Studio 60 and Sports Night


April 30th, 2007

I’ve been watching Aaron Sorkin’s new show, “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”, this season, and enjoying it well enough. But then last night I watched a couple of episodes of “Sports Night”, which I have on DVD. Why can’t Sorkin write like that anymore? Studio 60 looks very weak in comparison.

Quote of the Whenever


April 27th, 2007

Quote of the Whenever:

“I’m so hungry I could ride a horse. (Pause.) I don’t get it. Well, I could ride it to the store, I guess.”

-Chris Griffin, Family Guy

Quote of the Whenever


April 25th, 2007

Quote of the Whenever:

“I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.’”

-Kurt Vonnegut

Birthday


April 24th, 2007

Oh, and happy birthday to me! I’m still not 30.

Dog Crossbreeds


April 24th, 2007

There was an article in the New York Times Magazine a few weeks ago about new dog crossbreeds, like the cross between a lab and a poodle, the “labradoodle”. One breed they didn’t mention was the cross between a bulldog and a Shih-Tzu, probably because it would have offended the delicate ears of the New York Times readers if they mentioned its name…

…the Bull-Shih, of course.

I Know You’ll Read This Post


April 23rd, 2007

I walked past a psychic’s storefront the other day, and saw a sign in the window with the standard price list of “psychic” services, and a phone number to call to make reservations.

If you’re a psychic, shouldn’t you know I’m coming?

Link: Onion article on “This American Life”


April 20th, 2007

Back when I lived in Michigan and was in the car a lot, I sometimes listened to “This American Life” on NPR, and this Onion article definitely falls into the “funny because it’s true” category.