I do love me some Sarah Silverman

Sweet Jesus, this is funny. Language NSFW, unless you gots some headphones.


The Great Schlep

Religulous: The Trailer

I love Bill Maher. LOVE HIM. I cannot wait to see this film.

22% Gay, musically that is

According to Out Magazine, the following albums are the 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums of All Time (thanks to Perez for posting this). The albums were chosen by polling "more than 100 actors, comedians, musicians, writers, critics, performance artists, label reps, and DJs, asking each to list the 10 albums that left the most indelible impressions on their lives." I wonder how many of these I own (mine will be bolded)?

1. David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars,
2. The Smiths, The Smiths, 1984
3. Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman, 1988
4. Indigo Girls, Indigo Girls, 1989
5. Judy Garland, Judy at Carnegie Hall, 1961
6. The Smiths, The Queen is Dead, 1986
7. Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973
8. Madonna, The Immaculate Collection, 1990
9. Cyndi Lauper, She's So Unusual, 1983
10. Antony and the Johnsons, I Am A Bird Now, 2005
11. Various artists, Hedwig and the Angry Inch soundtrack, 2001
12. The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967
13. Ani DiFranco, Dilate, 1996
14. Erasure, The Innocents, 1988
15. George Michael, Faith, 1987
16. Queen, A Night at the Opera, 1975
17. Lou Reed, Transformer, 1972
18. George Michael, Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. I, 1990
19. The B-52s, The B-52's, 1979
20. Queen, A Day at the Races, 1976
21. David Bowie, Hunky Dory, 1971
22. The Gossip, Standing in the Way of Control, 2006
23. Deee-Lite, World Clique, 1990
24. Sylvester, Living Proof, 1979
25. k.d. lang, Ingénue, 1992
26. Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters, 2004
27. Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), 1983
28. Queen, The Game, 1980
29. Pet Shop Boys, Actually, 1987
30. Diana Ross, Diana, 1980
31. Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Towards Ecstacy, 1993
32. The Smiths, Meat Is Murder, 1985
33. The Smiths, Hatful of Hollow, 1984
34. Donna Summer, Bad Girls, 1979
35. Yaz, Upstairs at Eric's, 1982
36. Madonna, Erotica, 1992
37. Blondie, Parallel Lines, 1978
38. Dusty Springfield, Dusty in Memphis, 1969
39. Laura Nyro and Labelle, Gonna Take A Miracle, 1971
40. Pet Shop Boys, Behavior, 1990
41. Melissa Etheridge, Yes I Am, 1993
42. ABBA, Gold, 1992
43. Prince, Purple Rain, 1984
44. Pet Shop Boys, Very, 1993
45. Bikini Kill, Pussy Whipped, 1993
46. Madonna, Ray of Light, 1998
47. The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs, 1999
48. Cris Williamson, The Changer and the Changed, 1975
49. Patti Smith, Horses, 1975
50. Rufus Wainwright, Poses, 2001
51. Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Welcome to the Pleasuredome, 1984
52. Kate Bush, Hounds of Love, 1985
53. Culture Club, Colour by Numbers, 1983
54. Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes, 1992
55. David Bowie, Diamond Dogs, 1974
56. Team Dresch, Personal Best, 1994
57. Prince, Dirty Mind, 1980
58. Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville, 1993
59. Bronski Beat, The Age of Consent, 1984
60. R.E.M., Automatic for the People, 1992
61. Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out, 1997
62. Jeff Buckley, Grace, 1994
63. Björk, Debut, 1993
64. Patti Smith, Easter, 1978
65. Le Tigre, Le Tigre, 1999
66. Soft Cell, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, 1981
67. Hüsker Dü, Candy Apple Grey, 1986
68. Nirvana, Nevermind, 1991
69. Frances Faye, Caught in the Act, 1959
70. Rent original Broadway cast, Rent, 1996
71. Elton John, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, 1975
72. Donna Summer, Once Upon a Time, 1977
73. Various artists, Fame soundtrack, 1980
74. Michael Jackson, Off the Wall, 1979
75. Carole King, Tapestry, 1971
76. Ani DiFranco, Imperfectly, 1992
77. New Order, Substance, 1987
78. Various artists, The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack, 1975
79. T. Rex, Electric Warrior, 1971
80. Rufus Wainwright, Want One, 2003
81. Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah, 2006
82. Cher, Believe, 1998
83. Bette Midler, The Divine Miss M, 1972
84. Cyndi Lauper, True Colors, 1986
85. Nina Simone, Anthology, 2003
86. Madonna, Madonna, 1983
87. Madonna , Confessions on a Dance Floor, 2005
88. Hüsker Dü, Zen Arcade, 1984
89. Fifth Column, To Sir With Hate, 1986
90. Kate Bush, The Kick Inside, 1978
91. Grace Jones, Nightclubbing, 1981
92. Morrissey, Viva Hate, 1988
93. Sade, Lovers Rock, 2000
94. Hair original Broadway cast, Hair, 1968
95. Culture Club, Kissing to Be Clever, 1982
96. Nick Drake, Bryter Layter, 1970
97. Janis Ian, Between the Lines, 1975
98. Ferron, Testimony, 1980
99. Joni Mitchell, For the Roses, 1972
100. The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967

I heart Matt Damon

I know, I know. Actors should stick to acting. Whatever. They are American citizens like the rest of us so he's entitled to his opinion. Which, of course, I agree with. Matt Damon, you rule.

Review: Zune Car Pack v2

Ever since Bill sent me my Zune last November I have been accumulating Zune accessories. This summer I decided to purchase the Zune Car Pack v2 (the v2 part is very important). I was going to write a review back in July but I am glad I waited until I went on a trip to Chicago before writing this up.

So, the car pack hooks into your car lighter and uses a radio station to play your Zune. One of the best features of the car pack is that it also charges your Zune while it plays in your car. The product is fairly attractive looking. The part that hooks into your lighter lights up with the Zune logo when it's plugged in. The transmitter has large, easy to read numbers and it glows so that is useful in the dark.

The car pack's reception can be spotty. Depending on where I am in the city, I have a few stations that I scroll through. Once you get on the highway, the car pack has amazing sound quality. But one of the things I like the least about the car pack is that I have to have skin contact on the transmitter or else the reception can get spotty.

I got the car pack used for a deal on Amazon. I think it's every bit worth the $25 I paid but I am not sure I would be as happy with the product if I had paid full price. Because I got it used I didn't get the pad that holds the Zune and transmitter in place but the Zune fits perfectly in the slot next to my shifter.

I guess the greatest feature of this is that I get all the music on my Zune with me in the car. And that's great since I've been buying almost all of my music via the marketplace.

Overall, I would give this 4 out of 5 stars.

Things that annoy me about the train

I ride the train to work pretty much everyday now unless something unusual like a doctor's appointment is going on. Honestly, I love riding the train because I generally get 30 minutes of reading time or music listening time or just thinking and staring out the window time. However, there are several things that really annoy me about the train. Here they are:

1. I hate the ticket checker guy who tells me to smile in the morning. As though I must be in a bad mood since I am not smiling rather than I am simply not totally awake yet. Why do people assume that because you aren't smiling that you must be in a bad mood. Maybe I am working out the problem of energy dependence in my head. Anyway, it makes me want to punch him when he says, "Smile. It's not that bad." Fuck off, dude.

2. People should not have inappropriate conversations about their personal lives on cell phones on the train. Yesterday morning I had to listen to this woman talk on and on about her impending divorce. I even put my Zune on and I guess that was her cue to talk louder because I could still hear her over the music.

2b. People should talk at a normal or below normal level on the train. I don't care about your dog, your car, your job, your opinion on the Cardinals, whatever. Either talk like a polite human being sharing a public space or shut the hell up.

3. People need to learn to share. Your bag? It does not need it's own seat, especially when it's a Target bag containing your lunch. It's seat can be your lap, asshole.

4. Teenagers who feel the need to touch you. Some girl was touching my hair the other day on the train. When I turned to ask her to stop, she acted like I was the inappropriate one. But my look of death stopped her from touching my hair again.

5. PDA. Seriously. No one on the train wants to watch you make out.

Fall TV Preview

Beth might be the only person who care about this but here's my fall tv lineup.

Sunday:

8pm: Dexter
9pm: Brothers and Sisters
9pm: Mad Men (which I have been watching all summer and it should end soon)
9pm: Skins (been watching for 5 weeks now)

Monday:

7pm: Chuck (watching it on Hulu)
7:30pm: How I Met Your Mother
8pm: Heroes
9pm: Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein

Tuesday:

8pm: Fringe
9pm: Eli Stone

Wednesday:

7pm: Bones (watching it on Hulu)
7pm: Pushing Daisies
8pm: Project Runway
9pm: Top Design

Thursday:

7pm: Ugly Betty
8pm: The Office/30 Rock
9pm: Burn Notice (again been watching it all summer and it ends soon)
9pm: Tabitha's Salon Takeover

Friday:

7pm: Crusoe
9pm: Life


Honestly though, I am more excited for January when I get BSG, Lost, and Dollhouse. JOSS WHEDON!

10 words or less

I have several books to cover but I don't really feel like doing the whole write up thing. So, I am going to try my hand at some blurbing.


Queen of Babble Gets Hitched: Meg! Cabot! Fun but predictable.













Persuasion: British snobbery + Thwarted love x Time = Happy ending.












The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks: Co-ed Boarding school. Girl power. Hijinks ensue.











The Hotel New Hampshire: Viennese fairytale. Bears. Get obsessed and stay obsessed.











Northanger Abbey:Gothic themes. Bad Thorpe family. Cruel fathers. Love prevails.











Books Read in 2008:

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Love Walked In by Marisa de Los Santos
Belong to Me by Marisa de Los Santos
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
Queen of Swords by Sara Donati
Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Airhead by Meg Cabot
Meridon by Philippa Gregory
The Favored Child by Philippa Gregory
Wideacre by Philippa Gregory
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
Into the Wild by John Krakauer
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
River Secrets by Shannon Hale
The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
Feed by M.T. Anderson
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon
The Attack by Yasmina Khadra
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
She Went All the Way by Meg Cabot
Dramarama by E. Lockhart
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
Princess Mia by Meg Cabot
Pants on Fire by Meg Cabot
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Fly on the Wall by E. Lockhart
Stowaway by Karen Hesse
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart.
Spike: Asylum by Brian Lynch and Franco Urru