There’s a new episode this week, which is exciting, but a mini fix is still in order, I think. This is pretty much my internal dialogue while watching the show.
Tag: TV
Big Brother Rant
Please to avert your eyes, if you don’t watch the show.
Anyway! I recorded Tuesday’s show and watched it right before last night’s show. I have a few observations.
1. Joshuah is a giant asshole. From telling Amanda that she ought to commit suicide to threatening Allison (she got a restraining order against him) to calling just about every woman in the house a skank or whore at some point, the guy is just plain foul. That sort of crap is inexcusable. And the juxtaposition of him calling Natalie a whore, then wanting to hear his supposedly uplifting eviction speech was priceless.
I want to tell you all one thing. If you can learn anything from me, it’s be true to yourself. I’m proud being Joshuah Michael Welch. I’m proud of who I’ve become and I stand for what I believe in. If all of you stand-up for what you believe in, you’ll go way far in this game and in life. That’s all I can ask is just be true to yourself.
He has an awful lot to be proud of answer for.
Oh, and am I the only one who thinks his petulant smirkings are reminiscent of a certain Chimperator?
2. Natalie has issues. This will not be news to anyone who has watched any of this season’s episodes. The dirty dealings are par for the course, so I have no complaints about how she’s trying to manipulate everyone else. I do, however, have a big problem with her invoking God. According to her, the big guy has been sharing insider info with her. She’s also made comments about how Team Christ (I am not making this up!) will win because they are righteous and on the side of God, and how the folks who aren’t in the Jesus club are all evil doers. WTF?!
I’m grossed out by the fact that she uses religion in that way.
She is also a hypocrite. On the one hand, it was okay for St. Matty to lie to James, but on the other, it was not okay for James to go back on his word not to put Matt up for eviction.
Oh, and her demanding that no one laugh at James making fun of her? Yes, he was being mean (the comments about her weight were inexcusable), but at the same time, telling your competitors that you will go after them if they don’t follow your orders is kind of ridiculous.
So is thinking she can win against anyone else in the house.
3. Ryan’s comment that Adam nominating Sheila and Sharon was cowardly and spineless. I thought it was an excellent move on Adam’s part, only he didn’t take it far enough. First, as Adam said, it forced folks to actually work for a change. Second, if Adam had followed through and teamed up with James, Sharon, and Sheila, he could have yanked the rug out from under Ryan and Natalie. Because as it stands now, Adam is in serious danger of getting targeted by Natalie.
Lost
Living in Owen County, where we had no local ABC affiliate, I missed out on the whole Lost phenomenon. And even after returning to civilization, I didn’t have any interest in the show. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I read a description of the show that characterized it as a cross between Survivor and Twin Peaks, and I suddenly had to find out more.
Enter Netflix. Oh, how I love and hate them. I got the first couple of Lost discs on Monday and promptly devoured them. I am now hooked, damn it. Disc three of season one is shipping today, and I’ve set my DVR to record the new season when it starts, so I’ll have those waiting for me when I exhaust all the old episodes.
Harry and David Pears
The problem with my scanner being recognized was due to Zone Alarm. All is now well!
acrylic, Portfolio watersoluble crayons, eraser stamp, RoseArt ColorSharp metallic marker, fruit wrapper, and ink in composition book
9 3/4 x 15 inches
I messed around with this last night, while watching The Amazing Race. I was annoyed to see Kynt and Vyxsin go. Even when they had a melt-down, they did so without being mean to each other. Not an easy task, I think, under the circumstances. They did well, and they ought to be proud of themselves for that. Not so much the team that came in ahead of them. Aieee! I hope they’re sufficiently embarrassed by their behavior, but somehow, I doubt it.
Child’s Drawing
This is another of the drawings done by the Heinous Tenants’ kids. This one, at least, is smiling.
The Amazing Race started last night, and I have one thing to say: Go, go, gadget goths! Kynt and Vyxsin (oh, but seriously) were smart, funny, and didn’t snark at each other. They also kicked ass, finishing the first leg in second place. Well done!
Instant Review: Survivorman
I’m addicted to Survivorman. At first, I was “meh” about it, thinking that it wasn’t very impressive to be dumped in the middle of the desert with a camera crew. Then, I realized, there was no camera crew. Les Stroud, Survivorman himself, is dropped at various locations with a minimum of supplies and given seven days to find his way back to civilization. He packs all the camera equipment and does all the filming himself.
I’m fascinated by it. In the boreal forest episode, he had a handful of cashews and beef jerky, one match, and a multi-tool. That’s it. Sometimes, he has a wrecked vehicle he can scavenge for supplies (e.g. a bicycle or snow mobile), but it’s still pretty damned impressive and entertaining, especially when you remember that he’s filming and lugging camera equipment around the whole time, too!
Instant Review: Survivor Finale
I stayed up way past my bedtime on Sunday, watching the Survivor finale. I was really hoping Yau-man would win, but Earl was my second pick, so I wasn’t too disappointed.
Howsomever! I was thoroughly squicked out by Alex. I found him just about intolerable on the show, so I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised that he was just as gross in the finale. O ick. I don’t know which grossed me out more, the seductive looks into the camera or the way he attacked Cassandra. The whole thing was foul. I had to laugh, though, when he accused Cassandra of befriending Stacy, then turning on her and voting her out. Hello?! Cassandra never voted for Stacy. Not one single time. And where does he get off complaining about people using others and being manipulative? Did he forget what show he was on?
“It’s people!”
While I was watching The Amazing Race[1] last night, I noticed something amusing during one of the commercials. Thanks to the magic of DVR, I was able to rewind it and get the exact wording:
…Patients also taking aspirin and the elderly are at increased risk for stomach bleeding and ulcers.
So if you are eating elderly people, lay off the Celebrex!
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[1] I was sad to see Uchenna and Joyce go. They have been favorites of mine since the first time they were on the show. Why, oh why, couldn’t it have been Charla and Mirna? They make my ears bleed. I cringe when they start talking to anyone they think isn’t fluent in English–their pidgin English and exaggerated accents are painful and embarrassing.
Oh, Mother
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Sunday Crankypantsing
Doodle
gel pen and gel marker on 90lb Stonehenge paper
7 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches
Last night’s wintry mix didn’t end up amounting to anything, because the temperature rose enough for the ice and snow to turn to rain. A good thing, too, because when I got up this morning, the furnace was dead. Again. I had to hunt for my lease, to find the emergency maintenance number. I called, and someone masquerading as a repair person showed up. I say “masquerading as,” because all he was able to do was turn up the thermostat, wait for it to misbehave, and tell me, “Yep, it’s broken.” Pure genius!
I’m going to have to wait until tomorrow, when a real repair person can come fix it. In the meantime, he brought me a dinky little oil heater. Better than nothing, because it should keep one room reasonably warm, but not so very helpful for keeping the large, open-plan living-dining-kitchen area warm. But at least it’s not super cold out, right?
While I was waiting for the Unrepair guy to show up, I watched a show on Alexander the Great (I love the history channel!) and doodled. I have a feeling that the rest of the day is going to be spent on the couch, with a good book, the dog, a cup of hot chocolate, and a big, fat comforter.
red paper boat 