All I can say at this point is that I can say nothing for sure.

Life has gotten crazy on me, as life tends to do, but this week is a bit more shaken and stirred than I generally prefer. All I can say is the following. This weekend, there will be books read and words written. I'm getting a haircut, I'm seeing Avenue Q, I'm drinking for free as much as I can. I owe Frank a quesadilla, Casey baked goods, and my mother a present she can enjoy out in France. People who worked on Missed, check your in-boxes soon. And online video, wait for the tone.

Because tomorrow I'll wear heels all day, like a girl. I'll stand tall. I'll see farther than I have before.

Bed now.

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posted by Liz  # 11:52 PM 0 Comments

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Monday morning, and the Internet is only vaguely interesting...

A complete list of 30 Rock's Frank's trucker hat expressions.

Aside from being interesting on a political level, this Iranian miniseries about the Holocaust actually sounds kind of good.

A short story by Cory Doctorow -- in the not-too-distant future, Google is everywhere...

Weekend was quiet but fun. Caught up on Jericho, among other things, which was interesting. That show went much darker than anticipated.

COMING SOON: Liz tells you about all the pilots she's been watching. She's seen a lot of them. YOU WILL BE INTRIGUED.

posted by Liz  # 12:10 PM 0 Comments

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

As I've matured, I've stopped insisting that people watch the things I love; basically I've come to both embrace my eclectic taste and respect that other people have different opinions on what makes something great. It's also a risk I've gotten sick of taking -- recommending a book or movie can be an uncomfortable bit of exposure, opening you up to ridicule and distain. But every once in a while, certain bits of media transcend this. So please understand me when I say that you, yes you, dear reader, will probably enjoy what I'm telling you to watch tonight. After all, do you enjoy:

Quality television writing?

Scary stories about monsters?

Brain-twisting time-travel scenarios?

Hilarious dialogue?

Surprisingly poignant moments of drama?

That girl who played one of the Jarndyce heirs in the Bleak House miniseries?

DVD easter eggs?

British accents?

Then you should watch the episode of Doctor Who airing tonight at 8 PM on Sci-Fi, entitled "Blink"... Wait, no, come back here! I'm serious!

See, "Blink" is written by Steven Moffat, who created Coupling and is regarded as one of Britain's great TV writers, and the episode is alternately one of the funniest, sweetest, and scariest hours of television I've ever seen. (Seriously scary. Believe it. I screamed. A lot.)

"But I don't watch Doctor Who, and don't know anything about it, and won't I be horribly confused?" Nah. See, it's a stand-alone, focusing on a fun set of original characters (the stars of the show barely make an appearance -- it's the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead approach), and so all you'll need to know in order to understand what's going on is the following:

• The Doctor is an alien and a time traveler.
• His time machine looks like a blue telephone booth (it's bigger on the inside).
• He has a traveling companion named Martha.

That is quite literally all you need to know. And it's only an hour of your time. And it's about time travel. Who doesn't like that? No one I care to know. That's for damn sure.

In conclusion: Doctor Who. "Blink." 8 PM on Sci-Fi. Check it out. Tell me what you think.

Tell me if you screamed.

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posted by Liz  # 12:48 PM 1 Comments

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Currently on my weekend agenda...

• Meeting re: latest sound edit of Missed
• Parkour class
• Boy-hunting
• Bikini car wash
• Filming appearance on DotComedy show "Funny in Bed"
• Writing: screenplay, book coverage, short story about space, TV sample
• Dinner with writing partner
• Room-style karaoke
• 3:10 to Yuma/Shoot 'Em Up double feature
• Workshopping my one-act play about time travel

Good weekend. In theory.

posted by Liz  # 12:27 PM 0 Comments

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I'm only a little bit boring

But you know, the blog posts must roll on...

• The past two weeks have been really busy. Like, look at your Google Calendar and feel really confused as to how all that stuff ended up on it. But it's also been nice. The blog has suffered, but worry no more! Things should start getting dull again any day now.
• Missed update: We have sound! We're mere days away from being all done with sound! Oh, kalloo-kallay. Then it will be time to enter festivals. Yay opportunities for rejection!
• I finished my one-act play about time travel. At least, I finished a vaguely complete draft of it. Now to see if it'll be produced. I have my hopes. But they are fragile little tendrils.
• Saw Wicked at the Pantages this weekend, which was interesting -- my incredibly low expectations were almost met. I am currently planning Operation: Avenue Q, which will have to meet my incredibly high expectations, but I am confident it's got a chance.
• I went to Palm Springs this weekend, for a whole day and night! It was really hot, and we played board games. It was really really nice.
• I don't want to talk about how hot my apartment is. I really really don't.
  • Margaritas have been my teddy bear for the past few days. This is not a healthy way to live. But they are COLD and they make me SLEEP. Sigh.
• Oh, so if you are not watching Mad Men, then why the hell not? This is seriously fine television. Plus, nerds can enjoy the fact that Connor from Angel, Zoey Bartlet from The West Wing, and YoSafBridge from Fireflly are all interacting in fun and interesting ways. Nerd team-ups go!
• I got a new iPod. Well not new. Used, courtesy of my local iPod doctor, and a very good deal it was. It is a slim black Nano, much like a ninja. Except that I couldn't call it "Ninja" so I called it "Kunoichi," which is Japanese for "lady ninja."
• This is about the level I've been operating on all week. Did I mention that it's HOT at home?

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posted by Liz  # 3:50 PM 0 Comments

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Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet: "Nepal's state-run airline has confirmed that it sacrificed two goats to appease a Hindu god, following technical problems with one of its aircraft."

Well, that's one way to solve a problem.

posted by Liz  # 11:59 AM 0 Comments

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