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On the off chance that some of you are hesitating regarding this movie because of its reputed environmentalist tilt: don't. Really don't.

As "green propaganda," I found it unobjectionable. Honestly, who doesn't agree that cleaner technology is better? Or that we should try to cut down on our waste? Which cultural conservatives don't agree that consumer culture has a dark side - that it has the potential to deaden who we are? No - when it comes to matters of environmental protection and preventing cultural decadence, I think we disagree with leftists mainly on what should get top priority and which conservation strategies actually work. And when it comes to specific (and politically-tinged) solutions, Wall-E really has nothing to say - except, perhaps, that we should all step away from our T.V. screens and fast food and exercise more. And that's not something I disagree with either, truth be told.

At any rate, now that I've gotten the political business out of the way, I can talk about how sweet the movie was and why everyone really should go see it -

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In sum: I don't want conservatives to be put off by this movie's "green"-influenced dystopian vision of our collective future because the character touches make it worth seeing.

x-posted to my personal journal.

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I would imagine that all the Potter girls here would already know about this but I'll post it anyway. Two new articles in regards to Harry:

http://www.joblo.com/new-potter-pics

and

http://www.joblo.com/harry-bleedin-potter

It's also rumored that the Half-Blood Prince trailer will be with The Dark Knight, yet another reason to see the film. Though it's just a rumor I would imagine it to be true seeing as if they're both Warner Brothers and Harry will be WB's big movie for the fall season.

Cannot wait!

Jon

You guys!

Have you seen this?

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Not the newest shot around town, but I really like it! I mean, it's like the only good thing that's come from the HBP publicity. How cute: The WB knows Dan and Emma look great together, no matter what awful plot tries to drive them apart.

ETA: And here are a few more pics, for those of you interested.

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House of Cards 3/?

Title: Strange and Beautiful
Pairings: Callie/Hahn, Callie/Mark
Rating: R
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: It’s another R rated chapter! Oh snap! “No--perv. For you. I need you to date. Date coffee girl, date Rose, date nurse Olivia--well, no, don’t date nurse Olivia, she’s--been a round,--”


I’ve been watching your world from afar
I’ve been trying to be where you are
And I’ve been secretly falling apart
Unseen
Tome you’re strange and you’re beautiful
You’d be so perfect with me
But you just cant see
You turn every head but you don’t see me
I’ll put a spell on you
You’ll fall asleep and I’ll put a spell on you
And when I wake you I’ll be the first thing you see
And you’ll realize that you love me
Sometimes the last thing you want comes in first
Sometimes the first thing you want never comes
And I know
That waiting is all you can do sometimes

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Well... these are all already in my HP image gallery, but I recently had to put them all together (and sadly photoshop out his scar) for my portfolio, so... here's a Harry mix :)

Anguis Update...

Right, I've decided I'm going to start posting updates of what's going on with the fic in case anyone is interested enough to want to know :)

Annoyingly, I've realised that fanfiction.net cuts out the *** between chapters which is incredibly irritating. I'm going to have to start putting 000 in instead.

The fic is... coming along slowly. I've redone my plan, because I was getting a bit confused over whether Harry sleeps with a certain old acquaintance of his or not. I wrote him as not. Then he did. Now I think it's going back to not. I've also written the bare bones of the beginning of the climax scene, here's a little taster...

My blood turns to ice and there are warning bells ringing in my head. I can just about hear Hermione shouting over them, telling me to get out, that it’s a trap, but my feet are frozen.
“I pulled the files for that too, and we actually have some basic CCTV stills showing who we think was the driver." The police woman flicks through the papers, pulls out the photos and freezes. Her eyes flicker from the photo, to me, and back again and she goes pale. “Oh.”
“HARRY GO! GET OUT! GO!”
“It’s a little too late for that, Herm,” I say and as the WPC opens her mouth to scream, I lunge forward and clamp my hand over her lips, “Silencio! Obliviate!”

Tee hee hee.
Right, I'm off to do some more art for the fic now, hopefully be posting soon!

May we always be free!!!!!!!

So, right fangirls, today I tried to find a patriotic shirt to wear for the 4th of July. And despite the fact that I live near many shopping malls, I couldn't find a single cute shirt! I went to several places, ranging from Walmart to upscale department stores, and found nothing - but there was one thing they had in common. They all had the fashionable liberal shirts, well-fitted and expensive, with peace signs and recycling logos and anti-war slogans. But all the patriotic shirts were plain and unattractive, for young children or old ladies.

Seriously, what's the deal? Since when is it not "hip" to be proud of your country?

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Hey guys, hope you're all good today. I had to come here to distract myself a little-- I just finished an exam that I'm almost sure I failed *sighs*



But I don't want to whine any more, so... let's talk about something else... like, I went to donate a pint of blood earlier. I hadn't donated in a while (since the time I donated for fiiishy's Christmas wish list, actually) and I didn't feel dizzy or anything this time. Yeah, that was the highlight of my day :)

Oh, now that I remember, I wanted to let you guys know that right now we're on the second round on 'Every 3 Days'. Yay, at last! For those of you who don't know, this is a creative writing community. A new prompt is posted every third day of the challenge, so that participants can respond with a reasonable attempt (fiction, poem, lyrics, etc.). It's for fun, so if you like to write & read, go join us! I know I have a bunch of fanfic writers, betas and readers on my F-list whom I would love to see there. Just follow this little button:

Hoho, take a look at this:



How did they know I have an imagin-- erm, cool.

Well, before I go drown myself in a pint of ice cream, I'll share with you all a mini self-indulgent XF2 picspam; just because it's better to concentrate on happy things when one's feeling a bit down. Yeah. ;)

( ...I'm having the best damn day of my life. Any moment I'm about to burst into song. Zip a dee doo dah.... )

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Briefly (like I ever make brief posts), you are all familiar with the rescue of the American and French/Columbian hostages from the FARC on Tuesday, correct? If not, any newssite can help you out. The Colombian Special Forces (trained by the U.S.) staged a rescue after tricking the FARC into believing they were fellow guerillas. In a scene worthy of any Hollywood movie, rescued the hostages by helicopter and dispatched two of the leading members of that particular guerilla squad. 

The detail that stood out to me, and probably one of the most awesome ironies I think I've ever run across is that the Colombian Special Forces operatives were wearing Che Guevara t-shirts. Doesn't that just beat all? :D

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I'm on vacation with some of my Republican friends in Canada this week, and I thought this community would appreciate what happened at our border crossing. 

It was very late at night, and we'd all worked all day and then driven six hours, so we were a little bit punchy.  We spent a lot of the way up talking about Canada's disturbing record on free speech and religion, and discussing how awesome it is when someone stands up and won't take it.  So then we get to the border and I'm driving, and my BF is sitting in the passenger seat.  In the back we have The Peanut Gallery.  We go through the usual rigamarole about jobs, addresses and the trunk full of alcohol we have, and then just as he handed back our passports, we have the following:

BCO: Anything else to declare?

Me: No, sir--

Boyfriend: Ten copies of Mark Steyn's book.  That okay?

Me: *facepalm*

BCO: That was an excellent book, sir.  Make sure you leave a copy or two behind when you leave, eh?

Peanut Gallery: *cheering like the Red Sox just beat the Yankees*



So anyway, I think I'm allowed to come back to Canada.  But if my passport gets flagged, Boyfriend is sleeping on the couch FOREVER.

( Smiles. )

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