Yesterday, self was on her way to deliver a bag of clothes to the Salvation Army, most of which she has never worn, because they happen to be size 2. Dearest Mum gives these to self after various shopping trips, with the understanding that they will not fit, and so self must give them to her Aunt, who is a size 2, HAR HAR HAR!
On the side of a bus, self saw a huge picture of Tim Lincecum, Giants pitcher and half-Pinoy, at the very top of a pitch. His legs were waaaay out to there, and the long hair under his Giants cap was flying. Cool! That ad alone was enough to make self’s day!
(Also, it occurred to self while she was driving that her car is very very dirty, that she hasn’t brought it to a car wash in six months, that a car like that trolling around Menlo Park would likely be pulled over by the police for some minor infraction, simply because it sticks out amidst all the sparkling SUVs and Infinitis. But that’s neither here nor there)
Last night, in addition to bemoaning the fact that Timothy Olyphant did not receive an Emmy nomination, self watched The Daily Show. And there was a very cute black-haired woman interviewing a jug-eared politician from Arizona, who was very very clearly dis-armed. Way to go, Jon! Fill your show with cute black-haired women, which will provide necessary counter-balance to all those blonde pundits on The O’Reilly Factor! Now, trolling the web, self learns that this same cute woman is being referred to as “a faux feminist.” Self isn’t sure what that is, but “faux” anything isn’t what she first thought of when she saw the woman. Self’s first thought was: Whoaaa! Whose idea was it to put a babe on The Daily Show? Quelle fab idea! Because, as we all know, not only O’Reilly but Hannity (on his Great American Panel) regularly stock their show with females who are well above and beyond the average in terms of looks. And they are killing, just killing in the ratings. And so self thinks the future of TV lies in ever more beauteous female newscasters/pundits. Which of course is excellent for the men of America, especially the middle-aged ones, because they are the ones who stay home and actually watch the news.
Anyhoo, as a counter to the babe interviewer, Jon Stewart had Marilynne Robinson talk about her new book, a non-fiction book called Absence of Mind. And though it was not an uproariously funny interview, it was a very thought-provoking interview. Self just loves Jon Stewart. She thinks he must be very intelligent. He got Marilynne Robinson to laugh! More than once! And, as we all know, Marilynne Robinson is a person with great gravitas. But it is really really nice to see her throw her head back and laugh.
Let’s see, what else about this summer? Oh, son will be here in a few hours! Fridge is stocked — no, overflowing! — with all his favorite food! Self really went to town with the fresh fruit yesterday! And also bought French bread, salami from Draeger’s, veggies, you name it! Naturally, as soon as he arrives, we will be off to see a movie, self hasn’t decided yet whether it will be “Predators” or “The Karate Kid.”
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
Kanlaon 