In Absentia
It's been so long since posted I can't even decide what to talk about today. So I'll just ramble about random shit, some of it actually important.
The drought. What the fuck? We have..what?.. 70 days worth of water left, and municipal leaders are just now getting around to telling people to stop watering their damned lawns? Governor Easley strongly encourages municipalities to enforce tougher restrictions? Water use restrictions should be in place all year round. If you can't boss people around sometimes what's the point of being in charge? Why is this so hard to figure out?
Public radio. They're begging for money again. If they weren't such dorks, maybe I wouldn't mind so much. Please stop with the bad accents. It showcases your lack of talent.
What I'm reading:
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. It lives up to the hype. Eggers is self-indulgent, sometimes for pages on end. His devices are glaringly obvious - he uses an interview with The Real World as a springboard to tell stories he can't fit anywhere else, and pulls his young brother out of character to chastise and argue with himself. Still, it's beautifully written and worth your time.
What I'm watching:
Too much. MTV has stopped airing America's Next Top Model marathons, much to my chagrin and my relief. How many times can I watch a beautiful young woman cry about how much she wants to become a second rate model with no chance of ever doing runway in Paris? Countless times.
Mad Men has one episode left this season. I wish it would never end. This show is the best thing since Deadwood. Rent it when it comes out on DVD.
I've picked up four new shows this year - Journeyman (Kevin McKidd. How could I not?), Reaper, Pushing Daisies, and Dirty, Sexy Money. Reaper is the best of the lot - on his 21st birthday, Sam (Bret Harrison ) discovers that, before his birth, his parents sold his soul to the devil. Ray Wise is the Devil. Oh yeah. Hijinks ensue.
Food:
On Joe's blog, molecular gastronomy rears its precious little head again. Every time it pops up, I swear I'm keeping my mouth shut. And every time, I get myself in the middle of it. It's enough to make me throw a perfectly done pork loin at someone.
To my (less than) tons of fans - I'll be back.
Comments
I am really enjoying Mad Men, so thanks for turning me on to it. I couldn't make it even halfway through the pilot of Pushing Daisies, though. I watched an episode of Journeyman, but I found it really bland - which is too bad, because I love Kevin McKidd. And I really like Peter Krause, but I couldn't tolerate Dirty, Sexy Money. I guess I'm just too picky.
I do love Dexter, which I rented from NetFlix. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it, although (to warn you) it is creepy as shit. Michael C. Hall makes a fantastic serial killer.
Other than that, I'm watching House, Heroes and Grey's Anatomy, although the last has seriously lost its charm and I'm about to completely ditch it. I don't think I can stand the same sappy melodramatic plot lines for a third season.
I miss BSG and Lost... sigh.
Hey lady, it's been so hectic for me it's crazy, but I saw you updated and wanted to say hi! HI!
AHWOSG was really something. I wish going through crazy amounts of shit would turn me into a writer, but it hasn't even turned me into an alcoholic. :/ I understand Dave Eggers is a little testy sometimes, but I guess he deserves to be a little testy.