Who is a rockstar? Why moi, of course.

[lunabee34]

I finally decided which story I want to remix yesterday and am about halfway through with the writing. I've got the whole thing plotted out, though. I'm extremely pleased with myself. :)

Josh and I watched The Heat the other night with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. It was fantastic, y'all. One of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time. We were literally howling with laughter. I thought it had some wonderful moments of poignancy where you might not expect to find them. And even though it's a comedy and contains ridiculous and over-the-top element, I think there was a subtle message there about police officers being more effective when they police the communities they also live in; they're doubly invested and they're part of the fabric of life there and in tune to the cultural mores that surround them. Now I want to see Spy. I have heard such good things about that movie, and the NPR review makes it sound like the shit, but those trailers are god-awful and don't seem to bear any relationship to the things people are saying make the movie so good.

I just started reading Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy; it starts with Sabriel. Anybody else read these?

What are y'all reading and watching? Rec me some stuff.

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[archersangel]

i just started re-watching the batman animated series from the 1990s.
i'm not currently reading anything, but recently got finished with once a grand duchess: xenia, sister of nicholas II by john van der kiste & coryne hall. if you like that era or have an interest in royalty, it's pretty interesting.

[lunabee34]

Aw, man. I used to watch that every day after school. Loved it. Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy were the bestest.

I don't even know what era of history those names come from. LOL I am pretty up on my ancient history and my Victorian England history and that's about it. It's a huge failing.

[archersangel]

sorry, i should not have assumed that everyone would know that. that book is about the sister of the last tsar of russia. a lot of it is taken from her correspondence & diaries.

[lunabee34]

Oh, no, no. I didn't mean it like that. More like I know so little about most of the history of our planet that people should point at me and laugh. LOL

I love, love, love letters from historical figures. They are so revealing.