Life's a Glitch, Then You Die

I truly feel bad for the dude, but all this talk about Dick Clark's stroke and his New Year's Eve show keeps reminding me of that Simpsons episode about the Y2K bug, and how Dick Clark turns out to be a cyborg.

I know. I'm goin' to hell.

*Phew*

Rumors of Vincent's imminent removal from "L&O:CI" have been exaggerated, which is, you know, awesome because with his recent breakdowns, I bet his Goren character will appear even nuttier in upcoming episodes...

The Second Coming of Martha

Man, I can not WAIT until Martha Stewart gets out prison and hits the airwaves again with a vengeance. She'll be a tougher Martha (is that possible?) and I bet a lot of her crafts will involve the use of a shiv.

It looks like plans are already underway and some shows are in the works. I just wish she had the guts to host a Christmas special from prison. (Actually, I think she probably does have the balls to do that, I just bet the prison wouldn't look too kindly on it.)

Ah, To Live In a Snow Globe

You can read my latest entry on SFist now, although it's pretty short and not much different from the latest entries here. But it's worth checking out for the pretty accompanying photo...

All You Baby Dolls, and Lucy Lius, and Linuses, and Snoopys

It's pretty long, and it's not the best put together of clips, but I can't help but laugh at this combination of Peanuts dance moves and "Hey Ya!". [requires a download to view]

Tuesdays With Willie

I had to get to work earlier than usual today (and thank goodness that massive storm that was supposed to make the morning commute a living hell blew over in the middle of the night) and who should come strolling up to my stop but Da Former Mayor himself. That's right! Mr. Fancypants takes the bus just like us normal slobs. He's of the people, people. And as he told us at the bus stop, he could hire a car, but that would cost 50 bucks!! He can't waste money on crap like that. He needs to save it for his Louis Vuitton briefcases and snazzy hats.

And when he got off the bus he took a cell phone call right in front of a homeless guy who bowed before him for the entire conversation. Klassy!

Mondays Blow

I can't tear myself away from work today, and don't even get me STARTED on that. So for lack of anything else, here's a Christmas link for the day. ZuZu!

Creepy AND Christmasy!

Subscribers to "Musty TV" are most likely already aware of this, but I wanted to make sure the rest of you know that there is a Rankin-Bass marathon on the Fox/ABC Family channel Saturday. Basically they're airing every just about every friggin' Christmas special the puppetoony duo ever made, save for Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, which is firmly entrenched in the death grip of CBS.

The fun starts tomorrow at 2:00pm.

Just, No

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers premieres on HBO this Sunday. It stars Geoffrey Rush as Sellers, which just makes me groan with annoyance. I don't care how good an actor Rush is, he does not look like Sellers in the least, and is in fact--I'll just say it--one of the ugliest actors out there. I know that's unfair of me, but I am obviously not a fan. I don't need to see Geoffrey Rush in anything ever again.

I know, I know. An actor doesn't have to actually look like the real-life person he's playing in order to give a good performance. But I think Peter Sellers was a handsome man, and that had to play a part in why he was able to bed a babe like Britt Ekland. Rush? Not so much.

Why not give Peter Sellers look-alike Michael Panes a shot at the role? He was really good in The Anniversary Party...

And don't even get me STARTED on the whole Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin thing. He's older now than Darin was when he died! (Actually, because I like Kevin Spacey, I don't find this nearly as egregious.)

White

As promised, here are some photos from my trip to Tahoe over Thanksgiving. They're scenery shots mainly...

When we got to the cabin on Wednesday, there was really only snow in the mountains. The backyard was bare. But on Saturday, a storm came through, dropping over a foot of snow. We took a walk through this blizzard, but thought it best not to take a camera along. It was a freezing adventure, but fun. By Sunday, the day we had to leave, the skies were clear, and the backyard was now picture postcard pretty.

I really should move somewhere that gets yearly snow. I love cold weather (much more than warm weather) and there is nothing prettier to me than the site of fresh snow everywhere. A nice blanket of white can make even the most mundane things look magical...