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-Damn the server move. I am not getting any e-mail notifications from LJ, and that makes it damn near impossible to reply to people. If I haven't replied to a comment you've left me I'm not being rude, I swear! I hope the notifications aren't lost in the cyber-nebula and end up hitting my mailbox whenever HQ is settled in their new location. Is there anyone else dealing with the same thing?
-I watched another episode of "Bob and Rose" today, and it made me all warm and fuzzy inside. I'm not one of those hets who secretly wishes to shack up with a gay man and I can see why different groups would dislike the show and what it features, but "Bob and Rose" has some universal themes about love and standing up. And Russell Davies is like my TV equivalent of Alan Moore - there's nothing he's done that I dislike. I wish LOGO (? or was it BBC America? I forget) would get regular with the airing times.
-Okay, VH1 - "I Love the Holidays"...? Just fucking STOP IT ALREADY.
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Today was the big unveiling of the Narnia display at the World of Disney store. Since I was running under the assumption that it would be a straightforward reveal and then possibly a few words from the kid stars, I decided to leave my house around 12:30. When I got to the location at 1:30 there was a line outside the door. I was a little peeved at myself for choosing to stay in and watch the end of "Whammy" but, come on! "Press Your Luck" followed by "Whammy" makes for the greatest Saturday morning TV combo evah. I jumped on the end of the line and fretted a little; it seemed as though I was waiting for a signing and I had absolutely nothing for them to sign and absolutely no money to secure anything for them to sign. I asked one of the workers/wranglers, though, and he said we didn't need to present the actors with anything.
Forty minutes of waiting in the cold weather later, and there was a minor ruckus behind me. It turns out the window that was revealed was on the *opposite* side of the store, and since my part of the line was situated directly in the *front* of the store I missed the whole frakkin' thing. I mean, what the frak??? I stifled my displeasure and pulled out my camera in time to snap a pic of the kids as they were being hustled into the store. All I managed to get on film was a blurry pic of the kid playing Peter, William Moseley. He's taller than I thought.
Even though I was worried about the line being massive, there were no more than 35 people ahead of me. Why such a paltry turn out? I don't know. Lack of publicity, perhaps. Less than thirty minutes after the kids were brought inside and seated at the signing table I made my way in front of them. It was very cool to see the actors I'd watched numerous times in vid clips up close and personal. I was struck again by how lovely Anna Popplewell, the girl who plays Susan, looked (I'd seen her briefly during the actor's flight inside the building). I was also struck by how utterly hideous William's Donald Trump-style comb over hairdo looked. I want to be generous and blame it on the wind but there wasn't any to speak of. Can he really be going bald at such a young age? Eh. I managed to get a picture with William, Anna, and Skandar Keynes [Edmund] together, but...poor Lucy. Heh. The actors were autographing posters from the movie and they did it by signing and passing to their left. Anna sat on the far right, then the boys, then 7-year-old Georgie Henley [Lucy] on the far left. The other three breezed through the signing, like you'd expect older children to, but Georgie had to meticulously work at putting down her John Hancock - if you've ever seen a seven year old try to do cursive you'll know what I'm talking about. It was so adorable. The other actors were smiling at the guests and talking occasionally, but Georgie was heads-down signing. I swore I could see the tip of her tongue sticking out the side of her mouth as she put all her concentration on the task. I got a pic of her in profile mid-sign. *grin*
I'd like to say I chatted amiably with the actors, telling them how much I was looking forward to the film and how I'd been watching previews and teasers since early this year, but I found myself a little lost for words. I knew I didn't want to come off as a fool so I just smiled, asked them to come together for a photo, waved, and went on my merry way. It wasn't a bad experience overall. I think seeing William look like that killed my pseudo-lust for him, so that's a good thing. Still can't wait for the movie to come out. Whee!! Two and a half more weeks.
Here are the pics from my venture. Not nearly as many as I wanted, but I work with what opportunity hands me. ( Cut for my dial-up friends. I kept them largish in order to keep them viewable; please forgive me. The next lowest size option I was allowed was ridiculously small. )
I should prolly start studying for my Holistic Nursing test, shouldn't I? *sigh*
-I watched another episode of "Bob and Rose" today, and it made me all warm and fuzzy inside. I'm not one of those hets who secretly wishes to shack up with a gay man and I can see why different groups would dislike the show and what it features, but "Bob and Rose" has some universal themes about love and standing up. And Russell Davies is like my TV equivalent of Alan Moore - there's nothing he's done that I dislike. I wish LOGO (? or was it BBC America? I forget) would get regular with the airing times.
-Okay, VH1 - "I Love the Holidays"...? Just fucking STOP IT ALREADY.
*
Today was the big unveiling of the Narnia display at the World of Disney store. Since I was running under the assumption that it would be a straightforward reveal and then possibly a few words from the kid stars, I decided to leave my house around 12:30. When I got to the location at 1:30 there was a line outside the door. I was a little peeved at myself for choosing to stay in and watch the end of "Whammy" but, come on! "Press Your Luck" followed by "Whammy" makes for the greatest Saturday morning TV combo evah. I jumped on the end of the line and fretted a little; it seemed as though I was waiting for a signing and I had absolutely nothing for them to sign and absolutely no money to secure anything for them to sign. I asked one of the workers/wranglers, though, and he said we didn't need to present the actors with anything.
Forty minutes of waiting in the cold weather later, and there was a minor ruckus behind me. It turns out the window that was revealed was on the *opposite* side of the store, and since my part of the line was situated directly in the *front* of the store I missed the whole frakkin' thing. I mean, what the frak??? I stifled my displeasure and pulled out my camera in time to snap a pic of the kids as they were being hustled into the store. All I managed to get on film was a blurry pic of the kid playing Peter, William Moseley. He's taller than I thought.
Even though I was worried about the line being massive, there were no more than 35 people ahead of me. Why such a paltry turn out? I don't know. Lack of publicity, perhaps. Less than thirty minutes after the kids were brought inside and seated at the signing table I made my way in front of them. It was very cool to see the actors I'd watched numerous times in vid clips up close and personal. I was struck again by how lovely Anna Popplewell, the girl who plays Susan, looked (I'd seen her briefly during the actor's flight inside the building). I was also struck by how utterly hideous William's Donald Trump-style comb over hairdo looked. I want to be generous and blame it on the wind but there wasn't any to speak of. Can he really be going bald at such a young age? Eh. I managed to get a picture with William, Anna, and Skandar Keynes [Edmund] together, but...poor Lucy. Heh. The actors were autographing posters from the movie and they did it by signing and passing to their left. Anna sat on the far right, then the boys, then 7-year-old Georgie Henley [Lucy] on the far left. The other three breezed through the signing, like you'd expect older children to, but Georgie had to meticulously work at putting down her John Hancock - if you've ever seen a seven year old try to do cursive you'll know what I'm talking about. It was so adorable. The other actors were smiling at the guests and talking occasionally, but Georgie was heads-down signing. I swore I could see the tip of her tongue sticking out the side of her mouth as she put all her concentration on the task. I got a pic of her in profile mid-sign. *grin*
I'd like to say I chatted amiably with the actors, telling them how much I was looking forward to the film and how I'd been watching previews and teasers since early this year, but I found myself a little lost for words. I knew I didn't want to come off as a fool so I just smiled, asked them to come together for a photo, waved, and went on my merry way. It wasn't a bad experience overall. I think seeing William look like that killed my pseudo-lust for him, so that's a good thing. Still can't wait for the movie to come out. Whee!! Two and a half more weeks.
Here are the pics from my venture. Not nearly as many as I wanted, but I work with what opportunity hands me. ( Cut for my dial-up friends. I kept them largish in order to keep them viewable; please forgive me. The next lowest size option I was allowed was ridiculously small. )
I should prolly start studying for my Holistic Nursing test, shouldn't I? *sigh*
