Scorpions On a Plane
No! It’s not a sequel!
It’s just an odd case of reality imitating art B movies.
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Does Splenda Make Your Toes Fall Off? (extremely brief episodes (2007-09-22)
I’ve never figured out what Splenda is made of. Or if there are any studies showing that using it in iced-tea makes your toes fall off. #
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How many celebrities does it take to change a lightbulb?
Leonardo DiCaprio is on the cover of Whole Life Times, a spiritual/holistic mag. Will spirituality be his cause célèb? Or is that celebrity cause?
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The Waiter Knows Where You’re Seeing the Movie
This afternoon I saw a movie at the Arclight in Hollywood.
Ever been to the Arclight? They have assigned seats. I didn’t realize what kind of impact this could have on things unrelated to the movie until today.
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Never Forgive Johnny Depp (extremely brief episodes (2007-09-21)
Never forget. Never forgive.
I’m hoping the billboard isn’t a warning about Johnny Depp’s singing skills for Sweeny Todd. Am I the only one who reads the lines and the credit as one sentence mentally?
Never forget, never forgive Johnny Depp.
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Dan Rather Punches Out the Eye Network (extremely brief episodes (2007-09-20)
Daniel Rather Sues CBS! Let’s see if he can punch out the eye network. #
President Bush said the Moveon.org ad is disgusting. This, from the man the organization was founded to remove. Quel surprise! #
(image of Dan Rather via WinkNews.com)
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Wilson Cruz Naked (well, half-naked)
Don’t you love the internet? And This clip is provided, apparently, by the director of the movie the clip is from.
The title on the YouTube page is “Wilsom Cruz has been to the gym.”
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extremely brief episodes (2007-09-19)
I’m reading Colfer’s novel, The Supernaturalist. He’s great at creating worlds & teenage boy heroes (and anti-heroes with Artemis Fowl!). #
A guy was singing beside me on the sidewalk. I turned. It’s Wilson Cruz! Broadway on Santa Monica Blvd. He’s running to Hamburger Mary’s. #
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Should We Be Shaming Obese Children More?
In the style of The Colbert Report and The Daily Show, this uses news-style political panel punditry as a genre.
Very inappropriate.
And 100% fat free.
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What to Do If You Lose A Library Book
A Very, Very True Story
On the fourth of July, I took a book with me to see a forgettable movie with my father at The Grove. I left it in the chair in the movie. I went back the next day to the lost and found. It was not there. I [...]
See Resume, See Door, See Applicant Run
Is putting “See resumé” on forms for a recruiter a big No No? Or a Yes Yes? Thoughts on unreasonable expectations from recruiters.
New Lawsuits, New Couples
Something that came to my attention in reading the initial three petitions was that there are new couples’ names listed on the petition from the ACLU and Lambda Legal.
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Battlestar Galactica — the last season? Or The Last Supper?
What the frak?!? Coasting down Melrose Avenue this morning, I looked up and saw this image. Does it look familiar to you?
How Criminals & Lawyers Use Monster.com & Other Job Sites to Invade Your Privacy (and How to Stop Them)
You’re out of work. You want a job. Or you have a job, but you want a better one. You submit your resumé online. But did you know that makes you a target for criminals and lawyers to use your information?
MySpace — A Place for Dead People
I see dead people. On MySpace. The first was a profile a friend of mine had in his Friends list. It was his teenage brother, who died a few years ago in a sad turn of events. The profile exists as a tribute & a marker, a gravestone in cyberspace. But I didn’t seek out [...]
About Gib
I'm a writer and composer. On this blog I focus on cultural topics. I'm sort of fascinated by billboards and advertising and cool television shows and speculative fiction. Sometimes I blog about politics and civil rights cases.
