No Time for Love, PopGoesSquidoo May 20, 2008

If you’ve been wondering why no update in the past week or so, it’s because I’ve been contemplating moving this blog over to Typepad with a nifty domain all its own.

But until I get around to that, on with the show.

In just a few days, the newest Indiana Jones film will hit the screens. Now, whether it’s good or not is not any of my concern or, well, most people’s concern. The truth is: we just want to see it.

With the release of a new film, especially one that’s part of a film franchise with the weight of Indiana Jones, there comes a lot of talk about the movie. The characters, the history, yada yada yada.

And, of course, the lensmasters at Squidoo are talking it up as well. Admittedly, I’m the biggest “offender.” It just so happens that Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of my favorite films of all time. So, if you find a couple of my lenses interspersed within the list, don’t hold it against me. *wink*

• Pyeman73 has created a cache of all things Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Keeping up with the Joneses is what he does best. Yes. I just made that joke.
• Maybe you haven’t watched the first three Indiana Jones films in awhile. Maybe you just haven’t watched them period. GASP! We’ll pretend that’s not the case, though. Whatever the case may be, my Indiana Jones Primer will get you up to date on all things Indiana Jones.
• Chances are, over the next few years, we’ll be hearing more and more about this actor. Shia Lebouf incites sighs from young women everywhere, but could he be the new Indiana Jones replacement? Stay turned.
• Indiana Jones Is Totally My Boyfriend. Yes. That’s right. He is. Perhaps the goofiest lens I’ve ever created. Thus far, anyway.
• So just how much of Indiana Jones is taken from reality? Is all that noise about crystal skulls real? What about the Ark of the Covenant? AlStewart debunks a few myths with his lens, Indiana Jones and the Lens of Reality.
• I’m considering being a female version of Indiana Jones this Halloween at the Walt Disney World party. I figured with all that research, I might as well put a lens together on Indiana Jones Costumes.

Now here’s the question of the hour: do you think that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull can possibly live up to the prior Indiana Jones films? Admittedly, Raiders will always be my favorite. I have no illusions that my favorite will be dethroned, but that aside: will Indy fans leave the theater disappointed?

What do you think?

I have Never Heard of a Tucker’s Witch April 8, 2008

But now I have.

GypsyPirate, one of my favorite Squidooers (is that a word?) has made a lens about television witches.

They all look like fairly nice witches. No hexes or bad voodoo.

I want a show with a bad witch. But she needs to be the main character.

Perhaps someone should begin a Squidoo petition for this type of thing.

And Willow doesn’t count. Because she’s on How I Met Your Mother now.

Yes. That’s a real reason.

I Love The Office (And So Should You) April 4, 2008

I’ll go ahead and say it: if you don’t love The Office, I don’t get you. If you don’t go into conniptions thinking about how Jim and Pam are going to survive life and love at Dunder-Mifflin, chances are, you and I might not get along. If you don’t laugh when someone says, “You can’t fire me! I don’t work in this van!”, I pity you.

I also pity myself and other Office fans because we’ve been without our Office fix for MONTHS now. It’s been horrible!

But now the writer’s strike is over (thank god) and on April 10, we get to go back to work. Well, Jim and Pam and Michael and Dwight’s work anyway. Chances are that you might need a reorientation with Dunder-Mifflin, though and - here we go - what better place to get re-acquainted with Dwight, Michael and the gang than at Squidoo.

• Dwight Schrute - HMSWeaver says there are four reasons to love Dwight. I bet you didn’t know that. Especially after that cat incident, but really, there are. Her reasons? Well, one is that he is sexy. Under certain conditions, of course.
• The Office Is The Best TV Comedy Ever - Yes! SemperFidelis is right! It IS the best TV comedy ever! I dare you to say it isn’t because I will come over there. I will.
• Jim Halpert - Apparently HMSWeaver wants to be my best friend. Maybe we could form an alliance because now she’s teasing me with Jim Halpert quotes and photos. Photos! Nevermind. I changed my mind. She’s evil.
• Michael Scott - What the heck, HMSWeaver? By the way, can I call you Hmmmms Weaver? No? Well, anyway. Here’s another bit of evidence that proves that Hmmmmms Weaver is out to make us all procrastinate ourselves into the grave. This page dares you to vote for best Michael Scott quote. WHAT? And if you sit and read all those quotes and aren’t laughing your butt off by the last one, you are ill. Yup. Ill. Get thee to a doctor.

You know, I’m surprised there’s not a Hey Monkey Brain lens on The Office (American Version) vs. The Office (British Version). I’d do it, but I’m too busy looking at this Jim Halpert lens. EVIL!