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POTO On The Brain

September 16, 2004 ... 1139 a.m.

Ernie “Oh, would you just stop it?”
Eibisch: “Stop what?”
Ernie: “Breathing.”

In yet another sign of the coming apocalypse, Jessica Simpson has been cast as Daisy Duke.

I really, actually, enjoy “The Dukes of Hazzard” -- I have dvds, people. I was not happy about casting for Bo and Luke, especially Johnny Knoxville. I mean, really, Johnny Knoxville? Whatever.

Look. Catherine Bach was not exactly a mutant, but the real Daisy wasn’t dumb. She used her body, but she wasn’t stupid.

I had been looking forward to this movie almost as much as Phantom of the Opera (trailer! trailer! trailer!) and the fourth Jurassic Park. Almost. Okay, not really. Not even close. But now, I won’t even rent it.

Jessica. Gah. I can’t stand it, I just can’t stand it.

And people? If you don’t already have reason enough not to, Jessica Simpson wants you to vote for Dubya.

I’m telling you -- the end is near.

Okay. Breathe. I just saw a trailer for the upcoming “Phantom of the Opera”. I HAVE to see this movie. Apparently, the opening date was moved to December 3rd.

People, I LOVE Phantom. Seriously. It's unnatural how much I love it and I have never even seen it. Ever. I am on my third cd soundtrack set because I wore the first two, and two cassettes of it, out. I bought my first cd set months before I had a cd player. I have glow-in-the-dark Phantom shirts, I have books, I beg and beg and to go to New York to see it, but nobody cares. It’s tragic.

And the traveling production came to Des Moines or Minneapolis or Chicago or somewhere within driving distance. Maybe St. Louis. I don’t know, but I couldn’t go. Why? I couldn’t “legally” drive and Mom and Bootsie have a serious aversion to Phantom. They absolutely will not even go to the movie. I swear to you, I will buy tickets to every showing all opening weekend and just camp.

Oh dear. Captain Gel, what have you done? You fine, upstanding Christian man?

I was getting hits about “St3v3 @lford’s marriage”, but I just thought it odd until yesterday. Tsk, tsk.

Hot tubs and early arrivals do not a good combo make, eh El Capitan?

Survivor starts tonight! YAY! As my faithful 2.7 readers know, I am addicted to Survivor. And this season, there is an Iowan amongst the castaways. Which one? Here’s a little clue -- this person is black. The rest, you’ll have to figure out on your own.

Vanuatu. Islands of fire. With, like, 7 activevolcanoes. That’s how I want to be buried, you know. Only in Mt. Kilauea. In Hawaii. I HATE being cold, so I don’t want to be buried -- I want to be cremated and have my ashes scattered in the volcano. This will accomplish 2 things --1. I seriously doubt I would ever be cold again. And two, I just find the idea of being a part of the lava that cools to become a permanent piece of Hawaii. An eternal part of a land I love. Doesn’t that sound neat?

I tell you all this because I’m going to try a little “experiment’ on my mother this evening, after which I fully expect her to kill me.

Also, I still have my Philosophy obituary saved.

I never got to go cage diving. It’s a cruel, cruel world.

I’m downloading the Phantom of the Opera. This way, I shall never again warp a cd and I am too lazy to go all the way to my room for the cds.

Right now, I‘m downloading “All I Ask of You”. My favorite part of the musical is here, after the Phantom overhears Christine and Raoul’s declarations of love and he starts “I gave you my music ... ” And it sounds just like his heart is breaking ... until he gets all pissed off and starts destroying the stage.

Ahhh. I love me some Phantom. Some Michael Crawford Phantom, that is.

Mr. Butler has some large shoes to fill, in my not-so-humble opinion. I have never heard this guy, but I’m going to say he’ll be good.

Not that I’ll live to see it.

Currently Reading: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin
Hee. I would read this for the title alone, but it’s a good book. It’s Eyre Affair meets Mother Goose -- truly hilarious.

Listening To: Phantom of the Opera, of course
...masquerade, hide your face so the world will never find you...

Have a happy day!

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