Random Pop Culture A Go Go

I can't think of something I want to write an entire entry about it. Since Yvonne is a feckless whore, it is up to me to keep this blog going at the moment. (Just kidding, Vonners. I love you. Please don't cut me in my sleep. Again.) Anyway. So here is a random sampling of things that I want to comment on.re

1. The White Sox traded Neal Cotts. To the Cubs. I cannot tell you how dramatically upset this made me. I know Neal Cotts is not the greatest pitcher ever, but he is excruciatingly hot, OK? He made love to the camera in all post-game interviews and Yvonne and I nicknamed him the hotness. What can I possibly do with the T-shirt that she made me with his picture on it and "The Hotness" written underneath? Sad.

2. The news about Neal made me wonder if good old Carl Everett is still refusing to acknowledge the existence of dinosaurs. I am pretty sure he is, considering he once said ""The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Someone actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus rex."

What about dinosaur bones?

"Made by man," he says.

Dude. Carl Everett is fucking insane. That's kind of awesome though. I mean, at least he's original.

3. O.J. Simpson. As everyone now knows, OJ has written a book called If I Did It about how he would have killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, if he had done so, which he did not, of course. (Pfft.) Who the hell is greenlighting this shite? Who was like, this is a fabulous idea that the American reading public will gobble up with a spoon, and have absolutely no misgivings about swallowing? Seriously? Who are these people? (I know, HarperCollins). I am clearly more qualified to be running a publishing house than they are.

4. South Africa has passed a law allowing gay marriage. Is anyone else extremely embarrassed that a country which, until relatively recently, THOUGHT APARTHEID WAS A GOOD IDEA, is more progressive on this issue than America? I know there are other factors at play but nonetheless ... embarrassing.

5. Veronica Mars is still the best show on television. It is not as good as it was the first season, but it still is awesome. I highly recommend watching it, and not just because thus far Veronica has shown to own TWO jackets that I currently also own (bought before I saw them on the show, so it means I am cool rather than pathetic.) Even though Chris Lowell appears to not so much have a neck, it is still much better than anything else. Heroes is good as well, but I just figured out that you can only watch the most recent episode on NBC. I am three behind so I guess I am out of luck. Friday Night Lights was also awesome but I stopped watching that too.

6. Ugly people. Sometimes I feel bad for actors hired to portray the ugly friend on shows. It must be disheartening, to have your agent call you and be like "Hey, so they need someone to play a fat, homely eccentric!! You're a shoe-in!!"I guess the actors just want to work and probably own mirrors, but still. Sad. Maybe I empathize because I know I would always be playing the ugly friend if I were a working actor.

7. This entry. It really sucks. I'm sorry. I have no original ideas at the moment that I feel like pursuing. The next one will be better.