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[spin]

First (and most important) things first: it is highly possible that Colbert is going to be on Conan tonight since Conan is taping earlier than usual and Colbert's taping is apparently pushed back a full two hours, so all of y'all following the epic feud might want to tune in.

Secondly, I have about a billion dollars in Amazon and bookstore certificates. Some of that is going to get tied up in the first season of Arrested Development since my DVD set went AWOL and I apparently go through withdrawl if every episode isn't at my disposal at all times. But still, I have a bunch of money to waste, and I'm desperately looking for author suggestions plz .

My main criteria is that the writing has to grab you; I have a problem with not finishing books if the prose/story is dull. That said, I'll read pretty much any genre. Seriously. I love Gibson (cyberpunk), Palahniuk (creepy weirdness), Tim O'Brien, Amitav Ghosh (weird historical fiction), young adult stuff, PKD and other standard sci-fi fare, and really anything not sucky. Please help me spend my money, guys.


And last, rumors of an Arrested Development movie have spun me into a frenzy of re-watching while I should be doing work. I also finally cracked open my Blades of Glory DVD yesterday, and I'd forgotten how much I love Will Arnett and Amy Poehler as the creepy incestuous pair team. Stranz and Fairchild Van Waldenburg ftw, and the interview with the two of them on the DVD extras is possibly funnier than everything else in the actual movie. My favorite celeb couple, hands down.

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[flinkkamingo3.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that would be hilarious. This feud is almost making me wish those shows never get their writers back.

My favorite book is A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews. (I think that's her last name, anyway.) The subject matter may seem kind of strange at first--it's about a girl living in a Mennonite community--but it's just absolutely incredible. Heartbreaking and hilarious. You should also check out The Book Thief.

AD movie WHAT?

[the-spin.livejournal.com]

Oh, heartbreaking and hilarious is always my favorite combination! I will check her stuff out.

And yes, AD movie rumors! It might just be Bateman being a tease like always, but he said that the producers recently called all the cast to gauge interest in a movie. He says that the cast would all be on board for it, and whether or not it happens will come down to whether or not Mitch Hurwitz cuts a deal he likes with the movie execs. I pray for this to happen nightly.

[flinkkamingo3.livejournal.com]

I will join your prayer circle. That would pretty much make my life.