Feist on Sesame Street

This put a smile on my face this morning.

(link via best week ever)

Piloh Shitt

Ha ha ha ha! This made me laugh out loud. From Popbitch:

(FYI: Poor baby, how long will it be at school before Shiloh Pitt gets nicknamed Piloh Shitt?)

All over the place

Last night was another stamp night with the matrons (do you like that one, Jen?). I decided to surprise everyone and take Sophie along. She did really well, but it meant that I got almost no stamping done. Which was fine because I didn't really think about what I wanted to do anyway. I got her loaded up and headed home right before she had a meltdown and she eventually fell asleep in the car. And then we had to wake her up to get her back out. And then she didn't fall asleep again until around 8:30. I also managed to see the finale of ANTM last night - Danielle won! I really thought it was going to be Joanie, but I thought they were both great. Maybe ANTM really wants a model who is going to go farther than the others have. Danielle is gorgeous and funny and grounded.

In other news, we've been working our way through 'Deadwood' on Netflix. We just finished the first season and it is fantastic. More swearing than you can imagine in one show, but it sort of washes over you after a while. Great characters, great writing. Al Swearengen is such a complex character. You think he is just evil at first and then the crusty layers slowly peel off and he catches you off-guard by actually being noble and sometimes even sweet. Also? Bullock makes my pulse race a little bit. Don't tell me what happened in Season 2 - those disks are coming soon. What I especially like about the show is that they've created such a distinct place in time. I feel like, even when I'm not watching, that they are still somewhere in time, living their daily lives. And then the show gives you just a glimpse into the happenings. I highly recommend it. If you can get past the swearing and the violence.

Scientology gives you super powers

Now, why would anyone say this religion is weird?

Veronica Mars

Holy excellent finale, Batman! Woo! Murder, deception, smooching, graduation, loose ends wrapping up, suicide. What a fantastic show. If you aren't watching, I'm not sure I trust your judgement because you are really, really missing out.

Now what am I going to do with my Tuesday nights?

To hold you over

Today is not only Sophie Saturday but also the day that Sophie turns 6 months! Happy 1/2 Birthday! We are heading out shortly so I will have photos and more later.

As the title says, to hold you over, here are some juicy little blind items from popbitch (my guesses in the comments):

>> Big Questions <<
Who people are renting this week

1. Buff queens in LA's Crunch gym are gossiping
that which family-guy actor is on a mission
to hire black rentboys and get them to hunt
him across jungle-like rough terrain?

2. Which celebrity chef is an unlikely but keen
user of one of London's hottest rent boys?

3. Which schmaltzy Hollywood funnyman used to
love to hire young, tanned, Mediterranean
boys to accompany him on set? The actor
was known for treating his twinks well and
stayed friendly with them for years.

Your thoughts? Keep in mind that popbitch is based out of the UK.

Holy Mother of God

A Pro-Life monument depicting Britney Spears giving birth.

Too bad she actually had a scheduled c-section. Early. Apparently because she was afraid of the pain of childbirth. Or at least that's what I've read. And not, as this monument would depict, natural birth on a bear rug.

"“Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston,” believed Pro-Life’s first monument to the ‘act of giving birth,’ is purportedly an idealized depiction of Britney in delivery. Natural aspects of Spears’ pregnancy, like lactiferous breasts and protruding naval, compliment a posterior view that depicts widened hips for birthing and reveals the crowning of baby Sean’s head."

I Heart Drew Barrymore

The woman has a great sense of humor.

Delurking Week!

It's officially delurking week - but why not end the suspense and just delurk today?

Movie Quotes

I watched the AFI's top 100 movie quotes show last night and I stayed up to watch the whole frickin' thing because I was CONVINCED that at least one quote from 'Princess Bride' would be on the list. I mean, come on, who doesn't know: "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

But no - some movie called 'Casablanca' (?) rated 6 of the top 100 quotes! Who's heard of: "Here's looking at you, kid"? And should "Play it, Sam." even BE on the list if everyone quotes it wrong ("Play it again, Sam")? Stupid AFI. Why did I stay up for this craptastic list?

And nothing from 'Young Frankenstein' made it on the list, either. Nor did anything from 'Blazing Saddles'.

Arthur the Anteater

I had to rescue Otto from eating ants this weekend. You see, Otto? Loves to eat bugs. But usually his bug eating is limited to the occasional bug that finds its way into the house or apartment. Not yesterday. In his jaunt outside to eat grass (which he needs to do more of, by the way, because the lawn isn't going to mow itself), he discovered an ant hill. Swarming with tiny ants. So, he did like any cat with a bug obsession would do - he proceeded to capture and eat as many as he could. I was outside reading a book and not really paying attention as he would sit up and rub his face with his paws and then settle back in to eat more of them. I finally realized that he wasn't going to be satisfied until he had eaten ALL of them and this was a huge mound we were talking about here and eating all those ants probably wasn't good for him considering he had already barfed up the remains of a moth earlier. I walked over, picked him up, wiped all the ants from his face and paws and brought him over to where I was sitting. And he collapsed with what I can only describe as relief at having been rescued. I wish I had gotten pictures.

As a separate question - isn't the children's book character Arthur an anteater? I know a bunch of you out there know the answer to this.

Nevermind, it turns out he is an aardvark.