Okay people. I understand you may find a character not very attractive. Everybody has characters, who they think aren't really "hot" or even pleasant to look at. That's absolutely fine.

I don't even mind people writing make-over fics. Well, as long as they're IC, that is. This isn't about this.

What I mind is taking a character and changing his looks to make him or her attractive without any explanation and reason. I mean, describing Naruto as a "willowy, slender youth with pale skin and rosy lips" and such. There is no way Naruto would look like that, if he isn't using that one jutsu that makes you look like somebody else, whatever it was called.

( Warhammer 40 000 is weird... ) And I do realise it's a rather minor offence compared to forgetting to use grammar, but it still bugs me. Possibly because I just don't like when a character has to be attractive.

Edited because I forgot how to use html.

 

Source: http://www.votefortheworst.com/20080818/kristy_lee_cooks_album_cover_why_wait

Full Interview talked about in this post: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/27026371.html 



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Iron Man vs. Batman: Downey slams ‘Knight’
By Ree Hines
Batman can’t count Iron Man among his fans.
Despite “The Dark Knight’s” praise from critics and summer moviegoers, Robert Downey Jr. admits he hated the film.
“My whole thing is that that I saw ‘The Dark Knight,’” Robert said in an interview with Movie Hole. “I'm like, 'That's not my idea of what I want to see in a movie.' I loved 'The Prestige' but didn't understand 'The Dark Knight'. Didn't get it, still can't tell you what happened in the movie, what happened to the character…”
Downey is currently starring in "Tropic Thunder," which knocked "Dark Knight" out of the top spot at this week's box office. He blames "Knight's" “highbrow” script for ruining the film, although he may be biased. The actor clearly has a favorite in the age-old Marvel vs. DC comic book debate.
“I'm like, 'I get it. This is so high-brow and so f---ing smart, I clearly need a college education to understand this movie,'” the actor ranted before adding, “You know what? F--- DC comics. That's all I have to say and that's where I'm really coming from.”

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Posting about RDJ gives me an excuse to post this video:

Character: Gabriel Gray
Fandom: Heroes
Rating: G
Word Count: 467
Prompt: Music - the Imperial March from the Empire Strikes Back for scifi_muses
Setting: Young Gabriel is watching the Empire Strikes Back for the first time.

It's Not True!!!

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From OneRepublic's blog on Myspace:

It’s been WAAAYYYYYY too long everyone NEW UPDATES NEW SONG

Hey everybody, Ryan here, as the subject says it's been waaaayyyy too long since i've posted a blog and have decided I need to remedy that today. I'm writing to you from our hotel in London (we're playing Vfest today in a few hours).

So an update for everyone in MySpace land- we just got back from a 2 week tour of Asia- the most insane 2 weeks of our lives for sure, some of the places we played- Singapore, Kuala Lumpur (malaysia), Jakarta (indonesia), Hong Kong (china), Tokyo, & Osaka (Japan). We had an amazing time- it was definitely the hottest weather ANY of us have ever experienced in our life- the show in Singapore for instance was outside and when we hit the stage it was 95 degrees with 99% humidity (felt like 108). It put Coachella heat to shame. We finished the tour in Osaka, Japan where some of us walked off w/ a permanent reminder of our time in Asia in the way of a little ink. Very fun, very memorable.

We are now in London at Vfest, headed to Dublin, Ireland tomorrow and are extremely excited about that- I haven't been to Ireland in 8 years and it's one of my favorite countries in the world, can't wait for the rest of the guys to see it. We have the day off tmrrw so we're gonna hit up O'connell street and maybe Johnnie Fox's pub (if you ever go to Ireland, check it out). Anyway.

We fly from Dublin back to New York in a few days and kick of the 1st of our dates on the John Mayer tour and we also are very stoked about that- we hear John is hilarious in person so we're looking forward to shooting the proverbial sh** with him as much as catchin some of his performances.

After John Mayer it's back to Europe for a month long European tour- one of our favorite things about European tours are the tour busses- they are 2 stories high and are literally like moving hotels- one of the coolest experiences of my life is riding around for a week in one of these things. They sleep 14-16 people, have bathrooms, showers, 2 lounges, and a suite in the back w/ a queen size bed and a sofa....it sounds impossible but it's true- check out the link to these things here: http://www.phoenix-bussing.co.uk/home.htm
When you're on the road 10 months out of the year- busses like this become your home and thank God for them.


So before I continue rambling let me just say the last year has been unbelievable- we have gone from a band not really known outside of MySpace alone to kinda being known everywhere, it's been an INSANE ride and we can't thank YOU GUYS enough- honestly we think that a big part of the reason Apologize was initially so big so fast was because of 3 years worth of MySpace friends calling in and requesting it and just telling people about this band on MySpace called OneRepublic. We can't thank you enough! It's kind of sadly ironic and a shame that so many bands are so active on MySpace "until" they take off then all of this sudden they're far less active, respond to far less emails and comments- we didn't want to become that band but are also guilty- what we didn't realize is just how busy thing would get- literally nonstop 7 days a week traveling, shows, media, repeat. So we are sorry for being not so responsive online and are now intending to change that- we are going to be posting pics and video from the road that we've been taking over the last several months- it's time to freshen up our page!!!

In other NEW news- we just recorded a new song and one song only for a special limited end of the year release that our label, Interscope/Universal is putting out- so basically what will happen is this song will simply be added to the existing album-those of you who already bought the album can just get the song on iTunes or wherever, we are very excited about the new tune it represents a new side and a new sound for this band- we're not ditching our 'sound' per say, but this song represents a musical evolution, and it moves....which is something we're really into right now.

For those of you in North America we're putting on a full tour starting the end of October through early December- we'll be posting dates very soon- we have several amazing bands that we suckered into opening for us on this tour - Augustana, The Spill Canvas, The Hush Sound....okay we didn't sucker them, we just like them alot and asked them to play with us. So if you live in pretty much any major city in the US (and a few non major cities) we will be coming to your town this fall!!!! We haven't named the tour yet- but I'm thinking "OneRepublic Fall Tour" has an amazing ring to it and reeks of originality and panache. Tell me what you think.

On a musical note we just shot an amazing video for "Mercy" and the single comes out in the UK very very soon, followed by other places- we are so in love w/ this new song, however, that we may just put that thing out right after or right before, we don't know- we're musicians, we don't think that far in advance.

On a final note we gotten alot of emails over the past 6 months from alot of places asking if we're coming there- while i can't address all of them i "can" say- if you live in South Africa- we're coming in December, South America- spring '09, places like Russia, Israel and eastern Europe- 'possibly' Feb/march '09, and to all our fans in Australia/New Zealand- we're coming BACK- late Jan/early Feb '09!!! To any fans in Antarctica- sorry. We're waiting for global warming to really kick in before we book that show, but know that we're excited...in a general sense.

This is a long blog and for those of you who are still reading you deserve a medal- or maybe a badge of honor and distinction. You deserve a golden statue of Michael Phelps giving you a gold medal. Thanks for reading- hope this was both informative and fulfilling. Oh yeah, I would feel remiss if i didn't say "and please tell your friends about us". That's how we're here anyway....

talk soon-

1R

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awwwww, I love Ryan!

The Wolverine situation is something that movie journalists have been talking about since February. You probably didn’t notice because most of us didn’t write about it. And even now, I’m not exactly sure what I could or should say. So I’ll just relay the RUMOR that Jeff Wells is reporting on Hollywood Elsewhere.

The basic gist is that Fox co-chairman and CEO Tom Rothman has been going around director Gavin Hood in an attempt to make X-Men Origins: Wolverine a more kid-friendly film. Wells’ source claims that when Hood left a set which was being prepped for a “dark, dinghy and somber” look, only to return to something much brighter and totally different than he had planned.

I’m not sure this story is true, but it wouldn’t surprise me considering all the behind-the-scenes bickering that has been rumored. For instance, in March, Dark Horizons reported that Richard Donner had been put on set as “some sort of directing consultant”. Fox later downplayed the rumor claiming that Donner also was on set for the X-Men films. I’m sure this rumor will also be denied.

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Olympic swimmer and model Amanda Beard says she and Michael Phelps are so not an item.

"Eww, that's nasty!" she said via telephone from Beijing on 93.7 KRQ Tucson's Johnjay and Rich in the Morning.

"Come on, I have really good taste," she added. "He's not really my type."

Beard — who has a boyfriend (a photographer) — said she has no clue how the rumors started.

"We don't even talk to each other," she said.

( Amanda's apology )

poponthepop.com, source

Well, there's nothing nasty about the hundreds of millions of stacks Michael is estimated to make over his swimming career and post-career. Amanda didn't even qualify in Beijing this year.

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So my best friend is a casting agent for True Life and they're casting for a slew of new shows for the upcoming season. She needs some people to be on the show, and I think it would be really funny / cool if someone from ONTD did it. Here are the topics for the upcoming season. Don't lie, you know you fit into at least one category. Or all, if you're extremely eccentric.

Some are pretty loltastic.

( MTV's award-winning documentary show  )

I know this isn't exactly celeb news but it's a cool opportunity for my fellow ontders to get their face on the telee... :)

 

The good news? Friday Night Lights, one of the best shows on TV, is coming back for a third season. The better news? These women come with it.

Here is the video for OneRepublic's new single Mercy



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