The Good
To say that I successfully quit smoking cigarettes is a lie. I still crave my little white sticks of cancer like Luke Wilson craves cake. What I did do is cut way down. You see I only smoke when I drink booze. A copout thing really since I drink more often than I like to admit. Not saying I can take down your local barfly, but I certainly do enjoy my nightcaps and vinos most days of the week. Point is I’ve only indulged in a few smokes since the New Year which means that I’ve not had too much to drink in that span of time either. We do these things for ourselves, but I can’t help but think a certain health conscious friend of mine would be pleased. And that’s good. Well, enough about that. I can almost hear the crackles of potential clients and employers burning my resume as they read this. The Bad
I hear they’re bringing back another season of Leverage. You know that reprehensible show on TNT featuring several no-named actors riding the coattails of a washed up Timothy Hutton, in a “drama” that carries as much suspense as a game of tic-tac-toe. Have you seen the special effects and fight scenes? I could have sworn that in one shot they just held up a toy plane with strings against a background that looked like the refrigerator art of someone with "special" kids. But ask me how I really feel. Maybe I shouldn’t be so hard on the actors. Maybe it’s just TNT that deserves the blame for pushing godawful shows like that and The Closer. Yeah, that one. Did you know they also signed for another season?! This means all of us sports fans, that don’t mind watching the NBA on TNT with favorites like Barkley and Weber, have to endure further eye bleeding torture from those wonderful ads of Kyra Sedgwick trying to act like a badass with a heinous southern accent and oddly shaped mouth. Some careers should and can be reinvented, however these are all bad.The Ugly
Saw a commercial for a Senior Dating site after the New Year and threw up in my mouth a little. I suppose we all have needs - and kudos to Archibald and Ethel for wanting to get some - but yikes. That’s almost as bad as that commercial I saw for a Latino Dating site. Word? Being a Lebxican I feel I can speak my mind here and say that is probably the most nonsensical thing I’ve heard so far this year. How is it that Hispanics need the extra help in finding another brown brother or sister? First, they’re everywhere. You can’t go anywhere without tripping on a MexiCAN. Second, they procreate and populate faster than most Christian-based races I know of, including the Irish. Don’t think I forgot about you fuckers. How can it be difficult to meet a suitable mate with odds like that? I’m not a bigot or racist by any means here. I’m just saying that’s ugly.Happy New Year everyone. ;)
