Friday, August 13, 2004
Overall, Athens did a fabulous job with the opening ceremonies. Only one problem. If Salt Lake could get Sting AND Yo-yo Ma, why is it that Athens could only get Bjork?
So the Greeks out did themselves, and then the American announcers found as many ways as possible to annoy the viewing public. Particularly special moments (excepting that gawdawful Djibouti joke since they at least had the grace to be embarrassed about it) were the revelation that the ancient Greek god of love was apparently named Eras, and that the leader of Tonga recently visited Utah because of the enormous Tongan population of over six hundred. Do they KNOW how stupid they sound? Bob has ALWAYS been annoying, but Katie was obviously chosen for the job because of her brain. NBC PAYS these people to say things like "Now they're going to project a DNA strand into the fog." Heaven forbid we should experience any surprise or sense of WONDER. No. Twenty seconds before anything resembling a double helix appears, the announcers do their job and tell us to expect it so that we won't be overwhelmed or confused by such an unrecognizable symbol. Thank you. Thank you Bob and Katie.
10:56 PM
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
By all that's holy ...
Jay London has a crush on Tammy Pescatelli. No WONDER he was so off at his head to head. Poor guy. Not very observant.
That's right. My guilty pleasure is Last Comic Standing. Hey, it beats American Idol, okay? Why they insist on creating all the drama of 'The Real World' when it's been consistently proven that people will watch stand up even if they know nothing about the lives of the guys at the mike, I don't know, but ...
Of course, the thing that Miss Pescatelli didn't seem to care about is that all of America saw her acting like a spoiled whiner on national TV, and since this was supposed to be exposure to launch her career, she probably made a mistake. Have we seen Cybill Shepherd in any group projects lately? No. A reputation that you are hard to get along with is the kiss of death in show business. The ultimate metaphor: Even if she'd had the best set in the final six show, America had the actual final vote. The people who have been following the show picked the final three. And she wasn't among them. Anyone surprised? She lost sight of the greater goal of the title, AND of the interest of the American public.
Jay London's career, on the other hand ...
1:41 PM
Monday, August 02, 2004
Okay, just so you have an idea ...
This morning I had an appointment with a student at 10. I normally get to work no later than 8:55, but this particular morning my alarm didn't go off for some reason and because it was a late Sunday night, I didn't wake up naturally until 8:57. I showered and while I was brushing my hair and pulling my clothes on, my phone rang. My 10:00 student had finished her 9:00 appointment with my boss at 9:20, and wanted to know if I could meet with her early, so the receptionist called to ask me if that was alright. I explained my problem and told her I couldn't possibly be in until 10:00 and that she should ask the student to wait.
It just happened that this was the one morning that my bus was 10 minutes late, and I got to work at 10:02 at which time my disgusted student had already rescheduled and stormed off in a huff. She told the receptionist that she couldn't wait around all day, because she had other things to do.
This is the second time in a month that I've had a student leave because I couldn't meet with them EARLIER than our scheduled appointment. This is my life, people. It's not glamorous, but it's the only one I've got.
10:25 AM
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