interest #100 - strictly ballroom
which is my favorite by far of Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain trilogy. it's the only one that has a happy ending. and the dancing makes me happy.
once i saw this super fantastic lj layout with a Strictly Ballroom theme but i don't remember anymore who owned it.




if we'd had Strictly Ballroom (and that nifty-looking study guide) in the curriculum back when i was at school, i think my education would've been so much the better. *sigh*


interest #101 - sullivan/luthor
<— because when i say Sullivan/Luthor, i really do mean Sullivan/Luthor. i'm not terribly particular about which Sullivan with which Luthor. *evil*
btw, the icon up there (not the one to the left) is by Clara, ma Belle.

The essence of romanticism is infinite longing.
— E.T.A. Hoffman, German writer

i love that. it explains a lot.

speaking of infinite longing...Viktor Krum has allegedly been found. this site doesn't seem to have very reliable reportage tho, because it also says "In the fourth book, Hermione falls in love with the head of Potter's quidditch team." who, Oliver?! what good news for credulous Oliver/Hermione 'shippers! really, media ppl make me a bit *headdesk*y sometimes.

also...Scabbers now Rupert's pet for real. :)

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Billy Elliot was the most watched movie on UK terrestrial tv in 2003. <3
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memo to self: make kicky icon from lyric to "Real Emotions" by Los Lonely Boys.
am now a "Super Rater" on msn radio.
i love "Father & Daughter" by Paul Simon so much. it makes me want to cry.

has anyone ever seen a picture of Chloe & Lex with coffee?

recent controversy over @ The Bald Truth as to what constitutes canon in Smallville, just posting my thoughts on the matter here:

• despite some misgivings, i happen to like the DC comics Superman series. i'll admit to being something of a comic book snob particularly with regards to John Byrne's 6-part Man of Steel series. therefore i am pro-Lois/Clark, and not really much for the Clark/Lana although i don't hate Kristin Kreuk's Lana either, like some ppl do. i just wish she were a redhead. and not so waffle-y. comic-book!Lana was more of a brick. oh, and Stacy Haiduk's Lana too, from the Superboy series - that woman certainly was gorgeous. btw, in the flashbacks from Man of Steel, one gets the impression Lana was the one who had the huge high-school crush on Clark, not the other way around.
  
  
• am nearly 100% convinced Chloe's cousin in Metropolis = Lois Lane. this makes sense as i do believe Chloe is there to whip Clark into shape so he bcomes the "mild-mannered reporter" he's going to be someday. at first i wasn't sure what to make of Chloe and the other made-up characters for the show but i got used to them, and Chloe especially, grew on me.
  
  
• Lois Lane is not a bitch. she is headstrong, resourceful and intelligent and i respect that, even though, for the longest time i couldn't stand Margot Kidder's portrayal of her in the movies. and then i saw Margot with Elliot Gould in a movie that i can't remember the title of right now, which made me decide that i like her, just not as Lois Lane. i prefer Teri Hatcher. bcause yeah, even though i had misgivings about Lois & Clark, i liked that show too. John Shea's Lex was yummy as well.
  
  
• i'm a card-carrying pro-Lionel fangirl. it is impossible for me to seriously hate anyone who looks like he does. heh.
  
  
• must find Kathe's ChLex stories, which have disappeared from ff.net *sob!* Kathe is like, my arabe1la of ChLex.

speaking of comic books, i've been meaning to mention that right about the time when _lucy_ changed her lj layout to her Rogue one, i also changed my celfone logo to a Rogue one. bcause great minds think alike. except now my Rogue logo's gone, it got erased when i had to get my fone reset bcause i stupidly forgot my security code. >_<

el_erzulie, i still can't tell the difference between my Travis & Weezer mp3s of "Baby One More Time" @_@

last Saturday, had Boston cream pie & coffee @ Oh Georg with Thel & Beth (it was Beth's belated birthday treat) — they had the green tea cheesecake & Oreo cheesecake respectively. good stuff.

yesterday, my lil sister — of whom i am very justly proud — passed her thesis defense; my bro txted me that all 5 panelists liked her presentation of her ad campaign. then they (just my sibs Jill & Alex, they didn't take the panelists with them) went to see Daredevil. i couldn't go with them bcause i was still @ work, but when i got home i pigged out then started Lilo & Stitch without them. which was bad of me, i know, but my rented videos are due today! am going to see Ben Affleck & Colin Farrell in formfitting leather later, either with Thel & Gen or with Dred. also watched Samurai Jack last night, liked the stylisticness of it all, and am tickled that the archvillain's voice is Mako. fell asleep on couch in front of tv. again.

( quizzes from Bec )