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Fun bear-related trivia, the Colbert Report had a threat down anniversary which featured bears eating Stephen’s book. It made me giggle.
Yay! Long weekend tomorrow! Woo-hoo! I’m gonna finish Good Omens and read Stardust and watch more Doctor Who. And sleep. A LOT. Sounds brilliant to me.
A native bird, the Tui, has returned to Christchurch after several decades of being locally extinct. Cool beans, no?
I empathize with Faye. Getting fit is pricey. I had to buy shoes, a workout outfit and towel, gym membership, and I’m paying for beginners Pilates. Had I decided to stay a lazy butt during my time here, I wouldn’t be at all worried about travel funds. But I feel better and I’m stronger now. So I’m sure it’s all worth it.
Speaking of the gym; fun little story from the other day. So – my routine for my gym towel on Tuesday was something along the lines of this; pick up my gym towel from where it’s been hanging in my room overnight, toss it in my shoulder bag, stick it under my desk at work during the day, take it in my shoulder bag to the gym, carry it around the gym for about 5 minutes until a baby tarantula falls out and hits the floor with a resounding thud. Ok – it wasn’t actually a tarantula – I don’t know what kind of spider it was, but it was over an inch long and it really did thud. So…. I’d love to know at what point during my day I picked that up. Much as I love spiders, finding a very large one practically on you does get your heart racing.
Shocking, shocking news out of the Bush administration. An anti-birth control extremist has been appointed to the Office of Population Affairs to run the family planning program. But of course. Sign a petition to protest.
A record 63 films qualify for the Foreign Language Oscar, including first time entrant Ireland. It took me a second (I need more coffee), but it isn’t foreign film, it’s foreign language film.

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“The following program was suppossed to contain scenes of brief nudity. Thanks a lot network.”I’m… I’m so confused right now.
 

From popwatch, “So, after weeks of teasing, Stephen Colbert has finally thrown his hat in the presidential ring… Normally, we at EW would be opposed to this move — if he gets elected, what will happen to his show? That’s too great a sacrifice for us to sanction, even if Colbert’s leadership would benefit the American people. Fortunately, this is Colbert we’re talking about; if the guy can debate himself, as he does occasionally on his show, then he can run the country and still find time to do The Colbert Report every night. Godspeed, Stephen.”
 

I heard about this on the news, so I made sure to be in front of the Daily Show at 10pm (like I wouldn’t be otherwise, right?) And… I totally don’t get it. Is it a joke? Is he serious? Is it sweeps?
 

Yes, he’s intelligent, and I love the idea of someone with a sense of humor in the white house. He’d be better than the republicans. But is he honestly going to try to run?

Full coverage over here.  My brain hurts. Moving on…

Yoga last night. Didn’t go quite as well as my first try – I was super-tense. But I still came out of it feeling better. Saw Mysterious Skin. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is totally brilliant in it, but AHH! TRAUMATIZING HUSTLER RAPE SCENE! Anyway, you know from the start what happened to the 2 boys, so I thought there’s be more after they finally find each other, but it actually worked well. It’s very dark, so I don’t recommend it if you don’t feel like being depressed. Oh, and I totally love all of the make-up on Michelle Trachtenberg in it. Had a talk with our new trainer about moving abroad. I think when you’re raised in a place you assume you’ll stay in the country because, well, everyone assumes that. Most everyone you know does stay. At least, that’s fairly true in America. I think people from the commonwealth are more likely to move to other countries within it. My boss lived in Oz for 5 years and London for 5 years. And Lyn lived in Edinburgh for 7 years. Anyways, I’m (obviously) excited about seeing SF again, but I think one thing this trip has helped me realize is that I don’t really need to pick a country for ever and ever. I can move. Lyn was talking about choosing a new place every few years. And I have realized that there are a lot of really great cities out there. None may have the unique charm of San Franicisco, but they have their good points. And most of them have men with accents. 😉 [read on]