Aug
15
1. I apologize for my uninspired posts this week. I’ll try and have something more substantial posted by the end of the week. I’d like to say that I’ve been busy being fabulous, but most of my free time has been spent on Alias. I’m on season 4, and totally loving the inclusion of Nadia. Or it might just be me wishing I had an older Spy Barbie sister so I could be her little Spy Skipper.
2. NOTE TO HUMOR BLOGGERS: If you’re a humor blogger, stick with humor. You know how many humor bloggers wrote about Karl Rove resigning? A lot. You know how many humor bloggers wrote about it in a fun and original way? Not many. Yes, we all know the man behind the wheel has resigned. If you’re going to tell us again, tell us something funny about it. I fear people will be getting very political on their blogs in the next few months, but I encourage them to stay funny. (Is it ironic that the post encouraging humor bloggers to stay funny isn’t very funny?)
3. Did you know an action movie starring Colin Firth opens this weekend? It’s called The Last Legion and it’s in limited release. When an independent movie opens in limited release, it’s just trying to build buzz without spending too much money on marketing. When an action movie opens in limited release, it sucks.
4. In a completely unrelated note, which has nothing to do with the number 3, isn’t it kind of pathetic when actors try playing against type and fail miserably? Okay, fine, I’m referring to Colin Firth in an action movie. Stick with high-collared shirts (preferably wet) and unreasonably large sideburns Mr. Darcy!
5. I gained 10 pounds in the past 6 months, and frankly, I’m pretty happy about it. My diet of eating whatever I want and sitting on my ass all day is paying off. Don’t you just hate me? I think I’m going to start running though, that way when I turn 30 and my greek-god-like metabolism starts to slow down, I’ll be a little prepared to fight the bulge.
6. What new shows are you guys going to be watching in the fall? I don’t know how much I plan on adding to my already hectic television schedule, but I’m definitely making room for Bionic Woman. Any suggestions?
7. I live with my parents in order to save money for a house. Lately I’ve been considering buying a house somewhere rural where it’s a lot less expensive and using it as a vacation/weekend house while continuing to live at my parents rather than buying a house on Long Island where it’s super expensive. When I told someone about my plan, they said “But what happens when you get married and need to buy a house?” Frankly, I think I should worry about the marriage mountain once I climb the second date molehill.
8. I’ll give Family Guy a rest and give you this complilation of the Chicken Dance clips from Arrested Development instead. My favorite version is Portia de Rossi’s.
August 15th, 2007 at 9:49 am
I think Pushing Daisies and Back to You are going to be funny as heck. I can’t wait.
August 15th, 2007 at 10:10 am
Arrested Development is wonderful. It’s great when Michael’s like “None of you have actually SEEN a chicken, have you?”
love it
August 15th, 2007 at 11:49 am
The chicken dances were the second funniest thing about Arrested Development. The funniest thing was the name: Bob Loblaw. Just about peed the first time I heard that name.
August 15th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Ah, and I thought you were living with your parents because you loved them and enjoyed their company. “Oh, how sharper than a serpents tooth…”
As for your running plans, I’ll believe it when I see it (no offense).
August 15th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Well that too, Sonny! (A.K.A. DAD!)
And thanks for your vote of confidence!
August 15th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Yes I do actually hate you and your greek-god-like metabolism. But then I read the “second date molehill” and damn near wet myself laughing, so I can no longer hate you and all is good with the world.
HUGS…
August 15th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Yeah, that late 20s/early 30s metabolism change is like being hit by a truck. It happens quickly and it takes you a minute to figure out what happened. From there on it takes a lot of work (and several eating disorders) to stay skinny.
August 15th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Colin Firth plays the action hero just fine in The Last Legion, thank you very much. I’ve only seen it listed as opening Wide, not Limited, as you suggest. Give it a chance everyone, before condemning it and Colin Firth’s performance. Thank you.
August 16th, 2007 at 10:32 am
Diane, I looked it up and you are correct. When I saw it wasn’t playing in my usual theater, I misinterpreted that to mean that it was in limited release. And sorry to judge the movie before I see it. I really like Colin Firth, I just can’t imagine him in an action role. But I can definitely support any movie that deals with the Excalibur sword!
August 16th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Buy the rural house. It’s too expensive and hectic here on LI. Then when the rest of us want a vacation, we can come bother you at your house.
August 18th, 2007 at 10:14 am
I am all kinds of excited for Bionic Woman, Life, and several other shows on NBC this fall. However, with the addition of Isaiah Washington to the Bionic Woman cast, I am boycotting all NBC programs.
It is tough to be a pop culture hard ass.