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December 10, 2002
tuesday ramblings
So, I need guidance from you, fair readers---continue with the wedding saga or not? I can’t just the interest, so I’ll let you decide.
In the meantime, some thoughts:
---Did Eminem lose a bet with somebody? That’s the only way I can justify the release of “Hallie’s Song” as the new single. He comes out with three of his best singles ever (“Without Me”, “Cleaning Out My Closet”, “Lose Yourself”) and then…this. When I first bought the CD, I heard about 8 seconds of this, said “Hell no,” to myself, and haven’t listened to it again. When it came on the radio, I had that sort of stunned, deer-in-the-headlights moment, one I hadn’t experienced since hearing “Jenny from the Block” for the first time. You know, people go to jail for less than releasing this song. It’s just not right.
---I officially took a patent out on the term “The Viggo Effect”, which is defined by a movie star who comes out of nowhere, makes the ladies swoon, and then people see what he looks like out of character makeup and get all depressed. So, if you ever use the term, make sure to drop a coin or two to my PayPal link.
---No one should have allowed me to figure out how to text message on my new cell phone. That’s right up there with taking a recovering heroin addict to a syringe convention. Sunday night, my girlfriend and I had this exchange on IM:
Me: Hey, check your phone!
Her: Why?
Me: Just cuz!
Her: Aww, a message!
Me: Yup!
Her: Check your phone!
Me: Cool, you sent me one too!
Her: Cool!
Yes, we were instant messaging about text messaging. We are this close to The Matrix, people.
---If any of you decide you need to sign me up for “Rock the House”, make sure you get Tommy Lee to do it for me. Not because I like him, it’s just so I can see that forced grin on his face at the outset of the show while he tries to pretend he isn’t mortified about being on the show. He has that, “I used to play drums in the biggest rock band in America, my drum kit could fly and spin upside down, I saw Pamela Lee naked on a regular basis, and now I’m trying to work a pneumatic drill” face during the entire episode. Just priceless. I wonder where Bill Simmons would rank it on his Unintentional Comedy Scale.
Posted by Ryan McGee at December 10, 2002 09:49 AM
Comments
screw the readers, write what you want.
Posted by: reality at December 10, 2002 11:02 AM
i tried to screw my readers, but none of them seem to be putting out.
Posted by: ryan at December 10, 2002 11:12 AM
Re: Eminem -- There are far better songs on the CD, I'm amazed at the choice as well.
And yes, you should write whatever makes you happy. I for one, will read whatever you write.
Posted by: moxie at December 10, 2002 11:17 AM
I'm loving the wedding stuff...I guess I should comment here as well as in IM, hm? Let it be known that I love Ryan's wedding stories!
I haven't heard that Eminem song yet, but actually dig some of his stuff now, where I tossed it all off as vile refuse in the past.
Viggo is hot, in character or not.
Posted by: Susan at December 10, 2002 11:47 AM
Susan, you're the first person I've heard say that. Orlando Bloom gets pretty much the same reaction, though not as much. Then again, Orlando was never in "28 Days".
Posted by: ryan at December 10, 2002 12:00 PM
I again say up the readers' collective bum. (Except mine.) I've been quoting your dad for days now. If I never read another word about the wedding, that quote will see me through my days until I've shuffled off this mortal coil. If you go into a long amusing story, I will likewise be satisfied. Don't let the readers make up your mind, man, 'coz then you'll just be another Dan Shaughnessy.
As a guy, I never saw that much of a difference between Viggo and Aragorn in the looks department, except Aragorn looks like he would smell terrible (that's part of his charm.) I think it's less a physical thing and more the way he carries himself. As himself, he looks like what he is -- an actor/writer/painter, someone who'd probably be at home at a wine-tasting or something. As Aragorn, he is basically Wolverine with a royal pedigree. Viggo comes across as a nice guy with confidence in his abilities. Aragorn comes across as someone who could rule a continent. But physically, Aragorn is just a dirty, scraggly Viggo.
Posted by: Commander Foley at December 10, 2002 12:33 PM
Write what you want Ryan--you're one of the most entertaining (and all-American) writers I have on my bloglist =)
Thanks for serendipitously providing some laughs during a time in my life when I need it most =)
Posted by: glovefox at December 10, 2002 01:29 PM
Screw all those people. Listen to the readers! More wedding stories are what we want, SO LET'S SEE THE WEDDING STORIES.
Posted by: Michael at December 10, 2002 01:51 PM
well OK, part 3 shall come tonite. nice to see the sweel of support! this humble writer thanks y'all.
Posted by: ryan at December 10, 2002 01:59 PM
It's not often you see a "sweel of support" in its natural habitat...
Posted by: Commander Foley at December 10, 2002 02:14 PM
this is why i type all my entries out in MS word....sigh.
Posted by: ryan at December 10, 2002 02:18 PM
The wedding stories are great! I love the anectodal stories that you tell. You're a good storyteller, and it's a nice bit of escapism, which is what we need every now and then. So keep em coming.
Posted by: Lori at December 10, 2002 03:37 PM
Orlando Bloom is hot all the time, in my book. The Aragorn scraggle on Viggo helps to hide his funny-shaped chin, which I think helps his overall looks. He's not my favorite, either way. Orlando is my favorite. If he were eating crackers in bed, I still wouldn't kick him out. And yes, Scott knows that.
Posted by: Lizard at December 10, 2002 04:47 PM
i don't know, the orlando bloom segments on the dvd with the mohawk are a little scary . . . i didn't even recognize him at first. but his overal hotness vastly exceeds viggo's, i'll give you that!
Posted by: jenny at December 10, 2002 06:58 PM
screw wedding stories, talk more about that hot chick you met at the stonehdge ;)
Posted by: reality at December 10, 2002 07:13 PM
Tell the dog story, people will love it.
Posted by: Casey at December 10, 2002 07:27 PM
I don't understand the Orlando Bloom obsession. It's obvious from the DVD that he was SO hitting it with Liv Tyler. Which is pretty gross.
But what I really don't understand is why no one is giving a shout out to the hottest member of the cast: Sean Bean. The quiet strength, the humility, the northern accent... He makes me weak at the knees.
Posted by: Michael at December 11, 2002 09:19 AM
I think it's because they must have a Krispy Kreme in Gondor, how else to explain Boromir's slight girth?
Posted by: ryan at December 11, 2002 09:56 AM
yeah, sean bean is hot and an excellent actor.
orlando is a cheeky and yummy guy,who seems 17 not 27.
But Viggo is hotness personified, in whatever character, or as himself. He's just unbelievably talented.
isn't it obvious i like variety in men?
Posted by: lissa at January 15, 2004 03:59 AM