Athena714
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
New Blog
I made a new blog using TypePad, which I am actually liking better, so visit me at my new site, Down the Rabbit Hole.
Aww, Angel's a puppet!
There is an episode of Angel coming up where an evil tv show featuring puppets starts draining the life force of children (I know, I know, but I LOVE this show...), and in part of the show, Angel somehow gets transformed into a puppet. To see Angel in puppet form, check out this link and scroll down a bit. [link via slayage]
Clark throws in the towel.
This is really too bad. There was great potential for Gen. Clark to be a great candidate, I think he just got started too late, never had a chance to build any momentum.
And why is Kerry being allowed the momentum that Dean never was? When Dean was making such a strong showing, he got ripped apart every chance the media got. Is this happening to Kerry, now that he has won all but two state primaries? No.
And get this (from the same article linked above):
"Among the nearly four in 10 respondents in both states who thought "electability" was more important than a candidate's stance on particular issues, Kerry was the choice by a greater than 3-2 margin". See, no one really LIKES Kerry, they just think he stands a better chance of getting elected. What does that say about our current government? Everyone hates Bush so much that they don't give a shit WHO is in there, just as long as it isn't Bush.
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Wow.
Gomez was un-fuckingbelieveable last night. They played for a good solid two hours and absolutely rocked. The high point for me was when they played my favorite song, Free to Run. Beautiful. And they are so good to dance to, we all got our groove on, even my hubby, who NEVER dances.
Their opening act was Leona Naess, who I had heard of but never heard any of her music. She was amazing. I have never seen an opening act hold an audience like that. No one could take their eyes off her. I teared up TWICE during her set. I immediately bought two of her CDs this morning, including this one, her newest.
Monday, February 09, 2004
Hee hee...
"Whenever I visit someone's house and go to the bathroom and see that they have Herbal Essences shampoo in the shower, it makes me want to grab the bottle, wave it in their face as I throttle them, and say "YOU! You are the reason for those goddamn commercials!"
But usually I don't do that."
[link via anil dash]
Well, shit, if COLDPLAY likes Kerry, I guess I better too...
So Chris Martin (I love how they refer to him as Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow in this article. Hee hee!) endorsed John Kerry in his Grammy acceptance speech. Like we give a rat's ass who Chris Martin (who is British and can't vote here anyway) and Gwynnie (who has all but defected to the UK) like in the presidential race.
Bush-Reality vs. Reality Reality
Alternet.org's take on Bush on Meet the Press. I didn't watch it because I knew my head might explode.
Creepy.
Eew. I have a hard enough time flying America West (or was it Reno Air?) where they have bible quotes on the bottom of the snack trays, but if I was on a flight with this guy, I may have to jump out of the plane.
Sunday, February 08, 2004
CNN Admits it Overplayed "YYYEAAARRGGH!!"
Wow. If you read this article, not just CNN but just about EVERY news organization says that the Dean scream got more coverage than was actually necessary. Why? Why? If it wasn't that big a deal, why cover it ad nauseum?
I'm currently reading Al Franken's book, "Lies and the Lying Liars That Tell Them", and he talks about how the media is much more biased to the right. This is a PERFECT example of that. It took an insignificant (if admittedly weird and really fucking funny) moment and used it to reverse the momentum of Howard Dean's campaign. Why? Because this guy is strong and has a lot of good ideas and, if elected, would have actually been a real threat to the Conservative Right in this country. Because if the Right has to worry about someone replacing Bush in the White House, they would much rather have a moderate like Kerry ("Bush lite", if you will) than someone like Howard Dean.
Friday, February 06, 2004
Dog is my co-pilot
"I believe animals have soul, that dogs know secrets of the universe, and that Native Americans are absolutely goddamn right in some of their folklore that says when a human dies there is a bridge they must cross to enter into heaven. At the head of that bridge waits every animal that human encountered during their lifetime. The animals, based upon what they know of this person, decide which humans may cross the bridge... and which are turned away. " - Mark Morford
I look forward to seeing all the animals that I have loved in my life waiting for me on that bridge...(just thinking about this is making me teary) starting with Max and Lucy and Abby, Daisy and Maggie, Cooper and Thomas, Yogi, Opie and Gus, Lily, Pumpkin and Bowie and Quincy, Cleo, Cami, Angus, Scout, Afton, Tiny Tim, Catfish, B.V., Scooter, Oopy and Uffy and all their kin, Pudge, Kermit and Dizzy. I'd like to think they'd let me pass.
Give me a break...
OK, this is the last I will talk about Janet's boob, but, PEOPLE, PLEASE!
Check this out:
"A banker from Knoxville, Tennessee, filed a class action lawsuit against Jackson, dance partner Justin Timberlake, CBS, halftime show producers MTV and the networks' parent company, Viacom. Terri Carlin said the "sexually explicit conduct" by the performers caused millions of people to "suffer outrage, anger, embarrassment and serious injury."
Dude. If people suffered "serious injury" by seeing a bare breast on TV, they've got big, gnarly, personal problems that have nothing to do with Janet Jackson. Are people really this repressed? Do they really think the human body is that dirty that the sight of a boob freaks them out that much? These fuckers got ISSUES, man.
Why is this news?
As bad as I feel for Adam Sandler about the passing of his bulldog, Meatball, I qustion whether this should be national news. Oh well, R.I.P., puppy.
Welcome to the world, little girl!
A woman I used to work with a couple years ago (Heather, aka Dooce) had her first daughter, Leta Elise, on Tuesday. Isn't she beautiful?
Thursday, February 05, 2004
Who would think such wisdom could come from a member of N'SYNC?
J.C. Chasez tells the NFL they can take their national anthem and stick it up their ass after they boot his halftime performance for the Pro Bowl. They said that because his song included the words "horny" and "naughty" that it was indecent and they didn't want to take the chance. They offered him a chance to sing the National Anthem instead and he told them to shove it.
"While I agree the mishap at the Super Bowl was a huge mistake, the NFL's shallow effort to portray my music as sexually indecent brings to mind another era when innocent artists were smeared with a broad brush by insecure but powerful people," Chasez stated. "That's not the America I love. Nor is this the NFL I love. I'll sing the national anthem anytime, anywhere, but not for this NFL."
SuperFunk Fantasy at the Farmer's Market March 5!
And AAAAAHHHH! It's the bassist's last show with them! We HAVE to go!!!
Wednesday, February 04, 2004
Beware falling cheerleaders...
Don't be a cheerleader - you could fall on your head and be paralyzed forever and ever. And who knew that cheerleading is more dangerous than football? Hmmm...makes me want to watch "Bring it On" again.
Midnight in the Garden...
An interesting article about the continuing effect the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" has on Savannah, GA. It's no secret I LOVE that city. It's my happy place. I would happily live there in a heartbeat. The book and the movie are what made me want to visit, and I'm so glad I did.
Rollin' with the homies...
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Maybe the world isn't totally backwards.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled today that same sex couples are entitled to marry.
"The history of our nation has demonstrated that separate is seldom, if ever, equal," the four justices who ruled in favor of gay marriage wrote in the advisory opinion. A bill that would allow for civil unions, but falls short of marriage, makes for "unconstitutional, inferior, and discriminatory status for same-sex couples."
Won't somebody PLEEEEASE think of the CHILDREN???
Another spot-on column by Mark Morford, about, you guessed it, Janet's boobie. God, I love this man. He's fucking brilliant.
GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS!!!!
If Hawk tried to give me this for Valentine's Day, I would be forced to divorce him on the spot.
Oh no! Another boobie!
Looks like ER has plans to show an elderly boob on tv. Heaven forbid!
Why are we teaching our kids that breasts are obscene? It just perpetuates discrimination against women. We're dirty and bad and have these terrible things called BREASTS that you shouldn't look at or you'll be dirty too. Puh-leeze.
Tuesday, February 03, 2004
Hack hack cough cough
So this weekend I had two cigarettes. After 32 days smoke-free I broke down at a Super Bowl party. But I'm kind of glad I did. It took the pressure off the "am I going to cave/am I not going to cave" question. I had several beers, wanted a smoke, had one. Had another one. They were fucking nasty. Totally unsatisfying and my chest hurt afterwards. No more of that behavior.
Monday, February 02, 2004
Aww. Groundhog!
Looks like we're in for a long winter. If you believe a bunch of crazy people who think that pulling a rodent out of a box is a good excuse for a party.
Buh-bye Tina
Survivor All Stars is shaping up to be pretty fucking awesome. Glad to see big boobied Tina booted out first thing. I think Hatch will be short-lived, he's waving his pee-pee around too much and is too cocky (pun intended). The strategy seems to be to kick out all the winners first, which I'm not sure is fair, but strategy is strategy. I'm pulling for my man Colby. Yum. Or Rupert. Love him.
Go Pats!
What a game! I'm not normally a football fan, but that was the best game of football I've ever seen! I was rooting for the Patriots, because Tommy Brady (the quarterback) is from my hometown, and I was at a party with a lot of really rowdy and drunk Patriot fans. It was awesome! So much better than the blowouts from years past. You really didn't know until the last minute who was going to win. Awesome awesome awesome.
