plug o' the week - december 22-26, 2008.

plugsie plugsies!

it's christmahannakwanza!!!

woot!

also it's cold as testecles (read: testuhkleeze) outside.

and the snow. so much snow. who was that guy?

guy who decided to make snow: 'ahhh. condensation in below freezing temperatures.'

best friend: 'i like it. let's try and see what happens.'

fail.

anywho, there's christmas and presents and ham and family and friends and sleep. that makes up for a heckfire lots of things. mmm-hmm. and ham.

on to this week's plugs! don't soil yourself all that much.


film plug o' the week -


it's a wonderful life.
i know. i know. it's so old. and it's on tv like every 37 seconds. and your parents made you watch it as kids. and you hate black & white. and...wait. what is this? it's funny. and sad. and jimmy stewart is amazing. and there's actual heart in the story. and maybe, maybe, i've been depressed enough once or twice to think that maybe i shouldn't have been born. well, friend, this is the flick for you. it's good, wholesome christmas fun. and donna reed is in it. two very cool people. not to mention, that bert and ernie of seasme street were named after the mailman and the cop in this flick. it makes the cockles warm a little doesn't? mmmmm. christmas movie. also, there's an awesome saturday night clip somewhere in the world (and by 'somewhere in the world', i mean 'on this blog') where dana carvey does the alternate ending to this movie and kicks potter's tuchas. it's amazing. made me love the movie all over again.

music plug o' the week -


wintersong - sarah mclachlan.
i like it. it's christmasy. her voice is amazing. most of these could be in a film or tv show in the sad/lonely/slow motion/snowing-christmas-montage. not that film or tv would ever need to play with people's emotions like that. i'm just sayin', if it ever came to that, this album would work. can be enjoyed by a fire, in a car driving to see the fam, or hangin' out drinking wine. songs i enjoy are 'happy xmas (the war is over)', 'river', 'wintersong', 'i'll be home for christmas', 'have yourself a merry little christmas', and 'o little town of bethlehem.'


televsion plug o' the week -


ed.
i miss this show a million bajillion. it was so amazing. it was the show that basically opened my eyes to the non-laughtrack comedy/drama. it was so clever and funny and the $10 bets. good grief. and the mac kid always being foolish and ed feeling sorry for him. and the lawyer/bowling alley manager. genius. and good ol' carol vessey. the high school teacher that all of us younger single guys totally wanted to hang out with, like our names were edward j. stevens. luckily, nbc sucks gnats and has not put it on dvd for all of us folks to enjoy. what's even sadder is that amazon.com has a page already set up for the possibility of it ever being produced on dvd. sad. i guess that's my one christmas wish.


and there ya have it. the christmas plugs. you all enjoy yourselves the nesxt couple of weeks with the eating and gifts and merriment.

and naps.

mmmmmmmm.

groove.

it's a wonderful life: alternate ending.

plug o' the week - december 8-12, 2008.

i know. i missed a week. life is crazy. work is melting my face off with all of the things i'm doing. gosh. stop being so mean all the time. demandy pants. that's what i say.

also, who came up with this 'awake' jazz? that was a bad idea. seriously. why didn't i get to be in that meeting?

so i shall make up for the lack of plugs last week by doing a regular ol' fashioned plug this week.

carry on.


film plug o' the week -



a christmas story.
dude. it's christmas. so i had to put a christmas story on here. it is, in fact, about christmas. the frakkin' name of the movie has christmas in it. i would be foolish to not do this. am i right, or am i right? this is one of the greatest kids movies from the past. my little sister arielle used to watch it every day. she called it 'the boys'. i found that cute. but it's about this family from back in the day that really wants to rock the christmas spirit, even if it means losing an eye. watch out for any bb guns this year. don't lick any frozen poles. also, fragile is an italian word. fudge.


music plug o' the week -


all of the sudden i miss everyone - explosions in the sky.
mmmm. rock. with no words. some people refer to this as 'ambient rock.' that sounds so hippyish and floaty. if words were sung over it, i'm guessing the same people would just call it rock. to me it's instrumental rock. they rock and they play instruments. i don't feel like that's a big leap. this is wonderful music to listen to if you need to chill, or draw, or read and you want some mood music that isn't just white noise or ocean waves. and when i'm listening to music i don't always want singers to be making me listen to their words. i'm a little rebellious that way.


television plug o' the week -



bones.
i know. there's like 30 gabajillion crime dramas in the world. seriously. i'm scared of how many crime shows are in new york. do i really want to go there? hmmmm. bones makes the crime drama okay. that's what i think. i'm always impressed with the mix of humor and drama. i know the show is hella gory, but they always come up with interesting ways that people were knocked off. a lot of shows are big into having a new secretary or lawyer every episode if the people aren't main characters, but they use the same ones consistently. well played. also, i was a pretty big fan of buffy the vampire slayer when it was on the air and it's really awesome to see david boreanaz continue his career. he originally wasn't one of my favorite actors, but in this show he really comes through. i think he's a much better fbi agent than he was a vampire. word up.


so those are the plugs. that's what they are. enjoy if you want. hate if you must. party hardy this holiday season.

groove.

i walked on water. i can walk to the door.

i'd like to say i'd stop posting videos, but jesus wouldn't like it if i lied about that.

best church videos of all time.

somethin' strange on the ps3...er...xbox...er...ps2...

burn-e