I'd rather play at hug o'war

Really, just knock it the fuck off already. I only have so many beloved childhood movies left. What are you going to do next, remake Explorers or My Science Project? (AND NO, THOSE WERE NOT SUGGESTIONS FOR UPCOMING PROJECTS.)

In my personal top five as far as movie kisses go. Perhaps only surpassed by Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman's amazing clutches in Notorious – can they really be called kisses? They're like these desperate, closed-mouth leans and yet I love love LOVE them – and the car scene in Roman Holiday. Anyway, this scene never fails to turn me into a puddle of girly goo; I can still remember watching this the first time (and the second, third, fourth...) with Shawn and Chad when we were kids. Then Nana's dog started humping the couch. Also: probably the hottest I've ever found Eric Stoltz, save for The Waterdance.

And this lovely trip down memory lane was directly inspired by romanticalgirl's still awesome article What Makes Sexy?.

Somebody posted a secret about World War Z!

Please don't let the movie suck balls, okay, movie people?

Have you watched this yet? I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS MOVIE, YOU GUYS.

I'm with carrielh, Star Trek XI IS really the best fandom ever.

If you follow this link, you will find yourself smack in the middle of so much awesome, your brain will be BLOWN.

But...that isn't the POINT of the story. GRRRRRR. Come now, people!

Last night in Comp II, we watched Matchpoint. We're studying drama, specifically the role of the tragic hero in tragedy, and considering my whole I'm-a-writer thing, I really cannot wait until this section is done. I'm not a tragedy kind of girl.

However, as I was watching, all I could think about was how much Kate Winslet would have OWNED the role of Nola; whereas Scarlett is positively coasting these days and LITERALLY making my ass twitch. That scene towards the end when Nola goes to Chris's apartment? The "YOU'RE A LIAR!!!!" scene? Can you imagine it? UGH.

Apparently, I am SO OVER Scarlett Johansson. And don't even get me started on Jonathan Rhys Meyers. I haven't been able to stomach him since The Governess. (His constant need to show his ass publicly does not help in the least.)

Anyway.

So. It's quite possible my new English professor is going to make me insane by semester end. He has this really meandering, stream-of-consciousness lecture style. He's brilliant and a fellow word nerd, but oh my GOD, it's WEDNESDAY NIGHT. I've been at work ALL FUCKING DAY. You really want to make me cut you with this "I always go to 9:50" bullshit. (Speaking of, briary_flower, the poetry portion, which will happen mid-semester [we're covering drama now], runs the gamut. I spent a good half-hour ignoring him and bouncing from one poem to the next. We're talking ee cummings, Pablo Neruda, Edgar Allen Poe, W.H. Auden, Yeats, Keats, etc., etc., etc. I was completely geeking out.)

Holy fucking hell, I'm exhausted.

Also, HI EVERYBODY! I didn't mean to take such a long break from LJ, but I had my surgery last month and took three weeks off from just about everything. They took four and half pounds off of each breast (as Gabs put it, "You were packin a frickin baby around all this time!"), and while I'm not into real bras yet (it's sports bras all the way), I am officially a C-cup. Plus they were able to save both nipples so I can potentially breast feed my future babies. My god is it rad.

Anyway, I think that's enough of an update for now. I need to get some actual work done. Oh and write my paragraph on what I think is "good English." Did I mention my professor is a wee titch NUTS? Yeah.

Oh! Almost forgot. buffyx, blahblahologist, and halfway2home, thank you all for my Christmas cards! They were such lovely little surprises. (V, I LOVED the Office stuff, too. I was giggling like such a damn fool when I opened the package; Mom was giving me her "I don't get fangirls" look.)

ETA: Jensen Ackles, we need to talk. Really? This is what you spend your precious time off doing? REALLY? I want my seven bucks back, fucker.

Oh my GOD, you guys! This looks so amazing!

GUYS! So, I may have recently gotten into Wizards of Waverly Place. What? I have a thing for Disney. I figure if I can admit to not only ENJOYING and REWATCHING The Hills to the point that I have actually taken sides (TEAM LAUREN, YO), this is really small potatoes, you know?

Anyway, so the kid that plays the older brother? Is Ted's son on How I Met Your Mother. And guess who his first kiss was on the show?! ROBIN'S SISTER KATIE.

Then I caught the episode of House with Michelle Trachtenberg and guess who played her dad? Alex Rogan, LAST MOTHERFUCKING STARFIGHTER. Oh, yeah. This probably will only have me geeking out, but oh my hell, that was one of my all time favorite movies growing up. I squeed a little when I finally placed him.

TV, YOU SO VERY VERY AWESOME.