Every year, I come home from the family Christmas hootenanny, sit down, and write a faux Christmas card to send to all my friends via e-mail. I used to buy big stacks of cards, let them rot on the shelf untouched all December, and then send this e-mail to reassure myself that at least I […]
Monthly Archive December 2004
The Passion of the Christ is in theaters now, and the reviews are in!
“That’s not acting; that’s staring.”
-Holly, 24
“Hey, that wasn’t in the book!”
-Peter Jackson
“I cannot accurately review this movie, having given up profanity for Lent.”
-Jimski, 28
Mel Gibson is a carny.
I was really looking forward to this movie, too. I’ve been waiting for this one […]
“Access Hollywood” has named its “Top Ten Stars of 2004,” with Britney Spears in the No. 1 spot. The rankings are based on the number of stories “Access Hollywood” aired on each star.
I am working on collecting my thoughts on 2004 in a manner suitable for public consumption. What I have now (which I have […]
Given the choice between the forwarded Kerry jokes and stuff like this, I think I’ll take stuff like this.
Does it fascinate anyone else?… Fox’s news channel, for all its bluster to the contrary, is one of the most unabashedly conservative voices in the media. Reflecting the politics of its owner, it aims squarely for the heart of values voters who think the country is going to hell in a handbasket. Yet their entertainment […]
Date: 12/09/04
TO: Moviegoers
Subject: Movie update: I have torn the fabric of spacetime
Interested parties:
For those of you who are still considering joining us for tomorrow night’s showing of Ocean’s Twelve, I come offering information and a cautionary tale. If you attempt to purchase advance tickets for the discussed 7:10 showing, you may be surprised to learn […]
All are invited to join the Urban Blight Players for their CD release party, Sunday, December 5th at the Focal Point in Maplewood, MO. The show starts at 8 PM (doors 7:30) with Googolplexia, and then a full set by the Urban Blight Players that will still get you home in bed at a reasonable […]