Yeah, yeah. I'm still alive. Been recovering from a bit of the ick, but otherwise no worse for wear. Decided to check into the bloggoverse, but as I'm not entirely coherent, I'll just speak in nuggets.
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Saw The Watchmen last week, before the Itis took a swing at me. It's just like the graphic novel, with a few tweaks and edits. If you liked the GN, you'll like the movie. If you, like me, don't know what the big fraggin' deal is over The Watchmen and why comic geeks wet their pants at the very mention of Dr. Manhattan, feel free to skip it. I do kinda like My Chemical Romance's take on "Desolation Row," though. Call me sentimental.
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Speaking of The Watchmen, Debbie Schlussel has made my Douchnozzle of the Week list. Thanks to the folks at YABS for pointing out this little nugget. In the screenplay of life, right wing conservatives need better script writers. Their characterization is starting to become so predictable and two-dimentional. Much like the writing for Heroes.
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I am probably the last person on the planet to start watching Lost, and it was because my honey wore me down. I'm starting with Season 1 and working my way up. Fun story, and it makes me want to hit the beach something fierce, but I don't understand the obsession. Still, equal opportunity semi-nakedness between Kate and Sawyer, and I do so appreciate the eye candy factor. Sawyer may be a jackass, but damn that boy has nice pecs.
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Random thought: While waiting in the Holding Area for Plague Victims (aka Emergency waiting room) for the doctor to see me because of the Ick, I noticed that sick babies make sounds like zombies when they cough. Kinda gross, actually.
- I bought and listened to U2's new CD after some brief preview's from iTunes. I am glad to say it doesn't suck. Some naysayers have been crying about how it's not this and that, not Joshua Tree enough of Achtung Baby enough, but to those people I'm going to have to say something that may be painful to hear. Get ready old school U2 fanboys and girls, because this is going to sting a little. Ready? U2 WILL NEVER COME OUT WITH ANOTHER JOSHUA TREE EVER AGAIN! Get over it. It's done. The Joshua Tree was great, still is great, and should probably be in every music geek's must-have collection, but it will never happen ever again. This is probably a good thing, as it came out TWENTRY FREAKIN' YEARS AGO. Get over yourselves. Considering the last CD, I'm actually impressed they came out with something this good. Compare it to the other crap that's on the radio now, and it still manages to hold its own. It's upbeat and fun and light and manages to maintain that irritating wide-eyed optimism that Bono is so good at selling even after all these years. It's not their best, but it's pretty okay. "Magnificent" and "Stand-Up Comedy" are actually decent tracks. I'm pretty sure the latter will be their next single. (Remember, you heard that prediction here first, folks!) I gave the CD a listen this weekend while cleaning the kitchen, and it has my "feel good music for the weekend" stamp of approval.
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Speaking of U2, their tour does not have them coming to Charlotte. Denied once more. I wonder if ticket prices to gone down from WTF to OMG. I miss them every time they tour because of their insane ticket prices. Booooo. Haven't seen them since Zoo TV. They put on a fun show.
