Make your bed the river, young girl

Okay, on Sunday, Beth and I went up to New York City to see Neko Case.( Read more... )

As far as television goes, this week's Simpsons was a bit on the wacky side, especially the chase scene with Dr. Hibbert and the Alcatraz part. I think it worked well, though, with a lot of good jokes. As with several other episodes this season, the satire came kind of late, although it's still relevant. The biggest problem with the episode was that there was no real resolution. Beth and I watched that American Idol final three special (because apparently a final five special wasn't enough), but I don't really have anything to say about it beyond the simple observation that Diana DeGarmo is really hyper. We also saw a few minutes of that WB show that's like American Idol in reverse, which will probably open the floodgates for a whole bunch of backwards contest shows. A dating show where someone chooses the person they like the least? A quiz show where the person with the most wrong answers walks home with the prizes? For all I know, these have already been done. Anyway, I'd be pretty embarrassed if I thought people considered me to be a good singer and it turned out they were scamming me, but I also have to wonder why none of the bad people have taken the simple precaution of tape-recording themselves. I mean, everyone sounds good in their own minds, but usually all it takes to shatter delusions of vocal grandeur is to hear yourself the way other people hear you.

I burned my lip on a piece of pizza a few days ago, and it still hurts. That's not good.