Celebrities in the News
- Hugh Grant dumped baked beans on paparazzi? Now anyone who has watched 'Bend It Like Beckham' has got to know that baked beans can do real damage and leave real scars!
- Alec Baldwin called his daughter a "pig", seems a bit odd. But then my own father called me a "turkey" a few times. Whatever that means. I don't think I am too emotionally scarred though.
- Richard Gere, I mean honestly if you are gonna pull an Adrian Brody on an Indian actress, at least go for a hotter one. Shilpa Shetty is like leftovers. The American version of, I don't know, maybe Meg Ryan... so like ten years ago.
Politics
I caught up on the Democratic debates on-line. Here were my takeaways.
- No one will straight up answer a question. I mean Hillary and Edwards dodged the hedge fund question like there was no tomorrow. Wonder if it has something to do with donor dollars, Chelsea's job, and Johnny boy's advisory board position. The only people who had the balls to answer questions were Gravel and Kucinich, the two crazies, who don't have a chance in hell of winning. Even Richardson, who I actually had some hope for, turned the gun control question into a question about treating mental illness. No wonder he is the NRA's favorite candidate.
- Apparently, John Edwards' daddy was a poor textile mill worker... blah... blah... blah. Isn't this the same story we have hear for the past four years? At least, he doesn't flip-flop on his family history. The sad thing is he appears to be the only Dem with a real chance of winning.
- Mike Gravel is crazy! In fact, I was not sure if I should laugh or well laugh during his pontifications (e.g., rants). Personally, I wish the guy had received a little more air time because quite simply he added some levity to a very scripted debate.
- Obama seems like less of a rock star than he did four years ago... I think he has finally become a real politician. He plays dodge ball like a pro!
Television and Books
- The Grey's spin-off sounds utterly wretched. How many prime time hospital soaps can TV stand? And how many outlandish diseases can they think of to keep these shows going?
- I am getting somewhat curious about the next Harry Potter book, which I find odd, since I am not even a super huge fan of the book. I wonder if Harry will kill Voldemort, or if it will be Neville, or maybe it will be Harry and Neville together. I really hope Hermione doesn't end up with Ron. I am just not that into guys with red hair. And image their children, yikes... freckled red heads with bushy hair and buck teeth. God forbid! Do you think Snape is bad? If he isn't bad, does that mean Draco could be good? Oh the confusion, and it all has to be resolved in several hundred pages, is it even possible?
- My old babysitter had a front page article in the Globe today. I feel like I should link to it!
31 comments:
Dude, you so don't understand Harry Potter. It's okay, because you sort of understand politics. Snape and Draco will both show that they are good. They will redeem themselves for past wrongs. It will drive home J.K. Rowling's point that it's not what you are born into, but the choices you make. Also, Harry will most definitely kill Voldemort. Neville won't kill Voldemort though he will probably help Harry in his quest to destroy the Horcruxes. Maybe he will kill Bellatrix Lestrange for torturing his parents. But no, Neville will not kill Voldemort or be in the final showdown. Clearly you did not understand the prophecy. You can read the book when I'm done with it if you wish.
Kucinich isn't crazy. He's just liberal and isn't afraid to say what he thinks, like Hilary and Obama. I definitely agree with you that Obama doesn't sound like a rockstar anymore... he's been spoilt by the Senate. I'm not too impressed with him anymore. I also agree with you that Edwards has the biggest chance of winning the general election. Right now Hilary has a commanding lead over Obama and Edwards with the other candidates having a negligible following. I wonder if it will stay that way. I bet John McCain will handily beat Hilary in the general election. Edwards will have a good shot at beating McCain I think esp. since McCain will look old next to Edwards and he would already be the oldest president if elected.
oops i mean that Kucinich isn't afraid to say what he thinks, unlike Hilary and Obama. They have become true politicians in that they say a lot without actually saying anything.
What are prophecy are you talking 'bout? Harry and Neville were born in the same month and both had parents who defied Voldemort. Voldemort just assumed the prophecy referred to Harry... or well that's how I read it. I think it would be a bit too predictable if all Neville go to do was avenge his parents. Maybe he can avenge his parents and get Ginny too? You really think they will make Draco good? I thought JK said she wouldn't.
BTW. What makes you so sure that McCain will win the nomination? He's in deep dodo right now. Romney raised more money. The moderates don't like me because he became Bush's asswiper, and the conservatives don't like him because everyonce in awhile he uses whatever brain cells he has left.
oops... I meant the moderates don't like McCain because he is an asswipe.
Right but Voldemort marked harry as his equal, not Voldemort. That was an important part of the prophecy. Neville get Ginny, what are you talking about? She's Harry's girl...
A pro-choice mormon who didn't do more to stop gay marriage from happening in his state... win the Republican nomination... for real?
glad you corrected that, i thought moderates would like you regardless of whether McCain is Bush's asswipe or not...
Dude. Republicans don't mind flip-floppers when they are in their own party. I mean for real silly. Remember pappy Bush's "no new taxes" BS.
Here is the prophecy: "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."
Neville was not marked as Voldie's equal.
Romney is going to pretend he is not Mormon and that he was never pro-life and that he actually tried to stop gay-marriage from happening in his state, but couldn't do anything to stop the activist judges?
yes, I do think Draco will do something to redeem himself. It would cap the inner struggles we see him have in book 6.
p.s. this blog entry should have been split into three.
i also agree that grey's is getting stupid. that having an addison spinoff is even stupider. and there is no way that the penis fish can swim up a stream of urine. impossible!
do you think that snape was in love with harry's mom and that's an extra reason why he hates james potter so much and why harry is a living reminder of why he couldn't get the girl that he loved?
did i mention that i am super excited about this book? i think it will be exciting to read about harry hunting down the horcruxes and destroying them though it does seem like a tall order for harry to find and destroy four horcruxes when dumbledore nearly lost his hand in the process of destroying one and was super weakened after destroying another. i guess he has ron and hermione to help him and maybe regulus black had already found and destroyed a few.
the question is, is harry going to die at the end of book 7? that would be too sad. that can't happen. he has to have 10 kids and be minister of magic eventually.
oooooooo, i am so excited about the new book coming out!
Well I for one didn't realize there were such impassioned HP fans out there!
Regarding HP - Voldie never tried to mark Neville, so we don't know what would have happened. Come on you have to root for the little nerd that could.
I think the penis fish thing is for real. I remember reading it in some Amazon travel guide or something. It swims up body orfices and stuff. But that's no weirder than the wierd preggers man storyline...
Regarding the Republicans... their candidates are almost as crappy as the Dems. Maybe the L&O guy will run. Allegedly the conservatives *love* him.
Book 7 should be interesting... I wonder how she is going to tie up all the loose ends, as far as I can tell, she has a lot of them.
1. The Horcruxes.
2. The mystery that is Severus Snape.
3. The romances... Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Snape/Lily/James, etc.
4. Resolving the prophecy... does Harry have to die? Why or why not?
And I am sure there are more. I mean does the book just end with the death of Voldie or is there something more? Like an epilogue. So confusing.
the L&O guy? who are you talking about? whatchu talkin' 'bout willis?
o dense one the prophecy says, "the dark lord will mark him as his equal". it doesn't speak to what would have happened. it speaks to what will happen and what did happen. the point is neville was never marked as the dark lord's equal. end of story!!
Is Harry a pothead?
Dude. I thought you the master of all that was L&O reruns... Fred Thompson the DA guy.
she said there is a wrap up chapter that she had written many many years ago. it says what happens to everyone after the death of voldemort. once she also said the last word in the book would be scar. i don't know if that's still the case. it will definitely be tempting to skip ahead and read that chapter before i'm finished but i have to control myself and not do that.
PS. I do not like your interpretation of the prophecy. BORING.
who wrote "is harry a pothead?" that is funny!!! i am still laughing.
oh fred thompson is adam schiff? and he is a republican? well in that case i don't like him. he is too fat to be president.
Okay, so even though I'm the youngest, I'm just going to stop this debate right now by actaully making sense.
On Harry Potter: Let's take a second to step back and realize that it is a fictional book. Harry Potter and all other characters are not real, therefore we should not care about their love lives and whether or not they are good/evil.
On Grey's Anatomy: The spin-off will of course suck. They are going to set it up in next week's episode of GA, and it will be a horrible plot idea. Let's face it, only one spin-off has ever been successful.
On Clinton and Obama: They are a woman and African-American, respectively. That is why they are so prominent in the media. Edwards basically is the only Democratic nominee who actually has a chance. Though I think the Alaska guy is hilarious, especially when he asked Obama if he planned on nuking anything.
On Republicans: Romney sucks. End of story.
On the Penis Fish: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru
dude, i hate to break it to you, the prophecy is only referring to one person. it keeps referring to harry as "the one" (p.s. i often thought harry was the one for me... but that's another story). read it again. i can't help if it was boring the way it was written. maybe we will find out how harry's parent thrice defied voldie.
When I first read "reena"'s post, I thought she said the debate was actually making sense... hahaha!
You thought Harry was the one for you? Seriously more delusional than I thought possible...
I googled candiru after that episode of grey's anatomy and learned that it cannot swim up the stream of urine. If you are in the water it can swim up those private parts, but you actually have to be in the water for it to do so and urinating when you are submerged in the water increases the chance of infection.
Conclusion: The show is ridiculous and wrong on so many levels.
Romney doesn't believe in stem cell research. How weird and trippy is that?
Reena did you write, "Is Harry a pothead?"
Sonia, why do I have to type some stupid letters over and over again which I can never get right the first time.
how come you didn't write about ugly betty? i liked the most recent episode of ugly betty. too much sex to be sure... but the trickery and deception... too good!
I promise to blog about Ugly Betty tomorrow. Feel free to comment your heart out!
i bet harry, ron and hermione are going to have hot, dirty sex in the room of requirement.
I agree with anonymous, that'll happen after everyone smokes pot. And then they will all hold hands (both good and evil) and dance and skip around (while they hallucinate). Seriously, I think that JK Rowling must be getting tired of all this classic good vs. evil struggle, she will surprise us all by throwing a twist in the plot line. Just you watch, Voldemort will end up being a female who is carrying Harry's love child.
No! The Golden Trio is not a Golden Threesome.
you are right. no threesomes involved. maybe some fooling around in the room of requirement.
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