One Sentence Review: Wanted

Perfectly brainless fun for when it blazin’ hot outside.

Rating: Matinee
Rating System: Full-Price Ticket, Matinee, Wait For DVD, Late-Night Cable Fodder, Skip It

Listening to: “Lazy Days” - Leona Naess

One Sentence Review: Wall-E

Sublime, wondrous and stunningly beautiful — love of a device has never been so innocent.

Rating: Full-Price Ticket
Rating System: Full-Price Ticket, Matinee, Wait For DVD, Late-Night Cable Fodder, Skip It

Listening to: “Get Ready For This” - 2 Unlimited

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This is a little late only because I wanted to post it from Gnocchi. He’s my new iMac. SQUEAL! I’m astonished at the difference seven years make in the tech world as this makes my old computer like like an AMC Pacer in comparison. Verdict: love it! On to the Roundup…

Big Daddy found a Pee-wee sound board!

James Dobson of Focus On The Family fame seems to have lost most of his political clout. He refuses to support McCain and had several typical things to say about Obama. His latest outburst inspired Pastor Dan to write this extraordinary and beautifully written smack-down.

You wanna talk about Women’s Choice Issues? Hot Doctor Wife poised this question to her readers about preemptive surgery to remove your breasts and/or ovaries if your risk factor basically guaranteed that you would get cancer.

…and finally, something funny. I mean absolutely fucking hilarious. I quite literally had tears running down my face from laughing so hard. It is — simply put — a Star Wars Dance-Off video.

Listening to: “Blinded By The Light” - Michael Mind featuring Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

And I’m going to celebrate by lying out in the sun, smoking cigarettes and talking on my cell phone. Ironically, I got the great news as I was pulling into the parking lot of the emergency room yesterday afternoon. Since Sunday, I can barely breathe… no, not like Duncan Sheik. After ruling out pneumonia and a blood clot in my lungs, my diagnosis was bronchitis. So I’m on antibiotics and doin’ the ‘tusin.

In other words, no party yet for the no-more-cancer news.

I still have two more chemo treatments to receive as a preventative measure which I wish I could get my mom to write me an excuse to give to the doctor, but I guess it’s all for my own good and junk. Anyway, I’m very relieved and very happy — when I’m not coughing like an old man with a three-pack-a-day habit. Thank you again to everyone for all your great support and jokes during this.

Listening to: “6′1″” - Liz Phair