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Wasn't a completely unproductive weekend. Got my new printer/scanner/copier set up. Hopefully it will be sturdy enough to print off my 250 page book. It's supposed to be able to print off 120 pages at a time. Not sure I believe it. But at this rate, 50 pages is pretty good. The old one couldn't handle more than five, if that. It's an Epson - the guy at work who fixes computers advised me to buy an Epson - they have the best and cheapest ink catridges, and are the best value for the buck. This baby I got on sale at Target for $39.99, no shipping - since I carted it home myself, along with four Harry Potter DVD's - because after re-watching three of the films last weekend, I realized how comforting and enjoyable these films truly are. Much like the books in which they are based, they provide an escape from everyday stresses and give one an overall happy feeling that few entertainment options nowadays accomplish. Speaking of which, am considering re-reading my PD Wodehouse Jeeves & Wooster novels, which also provide happy thoughts and are odd stress-relievers. The book that I'm reading right now entitled Sex, Lies, Fame & Murder by Lolita Files (which has the distinction of being written by an African-American Female Writer ( a rarity) and is a bit of a satire on the chick-lit romance genre and Bret Easton Ellis novels) is a bit too much for me to digest at the moment. Most of my reading has been work related, newspapers on the train, magazines, and internet stuff.
Also dropped off laundry and bought a few things at the Greenmarket or Farmers Market. Watched a guy buy fresh crabs, live fresh crabs. They were lopped together in a brown paper bag which he carried off, leaving me to wonder how quickly they'd attempt to attack him. The fishmonger showed me his battle scars catching them that morning with pride. I bought a bit of fresh tuna steak off of him for about $7 (last me three-four nights). Also got some shard, peaches, tart green apples, some fresh eggs, and a small london broil - all fresh from NY area organic farms. The market is every sunday, right across from my laundramat - a quick two to three blocks from my flat.
My little ethnic Irish/Italian-American neighborhood has changed drastically in the last three years. It now feels like the West Village meets Soho. Complete with "young, hip, hollywood tranferees", "Artists", "Breeders and their strollers not to mention nannies", tv & films being shot, hot trendy nightclubs and bars, kiddie shops, and restaurants touted in the papers. Just the other day, Wales informed me that she'd seen the star from Entourage and Ashton Kushner about five blocks from my home and right in front of our banks. Heck, I saw Norman Mailer before he died wandering about on crutches, and we passed Paul Giametti twice. Not crazy about this. Wish these folks would go back to the West Village, Tribeca and well, Hollywood. All they are doing is jacking up the prices. On the other hand, nicer restaurants and better food is coming into the neighborhood, along with some cute little bookstores and house stores.
Did read a few comics over this period of time. Buffy S6, the latest issue, Spike:After the Fall, and Angel: After the Fall. Enjoyed the last two the most. Although the most recent Buffy issue was a heck of a lot more enjoyable than the last four issues were, also made a bit more sense characterwise, not that is saying much. Somewhere after the Faith arc, the Buffy comics sort of jumped the proverbial shark. Don't get me wrong, they are loads of fun, but it is rather hard to take them that seriously and one begins to wonder if we were ever meant to take the character or show all that seriously - it always had a campy sense of humor after all. Heck, that's Joss Whedon. Dr. Horrible is being touted by TV Guide and other mainstream entertainment mags as a campy fun show reminiscent of his tv outtings. Doctor Who is much the same way - not meant to be taken seriously. I laughed quite a bit during the last episode of Doctor Who that aired in the states, Stolen Earth. Very hard to take a bunch of rolling robots that look like they popped off of the TV series Lost in Space all that seriously as villians. The Spike and Angel comics seem to be a bit less on the campy side, more serious in tone, with a subtle snarky wit. Not as campy, which may explain why I like them better? Unfortunately, don't have the time or energy to do an in-depth review of any of them, not that it matters since there does not appear to be any shortage of reviewers.
Also dropped off laundry and bought a few things at the Greenmarket or Farmers Market. Watched a guy buy fresh crabs, live fresh crabs. They were lopped together in a brown paper bag which he carried off, leaving me to wonder how quickly they'd attempt to attack him. The fishmonger showed me his battle scars catching them that morning with pride. I bought a bit of fresh tuna steak off of him for about $7 (last me three-four nights). Also got some shard, peaches, tart green apples, some fresh eggs, and a small london broil - all fresh from NY area organic farms. The market is every sunday, right across from my laundramat - a quick two to three blocks from my flat.
My little ethnic Irish/Italian-American neighborhood has changed drastically in the last three years. It now feels like the West Village meets Soho. Complete with "young, hip, hollywood tranferees", "Artists", "Breeders and their strollers not to mention nannies", tv & films being shot, hot trendy nightclubs and bars, kiddie shops, and restaurants touted in the papers. Just the other day, Wales informed me that she'd seen the star from Entourage and Ashton Kushner about five blocks from my home and right in front of our banks. Heck, I saw Norman Mailer before he died wandering about on crutches, and we passed Paul Giametti twice. Not crazy about this. Wish these folks would go back to the West Village, Tribeca and well, Hollywood. All they are doing is jacking up the prices. On the other hand, nicer restaurants and better food is coming into the neighborhood, along with some cute little bookstores and house stores.
Did read a few comics over this period of time. Buffy S6, the latest issue, Spike:After the Fall, and Angel: After the Fall. Enjoyed the last two the most. Although the most recent Buffy issue was a heck of a lot more enjoyable than the last four issues were, also made a bit more sense characterwise, not that is saying much. Somewhere after the Faith arc, the Buffy comics sort of jumped the proverbial shark. Don't get me wrong, they are loads of fun, but it is rather hard to take them that seriously and one begins to wonder if we were ever meant to take the character or show all that seriously - it always had a campy sense of humor after all. Heck, that's Joss Whedon. Dr. Horrible is being touted by TV Guide and other mainstream entertainment mags as a campy fun show reminiscent of his tv outtings. Doctor Who is much the same way - not meant to be taken seriously. I laughed quite a bit during the last episode of Doctor Who that aired in the states, Stolen Earth. Very hard to take a bunch of rolling robots that look like they popped off of the TV series Lost in Space all that seriously as villians. The Spike and Angel comics seem to be a bit less on the campy side, more serious in tone, with a subtle snarky wit. Not as campy, which may explain why I like them better? Unfortunately, don't have the time or energy to do an in-depth review of any of them, not that it matters since there does not appear to be any shortage of reviewers.
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I love rewatching the HP movies too, I think they hold up very well.
And I'm glad you've caught up on all the Buffy/Angel/Spike books... I agree w/you that Brian Lynch has been doing the best job, I love everything he is doing (I don't want it to end).
But I'm excited about Joss Whedon's Buffy/Fray cross-over, I like having the old Fray artist back (I like Georges Jeanty but it is fun to plunge Buffy into a different world).
I have to say that I thought the tragic ending to Doctor Horrible raised it above the campy fun of Doctor Who, for something that was only 45 minutes long I thought they managed to give Neil Patrick Harris quite a dramatic arc.
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Blink, Family of Blood, the Human Condition - last years, and this years - Midnight, Forest of the Dead, Silence in the Library, and Turn Left on Doctor Who - all had multi-layered character arcs, were subtley tragic and horrifying, and left the viewer with unanswered questions and feelings. Horrible is admittedly quite funny in places (if you like parody and enjoy puns - very punny film) but it didn't move me. Of course it was only 25 minutes, low budget, and for the internet -so it isn't fair to compare it with a forty-three minute tv serial. For what it was - it was pretty good. But to say Dr. Horrible was better or even on par with a tv show or film is pushing it a bit, I think. The reason it's getting so much attention is that it was new for the internet, demonstrating that people with a lot of money at their disposal can create a film and post it to the internet, which I more or less already knew but Hollywood didn't? These people really need to spend more time online, particularly since they keep fighting over online rights to junk. It continues to be mind-boggling how little the Hollywood establishment or industry power-brokers understand the internet or the marketing/promotional power of the net. I keep assuming they get it, and keep discovering they really really don't. Their reaction to Horrible's success is just another example.
That said, Horrible is admittedly a bit less melodramatic and campy than say Stolen Earth - the dalek episodes of Doctor Who are somewhat laughable. Last year's three part arc with the Master, was far more gripping and tragic. Also less campy.
I do agree on Brian Lynch. Not a huge fan of Fray, I'm afraid. But, The Buffy going to Fray's world bit, I did sort of like and I am interested in the time-travel storyline, even if I'm only vaguely familar with Fray's world. I also prefer the Fray's artist's style to Georges Jeanty's, he does a better and far more attractive Willow.
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http://www.hulu.com/watch/28343/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog
Because it was 42 minutes long and you thinking it was only 25 minutes makes me think you missed part of it....
I only ask because I was moved by it, NPH performance touched me more than I ever thought it could... particularly given the light silliness of the first act.
But of course your mileage may vary.
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(Shrugs)
Yep, our mileage varies on this one. Actually my mileage on this baby seems to vary with 80% of the internet and my flist. It was cute, but not...well, let's just say Doctor Who is definitely much better and leave it at that. ;-)