( Things I loved about Dark Knight: )

( Iron Man v Batman )

Speaking of fanfic, I have an idea for a pre-pre-movie Tony Stark story. It's hard to get excited about writing it, though, cause what fun is Tony without Pepper?


( Accomplishments )

I'm so excited that The Verve has a new record coming out. Urban Hymns is like the most perfect album ever. But I hate waiting.

Six of One is the episode BSG gets a writing nod for? Really? Michael Angeli, writer of such gems as The Woman King, gets a nod. Seriously?

Book round up:
The Agony and the Ecstasy - Wonderful book. So many fascinating details about Michaelangelo's life and work. Though, the insight into his mind was somewhat lacking. I was consistently pulled into Renaissance Florence/Rome but I never quite felt like I was in Michelangelo's head.

Watchmen - I understand why this is a classic. Just like I understand why Anna Karenina is a classic. But I don't particularly enjoy either. The plot dragged kind of a lot and I never connected with the characters.

Pennsylvania Avenue - Boring. Brief bio sketches that read like they were written by the subjects' mothers.

Maps and Legends - Some of the essays are better than others. At times it feels like he's really scraping the bottom of the barrel to find enough similarly themed pieces to make up a book. But the last essay, about a not quite true story he's told in public many times, makes it all worthwhile.

The Most Famous Man in America - Great biography. Thoroughly researched, beautifully written. All of the people and their world come alive. But it's more than just a biography of Henry Ward Beecher, it's a portrait of religion in America. I highly recommend it.

Yesterday I saw:
( Dark Knight )

and

( Dr. Horrible )



( Accomplishments )

1. Monday I went rollerskating with some friends. I continue to suck, but I didn't fall and break my ass like last time. Progress. The highlight was our trip to the restroom. The floor was tiled and sloped down toward the drains. I think you can see the problem.

2. I fucked up my hip. It REALLY hurts. So, of course I went running last night. There's no problem that can't be solved by playing through the pain. Except a really fucked up hip, apparently. Today I can barely walk down the stairs. I wanted to go to a museum but instead I'm sitting very still and popping tylenol.

3. Here's my Comic Con Schedule. One more week! I can't wait to see saltygoodness24 and geek out and not stress for four days. No accomplishments list. No writing. Just listening to people I admire talk about things I love.


( Accomplishments )

So, I should be working on stuff that might actually result in employment. But instead I wrote the first draft of the sequel to my Iron Man fic. And now I could use fresh eyes. It's just shy of 9,000 words and Gen with a heavy dose of Pepper/Tony. Anybody got time to beta read?


( Accomplishments: )

I've been tinkering with these since, you know, the movie came out. Apparently, I like to wait until I've accumulated an absolutely nonsensical mishmash of styles before posting.

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"I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself." - Diane Arbus

I (along with the rest of the world) have been watching/rewatching RDJ's oeuvre. At some point I'll probably make a big post. But for now, I want to say that Heart and Souls is the most charming movie ever. And I really enjoyed Fur. I wish Nicole Kidman wasn't so horribly miscast, but I'm looking past that. It did a great job of illuminating Arbus's world view in a fresh way. I love her photographs. There's so much acceptance in them. So much delight in the variety of humanity. She epitomizes a virtue I lack completely: openness. I'm always aware of my deficiencies. Not smart enough, not well educated enough, no social skills. And because I'm so self conscious about my own failings, I tend to leap on the foibles of others. It wasn't until I was in my early twenties and met people who were genuinely kind and accepting that I realized there was a better way. The point of this ramble is that I want to look at the world less like me and more like Diane Arbus.

Book round up:
Edith Wharton - Way way way too detailed. Parts were interesting, but on the whole I found this book coma inducing.

Brunelleschi's Dome - My incredibly non-technical mind would have benefited from more pictures but I enjoyed this.

The Fortress of Solitude - Why are people from Brooklyn so OBSESSED with being from Brooklyn? This book was pretty tedious. There was an odd pseudo-magical realism thing. And the main character was hard to take. But, it did mention Iron Man at one point, which made me stupidly happy.

( bag meme )

( movie meme )


( accomplishments )

I went to the movies this weekend and ate my weight in popcorn. I still feel a little sick but it was tasty at the time.

( Wanted )

( Wall-E )

Last week, I also saw ( Iron Man for the fourth time. )


( Accomplishments )

I should've worked today but I didn't want to, so I made this massive Iron Man fanmix instead.



( Iron Man: a fanmix in 4 parts )

Title: The Man Makes the Suit
Rating: PG-13 (for violence)
Characters/Pairings: Gen, Tony/Pepper
Length: 2,700 (11,000+ total)
Disclaimer: I barely own my car.
Summary: Tony faces a new crisis while dealing with his old demons.
Status: Complete
Many thanks to ancarett for the beta


( Part 1 )

( Parts 2-3 )

( Parts 4-6 )

( Parts 7-9 )

( Part 10 (The End) )

Title: The Man Makes the Suit
Rating: PG-13 (for violence)
Characters/Pairings: Gen, Tony/Pepper
Length: 3,400 (11,000+ total)
Disclaimer: I barely own my car.
Summary: Tony faces a new crisis while dealing with his old demons.
Status: Complete, posting twice a week.
Many thanks to ancarett for the beta
Warning: Darkest before dawn.

( Part 1 )

( Parts 2-3 )

( Parts 4-6 )

( Parts 7-9 )

I'm back from a lovely trip to San Diego to see saltygoodness24. I took the train. I love taking the train. It makes me feel all European. We went to the Can't Stop the Serenity screening and had yummy yogurt. Pretty much a perfect weekend.

When I got home, I decided to go see Iron Man again (third time). It keeps getting better. I might see it again this week. I'm a little worried it's going to leave theaters soon and I'll have to wait for the dvd, which might kill me.

( Accomplishments )

It's unbelievably hot in LA. Even with the air conditioning on high, I still break a sweat in my car. So you can imagine how lovely my non-ac apartment is. I'm considering emptying out my fridge, tipping it over, and curling up inside to sleep. The upside is, it's giving me the perfect excuse to eat my weight in pinkberry.

You can probably tell from my lack of joyful squee, I still don't know for sure if I have a job. Maybe next week.

In other news, Iron Man is still eating my brain. I want to go see it again. Why isn't the dvd out yet?

Book Round Up:
Melville: His World and Work - Fascinating. Offers a lot of great insight into Moby Dick (one of my favorite books) and the rest of Melville's works. In fact, it focuses almost entirely on analyzing his work and world, since he left no diaries or letters to illuminate his inner life.

When You Are Engulfed in Flames - I love David Sedaris. Nothing here is as brilliant as Me Talk Pretty One Day, but it's still hilarious. I had to stop reading several times because I was doubled over with laughter. Luckily, I've learned my lesson and no longer read David Sedaris books in public.

Shakespeare: The Thinker - Great book by one of the great Shakespeare scholars. He meanders through the plays in roughly chronological order, letting the sequence of ideas unfold naturally. Kind of amazing.

Saturday - Intimate and yet somehow encompasses all of modern life. A beautiful little book about everything from terrorism to the power of poetry.


( Accomplishments )

Title: The Man Makes the Suit
Rating: PG-13 (for violence)
Characters/Pairings: Gen, Tony/Pepper
Length: 2,900 (11,000+ total)
Disclaimer: I barely own my car.
Summary: Tony faces a new crisis while dealing with his old demons.
Status: Complete, posting twice a week.
Many thanks to ancarett for the beta

( Part 1 )

( Parts 2-3 )

( Parts 4-6 )

Title: The Man Makes the Suit
Rating: PG-13 (for violence)
Characters/Pairings: Gen, Tony/Pepper
Length: 1,600 (11,000+ total)
Disclaimer: I barely own my car.
Summary: Tony faces a new crisis while dealing with his old demons.
Status: Complete, posting twice a week.
Many thanks to ancarett for the beta

( Part 1 )

( Parts 2&3 )

Title: The Man Makes the Suit
Rating: PG-13 (for violence)
Characters/Pairings: Gen, Tony/Pepper
Length: 2,900 (11,000+ total)
Disclaimer: I barely own my car.
Summary: Tony faces a new crisis while dealing with his old demons.
Status: Complete, posting twice a week.
Many thanks to ancarett for the beta

( Pt1 of 10 )

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I wanted a change but I didn't want the hassle of making a whole new layout.

I have family coming to visit this weekend so I'm packing a bag and moving to Venice Beach for a few days so I don't have to drive back and forth across the city to see them. Should be fun. I love hotels.

Last weekend I went to a bunch of tv panels at the WGAF. It was inspiring, there was free food and I won two books at the end, so all in all, a great day.

( Accomplishments )

( Iron Man )

( BSG - Faith )

Book Roundup:
Jane Goodall - Great read. Makes her work really come alive. A little skewed toward her work life and light on personal details, most likely out of respect for her privacy and it's hard to slight him for that.

The Story of David - Very strict translation. At times a little hard to read. But the footnotes more than make up for it.

Your Inner Fish - Very interesting look at evolutionary biology.

The Season - Fascinating look at the theater world in the 60s. Goldman has some unfortunately dated theories about homosexuality but on the whole, a very informed and delightfully opinionated book.

Phantasmagoria - I love Marina Warner's work, but this was a bit of a let down. A lot of facts, not a lot holding it together.

The Guns of August - Very detailed look at the first months of world war one. Highly readable.

The Pride of Baghdad - Great book. Vaughan uses the lions to explore the psychological state of the Iraqi people post invasion. Very interesting analysis of the price and value of freedom.

( Accomplishments )

Today I wrote for 6 hrs. I love Instant Boss. It makes me so much more productive.

( BSG - The Road Less Traveled )

( LibraryThing Meme )

( Accomplishments )

So, I've been rewatching Buffy and I've decided to make 10 icons for each episode. Seems like as useful a way as any to spend my time. The Welcome to the Hellmouth/The Harvest ones I've posted before.



( Welcome to the Hellmouth / The Harvest )

( The Witch )

( Teacher's Pet )

( Never Kill a Boy on the First Date )

( The Pack )

( Angel )

( I Robot, You Jane )

( The Puppet Show )

( Nightmares )

( Out of Mind, Out of Sight )

( Prophecy Girl )