I Do My Best, But I'm Made of Mistakes

[snurri]

1. charlesatan interviewed me for the Nebula Awards website.

2. In case you were wondering, the Pope is still an asshole. I can't even comment beyond that, the whole thing makes me so angry.

3. GIANT FOSSIL NORWEGIAN SEA MONSTER!!! I don't understand why they named it "Predator X," though; no Public Enemy fans at the Natural History Museum of Oslo University?

4. In other dinosaur news, VICIOUS CHICKEN RAPTORS!!!

5. Last night I watched The Spirit of the Beehive, which was astounding. Did one of you tell me about this? The influence of Ana's character on Ofelia in Pan's Labyrinth is obvious. Fernando Fernán Gómez is in it, too. I wish I could speak about it coherently, but it's one of those films I need to digest for a while and watch again before I can even figure out what I think. What I feel, though, is that this is a film you should all see if you haven't already.

Comments

Spirit of the Beehive

[kellyshaw.livejournal.com]

Thanks for bringing attention to this amazing film! Few movies are as haunting, beautiful, and purely cinematic.

Re: Spirit of the Beehive

[snurri.livejournal.com]

I don't really know what it was trying to say, but it was amazing to look at.

[10yroldwhizkid.livejournal.com]

fuck

fuuuuuuuuuck

that thing is dead, right? no. no i don't trust the sea at all. no i don't. because who knows. what if it's in a big clam shell in the bottom of the ocean with the ss andrea dorea or something just chilling out with a colossal squid thinking of ways to make me its amuse bouche. god i hate the ocean. the ocean can gtfo. no.

i have to keep my pope thoughts to myself until Notre dame tells me if I'm off the wait list but mannn ..

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Dead, hiding forty fathoms down, what's the difference? :-P

[bootsinrain.livejournal.com]

Four flippers! Like somebody just slapped an extra two on to make it more horrible.

Spirit of the Beehive is one of my favorite movies. If I were a pedophile, I would be in love with Ana Torent. Well, back then, anyway.

There is a similar movie with Ana, Cria Cuervos, I think its called. But its not as good.

Pan's Labyrinth definitely stole.

[bootsinrain.livejournal.com]

That's funny. If you hadn't posted that interview, I wouldn't know you had written “The Ichthyomancer Writes His Friend With an Account of the Yeti’s Birthday Party.” I loved that story.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Heh; you're not the first to remember the story but not the name. Glad you liked it.

[rnb.livejournal.com]

Predator X speaks with his fins.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Drown, Hollywood, Drown!

[aliseadae]

Thank you for reminding me that I need to see The Spirit of the Beehive.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

You do! It's lovely and it will stick with you.

[psamphire.livejournal.com]

"the Pope is still an asshole"

You know, that's word for word what I said this morning when I heard him on the radio. (Well, I think I said 'arsehole', but...)

[snurri.livejournal.com]

I like arsehole. The word, anyway.

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

The dinosaurs are all very overwhelming.

The interview was terrific.