I know some of you must be tired of all the Borat exposure in the media. He's been everywhere but you have to admire Sacha Baron Cohen. He's been across the world doing a million interviews in character. The man is a machine, and a comedic genius as well. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is unlike any movie I've ever seen and that's a compliment. Cohen went to the extreme to make this movie as funny as it could be, including one outrageous scene which defies description. I can only encourage you to see it.
The above interview took place the Monday after Borat was released, debuting at the number one spot. Borat is talking with the people at the Today Show on NBC. It was the second interview with Matt Lauer in less than two weeks. Look for a cameo from douchebag Bill O'Reilly near the end.
Hey, it's almost midnight and I'm coming live to you from downtown offices of EA. I'm quite sad that I'm still at work. Someone better appreciate the work I'm doing here.
So the Democrats took the Senate. Maybe the average US voter isn't as dumb as I thought. And Rummy resigned today as well. Yay! That's the first bit of good news politically in the US since probably 1996. Could Palpatine's rule be at an end?
A week ago, I predicted "business as usual" for the 2006 midterm elections in the US. I was wrong. At the time of this post, the Democrats control the House with a wide margin. Nancy Pelosi, stands to be the first female speaker of the House. I can't imagine in a million years that the Republicans would ever let a female lead the House.
What's even more surprising is that at this very minute, the Senate is still within grasp for the Democrats. They need two more contests to go their way and they'll have it. Despite all the good signs of this evening, the Republicans will retain control there. Remember, the GOP still has the voting machines on their side.
The bad news continues with six more states voting to ban gay marriage. The states of Idaho, Colorado, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Virginia, and South Carolina all now have new material for their tourism campaigns! Way to go!
The overall interesting question is whether or not the US voters actively voted for change. Control of the goverment swings back and forth between those two parties naturally anyways just like how our magnetic poles do every couple thousands of years. Was this a conscious change or just nature working it's usual magic? Hard to say.
So last night I was sent on an errand to buy fruit. It's kinda like living with Kramer from Seinfeld. Anyways, I was in a rush to get back to watch The Simpsons, so I high-tailed it to the nearest produce department, which happened to be a Safeway.
In the pouring rain, I made my way to the entrance of the store. As I am about to enter, two males are leaving. They are in their late teens or early twenties and scruffy looking, the norm for where I live. As I pass them, one dude says to other, "Hold on, I'm going to go back and get that chick's number."
I am immediately intrigued. Dude turns back goes back into the store. I enter the store as well. I let him get a little further of ahead of me. This might get interesting. I see him walk towards one of the aisles. In this aisle is a single person, a female. She looks like she's in her late teens as well. Her hair is jet black. She's kinda gothy looking but cute.
As dude saunters up to the girl, I file past them into the aisle. I'm the drinks aisle. I go far enough not to impinge on them but close enough to hear. I pick up a package of Crystal Light. Only five calories per serving huh?
I sneak a look over. They're talking but I can't hear exactly what. It seems to small talk. He's got a handful of papers in his hand, like a mishmash of wadded up forms. Some of them look like coupons. Is he giving her a coupon? Is that his in? Weird. Then he starts patting down his pockets. It looks like he's fishing for a pen or something.
I look away for a second to examine the box of Crystal Light. Then, I hear him say, "Listen, do you want to go out sometime..."
He pauses. It's a long pause. I look up to see what's happening. Out of nowhere, a third person has joined them. It's a guy, tall and gothy looking too. He's standing right next to goth girl. The implication is that they are together. Where the hell did he come from? I swear I would have heard him walk by me. No one is saying anything. The silence is loud. I can feel the awkwardness from where I'm standing.
Painful seconds pass by. Finally, the dude yields. He wads his paper back up into a ball and abruptly turns and leaves. The goth couple are left behind. They begin to talk in low voices. It's impossible to hear what they are saying.
With that, I remember I need to get back home to watch TV. I put the box of Crystal Light back on the shelf and head off to the produce section.
So dude may not have been suave and deboner but I applaud him for trying. Next time he'll have a pen and the girl won't have her ninja boyfriend appear out of nowhere.
