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Politics and History

2:06 am ByMary @ Giving Up on PerfectFiled UnderFaith, Inspiration & Deep Thoughts, Pop Culture & Entertainment

I don’t want to start a political debate. I actually don’t enjoy talking politics much at all. I never feel educated enough and I never seem to agree completely with anyone.

I do want to say, though, that the nomination of an African-American for president is an incredible thing to see today. It is a significant moment in this country’s history. And I just saw it happen!

In my opinion, it doesn’t matter if you are Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative – it’s a cool thing to witness our country make this move. Aside from Obama’s politics, I mean. Aside from who I will vote for or who you will vote for. The fact that a black man is running for president of the United States is noteworthy. And I, for one, am glad to see it.

Taggedhistory, politics, presidential election 2 Comments

And another two…

5:00 pm ByMary @ Giving Up on PerfectFiled UnderBooks, TV, Music & Movies, Pop Culture & Entertainment

This one’s for Hobsis, Melilot, Dappy and Scout. You have to look at them in order (sorry I’m too lazy to get pictures this time). Because I don’t really think all four look exactly like. Nope. I think Justin looks like Christopher who looks like Carmine who looks like David. What do you think?

Justin Bartha (Riley from National Treasure, of course!)
Christopher Gartin (Randomly starring in this Jane Doe movie, but also in Side Order of Life on Lifetime and American Dreams with my other lookalike!)
Carmine Giovinazzo (Danny from CSI:NY – he doesn’t have good pics on IMDB.)
David Sutcliffe (Christopher from Gilmore Girls. And briefly of Private Practice last year.)

And as brought to my attention from my best friend, Smitty:

Elijah Wood
Simon Woods (Pride & Prejudice)

Taggedcelebrity lookalikes, csi, gilmore girls, national treasure, pride & prejudice 6 Comments

Two More Lookalikes

1:15 am ByMary @ Giving Up on PerfectFiled UnderBooks, TV, Music & Movies, Pop Culture & Entertainment

I did it again. I watched an actress in a TV movie and thought she was someone else. This time, I thought Jessy Schramm was Brittany Snow (from American Dreams and Hairspray). Jessy was in a Hallmark movie called “Jane Doe.” (It’s a whole series of movies starring Lea Thompson of Back to the Future and Caroline in the City fame.) Actually, I saw her in an episode of CSI, too, but thought it was Brittany then, too.

Here’s another lookalike pair. In honor of the Olympics, I watched part of “Stick It” tonight. I’ve seen the movie before, and I was struck again by how much the actress playing the main character, Missy Peregrym, looks like Hilary Swank.

Here they are – see why I was confused? What do you think?

Taggedamerican dreams, caroline in the city, celebrity lookalikes, hillary swank, stick it 6 Comments

List of the Week, v3

1:23 am ByMary @ Giving Up on PerfectFiled UnderPop Culture & Entertainment

Movies I’ve Seen in the Last Couple of Weeks

Enchanted

The Great Debaters

So, for those of you who are counting, that’s two movies with Patrick Dempsey…and two movies with James Marsden. Four chick flicks and one serious-type movie. One in the theater and four rentals. One half cartoon. one Harpo production, and one Disney movie. Three movies with actors from Grey’s Anatomy, and one movie with an actor from The Office. Two movies about weddings, and five movies with happily-ever-after endings.

Some random thoughts on these movies:

I think I would have liked Enchanted more if Photobaby were old enough to appreciate it.
No matter how cute the song, cockroaches are always disgusting.
I can’t deny it – a couple of the dresses weren’t that bad.
James Marsden is not cute. Not at all.
I was really hoping Made of Honor would avoid a cliched ending.
I was really hoping The Great Debaters would not.
Dan in Real Life was good.
I started to say that I like the movies Steve Carell makes, thinking of Little Miss Sunshine. Then I remembered 40 Year Old Virgin.

Don’t worry – I realize none of these movies have a lot of redeeming factors, and in fact, most of them have pretty crazy morals and themes. But for the most part (The Great Debaters aside), they were fun. Not award-winning. No. But fun.

Tagged27 dresses, dan in real life, enchanted, made of honor, movie review, movies, the great debaters 7 Comments

List of the Week, v1

5:29 pm ByMary @ Giving Up on PerfectFiled UnderFun, Random & Crazy, Pop Culture & Entertainment

I’ve decided that I need a list of the week. However, I should caution you at this point not to set your watches by my lists. I have in the past – twice, actually – attempted to send a “Tip of the Week” to my co-workers, and both times it ended up being more like a “Tip of the Every Once in a While When the Mood Strikes Me.”

That being said, this week’s list is ever-growing and ever-evolving…and begins with Everwood. Without further ado (I am big on ado, aren’t I?), here it is:

TV Shows I Plan to Watch on DVD

(a.k.a., shows I missed the first time around or don’t have time to watch now)

Everwood
West Wing
Friday Night Lights
Brothers & Sisters
Wonderfalls
Veronica Mars, season one
So You Think You Can Dance, season one
(Do they put reality shows on DVD?)
Arrested Development

Now, in order to watch these shows, I will have to actually purchase the DVDs (not likely, as I only own two TV shows on DVD – The Office, season one, which was a gift; and Home Improvement, which was free and I took it for my husband) or break down and get a membership to Netflix, which I’ve been avoiding especially since discovering Redbox.

You know, now that I think about it, this is a pretty lofty goal. Because it’s not like watching these shows in their entirety will be a short thing. No, it’s going to take time. And dedication. I probably better put it on my summer projects list. (Yes, the same place my “read some classics” goal has been for years…)

So – what about you all? What’s on your list?