"The only thing you got in this world is what you can sell. And the funny thing is that you're a salesman, and you don't know that."
Today the world lost a quiet but powerful voice, and one of the greatest playwrights to ever write for the American stage. I just hope that he is remembered more for the body of his work than for the woman he married half a century ago. Rest in peace, Arthur Miller.
2.11.2005
2.08.2005
When I was in the second grade, completely by chance, my teacher persuaded me to buy Little House on the Prairie at a Scholastic book fair. Somewhere I owe Mrs. Mayes a big ol' hug and thanks, because that book changed my life. I was already a big reader, but I literally wore that book out, and it transformed my imagination into the world of a simple pioneer girl traveling through the plains of Kansas. Imagine how excited I was at Christmas when I opened a gift from my aunt and found out that there were eight more books! Even now, twentysomething years later, I could sit here and tell you the storyline of each book chapter-by-chapter, and could probably even quote portions of them.
So now I'm very happy to hear that the true adaptations of the original books are finally coming to television next month. Yes, yes, everyone knows about the Michael Landon series and everyone else of my generation thinks that Melissa Gilbert is Laura Ingalls. I don't. My mom didn't let me watch that show because she said that it didn't follow the books, and she had a point. The few times that I've watched it as an adult, it's annoyed me. Mary never got married! Walnut Grove never blew up! I understand artistic license, but cmon! I'm glad to see someone attempt to do a version that's true to the books, and I hope that they even fill in the unpublished Iowa years (yes, I'm a true fan.) And in the meantime, I'll keep saving my pennies to make the Homesite Tour.
So now I'm very happy to hear that the true adaptations of the original books are finally coming to television next month. Yes, yes, everyone knows about the Michael Landon series and everyone else of my generation thinks that Melissa Gilbert is Laura Ingalls. I don't. My mom didn't let me watch that show because she said that it didn't follow the books, and she had a point. The few times that I've watched it as an adult, it's annoyed me. Mary never got married! Walnut Grove never blew up! I understand artistic license, but cmon! I'm glad to see someone attempt to do a version that's true to the books, and I hope that they even fill in the unpublished Iowa years (yes, I'm a true fan.) And in the meantime, I'll keep saving my pennies to make the Homesite Tour.
2.06.2005
A few short Super Bowl thoughts
- The main reason that the Pats won tonight and the Iggles didn't is because the Pats had been there before and it showed. When it came down to crunch time, the Eagles acted like a small-town high school team that ended up in the state championship by a fluke and imploded when they reached the spotlight. Their idea of a "hurry -up offense" the last five minutes was laughable. The last two times they played, the Pats won with a big play at the end that resulted in a field goal. This time the shoe was on the other foot, but McNabb stumbled. That truly shows you how great Brady and his team really is.
- T.O., I, along with most of the armchair commentators of America, owe you an apology. My hat is off to you. As someone who suffered a major ankle injury that was most likely nowhere near as bad as yours, I have no clue how you played a whole game on that leg. Hell, I can't even walk in a mall for an hour without ending up off my feet almost four years later. You deserve an amazing amount of credit, and I hope you get it.
- If I thought that FredEx was a truly altruistic, team-player guy, I would say that he mouthed off just to draw all of the defense onto him and leave Pinkston open for receptions. If he did, that worked for awhile.
- Does Tedy Bruscih have a twin brother that I can marry so that I can have little boys that cute? I swear, watching him play with them pre-game made my ovaries hurt.
- Can't fault Deion Branch for getting the MVP (and I would like to point out that I recognized his superior talent a year ago, when I had him on my fantasy team, except that he never generated many points for me.) But I think that Tom Brady had a strong case for a third MVP. simply because he managed to pick apart the blitz so well. Honestly, I have never seen a QB so comfortable and adaptable in that position. It was his ability to see the openings left downfield under pressure that gave Branch the chance to make such incredible plays.
- Missed a lot of the commercials since I actually spent half of the game on the road and listening on the radio. And since the NFL Network defines "postgame" as 4 minutes before the game actually ends, I didn't get to see their postgame commercial show. But having worked in call centers that closely resembled Office Space, the CareerBuilder.com commercial with the apes was spookily realistic.
- T.O., I, along with most of the armchair commentators of America, owe you an apology. My hat is off to you. As someone who suffered a major ankle injury that was most likely nowhere near as bad as yours, I have no clue how you played a whole game on that leg. Hell, I can't even walk in a mall for an hour without ending up off my feet almost four years later. You deserve an amazing amount of credit, and I hope you get it.
- If I thought that FredEx was a truly altruistic, team-player guy, I would say that he mouthed off just to draw all of the defense onto him and leave Pinkston open for receptions. If he did, that worked for awhile.
- Does Tedy Bruscih have a twin brother that I can marry so that I can have little boys that cute? I swear, watching him play with them pre-game made my ovaries hurt.
- Can't fault Deion Branch for getting the MVP (and I would like to point out that I recognized his superior talent a year ago, when I had him on my fantasy team, except that he never generated many points for me.) But I think that Tom Brady had a strong case for a third MVP. simply because he managed to pick apart the blitz so well. Honestly, I have never seen a QB so comfortable and adaptable in that position. It was his ability to see the openings left downfield under pressure that gave Branch the chance to make such incredible plays.
- Missed a lot of the commercials since I actually spent half of the game on the road and listening on the radio. And since the NFL Network defines "postgame" as 4 minutes before the game actually ends, I didn't get to see their postgame commercial show. But having worked in call centers that closely resembled Office Space, the CareerBuilder.com commercial with the apes was spookily realistic.
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