TV

America has no taste - instead of voting for the better performer, they voted for the cutest. It only goes to show that Americans in general don't care whether or not a person has any talent - as long as they look pretty. I do know one thing, I won't be watching Idol next year, but I'll definitely be picking up Bo Bice's first album.

As for the other Season Finale's - Lost was the best. Talk about unbelieveable. And a great cliffhanger for next season as well... I can't wait 4 months for the next season to start.

Another week down...

And 9 weeks before vacation. I can't wait. It'll be nice to take a week off in July - and enjoy the sun and rest for a while. I hope to catch up on my reading, and hopefully relax outside for a while.

Bought National Treasure on DVD.. I love the movie, and it'll be nice to see it again.

Quick Post...

Before I go to work. I love watching some types of TV. I don't do well with reality shows (with the BIG exception of "The Mole"), but for some inexplicable reason, I got into this past season of "The Amazing Race"

I was hoping that Rob and Amber wouldn't win. Yeah, I know they are from New England, and I should have rooted for them, but Rob is an ass. I can't stand him.

And now I can't stand all the stupid publicity they are getting becuase they are getting married.

I have 2 words for them....

WHO CARES?

Cool Cameos!

I like to watch TV - granted I only get 7 channels, but I like a few shows on broadcast. But watching TV tonight (I HAD to watch LOST), I saw 3 really cool cameos.

UPN's "Kevin Hill" is starting to grow on me. It's a pretty neat show. I watching the episode, and one of the guest stars is playing a priest. After watching for about 10 minutes, I realize it's Wayne Brady. CSI: NY was a great episode, especially with Michael Clarke Duncan on it, and then on Will and Grace I saw Gregory Hines... Pretty cool...

Ch-ch-changes...

Well, I'm taking another step - I'm cutting soda out of my diet. Not completely, but I won't be buying 2 liters of Caffeine Free Pepsi every week. I'm 8 months with no caffeine, and my health is better for it. But now, I'm going to start cutting out unneccesary sugars - And Soda is a big one. I need to drink more water (especially with Summer around the corner), and I might possibly switch to Gatorade. I drink Wal-Mart Brand Orange Drink mix (100% Vitamin C, which is good), so I might stick with that for a while.

And I think that the next one will be (shudder) my mints. I LOVE Brach's Peppermints. But either I need to cut them out of my daily intake (I do eat a lot of them), or switch to a Sugar-Free brand of peppermints.

Wasn't feeling well today, so I called in sick. Started taking to my supervisor, I said I wasn't feeling very well, andthen proceeded to rattle off my symptoms to me. Seems it's been going around the office, taking out 1 person at a time.

Also, I might be getting a new mountain bike within the next week. My supervisor's Boyfriend is selling a $400 mountain bike for $150. I'm hoping I can bring it down to $100, and I can get it off him on Friday. If I get the bike, I'll be plotting a daily bike ride down Lincoln Street before work each day. Hopefully I can start to shed these pounds soon....

New HHGTTG on BBC Radio 4!

Well 8 weeks of Hitchhiking Bliss on BBC Radio 4 with the final 8 episodes of HHGTTG. The Quadnary Phase aired Tuesday (Listened to it last night though), and it'll air through till the End of June. It'll be nice to hear the rest of Adam's tale in it's original format too.

OK So It's not like the book! Big Deal!

I saw the opening of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on opening night this past Friday. Chuck and I got to the theatre (with our towels of course.. yes we ACTUALLY brought towels with us), and sat down to watch a movie we've been waiting nearly 20 years for.

It's not an exact duplicate of the book or Radio Series. As much as I would have LOVED to seen a exact duplicate up on the big screen, I knew that wasn't going to happen (unlike the multitudes of HHGTTG fans that seem to think that they can have a tremendous influence over a series by bitching about it incessantly). What they did do is compress the basic plot of the first book into a nice 1 hour and 45+ min package. Considering that Douglas Adams had written 90% of the movie, I think a lot of fans are pissing on it for the wrong reason. They cry "The director hacked at the book and made it a piece of garbage!" Well I hate to break it to you, but Adams himself wrote the garbage. So if you don't like it, don't watch it again.

I found it hilarious. I was laughing so hard I honestly felt the blood rush from my head and I started to feel faint. The Guide sequences were spot on, and I feel they did a tremendous job with the Heart of Gold seqeunces, and Marvin. The only thing I found off was Zaphod - not that he wasn't cast right (Sam Rockwell is a funny actor), but it was the second head. I would have preferred to see the second head next to the first (like in the TV Series).

All in all HHGTTG was a great movie. I'm hoping that it'll make enough so we can see "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" in a year or two.

And to all that couldn't stand it - I understand. Really I do. We've all been cutting and directing the film version in our heads for years now. We knew what Zaphod would look like and what the Heart of Gold would look like.

Lighten up people - it's just a movie.