I was watching an IHOP commercial yesterday, and I thought, for sure it was a joke.
Turns out it's real, and they're serving a Dr Seuss menu that includes green eggs and ham, crazy looking Who pancakes and the thing that makes the least sense of all: 7-up with Jell-o cubes in it
The pictures are clearly on their homepage
Worst of all, they've been serving it since March 3 without me knowing about it.... it's for a limited time only, so you better hurry along...
Oh my gosh, my new heroes
Chefs make gourmet dinners out of ingredients from 99 cent stores
It’s no secret that I love the TV. And, yes, I would marry it if I could.
But the writers strike really needs to end. My love is not going to wait forever. I’m personally willing to be a scab and write shows about libraries, unicorns and baking cupcakes, if they’ll have me. Also, if they need me to make the Oscars less boring, I have some ideas.
But the people who run TV have other ideas. Like the current Miss America Reality Check show on TLC. I guess I wasn’t paying attention earlier this month, but it’s a 4 part reality show ending in the Miss America Pageant on Saturday. Yes, All 52 Miss America contestants (including Miss Virgin Islands and Miss Washington DC) live in a house together and compete in challenges. Challenges, mostly entirely unrelated to being a pageant queen. However, no one gets voted off the island or anything. The top and bottom 3 for each contest are singled out but there don’t seem to be any consequences for winning or losing. But of course pageant girls are competitive, and they’re compete for anything (nothing?).
In the meantime celebrity judges try to get the girls to update their looks and stale pageant images. Which is a noble cause, except the judges’ tastes are just as arbitrary as pageant standards. My least favorite is Jeannie Mai, a makeup artist to the stars, or something. And, just about twice as bitchy and vapid as you’d expect one to be. If anyone has ever watched the Disney Channel show The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, she’s exactly like a 10 year older London Tipton.
What I don’t understand is the rules. How far in advance was this show scheduled? When the girls were competing in their individual state pageants did they know? Certainly, they didn’t know what they were getting themselves into in all their previous pageant practice. And what about the whole nonsense that Miss America is a scholarship competition? What does that have to do with living 10 to a bedroom on TV for a month? I only saw last weeks, but I do have to say at least, unlike other reality shows, there was a noticeable lack of girls changing clothes, and cameras in the bathrooms. Most likely, this is the one bit of control the Miss America organization had.
Please read tvgasm’s recap if you’re still interested. I don’t think I’ll be around to watch Miss America this weekend, I can only hope TLC is lacking shows and will repeat it indiscriminately.
Meanwhile, ABC has a different response to the writers strike.
#1 I’ve been noticing they’re editing General Hospital to fill more time than the shot footage should. More repeated bits after commercial breaks, and from Friday to Monday. Also, I don’t know if I’m crazy, but it looks like more commercials too.
But #2, came out of nowhere, with no pomp that I could find. Go to ABC’s streaming video site, you can catch up with your favorite shows like normal. But starting this month, they seem to be releasing a new episode of my so called life direct to the internet.
I don’t understand, but I’m not going to complain.
In other TV news, I’ve been thinking about getting the complete box set of the Twilight Zone. But I didn’t realize it was on twice at 10pm weeknights on the Sci Fi channel. Anyone have any opinions?
Also, if you're not a regular viewer of MTV's My super sweet 16. This is a zorse, and this is a zonkey. Awesomeness!
Know what's f-ing awesome?! And, possibly, the best movie ever made? None of that AFI nonsense, Citizen Kane and Casablanca ain't got nothin' on the Muppets Take Manhattan.
Know what else is awesome. Drinking half a bottle of champagne.
Know what's even awesomer. Both of the above, together.
And how about a few awesome news stories:
1. Disneyworld restaurant bans children
I'll be sure to remember that when I make my trip out to Animal Kingdom
2. Scientifically infused Chocolate filled strawberries, and more
You've probably already heard how w00T is the Merriam-Webster word of 2007
And all this buzz is just as to be expected for technophobes explaining it to other technophobes.
What I haven't been able to find though, is the answer to my burning questions.
1. Does this mean w00t gets into a print dictionary?
2. If so, where does it go? W00t is spelled with zeroes. Does that mean it will be put before words that start with WA? Or, will it be filed (incorrectly, in my mind) as if the zero is the letter o?
My librarian head is just about going to break. I can't wait to get to the library this afternoon and talk to the other librarians.
Know what's great about hanging out with older people? They celebrate Christmas, and have Christmas parties. And they don't make santa say "ha ha ha." Yea Christmas!
But if you're on the more modern side, check out these awesome things walgreens will make out of your photos...and for pretty reasonable prices.
Personally, I'm into the vinyl clings, tie, pj pants and scarf.
This does seem a bit ridiculous
Special 25th anniversary Tenderheart
Commemorate the Care Bears' 25th anniversary with Tenderheart, featuring silver-plated accents and Swarovski crystal eyes. This beautiful white and silver bear is accompanied by a rare DVD containing the very first Care Bears episode ever, The Land Without Feelings, making it a perfect gift for Care Bears fans and collectors of every generation!
All for under $20 at at Walmart. Or if you get to Kmart this week, only $18 on sale. What a deal! If it wasn't so ugly, I might get one for myself.
There's this site where artists draw local maps pointing out kid friendly things to do in their city.
www.bugaboodaytrips.com
The site design is bad, and a little glitchy. But, the maps are pretty cool bits of art.
In 1987 Prince released a song called Starfish and Coffee on his Sign O’ the Times album.
You’d think I’d have heard of a song that features a girl with my first and middle name. But no, I was looking through Ross, not paying any attention to the music when I hear my name in a cover of the song.
Pretty sure that I’m mis-hearing the lyrics, I eventually look the song up. Sure enough, it’s Starfish and Coffee… and the chorus is:
Starfish and coffee
Maple syrup and jam
Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine
And a side order o’ ham
If you set your mind free, baby
Maybe you’d understand
Starfish and coffee
Maple syrup and jam
So, I listen and I decide that it’s about a super cool non-conformist that everyone loves.
According to the internet, if you believe the internet, it’s actually about an autistic girl that Prince really knew…. Not quite as cool, but possibly one to learn for karaoke.
Oh boy, it’s that time of year again. Time for the Beloit College Mindset List These old people just need to give up and die already, it’s obvious they can’t function in today’s world.
With the wild success of my 2 posts.Here it goes again.
Actually, I’m kinda bored with it, but I couldn’t not blog when I got to #20
Half of them may have been members of the Baby-sitters Club.
Now, I love me some AMM. But half? If just over half of college entrants are female, they’re assuming almost everyone read the books. At that point in time, I’ve been told the BSC had become passé. In 1987 when I got my first book, I was slightly too young, but reading way above my grade level. It caught on like wildfire by 1990 and for sure was falling out of favor by the time today’s college entrants were ready.
And a few more for your groaning pleasure:
Smoking has never been allowed in public spaces in France.
Totally relevant for American 18yr olds, totally shapes their lives
They grew up in Wayne’s World.
Also totally relevant
MTV has never featured music videos.
Never, they don’t even have a stray one on every now and then.
Most phone calls have never been private.
Don’t even get me started…
Here's some shameles self-promotion.
I'm pretty happy with the way my belly dance website is looking.
And, I finally got my videos up on youtube.
We (read: I) may be the most tech savvy bellydancers this side of San Francisco. Aren't I great! Woooo!
For those of you who don’t watch TV, there’s an amazing new show on VH1 called The Pickup Artist. 8 “loveable losers” live in a house together, and learn from the experts how to pick up women using the Mystery Method.
The problem is, the expert is basically a con artist, and a major i-want-to-stomp-on-his-toes freakshow. Seriously, just look at him. He calls himself Mystery, and with the help of his two friends who also have made up names (J-Dog and Matador) the inflict their nonsense on the world.
I was going to write a long diatribe about how much I hate Mystery, and how much I hate myself for loving this show. But, this girl has pretty much said everything for me. So read it.
Just to recap: Mystery has longer hair than I do, and wears more makeup and bigger accessories. He has this fuzzy hat that makes me want to die. And, it seems that during the eliminations, he always has a big red lipsticky kiss on his freakishly long neck. Seriously this guy is icky. If he approached me I would do my best to get away. If my mom saw him on the street, she’d freak out and cross to the other side. But, according to the show, and the internet, he gets chicks. Chicks much dumber than me, but chicks nonetheless. Anyone who takes advice from someone with that ridiculous hat deserves whatever happens to them…
As to be expected, my favorite contestant from the show is the one with the black plastic glasses, Spoon. Here’s his myspace and here’s a blog post by someone who has IMed with him. Unfortunately, he was the first one off the show. However, I am sure that Spoon no longer has trouble picking up girls.
That’s enough for now, expect much Mystery posting. Next week he takes off all the makeup and nonsense and makes the boys do storytime in a library. (at least he’s respectful of libraries). I’m counting the hours. It makes me hate myself... but oh well...
Seriously, don't scroll down if you're gonna get mad. Although if you haven't read about the world's favorite wizard by now you don't deserve the secret kept.
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