It's All in the Family

So over the weekend, I met one of the writers of Family Guy at a house party. And I totally geeked out with him. I asked him all sorts of questions about how the show came about, what it's like in the writing room, how does their camp feel with South Park taking jabs at them, etc. I also learned that the random "vignettes" throughout the episodes are referred to as "cutaways."

And it was truly fascinating! Very down-to-earth family man. Didn't have a Hollywood sized ego. It made me like Family Guy EVEN MORE. And who would have thought my middle aged Uncle would be the one who first introduced me to the show years ago. What a hip dude.

And I was sooo invited to go see a live read of a future episode. Yes, I accept bribery in many forms.

I'm glad they're not MY brothers!

So I recently went to Portugal and Spain. Amazing trip, all around. Except for the part when I was bitten twice by a Portuguese buggie and it made my arm swell like Popeye's...that I could have dealt without.

One of the highlights of the trip, I must say, was our last night in Madrid when we went to see the performance "Los Vivancos Hermanos". Now, I have seen A LOT of musicals and dance performances. I'm not easy to please in these genres. But, hot damn, this was one of the best performances I've ever seen. These guys are multi-talented. Play instruments beautifully and are some of the most gifted dancers I have ever seen. They do it all.

And, it doesn't hurt that they are gorgeous and half naked the whole time. Nope, you don't see me complaining.

Still puppy obsessed

Are you kidding me with this face? I just recently discovered yet another adorable hybrid puppy: the Chug (half Chihuahua, half Pug). If I'm not careful, I might end up like this crazy dog obsessed socialite!

Why Woman Think They Like Pink

Okay okay, so my blogs are infrequent. But when I do make time to blog...dammit, I'll hit you with a couple. So deal with it. Danke.

So, I just came across this article I found quite intriguing. There is a study that claims there is a biological reason why women like "pink" and men gravitate more towards blue. This didn't sound entirely scientific so I read further. Here is the article.

Apparently, when women and men were shown a series of colored shapes and asked which they preferred, then men chose shades that were on the blue spectrum, and the women were drawn towards the "pinker" end of the spectrum. But this begs the question, are we shaped to prefer these colors by society? If a guy says his favorite color is "pink"...well, he is deemed a huge woosy and playing for the other team essentially.

The article goes on to say that as a whole, there is a universal preference towards blue for both sexes, but in addition, women like red as well. So, they deduce that red and blue are a combination of a woman's preference in colors...thus...purples and pinks. I dunno, London....you Brits are crazy with these studies!

My favorite line in the article is "For men, thinking about colours was less important because as hunters they just needed to spot something dark and shoot it..." Hehe.

Designer Puppies

So I recently discovered an adorable breed of puppy: the Chiweenie! It's a hybrid of a Chihuahua and a Dachshund and is JUST the CUTEST!! I looooove it. I have been puppy crazy for just about 5 years now. I must get a little poopy soon so I do not borrow someone else's poopy and "conveniently" forget to give it back.

Do I get a Chiweenie, or a Puggle, or a King Charles Cavalier or a Klee Kai? Such a hard decision!!

Settle down Sam-whore-a!

I was relieved to find that it was Richie Sambora, not my beloved Jon, who was admitted to rehab.

What an idiot. They were reviving MTV's Unplugged and he had to go and ruin it all by getting tossed beforehand. My class act Jon would never do such a thing of course. But Richie...geez, homeboy needs to get a grip. He is just going downhill by the second. He had Heather Locklear, then downgraded to Denise Richards, and now apparently is having a love affair with whiskey. Poor guy. Hopefully he'll get out of rehab in time to go out on tour so I can see my boyfriend. Mmmm, yummy.

What happens when you use the "F" word...

Apparently you can say "Fuck fuck fuck" to your hearts content on the set of Grey's Anatomy. But if you use the OTHER "F" word (which shall not be named...but I'll give you a hint...it rhymes with Saget)...well, then, you get the axe. Yup, Isaiah Washington is outskies. And to be honest...I don't really care. I like Grey's and all, but Christina is way more interesting then stupid stupid Burke.

Do I think he should have been fired though for saying that? Well, that's up for debate. The man may never work in Hollywood again. Maybe if he went to homophobic rehab they would let him return?

I remember reading something from a blog that said the ultimate payback would be if Isaiah Washingon had to play a gay man on the show. That would be quite interesting.

Needless to say, that trophy is the only love he'll be getting for a while.