What Happened to John Kerry’s Face
Last night we had the State of the Union on TV for a bit while fixing dinner, when the camera panned to John Kerry for a minute. Frnakly, he looked pretty horrible, and had a shiner around each eye. “Holy crap, what happened to him?” I asked.
Neither my husband or I had any idea, so after a quick Googling, we discovered that Mr. Kerry was apparently involved in some kind of hockey game incident (is that redundant?) “over the holidays” that resulted in a broken nose.
Now, Kerry is 68 years old. What the hell kind of hockey was this? Don’t answer that, I have a feeling it could have been played with Nerf equipment and very likely could have ended like this.
I don’t get hockey.
Has “Community” Been Saved?
My husband and I are big fans of the NBC show “Community,” and were really dismayed last fall to find that it was more or less being shelved.
We did the usual “Oh please save this wonderful show!” linking stuff on Facebook and signed petitions that we know will do no good, and then it kind of fell off our radar.
While perusing my stupid Facebook Timeline this morning (I HATE TIMELINE), I came across the link again and wondered anew what the fate of the show was.
It seems that, for now, the show has been saved from the chopping block. NBC exec Bob Greenblatt said he never had any intention of ending the show, he just neglected to add it to the upcoming lineup. Oh, and there’s been no mention of when it will return or if there’ll be a fourth season. Soooo….
Super Bowl Party Stuff
Today’s search, “Super Bowl party stuff,” filled me with dread.
You see, I hate throwing parties. Even when my kids are involved, I grit my teeth and soldier on, preparing invites and pinning up balloons. I don’t know why I have this aversion to parties — maybe it’s the thought of a bunch of people converging on my happy place, or more likely, the thought of having to clean clean clean both before and after. Or maybe it’s buying a bunch of crap for a ton of money that will essentially just be tossed once things wrap up.
Anyway, months ago my husband mentioned wanting to do a Super Bowl party this year. I’ve thrown exactly one Super Bowl party in my life and it was not my favorite experience. However, I told him I’d make a deal with him: if his favorite team, the San Francisco 49ers, make it to the Super Bowl then we’ll have a party.
I thought for sure it was a long shot and I’d get to spend Super Bowl Sunday in my comfy sweats on my favorite spot on the couch. Right.
Anyway, today I bit the bullet and looked up Super Bowl party supplies. Do I go full-on fanatic and do the team-specific decor, or mellow it out a bit and do generic football decor for those guests who may still be feeling the sting of their own team not making it to the Big Game? I know everyone there won’t be 49ers fans, but they are the only reason we’re throwing the party in the first place, so I think we should rub it in a bit.
This could be all for naught, of course, and I could be breathing both a sigh of relief and defeat this Sunday evening (because I do really want them to win, I just don’t want to have to hold up my end of the deal!).