I'm Out

I am taking off tomorrow morning for Molonius's bachelorette party.  Her lovely bridesmaids have done a lot of work to make this a special weekend, but I wouldn't be me if I weren't paranoid that I have forgotten to take care of something crucial.  We'll find out soon.  If everything turns out well (as I am very hopeful it will), I can then start worrying about her bridal shower the following weekend.  I do not have a a future in party planning.

I should have bought a white Kangol for this weekend.  Dang.

About Last Night

Went to the Sox/Tigers game, then after watched the Celts lose in OT (bummer), Kings beat the Devils (predicted the Kings to win the Stanley Cup August 2011, beating the Bruins in the finals) and got to meet MTV's Cara Maria.  Win-lose-win-win evening.  I really hope the Celts don't get swept by the Heat and lose the next 2 games at home.  Scary.  Not sure if the Celts can play much better than they did last night.  I have the Heat winning this series 4-1.  I hope the Celts steal one on Friday or Sunday here in Boston. 

Friscalating Dusklight

I'm listening to Terry Gross interview Wes Anderson on Fresh Air.  The creators of Stuff White People Like would get a lot of mileage out of my leisure activities.  Please imagine air quotes around "activities." 


(Side note: I had to grab the link to Stuff White People Like and while I was on the page for 30 seconds, this discussion of Anthropologie popped out at me-- "It is the store equivalent of a Wes Anderson film."  It IS and if I had the dough, I'd fill my house with its wares.  I haven't been to that blog in ages and I locked in on a Wes Anderson reference in less than a minute.  Side note to the side note: That blog made me self-conscious about loving "The Wire."  And also about how I spend approximately 87% of my free time.)


I'm looking forward to seeing Moonrise Kingdom, obviously.  I was obsessed with The Royal Tenenbaums shortly after I graduated from college.  I appreciated every aspect of that movie-- the writing, the acting, the costumes, the music, DEFINITELY the sets.  I don't imagine I'll ever live in a home where it would be appropriate, but I covet Margot Tenenbaum's zebra wallpaper.  And I kind of want Richie Tenenbaum's tent too.  Maybe I'll just build myself a blanket fort and substitute my MacBook Pro for Richie's record player.  Or maybe I'll listen to NPR and fall asleep.  I'll probably do the latter.

Spent

I'm grateful that The Dude is keeping the blog afloat.  I'm too tired to write about an embarrassing and/or traumatic childhood experience tonight.  So I'll throw out a few recommendations and close up shop.

1) The Judge John Hodgman podcast

You know The Judge from his stint as a PC on Mac commercials, from his segments on "The Daily Show," or (less likely) from the canceled HBO program "Bored to Death."  He mediates weird disputes and he makes me laugh.

2) Karl Pilkington programs

I've been watching a lot of "The Ricky Gervais Show" and "An Idiot Abroad."  When I first started listening to Karl on podcasts I thought he was a character.  And not in the Nana D "he's a character" way.  Rather, I thought his ignorance was an act.  I am becoming increasingly convinced that this strange dude is real.  He makes me laugh.

3) Final recommendation-- Don't watch We Bought a Zoo.  I didn't think Cameron Crowe and Matt Damon would let me down.  I was wrong.  Instead you should revisit Say Anything or Almost Famous for Crowe or this Eurotrip clip for Damon.  (Okay, he's been in better movies, but this clip cracks me up.  Mostly because The Dude and I were so shocked to see him show up in the movie when we rented it, but also because the song is undeniably catchy.)

Wow, is 'The Catalina' serious?

New TV show on the CW called 'The Catalina' that is a combination of The Real World, Jersey Shore and The Apprentice.  The premise of the show is that its a "reality series following the daily life and nightly adventures of the staff of the Catalina Hotel in Miami Beach."  This includes the front-desk staff, maids, bartenders, pool servers, waitresses and managers.  The employees alone are out there, then you factor in the clientele that frequent Miami Beach and this show  makes for interesting entertainment.  It has to be fake and it is already ridiculous.  Definitely going to watch this until Spurs/Thunder at 9pm.  I have to remind myself to switch back and forth between the Sox/Tigers game since I'm going tomorrow night, weather permitting.

The Staff, who seem to be either alcoholics, bi-polar, sex addicts or all of the above.  This show is awesome.

The NBA is fixed.

Technical on Ray Allen, KG and now Doc Rivers for no reason.  Wow.

Cue Kanye West..........

"David Stern doesn't care about the Celtics."

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The Dude just called me to complain about the Celtics/Heat game we are both watching.  On the plus side, I'm not likely to have any regrets about turning in early on this one.  During this time of year, I always think back fondly to watching the Bulls dominate the playoffs throughout the '90s.  My obsession with the Bulls was so intense that my parents used to allow me to make a bed on the couch and watch the games after the rest of the family had gone to sleep.  That was a big deal in a house that was pitch black by about 9:30 each night.  (When I used to stay up to watch "Party of Five" from 9-10 in high school, I was ALWAYS the only one up in the house at the conclusion of each episode.)

My family always rooted against the Bulls.  I remember even my mum getting involved in cheering for the Suns in the '93 finals.  Charles Barkley has turned out to be hilarious, so I am more forgiving of that decision in retrospect.  At the time, I associated him with the "spitting incident."  I had a bedroom that was decked out with a Dream Team poster, a Pippen poster, and a Bulls pennant, so my family's animosity towards the Bulls felt personal.  I won't even repeat my father's nickname for my favorite player.

Regardless of the lack of support for Chicago in my childhood home, I had a blast watching them win six championships.  I nearly named my cat Weasley "Pippen" when I brought him home, but decided to continue the Harry Potter theme I had started with Luna.  I'm glad to say my cousins got a kitten not long after and named him Pippen.  I'm working on assembling a feline version of Dumbledore's Army and they are putting together an all-cat Dream Team with Pippen and Magic.  I approve.