tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220635082024-03-06T23:18:50.941-05:00The Pot and The KettleThe Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-22196998079440495082008-09-27T20:02:00.003-04:002008-09-27T20:10:50.177-04:00Is it just me . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgGi27BrAQulJetwTPPvLQbPWnenpczvuO3MsyWWdnmuQfx2tS3atOXoia36V80yEl-X6DDSpqiazCZludDnjWD9O9Ik_cpQLYbkr69V3tfcM0IIIplXp_6Ax-HrfN0MAT15R6g/s1600-h/contestant_kenley.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgGi27BrAQulJetwTPPvLQbPWnenpczvuO3MsyWWdnmuQfx2tS3atOXoia36V80yEl-X6DDSpqiazCZludDnjWD9O9Ik_cpQLYbkr69V3tfcM0IIIplXp_6Ax-HrfN0MAT15R6g/s200/contestant_kenley.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250857557661049218" border="0" /></a><br />or is <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway/season/5/bios/bios.php?designer=kenley">Kenley</a> of this season's <a href="http://www.bravotv.com/Project_Runway/season/5/index.php">Project Runway</a> absolutely hateful?The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-42759826949457291622008-06-03T18:33:00.002-04:002008-06-03T18:40:33.820-04:00"My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGueaP2Cjk4VcshLMjx5_CEgMbG1n6jLRAZ0VavF3OqJaK111zS_-gY54okAQY_hFwaC-vNWIZwYTQf9y_WV0AM6ylSYTgwRIhenztTdCG0O_HcRa0vqObaPHpDb7Zez-T-CZww/s1600-h/hillary-clinton-701034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207788088294458146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGueaP2Cjk4VcshLMjx5_CEgMbG1n6jLRAZ0VavF3OqJaK111zS_-gY54okAQY_hFwaC-vNWIZwYTQf9y_WV0AM6ylSYTgwRIhenztTdCG0O_HcRa0vqObaPHpDb7Zez-T-CZww/s320/hillary-clinton-701034.jpg" border="0" /></a>Please let the latest rumor about Hillary finally giving up on her futile attempt to be President be true!<br /><div></div>The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-20596918872958155372008-05-22T01:04:00.001-04:002008-05-22T01:04:13.990-04:00Fergalicious, indeed.<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/mP_D0lYW9tQ' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/mP_D0lYW9tQ'/></object></p></div>The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-50555277950148599142008-04-22T08:48:00.003-04:002008-04-22T08:50:26.273-04:00Jazz hands!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzQJPUvyC7pxvDBtAj-XVb50Km936dfy4XroOcKx-5JreBKO4dWPTNBApnj3jfOevCwkl8KSiQX0NbEC4VIcm_RbxdVtYy76XJ_bhBYwn6q7NWjr7K8C0_QqyGVUmtDIZTlYhyg/s1600-h/badhillary3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192050927618909778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzQJPUvyC7pxvDBtAj-XVb50Km936dfy4XroOcKx-5JreBKO4dWPTNBApnj3jfOevCwkl8KSiQX0NbEC4VIcm_RbxdVtYy76XJ_bhBYwn6q7NWjr7K8C0_QqyGVUmtDIZTlYhyg/s320/badhillary3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-67431878982629886702008-03-29T13:31:00.001-04:002008-03-29T13:31:37.717-04:00My YouTube find of the day<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/AuAi2WXPFcI' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/AuAi2WXPFcI'/></object></p></div>The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-17106788489162677912008-03-26T19:01:00.002-04:002008-03-26T19:03:54.479-04:00"These pretzels are making me thirsty"<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182189661321680850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpR8jVR64bxnN5alAdRwEd3cIARUTyWsX6VznfNvRwHYCu2ZfFBeaZicqhQuD0S6LYupFcfUqlncSwwxPlAAIiqizXKh11vKOz9J3XU68HICXd5-X7-N8Pa1-F_She8VX6t9oXA/s320/110806_clinton_hillary.jpg" border="0" />The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-14538319630234519582008-03-13T18:28:00.001-04:002008-03-13T19:04:24.748-04:00Hillz, turn it down a notch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyx2GJrRAGwVZoEVKbQwABbCfwpnCLOfD63OWuCfgQwT9uDK9krvSkK6-cdxuysOGvjEmJkMXJ2FW2AsUP2RBpmUgHAyGlScoho0ui8L3m5ZbElm11DJByiKymHpwLoO5OshnPg/s1600-h/r3626186520.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177357202656279234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyx2GJrRAGwVZoEVKbQwABbCfwpnCLOfD63OWuCfgQwT9uDK9krvSkK6-cdxuysOGvjEmJkMXJ2FW2AsUP2RBpmUgHAyGlScoho0ui8L3m5ZbElm11DJByiKymHpwLoO5OshnPg/s320/r3626186520.jpg" border="0" /></a>Easy does it girl.<br /><div></div>The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-21565824709490261932008-03-09T18:28:00.003-04:002008-03-09T18:32:25.405-04:00Monster<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MFsYXSt-y4evfe_bJCWke6X-yC-vCWE1dUZdbRg2QSKJp6_SFAO4QPIxXXCw2bnOTqi5KGtyzamnhEegF8M-Ejq33iDuJuiY7f4I3m5ozflvfkJd-irRzdCgTXqWDd_Dqrh35g/s1600-h/1hillsave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175872711634926258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MFsYXSt-y4evfe_bJCWke6X-yC-vCWE1dUZdbRg2QSKJp6_SFAO4QPIxXXCw2bnOTqi5KGtyzamnhEegF8M-Ejq33iDuJuiY7f4I3m5ozflvfkJd-irRzdCgTXqWDd_Dqrh35g/s320/1hillsave.jpg" border="0" /></a>I think we need a slightly more photogenic president.The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-75624660635212620812008-01-12T22:57:00.000-05:002008-01-12T23:04:01.715-05:00AUSSIE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNMD5Dz9RFFxB8jUTy1fbntBBkr7TpAlrOTzrnS17q91rx9xjUfp2OjoAir7lMC0VtJnrF6egzx0OCB48ZS8p8PVdBontSdMI3WdKkj25Cp2qsiyOKQATBMZ1BDAUUObP4oVxVQ/s1600-h/27588704.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNMD5Dz9RFFxB8jUTy1fbntBBkr7TpAlrOTzrnS17q91rx9xjUfp2OjoAir7lMC0VtJnrF6egzx0OCB48ZS8p8PVdBontSdMI3WdKkj25Cp2qsiyOKQATBMZ1BDAUUObP4oVxVQ/s400/27588704.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154806829669231410" border="0" /></a><br />I will make this brief (and incorrect). Roger could be ailing, but most likely not. Serena is throwing down the gauntlet, again, but did she let me down too much last year? Davenport is back in action, only to get a 2nd round match against Maria Sharapova, who is questionable...maybe. Justine simply must be stopped at all costs. Nadal isn't doing it for me in Australia, neither is Djokovic. I am just not seeing much from them so soon in the season. Again, I will be wrong all over the place.<br /><br />Mens: Quarters:<br />Federer over Gonzalez<br />Nalbandian over Tursunov<br />Murray over Youzhny<br />Roddick over Moya<br /><br />Semis<br />Federer over Nalbandian<br />Murray over Roddick<br /><br />Final: Federer over Murray<br />13th Slam, one more til a Sampras tie!<br /><br />Women....Anyone, but Justine, remember!<br /><br />Quarters: Henin over Sharapova<br />Serena over Schnyder<br />Venus over Ivanovic<br />Szavay over Safarova<br /><br />Semis: Henin over Serena (ack!)<br />Venus over Szavay<br /><br />Final: Venus over Justine.<br /><br />Eat it, JustineThe Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-89316822654356202792007-11-20T15:51:00.000-05:002007-11-20T16:18:14.677-05:00Carla gets it. Corzine doesn't.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxM-en9QFQCVrCcBCG2509TwXGdZTue_iTcj_DzFH39kYOy1mG45cf7XAhDelVjcM4nv6D5oKGTp7TBIG4HvibtuRLlC7mU4utaq-p0fxEIVdkqvU8YyKS4ChjS8qbBWaqw2p2Q/s1600-h/corzine.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135034853558288898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxM-en9QFQCVrCcBCG2509TwXGdZTue_iTcj_DzFH39kYOy1mG45cf7XAhDelVjcM4nv6D5oKGTp7TBIG4HvibtuRLlC7mU4utaq-p0fxEIVdkqvU8YyKS4ChjS8qbBWaqw2p2Q/s320/corzine.bmp" border="0" /></a>A few months ago, Governor Jon Corzine announced his support for full gay marriage in New Jersey but informed voters that he wouldn't seek such legislation until 2009.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Why the wait?</div><div></div><br /><div>Well, de didn't want Democrats to have to deal with the issue during the 2008 election.</div><div></div><br /><div>So let me get this straight (no pun intended), you'd rather not tackle difficult issues if it might just cost you a campaign win? Wow, really a man of honor.</div><br /><div></div><div>I was pleased to see Corzine's ex-gal pal, Carla Katz, <a href="http://politickernj.com/m-word-matters-13957">take him (and the New York Times) to task</a> for this "justice delayed is ok if we win the White House" policy. </div><br /><div></div><div>As Carla said: "The truth is, same-sex marriage is not a ‘gay' issue. It is a civil rights issue, pure and simple."</div><br /><div></div><div>So Jon, stop being a petty partisan and fight for what you believe in.</div>The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-59913818708552943942007-11-10T13:28:00.000-05:002007-11-11T18:38:42.122-05:00People, Christmas Can Start in December<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGI7Dj0dDEHLEPke46J_nmkvqNt6KyC0cG-weHq01m-asztoCM70fKxT8i_Nvv35LrVITiFVKsuWl7g93nR04usqZV-n2gGhiUJP7mdNnwYBwpcMv72KjeHb0n-RlD7dQUMn7zQ/s1600-h/18783916.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGI7Dj0dDEHLEPke46J_nmkvqNt6KyC0cG-weHq01m-asztoCM70fKxT8i_Nvv35LrVITiFVKsuWl7g93nR04usqZV-n2gGhiUJP7mdNnwYBwpcMv72KjeHb0n-RlD7dQUMn7zQ/s200/18783916.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131731183402463282" border="0" /></a>Last I checked, November 9th does not the Christmas Season make. So then why two weeks ago did Macy*s have some Christmas decorations already up, and why pray tell, is Fred Claus opening this weekend?!!!? And I actually wouldn't mind seeing this movie....around Christmas though. I do root for Vince Vaughn, and lately Paul Giamatti, but nothing about this movie is acceptable anymore, right? This movie will be played out by Thanksgiving weekend and then what?<br /><br />Christmas movies, etc. can start the day after Thanksgiving and that is at the earliest. And Thanksgiving even comes earlier this year, so maybe we should even through it back to the first or second week of December. It just doesn't make sense.<br /><br />Box-office was a bit lackluster. $19 mill. Had it opened at a more appropriate time, when people wanted to see a Christmas movie, I am sure it would have done a lot better. This really isn't rocket-science. It is a Christmas-Vince Vaughn movie.The Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-16033919876975901902007-10-21T02:22:00.001-04:002007-10-21T02:28:11.182-04:00Wake-Up Call<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gHrah6w4_ij0v0iKWXrvrZntwlx1cp8MFa0CwUJ7of_dpV85Vou2M1A_A9yok9E-77Xl0L8KkL6G-BlrOOBLe-J-4fEawhCm4Hf9gB_SAvN0jVGOymo5RC9y5QxaonTxnktFYw/s1600-h/pdil192001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gHrah6w4_ij0v0iKWXrvrZntwlx1cp8MFa0CwUJ7of_dpV85Vou2M1A_A9yok9E-77Xl0L8KkL6G-BlrOOBLe-J-4fEawhCm4Hf9gB_SAvN0jVGOymo5RC9y5QxaonTxnktFYw/s400/pdil192001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123672587179691746" border="0" /></a>I guess it should come as a rude, but necessary, awakening, when Netflix cuts off your queue at 500. I just didn't know this was coming. <br />Ok, if this is God's way of telling me to put more energy in more relevant aspects of life, I guess I can accept that. But that doesn't mean I at all know how to execute.<br /><br />This is all so Ally McBeal of me, btw.<br />Note: I am not in anyway complaining against the fine company Netflix or its 500titles-a-queue limit.<br /><br />Final Thought: Wow.The Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-11094479018487737172007-10-20T12:49:00.001-04:002007-10-20T20:25:59.910-04:003rd and Long<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRJsHvJeL5nabmLyybYxFfaJRzfustoV3oa3tYgtapDocss0SIssX_YFJ617ZkDOq_FuuwZnYMAbl2rEWxRgaHOo-f8PkU8ToCgS84EmcFtOJL6wk5n2JoYmGuaR0Cj9izkRjRA/s1600-h/11_fridaynightlights_lgl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRJsHvJeL5nabmLyybYxFfaJRzfustoV3oa3tYgtapDocss0SIssX_YFJ617ZkDOq_FuuwZnYMAbl2rEWxRgaHOo-f8PkU8ToCgS84EmcFtOJL6wk5n2JoYmGuaR0Cj9izkRjRA/s400/11_fridaynightlights_lgl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123475250612309714" border="0" /></a>Friday Night Lights? What is going wrong? It is pretty much the question of the fall season. The third episode of the FNL season has passed and there is a LOOONG way to go for this show to get back on track. Did they hire new writers? Not only are the story lines increasingly absurd, but even the dialogue has lost its ring of truth and poignancy and regularly falls flat, but in a cheesy kind of way. I will say most of the bad dialogue is coming from Julie, whose storyline has gone pretty far off the deep end.<br /><br />anyway, here is what must stop:<br /><br />1. Leila. She was just getting interesting and a lot darker. So why did the writers make her a born-again? Couldn't she have found another football dude to date? (not Riggins) Or just been more involved with taking care of her family or getting the hell out of Dylan. She is annoying again.<br />2. Riggins. Sure we can keep him a drunk, but I feel like everything out of his mouth has been said already. Can't we keep him consistent without becoming repetitive? Still, could his body be any hotter?<br />3. Julie. Whore. She used to be nice. If she was going to turn into a bitch, which is fine as the show is 8 months down the road, can you at least fill us in as to why. She has repeated several times, she feels she is turning into her mother. Does anyone have a clue as to how she has come to feel that way?<br />4. Saracen, perfect as always. However, it was revealed he is currently a junior. Which means last year he was a sophomore. I am sorry. That is impossible.<br />5. Jason Street. I like his relationship with the new coach, the mascot thing, and his dream of walking. Could that have been any cuter? This stem cell research plot has me nervous.<br />6. Smash. The writers have no idea what to do with this guy. He is entirely superfluous.<br />7. Tami and Eric. I guess this is just proving really difficult to have this long-distance relationship. Everything seems so random and haphazard. Tami as the weaker, more vulnerable character is weird to witness. Get Eric home. Maybe this will fix everything.<br />8. Tyra and Landry. Good Lord. The season opening murder may have already put the final nail in the coffin. I hope not. But it wreaks of sappy WB/I Know What You Did Last Summer. I am all for Tyra's development from party girl to a nicer, more down to earth person. Still she would never go for Landry.<br />9. Can there be any new blood on the show? Again, a new bf for Leila. The new love interest for Saracen is his grandmother's maid? How about a girl in school? Shocking!<br /><br />Anyway, woe are we.The Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-37719553867744044652007-10-06T11:05:00.001-04:002007-10-06T11:08:26.204-04:00I'd Settle...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv39De5Rlm0Hj8_OExKhgHmUZOZTKwYfhVxgsGK_Ca9VsvLVUt266EDXbzp532U6p6ipargKnmQJKe88rSwyTfEgmmgK05EltTe_MsSHYjev-DTYUT6fJVwzeBNdDbzMPpwQVUVA/s1600-h/13-versacedress.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv39De5Rlm0Hj8_OExKhgHmUZOZTKwYfhVxgsGK_Ca9VsvLVUt266EDXbzp532U6p6ipargKnmQJKe88rSwyTfEgmmgK05EltTe_MsSHYjev-DTYUT6fJVwzeBNdDbzMPpwQVUVA/s320/13-versacedress.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118240763515276994" /></a><br />for thirty and dirty (and thriving)The Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-81058066850130035932007-09-26T10:48:00.000-04:002007-09-26T10:53:44.117-04:00"I wanna be Thirty, flirty and thriving!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoaLXuE4UW5lXrnDCvr-7LnXNfCunFNWeLjjD88-vTPN79EwAtZNeYrKYoSUqrZcTdu1dLSydnoX07BJIW5M5DxnbtZYdgyfjJiv3WxLOedBE_lXDLXyR2T4zYQa3ZYfV2Xg2MQ/s1600-h/13-going-on-30-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114525846220539682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoaLXuE4UW5lXrnDCvr-7LnXNfCunFNWeLjjD88-vTPN79EwAtZNeYrKYoSUqrZcTdu1dLSydnoX07BJIW5M5DxnbtZYdgyfjJiv3WxLOedBE_lXDLXyR2T4zYQa3ZYfV2Xg2MQ/s320/13-going-on-30-1.jpg" border="0" /></a>In today's issue of Poise Magazine: <strong>"Thirty, flirty and thriving. Why the 30s are the best years of your life."<br /></strong><div></div><br /><div></div><div>Happy birthday, Kettle.</div>The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-39164944998390780902007-09-25T14:19:00.000-04:002007-09-25T15:02:19.775-04:00One degree of Lance, Kevin and Reade<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0_T4I67wAkBs-mBEv9cqTalfRFrpwopcIqs5Rc5qwm6qEJSKavob-X4uYbilKPCw3z6_WWzxnqO3kTNZ-uPMn_d8HMsQpUl20STy509yfFDG3zlIpSu_bRFsVFoVllRF1uRO7g/s1600-h/LanceArmstrong.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114214340832495378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0_T4I67wAkBs-mBEv9cqTalfRFrpwopcIqs5Rc5qwm6qEJSKavob-X4uYbilKPCw3z6_WWzxnqO3kTNZ-uPMn_d8HMsQpUl20STy509yfFDG3zlIpSu_bRFsVFoVllRF1uRO7g/s200/LanceArmstrong.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKCYx4kFy4_cJ5o9IPLDWEcNkKPs7HNXuBOz1Mzueg1_yw0YRjjO4dNjSr0t7f3dcOf8YizJWFQYIgA7hsA0Evyjb2ZKY43wQEizexCCWVZ0EjxrwpyX5ZgHrpXgXz9r_jgY7pw/s1600-h/Kevin-Bacon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114214272113018626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKCYx4kFy4_cJ5o9IPLDWEcNkKPs7HNXuBOz1Mzueg1_yw0YRjjO4dNjSr0t7f3dcOf8YizJWFQYIgA7hsA0Evyjb2ZKY43wQEizexCCWVZ0EjxrwpyX5ZgHrpXgXz9r_jgY7pw/s200/Kevin-Bacon.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwjm6Do5GpbM5QjDl5uN5G2iETtMEhuqWhQKBDOGO1AqB-Ow0VXzx4iyRSTucQAVXy36LXfKh4UpXFkdMsu_Q6aykbPJ0diMrLu_4oG1HeJ3IWMuyOdaUInMS5oWyLwMMqsVXRg/s1600-h/seligmann-inside-051806.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114214177623738098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwjm6Do5GpbM5QjDl5uN5G2iETtMEhuqWhQKBDOGO1AqB-Ow0VXzx4iyRSTucQAVXy36LXfKh4UpXFkdMsu_Q6aykbPJ0diMrLu_4oG1HeJ3IWMuyOdaUInMS5oWyLwMMqsVXRg/s200/seligmann-inside-051806.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>What is my connection to Lance Armstrong, Kevin Bacon and Reade Seligmann?</div><br /><div></div><div>Public transportation.</div><br /><div></div><div>Yep. My most recent celebrity public transit experience came last week when I was flying back from Austin, Texas on <a href="http://www.continental.com/">Continental Airlines</a> flight 251. I was in seat 2F. <a href="http://www.lancearmstrong.com/">Lance Armstrong</a> was in 2A. When we arrived at <a href="http://www.newarkairport.com/CommutingTravel/airports/html/newarkliberty.html">Newark's Liberty International Airport</a>, Lance was right in front of me walking off the plane. A man was waiting for him and they jumped on one of those airport carts and took off through the terminal. I never thought Lance was particularly attractive, but in person he is kind of hot.</div><br /><div></div><div>My prior celebrity transit experience came in the late spring when Reade Seligmann, the former <a href="http://www.duke.edu/">Duke University</a> student and lacrosse player from New Jersey who was accused (and then completely exonerated) in the now infamous "Duke rape case." Reade was all decked out in a suit as he boarded the <a href="http://www.njtransit.com/">NJ Transit</a> 320 bus into Manhattan. It was standing room only so Reade stood right next to my seat. Reade is as cute as he looks in pictures. A little dorky though for a tough guy Division I athlete.</div><br /><div></div><div>My first celebrity transit experience was several years ago on an <a href="http://www.amtrak.com/">Amtrack</a> Metroliner train from Philadelphia to New York. Sitting at one end of the car I was in was Kevin Bacon and his kids. His kids did a lot of running up and down the aisle during the trip. Kevin smiled and said hello as he walked past me on his way to the Cafe Car. Total sweatheart!</div><br /><div></div><div>I'm crossing my fingers for Madonna one day.</div></div></div></div></div>The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-66260249761042441162007-09-19T18:53:00.000-04:002007-09-19T21:30:02.208-04:00Adventures in Babysitting: There's No Place Like Home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypM1Iw5_R-ALowKJ1HnjwrLsCrgPY-c_mZf5mCZeBm8bVn2Yu7POy7u3V0NWUp6doh6KpJtbYoS4qZOkvSGdn4yaTc_ZsqEnIwbBqeVvwtThwfvSg_0u3BJ0u5nvAinwg-R3UyQ/s1600-h/adventuresbabysitting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypM1Iw5_R-ALowKJ1HnjwrLsCrgPY-c_mZf5mCZeBm8bVn2Yu7POy7u3V0NWUp6doh6KpJtbYoS4qZOkvSGdn4yaTc_ZsqEnIwbBqeVvwtThwfvSg_0u3BJ0u5nvAinwg-R3UyQ/s400/adventuresbabysitting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112057287848116514" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Has anyone missed me? Did anyone even notice I was gone...<br />The Kettle, an accomplished babysitter, was on call, just shy of one week, and by on-call, I mean held captive in the recesses of snooty Upper Montclair. It was an eye-opening experience, and once again, I am eternally grateful my parents are/were:<br />a)not crazy - relatively speaking<br />b)not lazy, absentee parents<br />c)not richer than God wanted anyone to be<br />d)not enablers<br /><br />So thanks, T&D!<br /><br />They also taught me how to turn off a television, utilize an alarm clock, read, and not sleep in my own trash. Remarkable<br /><br />For those who anxiously awaited my Emmy pics, I am sorry I did not follow through. If it makes you feel better, I would have gotten 3 correct. I did, however, open a word document on my laptop and jot down random thoughts about the broadcast, as I watched alone in my servant quarters. These thoughts are available if any interest is expressed.<br /><br />In a nutshell...<br />Ryan Seacrest is god-awful and should be hanged.<br />Ellen and Steve Carell should do all the talking.<br />Ray Romano should not.<br />Mary Louise Parker can clean up reeeeal good.<br />Katherine Heigl needs to avoid the crazy red shade of lipstick.<br />Ryan Seacrest should be hanged and beaten.<br />Sally Field is a shrieking, screeching hag. I have no problem with her anti-war theme, but really, must she shriek and screech like a hag?<br /><br /></span>The Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-64334599905256088742007-08-26T20:49:00.000-04:002007-08-26T21:56:20.630-04:00Maria Will Be Wearing Red<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJGPVjRhE8-LESlaSHoXgkDLMLBSqy8GfNccEBVdq5gx-2DPJeiqEowt3O26kCXSfpJRrL2i0yA6MCPYatST19z417RzbvIppqnX10GzO0bmGQjcBxhyphenhyphentlSX1-Obh7jDP5cWvCA/s1600-h/capt.c9d9e2407458479ca40d4e1c466f9e77.us_open_sharapova_fashion_tennis_nydb102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJGPVjRhE8-LESlaSHoXgkDLMLBSqy8GfNccEBVdq5gx-2DPJeiqEowt3O26kCXSfpJRrL2i0yA6MCPYatST19z417RzbvIppqnX10GzO0bmGQjcBxhyphenhyphentlSX1-Obh7jDP5cWvCA/s400/capt.c9d9e2407458479ca40d4e1c466f9e77.us_open_sharapova_fashion_tennis_nydb102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103192752214902514" border="0" /></a>The US Open. And the pot 'n kettle are going! Good times. Good picks:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Men</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">First Quatrain</span>: Everyone wants the #1Federer/#5Roddick quarter and everyone will get it. First test for Fed will be #21Juan Carlos, which may go 4 sets. Roddick will cruise to the quarters. First round match has Fed against, <a href="http://www.usopen.org/en_US/bios/ms/atpj290.html">Scoville Jenkins</a>, who was America's sweetheart for the past two years, falling to Nadal, and Roddick in early night rounds. He is cool. No tennis blog will ever be complete now with a nod to the hotness of <a href="http://usopen.org/en_US/bios/ms/atpk448.html">Robert Kendrick</a>. Just an aside.<br />Fed over Roddick<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Second Quatrain:</span> Probably the most open quarter. At #4 Davydenko is still not that dominant. #6 Blake is the crowd fave, but sporadic. #14 Canas is on his drug comeback, #19 Andy Murray has done well, but not a very good year. Lingering is #10 Haas, hot but inconsistent, and then a resurging, in my opinion, Baghdatis, somehow seeded #18. I like him a lot. Bagh against Blake in the third round could be the craziest fan match ever.<br />Bagh over Davydenko<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Third Quatrain</span>: Probably the first time #3 Djok is considered a real potential at a major. Why then does that make me think he is going to lose early? Eh, hard to say, but I wouldnt be surprised. #16 Lleyton could be a ton of trouble for him.<br />I am picking this one to really bust open #16 Hewitt over #17 Moya<br />Stupid? Probably.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fourth Quatrain</span>. The world has been waiting for Nadal to do anything at the US Open. Will he? Eh, hard to have much faith in him. He did nothing this summer on the hard courts and word is he is pretty banged up. Safin is also here, btw and my new love Frank Dancevic<br />#7 Gonzalez over Nadal. Who knows.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Semis</span>: Federer over Bagh; Hewitt over Gonzo<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Final</span>: Federer over Hewitt. I think I picked this as the Wimbledon final as well. I just never learn.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Women</span>. The women simply need to step it up. And stay un-injured. This has been a ridiculous year, and lately is crazy beyong belief. And yet, Justine won the french, Venus won Wimbledon, and Serena won Aussie. I am sure everyone has heard about the all out slugfest in the top half. Annoyingly, Justine still might get through. Plus we have to decide if we want an all Serb quarter? or an all Williams semi? UGH!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">First Quatrain</span>: Like the Roddick/Fed quarter so is the #8Serena/#1Justine ultimate smackdown. Third slam in a row, mind you, this year they met in the quarters. I have picked Justine to lose and she hasn't yet. Ugh. Oh and #10 Marion Bartoli: 15 minutes, bye bye. We really like #20Safarova by the way.<br />Serena over Justine<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Second Quatrain</span>: This section is unreal. I can't really say more. It is kind of unfair for everyone here. Not only could any of em be a favorite to win; I think they are all my fave players on the tour right now? Is that possible? #3 Jankovic, #5 Ivanovic and #12 Venus. I feel that Jankovic is currenty the healthiest player and absolutely the fittest player. Which makes me happy and also makes me think she should be rewarded. #29 Sam Stosur is a cutey-pie<br />Janky over Venus<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Third Quatrain</span>: What the hell is going on here? #4 Kutzy is not a safe bet for anything, neither is #7 Nadia or #9 Pretty Hantuchova. Plus we got #16 Hingis here, trying, trying, trying. So we have 3 power players who are mental F-ups, and little Hingy who just can't hit a ball hard no matter what. As always I will go with my heart.<br />Hingis over Petrova<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fourth Quatrain</span>: Yes #2 Sharapova lucked out, but let's give some credit to some of these players here, especially #6 Anna Chakvedatze. 1. She is cute and Russian and more similar to Anna Kournikova than Sharapovs. Still Sharapovs is hotter. 2. She ate up the summer tourneys til she got fatigued. And now that I know how to pronounce her last name, I love it even more. #13 Vaidisova is also around and could be a problem in the 4th round for Maria. But Maria somehow makes it to latest stages of slams. And only loses to a Williams.<br />Maria over Chak.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Semis</span>: Serena over Jank (when will she get it all together!) Sharpova destroying Hingis<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Final</span>, in a repeat of the Aussie, Serena over MariaThe Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-53814976577210275822007-08-24T12:42:00.000-04:002007-08-24T12:48:26.243-04:00From the streets of Gotham<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCvm_vnAOC7Q4AtSXqSmjyIxw8R6n3EwiYtz5WkxgZ7JbHDSUbc3xpNPxotGq9LMsIlYS5zUci0uUK-rEW_UXQpgIULgNkWOYMgw4Rbn33h5hDSqBXbuLix2_uKSdRAWkh7vxdQ/s1600-h/batman.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102309210079573490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCvm_vnAOC7Q4AtSXqSmjyIxw8R6n3EwiYtz5WkxgZ7JbHDSUbc3xpNPxotGq9LMsIlYS5zUci0uUK-rEW_UXQpgIULgNkWOYMgw4Rbn33h5hDSqBXbuLix2_uKSdRAWkh7vxdQ/s320/batman.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div>I would ventue to say that this guy is one of Batman's biggest fans. And likely someone who spends a full week's vacation at <a href="http://www.comic-con.org/">Comic-Con</a> every year.</div>The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-56071254166697555332007-08-22T20:36:00.000-04:002007-08-22T21:05:19.512-04:00Battle of the Network Gays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqu_LtXC819QO_kEKI4qQKNAYrB2e7fGyrywndBxOh1gSOX8v6pDqbegPg__DzSbi4-kZkcKtWUhVthZQZkITN-giDZbuyPM8ef7T6ZqdU4Vshu-pfOvX-MM74alTuxD3L5OgHg/s1600-h/Untitled_Panorama1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqu_LtXC819QO_kEKI4qQKNAYrB2e7fGyrywndBxOh1gSOX8v6pDqbegPg__DzSbi4-kZkcKtWUhVthZQZkITN-giDZbuyPM8ef7T6ZqdU4Vshu-pfOvX-MM74alTuxD3L5OgHg/s400/Untitled_Panorama1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101695784313554658" border="0" /></a><br />Earlier this month, <a href="http://www.saragilbert.net/">Sara Gilbert</a>, who brilliantly played acerbic daughter Darlene, on Roseanne, and was nominated twice for Emmy, had her second child with her partner Allison Adler. I believe <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=18849781">Darlene</a>, I mean Sara, had this child, Sawyer, a girl, and Allison had their first son, Levi.<br /><br />Just last night, I watched <a href="http://www.chadallenonline.com/film/strachey.htm">Third Man Out</a>, which was a made for Canadian TV movie starring <a href="http://www.chadallenonlime.com/">Chad Allen</a> as a gay private eye. So popular was this first movie, and apparently <a href="http://www.thrillingdetective.com/non_fiction/r004.html">the books it is adapted from</a>, that this character, Donald Strachey, is being developed into a gay movie franchise. Its second installment, A Shock to the System, was released on DVD in February and costars Morgan Fairchild. The movie wasn't great. It wasn't horrible. It was fun gay skinemax material. Go Chad, whom I have loved since My Two Dads, by the way.<br /><br />Lastly <a href="http://www.danny-pintauro.com/">Danny Pintauro</a> has never been heard from, but I really wish he would start dating <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_koehler">Chip from Kate and Allie</a>, who is allegedly straight still.The Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-11853758865596921702007-08-17T10:43:00.000-04:002007-08-17T15:14:23.746-04:00Stealing Winona Ryder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh270hPctRr38CgKQJ-dlGq0aODVRVb0vt_e2itmW8nXQlt3vtqtWnhC8Obta2RmW1mR1_E1N0bwOktDQ1oraAQ5VHeeMg5nvwglgUhtFQ75LrAofTwazHSA1xc5gfUD4lg2hmdxg/s1600-h/Age-of-Innocence.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh270hPctRr38CgKQJ-dlGq0aODVRVb0vt_e2itmW8nXQlt3vtqtWnhC8Obta2RmW1mR1_E1N0bwOktDQ1oraAQ5VHeeMg5nvwglgUhtFQ75LrAofTwazHSA1xc5gfUD4lg2hmdxg/s400/Age-of-Innocence.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099689720608010082" border="0" /></a>A funny thing happened at the grocery store. Now, if you know me, as none of you do, you know that I never ever have a smooth, tension-free trip to the grocery store. I am like a Greek tragic hero, whom the gods have cursed to always have horrendous experiences there. You may remember my post, <a href="http://thepotandthekettle.blogspot.com/2006/03/kettle-goes-to-shopritetrouble-usually.html">"The Kettle Goes to ShopRite...Trouble Usually Follows."</a> So one of my latest trips to the grocer was accordingly not without event.<br /><br />As always, I managed to pick the slowest, most backwards lane ever. At the end of my lane happened to be the little on-sale DVD's. Perused I did, and I found the last copy of majestic film <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106226/">The Age of Innocence,</a> book by Edith Wharton. Did I really need to own this movie though? I weighed my options. One, Winona Ryder is fantastic, and robbed of her Oscar by <a href="http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/anna_paquin2.html">the elfin Piano girl</a>. Two, and more importantly is the fact that I would love to one day teach the text and for that, as any good teacher will tell you, a movie is essential! ;-) And the movie was only $9.99! What a steal! (keep reading)<br /><br />So I put the movie in my cart, in the little seat for crying babies, painfully waited to get through the line and went out to my car. Cut to my cute little kitchen, and me unpacking groceries, I thought, "Where is The Age of Innocence?" It was nowhere to be found. And as I thought about it more, I remembered that I never took it from the cart onto the conveyor belt and my total was much too low to have included a 9.99 movie. Verdict: Stolen movie!<br /><br />So now I was really interested, as you cannot comprehend the excitement I felt at having stolen a Winona Ryder movie. I wished, right then and there, that I was overmedicated on prescription pills. I wished I could say, "But I am playing a thief in my next movie, and this is research!" I wished I could have plead to the authorities, "I thought I paid for that." And he would have retorted, "Not quite the age of innocence." (wink wink/nudge nudge). There were just so many exciting things to think of and say.<br /><br />Anyhow, the story isn't as exciting as the thievery would suggest. It wasn't in any of my bags. It definitely wasn't on my receipt (HA!). So I had to assume it was still in the shopping cart, the shopping cart which I meticulously, in accordance with the rules and like a good civilian, returned to the Shopping Cart Drop Off, and didn't horrendously prop up against the curb like a selfish person who was not raised properly.The Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-39866804187666391812007-08-09T09:38:00.000-04:002007-08-09T09:51:39.536-04:00Posh's book club?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dbGbcnNpfacCV0Qvclf719HAxGSX9Ea2WNgv1SL2H9OfBDWk2oZvKz18RTkwUgapt76uv-D29EbIJYyWOTl0_DYXyBYMpLb8jdNu2P8v4YBatmak7z5zsNCrHhY1IlX9yK0hSA/s1600-h/pbi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096697254342768114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7dbGbcnNpfacCV0Qvclf719HAxGSX9Ea2WNgv1SL2H9OfBDWk2oZvKz18RTkwUgapt76uv-D29EbIJYyWOTl0_DYXyBYMpLb8jdNu2P8v4YBatmak7z5zsNCrHhY1IlX9yK0hSA/s200/pbi.jpg" border="0" /></a>Move <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2003/02/27/cx_ld_0227bookclub.html">over Oprah</a>, there seems to be a new book-selling guru in town: Posh Spice (a/k/a Victoria Beckham).<br /><div></div><br /><div>According to the <a href="http://www.drudgereport.com/">Drudge Report</a>:</div><br /><blockquote>POSH PUSHES BOOK TO #1 NYT BESTSELLERS LIST -- JUST BY HOLDING IT! 'SKINNY BITCH' TO TOP CHARTS NEXT WEEK, PUBLISHING SOURCE TELLS DRUDGE . . .<br /></blockquote><br /><p>According to <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001290023-2007230580,00.html">The Sun</a>, "[s]ales of Skinny Bitch soared by 674 per cent on Amazon after Victoria Beckham was spotted with a copy in Los Angeles at the weekend."</p><p>As of this morning, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Skinny-Bitch-Kim-Barnouin/dp/0762424931/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-2332759-4961406?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186667083&sr=8-1">Amazon.com Sales Rank for the book is #8</a>. It's <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780762424931&itm=1">#11 on Barnes & Noble's website</a>.</p><p>Does this mean Posh reads?</p>The Pothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204626560043353604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-73073721652685111752007-08-02T12:02:00.000-04:002007-08-02T13:46:50.551-04:00The Greatest Whore of All<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid21qjC7Vwnpp9FztLyPuzisrh8YIuvcthCBB6Ics387EDXgYPfcCJwTDFWfpJy-gru89TywW1OyuiVZHI7yHMInn98rRDnogzyPbBI8mRepfqpSGxHQydYLxXdHc7VLeAb2jMrQ/s1600-h/250px-Preview14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid21qjC7Vwnpp9FztLyPuzisrh8YIuvcthCBB6Ics387EDXgYPfcCJwTDFWfpJy-gru89TywW1OyuiVZHI7yHMInn98rRDnogzyPbBI8mRepfqpSGxHQydYLxXdHc7VLeAb2jMrQ/s400/250px-Preview14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094160498439848354" border="0" /></a>Ok, so my sister M and I frequently discuss the cinematic masterpiece <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%281995_film%29">Georgia</a>. It is insane and scary and hilarious and poignant and excellent and sad, etc. We are kind of in love with Jennifer Jason Leigh in it. Totally robbed of an Oscar, let alone a nom, but it was a crazy great year that year for the ladies with Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) besting Meryl Streep doing Italian in Bridges, Sharon Stone's one shot at respectability in Casino (which in hindsight was just a lot of good yelling), Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas (so good, so sad...and when are Shue and Jennifer Jason going to play sisters already?), and finally Emma Thompson as the world's oldest 19 year old in Sense and Sensibility.<br /><br />Anyway, M and I adore JJL because she is always such trash. And that's when it dawned on me, a theory if you will. My hypothesis is that Jennifer Jason Leigh has played more hookers than any other actress. Now, understand the rules, a slut who just gets around is not a prostitute. A crazy, trashy gal is not a prostitute. A prostitute gets paid for sexual favors. End of story.<br /><br />So, let's discuss what JJL brings to the contest<br />1. Last Exit to Brooklyn. Her most famous hooker and maybe the most infamous hooker of all. She was just such a mess.<br />2. Miami Blues. She chose to play this hooker half-retarded. Interesting choice.<br />3. The Machinist. A latter career hooker! Brave.<br />4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Death-Osaka-Jennifer-Jason-Leigh/dp/B0001WTVD4">Death Ride to Osaka</a>. Thanks for that one amazon! I never would have known.<br />5. Short Cuts. She got paid for phone sex. That counts. Unless I hear otherwise.<br /><br />That's as far as I've gotten.<br />The jury is still out if having sex for drugs counts. She would add Georgia and possibly another handful.<br /><br />If anyone would like to posit other actresses to contend, by all means.<br />If anyone even mentions Julia Roberts, please rethink everything about your life.The Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-24270897230536890632007-07-26T12:17:00.000-04:002007-07-26T12:27:26.025-04:002 Months til 30<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40vcyPWRxcjozRjm0Mcxns6-gYxcPYfMwHZsOh7-wzBde7hySW2Ibk6e24tWC4s-bBL-ctPrTWVdCFmNCl9pX9T5BF797r-nwqkADQBblc5s6z0hm5DHAu7o8pWXiQVNaNn2-dA/s1600-h/medium_cheese+mouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40vcyPWRxcjozRjm0Mcxns6-gYxcPYfMwHZsOh7-wzBde7hySW2Ibk6e24tWC4s-bBL-ctPrTWVdCFmNCl9pX9T5BF797r-nwqkADQBblc5s6z0hm5DHAu7o8pWXiQVNaNn2-dA/s320/medium_cheese+mouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091542977865941394" border="0" /></a>My 20's were so early 2000 anyway.<br /><br />First sign I am in my 30's.....glasses! My dilfy eye doctor said upon meeting me for the the first time, "Well, Paul, you almost made it to 30." I would have hated him if he wasn't a potential dilf.<br /><br />I officially have 2 months to go til I am 30. I don't think I mind just yet, but I am in denial, because we all know that being a 30year old just doesn't make sense for me. There is practically nothing adult about my life - except the movies I like. Zinger.<br /><br />When chatting with someone recently, I told him I didn't believe in goals. His goal for me was annoying and overstepped many many boundaries, but then he got freaky angry with me for not believing in goals. I did one time think I might finish my MA before I turned 30. That ain't happening, but things may work well to at least finish it while I am still 30. So that could be something kinda. Most people are able to do it when they are like 25, but so what. I am all about jinxing myself anyway. I need to do something to provide excitement for me.<br /><br />More on my trek to Planet 30 soonish.The Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22063508.post-66831499651871464732007-07-25T17:59:00.000-04:002007-07-25T18:19:34.441-04:00Netflix Apologizes....Not<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTASZN-eKxAjyA5Hkw5eE4tB7lq_UBIopcHbRXR2EmDth8y4eiLpaO039UU4tOY4pW2rTtYzaePRzQ6WrbXAEFqoPb_B9QUdU6ErwLw9WFwRuv2RUatDwz3_xauR0w5-IvTvT8pw/s1600-h/angryman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTASZN-eKxAjyA5Hkw5eE4tB7lq_UBIopcHbRXR2EmDth8y4eiLpaO039UU4tOY4pW2rTtYzaePRzQ6WrbXAEFqoPb_B9QUdU6ErwLw9WFwRuv2RUatDwz3_xauR0w5-IvTvT8pw/s200/angryman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091262636760596866" border="0" /></a>Here's a rundown of the netflix brouhaha disaster.<br /><br />1. Netflix.com went back up late Tuesday afternoon, Eastern Time.<br />2. They did in fact receive <span style="font-style: italic;">The Diary of Anne Frank</span>. Phew. We are very surprised about that given yesterday's mass-hysteria.<br />3. They said they were mailing my next movie, <a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Man_Who_Loved_Women/60003621?trkid=203957"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Man Who Loved Women</span></a> yesterday (Tuesday) so that it would arrive today Wednesday. They either 3a) didn't mail it, 3b) mailed it extra slow or 3c) mailed it from Oklahoma City instead of fun, close New Brunswick, New Jersey because it is not in my mailbox today.<br />4. Today they should have received All of Me, a stupid Steve Martin movie, to be remade with <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2007/04/26/queen-latifah-to-star-in-all-of-me-remake/">Queen Latifah in the Lily Tomlin role</a> and Martin perhaps reprising his own role. Incredibly dumb, right? Right. They did receive All of Me today, but they also should have received The Departed as I mailed it at the exact same time from the exact same mailbox. Somehow, they didn't get it. Ridonkulous.<br />5. According to <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070724/ap_on_hi_te/netflix_woes">Yahoo news</a>: <blockquote>Hoping to retain more of its current customers while enticing new subscribers, Netflix is decreasing monthly fees by $1 on its two most popular plans to match Blockbuster's prices for comparable Internet-only services.</blockquote>Love the idea in theory, but why only $1 off its two most popular subscriptions? Of the two, I subscribe to neither of those plans. This selective deal-making and seems like I am living in feudal times. Silly idea, netflix. I mean, I want a dollar off, or at least my movies to be sent and received in a timely manner.<br />6. I think it would be fun if netflix sent all of their subscribers a fun apology email, don't you? Maybe the power of the blog will make that happen.The Kettlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946488666784289952noreply@blogger.com0