Well, I do try to be… uh… modest, but… I suppose that was… um, r-rather enjoyable.

Hunter King's character Clementine makes me think of oranges for some reason. Or grapefruits.

George Carlin was right!

Dream Academy, "Life in a Northern Town" will always be Luanne and Buckley's Angel on the trampoline in the moonlight (King of the Hill). Such a sad and beautiful moment.

BAM-A-LAM

The songs used on Buffy just fill me with wonderful memories of watching those amazing episodes for the first time, way back when. I hate that so many fickle young fans of the show would trash the "lame '90s music" a few years later, as if nothing can be good anymore when your tastes change. My favorite uses of song…

For me, that ukulele-accompanied version of Over the Rainbow is permanently linked to Mark Greene's last days on ER.

Sexier than the cast of Cruel Intentions in 1998? Not possible.

The AV Club: Not Even Worth Proofreading Your Article's First %#$!&^# Sentence.

Yeesh. I don't even like regular clowns.

You reminded me of Crowe's awesome Hollywood debut in the awesome L.A. Confidential, especially that great scene where he beats up Exley in the office and they put the pieces together about ol' Captain Smith. What a great movie, loaded with fine acting, Crowe so honest and compelling before he became a bit too big…

Old Hollywood demanded "movie stars" to lead a musical film, even if their mediocre singing voices would need overdubbing, to the extent that even Julie Andrews (who wasn't yet a film star) couldn't snag the role that she famously introduced on stage. All this makes Broadway performers seem even more impressive than…

I haven't decided if I'm voting for Jon Ronson or Ron Johnson.

It's something you shouldn't yell over and over when watching Daenerys's scenes on Game of Thrones at Chicago's Burlington Bar, because you will royally piss off everybody else.

I love these two, and am so glad they finally made their crazy, boozy movie. Saunders is brilliant, but for me Joanna Lumley is just so amazingly funny as Patsy that I smile just from seeing her face.

I'll never forget Julia in that little black dress, way back in Season 1, a rare scene when Saffy wasn't frumpy… Mmmmmmm.

C'mon, it's the perfect gift for those lovely young ladies who I see running all over town playing the game.

tingling in extremities

I will be in Chicago that weekend, at the Westin just up the street, but not until Friday. Also, I'm not attending Lollapalooza.

When I expounded on my love for books, this isn't quite what I had in mind.