Like most of my demographic, I watched Democratic Presidential Candidate and War Hero John Kerry on The Daily Show on Tuesday night. I thought he did ok, given that he’s a politician and not a stand-up comic or actor. But maybe I haven’t been watching enough of Kerry’s other public appearances. Here’s Dana Stevens (aka SurferGirl) from Slate, who argues that Kerry couldn’t handle the twists and turns of Mr. Stewart’s wild ride.
Just some random things that have popped into my head while watching the Summer Olympics over the last week:
-John Williams needs to start experimenting with tempo a bit more. On Wednesday I found myself humming the Imperial March (from “Star Wars”) over the Williams-penned Olympic theme, the title of which escapes me at the moment.
-Has anyone else noticed that the version of The Star Spangled Banner being used in the medal ceremonies this time out has an almost serene quality to it, as opposed to the bombastic versions used in the past? Hmm…
-McDonalds should just fire their ad agency at this point. I like the spots where they use Ronald McDonald as a competitor – they’re generally 15 second spots, and demonstrate the company’s committment to the Olympic movement. But then there are the other spots, wherein people who are clearly insane defend their chicken strips from imaginary thieves and moochers. These commercials make me feel like my brain is going to fall out. I really don’t understand what the message is here – “Buy our chicken strips and lose your shit”?
There’s more, but that’s all I’ve got time for right now.
In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was considered an aphrodisiac.
Hm.
I guess chicken soup really DOES cure everything.
The Olympics start tonight (well, technically, about 15 minutes from now). I’m something of an Olympic nut – I may not be overly interested in sports on a regular basis, but every 2 years, you can’t tear me away from coverage of the Olympics. That said, while the events are entralling, the opening ceremony has always left something to be desired. So, courtesy of the BBC, here now, as a public service, is “How to enjoy the opening ceremony“.
As in 2002, I’ll be naming an official “Random Thoughts Olympic Babe”. But I’m still working on that.
Cart Dispute Escalates Into Duel At South Jersey Home Depot
I have no joke for this. I just thought the article itself was funny.
He was Rick James, 1948-2004, bitch.
Where do students from Daytona Beach Community College go on Spring Break?
It’s pretty much a given that the Presidential election in November will come down to Dubya and Kerry. (Sure, Nader will be in there, and some Libertarian candidate, and someone from the Silly Party, but let’s face it – they haven’t got a chance.) Some folks take the high road, some (*cough*FOX News*cough*Michael Moore*cough*) take the low. The folks over at JibJab.com try to make light of the two goobers on the ballot. Me? Well, the mini-bumper sticker in the sidebar is about as political as I intend to get this year. My vote, in true “Brewster’s Millions” fashion, is for “none of the above”.
The interesting thing is, after making and posting the “sticker”, I found out that there really is a group trying to get binding NOTA lines placed on ballots – a majority vote for a binding “NOTA” line would trigger a new election. So the “sticker” is now a link.
And that’s as political as I intend to get, at least for now. So, for the moment, “Every two child did, I will”, “YEEEEEEEEEEAH”, “The American people are safer”, “Mars, bitches”, and I’m going to bed.
Taking a cue from Tina, here’s The Movie List. I was curious to see how many of these I’d actually seen.
Per instructions, I’ll be adding three to the end of the list – if you pick up the list, you should do the same.
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