Kate ([info]mskatej) wrote,
@ 2008-07-17 10:21:00
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Current mood: restless
Current music:Rihanna - take a bow
Entry tags:batman, film, random, rant, real life

Bitching and moaning and some questions.
EDIT: This brilliant rant by [info]naamah_darling sums up how I feel about the Contraception = Abortion bullshit that has been upsetting me for the past day.

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I'm going to "The Dark Knight" with the girls in a few weeks but I'm afraid to say the only thing I'm looking forward to about it is seeing the girls. (HI GIRLS.) Because I know I'm going to hate it. I hated the first one -- and I don't advise you get me started on why unless you've got all day -- and according to Stephanie Zacharek (who I trust more than any other person in the entire world on the subject of film) the second one is as big a mess. DAMN YOU CHRISTOPHER NOLAN. Please hand the reigns to a more worthy director (del Toro! Cuarón! Rodriguez!) for the next instalment, and please stop listening to all the people who tell you you are a genius, because you really are NOT. /end frustrated rant

Hopefully my expectations are so low that I will end up liking this one more? At least it's got Maggie and Heath.

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Beauty myths! Um, I need someone to clear this up for me ([info]blythely?) because it sounds like a myth but maybe there is science behind it. Is it true that you are supposed to change your face cream brand every four years? Several women have told me this and it annoys me because I have been using the same brand for way more than four years (it's a good cream!) and finding a new brand is going to be a huge pain in the ass because I am allergic to so many of them.

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Tell me what you have on your mug and key-chain because it will be interesting. My work mug has this picture on it:



I bought it at the Beatles Store on Baker Street when I first started here and have been using it ever since.

My keyring is this:



My friend Anna gave it to me and I find it amusing even though I have only ever flown economy so I guess the joke's on me.


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[info]fleegull
2008-07-17 11:48 am UTC (link)
Beauty myths! Um, I need someone to clear this up for me (blythely?) because it sounds like a myth but maybe there is science behind it. Is it true that you are supposed to change your face cream brand every four years?

Total myth, unless it starts to irritate your skin there is no reason to switch creams. Your skin does not develop a resilience to them because all they do (no matter how expensive they are) is temporarily moisturize the skin unless they are prescription creams.

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 11:50 am UTC (link)
That's what I figured. I also think it's a myth that the more expensive a cream is the better it is. The one I use is reasonably priced and it's better than any more expensive cream I've tried.

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[info]purplerabbits
2008-07-17 11:59 am UTC (link)
My work mug is a boringly brown one that someone got me in secret Santa that was too ugly for me to want to take home. It is however super big so I use it for coffee.

My key ring is my purse, which makes it harder to lose, it's a wee leather coin purse with a key bit in it. Before that I had my memory stick as a key chain and before that an LED torch. I guess I'm just boringly practical...

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 12:04 pm UTC (link)
Hee, you are very practical! (But not boring, no *g*)

One time I got two crystal champagne glasses from my secret santa and omg they were hideous. I still have them actually.

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[info]purplerabbits
2008-07-17 01:22 pm UTC (link)
Secret Santa pretty much always sucks...

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[info]turnonmyheels
2008-07-17 12:26 pm UTC (link)
i didn't like nolan's batman either and i doubt i'll like this one too, but i've gotta see it anyway

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[info]turnonmyheels
2008-07-17 12:27 pm UTC (link)
My work mug is a red travel cup with black lid and handle and my keychain is a pewter Tinkerbell.

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 12:41 pm UTC (link)
Aw cute! That suits you.

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[info]turnonmyheels
2008-07-17 01:20 pm UTC (link)
Tink was a Christmas gift from my baby-mama several years ago and I <3 it very much.

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 12:40 pm UTC (link)
My friends are making me see it, and I sort of want to because Heath's last performance, but mostly I've been annoyed that Nolan is directing this film for ages because he is an overrated hack.

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[info]turnonmyheels
2008-07-17 01:23 pm UTC (link)
I could give a rat's ass about Heath's last performance. Celebrity deaths -- particularly overdose related ones -- don't shock me or upset me or cause me to lament their parting. I've been told I'm a heartless bitch. I probably totally am.

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 01:43 pm UTC (link)
I'm not judging you. I feel sad not so much because he died but because I won't get to see any more of his performances, if that makes sense. Like, I still think it sucks that James Dean only made three movies before his untimely death. My grief is entirely selfish is what I am saying.

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[info]turnonmyheels
2008-07-17 01:44 pm UTC (link)
I get that, that makes a lot of sense to me. I'm really sad George Carlin is gone for the exact same reason. But all these people who sit at their computers and cry into their coffee cups? I don't get that at all

I think that's enough confession for one day *g*

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[info]voldything
2008-07-17 12:50 pm UTC (link)
Tell me what you have on your mug and key-chain because it will be interesting.

Well, my mug is white with a big scorpion in red (a gift from a friend a couple of years ago) and my key-chain is actually a golden bullet my dad made when he was in the military service (it has no gunpowder, of course, otherwise I would have blown my hand off eons ago!)

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 12:54 pm UTC (link)
Interesting. Both scorpions and bullets are rather foreboding, dark symbols. Which, obviously, is super cool. *impressed*

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[info]blythely
2008-07-17 12:52 pm UTC (link)
The only reason you should do anything beauty companies tell you to do is if you like being parted from your money unreasonably.

All bollocks.

Thanks for reminding me about Batman ... I haven't received a confirmation email so I am a bit worried that it didn't go through. Will try and check today.

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 12:58 pm UTC (link)
No worries. :D

The only reason you should do anything beauty companies tell you to do is if you like being parted from your money unreasonably.

Right! This is what I think! Because they also tell you to change your makeup every three months and I am so never going to do that.

How do Vaseline make any money though? I've had the same tub for more than a decade.

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[info]blythely
2008-07-17 01:33 pm UTC (link)
All the bogans who use it for lube?

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 01:37 pm UTC (link)
LOL GROSS.

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[info]rilestar
2008-07-17 01:16 pm UTC (link)
My work coffee mug was a gift from my flatmate, Alana (before she was my flatmate, back when she was just my friend :-)) She painted me two mugs for my birthday - one for home and one for work. They both feature Gir, from Invader Zim. The work one has evil, red-eyed Gir and has "I obey" written on the other side. The home one has happy, insane, blue-eyed Gir, and says, "I'm dancing like a monkey!" on the back. She had a tradition for a number of years of making me Gir-related gifts for presents - I have a handbag, a vase, a cushion, two mugs and my current wallet.

My keychain has a beaded South African flag (courtesy of [info]nimnod, and made by a Xhosa woman) as well as a tiny Rubik's cube (a birthday present from my friend, Arwen) and a little squishy yellow block with a question mark on it (like the blocks in Super Mario - part of my birthday present this year from my brother). It also had a large Peruvian worry doll (called Pablo), but his hair wore through and he came off. :-(

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[info]rilestar
2008-07-17 01:24 pm UTC (link)
Also, I LOVE YOUR KEYRING!

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 01:36 pm UTC (link)
IT IS VERY SILLY. :D

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 01:36 pm UTC (link)
I had to look up Gir from Invader Zim. LOLOL. Adorable.

Your keyring sounds amazing! Does the rubik's cube actually work? And are you able to solve it?

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[info]rilestar
2008-07-17 01:48 pm UTC (link)
Kate! You really should watch Invader Zim! GIR IS AWESOME BEYOND BELIEF!

The Rubik's cube does work, so I assume it's able to be solved ... however, I've never solved an ordinary-sized one without peeling off the stickers, so mine remains unsolved. :-(

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[info]morganichele
2008-07-17 02:14 pm UTC (link)
I'm going to see the new Batman movie, too, but I'm worried I'm not going to like it. I am looking forward to seeing HL's performance as the Joker, but I just didn't get in to the first movie at ALL. *shrugs* Ah well.
As far as my mug and keychain... My mug has a rainbow and 'I'm Proud of my Gay Daughter' written on it, although I get a few strange looks when people ask my daughter's age and I say "almost 8". lol
My keyring has a mish-mash of keychains, thanks to my friends. :) My favorite is the Christopher Reeve Foundation dog tag though.

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 08:28 pm UTC (link)
Your mug: HAHAHA. Classic.

I'm really glad there are other people here who didn't like the first Batman film because it generally seems to be pretty exalted in fandom and I so do not get it.

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[info]azewewish
2008-07-17 02:28 pm UTC (link)
My coffee mug says 'Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.' *shrugs* Yeah, it's sort of platitude-ish, but it's also true.

And I'm ridiculously looking forward to The Dark Knight. But then, I am one of those people that loved Batman Begins, thinks Chris Nolan is a genius, and pretty much thinks that everything that was wrong in the other Batman films they got completely right with Nolan's version. (I'm not counting Batman: The Animated Series, because, while unbelievably brilliant, it was a kids' show at the end of the day.)

Not surprising, though, that you & I see Batman in a completely different way. *g*

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 08:31 pm UTC (link)
I like your mug! It is totally true.

Everyone seems to be looking forward to the dark knight; IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY ALONE. :P

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[info]azewewish
2008-07-17 09:13 pm UTC (link)
Right now, I'm feeling that way about the Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long whatever it is. I am SO not a fan of Whedon's.

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 09:25 pm UTC (link)
I'm not really sure how I feel about Dr Horrible. I'm a Buffy fan from way back but I've also grown up and moved on to other things and no longer feel the same blind adoration for Whedon that I once did. I think Dr Horrible is quite amusing (mostly because Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion are ridiculously charming) but it's not *actually* great comedy.

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[info]ninasis
2008-07-17 03:08 pm UTC (link)
My husband wants to see Dark Knight for his birthday outing, so we will. But it's not something I'm looking forward to - I didn't care for the first one that much, and I don't see the second as something that really deserves the hype it's getting. It's like the latest Indy flick - people were so excited when they heard a fourth was being made, and then the final product was crap. I kinda think this is going to be the same.

As to your questions - I don't have a mug at work. We are a bad company and use styrofoam cups (mostly because our current office has no "break area" so washing dishes isn't possible. In our new office we'll have a full kitchen, including dishwasher, so we'll see if we become greener.)

I have a pewter "T" with Tigger wrapped around it on my keychain - for Trina. Very boring. *g*

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 08:34 pm UTC (link)
I don't see the second as something that really deserves the hype it's getting. It's like the latest Indy flick - people were so excited when they heard a fourth was being made, and then the final product was crap. I kinda think this is going to be the same.

This is what I think.

Oh, a Tigger keychain! That is totally adorable.

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[info]norwich36
2008-07-17 03:12 pm UTC (link)
Hmm. I suspect I will probably enjoy The Dark Knight, mostly because I don't have a lot of expectations when it comes to Batman movies, but I am unlikely to see it this weekend--I'm much more excited about Mamma Mia, which I am dying to see. (Though depending on just how agonizing my trip to the dentist is today, I may take tomorrow off and see them both).

I don't have anything on my keychain at the moment--I used to have a picture of Clark and Lex, but the plastic encasing it got broken, so I had to take it off. My current travel coffee mug has a collage of SPN pictures on it. I got both at Escapade last year.

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 08:36 pm UTC (link)
Apparently Mama Mia is going to become a movie classic (this is according to my flatmate), like Grease. A film that we will be watching over and over again, for years on end. So yeah, I am absolutely looking forward to seeing it.

Your mug is fannish! NICE.

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[info]alibi_factory
2008-07-17 05:09 pm UTC (link)
My favorite mug is a French robot face, it is amazing. I also have a brushed aluminum thermos for Travel Coffee. Brushed aluminum is second only to galvanized steel in my list of favorite metals. Cheap nerd is cheap?


My key ring is a blue carabiner because if I do not attach my keys to my pants I will lose them. The only non-key thing is a battered-beyond-usability Super Fresh coupon card, though I am on the lookout for a nice bottle opener because I am a beeraholic.


You should probably not keep a container of face cream for more than four years due to I imagine it would get gross after a while.

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 08:42 pm UTC (link)
Your mug sounds interesting. You should take photos of it and then show them to me.

Bottle openers are super handy. I used to always carry a corkscrew in my handbag (I don't need one now because most bottles of wine have screw tops now, not corks) and whenever anyone was like, "I need a corkscrew. Who has a corkscrew?" (which happened really often) I would go, "ME!" And they would mock me for carrying around a corkscrew and I'd be all, "Uh, DO YOU WANT TO USE IT OR NOT, ASSHOLE." This happened so many times.

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[info]geneli4
2008-07-17 06:07 pm UTC (link)
i'm not sure whether or not to thank you for linking to that rant, which summed up feelings PRECISELY, because of course i wound up reading some of the comments as well, and now i have a V. BAD HEADACHE.

in other news, my coffee mug is blue and there is nothing but keys and grocery tags on my key chain, because i am dull dull dull. :)

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-17 08:45 pm UTC (link)
I didn't read the comments because I had a feeling there would be too much stupidity for me to handle. I might glance at them now though, because I am bored and clearly a glutton for punishment.

(You are in no way dull, missy. <3)

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[info]duskwillow
2008-07-17 09:35 pm UTC (link)
Hm...so if contraception = abortion, does that mean that they also plan to start pressing charges against guys who masturbate? I mean dear Bob - they are practically committing genocide!! Think of the babies!!!
The stupidity of that whole mess is making my head hurt.

I am looking forward to The Dark Knight, and have been for the last year and a half. :) It opens here on the 24th. I plan to camp out at noon in front of the movie theatre to make sure I'll get the tickets. :D
I also love Nolan. I've been a fan since Memento, it's one of the craziest movies I've ever seen.
Does that make me Bizzaro Kate? :D

My mug has drawn animals on it (cow is the best) and kinda pinkish background. I have no idea why I bought it, it's not cool or pretty.
And this is my key ring. I like bats. :)

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-18 11:43 am UTC (link)
The stupidity of that whole mess is making my head hurt.

You and me both, BB. :

I also love Nolan. I've been a fan since Memento, it's one of the craziest movies I've ever seen.
Does that make me Bizzaro Kate? :D(

LOL. Not quite! I really enjoyed Memento when I saw it, and it's only in hindsight that I think it's actually quite a stupid and nonsensical movie that uses trickery to fool us into thinking it's profound. I believe if you actually try to make sense of the story you will find that it is a load of rubbish.

Your keyring is fab. <3

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[info]femmenerd
2008-07-25 03:56 am UTC (link)
My coffee mug says "I &heart; vampire porn" and my keychain involves a hot pink mini-carabiner though I have never gone rock climbing in my life. :)

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[info]mskatej
2008-07-25 10:25 am UTC (link)
omg PERFECT. <3

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