Fri, September 15, 2006
Hey! It's That Megastar!—9:27 PM
It's early in this year's Annual TiVo Gauntlet of New Fall Programming, but there are signs that the fatigue has set in.
Moments ago, I was watching a rerun of Friends, in which the Joey Tribbiani character keeps screwing up during an audition for a soup commercial. He has some very funny moments stumbling between "Mmm, soup!" and "Mmm, noodle soup!" (Matt LeBlanc is easily the most underrated actor on the show). For a split second I thought, "This is so funny; it reminds me of that other thing he was in where he was that dumb actor on the TV show Deep Powder. What's that movie or TV show I'm thinking of?"
Oh, yeah. Joey.
Admittedly, this doesn't say much for me. But it also doesn't say much for Joey.
"Holly" — Mon, 9/18/06 3:49pm
This is a totally unrelated comment. Deal with it; this is important. I've been catching up on my Colbert Reports from last week, and there are two pressing questions regarding that show which you have yet to answer on this website. Get with it.
Were you pleased with the Ken Jennings interview?
On what date will you be submitting your entry to the light saber battle non-contest?
That is all.
Bee Boy — Mon, 9/18/06 4:53pm
1. Of course I loved KenJen - all his little witticisms are so much easier to appreciate now that I know I don't hate him. And his take on the experience was a great read, especially because it answers some questions I've had about the Colbert pre-interview.
2. Oh, I wish I wish I wish. I don't have near enough experience to churn out something like that yet.
2a. The preceding pansy-ass non-answer is brought to you by a concept known as "brain crack" (a term coined by - your friend and mine - Ze Frank). I used to think it was called "being a visionary" - ongoing frustration that my results don't live up to my expectations. This was great, because although things may not have worked out, I could still congratulate myself on being so brilliantly imaginative. (I had outsmarted myself! There's no downside to that!) But Ze cleared all that up. It's really just a problem of discipline. As Steven Pressfield helpfully points out, you have to stand up to the fear. So now I think about brain crack all the time, because I'm a longtime addict and it's a tough habit to kick, especially since paralyzing fear is its main side effect. Someday I'll break free of its powerful grasp. I look forward to it, but I'm still mustering the strength. Fortunately, the only thing I have to lose is time, which is nothing more than the most priceless resource on the planet.
(I've been meaning to write about this for a few weeks and haven't gotten around to it - brain crack! - so I really appreciate your question.)