Everything You Thought Was Real

This is Stargate Studios' Virtual Backlot Reel. Purty cool.

Apologies for not posting much... work is getting worky and I'm in an Olympics stupor.

Can't wait to see what outfits the menfolk come up with for tonight's figure skating long program. I'm really disturbed by this glove trend, I have to say.

I'll be blogging from the cave in Austin from next week through the end of March. SXSW approacheth... I'm going to pretend I'm ready.

And Now for Something Completely Different

We are the Champions

Winners of the weekend...

Australian Open
Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic emerged victorious. I really wanted Ana Ivanovic to beat MS but knew she wouldn't. Yuri Sharapov, Maria's creepy Unabomber father won the hearts of many when he made a throat slashing motion after his daughter beat Justine Henin. He is one class act. I think he might be worse than Richard Williams (father of Venus and Serena).

I'm thrilled that Djokovic won his first grand slam. I'm not thrilled that my DVR stopped recording the match in the third set so I missed it. I wonder if his opponent, Jo-Wilfred Tsonga, will end up like fellow countrywoman Marion Bartoli and fade into obscurity after a surprise Grand Slam final appearance. Let's hope not.

Politics
Barack Obama trounced Hillary Clinton in the South Carolina Primary. We'll see what happens on Super Tuesday but Obama definitely has the momentum now. I don't care who gets the nomination as long as they WIN in November.

Figure Skating
Farewell Kimmie Meisner. She wasn't even in the top four as Mirai Nagasu, a 14 year old Californian, took home the gold in her first senior appearance. Too bad she and Caroline Zhang (who placed fourth) are too young to go to Worlds. Annoying male pairs skater John Baldwin (he's the blond guy who looks like Syndrome from The Incredibles) proposed to his partner Rene Inoue after their free skate. This would have been rather touching if Inoue hadn't looked mortified. Apparently she said, "yes" but it sure didn't seem like a moment of joy. Maybe she was hoping John Zimmerman would ask instead. Too bad he's already taken.

I'll be back tonight with SAG Awards coverage. The Actors definitely rank up there as one of the most nauseating awards shows as there's nothing more ickily self-aggrandizing than a bunch of actors sitting around congratulating each other and themselves. However, with the WGA strike still going on, this may be the only one they're allowed to show up to so I'll take my tacky glitz and glamour where I can.

Speaking of glamour, I found the Holy Grail of handbags at Neiman Marcus yesterday. I never thought I would covet a $1000 purse, but here I am... Damn you, Marc Jacobs!!!! Damn you straight to fashion hell!

I ate Krispy Kreme's for breakfast.

Unk,
Ms. P

Grinchier Than Thou

And I thought the RIAA was bad... I guess England's not so jolly after all.

Lawrence O'Donnell doesn't like the Mormons. I can't say I find them particularly appealing, especially in the guise of one Mitt Romney. That said, I thought Mr. O's head was going to spin around and pop off as he tried to out yell Pat Buchanan on The McLaughlin Group regarding Romney's "I Am Mormon, Hear Me Roar" speech.

Generally speaking, politics are so very zzz these days. Not even Mitch McConnell's clunky line about military deaths in Iraq, "Nobody is happy about losing lives but remember these are not draftees, these are full-time professional soldiers" raised much ire with me. Mitchy Mitch came off like an insensitve jerkface? Quelle surprise.

Then there's Hillary Clinton attacking Barack Obama for writing that he wanted to become the president when he was in kindergarten. Really, Hills? That's the best you can come up with? Meanwhile, Oprah took to stumping for Obama this week and we'll see if all the Opraholics will follow her to the voting booth. The pundits say "no."

Neither Joe Biden nor Rudy Giuliani held my interest on this morning's This Week and Meet the Press.

I look forward to January 3rd when the Iowa Caucus shows what the real results of all the pandering are. Not that I personally think Iowa is representative of America, but at least we'll be getting down to truth and consequences time.

I spent the weekend watching many many episodes of Law & Order: SVU. I'm starting to become immune to the horrificness of it all (though I still cringe when I think about Zeljko). Can anyone tell me why they replaced the blonde ADA with a blonde ADA who looks just like her?

The NHK Trophy is on now. Miki Ando totally blew it and won't be going to the Grand Prix Final. Lately, if you're name isn't Yu Na Kim or Caroline Zhang, I can't be bothered. I miss Michelle Kwan!

I want the chance to play without limits!
Ms. P