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This show. My God. I had trouble breathing the last ten minutes. In my head I go through the whole The Wire vs The Shield debate all the time. The Wire ended with a whimper this year. The Shield is going out with a fucking nuclear bomb. Those last ten minutes? My hands were shaking. My God. The Shield > The Wire tonight.
I’m not sure who brought me home last night but thank you so much. I have no idea how I ended up in bed so I have to assume either Anthony or Ian carried me home and paid for the cab and stuff. So again thank you.
Other curiosities upon waking up:
Of Montreal covering Day Man from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Needs more glue sniffing but other than that, OMFG AWESOME.
I’ve been reading up on Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s appointment for White House chief-of-staff to get a better idea of what issues his administration will push, and I have to say I’m pretty pleased with this guy. Here’s a few fun facts about Rahm.
1) He was the inspiration for The West Wing’s Josh Lyman! How cool is that? It’s enough to make me love this dude already. For those noting West Wing parrallels, Josh Lyman also became chief-of-staff on the show when America elected it’s first Latino president, Santos. I’ll be curious to see if an administration based on lofty rhetoric and idealism (like Obama’s or The West Wing’s) can be practical enough to function in the real world. Coincidentally, Rahm’s brother, Ari Emanuel is a talent agent in Hollywood and is the inspiration for Entourage’s Ari Gold. How fucking awesome (and vicious) is this family?
2) He once mailed a dead rotting fish to a pollster who angered him when he was running the Clinton campaign.
3) Rahm used to hang up on campaign contributors after saying that their contributions were small and embarrassing. They always called back, shamed and ready to donate more.
4) At a celebratory dinner after Clinton’s election win in ‘92, an angry Rahm stood up, grabbed a steak knife, and began rattling off a long list of Clinton “enemies.” After he said each name he screamed “Dead!” and stabbed the knife into the table. “Nat Landow! Dead! Cliff Jackson! Dead!…” Others apparently joined in chanting “dead” and I’m pretty sure the table died too.
5) Once told Tony Blair, “This is important. Don’t fuck this up” before Blair spoke about the Lewinsky scandal.
6) Is legendary for his profanity and intensity, earning him the nickname “Rahmbo.”
7) Volunteered in the Israeli army during the first Gulf War.
8) Hilariously was also a remarkably talented ballet dancer as a youth and almost picked it up as a profession.
A casual timeline of Fox taking a shit on Joss Whedon and his fans. This is just a 2008 edition because I could write a book if I were to detail everything over the years.
July 22 2008 - Fox demands a new Dollhouse pilot. The old one wasn’t fast-paced or accessible enough apparently. Cue Firefly flashbacks.
Sept 11 2008 - Dollhouse production is shut down to “fine tune” the scripts. Or more commonly known as what happens when legally-retarded Fox execs finally passes down notes.
Oct 26 2008 - Old pilot, which was supposed to be the second episode, now has been thrown out. Fox says they don’t like the tone of the show. “Their desires were not surprising: up the stakes, make the episodes more stand-alone, stop talking about relationships and cut to the chase. Oh, and add a chase. That you can cut to.”
Today - Fox announces that Dollhouse has been condemned to Friday nights. Completely backing out on their promise to give it the post-24 slot.
Please Joss, find a new network already. Or fuck the networks and their micro-management of creative, get on cable already.
Just sayin…
And if real life is anything like 24 (which it is) Obama is gonna be FUCKING AWESOME
Vote Tracy Flick! Don’t fuck this up America!
Yeah I’m one of those people who laps up CNN and BBC during election cycles. Thankfully I have The Onion and The Daily Show to keep me from going insane.
The party at Hayley’s/Holland was super fun, as it is every week.
I got to see Camera Obscura live and meet Tracyanne Campbell who as I’ve mentioned countless times, is just gorgeous in real life.
Halloween at China One was quite probably the best Halloween party I’ve ever been to in my life. (I went as a ceiling fan.)
Oh and to top it all off, Spurs beat Liverpool on Sunday earning me a $100.
Yeap. Twas awesome.
I was at a MOS Burger at Raffles City today when this girl had a panic attack and collasped right in front of everyone. At least I think she had a panic attack because it seemed similar to how Tony Soprano reacts when he has a panic attack. Trembling, shortness of breath, sweating, etc. Or it could be anything, how the fuck should I know, all my medical knowledge comes from TV shows apparently. Well that’s not really true. See I have this card in my wallet from Raffles Medical Group that says I’m certified in CPR and First-Aid from my Police training. Thing is, that course was like 2 years ago and I don’t remember shit from it. And my friends gave me that “why aren’t you helping?” look. Well you dicks, 1) I don’t think CPR helps with panic attacks and 2) that card is fucking expired. EXPIRED! It’s been expired for for months! Anyways the manager called the paramedics or something and they arrived remarkably quick. She was passed out when they arrived but I don’t think it was too serious. It was pretty intense but I think the girl is okay.
Over the years I’ve had some pretty shitty experiences taking public transportation here. However this should no way should reflect badly on the public transportation system in Singapore. It just reflects badly on my luck or lack thereof.
Last Week - Accidentally offered a seat to a pregnant lady who as it turns out, isn’t so much pregnant. Awkwaaaard. (Train)
Last Month - Old man farted directly in my face. (197 bus)
Also Last Month - Old lady kept scolding me in Chinese for 20 minutes and I had no idea why nor understood any of it. Thankfully she turned her attention towards scolding a schoolgirl sitting across from her after awhile. (12 bus)
5 Months Ago - Train came to a sudden stop causing me to trip and my arm to fling out, accidentally slapping a middle-aged Burmese lady. (Train)
Roughly A Year Ago - Tripped and fell down on this girl I kinda liked. (Train)
Roughly A Year Ago - Vomitted in a crowded bus because I was sick. (31 bus)
2 Years Ago Kinda - Hit my head against a metal pole really hard because I fell asleep while standing up. Also, a bunch of people laughed. (Train)
Back In Primary School - Offered a seat to an old lady who declined. When I tried to get up because it was my stop, she pushed me down and gestured she didn’t want the seat. This went on for the next 5 stops. As she didn’t understand English I had trouble explaining to her I wanted to get off the fucking bus and come on, I was little and was scared to push back an old lady on a crowded bus. I was late for school that day. (40 bus)
M.I.A. - Shells (slow)
NEU!
Had an amazing time at the Camera Obscura show last night. Pictures don’t do Tracyanne Campbell justice, that girl is stunning in real life.
