Month: June 2004

Although Ronald Reagan is officially gone at the age of 93, I think we all know that he’s been mentally gone for years. And I think it was incredibly gutsy of Nancy Reagan–a woman whom I didn’t have much of an opinion of before–to come out publicly and stump for Stem Cell Research, which must have had the Bushites çráppìņg a brick. Reagan is/was practically the patron saint of the GOP, and Mrs. Patron Saint stepped up to the plate and waved the banner for scientific advancement that’s currently being washed up on the shoals of theological dogma.

With Mrs. Reagan no longer in the position of caretaker to her husband who, as she delicately and sorrowfully put it, had long ago embarked on a twilight journey where she could not follow (or something to that effect), I’m hoping she barnstorms the country and manages to turn around Neocon thinking about the incredible benefits of stem cell research.

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I’ve just come back from taking Ariel to a midnight showing of “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” and it was the single most surreal movie experience of my life. Explaining why will require blowing a major plot point, although it’s nothing that wasn’t included in the book. So if you read the book, read on without fear of spoilers. If you haven’t, then proceed at your own risk.

Continue Reading “Harry Potter and the Unbelievable Timing” →

A few years ago, there was much talk (which fortunately didn’t come to fruition) that there was going to be an American version of the British comedy “Absolutely Fabulous.” While on the set of “Babylon 5” at the time, I noted that Claudia Christian–when just hanging with the crew–had a lot of the same mannerisms as Jennifer Saunders, and told her that–if the show were a go–she should make a serious push for it. Claudia immediately launched into a spot on, full blown Jennifer Saunders impression, repleat with twitches and “Sweetie Darlings.”

So Ariel and I are now playing the “Shrek II” video game on X-Box. And I’m being all impressed that they got all the original voice actors for the game, until I read the credits in the instruction book and discover that it’s a group of actors doing some amazingly spot-on imitations of the originals.

And who’s voicing “Fairy Godmother,” originally voiced by Jennifer Saunders?

Yup. Claudia Christian.

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It’s the end of the month, so it’s time to peruse the logs and see some of the 6731 search phrases that brought some of you here…

jonbennet: Your guess is as good as mine.

miserable failor: I presume this person wanted to search on miserable failure.

women s breasts: Here? What are they looking for…

amputee fetish: On second thought, I’ll stick with looking for breasts.

peter s bøøbš: But not these. Please, no.

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bady bulding: Personally, I’m amazed this one went anywhere, let alone here.

genecktageesoink: I’d feel better if I knew what the heck this is.

nuns baseball: I thought the Penguins were a hockey team.

bill hicks overrated: Clearly, you never saw the man work.

Come back next month and we’ll see if I still have insomnia…