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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
So...apparently they're making a live-action Akira?
My brain just keeps whimpering and chanting "nonononononononono." I. Okay, I'm aware that this is probably just cause for taking away all my anime, but, um. I hate Akira. LOATHE. I spent 95% of it trapped in some sort of fugue state, and then there was 2% gross and 1.5% WTF? and then the last 1.5% was ending credits. I'm not trying to be mean, either, I think about the movie, and that's what I remember. Bored grey fog. Ew. Huh? Credits. And then disgust and annoyance that I got tricked into watching that bullshit, and over time, rage and more disgust as I realized that I AM THE ONLY ANIME FAN EVER TO HATE AKIRA, WHAT THE FUCK, PEOPLE.
Although, on the upside? The live-action version will probably change that.
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Friday, September 19, 2008
You are The Quartermaster
You, me hearty, are a man or woman of action! And what action it is! Gruesome,
awful, delightful action. You mete out punishment to friend and foe alike
– well, mostly to foe, because your burning inner rage isn’t
likely to draw you a whole lot of the former. Still, though you may be
what today is called “high maintenance” and in the past was
called “bat-shit crazy,” the crew likes to have you around
because in a pinch your maniacal combat prowess may be the only thing
that saves them from Jack Ketch. When not in a pinch, the rest of the
crew will goad you into berserker mode because it’s just kind of
fun to watch. So you provide a double service – doling out discipline
AND entertainment.
What's Yer Inner Pirate?
brought to you by The Official Talk Like A Pirate Web Site. Arrrrr!
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Okay, so the Aayla doll actually does look better in the images from mcwtoys.com's review, though I'm sorry Captain Toy, she is still not pretty, no matter how desperately you claim she is. (Amy Allen is pretty. My Asajj doll is...well, evil-looking, but pretty. This? Not so much.) And in this shot in particular, her waist looks totally different and better suited to her outfit...but it still doesn't look that great, and removing her robe (which I for one would, because Aayla? Not so much for wearing her robe) just reveals her to be uber-skinny and kind of badly proportioned. And what the hell is with that mid-forearm seam/joint? Not only is it unattractive and distractingly obvious, but it appears as though having her wield her lightsaber causes the entire hand to hang oddly off that joint. What good is a Jedi doll that's ruined by holding its lightsaber? Ugh. What the flying fuck, Sideshow?
Also, in the review, he's talking $65 at the Con, $70 +shipping after. This is closer to the usual prices for Sideshow figures, and about what Asajj cost as a pre-order. I paid somewhat less for my Plo Koon and Boromir figures (about $40 each, with $12 - $19 shipping), but I got both of them off eBay, and I was completely crazed about A) getting them, and B) not having my wallet raped up the ass in the process. And, okay, the Con was in May, and Cinequest only JUST NOW is like, "Oh, hey, y'all can buy this!" So...is the 80% mark-up because they've gotten their hands on a few leftovers of the SDCC Edition, or did someone at Sideshow say, "Hey, those sold so well we should do a second run, and jack up the price, thus pissing off the people who want to buy it, and the people who did buy it, because we just made it less special."
Either way, man, their needs to be a lot more awesomeness and a lot less half-assedry with that figure. And a whole hell of a lot less drugs, because $125 is just off-the-charts ridiculous.
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That sound you hear is my SW fangirl's joy and rage engaged in a battle for supremacy. The rage is winning, as a good Sith should. The joy is having problems because that technically makes her the Jedi, but George has heavily implied that the Jedi don't like the good extremes of emotion any more than they do the bad ones.
It would figure, though, that when they finally do an Aayla figure, she's an $125 Comic Con exclusive, and fugly to boot. And, yet -- Aayla! And she's by Sideshow! And look at her awesome costume! And did I mention she's Aayla? But then...the face mold looks really ugly. And would it have killed Sideshow to sacrifice one of their 8652937 points of articulation and give her a solid, molded, fashion-doll-style waist that she might actually look decent in her so-cool costume? And seriously, $125? Are you high? DID I MENTION SHE'S FUGLY LIKE PALPATINE'S BUTTHAIRS?
You can maybe see why Fangirl Rage is winning. Fangirl Joy won't give up, tho, she keeps whimpering and pawing the screen. Which...really just makes it easier for Rage to smack her around. I'm starting to think Joy likes that. I'd start to worry about my sanity, but I think its probably way too late for that. Much better to try and dig up some better shots of that face mold. Maybe it'll be better closer up.
.....yeah, I'm not gonna hold my breath on that one.
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Well. This sums up my feelings on the matter pretty well.
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
Aaaahahahahaha. I love it when it takes me two days to realize that I never filled in the URL for a link. *dies*
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
I'm kind of amused at the fact that I felt the need to censor the latest cap of my desktop. I probably didn't have to, but should I ever get yelled at by my host, it will not be because of teeny tiny boobies, okay? Besides, if anyone cares that much, they can email me, and I will be more than happy to show them what my wallpaper looks like uncensored. (The best word to describe it is GUH. I don't even like blondes, but Tricia Helfer topless deserves it. G-U-H.)
I'm actually being semi-productive, but I feel tired and kind of ill, so I know its not gonna last. Headachey depressives do not mix well with summer humidity, okay? Blegh. Just blegh.
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Monday, April 21, 2008
Y'know, I have to say, watching Battlestar Galactica, I was not really getting the attraction of Number Six. But looking at Tricia Helfer's Playboy shoot, I um. I may be coming around. Woman is hot like woah.
I'd still rather have Grace Park, though. And I'm not picturing her hypothetical spread in my head, really, not at all, I swear, stoplookingatmelikethat.
I feel drained and headachey, and I am not liking it one bit, sir.
On the upside, my Boromir figure arrived Saturday, and he is every bit as awesome as I was led to believe. One of the connecting loops on his swordbelt had come undone, and I had a brief spot of vexation repairing it -- sometimes human hands are just too frickin' big, y'all -- but it was simple enough and he is now whole and awesome and making all the Barbies swoon.
Today is the day we pick up my birthday cake. If I'm still feeling all achey and blah later, though, I may just lay down and let other people get it. Yeah. That's sounding like a really good idea right now....
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