Holy crap, it’s been a month since I’ve posted to my main blog. I hate it when I got on stints like that. I have admittely been busy, what with the birth of my daughter and all that, but I could’ve snuck in a post or two. I’ll try not to let it happen again (yeah, right).
I read The Da Vinci Code a few weeks ago. I enjoyed it, but was let down by the ending. To paraphrase Hitchcock (via Brad), if your story setup is that good, the ending will always be a letdown. That was the case with this book. That being said, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to someone, as the first 150 pages alone are worth any disappointment you may have with the ending. Just as a warning though, the theological ideals he puts forth in the book are comical at best, so don’t take them too seriously.
I’m gearing up for Thanksgiving now. My parents are staying in town this year, which means my mother and I get to cook Thanksgiving dinner together for the first time in years. I’m really looking forward to it. Of course, once Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas buying season begins. So, basically, I won’t be able to see a movie or go to a store for the next 6 weeks, because everything will be so damn crowded.
Ever notice how spoons are the first silverware item you run out of? It seems like I’m reaching into the dishwasher to hand wash a spoon every other morning. You’d think the silverware companies would figure this out, and include twice as many spoons with each set.
I also find it curious that when presented with a dirty, regular spoon, and a clean, large spoon, I will always take and wash the regular spoon. Yet, I will shun the “little” forks until all of the “normal” forks are used up. No, I’m not interested in getting professional help.
Andy Summers did the music for “Weekend at Bernie’s“. All of the sudden, Mother doesn’t sound so bad.
After Michael Jackson’s recent brush with the law, Pretty Young Thing off of Thriller is now much more creepy.
I’m really getting annoyed with the way television studies are syndicating some of my favorite shows. I rarely watch "new" television, preferring instead to watch reruns of Seinfeld and Star Trek: TNG. However, the networks always seem to run the same 20 episodes over and over again. There are some fantastic TNG episodes that never get shown on TNN (oops, Spike), but I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen Encounter at Farpoint this month. Same goes with Seinfeld. If I see the episode where Jerry buys his parents a Caddy one more time, I’m goint to scream.