at gunpoint.
posted by Andrew Hazlett at
12/23/2002 08:46:00 AM
Friday, December 20, 2002
I'll Have my Nog Without the Egg, Please
First of all,
Merry Christmas.
Second of all, is Lee Lerner trapped under something heavy? I mean, I know he really wants that set of steak knives, but c'mon. I might be inclined to fine a round for posting delinquency. What's new with Ernie? Hasn't he vomited something worth reporting lately? (Incidentally, last Sunday Henry vomited four times on my bed and twice on the carpet. Oh, and once he hit the bed and the carpet simultaneously, although sadly I didn't learn about that until Monday.)
Third of all, it's the year end, and it's time for "best of " "worst of" lists. So, here are some of mine.
Movies: I am saddened to say that I did't see a lot of movies this year. I am even more saddened to say I don't even remember most of of the movies I saw because none of them were memorable. Which makes "best of" hard. I'd have to pick, almost by default, the last movie I saw:
The Two Towers. No, it wasn't as good as the first one by Joe Reed standards, but it still had quite a lot to offer and looked great at the Uptown Theater. I have to say I'm impressed with how well these movies translate the source material. Granted I read them all about twenty years ago and I was never obsessed with the books to gaming levels, but they are pretty much match exactly the tone and character I remember. "Worst" is much easier.
The Truth About Charlie is a abomination that should by all rights get Jonathan Demme exiled to France for a minimum of ten years. Mr. Wahlberg, I knew Cary Grant. Cary Grant was my friend. You are no Cary Grant.
Television: Best:
Six Feet Under.
The Sopranos being good is a given. Six Feet is a sleeper in my opinion, with characters that resonate more, at least with me. Honorable Mention to
The Wire, which I hated at first but became addictive (gets no respect, much like Baltimore), and
Curb Your Ethusiasm also extremely entertaining and squirm-worthy at the same time. Worst show watched in entirety:
Crossing Jordan. Not since
Ally McBeal and
Picket Fences has there been a show I hated more. Worst show watched for 5 minutes before giving up:
The Mind of the Married Man. Ugh. Really. Moral of the list: Get HBO but don't watch
MOTMM. (Or
Arliss.)
Anyone else have any opinions to share? And will there be a Cranky Oscar Pool in addition to the Cranky Dead Pool this year?
posted by Henry Basenji at
12/20/2002 06:26:00 PM
Thursday, December 05, 2002
Art Project
Do Not Remove
posted by Andrew Hazlett at
12/05/2002 03:30:00 PM
Tuesday, December 03, 2002
Oh, the Gluttony!
Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Lee and Marci drove all the way to Fells Point from Lernerville, Va. to drop off a
magnificent gift. Anyone who can come by our non-sectarian holiday party on Dec. 14 will be treated to a glimpse.
On Sunday, Geetanjali and I returned from the
Buckle of the Snowbelt stuffed with turkey and tikkas. We hitched a ride back with Nivu, Ravi, and Nikhil (who was my mini-me at the wedding). As we drove out of town, Nik started watching a FIVE HOUR tape of back-to-back 30 minute episodes of a little show called
Blue's Clues. For the remainder of the trip to Baltimore, Nik demonstrated a healthy assertiveness about his need to watch every minute on the little video gizmo in front of his car seat. As a result, I now know more about Blue's Clues than any other living childless human being. Death will be a sweet release.
