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I'm just not getting it...Sex and the City

I'm not trying to be difficult, or mean, or even snarky, but I just don't get the allure of Sex and the City. I have tried! Really, I have watch maybe 4 episodes, maybe a few more and that was just about all I could take.

I am being completely serious when I ask, what do you like about it? Some girls who I love and admire think the show is spetacular and are gearing up for the premiere.

The SATC girls don't ever seem to talk about anything interesting or even clever. Everyone talks about how they hope Carrie marries "Big," but he seems like an enormous jerk to me. Didn't he cheat several times on his wife and Carrie? Is this the idea of romance now? It reminds me of when "9 1/2 weeks" came out and every guy I knew thought that smoking, mumbling and treating girls mean was what girls wanted (ala Mickey Rourke--some still are under that tragic false impression.)

I like shoes. I liked living in a big city. I like my girlfriends. I like complicated relationships. I like female columnists. I like chattering away at lunch. I just don't like Sex and the City. Please tell me what it is you like about it?

On a side note: I do like Sarah Jessica Parker, I read an interview with her and saw her on Letterman recently and she seems to be an intelligent, witty and grounded person. I like that she isn't perfect and shuns all things botoxy and silicone.

Let's talk Pop Waffle

Oh, YouTube and your maniacal ways...You have again, lured me in to another spaz-fest of watching videos made genius by your own particular genre...huh? Don't worry, I don't even know what that means...

I have found still another favorite on YouTube--Pop Waffle.

I just about did a spit-take on this one, set to the tune of Alanis Morissette's Ironic.

Pop Waffle is right (smart Pop Waffle)--see definition of irony here. While all the events listed are sad, frustrating or just plain inconsequential they aren't truly ironic. These videos on the other hand--pure hilarity.

The Flickr! challenge...can't back down from a challenge now can I?

Jessica from Doehle Bread started it..oh, then Nannette from Girl Friday had to be all "Me too!" and do one of her own...not to be outdone by anyone, Nik from Prose & Converse had to beat me to it...I can't be the ONLY one not to do it...so here is my Flickr! challenge.

They say you should:
1. Go to flickr
2. Type your answer to each question in the “search” box.
3. Using only the first page, pick an image.
4. Copy and paste the picture to your blog.
5. Enjoy! Then take the challenge, knowing full well it won't be as good as ours, but giving it your best shot.

2. What is your favorite food?

Grilled cheese, but lookie there, sushi runs a close second!

Facebook in real life

Facebook in real life. Yep! This is about right. Thanks Miss Cellania.

Lovin' both of you is breakin' all the rules...Craig Ferguson and Ira Glass on Letterman tonight

You should be well aware that I equally love Ira Glass of "This American Life" and Craig Ferguson from "The Late, Late Show."

Both are on Letterman (who is no slouch himself) tonight.

(must stay awake...must stay awake...)

I wrote about Ira when he was coming to speak at The Barclay-- Ira Glass is coming to the Irvine Target.

I also wrote about Ferguson, my sitcom husband-- Craig Ferguson now officially funniest American.

"...Lovin' both of you is breakin' all the rules..."

Coooool Rider

This goes out to my Twitterers who are up late discussing the awesomeness of Grease 2--what else would we be talking about, really?

Thanks Nik for being the spark that lead to this flashback...

Twitter...Noooooooooo

Oh, but look how cute they are about it. Okay, I'll wait....Nobody do anything "Twitter-worthy" until they get this resolved.

Wham! has street cre-di-bili-ty!

Yahoo Music's "List of the Day," which is always fun to read, posted this today that caught my eye, "25 Worst Rappers of All-Time." I wasn't interested because I like rap--I don't--I just wanted to see if those twenty-somethings over at Yahoo had this one on the list...Nope.

So here's my #26, Wham! Rap! I am begging you to watch it...please!

"Reach up high and touch your soul"...so street.

PhotoPie Challenge

Quickly, this picture is my feeble entry to EmilyPie's photo challenge for the week: Skies. If you don't read her, you should, she just has the knack of saying things in a funny way and is also a very talented photographer.

The sky above the Irvine Spectrum.

I know there are some photographers that read this blog--hop over and join in.

Surviving the day...

All husbands should take notes: PMS Survival Tips

Gotta Whole Lotte Love

Dutch video artist Lotte has just released her new "Fanvideo" on YouTube and she has topped herself with this one. I wrote about her and the YouTube craze of "FanVideoes" here: I Want My Jane Austen....now that you have been introduced, here is her latest featuring the movie Atonement:

**This is very romantic and beautiful***It might damage the eyes of some males***

Atonement, Teardrop

If you have a YouTube account, you can subscribe to Lotte's channel here. She is featuring a Simple Mind's Video right now...If you didn't even know you could have a YouTube account, then never mind.

"Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zepplin

I'm not a perfect person, but I think I know how to say "aioli" correctly

Let's say you and your husband are locked in a heated debate...the kind that can go on forever and never be resolved without professional help--a word pronunciation debate. Like how IS aioli pronounced? He giggles at you every time you order your upgraded sandwich.

Don't get down, howjsay.com is here to help. Just look up the word in questions and voila: aioli. I KNEW IT!

Other fun thing to do at this site, look up words like "Howdy" or "Frigging." **Squeal** hours of laughs hearing that proper gentlemen say them.

"The Reason" by Hoobastank

Happy President's Day!

I read Stanley Bing's Blog on Fortune.com. Today he posted this hilarious list--this is exactly why I read him. Please make SURE to read the comments after his post. The first two are just as funny as the post.

10 Things George Washington Never Did On His Birthday

Regarding the comments, I received several of these sorts of comments after I posted "The OC" the new "Frisco." The comments, which I deleted because they came from anonymous (which I refuse to publish anything from anonymous), were along the lines of, "San Francisco is way cooler than Orange County" and "Orange County will never be like San Francisco" .... ah...kinda missing the point. Also, with my "OC Post Marries in Private Ceremony," I received comments like "Why do you waste your time writing this?" and "What dribble," all again, from that perceptive soul at the keyboard--anonymous. Anonymity really makes some people brave.

Anyway, I love Bing.

Best Movie Lines Ever: Painfully clear to me now, I never see movies anymore...

EW.com has made a list of the "Worst Movie Lines Ever": Here. I really can't argue that this dialogue from Notting Hill shouldn't be included.

Tonight, I felt like being positive with a few of what I think are the "Best Movie Lines Ever." Sorry they are mostly comedies and pretty obscure.

Princess Bride: "As you wish."

Glory: ""Remember what you see here," Matthew Broderick.

The Breakfast Club: "I'm not that pristine," Molly Ringwald.

Roxanne: "I'd rather be with you then be with the best people in the world," Fred Willard, in his toast.

Billy Jack: "I'm gonna take this right foot and whop you on that side of your face and there's not a damn thing you're gonna be able to do about it," Tom Laughlin.

The Way We Were: "Katie, you push too hard,"" Robert Redford to Barbra Streisand. (She should have listened to him.)

Pink Panther: ""Zats not my dog."

His Girl Friday: ""I jumped out that window a long time ago Walter." Rosalind Russell

Annie Hall: ""You know nothing of my work," Marshall McLuhan. (Yes, I do wish life were like that.)

Rushmore: "O R they?" Jason Schwartzman.

Painfully clear to me now, I never see movies anymore...I think Rushmore is the most recent (1998), truly sorry. I really shouldn't have any opinion on this subject now that I think about it. You can add your own if you want...

Craig Ferguson Is Now Officially The Funniest American

Today, Craig Ferguson was sworn in as a U.S. Citizen. (Read about it here) So, he is now officially the funniest American. See him taking his citizenship test here. Could you pass? Me neither...

If you don't watch him on The Late, Late Show every night, you should. I TIVo-it and watch while I'm eating my Frosted Mini-Wheats in the morning. It's a great way to start your day, but there is the real danger of a milk-through-the-nose moment.

I first started watching him when I caught this show: Craig Talks From The Heart. You don't see this kind of transparency on TV often. (Even if you do watch The View.) So, yes, he is a real guy, but he is also friggin hilarious.

Okay, so you don't believe me, right? Comedy snob are we? Here are some choice clips:
iPod vs. Zune
Old Fashioned Violence
He loves America

If I had my own sitcom, I would want him to be my sitcom husband. Ooooo, yes, I have the whole thing completely written inluding the opening credits and montage (to the tune of "It Must Be Love" by Madness). And when I say 'completely written,' I mean I have it all in my head.

What? Right, like you don't cast people in your own sitcom...Seriously, you do that too, right?

The Movie "Atonement" and Lisa and that dress...

Larry "took one for the team" and went with me to see "Atonement" tonight. It was beautifully written and some of the shots were stunning-- there was a continual shot (unedited) that must have been at least five minutes long that was breathtaking. It was beautiful to watch. I would like to see it again, even Larry said he would.

My friend, Lisa Mertins, (You can visit her excellent blog if you just simply click here) also saw the movie and painted this picutre, inspired by Keira Knightley's exquisite bathing suit.

...and that green dress in the movie...meow...read Keira talking about her absolutely, perfectly fine and pleasantly proportioned body, here. Cheers to her!

McSweeney's Bundle Jumble

If you are interested in writing, or writers, or reaching new heights in absurdity and wit through storytelling, you should read McSweeney's "Believer." Not to be bossy or anything, but McSweeney's is offering a bundle of past issues for $15 ($15 I say!) Look here for proof.

I ordered "The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers." This is the quote from the book that commanded me to pull out my credit card: Ian McEwan: "The dream, surely, that we all have, is to write this beautiful paragraph that actually is describing something but at the same time in another voice is writing a commentary on its own creation, without having to be a story about a writer." You should order this too, oops...there I go again, bossy, bossy.

Also, see McSweeney's store here. Larry would love the Circus T-shirt...

Received an email from my old friend, Kristy (see her hair, 1985, here), today. She said she heard this song on the radio this morning and thought of me, nothing could have made me happier.

(Haircut 100, Love Plus One) This video receives the "Most Unclear On Concept" award, but I still love it.

Congrats on the new iPhone Crispy!

Blueprint, Noooooooooo

I am sorry to be the one to tell you this if you haven't already heard, but the latest issue of Blueprint Magazine will be the last. (For reference to Jill and Jana, this would be like People Magazine folding...I know...traumatic.)

I have told you all about my love for the magazine. Thank goodness their nifty blog, Bluelines, will still be around, but the hold-in-your-hand, cut-out-the-things-you-like format is going the way of Martha Stewart Kids.

I love the death-defying spin that Martha gives to the magazine's demise (nutshell: no one reads anything printed on paper anymore.) We could all learn from her rosy-ways now, can't we?

Watch the video Here!
(Whoa, I'm a little dizzy...wait... I'm okay now...no...yes...no...think of Dwell...okay, I'm okay, really.)

Steve From Couplings makes my point for me...

Steve, from the british TV show "Couplings," makes my point for me from my post : "Fun Money" And Other Concepts Lost On My Husband.

Concepts Lost On My Husband:

Fun Money
The concept: Money that was not expected can be splurged without guilt or responsibility.
His take: Money is money.

Accessories for dogs
The concept: dogs have the need and right to be accessorized with diamonds, sweaters and $65 leashes.
His take: It's a Friggin' dog.

The Rule of Calorie Transference
The concept: If I don't purchase french fries with my meal and eat them off his plate, they are calorie-free.
His take: Get your own.

Decorative Pillows
The concept: They pull the room together.
His Take: Worthless, time-consuming, fluff.

Laura Ashley Nightgowns
The concept: You think you look like Elizabeth Bennet.
His take: He thinks you look like Elizabeth Bennet.