FTW:



Although to be accurate, one would then have to do the same with Star Wars, crossing out the original Lord of the Rings synopsis.

(Seriously, I have been doing a lot of Hero's Journey research, getting all that plot stuff fresh, as it is very helpful when writing anything with a genre bent.)

Writing = taking mini-breaks = now it's survey time!

The iTunes meme:

total number of tracks: 4145
total length of music: 11.5 days

sort by song title:
- first song: 'Ama'Ama - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
- last song: Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies

sort by time:
- shortest song: Howard Makes It All Go Away - Jon Brion (Eternal Sunshine soundtrack) (:14)
- longest song: Der Abschied - Gustav Mahler (29:32)

sort by artist:
- first song: These Are Days - 10,000 Maniacs
- last song: Time of the Season - The Zombies

top 10 most played songs: (this won't really be representative, as a) I had to do that system reboot a while back and it wiped over a year's worth of info, and b) I listen to my classical/soundtrack playlist extensively when I write)
01) Dark Eyes – DeVotchKa
02) Worthy of Survival – Bear McCreary (BSG)
03) The Crypt – Philip Glass (Dracula)
04) Roslin and Adama – Bear McCreary
05) Something Deep Inside – Billie Piper
06) Just What I Needed – The Cars
07) The Infanta – The Decemberists
08) Weathertop – Howard Shore (LOTR)
09) Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor – Claudio Arrau (Chopin)
10) Starman – David Bowie

first five songs that comes up on shuffle:
- Biological - Air
- Dead Things - Emiliana Torrini
- Love Shack - The B-52s (YES)
- Tocatta in E Minor - Bach
- The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us! - Sufjan Stevens

how many songs come up when you search for:
- "sex": 6
- "love": 179
- "you": 287
- "death": 20
- "hate": 20
- "wish": 7
- "monkey": 2

Movies Wot I Am Looking Forward To:

Venus, with Peter O'Toole and Vanessa Redgrave. It just looks delightful.

Notes on a Scandal, with Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench, two of my favorite actresses. I knew about the movie, but Laura reminded me about the trailer, which I hadn't seen before, which looks very intense and awesome.

The Queen, with Helen Mirren as Elizabeth II, following the aftermath of Diana's death. I've heard nothing but rave reviews about her performance.

Pan's Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro. It looks creepy and beautiful and haunting, even though I still don't really know what's going on.

Children of Men, with Clive Owen and Julianne Moore, directed by Alfonso Cuaron. I've seen the trailer half a dozen times, and it still makes me all excited and vaguely weepy.

For Your Consideration, new Christopher Guest movie yay!

The Good German, with George Clooney and Cate Blanchett, because it's black and white and period and it has Cate Blanchett in it.

It's amazing how long it took to tweak the color scheme to make it monochromatic with accents of pink. *stabbity stab*

Today was a good day. I turned in my third draft, watched the first KU game of the season (a 99-69 victory, Rock Chalk), and it was 60 degrees outside.

That's all. :)

Crack!Ship Picspam of Happiness For To Make Glorious Benefit

This is Gaius Baltar. He is pretty.


This is Laura Roslin. Also pretty.


*indrawn breath*


*high-pitched squeal*


*incoherent flailing*


The end.