I hope the show is better than the commercial

I'm glad the USA network stopped airing the stupid commercial for an equally stupid looking show, "Burn Notice." Well, maybe the show isn't sutpid, I really never listened to the commercial because the opening line was so stupid. "Most people would kill for a Miami vacation" Excuse me, no they wouldn't. In fact, most people would NOT kill for a Miami vacation. My ultimate dream fantasy vacation would be an entire year spent lollygagging through the European countryside, sipping wine and eating cheese and fresh bread, driving on the wrong side of the street and exploring ancient places. But still, I wouldn't kill anyone for it. Whose idea was that commercial? I just want to know. And how can the people editing it have thought even for a minute that that statement was one that should be included in the commercial. It takes a lot of people to make a commercial, much less an entire television show. Someone should have spoken up and said "Hey, that's stupid. No one would kill for a Miami vacation."

Harry Potter Museum Exhibit in Seattle - Hooray!

Who can deny the educational value of a love for literature? JK Rowling's Harry Potter is about to cross curricular lines at the Pacific Science Center's Harry Potter Exhibition.
Over 200 artifacts including props and clothing from the films will be on display, including some from the yet-to-be-released "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," parts 1 and 2, respectively.

The 10,000 square foot display consists of replicas of Hogwarts, including the Gryffindor common room, Hagrid's hut, Dumbledore's Office, the Boy's Dormitory and Lockhart's classroom.
According to the Pacific Science Center's Website; "While touring through the exhibition space, discover iconic items such as Harry's original wand and eyeglasses, the Marauder's Map, Gryffindor school uniforms as well as costumes worn at the Yule Ball. Enter the Quidditch™ area and toss a Quaffle, pull your own Mandrake in the Herbology vignette, encounter Buckbeak™ the Hippogriff and even a giant Acromantula spider."

Exhibition advertising claims that "In this amazing exhibition, guests will get an up close and personal look at the artistry and craftsmanship that went into creating the iconic props and costumes that appeared throughout the Harry Potter films. These authentic artifacts will be displayed in elaborate settings inspired by locations from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry including the Gryffindor common room, Hagrid’s hut and the Great Hall."
Tickets go on sale August 14th and there will be IMAX showings of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

They might be hos but we can't call them that in country music

OK so the other day I picked apart the song Love Story by Taylor Swift. Today I'm going to pick apart a song I have never heard all the way through. I don't even know who sings it. It goes like this; "Cheater, Cheater, Where'd you meet her?" and then I think the singer suggests a few different ways he might have met "That white trash.....ho"

Excuse me. I like crossovers, I'm not complaining about crossovers. I'm complaining about the use of the word "ho" in country music.

It's bad enough that country music is so full of alcoholism and infidelity, but must we add ebonics? I like it with my hip hop yo yo, but not in country music. There's a time and place for everything. There's a natural order in the world and mixing things up like this goes against nature. If the song becomes a hit, then I'm really getting old. Where will it end? Maybe next we'll be hearing "Yo cowgirls they get crazy. Yo preacher he get crazy" or "So what, I'm still a cowgirl."

Sorry, we listen to several different genre's in our house. So maybe that makes me an authority.

Let's just please not allow country music to use the word "ho" OK. Women, even the sleezy ones aren't garden tools. AND, if it's short for whore or hooker, let's just realize both of those words were originally meant to imply prostitution and I'm willing to bet that 99% of the people who have been called a ho are really NOT getting paid for it.

On another note, I really like the Dierks Bentley song "Feel that fire" but not the video. The half-naked lady on the hood of his car and playing with puppies in lingerie really isn't what I pictured when I heard the song. Each verse sounds like a little girl getting older and older, not an immature supermodel play-acting in a music video. I hope the song wasn't written by a pedophile, because the video kind of creeped me out. Grow up, woman.

Love Story Sucks

OK, I know I'm going to upset a lot of adolescent and teenage girls here, but I just have to say the following;

I really hate the song "Love Story" by Taylor Swift.

The first time I heard it, I was watching the video, which is really pretty. Her hair is awesome. her dress is beautiful. She has an awesome voice. SHE doesn't suck. The setting is romantic, I'm still enough of a little girl to say that I really liked the video. So I thought I'd like the song but every time I heard it, I ended up disliking it a little bit more, and with all the time we've spent in the car and working on the other house, I have officially reached the point where I really HATE that song.

I will attempt to pick out a few of the more bothersome points here;

"You were Romeo, I was a Scarlet letter"
OK- if I remember The Scarlet Letter well enough, then that would mean that one of them was married, right? Yet why is she all concerned with her Dad and he's proposing to her in the end of the song? She's obviously not married. So is little miss Princess a young girl who is dating a married man? Maybe I'm wrong about the implications of the term Scarlet Letter. I'd reread it if it weren't all packed up right now.

"Marry me, Juliette you'll never have to be alone"
Oh poor pathetic little girl. Imagine. alone. Excuse me, but if a man's biggest asset is that he can keep you alone, then keep lookign honey. How about "Marry me, Juliette, I'll keep the b ills paid and let you decorate the way you want and I'll put the toilet seat down."


"I talked to your Dad go pi-ick out a white dress"
What century is this? And,um... the word pick only has one syllable.

"Romeo save me"

OK- this is where my inner feminist comes through. Attention modern songwriters: please don't perpetuate the lame romantic insanity that says
"women are empty lonely shells without a man around and we need to be rescued from our pathetic little lives"
or
"Our daddies decide our romantic fate and if you wanna buy a girl just appeal to her Dad and make a side deal so you can rescue her from her miserable existence"

"This love is difficult but it's a--re---eal"
yeah, they stretched the word real to be three syllables. They could have just added filler words, like "the real deal" which would still rhyme, but anyways, they didn't.

I realize that teenage girls can be hopelessly romantic. I really do remember that. However, I don't think we should be feeding the insanity. Or mis-using literary references because maybe we think girls are so stupid that they aren't reading the classics. Or stretching out words like "pick" into two syllables and "real" into three syllables so we can maintain the same lame story-telling tuneless rhythm that wouldn't have seemed so lame if the word "pi-ick" wasn't used.

With all of that said. I don't turn it off when it comes on. I sing along with my girls and every time there's a pause in the song, I pick pick pick it apart, just in case my kids haven't figured out where I stand on the issues, as a romantic feminist. They roll their eyes because they're secretly hoping a prince in his white horse will come rescue them from their nutty mom and feed them white bread and let them ride by the airbag. And they REALLY want that dress. Me, too. And that hair.

Latest Cheetah Girls Movie Sucks

I watch enough kids Tv that I'm sure I can say quite objectively that the Cheetah Girls suck. They didn't used to suck, their first movie was OK. This 3rd film in India sucks, though. "Dance me if you can" is the most lame song I've ever heard. their acting is fine, their dancing is a lot of fun, but the lyrics to their song are very very lame- too many poorly formed rhymes and awkward words in the songs. The girls have talent, and the dancing is fun, but the words are lame. Also- the storyline for the movie was also pretty stupid. The obvious solution to the problem that even my 7 yr old suggested early in the movie wasn't ever brought up. Why didn't they all 3 just SPLIT the pay?

Jason Lee's new baby girl's name Xoo KleenR

I'm always amazed by celebrity baby names. I wonder if I were a celebrity if I would have named my kids stranger things. Jason Lee has a son named Pilot Inspektor, They just had a new baby girl and haven't announced the name yet. I'm voting for "Xoo KleenR" in case they haven't decided yet.

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale have just had their second child, too. Oldest boy is named Kingston, and the new one is named Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale

It all makes Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter "Apple" sound quite peachy.

Penn & Teller (aren't they gay men?) have named their "daughter" Moxie Crime Fighter

Jamie Oliver has daughters named Poppy Honey, Dixie Boo and Dixie Dot (I wonder if they're twins?)

Bob Geldoff (who is that?) has daughters named Fifi Trixibelle and Peaches Honeyblossom. It just makes me want to puke.

So- if you plan to become famous, I advise you have your children first. That's what I did. Otherwise, I might have named them something stupid. If Jason Lee doesn't choose Xoo KleenR, maybe Lil qT, Strudel Noodler, or MuMu Lampshade Boppity Lee or Finnicky Pineapple.


for more stupid celebrity names check this list at stupidcelebrities.com

Paris and Angelina and Madonna and a little Jamie Lee (Not Jamie Lynn)

Paris Hilton is visiting Vegas with Benji.

Am I the only one who doesn't care? Why is this story so popular? I can see why the whole Angelina baby twins pictures are so exciting. I mean, what could be more exciting than having six kids, right?
I don't think it's newsworthy that Angelina's dad is quoted as being "excited and happy" about the birth of the twins. Of course he is, what the hell is newsworthy about that? I think it would be newsworthy really if he said "I am afraid she won't lose her baby weight" or how about "I'm wondering if she's going to breastfeed them both." Or how about "They're not as cute as I thought they'd be." But happy and excited. Nope. Not newsworthy. Not at all. Everyone else on the planet is happy and excited, too.
I wonder if they're done. I mean, the tabloids (not that I care) made such a stink about her being weak and having all these emergencies, but is it really true? Or are they just making news about nothing. I mean, she could be totally strong and healthy and they just make a big deal about her sitting down or something and acting like she's too tired to stand anymore. Give the girl a break. I'm so glad they moved to that area where they'll be left alone. I would have done the same thing. Hmmm, maybe I will.

And what's the deal with Madonna.
OK, so she's dumping her husband and the guy she's with is dumping his wife. OOh- surprise. Am I the only one who was actually surprised by the idea that she had ever settled down? Remember that sex book she wrote, come on. And this guy she's with, some sports guy. His wife is all upset calling Madonna a home wrecker. Whatever, it's her stupid husband that's with her. It takes two. It's not like Madonna yanked him away by his earlobe. HE is the homewrecker, she's just a

Oh my, I can't believe I am calling a celebrity names based on the stupid tabloid stories. Really, I don't care about these things.

But her books are so stupid. Did you know Madonna wrote some children's books. They're the absolute stupidest things in print. Shallow characters, boring dialogue and complete brainlessness.

Jamie Lee Curtis, she writes good children's books.