Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:49 PM 0 Comments
- Writing about Scientology. I really need to stop doing this under my real name. #
- Fact-checking Facebook: www.mcsweeneys.net/links/openletters/1facebook.html #
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{ Tuesday, April 29, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:54 PM 0 Comments
- You know what I want, right now? I want to watch that Simpsons episode where Lisa #
- ...where Lisa is just too sad. And then she meets Bleeding Gums Murphy. That episode is great. #
- Fans of 'Jericho', from us at the V: thanks for the fourteen boxes of peanuts! We may be donating them to needy squirrels, though. #
- Fun fact: I saw the giant box of peanuts and immediately knew it was a 'Jericho' thing. Thus getting me my first "NERD ALERT" of the day. #
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{ Monday, April 28, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:53 PM 0 Comments
- Hello, today. Let's get on with it. #
- Hey, creative tech-y types! Come up with an awesome name for a fictional future-super-phone! Win everything! #
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Stop it stop it stop it! Okay, ad-men. Maybe it seemed like a good idea at first. But now:
I know you think you are so clever, but seriously, stop it with the black person/white person split-screen down the middle bullcrap. It's no longer original. And it's CREEPING ME OUT.Labels: media matters
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{ Thursday, April 24, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:49 PM 0 Comments
- Happy birthday "Chocolate Rain"! tinyurl.com/6mmjjo #
- After six months of editing and posting them, it's official: I'm a bit fascinated by obituaries. #
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{ Wednesday, April 23, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:55 PM 0 Comments
- Supposed to donate blood tomorrow, but blowing it off so I can manage a trip to Target. Lizzie needs tea and hair dye! #
- How I approach web kerfuffles: ignore the first mentions, then once the scandal has exploded, struggle to make sense of the shrapnel. #
- So, um, can someone explain to me the Open Source Boob Controversy, why I should be mad, and who I should be mad at? #
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I only speak facts Last week, while still in New York, I agreed to be interviewed for a friend's sister's article about gay comic book characters, as said sister needed a female subject for the piece. (Said friend asked me about this only two hours after my very exciting tour of the DC Comics office; how did he know?) Because of schedules and time zones, this interview ended up happening much earlier in the day than I'd have liked; I was thus much much less than coherent, and went back to sleep immediately afterwards (this was the morning after one of my drunk-and-lost-in-the-lower-East-side adventures, which definitely didn't help matters).
Today (again, much earlier in the day than I'd have liked), I got a call from a fact-checker working on this piece, who wanted to verify my background information and quotes. As an internet journalist, I admit this was pretty foreign to me as a concept, but I rolled with it as best I could. We got through the basics, then the fact checker started confirming with me all the things I'd said to the sister. I like Brian K. Vaughn? Check. Y The Last Man is about the only man to survive a worldwide plague? Check. Dr. Allison Mann is a lesbian? Check.
"And your favorite gay comic book character is Detective Renee Montoya?"
"Um, yes?" I picked her because I always liked Montoya in the Dini Batman series, in her pre-lesbian days. But I liked Montoya not because of what gender she dated... Wait, shit, what did I say I liked about Montoya?
"She's your favorite character because she solves crime?"
"Um. Yes."
I didn't bother to correct it. That might be the single dorkiest quote I've ever given a journalist (student or otherwise). But even more sadly? It's the truth. She solves crime. It's rad.Labels: comics, in which our heroine
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{ Tuesday, April 22, 2008 }Exciting New York experiences I enjoyed on my trip last week Been a bit exhausted from all the traveling -- Sunday afternoon was glorious, in which I simply basked in being back in my apartment, with more than four shirts to wear and some real time to myself. Monday, of course, back to work, and there's plenty to do. But I meant to post this entry last week, and why not go ahead and remember why hauling my ass across the country was worth it:
- Walking walking walking!
- Buying a refurbished Canon DV-20 from the BH Photo Video mothership.
- Buying only TWO BOOKS from the Strand!
- Leaving my cell phone in the back of a cab! (I got it back.)
- Seeing nearly everyone I wanted to see.
- Twenty minute conversation about books at lunch, and our waitress had opinions about theater.
- The closing performance of The Homecoming.
- Discussing the unevenness of The Homecoming in the middle of Times Square.
- Brie and basil sandwich at a perfect sun-streaked cafe.
- Getting vaguely drunk and somewhat lost on the Lower East Side -- two nights in a row.
- Reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn while riding back and forth on the train.
- Putting my book down every time the Q went over the Manhattan bridge.
- Trying on hats in SoHo.
- Working and writing all the while.
- Loving it.
Labels: in which our heroine
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{ Friday, April 18, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:51 PM 0 Comments
- Oh, my effing god. I don't know what sucks more: CBS's streaming video, or my internet connection. #
- I'm pretty psyched about this thing where my Sketchies interviews are done. tinyurl.com/6gfzho #
- Cure for a mild case of people-overload: a quiet afternoon at the Warhol Museum, followed by cherry Coke and a book on the bank of the Ohio. #
- If Warhol was alive today, he'd probably LOVE blogging. #
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{ Wednesday, April 16, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:53 PM 0 Comments
- Morning, campers. I'm doing six hours of work before getting on a plane at 3 this afternoon! Live from Brooklyn! Here I am! #
- Watching naked vloggers. So many naked people. #
- Wow, it's 9 AM and I've gotten so much work done! Of course, it helps that I've been up since 5. #
- Off to JFK. Bye bye New York. #
- Delayed flight! Wi-fi! A perfect combination. #
- Off we go. Farewell, strange JFK Jet Blue annex. I shall miss the way you reminded me of high school portable classrooms. #
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{ Saturday, April 12, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:49 PM 0 Comments
- So early for the last leg of my journey east that the flight before my flight was already boarding. Thank God Pittsburgh has wi-fi. #
- OH HAI NEW YORK. #
- After a run and a shower, I shall roam free. Perhaps I shall help Stef get boxes. Perhaps I shall Strand. Perhaps I can haz dinner! #
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{ Friday, April 11, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:49 PM 0 Comments
- OKAY. Calling it a day on the editing. A magnificently bad first cut! But very satisfying to have done. #
- Survivor recap filed. Now time for laundry and yelling at people on the phone! #
- Today's Survivor recap references: 'All About Eve,' David Mamet. And not a bad episode, even! #
- Link: tinyurl.com/64kyo9 #
- Current favorite feature in blogosphere: Jezebel's Missdemeanors: tinyurl.com/5o5d2f #
- Flying always makes me morbid. But tomorrow, New York! So it's totally worth the jitters. #
- And along the way -- oh, thank god for airport bars. #
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{ Thursday, April 10, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:51 PM 0 Comments
- Starting taxes. Scared. Watching West Wing while I do it, to remember why I like America. #
- Okay. Taxes are maybe a bit under control. Meanwhile, the camera I thought I ordered turns out to not be ordered. SMASH. #
- Okay. Allegedly, the government will owe me $148, when I finally file. In the meantime: extension! #
- Really have to remember to pack my umbrella for this weekend #
- Enjoying one more cup of green tea before leaving office. Editing/running/'Survivor' waiting for me at home. #
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Me and the 14-year-old boys, front row and center I don't know what I find more depressing: the fact that I haven't gone to a move theater for several months, or the fact that I know when I last saw a movie in theaters because I put it in my Google calendar ahead of time. (Feb. 21st and In Bruges, if you're wondering).
As I love going to the movies, this makes me sad, but to be fair to my slackitude, there hasn't been a lot in theaters I feel like I missed. However, hey, summer is coming! And during this lull at work, why not compile a list of all the movies I'm excited about? Especially since I keep forgetting how jam-packed with awesome this summer is. In fact, one might say this summer is a JAMLOAD. And here's what I consider to be...Must Sees
- Iron Man (May 2)
- Speed Racer (May 9)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (May 22)
- The Incredible Hulk (June 13)
- WALL-E (June 27)
- Wanted (June 27)
- Hancock (July 2)
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army (July 11)
- The Dark Knight (July 18)
- Untitled X-Files Motion Picture (July 25)
- Tropic Thunder (August 15)
Heck, while we're at it, the second tier of awesome...
Maybe, Baby
- Redbelt (May 2)
- Son of Rambow (May 2)
- Sex and the City (May 30)
- Get Smart (June 20)
- Step Brothers (July 25)
- Pineapple Express (August 8)
- The International (August 15)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (August 15)
- Hamlet 2 (August 22)
And the third tier of awesome (note -- the third tier of awesome might be confused with the first tier of awful)...
Meh
- What Happens in Vegas (May 9)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (May 16)
- You Don't Mess with the Zohan (June 6)
- The Happening (June 13)
- The Love Guru (June 20)
- He's Just Not That Into You (August 1)
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (August 1)
This list is really optimistic, especially when one considers the price of tickets these days. (11 must-sees times $14 = OW.) But as temperatures increase and apartments become more and more oven-like... Well, it's going to be a lovely summer at the pictures.
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On the subject of Patrick Stewart... It is very important that everyone watch this clip RIGHT NOW.
I am going to start my taxes in ten minutes. Yes. FACT. Just let me watch this one more time... posted by Liz # 9:50 AM 0 Comments
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{ Wednesday, April 9, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:50 PM 0 Comments
- I'm thinking of filing for an extension with the IRS. It's that or melt my brains for the next forty-eight hours straight. #
- Turns out that in order to file an extension, I need to estimate how much I owe. But the point is that I don't have time to figure that out! #
- Today on NewTeeVee: Webby nominees! tinyurl.com/6gcxeg #
- Huh. Someone just asked to reprint my Brokeback Mountain Bookslut column. 2-years-ago-Liz: OMG YAY! Today-Liz: Um, do I get paid? #
- Song to acquire when I get home: The Flobot's "Handlebars." #
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Up for it. I make a point of not discussing certain aspects of my personal life here (in part because they are, for the most part, pretty dull). But this BBC article should be fascinating, I think, for anyone playing the dating game.
For, according to scientists, of the two composite faces below:
The woman on the left is giving off visual cues that indicate she's interested in a long-term romantic relationship. The woman on the right? She's a dirty dirty whore.
And for the men, same thing:
It's fascinating to look at these faces, project your own assumptions on them. They say that almost 80% of human communication is non-verbal, but is the sort of relationship you're looking for in life really something you can pick up on through such details?
And that of course begs the question of how other people see us, and what any of us see what we look in the mirror, and if that matches with the person inside...
Crap. Sorry to get all Sex and the City here. Do not worry, reader: my shoes persist in being reasonably priced.Labels: in which our heroine
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{ Tuesday, April 8, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:49 PM 0 Comments
- At the gorgeous NoHo library, trying to put together piece on Clinton videos before running back to HWood. #
- Fact: I am not going to be able to figure out entirety of Clinton/Bosnia scandal in next 30 minutes. Will just have to make fun of bad vids. #
- YAY TO ALL WEBBY NOMINEES, BTW. #
- Operation:Theater complete! Thanks to an alliance with Tara. We'll be seeing 'The Homecoming.' Pinter! McKean! McShane! #
- Go vote for Psychic Bunny's Heinz 'Top This' entry! It is boo-tee-ful. www.topthistv.com/vote.aspx #
- Today's NTV post was about Hillary Clinton videos. And it was oddly cranky: tinyurl.com/6dqc25 #
- The dark version of Duchovny-starring 'Return to Me' -- Man with suicide victim's heart takes own life: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23984857 #
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Patrick Stewart wears his adorably cranky pants A frequent topic of conversation amongst folks of my acquaintance is "Patrick Stewart: Hot or Not?" There are people who say "not" or "maybe ten years ago" or "seriously, he has old man neck." Those people are wrong about everything. Patrick Stewart is hot. He'll be hot until the grave. And even then...
Anyway. A friend just sent me one of the better Patrick Stewart interviews I've ever read (yes, I've read enough Patrick Stewart interviews to judge). Go read in full, but here's my favorite bit:
Now if you write that Patrick Stewart thinks that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are sick, I will come and find you and I will kneecap you.
We're actually going to write that we were just threatened by Patrick Stewart.
Yes, you were. And I mean it. I have friends who are much nastier than me who will come and find you. You have been warned.Labels: other people are nifty
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{ Monday, April 7, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:49 PM 1 Comments
- Does anyone know how the hell to describe Google Trends stats? Their graphs make no sense to me. Google Trends can suck it. #
- Internet apocalypse! tinyurl.com/4qgvqp #
- Just told Facebook to start ignoring application requests. I feel so free now. #
- Happy to see that Potter Puppet Pals have improved the quality of their puppets. Even if the writing hasn't improved. #
- John Adams the book or John Adams the miniseries? Two media enter, one medium leaves! tinyurl.com/5pe6ug #
- Big project tonight: editing together VO. Going well, except of course for the part where we forgot to record an entire page of script. #
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{ Sunday, April 6, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:50 PM 0 Comments
- Camping was lovely, although I am so tired after only six hours of sleep. But this afternoon: pug invasion! #
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{ Saturday, April 5, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:49 PM 0 Comments
- Have lost my cell phone! Oh, I'm a winner right now. Off to Radio Shack to replace the horrid little machine. #
- So far today: have replaced my phone, added 44 contacts to it, and played an intern in my roommate's short. Excited about camping! #
- TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO BUY A CAMERA! #
- off to the woods! #
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{ Friday, April 4, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:49 PM 0 Comments
- My inbox has 28 emails in it. Wednesday, there were 8. This week is RIDICULOUS. #
- This week's 'Survivor' recap references: Just my jr. high pain. Oh, and Paris Hilton: tinyurl.com/6omhrx #
- Big day for me and NewTeeVee. First, I write up this lady whose voice is almost as cool as her videos: newteevee.com/2008/04/04/tara- #
- And for my next trick, I unveil a wonderful combination of J-pop parody and Ron Jeremy: tinyurl.com/552th6 #
- Making lists, clearing out inbox. That, plus BSG tonight and camping tomorrow, are going a long way towards saving my mind. #
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{ Wednesday, April 2, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:48 PM 1 Comments
- Debating whether or not to go into work. Money = good. Still coughing like mad = bad. #
- The fact that I haven't gotten out of bed yet seems to indicate that perhaps I am NSFW. Which means, yay! I can catch up on other work! #
- Deal with self: For every unit of work done, I get one episode of 'Ashes to Ashes.' Only two eps left, though. Plan doomed to failure. #
- Work getting done. A2A 107 consumed. Have saved incredibly annoying task for pre-108 work window. Gene Hunt better be worth it. #
- Wikipedia says no more A2A until 2009. I can wait for Gene Hunt. I'm a patient bird. #
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{ Tuesday, April 1, 2008 }Today, on Twitter...Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter posted by Liz # 11:49 PM 0 Comments
- Is this a migraine? It feels like a migraine. Maybe it's just my brain trying to punch its way out of my skull. Advil advil advil. #
- Frank is here using my OnDemand to catch up with 'In Treatment'. Serious drama in my living room. But in my room: rick-rolling! #
- Attempting to write the complete RickRolling timeline. Wikipedia is only so helpful #
- Behold, the fruit of my day's labors: Rickrolling: The complete timeline. tinyurl.com/2pun5a #
- People keep coming up with holes in my Rickroll timeline. They do not understand the burden of being a chronicler of history. #
- Too much of today has been stressful. Definitely gonna be a West Wing Season 1/Nyquil sort of bedtime. #
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A note to my increasingly morbid self...
This looks like a fascinating read. posted by Liz # 9:55 PM 0 Comments
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