I need to revamp tnm.n. But before that, I need to revamp WIAN and actually update, as the last update was sometime in August of last year. That’s pathetic and sad. I have the new layout all planned out, so it’s just a matter of writing these bloody essays so I don’t feel guilty about doing stuff I want/need to do. Growl. I wonder where my huge file of “things I need to add to WIAN when I finally update” is…
Ha. I was going to randomly post the first verse-let of “I, Comma” last night, but WS_FTP is a scurvy wench. Plus, the file is scary and big. Content yourselves with this. Recorded for Mon and Alicey in a discussion of accents.
For those that responded to my charade a few posts back, Kristen is correct in guessing “carpet”. Go her. I intended to award you with the satisfaction of being correct and full rights to snub all that didn’t respond, but if you really want me to send you a 3″ carpet sample, I can do that, too. Umm…. Lincoln honors you. *brandishes mini-Lincoln statue, courtesy of Renata*
Which reminds me… I need to add the charade to Bad Poetry. Perhaps on my next “break” from writing my college essays…
Yayfun! Okay, now I have to actually read the Bromeliad trilogy.
(pause) And let us remember the great words of Neil-Gaiman-as-Terry-Pratchett-regarding-Good-Omens: “It’ll never happen”. ::snerk::
On a whim, I shall post the context, so that others may revel in the amusing in-joke-ness.
Neil: Good Omens movie… not good news, but not necessarily bad news. But incredibly frustrating news. I was in England earlier this year working with Dave McKean, working on a movie for Dave to direct that Hensons is going to be putting together, and Terry Gilliam came over for lunch. And at that point, when Terry and Tony Grisoni and everything seemed absolutely ready to roll; they had 45 million dollars in place, it was a 60 million dollar movie, and they needed 15 million dollars from a U.S. studio. All the money was in place all around the world, and they were waiting for 15 million dollars from a U.S. studio. And you’d think okay, U.S. studio: “Hey, it’s a Terry Gilliam film, it’s this incredibly popular book, and it only costs us 15 million! Great!” And then Terry came up to L.A., and everybody said “No, we are scared of you.” And last I heard of, last time I spoke to them, Tony Grisoni was trying to rewrite the script to get it down to a 45 million dollar script. And what was weird it that they had huge stars attached, they had Terry Gilliam directing, they had 45 million dollars in place, and I thought it was a no-brainer. And so did everybody else. So we’ve renewed their option again and… I hope they can do it. Um… I wish them luck, but I’m definitely in “hope for the best, expect the worst”-mode. I was already the optimistic one. Terry Pratchett was always “It’ll never happen”. And I’d say, “Look. Terry Gilliam, we’ve got this person, we’ve got that person, we’ve got this on board, we’ve got money–” “It’ll never happen”. I say “Ah! But what if it does?” He’d say “It Will Never Happen”. I hope that… No, I still don’t know if I was right and he was wrong, but I still have this little Terry now that sits on my shoulder. “It’ll never happen.”
I am such a theatre junkie! Squee! I just called Mrs. Felice and Mr. Blaydes, and they said that it wouldn’t be a problem. I’ll go to Jesuit rehearsals, as Hell Week will be upon us, and Mr. Blaydes will rehearse the scenes I’m not involved in. “Red White and Swing” is very episodic, so that shouldn’t be a challenge. Oh, how cool is this? Squee, squee, squeeeee! Good gravy, this year is going to be fantastic.
More proof that Alicey is to be worshipped by countless millions. HP Monthly has been moved to floo.nu!
For Renata’s continuing sanity: Jesuit is an all-boys school that’s about a mile away from Hockaday. It’s the rival school of our brother school, St. Marks, which makes me something of a traitor. I don’t mind being a traitor, though, because I like the Jesuit theatre experience a whole lot more than Hockaday/St. Marks. And I heart Mrs. Felice, the drama director. So yay.
::stares:: Oh man. Rehearsals for “Dark of the Moon”, the Jesuit fall play, and “Red White and Swing”, the Hockaday musical, overlap two weeks. I’ll have to ask Mr. Blaydes if this would bar me from participating. Grr. I’m sticking with Jesuit regardless.