Ever notice how it's the little things in life that amuse us so much? More to the point, ever notice how it's the silly little idiocies in life that amuse us more than anything else? Well, this is not as much ''the little blog that could'' as it is ''the blog that enjoys going up the down escalator in your local mall.'' Will it have anything of real importance? No, probably not. But enjoy the ride never the less!

 


On Tuesday's episode of Jeopardy!, one of the categories was "Robots In Film." The question was: two robots and one human spend all their time watching B-grade movies in this series. And best of all, someone answered it with a certainty that can only come from at least one viewing of MST3K. Ha ha!

Hey, it's one of the few times I can triumphantly shout out an answer without being pointed out seconds later how horribly wrong I was. And any time you can feel intellectually superior amidst a game of Jeopardy should be treasured. Unless you want to feel superior all the time, in which case you can just go play "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?"

So, I am currently atrophying after a 12-hour solo stint at the store. Remarkably, I held out quite well, all things considering. It was quiet enough for me to relax in the evening, and yet I had enough to keep myself pleasantly occupied all through the morning and afternoon without resorting to killing someone. (And let's face it: any day you don't need an alibi for the bloodied pancake maker is a good day.)

Not that I plan on doing another 12-hour gig anytime in the near, not-too-distant or ridiculously far-flung future. Sure, the money will be happy, and in all likelihood it'll go towards that $120 box set of all 5 seasons of Angel (slimcase, no less! Woot!) we spotted at Best Buy. But still...my brain is starting to go the way of tapioca pudding after being left out in a supernova.

At least next week is turning into a slice of happy, especially with the mall being closed on Good Friday. Ah, statutory holidays, how I have missed you. And best of all, you don't have a friggin' Boxing Day sale the day after!

But what else has transpired amidst this little bit of nowhere in the meanwhile? Um...sleep...more sleep...sammiches...sleep again...lots of work...er, um, MPreg? (At least, according to Hysteria, that's what this upcoming Confic needs.) As you can imagine, not a lot has transpired between the work/sleep alternations. But tomorrow's a day off, one that shall be spent doing a whole lot of not much. And there will be much rejoicing.

Oh, and Run! The Teletubbies are coming!

By Greg David

It's been 10 years since those rotund, pastel playmates graced TV screens. They're back, and aiming for an older audience. Po, Tinky Winky, Laa-Laa and Dipsy are back, and in a big way. The foursome, who debuted on BBC television in 1997 and took the world by storm, are celebrating a return to the limelight after a decade away, and they're aiming for an older crowd.

Ragdoll, the British company that owns the rights to the preschool characters, have launched a campaign which includes a special Website that boasts trivia, blogs and podcasts. A retail store has opened in Manhattan, and the characters will appear at the Apollo Theater, Times Square and various charities.

The goal of the campaign? To broaden the appeal of the brand beyond toddlers and their parents. To that end, Isaac Mizrahi has designed Teletubbies handbags which will be auctioned on eBay; a rock concert is also planned. "The Teletubbies were the first media property targeting an extremely young audience," Lynn Godfrey, senior marketing director at Ragdoll USA said in an interview. "We're also connected to a wider audience as part of that cultural fabric. We need to reach out to broader audiences, tweens and teens, the age group that grew up with us."

Sorry, but my Laa-Laa blankie is staying in my hope chest, thank you very much.


...words escape me, beyond the obvious "KYAAAAAAA!!!" The article link can be found here:

http://entertainment1.sympatico.msn.ca/Run+The+Teletubbies+are
+coming/TV_Guide/TVNews/Articles/070328_teletubbies_GD.htm?isfa=1


Today's Lesson: a bunny in heat can and will molest your elbows. Both of them. (Notice the skillful way I didn't even mention how this happened to Mel, not me.)

Labels: bunny sexxor, MPreg, MST3K, Teletubbies

posted by Phillip at 9:41 PM

 

It's not going to be a fun week, mostly because I'll be spending a great deal of it working. Not that working is as such a particularly bad thing (hey, money is good, yes?), but as there's substancially more shifts I need to work this time around, the hours themselves may do me in. So while there will be a very happy paycheck waiting for me at the end of this rainbow, it's still going to be long and strenuous. As such, there may be a teensy bit o' "so when is this idiot going to post again?" happening this week.

And so to entertain you, if not for a few minutes, I give you...Link-O'-Rama!!! (brought to you in Blog-o-vision!)


Wax Banks - while it's Whedonverse-based, this is a particularly cool & insightful article about writing to give your readers not just what they want, but to still leave them wanting more (and thusly loving you for it):

http://waxbanks.typepad.com/blog/2007/03/what_you_want_w.html


The Mary Sue Project - the (literary) science of self-insertion, proving that Mary Sues can in fact be educational and not serve solely as MST-fodder:

http://www.hbook.com/publications/magazine/articles/nov06_almagor.asp


Fandom Wank - for all your deleriously amusing anecdotes on people whose egos are too lumpy & fragile:

http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/

Labels: links, lumpy ego, Mary Sue, wank

posted by Phillip at 5:42 AM