Say, kids, it's been a long time since I did one of those Random Thoughts posts, right? So it's about time for another, right? Right? Hey, where ya all goin'?
1) There's this annoying guy at work--late fifties, unkempt, belches and farts a lot--who keeps trotting out references to old movies and TV shows. The other day, as a bunch of us sat around, he actually trotted out the catchphrase "Ver-ry interesting...but stupid" in the worst Arte Johnson voice imaginable.
The only thing more annoying than a tired catchphrase is a tired catchphrase most people don't remember. If he trotted this out in some sort of ironic, Tom Servo-and-Crowish way, alright, but he didn't. He seems to think it's still relevant.
This, apparently, is his sad substitute for a real life. One time he started asking me questions about an episode of the old Nick Adams series The Rebel, despite protestations that the show was before my time. (Though as far as The Rebel goes, a trip to the IMDb reveals that it was directed for most of its run by Irvin Kershner, who later helmed The Empire Strikes Back...and thus have I made today's gratuitous Star Wars reference.)
The other day, he kept pressing it, asking me all these pointless trivia questions, until I finally answered with, "I don't fucking care!" He reacted like a wounded puppy, and for the rest of the day, whenever I asked him to do something, he'd respond with, "I don't fucking care." Poor dope.
2) Man, there's a lot of hate for A-Rod out there in Yankeeland. OK, I realize Rodriguez skipped out on his contract, and spent most of his time with the Yankees doing nothing, and in general acts like a spoiled kid.
But he kicked ass for most of the past season. No, he didn't nail the homers when they were most needed, during the playoffs, but it's not fair to ask him to carry the whole misbegoten team on his shoulders.
In other Yankee news, Joe Torre and Don Mattingly are apparently going to be in charge of the dodgers next season, and Joe Girardi will take over as Yankees manager. Whatever. They'll probably suck, anyway.
3) I had a dream last night that involved, among other things, Raymond Burr dancing to Footloose.
Let me say that again: Raymond Burr. Dancing. Footloose.
The horror! The horror!
4) So the State Department apparently offered immunity to the Blackwater thugs who murdered seventeen Iraqi civilians. No fallout, no justice, no nothing. Hey, Iraq, enjoy your democracy.
5) The deeply unnecessary proposed remake of Escape from New York has lost its second proposed director. It's as though the Gods of Cinema themselves are trying to prevent this sure-fire crapfest from happening. Oh, Hollywood, will you be wise enough to listen?
