and speaking of 24, don't even get me started on the season premiere from tonight (don't read this if you haven't seen it yet) -- both palmer and michelle are dead within the first 15 minutes! president logan is (still) a moron! his wife is nutso! his chief of staff is a traitor! and chloe is getting some action (and from a co-worker, no less)! unbelievable. and that was all only in the first two hours. i need to figure out how i'm going to watch the rest of the season, seeing as i have work monday nights. tivo, anyone?
Sunday, January 15, 2006
our friend, the television
i'm not a big tv watcher, but i don't mean that in a "i'm-better-than-you-because-i-don't-waste-my-time-in-front-of-a-glowing-box-when-i-could-be-outside-instead" kind of way. i'm just not a big tv watcher because there isn't much on the air that i actually like. and that's not to say that i don't start feeling guilty if i've been spending too much time in front of the tube -- because i do -- but if there happen to be those out there that enjoy passing the hours by basking in the warm and inviting glow of our friend the television, well, hey -- whatever floats your boat. or changes your channels, as the case may be.
there are about five tv shows that i watch somewhat regularly, which amounts to me choosing to spend four hours planted on the couch in any given week (two of the shows are only half an hour long). and much like everything in life, the things we choose say a lot about us. for example. you like to exercise? you must be a very health-conscious individual. you like to write? you must be creative. you like richard simmons? you must love spandex. you like that guy ed rhee? you must be a loser. etc, etc. you get the drift. so here are my five shows, and what my choosing to watch them says about me. starting in no particular order:
sportscenter. this one's easy. i like sports, especially if it has anything to do with the nfl, college basketball, college football, or anything ucla-related. but i don't tend to watch as much when it's baseball season, which i guess makes me un-american. (in my defense, i LOVE apple pie).
the west wing. aaron sorkin is a genius, and martin sheen is the president i wish we had. what it says about me: i only watch this show because that piece of paper on my wall that says "bachelor of arts, political science" tells me to.
(i get so much crap for this one...) laguna beach. LC is my dream girl. what it says about me: LC is my dream girl.
arrested development. if only i could be as clever and witty as the writing on this show. what it says about me: i secretly harbor a deep desire to become an incompetent magician. or a member of the blue man group.
24. i am obsessed with this show. as in, i try and guess what time the digital clock will read after every commercial break. what it says about me: if it were at all humanly possible, i would have jack bauer's babies.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
disclaimer: this really is not all that awesome
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welcome, gentle reader. you have just stumbled across the most awesome thing you will ever encounter in your life. yes, more awesome than the $0.99 cent value menu at taco bell. yes, more awesome than illegal fireworks on the fourth of july. yes, more awesome than the time you were voted "most likely to be on jerry springer" by your high school senior class. yes, more awesome than your mom. yes, more awesome than jean shorts (i don't know, i'm sure someone out there still thinks jean shorts are pretty awesome). and yes -- dare i say -- more awesome than mr. pibb and red vines, as crazy delicious as that combination may be.
[sidenote] if your tolerance for pop culture references is extremely low (like, we're talking paris hilton's IQ low), you should probably stop reading right now, lest you end up feeling like you're being forced to play a game of trivial pursuit: '90s edition that you just really don't want to play. [/sidenote]
i don't really know why i decided to start writing this blog. call it a whim, one of those "hmm it's really late at night and i don't really have anything else to do right now" moments. and i haven't yet decided if this is going to be a more personal thing, or geared more towards what's going on in my relatively nascent music career. we'll see. i'm guessing that bits from both will get tossed together in equal measure, creating a crazy delicious literary mix much like their confectionary counterparts mr. pibb and red vines. but you know, to be honest, i'm more of a sour red vines kind of guy. that's just in case you, gentle reader, were curious. which you probably weren't, but that's cool because this is still the most awesome thing you will ever encounter in your life. awesome!
ps - just read the title of the post again, and then laugh (don't worry, it's funny because it's true).
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