Mini-Random Thought Day:

Grrr...I have the hiccups. How I hate the hiccups. Especially those nerve-rattling, chest-heaving, head-splitting ones like I'm having now.

Six Feet Under is the awesomest tv show.

My hatred for JLo grows even larger by the second.

I like Chicken Barbecue Pizza.

End Mini-Random Thoughts.

On the Billboard Hot 100 songs this week, R. Kelly's "Ignition" is #2 and his album Chocolate Factory is at #3. Did it ever occur to anyone that this guy is a child molester?! Since when did society reward child molesters by making their album sales soar?

The Dark Crystal is an awesome movie, isn't it?

I verily disagree with the practice of "advertising" a movie by saying it has a "surprise twist ending." Such as the new John Travolta movie Basic. Or, of recent note, The Sixth Sense and The Others. Doesn't this kind of ruin the surprise? So when you see it, you're expecting the twist, and you know it's going to happen, thereby ruining it for you. Luckily, I saw The Sixth Sense before I knew of the "surprise ending" so the impact was greater, as it should be. That's virtually like me saying that tomorrow you'll discover yourself to be a female living in a male's body--oops! Did I spoil it for you?

You know, I can't stand those Dell computer ads. First there was Steven, the "Dude, you're gettin' a Dell!" guy, who was so irritating it was beyond belief. But he was busted for marijuana posession, so he disappeared. Whew, crisis averted. NOT SO. Now they have a multitude of Dell interns that are just as irritating. They don't say "Dude!" but they are somehow just as grating in their all-around goofy stupidity. Unfortunately, it's ads like this that have caused Dell's customer base to grow immensely. Of course, being a hypocrite, I'm one of those customers as well. But did I buy the computer because of those ads? NO. I bought it in spite of those ads. ...and because they have good deals, always nice for a cheapskate like me.

I am NOT a fan of PBS. Sure, they're "commercial free programming," but not really. A lot of their shows are preceded by a "Brought to you by..." which is, of course, an advertisement. But the worst of all is Pledge Week, where they try and get donations from you, the viewer. But Pledge Week seems to come around pretty danged all the time it seems to me. "And if you choose to donate $150, we'll include this cd!" Wow! Really? I can buy that cd for $15 in KMart! Good try though! Personally, I'd rather see a few ads on tv then have people confronting me all the time trying to get me to pay them money. I mean, network tv commercials try and get you to spend money too, but in a more round-a-bout way. And I'm comfortable with that.

Because I didn't get to post yesterday, I just wanted to say that I think the Academy Awards went off really well, especially considering the circumstances. Steve Martin, as always, was great. A fine job. And the speeches were actually short and politicking was kept to a minimum, which pleaseth me. Except for Michael Moore's spiel. You know buddy, there's a time and place for everything, and that wasn't the place. I don't think he even cared about the award, he just handed it off to someone in order to rev himself up for his speech. Whatev man.

The Academy Awards are on tonight, which I usually enjoy. It's a bit of a somber mood tonight though, understandably. What I don't want are war speeches. Pro or anti-war speeches, I don't want either. I don't think that the Oscars are a forum for celebrities standing on their soapbox and preaching about war. I don't think that celebrities propagandizing about politics is a good thing at any time. They have their opinions, and that's fine, but using their 45 second thank-you speech to talk about "the issues" is not the place. Thank your family, friends, agent--anything! It's your moment!

And while I'm at it, don't pull out a list of names. There's no need to thank everyone you've ever known in your life. These people are actors! They have to remember loads of lines and improvise and they can't remember names? Oscar telecast producer Gil Cates says he's going to put the stop on long lists, but they always say that, and the show still goes over 4 hours. Four hours! That's like watching 1 and 1/3 Godfather films! Some people on the East Coast have to go to sleep! Think about the little people!

And on a different note, who proclaimed Lisa Marie Presley a talent? Her new video "Light's Out" was number 4 on VH1's Top Twenty Countdown. Is she really that good? With such a high-falootin' pedigree you would think so, but no. She's got Julian Lennon syndrome--so much potential, so little result.