-> I notice that LJ's splash page "poll of the day" was last posted a month ago, so honestly, LJ, how do you expect the rest of us to keep trying?

-> I actually don't have much of anything to report, except I am very pleased to have seen three of the Best Picture nominees without even trying! (Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, and Les Miserables) ( Read more... )

- I tip my cap to all of you (just scornedsaint?) who have read Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy. I've been trying to read it, with no success, for a couple of months now. Lately, it's been read aloud on XM's Book Radio, so I've listening to it for a week, with no success. It's just so god awfully dense. The Lord of the Rings was a Shel Silverstein poem ( Read more... )

Michael Kay and Al Leiter are waxing poetic about Mike Mussina's follow-through.

1. Moose threw out the first pitch at the Yanks/Tigers game! And then he and his salt and pepper facial hair (he's only 42!!) spoke to reporters about life after/without major league baseball, and he was typically blunt. Hee. Glad that hasn't changed about him. ( for posterity )

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Apropos of nothing - I don't get how Pico De Gallo is a salsa, really. It seems to me like it's essentially a tomato salad? And that's how I eat it.

Finally sat down to BSG - I really feel like such a fool for carrying on like I did after the finale. All MY SHOW IS DEAD and such. The BSG creative bunch have carte blanche with me from now on ( Read more... )

Congratulations to the Detroit Tigers! You guys throw one hell of a celebration, lol. Congratulations to offspeed especially, who believed from the beginning, despite my best efforts to temper her enthusiasm early on. (What can I say? I thought I was being a good friend ( Read more... )

Good morning! No game last night, stupid weather, so I watched The Nine. I liked it. ( uberquick, unspoilery reaction )

Apparently Zito and Chavvy were on BDSSP last night? Why does no one tell me these things? **resents you all** Happily, there was a clip on their website. Download (here). It's about 8minutes, and while it doesn't seem to be the whole appearance, it looks to be a good chunk of it. Highlights: "the chavvy run," mentions of Huddy and Mulder (your ( Read more... )

+ A scan of my f-list reveals a lot of not coolness employment-wise, health-wise, relationship-wise for many of you. **kisses your collective forehead** I'm thinking of you, and often. I hope everything works out okay.

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