Joss Loves Battlestar Galactica and So Should You

If you would like to watch BSG with me on Friday come on over. People who have ever snarked about the show are not invited.

Bobst Library

Its that time of year.

Pictures from the Home Land

My dad sent this picture of spring in MT and Bella.

Paris in Pictures

Me: Hey Paris, give me all your pastries and I shall leave you in peace.
Paris:... okay.
And it was delicious.
Anyway here are some pictures, in no order.
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Nesting dolls plot to take over the world.

Je sui un Bansky?


People looking outside instead of looking at art.


Okay. So. This was on the side of a school. Its a man dressed up as a fish leaning over a sleeping woman. Explain?


I want lizard door knobs.


Lily and a map. Methinks she wants a grid?


Things the US and America has in common.


Awful in any language.


Awesome in any language.


Lily in the Louvre. Like all things french I assume that it exists only for me to mispronounce. I kept saying lewvra and giggling.

Lily: I think we should get a tart.
Me: Oh yes! I agree!

It's good to be in Paris.

My nuns on Mars idea isn't completely insane.

Priest-Cosmologist Wins $1.6 Million Templeton Prize.

Ads I love

I love foregn tampon ads. Why are american ads all about the blue liquid and the lameness?

Mostly I just don’t want to think about this man having sex.

For four hours.

To quote one of the people I work with: “What does he need a prostitute for for four hours? Did he like send her out to get dinner for an hour and then come back? They must have played cards or something. I really hate to think that Governor Spitzer is more sexually vigorous than I am.”

Thoughts on El

Last summer while editing my political thriller play (also known by the lamest title ever aka “Nothing but the Truth”) I read and rewatched “Primary Colors.” The book and movie are scary relevant to now on many fronts mostly that the way people are written about reacting to the Clintons (hope of the party etc) is exactly the way people are reacting to Obama.
I was reminded of all of this again when Eliot Spitzer, governor of New York admitted to frequenting prostitutes today. One of the most haunting moments of “Primary Colors” the movie is when Bill and Hill are going on Larry King (or something of that sort) to say that the Ginnifer Flowers accusations are BS. And Hill is smiling and holding Bill’s hand saying how she’s standing by her husband, blahblah blah. But then they shut the cameras off and she YANKS her hand out of his and storms off. It’s a heart breaking moment.
And it was replayed today on TV with Spitzer’s poor wife standing beside him.
My whole reaction to Bill and Eliot and co is “how can you be so stupid?” If you want to frequent prostitutes, be a man whore, fine whatever it’s your life, but DON’T CHOOSE to live in a world in which your personal life is collateral.

I am Legend Redux

I found “I am Legend” exhaustingly terrifying. Literally. I was so worn out at the end of it that I went home and went to sleep (even though it was like 8).
One of the ways I deal with scary movies is I nit pick. I find plot holes, gimmicks, things that don’t make sense. And “I am Legend” is filled with plot holes. I know other people liked it but I just saw everything wrong.
One of my biggest problems starts with a line that Will Smith says towards the beginning. He describes the creatures as having completely regressed from humanity but we see the creatures building traps and working together. So… not completely regressed? It’s a contradiction that is never answered. And it pissed me off.
Now the original ending has leaked onto the internet.
And its much much better. I don’t actually know why they changed it. I guess the kaboom lobby won.

Ads I... Brought to you by Mr. McGee

Dave brought this list of 5 horrible* ads to my attention. Ads that make the the ad companys wish youtube didn't exsist.
*and by horrible you know I mean AWESOME! Especially number 3.

Ads it takes FOREVER to find on youtube

For those of you not on the east coast Mohegan Sun is an Indian casino in this massive, space ship shaped building. When I went up to Providence RI to visit Lacy I got on the express bus which made two stops: Mohegan Sun and the destination. And like 80% of the bus got off there. Apparently its a go-to weekend spot. They were doing all this construction outside on these gates that we're going to go up with carvings of beavers and moose. I guess the irony of putting a picture of something you've destroyed on it's former habitat was lost.
ANYWHO two days ago while watching Super Tuesday part Duex this ad came on.

As is my purpose in life I immediately scoured the interwebs to try to find it. No such luck.
Now according to gawker the ad agency was so embarrassed they pulled it from youtube.
Embarrassed? I think this ad is genius. I have often longed for my life to be a musical and apparently if I go to Mohegan Sun my life WILL be one.
I suppose they cut out the "I just lost all our savings baby/but I love you still" ballad. Which is followed by "I'm gonna wash this man right outta my hair."
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Okay maybe this ad is shameful.

I'm an Asshole of a Roommate (but at least I know it)

Me: asher left out his popems
Me: and Im eating all of them
Me: and claytons out of town
Me: so I cant blame him
Rachel: haha aww
Rachel: blame the dog
Me: we dont have a dog
Me: we should get one for this exact purpose
Rachel: haha I was kidding, but getting a dog is always a good idea
Me: it would come in so handy in this sort of situation
Me: I could just drop the box on the floor when Im done
Me: and asher would catch the dog licking it
Me: and I would be in the clear
Rachel: haha
Rachel: that's a lovely visual
Rachel: you should be a writer!
Me: I KNOW

The apartment has decided:

The Democratic Presidential race should be decided by cage match.
While Obama is bigger I think Hilary would win. She’s got those nice long well manicured nails. She’ll go for the eyes.

Watching Super Tuesday Results:

(Slaney: Don’t read this)
Dude. I can’t believe it took me this long to realize this but Cindy and John McCain look EXACTLY like Saul and Ellen Tigh.


Which does not bode well.
(Seriously, Slaney, stop reading here)
They’re totally secret alcoholics and someones gonna get an eye poked out any moment now and McCain totally supports terrorism and OMG MCCAIN’S A CYLON. THE ROBOTS ARE TAKING OVER! This is all part of their master plan.
In all seriousness though Cindy must be a robot. Her hair is like Barbie hair. I’m fascinated.
(Slaney if you read this and I just spoiled season three for you I take NO responsibility. NONE)

Ads I’m… mesmerized by:

This ad for optimum online cable is like… well nothing is really like it. The first time I saw it I kept thinking it would end at any moment and it just keeps going.
And going. And going. Mermaids? Pirates? Rapping Sea Monster? 877393 4 4 4 8?


This is just proof that everyone working for ad agencies are doing supper hard drugs. And watching this ad is just like doing hard drugs for, like, one minute.