Beijing 2008

It's been two weeks of nonstop Olympics viewing in my house.
And it was an exhilirating two weeks to be sure.
Now I have to go back to my normal life which seems diminished in comparison to the drama and the spectacle of the Olympics.
Everything seems a little less.
And it is.

Macbeth @ BAM

Just back from watching a fantastic Macbeth @ BAM tonight. It was the 2nd time I've been to a fantastic performance at BAM in the past year. I should really go more often considering how easy it is to get there and back. There are still tickets available for the tail end of the run, so anyone out there that loves Shakespeare should boldly go.

My favorite new web comic

This made me laugh out loud at 4am in the morning.

And this was one of the best episodes ever.

Power of 10

You might see me on TV tonight, that is if you happen to flip over to CBS and watch that other Drew Carey game show.

Power of 10 (taping)

Feel the power (that's what she said).

Followed by a visit to Boston Pizza (in Astoria).

Top Chef Ketchup

Spent my Ides of August catching up on my backlog of Top Chef episodes.
Padma is terrifically boring, and why oh why does she speak so slowly?
I can't fast forward fast enough!

Andy Samberg is funny

Went to a preview screening of Hot Rod tonight. It was a very uneven film (my friend was cringing in her seat the entire time, whispering stuff like, "it's terrible, this is terrible"), but the movie did have some ridiculously funny moments, especially the dancing Asian dude. I sort of wish it was even more crazy than it was.

The buzz around Andy Samberg has been building for a while now, first when Lazy Sunday came out, then there was Dick in a Box, and recently NY Mag did a whole spread on him.

Afterwards we argued over the awesomeness (or lack thereof) of the film over some Korean food at the "big house"

Da Vinci Code

I watched this movie on my DVR. As far as Church conspiracies go, I very much prefer the story in Hyperion.

Updates (of a sort)

I'm not happy and I'm not sad.
I'm healthier than I was since my last post 2 months ago (lost about 15 lbs and the cholesterol levels are normal).
I'm not sure that I'll be going to Vancouver in November.
This next week is going to be awesome.
And I'll try to backfill the events starting with my visit to DC.

My Favorite New TV Show

The Mets finally won another game that I attended.

And this is my favorite new show.

Green Grits & Baked Eggs

I made a dinner of green grits and baked eggs for my friend tonight, because I missed her. We sat and watched TV. I was content.

What You Say?

This clip from Saturday Night Live, not my slew of baseball games, might have been the highlight of my weekend. The lyrics to the song remind me of this insane collage of a website.