A Cartoonish Life

So, inspired by this morbid post over at ohnotheydidnt, I've decided to compile a list of beloved celebs who are really old and we don't even really think about it, but we'll be really sad to see go.

(THIS IS NOT A DEATH POOL LIST! Just a list of...you know, you forget that they've been around quite a while and it'll be a shock when they go....ya know?)

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In other news, Kevin and I went to see Up tonight.

PERFECT!!!! I loved it! It had everything I love in it! Multicolored house, lots of balloons, talking lovable dogs, beautiful colorful birds....stunning to look at! And the story was so good, too.

So after maybe four or five hours of cruising the strip and random shopping--of which Bobby did the bulk of--we went back to Grandma Cozie's house for dinner. Buuuuuuuuut we passed a Whataburger on the way down to PCB, and Hunter and Bobby were all, "OMG WHATABURGER!!! We need to eat at Whataburger on the way back!" Before you go, "What's the big deal about Whataburger?"....especially if you already live down south....there are no Whataburgers around where we live. And we have heard so many things about how good Whataburger's food is, we had to make a pitstop. It was well worth it, lemme tell ya. :)

Back at Grandma Cozie's house, we were getting our stuff together so we could get ready for the funeral service as soon as we got up the next day. Hunter realizes that he left his nice dress shoes back home in Indiana. *D'oh!* So we had to make a trip to WalMart to pick up some shoes for him. Now, the nearest WalMart by Opp is one town over in Andalusia. Hunter and Bobby didn't want to go to the Andalusia WalMart. They wanted to take another trip BACK to the WalMart in....you guessed it. Panama City Beach. How about that? We went to Florida twice in one day. I don't think you understand just how rich we are! Must we bust out the monocle and top hat? Hmm?



( Behind the cut: Full-service gas station, tire problems, the funeral and Holly losing it at the service, and Vivion just being a pain in the butt. )

Woke up at 3 AM, got a call from Dad. Grandma Cozie passed away.

Unless Hunter takes his laptop with us, I won't be online for the next few days or so. Need to make flight arrangements.

I expect there to be blow-ups between my parents of epic proportions now. Will update when I can get back online. Too tired to make a coherent post; plus too busy trying to get stuff packed. Love you all.

Mom and I went to Kenny's wake. I don't know if I want to go to the funeral tomorrow; it was hard enough on me and Mom as it was. Linda said it wasn't a stroke or a heart attack, but more like his heart just gave out on him.

It's sad. It really is. Around Christmas, Kevin's dad was in the hospital because of heart problems, and it put a good amount of stress on him. And now Kenny's gone. It's sad because Kenny and Dad were tight; he was Dad's best man when Dad and Mom got married. Jackie was one of the first friends I remember having from a long time ago. And her dad's gone. And my dad's been going through such a rough time over the last year with Grandma Cozie, and we're the only family we've got left for Dad once she goes. And Dad doesn't take very good care of himself, and he's got a lot of stress on himself right now....and now I'm just rambling and starting to cry again.

We saw Tom at the wake (another one of Dad's friends). He hasn't talked to his son, Josh, in over a year. We could chalk it up to Tom being...well, Tom. (I won't even go into detail on that one.) I guess Josh isn't too fond of Tom's new wife. I've never met her, I wouldn't know. But something Tom said to me was "Don't ever leave angry, because you never know when you're not going to see your family again."




.....I need to go to sleep.

And no, not "Rock of Love Bus" snark (which I still intend to do). But I'm finally sitting myself down to do some snarking of my absolute favorite cartoon ever!




About freaking time, I say!

So I put the first disc of the DVD set in my player to settle down and start watching, because frankly (for the purpose of the groups I post in), I need to get reacquainted with the show. And what bothers the living crap out of me is that for the VERY FIRST EPISODE, they have replaced the original "Jem is truly outrageous!" theme song with that "Me and my friends are Jem girls" crap. You know, the non-gender specific one. My inner six-year-old is dying. This was NOT the original theme song, for crying out loud.

Oh hell. Here's the original theme song. If Rhino was going to do something, they could've at least done it right, you'd think:



Now is it me, or did the animation in the opening sequence alone seem better than the actual show animation? Big deal, when I was a kid, I wasn't paying attention to that stuff. I'd be running home after school because "OMG! JEM'S ON!" and turn on channel 9 (WGN) and plop my butt down in front of the TV to get my fill because I CAN'T MISS THE THEME SONG!!!! That theme song is EVERYTHING! You know why? Because Jem is outrageous. Truly, truly outrageous.

Anyway, let's get to the actual show. ( Read more... )

The first "pissy Rio moment" in the show, I LOVE IT! ( Read more... )

Jerrica's all, "What the crap IS this?!" ( Read more... )

Roxy: "So what? We're the Misfits!"
Stormer: "You can't tell us what to do!"
Pizzazz: "Stay out of my way, or else!"
Jerrica: "Or else what?"

Or else they'll break into song, that's what! ( Read more... )

Jerrica just got pwned. ( Read more... )

It's the ghost of Christmas past! ( Read more... )

So she introduces herself and the band as Jem and the Holograms. Wowee. Original. *slow golf clap* ( Read more... )Who's da man?( Read more... )

Man, it'd be something if life was like this. Everyone erupts into a music video when you get in the middle of a conversation. ( Read more... )

STAY TUNED FOR THE RECAP OF "DISASTER"! Until then, stay outrageous!

And now, since it's a new year....my Death Pool for 2009.

10. Davy Crockett himself, Fess Parker.



Dear lord, he's old, and he's one you wouldn't expect. Which brings me to number nine...and may I mention I hate to make these predictions...

9. Kirk Douglas



He's one of the last of the original Movie Stars still alive and kicking, and people forget just how old he is (91).

8. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

He's one I hate to put on the death pool, but last I heard (and according to the Wikipedia link), he's slowly getting better from throat cancer, and he's not terminally ill. But still...

7. Gloria Stewart



She's older than Kirk Douglas. And she will die an old woman, warm in her bed. (Every night in my dreams, I see you, I feel you....)

6. Andy Rooney. You know, the cranky old guy who's still ranting about stupid random stuff on "60 Minutes."



5. Speaking of Bobby Heenan and his throat cancer...*sigh* Once again, I hate to even suggest it...



Yeah, we saw Roger Ebert accepting an award a couple of months ago, and he isn't doing very well these days either.

4. If you watch "Celebrity Rehab," I think I might get some people agreeing with me on this one if he doesn't do anything about getting himself any better....Jeff Conway.



3. I started crying thinking about this one. A few years ago when Richard Pryor passed away, I couldn't help but wonder how bad Annette Funicello's MS had progressed to.



It'll be a sad day when Annette passes away. :( (And I'll wear some Mickey Mouse ears in memorium.)

2. Yet another one who's been around for quite a while that everyone forgets is still alive!



He could play the role of a little girl in a Jell-O pudding pop commercial! (And I wanted an excuse to post a picture of Mickey and Judy. Those two were the bee's knees back in the day.)

And my number one pick at the top of my death pool this year.....( Read more... )

Honorable mentions:

--Elizabeth Taylor



I've been putting Liz on my death pool for the last twelve years. It's not that I want Elizabeth Taylor to die. It's just whenever you hear about her anymore, she's "close to death's door." The year I don't put her on will be the year she actually does kick the bucket. So she gets "honorable mention" this year.

--"The Killer" himself, Jerry Lee Lewis


"If I'm goin' to hell, I'm goin' playin' the piano!"

(I freaking love Jerry Lee Lewis, but I'll be very upset when he finally kicks it.)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_newman

Legendary actor Paul Newman dies at age 83
6 minutes ago

WESTPORT, Conn. - Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," has died. He was 83.

Newman died Friday after a long battle with cancer at his farmhouse near Westport, publicist Jeff Sanderson said. He was surrounded by his family and close friends.

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Bernie Mac dies of pneumonia complications

Bernie Mac blended style, authority and a touch of self-aware bluster to make audiences laugh as well as connect with him. For Mac, who died Saturday at age 50, it was a winning mix, delivering him from a poor childhood to stardom as a standup comedian, in films including the casino heist caper "Ocean's Eleven" and his acclaimed sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show."

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Heath Ledger is dead!!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080122/ap_en_mo/obit_ledger








I just wanna cry.

Frustrated by the hours I'm getting at work, I did a breakdown of what I'm doing with my time during the week. 24 hours a day X 7 days a week = 168 hours a week. Take away 30 hours for work a week, I get 138 hours. Take away 12 hours of the week I'm in class (6 straight hours a day, 2 days a week), I get 126 hours.

AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT ON THE ROAD: Calculate the amount of time it takes for a round trip to work (15-20 minutes from Lowell to St. John, 2X = 40 minutes). 40 minutes x 5 work days a week = 200 minutes. Convert to hours, that's 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Calculate the amount of time it takes for a round trip to Purdue Cal (45 minutes to a whole hour, depending on road work on US 41 from Lowell to Hammond...rounding up to an hour x2 = 2 hours). 2 days a week x 2 hours = 4 hours. Add to amount of time for time spent travelling to work (3 hours and 20 minutes) = 7 hours and 20 minutes.

126 hours - 7 hours and 20 minutes = 119 hours and 40 minutes. (You keeping track here?)

STUDY TIME: Outside of class, I give myself 5 hours to get study time in. 5 hours x 4 classes = 20 hours of study time. Add 2 extra hours for International Relations (keeping up with the New York Times for those quizzes) = 22 hours.

119 hrs, 40 minutes - 22 hours = 97 hours, 40 minutes.

SLEEP TIME: I roughly give myself 6 good hours of sleep a night. 6 hours of sleep X 7 days a week = 42 hours.

97 hrs, 40 minutes - 42 hrs = 54 hours, 40 minutes.

THESE ARE MY CURRENT PRIORITIES: WORK, STUDY, TRAVEL, SLEEP. How pathetic is this? 54:40 is a little over 2 days. Let's break down those two days further!

UPKEEP: I give myself about 2 hours a day to primp/bathe. (Combining morning and evening; I'm rounding up here because of bathing and new haircut that I'm still learning how to style.) 2 hrs. x 7 days a week - 14 hours. Just to makes myself pretty/smelling decent.

54 hrs, 40 minutes - 14 hours = 40 hours, 40 minutes.

HOME LIFE: I give myself maybe 4 hours worth of chores a week. This entails whatever picking up after Hunter/Dad/Mom/Bo I do, escorting Mom to the grocery store (and other random places), along with the usual cleaning of the bathroom, bedroom, picking up dog poo, etc.

40 hours, 40 minutes - 4 hours = 36 hours, 40 minutes. THIS IS A DAY AND A HALF LEFT.

And let's not forget, I have a "child" to worry about (i.e., Bo). I give myself maybe an hour a day to play with him and make sure he gets some exercise, and to make sure he's fed and has fresh water. An hour a day x 7 days a week = 7 hours.

36 hours, 40 minutes - 7 hours = 29 hours.

I LITERALLY HAVE 29 HOURS OF FREE TIME DURING THE WEEK. That's a little over a day.

Yeah, I can do it all, I suppose, but it doesn't leave me much free time. I literally don't have enough time for a boyfriend. Do you know how pathetic this is?!

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I got some upsetting news yesterday. Scott's wife came through my line again. Now I know we at Blockbuster said that she was kind of bitchy (and my theory, "Well, look what she has to live with. Wouldn't YOU be kind of agitated, too?"), but I never had a problem with her.

I guess Sheri's husband passed away Saturday. So THAT kind of upset me. I called Patti to see if she knew anything about funeral arrangements or visitation or whatever, because I do want to visit and see how Sheri and her daughter are holding up. Patti said she'd call me back as soon as she hears anything, so I'm waiting for her call.

But he was diagnosed at the beginning of 2006 with that. Tim didn't even make it two years. That's terrible. I'm keeping Sheri and Arianna in my prayers and thoughts.