Happy New Year

2008 Review: TV

What a year in TV. Damn that strike for killing some of my favorite shows! Anyway, this year still provided some kick ass TV. Here are top 10 shows I couldn't do with out. (Not counting Days of Our Lives of course. That's like my Bon Jovi of shows, so it's just a given.)

The Best Shows:
10. Project Runway: Not since Austin Scarlett have we received a gift so wonderful from Project Runway...until Chistian! Best winner ever (and best other world Justin impersonator ever. lol)!
9. Weeds: I love this show more and more each year. Just when I think Nancy can't get herself into deeper shit...she does. She never fails in that regard. I loved the change of location this season, and the mule operation. lol
8. The Office: One of the best shows ever!
7. The Tudors: What an amazing series this has become. I will miss Ann Boleyn, she was a lot of fun to watch. Not to mention that Jonathan Rhys Meyers is mega-hot!
6. Big Love: Yep, that polygamy show. I love it. I mean... I fucking LOVE it! I don't even feel guilty for it. ...well...not much anyway. Seriously, you should Netflix it. You don't have to agree with plural marriage to agree that one husband plus 3 (soon to be fourth in the upcoming season?) wives equals good quality entertainment. lol Me and my mom are totally addicted and I can't wait until the new season starts in January. Bring back my sister wives!
5. The Daily Show, The Colbert Report and Bill Maher: This was a great year for these three shows with one of the most entertaining elections ever. Good times.
3. Saturday Night Live: I'm proud to say I've always loved SNL...I'm not a fair-weather fan so to speak. However, this year the show was totally deserving of all the attention it got. From the digital shorts, Tina Fey's triumphant return, to Justin Timberlake...we're the dancers! lol This season SNL showed why it's been around so long.
1. Lost: Best season ever! Wow! We needed something to happen, and this season we got it. People left the island! Kate has Aaron! Sayid and Ben?! Jin! Penny! Michael! Fisher Stevens? lol Wow. Seriously, you could feel a new energy in the writing this season. You can feel that the writers really have a clear sense of how things are going to wrap up. Now that we know what has happened since leaving the island, I can't wait for the journey back to begin! I'll be sad when this show is finally over in a couple of years, but I'm really going to love watching it end.

So, there were the good shows, however there were of course some shows that were not so great.
The Worst Shows:

4. Knight Rider: ugh! I'm so irritated about this show. I wanted to love it! I tried so hard...but it's just really not good. The show is too rushed, no plot, no chemistry...yuck! Apparently, they're re-working this show...again, for another relaunch. I just don't know if I care enough to give it another try.
3. Cavemen: No. A commercial character does not a show make. The show hurt my opinion of the commercials.
2. Larry King Live: Seriously, Larry King irritates the shit out of me. He is the worst interviewer EVER! He's the male Joan Rivers. Someone get that guy some fucking Cliffs Notes on his guests before they come maybe. Put a damn mic in his ear and feed him lines. AAAH!!!
1. The Moment of Truth: Worst show ever! Worst idea ever....wrong wrong wrong wrong!! Awkward!

Last but not least here's a nod to all the good shows we lost this year. ::sniff::

In Memoriam:

The Riches, Bionic Woman, Men in Trees, October Road, Moonlight, Journeyman, Jericho, Dirty Sexy Money, and Cane.

Merry Christmas Ya Old Savings and Loan!

Happy Life Day Everyone!

Techno-Christ Light Show Extravaganza!

Someone get me some glowsticks, a Blowpop and a Redbull!

[Updated] Bush Shoe Incident in Iraq {CNN}

Although I'm still not sure what all I feel about this... it did make me laugh. Please to enjoy.

Goodbye Miss Bettie

I mourn the loss of Bettie Page, who died yesterday at the age of 85. Bettie Page was an amazing woman that I really admired because she was a woman who loved being a woman. She loved her body and had a grace and a confidence that came through her. Her confidence is what made her so beautiful to me. I love that she a was a woman that made it on her own, and by her own rules. For me, she is the embodiment of feminine power, sexuality and softness. I absolutely love her and I'm so at our loss. However, I'm glad that she's at peace now. She suffered a heart attack over a week ago, and has recently been in a coma. That is not the way that Bettie Page would want to live... so I'm grateful that she doesn't have to now. Bettie, thank you for all you've done for women, and for me personally. Following is a statement made by her agent, Mark Roesler as posted at BettiePage.com:

With deep personal sadness I must announce that my dear friend and client Bettie
Page passed away at 6:41pm PST this evening in a Los Angles hospital. She died
peacefully but had never regained consciousness after suffering a heart attack
nine days ago. She captured the imagination of a generation of men and women
with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality. She is the embodiment of
beauty.

Peace Out Fucker!

It's not for the murders he committed, but OJ Simpson will finally serve his much deserved prison time. I hope that this will enable the Goldman and Brown families to find some closure and peace. Read the New York Times article about his 9+ years sentence.

Prop 8: The Musical

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Movie Update

I just realized that I never reviewed Quantum of Solace, and I need to drool about it a little. Seriously, I loved it so so so much! I love that the Daniel Craig Bond movies take Bond back to the beginning of his 00 career. Casino Royale was so gritty, and had an aggressive violence to it. This movie does a good job of taking the first steps towards evolving James towards the Bond we're used to. It's a baby step, true, but this film Bond was a little smoother, and a little more I can't wait to see the next film now that James will be free from the ghost-of-Veseper-past. Last but not least, OMG Daniel Craig couldn't be hotter! ::sigh:: This past weekend I went to see Australia, and am pleased to report that it was out of this world fantastic! I love Baz Luhrmann films, the three films that are a part of his Red Curtain Trilogy, are three of my favorite films ever. Those films, Strictly Ballroom, Moulin Rouge, and Romeo + Juliet, all share a similar visual style to them. Although Australia lacks the extreme in-your-face style of those films, you can still tell that you're watching a Baz film. From some the close-up face shots that he uses often to the cast, many of whom have appeared in other Luhrmann films. My personal favorite was seeing the father from Strictly Ballroom, Aussie actor Barry Otto. Fun trivia fact about Barry Otto is that his daughter, Miranda Otto is the actress who played Eowyn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, also seen in with Barry in the photo to the above. Anyway, Barry was one of my favorite parts of Strictly Ballroom, so it was fun to see him again in Australia. Great movie, great performances, great story. However, in not great movie news... I recently added another film to my list of movies I walked out on. Granted, I was watching it at home, but I think this will still qualify. I recently used my free rental code for Red Box to rent that piece of shit Don't Mess With the Zohan crap! It cost me nothing to rent it, yet after 45 min of this movie I quit watching it, got back in my car and returned it less than an hour after renting it. I've loved him in some of the other more dramatic roles he's taken on, but this movie sucked balls. Seriously.

Happy Black Friday

So, I got up this morning to go and stand in line at WalMart for a $25 Christmas tree. Yes, I sold my soul the evil empire that is WalMart, however you have to keep in mind that our family Christmas tree was destroyed in The Flood, and we haven't replaced it yet. This is only the second time I've gotten up to go out for Black Friday door buster sales, but a $25 Christmas tree...when you are in need of a tree, come on! Can't pass that up, that would be like throwing money away. lol I didn't have to throw down with all the crazy people in the electronics department, those are the people that take off running. lol The funniest part though was that as the line was starting to go inside (at 5am) this woman and her kid started walking up to the doors... as in walking right past all of us who had been in line for an hour (and it was freezing!) anyway... So, she's walking towards the doors and someone from behind me in line threw an empty soda can at her back. LMAO Seriously, it was SO funny. The lady turned around and started yelling at everyone that her husband was already inside. So people behind me were yelling back at her, including a few of my favorite responses... as follows here. "Yeah, my husband is with your husband lady!" "My husband is the manager so I guess I can go in too!" and my favorite "We're not going to let you just walk in there." It was awesome! I thought there was going to be a rumble. Anyway, I got the tree, although it's not great. I know, what do you expect for $25, and it'll do for now. When I was in line I ran into my best friend from elementary school. Random right? Anyway, her and her mom offered me a part time job this tax season. Sweet serendipity. lol It's not until January, but it'll be cool to bring in some extra cash by doing some filing and answering some phones or whatever. So, now I'm home and I can't get back to sleep yet. Thanksgiving was nice actually. Thanksgiving is my least favorite holiday of all, and I dread it every year. Usually it's all about family drinking too much and then comes the drama. However, this year it wasn't like that. We spent the day with my cousin Jason and his wife Julie, and some of their family. It was great to spend some time with Jason's baby, Jeffrey. He's just the cutest thing ever and I love getting to see him. Anyway, we ate well and had a nice day. Hope you all had a nice day too. Now it's on to Christmas. That means I've got to redecorate around here a little. :D

Rick Astley Rocks Thanksgiving

Good times!

Rick Astley Wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving.

Holy Crapy! Rick Astley just made a cameo on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Random... appreciated, don't get me wrong, but random. lol I love me some Rick Astley. I wonder if he has a "greatest hits" album coming out soon or something... otherwise I wonder why.

Thanksgiving Moment

This is so funny. lol Good times.

The Thanksgiving Song

Music Video:THE THANKSGIVING SONG (by Adam Sandler)

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Happy Thanksgiving

Here is some footage shot at the show last night. The sound isn't great, but whoever shot this had great seats. Please to enjoy, and more on the show later.

Creepy!!

Change Has Come for America

I'm beyond words tonight. I'm going to have to take my time to process it. For now I'll just say that I'm so proud of us America! I'm so proud to see how many people participated in this election, and of course I'm thrilled at the choice we've made. I have waited for this day for a long time...and now I'm kind of shocked that it actually happened. Thank you to my fellow Americans. "Just when I think you couldn't be any dumber... you go and do something like this....and completely redeem yourself!"

Madonna: Part II

Omg...Omg! Jake is taking me to see Madonna next week as my early Christmas present! I don't know if I've ever been more surprised, I seriously sat there forever, just completely silent with my mouth hanging open. .........and then tears........lol But I only cried for a second. I can't believe it! I'm so excited that I am finally going to see Madonna in concert. I refuse to count Coachella as "seeing" her, since I didn't even hear her, let alone see her. Anyway, I can finally put that behind me because it's finally happening! I can't believe I only have a week to figure out what I'm going to wear and to get my hair did. lol Madonna!!! TOTALLY FUCKING TITS! Seriously, what the hell am I going to get Jake for Christmas now? A newspaper subscription, a really nice card, a Casio keyboard or Shriner's hat perhaps? lmao

Trent Reznor Wants You to Vote

Next Tuesday we will elect the next President of the United States. The result will have great consequences for the nation.

This election offers a choice is between two men with dramatically different visions of the future. We have strong feelings about this choice. But we feel even more strongly that all Americans, regardless of political preference, have a stake in the outcome and should vote in this critical election. This is likely to be a close election.

Your vote matters. Please use it and make a difference.

Sincerely,
Trent Reznor

In Memory

I Miss You

To see you when I wake up is a gift

I didn't think could be real.

To know that you feel the same as I do

is a three-fold, utopian dream.

You do something to me that I can't explain.

So would I be out of line if I said, I miss you.

I see your picture, I smell your skin on the empty pillow next to mine.

You have only been gone ten days,

but already I'm wasting away.

I know I'll see you again

whether far or soon.

But I need you to know that I care

and I miss you.

-Incubus-

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Halloween is here again. Good times. I love me some Halloween. Although I am behind on my annual movie watching. Every year for Halloween I re watch as many of the Halloween movies as I can fit in (but always at least the first), The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, and Nightmare Before Christmas. Those three things are non-negotiable. So far I'm 0/3. So, I've got some work to do. Today is the last day to vote early so be sure and get out today to take care of it. Why wait until the 4th and risk not getting your vote in? Have a fun and safe night tonight.

Barack Obama

So, I went to the Barack Obama rally today, and I'm SO SO SO happy I did. It was amazing to hear him speak in person. Here is a video of it if you would like to watch it.

I Voted for Barack Obama

Woo Hoo! Early voting started a couple of days ago here in Colorado...and I went yesterday to get it over with. It was awesome! No lines at all, in fact there were about 10 empty stations and I was there around 5:00pm. It feels so good to be done with it. Now I just have to sit back and wait until the 4th. Well, really we have to wait until January. Can't wait!

Which South Park Character Are You?

Your Result is: Mr Garrison

You are Mr Garrison - Let's just say that you change your 'mind' a lot.



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Head of Skate

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The Broncos Kick Ass! Woo Hoo!

Seven Years

Isn't it time to change things? Isn't it time to go after those responsible? Isn't it time to improve our relations with the world in an effort to avoid another tragic day in our country? Isn't it time to TRULY make sure their deaths meant something? This is the year America. This is the year that we can do all that... but you have to vote. You have to care enough about our country to get involved with what happens in it. All the love and pride you're feeling for our great country today needs to be with you on November 4th too. It can't be just one day a year that we feel and act as one. We have to do that year round. You have to love this country so much that you feel a responsibility to her. We owe this country our time...our passion...and our fucking vote. Don't just give a shit today! Now is the time to remember September 11, 2001 and what it made all of us feel in the days, weeks and months that followed. It's not enough to just "Never Forget"... it's time to focus our efforts on "Never Again."

I love Jon Stewart

Denver Just Got Ba-Rocked!

Well, the DNC is finally over. I never thought the convention could feel so long...but when it's in your town...oi. It feels like it's been going on for weeks already. It's EVERYWHERE! It's all anyone talks about, our interstates have been closed for days, the news is all convention all day basically. ::sigh:: Us Coloradans have loved having you well...Welcome...but please leave now. We need a break. lol Anyway, on to the convention...after all that's what it's all about. As a Democrat I was a little irritated that it seemed to take so long to get going. It seems like they wasted a lot of time they could have used better when the convention first got going. The first day was the worst, but each day it did get better and better. By the end I think this was an amazing convention, especially last night. I thought Bill, Hillary, and Joe Biden all did what they needed to do. I thought they all did a great job. I missed Michelle speaking, so I'll have to go watch her online, but I hear she did well too. I also loved seeing Al Gore. Seriously, could Bill Clinton and Al Gore be better public speakers? No. They are amazing to watch... so those were two highlights for me.

Lets get down to the man himself though. OMG...you guys...I can't wait until Barack Obama is our new President. He rocked my face off. I just think he's an amazing man and I thought he did a great job during this convention and managed to get the energy needed to officially kick off his campaign. His speech was incredible. If you missed it you can check it out in my video window above. I'll also get the Clinton's on there and Al Gore too.

As for the DNC experience in town, it was pretty mild actually. There were some protests, but everything was peaceful and respectful, for the most part. The biggest drama was just all the road closures. I'm pretty proud of our state and think that we managed to host a pretty great party for my fellow Dems. What an incredible and historical event.

Viva JoBama!!!

Bejing 2008 Summer Olympics

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It's Olympic Time!

Woo Hoo! I fucking love me some Olympics! My poor Tivo, on the other hand, not so much. So, here are the highlights to look for in all the Olympic coverage. Tomorrow, Saturday Aug 9th you can watch Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh defend their gold medal in beach volleyball. On Sunday, my sweet baby, Michael Phelps will be in the 400 intermediate relay and on Monday night the men's gymnastic team competes in the team final (although no Hamm brothers this time, they're both injured and won't be competing. That's sad. : ( ) And then on Tuesday Phelps has another big day with the 200 fly and 4x200 freestyle relay final being held an hour apart. I'm really excited for the gymnastics this time, we seem to have a really strong women's team so they could really have a shot at gold. That would be great to see again. I'm also loving the fact that Days of Our Lives isn't going off the air during the Olympics. That rules because going without my soap for 17 days is unacceptable. I've got the opening ceremonies Tivo'd but haven't watched them yet. It looks like there was no sound during the performance though, "technical difficulties" it said on the screen. I wonder what's up with that? Someone got fired... lol.

Misc BS and some Chonga Love

So, this week I'm working 8 hours of overtime. Lame! I mean, I guess it'll be nice when the paycheck comes, but until then it totally sucks ass. Anyway, I'm hoping to go see The Hulk this weekend. I saw Wanted over the weekend and I totally loved it I must say. I thought it was really entertaining. In other news, we're only days away from the new season of Big Brother and Project Runway! I can't wait. I love me some summer programs. :D Hey, check out JimmyChonga on RollingStone.com. That's awesome that they talked about Animo on their site. I'm so proud of them and how hard they've worked as a band. Well, I guess that's it for now. See ya.

Happy 4th of July

You're Approved!

So, I finally officially have my job. I finally finished the "assessment" part of the training, which is the final phase, and my numbers were good enough that I graduated and got the job for real. ::sigh:: Seriously, what a fucking pain in the ass the training was. I'm SO glad to be done with it. The job I have now totally sucks ass, but I'm focused on the long term. In a year and a half I can apply for a job in another department and on to the good times! I can't wait. So, all I have to do is suck it up for awhile and I can get out of there. I am so sick of helping customers. No offense to anybody reading this, because I'm sure you're totally different (lol), but most of the people I talk to during the day are completely rude, crazy and irrational. However, I'm able to laugh it off now when someone is chewing me out about their bill. Anyway, enough about work.

I have been so focused on work that I haven't really done much else to blog about, however, I do have some new movie reviews: Please to enjoy!

The Happening:YI wish it hadn't of been lame, but unfortunately it was. Wait for cable on this one.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead:YYYY Totally awesome! Wow performances!
Georgia Rule: Y Just as lame as you heard it was. Why do I do it to myself?
Juno: YYYYFinally saw this and I'm pleased to say that I loved it. I thought my partial dislike of Ellen Page would ruin it, but it didn't. Unlike in real life, in the movie her character actually has a personality. Who knew?
Notes on a Scandal: YYYReally good. I love me some evil Judi Dench. Good times.
Iron Man: YYYYYTotally Tits! A must see!
The Golden Compass:YYEeh. It was good, not great, but good. It needed more Daniel Craig. lol
The Mist: YYI liked this movie....until the end. Bullshit.
30 Days of Night: YYYPretty good. Definitely check it out.
27 Dresses: YYEeh. Same old same old.
Into the Wild: YYYYWow... amazing story.


Now, lets cover some TV topics:
First, Top Chef. Wow! For the first time I'm totally happy with who won! This was a really good season I think. There didn't seem to be so many whiny bitches this year. I am so sick of hearing these chefs bitch about who is "nice" or who is too mean in the kitchen. I've got two chefs in my family and they both say that the kitchen is a tough place to work in and people act like that all the time. So, I get tired of the cooks complaining about someone not showing teamwork and that crap. Suck it up! It's a competition! Anyway, I totally love Stephanie and I think it's great that she won. Now, The Mole. I LOVED this show back in the day and I'm so glad that they brought it back again. yeah! So far I think the mole is Craig. So You Think You Can Dance is back too! This is one of my favorite shows and I am loving it! Big Brother starts again next month! My reality cup runneth over. :D

I started my diet again this week, so that is both lame and exciting. lol How I feel about it depends on the moment. Anyway, I'm down a couple of pounds so far. Stay on target!

Good Times

Yeah for me! I finally bought an IPod!Woo Hoo!

I held out a long time, mostly because I never

wanted an IPod. The guys all have them and they seem to break all the time, and they've had to replace more than once. That, is lame. However, my mobile music needs aren't being met and I can ignore the problem no longer. So, I got one and I'm in love already. Mark my words though, if this fucker breaks within 6 months I'm comin' back in here and I'm crackin' skulls! lol (Breakfast Club anyone?) Today was Mother's Day and I spent the whole day with my mom. We had a great day together. I took her to eat downtown but on our way we stopped at Coyote Ugly and had a few shots of Petron. Great dinner, flowers, and Philosophy (a.k.a. the best girlie shit ever!) I don't mind saying, I rocked it. :D I'm watching the Survivor finale right now, and I'm going to be SO pissed if Natalie wins. (Erik is the stupidest survivor ever!) I got my sugar skull worked on for my birthday last weekend. When it's not scabby anymore I'll take a pic and post it. I love it so much now. For me, it was just what the piece needed. This time it was Henry Powell from Six Feet Under tattoo in California that worked on it. Shannon got another piece done with me, just like last time. Seriously, she needs to start pacing herself. She's got very little skin left and so many years of tattooing ahead. She wants to fly me to Vegas in June for my birthday (she finally got her settlement from the accident and her pockets are burning!) and when we're there she wants us to get another one. lol We'll see. Shannon is doing really great right now and it's such a relief. She has been through hell recovering and it's nice to see that she can finally see a light at the end of a long dark tunnel. She's got money to live on now, for the rest of her life. She bought a home her medical bills are gone and she's well enough to get out there and start traveling. I'm so excited for her, I've really worried about her this past year and, as her friend, it feels good knowing I don't have to worry about her future. She's got the money she'll need to live, and for the first time in a long time, she's feeling good. That's music for my soul.

Happy Birthday to You... Woo!

It's my birthday weekend! Yeah! I'm planning on adding to my sugar skull tattoo this weekend as a birthday present to myself. I'm going to add some flower and vine work around the skull and I'm SO excited to get it done. I'm hoping to get an IPod, but I don't think I'm going to. So, I think I'm finally going to cave and buy one. I need one for work. I've also got to save to get an XBox 360 finally so that I can get the Lost game, Halo (so I can play Jake, Chris and Justin online when I'm at home) and the new GTA. However, ultimately I need to be saving for furniture so that I can move out. :D My friend Keith's mom is an interior designer so he said she might be able to hook me up with some used furniture for cheap through her. That's sweet, so hopefully that works out. Anyway, hopefully I get to see Harold and Kumar this weekend, and Ironman. We'll see. The weekends go so fast now that I never seem to get everything done that I want to. Have a great weekend... I know I will.

Oh Yes, He Will Be Mine.

::sigh:: There's a guy. There hasn't been a guy in a long time. Damn it. There can't be a guy. I don't have time for that right now...but he gets under my skin. I've tried so hard to ignore it... from day 1 he's fascinated me, and I've ignored it for so long. There hasn't been someone that has gotten to me as much as this guy since RD. That scares the shit out of me. He makes me crazy! It's become such a distraction... but I can't stay away. Shit.

Long time, no Equa.

Wow, it's been awhile since I've had a chance to come and post. Training has been great. There has been so much material to cover and the training program is so intense that there have been days that I feel WAY over my head. For the most part though, the company has really put a lot into the training program and it's structered so well that it really has been a great experience so far. I LOVE my trainer and almost everyone on my team. We have so much fun with each other everyday and we really pull together when someone is falling behind. The training is a 13 week program (yes...13 weeks! and so far we have literally been in a classroom with textbooks, tests, etc. It's like being in school all over again.) and we're only 4 weeks in, but we'll finally get to go out on the floor and talk to customers in a couple of weeks. It's exciting, but we're all a little nervous about being ready. It's so great to be working again. I really did miss it. Don't get me wrong; should I meet a rich guy who wants to take care of me...sign me up. lol As for things not related to work, don't have much to report there. Jake bought Rock Band and it's basically the best game that has ever existed. Seriously, it's pretty much all we do now. For the first time last weekend we finally played some Halo again...it was tits! OMG In Halo news, they're doing an update of the fucking snow level from Halo1. TOTALLY TITS! IT'S THE BEST LEVEL EVER! I'm so excited for that. As far as movies, I finally saw Into the Wild. It was SO good. In other news, Battlestar Galactica, Dirt and The Riches are back and that makes me happy. :D OK, well I have to go and make some flashcards for a work study group. Got to get those cell phone package rates memorized. lol Dupcheck.

Happy Easter

Show Me the Money!

Sweet! I got a job! Oh yeah, thirst for money... bring it. lol I start on Monday. I'm so excited!

Busey Strikes Again!

So the ultimate Daffy Bastard, Gary Busey, struck at the Oscars. (First of all why the hell was he even invited? You do it to yourself Oscars. You asked for his batshit crazy to rain down on your awards, and rain it did.) So, above is his attack on Jennifer Garner and Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet. Please to enjoy. My favorite part is Ryan blowing him off by saying "I'll see you later at the party. You know the one." lol Good times. Seriously I loved this moment! I feel so bad for Jennifer Garner. No one should have to deal directly with the Busey if they haven't been warned and had ample time to prepare themselves. lol So then yesterday Ryan had Busey on his radio show to try and explain what happened. Here is what the profit Gary had to say.

Well, what I wanted to do was when I first saw you working, I
said, "Who is this guy?" And I said, "Oh God, this isn't going to work." And
then you captured me. You are to me, when you're working, an innocent champion
of honesty. Your heart has a way to embrace the truth in your delivery without
looking like you are reading a script. Everything looks spontaneous. What
spontaneity is—spontaneity comes from an invisible idea that is there before the
creation began. And you have that naturally, so I just wanted to pay you a
compliment. But I didn't know you were in the middle of an interview, I was just
moving through there.

Mmm Hmm. "spontaneity comes from an invisible idea that is there before the creation began." lol Classic Busey. He also said this later in the interview.

"And I know you must remember to chase and catch your dreams. If you don't, your
imagination will live in empty spaces, and that is nowhere land."

Totally. Hang in there GB. Oh, and my thoughts are with you Jennifer Garner. Be strong.

Not-So-Hot at Oscars 2008

This year there were a few people that weren't looking so great. My runners-up include Jennifer Hudson, who brought her big-white-boob-shelf with her. Julie Christie who designed her short cocktail dress herself. Hmmm. That isn't a good start. Then she wears those see-through gloves! GAG! Then there is Ellen Page. I don't get her. She makes me not want to see Juno. She is such a fucking sour-puss. She looks like what I imagine her personality to be. Boring, serious and blah. The absolute worse of all though I am awarding to a couple. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Day Lewis are like a red carpet circus act. Check them out. Brown shoes Daniel? Really? Then, red bows + big chest jewels + flowered lace + black and white checkered shoes = Oscars! No. Wrong. Wow... so so wrong.

Best Dressed Oscars 2008

I really enjoyed the Oscars this year, and I'm so happy that No Country For Old Men won so many awards. It was by far the best movie and deserved to win.

As for the fashion, it was a good year. Lots of color and that's always nice to see. The few I've chose to cover here seem to be in all red, but there were a lot of ladies that looked fantastic. Jessica Alba looked beautiful too. For me Katherine Heigl, for me, was hands down the best dressed. When she came out to present she looked A-MAZING! My other favorites were Heidi Klum, Helen Mirren and Jennifer Garner.

There Will Be Daniel Day Lewis

Wow, I have seen A LOT of movies in the past few days. Some Oscar related and some not.

Hot Fuzz: YYYGood times. It was more of an action movie than I thought it would be. Good movie.
The Reaping: YYYWow. This was a lot better than I thought it would be. I really liked it.
Resident Evil Extinction:YY It would probably have been better if it hadn't been so long since I saw the last one. It was good. Not great, but good. It did seem as though this will not be the last RE movie coming our way.
The Night Listener: Y It was ok. It's a good story, (based on a true story) but it was just a little slow.

Now for the Oscar movies:
Atonement: YRiiiiiigght. So, it started off really good. James McAvoy is hot and Keira is beautiful so they make a really nice looking couple and they had great chemistry. However, there was a lot that could have been edited out (the never ending war/beach scene for example!) and it felt like the movie lasted for hours. I was really disappointed. I really thought I was going to like it in the beginning. It really is too bad that the last half of the movie ruins it. (To be fair my Mom and my GMa were with me and they both loved it. Whatever.)

There Will Be Blood: YYYYShould have been called "There Will Be Daniel Day Lewis". This was a great movie, but had it not been for DDL it would not have been nearly as good. He is such an amazing actor and that is a good thing for this film. He is in almost EVERY scene. Other than the preacher in the movie hardly anyone else even has lines in the movie. It is an entirely DDL driven vehicle. It really felt like a play to me, in the sense that it was so one-character-focused. What a great character. He is such a complex guy, and I liked the fact that I didn't hate him through the whole movie. I hoped for him to be a better man, and had faith that he had good intentions deep down inside. So, watching this character go through his life was quite the journey. The score was a little much. It felt as though the music was a character in the film sometimes, responsible for telling us something about the story. The trouble is that I'm not sure it did that very well. It was so dramatic and grating at points in the movie when nothing was happening at all. Then at times when such drama was happening with the characters there would be no music at all. Just silence. It was different. This music almost ruined the movie for my Mother, and I can see why. It didn't bother me as much as her, but it was definitely a strange choice for the movie I think. Anyway, I think DDL will win the Oscar and he should. He was amazing. See this movie for his performance alone.


No Country For Old Men: YYYYYThe more time that passes the more that I love this movie. It is just SO Coen brothers. If you liked Fargo, you'll like this movie. The two movies remind me a lot of each other. NCFOM has the same quiet, subtle feeling that Fargo had. The characters aren't big, loud, flashy, hyped up characters. That is what makes it so tense and enthralling I think. There is a scene in which a gas station owner gets into a conversation with Javier Bardem's character and it makes you almost want to jump out of your skin waiting for the kill to come. You can feel it there, coming for this old man, and you can see that he knows something isn't right and you just want to scream at him to RUN or something. It's a great scene. I will agree with some of the controversy about the end of the movie, to a point. I can see how some would be disappointed but I wasn't. I thought the end was true to the story. I don't see how it could have ended any other way. I don't want to give too much away and potentially ruin the end for any who haven't seen it, so I'll leave my thoughts on it at that. I loved this movie and Javier Bardem just HAS to win the Oscar. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you really have to.

So, in the next week before the Oscars I'm going to try and watch Michael Clayton, Away From Her, Juno, Eastern Promises and La Vie en Rose. I want to try to see as many movies that are nominated as I can. When I was at the theatre this weekend I saw that all AMC theatres are doing an Oscar marathon. This Saturday (the 23rd) they are showing all 5 Best Picture nominees in a row. It costs $30 and you get tickets to all 5 movies, a free Large Popcorn (with refills) and a "collectible pass". That's a great idea. I would totally go and do that but now I only need to see 2. So, if you're interested check it out here.

Atlantis Lifts Off

Great video! I love seeing that everything went well with the lift off and the crew is safely on their way to the space station. To read about the shuttle you can go here, and if you'd like to read more about the crew onboard you can go here.

Super Tuesday

I'm really excited about the results from yesterday. What I mean by that is I think it's really exciting that people feel they've got some great canidates to choose from. It's such a close race for the Dems and the GOP still has 3 in the race, and that's unusual for this late in the race. I think that is great. I think that shows that people are really taking their time deciding on which canidate is right for them. Hopefully this means we've still got some great debates coming in the future to help people make up their minds. I don't think I've seen people so excited about a race since the 92 election. Don't get me wrong, I'm still hoping that Barack Obama will pull it out in the end, but I look forward to the race to get there.

In other news 2 of my favorite reality shows start soon. Survivor: Micronesia Fans vs Favorites starts on Thursday and Big Brother 9 starts on Tuesday. I am SO excited for both. I'm really looking forward to Survivor. Last season was so great that I really think it gave a burst of new energy to the show. Besides, I love me some Jonny Fairplay. ; )

Yeah, Go Giants.

You gotta love the underdog winning. Wow... what an amazing end to the game. Loved it. :D I've put my favorite of the commercials in the video box above. Please to enjoy.

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Seriously, I'm about to pee myself. I can't wait until tonight!!! Lost is my favorite show (other than Days of course) and I can't believe that it starts tonight. The wait is over! Yeah! I finished the ARG Find815 today and I'm pretty pleased with it. It led us along the path of the people who found the Oceanic 815 aircraft at the bottom of the ocean. Of course, it also started a whole new line of questions, as usual lol, but I don't mind that. Apparently tonight during the pilot of Eli Stone there is going to be a clue given that will unlock yet another website and what I believe will be another ARG about lost. Sweet! I can't wait. I was going to watch Eli Stone anyway (I love me some Johnny Lee Miller !) but knowing that there is going to be a clue to a "Golden Pass" for Lost just makes it better. Anyway, for those of you who watch Lost, enjoy tonight! Namaste.

You're Misinformed

Oh my god! I'm so over hearing about this! I didn't have any plans to talk about it because I figured people would figure out what a stupid falsehood this is, but I just got another email about it. So, I guess this lie about Barack Obama not saying the pledge of allegiance is still out there. First of all the photo that is making the rounds... shown here was NOT taken while the pledge of allegiance was being said, but while a woman was singing the star bangled banner. There is no rule that you need to place your hand over your heart while the star bangled banner is being sung. Next time you're at a sporting event watch the crowd and see how many people do it. I think you'll see that most people DO NOT cover there heart during that song.
ABC news reports about this story:

ABC News' David Wright and Sunlen Miller Report:
At a town hall meeting Wednesday an Iowa voter asked Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill., about the numerous emails she has received with photos purporting to show Obama "refusing" to pledge allegiance to the flag."You're standing with your arms folded and Hillary's got her hand on her heart," she said, adding that
she received so many of these emails she is sick of them. Obama shook his
head and smiled."This was not during the pledge of allegiance," Obama said
of the picture taken at Senator Tom Harkin's, D-Iowa, annual steak fry and
first published by Time. "A woman was singing the Star Spangled Banner when that picture was taken. See the original photo by clicking here. "I was taught by my grandfather that you put your hand over your heart during the pledge, but during the Star Spangled Banner, you sing!" Obama said. ABC News has video of the event in question which can be viewed by clicking here. Obama called the circulation of such pictures a "dirty trick" and mentioned other emails accusing him of being "a Muslim plant.""I have been pledging allegiance since I was a kid," Obama said. Obama advised his supporters who receive such emails to ignore them." Just tell whoever sent it," Obama told the crowd, "they're misinformed."

Below is the footage of the event:



Here is Barack's response to all the lies about him and his character.



Here is just one of many days that Barack led the pledge of allegiance in Senate.

In summary it just irritates me beyond belief that anyone would blindly believe an email about ANY candidate. This isn't just because I like Barack, I can handle people not liking my choice for President. What I can't handle is people getting a silly email and forwarding it on when they obviously didn't look into the facts behind it. You become part of the problem then. You are helping to spread lies. This next election is too important to let yourself get led by the hand by the media or by the politicians. We have waited for 8 years to be able to fix all that is wrong in our government. Don't let the media, or political bullshit trick you. Take the time and really look into what is being said about the candidates and what they stand for. Use some common sense!

Jerry O'Connell Tom Cruise Video Spoof

Heath Ledger: Dead at 28

Wow, just found out that they found Heath Ledger dead in his hotel room about an hour or so ago. I can't believe it! It's just so sad. I feel so bad for his family, especially his daughter. She's only two now, but to think she'll grow up now without her father. What a waste. Right now no one really can say what happened, although some sites are saying that pills were found on the be with him. I hope that isn't true. Not that his death is any less sad if it isn't, but it would be horrible to think that he died due to drug use. I was so looking forward to seeing him in The Dark Knight as the Joker, now it will be bittersweet. He was such a remarkable actor... what a loss.

"Now is the time to make real the promises of Democracy..."

Happy Birthday to My Love

I'm a Horrible Daughter

Somehow today the Lord of the Rings trilogy came up in conversation between my mother and I and she told me she still has not seen any of them!?! How is that possible? Seriously, I have seen them all so many times, I own them even, and yet I never watched them with her? I have failed her. So, I told her that will be fixed this weekend. We watched Fellowship today and we'll watch the other two tomorrow (hopefully, she may not be able to make it through 2 in one day.) Anyway, in other movie news I went back and updated my best of 2007. As I see more movies from last year that may happen. I had to add Sicko and A Mighty Heart to the list. Fantastic movies, both. I also finally watched Deathproof the other day. My thoughts? Well, I thought it was really good (great car chase scene and great gore/blood effects), however I thought that the ending "jumped the shark", so I didn't think it was great. I haven't watched Planet Terror yet, but I have it to watch next. I want to see No Country for Old Men!

For The Pink Ranger, From Tank Ass

So here I am again. It's 10 years today since I lost the love of my life, my partner, my joy. 10 years later and here I am again wondering what to do with this day. For the first time, I didn't think about him all day today. However, that still makes me feel guilty. I feel I'm at a place where I can finally think about him and smile. I don't feel like crying with every thought of him. It's taken 10 years to get to that point, so that's a big deal for me. Every now and then I might even mention his name when telling a story. That is also a pretty big deal for me. I don't talk about him to people, in fact I don't like to write about him here either, but I feel like it's good for me to do it. Writing about it here is easier than talking to someone face to face about him. See, no one gave a shit about him when he was alive... no one but me, so I don't feel like anybody has the right to talk about him to me now. They don't deserve to. They didn't know him, most of them didn't like him and some of them are glad he's dead now. So, you can understand if I'm reluctant to share my grief. So, I do it here and disable the comments because I don't want your opinion about it. I don't want sympathy. I don't want your helpful thoughts and insights. I want him. However, I know that thinking this way isn't good for me... so I try to get it out here. Here I can grieve without having to see others looking uncomfortable. So, what do I remember today? As I said before I'm finally to a point where I can think about him without it being sad. That being the case I think about him all the time now. I used to force him out of my head...I'm really good at that after all this time. If I feel the pain coming I just switch it off. Poof! He's gone. It's simple really. Now I don't have to do that as often. I remember so many great moments about him. He did a great impression of Leonardo DiCaprio in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. "I killed him Gilbert!" That still makes me laugh out loud. The first time we kissed. The story he told me about a little boy and a red rose. Today though, it gets harder. Each year on this day those great memories are tainted with the memory of his death. That horrible day. The way the police told me he was dead. The coroner actually blurted out to me "Oh, he's dead. Did they not tell you?" That is how I found out that my future was gone. That my life was forever altered. Then, without warning they showed me a picture of his body and asked me to identify him. I will never forget that picture. Never. ::Poof!:: That day also has great moments too. I'm so lucky because we got to say so much to each other. We got to say I love you. I got to kiss him one last time. That is what I'm going to do today. Rather than think about what I lost, I'm going to think about what we had. I'm so lucky. I found my "one". So many people go their whole lives never knowing that kind of love, and I had it. I didn't get to keep it forever, but I had it for awhile and it was the best thing that has ever happened to me. He changed me in every way possible and I'm so glad that we found our way to each other. I don't want his memory to make me sad anymore. I won't let grief steal the joy of him from me anymore. I got my sugar skull tattoo in honor of him. In honor of the death that we're all heading for, there is a beauty in that inevitability. I used to crave death. For years I've wanted death to come for me, and the sooner the better. The quicker I die, the quicker I'm reunited with him. Now, while I still look forward to being with him again, I know that everything happened as it needed to. I'll be with again one day... but I no longer hope for it to come. I've still got life to live here. That being said, I've still got a long way to go before I'm "healed" (whatever that even means). I still can't imagine being with anyone but him. I don't know if I ever will be. We'll see. I'm open to it... if it comes my way we'll see. I've let myself fall down a pretty deep well in 10 years... and it's going to take work to get out of it. The thing is that for the first time, I want to get out of it. After he died I felt like, without him what's the point? Now I know that I'M the point. The best way to remember him is to let myself be happy and live my life. I know that now, my love. I hear you telling me to live and I'm ready to. I look at your face in pictures and you seem like some dream I had a long time ago. Almost like an imaginary friend that I made up... but you were real. "Our love changed the world"... you said that to me the day you died and I've never forgotten it. I miss you everyday. I miss my friend. I miss talking to you, and hearing you laugh. So, on this day, although I'm crying now after writing this, I'm also smiling. I'm smiling because I knew you, and I'm a better person for it. Goodnight my angel... maybe I'll see you in my dreams tonight and we'll laugh and talk together. Until we do see each other again, you don't need to worry about me anymore. I think I'm going to be alright now. I love you.