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Saturday, January 13, 2007

Saturday Night Live -Guest Host

And your musical guest...

Oh My God Angie!!!

As I am Google searching for images of Jake Gyllenhaal to use in the previous post, I came across this photo which seemed vaguely familiar. Then it dawned on me. My friend Angie and I were standing about 10 feet from the spot where this was taken, at the moment it was taken. We both think this girl is a tramp. And her mother is a whore. And her grandma, well, she might be nice.

Puking Blood For A Variety Of Reasons

Even if you don't like the music, you can still enjoy the album.

This Shit Makes Me Giddy

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS

Motion Picture Drama:
"Babel"
"Bobby"
"The Departed"
"Little Children"
"The Queen"

Motion Picture Musical or Comedy:
"Borat"
"The Devil Wears Prada"
"Dreamgirls"
"Little Miss Sunshine"
"Thank You For Smoking"

Actress, Drama:
Penelope Cruz, "Volver"
Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"
Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Sherrybaby"
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"
Kate Winslet, "Little Children"

Actor, Drama:
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Departed"
Peter O'Toole, "Venus"
Will Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness"
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

Actress, Musical or Comedy:
Annette Bening, "Running With Scissors"
Toni Collette, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Beyonce Knowles, "Dreamgirls"
Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Renee Zellweger, "Miss Potter"

Actor, Musical or Comedy:
Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat"
Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dean Man's Chest"
Aaron Eckhart, "Thank You for Smoking"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "Kinky Boots"
Will Ferrell, "Stranger than Fiction"

Supporting Actress:
Adriana Barraza, "Babel"
Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"
Emily Blunt, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"
Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel"

Supporting Actor:
Ben Affleck, "Hollywoodland"
Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"
Jack Nicholson, "The Departed"
Brad Pitt, "Babel"
Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed"

Director:
Clint Eastwood, "Flags of Our Fathers"
Clint Eastwood, "Letters From Iwo Jima"
Steven Frears, "The Queen"
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel"
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"

Screenplay:
Guillermo Arriaga, "Babel"
Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, "Little Children
Patrick Marber, "Notes on a Scandal"
William Monahan, "The Departed"
Peter Morgan, "The Queen"

Foreign Language:
"Apocalypto", USA
"Letters From Iwo Jima", USA/Japan
"The Lives of Others", Germany
"Pan's Labyrinth", Mexico
"Volver", Spain

Animated Film:
"Cars"
"Happy Feet"
"Monster House"

Yours For Only $48

These are super cool! You won't find these at your local grocery store though. They are sold exclusively at Barney's New York. All four limited edition soup cans have authentic reproductions of Andy Warhol designed labels.

She Might Get Medieval On Someone's Ass

Perfect In Every Way

She's A Super Freak!

OLIVE!

All time favorite. Ever!

Searching Amazon For...???

I came across these items while reading through one of my favorite blog sites today. The titles below the photo are exactly as they appear on Amazon.com. I mean really, how do people find this stuff?

Black Man Bottle Opener

Black Man Give Me A Penny Bank

Cast Iron Dilly Brand Laxative Black Americana Bank

You can find more crazy, messed up shit from Miss Maggie at http://www.mightygirl.com/ or www.mightygoods.com.

He Used The Word Gallantly, Correctly!

No Onions

Alex saw this picture and caption on a news web-site today and asked me what it was. I told him it was a picture of a bacteria called E-Coli and that they had found it in some of the onions at Taco Bell restaurants on the east coast. He asked if E-Coli were dangerous. I told him most of the time people just get really sick.

He said he was no longer going to eat at Taco Bell. That they would probably go out of business because of this. And finally he told me this:

"Taco Bell will fight the battle gallantly but eventually they would lose and have to close."

Dear Patty Griffin:

Please do me a huge favor, DON’T EVER, EVER LET JESSICA SIMPSON COVER ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR SONGS AGAIN!
Your Friend,
S

Many of you have heard me say this before but if you don't mind, I am going to say it again. I am absolutely in love with Patty Griffin’s music. I discovered her almost two year's ago and am so glad I did. Every time I listen to one of her songs, I feel like someone just gave me a present. If I had to choose only one artist to listen to for the rest of my life it would be her. If you have a chance, please check her out.

Current Patty songs on my iPod:
Nobody’s Crying
Dear Old Friend
When It Don’t Come Easy
Forgiveness
Let Him Fly
Top Of The World
Long Ride Home
Be Careful
Rain

If you don't beleive me, have a look at what others who have purchased her music on iTunes have had to say:

About Patty Griffin’s album 1000 Kisses:

"I recently got an iPod and stumbled upon Patty. I downloaded this album. By the time I was in the middle of the third song I had purchased all of her CD’s. I couldn’t stop listening to her that night and still can’t, after several months. She is simply one of the greatest talents I have ever heard. Fantastic songwriter (she was #19 on the NPR greatest living songwriters after only 3 studio albums, how is that possible?) and a voice that has a certain quality to it that you literally hear once in a lifetime. I’m not talking about range, etc. she just brings you deeply into the world’s of her characters. Emotionally involved. The only singer I can even remember hearing who did that as well as Patty was Billy Holiday. Do you think I love her? At first listen."

"Patty Griffin has an innate ability to pour the essence of “The Common Man/Woman”…the pain, the joy, the doubt, the hopes, the fears, the endurance, the uncertainty…into her songs. She simply IS folk music, and this album is a perfect demonstration of that."

About Patty Griffin’s album Impossible Dreams:

"This record is a little masterpiece that can make you ache in the loveliest way imaginable. Patty Griffin brings you with her to unexpected, dark, quiet places in her songs. She writes lyrics and melodies that you can’t imagine never existed before she wrote them. Many artists cover them but only she can do them justice."

"The amazing thing about music, if done well, is it speaks to your soul. Let me tell you, this album speaks volumes. Each song is haunting—moving, artistic lyrics—perfectly matched instrumentation and rhythms—and powerful beautifully executed vocals."

"If I lived a hundred lifetimes, I could never create anything so poignant and beautiful as this album. Patty Griffin has woven a tapestry of rich, wonderfully textured, yet simple music. It is a deeply personal and almost unbearably intimate experience to listen to her so artfully and honestly pour out her soul. This is an album to listen to when you’re driving in your car, alone at night, or playing through your iPod as you lie in your bed."

If you take the time to listen to her music, I would love to hear what you think.

There Will Be Pumpkins, Mums & Chicks

Alex and his be-otches from lawless Columbus at the

Pumpkin Patch in Watertown, WI

Friends Since Fifth Grade

From a recent girl's weekend in Minneapolis. Thanks for sending this Becsee. We look cute but I have one question; why didn't one of you tell me I had that much f-ing blush on? I miss you and will see you in a couple of weeks.

My Love Bug

Do Bloggers Give Autographs?

Ladies and Gentleman, I have hit the big time. I now have my very own editor for this blog and I couldn't be more thrilled.

My good friend Andy has agreed to check my spelling and grammar since he found two, yes two spelling errors on my site today. One of which included my sentence asking readers to "please forgive my spelling and my grammer" (grammar).

This is all happening so quickly.

How do I plan to celebrate?

I might go bowling and then grab a yogurt.

Not the Non-Nude

Andy, this one's for you. I know how much you love the cut-off jeans with the pockets hanging out. While I know you prefer them on men, I thought this might give you an early start on Christmas ideas for Karen.

Graduation Gift Ideas-Class of 1991

A brief list of things I wish had existed or I would have know about when I was 18 years old. Part of me thinks that these items might have changed my life in some small way.

Liz Phair's Exile In Guyville

Histomap of World History

Geography For Dummies

Dance Dance Revolution Super Nova

Discovery Fingerprint Lab

Beverage Chiller

Roomba

Electric Scissors

Hot Sauce Of The Month Club

Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior

Mars & Venus

Last night, I walked into our bedroom and Bill was watching the Packers/Seahawks game. I noticed the score and went on to have this conversation with him:

"How do the Seahawks have 19 points?"

"They scored three field goals, a touchdown, and another field goal."

LONG PAUSE

"Why didn't you just say they scored four field goals and a touchdown?"

"Because that's not the order it happened."

Girl (NOT) Interrupted

How do you tell someone in your family that while their girlfriend is sort of cute, that new short, short haircut you suggested she get because you thought it would look hot is not flattering at all?

Would it be too harsh if I said this:

I know you like Winona Ryder (circa 1990’s) and all but that girl is no Winona Ryder!

Sorry, somebody has got to do it.

That Bird's A Liar

Fight The Darkness - May 4, 2007

See the newest trailer here:
http://www.ifilm.com/presents/spiderman3

Damien Fucking Rice

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November 14, 2006

You can preview his amazing new work here:
http://www.myspace.com/damienrice

You Have Got To Try The Manic Mode!

I woke up way too early this morning. I think it's because I knew I would find this today:

http://www.therightfoot.net/mystuff/whatever/swf/bubblewrap.swf

CBS Here I Come

Alex says with a little makeup I could "fake my celebrity".

Ningún Mexicano Permitió

Bush Signs U.S.-Mexico Border Fence Bill

Are they kidding us with the title of this thing?

President Bush signs the Secure Fence Act of 2006 in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Oct. 26, 2006. Standing, from left are, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Ralph Basham, U.S. Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., House Majority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tenn. and Vice President Dick Cheney.

(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Is it me or has the Vice President positioned himself to be easily photo shopped out should this thing not go according to plan?

I'm A Sucker For Stem Cell Political Ad's

Proud Of Jim Doyle - My Governor

I Wish I Could Vote In Missouri

Underwear Optional

In honor of Laura's last day here at the ACS, a few of the girls got together and decided to declare it Sweater Dress Friday.

Here is a look at what each of us has chosen. Laura, if you would like to borrow any or all of these lovely pieces, you know how to reach us. Nothing says "you made the right decision in hiring me" better than an awesome sweater dress.

April, the v-neck is great but I have to say, the boots might be even better. Who else could pull off blue boots? Great choice!










This is the one I chose. It just made sense. I already had the boots and scarf. Plus, if it looks good on her, it will look good on me. She could be my sister!











Michelle found THE perfect dress for her sense of style. You have to be willing to take a risk with a sweater dress but Michelle found a way to do it with class.













Angie, what can I say? Low-carb has really paid off. You look flawless in this dress. Not many people can pull off horizontal!












Last but not least, Tiffany. Everyone knows that green has always been your color. Although, I had my doubts about the cut-out neck. I have to say, you should always go with the cut-out neck (if it is an option).





Laura, we will really miss seeing you every day. Best of luck with the new job.

Let me know if you want me to wear my dress to the next movie night.

Act Now, Before It's Too Late

Men of Integrity everywhere are putting

this bumper sticker on their car.

You can order yours at http://www.promiseproducts.net/.

Watching, Surfing and Listening To

Back up and running. Almost one year to the day later.

FALL 2006

WATCHING:
Studio60 - Who can say no to Aaron Sorkin
Friday Night Lights-Is it weird that I'm 33 and hope someone asks me to homecoming?
Real Time With Bill Mahr - If I was a little older and he was better looking...
Countdown With Keith Olbermann - I love him for his brains
Brothers and Sisters - Sally Field is the new Dick Clark
Ugly Betty - You should try it sometime
Smallville - Yes, Smallville
Dog The Bounty Hunter - I can't stop staring at his wife's boobs

SURFING:
http://lindsayism.typepad.com/
http://queserasera.org/
http://www.mightygirl.com/
http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
http://www.tmz.com/
http://www.dooce.com/
http://www.wishingfish.com/
http://www.homestarrunner.com/
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/

LISTENING TO:
Original Motion Picture or TV Soundtracks -
The Last Kiss
Donnie Darko
Grey's Anatomy Original Soundtrack
Six Feet Under: Everything Ends, Vol. 2
Pirates of the Caribbean
Elizabethtown

See What I Mean

Duane ("DOG" The Bounty Hunter) and Beth Chapman

might be my favorite celebrity couple right now.