Friday, July 10, 2009

Caption Contest!

Ok, even though the good doctor is sadly missing from the shot, I can't help but think that this one will be fun:

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Sci-Fi / Fantasy Writing Contest

It's a bit late in the game, but I just read about this and wanted to pass it on. It's a sci-fi/fantasy novel contest for new writers that gives the winner a publishing deal:

WAR OF THE WORDS CONTEST

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Dedicated to one of my cousins . . .

. . . who had never heard of Mikhail Baryshnikov before Sex and the City. She was amazed when my Mom gulped and said, um, yeah--he's one the greatest ballet dancers of all time.

So just to rub it in and feel superior, here's a brilliant clip from White Nights:


Oh, and what the heck. Here's one more. It's from the ballet Don Quixote:

Monday, July 6, 2009

Caption Winner~Gratz Julianna!

So many good ones to choose from--but Julianna keeps her crown!
Remember, Spock. The most powerful sexual organ is the brain.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

1776~But, Mr. Adams

In honor of the 4th of July:

Friday, July 3, 2009

Introducing: The Tantalus Field

Check out Liederlady's new Star Trek blog, which begins with a hilarious advertisement from Cyrano Jones.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Laurie (The guy Jo should have married, if she married at all...)

As much as I like Christian Bale in serious, chiseled roles (and it sounds like Melvin Purvis from Public Enemies is one of those), I love him as Theodore Lawrence (aka Teddie or Laurie) in Little Women . He has his serious moments as Laurie, but it's a more light-hearted part:

I've got a date with CB tomorrow morning...

Ok, not really. But I am going to see Public Enemies.

One haircut coming up...

No more longish hair for me. I'm getting it bobbed today--cut down to size, so to speak. It's a wild, frizzy mess right now that's crying for taming.

So why am I so down about going short? At heart, I suppose, I still dream of having long, unruly curls flowing down my back . . .

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Caption Contest!

Here's my favorite pic from STAR TREK III--and it's screaming for a caption: