NUBIE ZOOBIE

a couple summers ago, while i was still living at the villa, my friends moydie! and joe gibbs came knocking on my door proclaiming that they were driving to rexburg, ID and back down to provo that afternoon/evening and that i should come. having virtually nothing else to do for the rest of that sunday (i dont do firesides) i agreed. the purpose of the trip was to take the sister of a girl we all knew back to byu-idaho before her classes started the next day. an 'emergency road-trip' if you will.

well, the ride up was just dandy. we listened to one of the harry potter books on cd (i still have no desire to read them, and i think it is funny that adults think they are more intellectually stimulating than, say a video game, simply because they are books, completing ignoring the fact that they are written at a 6th grade reading level. that's right, they are children's books. not bad movies though.) and eating fresh cherries and spitting the pits at semi's. great fun.

we got to rexburg at about 9:30 pm. we decided to get out for a bit and stretch our legs before the trek home. so there we were, all dressed in casual clothing (most importantly, shorts) and i with a goatee on my face, just mingling with the natives. they, all dressed up for church and heading over to the recently vacated stadium (now only used for intramural sports and devotionals and snack/nap time) to sing hymns together, looked at us funny. you would think that we were streaking the way they looked at us. so, in hopes to find some normalcy and slightly more mature 18 year olds, we decided to visit with the girl's roommates for a while.

when we walked in the apartment we discovered a girl and a boy kissing. they are apparently in the rebellious crowd. we got along fine. until 10:30-ish came around and we were kicked out of the apartment. i guess the girls didnt want to be quarantined for a week for having guys in the apartment after bed-time. (no this isnt the dorms, this is for all of their single's housing). the thing that really gets me, though, is that everyone we talked to insisted that the rules arent that bad. but the fact that they feel like they have to say that (to byu-provo students no less) only makes it seem worse.

dont get me wrong, i hate lots of things about provo too. like the driving/traffic situation; several slightly less juvenile and demoralizing rules; all the molly-mormons and peter-priesthoods who think pink floyd is the devil; opening hymns in nutrition classes; and so on. but provo has had 4 years to work on its bitter after-taste. rexburg had 45 minutes.

besides, we'll always have jon heder to keep our dignity. (idaho may have spawned him, but utah educated him)

IDIOT BOX

lately i have been watching more tv than usual. there are a few reasons for this. namely, "acceptable tv" and "extras."

first (because the alphabet says so), "acceptable tv." this is a new show on vh1 which is a cross between SNL and american idol. the producers create 5 short films (about 2-4 minutes) and viewers pick the ones they like best. the top two will get sequels the next week along with 3 new shows. most of the sketches are really funny. this is one of my favorites:



ok, that one was kinda creepy. but it is strangely entertaining. perhaps you will like a little 007 action.



glad to see im not the only one consumed by a mad dream. also, i think more things should come epuipped with a self-destruct device.

the next show, "extras," is a british comedy on HBO. everyone is familiar with "the office," right? good. well, england did it first on BBC. the star of the BBC version is also the star on extras. his character, andy, is an old washed up actor who gets signed for a really crappy british sitcom and he has a daily struggle with his conscience about whether he should quit with his integrity or continue getting paid doing something he hates. but dont worry, its really funny. one of the best parts about the show is that HBO manages to get big name guest stars for each episode. but since it is a show about showbiz, all of the actors and musicians play themselves. so far david bowie wrote a song about andy being fat and a bad actor, sir ian mckellon produced a gay play and andy was the star, orlando bloom tries desperately to convice a middle-age divorcee that he is attractive, and other appearances have been made by patrick stuart and good old harry potter. so, here is orlando defending his title as "god's gift to women" (note: he does say the F word once... sorry, its HBO).



i like that one, but it doesnt have the star of the show. so, here is david bowie making fun of andy:



maybe i should write a sitcom...