Which Josh?

Olivia, Eric and I went to see "The Laramie Project" at Coastal Rep tonight...it was a very good show, extremely powerful and I basically had to leave via the back door afterwards, because I was crying so hard and I am NOT a pretty cry...

The controversial subject of the show was at least challenged by another controversial subject: Which Josh does Eric resemble?

During the intermission an extremely drunk old lady grabbed Eric's arm and gushed "You look just like Josh...mumblemumblesomebodyorother". Eric kind of laughed, and the woman said "I bet you're sick of hearing that all the time." And Eric just kind of laughed uncomfortably again.

So the controversy: Which Josh does Eric resemble? I swear the woman said "You look just like Josh Kornbluth". However, Olivia says the old bat actually said "You look just like Josh Groban."

So you all decide. Which Josh is Eric the spittin' image of? Please post a comment, with the name "Kornbluth" or "Groban" in your post.

Josh Kornbluth

OR

Josh Groban

Or perhaps you have ANOTHER Josh in mind, if so please post a link or photo so we can get to the bottom of this.

Major Award Alert!

okay, I'm on a roll! Won first prize in some sweep, five DVD's: Benny and Joon, When Harry Met Sally, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Truly Scrumptious, you're really, truly scrumptious...hahha), Die Another Day and West Side Story.

Eric's really excited, because he thinks we can sell 'em for at least 25 cents a piece at the next garage sale.

Did I tell you that Eric sold our coffee table at the garage sale? Our coffee table, which was NOT for sale? Luckily, he was able to get the buyer to give it back.

Major Award Alert!

Yes, another one!

So this is kinda funny...

Day before yesterday, we get a notice from UPS, saying they tried to deliver a package but it required an in-person signature. No clue on what the item was other than the sender was "Parks Production."

Being the OCD type that I am, I immediately went to the UPS site and tracked the package to see what I could find out. Not much info there, other than the originating zip code is Pontiac Michigan. I go to my online sweeps site, can't find anything that looks like it could match up with the tiny clues I had.

So I spent all day today fantasizing...what could possibly be coming to me from Michigan, that requires an in-person signature? I mean, I couldn't just sign the freakin' little slip they left and have them leave the package. A real, in-person signature...must be something REALLY important.

I decide it's a car. No, not an ACTUAL car being delivered. But maybe an affidavit, saying I won a CAR!! Woohoo!

Anyway, so tonight the UPS truck pulls up and I race outside (tripping over several cats in the process), sign for the damn package and rip it open right there.

Are you ready? Can you feel the excitement building?

I won an autographed DVD of Doogie Howser, Season 1.

http://www.doogiehowserondvd.com/info.html

Yup, it's all mine. Who needs a car? I have Doogie.

I am sort of tickled that I won this prize with my writing skills. I actually don't remember what I wrote, but the premise of the contest was "Doogie Howser-the lost years." You were supposed to write a computer diary entry, ala Doogie, that took place between 2004-and 2005. I know that my Doogie entry was dated September 12, 2001 and I know that it was REALLY cheesy, but then so was Doogie, right?

And I don't know how many people entered, but I was in the top 16 entries-I was 15 places away from winning the grand prize (a trip to the Emmys, 500 bucks and some Doogie swag.)

Oh well, another prize I probably won't be able to sell on ebay.

I think it might make a good christmas gift for Dave though...

Major Award Alert!

Received one Too Faced brand cosmetic "Caribbean in a Box".

just thought you'd like to know.

George Bush and I have been reading the same book

How weird is that?

The following is an excerpt from an article I found online about bird flu:

"Katrina hit just days after Bush finished John M. Barry's The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History during his August vacation on his ranch, White House spokesman Scott McClellan says.

Apparently motivated by the frightening tale of the 1918 epidemic, which killed an estimated 150,000 people in the USA and 50 million worldwide, Bush said last week that the military might be needed to enforce quarantines."

Members of my immediate family will no doubt remember when I read The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History. Not a conversation was held that I didn't refer to it. I was so obsessed by it that I started to annoy my co-workers also, randomly throwing bits of info into lunch conversations. ("Did you know that 1918 flu pandemic targeted the young and healthy rather than the elderly and infirm?" "It's estimated that as many as 50 million people died during the 1918 flu outbreak." "Doctors were unable to identify the ethnicity of many corpses, due to the fact that victims' skin tended to turn completely blue.")

I'm afraid I may have become a bit tiresome on the subject. But now that the President has read the book, I feel better. Because let me tell you, anyone who reads this book will be extremely alarmed about the possibility of a bird flu pandemic and will want to do something to prevent it, immediately.

I think two factors are key to my own interest in the book, and avian flu in general. First of all, I am a hypochondriac. Yes, it's true! I know you don't believe it, and argue if you'd like, but the fact remains that I spend a good deal of my life wondering if some seemingly mild ailment, like an infected cuticle, will spread and turn into a life-threatening disease. Second of all, there's the bird factor. You all know how I feel about birds. As far as I'm concerned, the only good bird is a dead bird. So it seems fitting somehow that I would ultimately be felled by a disease brought to us by birds. In fact, a part of me suspects that the only reason bird flu is becoming an issue is because the birds are attempting yet again to find a way to kill me.

Would an entire species spend their evolutionary cycle developing a deadly influenza virus that could be transmitted to me? Yes, I think they would.

Eric deals with the tragic death of Nipsy Russell

STAGE 1: DENIAL WHAT ! ... The immortal Nipsy Russell is dead! it can't be. it just can't be

STAGE 2: ANGER How dare you notify me of this tragic loss in an e-mail with a link! Nipsy is worth a phone call....or (at the very least) the effort in to type "Nipsy is dead".

STAGE 3: BARGAIN Sorry, that was wrong for me to lash out at you....if only you knew how important Nipsy Russell has been to me. If I could have been man enough to talk about Nipsy Russell openly and honestly...Oh GOD! please bring Nipsy back....I promise that I will adore him....

STAGE 4: DEPRESSION Shit. Nipsy's dead. I am sooooo bummed out right now.

STAGE 5: ACCEPTANCE I thought he was dead already.