Marge's boob job
The Simpsons were in rare form tonight. Marge got an inadvertent boob job and everyone started treating her extra special. She's driving back from the plastic surgery clinic with Maggie in the passenger seat, and Who Let the Dogs Out is playing on the radio. And next week, the Simpsons spoof The Osbournes and reality TV.
BTW, the best new TV title sequence music is from Michael Mann's Robbery Homicide Division.
I've been exhausted all weekend. It doesn't take much to throw off my sleep cycle anymore, and it takes a lot to get it back. Still, I did manage to catch up with lots of people this weekend as I slowly crawl out of hermit status.
Ah, I can't wait for the holidays, when the mouths of my friends and family are filled with pretty lies and their arms bear gifts.
BTW, the best new TV title sequence music is from Michael Mann's Robbery Homicide Division.
I've been exhausted all weekend. It doesn't take much to throw off my sleep cycle anymore, and it takes a lot to get it back. Still, I did manage to catch up with lots of people this weekend as I slowly crawl out of hermit status.
Holiday shopper's guide Part 1
Some ideas for things to get those special people in your life this holiday season, because being a classy gift-giver requires simply some sage guidance and a Visa. Some of this I've read about, some is just personal opinion. I think all this stuff is available online--I refuse to fight for holiday parking anymore and neither should you. Spend that time with those special people instead.- A lobster dinner for two (or more), Fed Ex'd from Maine. Accompanied by a bottle of quality champagne like Clicquot.
- An Apple iPod, in 5-gigabytes, 10-gigabytes, or 20 gigabytes.
- DVDs: The Lord of the Rings - the Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Extended Edition), Band of Brothers , Glengarry Glen Ross Special Edition (need I say it? better than a set of steak knives).
- For the Xbox gamer in your family, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. It's Metal Gear Solid, the next generation.
- Cashmere socks offer a unique touch of lux. Cashmere scarves are too common a gift.
- Ericsson T68i world cell phone and a Jabra FreeSpeak Bluetooth headset to go with it, b/c who wants loved ones to get brain cancer? The Bluetooth means you can synch it with Outlook on your Mac or PC.
- For the friend who has to take a long plane flight to see you for the holiday's, the perfect airplane page-turner, Michael Crichton's new novel about nanotechnology, Prey. For your med-school friend, Atul Gawande's Complications.
- For the guy who still carries the same wallet he's had since college, held together by duct tape: a monogrammed money clip and card holder.
- For your totally normal, well-adjusted friend who seeks a sniff of urban chic by emulating bad boy hip hop rapper Eminem: a knit cap (in cashmere, because even bad kids like to be pampered).
- A first print novel. Start your search at the ABAA.
- For the dog lover who spares no expense for his or her canine best friend, the Bowlingual, which translates a dog's barks into words and illustrations, charts the dog's emotions, even analyzes its gestures.
- Some spirits for your more spirited friends: Veuve Clicquot La Grand Dame (if you're extremely wealthy, grab a bottle of 1990 Rose Malette for $2000, and please send me a bottle as well), Redbreast 12 year old Irish whiskey (new to the U.S., and thus hip enough for your veteran alcoholic friends), Fonseca 20 Year Tawny port (a classic brand for your high falutin friends), Pearl vodka (for your lady friend's next fruity drink, this is the latest hot vodka being served at a cool bar or restaurant near you), or Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Barrel Straight Bourbon (for your writer friend, like me).
Ah, I can't wait for the holidays, when the mouths of my friends and family are filled with pretty lies and their arms bear gifts.