fare thee well

so, there's news today that arrested development is most likely not coming back. the series creator, mitchell hurwitz said this in an interview: "The fans have been so ardent in their devotion and in return ... I've given everything I can to the show in order to try to live up to their expectations," he told the mag. "I finally reached a point where I felt I couldn't continue to deliver that on a weekly basis."

money may have been a major sticking point for a new contract. i wouldn't want this show to be done unless it was at its highest quality, so i'll bid goodbye to the bluths. i'll miss you all, though i hope to see you all in other worthy projects soon.

why i oughta...

now, i'm not a big fan of the current supreme court. even though this scotus is new, many of the members are people on my blacklist. one of the headliners: antonin scalia. this dude is scary and perhaps, a little crazy. no, that's unfair of me, obviously, he's a great political mind, but he veers so to the right that i almost can't identify with him as a person. and now, he goes and does this. i know he's not from italy, but as the saying goes, you can take a man out of italy, you can't take the italy out of the man.

from the mouths of babes

"i've read the constitution. there's nothing in there protecting ugly people." or something to that effect. that's from gabrielle on last night's desperate housewives. i just thought it was a great quote, and since i firmly believe there are ugly, not just un-attractive, people out there, had to blog about it!

git along, little dogie

so, there's news today that actor randy quaid (best known for flying up an alien spaceship ass) is suing the producers of brokeback mountain for money. he claims he cut his seven figure asking price to play a part in what he was told is a small artsy independent film. he says he thought the movie was a gay cowboy movie, so he agreed to cut his salary because director ang lee told him everyone was making a sacrifice. now, after the movie won numerous awards and became the talk of the nation, he suddenly decides to sue them. i just think that's despicable. be proud of the fact that you were part of this watershed movie and use it to bump up your profile, instead of sinking to this low. i know he's not the first to take such action, but it just seems like he wasn't the most sellable actor in the movie anyways. but then again, it would explain why he would take such steps, since he has nothing better to do. anyways, shame on you, brother of dennis, don't you realize this makes people like you even less!!

subway people

just remembered that i saw an interesting man on the subway this morning. he came into the car and started playing what looked to be a recorder. not a true clarinet, but one of those plastic recorders everyone gets in the first grade. he proceeded to play a few notes and then started saying loudly -- the arab race of new york is being destroyed, being destroyed by african music. he kept repeating some version of that line while interspersing it with more music. when no one responded, he sat down and then got out at the next stop. i didn't know what to make of it. not that it was any weirder than other people in the subway, but i had to wonder what he meant. maybe there was no larger meaning, but i'm still thinking about it...

ncaa craziness!!

so, the ncaa tournament this year has been crazy. after having a totally blank look on my face when two of my friends were talking about the games earlier this week, i decided to pay a little more attention. things have been a little psychotic this week, so i've tuned out to anything that hasn't been essential to my existence. but how sad, that the first game i actually saw was the wvu-ut game. what is the deal with the last minute shot? c'mon!! well, even though i'm not a huge wv fan, it was sad, more because i know my brother is totally disappointed that we lost to texas (i'm sure my cousins are lording it over him again!) and then villanova vs. bc - what an insane final 7 minutes! i'm not sure villanova won that game, more than bc just losing it at the end. let's see how the next week proceeds. i'm attending a wedding during the final four and the championship, i'm sure we'll sneak contraband scores in somehow!

god, grant me..

the serenity to accept the things i cannot change. no, i haven't quite yet joined AA, but this quote was on this week's grey's anatomy (praise be to patrick dempsey), and i need to make it my new mantra. i have discovered that i'm ill equipped to deal with the ins and outs of "dating"... such as it is in my life. it takes too much work and i'm tired. i realize i'm throwing a little virtual hissy fit, but how much longer can this go on? seriously.

paradox?

so i accidentally came across bush's press conference today on my way to the gym. and even though i only caught a little of it, he said something that stuck in my mind. he made some comment to the effect of: can you imagine that there are enemies out there who say they will kill innocent people because they want to spread freedom. and i immediately thought: yes, yes i can. even though our military doesn't expressly name it as their objective, the death of innocent people has been a huge by-product of our action in iraq. and, that toll was calculated before we invaded, so, in a way, it was accepted as a means to the ultimate goal - which is exactly what insurgents are aiming to do.

but i've thought about the war a lot lately, just because the debate over withdrawal seems to be intensifying. i find it hard to believe, but i currently admire bush for sticking to his plan to keep troops in iraq. though people want to now say that we've accomplished our goal and the country needs to deal with its own internal civil war, i believe that would be reprehensible. rummy wrote an op-ed in the wp that said leaving now would be like leaving post-ww2 germany to the nazis, and i have to agree. we have a responsibility to stay in iraq until the country is really on its way - economically, politically, socially. after what we did, we owe it to them.

great article

just read this article in the nyt. i hope you will be able to access it. it's about the continuing fight to eradicate polio worldwide. it's eye-opening.

somewhere...

my brother is doing the happy dance:

simpsons renewed for 2 more years

i admit, i didn't watch this show for the longest time, because i thought it was a morally-corruptive force on the youth of america (including myself). but, after my younger (and sadly, much cooler and wiser) brother introduced me to the springfield universe, i started to like the show for its satire, comedy and relevance. i'm still not a regular-viewer (i have enough great tv on my plate as it is... one tree hill, for example), i think it's a fun show.

explain..

why nyc schools would contemplate teaching kindergartners about hiv/aids? i just think that may be taking it to an extreme level. my roommate made the important point that it would be less worse if they're teaching it within a course on other diseases as well. i see that argument, but at the same time, just wonder if that's something that can wait till later, considering it is an STD or a drug-habit effect. i guess i'm trying to say that cancer, heart disease, diabetes are conditions that occur even in a low-risk lifestyle. yes, by living an unhealthy lifestyle you run the risk of developing these diseases, but preventing hiv/aids requires a sex/drug conversation with kids who are 5. i just think it is too early to be mandating a conversation about this. it just makes me think of my childhood... which was largely untouched by all these things for a long time. i wish kids today had the luxury of being innocent about these issues until they are a little older.

drunken foolishness

okay, so my friend loves that phrase, and it fits perfectly, so had to use it!! friday was st. patty's day and of course, in new york, it's a huge deal. evidently, people start drinking at 6a and don't stop till they drop (literally). well, courtesy the irish bar on my corner, i can testify that it's true. on my way to go out (more on that later), i was lucky enough to pass a plethora of drunk people, all wearing some sort of green, as they stepped out to enjoy a smoke. now, imagine having to maneuver your way through this crowd just to get to the subway, which was full of more drunken people and seats with pee on them. fun. and of course, shady people hawking 2 for $5 st. patty's day ny shirts to tourists in times square, gotta love it. but anyways, so my friends decided they wanted to go saki bombing. guess we have all come to terms with the fact that we're, in fact, indian and not irish. so we get drunk the asian way --- ICHI NI SAN!! it was my first time saki bombing and i gotta tell you, it goes down smoother than you'd think! but luckily, i ended the night with full faculties, though the world was definitely spinning a little...

say it ain't so!!

read today that perhaps this is a final season for andy pettitte. in case you don't know, i ADORE him. i love him on and off the field. yes, i was sad when he left the yankees, but still, he has had a great time with the astros as well. i understand that he has pitched in almost every single post-season since he started, and that kind of stress and activity has to take its toll on your body, esp. when you put your heart into it like he does. and like i said, he's done very well in houston, racking up some of the best stats of his career. so, this goes out to you andy, please don't leave us just yet. and if the real reason you're putting out these ideas is cuz you're tired of all that monotonous sunshine and urban sprawl, come back to new york. we've got it all - overcrowding, bad weather, and of course, the best damn fans in the world!

i'm back!

so, it's been quite a while since i blogged an entry. was in india for a month, which was great, but am glad to be back. things have been crazy since then. am training for a new job, so that's been interesting/overwhelming. well, the reason i've been compelled to come back to the blog is that i'm watching hp4 on dvd with my roommate, and once again, i can't say how much i love this series. it's so great. and for any of you freaks out there, i have a new theory. in book 2, she writes that dd was a professor of transfigurations. so, perhaps at the end of 6, he didn't actually, you know, die, but transfigured into the pheonix that harry thought he saw. anyways, just something that came to me!!