"I am precious,by name"... best spam opening ever. love it.

"I am precious,by name"... best spam opening ever. love it.

Random Thoughts...

1.  Im glad you're back Ashley.

2.  Speaking of country...is Lil Wayne the closest thing the hip hop community has to a country singer?

3.  Mini Review by the Movie Snob: Chronicle.
   
The best "super hero" movie done in years.  Did a fantastic job of making a victim out of the villian.  No hot chic which sucked.  Nice effects for a low budget movie done in the "found footage" format.

4.  Caught the latest episode of Bill Maher on Demand last night too.  I lost a little respect for Rachel Maddow. 

5.  Watching Deadwood in my slow time at work and Calamity Jane has surpassed Omar Little as my favorite TV character of all time. 

I watched Sorkin's Newsroom show yesterday (the pilot is free in the iTunes store). Having worked briefly in newsrooms, only for a few years out of college (remember when radio stations had newsrooms? anyone? anyone?) and at a bigger deal with CBC TV. I thought the show was nothing like the real thing, but exactly like it. Kinda like the way Friday Night Lights is nothing like HS football really, but exactly like it. Or ER is to doctors or Law and Order is to lawyers, etc. I get it, it's fiction-ish. What's right about it is the walk and talk stuff Sorkin does. Always dead on. The stuff that NEVER happens are the long drawn out philosophical soliloquies seemingly off the top of their heads. When has that ever happened irl? In any situation or job? lol. Generally when you watch a show like this, you automatically identify with a character (I remember being flustered and intimidated like the wide-eyed, blonde assistant) when the show/movie/book doesn't have a clear cut character that that is there to be our point of view. You know the one that asks questions and then someone else explains it in GREAT detail to them. CSI does this. All. The. Time. It makes it accessible. But shows by Sorkin or David Simon's Generation Kill just forgo that, so it forces you to watch without knowing every specific machination of wtf is going on. I prefer that, but I'll watch the CSI's of the world too. The Newsroom is ideological, but it's preachy. It's also insufferable, but with a certain charisma. It's no West Wing, but it's no Studio 60 either. (Thankfully) I think it started out really strong and interesting, but I have the feeling it's going to be eventually widely panned like The Killing say, for exactly the opposite reasons that show is. Why? Because that's just the world we live in and it's just the way we react to everything. I hope I'm wrong.

So there's that.

you take that back.

Jenny Mccarthy....sigh...I had this poster on my wall for several years...



Probably my first ex wife. 

Which part? I'm kinda all over the effing place in that paragraph. Wanted to go all Sorkin. I see it worked. I got a strong visceral reaction, right out of the box, lmao!

I watched Sorkin's Newsroom show yesterday (the pilot is free in the iTunes store). Having worked briefly in newsrooms, only for a few years out of college (remember when radio stations had newsrooms? anyone? anyone?) and at a bigger deal with CBC TV. I thought the show was nothing like the real thing, but exactly like it. Kinda like the way Friday Night Lights is nothing like HS football really, but exactly like it. Or ER is to doctors or Law and Order is to lawyers, etc. I get it, it's fiction-ish. What's right about it is the walk and talk stuff Sorkin does. Always dead on. The stuff that NEVER happens are the long drawn out philosophical soliloquies seemingly off the top of their heads. When has that ever happened irl? In any situation or job? lol. Generally when you watch a show like this, you automatically identify with a character (I remember being flustered and intimidated like the wide-eyed, blonde assistant) when the show/movie/book doesn't have a clear cut character that that is there to be our point of view. You know the one that asks questions and then someone else explains it in GREAT detail to them. CSI does this. All. The. Time. It makes it accessible. But shows by Sorkin or David Simon's Generation Kill just forgo that, so it forces you to watch without knowing every specific machination of wtf is going on. I prefer that, but I'll watch the CSI's of the world too. The Newsroom is ideological, but it's preachy. It's also insufferable, but with a certain charisma. It's no West Wing, but it's no Studio 60 either. (Thankfully) I think it started out really strong and interesting, but I have the feeling it's going to be eventually widely panned like The Killing say, for exactly the opposite reasons that show is. Why? Because that's just the world we live in and it's just the way we react to everything. I hope I'm wrong.

So there's that.

Good MORNING!

Hiiii ASHLIE! 

So yesterday I had to take something to my sister's place and her place just happened to be close to where Dustin Brown (captain of the mother F**king Stanley Cup Champion KINGS) was going to be making an appearance.............so I thought to myself...."Let me check it out." I did.....I checked it out and kept on driving. Holy Freaking Heck............there was like 400 people in line at 4:30 and the the signing wasn't going to take place till 7 and it was at Sports Chalet. #freakingbandwagon...lol

***Anywhoo.....I got my pic with the cup, so unless I can see it and touch it this time, I'm very good with my post STanley Cup buzz. 

Sooo.....Twitter people.....no mention of the Penguins fan who posted her DMs with Joffrey Lupul? Yeah.....I wasn't much interested either. 

Speaking of Twitter...........Dustin Brown has stepped up his tweets. He went from boring and lovable to Stanley Cup Winning badass tweeter. Anyone who can post a "Big Head" poster of himself holding the Stanley Cup not once but a couple times (#doesntgetold) is FANTASTIC in my book. I love it. 

STay Swell.

Random Thoughts...

1.  Im glad you're back Ashley.

2.  Speaking of country...is Lil Wayne the closest thing the hip hop community has to a country singer?

3.  Mini Review by the Movie Snob: Chronicle.
   
The best "super hero" movie done in years.  Did a fantastic job of making a victim out of the villian.  No hot chic which sucked.  Nice effects for a low budget movie done in the "found footage" format.

4.  Caught the latest episode of Bill Maher on Demand last night too.  I lost a little respect for Rachel Maddow. 

5.  Watching Deadwood in my slow time at work and Calamity Jane has surpassed Omar Little as my favorite TV character of all time. 

that guy looks like a date rapist

for that crap you said about the killing. first of all, that show is flawless and secondly, %!%!.

Hey...I still watch The Killing!

Relax, we've all seen your avatars. We know you're into S&M. We get why you watch. BOOM!

WOW! Did you just go there? That's it! You know it wouldn't be too hard to kick your ass seeing as how you have a bad back and move kinda slow!! Don't make me do it!!

The Killing and "flawless" in the same sentence? Are you personal friends with Veena Sud? Besties in HS or something? Ma'am I refused to be trolled. Here's my argument(s).

Now as for Studio 60, again awesome concept / horrible execution with the biggest problem being that it was a show set behind the scenes of a SNL type sketch program in which there wasn't ONE good joke in the fake skits. This Louis CK podcast sums up the hate-watch infatuation I had with it. Look I love Sorkin, but that was a whiff. Should have had a longer run to work itself out tho. Of course that never happens to TV shows.

Sounds kinda hot. I'm in.

Yall are still watching The Killing? Who killed Rosie? Is she even dead? Has Christian Slater appeared yet?

The Killing and "flawless" in the same sentence? Are you personal friends with Veena Sud? Besties in HS or something? Ma'am I refused to be trolled. Here's my argument(s).

Now as for Studio 60, again awesome concept / horrible execution with the biggest problem being that it was a show set behind the scenes of a SNL type sketch program in which there wasn't ONE good joke in the fake skits. This Louis CK podcast sums up the hate-watch infatuation I had with it. Look I love Sorkin, but that was a whiff. Should have had a longer run to work itself out tho. Of course that never happens to TV shows.

I had to look twice but...oh em gee...your post didn't have ONE profanity. I'm incredibly impressed. ^5

(I thought I was the only one who kind of enjoyed Chronicle)

ohhhh no. i just finished season 1 of the killing. and i just saw who did it. oh well. i had my suspicions on her. knew it had to have been a chick.

Her Aunt. But she didn't know who was in the car.

Sorry Leigh. I thought you were on Season 2. But you should still watch because it's crazy all the stuff that happens!

Is the season and show over? Because I wanna know how many episodes it took. She wasn't a mastermind and in my head that makes the 42 episodes looking at Senator Jesus that much worse. Ugh. And she occurred to me I think at the end of last season but I don't remember why.

We're no longer friends . I LOVE Studio 60 and still think it's one of the smartest shows we've had on television in at least a decade. It pushed the envelope - and it was on crappy NBC, which is what I think killed it. NBC is why I thought Grimm would be gone quickly. I didn't care about the fake skits in Studio 60, I cared more about the real show and what was going on. Fantastic.

i will of course. that show is masterfully crafted and i wouldn't miss a second.

I agree with everything you just wrote. But I still think it was a whiff and that NBC did pull it too soon, like way too soon. Plus didn't you get the feeling that this was going to be the guy from Friends big one that pushed him over the top? He should be owning the dramedy genre.

HEY!


(no charges have been pressed)

fine.. "alleged" date rapist

That show is a hot f**king mess.  I couldnt even finish it.  As soon as the mom manipulated the dad into beating up the teacher i quit watching.   Realistically that doesn't happen.

I believe the hollywood reporter referred to that particular hot mess as "...a cluster-eff of red herrings swimming around in the constantly overcast plot vacuum that is this show's dead soul." That's some eloquently hateful poop right there. The one thing I think we can all agree on is that Holder needs his own gig. He's awesome. I would totally spin that character off as a private eye or something. Maybe a fish out of water in LA? Lotta temptations in that town for a guy with some demons in his past.

Afternoon Q'ers! 

Weather broke here for a few days, but back to the 90's tomorrow.  At least the pool is a consistent 87 degrees.

My son's band, Breathing Blue (http://www.breathingbluemusic.com) just released a CD, available on itunes.  They are playing a show tonight in Point Pleasant (at the beach), then leave for a mini tour of New England (Maine, Cambridge MA, NH), back in NJ, then finishing up in Philly.  Their music is a mix of rock and blues, kind of the best way to describe it.  It's Rock, but not heavy metal...not typical blues, but maybe blues with a rock beat?  Check em out.  Late this summer, they plan to head a little south and a little west.

Which brings me to the office...my son works for me during the day, so i'll be one short.  Hired a new receptionist who is catching on ....SLOWLY....Last Friday, mailman (in USPS Uniform) comes in, hands her the mail.  She then says "Can I have your last name please?" as if he was a patient!  He walked out the door.  She THEN said to my son "What happened to that patient"?  My son said "That guy? He's an a-hole...he walks inn and out of here all the time".......

Thought for the day..."A pet store had a bird contest with no perches necessary"......

 the Inner Animal song they have on their site!

Afternoon Q'ers! 

Weather broke here for a few days, but back to the 90's tomorrow.  At least the pool is a consistent 87 degrees.

My son's band, Breathing Blue (http://www.breathingbluemusic.com) just released a CD, available on itunes.  They are playing a show tonight in Point Pleasant (at the beach), then leave for a mini tour of New England (Maine, Cambridge MA, NH), back in NJ, then finishing up in Philly.  Their music is a mix of rock and blues, kind of the best way to describe it.  It's Rock, but not heavy metal...not typical blues, but maybe blues with a rock beat?  Check em out.  Late this summer, they plan to head a little south and a little west.

Which brings me to the office...my son works for me during the day, so i'll be one short.  Hired a new receptionist who is catching on ....SLOWLY....Last Friday, mailman (in USPS Uniform) comes in, hands her the mail.  She then says "Can I have your last name please?" as if he was a patient!  He walked out the door.  She THEN said to my son "What happened to that patient"?  My son said "That guy? He's an a-hole...he walks inn and out of here all the time".......

Thought for the day..."A pet store had a bird contest with no perches necessary"......

Martels Tikki Bar????  love that place....they're trying to make the Point bars close at 1AM instead of 2AM...orginally they tried to make them close at 12AM.

That show is a hot f**king mess.  I couldnt even finish it.  As soon as the mom manipulated the dad into beating up the teacher i quit watching.   Realistically that doesn't happen.

Jenks....though the Tiki Bar is ok too.  they go on at 11 tonight.  The early closure doesn't go into effect until July 1.

the dad was itching to hit something and she gave him the green light

besides! it's the only show i've ever seen that makes me go "ooooOOOoooo!" at the end of every episode.

I think I went Ugh at the end of every episode...but kept watching... and I wasn't upset that she coerced him into doing it, I was pissed at her reaction after. Stu.pid.

Yeah..id like to see a "prequel" of just Holder during his days undercover.   Give it sort of a Rush/Narc vibe and put it on HBO or Showtime so it can be done without FCC regs.

I just finished a book a few days ago, so I asked a friend what she thinks I should read next.  She sent me a link to a site that lists the top 100 books that everyone should read/have read.

So I'm looking at this list thinking, "I might be retarded."
Then I get about halfway down and realize, "I am retarded."

I haven't read any of them.  OK, I've read a handful, but I haven't read a majority of them.  I haven't even heard of a majority of them.  Am I alone on this?  Look.

Now you're talking. I love that. He's good at 'that' kinda guy. His scenes in safehouse were good, but i don't see him working in the robocop reboot. Is that a fact or still rumor?

IMDB says its in pre-production.  Facepalm. 

I just finished a book a few days ago, so I asked a friend what she thinks I should read next.  She sent me a link to a site that lists the top 100 books that everyone should read/have read.

So I'm looking at this list thinking, "I might be retarded."
Then I get about halfway down and realize, "I am retarded."

I haven't read any of them.  OK, I've read a handful, but I haven't read a majority of them.  I haven't even heard of a majority of them.  Am I alone on this?  Look.

I just finished a book a few days ago, so I asked a friend what she thinks I should read next.  She sent me a link to a site that lists the top 100 books that everyone should read/have read.

So I'm looking at this list thinking, "I might be retarded."
Then I get about halfway down and realize, "I am retarded."

I haven't read any of them.  OK, I've read a handful, but I haven't read a majority of them.  I haven't even heard of a majority of them.  Am I alone on this?  Look.

I consider myself an avid reader too, and I haven't read (nor do I want to) most of these. I've heard of maybe half...and besides maybe Midnight's Children, I have no desire to read those I've heard of but haven't read already. I could re-read some though; To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye specifically, since it's been like 25 years since I read those.

Does this list seem a little "chick-drama" heavy? Ugh.

Speaking of chick-drama (but bizarre) - have you read The Bell Jar? If you're looking for a classic, I love that one. It's friggin crazy, makes you feel like you're crazy, but that's Sylvia Plath for you.

I don't know if I can read any Sylvia Plath.  Wasn't she, like, the original emo kid?  

After perusing the list fully, I think I've read between 5-8 of them.  High school and college are a blur for me, so that's why it's "I think".  

Kaleb - You've seen most of the movies?  You're referring to the Jane Austen ones, aren't you?    You might be a bigger chick than I am.  Fantastic.

Marcus - Most of that went over my head since I read about half of  "Heart of Darkness" and haven't seen "The Bad Lieutenant".  I still giggled at your post, though.

I just finished a book a few days ago, so I asked a friend what she thinks I should read next.  She sent me a link to a site that lists the top 100 books that everyone should read/have read.

So I'm looking at this list thinking, "I might be retarded."
Then I get about halfway down and realize, "I am retarded."

I haven't read any of them.  OK, I've read a handful, but I haven't read a majority of them.  I haven't even heard of a majority of them.  Am I alone on this?  Look.

p.s. your cat is dead has had me giggling for a few weeks now:

It's New Year's Eve in New York City. Your best friend died in September, you've been robbed twice, your girlfriend is leaving you, you've lost your job...and the only one left to talk to is the gay burglar you've got tied up in the kitchen... P.S. your cat is dead.

it's kinda dark at the beginning, but once jimmy takes vito's pants off, it really picks up.

I just finished a book a few days ago, so I asked a friend what she thinks I should read next.  She sent me a link to a site that lists the top 100 books that everyone should read/have read.

So I'm looking at this list thinking, "I might be retarded."
Then I get about halfway down and realize, "I am retarded."

I haven't read any of them.  OK, I've read a handful, but I haven't read a majority of them.  I haven't even heard of a majority of them.  Am I alone on this?  Look.

I just finished a book a few days ago, so I asked a friend what she thinks I should read next.  She sent me a link to a site that lists the top 100 books that everyone should read/have read.

So I'm looking at this list thinking, "I might be retarded."
Then I get about halfway down and realize, "I am retarded."

I haven't read any of them.  OK, I've read a handful, but I haven't read a majority of them.  I haven't even heard of a majority of them.  Am I alone on this?  Look.

I just finished a book a few days ago, so I asked a friend what she thinks I should read next.  She sent me a link to a site that lists the top 100 books that everyone should read/have read.

So I'm looking at this list thinking, "I might be retarded."
Then I get about halfway down and realize, "I am retarded."

I haven't read any of them.  OK, I've read a handful, but I haven't read a majority of them.  I haven't even heard of a majority of them.  Am I alone on this?  Look.

So far today, I have...
1.  Gotten a mani/pedi.
2.  Gotten drunk for lunch.  (The bartender knew a thing or two about bourbon.  At that point, it was on).
3.  Kissed a girl in public.
4.  Painted some pottery.
5.  Picked up some cat food.
6.  Ran into my brother in law as I was kissing a girl in public AND drunk in pub-lick. 

And not necessarily in that order.

She was definitely depressed, but The Bell Jar is her autobiography and is more crazy than anything else. In the book, she goes from being pretty normal, to doing some really odd things - and while you're reading it you don't realize that some of this stuff just comes off as eccentric at first and pretty soon you're locked into her bats**t craziness like it's normal. It's the strangest book I've ever read in terms of how it made me react, emotionally...and I don't generally like the feeling that maybe I should be committed myself, but when a book can do that to me, I consider that a win. I highly recommend it if you're into that sort of thing.

What are you in the mood for? I might be able to come up with something else fun to recommend too.

RE: Sorkin. I'm apparently the only one here carrying a torch for Sports Night, which is still the only Sorkin project I've ever watched (well, I guess Moneyball technically as well, but that wasn't as obviously Sorkin).

RE: Top 100 books. I've only read 2 (To Kill a Mockingbird and 1984). I'm very disappointed in myself. My only defense is that I tend to read non-fiction.

Seeing Bure, Sakic, Sundin, and Oates (hey, new Caps coach!) get elected to the Hall of Fame made me feel old.

The Flames signed Dennis Wideman to a big money deal. They apparently did not watch the playoffs.

For anyone out there up in arms over Aroldis Chapman's barrel roll last year: Get over it. (Insert deity here) forbid someone actually have some fun out there.

I don't know what was a bigger bust: the Spain-Portugal match, or the annoying Spanish fan sitting three seats from me.

Studying last night was a disaster, as Becker decided to throw in some questions out of absolute nowhere. There had been on indication from the book or lecture that I might have to do the kind of calculations they were asking. At this point, I don't have much choice but to punt that topic. Tonight I get to see if any of the IT stuff got through my thick skull.

I'm off to do one of those 6 now.

Nice call on Sports Night, totally forgot about it. That's the most polarizing Sorkin project imo. People like us think it's underrated and then there are those who yell about how overrated it was. Never fails.

RE: Sorkin. I'm apparently the only one here carrying a torch for Sports Night, which is still the only Sorkin project I've ever watched (well, I guess Moneyball technically as well, but that wasn't as obviously Sorkin).

RE: Top 100 books. I've only read 2 (To Kill a Mockingbird and 1984). I'm very disappointed in myself. My only defense is that I tend to read non-fiction.

Seeing Bure, Sakic, Sundin, and Oates (hey, new Caps coach!) get elected to the Hall of Fame made me feel old.

The Flames signed Dennis Wideman to a big money deal. They apparently did not watch the playoffs.

For anyone out there up in arms over Aroldis Chapman's barrel roll last year: Get over it. (Insert deity here) forbid someone actually have some fun out there.

I don't know what was a bigger bust: the Spain-Portugal match, or the annoying Spanish fan sitting three seats from me.

Studying last night was a disaster, as Becker decided to throw in some questions out of absolute nowhere. There had been on indication from the book or lecture that I might have to do the kind of calculations they were asking. At this point, I don't have much choice but to punt that topic. Tonight I get to see if any of the IT stuff got through my thick skull.

AV Club has been doing a TV Club Classic on Sports Night this summer. It's been fun to read and reminisce. I wish I were half as cool as Dan Rydell, and that Isaac Jaffe was my boss.

Sweet crap i think we may be related. #BrotherFromAnaotherMother Ask your folks if they have a French Canadian sister/cousin/relative that married a black guy in the 60's... or if they are related to a black guy who married some french chick. Whatever. Then we can go on the DNA show where (semi) famous people find out who they are related to and what heritage they are, etc. I hoping to add some Irish/German and Iroquois. That's what I get from your profile pic anyway.