Virtual Hyperbole

Oh, blog - I love* Wil Wheaton. I loved* Wil Wheaton before he had one of the best blogs ever (soon to return to his original space at Wil Wheaton dot Net ). Before the word blog even existed. I even liked him pre-Star Trek: The Next Generation. But I began to love* him the most during the ST:TNG days. He was mine; or rather the concept of him was mine. See, I kinda sorta liked him fine --- okay, hang on, 'cause this is where it gets confusing, because now "him" is starting to refer interchangably to either Wil or his ST:TNG character Wesley; but since one of the complicated and dubious joys we experience as Americans is the ability to hold this duality about celebs in our minds and implicitly understand it, I feel sure you'll grok this --- but because my sci-fi nerd friends didn't (like him, that is) and made fun of him mercilessly, I was compelled to take up the Wil/Wesley banner, and it was then that my "he's fine" blossomed into "he's a...

There are several "reality" shows that I and Shoogie are addicted to. Let me name them, in order of ability to take over my life: The Amazing Race (CBS) THE! AMAZING! RACE! Eleven teams of 2 race around the world for a cool mil. Every leg, whoever is last to the pitstop is booted. People, yes. I know it's not as good as it used to be. But it's amazing and it's a race around the world . It's not reliant on "judges" who swing the vote to keep someone tv-worthy on the air. Sometimes "the luck of the evil" wins (with due homage to Miss Alli ). Just like life. Top Chef (Bravo) This show is great because chefs are already notorious for their egos, their lack of flexibility, and their diva fits. Also the judges are chefs, who ... well, see point #1. They do not suffer fools, and toss some good tv-makers off because they act like dicks (rather than keeping them for the same reason). Amen, people! That behavior should not be rewarded (except, of ...

I'm not even going to deeply examine why, but here's a list (that is almost sure to be updated): "Stone in Love" - Journey "Easy Like Sunday Morning" - Commodores "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John & Kiki Dee "Come Monday" - Jimmy Buffett "The Best of Times" - Styx "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen "Kites Are Fun" - The Free Design "Walking on the Sun" - Smash Mouth