Keith Olbermann On 'The Simpsons'

Funny stuff...watch the clip here.

A Black Friday For LSU

McFadden, Arkansas Stun No. 1 LSU in Triple OT

What A Bunch of Turkeys

My fiance and I went to the gym today, as we usually do every Monday, and lo and behold the gym is about five times more crowded than usual. That's five times more people occupying our elliptical machines, five times more people using the weights, five times more grotesque men and women engaging in long conversations in the locker rooms while being COMPLETELY naked, stopping every now and then to bend over gratuitously.

Now, I'd usually be supportive of the prospect of more people engaging in daily exercise, however I think something else is afoot here. I believe my gym is experiencing a phenomenon known only as TIES (or Thanksgiving-Induced Exercise Syndrome). When TIES occurs, people that have previously been content to spend hundreds of dollars on gym memberships while never actually stepping foot inside the gym facility suddenly become consumed by the guilt of the pending Thanksgiving Day gorging they will likely engage in. Fortunately for these lost souls, there are three ways to cure TIES:

1. Simply eat horrible and sit around the house every day of the year, rather than only on Thanksgiving Day. While this may seem extremely unhealthy (and it is), at least your guilt, and thus your TIES, will subside.
2. Instead of exercising only during the week of Thanksgiving, try and exercise and eat healthy all the time. But be warned: this solution is extremely more difficult and time consuming than just accepting the glory of one's obesity.
3. This one is going to blow your mind. Exercise every once in a while and eat like normal humans are supposed to eat, namely in moderation.

In the meantime, welcome to our gym and I hope to see you around more often...unless, of course, you're that crazy lady that spends an hour at the gym never actually working out, instead trying to get everyone to pay attention to how much of a Red Sox fan you are. We get it, you're insane. Now get the hell away from my bicep machine.

Pictures Worth A Thousand Words

Get the story behind these chillingly brilliant posters here.
(click them to enlarge)

Christmas is 'Extras' Special This Year

HBO series Extras set to conclude on December 16th with 80-minute Christmas special!

Listen Up Iowa

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Response to Adam's post: It's obvious you hate America.

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A few improving national and state poll results, an energetic speech at this weekend's Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Iowa, a solid interview on Meet The Press this past Sunday morning and Barack Obama is having, as VH1 would say, the Best Week Ever.

Do yourself a favor and watch the video of the aforementioned speech Obama delivered in Iowa this past weekend. It is truly inspiring and, were Obama to go on and win the 2008 presidential election, I think we'll be adding the portion of Obama's speech between the 19 and 20 minute mark to the American collection of memorable speeches. Gives me chills every time I watch it.

So...Many...Movies

The fall movie season is in full swing, and I'm falling behind quickly! Here's a list of movies I need to see...and, of course, by need I mean want, considering what I need to do is plan for my Spring 2008 graduate class schedule, start thinking about 15-20 page political theory papers based on Mill's On Liberty, and find a way to master the data analysis and statistical computer software 'STATA' overnight......TO THE MOVIES!

1. No Country For Old Men *
2. Into the Wild
3. American Gangster
4. Michael Clayton
5. Lions for Lambs **
6. Gone Baby Gone/Across The Universe ***
7. Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? ****

* I need to see this movie ASAP because the trailer itself is enough to make me think that this will likely be one of the best movies of the year.

** The reviews have been less than good for this one, but it's tough to pass up a movie with Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, and Tom Cruise.

*** These ones will probably drop off to my "Catch it on DVD" list.

**** This is obviously a joke...both my including it as something I'd see and the movie itself.

I Hate The Cold/Colds

It's practically freezing in NJ and NY and I'm currently sick with a head cold. Plus, it suddenly gets dark around 2pm.

Is it June yet?

*The above picture is a vision of things to come...very bad things.

Wedding Food That Is...Good?!

This weekend was the food tasting for the reception hall that my fiance and I will be having our wedding at next summer. There were about a dozen other couples, many of whom couldn't pry themselves from the various forms of wine and champagne being served throughout the 3+ hour presentation. Anyway, all of the food tasted exceptionally great (except for the Hollow Red Bliss Potato Filled with Horse Radish Cream appetizers...big disappointment for us). Even better, the presentation of the food was off the charts, so even if our guests don't like the courses we pick, at least they'll be saying "wow, this food looks so good I just have to eat it!" Take a look below...

A platter of about twelve of the more than twenty potential appetizers,
all of which were made from scratch by the chef.

I'm 100% Italian and my fiance is 75% Italian...big surprise,
there's a pasta course.


Two of the potential main entrees, Stuffed Chicken Breast Florentine
and Chateau Briand with Bordelaise Sauce.


And, finally, a dessert of chocolate mousse, something that
was just a part of the tasting for us. And so very good.

Obama on SNL!

The Hillary witch jokes are great, and Obama saying the famous SNL opening line is awesome (I can't believe he is actually on SNL!). But, as usual, Fred Armisen is hilariously perfect as Former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel. Watch and enjoy!

UConn Do It

The bad news: I just wasted over three hours of my Saturday night watching Rutgers play some pretty terrible football yet again, this time against still-undefeated UConn.

The good news: we set the clocks back an hour tonight, so I get back one of those wasted hours.

Save The Cheerleader, Save The...AHHH!