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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Where Do I Go From Here?

I need suggestions. As I've said before, I have become ridiculously addicted to K-Dramas. Well now my addiction has grown to include Korean movies as well. And I need more! I'm looking for any quality Korean film. Comedy, action, horror, anything .Just give me a title! So far I've seen I'm a Cyborg But It's Okay, Baby and Me, Attack of the Pin-Up Boys, The Man From No-Where, I Saw The Devil, and My Little Bride. Help me out here people!

Friday, September 9, 2011

Adventures in *Con!

Dragon*Con called and I answered. My friends Bones, RJ and I drove up to ATL (have any of you been to Atlanta? The traffic there is insane!) on Thursday and just got back on Tuesday (home sweet sanity). And I'm very glad to be back. Don't get me wrong, I had an awesome time, but I ran out of cash on Saturday. (It was only the goodwill of my BFF Bones that kept me from starving.) This trip had only one goal for me: meet Elvira! (What? She's my childhood hero. I know, I know. What kind of kid's hero is Elvira? Mine!) Everything else was secondary. (Eating was one of those secondary things. It seemed to pale in comparison.)

Day one we went to a horror icons panel featuring  Robert Englund  (Freddy Krueger duh.), Lance Henriksen (of Pumpkinhead & Near Dark fame) and Tony Todd (from Candyman & the Final Destination movies. I have a photo here somewhere... ( <- Tony was hiding behind a podium so I don't have a pic of him. Sorry.) It was at this panel that I made friends with a black clad stranger and the Joker. (Obviously we were very close since I didn't get either of their names but whatever.) That's the beauty of the Con. Making nameless friends. So Black-Hoodie-Punk-Band-Alabamian and Hipster-Joker, here's to you.
We also caught alittle of Sylvester McCoy's panel (he's an old school Doctor Who and a hobbit in the upcoming The Hobbit movie). He was rather charming I must say. (Could've been because he has that adorable Scottish accent though.) After that RJ insisted we go to a Farscape panel. I do like me some Farscape but it was kind of hard to get excited about it without Ben Browder there. (No eyecandy = no happiness.) But Virginia Hey was there telling stories and answering questions so it was interesting.

The rest of the day was spent just wandering from hotel to hotel admiring costumes. (That may not sound like much but let me tell you, you're wrong. For a Floridian, hills are the devil, I come from a flat land! Ugh. ATL can keep it's friggin' hills. The whole damn place must be built on a mountain.) Anyway Stripper-Captain America might just have been my favorite costume. (Nothing says patriotism like a Cap helmet, shield and man-panties.) Sadly I didn't have time to snap a photo of him. (I might've been alittle preoccupied ogling his star-spangled panties.) Though I must say the Sailor Scouts I saw were a very close second. Those ladies get serious points for banking on my Sailor Moon nostalgia. Plus I was rocking my Tuxedo Mask tshirt when I ran into them, so they had to make my top five. (Should I post a picture of the ladies here?)

Saturday, August 27, 2011

K-Dramas, Who Knew?

Lee Min Ho (From Boys over flower)(2DVD Digipak Set)I've just reached a new level of boredom. And because of this, I've discovered a new love. Korean dramas. They combine three of my favorite things: melodrama, hot Asian men, and reading! (Subtitles! They kinda make the shows seem interactive.) (Ok. Not really. But I hate when people complain about subtitles.) It seems that most of the best K-dramas are based on manga and/or anime. (Which gives me an excuse to read more manga and watch more anime!) (Wait. Why is that an excuse? Uh... That's beside the point.) By far the best I've seen (so far) is Boys Over Flowers . Yes. The name is dumb. And honestly I have no idea how it relates to the storyline but nonetheless the show is epic. It's the usual story: Girl meets Boy, then Girl meets Other Boy, hates him on sight and later kicks him in the head, thus making Other Boy fall madly in love with Girl. Yeah, ya know, the usual. If you're like me, you'll be hooked. (Btw I <3 you Lee Min Ho!)
I also highly recommend Mischievous Kiss (ok, yes again the title is kinda dumb. But the show is totally cute. And as an added bonus one of the main actors from BOF, Kim Hyun Joong, stars.) and My Princess  (which was really cute too. It's kind of reminiscent of The Princess Diaries but without the Disney overtones.) I'm gonna bet because of my over use of  "cute" I've probably turned a lot of guys away. Sorry dudes but I feel like these shows are aimed at the ladies.
I feel I should warn you about the side effects of watching any of these dramas. Its developing a penchant for randomly busting out with some K-Pop. (Namely SS501. I blame Kim Hyun Joong for that. Not only is he seemingly in every cute K-drama, he's in a damn boyband. The man is off the charts in fangirl acquisition.) Anyway the next show on my list is City Hunter (also starring Lee Min Ho!) which is apparently more of an action then drama. So Yay for violence!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

I Don't Believe It

Hairspray Poster Broadway Theater Play 11x17I've just recently made a startling realization about myself. Deep breath. I like.... musicals. Now I know it might not seem like that big of a deal for a girl like myself to like musicals. But, I assure you, it is. On a regular basis I have stated (to pretty much anyone who would listen) how much I actively disliked musicals. They're total fluff. (Mind you, that's still true.) But I have to face the fact.... I dig it. How did I come to this moment, you ask? I looked at my movie collection. Simple. But shocking. There sat my own collection of musicals! Gasp! So I will now share with you their titles. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Which, really, that one isn't too shocking.) Cry Baby (If you had any notion of my great and abiding love of John Waters, then really this isn't a great shock to you.) Repo! The Genetic Opera (Come on. Death, gore, and Anthony Stewart Head. How could I not love it?) Grease (Shut up. I am a girl after all. It's in my DNA to like this movie. And Dirty Dancing, which isn't technically a musical but it should be.) Hairspray (Don't judge me. Its based a John Waters movie. So really it's not my fault that I like it.) The Phantom of the Opera (I've already outed myself as a Phantom Phan, this one holds no shame. Plus Gerard effing Butler. Hello.) Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog ( I make no excuses. That's just pure awesome right there.) Labyrinth (Three words. David Bowie codpiece. Mmhmm.)  The Nightmare Before Christmas & Corpse Bride (Because I love stop motion animation. And Tim Burton.) Sweeney Todd (Hmmm. I'm noticing a theme. Johnny Depp! I blame you, sir! You've done this to me!)
So now you see. And these are just the ones I own. I've seen many many more, some that may or may not have had Gidget or Frankie & Annette in the title. Sigh. Next thing ya know I'll be going to the theater. Shudder. (Call me Jeffie! We'll see Love Never Dies!)

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Magneto + Rochester = Hottness

Michael Fassbender 300 Signed Photo GA CertifiedOk, ok. I know! I need to stop obsessing over Michael Fassbender. But with X-Men: First Class and Jane Eyre both in theaters right now, can you really blame me? My friend Eastwood and I saw X-Men on opening night. It was really good. Surprisingly good. I say that because I didn't particularly love the first three. (I know what you're thinking. Two girls voluntarily seeing a comic book movie? What? Shocking I know.) Eastwood wanted to see it because she is currently in lurve with Kevin Bacon (go figure). I wanted to see it for one obvious reason. Duh.
I saw Jane Eyre today. It was beautiful. Truly. I had a really hard time staying still in my seat throughout the movie. I really just wanted to throw myself at the screen. My hope being that I could toss myself into Mr. Rochester's lap. Sigh. If ever there were an actor born for a role, it's Fassbender for Rochester. This movie made my little fangirl heart very happy! Ok. Now I'll stop.
P.S. The picture at the top isn't related to X-Men or Jane Eyre. But it is Michael (in 300)... and he's shirtless. Heh.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Like a Virgin. Hey!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Poster 27x40 Tim Curry Susan Sarandon Barry BostwickTonight I saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time with audience partici... -pation! I was a virgin. But no longer! Well, actually, (according to a veteran fan) I was what's known as a "masturbater", meaning I had seen the movie before but only on my own. Dirty. I love it! Needless to say I will be seeing Rocky Horror again... but I won't be alone. As if the screaming fans and naughty songs weren't enough, Bones totally got manhandled! She was picked up off the ground and held against another (much larger) woman's bosom. ( Uh, the woman was larger, not her bosom. Well? Maybe. Nevermind. I don't want to think about it.) Good times.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Son of a.....

Son Of A Bad Man (EP)What have you been doing with yourself today? I talked to a rock star. Well. Tweeted actually, but whatever! The drummer from Son Of A Bad Man messaged me. It kinda made my whole month! So yeah, Imma have to add SoaBM to my list of people to be stalked. ( Btw I mean stalk in a totally harmless and completely non -illegal and/or threatening manner!) So right now it's just them and FF5. I've seen FF5 seven times in concert so I'd say that it's going pretty well on that front. Just gotta add SoaBM to my to-do list.

Oh! I found a picture of them! It's kinda grainy but whatever! It has the lead singer Shawn Fisher, the drummer Brad Moxey and some random photographer in it! And a very large and slightly annoyed looking security guard.