December 2003 Archives
This is my only contribution to top whatever lists for the year. Unless I find another one I like.
Reality Blurred brings us the top reality TV whores of 2003:
- Trista and Ryan
- Colin from Real World: Hawaii
- Jonny Fairplay from Survivor: Pearl Islands
- Paris Hilton
- the producers of American Idol
- Julie Chen from Big Brother
Whether being a "media whore" is good or bad is to be interpreted on a case-by-case basis.
UPDATE: I found another one I like. 10 Ads America Won't See. What do you think a spot entitled "Mr. Kipling's Virgin Birth" would be about? Also, shaving logos into your pubic hair and snorting lines of your own brain. They're not all dirty or gross, I promise. (via eclecticism)
I find all this time I have been ill-prepared for my alcoholic endeavors. I can think of two half-gallons of precious sangria and countless red party cups that would have survived if I had had the Official Beer Glove on hand (no pun intended).
(via Jona)
I'm bored. But I don't want to do anything. But I'm not doing anything and I'm bored.
Dammit, I just missed Hot Topics on The View. That's the best part of the show.
Today, I could/should:
get a decent night's sleep
get out of bed
eat something
unpack from the last week
unpack the stuff I never unpacked from the move
put together that damn bookshelf
go to the coffee shop because Wednesday is double punch day
grocery shop
go to the liquor store (need vermouth for mulling)
update my resume
try out some new software
watch football (ongoing)
select more clothing items to sell and/or give away
Writing all that down made me feel worse. I think I'll go shower and put some clothes on and then re-evaluate.
I know that's how the saying goes, but that's gotta hurt.
Drove back to Minneapolis today. Tied my quickest trip at 10.5 hours. I think the new route I tried saves me more time on the eastbound trip than on the westbound trip and I won't bore you with those details. I'm all proud of myself for not attracting the attention of the three different cops I saw in Wisconsin.
I'm pooped.
I missed my bed. I always miss my bed dearly when I'm away from it. I love you, bed.
If you haven't already added your Brokest Moment to the Misery Loves Company post, please do.
Inspired by the "Living With Your Parents" thread, I'm curious to know what your brokest moment is.
Let's all piss and moan, and then we can drink our cares away Wednesday night and start off the New Year fresh.
My brokest moments include...
- I was just saying that I'm glad I don't see any of my high school friends because word about your whereabouts gets around too fast. I can't even fathom living in a subdivision full of my college buddies. The benefits they describe sound a lot like, I don't know, the alumni club. Don't need a mortgage to bleed maize and blue.
- Paying rent by credit card. Not because you don't have the cash, but because you can get reward points for it. Sounds like a perk for people who already get a lot of perks to me.
- Amazon Associates Link Builder bookmarklet generator. It's not working quite perfectly for me (using a Mozilla-variety browser on Mac OS X) as I can't get it to append my Amazon Associates ID, but it does at least generate the short, clean link for each product. (via hit-or-miss)
- Blog Design Showcase. A nice collection of snazzy-looking blogs. (via hit-or-miss)
- Unpopular boy makes valedictory speech: 'A lot of you were jerks' (via Dave's Picks)
- Danny Wood (the ugliest and worst-singing member of New Kids on the Block) has apparently released a solo album. I'm not even sure what to say about that (except to refute the assertion that Danny was "[o]ne of the most popular guys from the group"). (via House 8)
I dreamed that I was hanging out with Mel in New York. We ran into Philo on the street. Philo was all, "You're swirlspice!" and proceeded to describe the surroundings in the webcam picture.
There was also something about being trapped in a small space, kind of like a freight elevator if it were sitting on the sidewalk in the middle of a park. I freaked out and crawled over a whole bunch of people, only to have Mel and Philo stroll out a few minutes later, completely unhurried and unworried.
That was a few nights ago. Then last night I dreamed that Mel came over to my house, just like she was going to her office for work. And I was waiting on the guy across the street to show so he could drive back to Minnesota with me, and I waited a whole day (and hung out with Mel) and then the bastard said he wasn't gonna go.
IKEA is coming to Minnesota.
It's big. It's blue. And it's going to rock our retail world.
Hot damn! *hyperventilates*
I am so upset I'm not at home to see this on local news.
MINNEAPOLIS Dec. 26 — A naked man got stuck in the chimney of a bookstore early Christmas morning....The 34-year-old man was treated Thursday for bruises and abrasions at Hennepin County Medical Center after being found naked and lodged in the furnace flue at Uncle Hugo's Bookstore. He was expected to be charged with attempted burglary on Friday.
....
"He doesn't appear to be a hard-core criminal, just stupid."
All my love,
Around this time of year I am always thinking of high school choir. So I'll leave you with some of my favorite holiday/choir stuff to listen to* while I drive my ass all the way across the Midwest.
- Hallelujah Chorus - Gives me chills. And fun to perform.
- The Lord Bless You and Keep You - I can hardly ever find this particular arrangement anywhere, and I have no idea who did it. My high school performs this at the Christmas concert every year (I think they still do that) and invites choir alumni to participate.
- Riu, Riu Chiu - We never actually did this and I don't have any particular love for it, but since I was talking about it the other day I thought I'd share.
- Cantique de Jean Racine - Not holiday-themed, but it's my hands-down favoritest choir song ever. I get a little verklempt every single time I hear it.
*Links removed 12/31/2003 at 3:45 p.m.
Germany has only a small amount of its own natural oil reserves, but an enterprising power plant chief believes it has found an alternative source of energy with a bright future in an aging nation -- used incontinence pads."It's an environmentally friendly source of energy," said Thomas Lesche, director of a Bremen incinerator plant that has signed a pioneering deal with a local retirement home to buy up 100 tons of used pads and soiled tissues each year.
"The pollution emissions with used pads are far lower than with oil or coal," added Lesche, who said he did not know of any other plant in Europe that turns incontinence pads into energy. "The content of nappies provide a great source of energy. The demand for used incontinence materials will grow in the future."
.... [presumably because] ....
Germany has a rapidly aging population with three percent of its 82 million people over 80, a figure which is projected to rise to 10 percent by 2040.
"Hey Ethel, you gonna just throw that diaper away?"
"I don't know. It Depends."
I crack myself up.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has issued an order banning discrimination against gays in state employment, a move critics condemned as a first step toward legalizing gay marriage.....
"The employment practices of state government should promote public confidence in the fairness and integrity of government and should reflect a commitment to equal employment opportunities," Granholm spokeswoman Liz Boyd said in a news release.
Gary Glenn, president of the American Family Association of Michigan, told the Detroit Free Press the move "is simply the first step in a stepping stone strategy for legalizing homosexual marriage."
The order bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. Michigan is the 10th state to adopt such a gay rights policy, according to the Triangle Foundation, a gay rights advocacy group.
Federal law prohibits discrimination based on race, age, religion and gender, but it does not cover sexual orientation.
....
Granholm called for extending civil rights law protection to gays when she ran for governor in 2002. She also called for recognition of civil unions for same-sex couples.
A complaint was filed today in San Francisco Superior Court against Adoption.com, the largest adoption-related Internet business in the United States. The suit alleges that Adoption.com unlawfully discriminates by excluding all same-sex couples from using its services, one of which allows prospective adoptive parents, for a fee, to post personal information about themselves for birth mothers who are seeking adoptive parents for their children. California law prohibits businesses from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.The plaintiffs in this suit, Michael and Richard Butler, a gay couple, are represented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, which has taken this case on a pro bono basis. The plaintiffs are registered domestic partners in California and have been together for eight years. They are licensed and approved as potential adoptive parents by the State of California. Adoption.com refused to let the Butlers use its online services because the Butlers are gay.
"The actions of Adoption.com offend not only California Law, but basic principles of rationality, fairness and equality," said Shannon Minter, Legal Director at the NCLR. "Sexual orientation is irrelevant in determining whether one is a fit and proper parent."
(via S-Train)
THREE THINGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND
1. how people love their pets so damn much
2. how people don't get that gay marriage is a civil liberties issue, not a morality issue
3. how my roommate can completely forget to clean up after himself
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME
1. being at the top of supertall buildings
2. being unable to pay my bills
3. wondering if my girlie parts actually will shrivel up and die from lack of second-party attention
THREE THINGS I'D LIKE TO LEARN
1. kickboxing
2. to speak Spanish better
3. how to change the oil on my car
THREE THINGS I AM WEARING RIGHT NOW
1. Michigan sweatshirt
2. Michigan t-shirt
3. Michigan running pants
THREE THINGS ON MY DESK
I don't have a desk, but on the counter I'm currently sitting at there is...
1. a box of wine
2. the Saturday Star Tribune
3. Guster's Keep It Together
THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE
1. live in a country that is not the U.S. or Canada
2. fall in love and have a good long relationship
3. be publicly naked (and not be arrested)
THREE GOOD THINGS ABOUT MY PERSONALITY
1. I'm pretty laidback.
2. I have a good sense of humor.
3. I'm non-confrontational.
THREE BAD THINGS ABOUT MY PERSONALITY
1. I'm extremely conflict-averse.
2. I'm emotionally timid.
3. I'm a horrible procrastinator (not exactly a personality trait, but whatever).
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE
1. grew up in Detroit
2. the half-black part has a teensy smidge of Choctaw
3. the half-white part is all German
THREE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY BODY
1. I get squinty eyes when I smile
2. how my ass looks in my favorite jeans
3. decent rack
THREE THINGS I DON'T LIKE ABOUT MY BODY
1. i'm a little squishy around the middle
2. certain hair growth patterns
3. i have weak ankles that are highly prone to twisting
THREE THINGS MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME
I don't know if these are news to people or not. Y'all ain't getting the really juicy info.
1. I usually sleep in a t-shirt and underwear.
2. I have fantasized about sleeping with a fair number of my friends. (Even some of the boys, but those were much briefer and less fulfilling, heh.) (Don't y'all be gettin' a complex.)
3. I flex in the mirror a lot, particularly the arm with the tattoo.
THREE THINGS I SAY THE MOST
1. "whatever"
2. "not so much"
3. "bitches and hos!"
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO
1. South Africa
2. Central America
3. Europe
THREE NAMES THAT YOU GO BY
1. Erica
2. Irk
3. Swirlpice (or Swirl)
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE OR HAD
1. swirlspice
2. elm*****
3. just those two, actually
Or lack thereof.
Please, please, please can someone explain to me why so many lesbians are so fashion challenged?
I mean, you won't see me on any runways, but I can be cute when I want to be, and I know how to dress for the occasion and for my body type. Admittedly, I didn't used to, but I do now. And I stay the hell away from seasonal clothing. I think I dress pretty normally for someone of my age and social standing.
But lawdy, lezzy ladies. What is the dealio? I sometimes play the game "Lesbian or White Trash?" It's hard.
This post inspired by recent observations.
(via P6, who is a badass muthashutyomouth)
I knew that the average age of (first) marriage was getting later and later, but I didn't realize that people were living with their parents longer and longer.
Having just moved back out of my parents house at the tender age of 25, I've realized that my perception of "how old is too old" has changed. 25 is pushing it, but still okay if you have a good reason. 30, however, is out of the question. This guy needs to grow the fuck up:
Glenn's celebrating his move to a new host with a new header. Remember to keep Hi. I'm Black! in mind.
If my back end got this much play, I would never blog. The geekery continues:
- MT Blacklist. As far as I can tell it's working fine, or not working at all.
- MT Blacklist Updater. One of 2 or 3 out there. Runs a cron job (?!) to grab the master blacklist every night. It just occurred to me that I don't know if it overwrites any manual entries I make.
- MT Extensions. Plugins and scripts and tips and whatnot. Most notably, MT Medic (shows you some useful info about your MT setup) and MTEntryIfComments (don't have use for it at the moment, but it's looks neat).
- A non-Blogrolling blogroll
- Template modules and MTIncludes (!!!)
A little more on 4 and 5:
For those use iTunes and who like stats about anything and everything, you can go to the Internet iTunes Registry, upload your iTunes XML Library (it's the track info, not the actual tracks or anything), and run the numbers. There are graphs. *swoon*
My info looks kinda boring. Ooh, looking at playcounts is telling.
I need to go through and make sure all my Genres and such are updated. I lost a whole lotta stuff when my hard drive died and I'm not anywhere near replenishing it all. I don't really want to until I have a backup in place anyway. It's less devastating that way. *sniff*
I was just conversing with the watergirl about high school choir and the song Riu, Riu Chiu (a 16th century Spanish christmas carol). I surf through S-Train over to Enigma and what do you think is playing on her site?
Well, it's not up there now, but it was the other day. I mean, how many people have even heard of this song? Weird.
I see the terror alert level has changed from Bert to Ernie.
I don't know what Gap's doing for advertising this holiday season, but I say....
Bring the Crazy Stripes back.
- Mac says, "Pedestrians have the right of way, bitch!"
- Chris got her freak on. Bow chicka bow bow!
- Dawn reminds me that "no straight girl is entirely straight." I shall keep that in mind.
- Jane, with her usual style and grace, tells Dr. Dumbass where to go.
- Preach it, Kevin!
Michael, my step-cousin-in-law (follow that?), informs me that Stacy Ferguson, aka Fergie from Black Eyed Peas, was on Kids, Incorporated back in the day. (K! I! D! S!)
I'm torn between "She sure growed up nice!" and "Eeeeewwwww!" According to Queer Day, all the lesbians love her. I was not aware of this, but it makes a helluva lot more sense than this strange obsession with Pink.
And I'm totally diggin' on Black Eyed Peas. Not because of her specifically. Just because they're good.
Speaking of Kids, Incorporated, I used to have the biggest crush on Ryan Lambert. How cute is was he? Seems the acting thing didn't pan out and he's now playing in a band called Elephone.
I've been getting a lot of hits lately from people looking for "hot nurses."
Too bad it takes them to my post about taking my grandma off life support.
....
....
Is it more funny that they're so not finding what they were looking for? Or messed up that I mentioned hot nurses in a post about my grandma's death?
Is not actually the question. The question is what to mull first. Wine? Cider? Or maybe do the hot buttered rum?
Should I rock-scissors-paper? No, that won't work with just myself. I could eeny-meeny-miny-mo. Ooh, wait. I got it....
How many bloggers does it take to change a light bulb?
If you've got a spare 30 seconds, want to hop over to the...
*pause for snickering*
... American Family Association's website and take their online marriage poll?
Your three options are:
1. I oppose legalization of homosexual marriage and "civil unions"
2. I favor legalization of homosexual marriage
3. I favor a "civil union" with the full benefits of marriage except for the name
Currently the results...
*pause for snickering*
... the results are as follows:
1. 38.56% (165760 votes)
2. 53.10% (228229 votes)
3. 8.34% (35846 votes)
"Results of this poll will be presented to Congress."
Uh, I bet not.
(first brought to my attention by the lovely Carla)
Whaddya know, it's working.
Regulators Issue First Citation for Violation of No-Call Law
Federal regulators said yesterday that they had issued the first citation for violations of the national do-not-call list.The Federal Communications Commission cited but did not fine CPM Funding of Irvine, Calif., which does business as California Pacific Mortgage....
A citation is the first step in the enforcement process for companies that do not hold an F.C.C. license, the agency said in the statement....
The F.C.C. received eight consumer complaints about CPM Funding, said Suzanne Tetrault, associate chief of enforcement at the agency.
I was gonna get all indignant about how they got off with just a warning and no fine, but I guess I'll trust in the process.
I went to my friendly neighborhood FedEx World Service Center and there was no one there. I was expecting a line out the door. I pulled up right by the sign that said "Customer Entrance" and I was sure I had the wrong door because there were no cars parked outside.
But the lady behind the counter was super friendly and my package will arrive before Christmas for less than I thought it would cost. Excellent.
Now, on to those Christmas holiday cards.
Charles Moose, of D.C. sniper fame, was one of the two finalists for the position of Minneapolis police chief. Moosie! (Oops, he didn't get it.)
A whole new development near the Mall of America is planned, specifically aimed at servicing the soon-to-be-operational light rail station. The proposed plan includes "about 1,000 condominium units, a hotel and water park, plus office space." More interestingly, the development company submits that this has "the potential to be a national model for smart growth and redevelopment of first-ring suburbs." We'll see about that. And while it might be kinda nice to hop right on the train and commute into downtown, that assumes you work downtown and means you have to live in Bloomington. Right by the MegaMall. Eesh.
Also in light rail news, in an effort to cut costs for the Northstar commuter line from Minneapolis to St. Cloud, several stations were cut from the plan. Including St. Cloud. Unfortunately, one of the biggest supporters of the plan in the state legislature represents a district that just lost a station.
Tangentially related, Janet Jackson is the "featured entertainment" for the Super Bowl halftime show. Minneapolis! Es-ca-pade....
I've been added to the Complete List of Minnesota Blogs as compiled by the Twin Cities Babelogue, the online blog community of our very own City Pages.
It's the little things today.
I feel like I'm so behind on everything. Okay, I am behind on the two things I really need to do. Which are buy and ship a Secret Santa gift, and get Christmas holiday cards out.
This has nothing to do with the fact that I just did nothing at all earlier this week, especially when I had Monday and Tuesday off.
But I still don't know what to get for the Secret Santa. Dammit.
And, frankly, a lot of my feeling behindness comes from not having checked blogs or responded to email at all the last couple of days. I have an inbox full and NetNewsWire is chock full o' unread subscriptions. And I have people that I need to thank profusely for the goodies that continue to show up at my door.
So I'm exhausted after working last night, but I know if I go to sleep I won't get up. Thus I am at The Coffee Shop and I'll do my internet thang until I get tired of it, then go to the mall.
I got a voicemail from a friend wanting to have lunch, so I'll try and squeeze her in. Maybe I'll see if she can do dinner tonight instead.
I need to decide if I want to drive home, or cough up the frequent flyer miles and fly home. That way I can spend what would have been gas money on a rental car (because I must have my own transportation, or else I'll never get anywhere or see anybody). And I can stay longer. Except that I have a pretty lofty goal I'm saving up for and frequent flyer miles are hard to come by if you don't fly much and are trying not to charge anything anymore.
Too much thinking and taking responsibility. I sleepy. Brain hurt.
I'm still mad about work. And I slept all day and didn't get shit accomplished. And now I have to go back in at work and find out about the aftermath of yesterday.
Fuckin' A.
A month ago I was hating this place. Then my Stupidvisor left on her honeymoon and it was so much more pleasant. Then I got blown off via email by a couple people down in the offices that pissed me off. And then I got a pep talk from some folks and I felt much better. I was even in a great mood when I came in today.
And then Stupidvisor decided she needed to have a sit down with everyone today and address issues. And now I am so so so angry. I'm not even the one with the worst problem.
I don't hate this place. I just can't stand her. She makes it difficult and unenjoyable. This job isn't hard. It's boring. It's not mentally challenging in the least. I like my co-workers well enough. My original plan was to be in this stupid monkey position just long enough to have the tenure to be eligible to move elsewhere in the company, so I could use my degree and do the things I'm supposed to be trained to do. And if I keep that in sight, it's tolerable.
But then she comes in and mucks shit up and treats us like children. Her management skills suck the big schlong. She's playing people off each other and worrying about things that should be none of her concern. And people are straight up walking out. There are people walking out all over, mostly because nobody likes the 12-hour shifts. But on our shift the chief concern is her.
I wanna go home.
I feel a need to leave off for the day with something fun. And so. Some tunes. I should have left for work already but I'm rocking out and don't have any of this stuff burned to CD yet to take with me in the car.
- Cher - One By One (Junior Vasquez Vocal Edit) (A Cher dance mix I haven't heard! How did I miss this? Emily: Key change!)
- Sophie B Hawkins - Right Beside You
- Britney/Madonna - Me Against The Music (shaddup)
- Missy Elliott - Pass That Dutch
- Outkast - Hey Ya!
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads (Holy shit, S-Train reminded me of their CD E. 1999 Eternal. I used to listen to this CD all the damn time. This was part of my early college "be more black" phase when I also listened to a lot of D'Angelo, watched a lot of Friday, and hung out with a lot of black folks.)
- Kelis - Milkshake (Also brought to my attention by S-Train. It's got a funky, catchy little groove to it. I bet it sounds real good in the car.)
*Links removed Monday, 12/22/03, 6:00 a.m.
Things have been light on the Secret Mini-Crush front lately, but damned if another one hasn't crept up on me.
As usual, it's kinda fun. And highly frustrating.
Mat Millen is the president of the Detroit Lions. He let Johnnie Morton's underperforming ass go, Johnnie expressed his lingering bitterness about it, so Matt Millen called him a faggot.
A faggot. He said it because it was the most hateful, mean-spirited thing he could think of. Because being a faggot is a terrible, horrible, demeaning thing.
I am pleasantly surprised/impressed by how Michael Rosenberg of the Detroit Free Press addresses the issue.
....I have a few things I'd like to ask.1. When you called Johnnie Morton a "faggot," were you implying that he is gay? In your mind, is that an insult?
2. How would you feel about an NFL executive who called a player, in anger, the n-word? Would that be an "inappropriate" comment, or would it be worse? And if you think that's worse, why?
3. You also said that Morton said something "inappropriate" when he told you to "kiss my ass." Is his comment the equivalent, in your mind, of what you said?
4. You are the president and chief executive officer of an organization with almost 200 employees. Supposing that at least one of them is gay, would you say that you have created a fair work environment?
There's more there. It's good. Seems basic, but it's obviously not something pro athletes really think about or take to heart.
Drew Sharp (also of the Freep) is calling for Millen's resignation. From Drew's article:
"I reacted inappropriately and said something I shouldn't have," Millen said. "And I apologize to anybody who I offended with that remark."
Does that sounds as hollow to you as it does to me?
Millen should fall on his own sword and resign, if only to restore some credibility to an organization that remains largely a laughingstock....[H]is poor judgment Sunday proves that after nearly three years, he hasn't learned enough to warrant the patience required to rebuild the Lions.
The Fords probably won't fire him for this latest incident, although it would be wise for them to call him on the carpet and remind him that embarrassing the team with off-the-cuff comments wasn't part of his job description.
I can't find a thing about it on the Lions' website. The players and coaches are right to wonder why they should be expected to answer on the matter.
If this were any other corporation with similar market cap, and not a sports organization, swift and decisive action would already have been taken against him. Maybe not firing, but at least a public admonition. Speaks volumes about the culture of athletes.
When you call in on the radio, fer chrissake just say what you have to say. Think about it a little before you get on the phone. Do not ramble, and do NOT start off with "I know we're short on time so I'll make it quick" because you just wasted five seconds saying that.
Burger King Fights McDonald's 'I'm Lovin It' With New 'Heavy Meat' Campaign
McDonald's just launched a new campaign with the tagline, "I'm Lovin It." The goal of the campaign, which began overseas and is now running in the American market, is to rekindle the flagging desire of consumers — particularly children, teenagers and younger adults — to visit McDonald's restaurants and order mainstay menu items. Not to be outdone, Burger King is trying to stimulate some desire of it's own with a little "bravertising" campaign designed to make sure consumers know Burger King is the place to go when they want a nice heavy piece of meat. (J)
You gotta click over and see the picture. (I already ripped off reproduced (with attribution) the whole Adrants post; I didn't wanna rip off the picture, too.) I wonder how lucrative "bravertising" is for the models...?
Heavy meat. Heh.
I know we all know who Frenchie is. I don't think she minds getting booted from American Idol 2, because now, after a non-lead part in RENT, she's landed the lead in Dreamgirls.
Go 'head on, girl.
(via Reality Blurred)
Mac says it's time to play Anywhere But Here. It's cold out and life is shitty. Now seems like a great time to play.
I'd rather be...
...on the beach at Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel Peninsula of the North Island of New Zealand.
...having sex with somebody hot. Somewhere. Anywhere.
...somewhere where all twenty-something of my iVillage peeps could also be at the same time. This place would have a spa and an open bar.
...near a metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest, behind the breakfast bar (or behind the bar) at my very own bed and breakfast or guest house.
...sitting in the kitchen of my very own house, paying off the last of my non-mortgage debt by phone and cutting up all but one of my credit cards.
Where would you rather be?
I accidentally found out who won before I watched. Dammit.
And then there's the news that some people knew ahead of time and were betting on the results. Hey, this isn't the first time it's happened. Is it the same people? Not the same betters, but the same leakers?
Scratchafrickin' CBS. I had to tape the show because I had to work Sunday night. And wouldn't ya know fucking 60 Minutes took up the first bit, so at least I got the whole of the episodes, but I only got to see half the reunion. I checked and doublechecked the damn tv guide, too.
Thoughts:
- Jeebus Crisp, could Lill be any more of a blubbering idiot?
- Figures JFF wouldn't have anything of substance to say about anyone else.
- Damn, they totally dissed Osten in the montage.
- I suspect there were more pyrotechnics than just the musket shots involved in the memorial burning of the ship.
- Ya know, Sandra is kinda hot. She is a trip and a half. I like the curly hair better. Ay, mami.
- Did Tijuana suck helium before she asked her question at the last tribal council?
- Sandra handled the questions very well. She was much more poised. You could tell Rupert and Christa already had their minds made up.
- I really cannot stand to listen to Darrah talk. And what the hell was wrong with her eyebrows?
- JFF totally looked like a 70s porn star. Nasty, scrawny, that hair, that moustache. Ick.
- I think Lill was about to go off the deep end. She might be the person to come out of Survivor the most messed up in the head by the whole thing.
- They all looked retarded sitting there at tribal council after Jeff left. At least they didn't have him come swooping in on a helicopter and a jetski this time. And I like it when they let them get cleaned up for tribal council instead of pretending like they're still sitting there.
Sandra was my favorite once Rupert left. Didn't think she'd make it. But I'm glad she won.
And turning around and watching any MTV reality production after this makes those ridiculous children seem so incredibly lame. (Moreso than they already do, of course.)
The voting has come to a close and the winners of the 2003 Weblog Awards have been announced.
I'm only the 3rd Best Adorable Rodent. Which is fine.
*sigh*
No really, it is.
Thanks to all who voted for me. And thanks to Kevin, who did a bang up job managing the whole shebang. I would have neither the patience nor the know-how to do such a thing.
Bwahahahahahahahaha!
*breathe*
Ahahahahahahahahaha!
*breathe*
Heeheeheehoooooooo!
*breathe*
*snort*