botherd | Pop culture

I just got back from seeing Inception, and omg, it was awesome! Definitely recommended. I don't go to the cinema as often as I like but I'm really glad I did for this, because it was brilliant. Okay, there were some parts that were either a bit confusing or plot holes, but it didn't really matter. Plus, you know, I love Ellen Page (even if she does seem to play Ellen Page in every role) and I was glad she had lots to do.

Um, what else! I've been a bit quiet lately, mostly because nothing interesting is happening in my life. Work is okay, apart from the parts where I feel like my entire job description has changed and I'm going to end up doing stuff I didn't sign up for. Also, I'm super jealous of my brother - he just started a new job a couple of weeks ago, and now his control freak bosses are going on holiday for four weeks and closing the office, so he gets to work from home for a month! And his job basically just involves being paid to go on Facebook all day! IDEK.

Oh, and I just finished reading The Hunger Games, which I devoured (lol pun) in about three days. That's quick for me, seeing as I don't read books as much as I feel I ought to; I usually end up getting distracted by the stupid internet instead. I finished it last night and am going to rush out and buy the sequel tomorrow, which should tell you how much I enjoyed it.

This post is pretty much just turning into 'Here's what I've been enjoying in pop culture lately', isn't it? The other main thing I've been obsessing over is Fringe. I started watching it when the first season aired, but I gave up after a few episodes; I'm not sure what made me pick it up again, but it turns out I stopped watching right before it got awesome. Anyway, should any of you wish to know what to get me for my birthday next month, I'd like Olivia Dunham, please. Unf, she is so hot, and SO GAY. Like, on a scale of one to Prentiss, she's off the charts. I spent the other night rewatching the parts of Mistresses that involve Anna Torv being gay and have come to the conclusion that she basically needs to spend her entire life kissing girls purely for my entertainment. Because, you know, everything revolves around me.

How are you, flist? What books/TV shows/films have you been enjoying lately?

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I really want to like Fringe but Olivia annoys the HELL out of me. Tell me why she's wonderful, it might help me feel better.

:O :O :O I don't even know how to explain it, because it seems so self-evident to me! Like, okay, for a start she's really really hot and pings my gaydar so incredibly hard, and shallow reasons are obviously important. She's a totally badass FBI agent (you may be driving away in a car, but she can still SHOOT YOU IN THE HEAD), but then when she comes home she's completely adorable with her niece ~~and totally married to her sister. WHAT.~~ I'm sure there are more reasons why I love her but I can't think of any now, I'm too busy being surprised that she annoys you!

ETA: I thought of more reasons! I like that she's a hot chick with superpowers without being a Hot Chick With Superpowers in the Whedon sense (IDK if that makes any sense and I'm not sure how to explain it). I like that she's stoic and suppresses her emotions in order to get the job done and/or protect her family. I like her really complex relationship with Walter. (I don't like her relationship with Peter, because they have ZERO chemistry.) I like how she's not afraid to deal with Nina Sharp. I'm sure there's more, but you probably don't want an essay!

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Tom has a job??? Cool! What is he *meant* to be doing though? I thought he was going down the Masters/PhD route?

He has! And, literally, his job is to promote the place he works for through social networking, so he basically goes on Facebook and Twitter all day. But yeah, it's just a temporary thing and in September he's going to Leeds to do an MSc in quantum information.

Yay Inception! I wonder if I can successfully drag the Robster to see it, because I reallyreally want to. I'm tragically cinema-buddy-less at the moment...and now there are actually films I want to see, after a whole month of nothing. :(

I really should know this (and have been a bad, bad friend lately) but what job are you supposed to be doing?

I've just started watching all the episodes of Castle that my Mum recorded for me on the V+ and LOVE it, mainly because Nathan Fillion is eternally awesome. Film-wise I watched Brick and couldn't get over the fact one of the characters was the spit of my stats lecturer, and I have a copy of Let The Right One In waiting to be watched.

Oh, you should definitely try and see it! It's really awesome.

The job I'm meant to be doing is "library and information officer", emphasis supposedly on the library side (while a colleague focuses on the information part) for an organisation that promotes the rights of disabled people, but it's turning into some sort of benefits advice thing and I feel woefully out of my depth. :(

Is it in Leicester, or have you moved away completely now?

It's in Leicester. Still living with the parents, although we're out in the county now. Hopefully once my initial six month contract is up I'll be able to get some more money and move out.

Cool cool, as long as your bus service to Leicester isn't as dodgy as mine! If you fancy meeting up at any point, I'm around most of summer - I've realised I haven't seen you in two years, which is crazy!

Has it really been that long? Sounds like a meet-up is definitely in order then. :D The bus service isn't too bad, although it's only once an hour. Or there's another one that's every half an hour, but it takes nearly an hour and half and usually makes me lose the will to live.

The latter one sounds like my bus. I think it's a general Leicestershire pattern...

I'll try and sort something out in August. :)

I hope you have more luck with your birthday than I did!
Olivia Dunham was also on my b-day list... that was 6 months ago. I'm still waiting.

Heh, thanks! I'm crossing my fingers. How difficult can it be to gift a fictional character as a birthday present, anyway? ;)

I finished The Hunger Games two books ago and started Catching Fire yesterday, which is coincidental.. but not really because I feel everyone is reading these books at the moment! I think the last in the trilogy is out next month too. :)
After all the great things I've heard about Inception I feel as though I should go an see it now, even though the trailer made me all meh.

Your icon makes me lol every time I see it. Love Tom!

Yeah, I think the third book is out the day before my birthday. :D I'm just about to go and buy Catching Fire on my lunchbreak, which I'm stupidly excited about!

I didn't watch the Inception trailer before I saw the film so I can't really say whether it's a good representation, but the film really was great. Lots of cool stuff in the special effects/fight scenes/blowing shit up department, plus interesting thinky plot stuff and compelling characters.

but not because its a good show because really, the acting is hideous. and some of the storylines are ridiculous. (its ABC Family so I wasn't expecting too much anyways.)

SHAY MITCHELL is UNFFFF. HNNNNNG.
I have never watched a show just to swoon over pretties. If i wanted to do that I could just google image it. But like she is just. I dont know. A Glamazon. a gorgeous gorgeous glamazon.

it also helps that she's the token lesbian on the show.

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