Posted in Pop culture on May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
has made something of a shoddy-quality product.
Color ME shocked.
This–
is common! It’s plentiful! X-box 360s are rife with red rings of death! So much so that Microsoft extended everyone’s warranty and even ships you a pre-paid box to send your sick unit back in. When I carried our box into the local UPS office, the gal [...]
Posted in Pop culture, Writing on May 12, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Hi! Hiya. How’s tricks? Whassup?
My mom’s visit messed up my online rhythms. Disrupted them, such as they were. And then I felt like I had to have something substantial to say when I came back because I’d been away so long.
*waves to her list of ten*
In other random news–
RED RING OF DEATH! Our X-box 360 [...]
Posted in Family, Pop culture on April 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I beat Guitar Hero 2 yesterday! I rock!
In a medium way.
So,
Gotta get ‘em started early. So they can keep up with the old lady.
Posted in Geekery, Pop culture on April 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
. . . extends even to virtual people.
Yesterday, when I was playing Guitar Hero, my son stopped by to watch. Then he said, “Mom, you don’t need to practice. Just play the song and try to win.”
But if I don’t practice, the simulated crowd will boo on occasion! I’ll drop out of the “You Rock” [...]
Posted in Pop culture, Quotes, Writing, tagged Adam Gopnik, Anthony Lane, Star Wars on February 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I’ve mentioned before how I heart Anthony Lane (one of the film critics at the New Yorker.) And here’s another reason why. From last week’s issue:
“Star Wars” fans will remember Hayden Christensen as the young Anakin Skywalker, or, to be accurate, as a kind of handsome void where Anakin was supposed to be.
HA!
And while [...]
Posted in Pop culture, tagged Project Runway on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In no particular order:
I loved it when Ricky broke down, wait, I didn’t love it that he broke down, but when he said something like it’s such a roller coaster– you don’t know if you’re really good or you SUCK, and Michael Kors interrupted to say, That never goes away and then repeated himself emphatically:
That. [...]
Posted in Pop culture, Writing on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Where are the big personalities of yesteryear? This group of designers is kinda bland, so far. Where’s the remarkable splashy character of an Austin Scarlett? Or the opinionated edge of Laura Bennett? The megalomania of Santino? Or even the overpowering charm of Daniel V?
*sigh*
It’s interesting to me that the more entertaining characters are the ones [...]
Posted in Conferences, Pop culture, Writing on October 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
But it somehow transmogrified into a post about tv writing, my dad’s anti-pop culture mindset, and Buffy. Huh.
To finish her keynote, Laurie Halse Anderson gave us her guaranteed formula for writing success. She said we should keep a time diary for one week—keep track of every hour. Then add up how many you spend watching [...]
Posted in Family, Pop culture on October 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks so much for all your good wishes for my son. He’s feeling better, no pain in his neck and little in his back, which the doctor says is a good sign. So we go in Tuesday morning to see if he can have the neck brace taken off.
And on a much goofier note, because [...]
Posted in Pop culture on August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
(the nineteenth century French painter)
Check it–
You know what this means? This means we need a bio-pic! Am I right? Especially since I also just found out that Courbet nicknamed himself The Most Arrogant Man in France, and enjoyed dressing up like a woman.
Come on, Johnny, I know you’re a huge fan of my LJ. As [...]
Posted in Pop culture on June 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Or write it, either! John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Isn’t that jaw-dropping?
There’s a fun, poignant, fascinating profile of McCartney in last week’s NY’er. Did you see it?
You can read an abstract here
Posted in Pop culture on May 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ahoy!
I hope everyone is having a pleasant holiday weekend. Is grilled food a part of it? I have cheeseburgers and Hebrew National hot dogs in my very near future. Mmmm. With potato salad and icy beer and homemade strawberry shortcake.
I took the boys to see the third Pirates movie yesterday. I thought it was . [...]
Posted in Pop culture on February 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday at the library I checked out the DVD of this anime–the first four eps. How could I not after reading this blurb on the back of the case:
Caged inside a little boy’s body and banished to Earth by the almighty Odin, the still-proud-and-powerful Loki now runs the Enjaku Detective Agency. [me again-- !!!] Joined [...]
Posted in Pop culture on January 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, that Bath and Body shop in many malls—wait, is it Bath and Body Works? Something like that. All of its soaps and gels and lotions were on sale and I picked up a bottle of Lime and Coconut bubble bath.
Today was a bitingly stressful Bad Waiting Day (biting! with sharp pointy teeth!) for [...]
Posted in Pop culture on January 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
First, WHAT would action movies do without air ducts?
Next, does anyone else root for that guy in the Visa commercial that brings everything to a grinding halt by paying with cash? YEAH! Take that, you robotic, conformist Camazotz-ians!
Lastly, do you like my new toaster?
It toasts Hello Kitty’s face on each slice. But I don’t have [...]
