Slave Leia Pic is the "Two Hotness"

This has been making the rounds (gee I wonder why) and I just wanted to blog it so I had it nicely tucked away in an easily searchable accessible place.

Am I the only one hoping someone decides to try and recreate this at SDCC '10?

My thanks to Topless Robot, SuperPunch and everyone else who kept this gorgeous pic up on my comp screen this week ;-)

They Lost My Bobbleheads!

I know it's an evil thought. But I'm sure the Lost fans will appreciate it.

I wanna know if it's possible to get these things to bobble in "WTF!?" fashion? That way, you can set them up to do it for you when you're watching the show and save yourself the whiplash?

Heh. Did I say that? Oh well. I think they're pretty cool ;-)




Click the images if you wanna see more. I just wanted to be a goober. Mission accomplished.

GGD Writing Challenge - Play With Me?

Today's writing challenge request is for totally selfish reasons. I'm feelin' cranky today and good writing always makes me feel better.

As this is a semi-regular thing, I'll just link you to the writing tag and let you get aquainted if you're not familiar. And check back to read the responses. I'm always blown away.

Ready?

Starting points are provided below. You can use one or any combination of the three if you like. Whatever works.

Word: Release
Phrase:"I'm not saying you have to like it."
Image: A shattered mirror

You write whatever you like using that starting point and see what comes. (Note, no rules on length, content, whatever. Just see what happens) And please feel free to invite others. ;*

CNBC Finds The Sugar Daddy Ken "Fascinating"

I swear I'm not Ken obsessed! But...but...this is so dang cool!

First I was shocked at the news that Barbie had a Sugar Daddy Ken. Then a Mattel company spokeswoman clarified to the New York Post:




Well, Jane Wells over at CNBC's Funny Business may have just written the best last 3 lines of any blog post and, at the same time, proven herself a geek girl extraordinaire!

Yer gonna have to read it. I'm not gonna spoil it (and no fair skipping to the end!)

Funny Business :) with Jane Wells - Barbie's Sugar Daddy?

If this thing hits the Today Show, I may just die.

GGD Writing Challenge - Thursday Play

This has become a semi-regular thing, so I'll just link you to the writing tag and let you get aquainted if you're not familiar.

Ready?

Starting points are provided below. You can use one or any combination of the three if you like. Whatever works.

Word: Perfection
Phrase:"The last time this happened..."
Image: A flickering lightbulb

You write whatever you like using that starting point and see what comes. (Note, no rules on length, content, whatever. Just see what happens)


p.s. As always, tell a friend and read the comments ;-)

Mattel Spokeswoman Comes Out To Talk Sugar Daddy Ken!

If you've been reading, you know I was somewhat shocked at the news that Barbie had a Sugar Daddy Ken. (As a child of the 70's, I thought Barbie earned that plane the old fashioned way, right?)

Well, I can rest easy. A Mattel company spokeswoman clarified to the New York Post:

"And before anyone thinks the "Sugar Daddy" title refers to an older man with a younger lover, Mattel says that there's a much more innocent explanation.


"The little dog's name is actually Sugar," said the Mattel spokeswoman. "That's where the name comes from. He's Sugar's daddy, as a reference to the dog."

Remember the Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken? Click if you need a refresher:



Well, that makes much more sense, right?

Mattel also went on to explain that "The 'Sugar Daddy' Ken was created thanks to popular demand from Mattel's Barbie adult enthusiasts, who wanted a Ken doll that could hold his own as part of the already popular Barbie Fashion Model Collection"

Something tells me this is the closest Mattel may ever come to saying what we're all thinking.

And I say, good on Mattel for being...out spoken and fabulous with this new Ken.

...even if I DO question his fashion sense. I mean, lime GREEN?

Real Men Of Genius: Mal vs.Castle

I was talking to one of my geek guy friends who, while he loved Firefly, just can’t seem to get his head around the idea of watching Castle. He watched an episode or two and didn’t decide to go back again.

Know what I said?

“Go back and watch it again.”

Which got me thinking. Watching Castle was a no-brainer for me. Once I became a Fillion fan, I watched anything he was in, because he was in it. I know that’s more a fan thing, or maybe a female thing (c’mon, the man is adorable).

But I wanted to see it happen.

I wanted to see that moment when someone figured out how to use Nathan Fillion as well as Joss ever did. Maybe (dare I blaspheme) even better?

When I first heard the Castle premise, I worried. Major network? Crime show? WTF? Cue the mutter: Here we go again with them putting this charming, funny, quirky leading man into something that’s just not gonna fit, but fine I’ll watch cause it’s what I do.

I’ll even admit, I watched the first episode and it didn’t click right away. But, it was cute and had Nathan and the writing was good enough and so, sure, I watched again.

After all, any show needs time and a little love. Actors need to find rhythms. Writers need to find voices. Characters need to develop. We live in an immediate society. Giving things “time” isn’t something we may always do these days. Especially when we tweet, IM, write email and whathaveyou while watching, right?

Now -  let me tell you why I think Richard Castle may be the best Nathan Fillion role to date.

Rick Castle is man.

BTW, here’s where the women reading are likely nodding along. I promise, I’ll explain for anyone who doesn’t get what I mean.

Malcolm Reynolds was a space cowboy. Rugged, mercenary, flawed, damaged, charming and he had “a past”. He had been a soldier. He’d seen more in his life than most people ever would. He’d loved and lost, commanded and failed. He’d been betrayed by a government he’d sworn to protect.

He also didn’t know how to say “I love you”, “I’m sorry” or “I screwed up” unless someone was literally holding a gun to his head!

Women love Malcolm Reynolds. Of course we do. Who wouldn’t want to spend a night “in his bunk”.

He’s unattainable and women love a good chase, but once we had him, then what? Strap on a gun? Deal with the constant “Will he or won’t he”? Resist the urge to smack him upside the head every time he got himself into some mess because he was just too stubborn to admit he couldn’t handle?

Mal’s one of those guys – that wounded and stubbornly vulnerable guy men want to be and women want to tame.

But he’s not real.

Now Richard Castle. Let’s look at him a moment.

He’s smart, funny, successful, twice* divorced. Has a daughter. He’s a writer. Likes to throw a good party and has a wicked sense of humor. No huge demons in his past. No intergalactic battles. No loan sharks after him.

Boring? Hardly.

He’s just a guy, living his life. He’s fallen into a partnership with a lady detective because she inspires and challenges him. She makes him think.

But – here’s the thing. When the bullets start flying, the man has the brains to duck. Because he knows he’s human and has a daughter and because he values his own life. He knows he’s got something to live for.

And, likely my favorite moment of any episode so far, involved Castle and his daughter after his curiosity took him a bit further into Beckett’s past then he was invited or allowed to go.

His daughter Alexis is hurt after being stood up by her boyfriend, who made a fake excuse instead of telling her the truth. Just a daughter to her dad, she asks him “Why do boys act like that? Why can’t they just say they’re sorry?”

And Castle, after doing the dad thing, making his daughter feel better, finds Beckett and does just that.

It’s one of the best pieces of acting I’ve ever seen. It was touching, human and totally believable.

It was real.

So, before you decide that Rick Castle may not be as exciting as Mal. Look at it this way…

Mal’s cool and all, and I’m always gonna love him.

But Rick Castle is the man.



*thanks to @sparrowwritings for catching that. ::grin:: I need an editor. ;-)