My mixed feelings about A-list webloggers are well known, but this is damn funny. I wish I had thought of it.
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Things that freak me out:
-Kirstie Alley in those Pier 1 holiday commercials, where she looks like a deranged raccoon.
-Seeing Oprah bravely touring Ground Zero with Rudolph Guiliani on Entertainment Tonight.
-The continuing unavoidable fact that George W. Bush is President of the United States.
Just returned from “Life As A House,” with Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas and that future Anakin Skywalker, Hayden Christensen. This the kind of schmaltzy, over-the-top emotional movie that I normally avoid or scoff loudly through. But for some reason, I really liked this one. One reason was the chemistry between Kline and Thomas. Another was how much Kline reminded me of my father – the way he lived, in a broken-down old house; the way he dealt with people. It was melodrama, but it also brought up a lot of interesting questions about family, life philosophy, and what we leave behind. It was a tearjerker, without question, but it still felt less manipulative than most Hollywood concoctions – Kline makes you believe it. Highly recommended.
Heard on NPR today that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is saying the events of 9/11 prove the need for the U.S. to have a missile defense shield (aka Star Wars). Yeah, that makes sense.
It infuriates me that those tragic events play so well into the hands of conservatives. The list of things they’ve jumped on is long: legislated patriotism, increased military funding and presence, erosion of personal freedoms, confidence in shaky national leaders, xenophobia, censorship of contrary opinion, and probably a bunch of other stuff I’ve forgotten.
What a world. Come and get me, FBI.
Finally, an online personality test I couldn’t resist taking (via Miguel):
“You don’t like having your picture taken and you have an irrational fear of giant fish. You have a visceral dislike for A-list bloggers, while still desperately wanting to be as popular as they are.”
Which attractive, witty blogger are you?
Can’t wait to see this movie. Stockard Channing rocks. It’s actually too bad they made her a regular on “The West Wing,” because now rather than build an episode where she is an integral part, she pops in once an episode to say something like, “See you in the residence!” This is a gross injustice. If Stockard were the real first lady (which isn’t such a bad idea, by the way), you can bet she wouldn’t suffer being shoved aside like that.
I must plug my new favorite weblog, Blogatelle, by Sekimori (aka Stacy Tabb). She has so much funny and interesting stuff there, I’ll forgive her obsession with online personality tests (and that she’s never watched The Simpsons). I think my favorite post so far was her hilarious Osama memo. Another good one is 10 Things I Hate About Tom Cruise. Enjoy.
Unlike some people, I have no trouble with others buying me things. In fact, I heartily encourage it. In that spirit, I have updated my Amazon wish list. Thanks in advance. 🙂
I was in CompUSA yesterday, and I happened by a group of youths playing Halo on the Xbox. I began drooling. My lust for this thing (which is even more dirty since it’s a Microsoft product) is exactly matched by my inability to afford it. Did I mention I need some new clients?
New motto: everything is a discretionary purchase.
Just got finished watching “The Godfather” on DVD. As a movie fanatic, I thought it weird that I’d seen chunks of it on TV, but never the whole thing. Well, call me a heretic, but I don’t see what the big deal is about. It was interesting, and well-acted, but that’s about it. And it was very elliptical for a three-hour movie – not a lot of delving into what made these people tick. One thing that struck me was how there were basically no women in the movie. Michael’s great love, Apollonia, has maybe two lines, and none before they get married. I’m sure Mama Corleone was shown at some point, but she definitely had no lines. Diane Keaton’s Kay is an incredible doormat, and Talia Shire’s Connie is barely there except to get beaten by her husband. I mean, what would “The Sopranos” be without Lorraine Bracco and Edie Falco? If you ask me.