Dear Page Six,
Mischa Barton isn't the only person on the planet who needs someone else to fix her coffee in the morning. There's a small business named Starbucks dedicated to that, you might have heard of them?
Oh, that is SUCH a ten-year-old's reaction to Michael Sheen's Twilight casting -- "BUT IT WAS MINE, DADDY!" Sooo cute. I'm sure she quickly figured out the upside to his taking over her fandom, though :)
Is anyone else uncomfortable with this Jordan "rape" story. Because all I can think is that the whole thing seems made up to get attention, which is intolerable, but also makes me feel guilty because I am keenly aware of the problem of rape victims not being believed.
@pumpkinsoup: Thank you. This, coupled with the story Anna N. just posted about a case of a woman being criminally charged after recanting apparently false rape accusations just makes my day, not.
@theKP: @theKP: I'm confused about why she attacked him. I mean, the door wasn't locked and it was an accident. Then again, it's Courtney Love, and there's no rational thinking there.
"the Lord has so much of a bigger crown in heaven for me"
Alright, Barbie, what the hell church do you go to that you think there will be sparkly accessories waiting for you in heaven? Where is the "pretty pretty princess accessory clause" in the bible? I only pick on this because I don't think she's being figurative. I feel like this is a girl (yes, "girl," honey. grow up if you want to be called a woman) actually believes in an afterlife where she will be gifted sparkly jewelry and pretty dresses tailored by Jesus himself.
Carrie-- yes, we need to be civil to one another. This is impossible to do when you deny someone their CIVIL rights. For fuck's sake woman. I'm starting to really wish Jesus loans you HIS crown. You know, the one with all the pokey thorns?
So is that you handle the plural form of the word "passerby?" Makes sense. I always thought "passerbys" seemed awkward, but doing otherwise flew in the face of all I knew about plural forms.
@whynotshesaid: In a magazine at my high school, the people in charge introduced themselves in their introductory letter as the "Editor-in-Chiefs". It did not bode well for the magazine.
@ytuhermanotambien: I have a hard time believing he said that, considering ... well, you know, most of the roles he's taken. He always seems to be up for anything.
@ytuhermanotambien: I was surprised by that. I don't think of Johnny as the kind of guy who will wiggle around on a dance floor doing whatever, but he seemed like he'd be able to do a little something. What a party pooper.
@lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: I've never understood how people can pick out baby names before they see the baby. What if the name doesn't fit? I couldn't even name a pet before I'd spent a few hours with it, let alone a child
@colormeroutine: Shit. Took me weeks to figure out a non-shelter name for my cat. I know my parents went in with a few picked out ahead of time...and then promptly went with none of those.
My childhood choice of name? Probably would have been a throwdown between Rainbow Chocolate PuppyBasket or just straight up Batgirl
@CynicalPink: Ha, my parents did the same thing. That was actually my fault though, because they had one name picked for if I was blond like my father and one picked for if I was dark like my mother, and then I went and popped out as an unexpected redhead and sent them back to the drawing board
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs was so clever and cute - I'm really glad it won the box office. For those of you who are interested, it diverts pretty wildly from the book, but is still great.
@laureltreedaphne: The fact that it's *so* different from the book made me flat out sad. If they wanted a "food falls from the sky as a result of 'for SCIENCE!'" plot, why didn't they just give it an original title. It's practically an original work after all the changes. Why bother with a children's book tie in?
I guess I'm having sort of the opposite reaction to @ucellucica's husband. I really loved the book when I was little, so it makes me wonder why they felt like they had to change everything about it except for the "food falls from sky" part. Any kid that asks for the book after seeing the movie is going to be sorely disappointed by the lack of chase scenes and Mr. T. I liked it just the way it was...
@CynicalPink: This is how I felt about the Ella Enchanted movie. Other than the character names there was almost NOTHING about the plot that resembled the book in any way (even the way her curse worked). CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE
Yeah, but one of the things I liked was they really made an effort to bring out ALL the iconic images from the book, you know? The pancake on the house, the people drinking orange juice out of an umbrella...I guess I wasn't that upset because the book doesn't really have much of a plot to begin with, so I wasn't that upset with giving it one - but I can see how loving it as a kid would make you annoyed with the result.
@laureltreedaphne: It's cool that at least the visual style is there, and I don't doubt that it's a fun movie. You're also right that there isn't too much in the way of plot, but some of the all time best children's books have short, simple pseudo-plots that are easy for really young kids to follow. I was having this book read to me when I was, like, 4. I could handle "It's a town! With a pancake house! Yay!" and be totally content with that.
When they adapt children's books like Cloudy or Where the Wild Things are, I understand that they have to add stuff or the movie would be 20 minutes long at most. I just wonder why they really bother at that point. Plus I feel bad for the poor screen writer! Poor soul basically comes up with an original work that, at most, borrows a premise from a book, but doesn't get the glory of a totally original movie.
I toyed with Kabbalism for a little while, but if it is going to turn me into a walking self-help parrot like Madonna, I believe I will decline. Age is teaching me to be totes ok with being a cultural Jew, which involves having my most serious religious moments occur while making a brisket.
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Mischa Barton isn't the only person on the planet who needs someone else to fix her coffee in the morning. There's a small business named Starbucks dedicated to that, you might have heard of them?
Forever blowing your mind,
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2. Bunch your skirt up around your waist rather than dropping it down. It makes the ninja toilet bikenjutsu much easier to execute.
We all know you could totally have taken that guy if you hadn't been at a disadvantage.
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Alright, Barbie, what the hell church do you go to that you think there will be sparkly accessories waiting for you in heaven? Where is the "pretty pretty princess accessory clause" in the bible? I only pick on this because I don't think she's being figurative. I feel like this is a girl (yes, "girl," honey. grow up if you want to be called a woman) actually believes in an afterlife where she will be gifted sparkly jewelry and pretty dresses tailored by Jesus himself.
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It may or may not be cooler than words can describe.
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Aaaaaannnnd, I'm a total dork.
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Edited to add: Aaaaaannnnd, I'm right there with ya in dorkitude.
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Now, let us go be word dorks together.
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Grammar dorkitude is always acceptable!
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My childhood choice of name? Probably would have been a throwdown between Rainbow Chocolate PuppyBasket or just straight up Batgirl
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I guess I'm having sort of the opposite reaction to @ucellucica's husband. I really loved the book when I was little, so it makes me wonder why they felt like they had to change everything about it except for the "food falls from sky" part. Any kid that asks for the book after seeing the movie is going to be sorely disappointed by the lack of chase scenes and Mr. T. I liked it just the way it was...
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Yeah, but one of the things I liked was they really made an effort to bring out ALL the iconic images from the book, you know? The pancake on the house, the people drinking orange juice out of an umbrella...I guess I wasn't that upset because the book doesn't really have much of a plot to begin with, so I wasn't that upset with giving it one - but I can see how loving it as a kid would make you annoyed with the result.
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It was one of my boyfriend's favorites too, and he really liked the movie. Hope your husband has a similar experience!
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When they adapt children's books like Cloudy or Where the Wild Things are, I understand that they have to add stuff or the movie would be 20 minutes long at most. I just wonder why they really bother at that point. Plus I feel bad for the poor screen writer! Poor soul basically comes up with an original work that, at most, borrows a premise from a book, but doesn't get the glory of a totally original movie.
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