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i am dying to see this movie.

this is what informed my sense of humor and irony.  i laughed out loud twice watching it tonight.

do yourself a favor and look up your favorite sesame street characters on you tube.  they really dont make em like they used to but actually sesame street has done a good job remaining fresh.

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oh, apparently while i was busy fagging out and watching the complete jane austen on pbs, the NY giants were busy beating the green bay packers and are going to the superbowl to face the patriots.  i hope they trounce New England.  those smug fans deserve a beat down. 

now try to reconcile these two posts.  because i cant…

oh my gosh, if only life were really like a jane austen novel.  i fel like such a girl sometimes, but really…

such fluff, northanger abbey, but so enjoyable. the great thing about jane austen is that purity equals beauty and always finds its match.  makes me feel like a pollyanna, but it IS pretty much the ideal.  isnt it?  it’s mine at least.  down to the man on the white horse. classic.

i just registered to take the jeopardy test online

when i was 12 i kicked ass on commodore 64 jeopardy. hopefully the years have been kind.  although lately ive been watching jeopardy while i work out and it seems like my brain might be degenerating already…the test is on the 29th but you dont know if you pass unless they call you.  is this going to be one of those things that i forget about by the time they contact me?  like entering a raffle or buying a box for some sports championship at a bar?

fingers crossed.  now i just have to think of my quirky story for when they come back from the first commercial.  suggestions anyone?

take 10 minutes and watch this video.

tom cruise: scientologist.

i hate scientology.  i freely admit that i am biased.  i cant stand the smugness of it, the arrogance of it, the we’re #1 mentality.  and watching this video of tom cruise does nothing to change my mind about it.  it always, always makes me think of the fountainhead and that cold-hearted snake ayn rand. 

two things that get me about scientology.  1) why are they so secretive?  if scientology is so great and they want to bring it to everyone then why is everything done behind closed doors? 2) there’s no room for doubt or questions in scientology, you either swallow it whole or spit it out.  you know how in education they always say that learning by rote isnt really knowledge?  well they should say that. 

contrary to the gawker commenters, this video actually makes me lean towards the tom cruise is NOT crazy end of the spectrum.  he’s a believer, that doesnt make him crazy. 

so ive been contemplating–no, in the words of art brut “considering a move to LA.”  i have some things ive been thinking about that have made me wonder if maybe it would be better to be out there.  you know, i like new york, but i dont have a lot of responsibilities or duties that would keep me here either.  it’s not like id have to pull my cat out of school and uproot her from all of her friends at a really vulnerable time in her life.  (in reality, she doesnt have any friends but me.  poor little kitty)

but a couple of things happened this weekend that made me realize i really do want to stay in new york.  first of all, i realized that baseball starts again pretty soon.  i dont know enough about baseball to switch teams just yet.  i need a few more seasons under my belt before i can realistically adopt a whole new team, if ever.  i feel guilty already.   besides, what am i, going to root for the dodgers?  please.  dodger blue is not my color. 

secondly i walked across the williamsburg bridge to the angelika yesterday to see persepolis (walked back too.  i thought my butt would hurt today, but nope.  just my feet still.  somethings wrong there).  as i was walking across i realized i really do love new york.  i love the concrete and steel and cracking paint and cold, dirty water, i love the persistent graffitti, the look of purpose on people’s faces, the tired-looking babies in strollers with raincurtains, the way you see people that you wouldnt see if it werent so everything on top of each other. 

i feel like a lot of people have these “I heart NY” days.  if you dont, maybe you should try walking.  i find that it happens to me more often above ground than below.  although the subways are a pretty great leveller.

and persepolis was really really really good.

this guardian advice column (found via gawker, duh. i dont do my own research) is interesting because i myself have wondered why kaffiyehs have been so popular the past few years. i was pretty sure these kids werent that political. anyway, why is it trendy? oh yeah, balenciaga made some. fashion is such a co-opting business. the columnist makes reference to zoolander but not the part i would have, the line based on “homeless chic” that mugatu is premiering called “derelicte” didnt really feel too off the mark.

also, i liked the advice that hadley gave re the wearing of pajamas for men (or pyjamas–the english are so cute.) i am 100% in favor of pajamas for men. im in favor of pajamas for everyone. They make the night special and separate from the day. They make it luxurious to spend the morning or day lounging aorund in them. If you just sleep in a tshirt, it’s not quite the same. unless it’s a sleep only tshirt. but it’s still not quite as special. if you wear pajamas you know what i mean. if you dont, you can either trust me on this or try it for yourself. maybe next year everyone will get pajamas for christmas.

first gig on the LEVY tour tonight in London. im excited for them.  18 dates at this point with more being added.  hopefully the kids buy Tshirts.  

sony/atv publishing has forbidden their agent from licensing their catalog for streaming music or limited downloads.  basically, the digital arena is saying that an streaming or interactive stream is not the same as a recorded piece of music, or as its qualified in the legal terms a “digital phonorecord delivery”  as i understand it, the Digital Media is saying we’re not delivering a finished product so it doesnt need to be licensed.  this would mean that they would only need a performance license.  basically, unless im mistaken, it would mean that streaming audio would have the same properties as radio.

i dont necessarily see anything wrong with this.  streaming mp3s, technically they arent really delivering a product.  limited downloads, i mean, are they talking about free downloads?  the only thing i wonder about is how this affects the songwriter, especially if the writer isnt the performer.  

i wonder if there is a trend towards buyouts these days since record companies are flailing? then the record company would retain publishing rights. 

pretty much, ugh.  i can see american gladiators being fun, but the budget is probably way too high.  i liked the ghetto-ness of the old one even though at the time i dont know if i would have admitted it.

the parking wars show looks pretty cool.  sort of like the airport series.  however, since it’s on a&e i am pretty much guaranteed to never see it.  im not sure what channel it is.  i want to say channel 44 but that may have been a few cable companies ago.  i like reality shows that arent competitions.  and that arent on mtv.  and that arent about people being stupid and vile.  here we go–i like NON-FICTION shows more than reality shows. 

the jezebel james show looks interesting although i dont have high hopes.  it’s the same creator as gilmore girls, a show i personally loathe and dont understand the appeal AT ALL.  the premise is a bit…but JJ has a pretty great cast, parker posey and lauren ambrose star, dana ivey and dianne wiest are both in it too.  so it’s got something going for it.  hopefully they wont be as precious as the gilmore girls.  and maybe amy sherman-palladino wont have an alliterative title for her next show? 

do you remember when you were little and the networks used to have a special presentation at the end of the summer showcasing all the new shows?  and im pretty sure they had a special one that was just the new saturday morning cartoons.

i sort of feel like things used to be special and now theyre just hum-drum.  but maybe they werent that special and we were just young and fresh?  as usual, im going with the answer “combo”