Blount Punch Video

Oregon Ducks RB LeGarrette Blount should be kicked OFF the team for this sucker punch of Boise State player Byron Hout. Unreal. I'm not sure what has me angrier - the fact that he punched a player OR that he went after fans in the stands.

Hurricane Jimena Projected Path

This is getting really frightening. The latest recon info shows Hurricane Jimena is getting stronger and stronger as it bears down on Mexico and Baja, California. As in, almost a category five at the time of this writing. A FIVE. Winds were somewhere near 155 mph (sustained) and the pressure has dropped dramatically since this morning - now at 931mb, down from 940mb. Fellow hurricane followers, you know this means big, big trouble.

Hurricane Jimena's current projected path takes this extremely dangerous storm straight for Mexico's Baja peninsula within the next 36 hours.

John Hughes Films

I think many of us who consider ourselves members of the so-called "Generation X" were absolutely rocked yesterday when news broke that writer/director/producer John Hughes had died. Many of us knew Hughes was responsible for ''The Breakfast Club,'' ''Pretty in Pink,'' ''Sixteen Candles'' and oh yeah ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'' Yep yep. Knew those. Some of us also knew about ''Planes, Trains & Automobiles'' and ''Some Kind of Wonderful'' (I loved Watts, I really did). But did you know that Hughes wrote the HI-larious scripts for the ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' movies? Or that he penned the ''Home Alone'' film franchise? Yeah, he totally did.

In short, I heart John Hughes movies and I've never ever, for one second, been ashamed of it. Not when my snooty, high-falutin' film geek buddies reminded me that none of his movies ever won an Academy Award. So what? Truth be told, his movies gave me MANY more hours of great entertainment than most of the Oscar winners I've seen. So there. Pfffft!



I don't think I'm alone when I say that while I own a LOT of these DVDs, I'm gonna be getting a lot more of them in coming weeks. I'll need a new DVD cabinet just to hold them all, too. And it'll be pink. Sparkly. And I'll sit and visit with my old friends Watts, Duckie, Samantha, Long Duk Dong, The Geek, Ferris and Claire. And I still lust after Jake Ryan (and Duckie, but I mean COME ON people it's JAKE RYAN right?!?!).



How did her dress not catch on fire?

Victory Is Mine!

Ha HA! We did it - pulled GAs for the last two Springsteen shows at Giants Stadium. I'm now officially in training. In 2003, we did five shows at this lovely place...the last night, Aug. 31, was GA. Room for 1,000 in the "pit" area...they drew numbers and we had wristbands...we were among the FIRST FOUR in the STADIUM. I kid you not. Really did happen. Anyway, they open the gate and say "Go!" and we ran the LENGTH OF THE FIELD to our spot on that front rail. I think we were at the 70 yd. line when my beloved turned to me, huffing mightily, and said "never again."

Never again?

HA. As I said, I'm in training. Those of you who've followed my trials and tribulations related to multiple back surgeries know that I will NOT BE DENIED.

Huff. Puff.

Congratulations to all who were fortunate enough to land tickets to these shows. To all who were not, take heart - there WILL be drops, I just know it.

Faith is rewarded.

Springsteen Tickets for Giants Stadium

Ew. So tomorrow is it - our last shot at actually securing tickets to TWO Giants Stadium shows. 11am our time and you can BET we have our game face on. For those of you fans trying tomorrow, I wish you the BEST of luck. We hope this will be easier than the disaster that was June 1, 2009, sales. We can't afford the secondary market AND a trip to the ridiculously expensive NYC/NJ area. Fingers are crossed. Just get us in, we'll handle the rest.

I can't stop writing about Springsteen tickets as you can tell. Can't stop buying them either. Let's hope we all get in.

Chico Seymour Hoffman Says Happy Memorial Day

The White Stripes on Conan!

Did you see it? Did you SEE it? The White Stripes were on Conan O'Brien's last show last night! OMG!



SO good. Sooooooooooooo good. It is fangirly Saturday.