27 February 2007
Quote of the Week
I'm in a big Veronica Mars phase....again. So, here's Veronica herself:
"Now, maybe people would say they'd never install a tracking device in their significant other's car. But I think that's just because they don't know how."
"Now, maybe people would say they'd never install a tracking device in their significant other's car. But I think that's just because they don't know how."
Labels: Veronica Mars
24 February 2007
Hollywood Families
I was having a random thought the other day...
I can't think of any famous sister-actresses.
I can think of lots of brother-actors: the Baldwin brothers, the Wayans brothers, Charlie Sheen & Emilio Estevez, River & Joaquin Phoenix, Beau & Jeff Bridges, Ben & Casey Affleck, Macaulay & Kieran Culkin, Dennis & Randy Quaid, Rob & Chad Lowe, etc.
I can think of some sister/brother-actors: Shirley MacLaine & Warren Beatty, Maggie & Jake Gyllenhaal, Julia & Eric Roberts, etc.
I can think of lots of parent/child-actors, in various gender combinations: Blythe Danner & Gwyneth Paltrow, Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson, Patty Duke & Sean Astin, Jon Voigt & Angelina Jolie, Martin Sheen & Charlie Sheen/Emilio Estevez, Kirk & Michael Douglas, Donald & Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry Stiller/Anne Meara & Ben Stiller, etc.
But I'm having a hard time coming up with two sisters who are both famous actresses.
Maybe Hilary and Haylie Duff, but since Haylie is mostly just famous for being Hilary's sister, I don't think that counts. There's also the Olsen twins, but they're twins, so that's a little different.
Oh! I just thought of a family with two sisters and one brother: the Arquettes! (Roseanne, Patricia, and David.)
Can you think of any more?
I can't think of any famous sister-actresses.
I can think of lots of brother-actors: the Baldwin brothers, the Wayans brothers, Charlie Sheen & Emilio Estevez, River & Joaquin Phoenix, Beau & Jeff Bridges, Ben & Casey Affleck, Macaulay & Kieran Culkin, Dennis & Randy Quaid, Rob & Chad Lowe, etc.
I can think of some sister/brother-actors: Shirley MacLaine & Warren Beatty, Maggie & Jake Gyllenhaal, Julia & Eric Roberts, etc.
I can think of lots of parent/child-actors, in various gender combinations: Blythe Danner & Gwyneth Paltrow, Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson, Patty Duke & Sean Astin, Jon Voigt & Angelina Jolie, Martin Sheen & Charlie Sheen/Emilio Estevez, Kirk & Michael Douglas, Donald & Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry Stiller/Anne Meara & Ben Stiller, etc.
But I'm having a hard time coming up with two sisters who are both famous actresses.
Maybe Hilary and Haylie Duff, but since Haylie is mostly just famous for being Hilary's sister, I don't think that counts. There's also the Olsen twins, but they're twins, so that's a little different.
Oh! I just thought of a family with two sisters and one brother: the Arquettes! (Roseanne, Patricia, and David.)
Can you think of any more?
22 February 2007
Quote of the Week
From The Muppet Show:
Gonzo: I've got the ultimate act! But I'm going to need a typewriter for it.
Kermit: But Gonzo, we don't have a typewriter.
Gonzo: Then I'll use a cow!
Gonzo: I've got the ultimate act! But I'm going to need a typewriter for it.
Kermit: But Gonzo, we don't have a typewriter.
Gonzo: Then I'll use a cow!
Labels: TV
21 February 2007
Cadbury Eggs!!!
16 February 2007
Quote of the Week
From a recent episode of House:
Wilson: You're studying her.
House: She's actually sick.
Wilson: Which you found out after you took her on.
House: I was curious. And since I'm not a cat, that's not dangerous.
Wilson: I don't think that metaphor was designed to actually warn cats.
Wilson: You're studying her.
House: She's actually sick.
Wilson: Which you found out after you took her on.
House: I was curious. And since I'm not a cat, that's not dangerous.
Wilson: I don't think that metaphor was designed to actually warn cats.
Labels: TV
09 February 2007
Kaypro II
08 February 2007
Quote of the Week
Tofutti Cutie gave me a book called The Sparrow (by Mary Doria Russell) for Christmas. I just finished reading it and it's wonderful. A solid first contact story with lots of anthropology, biology, and religion mixed in. It gave me a lot to think about. Here's an interesting quote:
Why is it that God gets all the credit for the good stuff, but it's the doctor's fault when shit happens? When the patient comes through, it's always "Thank God", and when the patient dies, it's always blame the doctor.
Labels: books, scifi/fantasy
07 February 2007
Clutter
Today's Oprah was about de-cluttering your home. I am proud to say that I did the majority of my de-cluttering in the summer of 2005.
In late 2003 I moved from an apartment to a house. My apartment was a huge mess, and I moved the mess to the house. I felt an obligation to my housemate to keep the shared spaces clean, but my two rooms were filled with junk. I was embarrassed to open the doors to them.
I'm not sure why, but in the summer of 2005 I got the cleaning bug. I guess I was just tired of the mess! Every day I would come home from work and start cleaning. I went through every box, every closet, every shelf, and every pile. I threw out bags and bags of garbage. On my days off I would clean almost continually. After less than two weeks, I was done. Exhausted, but done. I had a floor again -- and I vacuumed it!
That winter I moved back to an apartment. Moving was so much easier that time! I did some more de-cluttering as I packed, and got rid of even more.
This last fall I realized I was getting messy again. I looked around my apartment and saw piles of stuff on the floor and tables. I saw a dirty bathroom and a floor that needed to be vacuumed.
The very thought of cleaning up -- even though it wasn't nearly as bad as it was before the summer of 2005 clean-up -- overwhelmed me. I would tell myself that I would clean it up on one of my days off, but I could never bring myself to do it.
On October 11, I came up with a plan. I would clean one thing every day. Just one thing. It could be big; it could be small. I could wash the kitchen sink or re-arrange a bookshelf. It didn't matter what I did, as long as I cleaned something.
Guess what? It worked! I'm no long embarrassed when someone comes into my home. It's not spotless, but it's good. I think it's worked because I don't feel like the cleaning is a burden. I don't feel guilty for "only" cleaning my toilet one day. When I see something that needs to be cleaned or tidied, I don't feel guilty for not cleaning it right then, I just file it away as a project for the near future.
To sum up, yay me!
The Oprah show did re-inspire me, though. I'm going to go through my desk organizer right now! I have lots of pens and pencils that I never use. I tossed the ones that didn't work back in 2005, but I have lots that I never use -- why am I keeping them??
So, here's my de-cluttering method: Clean one thing every day.
In late 2003 I moved from an apartment to a house. My apartment was a huge mess, and I moved the mess to the house. I felt an obligation to my housemate to keep the shared spaces clean, but my two rooms were filled with junk. I was embarrassed to open the doors to them.
I'm not sure why, but in the summer of 2005 I got the cleaning bug. I guess I was just tired of the mess! Every day I would come home from work and start cleaning. I went through every box, every closet, every shelf, and every pile. I threw out bags and bags of garbage. On my days off I would clean almost continually. After less than two weeks, I was done. Exhausted, but done. I had a floor again -- and I vacuumed it!
That winter I moved back to an apartment. Moving was so much easier that time! I did some more de-cluttering as I packed, and got rid of even more.
This last fall I realized I was getting messy again. I looked around my apartment and saw piles of stuff on the floor and tables. I saw a dirty bathroom and a floor that needed to be vacuumed.
The very thought of cleaning up -- even though it wasn't nearly as bad as it was before the summer of 2005 clean-up -- overwhelmed me. I would tell myself that I would clean it up on one of my days off, but I could never bring myself to do it.
On October 11, I came up with a plan. I would clean one thing every day. Just one thing. It could be big; it could be small. I could wash the kitchen sink or re-arrange a bookshelf. It didn't matter what I did, as long as I cleaned something.
Guess what? It worked! I'm no long embarrassed when someone comes into my home. It's not spotless, but it's good. I think it's worked because I don't feel like the cleaning is a burden. I don't feel guilty for "only" cleaning my toilet one day. When I see something that needs to be cleaned or tidied, I don't feel guilty for not cleaning it right then, I just file it away as a project for the near future.
To sum up, yay me!
The Oprah show did re-inspire me, though. I'm going to go through my desk organizer right now! I have lots of pens and pencils that I never use. I tossed the ones that didn't work back in 2005, but I have lots that I never use -- why am I keeping them??
So, here's my de-cluttering method: Clean one thing every day.
Labels: random awesomeness
