Don't Stay Up Thinking Of Ways to Get Rid Of Me. It Makes Wrinkles.

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I'd also suggest you go get the Sunday Chronicle, just for its "TV Week," because that's gonna be the last one featuring my weekly "Tube Tops" on the cover. It comes as no surprise, really. I knew the minute all the drama with the Chronicle started to go down that it would be unlikely they'd continue to do a custom cover for something they could just "outsource" for less. So the "TV Week" is going to be one of those generic things that appear in numerous Sunday papers, kind of like Pulitzer Prize-winning "Parade" magazine.

But all is not lost, as I will continue to write for the Culture Blog on SFGate, most likely on a daily basis. So instead of a weekly Tube Tops post, you'll be able to read my TV picks every day of the week! And that's better than appearing on a piece of paper that just ends up in the recycling bin, right?

Right?!

He Had No Idea How to Play the Cello. He Was Blowing Into It

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I have no idea if I have a cold, or have just suddenly developed an allergy to sunshine, but whatever it is, my head feels like it's underwater. I'm being forced to breathe through my mouth, and I never realized how incredibly annoying that can be. I guess I'll never be a scuba diver.

No More Dictation For Today

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Back to the couch for me!

I Wish This Weekend Was Next Weekend...

And the weekend after that. What I'm saying is, I want to be on vacation again. Photos are here!

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You're Not a Turnip, Are You?

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Check it!

A Jungle of Death!

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Man, I am one popped puppy. I had planned on taking in another day of the WonderCon, but the two days I already spent there must have caught up with me, as I woke up barely able to move, I was so tired. Instead, I think I'll spend the day on the couch reading some of the comics I got and catching up on the TiVo.

Anyway, I think I caught the best part of the convention yesterday. We saw about the first 20 minutes of "Watchmen," and it has me even more psyched to see the movie than I was before (I bought my tickets for opening night over a week ago). Which isn't to say I don't have my worries about it. For one, the actress playing Silk Spectre II looks way too young. Also, I fear Zack Snyder's slo-mo will get real annoying real fast. Also, if he sticks way too close to the book, pulling full pieces of dialogue, that could be risky. What reads good on the comic book page can sound really corny when spoken aloud in a movie. I just hope he gets the tone right...

So, a few worries. But no matter, I'll still be there this Friday night with the rest of the city's nerdy brethren.

Not to Be Confused With 'Young Frankenstein'

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I can't believe I didn't get an invite to Swifty Lazar's Oscar party this year....what's that now? He's dead?....Ah, well, that explains it then.

The Most Dramatic Tube Tops Ever

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So nice to be inside, warm and cozy, on this stormy Sunday, especially knowing that tomorrow is a holiday. Yee haw!

Well of Course We Talk. Don't Everybody?

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Don't forget to check out my new blog for even more exciting insight into my lame awesome life!

A Girl? Perhaps. Or...a Monster

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Week two? three? of my cold, and while I feel fine for the most part, I am still blowing some pretty disgusting things into my Kleenex.

Just thought I'd share.

Your Flesh Will Crawl With Fear At Their Nearness!

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I think I need another 10 hours of sleep...

Black! And Stacked! And Packed with Fury!

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Thanks MLK for the holiday. My cold has reached the chocking-on-my-own-snot phase, which is always the most horrible for both me and anyone who is around me; I am not fit to be in public quite yet. Back to bed!

Freedom Isn't the Choice the World Encourages

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Have a Potato!

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Oh how I wish Monday were a holiday.

Just Because Something Isn't Good Doesn't Mean It's Bad

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Now pardon me as I go back to crying over the fact that Christmas is over and I have to work tomorrow.

It's the End of My Titles Stolen From Cole Porter's 'You're the Top!'

Alas, I've run out of lines from the song to use as titles (and you did know that's what I was doing, right?). I guess I'll have to think of real titles from now on. Bugger!

Anyhoo, yes, this week's Tube Tops is now up on the SFGate Culture Blog! Check it out. There aren't a lot of words, but there is some YouTubey goodness.

It's The Pants On a Roxy Usher!

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In other news, it's hailing outside! Rad.

It's the Steppes of Russia!

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I'm off to deliver annual "Christmas stockings" to clients of PAWS in San Francisco. If you're looking for a good cause to donate to this holiday season, I suggest them. Just throwing it out there! You can read about what they do here.

It's Romance!

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Wow. I can't believe the Thanksgiving weekend is basically over. Christmas will be here before I know it....I think I need a nap.

It's Broccoli!

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You guys, next week is Thanksgiving. Next week! How did that happen? Remember when you were a kid and once Thanksgiving came around all you could do was think about Christmas and wish the days would go by faster so it would just happen already? Well, my Christmas excitement remains, but it is now coupled with anxiety about how quickly the days are going by because before I know it it will be Christmas already.