Diversion Time: Phantom Husbands, Robin Hood & Bad Jokes

I've been very serious on the blog lately and since it's Saturday night, it's time for some Diversions.

#1

I have decided to add another Phantom Husband to my list. I don't usually go for the adorable looking ones, Ilike my phantom husbands to look fairly rugged, if you will. But anyway, here is the latest to the ever growing list of Phantom Husbands:

Red Sox Pitcher John Lester

#2

Don't ask me why I thought of this. I know it's rather terrible. But here it is anyway: if Malcolm Jamal Warner has to do a #2 and wants to say it in a funny way, isn't it sad that his options are limited? I mean, what's he going to say, "I gotta go drop myself off"? That's not very funny now, is it?

#3

I love love love Robin Hood on BBC. It's great for those Saturday nights

I've decided to be prudent and not go out so I can stay in and do school things. And, I might go ahead and add Jonas Armstrong to the list of Phantom Husbands.

OMG Harry in Afghanistan

OMG Harry in Afghanistan

Well, I was listening to BBC and they reported that Prince Harry has been fighting in the war in Afghanistan (video of interview with the cute little redhead) for the last 10 weeks.

(I was in the kitchen after the soccer game, missing the Daily Show broadcast because I was ravenous. My stomach is finally feeling better and so I was able to play soccer and eat a tiny pre-game dinner and then eat a giant post-game dinner.)

While looking through the fridge for something to make, there was Owen Bennett Jones of BBC Newshour, reporting that my fav royalty had reported for duty.

As I cleaned out the fridge (in order to find food edible to eat), I heard the full, very interesting, story. Mind you, there was five bowls and pans full of old food to dump down the garbage disposal so I had plenty of time to listen.

Apparently the bulk of the British media did know about Harry's service. BBC's royal family reporter thought that something was up starting Christmas time when Harry didn't show up for the family celebration. Then there was the plummet in hack paparazzi getting shots of Harry and his mates getting pissed in the clubs.

Prince Harry was hoping to serve in Iraq. (Upcoming repost of my blog about that soon!) This got the kibosh, though, because he was too high profile. His nickname, by the way, is "Bullet Magnet". So that's telling. BUt, the secret slip to Afghanistan, an idea that was apparently the brainchild of the Queen.

It was then confirmed to the suspicious reporter that Prince Harry, third in line to the throne, was serving as junior officer for the 37th in Afghanistan. The media-at-large knew but, for the sake of safety, kept that information private on the condition that after his service ended, they would have footage and photos of this time in his life. The Drudge Report - the same swell people who released the photo of Obama in traditional Somali garb and saying he was in Muslim garb - was the leaker. The leak not only puts Prince Harry at risk, as he is sure to become a target, but also endangers the lives of the people serving with him.

I'm all for freedom of the press. Just look at my ACLU card and my collection of Noami Wolfe, Noam Chomsky, and Howard Zinn books, but I definitely don't understand the point of leaking a story just to be the first to report it. No one needed to know that Harry was serving and where he was serving.

But in the age of "famous people's daily activities is news" [Britney drives around LA all night long...], nothing seems to be off limits.

Ah well.

No more into the breach, my dear Harry. Time to return to jolly old England.

The Lake

Picture's from My TV During the Rebroadcasting of BBC's Pride and Prejudice

I am such a dork i actually took pictures of the lake scene, so I could have it as a screen saver (though, of course, not the wallpaper - all wallpaper is Rosa and Rosa only).


=Sigh= He's so dreamy.


Where is my Mr Darcy? Oh, that's right. He doesn't exist. Jane Austen could never find the perfect man, so she had to write one up to satisfy her head.

Anyway. Enjoy.

OMG 3 degrees!!!!!

BBC's Pride and Prejudice Re-run on PBS



Oh. My. God. I am three degrees of separation from Colin Firth IN Pride and Prejudice. It's because of Lucy Davis. I'm watching the rebroadcasting on Channel 44 and little Maria Lucas, following everyone around at Rosings, looks so familiar...Hmmm...

She was in BBC's Office! And, more recently and relevant-ly, in last year's canceled NBC show Studio 60. She played one of the writers. Her character had a relationship with one of the cast member characters...You-Know-Who!

So, there you are. 3 degrees. Not that it means anything. There's all sorts of interesting little connexions that have occurred through that POS. All very interesting and whatnot. But since I'm so ridiculously IN LOVE with Colin Firth, Mr Darcy and BBC's Pride and Prejudice from 1995, I just had to share this one.

Repost: England and MaineThings-5/31/06

Le Poser- Cngrsmn Tom Allen; Dumb Boys; The Milkman

5/31/06

I listen to BBC now. Their early AM news is WBUR's late night news. They interviewed "Congressman Tom Allen" who serves on some miltary-related committee. He sounded so austere being on the BBC, so important. The truth is that he represents district #1 in Maine. That's a lovely district, for it holds Portland and my Beloved Brunswick, but it's not BBC worthy. Is it? Also when I dated dumbassmofo, who works in the state capitol as the senate recorder or something like that, he said Tom Allen was a crap politician. Very smart, good ideas but flat and boring. I agree, even if it was the dumbassmofo who pointed it out first.

Speaking of the dumbass mofo, I still hate him very much. Unfortunately, the only thing wrong with him is that he didn't like me back. And also that I still haven't gotten my book back from him. Bastard. That's a first edition hard cover of "Against All Enemies." That thing's going to be worth something someday, especially paired with other books in my collection. That's bullshit. I'm emailing him again right now. (Post script- I forgot about that book! He never gave it back. What a turdface.-10/24/07)

Anyway. Another funny thing to come out of Britain is the cartoon "Salad Fingers." Go to google and put in salad fingers and be frightened, entertained and grossed out "simm-ull-tay-nee-us-ly" as they say in England. But DO NOT google the milkman. That just goes too far. Too far