one more miracle

Everyone, PLEASE, for the love of all things shiny, SIGN THIS PETITION:

http://new.petitiononline.com/SerenDVD/petition.html

If you haven't seen the cover for the Serenity DVD, look here: http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=8055&n=1&burl= It's absolutely HIDEOUS, and does the movie NO justice at all! I am very, very saddened by this. Serenity is a gorgeous, brilliant, original film and deserves to be treated as such.]

ETA: It surprises me that some people actually like this cover, so I'll explain why I am so abhorred by it.
1) River looks creepy as fuck. This is RIVER! River, the sweet-hearted little girl who's confused and afraid and lost, who loves her big brother more than anything, whose laugh tinkles merrily whenever she's sane enough to be happy - and she looks like a crazy monster on the cover. Sure, she kicks some ass, but that's River being controlled. It doesn't show the depth of the character.
2) Mal and Zoe look like emotionless robots just holding guns. Whereas Mal is a deep, complex character who also has a sharp sense of humor - he's also the main character, so I feel he should have been featured more prominently.
3) I'd like to see more of the cast on there.
4) That picture of the swarming mob at the bottom? NOT FROM THE MOVIE. Where the hell is it from? It doesn't represent a scene from the movie nor a general feel. SO stupid.
5) The Serenity logo! I love the rich, warm colors of the one on the ship, with the chinese figures. But no, they have to butcher it and make it cold and violent. That is NOT what this movie is about!
6) I'd like to see Serenity herself on the cover as well.
7) Grrr. ARGH.

I love my daddy very very much. It's so wonderful to see him again. Of course I love the rest of my family too but really the only person I cried about leaving was my dad. I've always been daddy's little girl... we're very similar in a lot of ways, so he gets me. When I succeed, it often makes me happy because daddy will be proud.

It's a little difficult because while I was at college he tore a tendon in his knee (I posted about the traumatic experience of finding out a while back) and so he hasn't been at work this whole time. He was completely immobile for a couple weeks, and now he can only hobble around on crutches, pretty slowly. Can't put any weight on it. It's depressing to see him so... inhibited. I couldn't even hug him properly (and I'm crying as I type that because I love to hug my dad. It makes me feel safe.)

OK I guarantee that when I started this post it was not meant to go anywhere emotional. I'm sorry.

What I was going to talk about was that I showed my dad the pilot of Firefly last night (I've seen that episode 5 times in 3 weeks, and it NEVER gets old. I still bite my nails out of nervousness. The main difference is that parts that are supposed to be all intense just make me happy and squirmy, because... ( Spoilers for Firefly pilot ) And also I LOVE SIMON.) Anywho, he liked it well enough. What he explained to me is that... for example, he can see why I love Buffy, but it doesnt appeal to him because it's too "hip," or young I guess. And to him Firefly has a tinge of that too, which I can see. Joss has a very youthful sensibility, that I love, but I do get why it wouldn't quite jibe with my dad. But he did say that he would be willing to watch more, and he'll probably watch Serenity when I get it on DVD :)

Speaking of Serenity... I'M SEEING IT TOMORROW!!!! OMFG YAY. I was cheated out of it on Wednesday and I had spent the whole day GIDDY. Seriously, I kept smiling to myself at work and I bet people were wondering "What kind of books is she cataloging? How can that be FUN?" So I have all this built up anticipation and I'm SO EXCITED OMG. Wheeeeeeee!

Firefly has taken over my brain. Seriously.

Oh yeah... I went to a Knicks/Nets preseason basketball game tonight. It was pretty cool. Got to see some people I hadn't seen in a long time who I used to go to church with. Including the two girls who are most likely going to be my step-sisters, since their dad has been dating my mom for... over four years now. I had seen them relatively recently, like.... I don't know, less than a year. But yeah. It was good. I had fun with my lil sis, who can be adorable at times. You know, the times when she's not being obnoxious.

And the Knicks won. Yay them.

Latest news from BBFC. The movie will have a Director's Audio Commentary

As well as the following deleted/extended scenes (which are shown to have commentary too - look here):
00:00:21:21 (EXTENDED LILAC ENTRANCE)
00:01:05:20 (EXTENDED KAYLEE AND JAYNE)
00:02:18:20 (INARA AND SHEYDRA)
00:02:12:15 (OPERATIVE TRACKS MAL)
00:02:22:05 (EXTENDED RIVER AND SIMON/HAVEN OPENING)
00:01:27:16 (ESCAPE FROM COMPANION TRAINING HOUSE)
00:00:13:17 (MAL AND INARA SHUTTLE CHASE)
00:02:16:04 (MAL AND INARA QUIET MOMENT)
00:01:06:20 (EXTENDED MAL AND OPERATIVE CODA)



YAY! More Simon/River loveliness! *happy* Also, Joss commentary! *v v happy*

Happy national coming out day!

In related news, today at work I cataloged a book called "Queer cowboys." Hee. So naturally I took some time to flip through it. I looked in the index for Brokeback Mountain but didn't find it; however, I later randomly turned to a page and saw "Brokeback Mountain" - it was mentioned in a footnote relating to a point about gay cowboy relationships running parallel to those same cowboys being married, and how the story caused a bit of a furor because of this. It also mentions the movie ^_^ I love finding randomly entertaining books at work.

Also, I made a new Simon/River header that I am painfully proud of (it actually turned out like I imagined, which NEVER happens) so that will be going up soon :)

Ummm what else. I am seeing SERENITY tomorrow night (if Sean doesn't have to work! *crosses fingers*). I also have a paper due Friday. But it's a short one. SO IT'S OKAY.

Ummm, I'm basically updating because I haven't in a while. So. Hi! and Bye!

(Sean Maher still SO PRETTY.)

ETA: I ALMOST FORGOT. Brand new GoF picture that makes me to die with the happiness. Harry/Hermione, hell yes!
( It's a biggie )

I have to make a post to say that I saw SERENITY again... it was just as good as the first time, IF NOT BETTER. I was still on the edge of my seat. Absolutely mindblowing.

The best part? I went with a group of ELEVEN people. Eleven! That's almost 100 dollars I helped donate to the Serenity cause! I really want to know how it did in the box office today. The theater was absolutely packed, much more than it was opening night! Isn't that amazing? It made me so happy.

SERENITYYYYYYY! *happy sigh*