As I type I am watching what is going to be my new favorite TV show. It is The Celebrity Apprentice. Feel free to unsubscribe from the RSS feed right now. Sharon Osbourne, Cyndi Lauper, Sinbad, and Bret Michaels? Oh hell yes.
Bret seals the deal. Obviously. I’m not sure why he has so much sway [...]
TV
14
Mar 10
My new favorite TV show has a lot of bad hair
14
Feb 10
It’s the state of constant peril that appeals to me
My friend Al, the cutest girl on Earth™, is the only person who unsurprised by my absolute love of the winter Olympics. I’m sure it’s because the memories of 2006 are fresh in her mind. Most others are surprised because I usually have a policy of complete and total apathy when it comes to organized [...]
20
Jan 10
Leno v. Conan is more like Baby Boomers v. GenX
This is the obligatory I know there are more important things going on in the world right now statement required by the Society of Blog Readers for Pointing Out You’re Shallow & Pointless.
This whole Leno vs. Conan thing really makes me angry. It’s indicative of the whole Baby Boomer vs. GenX battle that has been [...]
17
Jan 10
Brought to you by my discovery of the first season of She-Ra on hulu
Me circa 1987
The worst part of growing up in suburban Minneapolis in the 80s was the ridiculous standard of beauty. Sure we laugh at it now, but big hair was a lot of work. It required, in some cases, hours of diligence and sometimes life threatening feats involving aerosol Aqua Net and a hot curling [...]
8
Jan 10
The politics of Tom & Jerry
Liam is hopping across the living room, laughing his head off. “The mouse is chasing the dog.”
“I see that.”
“The dog always beats up the cat,” he says, hopping in the other direction. “The cat beats up the mouse. What’s the dog’s name?”
“Spike,” I say.
“How do you know? Are you sure?”
“Yes, I used to watch this [...]
5
Dec 09
The Dawson’s dilemma
There are certain pieces of art — music, books, movies, tv shows — that click with you in ways that are hard to define. Oftentimes mere words cannot explain the feelings you have for certain things. The heart wants what it wants, right? Though I have tried, I still can’t explain what it was about [...]
17
Nov 09
Not really resisting the urge
Ever since Dawson’s Creek: The Complete Series came to Supergenius HQ I’ve had to resist, with every fiber of my being, the urge to create Tumblrs and Twitter accounts for all the characters and tweet each episode like some kind of deranged uber fan.
I fully realize that the fact that I even have to resist [...]
8
Sep 09
On my DVR, a list so you can easily judge me
Saved on my DVR right this very moment are:
Grace of My Heart
Little House on the Prairie (it’s the very last episode that as far as I can remember I only saw once)
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Scrubs (the musical episode)
Sky High
The Iron Giant
The Phantom Tollbooth
An Affair to Remember
Yeah, I watched all the embarrassing stuff yesterday.
26
Aug 09
Last one on the bandwagon
The life of a freelance writer is often feast or famine. This rule applies both to work and to money. Which makes sense, I guess. For the past two days, the work has been sorta famine-y. I’m not complaining. It’s just the way things go.
Most responsible freelancers use their famine times to drum up new [...]
23
Jul 09
A physical reaction to art
Every Wednesday night during the summer, I like to sit in my La-Z-Grrl, watch TV, and cry. Wednesday is So You Think You Can Dance night. While NYC Prep might be a guilty pleasure, SYTYCD is nothing but pure joy.
For the uninitiated it’s an American Idolesque show with dancing, and it is amazing. I’ve never [...]
14
Jul 09
If loving NYC Prep is wrong, I don’t want to be right
After years and years and years of trying to fill the gaping void left in my life by the exit of Pacey and Joey and Dawson and Jen and Jack from the small screen, I have found something to make me whole again.
It’s called NYC Prep and it’s easily the best thing ever since The [...]
1
Jul 09
I never liked M*A*S*H and I hate it now
When I was a kid, I’d often do battle with my cousin Patty over the TV. Patty would babysit during the summer while my parents were at work, and she would always watch M*A*S*H or Phil Donahue when the obvious choice for those time slots was The Flintstones. Back in the day you couldn’t change [...]
1
Feb 09
When there is no Whore Bus life barely seems worth living
One might think the absence of Whore Bus on this Sunday morning would be a blessing in disguise. One might think I would use this “extra” time to actually clean Supergenius HQ before my annual Superbowl date with the TTHM. Any reasonable person would think all these things. However, I am not a reasonable person.
I [...]
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Sep 08
The pain of quitting cold turkey
A few weeks ago I talked about cutting back on my cable bill. When I made the cut I thought I’d just be cutting back on the Dawson’s Creek but I was wrong. I was cutting it out completely. Ouch.
There are no words to describe this hole in my life, no, in my very soul. [...]
