Monthly Archives: February 2005

The First Annual “Ahh-Vahs”

My Super Sweet Sixteen Season-Ending Awards – The “Ahh-vahs” There is now a gaping hole in the MTV schedule, Tuesdays at 9:30 CST. “My Super Sweet Sixteen” is ending its first season, though MTV may try to milk it of … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, My Love….(aww)

It’s my wife’s birthday today, so Happy Birthday every time you read this. (she keeps telling me in her best Ava voice, “You’re totally ruining my birthday”. It’s funny, and should tell you a lot about the type of relationship … Continue reading

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MSS16 “Marathon” on Sat.

MTV came up with an idea to make its already terribly great series My Super Sweet Sixteen even more obscene. After the initial 6-episode run, they played the episodes back-to-back with commentary by the Sweet Sixteeners themselves as well as … Continue reading

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So I just saw “The Village”

…and liked it. Thie movie has gotten some of the most strangely diverse reviews I’ve ever seen. This fact should tell you something: On Rotten Tomatos, it has a 47% rating(meaning 47% of movie critics gave it a positive rating), … Continue reading

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Icerocket is Cool

Well, I was all prepared to give www.icerocket.com a great rating, but then I looked up “epth”. But first, the good: Many of the search results have thumbnailed screenshots, which allow you to see where you’re going before you go … Continue reading

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Breaking News…

Upon viewing the MTV website (oh, the pain I go through to write this blog), I saw mention of a “Sweet Sixteen Bonus Clip Marathon” on Saturday. They let you vote on what clips you want to see. My people … Continue reading

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My Stupid Sweet Sixteen, er, I mean, Fifteen?

My Super Sweet Sixteen, Part VI — “Krunk” At the beginning of every episode of this show, MTV does a montage detailing what we can expect to see the following 23 minutes. I knew I was in trouble right away … Continue reading

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Some thoughts on Alias Season III

(It took me while to finish this. Sorry, I’ve been kinda busy.) Last month my wife and I finished Season III of Alias, otherwise known as the “Lauren Year”, or the “Covenant Year”. It’s quite unlike Seasons I and II, … Continue reading

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Work Notes

I’m not exactly sure, but I think one of the people I work with is pretending his mother-in-law is still alive so he and his wife can continue living in their house. That’s what I seem to be overhearing anyway. … Continue reading

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Sunny Day in Dallas

This is why I love Dallas, even with all its foibles. I hate driving here, but I like living here. 82 and sunny in February. Boo-yah! I was punishingly social last weekend, going to two parties where I got good … Continue reading

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