Saturday, December 11, 2004
Saturday Night Live, Well it's Saturday Night and I'm Alive
Miracle of Miracles, I've met my first blog-pal. Her name is Bella, and I read her email today. She welcomed me to blog-dom which I found extremely hospitable. She's also a mom, and according to her profile, she lives Down Undah. Reading her profile made me think of my friend Euan from Oz (Australia). He used to bring his huge green parakeet to work with him, and as his office was next to mine, I could hear his bird asking for him whenever he left the room...."Euan"......"Euan"......."Euan". He was a cute, old bird, but I dared not get too close to him. If he was uncomfortable you could see his feathers ruffle up, similar to a cat when it's hair stands on end.
One of the most hilarious moments at work occurred when our CTO (Chief Technology Officer) David, from South Africa entered Euan's office, admired the bird, and then reached out to pet the animal. WHY THE HELL DID HE DO THAT?? The bird clamped it's beak around David's finger and David started swinging his arm up above his head, then down below his knee, as hard as he could, at least three times before the bird let go, fell down, and rolled across the floor, hitting the wall. David was visibly shaken, Euan was apologetic (because management was already on the fence about allowing Euan to bring the bird to work with him), but I started laughing hysterically! I couldn't believe such a bright and accomplished man would be so foolish as to stick his hand in front of the mouth of a wild animal....I mean, he wasn't straight outta the jungle, but he WAS an exotic bird, and a very large one at that. What did he expect? A kiss on the cheek? Did he think he was I think my hysterical laughter helped the situation actually. It lightened the mood in the room because poor Euan was mortified at his little baby being thrown across the floor, and David was stunned, humiliated, and pissed off about being bitten by the bird. I tell ya, that was one of those, "I needed that" type of laughter that sends the endorphins into a frenzy and makes you feel high as a kite. I LOVE that kind of laughter. You know, the Bible says that "laughter is as a medicine", in other words, it's healing to your body, and there is scientific proof to back that up. I've read about it somewhere.
I was learning how to browse through blogger profiles tonight and saw some very interesting people. One blog had a link to a site that lists the 11 rules of Blog Etiquette. I read it and thought it was sensible. I learned that if you mention someone in your blog that has a blog, you should insert the hyperlink to their site, so I've done that above with Bella's site. I'll have to go back and edit my previous entries where I reference my friend Anne.
Do any of you enjoy watching HBO's The Wire? I have to admit it is my guilty pleasure, just as The Sopranos is when they are in season. The gentleman that plays Stringer Bell on the program is my favorite. His real name is Idris Elba....is that pronounced with a short i or a long i? Anyway, from what I gather, he is a British bloak that was one of very few successful Black Tele (TV) Actors in the UK. I wouldn't know, as I don't watch British TV here in the states, but I must say I am a fan. I saw him in my friend's show Soul Food on Showtime, actually I have two friends that played main characters on that show, and I also saw him featured as the leading man in Angie Stone's recent music video, "love it when you love me baby"...not sure of the title. I look forward to the last couple of episodes and hope the show will be renewed.
I think the appeal of watching those two shows, in particular, is it gives me a view into a sub-culture that I am not familiar with. I mean, family structures, loyalty, protagonists, antagonists, that is all familiary, but the regional vernacular, the scenery, the euphemisms, it's all very interesting. I'm from the West Coast, and both of these shows are based on East Coast cities. Baltimore and New Jersey, respectively. It's akin to my Cultural Geography class in college which I enjoyed immensely. I guess I just like learning about people, and groups of people. I went through a phase during elementary and junior high where I read nothing but biographies. I read every book published at that time about Helen Keller, Jim Morrison, Quincy Jones, and a biography by Brit Eklund. I was reminded of Ms. Eklund when I watched the Geoffrey Rush film portraying the life of Peter Sellers on cable tv this past week. Her role was played by Charlize Theron who was okay. Geoffrey Rush is a genius. I enjoy watching him every time.
Speaking of movies, I saw Bridget Jones II: The Edge of Reason recently. I must say, I LOVED the first one, and I enjoyed this one, but it wasn't the same. Would I recommend it? Yes. Renee, Colin, and Hugh are adorable again, but I think there could have been more effort put into the script. There's good chemistry though. I brought this up because I truly felt that the soundtrack made paying to see the movie worthwhile. Seriously, I wanted to run out and buy it that instant. Whoever was in charge of music for this flick certainly has a lot of SOUL. I mean they had Sting, Mary J. Blige, Carly Simon, Beyonce, Annie Lennox.....it was the bomb. I was shakin' my tailfeather in my seat. I think I have to add Bridget Jones Diary to my profile as one of my favorite movies. I usually can only think of dramas when I'm asked about favorite movies.
As for music, well, that will take another four hours if I travel down that path, but keep your panties on, I'll get 'round to it soon enough. a'bientot
- posted by Suzanne @ 8:41 PM
