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Film & TV writers are on strike, which means everything except reality TV could halt production. Do you support the strike? Are any of your favorite shows in jeopardy?
Of course I support the strike. Studios get millions of dollars in revenue and only give a tiny fraction to writers (the creatives who, quite frankly, create shows, movies, etc.) Why wouldn't you want to share the wealth and keep your people happy and productive?
No favorite shows in jeopardy- they're already cancelled. :P Maybe PUshing Daisies but I can wait for DVD.
My birthday's coming up this week and I pretty much have what I want. Ok, maybe I'd like those red Nike Air Cole Haan red patent stilettos, but other that, I'm set. Or so I thought. I need a sleeve for my 1-year old Macbook. My laptop backpack has a space for my laptop but it's really wide and long, so my laptop swings around in there, unsecure.
Does anyone know of a good place to check out sleeves for 13" Macbooks? The InCase RED sleeve would be my default if I can't find anything better.
What do you have, what do you need and what do you want?
Submitted by Miss Scotch.
I have some new stuff I bought yesterday.
I need more time before the semester starts.
I want to be able to buy a house in LA.
You have $100 to spend online in the next hour. How are you going to spend it?
I think I can reserve a couple of bowling lanes online, yes? Ok maybe not.
Well then, I think I'd order some coconut-macadamia nut tea and pineapple black tea.
And then I'll just loan the rest through Kiva.org.
It's my new desktop image. Here's the link: http://www.foxmovies.com/fightclub/flightcard_med.jpg
I couldn't stop laughing when I found it. Oh the memories. I'd have to say that Fight Club is in my Top 10 list.
Short article on Frenemies at Work. Huh. It should also be called Frenemies at School.
http://tinyurl.com/25opyp
What are your top 10 most-played songs currently?
1. Schuyler Fisk - From Where I'm Standing
2. Schuyler Fisk - Who Am I To You
3. Schuyler Fisk - Songs That Say Goodbye
4. Alanis Morrisette - Everything
5. Ben Folds - Landed
6. Guster - Jesus on the Radio
7. Guster - Demons
8. Ben Folds - Army
9. OAR - Poker
10. Guster - What You Wish For
Bleak and I like to save a little bit of money by trading our magazine subscriptions when we're done with them. I think I get the better end of this deal. She gets my Marie Claires, Luckys, and US mags; I get her Real Simples and SELFs. I think we've been doing this for over two years. After continually reading her SELF mags, I've been spurred to join the Self Challenge this year. I weigh way too much for my own good. I think I've gained another few pounds since our trip to NYC. It ain't happy fat. It's just fat. What bugs me (about myself) is that I've picked up the two internships and two classes this summer. I kind of already sabotaged my own training before signing up.
Yesterday I went to the gym in my 5 year old Nikes. I had meant to throw them away when we were in Singapore (to get rid of dead weight). I forgot and brought them home. They're dead. Alas, I went out to pick up a pair of inexpensive sneakers today. Ta da. Go DSW! I got these babies for $40! Yeah! I had tried to go back to New Balance but the selection at the Pas DSW isn't so great. The models are all in the 400s, which I've had bad luck re: cushion.
Bubba came home late and I asked if he wanted to see my new shoes. He rolled his eyes and said NO. I took them out of the box anyway - ta da! He cracked that I was getting ready for the Silver Surfer. WTH? They're not that silvery. Dork. But I can't poke him too much. He bought me new highlighters and pens [Bic Round Stics - the best!] and a mini-mouse for my laptop. Whee! I'm loving this mouse. I've been using this all day today since 8 am. It's perfect for my normal-palm-but-short-fingers hand.
Agent Doggett (aka. T-1000, aka. Robert Patrick) shows up. Agent Reyes (boo on the character, yay for Annabeth Gish) gets introduced. Blah. I always thought that Scully looked younger in the later seasons than in the beginning of the series. In the beginning, she was so frumpy. Then she just kept getting better. Bigger budget, I guess. Ahhh Krycek. Nicholas Lea was a great baddie! That reminds me of the opposite of hot Krycek - the Lone Gunmen. :p
Below is a screenshot from Season 6, one of my favorite funny episodes.
What are your deal breakers in a relationship?
- Mouth breathers
- Balding, bald spots, trying to hide a bald spot
- Homophobes
- Fingernails that need clipping - oh god. That's probably number one. If your nails are equal to or longer than mine, OUT.
- Well-manicured hands
- Pear-shaped body
- Living with parents
- Has a magazine rack in the bathroom
- Gay but denies it
I bet I have a bunch more but these are my red flags.
What modern book do you think will be read in high school by the next generation of kids?
Submitted by Tom.
In high school? Harry Potter. :p Yeah yeah I give high schoolers zero faith.
I think Howard Zinn's The People's History of the United States should make it on the list.
During my soph year, my English teacher was a first-year and she spent the fucking semester on Julius Caesar. I thought, there's got to be something wrong here. My friends in other English classes are reading a book a month. WTF? (No, I wasn't in remedial English, thank you.) I wish I had the ovaries to criticize her to her face. At that point, I think I had two marks in my school record for... confrontations...
I love that the system deletes your school record once you turn 18. Niiiiice.
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