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Sunday, October 28, 2007
 Two new creative-type posts in the LJ: a delightfully silly round-robin Dresden/Discworld crossover for Becky and a bunch of doodles from a figure drawing session at Dr. Sketchy's!
Labels: art, discworld, dr sketchy, dresden files, fanfic Priscilla said at 3:19 PM
Saturday, October 27, 2007
December 8th is Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day. WANT.
Meanwhile, I am suddenly craving chocolate soymilk, but I have none. And the grocery store downstairs closed at 10. I wonder if I can tunnel through my floor like in Du Rififi Chez Les Hommes and get some. Wish me luck! Priscilla said at 11:42 PM
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
OMG, GALINDA AND AUDREY ARE ON MY TEEVEE, SINGING ABOUT BIRDCAGES IN THE HEART. Why is Pushing Daisies the best show ever?
And EEE, ABC just picked up the back 9! A quirky show I love isn't getting canceled after like two episodes! Pinch me, I must be dreaming. Labels: pushing daisies, tv Priscilla said at 9:59 PM
Monday, October 22, 2007
Headline of the Day: Pregnant Teens Common Among Dinosaurs
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
My god. It's canon.
Friends have expressed sentiments along the lines of "Dumbledore is gay. In other news, the Pope is Catholic and bears go number two in the woods," but the fact that JK Rowling stated this so nonchalantly is alone cause for squee. Of course it should be stated nonchalantly! I really wish she'd disclosed it sooner--what was she afraid of?--but without thinking about it too hard, I'm generally happy. It's a rather naive hope, but these books are so well-loved by so many millions of fans, if this in any way contributes even slightly to destigmatization of gay people among even a tiny segment of younger readers, I will do a freaking dance. And the best part? Fandom is going to stay EXACTLY THE SAME. As JKR hammers the final nail in the Neville/Luna coffin, I offer congratulations to the Grindledore shippers! Now when do the Sirius/Remus fans get our turn? :D Labels: harry potter, nerd glee Priscilla said at 9:46 AM
Friday, October 19, 2007
Ah, finally, time for a sane post! Life continues to go swimmingly in La Vida Cellie. Here, have a recap:
Last Thursday (as in a week from yesterday), I saw Tori Amos in concert for the first time, and she was excellent. She's such a strong performer! Playing two pianos at once = pretty awesome. I can't even play one piano.  As I alluded to before, work has been somewhat mad lately, but madness breeds humor and silliness, so all is good. In addition to my usual duties assembling characters, I did some work painting body textures, drawing heavily on the anatomy lessons from my figure modeling class. Mmm, anatomy! I need to find time to do some drawing soon. I need to experience Dr. Sketchy's. Speaking of art, I mentioned the other day that Dabel Brothers Publishing is making the Dresden Files into graphic novels. Well, the news gets COOLER! I can now reveal that I've been brought in as a Thematic Consultant, meaning that I, along with Jim and the other two Consultants, will be the first to see the artwork as it comes out. We give our thoughts on the artwork and help keep everything canon-friendly. We got to suggest the scenes depicted for the promotional posters, and the art we've seen so far is EXTRAORDINARY. I can't wait until it's revealed to the public! Also, our names will be credited. Yes, we are awesome. :D This weekend, I'm going to York, Pennsylvania, to attend a Halloween bash at the home of Courtney and Ryan, the coolest couple EVER, whom I met at the PA Shindigs. Kristin, hostess of the Shindigs, is giving me a ride. Many of the attendees are part of the Star Wars 501st, so I'll be among fellow costuming enthusiasts! A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Also, I just found out that Ko, roommate extraordinaire, will be in New York next week, so it'll be all kinds of fun to catch up with her life. Also, it's likely we'll meet up with Veronica, who was my favourite professor at Penn. She taught the Feminist Fairy Tales course, which changed the way I view storytelling and revision. In other news, I've been doing a lot of reading lately. My daily commute allots me about an hour of reading time per day, which I didn't realize I so desperately craved until it was imposed upon me. I'm currently reading Robin McKinley's Sunshine, which is excellent. I read her Deerskin in said much-beloved Fairy Tales class last year, and it became my favourite book of the course. This summer, I read Beauty, which was also wonderful, and The Blue Sword is now on my shelf, jockeying for a position on my To-Read list. Mmm, such a great author! Recently, I have read:
And now, gotta pack! Labels: books, dresden files, jasper fforde, libraries are awesome, working for the new york yankee dollar Priscilla said at 10:05 PM
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
If your sense of humor runs anywhere near mine, you will need to watch People Getting Punched in the Face Just Before Eating RIGHT NOW.
Labels: you tube Priscilla said at 5:46 PM Soooo much overtime... Sooo sleepy... I can't believe it's only Tuesday. On the other hand, from the overtime I clocked Wednesday (5 hours), Sunday (10 hours), and last night (4 hours) alone, I can buy an iPhone! And that's after all the ridiculous New York taxes have been deducted! (And overtime is in addition to the Launch standard 10-hour workday, mind you)
Win! And zzzzzzzzzzzz. Priscilla said at 12:13 PM
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
WalkScore.com calculates a "walkability" score for a neighborhood based on density, proximity to restaurants, parks and public spaces, and schools, access to public transportation, etc. My New York apartment got a glowing 98 out of 100! How wonderfully walkable! Though I feel its walkability is somewhat impaired by the fact I live across the street from housing projects and probably shouldn't walk around at night. XD
Labels: new york Priscilla said at 5:31 PM
Monday, October 08, 2007
Blee, the Sweeney Todd trailer is out! Grab a direct download in deliciously high-res from Film Ick. The little views we get into musical numbers like "Poor Thing," "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir," "Epiphany," and "By the Sea" make me even more gleeful about Tim Burton's translation. Is it January yet?
Labels: movies, musicals, tim burton Priscilla said at 11:05 AM Intruders punch hole in Monet work. These kids are going to the Special Hell. Ann Coulter and the Bush administration are also going there, but then again we already knew that.
Labels: conservatives make baby jesus cry, news Priscilla said at 10:41 AM
Sunday, October 07, 2007
I'm back from PhauxCon! I had such an amazing time, and I'm already teasing out ideas for a panel next year. I was lucky enough to meet Jim Butcher (author of The Dresden Files) at NY Comic Con last year and found him to be all the things you'd hope a favourite author would be in real life: affable and funny and down-to-earth. But getting to hang out with him and his wife Shannon (also a published author) in such a relaxed atmosphere was an entirely different dynamic! The Butchers are such great people, and they're even more fun when they're not exhausted and stressed out by the grind of a huge convention or a signing tour!
Friday night, we watched the unaired, 67-minute Dresden pilot, and Jim merrily heckled the entire thing. It was HILARIOUS. Heckling bad Sci-Fi channel movies is a tradition in the Butcher household, and the incomplete special effects and temporary voice overs in the pilot made for a lot of easy jokes. One of Jim's running comments was to repeat the text of the cards on the temporary effects in an excited tone with "Trust Us!" added, like "Bianca's face is burned! Trust us!" He also shared a bunch of cool behind-the-scenes facts about the series, such as "This is where the stunt guy broke both his legs." Poor stunt guy. Saturday, Jim and Shannon each did a Q&A session, and as many of the attendees are writers, they were able to share their experience dealing with the writing process with us. Shannon wore my Maeve tiara during hers, as she is Queen of Estonia. Jim also talked about his experience with the various Dresden media spinoffs--the TV show, the comic, and a few potential projects on the horizon. Coooooool! The other panels were excellent. Steph continued her "Flashcard Fandom" tradition with Torchwood, Deb made an extraordinary presentation I wish I'd recorded on public perception of fandom, Nikki talked about anti-heroes (and why we love them), Steph and Eurydice talked about the transition from fan fic to pro fic, and another woman whose name begins with an L but completely escapes me talked about the significance of alleys in Buffy and Angel. It was fascinating stuff, and it generated some great discussions! At the three dining events, the Butchers joined us in geeking out over various nerdy pursuits and regaled us with stories about their son, J.J., who is quite clearly the coolest kid in the history of the universe (and is also goin' to Utah!). At the signing, Xionin gave Jim a set of the Serenity Alliance Currency Money Pack that hadn't sold in the silent auction, and he joked about "Gettin' paid in cashy money," quoting Mal, then amended this statement to "Gettin' paid in cash and coke," referring to the seemingly bottomless supply of Coca-Cola Xionin provided for him. I took home the other money pack and the Tenth Doctor and K9 action figure set. Now Ten and Illyria and the cast of Mirrormask can have wacky escapades on my desk at work! The Shindig was all kinds of fun. As readers of my blog know, I came as Maeve, and I was delighted at how well it turned out! I got all kinds of praise from both Jim and the other con-goers. Most of the group didn't come in costume, but we did get a wonderful Michael, a Charity, a hybrid book cover/TV Harry, a vampire, a 70's dude, and a pair of ladies in Ren Fest attire. Jim joked that was dressed as Dr. Chao, the cameo character he played on the TV show. He showed us concept art from the upcoming comic (including some images I hadn't seen yet!) and read from one of the Dresden books, doing so in the most energetic, geeky, delighted voice imaginable. He was having SO MUCH FUN as he read to us, and we laughed and cheered and winced right along with him. It was like reading it again for the first time! Crazy fun. A splendid time was had by all! I'm mostly relying on Xionin and Rob for photos, but here are a few that were taken with my camera: Me and Jim Me, Jim, and Rob A very blurry shot of our Carpenter couple And here's the wig alone again, as I am so freaking proud of how it turned out! I'll post more pictures (and a link to the video of Jim's Q&A session) as soon as they're available. Hopefully Xio and Rob will upload them sometime this week, after they recover from the con and perhaps take a three-day nap. :D And note that Jim and Rob are not short, I'm just wearing six inch platforms, making me 6'3"! And I didn't break an ankle! Win! I have no hat, so I will say that my wig is off to Xionin for putting together an absolutely extraordinary con experience. I'm in awe of all the work she does for PhauxCon, and I'm so grateful. I had such a blast! Love to all the returning members, and I hope I can hang out with some of you again before PhauxCon 6! Labels: costuming, dresden files, jim butcher, nerd glee, phauxcon Priscilla said at 5:35 PM
Thursday, October 04, 2007
WOOHOO, just got tickets for the Tori Amos concert at Madison Square Garden next week! This will be my first time seeing her in concert, so SQUEE! And my tickets are FANTASTIC.
Tonight, I head to Philly for PhauxCon! I'm staying with my friend Elaine, who is still at Penn. This way, I'll have all Friday morning to cruise around the city and maybe hit a few museums I neglected while academia kept me confined to my dorm. Rooooock. Priscilla said at 10:31 AM
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Squee! The first sample chapter of Captain's Fury, fourth book in Jim Butcher's Codex Alera, is up! Yet another reason why Tavi and Kitai are great.
Labels: jim butcher Priscilla said at 3:14 PM Wow. Just when I ask the universe for a knitting project, a coworker finds out he's the father of his friend's nine-month-old son.
...um, thanks? Anyway: CONGRATULATIONS, COWORKER! You're going to make such a good daddy! Priscilla said at 12:01 PM
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
SQUEE, THE NEWS IS OUT! Dresden Files graphic novels are GO!
Labels: dresden files Priscilla said at 6:56 PM The latest episode of The Butcher Block is up! And like half of it is Fred and me giggling at each other. But news is imparted and Alera Love is shared, so all is good.
Labels: dresden files, podcasts Priscilla said at 12:28 AM
Monday, October 01, 2007
EEEE! I just found out last night that Terry Pratchett is going to be at the Union Square B&N tonight! And I have permission to get off work early! TRIUMPH!
So. Saturday and Sunday, my friend El came to visit! For her 18th birthday, she went to see Drew Sarich, one of her favourite actors, playing Valjean in Les Miserables. All was merry! We had great adventures with nonexistent transportation and both got a pair of the most ridiculous shoes ever. I'm kind of obsessed with the shoes, and they would actually work really, really well with my Maeve costume, so I'm currently debating between them and my Docs. They're clear plastic 6" platform heels--making me 6'3"--with sparkly green accents, and they are SO MAEVE IT HURTS. I'll bring both alternatives with me to Philly and decide there. Speaking of Maeve, I finished the wig last night! Well, I might actually bleach some of the brighter strands a touch whiter, as it's gotten a bit too far away from the glacier look, but... EEE! Pretty! See here and here. I love the tacky tiara--It makes the wig! I found it in a box of equally tacky tiaras, probably intended for Daddy's Little Princess's quinceanera. A bunch of them actually had a "15" in rhinestones. I love it! And the tackiness of the tiara and the potential shoes nicely offsets the elegance of the toga top, and everything comes together beautifully. When I first set out to put the costume together, I was worried that the costume wouldn't have the vibe and personality it needed, but I see now that my fears were completely unfounded. Now I need to figure out some kind of crazy knitting project that will allow me to use all my leftover yarn. It's so pretty, I can't just let it collect dust in my closet! Labels: costuming, dresden files, meeting online friends Priscilla said at 10:53 AM Title cartoon by Bruce Eric Kaplan, used without permission.
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