So I went to my first Arisia (Boston's local Sci-Fi/Fantasy con) last weekend.  We had a room at the hotel so I could escape whenever I felt the need (which was helpful especially in the late afternoon and I got tired of ALL THE PEOPLE ( Read more... )

... but I'm not gonna lie.  The Fruit of the Loom ads with the race car pit crew doing their thing in their boxers makes me laugh every single time.  And the announcer is talking about how high performance their underwear is in crazy prose ( Read more... )

So there are mixed reviews all over my flist about Agents of SHIELD.  I am totally enjoying it in all its frothy ridiculousness ( Read more... )

Ballet and sense or even plot do not go together ( Read more... )

I usually leave awards shows on "in the background" while I do other things.  I couldn't do that with this years Oscar show.  I lasted a grand total of sixteen minutes.  Between the lame Captain Kirk segment and the "boob song" there was NO WAY I was subjecting myself to that drivel for three plus more hours ( Read more... )

Watching the beginning (until it bores me... it won't take long) of the fully staged production of the 25th Anniversary production of "Phantom of the Opera" filmed in London.

The reveal of the chandelier with the heavy rock beat is surprisingly reminiscent of the landing of E.T.'s space ship. Just putting it out there.

In the grocery store tonight I was picking out gum (I get the three-in-one packs in the candy aisle) and I notice "Stride" has a new(ish) flavor. I've never noticed it before - but I have no idea how long it has been on the shelves ( Read more... )

"After the Runway"... this is the first one of these I've seen as I was on a plane last week and I think it premiered last week.

Anyone else think they are just... how to put this delicately... pleasuring themselves?

Yeah. Me too (also still hate Joshua M).

Reality TV is particularly terrible. But I think it was said best this way:

"The prettiest sight in this fine pretty world is the privileged class enjoying its privileges."

Which, granted, it doesn't have as fine a ring to it written as it does spoken, where it was edged in sarcasm and gentle mocking.

But yeah. Reality TV.

Watching one of those endless reruns of Criminal Minds on A&E... WHY is it said with such dismay when Hotch decides to drive home "over seven hours" - like that is such a huge deal? And then Rossi tells him to stretch it day or two. A day or two? For a seven hour drive? REALLY ( Read more... )