Best Movie Promotion

So, in case you've been in a cave somewhere, The Dark Knight opens this week. Tuesday, they sent out cakes that had a phone number written in icing, and wires hanging out from the side.
One station (not ours) suspected it was a bomb (see our story here).

I guess we don't have sticks up our bums because we got a kick out of it. The work came to a halt in the newsroom when our cake arrived. Here's a little video I took of the event.



I cannot wait for this movie to make it to theaters!!!

BTW... The cake was not as good as I had hoped it would be. It was dried out angel food cake with chocolate icing.

Ha Ha

Crazy Kitten

Sometimes Chaplin has moments of cuteness.Other times, he has moments of wild beast.Still, he's adorable - except when he bites. I'm trying to break him of that. I know, he's just 9-weeks-old, I shouldn't be so hard on him. But his teeth are like razor blades. Maybe not razor blades. I suppose it's more like a stapler.

He's almost as tall as Charley. And he has gotten longer. But he's not as long as Charley. He weighs a little more than 3lbs. He has become fixated with the pantry. Every time I open the door, he darts in there. No matter how many times I remove him, he keeps running back into it. BTW - my pantry is not the walk-in kind. It's basically a closet.

So there's my Chaplin update of the week - mainly for my Mom's benefit. She wants to know how her grandkitten is doing.

Rocks Hate My Car

There must be some sort of vast conspiracy among the rocks on the road. It's like they see my car and think "That's the one! Get it!" Then, they fly at warp speed and smash into my windshield, often sending a small crack across the windshield.

Today, one of them was especially large. I actually saw it coming. I bobbed my head to the left as if it was going to crash through my windshield and clobber me. Luckily, the glass stopped it. And immediately, this was what I saw.I called it names. I cursed all rock-kind. And now, I think I have to break down and get a new windshield. This crack scares me. I'm afraid it will do great harm to the rest of the windshield. So if you want to help your friend Nicole pay for a new windshield, send me unmarked cash. I believe it will cost $1 million to replace. I'm making a call to Jerry Lewis to see if he can do a telethon for me.

Everything Old Is New Again

So I'm checking out the LA Times and spy a picture and a headline that make me think back to my youth:

HYPERCOLOR IS HOT AGAIN
Really?

Does it have to be "in" again? I remember the first go-round. The second I stepped out of my nice cool home or classroom, that shirt was changing colors in all the wrong places (i.e. boobies). Do you need to bring more attention to things like that? I think not.

Then again, I'm not bringing hypercolor back. If it's not cool enough for JT to bring back, then it's not cool for you to bring back.

If you missed hypercolor 20-some years ago, click here.

Set Your DVR

I'm guessing most of my friends and anonymous readers are looking for entertainment (that's why you're here, isn't it?). So allow me to introduce you to one of my favorite shows: Mad Men.

It's about advertising executives in the 1960s. It is one of the best dramas on television - and most people have never heard of it! The main character is that good looking guy seated in the middle. You'll have to learn to get past the dude on the left if you watched Sex and The City (AKA Mr. Golden Shower).

I get paid nothing to promote this show. However, I could gain the chance to talk to you about this wonderful hour every week. This is the first part of the first episode.

You can watch the rest of the first episode here.

You can set your DVR for AMC on July 20th when the network will run the full first season back-to-back. There were 13 episodes, so you'll need to plan accordingly. The actors are fantastic. The costumes are amazing. And it's quite a trip to see pregnant people smoking (as they often did back then). You could even have cocktail hour as you watch it! It's great TV. It's not reality TV. And what else are you watching this summer?

Get busy! Season 2 premieres July 27th.

Hmmm... Coincidence?

I have been sucked into another VH1 series - The 100 Greatest Teen Stars. It got me thinking about some of my favorite movies starring teens. Why is it that the villain is always blond?

HeathersPretty in PinkValley Girl

Karate KidMean Girls

Just wondering...

I Love My Friends!

I have friends with children, who have to invest a whole lot of time wrangling them.

I have friends with pets, who understand why I do things with my four-legged kids. You know, like when I force Charley to wear a costume at Halloween. Or when I make him wear his birthday hat. You get the idea.

My friend, Michelle, has an adorable lab named Jackson. Not only does she make him get into the spirit of things, she takes pictures and sends them out (like any proud Mom would). I got the latest one in the mail this week.Isn't he cute? He certainly earned some treats sitting still for that picture!

I know, you people who don't have pets don't get this. Just roll your eyes and keep your mouth shut. This is perfectly normal behavior. Don't act like your kids enjoy getting dressed up for photos.

So go ahead. Have a star spangled summer!

The Office Walk

So yesterday, I wrote about the whole parking snafu (scroll down for that one or click here if you're lazy). I gave you the episode of The Office about their parking problems (hilarious). Julie wrote about it, too, and included pictures of the tower painting project. But I thought it would be better if I showed you what our walk was like. I grabbed my camera and Julie and I set off for our cars. No need to pack a snack - it took us two minutes. That's after we stopped to read a silly sign.

Oh - a warning. The video you're about to see might make you nauseous if you suffer from motion sickness. BTW - since I'm not a professional photographer, you should not give me a whole lot of grief about this video. After all, people actually PAID MONEY to watch The Blair Witch Project.



If you couldn't make out the silly sign in the video (and I can't blame you), here they are. Giggle away.