All I've got are links.
Ah, Friday Night Lights, I adore you. One (non-spoilery) thing really struck me about this episode. Nearly all the teen characters genuinely love their parents, and they openly show it, both in words and actions. How rare is that? Yeah, FNL tends to get a bit too socially conservative at times, which makes me a bit uncomfortable. But if this means we get to see those lovely relationships, then I'm more than happy to have the "family values".
Not much to tell these days. Work's going pretty well, knock on wood. I've been sitting here, trying to come up with something to say about life, but I'm coming up blanks. I do have a ton of links to share, so I'll just skip ahead to that. :)
From Salon:
-- Garrison Keillor has seven rules for reading the newspaper.
-- A literary guide to Gypsy Europe.
-- A review of God Grew Tired of Us, a documentary about Sudan's "Lost Boys" that I'd really like to see. Here's the official site, which is even more interesting.
From Newsweek:
-- Murder Among Medicis: Did the second Grand Duke of Tuscany die from arsenic poisoning?
-- The Perils of Posing: How to avoid some common yoga-related injuries.
-- I thought creationists were monsters, until I married one. I'm firmly on the opposite side, but this was a fascinating read.
From Slate:
-- Are Skinny Girls Unhealthy? Also rather eye-opening.
-- How the bathroom became America's latest status symbol. Slate has such cool slideshows about architecture.
And from elsewhere:
-- Sony is conducting a poll about which shows you want to see on DVD, including Cupid!
-- An Atlanta church has started a weekly sermon series on the spiritual lessons of Grey's Anatomy.
-- McSweeney's imagines John Updike, Television Writer.
-- Did you make a New Year's Resolution? 43 Things gives you the chance to connect with people trying to achieve the same goals.
-- The NY Times evaluates silicone cookware. I'm quite pleased with the $6 silicone muffin "tin" that I got at Target. I just wish this article didn't read so much like an ad for SiliconeZone.
-- They also have a long article on Starbucks' attempts to enter the breakfast wars. As a drive-thru breakfast aficionato (Chick-Fil-A's chicken biscuits are divine, though I have a soft spot for McGriddles), I'd be more than happy to try Starbucks' fancy egg sandwiches... if they had a location on my morning commute.
That's all for tonight. Now I'm off to do some knitting, and perhaps watch the first four episodes of this season's 24 (which are available online in the usual places.) It's a big, dumb show sometimes, but it can be a hell of a lot of fun. I just wish they'd take my advice and sign Victor Garber -- my fondest dream is to watch Jack Bauer and Jack Bristow competing to see who's the biggest badass. ;)
Not much to tell these days. Work's going pretty well, knock on wood. I've been sitting here, trying to come up with something to say about life, but I'm coming up blanks. I do have a ton of links to share, so I'll just skip ahead to that. :)
From Salon:
-- Garrison Keillor has seven rules for reading the newspaper.
-- A literary guide to Gypsy Europe.
-- A review of God Grew Tired of Us, a documentary about Sudan's "Lost Boys" that I'd really like to see. Here's the official site, which is even more interesting.
From Newsweek:
-- Murder Among Medicis: Did the second Grand Duke of Tuscany die from arsenic poisoning?
-- The Perils of Posing: How to avoid some common yoga-related injuries.
-- I thought creationists were monsters, until I married one. I'm firmly on the opposite side, but this was a fascinating read.
From Slate:
-- Are Skinny Girls Unhealthy? Also rather eye-opening.
-- How the bathroom became America's latest status symbol. Slate has such cool slideshows about architecture.
And from elsewhere:
-- Sony is conducting a poll about which shows you want to see on DVD, including Cupid!
-- An Atlanta church has started a weekly sermon series on the spiritual lessons of Grey's Anatomy.
-- McSweeney's imagines John Updike, Television Writer.
-- Did you make a New Year's Resolution? 43 Things gives you the chance to connect with people trying to achieve the same goals.
-- The NY Times evaluates silicone cookware. I'm quite pleased with the $6 silicone muffin "tin" that I got at Target. I just wish this article didn't read so much like an ad for SiliconeZone.
-- They also have a long article on Starbucks' attempts to enter the breakfast wars. As a drive-thru breakfast aficionato (Chick-Fil-A's chicken biscuits are divine, though I have a soft spot for McGriddles), I'd be more than happy to try Starbucks' fancy egg sandwiches... if they had a location on my morning commute.
That's all for tonight. Now I'm off to do some knitting, and perhaps watch the first four episodes of this season's 24 (which are available online in the usual places.) It's a big, dumb show sometimes, but it can be a hell of a lot of fun. I just wish they'd take my advice and sign Victor Garber -- my fondest dream is to watch Jack Bauer and Jack Bristow competing to see who's the biggest badass. ;)