Short notes

[jlh]

This is the post I wrote yesterday and didn't post since LJ was down, and then I went out with ali_wildgoose, calloocallay and soupkills so I wasn't home until after midnight anyway. Later, I'll backdate it, as I feel it counts! Also, music meme! I think the next time I do that meme, I'll try to only put in singles and not album cuts as I get albums rather than dl'ing songs, so then no one ever knows what they are. Hmm.

Thoughts from my usual Saturday morning catch-up with Gawker,, Idolator, Defamer, and TWOP:

1. Mash-ups are sometimes amazing but often just make you want to hear the original song.
   
2. Idolator is obsessed with JT's My Love and that's all right with me.
   
3. I generally approve of Bravo's use of last season's PR and Top Chef stars as bloggers, but Top Chef Harold really takes the cake. Who else would use phrases like, "That guy cooks with a lot of bacon"? He's giving TWOP's Keckler a run for her money. Both recaps are essential for any of you Top Chef fans out there.
   
4. Reason I would think that emmagrant01 is secretly one of the new Gawker editors if I didn't know what she actually does for a living:

   If "the Force" were a metaphor for "how to live an openly-gay lifestyle in Manhattan while simultaneously remaining publicly closeted in order to further your career as a newsman," Sam Champion would be Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anderson Cooper would be Luke Skywalker, and Star Wars would be fucking awesome.

5. Eddie Van Halen has named his 15-year-old son (with Valerie Bertinelli) the new bassist for Van Halen, replacing Michael Anthony. Insert your own joke here, preferably having something to do with Anthony's infamous Jack Daniels bass.

Comments

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

LOL! That would make a cool Star Wars porno. :-D

And whoa, is that true about Van Halen?

[jlh.livejournal.com]

Totally. And I mean, it's one thing to be a singer-songwriter and take your guitar-playing son on tour with you, and another when you're like, Van Halen, but you know, whatever.

[theoblack.livejournal.com]

Where do you find the time to do this stuff? I can barely organise my house and make lists of things to do.

Also there was a time I thought I might stand a chance agenst you at Trivia Pursuit but seeing that you know the name of Eddie Van Halen's son I think I'd be fucked.

[jlh.livejournal.com]

I get the gossip sites as feeds here on LJ, is the practical answer. Also, you have a house under construction while I have a tiny studio apartment, and you work out, and you have cars to take care of. In other words, you're more of a grown up. I just read, and read, and read, and then teach and also go to the library.

Seriously, who names their kid Wolfgang? What the hell? How can you not remember that? It's like the whole stupid Kal-El thing for Nicholas Cage's son. (or was it his dad? I don't remember.)

As for Trivial Pursuit, remember John's 4th of July party? Dude, we totally ruled that game, and YOU, my friend, provided the game-winning answer and OMG so many along the way. I feel that as a Trivia Pursuit team we are actually unstoppable and could possibly rule the world. It's all about teaming up to massacre others, yo.

[theoblack.livejournal.com]

god I wish I could read as fast as you.

Also, you have a house under construction while I have a tiny studio apartment, and you work out, and you have cars to take care of. In other words, you're more of a grown up.

Obviously you have not seen our house in a while any you most definately have not seen my office. I have toys all over the place.

I just read, and read, and read, and then teach and also go to the library.

I read a little, listen to audio books and dvds.

Seriously, who names their kid Wolfgang? What the hell? How can you not remember that? It's like the whole stupid Kal-El thing for Nicholas Cage's son.

Sometimes I think people give their kids insane names so that they will get picked on and hopefully be big and strong some day. Let us reflect of the great tough guy action stars with sissy names: Sean Connery, Bruce Lee, Arnold Schwarzenegger and my personal favorite, Wesley Snipes. Maybe action movies are in Wolfgang's future. Maybe he'll be a cook.

As for Trivial Pursuit, remember John's 4th of July party? Dude, we totally ruled that game, and YOU, my friend, provided the game-winning answer and OMG so many along the way. I feel that as a Trivia Pursuit team we are actually unstoppable and could possibly rule the world. It's all about teaming up to massacre others, yo.

As I remember you were a one wonan gang that night.