Fridaily with Flop

[ellenmillion]

Slept in by two hours today and still dragging. I may take the dog for a long wander in an attempt to get some blood flowing soon; I've been plugging away at yesterday's list, still, and most of it is tedious, meticulous stuff that needs a lot of attention but isn't particularly stimulating.

I've also re-watched most of Season 2 of Avatar, the Last Airbender while I worked. I watched the live action movie on Netflix Wednesday (it was streaming, so why not?), and it was so... terrible. The effects were awesome, I liked the soundtrack and the costumes, I didn't feel like the casting was as awful as the Internet outrage made it out to be... but it was so flat. I mean, I can see that they'd have trouble adapting an entire season into one movie without cutting things, but their choices of things to cut? And who wrote this dialogue? Why not just use what had already been written for some parts? No one was goofy enough - notably Aang and Sokka. Iroh was particularly 'huh?' - he's supposed to be harmless and dumpy and old-feeling, not some generic strong warrior type. And oh guh... who would use Katara saying 'My brother and the princess grew close in that time' to build a relationship and set up romantic tension? Oh, PLEASE.

So, I've been enjoying the original animated version again, to take the taste of it out of my mouth. I'd forgotten how delightful it was.

Guppy is growing digestive and waste tools right now - intestines and bladders and the like. Despite eating everything in sight, increasing in the bust area and looking a little softer in the stomach (despite faithful crunches), I have not yet gained a single pound. Clearly, all these increases are coming directly from my brain.

More food and a forest wander now, then cleaning and printing.

Comments

[flutterbychild.livejournal.com]

I agree, "The Last Airbender" movie was really bad. I watched it with my brother, who made a point of letting me know I should look at it completely separately from the animated series. It made the whole experience not so bad.

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Yes, looking at it that way did help a lot, actually. And there were certainly some *pretty* moments in it!

[jenny_evergreen]

The weight doesn't seriously come till around 4 months, ime. That said, do not fail to eat when you are hungry and sleep when you are tired; trust your body to know what both of you need. :)

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

I shall make a point of listening to it, and be patient with the scale. :)

[ht.livejournal.com]

Yes... yeeeesss young Guppy... grow! Thrive on Avatar! Feast on fantasy and sci-fi!! You shall grow strong in the Force, knowledgeable in the ways of Middle Earth and conquer the galaxy in Stargates and Firefly class starships. GROW!! Live, LIIIVE!!! Muahahaha!!!

*cue thunder, lightning and dramatic camera angles*

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

Mwahahahahaha!!

:P

[ankewehner.livejournal.com]

*heeeeeh* I just got the first season on DVD this week. Will have to wait before splurging on the other two, but it sure was fun. XD

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

It is a *wonderful* series, and gets even better in the last two seasons!

[pixiewildflower.livejournal.com]

:)

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

:)

[mahajarabali.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reassuring me that avoiding Avatar the movie was the wise thing to do.

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

*tips hat* Definitely not worth seeing. Some pretty special effects, but the story was just a disaster.