Fearless on my breath...

Oh yeah, baby. I knew as soon as I heard M. Night was getting his grubby paws on Avatar, and then referred to it as his Star Wars, that we were going to have an atrocity of epic proportions. Some folks wanted to give him a chance, to adopt a wait and see attitude, but not me. No, I stubbornly held onto my cynicism because I knew deep down in my soul that yet again I was going to be proven right.

Check out the casting for the film. Notice something? It's like they were making this back in the goddamn 1930's, isn't it? You know, back when it was normal to cast white people as Asians. Seriously, I don't think you could make this cast any more painfully white if you actively tried.

Also, one of the kids from Twilight as Sokka...and JESSE MCCARTNEY as Zuko? OMG...

I wish I could be surprised about this, I really do.

*sigh*

Avatar Week has begun and I'm currently re-watching "The Western Air Temple" which is just as much fun as I remembered. Yes, this is me supporting Nick, even if they are run by a bunch of braindead ass-monkeys. Ok, so it might have at least a little to do with the fact that Nick is currently running some cool commercials for Sozin's Comet. And speaking of which, have you guys seen this yet? Holy crap:



I've already got chills just thinking about the finale on Saturday, and yeah it might have something to do with all the Zuko action in the commercial (and his total glamor shot, with the slow-mo and Bollywood-esque wind through the hair)...

No, seriously, DOOM:

The Last Airbender Will Be M. Night Shyamalan's Star Wars

M. Night Shyamalan has finished his script for The Last Airbender, the live action movie based on Nickelodeon's epic cartoon, Avatar — and he's told Paramount and Nickelodeon that he thought they had a new Star Wars on their hands. Shyamalan screened a rough teaser trailer at the New York Licensing Expo Night, and we were there. Details after the jump.

Oh well, I didn't have incredibly high hopes for this project anyway. Now I get the feeling we're talking about epic levels of fail.

Ok this kinda makes me wish I'd gone to Wondercon this year so I could've seen it performed live, slightly spoilery for episode 13 of Avatar season 3:



Originally posted here.

First, I took a personal day off today 'cause this weekend just wasn't long enough and I've got OMG so much vacation/sick time to burn that I can afford it. I'm about to run out the door to do a bunch of errands, but before I do I just heard from windrose that her Yule package already arrived and, being naughty, she opened it. So I can now share my creation with all of you.

( Click here to see the quilt I made for her... )
And now I've got tons of errands to run and another trip to the post office to face, and as the precedent has been set, if you receive yours early feel free to go ahead and open it. I won't stand on ceremony this year ;)

Victory for Zim! I lost my internet connect for no obvious reason sometime late Friday night or early Saturday morning. This was vexing because I didn't have a monitor for my desktop which is what my cable modem and router are hooked up to. It was clear I was going to need to do some monkeying around on said computer so a monitor purchase was in my future. I considered blowing off class to go buy one, then talked myself out of that plan with a promise to hit Fry's on the way back.

Class was incredible. First I got there in time to see eilonwey in the beginner's group, who lured me into doing the Goddess double veil routine with her and Alyne after it. I was very nervous as I haven't danced the thing in years but it was so much fun and I only screwed up a little. She had to dash and I ended up getting a solo class with Alyne which was just a delight. I swear if I didn't already believe in magic I would have after meeting this woman. She's the only person I've ever known who just has to smile or give me a hug to take away all my worries and problems. She's...inspiring, not in an over the top kind of way, not in a way most people would even recognize, but just by being so inherently decent, kind and generous. She just has this aura about her that puts you in mind of someone like the Dalai Lama, a deep well of goodness and spirituality, but at the same time this passion for everything she does.

After class I ran some much needed errands and picked up a reasonably priced monitor at Fry's. A flat panel one too! Got home and showered and tidied up before moonlightnrain showed up for B7 night. We had a nice relaxed evening, which was good as I'd apparently inadvertently poisoned her the night before. Some people apparently react very badly to the chicken substitute Quorn and she would appear to be on that list. Good to know.

Later I watched my Japanese historical drama Furan Kazan which includes this OMG beautiful Buddhist monk/Warrior general character who I just like to stare at for as much of the hour as he appears in. I really must find out who he is and what else he's been in. Then I switched over to Adult Swim to see who'd won the viewer's choice contest and what they'd chosen to watch. Harvey Birdman and Venture Brothers, yee-haw! And my favorite ep of HB to boot (the one with the Jetsons). I don't know who the mystery viewer was but I loved their taste in animated series.

Sunday I slept in nice and late, then ran a few more errands, washed my poor long suffering car, and with the computer gods smiling down upon me benevolently, got my internet up and running again. When in doubt unhook everything and restart it all in the proper order. Sometimes the easiest answers are the correct ones.

Now, regarding this week's episode of Avatar, ( The Headband )

Apparently there are scenes from this week's episode of Avatar "The Headband" up at Turbonick, it is a nightmare to navigate through so be prepared. hoshizora describes what he saw thusly:

It is by turns the funniest and most heartbreaking episode so far

Wow. Do I really have to wait until tomorrow night to see this? *whimper*

Also I have discovered that waiting until about 7:00 p.m. means I can drive 65 MPH all the way home. That is beyond awesome. Of course it gives me just enough time to feed the cats, water the garden, feed myself, watch TDS and CR, then mostly pass out. My hoped for exercise routine has gone right out the window which is not good. I need to ponder this.

New commercial for Avatar season 3! Just a few more days to go to the premiere and OMG I can barely stand the wait!

Holy crap, if you haven't seen it yet get thee hence to AvatarSpirit.net to check out the season three teaser trailer from ComicCon. I'll try to embed it below here as well, but be sure you're sitting down when you watch it. Seriously it is...stunning. Jaw-dropping at points and the final battle sequence will KICK YOUR ASS.

Battle Sokka, wounded Aang, romantic Zuko (yeah, I know, you'll see), bitter Iroh and ass-kicking Toph. Wow...just wow...



UPDATE: BTW this cover image is rocking my world so very hard, Aang is beyond adorable but Zuko actually took my breath away. Um...yum...

Damn that's hawt: Blue Spirit Mask on eBay

h/t to windrose for pointing me at it.