Bits and pieces

[fredericks]

• Has anyone seen those Kate Bush ads that play in the wee hours of the morning promoting her new CD? First off, way to pull a Michael Jordan and come out of retirement Ms. Bush. I can't help but cringe at how hokey both the ad (which she most likely had no input on) and the video clips featured in the ad (which she most likely had major input on) are. Bush has added a few pounds and instead of embracing her venture into "pleasantly plump" territory gracefully she's gone the Stevie Nicks route by wearing lots of layered clothing and scarves. In the video said scarves are waved around in a rhythm gymnastic-like way. Say cheese, Ms. Bush. And the voice over for the ad states at least three times "[Kate Bush] has been a major influence on artists during the last decade", and I keep hearing "step the frak off, Tori Amos - the originator's back in town". The tone is embarrassing, even though the message is truthful.
  
  
• Tyra Banks? worst talk show host ever. It's a talk show all.about.her. Her "interview" with Naomi Campbell was nothing more than a blabfest for her to get some most likely imagined drama off her chest. I was forced to watch it while at the beauticians this afternoon. Of course they didn't watch the news, but kept it on UPN. Come on, my black peoples.
  
  
• I rustled up some frozen dumplings this evening. The brand name? Ling-Ling. I instantly flashed back to
  

  -"Don't hate the playa, babe; hate the game."
  -"Screw rooooooooou!"

  
  And then I sign onto LJ and I see that the scrumptious snacktastic has pointed me towards some great "Drawn Together" icons. She's read my mind, she has. *cyber-love*!
  
  
• I've been stoking myself up for the Narnia reveal tomorrow at the World of Disney store by watching the first trailer. I like the first one, not so much the second one. It's the talking that kills it. When I hear Aslan speak in my head the voice is nothing like, say, Liam Neeson's. More along the lines of their first choice, Brian Cox...or the classic choice, James Earl Jones. Enough of my quibbling, though - I will go and I will take pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. I need a reason to use all the photo space I'm paying for here.
  
  
• Mom gave me a winning lotto ticket for $80. Yay! Now I can pay off half of my bills!
  No sarcasm there, either. My mom is often neat and periodically awesome. This is one of those periodic times.
  
  
• SHAWESOME. Come on - I've seen/heard no one using it since my first attempt to inject it into the lexicon. I'm a little hurt.
  

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[fredericks.livejournal.com]

When I first read this, I thought it said, "I've been stroking myself up..." Tells you where my brain is.
::note to self - Get sibyline a gift certificate to Babes in Toyland for the holidays::
And to tell you where MY brain is, on re-reading my entry I did a double-take and had to make sure I hadn't typed "stroking" in error. 'Sides, watching that trailer over and over again is the equivalent of mental masturbation at this point.

Shawesome. Heh. Thanks for placating me.

[sibyline.livejournal.com]

ummm, yeah, i don't need any more stimulation, mental or otherwise.