Counting Down

[fredericks]

I am stoked that vacation is drawing near. I'm coming to find that the summers are miserable at work because we're constantly scrambling to cover for nurses who are off. And managers that are off - I was coerced into working Friday (my day off after working this past weekend) because my manager requested the day off as well. I'm getting paid overtime for the day, but I just *know* I'm going to be forced out into the field to see patients instead of actually sitting at my desk doing my job. I make the time fly by counting down the days until my train trip down to ATL and the geekfest that is DragonCon. This Con will be more low-key (bwah) than last, but I think I might be able to see more by not just focusing on the big name panels...although, I'm not even going to front, I WILL be one of those people camping out in front of a ballroom 5-6 hours before the Joe Flan/Ben Browder/Jason Momoa panel of hawtness (I'm pretty sure that's what it's going to be labeled in the Pocket Guide).

Something I forgot to mention in my last post: shown prior to the hideousness that was G.I. Joe was a trailer for the live action Avatar: The Last Airbender film (just titled The Last Airbender, thankyouverymuch James Cameron). I wasn't able to form much opinion from what was shown, although the director still gives me pause.

What I'm definitely excited about? Chris Rock's film scheduled for release in October - Good Hair. It looks to be amusing and a conversation starter, and I'm looking to drag a couple of folks along with me for the ride. *ahem*

The weekend certainly is taking its sweet time in getting here, huh? ::reminds self it's Tuesday::

Comments

[kitsu84.livejournal.com]

This Con will be more low-key (bwah) than last, but I think I might be able to see more by not just focusing on the big name panels...although, I'm not even going to front, I WILL be one of those people camping out in front of a ballroom 5-6 hours before the Joe Flan/Ben Browder/Jason Momoa panel of hawtness (I'm pretty sure that's what it's going to be labeled in the Pocket Guide).

Oi. Be sure to save me a seat in the line. ♥

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

No problem. I plan to hunker down sometime Tuesday night before Con. :)

[xioley.livejournal.com]

I hope for more pictures of DragonCon.

I kind of wish GI Joe had been good (I haven't seen it, but of the 5 people I know who have, no one's really liked it). It had such potential to be a good campy flick (seriously, no 'Yo Joe!'?) and Christopher Eccleston to boot. Oh well.

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

They said "Yo, Joe!" Once, I believe. And they also said "and knowing is half the battle." It was bad. Eye-gouging bad.

It had Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and it was still awful. Jesus, Mohammed, and the Spaghetti Monster combined couldn't redeem that thing.

[captainschlumpy.livejournal.com]

I still wish I could go to dragoncon. Too bad my sister had to decide to get married. ah well, maybe next year. I have no words for GI Joe or a live action Avatar. I mean, who can they really get to play Sokka? No one any good.

[fredericks.livejournal.com]

DUDE, ONE OF THE (white) VAMPIRE GUYS FROM TWILIGHT IS PLAYING SOKKA.
I just popped over the IMDB to check out the cast and I was like, "homg, wtf, rotisserie roasted!"

It is still pretty amazing that the primary cast is caucasian. The only non-white I can see out of the mains is Zuko (being played by the guy from "Slumdog Millionaire"), and I suspect that's because Zuko isn't going to be given much to do.

And I wish you could come to this year's DCon too, if only because this is probably the last time I'll be able to go for a number of years unless I kill about 100 nurses above me in the seniority pool. It sucks being new to the job. :( I want to be snarky with you while laughing at crazy fangirls. You'd *die* if we went to the slash panel, the people there are completely ridiculous.

[captainschlumpy.livejournal.com]

What.the. fuck. Seriously?! Way to go Nickelodeon. You finally make a cartoon with people of color in the main roles and then put a bunch of whiteys in the movie?! URGH!!! *SMASH!* I guess I'll be skipping that one. Yeah, I'm kind of pissed but since I'm aiming to be good and get that permanent job and pay off my car by next summer...still you know how much I love being snarky and making fun of fan girls dammit!