Saturday Night Live sketch from March 8, 2008 - Spoof of Hillary Clinton's 3 A.M. campaign ad

Oh my gosh, SNL actually did something funny. And what's even more amazing - the sketch has FRED ARMISEN in it! And y'all know how I feel about the notoriously unfunny Fred Armisen - I think he singlehandedly brought down SNL, and that he could take any classic comedy and make it uncomfortably unfunny. Like Best In Show, or Office Space, or the More Cowbell sketch (best SNL sketch ever.)

Of course the Clinton/Obama spoof got pulled from YouTube within about six seconds of being posted, but I found this copy on TV Crunch.

It was barftastic.

Yesterday, since I'm taking this rotation off (I really need to give y'all details on that, because I KNOW you're clamoring for them) I was lazily watching afternoon TV while editing the eleventy billion pictures that are on my baby (my Canon 30D) that I've let pile up over the past 6 months or so. But I digress.

Afternoon TV includes The Oprah, and she had Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks as guests, promoting Charlie Wilson's War. But what they were really on there to do was to remind us all how FAMOUS they all are (The Oprah included.) For crying out loud, they might as well have been saying things like, "Look at me! I'm FAMOUS! I have babies and give them names that make them sound like they're 80 years old!"

"No, I'm MORE famous! My son is also an ACK-tor."

And then Oprah chimes in, "I'm so glad that I'm so FAMOUS that I can have my BEST FRIENDS Julia and Tom on my show, so that I can emit my charming horse laugh at their every word! Hoo hoo hoo hooooo!"

Ack.

Seriously - Hazel and now baby Henry? Geez. And I'm not going to mention Phinnaeus, because I don't even know what kind of ridiculous name that is.

They also talked at length about a scene in which Tom spends a large amount of time in a milk bath (see also Eeeeeeeew, eeeeeeeeewwww!) The whole show was just very vomitus-inducing. I was thinking, "Did I accidentally drink 12 raw eggs mixed with milk and mustard? Because I don't recall ..."

All three of them suffer from a SEVERE case of Full-Of-Themselvesitisosis, and one oddity associated with that syndrome is that it nauseates other people. Especially people who aren't famously FAMOUS and are educated instead.

Only one prescription

Al Gore, on the fake global warming:

"The Earth has a fever and just like when your child has a fever, maybe that's a warning of something seriously wrong," Gore said on "Good Morning America" today.

Someone should tell Al that the only prescription for a fever is MORE COWBELL.

It had to be done.

The search is NOT over. No, Survivor, it is not. Is not. Is not. Is not.

I have been looking for no less than 18 months for the SNL clip of John Goodman as Wilford Brimley - you know, when he's on the inexplicable horse and says things like, "I don't eat oatmeal - looks like someone else already ate it first" and "I don't even have diabetes - doctor just says I look like somebody who'd have it" and "I'm going to get off of this horse - actually, just onto a smaller horse, and then onto a large dog, and then just roll onto the ground."

At any rate, it's hilarious. I've set my Windows Media Center laptop to record every SNL that happens to run somewhere (on E!, or whatever) hoping to catch that clip. And I'm still looking.

But I was just perusing some of my friends on MySpace, and my cousin Nate has this little nugget of hilarity on his page - Wilford Brimley and his beetis. Or beetiz. Not sure which. Anyway, look here, this is funny.

Oh my freaking heck, that is funny. It almost makes up for having to hear "dia-BEET-EEES" ad nauseum. Y'all in my class know what I'm talking about.

The one where I'm Debbie Downer. Sorry.

You know, I actually had a post knocking around in my head today, and I thought, "Tonight there will be a new post on the blog! A good one too!" These kinds of things are exciting to me, because my life is sad.

However, I ended up having a rather crappy evening (nothing I want to talk about here or anything - I mention it only because I want to remember what date it was) and then when I got home and looked at all the shopping bags and merriment and such littering my floor, I realized that ... I don't have a job. And I can't afford to give people Christmas presents like I usually do, and like I love to do, because I don't have a job. So I've spent the last couple of hours crying, and putting together bags of stuff to return tomorrow, which isn't nearly as much fun as buying gifts for people. Bleh. I can't wait until 2 1/2 years go by and I'm employed again. I've almost decided to take out more loans than I usually do the next time I have to fill out a renewal FAFSA, because I hate mooching off of my parents. I know my dad doesn't mind, but I still hate it.

Sorry for the downer post. And if you're still shopping, by any chance, you could use my Amazon link to help me pay for my server. It really does help, when people use it. And whoever bought the diamond watch, I love you to bits. That is all.

Oh, and this? Re: Justin Timberlake and the *bleep* in a box? Is hilarious. Not that one of those is on my list or anything. I just want some DiorShow mascara and DVDs. That video almost, almost - made me feel better after an evening of tears and feeling crappy about myself.

New mpg files for download

Update - 11/25/07: Files Removed. Don't hate on me, blame GoDaddy.

I've added some new files to the server in the past few days - here's a list, to help Googlers who are looking for them. Sorry for the dry post! P.S. - I have two exams on Monday (Pathology & Patient Care) and two on Tuesday (Psychopathology & Immunology) so I'll be scarce for a few days. Don't miss me too much. :-) We have:

House MD, Season 3, episode 2 - Cane and Able (aired on September 12, 2006)
House and the team treat a young boy who claims there is a tracking device in his neck and believes he has been the subject of alien experimentation. Cameron is outraged when she learns Cuddy and Wilson have been lying to House about the diagnosis on his last case (episode summary from TV.com).

House M.D., Season 3, episode 3 - Informed Consent (aired on September 19, 2006)
House puts a well-known medical researcher through a battery of tests to determine why he collapsed in his lab. When the team is unable to diagnose the problem, the doctor asks the team to help him end his life. House is forced to use his cane again after the ketamine has worn off as he deals with a clinic patient's teenaged daughter who has a crush on him (episode summary from TV.com).

House MD, Season 3, episode 4 - Lines in the Sand (aired on September 26, 2006)
When doctors are unable to diagnose why a severely autistic boy screams loudly for no apparent reason, House takes the case. As the boy's condition worsens, it becomes obvious that House relates to the boy because he has no social niceties (episode summary from TV.com).

Saturday Night Live - Ellen Degeneres and No Doubt (aired December 15, 2001)

Family Guy, Season 6, episode 1 - Mother Tucker (aired on September 17, 2006)
Peter's mom gets a divorce. Peter feels abandoned until he sees a father figure in his mom's new boyfriend, Tom Tucker. Meanwhile, Brian gets his own NPR style show on the radio(episode summary from TV.com).