Archive for May, 2008
Puppetry of the Penis!
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Tonight Trish and I went to see Puppetry of the Penis here in Seattle. And, first off, I would like to give mad props to Trish for being the only one of my so-called “friends” out here to agree to go with me. She was, in fact, the only one to even return my email about it. My other “friends” in Seattle are loooosers (makes L-shape with hand on forehead).
If you guys have never heard of Puppetry of the Penis, it is basically just these two Australian dudes butt-naked on stage making shapes out of their penises. It’s like the clown who makes balloon animals, but with a cock and balls. It was truly phenomenal. I desperately wished I had a penis so I could go home and try some of these things. I mean, I knew penises were fun, but I had no idea how much fun! They did a baby bird, a hamburger, a windsail, a pelican, a hot dog, a bullfrog, the Eiffel Tower, a sea anemone (!) and many, many more. There were basically no props at all. Just two dudes and their penises and nutsacks. Amazing. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend you go if it comes to your city.
Before the show, Trish and I were like “I wonder if there’ll be any dudes.” I figured maybe a handful of gay dudes and a handful of really, really embarrassed straight dudes who got dragged there with their wives. But I was wrong! There were tons of guys there! Straight guys, too! Some with their significant others, some just with a buddy. And they totally didn’t seem embarrassed or sheepish or anything. They were just like “Bring on the penis shapes!” Soooo wonderful.
The funniest thing, though, is that as Trish and I were taking our seats, we noticed two women leading their husbands into the theater in blindfolds. We started cracking up immediately, like, “Oh my God these guys totally don’t know they’re going to a penis show!” And they were sitting front row!!! Ahhhhhhhh ha ha ha ha ha! I snapped a picture:
Once the show started, though, the blindfolds came off and the guys were really good sports about it. Which was great of them, but I was kind of hoping they’d throw a fit and storm out. Oh well.
Anyway, I sure do know what every guy on my Christmas list is getting this year: this.
Jamie-Lynn’s Baby Shower a Drama-Free Event
Sunday, May 4th, 2008No upskirts. No alcohol. And, so far, no reports of insider photos being shopped out to the tabloids.
On Saturday, JLS had her baby shower at the family’s Serenity complex in Louisiana.
We’ve got conflicting reports of the attendees from different sources. E! says that there were both men and women, most teenaged and early twenties, while People magazine says it was an all-girl affair, with Casey Aldridge’s mom present as well as Lynne and Britney Spears. In typical Louisiana style, there was lots of fried chicken and chili. I’m on a stupid get-healthy diet right now, so fried chicken sounds amazing. I am so tired of cottage cheese and yogurt. And this is only, like, day six of what is supposed to be a life-long love affair with healthy eating. Sigh. I want a Whopper. And it’s so funny because, like, I’m eating all this healthy food, but I’m eating a TON of it, which kind of cancels out the healthy. Like I made these healthy little vegetarian burritos for myself last night, and then ate like four of them when I only meant to eat one a day for dinner for the rest of the week. I’m already out of burritos. They were supposed to last until Wednesday. Sad face.
Anyway, there were police guards posted at the gate of the party, checking IDs, but apparently they didn’t encounter any problems, and a good time was had by all. There were tons of paparazzi helicopters outside, so most of the guests stayed indoors.
Is it possible Jamie-Lynn is actually trying to have a low-key, normal pregnancy and — gasp! — a low-key, normal life? Can she pull it off?
Look Who’s Helping!
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Here’s Reese Witherspoon, an Avon Global Ambassador (whatever that means) joining participants at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer event in DC.
Meanwhile, Leo and I spent the afternoon at his very first day of school! That’s right: puppy kindergarten! Leo was the smallest kid in his class by about 15 pounds, I think. The other puppies were a little more experienced, but Leo learned to sit and come, so I was very proud of him. He has still not learned how to avoid peeing on the floor, because he did that, too. And while all the other puppies were okay with staying tethered while their owners walked away, little Leo had a conniption fit. And I know that for his own good I need to teach him to be okay without me, but it’s really rather endearing. I like being needed by my puppy! But I know it will just be bad for him in the long run, so we’re trying to teach him not to freak out about being left alone.
I took some video of him running in circles with a little long-haired chihuahua (who was in the earlier class designed specially for small puppies, which we will be attending in the future), so I’ll put that up on YouTube later.
Bindi Power!
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Gretchen Wilson Gets Edumacated
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Congrats to country star Gretchen Wilson, who has officially proved herself the academic equal of Jamie-Lynn Spears.
The 34-year-old, who dropped out of high school after ninth grade, passed the GED in April, and will graduate on May 15.
Gretchen says the reason she decided to get her GED was her seven-year-old daughter. “I certainly don’t want her to think you can be this successful without an education.”
It’s funny; I’ve always been a huge proponent of higher education, but, after twenty years of secondary, college and graduate education, I’ve settled happily into a job that doesn’t even require a high-school diploma. It’s ironic. But when I mention that, people are always quick to point out that, while my job currently doesn’t require much in the way of non-celeb education, I probably would have had a much harder time building this website and growing the audience without all that education. So, you know, stay in school, I guess. :)















