The Soap Box
A place for me to dump my brain and you to pick thru it

Happy Birthday Colin Mochrie!
9:34pm

It just so happens I saw Colin Mochrie perform with Brad Sherwood when I was in Las Vegas. I laughed so hard, I actually tasted blood in my mouth...a very backhanded compliment I realize, but trust me, he and Brad are so fucking funny, you will never laugh as much in a single night in your life as you will going to see Colin and Brad do their improv magic. If they happen to come to your town, RUN to get tickets.

"I just crapped my pants!" - Brad Sherwood, November 25, 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bluephoria
10:14am

In case you are curious about Blue Man Group's new show in their new digs in Las Vegas, I can tell you that only about 10-15% of the show is new and the rest is stuff you've already seen. They took out the electronic "cat toy" and the White Rabbit sing-a-long, which I always enjoyed. They've changed "The Frontier" and made it even more entertaining, as if it wasn't the coolest thing to begin with. The stage is pretty awesome though and it was still a lot of fun. There are some new surprises, including bringing a plane on stage! I was disappointed that I had seen most of the new stuff on Jay Leno and I only watch Jay Leno a couple of times a year! (Maybe that's because I watch Jay Leno when the Blue Man Group is on...hmmm...)

Anyway, if you've never seen it, you should definitely go. It's completely entertaining. If you've already seen it, it's still great to hear the music live and relive the show again.

Something To Do
12:02am

In case you live in or around Albuquerque, there will be an arts & crafts show at the Student Union Building on the UNM campus starting tomorrow and ending on Friday afternoon. My sister will be there, selling her beautiful hand colored cards. So if you're around and want to get some really original holiday gifts, stop on by!

Quote Of The Day
10:31pm

"I hate to be a wee Jessie* but my 73 year old bladder just broke"
     - elderly man at choir practice tonight when we didn't get a break after practicing for 2 hours straight.

*Scottish for wuss.

I Don't Know How It Happened...
7:18pm

...but somewhere in the last 36 hours I turned 40...Four-oh! Shit, man! How crazy is that?

We went to Vegas on Friday and just got back a couple of hours ago. While I can't share everything that happened I will tell you that there was drinking, gorging, gambling and nudity involved. I'll tell you more later...if you're lucky!     ;)

Gobble Gobble
11:41am

Happy happy Turkey Day
hunger pains will go away
when you hear the children say
it's Happy Turkey Day.

White man, or red man
from East, North, or South.
chop off our legs, and put 'em in your mouth! (mmmm!)

Eat me!
Sauteed or barbecued!
Eat me!
we once were pets but now we're food
We lost the race with farmer Ed,
so eat us 'cuz we're good and dead!

- Courtesy of Addams Family Values

It's Not Even Thanksgiving People!
10:10pm

I received my first Christmas card today. I heard Silent Night for the first time this year. There's a Christmas tree in the University book store! WTF people?!?! It's not even Thanksgiving! This must stop immediately...right now...I'm NOT kidding!

Find the Bin Laden
10:59pm

The following is a direct quote from Cheney:

Those who advocate a sudden withdraw from Iraq should answer a couple simple questions. Would the United States and other free nations be better off or worse off with Zarqawi, Bin Laden and Zawahiri in control Iraq? Would we be safer or less safe with Iraq ruled by men intent upon the destruction of our country.

Hey Dick! If yo'ure looking for Bin Laden in Iraq, that would explain why you've never found him. He's not in Iraq, idiot.

Good Sense of Humor
10:59pm

Actor Matthew McConaughey responded, upon hearing he was chosen as Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine, that he was not much impressed by the" sexiest man" part but by the "alive" part.

I've Got The Perfect Gift For You...
10:44am

Looking for that perfect gift for the man in your life? Look no further. What you're looking for is right here. With so many styles and colors to choose from, surely you can find something for your man.

(Feefed from Google-fu Queen.)

Actually Mildly Amusing
11:02pm

So much of what I have to read for school is NOT entertaining. It's a lot of stuff about if there is a lesion in the thalamus then you will see these symptoms, etc. UGH. I hate memorizing anatomy and such. (Remember I said I was not in med school for a reason?) However, I actually read something for class tomorrow that made me chuckle. It's from On Being a Therapist by Jeffrey Kottler. In this particular chapter, he talks about patients who will try your patience:

Equally difficult is the client who talks incessantly but rarely says much and never listens. These clients also have the power to slow down the clock. They have been compulsive talkers for so long that they are virtually impervious to interruptions, confrontations, snoring, gags--everything but fire alarms. Some of these folks eventually find their way into Congress, but the rest end up in therapy because nobody else can stand to listen to them.

Great. I get the Congress flunkies. I hope they have a lot of money! ;)

Stupid Ass Fox Does It Again
12:24am

Fox announced that they have cancelled yet another one of my favorite shows. This time it's Arrested Development--for my money the best written show currently on television. Add that to the list of Futurama, Firefly, and Greg the Bunny...all wonderfully written. (The rumor is that Futurama had more PhDs on staff than any other show.)

Fox cut its order from 26 shows (a normal season) to 13. I'm surprised that executive producer Ron Howard and guest star Charlize Theron didn't have enough Hollywood power to save the show until the end of this season.

Arrested Development will be pulled from Fox's lineup during this sweeps month to return in December...maybe. They better show the rest of the new shows and not just throw them in the junker so I can at least watch it while it dies a slow and dishonorable death before its time.

Finally!
10:50am

I am officially 20 lbs lighter than when I started grad school. Huzzah!Now if I can keep it together through the holidays, I'll be a very happy girl.

This Is So Geeky, I Can't Believe I'm Writing About It
8:44am

Remember the six degrees of Kevin Bacon? Well, I've discovered there are six degrees of Futurama. It even works from my father-in-law, a part-time actor! Here we go...

Jesse Bennett was in The Stand with Gary Sinise. Gary Sinise was in Apollo 13 with Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks was in Cast Away with Helen Hunt. Helen Hunt was the long-time girlfriend (and short-time wife) of Hank Azaria. Hank Azaria played Harold Zoid (Dr. Zoidberg's uncle) in the Futurama episode "That's Lobstertainment!"

See how easy that was? Here's another obscure one...

Allen Ludden, long-time game show host who passed away in 1981, was married to Betty White. Betty White was in Golden Girls with Bea Arthur. Bea Arthur played Fem-puter in the Futurama episode "Amazon Women in the Mood."

Try it yourself!

The World's Three Greatest Inventions...According to Me
10:22pm

As the century changed from 20th to 21st, there was a lot of talk about what were the greatest inventions in the last century. Was it the TV? The Internet? I don't even know what was decided but for my money, the three greatest inventions of all time are as follows (in no particular order):

• Toilet Paper
• Deodorant
• The Flush Toilet

I mean really think about it. If we didn't have cars, we'd ride around on horses. How cool would that be? If we didn't have TV, we'd all prolly be healthier as we'd actually go outside to find things to entertain ourselves. But what would we use if we didn't have toilet paper? (I'm not sure I want you to answer that question.) And living in the desert makes you appreciate the wonders of deodorant. Trust me, you really don't want to be around me in the summer without it. And the flush toilet, well, the awesome-ness of that is evident (unless you have servants to empty your chamber pot).

Seriously. I can live without the Internet, movies, airplanes...you name it. Just leave me my "personal hygiene" whatchamcallits and I'll be happy.

Shameless Plug
9:00pm

My oldest sister has always been a very talented artist. For years she's been doing intricate woodblock prints of goddesses, saints, and other images that move her. I've saved every card she's ever sent me. The whole family knows how beautiful her art is and now you can too! She has opened a CafePress store to share her art with you all. There you can find larger images of the cards below along with dozens others.

Goddess Shekhina

Green Man

If you would like cards hand colored by the artist, contact me (jenben[at]g-r-c.com) and I'll hook you up!

Ha!
12:20pm

Remember I was complaining some time ago that VS no longer sold bras in my size? That I thought it was a way for the women of the itty bitty tittie committee to let off some steam? Well guess what? They're baaaaack! VS found out it was losing too much money by not having bras on-site for the better endowed. Bastards. Don't fuck with the non-itty-bitty-tittie-committee.

Sad
7:19pm

The world lost a truly great artist today when RC Gorman succumbed to pneumonia at the age of 74. Gorman grew up on the Navajo (Diné) reservation in Arizona and claimed that women were his greatest inspiration. His art is collected the world over including by the likes of Jackie Onassis and Andy Warhol. His father, Carl Gorman, was a code talker in WWII. Click the image above to explore the beautiful color and images he created over his lifetime.

Just Stuff
10:57pm

Today I got to look at pictures of brains, sliced in every way imaginable, for two and a half hours. OMG. There is a reason why I chose not to go to medical school.

How many days (not necessarily in a row) do you wear your jeans between washings? Just curious.

Guess who didn't do any homework tonight because she was too busy watching the 2 part pilot of Firefly on DVD? Stupid me. I KNEW I should have waited until Christmas break and borrow the series on DVD from my friend. But damn Amazon had to have the whole series for only $30. So really it's all Amazon's fault.

Who else woke up with a sugar hangover on Tuesday morning?

It's 100 days until the Winter Olympics! Yay! Now if both Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen can heal from their current injuries , we'll be doing great! I think I am going to petition for school to be cancelled during the games so I can watch 24/7. It's hard to believe that I was actually at the games 4 years ago in Salt Lake. The Olympics also means it will be my blog's 4 year anniversary as well.

Do you wash underwear you buy online before wearing it? Just curious.

Hungry? Want some pork products? How about trying a 770 calorie Meat'Normous sandwich which contains ham, bacon AND sausage from Burger King? The really curious thing is that the nutritional information is NOT on the Burger King web site. I wonder why.

I wish I were rich enough that when the bag of my vacuum cleaner was full, I could just buy a new vacuum.

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