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June 2006 - Posts
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If I didn't want people to read my very insightful, witty and downright ground-breaking thoughts I wouldn't keep a blog--I would keep a diary. "Dear Diary" it would start "as you know my thoughts are typically so profound and earth-shattering there is absolutely no way the public at large would ever be able to make sense of them. Attempting to do so would only cause mass hysteria and panic throughout the nations."
Anyone who keeps a blog, regardless of what they say, wants random people to read their ramblings. I know because I am one of those. Don't get me wrong--I am fully aware that my well-sculpted prose will never grace a publication and for the most part not thrill readers to orgasm. I get it; really.
Ever since The Friendly-Engine-Formerly-Known-As-Google (FEFKAG) and traffic has plummeted to maybe 50 hits a day (down from 600-2000) I've been pretty mad. Most computer problems I can fix or at least know what's wrong. Parse error? I left out a semicolon. Email not sending? I probably have the wrong server settings. But with SEO stuff I just don't know and any time you don't know you worry that it could be something crazy.
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Where did all my traffic go? Oh I know, Google took it away from me. Even though I'm kind enough to display their ads and have sang their praises numerous times. Oh no, they think there are much more important sites regarding Grey's Anatomy. Hah!
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Did I just hear correctly that ESPN's Peter Gammons is dead?!
Update: Nope, brain aneurysm. Read more...
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I can't find it right now but apparently my previous post on my World Cup Ignorance has found its way into other blogs. I tried to play it nicely last time--I referred to myself as a dumb American (when it came to ongoings in the World Cup) and didn't say anything that reflected poorly on anything but myself.
I grew up in a baseball city--Chicago. We have the beloved Cubs and the evil-if-you-even-notice White Sox. I played soccer during the summers with all my friends on little Dad-coached teams. We didn't have any plays except for "exception" shots--penalty kicks...corner kicks...throw-ins...things like that. When the ball was just generically in play we would run after it and try to kick it in the other team's goal. If you were on defense you didn't cross the midfield line and if you were on offensive you only crossed in emergencies. But there were no "plays". There were no Xs and Os.
If nothing else I can respect the sheer athleticism that goes into playing soccer. I do not doubt for a second that it is amazingly difficult and requires many years of hard work. That said, I just do not care about the sport. Just as I know the rest of the world does not care about American Football I don't care about soccer. I realize our baseball players are fat and slow and that the game drags on. I totally understand that all our NFL players are on steriods and the job of half of them is to stand around and block for the few who can run. I get it. I just didn't grow up with soccer and have no interest in it as an adult. Sorry.
If you're really into the World Cup then great--I have no problem with that. None at all. I don't even care that the games are blaring at every place I like to eat. Fine. I understand that it's a worldwide event that can put wars on hold and make even the most hardened soldier giggle with delight. But don't ask me to personally care.
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You know you've been waiting for it: my season three predictions for Meredith. Well well well. Today is your lucky day.
Meredith doesn't choose either Vet-Guy nor McDreamy. That would be too easy. Meredith wants to really work to get someone because she thickheaded so will pass on these two stallions. In the beginning of Season 3 she will simply swear off men (again) but by midseason she'll have some new crush. This new crush will totally hate her at first and won't be a doctor. She'll probably even hate him since that's the way TV love works.
Her mom, sadly (arguably sadly), will die in Season 3 and it will happen right after Meredith gets with Mystery Guy for the first time putting him in a very awkward spot. Sure he wants to keep poking her but does he really want to be "the guy" for some girl he used to hate and that he just got with? Probably not so he'll have to leave. Now Meredith will be doubly devastated and get back with Derek because hey, that's what she does.
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Yes yes, I know you were expecting to get the final installtion of the Grey's Anatomy Season 3 predictions today about Meredith but sometimes suprises are good. So today you get Addison.
She's over Derek and has been over him for a while. Why's she still all up in him then? Guilt. She's a cheater is desperately trying to disprove the once a cheater always a cheater bit. She's so out of Seattle. She had tried to leave several times last season but unfortunate circumstances and problem patients kept her. Not in Season 3. Her ass is gone. I can't even fathom a guess where she's going but it's going to be far, far away so she can start her new, Derek-free life. She might come back in Season 4 but I wouldn't bet on it. She won't be in more than the first episode.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is donating a total of $37 billion -- most of his personal fortune -- to a foundation started by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and to several family foundations, making it the largest-ever individual charitable gift in the United States.
Buffett, 75, is the chief executive of investment firm Berkshire Hathaway. He is worth an estimated $44 billion, according to Forbes magazine, making him the second-richest man behind Gates, who is worth about $50 billion.
The $37 billion comprises about 85 percent of Buffett's fortune.
Wow. First Bill Gates and now Warren Buffet. Looks like the hottest Rich-Man trend is giving away a ton of money. I had written previously that Bill Gates was quitting Microsoft to head up his charity. I'd like to know where exactly all of this money is going--not that it's any of my business at all. I would like to know what kind of impact $1.5b has any organization.
I've always thought that "not having enough money" was not a justifiable excuse for the world having some of its issues. I guess I don't see how not finding cures for major diseases and writing them off as not cost effecitve is an acceptable answer. Anyway, kudos to Mr. Gates and Mr. Buffet for doing the right thing.
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I was a freshman in high school when Pulp Fiction came out--the year was 1994. All my friends were going to go on Friday night. My parents said no. I didn't go. And was pissed. I watched the movie in college and it wasn't worth the fuss. The point is my parents knew what was going on and had enough sense to keep their impressionable 14 year old away.
MySpace.com is in the news again because parents want stricter regulations on the age of people signing up. Well parents--WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU? This is 0% MySpace's responsibility. They ask if you're of age and YOUR KID gets to answer. If he's 12 and checks the box that says "I am over 16" MySpace can't ask him to scan his birth certificate to prove it. The reason MySpace is so popular is because it's easy to use and a 10 year can figure it out. So you retarded parents--FIGURE IT OUT TOO. Watch to see what your little kids are doing.
I don't want your hypocritical groups forcing censorship. Take responsibility for your kids. I don't take my pit bull out for walks without a leash. Is she going to attack someone without provocation? Of course not. But I know I'm responsible if she does so I do my best to keep YOUR KIDS safe from petting MY DOG. This is everyone's internet. So parents, take some damn responsibility and be aware of what your damn kids are doing. Just because you have to work 10 hours a day then go to yoga then meet with your financial advisor doesn't mean you can't be responsible for them: YOU HAD THEM. No one forced you at gunpoint to have kids but you did. You gave up your life for theirs so take some goddamn responsibility for them so when they get all messed up (and they will) you stop blaming outside factors like MySpace and blame your own lack of parenting skills.
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Ah, the only Grey's Anatomy character with a normal personality that you'd be able to find on the street. Now, onto the Season 3 predictions for poor, poor Alex. We all know that Izzy is coming back to Seattle's most attractive hospital and now with zombie-man Denny finally dead Izzy can go back to nailing Alex in the supply closet. Izzy, in her weakened emotional state, will have no choice but to get back with Alex. Inevitably the chief is going to leave in Season 3 and with Burke being promoted to the New Chief there will be a hole to fill. That hole will be filled by Alex--not Meredith or Christina or anyone else that you would think. Who knows more about filling holes than Alex?
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Ah, George. We know it's not going to work out with Callie. Not going to happen. From one of the greatest shows ever, Seinfeld: Jason Alexander: "I might... tell her that I love her."
Seinfeld: "Well... that's a big move, Georgie-boy. Are you confident in the 'I love you' return?"
Alexander: "Fifty-fifty."
Seinfeld: "Cuz if you don't get that return... that's a pretty big matzo ball hanging out there."
Since Callie now has the Matzah Ball dangling she knows it's over with George even though he let her down extra nicely. George is still going to be in love with Meredith and I think there's going to be an excellent chance that they hook up again. Meredith is a lonely, cold-hearted *** and George just wants to be with her. It's an accident just waiting to (re-)happen. Does George still have the herpes he got from that nurse that got them from Alex? Is herpes not that bad? They didn't really make a big deal about it but if I had herpes I'd be totally freaking out. I guess they're doctors though. Oh yeah, it's only TV.
==Update==
Ok ok, it's not herpes. It's syphilis treponema. The comments have won. I cannot defeat you.
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At the end of Season 2 we saw Christina dealing with a lot of her internal problems regarding her relationship with Burke. Simply--he's ready to stop sowing his wild oats and plant strictly in her fields. I don't think Christina has anything against Burke in general but she's so wrapped up in herself that until he was in his death throes she was just kind of sterile.
In Season 3 we predict that she's going to break it off with Burke and explore some other options. She's not going to actively pursue other people but, like Burke, they will just end up in her lap (possibly literally). I've also heard rumors she might get with a girl, though not one on the current staff. Guess we'll have to wait for Season 3 to find out.
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As we continue on our Grey's Anatomy Season 3 Preview we have no choice but to figure out what's going on with Izzy. We were left at the end of Season 2 believing she wouldn't be back after killing Denny. She'll be back. Killing off a main character is the kind of things that sets apart the boys from the men. Since I only watch three shows I can only point out that main characters have died in both Desperate Housewives (Rex--at the end of Season 1) and Lost (pick a character/episode).
Izzy simple can't be gone. She plays a very important role that no other female in the cast plays: she has issues that a) she knows about b) she lets other people know about c) actually cause surface level problems. Sure Meredith, Christina, Addison, etc all have their share of problems but none of them wear them on their sleeves. Izzy, in a sick way, represents what the audience wants--a character who is either not very deep or just upfront with herself than anyone else on the show.
Izzy will be back.
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I'm a dumb American. I don't know anything about soccer (futbol). I have nothing against it--I don't roll my eyes when people talk about it but I just can't get into it. Do they even have plays in soccer? Or are they just running around with a general idea of what they're supposed to do in their position?
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Last night Jamie and I sat down to see what everyone was chomping about with the TV show LOST. We rented and watched the first three episodes. Honestly, it's just not that good. I nonetheless have a lot of questions and not the deep-kind that take seasons to answer. First of all, how did Vincent the Dog get out of its cage when the plane crashed? We determined last night that there had to be another group of survivors from the backend of the plane but we haven't seen them yet. How can the bitchy girl be capable of translating strange conjucations of French words when she admitted she didn't know the language very well. I know they explained this but I don't know how Said was able to determine her help distress call had been looping for so many years. Aren't there more bullets in the gun other than the one White Trash Man used to shoot the FBI agent? Where's that clip? Surely SOMEONE has it.
If there really are 48 survivors on the plane shouldn't we at least get to see some more of the random ones? It's like they're buried in the sand all day and then only come out at night at say random-ass lines in group scenes. I'm not sure if we'll keep watching but I figure since literally everyone I know raves about it we at least owe the show through the first six episodes. It's no Grey's Anatomy or Desperate Housewives though.
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When it comes to generic, feel-good songs there's nothing better (or catchier) than Fleetwood Mac's Never Going Back Again. It's bouncy and just feels good. And who can argue with the simplicity of these lyrics:
She broke down and let me in
Made me see where Ive been
Been down one time
Been down two times
Im never going back again
You dont know what it means to win
Come down and see me again
Been down one time
Been down two times
Im never going back again
I know it's a really folksy song but it's really fun to play on the guitar. Maybe if you're lucky I'll write the tabs out for you--I can tell you this though, it's in F# so beware.
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