Miscellaneous + Jack Black

I was just thinking of something to post and now *poof* it is gone. I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Somehow I lost it in the .46 seconds it takes to open a new browser window. Gah.

I am very very lucky that I live so close to almost all of my family (on both sides, even on our parent's sides, not too many people are too far flung) and that we have the luxury of being able to split the Holidays . It makes for long days sometimes, but I would rather have that than not be able to see them at all. Also, I am very blessed that I don't have anyone's step-families or ex- spouses to deal with. I should quit my bitchin about the holiday hullabaloo. I have it pretty good.

Attila does that stereotypical, cartoonish, high pitched "lah la bah da beh dee doo ya ya la la ooo" baby babble that you hear in commercials and things. It's very cute. But today, she was doing that in her high chair and then all of a sudden switched to satanic voice in which she babbled like a drunken leprechaun. It was scary! Then it was instantly back to the angel baby voice. I was a little worried. Perhaps we need rethink that no baptism thing.

Have you seen that commercial where the wife is sleeping and the husband slips a diamond necklace around her neck? Yeah- I told my husband he should never ever try such a thing because he would get punched. (Not to mention, that wife isn't even snoring so I don't think she is really asleep.)

WHY OH WHY have they cast Jack Black of all people in "The Holiday"? Since when is Jack Black romantic comedy material?!? No. Not hot. Not even close! Dude and I were disagreeing about this, since he thought that someone, somewhere must think he is hot- but I've done a lot of internet research (ok, "a lot" is a stretch, but I googled!) and I've been proven right. No one thinks he is hot. Jude Law? sure! Ed Burns? ok. But Jack Black?

No. No. A thousand times, no. I shouldn't be so judgmental since I haven't even seen the movie, but I am not sure I am even going to see the movie because I really don't want to watch anyone kiss Jack Black. (Not that I think he is horrendously ugly or anything, It' just that there is such a double standard in Hollywood already- if you are male and average looking, or even funny looking, you will still get work. Female? Not so much. Well, unless your Mom is Blythe Danner.
But the romantic comedy was one of the last bastions of attractiveness, where the men had to be at least a little bit dreamy.) Now that the seal has been broken, who knows what will happen. First it was Tom Hanks- who is just "meh", Then it was Adam Sandler. Now Jack Black...Next year, we'll probably have to watch romantic comedies starring Steve Buscemi.