Who allowed Charlie Brown to suck?

Last night, A Charlie Brown Christmas was on, so I was pumped. It's not really Christmas season until I see two things Rudolph and Charlie Brown. There was also and additional Charlie Brown after the original from 1965. I don't know if this new one is that new, but I do know that it sucked. Royally. I actually said to my girlfriend before it started that no one should mess with Charlie Brown. Just leave it. It never really gets old and it will always be perfect. But they did. Here's an actual line from the show.

Sally: Charlie Brown, wake up, I had a nightmare. Visions of sugarplums danced in my head. Charlie Brown, what are sugarplums?

WHAT!??!? We'll disregard the fact that Sally calls her brother Charlie Brown instead of just Charlie, but if you had visions of sugarplums and then stated that you had visions of sugarplums, you have to know what sugarplums are! Otherwise, you wouldn't call them sugarplums. Absolutely disgusting. There are many other examples that I would rather forget. Just know that the original Charlie Brown Christmas should be the only Charlie Brown Christmas.

it's official...

Lime Juice Radio is underway. I can post this on here because no one reads this. Last night's mish mash of jibber jabber will be elegantly trimmed down into something much more marketable tonight. This specific blog probably won't be around much longer. We'll be moving soon. I'll keep everyone updated.

Parking lot karma

With the holidays coming up, I thought I'd speak on this topic so that you all can see where I'm coming from. Parking lot karma is simple. You can drive around looking for spots all you want, but do not stop. For example, if you are driving down an aisle and someone is pulling out directly in front of you, that is the spot you were meant to be parked in. If, however, you see someone walking and follow them to their spot, waiting in the middle of the aisle, because you want to park three spots closer, you should not get that spot. You were not meant to be there. If you go around the block and it's still there, feel free to park, but don't wait. You're screwing with fate at that point. If two cars arrive at a spot at the same time and one speeds up, the other car should have the right to t-bone them. It's karma.

No more Venti Skinny Tango Cafe Latte Chai Mocha Bravo Alpha Frappuchinos for me...

Starbuck's has sued...and won...a coffee shop in Astoria called Sam Buck's. Now, before you rush to judgement, the coffee shop is owned by Sam Buck. So let me reiterate. Starbuck's has successfully sued Sam Buck for naming her coffee shop after herself. Moreover, Sam Buck's was in Astoria two years before the first Starbuck's came to town.
You'll read all this at the link, but Starbuck's originally offered Sam Buck $500 to change her name. $500 wouldn't pay for the cups. Without knowing all the details, I have instantly taken sam Buck's side. I can't see her being a huge threat to Starbuck's in the first place. Yeah, I'm sure she was just days away from opening another 9,999 stores and giving them a run for their money. Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.
Speaking of, there's an Onion story about all the Starbuck's mysteriously closing at once in order to start phase two of their global domination plan. I'll link it when I find it.

i'm all tingly...

Remember those commercials for Fantasy Football wehre they were getting the league back together? Picture that, only on a smaller scale, but way more exciting. More soon.

Iffy Xbox just isn't that exciting...yet

I played one at Target the other day. It's cool, don't get me wrong, but I was more excited about playing a new Call of Duty than I was about the 360. Plus, there's all this news about the Xbox 360 glitches, which seem to have been resolved, sort of. Does anyone else think this is just the tip of the iceberg, that Microsoft may have rushed this out a bit to try to take advantage of the holidays? Won't this just end up backfiring immensely if the problems persist? Am I just making excuses to stop from spending the $500 to get the system? Are four questions too many? How about five?

MyExtraLife...not MY extra life...you know what I mean...

This is one of the many gems I have discovered with del.icio.us. MyExtraLife is a web comic with a podcast to boot. I've dumped five or six shows on the Treo 650 to listen to at lunch. I'm sure that won't last long, so I'll be going further back in the archives soon. Subscribe to this podcast. This is what the media is all about.

Expansion means cooling only in science...

Look for more here soon. Lots of plans...

The rise and fall of SNL

I was watching this show last night NBC about Saturday Night Live in the 80's. I went in thinking it would be another highlight show, just a conglomeration of the best sketches of the time period. It most certainly wasn't. It was more of a documentary about the ins and outs of the show and the people involved, but the underlying message was that SNL sucked a lot during the 80's. First there was the "new cast" with none of the players from the 1975 group, then Lorne Michaels left, then Eddie and Joe came and went, then the Dream Team (Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest) came and went, and Lorne came back to rebuild what had been destroyed in his absence. There were a few things that stuck with me from the show:

1. Martin Short basically thinks SNL was beneath him.
   
2. Larry David sucked on SNL, but went on to create two of the funniest shows ever.
3. There are a lot more bad SNL sketches than good ones.
4. Kevin Nealon is an unappreciated genius.
   

I think NBC ran this show to say "hey, we know it sucks right now, but we're working on it. hang in there". I guess we'll see.