Quote of the Week:  Julius Caesar

Beware the Ides of March!  Alas, that was a warning Caesar ignored.  The following is a clip of Marlon Brando as Marc Antony after Caesar's murder.  It's probably one of the craftiest political speeches ever, no?

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Oh Marlon Brando.  And I thought he was only good for roaring "STELLAAAA!"

 
Quote of the Week:  Much Ado About Nothing

One of my favorite things about Shakespeare is that he was one of the earliest writers to bring to life chemistry between two characters.  Before Harry and Sally, Rhett and Scarlett, and Darcy and Elizabeth, Shakespeare's characters, I think, were the first to duke it out on stage--and fall in love while ( Read more... )

Quote of the Week:  Shakespeare Month!

Back in high school, my favorite English teacher got ecstatic over two things:  Elvis, and the Ides of March.  She'd give out "Golden Elvis stickers" to only the outstanding essays, but for the Ides of March, she went all out:  she'd have her class dress up in togas, bring "blood-stained"  desserts, and ( Read more... )

As many of you know by now, I'm an avid fan of The Amazing Race.  Partly because it provides me with a reason for armchair travel, but also because it enables me to break out laughing, like in this clip.  Here, the teams have to complete the task of carrying 50lb blocks of Parmesan cheese down a slippery, muddy hill:



"Don't let a cheese hit me!"   ( Read more... )

Well, thanks to the genius of iMovie, I now have a semi-edited vlog account of the day!!  Very very exciting, not to have piecemeal videos to upload one by one.  :P  Thanks especially to James and banana3325  for letting me be the pesky videographer for the day.

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( She pulled in her horizon like a great fish-net )

Holy smokes Batman!  I can't believe the election's in a week.

Does that mean no more SNL skits to translate the state of American politics into layman's terms for me?

Sad.


P.S.  Here's an acerbic Maureen Dowd column on the excesses of Sarah Palin, aka Caribou Barbie.  The price tags on the clothing will make your head spin with numbers.  Hockey mom ( Read more... )

I just about DIED:

Apparently this is old but it's made of AWESOME for knocking on Team Edward (It gets relevant around :50):

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LOL that little clip kills me.  Roughly one month till the premiere.  Jackie, we should just go the extra mile and go to a midnight showing ( Read more... )

I just spent wayyy too much time laughing at these.

( SNL highlights )