this week....

bro-in-law and 'vonkie came over last night: guitar hero, bambu, flashdance, and some good drinks; fun times for all!

omg, this mylie cyrus thing is ri-dic-u-lous. i mean, c'mon! it's vanity fair, and it's annie freakin' liebovitz, and miley cyrus is 15, and she's extremely photogenic, etc. seeing as mylie is a minor, i am SURE her parents and/or management had to sign off on whichever photos went to print and, as you can see from exhibit a on the left, this photo was not taken with a child laid out on a bed or naked in any way that you haven't seen her before. she's wearing more than i am now and i just got home from work! (go here, item #1, to see the actual photo that is causing all the fuss.) everyone needs to suck it up and move on, and look at the outfit she wore earlier this month (item #2) at the CMT Music Awards. um, i can't rock that frock, nor could i when i was 15, so hail to mylie--you go, girl. own it! although the photo causing all the controversy is an undeniably beautiful portrait (not the one above, but the one referred to above as item #1), publishing that particular photo right now may not have been the best decision on anyone's part... and the shot/pose may have been manipulated, or the whole thing could be a publicity stunt from either camp--who cares?! LET. IT. GO. the statement mylie made just exacerbated the whole thing and made it 100x worse. you know what? this is a business. that photograph and the 5 million hits VF got before noon today (that, my friends is no hyperbole--that's a fact) did wonders for mylie cyrus and her career. she didn't get caught with an ounce of coke. she wasn't drinking and driving. and so far, no tape of her getting f*&%$# by rick solomon has surfaced on the 'net. today, april 28th, 2008, 89x more people know who miley cyrus is than did yesterday, april 27th, 2008. no joke. the photo above is mylie during the shoot that garnered the controversial shot. personally, i think the one on the right is down right hot, and i want that dress. thanks to vanity fair for letting me blatantly steal their photos.

how i met your mother. watch it. i agree with neal patrick harris 110% (also see here)--how i met your mother doesn't need to resort to stunt-casting for ratings; ding dang, y'all, this show was already great and wasn't hurting in the ratings when brit guest-starred. i sometimes (always) hate when my favorite song becomes everyone's favorite song, but i definitely don't hate it when my favorite show becomes everyone's favorite show. it gives me hope that other people "get it." y'dig? case in point: i feel connected to people who love friends as much as i do. it means we get the same joke. i feel connected to people who love "best in show," "waiting for guffman," and "a mighty wind" as much as i do. it means they get that kind of humor; people who don't get that kind of humor are missing out. i love people with whom i can speak in mostly movie quotes. it means we have the same pop-culture experience--we're of the same cloth. ;) hyperbole, anyone? all i mean is watch how i met your mother; i think you'll like it. try to start from the beginning before ya start watching brand new eps. this goes against everything upon which my PhD is based (my dissertation, "why the first seasons of all long-term sitcoms suck," is oft-quoted in Ivy League courses), but how i met your mother is actually best seen from point a.

enough for now--it's all happening, and we're missing it!

xoxo,

MPL

P.S. missing you, lou! hope it is sizzling in miami b/c we're swimming in rain water here. you deserve only the best!