How Could They Vote for a Loser Who Doesn’t Shave??

11 Nov

Alright, American Idol fans, I know you’re out there. David Archuleta’s CD hit stores today and David Cook’s hits stores next week. I’ve already heard Archie’s CD (I downloaded it for free last week) and it’s as bland and unexciting as I’d expected it would be. That said, I’ll bet the girls in this video just love it. The video (which I found on PopWatch) shows a group of Archie fans watching as the winner was announced back in May. Suffice it to say, they’re not happy. Not in the least. But that doesn’t even come close to capturing their absolutely hysterical reaction. They cry! They scream! They pout! They throw paper! They hurl insults! These girls are absolutely devastated. It’s seriously one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Check it out for yourself. And for the record, if you recall, my reaction to David Cook’s win was a bit more subdued, though I’ll admit, I was happy.

An Expression of Love

11 Nov

“This isn’t about yelling and this isn’t about politics,” says Keith Olbermann in his really nice and level-headed special comment about California’s Proposition 8, which he delivered at the end of last night’s show. “This vote is horrible. Horrible. Because this isn’t about yelling, and this isn’t about politics. This is about the human heart, and if that sounds corny, so be it.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27652443#27652443

Synecdo-what??

10 Nov

Chances are good you’ve never seen a movie quite like Synecdoche, New York.

First of all, about that hard-to-pronounce title. The film takes place (or at least part of it does) in Schenectady, New York, where Caden Cotard (played by Philip Seymour Hoffman) is living a bleak existence and is convinced he’s dying. Eager to do something with his life before he goes (“That would be the time to do it,” Caden’s therapist tells him), he seeks to create a monumental theater piece that will document his existence and show that his life has meaning.

Now, according to Dictionary.com, the word synecdoche is “a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special.”

So to that end, the play becomes intertwined with Caden’s life, and soon there are multiple actors playing the same role (in Caden’s life and in his play), and the play becomes a play within a play within a play, with scenes and lines of dialogue repeating themselves. Chronology is blurred, and you never know if you’re watching Caden’s reality or his alternate reality. Continue reading →

Spending the Weekend

9 Nov

I went out this weekend to buy some stuff for my place — an air-cleaning filter, a box of tissues, that kind of stuff — but something weird happened: I found myself buying more than I planned. By Sunday evening I had also purchased three sweaters, a book, a reed diffuser, a CD, and some other stuff. I was seeing things and just buying them, on impulse. It was like I was my own personal economic stimulus package. Now, don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not like I was buying everything in sight. Far from it. But a bunch of stores had their Christmas decorations and items out (including Harry Connick Jr.’s new holiday album, which was totally worth paying full retail at Target), and I just got in the buying spirit. Sometimes it feels good to treat yourself to some new stuff, and this was one of those weekends where that was the case for me.

No Friends, Nothing to Live For

9 Nov

There’s something about this video that I can totally identify with. Ha ha ha … enjoy.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/swf/TheDailyBeastVideoPlayer.swf

And Your Whispering Eye

9 Nov

Role Models is far from a role model for what a great comedy should be. It has real potential — Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott are set up as big brothers to a nerd (played by McLovin himself, Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and a little kid with a big mouth (Bobb’e J. Thompson) — but it’s just not as funny as it probably should have been. Thompson is the best reason to see the movie. Otherwise, wait for it to show up on cable. I’m giving Role Models a B–.

Before I Move On …

6 Nov

It’s hard to be so wrapped up and engaged in the election process and then just drop it simply because we now have a winner. So here are what I hope will be my last thoughts (and some other things) before I get back to writing about me and my own life again. Continue reading →

It’s Only Been Six Months?

5 Nov

It’s hard to believe it’s only been six months since my niece Abby entered the world. It sure does feel like a lot longer, and I mean that in the best way possible. I was home in New York this past weekend to celebrate that special occasion — and another milestone for my mother with a six in it — and I took my camera with me. Click here if you’d like to see my latest batch of Abby photos. Or, click here to see pics from the entire past month (including ones from Halloween). Abby is so much fun nowadays. I love her big, round eyes and her smile, and I loved how in synch we were this weekend, since we both were battling a cold. I love everything about this little girl. Enjoy the photos.

"This Is Our Moment"

5 Nov

“This victory alone is not the change we seek,” Barack Obama told us in his acceptance speech. “It is only the chance for us to make that change.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27546437#27546437

Congratulations again, President-Elect Obama. With this victory, with this speech, you give me such pride and make me so happy and excited. What a night this has been.

Hail to Obama

4 Nov

It’s over.

Barack Obama is our next president.

How great is that? And how cool is this image?

I don’t know who composed it, but I found it at Jeff Wells’ site.

I’m so happy right now.

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