Bosnia and Back Again
Is Wes Anderson Getting This Down?
Got linked to this article about the "marketing genius" behind Jagermeister and Grey Goose. This paragraph made me laugh:
Pretend for a moment you’re the man himself—Sidney Frank, liquor legend. First, you should be aware: You transact much of your business from bed, wearing pajamas and smoking a cigar (it is written into the prenup with your second wife that you are permitted to smoke cigars in bed). When not in bed, you wear a bow tie at all times. Also, you maintain a phalanx of full-time golf pros, at a cost of perhaps half a million dollars a year, simply so you can watch them play the game. You can’t swing a club yourself anymore—too old—so you golf vicariously, directing your pros shot-by-shot down the course. "Hey kid, hit a three-wood to the right of that water hazard," etc.
At first I was thinking that was James Caan's character in Bottle Rocket, but the more I think about it, the more I think about it, the more I think that could be what Max Fischer from Rushmore grows up to be. Or maybe it's Mr. Henry, Max, and Royal all rolled into one, somehow. Anyway, what a paragraph.
On the Other Side
Whenever I get sick, I get pretty angsty about it. I spend a stupid amount of time worrying that whatever I have is going to get a lot worse, and whining about how the symptoms are holding me back. Recently, I've decided that, on the day I get better, I should make a point of really paying attention to the fact that life is pretty damn good, generally.
With that in mind, Victor Wooten bass solo!
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Sir Ian McKellan Teaches Ricky Gervais to Act
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A Dream Dies
So apparently, my dreams of still making a living as a programmer should I ever be paralyzed from the neck down are just a false hope.
Do Your Part
Paris Hilton is calling on her fans to help her stay out of jail.... [She] has teamed up with a pal called Joshua to urge fans to help her. In a post on her MySpace blog, Hilton, who is also asking California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon her, writes, "My friend Joshua started this petition. Please help and sign it. I love you all!" The petition, which is addressed to Schwarzenegger, claims "the American public who support Paris are shocked, dismayed and appalled by how Paris has been the person to be used as an example that drunk driving is wrong. She provides hope for young people all over the US and the world. She provides beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives. If the late former President Gerald Ford could find it in his heart to pardon the late former President Richard Nixon after his mistake(s), we undeniably support Paris Hilton being pardoned for her honest mistake as well."
I don't normally go for these sorts of things, but here's the counter petition asking that she be jailed. It's a good cause!
From the Sheep Files
Sydney Morning Herald: Japanese fooled in poodle scam
"Thousands of Japanese have been swindled in a scam in which they were sold Australian and British sheep and told they were poodles.
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"The scam was uncovered when Japanese moviestar Maiko Kawamaki went on a talk-show and wondered why her new pet would not bark or eat dog food."
EDIT: Debunked!
Hey!
Wouldn't it be funny if all quotes in the news started with 'hey!'?
"hey! The Federal Reserve has noted increased exuberance in real estate investment coupled with low consumer confidence and job growth, and therefore has decided to raise interest rates a half point. "
Note: That's a screenshot of CNN... that AP story actually looked like that as of this posting.
Just Don't Look
The AP says they were on a self-imposed media blackout of Paris Hilton.
WHY DID THEY STOP?
Back From the Dead
What? I have a blog?
If anyone is actually still viewing this page, sorry I've been an absentee blogger. It's been a pretty nutty four months (new baby). Suffice it to say, I've been having plenty of new experiences; I just haven't managed to write anything about them online.
I remember once watching a comedian talking about having kids, and he said something like "Life is crazy. You're in your 20s, getting drunk, partying, having a good time, and WHAMMO! Suddenly you find yourself out on your front porch scraping old catfood into the trash with a dirty diaper at 2 AM."
This happened to me about 1 month in.