I Wanna Do What I Wanna Do!

Tonight is the first of two chances to see "It's a Wonderful Life" this Christmastime, since NBC now owns the movie and is the only station that runs it. It's on at 8 tonight and again at 8 on Christmas Eve.

It isn't Christmas until I've sobbed my eyes out about five different times while watching this movie. Especially during this scene.

Christmas Evil

I helped my parents trim their tree this evening, which was as fun as always, and wanted to share this photo of one of the best Christmas tree ornaments ever. It was created by Roger L. Jackson, an awesome voice actor who used to work with my father. I guess my dad told him about a nightmare I had had as a child wherein I woke up and insisted there were little clowns under the bed with knives. Yikes! Scary, but it inspired this awesome ornament, so I guess the childhood terror was worth it. Click on the photo for a larger, even more terrifying view.

It looks like the tip of the clown's knife has broken off; perhaps during one of the his nocturnal adventures off the Christmas tree?

Beige Is NOT the New Black

This week's reality TV locals post is now up on SFist!

Warning: Bitter disappointment ahead.

A Blur

High Angle with Flash
Originally uploaded by Rain Rain Rain

This weekend I boxed food for the PAWS food bank and delivered Christmas stockings to their clients; celebrated my mom's birthday by driving down the coast to a Christmas tree farm that yielded no trees which meant we bought our trees at the usual Delancey Street lot in the city; decorated my tree, which included the always tedious task of stringing up about 600+ lights; and wrote the final paper for my class. I am completely beat. But it's all worth it because my apartment is awash with the smell of pine and the glow of candy colored lights.

Now all I have to do is some actual Christmas shopping; my requisite weekly blog posts for other sites; help my parents decorate their tree; write all my Christmas cards; and study for my final exam!

Is it Christmas yet?

May Your Christmas Be Animated

I prefer my animated Christmas specials to be of the puppetoon variety, but every now and then a dose of "Frosty the Snowman" does me good. It's on CBS tonight at 8pm.



Thankfully, the ABC Family channel is there to satisfy all my puppetoon needs this Christmas. You can see their full schedule here. Tonight they're running "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" at 7pm.

You Know What? Perhaps Staying Gold Is Just Not For You

Remember Brian Atene, the "Good day Mr. Kubrick" guy? Of course you do. Well, he's posted a new video on YouTube, and it's....awful.

I have no idea what he's trying to achieve here, but maybe that's because I was only able to sit through about half of it. Does he actually think he's funny? Did he realize it's been over a year since his rise to Internet fame, and thought putting up something, no matter how bad, would help prolong his 15 minutes? And is he totally naked in it, or just shirtless?

Oh, Good Gods

On today's episode of "The View," (yes, I watch "The View." So suck it!) Sherri "I Don't Know If the World Is Flat" Shepherd insisted that the Christians predated the Greek philosophers. I think she's under the impression Jesus existed before ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD.

Here's the clip:



Look. I know she's an idiot (she's also said she doesn't believe in evolution, and would never teach that to her child, and again, that whole earth is flat thing) but I don't understand why these other women on "The View" don't just take her away on a nice long weekend, and try to re-educate her on some of the basic facts of history. This isn't a matter of religion. It's a matter of education. Tell the damn girl what "B.C." means!

I Still Think He's Cuuuuude!

The classic Rankin-Bass "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is airing tonight on CBS at 8pm. Christmastime can officially begin!

Much has been written and said about how big of a douchebag Santa is in the movie, but this video from Camp Jinx is one of the funnier bits I've seen.

They Put Their Sleeves On One Leg at a Time, Just Like Us

This week's reality TV locals post is now up on SFist!

Warning: David Beckham bashing ahead!

He Didn't Come Anywhere Near My Tabloids

One of my favorite Christmas movies is not really considered a Christmas movie at all. It's "The Thin Man," and yes, it does, indeed, take place during Christmas. It's on TCM today at 3pm.

Here are some of the movie's funniest moments, (to be viewed only by those who have already seen the movie, of course!)