If I had a Nielsen Box

caitiedidit

twenty-something who worships at the altar of pop culture: politics, music, movies, books and especially tv / prone to obsessiveness and the excessive use of adverbs / most likely to kick your ass at trivial pursuit!

July 2008

04 July 2008 @ 03:39 am

THINKING TOO HARD.

Just got back from Wanted, aaaand I think am going to talk about movies.

( Wanted )

( Prince Caspian )

( WALL-E )

( Iron Man )

Speaking of not thinking too hard... the Quantum of Solace trailer got released (kind of a pretentious mouthful, no?), which was very exciting and inspired me to rewatch Casino Royale. Now, I really love the Bond franchise, and Casino Royale really kicked it up a notch. ( But. )

Poll #1217543
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Was Le Chiffre covering for Vesper when he told Bond that Mathis was a double agent?

Yes! Mathis is wrongfully accused!
3 (75.0%)

No! He's still guilty!
1 (25.0%)

Favorite Bond girls!

Remember that one time when Denise Richards was an astrophysicist?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
5 (100.0%)

Be nice!
0 (0.0%)

On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being "not much" and 10 being "a lot"), how much bullshit is it that Moneypenny and Q have been left out again?

11
4 (100.0%)

Tags: movies, poll

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14 June 2008 @ 04:19 pm

My anal retentiveness, let me show you it.

Is anybody else thinking about sinking $50 on this year's MacHeist? There are only 9 days left, but I'm still going back and forth. I've always wanted ChaChing, on the pro side. VectorDesign and SoundStudio sound like an amazing deal, but I doubt I'd ever use them. I'm curious about TextExpander, but I don't know that I'd use anything else. I don't want any computer games, and I dislike having like third party apps all over my desktop! So I can't decide.

And in a completely random turn of events, I went back and fixed a bunch of broken images in my old picspams and memes, like The Veronica Mars Files picspam, my movie cap quiz, and my completely shameless FNL S1 pimpage. (Am I not supposed to say that anymore? What did fandom decide? I personally vote YES to "pimping." "Plugging" lacks a certain je ne sais quoi.)

But actually it's not so random, since the reason I spruced those up is because I've finally succumbed to del.icio.us, about a zillion years after the fact. Tell me, del.icio.us users, how do you deal with spaces in tags? Like, suppose I want to tag something "veronica mars." If I type "veronica mars," delicious will file my entry as "veronica" and "mars." So how do you do it? Help me standardize my tags!
Poll #1204948
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

How would you tag something Harry Potter?

harrypotter
7 (41.2%)

harry_potter
6 (35.3%)

harry+potter
2 (11.8%)

harry.potter
2 (11.8%)

HarryPotter
3 (17.6%)

hp
3 (17.6%)

other, which you will school me about in the comments
1 (5.9%)

all (or several) of the above
0 (0.0%)

Do you use capitals in your tags?

Yes! "HP" and "Luna Lovegood" and "Ron/Hermione" all the way!
5 (29.4%)

No! Capitals are not for tags!
13 (76.5%)

Ancient fannish conundrum: how do you tag ships and pairings?

By unscientific fannish consensus, i.e. Dan/Blair instead of Blair/Dan
6 (35.3%)

Alphabetically for the sake of cohesiveness, even if it goes against fannish consensus, i.e. Blair/Chuck instead of Chuck/Blair
3 (17.6%)

Both, i.e. Serena/Blair and Blair/Serena
2 (11.8%)

Um, whichever way I feel like?
12 (70.6%)

When you tag things, are you mindful that your del.icio.us is part of a larger fannish network, and that your attention to cohesiveness and comprehensiveness could help other people find what you're tagging more easily?

Yes, which is why I have a System!
4 (30.8%)

Nope, my del.icio.us is for me!
9 (69.2%)

Tags: apple, fandom, poll

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19 June 2007 @ 07:36 pm

I is well-read.

HAPPY STEPHANIE PLUM DAY! Not that I have the new book or anything. But the point is that I COULD have it if I wanted it! Which I do. Maybe I will go pick it up tomorrow.

This reminds me! I am thinking that maybe I should attend the Harry Potter party at Borders this year instead of B&N. I prefer B&N for book shopping, no question, but their HP party is kind of lacking. What with Borders sponsoring PotterCast and publishing the book of essays about Snape and their Snape: Friend or Foe? marketing campaign, I'm thinking that they might have a better party. Where are you guys going?

And even though the new Princess Diaries book is not nearly out, my sister and I are ~~still~~ already fighting about it. Or more specifically, we are fighting about J.P.'s motivations and intentions. I really wanted Mia and Michael to break up because I am bored of Michael, plus he is too old. But everything about their break up was so stupid, and EVERYONE told Mia she was stupid. Except J.P. who reinforced her stupidness because he has a crush on her. And he did a variety of other things that can be interpreted as a.) sketch or b.) understandably unfortunate behavior by a boy who has a crush on a girl who is dating someone else or (if you are my sister) c.) totally nice.
Poll #1006268
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

James P. Abernathy III (or something) aka J.P. is ________

totally nefarious and up to no good!
1 (14.3%)

not as nice as he seems.
1 (14.3%)

absolutely as nice as he seems!
1 (14.3%)

just a typical boy.
2 (28.6%)

Who cares?! Mia/Michael is FINALLY OVER!
0 (0.0%)

DOOMED! Mia/Michael is SO NOT OVER!
4 (57.1%)

You're 23 and you read The Princess Diaries?!
3 (42.9%)

Do you think it ever bothers Meg Cabot that the vast majority of her work will be rendered completely irrelevant in a very short amount of time thanks to her dependence on pop culture references for humor?

Tags: books, poll

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21 May 2007 @ 05:49 pm

We live in a beautiful world.

PEOPLE ARE CRAZY. Are people so crazy that satire has been rendered redundant and superfluous?

Poll #988993
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Satire is dead.

Trufax!
10 (76.9%)

Liez!
6 (46.2%)

Tags: poll, satire is dead

hearing: "Cold Hearted" - Paula Abdul

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26 April 2007 @ 01:27 am

1 AM Poll

Poll #973543
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Who's got the phatest falsetto?

Justin Timberlake
7 (35.0%)

Robin Thicke
6 (30.0%)

Who the hell is Robin Thicke?
13 (65.0%)

Prettiest indie pin-up boy?

Sufjan Stevens
11 (61.1%)

Sondre Lerche
7 (38.9%)

Who should win American Idol?

Blake
0 (0.0%)

Chris
1 (9.1%)

LaKisha
3 (27.3%)

Jordin
3 (27.3%)

Melinda
4 (36.4%)

Phil
0 (0.0%)

But who will *actually* win American Idol?

Blake
0 (0.0%)

Chris
0 (0.0%)

LaKisha
2 (18.2%)

Jordin
4 (36.4%)

Melinda
5 (45.5%)

Phil
0 (0.0%)

Kate Walsh's new bangs are __________.

Heinous
9 (42.9%)

Cute
1 (4.8%)

WOE
14 (66.7%)

Fun
1 (4.8%)

Fake
8 (38.1%)

How do you feel about the Addison's Anatomy spin-off?

:D
9 (42.9%)

:)
7 (33.3%)

:(
2 (9.5%)

>:|
3 (14.3%)

?
5 (23.8%)

Which brand of peanut butter do you use?

Jif
7 (31.8%)

Peter Pan
2 (9.1%)

Other
13 (59.1%)

Will Harry Potter die in the seventh book?

Yes
2 (9.1%)

No
13 (59.1%)

Maybe
8 (36.4%)

Best thing since sliced bread?

MP3 Players
15 (68.2%)

TiVo
7 (31.8%)

What's your favorite YouTube video that anyone who hasn't been living under a rock has seen? (i.e. Where the Hell is Matt, The Evolution of Dance, Otters Holding Hands, etc.)

And in what will possibly be my most important contribution of all time to music collections everywhere, I present "Stranger" or "Why I Totally Dumped That Skeazy Fuckwad, Joel Madden" by Hilary Duff.

Tags: music, poll

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30 March 2007 @ 02:02 pm

Misc. Fridayness

1. I wore my "The Fake News Is All I Need" t-shirt today for the first time. My littlest sister (NINE WHOLE YEARS!) didn't get it.

Kierra: What's that mean, on your shirt?
Caitlin: You know The Daily Show?
Kierra: Oh. With that grey-haired man?
Caitlin: ...

I mean, really. Did you ever think you'd see the day when Jon Stewart is "that grey-haired man"? It makes me feel old and decrepit.

2. There's a woman on MySpace who is organizing a hunger strike to try and get Sanjaya kicked off of American Idol. This amuses me.

3. I really like Filter, an iTunes plugin that analyzes your iTunes library and then generates playlists. I have a lot of eclectic music, and I DESPISE making playlists. Mostly I just listen to CDs or I shuffle my Recently Played list, etc. With Filter, I can choose two or three songs that reflect what I'm in the mood to listen to, and it generates a playlist of similar songs/genres/artists from my collection. I've been using it for a week, and I've been really impressed with it.

4. Poll #957112
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Why are the Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse books by Stephanie Meyer so insanely popular in fandom?

Because they're good reads!
1 (25.0%)

I have no idea, because they suck!
1 (25.0%)

VAMPIRES!
3 (75.0%)

The nostalgia of Buffy fangirls.
2 (50.0%)

The nostalgia of Spike fangirls.
0 (0.0%)

What is it about vampires, seriously?

Tags: american idol, apple, poll, sisters

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25 February 2007 @ 01:10 pm

LAME-OFF!

I KNOW THIS IS A RIDICULOUSLY DIFFICULT POLL. It is maybe even the most ridiculousliest difficultest poll EVER.

After Logan's dad gets shot and Veronica's dad goes boom (OR DOES HE?!?), Logan and Veronica get their religious imagery on.

McDreamy rescues Meredith from the freezing waters of Puget Sound, which she inexplicably decided to die in.
(AND HE DOES ALL THIS IN SOFT FOCUS, OF COURSE!)

Poll #934890
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Which is lamer?

Logan and Veronia making like the Pieta
6 (21.4%)

McDreamy rescuing Meredith from a watery grave
22 (78.6%)

Also, I am taking bets on what life-threatening situation Meredith will be involved in next February sweeps.

Tags: grey's anatomy, poll, veronica mars

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18 February 2007 @ 11:57 pm

WOE IS ME.

Things that are currently wrong in my life:

1. I still do not have a Wii.

2. I cannot beat level 9.5 of Zuma. DIE, ZUMA, DIE.

3. Dvorak. *sob*

Poll #930286
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

American Idol starts for real this week. Will you be watching?

Yes! Whoooo!
2 (13.3%)

Yes! Dammit.
4 (26.7%)

I'm still pouting about Chris Daughtry and/or Constantine.
2 (13.3%)

Nope.
9 (60.0%)

If you've been watching already, which contestants are your stand-outs?

I meant to link this in the poll: the masterlist of S6 contestants.

Tags: american idol, nintendo, poll

feeling: drained

hearing: "Uniform" - Bloc Party

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15 January 2007 @ 12:19 am

Bookshelves!

So I understand there's a controversy in the Grey's Anatomy fandom over what exactly Addison/Alex ought to be called. In the interest of pretending the Internets is a democracy, have a poll!

Poll #906965
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Addison/Alex shall forthwith be known as...

Addisex
8 (44.4%)

Addex
1 (5.6%)

Addison/Alex
5 (27.8%)

Doomed
7 (38.9%)

( The most excited you'll ever see anyone over shelving! )

Tags: books, grey's anatomy, made of win, poll

feeling: cheerful

hearing: "Back to Black" / Amy Whinehouse

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26 November 2006 @ 01:07 pm

Misc.

So does anyone know what's up with all of the pregnancy anvils Grey's Anatomy is dropping on Addison's head? It's nothing new, and I'd sort of learned to tune them out. But I've just managed to see the entire episode and they've really started falling again. So was Addison pregnant? Is she pregnant? And how much would you want to kill hypothetical people if it was Derek's?

I am still in a bad mood about USC winning. But, in better news, the SEC kicked some serious ACC ass, and that's good. And Georgia beat Georgia Tech, which I sort of care about but not that much. I like Georgia Tech, too. I don't know what the hell is Tech's problem that they hate us so much. Talk about chips on shoulders.

Poll #875763
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

For bragging rights, who is the Hearst Rapist?

UnLucky Tim
2 (11.8%)

Curly Moe, the BSG fan
7 (41.2%)

the Feminists
4 (23.5%)

the Slutty Professor
2 (11.8%)

Dean O'Dell
2 (11.8%)

the Pi Sigs
2 (11.8%)

Dick
1 (5.9%)

Piz
3 (17.6%)

Beaver, astrally projecting from the grave
10 (58.8%)

Other who I will tell you about in the comments
2 (11.8%)

Tags: football, grey's anatomy, poll

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24 September 2006 @ 03:12 pm

Fugly Hair, Part 3

I bitched about the trio's hair before PoA and GoF. Please excuse me while I do it again. But this time I'll cut, for superficiality.

( OMGWTFBBQHAIR )

Poll #829014
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Am I overreacting?

Yes. Do not sweat the small stuff.
2 (8.7%)

NO. THAT IS TERRIBLE!
21 (91.3%)

Tags: harry potter, omgwtfbbq, poll

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14 August 2006 @ 12:31 am

College, complaint-free!

Poll #794176
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Have college rankings by U.S. News, Princeton Review, etc. affected how you think about higher education?

Yes
9 (52.9%)

No
8 (47.1%)

Did you consult college rankings when you chose an institution?

Yes
9 (52.9%)

No
9 (52.9%)

Would you support the standardized testing of college students to build a more accurate list of college rankings?

Yes
3 (18.8%)

No
8 (50.0%)

Maybe
7 (43.8%)

( Why I'm talking about this... )

Tags: college, poll

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22 June 2006 @ 11:21 pm

12 Sharp

msscribe's "husband" threatens to take legal action against Journal Fen.

I just finished the new Stephanie Plum book. Pretty funny. Ranger continues to receive more character development than Morelli, so I stand by my prediction that Evanovich is planning Ranger/Stephanie for her end game. (I'd go with neither, but Evanovich has said that Stephanie will eventually choose. Just not anytime soon.) But just for a lark...

Poll #754245
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Is Stephanie destined to be a Cupcake or a Babe?

Morelli!
1 (20.0%)

Ranger!
4 (80.0%)

Tags: books, fandom wank, poll

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02 June 2006 @ 03:51 am

Who is this man?

Poll #740536
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Who is this man? Is he...

a personal injury claims lawyer?
5 (31.2%)

a stock broker?
3 (18.8%)

a used car salesman?
5 (31.2%)

a funeral home director?
1 (6.2%)

somebody's butler?
1 (6.2%)

yuppie scum?
7 (43.8%)

part of Click Five?
2 (12.5%)

or is he Britney Spears's layabout husband?
8 (50.0%)

Some magazine thought it would be funny to prove he cleans up nice. But somehow, this is worse. I hate it when he doesn't look like himself. Renita and I argued for weeks whether or not it was him in the Fantasy fragrance commercials. More pictures.

Also, Fall Out Boy just scared Kidz Bop out of publishing a kid-friendly cover of "Dance Dance." OMG, they're so hardcore! If by hardcore you mean totally lame.

And I've decided that the reason people have "grillz" is because they have way, way too much money. It makes you weird in the head to have that much money and not enough to do with it. And then all of the sudden diamond dentures sound like a really fantastic idea.

Tags: celebrity gossip, poll

feeling: blah

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30 May 2006 @ 11:39 pm

LJ is ded tonight.

Poll #739133
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Which Bushism is the most endearing?

misunderestimated
9 (50.0%)

the Internets
6 (33.3%)

other
3 (16.7%)

I don't have any real problem with President Bush's verbal gaffes. Glass houses, stones - I fudge my words all the time, especially when I'm excited or angry. And some of the things he's messed up are just plain funny, all vitrol aside. I've since incorporated "misunderestimated" and "Internets" into my regular vocabulary.

Also. I've been fiddling around with shaveeverywhere.com for over half an hour now, and I still can't decide whether or not it's real. I think that means it must be real. I am honestly totally shocked that any major company would go with this ad campaign. I mean it's funny, but it's almost satire. Hmm. Too bad all the advertising majors I know have graduated.

Tags: poll

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25 May 2006 @ 09:50 pm

Poll #736344
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

How much do you like or dislike the new Apple commercials? (1 being HATE, 10 being LOVE and 5 being TiVo!)

View Answers
Mean: 6.83 Median: 8 Std. Dev 2.65

1	1 (5.6%)
2	0 (0.0%)
3	2 (11.1%)
4	2 (11.1%)
5	0 (0.0%)
6	2 (11.1%)
7	0 (0.0%)
8	5 (27.8%)
9	4 (22.2%)
10	2 (11.1%)

I've been meaning to post about the new Mac ad campaign for awhile. If I was an English teacher, I would totally use them to explain personification to my students. I like how the PC is a nice, amiable, square sort-of-guy. He looks like an employee who fills out spreadsheets for a living. Has anyone else noticed how Justin Long vaguely resembles Steve Jobs? And John Hodgman (of The Daily Show) sort of looks like a rotund Bill Gates if you tilt your head a bit.

And I need to take the Apple page off of my Bookmark Bar because OMG I want one of the sexy new MacBooks so badly. SO BEAUTIFUL. I am so, so happy that I didn't buy another iBook three months ago, otherwise I would be completely bummed out right now. And those bastards at the Apple Store let on NOTHING! I think my dad is finally going to succumb to the temptation of the black MacBook. It matches his iPod.

Now this is funny. What would happen if Microsoft designed the iPod packaging? The funniest thing about the video is that it was actually produced by a group of Microsoft employees as an excersize in self-criticism.

Tags: apple, poll

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24 May 2006 @ 01:18 am

Bond

I could not get through to vote even ONCE tonight. So annoying. Renita texted for Taylor three times, so I claim one of those votes as my own. But it bugs me that I didn't get to cancel out more of my family's votes, sigh.

( Question about House... )

And the preview I saw for Casino Royale made more of an impression on me than The DaVinci Code did seeing as how I had a dream about it last night. I'm reserving judgement on Daniel Craig until I see the movie, but my initial reaction to the trailer is that he's rather too short to be James Bond. And much older than I'd expected, as I thought the whole point was to go rather a bit younger so they wouldn't have to switch so soon. Brosnan would have started earlier, I believe, if it hadn't been for his contract with Remington Steele.

Poll #735082
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Best. Bond. Ever.

Sean Connery
10 (62.5%)

George Lazenby
0 (0.0%)

Roger Moore
2 (12.5%)

Timothy Dalton
2 (12.5%)

Pierce Brosnan
2 (12.5%)

Tags: american idol, house, movies, poll

hearing: Lillian - Delays

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16 May 2006 @ 11:19 pm

American Idol

I am still glad Chris is gone. Otherwise we totally would have had to endure some Creed/Fuel/Hoobastank/Train this evening. As it was, I thought everyone was very good. Elliot has the best, most versatile voice, but the other two have better personalities. ANYONE CAN WIN. And that's the way I like it.

( House )

Poll #730385
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

Have you ever, at any point of your life, owned a Creed CD?

YES! AND I AM NOT ASHAMED!