Theater of Pain
I might be stating the obvious, but you should really think twice before seeing a late Saturday night (or any time or night, for that matter) showing of a big budget Hollywood type movie at […]
Sometimes Silence is Golden
Of course when you have nothing nice to say, you're supposed to keep mum. I guess that's why it's been so quiet around here lately. The three-day weekend didn't have the desired long-lasting uplifting effects […]
Hot and Bothered
Quite some time ago, after moving to NYC, I began to see a correlation between weakness of air conditioning and crappiness of job. I know people complain about their offices are too cold in the […]
What a Fool Believes
I can't believe I made the mistake of dying my hair and elliptical training for a goddamn hour last night. I was busy watching Lost (first hour exercising, second hour coloring) while on another channel […]
Desperation is More Than a Stephen King Movie
I can't bear to watch American Idol, so I was channel flipping and up a couple clicks was Henry freaking Thomas. I'd totally forgotten that I'd seen him ever so briefly in an ad for […]
Beauty & the Obese
When was the last time you saw a fat actress coupled with a hottie on TV? Uh, never. When was the last time you saw a fat woman playing a non-comedic major role, at all? […]
Shell-ter From the Storm
I vaguely recall the tale of a baby hippo who'd lost his family in the tsunami befriending an old tortoise. The not quite believable story was put through the Snopes ringer…and deemed true. How sweet. […]
Heath Lemongrass
Thank you to whoever accidentally ended up on my site by googling Jake Galangal Brokeback Mountain yesterday. The notion of Mr. Gyllenhaal combined with a rhizome was the only thing that made me laugh all […]
TV Turnon Week
A couple weeks ago I was at Blockbuster (I know, who rents videos/dvds anymore?) because all the movie theater movies in the area sucked, and of course, most of the dvds sucked too (we ended […]
Huddled Masses
Saturday, I went against my better judgment and decided to check out Taste of Chinatown. All my worst expectations were met and surpassed. Anything involving large groups of New Yorkers lining up gives me the […]