TheOneRing.net Interviews Matt Lasorsa - New Line Home Entertainment: "Since the announcement of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's May 25 DVD release date, fans have been speculating about details of the content, the packaging and when the Special Extended Edition will hit shelves. Matt Lasorsa, New Line Home Entertainment's senior vice president of marketing, offers some insight into the much anticipated home video release in an informative Q&A. "

It's less than a month away!

Better stop calling them the Wachowski brothers: "We hear 'Matrix' co-creator Larry Wachowski is ready for the sex-change operation that will finalize his conversion to a woman named Linda."

Now that is something I did not expect to be reading.

Koppel Defends "The Fallen": "I thought it would get attention, but did I think it would become so controversial, did I think that people would feel the need to question the patriotism of those who are putting it on the air? Did I think that it would descend to the depths of some people suggesting we were doing this because the networks are going into a sweeps period when ratings become important?

You start to wonder after a while. I've been doing 'Nightline' for over 24 years, I've been at ABC for 41 years, if that's really the impression I've left with people then I have failed in such a colossal way that I can't even begin to consider the consequences of it."

Life after Xander: 'Buffy' actor Nicholas Brendon enters alcohol rehabilitation.

Bob Edwards Signs Off 'Morning Edition': "Bob Edwards signed off Friday after nearly 25 years as host of National Public Radio's 'Morning Edition,' thanking the 'hundreds of people who have done their best to make me sound like I know what I'm talking about.'"

First the move, now no more Bob Edwards in the morning - I can't take much more change!

ABC affiliates ordered not to air 'Nightline' tribute: "'Mr. Koppel and 'Nightline' are hiding behind this so-called tribute in an effort to highlight only one aspect of the war effort and in doing so to influence public opinion against the military action in Iraq,' the statement said."

I find this outrageous, incredibly stupid and self-defeating. Sinclair Broadcasting, in accusing ABC of politicizing the issue, has done just that by issuing this order. Is it any wonder that the chief executives of the company were big Bush-Cheney supporters? I tell you, we live in some scary, scary times.

Home, Sweet Home

My father asked me last night how it felt to own my own house, and I told him it feels wonderful. I am bone-tired, my arms and legs look like they belong to Courtney Love, my brain may shut down at any given moment, but I feel wonderful.

There is still an immense amount of work to do, but we have accomplished quite a bit. The kitchen is nearly done being unpacked, and the new fridge and stove will arrive on Saturday. We set up the living room on Tuesday night - looks good. And I managed to set up my computer last night and configured a dial-up account to use until my DSL is transferred on May 4th. We've picked out a lawn mower at Home Depot; now we just have to get ourselves back there and buy it, along with a trimmer, before the grass gets up to my knees. I've even got a few hanging pots of flowers around the house.

So, things are progressing. I'd have been able to get even more accomplished if our office's router didn't completely die this weekend, making it necesary for me to come in to the office for 5 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday. Shit happens, I guess.

Can't wait to get home.

Oh dear, the years have not been kind to George.

Wow! I thought I needed a haircut!

Hey!

I bought a house yesterday!

We'll be moving this weekend so I'll be scarce around here. I just can't believe we actually did it. Talk to you soon.

That F*cking Deadwood: "The show has taken its sweet, foul-mouthed time in getting up to speed, but, if Milch’s scholarship can be trusted, we are being treated to a remarkably frank picture of life on the jagged edge of the West. Certain parts of the narrative have been brilliantly, even movingly, told. "

I am completely engrossed in this show.

Jennifer Garner in for the long haul: "Garner officially signed to return for season four and added that she plans to stick with the show indefinitely."

The latest.

We are closing tomorrow morning at 10:30. So far.

Remind me...

Why I'm buying a house? If it's because I want to have a stroke, then the plan is working. Nothing new under the sun, I know - people go through this all the time - but the stress! Oy!

We found out on Monday that we weren't going to be able to close on Friday because the attorney for the other side is recovering from a serious heart attack (surprise, surprise), only works until noon each day and is booked for Friday. We switched it to tomorrow morning, and now the mortgage company is coming back with all of these requests for information that they said they didn't need earlier on. So now there's a good chance we won't close tomorrow, but will have to wait until Monday. Which really bunges things up because we have the truck reserved for Monday and people lined up to help us move, and Mary is coming from RI with my mother's bedroom set on Saturday, and the seller is inclined to not let us in before the closing since their original deal fell through. If that's the case, we will probably have to hire movers since there will be no one to help us during the week.

Breathe, gina, breathe.

I Renounce Homer Simpson and All His Teachings: "Someone at Rutgers needs to do a study on the predominance of four-fingered characters on The Simpsons. This unrealistic portrayal of appendages could, at best, create severe body image problems among our young people and, at worst, lead to a spate of pinkie mutilations as people are influenced to follow The Simpsons' four-fingered lead. "

Checking In

Things seem to be going fairly well with the house purchase. We have encountered a small obstacle with our closing, which we were hoping to schedule for Friday - the attorney for the other side is apparently very ill, and is only working until noon each day. Their Friday morning is all booked up, so we are trying for Thursday morning. Keep your fingers crossed!

Thought last night's Alias was one their absolute best efforts. Makes me wish I had taped it! Also, it's after seeing an episode like last night's that I want to go out and buy the DVDs.

I got a bit of good news today - an unexpected and unasked for raise at work. And some glowing reviews. Just in time for the mortgage!

Spacey 'comes clean' over park incident: "He said he actually injured himself when he tripped over his pet as he chased the youth. But he told police he had been attacked in the hope they would 'run out and find this kid a block later'."

I'm not so sure he was only walking his dog in that park at 4:00 in the morning.

The Lord of the Peeps:The Fellowship of the Peep.

Buffy/Angel TV movies?: "The WB has approached Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel creator Joss Whedon about doing at least a movie-of-the-week or two and possibly as many as six next season"

Could be a good thing. But only if the original cast returns.

Scroll down this page and take a look at the photo of this guy. Tell me he isn't the freakiest looking person you have ever seen. I'm hesitant to go back and finish reading the story, he scares me so much.