Ink Lake

Cool, Part Deux

“You Get Hoynes”

In explaining Obama’s somnambulism at the debate, I agree with what Michael Tomasky wrote today,

“I think he has days when he’s just not that into being president.”

Yes, it’s more than disappointing to find yourself trying not just to steer a ship, but keep it afloat, while the opposition party runs around like frat boys with augers.

It reminds me of the “Two Cathedrals” episode of The West Wing, when President Bartlett was feeling sorry for himself.

But guess what, Mr. President… tough. To quote Mrs. Landingham,

 “Are you in a tough spot? Yes.
Do I feel sorry for you? I do not. 
Why? Because there are people way worse off than you.”

So, I don’t care; and neither does anyone else voting for you. The country needs you to win. The fucking planet needs it.

 

For My Favorite Teacher

I love this scene.

“And What You’ve Got To Ask Is, What Happened To Them?”

Leaving is good. Never coming back, is better. — the Eleventh Doctor.

How Many Different Ways Are You Gonna Find To Call Me Dumb?

In 2002, the West Wing presciently anticipated a Rick Perry-type candidate in the guise of a Florida governor, played by James Brolin.

 

And the Obama campaign is right — Perry is the guy you want to be running against.

 

Sleep Well, My Little Angels

Local News

A strange thing about all the Anthony Weiner mishigas, is seeing so much of Forest Hills in the news.

Here the press follows Weiner outside of “The Natural”, a big Korean green-grocery. Those with a keen eye might notice it’s in the title sequence of The King of Queens. 

For those with an extraordinarily keen eye, an apartment building in the background is where Peter Parker first climbs a wall in Spider-Man. It was the only scene actually filmed in Forest Hills (Peter Parker’s home).

“Here’s Yours, Jemaine”

One thing I really enjoyed in the 2nd season of Flight of the Conchords, was how Jemaine’s timing was getting down-right awesome.

Here’s a great scene. And yes, that’s Sutton Foster playing Brett’s girlfriend.

Why Else Would A Grown Man Play With Trains?

They could only do it once, and re-used the shot in all the other episodes that featured it.

Though often lumped together with The Munsters, The Addams Family was infinitely funnier and better. While the Munsters were the Jetsons, who were the Flintstones, who were The Honeymooners, the  Addams’ were sui generis. Like the Simpsons, they’re a loving, good-hearted family.

Tits For Brains

So a girl who got a pair of fake tits so people would pay attention to her (and ignore how stupid she is), gets them taken out, because people were only paying attention to her tits? I’m confused!

She described her decision, thus:

“In an effort to reinvent myself, in a cut throat industry that was becoming more and more competitive the deeper I swam, I made the decision to go against the grain and remove my implants.”

Damn, get duPont Columbia Journalism School Award out! Who needs fake tits when you can write prose like that? And now they are out, and she’s surprised no one is paying attention to her and she is unemployed. Sweet, merciful crap.

Sterger said,

“For years, a lot of my critics have attributed any success that I’ve had to a great plastic surgeon, and I never once really argued with them. ... My implants got my foot in the door, but I truly don’t believe that they are the reason I am still around.”

Ms. Sterger, in no way do I countenance, or think you deserved the sexual harassment that I have no doubt you suffered at the hands of Brett Farve. But since you decided a long time ago not to use your brain, it has clearly atrophied. Honestly, I would think about getting your implants put back. Either that, or get a personality less loathsome and vapid than the one you currently have.