Random thoughts, somewhat tv/film-themed

1) I implore you to go out right now and rent Eagle vs. Shark.  Your cold dead hearts will be warmed by the awkward relationship of two painfully geeky souls.  This stars the one and only Jemaine Clement from Flight of the Conchords who absolutely nails the overly confident loser role.  And if you thought the haircut in No Country For Old Men was bad, you ain’t seen nothing.  Hey fool!  Sucka!  You foolish foolish sucka!

2) Do you watch Weeds?  You should, really, it’s good stuff.  The show, I mean.  Not weed.  I would not know anything about that.  In any case, they are replaying the third season starting tonight on Showtime so that those of us who go screwed by Comcast On Demand and their shitty service can finally catch up on the shenanigans of the Botwin family and other residents of Agrestic.  The fourth season starts in June.  Duuude.  Sweeeet.

3) I’m desperately trying to book my flights for Europe, but am having trouble hitting the “buy” button.  I know exactly which flights I want to be on, but can’t seem to find the right combination arrivals and departures to suit my needs.  Honestly, why does almost every flight out of Vienna leave at 6:45 am?  Perhaps you haven’t met me, but I don’t do 6:45am flights.  I don’t do anything at 6:45am except sleep.  Especially if I’ve been drinking for 9 straight days.  So I finally caved and called the travel agent who has done a lot of planning for our family throughout the years, including my sister and brother-in-law’s recent honeymoon.  At this point, I must surrender and leave it to the professionals.  Just tell me where to be and what time and I’ll bring the Xanex.  Every time I’ve traveled internationally, I’ve ended up fetal in my seat, crying like a baby because I can’t sleep.  Mama gets grumpy when she doesn’t have her beauty rest.  It took me years to forget the agony of my 14+ hour sleepless flight from LAX to Auckland to Sydney, so at least this will be shorter.  Plus there’s beer at the end of rainbow, so I should probably suck it up and quit complaining, huh?

4) Scherbatsky + Stinson.  I can’t wait to see what happens tonight!  Ted is sooo not happy with Swarles.  Tonight’s episode is entitled “Rebound Bro” - delicious. 

5) Can someone please fix my headlight?  That’s not a metaphor for anything dirty.  Seriously, my front right headlight is broken.  Like I need a reason to get pulled over, so close to my emancipation.   Taking it to Toyota will require endless hours that I don’t have to spare, so I just need Click and Clack to magically appear in the middle of the night and fix my light so that when I wake up in the morning, all will be right (and bright) with the the world. 

6) And because I am very tired and cranky right now, can I just say that sometimes I feel like dealing with certain people at work is like trying to understand Charlie from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (the greatest show ever).  It’s like these people have missed Communication 101 and make requests without key words and phrases that I need in order to understand what the hell they want from me.  I want to help.  Please speak English.  Words and phrases, linked together in a cohesive fashion.  Is that too much to ask?

Mac: (referring to D.B.) Did he get kidnapped?
Dee: Somebody came and took him?!
Mac: There’s a note. There’s a note.
Dee: (reading) “Taked Baby. Meet at later bar, night or day sometime.”
Both: Charlie!

or

Mac: Here’s the song.
Dennis: What the hell is this, a page from a coloring book?
Mac: It’s a song that Charlie wrote. It’s called “Night Man.” Skip all the raping parts and get on stage.

~ by Clare on 05.05.08..