Monday, August 30, 2010

Jesus Has _____ Followers


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Excessive, Yet Necessary

I feel like I use WAY too many exclamation points in life. Like to the point where I'll re-read what I've written and sometimes the use of an exclamation point isn't even really necessary. So would this item hurt or help my current punctuation situation? You decide.

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Monday, August 23, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010

(Il)legally Watch This!

Instead of an (Il)legally download this post, I thought I'd make an (Il)legally watch this post instead. Or legal, depends, really.

Because I am such a TV geek, I've made a list of all the tv shows I have been meaning to watch and try to get through them this summer. Some programs on said list include, but are not limited to, Arrested Development, Grey's Anatomy, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, and Veronica Mars.

As of today, I've only watched 2 of those shows.

Arrested Development took me wayyy too long to get through, mainly because I didn't really get into it until the third and final season. But the reason I'm writing this post is because of Studio 60.


Netflix now has a lot more streaming videos online due to recent deals between the company and various studios, so it wasn't until as of late that shows like Studio 60 are available with your subscription. This is dangerous for a girl like me. [see: Best Week Ever's article on how Netflix Instant Ruins Your Life] Why? Because I didn't realize I would be so into Studio 60 that I managed to watch the entire series - albeit 1 season - in a week. Could have been less, but I stretched out the last episodes because I didn't want it to end! <-lame It all started with the pilot episode for me. It had been a long time since I've seen a pilot episode that strong and that well written. Basically the show revolves around a Saturday Night Live type show and what goes on behind the scenes. The two main characters, Matt Albie (Matthew Perry) and Danny Tripp (Bradley Whitford - btw new crush, LOVES him!) come back to be Co-Executive Producers on "Studio 60"after quitting 5 years earlier. Now they must deal with the spunky new President of the NBS Network, Jordan McDeere (Amanda Peet), the ever hated Chairman of NBS (Steven Weber), and of course the writers and actors on the show. Girlfriends, Ex-Girlfriends, Kidnappings, Babies, Asians, and more, creator Aaron Sorkin manages to make a series jam packed with drama AND comedy.

I got so invested in the characters, the plot lines, the world that is Studio 60. I couldn't stop watching, I couldn't stop thinking about what was going to happen next when I wasn't watching. All in all, it is creeping its way to my favorite shows list, and this whole process essentially proved I have no real life. After the final episode, I went through some kind of mini withdrawal. Must.Watch.Studio.60. So much so that I managed to purchase the dvds online for only $28!

Anyways, if I keep talking about this, it's just going to get more depressing, so I'll end with a short clip from the show. Doesn't even give you a real glimpse of what really goes on, but it's still comical. If you have Netflix, watch it. If you don't, THIS GUY has the entire series on YouTube in short 9 minute clips. Worth It.



Bonus: Lauren Graham guest starring on the show!

This Side Up


"What if I should fall right through the center of the earth...oh, and come out on the other side where people walk upside-down?" - Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Game Over


Someone needs to turn this videogame-inspired condom packaging design concept into reality, because I really want to see the look on my significant other's face when I inform him that we're out of Donkey Shlong.

Designer Ben Marsh justifies the whimsical—albeit somewhat impractical—packaging concept as a way to promote safer sex:

The packaging aims [to] create a desire to purchase the product for aesthetic reasons, rather than the necessity of condoms. Simply by owning the product, safe sex is promoted.

I just think of it as a way to promote giggling in the bedroom.


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Friday, August 13, 2010

That's Ms. HPOA To You

Thanks to Mr. Dudley for sharing this gem with me. Don't you wish you had the balls to do this too? Loves it.



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