Drips and drabs

Cody's birthday dinner is at 8:00 at Daniel's THIS SATURDAY! I tried to get earlier but the only open times for a party of six were 5:45 and 8, so I went with 8.

Oh people of the internet, I need an idea of what to do with my hair. I cannot decide. I am just approaching that place where I want to do something to it. Mostly, I am thinking about color. I am displeased with the light brown blonde-ness that is slowly eeking more and more into my hair. So, gentle beings, what do you think? It has to be work okay but around here that isn't too stringent.

So. What else? The new trainer as the gym is killing us in a different way. We're doing less exhausting but more targeted exercises. Last night I found a machine that allows me to pop my lower back. It is an impressive thing to not have pain there. It has become almost background noise for me to have it and not to have it was truly strange. It started to tense back up within the hour but that hour was pretty sweet. He took our measurements and we're going to measure again close to the same time next month. It makes me nervous.

Also, he has me trying to eat five (or more) times a day. You'd be amazed at how hard this is to do. You need to eat to live but eating more times is... just hard. But I'm managing to do at least four time a day every day so far, if not more but man... I just hate having to actively reserve so much of my brain for this stuff.

I'm looking forward to going to Comic Con. Some part of me is dwelling on seeing some new and old people for the first time in awhile. The same thoughts as always come forward to plague me - about the way I look and all of that. I have to say I am continually frustrated and amazed at how some people think it is as easy as 'just getting off the couch' or 'stop eating so much' that will help you lose weight. I hear that stuff a lot and, ironically, from people who aren't in the greatest shape themselves. Still, it makes me angry that there are a lot of people who think this sort of thing it simple. And, sure, for some people it is. I envy them. And sure, there are a lot of things I could have done differently on the way to where I am to have changed where I ended up. It isn't like I can go back in time and tell myself to stop being a moron. It isn't like I can really ever remember a time when I was anything near skinny. I have always envied that of my sister but I'm not built that way - even starting with genetics.

There is something about realizing that almost every person I've ever met with the same hair I have has mostly the same body shape as well. Still, I am doing what I can, trying not to be crazy about it, trying not to let it wrap me up in knots all the while trying to be healthier. If I can just stay focused on being healthier and not the weight, I'll be okay. Still...

Anyway, that's a big sidetrack of fun. I need to get back to work.

Movie news and such

The rumors about a new Robocop continue to swirl about. Darren Aronofsky looks like the leading choice for a director. Robocop is an interesting movie on a lot of different levels, as much as that statement might get laughs in certain company, I stand by the statement. I don't think it needs to be remade but the issues looked at could use another look or two.

Wendy and Richard Pini's Elfquest comics are coming from Warner Bros., written, produced and directed by Rawson Thurber. Yeah. That .... Yeah. I don't feel confident there.

Fandango, the nation's leading moviegoer destination, reports that many of its pre-opening Thursday midnight shows on July 17 are already sold out in cities across the country. They're adding 3:00am and 6:00am in theaters across the country.

Ugh. That Red Dawn remake (STOP WITH THE REMAKES) has a writer and a director now. I'm going to stop talking about it. Maybe it'll go away.

Looks like your first Watchmen trailer will be coming in front of The Dark Knight. Extra bang for your buck there.

DC released a list of people who will and will be at SDCC for them. Mostly it is who you would expect with a few people not on the list. Then again, the people not on the list do work for other people as well. The list is a million people long and I'm not listing it here. It is press released and easily findable.

Showtime and Dexter producer Sara Colleton are going to put The Exterminatorsm on the air, based on the canceled Vertigo series by Simon Oliver and Tony Moore.

MTV has put up an interesting look at the evolution of The Joker - http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1590412/story.jhtml Not too shabby.

TV Guide has a first look at the Direct to DVD Wonder Woman movie here - http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Exclusive-Look-Wonder/800042749

Rupert Grint will be in Cherrybomb , a teen drama about two friends whose furious competition for a beautiful but manipulative girl has tragic (oh no) consequences. Looks like the Potter kids are mostly trying to keep moving on. Good for them.

And something really cool happened in NYC and Chicago last night related to The Dark Knight viral. I'll be writing it up later.

It's a meme!

I asked for questions and I got them! Thanks bloolark.

1) What's one movie that you believe everyone in the universe should see?
Ugh. That's really hard. Especially since I'm pretty sure I would have picked something entirely different two weeks ago. Right now, though, I have to go with Wall-E. It is cute, it is endearing and it made me feel happy in a way not much does.

2) What's your favorite thing about yourself?
Huh. Umm. I think... that right now, this would have to be that I love learning about the things other people love. I might not ever love it but I want to know why you do. I hope that makes sense.

3) If you no longer needed to work for a living, what would you do with your free time?
Study and travel. And, if I'm being really honest, waste a lot of time playing video games.

4) What superpower would you choose to have if you had to pick one?
Teleportation. I'd see a lot more of people I don't get to see as much as I'd like.

5) In honor of the new movie, which Batman actor is your favorite?
Kevin Conroy. But if I have to stick with those who are actually on screen, I have yet to disagree with any move Christian Bale has made.