So That Happened

Um, YEAH.

Did anyone else watch last night's 20/20 besides me?  If you did, WE MUST DISCUSS.  Where to begin?

Do we start with the orgasmic births?  How about the serial surrogates?  We of course can't forget the breast-feeding older children segment, but the one that sticks out in my mind the most is the one about the fake babies because y'all?  That was some CRAZY TV right there.  Just...WOW.

Dear Paul Rudd,

MARRY ME.  PLEASE.  

Why?  Because of THIS:

Wait until 1:45 and you will all see why I love this man.  LOVE. HIM.

(And in case you were wondering, the song he is dancing to is "Rocks" by Primal Scream.  You're welcome.)

I Love Tim Gunn, Part Eleventy Zillion and Fifty-One

From I Has A Hotdog:

I almost cannot handle the cuteness.

I Love Tim Gunn, Part Eleventy Zillion and Fifty

I usually refrain from getting political in this space - not because I don't have any opinions (I do), but there is just So Much Noise from all sides during this election that I choose not to add to the mix.  Not only that, I'm surrounded by the election at work and it's nice to give myself a break from it once in a while.

That said, please allow me to share this with you - the divine Tim Gunn speaking out against Proposition 8:

Vote No on Prop 8.  Please.  For you.  For me.  For my dear friend Frank, who is marrying his partner this weekend.  For everyone.

Thank you.

Well, That Sucked

Raise your hand if you watched the MTV VMAs yesterday.  Yeah, me too, even though I swore I wouldn't.  I changed my mind at the last minute and watched the damned thing figuring the network had to do something awesome for its twenty-fifth ceremony.  Boy, was I wrong.  I ended up keeping it on mute for 90% of the time, only turning the volume back on for Christina Aguilera's performance (where can I get that "Genie in a Bottle" remix, by the way?)  

I could go on and on about how much the VMAs blew, but I'll let the following picture serve as an example of the show's overall awfulness.  For context, this picture is of a set of answers to some lame question posted onscreen during one of the commercial breaks:

AHEM.

MTV Graphics Person?  If you have any - ANY - doubts as to how to spell someone's name, GOOGLE THAT SHIT.  Even if you type in the wrong spelling, Google will give you the correct one.  Whither the proofreading?!  How did these errors get past anybody?  I mean, really.  It's NOT HARD. 

GAH.

Dear Santa,

Please, please, PLEASE give me Leanne's dress from last night's Project Runway for Christmas this year, preferably with matching shoes and clutch as well as a DVF dressform so I can admire it when I'm not wearing it every single place in the world (church!  the frozen food aisle!  piano recitals!  the car wash!)  Because I sure as hell cannot or will ever be able to afford it if DVF is charging this much for it.

Pretty please with sugar on top?  I'll be your best friend! 

Hoping to be on your Nice List,

Me

P.S. Tell the reindeer, elves and Mrs. Claus I say hi!

Thank You For Being A Friend

Oh my God, you guys: I just learned through the wires at work that Estelle Getty has died.  I am SO SAD about this.  Seriously.

Happy Fourth!

(Photo taken by me at Dodger Stadium - July 1, 2004.)

Happy Independence Day, everyone!  I hope you and yours have a safe yet fun day.  And for those of you reading this who do not celebrate this holiday, Happy, er, Fourth!

Finally, just because I can, here is a photo of George Takei and me taken on the same day as the fireworks photo.  The flag in the background makes the photo that much more patriotic.

Commercials That Annoy Me

I've been really busy lately and haven't watched as much TV as I normally do (shocking!), but even in my limited TV-watching I've come across some ads that set my teeth on edge.  Here are just a few:

• The Cadillac Escalade "Cupholders" commercial featuring Sofia Vergara.  I've read some reviews in which people complained about her accent; that isn't what bothers me.  What gets under my skin is her fake driving: she's "steering" the vehicle as if she is on the Bumpiest Road Ever and has next to no control over her GIANT SUV.  Yeah, that's the person I want behind the wheel of a massive vehicle.  Way to sell it.  Has she ever driven a car before?  No one drives like that on a regular basis.  I know she's not known for being the greatest thespian, but come ON.  Someone should have told her to make it look like she was driving in a straight line and not on Autopia at Disneyland.
• The Nutrisystem "Pretty" commercial featuring Jillian Reynolds.  I want to shoot the writer who thought of the words "I'm not your average gal - I love sports.  Football!  How many girls can do that?"  SHUT UP.  What?  There are woman who like sports?!  INCONCEIVABLE!  Excuse me while I clutch my pearls.  I have girlfriends who live and breathe sports: it's not a foreign concept.  I'd also like to know how many takes were shot for the one of Jillian actually catching the ball since she is totally not the sporty type.  Also?  I hate Nutrisystem's (and any other weight loss program's) before and after shots: in her "before" she's wearing her maternity dress even though she's already given birth and is in flip-flops and under bad lighting, but in her "after" she's got the bikini and heels on with makeup and good lighting.  Whatever, Big Fat Lying Company.  Finally, I hate that the website promoted in the ad (which you don't see in the Youtube clip) is actually www.nutrisystem.com/pretty.  PRETTY.  Really?  My God.  Shut up, commercial.

Okay, so this isn't a long list.  What about you?  Which commercials make you want to punch someone?

And I Didn't Even Bring Up Knots Landing

Look who I met yesterday!

Awesome, right? For the record, she was extremely nice.