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gwydion* My mother is out of the hospital. They tried a new antibiotic and it's really helping. She's sounding stronger than she has in a year. It's a repreive, not a cure, but even a month of her feeling better is a good thing.
* I'm warn out from errands again, but things are mostly sorted.
* Why are people still paying money to see Andrew Dice Clay? I'd pay money Not to see him.
* A thing on the economics of what's happening to lj: http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/902653.html
* "Bodice Rippers: 21 Of The Most Ridiculous Romance Novels…EVER." (Warning: zombies): http://evillibrariansupervillain.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/bodice-rippers-21-of-the-most-ridiculous-romance-novels-ever/
* "10 Strange and Wonderful Soaps:" http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/65385
* So I watched Citizen Kane. I'm not anything close to a film student, but I've watched a lot of films from that period and I can see how innovative it is is it's design, cinematography, editing, etc.. I can see all kinds of ways it's still influencing film making. It's beautifully shot, to the pint i wish i could see it on the big screen so I could get the full effect of the multi-layered effects. The acting is excellent. It's still not my sort of thing and I'm not convinced it's the best film ever made despite all the claims it is. There is a difference between well made/innovative/influential and all around best, if that makes sense. I certainly does belong on important films lists, and despite some things that were a squidge dated, it stands the test of time, but it's not enough for me in a variety of hard to put into words ways. I'm glad it wasn't destroyed; I'm sorry it destroyed Orson wells and Marian Davies.
* And a comic: http://www.schlockmercenary.com/comics/schlock20100904.jpg
* I'm warn out from errands again, but things are mostly sorted.
* Why are people still paying money to see Andrew Dice Clay? I'd pay money Not to see him.
* A thing on the economics of what's happening to lj: http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/902653.html
* "Bodice Rippers: 21 Of The Most Ridiculous Romance Novels…EVER." (Warning: zombies): http://evillibrariansupervillain.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/bodice-rippers-21-of-the-most-ridiculous-romance-novels-ever/
* "10 Strange and Wonderful Soaps:" http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/65385
* So I watched Citizen Kane. I'm not anything close to a film student, but I've watched a lot of films from that period and I can see how innovative it is is it's design, cinematography, editing, etc.. I can see all kinds of ways it's still influencing film making. It's beautifully shot, to the pint i wish i could see it on the big screen so I could get the full effect of the multi-layered effects. The acting is excellent. It's still not my sort of thing and I'm not convinced it's the best film ever made despite all the claims it is. There is a difference between well made/innovative/influential and all around best, if that makes sense. I certainly does belong on important films lists, and despite some things that were a squidge dated, it stands the test of time, but it's not enough for me in a variety of hard to put into words ways. I'm glad it wasn't destroyed; I'm sorry it destroyed Orson wells and Marian Davies.
* And a comic: http://www.schlockmercenary.com/comics/schlock20100904.jpg
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