Do you ever have a song stuck in your head forever and you can not put your finger on it? And you spend hours -- literally -- Googling soundtracks and searching lyrics and listening to 30-second snippets on iTunes to find it, but you never ever can? And while the song is oh-so-clear in your mind, when you try to hum it to others they look embarrassed for you because you're so bloody tone-deaf, your humming doesn't even sound like a song at all?
No? Right. Me neither.
In other news, it's bizarrely summer here in Edmonton this week. Skirt-wearing summertime. I'm lovin' it.
I'm also counting down the days until I get to Paris! Among other adventures, I can't wait to go here -- S has already been, and I am jealous of her. The bookstore, which looks totally amazing (seriously, take the virtual tour) was also featured in one of my favourite-ever Ethan Hawke movies.
(I know. It's 2008. No one has favourite-ever Ethan Hawke movies in 2008. No one but someone who gets obsessed with songs she can't remember and ends up stumbling upon Barbara Streisand hits on iTunes instead, then actually buys the hits so she can launch into a full-out rendition of The Way We Were while making butter chicken that tastes way more Italian than Indian.)
Now you're thinking that being fully rested might actually be bad for me, aren't you? Like I have too much time on my hands?
Fine. Judge me for being a flake. And a (book-related) blog pimp.
2008-09-30
2008-09-28
lost in Austen
I've spent much of the week ranting about how Austen men would never pull the kind of stunts modern men might. And, I've spent much of the weekend snuffling over a head cold.
So it's really no surprise I watched the entire Lost in Austen series last night.
It's British, so it's not really in Canada yet. And, considering the viewer turnout was just a few million over four weeks, I'm not sure it will come across the pond. (But I'm holding out hope, dear CBC.)
The show was brilliant! Loosely connected to a novel by the same name, it plops 21st century girl Amanda Price (wearing skinny jeans and low-cut top) into the pages of Pride and Prejudice. She messes the whole thing up royally, of course, somehow bumping in between Jane and Bingley, Charlotte and Collins, and Lydia and Wickham. Because Amanda has swapped spots with Elizabeth, she gets caught up in Darcy, too -- but isn't that what we would all do?
Well, you would think that's what we would all do, since we've all fallen in love with the sharp-tongued-but-shy hero a thousand times (no? just me?). But when faced with the real-life (likely still fictitious) Mr. Darcy, he's kind of an ass. He in fact would probably twist and turn all sorts of things to get his way and somehow justify it (kind of like a couple guys I've known over the years).
He does smoulder, though.... my favourite scene includes a water fountain, Darcy, and Amanda saying, "I am having a bit of a strange post-modern moment here."
Tee-hee.
Artistic licence is a great thing, too. Was Mrs. Bennett as completely insipid as she comes across on the page? Was Mr. Wickham a complete and utter cad? Were there lesbians in Austen's books?
As Amanda puts it, there are plot twists enough to send Miss Austen "spinning in her grave like a cat in a tumble dryer."
**do not play the video below if a) you hate Vanessa Carlson or b) you don't want the miniseries spoilt for you**
So it's really no surprise I watched the entire Lost in Austen series last night.
It's British, so it's not really in Canada yet. And, considering the viewer turnout was just a few million over four weeks, I'm not sure it will come across the pond. (But I'm holding out hope, dear CBC.)
The show was brilliant! Loosely connected to a novel by the same name, it plops 21st century girl Amanda Price (wearing skinny jeans and low-cut top) into the pages of Pride and Prejudice. She messes the whole thing up royally, of course, somehow bumping in between Jane and Bingley, Charlotte and Collins, and Lydia and Wickham. Because Amanda has swapped spots with Elizabeth, she gets caught up in Darcy, too -- but isn't that what we would all do?
Well, you would think that's what we would all do, since we've all fallen in love with the sharp-tongued-but-shy hero a thousand times (no? just me?). But when faced with the real-life (likely still fictitious) Mr. Darcy, he's kind of an ass. He in fact would probably twist and turn all sorts of things to get his way and somehow justify it (kind of like a couple guys I've known over the years).
He does smoulder, though.... my favourite scene includes a water fountain, Darcy, and Amanda saying, "I am having a bit of a strange post-modern moment here."
Tee-hee.
Artistic licence is a great thing, too. Was Mrs. Bennett as completely insipid as she comes across on the page? Was Mr. Wickham a complete and utter cad? Were there lesbians in Austen's books?
As Amanda puts it, there are plot twists enough to send Miss Austen "spinning in her grave like a cat in a tumble dryer."
**do not play the video below if a) you hate Vanessa Carlson or b) you don't want the miniseries spoilt for you**
2008-09-26
2008-09-24
books, movies
You've gotta love Lisa Kudrow.
In other news, Hilary Swank bought the rights to the Emily Giffin books Something Borrowed and Something Blue.... I can't quite picture Swank as either Darcy or Rachel. She might be too old for both, to be honest. (Holy I'm a jerk, I know.) I look forward to seeing who they cast as Ethan, though -- he's best friend to both girls, and the hero of the second novel. He's a bit of a dreamboat, if such a thing exists.
In other romantic endeavours, Mr. Darcy's come to Edmonton. Hurrah.
In other news, Hilary Swank bought the rights to the Emily Giffin books Something Borrowed and Something Blue.... I can't quite picture Swank as either Darcy or Rachel. She might be too old for both, to be honest. (Holy I'm a jerk, I know.) I look forward to seeing who they cast as Ethan, though -- he's best friend to both girls, and the hero of the second novel. He's a bit of a dreamboat, if such a thing exists.
In other romantic endeavours, Mr. Darcy's come to Edmonton. Hurrah.
2008-09-18
guilty....
Secret: I am watching the new 90210. The Fug girls are right. This might be the worst acting I've seen since Mischa Barton was on the OC.
Not secret: Miriam Toews is probably awesome.
Meanwhile, this is brilliant. In my free time, I'll have to get cracking. And I kind of love this idea -- yes, ripping from books is bad (says the girl who framed Nancy Drew sketches on the weekend), but art is good....
Not secret: Miriam Toews is probably awesome.
Meanwhile, this is brilliant. In my free time, I'll have to get cracking. And I kind of love this idea -- yes, ripping from books is bad (says the girl who framed Nancy Drew sketches on the weekend), but art is good....
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