Axl and bacon: A perfect combination

So Alex bought me the new G N' R album--the mythical Chinese Democracy. At first, I was worried. After all this time, would Axl still have the magic? I opened 'er up and gave 'er a listen. Track One left me underwhelmed. Not bad, but not what I want after 50 thousand years of waiting. Thankfully, soon I got to track three. Ooooh, track three. It's called "Better," and you can check it out here. I think it's got more of that classic G N' R vibe. All in all, it's not a perfect album (hello, no Slash!), but it still makes me happy. It reminded me of a better time, before Axl looked like this. Just fyi, blog readers: I have not yet given up on my dream to front a GnR cover band. Just gotta find my Slash!

One other noteworthy event happened to me this week: Bacon and eggs ice cream. Yes, that's correct. Alex, Neal, and I went to this restaurant in Provo, and I ordered me some bacon and eggs ice cream for dessert. It was bacon ice cream with a piece of candied bacon on the side, complete with cinnamon toast rounds and a smear of chocolate sauce. Sound strange and disgusting, you say? Well, you'd only be partially right. I definitely was strange, but it was friggin' delicious. Really sweet, slightly salty and crunchy... perfect.

Bond, James Bond

So I went to see Quantum of Solace on Friday, which was fantastic. Now, don't get me wrong, it was no Casino Royale, but it was strong nonetheless. I really sort of love Daniel Craig. Also, strangely, I sort of love Judi Dench. Call me crazy, but they're just so awesomely sexy. It got me thinking about my favorite James Bond movies... So I have compiled a mini-countdown. Granted, I haven't seen every single James Bond movie, so this list is extremely subjective. So heeere we goooo--

My top five James Bond movies:

5. From Russia with Love
4. Diamonds are Forever
3. Live and Let Die
2. Goldeneye
1. Casino Royale

My first three are sentimental favorites. I went through this Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman phase when I was a kid, so I loved Live and Let Die. Also, I loved the theme song (actually, the GnR version is pretty damn cool).

Goldeneye is a given. Especially since the video game is probably my favorite game EVER! And I'm pretty durn good at it. If anyone wants to challenge me, I'll whip out my N64 and we'll have an epic battle! (And I'm not kidding either. I've been lonely since we moved. Come hang out with me... I would even maybe let you win.)

Casino Royale, though, can't be topped for me. It's epic. Soooo friggin' good. I love it.

Some other stuff that I've been enjoying lately: Campbell Brown and D.L. Hughley on CNN. I've been watching "No Bias, No Bull" for a little while now, but I just saw my first episode of "D.L. Hughley Breaks the News." I was really impressed with it, though. He was funny, engaging, and respectful to his guests, even when he disagreed. I'm going to have to watch more often.

Also, I really like Bad Brad Wheeler on KRCL in the afternoons. He plays really awesome, interesting music, and I like his style on the air. It doesn't hurt that he plays the Detroit Cobras on a semi-regular basis. If you've never listened, check it out! 90.0, 2-6 in the afternoon. I listen to it on my drive home.

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Winners and Losers

Winners:

Barack Obama: Obama + education = happy teachers! This picture is Obama made with cupcakes! What the hell could be a better mix!

Lost fans: Lost begins again Jan. 21, 2009. Lost is soooo good right now. I can't wait for it to start again.

30 Rock: Last night's 30 Rock was soooo funny. I'm lovin' it.

Dr. Horrible: I just think he's a winner. Just watch already.



Losers:

McCain/Palin: English nerds, check out this critique of Sarah Palin's grammar. Love it!


The Office: I dunno about you guys, but I'm not crazy about The Office this season. I don't like that The Temp is back, I don't like the contrived Jim/Pam problems, and I'm just not feeling it right now.


A pants-less, jogging Steve Gutenberg: Yikes... This is too bizarre and hilarious to be real.... Also, I think in this situation, the loser might be anyone who witnessed this.


Undecided:

Tree frog vs. snake: This one's your call.

The only doom that's looming is in loving me to death

So, amazingly, I haven't yet posted about "PG Porn"! James Gunn created these short, sex-free pornos just for the interweb, and the first episode features my boyfriend Nathan Fillion! Check it out.

Nailing Your Wife | Girls | SPIKE.com

Awesome! Also, if you still haven't watched "Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog," check it out! It is super fantastique.

I have one more video for you today. This is crazy cool. It's a stop-motion animated video, done by a guy who calls himself PES. Here's a quote that was in Paste about his awesomeness:

"Clicking on a PES film is to open a safe and suddenly see a million ideas glittering and exploding," says director Michel Gondry. "The only reason you close the door is to re-open it just after and discover what will pop this time."



Bye!

My So-Called Crushes

I have to add three dudes to my 10 TV characters I'm kind of in love with. I've been watching some great TV shows lately with some fantastic characters. So... here are three more characters I kind of love:

1: Tim from Spaced. Holy crap. I know I already blogged about how awesome Spaced is. However, that was before I got to the mind-fudgingly awesome ending. This is a fantastic show. And now, I have a crush on Tim (played by the awesome Simon Pegg). I really liked Simon Pegg before this, but I never had a crush on him... In Spaced, he's this slacker skateboarder/graphic artist who works in a comic book shop with a guy named Bilbo (awesome!) He's slightly rude and he bleaches his hair, but there's something incredibly charming about his goofiness. Love it.

2: Don Draper from Mad Men. What can I say about Don Draper? He's smooth, charming, sexy, lovable, and despicable, all at the same time. He's fascinating! He always looks amazing: cigarette artfully dangling between his fingers, hair perfectly coiffed, fantastically cut suits. He's a babe; that's all there is to it.

3: Jordan Catalano from My So-Called Life. This one is not as much about my love for Jordan as my appreciation of the type of character. He's one that I would have loved in high school, just like Angela! He's just this gorgeous idiot, and that by the end of the season, Angela's starting to figure that out. Super awesome. Also, the Leto has dreamy eyes. (Someone wrote that the Leto is now Jordan Fatalano after he gained all that weight for the John Lennon killer movie. He he he.)

The REAL presidential debate

So I just watched the second presidential debate (I missed the beginning because I had parent-teacher conference). However, I ended up thinking that the real debate should be conducted this way. Still have more political questions? Go for another round! I nearly lost it when I saw these political Magic cards the first time. So freaking funny. I also love that it seems like you could actually play with these cards. Perfect.

So... it's been a long day. I think we all need a parody of A-HA's "Take On Me." Just FYI: I really love this song. And video. I probably shouldn't admit this, but I kinda think the drawn version of the dude is sexy... Anyway. This is the "literal version." Enjoy! P.S.: I found this on Pajiba.com. Awesome.