Weekend recap:
On Saturday I saw "Changing Lanes," starring Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson, and a bevy of other good actors. A good flick, to be sure, but spoiled somewhat by the numerous times the lawyer (Ben) is such a dick. Just give the dude a ride, problem solved.
After returning from the movie I went out to a bar-b-que at a co-worker's house. Mainly to see the house, as he's thinking of selling it. I've got first dibs but I think I'll pass, it being on the upper end of my price range. It is terribly close to work though (1.5 miles or so).
There was some discussion, at the bbq, about how those who are married, with children, never get out to see movies, due to this apparent babysitter shortage or something.
I thought about that a little more on Sunday when I was at the movie theater again. What they need is a movie theater with built-in daycare. Give 'em a couple of bucks to watch your kids while you watch the movie in peace. How tough is that?
Sunday's movie was "The Sweetest Thing." I thought it was great, despite the morons on the radio calling it "stupid." Yeah, it was a little stupid, but it was a lot funny. And you just can't go wrong with Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, and Selma Blair in their underwear.
Sunday was also SMG's 25th birthday. Someone in the fan newsgroup posted a link to this. (shockwave) It has nothing to do with SMG, but I suppose it could be construed as a Happy Birthday sort of thing...
What else... oh yeah, it was freakin 76 degrees on Sunday. What the fuck is up with that? Soon I will be roasting in my apartment and in serious house hunting mode. I thought I had another month or two. Damnation.
I will soon be faced with the decision to spend $300 once, to get a good A/C for the apartment (I fried last summer, seriously), or pay an extra $500ish every month, forever for a nice house with central air.
If only I could get people in this country to buy something, I'd be able to (easily) afford a decent place within 20 miles of work. I got a $60 order on Friday, from the UK, but I can't sell stun guns to the UK because some postman got robbed of his letters at "stun gun point" so now they're illegal.
I suppose they'll outlaw heavy sticks next. And put a tax on tea or something.
Happy tax day.
Posted by rc at April 15, 2002 08:02 AMAll that news with no mention of the conquest of the Buffy archives?
Posted by: Tim on April 15, 2002 09:15 PMI'm working on a giant "Buffy is the center of the Universe" post. I've got a list of more than _50_ sightings of Buffy guest stars and other references/links to Buffy that I've come across in the last few months. The pace is accelerating, now I spot stuff almost every day...
For instance, in "The Sweetest Thing" we had: (1) Christina Applegate who starred in Married With Children, David Boreanaz (Angel) was once a guest star; (2) Selma Blair, who kissed Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions; and (3) Cameron Diaz's character sees a painting of a dog and says it looks just like her old dog, "Buffy" (I kid you not!).
In "Changing Lanes" we have Ben Affleck, who played a basketball player in the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie.
On TV, lately, in prime time, I've seen a lot of people who've been on Buffy. There are even a handful of magazine sightings.
Posted by: MostlyHarmless on April 16, 2002 12:32 AM