I have a confession to make...this is going to be another thinly veiled random thoughts column. But I am going to show off and pretend like its something much better than that.
Haiku Movie Reviews:
Anger Management
Sandler, Jack team up
To make lifeless comedy.
Giuliani blows!
The Quiet American
A Love Triangle
Set during a time of war
New Casablanca?
Bulletproof Monk
Stifler as a monk?
Movie is so far past bad
That it's good again.
Reader Mail
Q: What column has gotten the most reader response?
A: Both the Graduation column and the Tubing Trip column were met with a great response (probably because of all of the name-dropping).
Surprisingly though, my somewhat therapeutic recent Breakup column
4-20-03 - NBA Preview/Review
4-15-03 - One Saturday Night
4-10-03 - Thinking Can Be Dangerous
4-9-03 - The Next One
4-8-03 - The Break-Up Column
4-7-03 - Hari's Column
4-5-03 - Me Thoughts
4-1-03 - Vegas Recap
ARCHIVES
1) "Not Dead Yet" - The Bad Examples
2) "Meet Me in the Bathroom" - The Strokes
3) "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues"- The Eels
4) "Butterfly" - Weezer
5) "We've Been Had" - The Walkmen
6) "Touch You, Touch You" - Hot Hot Heat
7) "If It Were Up To Me" - Rooney
8) "Just For You" - Solomon Burke
9) "Just Like California" - Old 97's
10) "Its True That We Love..."-The White Stripes
Q: What are you doing the weekend of June 7th-8th?
A: Well, I thought the answer would certainly be going on the second annual Tubing Trip. Then this weekend, I discovered that there is an absolutely ridiculous music festival going on in New York that same weekend. Beck, Blackalicious, Ben Lee, Interpol, Radiohead, N.E.R.D., The Roots, Beastie Boys, Blur, Bright Eyes, Royskopp, Sigur Ros...
Wow! I am probably still going camping (cheap vs. ridiculously expensive is hard to beat) but this decision requires some serious thought.
2 Commercials That Have Caught My Eye
The Budweiser Ode to the Wingman - We all like to see the long underappreciated position of Wingman gets it due, and falling on a grenade is an honorable way to go, but this commercial misses the boat. Do you see the "grenade" that the wingman is allegedly so depressed to be stuck with? She is absolutely supermodel hot. He complains about her talking about herself too much, but when a guy meets a girl at a club, is that really what he thinks about? Umm, whatever.
The Mastercard "Homeward Bound" One - Rhett Miller singing the Simon and Garfunkel classic for a major credit card ad? I'd scream sellout from the rooftops if I didn't like Miller so much. The erstwhile Old 97's frontman has an awesome, creaky voice.
A Quote to consider
(from Sarah) I believe that man must live without the consolations called religious, which his own intelligence must by now have told him belong to the childhood of the race. Philosophy can give us nothing permanent to believe either: it is too rich in answers, each cancelling out the rest. The quest for meaning is fore-doomed. Human "life" means nothing. But that is not to say it is not worth living. What does a Debussy Arabesque "mean", or a rainbow, or a rose. A man delights in all of these, knowing himself to be no more---a wisp of music and a a haze of dreams dissolve against the sun. Man has only his two feet t o stand on, his own human trinity to see him through: Reason, Courage, and Grace. And the first plus the second equals third.
-Peter deVries
Take a leap of faith for a second and assume that Mr. deVries is correct. This quote can be either uplifting or incredibly depressing. It is naturally terrifying to think that this is it, there is no meaning, no heaven, nothing more. I may be alone, but I find it to be incredibly awe-inspiring...why not live life to the fullest now and be the best person you can be without any expectation of a reward or acknowledgement at the end of the journey? Why not appreciate all forms of beauty just for what they are? Right now, I'm neither reasonable, nor very brave, and as a result, you can deduct that I'm lacking in grace. Still, I think it is a goal worth striving.
What Dirty Jenga has done for Susan's life in the last 10 days
1) She has been kissed by nearly as many people in a week as I have in my entire life
a) One of which was my brother
b) Another of whom is in high school
c) Nearly half were girls.
2) Her toes have been sucked.
3) Her ears have been nibbled.
4) Her genitals have been fondled
a) by my brother
b) and a high school boy
Dirty Jenga deserves its own column someday in the near future...it has certainly become the number one drinking game among my friend set.
Reader Poll
What should I do this coming Saturday?
a. Go see the Faint concert at Numbers
b. Go to the wedding reception mentioned in the April 15 column
c. Go to a "Friends of Fondren" formal with Jill on Rice's dime
d. None of the Above
Please send me your responses...
3 Items under the heading, TMI
1) Eric pulled me into the bathroom at Liz's over the weekend because he broke the toilet. Why he assumed I'd be the person to fix it is beyond me, but I did, and he seemed duly impressed.
2) What was with the massive amount of toe-sucking that was going on at that party. I'm not saying I wasn't somewhat involved, but seriously, what were we thinking? People I barely knew were trying to shove their toes down my mouth!
3) I'm attracted to my step-mom's niece...is it incest when they aren't of blood relation? If nothing else, it would add a little spice to the annual family gatherings.
NBA OVERSIGHT
Nick, you're right. I totally overlooked Eric Musselman for Coach of the Year. I'll stick with Poppovich as my winner, but he should definitely be listed as a runner-up.
Oh, and One More Thing
Happy belated birthday Jennifer!