Hiatus

You'll all have to live without the insightful commentary and hilarity that is thisigina.com for the next two weeks. I'm leaving tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn for Maine, and I won't be back in town until Sunday, August 3. Posts should resume sometime soon thereafter.

Have a good 2 weeks, everyone. Try not to miss me too much ;).

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Yodel-ay-ee-oo!

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...it looks as though "Connie Chung Tonight" is well on its way to becoming CNN's first breakout comedy hit."

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I was scowling after reading the list of Emmy nominations, but this put a smile on my face: A small Vermont town puts out a male nudie calendar, with proceeds to go to charity.

WARNING: There is a photo!

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Emmy Schmemmy

The list is out. While I'm happy for some of my other favorites ("24", "Six Feet Under" and the ubiquitous "The West Wing"), I am astonished that Buffy's "Once More With Feeling" was virtually ignored, receiving only one nomination, for Outstanding Musical Direction. Here are the nominations for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer":

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series
Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic)
Outstanding Music Direction (for "Once More With Feeling")

I fear that "Buffy", and creator Joss Whedon, will never get the recognition they deserve.

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Damn, it's hotter than Dick's hatband out there. Makes packing for my trip that much more enjoyable.

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Tom Shales' review of Robin Williams HBO show. I agree with him on all counts, and the "frantic account of how and why a sadistic Scotsman invented golf" was one of my favorite parts. I think I'll tape it on Thursday night so I can share with the rest of the crowd in Maine.

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My birthday card from Hannah and Zachary. Note the "Happy Birthday" sign, balloons, birthday cake, and me.

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Dude! Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp! Awesome.

(thanks, usr/bin/girl)

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I saw an ad on HBO last night for the season premiere of The Sopranos -- September 15. It's been so long since the end of last season, I'm going to have to pull out my tapes to catch up. David Chase has said that the focus of the new season will be Tony and Carmela's marriage.. I'm very excited about that. The show was always at its best when it stuck to Tony and the women in his life.

Speaking of HBO, we caught the live Robin Williams show last night. Make every effort to see this - it's worth it.

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*yawn*

Good morning. Monday. The start of another week. Or in my case, just the day after yesterday, and the one before tomorrow.

I'm feeling sort of oogy this morning. I had a great deal of trouble falling asleep last night; the last time I looked at the clock it ws 4:00 A.M., and I was still awake for a while after that. I would still be sleeping now, but our landlord called at 7:50 A.M. to let us know that her son and his friend would be coming by to water seal the deck. They arrived a few minutes later and I helped to take all the furniture, plants, etc. out of their way. And I warned them about the bees.

Anyway, after less than 4 hours of sleep I feel hungover, but denied the good time that usually makes the hangover worth it. And since I had a real hangover yesterday, I kind of wanted to feel better today.

I hope you all had a good weekend. My birthday sort of extended into Saturday, which was nice. Sheila and I drove out to Rhode Island to spend the day with Mary, the kids, and our mother. Traffic was atrocious, so we didn't get back here until 8:00 P.M., which gave us just about an hour before we had to freshen up and head out to Anna Liffey's for some live music and birthday beer.

Now I find myself getting ready for my vacation - 2 weeks up at our house in Maine. The first week, Marty and I will have the place to ourselves; then the rest of the gang arrives on the 26/27th, including my brother Tommy, two of his friends, Sheila, Mary, Craig and the kids. Packed house! I'm really looking forward to it, though. I need a break from all of this rest and relaxation.

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