Theater Thursday: Buffy, Drag Queens and Angelina Jolie

Oh, the pangs of actually having to work and getting caught up so I can't post during my lunch hour... Anyway, so I'm a little late with the post. Y'all just get a less formatted version of the post because I get to write it on my iPhone!

Television

Two gynormous TV events for me this week! First, the premier of Ru Paul's Drag Race season 3! I am pumped for the show. We actually started watching the first two episodes last night and I only made it through the first and half way through the second before I fell asleep. Not that it was boring, but I was T-I-Red. I'm excited for the competition this year though, much more so than I was for last years cast, so you can bet you'll see plenty updates from me as the season goes on!

The second big event was that I finished my re-watching of Buffy season 2. I forgot how important this season actually was: Angel's curse revealed, The cementing of the scoobie gang's roles (Xander the protector, etc), Willow dabbling in witchcraft, hearing the familiar refrain that Buffy really is alone... Those are all things that become themes throughout the rest of the series. And still, more than a decade later, the show can find a way to pull at my little heart strings.

On a less monumental scale, let me just state, for the record, that Scott Caan is one sexy, furry, little man. I had avoided Hawaii 5-0 for as long as possible, but when it came on this Sunday I just couldn't resist... And now I may be hooked. Not because it's a great show or anything, but I will take any opportunity to ogle that man shirtless or in tight, ass-hugging slacks.

Movies

We didn't really watch much. The husband watched Salt while I played on my laptop, but I wasn't too drawn in to the movie. He enjoyed it though. Action, Angelina, Liev Schreiber (ok, that part I did enjoy), those all spell "movie husband enjoys." I just didn't get pulled in to the story.

I did make it half way through some super indie (read: no budget) gay flick called Issues 101. The "plot" was some kid going off to college, realizing he's gay, then rushing a fraternity. But when it became a poorly executed soft-core fantasy porn, I cancelled the play back and went back to gaming. I guess that should teach me that an average 1 star review on Netflix is probably more accurate than not.

What Did You Watch

So, what was on your weekly viewing plate? Any of your stories start up this week? Let me know in the comments!

When A Man Loves A Werewolf

Can we just stop the entire storyline of True Blood and put this guy on screen for an hour every week? Of course, he would not be allowed to wear any more clothing than he's wearing in this photo, but he is certainly welcome to wear less!

This show is full of absolute, pure, utterly adolteraded essence of Win. I think I heard it best describe as goth-chic softcore porn.

Men Are Hotter In The Morning?

Maybe it's just my gym, but I've found that hotter guys tend to be at the gym first thing in the morning compared to the evening crowd. There also seems to a drastic attitude difference between the two. It's almost as if the guys in the mornings are there to actually work out and the guys in the evening are more concerned with scoping the scene and posing. Of course, that Stand & Model approach to gym time has absolutely nothing to do with the around 70-80% of members being Friends of Dorothy… I'm sure that has no effect on the attitude...

I've come to quite like gyming in the mornings though. The people are more pleasant, there's less of them, and as I mentioned above they are much hotter, which is a key motivator in the "I want to look like that" department. The pleasantness could be due more to it being 5:30 am which means no one in there is quite awake yet, but still… having less people in the gym is quite nice too.

I know my husband thinks I'm insane for getting up at 5am just to go to the gym, but the way I figure it is I either do that or go in the evenings which usually takes me longer due to the crowds in the gym. Not to mention I'm just generally annoyed with life by the time my work day is done and I've sat on the CTA for an hour and a half. Oh, and the mens just aren't as hot.

I still go in the evenings sometimes, usually because when my alarm goes off at 5 am my body and mind tell me that I must go back to sleep for another hour, but I'm trying to phase that out and make my mornings more gym centric. I also like that there are fewer reasons to not go to the gym that early compared to the evenings. At night there's always something I that need to do, someone we need to meet, or dinner that needs to be cooked, but not so in the mornings so if I go in the AM then I can be free to entertain or play house husband for the evening.

The downside is that 5 am is hella early. Yes, working out gets my blood pumping and wakes me up and provides some energy for the day, but by noon or so I'll be dragging bad. Nothing that some coffee or tea can't fix, but still, I'd rather not have to rely on caffeine to get through the day.

So, I sum this us thusly:

Working out in the morning Pros
Hot guys
Less crowded gym
Pleasantness
More time in the evenings

Working out in the morning Cons
It's damn early
I have to get up early
Crazy people are up early
I might be tired throughout the day, due to waking up early

Adidas Loves Me

Adidas has found the way to regain my loyal buisiness: take super hot soccer players, have them strip for each other and swap clothes, then give me the option to watch it again in slow-mo.  And this is no joke kids.

You can pick between 5 smokin' hot guys over and over again... seriously, I think you should just check out the site for yourself right now.

Hot Boys Auction Themselves On Craigslist

Everyone once in awhile, something so disturbing it grabs you and makes you question the "cuteness" factor that everyone else seems to see. Like this story, about a disabled young girl in Austin who is auctioning of a date with her hot older twin brothers on Craigslist. Here's the ad as it reads now:

Wanted: Christmas Money (Austin)

Reply to: mailto:serv-949798543@craigslist.org?subject=Wanted:%20Christmas%20Money%20(Austin) [?]
Date: 2008-12-08, 11:28AM CST

Hi: I'm a 14 year old girl in a wheelchair and I need some spending money for Christmas Gifts. With my disability, I can't babysit, wash cars or other things that reguire the use of legs, so, I decided to auction off a date with my handsome twin brothers and yes, they are twins! They are single, 22 (legal) and like I said very handsome. All of my friends think so too! One of them is a firefighter and the other is a web developer. They have agreed to help me with my venture. The date will include dinner at a fine restauant, drinks and transportation (in Austin and surrounding area). It would be a fun evening out and would make a nice gift for a couple (or one) ladies. Please submit your offers and I will update them each night at 8:00 pm. The highest amount wins, bid high, cause I have to pay for the date. Females only please (my brohers insist), and over 21. The date will be Saturday the 20th, and the bids close on Friday the 19th at 8:00 pm. Anyone wishing to make donations to Kristin's Christmas Wish can make a donation at any Bank of America Account#5010 0108 1132 The Kristin Walters Medical Fund.
Current Bid: $300

Sounds cute, right? Well, yeah, it kinda is. And it's sweet of her brothers. But it's a tad creepy too. I mean, it's a date auction on Craigslist, which is like the king of random internet hook-ups. The fact that she had to stress they were legal should tell you something about the typical Craigslist listing. The kind of reaction they will get is probably just a tad on the wierd side.

Whatever, I'm sure they'll be fine and she make a few bucks for holiday spending. It is a little sad that her brothers are so closed off as to not take a date from a guy though. Gay or straight, doesn't matter, they're closing off a large doner base there. And, given how cute these boys are, I'm sure there's a gay guy out there willing to donate sooooo much more than the ladies out there. But hey, it's still a cute idea. I think I might give it a try too...