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Unit 00
AKA Jilly Dreadful
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28. PhD Candidate in Creative Writing and Literature. Loves cyborgs and zombies, sewing, steampunk and cosplay. Horror movies. Wants to be R. L. Stine when she grows up.

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I gotta vote on this stuff again?
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

I am getting ready to leave for Chicago for a conference where I'm talking about Chobits. I had to deal with my absentee ballot stuff and although I'm not in California and I'm not seeing the Prop 8 commercials, B has shown me a few and if there's something I'm so sick of voting on it's parental notification of underage abortion and gay marriage. I vote the same way every time (no on notification, yes on gay marriage).

Here's a clip that my favorite blog fourfour put up on his page:







If you think about it, based on the Bible's definition, my marriage to Brad is an abomination. We are not nation-building. We have sex for sex's sake. Not for procreation. (My marriage is an abomination... huh. That's kind of cool, now that I have thought about it.)

I have issues with marriage in general--is it weird for someone who is "happily married" to still not believe in the institution? Oh well, I'll take it: I'm weird. And probably a hypocrite. And at the risk of sounding even more like a hypocrite: even though I don't really believe in marriage, I'm really tired of the government trying to regulate our bodies and families.

Even though I'm really against people getting married for stupid reasons (i.e. Sarah Palin's pregnant, teenage daughter--I have don't have a problem that the teenager is keeping the baby, I have a problem that the issue is moot simply because she and her teenage boyfriend are going to get married! Wow! Problem solved!), or people getting married who shouldn't really be married (like my mom--she's wasn't emotionally healthy and married my loser ex-step-father as a way to not be lonely).

So even though these people are getting married for horrible reasons, I'm not about to take those mistakes away from them! Let them learn!

But what about gay marriage? Well, if homosexual couples want to get married, who I am to stop that?

I'm annoyed and out-raged when people try to take rights away from one another. Let them all learn!

And every once in a while, when people are given the freedom, a cool definition of marriage arises, like an abominable one: I wouldn't have gotten married if it wasn't to B. He's the only person I've ever trusted enough to make marriage different: 8 years together, no kids, and I'm living away for a year to pursue a career opportunity--that's a very cool, and a very different definition of marriage.

Oh, and the parental notification crap? Yeah... the government cannot force familial communication. If they can't force communication about drugs, they ain't gonna be successful with abortion.

...in 2006 there was a spike in teenage pregnancies for the first time in, like, 20 years. This current economic crisis we're in the midst of is not a sudden disaster. It's been a slow, rolling boil for a long time coming. When parents cannot be parents due to working 50-80 work weeks, things like teen pregnancy and drug use are inevitably going to rise.

Instead of trying to violate peoples' bodies and homes, maybe the government should spend money on comprehensive education and mass public transportation programs that benefit all economic areas of society, including the poor areas like where I came from. I lived so far away from anything remotely considered a town that the only things to do where I lived were smoke pot and fuck. I'm not saying public transportation is the answer to all life's needs, but, I don't know... maybe it'd give people something else to do. Yeah, we need a bullet train! From Northern California to Southern California. That'd be awesome...

Okay, back to packing. A Scream Awards post is in the works... but I'm finalizing my conference paper and my presentation is on Friday, after that I'll be free.

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Red Carpet Action
Thursday, October 23, 2008

These pictures were taken on the red carpet at ComicBookResources.com, I stole them from their coverage called Scream Awards Photo Parade:

[caption id="attachment_548" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Me on the Red Carpet at the Scream Awards"]Me on the Red Carpet at the Scream Awards[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_546" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="B & D are like this -- I'd cross my fingers if I could."]B & D are like this -- I'd cross my fingers if I could.[/caption]

This picture makes me happy on multiple levels.

I was also mentioned in a recap of the Scream Awards on joblo.com:
Other highlights include the infectiously giddy Jillian [last name deleted especially for this block quote] getting to present an award to her own personal icon, Wes Craven with Neve Campbell. Jillian is a contest winner who is teaching a class called Zombies, Witches and Cyborgs: Animating Gender and Monstrosity. She is a Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the Fisher Center at Hobart and William Smith college. And she absolutely adores Mr. Craven which you can tell just by the attention she gave to him.



If you're wondering why I deleted my last name when obviously there are pics of me and stuff, so anonymity seems irrelevant, it's all about the search engines. I'm trying to keep this blog--even though it is unsearchable--off the radar as much as possible.

But, after all this, I feel so sad being back at my little non-red-carpet/non-Doug-Jones life.

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at October 24, 2008 1:12 AM Anonymous Lorie said...

I had no idea who Doug Jones was, thinking, "I've never seen this actor (director? writer?) before in my life." Then I looked him up and it was rather obvious why I had never seen "him" before.

 
at October 24, 2008 1:15 AM Anonymous Lorie said...

Oh yeah, I meant to add, but now I know why it would be kind of awesome to be around him.

 
at October 24, 2008 1:17 AM Anonymous Lorie said...

*sigh* I shouldn't try to leave comments at 4 a.m. Another thing I just thought to add is, it's great that you got to give an award to Wes Craven. Did they ask you about your horror movie icons before the awards to find a perfect fit for your appearance, or was it luck?

 
at October 24, 2008 11:37 AM Anonymous Alex Knight said...

My question is, did you get to hobnob with the celebs at all? Or was it pretty much, do your thang and then get ye' gone?

Also, you win for going with Lolita style. ::nods::

 
at October 24, 2008 5:24 PM Anonymous natalia said...

Do you have a clip of you presenting the award to Wes Craven?!?!

 
at October 25, 2008 11:13 AM Anonymous natalia said...

I want to know the answers to Lorie's questions too. This is awesome! :)

 
at October 27, 2008 5:40 PM Anonymous natalia said...

No question answering? :(

 

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Interviewed on the Red Carpet at the Scream Awards
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

My interview is at the end of this segment, right after Julie Benz.

B and I are in the background of Doug Jones's interview. Sorry Doug! I thought I was out of frame!

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at October 22, 2008 9:18 PM Anonymous doug said...

This is Doug Jones. How dare you linger in my frame?

 
at October 23, 2008 6:58 AM Anonymous natalia said...

Yay! I finally got the website to work! I don't know what was going on there.

Great interview! (501 for the win! Never thought I'd say that!) And rocking outfit! You and B. look so cute together!

 
at October 23, 2008 11:35 PM Anonymous jillydreadful said...

You are obviously an impostor, sir. The real Doug Jones would be waggling his fingers in my face or sumthin.

 

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This is why one should always dress cute in L.A.
Thursday, October 16, 2008

I changed my outfit this morning. Twice. I was going to wear a dress because it was hot. Then I thought, "Oh, I'm going to see a professor I'm kind of intimidated by, maybe I shouldn't wear a dress with spaghetti straps." So I put on another dress. But it's cut close to under my arms, and I am, by nature, a sweaty person. Plus, it was freaking 90 degrees outside today! 90 degrees!! (I just came from a place where it was 56 degrees on a daily basis.) So changed into a white tank top and jeans and called it good.

I'm on my street, on the way to the bus, when I see this guy in the distance, who has a great walk, and is devstatingly handsome with gray hair. He gets closer, and I'm like, "Wow, that guy looks a lot like Tim Gunn."

And, uh, it ended up being Tim Gunn.

I literally stopped in my path, put my hand to my mouth and I said, out loud, much to my dismay, "Holy guacamole, it's Tim Gunn!" He stopped and smiled and shook my hand and said, "Hello! How are you!" And I said sheepishly, "And I'm not even dressed cute today." And he smiled and said, "Yes you are!" And he turned and followed (what I can only define as a "handler") a guy into the Oil Builing on Hope Street. It really pays to live next to FIDM!

Tim Gunn looked really cool, too. He was wearing jeans and a button down shirt with a brown suit jacket--I really enjoy this look on guys.

Plus, his hands were buttery soft.

Tim Gunn, whereever you are, you are divine. And charming. And gracious. And cool.

And I love you!

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at October 17, 2008 5:34 PM Anonymous natalia said...

Tim Fucking Gunn! You're so lucky!

 

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Spike TV Scream Awards
Monday, October 13, 2008

I will be presenting a trophy, and, from what I understand, speaking a bit about a certain director at the Spike TV Scream Awards. I would say more, but I don't know if I'm allowed!

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at October 14, 2008 11:37 PM Anonymous natalia said...

You SO have to kiss whomever wins. If you don't, I'll be very disappointed.

 
at October 14, 2008 11:53 PM Anonymous natalia said...

P.S. I voted based upon who I want you to kiss. Here's to hoping you'll be presenting an award to Trisha Helfer, Guillermo del Toro and Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a lesbian.

You know you love me. XOXO, N.

 
at October 14, 2008 11:55 PM Anonymous natalia said...

P.S. I voted based upon who I want you to kiss. Here's to hoping you'll be presenting an award to Trisha Helfer, Guillermo del Toro and Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a lesbian.

You know you love me. XOXO, N.

 
at October 16, 2008 8:38 AM Anonymous Alex Knight said...

My *one* question is... when is the Scream Awards? I'll have to get someone to record it for me. :-)

 
at October 16, 2008 3:54 PM Anonymous Chandra said...

You are going to have such an awesome time! :)

 
at October 16, 2008 4:48 PM Anonymous jillydreadful said...

It'll air Tuesday, October 21st. I'm assuming it'll be on at like 7 or 8 p.m.

I wish I had the courage to kiss the person I'll give the trophy to! Sadly, none of the people N mentioned is the person I'll be with--although it would be fun to see Tricia Helfer like five feet from me instead of 200 feet from me like at Comic-Con. Plus, I think Guillermo del Toro is probably my alternate identity--inside I feel like a strong Japanese female samuai, a proud black woman and an artistic latino man simultaneously. If I ever came into contact with one of these alternate identities, the world would collapse into oblivion like in Timecop. Ya know, the world, or just me. Which to me is the world.

(Yes, Timecop is one word--I just IMDBed it.)

 
at October 17, 2008 5:33 PM Anonymous natalia said...

But would you kiss Joss Whedon? You know you want to!

 

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If it was socially acceptable, I'd wear this every day....
Thursday, October 2, 2008



I taught in this outfit today. I think it's my favorite thing I've worn all year. The skirt kicks ass. Gosh, I love Alice in Wonderland...

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at October 2, 2008 9:18 PM Anonymous natalia said...

Why isn't it "socially acceptable"? If it isn't for some reason, why did you wear it to class? Did you find that people commented on your outfit?

I think you should dress this way more often. Did you make the outfit? It rocks.

 
at October 2, 2008 10:22 PM Anonymous Lorie said...

At first, I also thought she meant that the outfit itself wasn't socially acceptable. Now, I think she actually means that it wouldn't be socially acceptable to wear the same outfit every single day, as she would like to do with this outfit.

I'm also wondering, is it just an odd perspective created by the camera angle, or is your ceiling really so low that you almost touch it while standing on tip-toe?

 
at October 3, 2008 8:17 AM Anonymous jillydreadful said...

Yeah, what Lorie said: “I think she actually means that it wouldn’t be socially acceptable to wear the same outfit every single day, as she would like to do with this outfit.” It’s not cool to wear the same thing every single day unless you have multiples of the same outfit like Albert Einstein (smell issues and the like, ya know?).

It’s an odd perspective because it was a low shelf on my bookcase that I stood my camera up on. Brad could probably touch the ceiling, but on tip-toe, I cannot.

 
at October 3, 2008 12:19 PM Anonymous Gungy said...

And here you thought my picture was cute! *wink*

(That was a regular wink, by the way - not a creepy wink.)

 
at October 3, 2008 4:34 PM Anonymous natalia said...

I thought you chose the angle b/c it's very Alice in Wonderland.

You never answered my question though... did you buy the skirt or make it?

 
at October 3, 2008 5:21 PM Anonymous jillydreadful said...

Oh that's right. I did not make it. I would have tried if I had my sewing machine readily available, though. Since I'm only here a year, I didn't want to ship the sewing machine and possibly have it break. (It's a refurbished unit as it is, so it's kind of touchy without the extra shipping it around twice across the country.)

 
at October 6, 2008 12:31 AM Anonymous El Hombre said...

That's pretty damn cute. I would also wear that if it was socially acceptable!

 
at October 6, 2008 5:27 PM Anonymous Alex Knight said...

Senior Hombre, that is the most disturbing thing I ever heard.

That being said, I agree that it looks cute. Though I am also curious, as your first comment asked, did people comment on the dress? Granted, it's not that greatly unusual.

 
at October 6, 2008 6:59 PM Anonymous jillydreadful said...

Oh yeah, Full Disclosure: Although I no longer judge purchases of clothing that are extravagant--because when I was poor, I admit I did judge--I feel as though I must say that I did not pay that much for my shoes (if you actually followed the link to take a look). I wouldn't care if you judge me for buying extravagant shoes, but the story that goes with my shoes speaks to my poor roots so I feel compelled to share.

I was apparently shopping at the right time on endless.com and those exact shoes were being sold for $70 at the end of August, and I needed a pair of shoes to go with my suits, and since they were over a hundred dollars off, as well as the perfect balance of quirky and professional, I bought them. Although I'm a true size 8, Miss Sixty's size 8 was surprisingly small, and endless.com doesn't do exchanges (you have to repurchase your item and then mail back the shoes you don't want and they refund you when the shoes arrive).

When I went to repurchase the shoes, they had gone up to $170! (They've slightly fallen in price in recent weeks it seems.) But they had skyrocketed within a matter of 5 days and I was not about to pay that price, so I called endless.com and they honored the original price point. When I asked, this was the first time they had seen a pair of shoes go up in price more than $10.

So, I feel as though I was meant to strut around in these shoes because they were a great price, not to mention a designer brand (and they're the perfect gothloli shoes, which is a bonus). I am fairly confident that I'll have these shoes for years and I'm happy about that.

 
at October 6, 2008 8:59 PM Anonymous Lorie said...

Like Alex Knight, I wouldn't have thought this outfit would be considered greatly unusual. I mean, the Alice in Wonderland pattern is unique, but otherwise, it's a white blouse, a black sweater, and a black skirt. I wouldn't have even realized it was an example of gothloli style if you hadn't tagged it as such. But I guess it would stand out if you're amongst a sea of professors wearing khakis or whatever it is they wear that's generally non-descript. But I've always felt like I should dress up a bit if I'm in a position of authority, so the idea of looking "too professional" while teaching is really bizarre to me. It makes sense, I guess, within the attitudes of academia you describe, though.

 
at October 7, 2008 1:05 AM Anonymous natalia said...

I see what you're saying, but I guess I was raised never to look at clothes as a way to express myself creatively or to show to the world that I'm a "creative person." I see clothes as being functional not expressive. I wish I didn't see it that way, but alas, that's how it is.

P.S. Did you know that your man, J. Michael Straczynski, wrote the new Angelina Jolie movie, The Changeling? Just thought I'd share. :)

 
at October 12, 2008 5:41 PM Anonymous Lindsi said...

So before I even read your blog I clicked on the picture to see it better, I thought to myself, "it's so Alice in Wonderland, perfect!"

 

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