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December 18, 2005
Blog Stew: Christmas Cookie Version
Yeah, yeah. Okay, fine -- it'd be hard to make stew out of cookies. I get it. Shut up. Anyway, here's a few of the things on my mind this weekend that didn't warrant a post of their own.
1. Greatest. Story. Ever. I know, I've said this before. Many times. But read the story of the Santarchy in New Zealand on Saturday, and tell me you don't think it's the most awesomest story ever?!
A group of 40 people dressed in Santa Claus outfits, many of them drunk, went on a rampage through Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, robbing stores, assaulting security guards and urinating from highway overpasses, police said Sunday... One man climbed the mooring line of a cruise ship before being ordered down by the captain. Other Santas, objecting when the man was arrested, attacked security staff, who were later treated by paramedics.... The remaining Santas entered another downtown convenience store and carried off beer and soft drinks.
Oh my. Pardon me, kids... I think I may have just had a laughing-related accident. Drunken Santas beating up security? Pissing off highway overpasses? Ho, ho, ho indeed -- it's the true spirit of Christmas, all right.
2. The DaVinci Code trailer is out. It doesn't matter whether you buy into the historical premise of the plot (I kinda do) or whether you think he's heretical... Brown's just told a great story. So I am psyched about the movie (despite the rather vanilla presence of Tom Hanks in the lead role), and I can't wait for it. And I don't care if you think I'm a trend-following, mass-consumption pop culture kind of guy for it, either. This week, the first trailer's been release -- SWEET! Check it out here.
3. John Spencer dies. I haven't watched "The West Wing" since Aaron Sorkin left the show; I like his writing style too much. (And yes, I know that style is a bit predictable and gimmicky. In fact, here's my impression of a Sorkin-penned dialogue on this subject:
Mudge: I like Sorkin. I like the way he writes.
Josh: You like the way he writes?
Mudge: I like the way he writes.
Josh: How can you like the way he writes? He just has characters repeat everything. How is that writing?
Mudge: (beat) Shut up.
That said, even though I haven't caught the show in a while, I still think fondly of it; The West Wing was the last show that I watched regularly. So I was saddened to hear of John Spencer's death on Friday. His Leo McGarry had gravitas, had wisdom, and definitely had vulnerability. He was the foundational center of one of the best dramas of the last 20 years - and he'll be missed.
4. Songs on my playlist right now include: "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing," Garbage;
"Bullet," Ellen Reid; "Dissolved Girl," Massive Attack; "Sexy Results," Death From Above 1979; "April Rain," Julius C; "Sinner's Prayer," Slaid Cleaves; "Little Bird," The White Stripes; "Hey, Mister," Custom; "Good Times," Edie Brickell
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Comments
Hmmmm... was Billy Bob visiting Auckland?
Posted by: Mike at December 20, 2005 09:03 AM
I saw the trailer this weekend. I'm reaallllly disappointed about Tom Hanks. So vanilla.
Posted by: Jill at December 20, 2005 05:18 PM
