Hello!

Yes, I am still alive, just missing in action. I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things very soon. Thanks for waiting!

Headline of the Day

Bill Murray Sports Tiny Trunks for Film

Well, I was looking forward to seeing that movie.

Don't forget -

NORAD will be tracking Santa tomorrow night!

Santa's got clearance from the FAA. Dash away, dash away, dash away all!

Doo dee doo.

Can you tell I don't feel like working today? Our office parking lot was virtually empty this morning and we have a skeleton crew. The phone isn't even ringing, and it always rings.

I supposed I should take care of a couple of items that are waiting on me. Then maybe I'll get some lunch, take my antibiotic and do some more surfing.

Sinus Update

Looks like it was more than just dry, cold air that was bothering me. I actually haven't been feeling well for at least a month now, and I finally went to the doctor this morning. I have a sinus infection and I've got some drugs to help make me feel better.

Oh, speaking of the weather, we've gone from frigid cold 2 days ago to this:




What the?

Phew.

Finally, an answer: "An upcoming episode of UPN's Star Trek: Enterprise will address the so-called Klingon issue head on: Why do original-series Klingons have smooth foreheads, while their counterparts in subsequent series and films have bumpy ones? "

Now I can sleep at night.

Driving Miss Crazy

I was behind a Ford Expedition this morning, and there was a sticker on the back windshield that said, "Bad Ass Girls Drive Bad Ass Toys". Then I looked at the license plate, which seemed innocuous enough, at first. Then I figured it out: H2OMEN4.

I looked for the rainbow sticker, to no avail. I looked into the driver's side as I passed the truck, and to my delight, the driver was a man. I don't know why, it just made me laugh out loud.

He's cute, but for about $40.00 you can get one just as cute at the local shelter.

The character 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' was created for the Montgomery Ward group of department stores.: "To most of us, the character of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, immortalized in song and a popular TV special, has always been an essential part of our Christmas folklore. But Rudolph is a decidedly twentieth-century invention whose creation can be traced to a specific time and person. "

Baby It's Cold Outside.

Damn it was cold here this morning:



And dry - my sinuses and the inside of my nose actually hurt with every breath I take.

Holiday Bears

This polar bear loves his snowman, and google has put up a winter logo.

Yay!

Sixth Harry Potter Book Due Out in July.

Pedro rips Red Sox, Schilling, 'arrogant' Epstein

Pedro rips Red Sox, Schilling, 'arrogant' Epstein: "Asked whether that meant he wanted to get rid of current Mets catcher Mike Piazza, Martinez said, 'I do want Piazza, too. Piazza is a good hitter. We can move him to first or somewhere. ... I want 'Tek. 'Tek is a good player, a good catcher.'"

You want him, Mets, you got him. What an egotistical, arrogant son-of-a-nutcracker.

ROTK: EE DVD Review

The Return of the Rings: "You swim in this story, and drink it and breathe it. By the time Sam rallies that last bit of willpower, if you're still with it, your defenses are entirely gone. You'll cry, too -- you just try not to. To envelop yourself in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" is to surrender all cynicism and irony, all reservations about underlying symbolism and troubling imagery, and to be carried along on an irresistible current, at least until Frodo sails off to the Undying Lands."

Man, Christmas can't come soon enough!

*gasp*

Coroner: O.D.B. died of drug mixture.

I, for one, am shocked.

New show.

I found a new show I like to watch: Waking The Dead, on BBCAmerica. (Mondays, 9:00-11:00 P.M.) The BBCA website describes the show thus:

"Reopening files on old crimes and applying cutting-edge techniques always seems to unearth chilling new dangers for the crackerjack members of the Cold Case Unit, led by Chief Inspector Boyd. But if anyone can track down a murderer years after a crime, they can.

Boyd and his tight-knit team, psychologist Dr. Grace Foley, forensic specialist Dr. Frankie Wharton and Detectives Mel Silver and Spencer Jordan, take on the coldest of cases in a furious race against the clock to catch the killers before they can strike again."

It's really quite good, and the chemistry among the actors is so strong that they really seem to be a "tight-knit team".

Speaking of shows I like, the frist two episodes of LOST are airing tonight on ABC at 8:00. Here's your chance to see it all from the beginning. I'm tempted to re-watch - supposedly the show's writers are suggesting that we all go back and watch the beginning again to see if we can pick up on clues and/or hints about what's going on on the island. It would be interesting to see, but there are a few things that I absolutely need to do around the house - switch my summer and winter clothes, color my hair, among others - and I can't afford to sit in front of the TV for 2 hours. Maybe I'll peek in every once in a while.

Drive-by Reviews

So I watched a few movies over the weekend:


Elf - "Did you HEAR that?" ... "SANTA! Oh My God!! I know him! I know him!!!" ... "Look at you!" ... "This is just like Santa's workshop, except it smells like mushrooms and everyone looks like they want to hurt me."

Sweet, funny, and with a rushed, hokey ending. But what would a Christmas movie be without a hokey ending? Will Farrell is pitch perfect. And the Gimbel's store manager gets an honorary mention.

Something's Gotta Give - Satisfying, if a bit predictable. Good script makes it stand out, and Diane Keaton, who didn't really impress me either way before this movie, was great. And beautiful.

Man on Fire - I love Denzel Washington, so it pains me to say this, but if you never saw this movie you wouldn't be missing anything. Dreary and excessively violent, the only bright spots are a supporting role by Chrisopher Walken and the cute but not cutesy Dakota Fanning. Oh, and the highly stylized cinematography is annoying.

Really?

Clooney Says People Think He's Old: "He's really 43. Clooney told the woman he couldn't believe she thought he was 50 and he asked her to guess again. She said '51?' "

I would have guessed closer to 50, too. Not that there's anything wrong with that. George can be however old he wants to be, that's just fine with me.

Meeeow,

George Michael Slams Elton John in Letter: "'And to this day, most of what Elton thinks he knows about my life is pretty much limited to the gossip he hears on what you would call the `gay grapevine' which, as you can imagine, is lovely stuff indeed,' Michael added. 'Other than that, he knows that I don't like to tour, that I smoke too much pot, and that my albums still have a habit of going to number one."

Oh, yay.

No babies for you.

Oo, Silvio, dude.

Who?

Kanye West Receives 10 Grammy Nominations: "Kanye West Receives 10 Grammy Nominations "

You know you're getting old when you've never heard of MTV Video Award nominees. You know you're getting ancient when you've never heard of a Grammy nominee.

GoldenPalace Grabs Grandpa Ghost

We've all heard the story about the woman who put her father's "ghost" up for sale at ebay in order to ease her son's fears, right? Well, that online casino that bought the Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich has done it again:

Online Casino Buys Ghost Cane for $65K: "An online casino offered $65,000 Monday for a metal walking cane that an Indiana woman put up for sale in hopes her son would believe his grandfather's ghost would leave their house with it. "

Alright, Hol, you asked for it.

Woman survives throat impalement:"A woman survived being impaled by a 12-foot metal fence post that pierced through her mouth and came out the back of her neck in a car accident, authorities said."

Freeze frame.

Was Bryan Adams cryogenically frozen in 1985 and thawed out recently? Twenty years and the man looks exactly the same, even the clothes.

Ow.

Man Impaled by 6-Inch Hook Through Skull.

Explains alot.

44% of Americans medicated.

Sometimes I wish I was.