write a review on it after I do see it. I'm really hoping I like it.

Oh, and bonus with the novelization? It seems that Artemis is the goddess of werewolves.

Just a head's-up to let you all know that I'm going to be out of town for the next week, so I won't be around much.

MERRY CHRISTMAS! EVERYONE!

To all my fellow Americans, have a nice day ignoring all diets!

I couldn't find this scene from Buffy the Vampire Slayer on YouTube, but I thought I would share this nice quote with you all anyway.

Anya: I love a ritual sacrifice.
Buffy: Not really a one of those.
Anya: To commemorate a past event you kill and eat an animal. A ritual sacrifice... with pie.

Enjoy the pie!