Wake Me Up, Before I Go Go (Seriously, I have to be at work early tomorrow. Someone wake me up).

I went to bed. I had to get up because the vids were in here. EEP.

So I am the proud owner of a set of Vividcon discs. Preliminary findings indicate that it is fun to watch the Luminosity Vidding Dynasty set of vids (Art of Dying and Rockafella Skank) but then you find out your nephew still has your copy of Kill Bill and you are sad.

Also, if you have the discs - be sure not to miss dualbunny's vids "Olivia" and "Volcano Girls" (both on disc 2). Olivia is a vid set to the animated movie "The Last Unicorn" and is just lovely and heartbreaking and so very romantic and doomed. "Volcano Girls" (premiered at Club Vivid) is Buffy/Faith and not to be missed.

Dude, I have 2 dishes in the sink. No *wonder* I can't sleep. Sheesh.

Also - I made eggplant soup tonight under laurashapiro's careful instruction and it was tasty. drdawn is obviously reading my LJ as she showed up for the leftovers (I'll be out of town for the weekend and waste not want not. Frugality better end in me owning Farscape Season 1 is all I am saying).

Vid Rec! Smallville!!

You've probably already seen this rec'd in a gazillion places. Good. I'm glad. If you haven't heard about it yet, linzeems has completed a Smallville vid called "Pet." It was good. The heavens rejoiced.

Well that is the short version of the story. The longer one is that this is a damned good vid, it is quite possibly the best summation of Lionel's influence on Lex I have ever seen and...dear god it is sick. Just - well the Lex/Lionel relationship is sick and twisted and Linzee capitalizes on that, ratcheting up the tension and relentlessly showing us a terrifying Lionel POV (ETA: oops - as experienced by Lex. Just watch the vid, you will see what I mean). Symbolic restraint and poisoning of tenderness, every touch is used to manipulate and Lionel is just so bad and wrong and yet - I cannot look away. The vid is cold and you can see her graphic artist background really shine in how she capitalizes on how this song *should* look. And the song! Perfect. It gave me chills, but interestingly enough, I didn't care for it without the vid. It didn't really speak to me. I love it now, and I love how she uses everything she has ever learned about vidding right here. This is her best work yet and I am really excited about this vid.

So while I think fans of Smallville, especially, will enjoy this (it's like FANFIC!) I also think this vid is worth a look from any serious fanvid um... fan. I for one, cannot wait to see this on a big screen. ::makes note to pester Linzee for mpg::

You can download it here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/linzeems/607707.html

Linzee is a developing vidder (actually we are all developing vidders) but she really cares about feedback and real crit if that is what someone has to give. I can attest that if you download this vid, she will want to know what you have to say about it, even if it isn't much or you are not comfortable with how to phrase it - believe me, she will welcome your thoughts.