Mrs. Peel

Hey, thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone! I had to go to a 10 hour meeting for work yesterday. Yay, birthdays!!!

I am a huge Golden Girls fan. RIP Sophia. Anyone remember the Golden Palace spinoff? It had everyone but Bea Arthur, and costarred Don Cheadle!

Ah, for some reason that's a little less unsettling.

CNN's saying he was arrested.

The pencil trick was worth my money all by itself. I thought the movie was fantastic. I had been looking forward to it for such a long time that I was kind of expecting it to disappoint, just because of my high expectations. I also was skeptical of the media's buzz about Ledger being nominated for an Oscar for playing a comic book (graphic novel?) villain. But he certainly deserves one. He was really incredible.

The description of the play is priceless. Sounds awesome! Make sure you update us on the dates and times!

If I'm available, I'm up for a trip to NYC!

I'm so sad about this. We just saw him perform last month in Massachusetts. A large part of his act had to do with getting old and dying. I guess he's finding out right now if he was right or wrong about the whole afterlife thing.

We have finally perfected the heat:oil ratio and rock the popcorn a few times a week.

This is akin to an 18th century gadget, but we're currently in love with our Whirly Pop stovetop popcorn cooker. It's wonderful to have all natural popcorn.

Ah, young Eric Stoltz......

Damn, I forgot about Mr. Bungle!

OK, here's my final list. 1. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique 2. The Band - The Last Waltz 3. The Cure - Disintegration 4. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 5. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs 6. The Clash - London Calling 7. Drive By Truckers - Decoration Day 8. The Descendents - Milo Goes To College 9. The Replacements - Pleased To Meet Me 10. The Wonder Stuff - Never Loved Elvis 11. REM - Green 12. Operation Ivy - Energy 13. Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fear 14. The Monkees - Rhino Records Anthology 15. Turin Brakes - Ether Song 16. Ella Fitzgerald - Compact Jazz 17. Damien Rice - O 18. Sparklehorse - Vivadixie

I'll give B my leftovers...

So sad. Vibes to his family.

The unedited first draft list with a lot missing, I'm sure..... These are purely based on how frequently I listen to them and/or how life changing they were for me. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys - License To Ill David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Drive By Truckers - Decoration Day The Wonder Stuff - Never Loved Elvis The Wonder Stuff - Construction For The Modern Idiot Lou Reed/John Cale - Songs For Drella Velvet Underground & Nico - Velvet Underground & Nico Inquisition - Revolution, I Think It's Called Inspiration The Replacements - Pleased To Meet Me The Replacements - Tim

I'm the same way.

Oooooh, yeah, that's on the list too.

I'll second Love, Actually. Also, Father Of The Bride. Reminds me of my dad. Oh, and the funeral scene in Steel Magnolias. It never fails to make me bawl and laugh hysterically all at once. The worst one I can think of though, is Stepmom. The one with Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon. Boy does that make me cry like a baby.

Why would you do that? Just place each album accurately according to your own preference and don't worry about what anyone else is doing. What's the purpose of trying to alter the accuracy of the votes?

Ah, me too.

My company is so behind the times, they won't allow telecommuting.