I've made four attempts at this post in the last two days. It's extremely taxing on my sanity. So I'll just boil it down to a few points.

1. I like Maryann Plunkett. That was too boiled-down a sentence even for me, but whatever. Anyway, she is completely nonexistent in the fandom world. Her name only brings up 10,000 hits on Google (burn). I saw her in a play this summer and was too busy focusing on my proximity to Allison Janney and/or Mamie Gummer (best spawn ever) to think about it. The other day I was like, "Hey, I'm gonna contemplate that amazing scene between Brian Kerwin and the chick who played his frequently constantly drunk wife...wait a second, I totally forgot how awesome she was." 4 New York Times reviews, 5 pointless quests on Google, and 2 movies with minimal screentime later (those movies were both pretty good regardless of her near-lack of existence, though. The Squid and the Whale was particularly awesome, and she got to talk about sexual perversions, so I have nothing to complain about. :P), here I am, acknowledging the awesomeness that is her. And listening to her singing in a British accent, which kind of scares me.

2. You know in Run by Snow Patrol there's that one beat right before it switches into the heavier instrumental part? I just sneezed precisely on that beat. It was so profound.

3. Lena Olin's movie Awake is set to be released on November 30th. This is one of her movies that I've really wanted to see since I heard about it, and it's apparently one of her favorites that she's made. I'm almost afraid to see the movie (watch the trailer and you'll understand), but I really, really want to, especially from what I've heard about her role and . There's an official site here.

4. This icon is too relevant for me. Being awake during surgery, and being completely alive and conscious while a defibrillator is being used on you...kind of related. Great. That scene just stopped being hot. Way to be paradoxical, Lena Olin.

5. Okay, that's such a lie, because that scene can never stop being hot. I'll have to check later. However, I will blame Lena Olin. Unless _ila_ can, um, suggest an alternative. *winks*

6. You are not Darth Vader, you fool. Don't even try to trick me.