Circumcision Jockey Shorts!!!

I went to go visit my friends and their new baby boy yesterday, and he was freshly circumcised. I wish I'd discovered this website sooner, because I would have brought him a set of special circumcision jockey shorts!!!

An Oldie but Goodie

I was first exposed to the magic that is the classic Barney/Tupac mashup back in 2002, long before Youtube was even a gleam in its parents' eyes. But it's still one of the most delicious things to watch ever, particularly the bit where they brush their teeth. See, I am going to see Xanadu tonight (drunkenly, bien sur) and I am so atwitter with excitement that I can hardly focus on writing scripts for Baio promos, and instead I am watching Barney lipsync Tupac for the 300th time. Join me, friends:

Today's Urban Dictionary Offerings

IM'ing with [redacted] results in positive neologisms! We hereby present: Douchtache and Googliable (pronunciation: goog-LIE-able):

He's Scott Baio; He's 45 and he's Still Single

This is my latest spot, for "Scott Baio is 45 ... and Single" (premieres Sunday 7/15 at 10:30, only on VH1!) A brief smattering of credits:
Writer/director: Bex
Producer: Flex
AD: JT
Music: Eargoo
DP: Peter Selesnick

Oh, yeah. Charles in charge of YOU, all the time!

Scott Baio is 45 ... and Single (image spot)
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Michel Gondry: Cribs

Frakking a, this video colored me absolutely hilarious. It's perfect. Bravo, Olde English, bravo!



(link via Best Week Ever)

Score your own Sopranos Finale!

Blah blah David Chase blah.
Whatever, man -- the t-vision is storytelling and you didn't end your frakking story.

But, anyhoo: here's the most GENIUSEST WAY to get over your 'ranos agita!

Score your own finale!

Gawrsh, those boys at the Stereogum are so fucking awesomely smart.

Plug any mp3 link into the little boxy thing and watch the cinematic magic happen!!! Check out the Stereogum's suggestions and then see what the other 'gum readers have to say.

Seriously, I could play with this ALL DAY LONG.

I'm in LA and I've Already Gawker Stalked

... or "privacy watched," as they call it on Defamer. Check it on out!


· Monday night, at the Viceroy -- it was a battle of the noses! The Butterscotch Stallion Owen Wilson was chilling in the back of the bar with none other than Adrien Brody! They surveyed the back patio area before heading inside (it was pretty cold, admittedly). They were pretty low-profile, and left a little before last call (at midnight? what is UP with this city?).

Ta-diddly dah!

California, Here I Come

Tigers, I am off to fabulous LA to shoot a spot with none other than THE Scott Baio, to promote his new show "Scott Baio is 45 ... and Single" (premieres Sunday, July 15th at 10:30 / 9:30 c, only on VH1!) I'll report in from the other coast, I promise.

The Other Side of The Shadow Knowing in Aqaba

Always Something There To Remind You

... that you can read my most pop culture-riffic thoughts over on my Oomph blog.

The Shadow Knows in Aqaba

World Heritage Sites in Poopy Land

If you go to the wiki about Petra and you scroll down to the very, very last line, you will see something that makes me chortle:

See it? World Heritage Sites in Poopy Land!

This sure doesn't look like Poopy Land to me:

This is a Sandstorm

When I flew into Amman, I actually really-truly thought that perhaps my time in this lifetime was over. The pilots weren't saying anything, and we were circling and circling through the most outrageous turbulence and horrible conditions. People were praying, crying, and assuming crash positions. I took my sunglasses off my head in case of impact, and tried to think happy thoughts. I couldn't see anything out the window - it should have been early evening outside, but it was brown and gray and apocalyptic. I thought perhaps Amman had been firebombed and we were flying into war.



It wasn't war at all! It was just a sandstorm. This photo was taken the morning AFTER the sandstorm I flew into -- so this is a mild sandstorm, relatively speaking. CRAZY TALK.

Scenes from Jordan

Rock-climbing in Wadi Rum (Lawrence of Arabia territory).

I'm Back!

This is me at our hotel in Wadi Musa, right outside of Petra. More photos and stories to come, but, alas, I have six million emails to read and a whole lot of work to do. Didja miss me?

Shalom to Me, Ya'll

I am getting on an airplane to go visit my boyfriend, who has been in Jordan for two months making the new DePalma movie.


Wish me luck. I do not want to be killed by a terrorist nor eaten by a camel. Nor eaten by a terrorist camel! Yegads!

Think happy thoughts for me, e-friends. I'll be back in a week.

MEDIA ALERT: MSBNC TUESDAY AM at 9:25

Yo people! Set your tivo/divo now! I will be appearing on MSNBC at 9:35 (eastern time) Tuesday morning to discuss "Why we hate Paris Hilton."

It's nothing personal, of course. It's just the collective unconscious of the western world.

When You're Weary, Feeling Small

Let's say you were pretty upset about something. And let's say you were so upset that you kind of couldn't stop booting. So let's say you haven't eaten anything all day because you have this booting problem. Do you know what the ONE THING IN THE WORLD that will make you all better is?

Yes. Correct!
The sight of Celine Dion doing the hambone. It's about twenty-six seconds in. Enjoy.

I Can Has Tribbles?

LOLCATS + STARTREK = LOLTREK.

Kickawesome.

I Blog for Ooomph

And, lo, I am awesome.