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I dyed my Maeve wig this morning, and ZOMG GORGEOUS. It’s currently a blend of pale blue, delicious sea green, and the base white. As are my bathtub and fingernails. I almost don’t want to dread it and add the wool! Of course, then I look again at the wool and gurgle a bit at the prospect of how pretty it shall be…
Good lord I love costuming. And now that I am a master at dyeing wigs, I can attempt Molly again, should the opportunity present itself!
So! Simon Pegg!
He, actress Thandie Newton, director David Schwimmer, and screenwriter Michael Ian Black entered to riotous applause, then were seated while a representative from the theatre talked about the film and upcoming events at the theatre. My heart leapt when Simon randomly looked at me, grinned hugely, and waved. Stunned, I waved back, heart elated with fangirl glee. Then mid-wave, I realized he was actually waving at the girl next to me, who turned out to be the Moderator for the Spaced-Out Forum. Dork, thy name is Priscilla!
When he was finally introduced, he got up and stood on his chair like Roberto Benigni winning an Oscar. It was clear from the levels of applause and catcalling that the audience was mostly there to see him! However, when he tried to get back down, his foot got stuck in the chair, to great hilarity.
The movie was so much fun. Simon once again proved his genius at physical comedy–his facial expressions and mannerisms had us rolling on the floor. He put so much heart into the role! I’m so frustrated with the American distributor for delaying the US release until MARCH. Seriously, MARCH? It came out September 7th in the UK, and it’s topping the box office! LAME. I’m so lucky that they didn’t change the date of this preview screening! Originally, it was supposed to be only a week or so in advance.
After the movie, they held a Q&A. A Highlight included Simon labeling the film a “slacker romance,” or “slomance,” which put me in the mind of his name for Shaun of the Dead‘s genre, “romantic zombie comedy,” or “romzomcom.” The lowlight was an obnoxious woman who kept spouting off stupid, nonsensical questions without being called on, eating into the time limit for the Q&A session. Booo, crazy woman!
Following up the Q&A was an impromptu signing, then a reception. When my turn came along, rather than ask a stupid question, I just told him how much I loved SotD and HF and how I appreciated that he was taking genres he loved and bringing something new and unique to them, as so much of the movie industry seems completely soulless. I actually spoke in coherent, eloquent sentences! I win! This fangirl is growing up.
In sum, FANTASTIC evening! Great opportunities like this are how I justify paying an arm and a leg in taxes, living in New York. I love this city!
I just met Simon Peeeeeeegg! And he’s such a sweetheart and utterly hilarious in person. See him in Run Fatboy Run when it comes out!
My camera was nearly out of batteries, so Kevin took pictures for me. I’ll post them as soon as he sends them to me. I also got autographs from him, Thandie Newton, and David Schwimmer, and I’ll scan them when I get my apartment a bit better situated. :D
More when I’m not zzzzzsleepy from sque! And wow, I’m so sleepy I can’t even spell “squee”! I wonder what “sque” is. Imaginary cookies to whoever comes up with the best definition.
YAY! Renata finished posting all her photos from the Sappy Lincoln Narratives Road Trip! (I’ll get around to posting mine eventually…) This features the Sexiest Photo of Me Ever, subtitled “Mine is an evil laugh! Now DIE!”
Check ’em out, if the mood takes you.
Peter Jackson eyeing “Temeraire.” OMGYESPLZ.
And right on the tail of that news, Jim Broadbent has been cast as Slughorn. BAHAHAHA YES!
Hugh Laurie needs to play Sam Vimes, Yes/Hell Yes?
Woohoo! We got cable this morning! Sangita and I inaugurated our enormous, gorgeous new TV by watching the last few minutes of The Addams Family Values, which I hadn’t seen since it first came out in ’93. I laughed my head off when I recognized Mercedes McNabb, who played Harmony on Buffy and Angel, and David Krumholtz, who played Mr. Universe in Serenity, as the two main campers. Then an ikkle wee Christina Ricci as Wednesday and Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester and a cameo by Nathan Lane… hilarity.
Then I picked up a wireless router and hooked it up this afternoon, so finally our apartment has dependable internet! Then I stopped by the Apple store and bought an external hard drive so I can back my stuff up and finally transfer all the stuff from my old laptop to the new. And the gorgeous Colinette yarn I bought online for my Maeve wig arrived today, so woo, aaallll kinds of accomplishments today! I can’t wait to start putting it together.
I love having such an intense work week, as it motivates me to get a lot accomplished over the weekend, which makes me feel great about myself. Plus, it gets me out and about in the city, which is always a plus. Rock on.
So! Catching up.
I’m almost done with living out of suitcases! My last piece of furniture, a chest of drawers, will arrive this Sunday. This past weekend, I gained a desk, a headboard, a bookshelf, and a massive TV and a lovely dinner table for the common room. WIN!
While I wasn’t waiting for stuff to get delivered this weekend, I was tromping up and down the city looking for clothes and ideas for a new costume. A new costume! I have a goal! Time has meaning! For PhauxCon‘s McAnally’s Costume Shindig, I’m going as Maeve, the Winter Lady from The Dresden Files. Ever since I first read her description in Summer Night, I’ve longed to make her costume, and now I’m going to!
The chief draw is the wig I’m going to make: “Her hair had been bound into long dreadlocks, each of them dyed a different shade, ranging from a deep lavender to pale blues and greens to pure white, so that it almost seemed that her hair had been formed from glacial ice.”
*gurgles*
I just got the base wig last night–waist-length and white with long bangs–and it’s so pretty that I almost feel bad that I’m going to dred the heck out of it. Ah well! It’s going to be aaaaaawesome when it’s done! I bought three skeins of gorgeous Colinette wool yarn, dyed just the way I picture Maeve’s hair to be: one, two, and three.
Her general attire is a bit skankier than I want to play her, so it’ll be a challenge to design a new outfit for her. I found a gorgeous, subtly shiny, ice-blue pashmina wrap that I’m going to pin strategically to a bra and wear like a draped, toga-ish top. Not sure how to better explain it, but it looks fantastic.
As for the bottom… no clue. Massive combat boots or tall Doc Marten-y type boots are a must, because that’s just the kind of person Sidhe she is. I like the idea of a blue camo miniskirt with white fishnets or sexy, similarly patterned cargo pants, but I’ve been so far unable to find anything that fits this mental image. I have a few leads to pursue this weekend, though, so I might not have to give up on this concept. The big challenge is finding something that works with the elegance of the top, but also expresses her rebellious, punkish, sexy attitude.
Then there will be white/silver mascara and crazy eye makeup and maybe some sort of body painting involved, depending on how much time I’m going to have to get ready.
Speaking of PhauxCon, today is the last day of Early Bird Registration! After midnight tonight, the price will go up from $50 to $60. Then after October 4th, any remaining tickets will be sold at the door for $70. Registration is also open for Friday’s dinner with Jim and Shannon Butcher and Sunday’s writers’ brunch. Details in the LJ!
I leave you with a fantastic BSG crackvid to Flight of the Conchords’ The Humans Are Dead. YES.
Woohoo, finally got my hands on Jasper Fforde’s latest, The First Among Sequels! Thank you, New York Public Library! And only two and a half months after it first came out in Britain, too. :D At least I’m in the first group of people to get Pterry’s Making Money…
