Aubrey Plaza: still a tremendous babe

With the season premier of Parks and Recreation fast approaching, it's got me thinking about heygetaloadofthisguy's last babe-of-the-century-of-the-week, Aubrey Plaza. I still haven't moved on, and clips like this aren't helping.

'Is killing people mean?' House of Representatives to decide

From CNN: Proposed House resolution condemns 'horrific' Arizona attack

Thank GOD that the House is taking a tough stance on the controversial issue of indiscriminate murder. Let's just hope this thing passes without too much resistance! Here's looking at you Ron Paul, you contrarian renegade you.

Now, this is obviously a special kind of tragedy that deserves a special kind of commerative handling, but does highlight one of the silliest wastes of time our government engages in. "Supporting the goals and ideals of American Craft Beer Week." That is something important politikz people actually voted on! HAAAHA

camels are disgusting

I tried out the frothy mouth technique on an Egyptian girl this weekend; she called an ambulance.

nerd jokes

Haa, ad ops jokes are funny.

From: flynn

Subject: holiday break

Date: 20 December 2010 11:04:22 GMT

Hello friends,

I'd like to work out my holiday schedule and need to get a sense of what kind of availability you'll be needing from me.

The UK office will be closed from the 24th to the 5th. If during that time you'll need support, I'm available, but will need to know a bit in advance. Please circulate to your teams so they can consider this for any campaigns they may have active or upcoming.

Thank you, and have a great holiday

From: Jesse 

Subject: Re: holiday break

Date: 20 December 2010 21:14:25 GMT

To: flynn

Well there's a new Dutch campaign for a small local grocery store chain that needs to flight on December 24th, 11:59, manually, and then shut down 12 hours later, again manually, with gutters and companions and slaves and masters, but the FLA files they sent us need to be figured out, and yeah, this is for six different markets around belgium. Email danka@dankasgroceries.nl and her teenage son will send you the FLA files. Total budget is good though, about $233, so well worth the effort. Thanks. 

You should watch MTV tonight, really!

I know you haven't tuned in since Laguna Beach went off the air, but tonight The Vice Guide to Everything premiers at 11p/10c on MTV. It's a great show that I didn't have anything to do with, but watch and support people that I like.

If you're one of those rustics that doesn't own a tv, you can watch the non-sequentially posted 2nd episode here and see "tattooed dreamboat Ryan Duffy" shoot the shit with a Russian mobster/convicted murderer.

The Merchant of Venice at Broadhurst

I had the chance to see The Merchant of Venice at the Broadhurst Theatre over the holiday. It's the production featuring Al Pacino as Shylock. If you'd seen Michael Radford's 2004 film adaptation with Pacino in the same role, you wouldn't have been surprised by how perfect he is as Shylock. If you hadn't (I hadn't) you'd have found him to be shockingly perfect. I unfairly expected him to be this anachronistic novelty casting, but dude owned it. If you're interested in having a look for yourself, check out in the aforementioned movie, if only to get a few looks at one of the most underappreciated babes of our time, Lynn Collins.

Pacino wasn't the only stand out. There was of course Lily Rabe as Portia, but less obvious was the class clown of the group; Lancelot Gobo, played by a guy named Christopher Fitzgerald. He looked like some nerdy 22 year old, and I was all excited to announce him as the next big thing, but he's apparently about 40 years old and already a well established and acclaimed stage actor. Either way, he got a lot of well deserved laughs, and I'd like to see more of him.
The other subtle stars were the dude who played Jim in Murphy Brown and a gentleman named Isaiah Johnson. As 2 of Portia's suitors, each had under 5 minutes of stage time, but managed to churn out some of the most memorable comedic moments of the play.

But forget all that, my favorite cast member was major babe, Liza J. Bennett. She spent most of the play wondering around the background moving chairs around as one of Portia's maid's, and didn't have a single line. Had we not been so close to the stage, she would have surely gone unnoticed, but thankfully we were right up front which made it impossible to miss her grace and babeness. The one time she did make some noise, it was to sing harmony on the one brief musical number of the show, and she sings beautifully. Whoever decided not to give her lines is a dick. If any of you know her, set me up.

All in all, it was a great production and if you get a chance to see it, do so. It was nice to have a positive experience with Shakespeare after that disappointing one in Lyon, where the only performance that held my interest was the violent vomiting.

a lazy comeback

Oh, hey. I haven't posted in over a month, so thanks for still checking in if you're still checking in. I've been busy bouncing around and now I've landed in NY again. I'll be living in the East Village for a month or two or three before returning to France, so if you're around and would like to drink a million beers let me know. 

When Ginni Thomas tells a cheering crowd of Virginia Tea Partiers that "we are ruled by an elite that thinks it knows better than we know," who, or what, does she want to put in its place?


Start Poor. Work Hard. Do Well. Be Hated Anyway.

the bream team

It's like if Michael Keaton were a classical guitarist 

via Avi Davis