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( SPOILERS SPOILERS PENNY DREADFUL SPOILERS SPOILERS )


I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH.

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Haven't seen this posted yet, so...

The cast of Penny Dreadful talk about Season 3


Damn, how'd that plate of sliced tomatoes get under my ass all of a sudden?

I do miss Ethan's mane, though. *sigh*

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I'm currently being hypnotized / tortured by this:





*stares*
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Good goddess, the legs on that man.

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It occurs to me it's time for me to fulfill my duties as Picture Queen. So herewith you'll find, in no particular order, a set of photos that Josh did for Marc O' Polo, which is either a scent or a designer label, take your pic. I certainly can't tell from the pictures, and who cares anyway because...




( Yeah. That's what I said... )


So there you have them. A nice late night platter of Food For Thought.

You're welcome.

And sweet dreams...

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Here's a rather stupid and filthy idea, but I thought those of you who've been squeeing here might find it amusing...

( Alternative Casting Game! )

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Thank you all so much for your lovely feedback. Things are jumping a bit here at home, so I'm backed up on answering, but know that not only are you guys making me feel terrifically happy, but you're also feeding my Muse, who is sticking His hand down my pants as He whispers more ideas, images, and lovely luscious plot threads. As always, I can't make specific promises, but this really doesn't seem to be letting up. I haven't spent this much time sitting on sliced tomatoes in years.

BIG MASSIVE HUGS. And I promise to reply. Really. Just...

Mmm, stop that.
No way...


Yeah...gotta go. Talk amongst yourselves.


P.S. Can anyone point me to a good resource for getting an idea of the layout of O'Hare Airport, and maybe some pictures of the interior?

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Watched August last night. Uh...yeah. Seems Josh has been wilding on camera for a while now. Mm, mm, mm. Yummy, yummy man.

I'm getting a little jumpy at the way sex scenes are just THROWN at you these days, though. There doesn't seem to be a lot of buildup anymore. Two characters are having a conversation and then BAM, they're rutting like crazed animals. It's a bit...abrupt. I'm not exactly complaining - the slam of erotic energy I got when the film cut from a sexy look to full-on FUCKING!!! was certainly enjoyable. I'm just glad nobody else was in the room, because I made a pretty bizarre sound when that happened, LOL.

The film itself was surprisingly good. It's one of those Some Guy indie films, like Thumbsucker. Some Guy (or Some Gal) films don't really have plots so much as they have spans. Here's a guy, here's where he works, here are the people he knows. He goes places, he talks to people, things happen, and then it's over, but you haven't necessarily gone any great distance. They don't have plotting in the classic film sense, and they depend on the characters' ability to engage the audience, so the actors are really important.

This one is about a Zuckerberg type who runs a start-up, and right from the get-go I was rooting for him to get a massive bitchslap. Wow, he is a shit. And Josh played it beautifully, all smug manipulation and manic narcissism, spouting off that terminally annoying techie nonsense as if it actually meant something. Gods, the self-stroking horseshit was astounding. I wonder how hard Josh had to work to learn those lines, because there is absolutely NOTHING to hang your understanding on unless you actually do that kind of work. He might as well have been speaking in numbers: "Nine fifty seven eight hundred thousand? ZERO FOURTY NINE AZIMUTH MILLION SQUARE ROOT SKEWEY, ASSHOLE!!!" It really did sound like that - just mouthfuls of hot air, but he rattled it off like every word had import. That's something I really admire in good actors - their ability to inject real meaning into things they might not understand at all. I guess those "recite the alphabet as if you were breaking up with your girlfriend" theater games really do pay off.


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Yeah, this is one I'd definitely recommend if you're looking for things he's been in. It's a tour-de-force, too - he's in every single scene. The movie is completely about him, and yet it never really enters him. I mean, it's not terribly hard to figure this guy out, but he never gets explained. Know what I mean? I don't know if the filmmakers actually want to you to sympathize with him or not; it's really hard to say. But I enjoyed it, and I think you will, too.

P.S. The character's name is Tom Sterling. I find that incredibly funny, myself. It's a name seemingly crafted to put across every bit of his egocentrism and superficial charm.

...The mares and jennies danced at his approach, and the nesting robins left their hatchlings to gaze down upon his passing form... - Echo and Narcissus (my version)


Have been watching The X-Files the last couple of weeks, and this afternoon am watching Red Shoe Diaries, and DAMN. I had almost forgotten how beautiful David Duchovny was back then. I still find him hot, but for a while now he's been dumpy for his role in Californication, and though he continues to be handsome in that puzzled, scholarly way, back in the early 90s he had this contemplative silence in his eyes that made him irresistible. Along with that yummy mouth and nicely cut bod...oh, my. (Don't believe me? Then check out this post from 2005: Duchovny and Wirth get hot and sweaty. Mmmm...MANFLESH.)

Plus he could pull off snark like no one else. You know, there's nothing quite as sexy as a really well-educated smartass.





*fans self*

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Cancion del Mariachi - Antonio Banderas and Los Lobos

From the soundtrack to the film Desperado


Soy un hombre muy honrado,
Que me gusta lo mejor
Las mujeres no me faltan,
Ni el dinero, ni el amor

( Jineteando en mi caballo... )

Antonio does have a lovely singing voice, besides being very sexy. You know what's funny about Antonio? Before he came to America, his career in Spain consisted mostly of playing very nerdy Woody Allen-type guys. Always with the glasses and not knowing how to handle women. Then he gets here and is instantly cast as the Latin Lover type. I guess irony can be pretty ironic.

And how about the decor in that bar? They must have a hell of an electric bill!