TBS's new advertising is looking very 50's. Basically, if a "boy" movie (A Knight's Tale, for example) is coming on, the promo is shown with blue background. But if it's a promo for a "girl" movie (Bridget Jones's Diary), there's a pink background.

Way to break the stereotypes, TBS.

I saw Harry Potter today. I think it was better than the previous two, mainly because it's much more adult and they don't spend so much time assaulting the audience with special effects like in the first two where they're like little kids going "oooh, look what we can do with our fancy computers! See the maaaaaaagic? Look again and give in to our spell."

Also? Harry and Ron are growing into fine, young men. Fine.

I'm going to hell.

Reading: I'm not. Just kidding.
Listening to: I'll give you a hint. It just takes some time/little girl you're in the middle of the ride/everything everything will be just fine/everything everything will be alright.
Wondering: Where my life went.

Fabulous

When I heard that Sex and the City was going to be on TBS starting in June, I was excited. And I got even more excited when HBO IControl took all the episodes off of their schedule so I couldn't rent them and watch them over and over anymore for free.

The one thing that confused me, though, was how they were going to show it on regular cable. What with the nudity, and the cursing, and the Samantha.

Last night, while watching the TV Guide Channel (I know, my life is sad, and I promise, when more interesting things start to happen to me I will stop writing all about movies and watching TV, but for now since my life is boring you're all just gonna have to deal, ok? And really? Your lives must not be that interesting if you're still reading my thoughts about a TV show, for crying out loud. Crap, here we go again with the parentheses.) Anyway, the person on TV Guide Channel (shut up) was doing a little promo for Sex and the City on TBS. It turns out that way back when they first started shooting the show, they made an HBO version and a regular cable version, just in case the show ever got picked up for syndication on a network where you can't say the f word and you can't show boobs.

Isn't that interesting?

Ok, not really, I know.

The only thing I'm wondering now is how much screen time Samantha will get now.

Reading: The note my mom left me.
Watching: My dog try to get a tissue out of the trash and eat it without being noticed. Ain't gonna happen.
Wondering: What it is about tissues and toilet paper that make them so irresistible to Ripley.

what's your favorite scary movie?

I watched Scream 2 earlier. And, before anyone says anything, I have noticed that my recent posts have all started off with something like "So, I was watching (insert name of movie). . . " or "I'm watching (some tv show/movie)" so I REALIZE that I have no life, ok?

Anyway, I watched Scream 2, which I haven't seen in a long time and which I still haven't really seen in a long time since I was reading while I was watching it tonight. For some reason, I bought Scream and Scream 3, but never bought the second one. For the life of me, I cannot remember why. I think, at the time, I was still pissed that they killed Randy (my favorite character) so I boycotted the movie.

Yes, I'm sure they learned their lesson.

I'm pretty sure my spot in hell has been saved ever since I let my sister watch the first one (way back when it first came out) and my friend's brother had the scary mask and costume and everything, so I put it on and chased her around the house with the fake knife that came with the costume.

Yeah, she was terrified of that mask for like 5 years. And I'm pretty sure the fact that she still won't go into the basement unless all the lights are on is my fault. Not just because of the Scream thing, but because I told her it was haunted. I don't remember doing this, but that's what she told my mom.

It's kind of sad that I can't even remember everything I told my sister to torment her childhood.

On a brighter note, Harry Potter comes out tomorrow! And I'm going to see it! Because I'm a nerd! Yay!

Reading: The Boy Next Door, which is interesting because it's written entirely in emails between the characters. Very cool.
Watching: The episode of South Park where Cartman dresses up as AWESOME-O the robot in order to learn Butters's secrets so he can embarrass him at school. Good plan, Cartman.
Wondering: If I'm lactose-intolerant.

holy mary mother of god

I just watched the Goonies. I really love that movie, if I haven't said it before. I remember EC saying a while ago that they're making a sequel and thinking "now how the hell do they think they're going to do that?" I was kind of hoping they weren't going to do it, because the movie is such a classic as it is. It doesn't really NEED a sequel.

I just found this website, though, so it looks like it's gonna happen. It looks like the same writers and directors are involved (which include Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus, and interesting side note, Spielberg was born in Ohio and Columbus was raised in Ohio . . . well, I thought it was interesting) so that's a good sign. And an article I read said that most of the original cast will be returning.

Anyway. Goonies fans, check it out. I guess Chunk is a lawyer now.

Who knew?

Reading: Still reading Lost in a Good Book. It's so good. I think I'm lost in it.
Watching: Adult Swim, on Cartoon Network
Wondering: Why my phone keeps ringing. Yikes.

lloyd, rob, and torvald

So, I'm watching High Fidelity, a movie in which John Cusack plays Rob, the antithesis of Lloyd Dobler. Click here to see my feelings on Lloyd Dobler.

Anyway, I remember seeing this movie in the theater. I think I was in high school at the time. And, while I didn't hate the movie at the time, I sure as hell didn't like it very much, mostly because I couldn't stand Rob, the main character. Lots of people say how much they like this movie, but whenever it's on TV I refuse to watch it. Ok, so I'm watching it right now, but I'm not really paying attention to it, because I figure when I do finally decide to watch it again I don't want to watch it with commercials and with all the bad words taken out. I saw a part earlier where Jack Black says "What the frog?" instead of "What the fuck?" WTF is that? They couldn't come up with a better substitute for the f-word than frog? Come on now.

I don't know what my point is, but if Lloyd Dobler grows up to be Rob, well . . . I quit.

This has nothing to do with anything, really, but I was just looking on the Internet Movie Database (best website ever) and John Cusack is going to play Torvald in A Doll's House. I don't know how I feel about that. Kate Winslet is playing Nora, which makes more sense to me than John Cusack playing Torvald.

I just noticed that I went totally link-happy for this post. Awesome.

Reading: The new Cosmo
Watching: High Fidelity, see above.
Wondering: What the hell these people were thinking.

who needs sleep?

I know I should be sleeping. I have to break this habit of staying up late and then sleeping late. Like, afternoon-late. That is bad. So, I think I'm just going to have to try and get up at a reasonable hour tomorrow, no matter how late I stay up tonight, because then maybe I'll be able to go to bed earlier tomorrow night.

You know, I think if I just went to bed instead of thinking of ways to make myself go to bed earlier my problem would be solved.

Oh well.

Reading: Lost in a Good Book, by Jasper Fforde. So far it's as weird as the prequel. Awesome.
Watching: Conan O'Brien, which I'm pretty sure is a rerun but I'm not paying close enough attention to care.
Wondering: What side my appendix is on, because I have a stabbing pain in my right side. Maybe it's just an ovary.

mario and luigi no last name

I was watching the Real World earlier and it was the Halloween episode. Brad and Randy dressed up like Mario and Luigi. Which I have to say, is one of the coolest costume ideas I've ever heard. The only thing that would have been better is if one of the girls had dressed up as the Princess. And if someone had dressed up as a giant mushroom or something.

Did Mario and Luigi have a last name?