We can rebuild her.

1. This weekend my brother and his wife asked me to be the legal guardian of my niece in the event of a tragedy.  In all honesty, I was surprised; other people worry whether I have the emotional maturity to handle being loaned a copy of the Space Ghost: Coast to Coast Volume One DVD, much less given a child.  In any event, although one obviously hopes I never have to face such a situation, I’m going to make a point to water my plants more often.

2. A $500,000 home in the Bay Area is invariably described as a “starter home.” Exactly what are you supposed to start after making such a purchase?  Selling crack on the side so you can make the mortage payments?

3. I used to think that I could have chili for dinner every night for the rest of my life.  That’s before I made Firecracker Chili in my new crock pot and found that theory actually being put to the test.  I airlifted several thousand pounds of it to Eritrea, hoping to help feed their starving millions, and I got a note back from the government: “We loved it.  For the first few hundreds bowls or so.  I think we can handle it from here.  Thanks for the nice thought, but get a hobby.”

4. Idea for a sequel: A woman is declared dead after a near-fatal boxing match, but is brought back to life by a team of scientists who endow her with mechanical limbs and a fierce desire to fight evil.  Coming this summer: The Six Million Dollar Baby.

love the sequel idea.  heh.

and i read and reacted to the other blurbs as well, but my mind keeps coming (sort of excitedly, i have to say) back to #1 :  space ghost: coast to coast is out on DVD??

Posted by romy  on  03/07  at  02:56 AM

So *that’s* the plot twist. Sigh.

Posted by trisha  on  03/07  at  04:59 AM

And, oh, at first I thought the title was in reference to your niece.

Posted by trisha  on  03/07  at  05:04 AM

There’s a twist?! - dammit! wink

Posted by Gordon  on  03/07  at  05:51 AM

Okay okay, I dialed back the spoilers a bit.  Can’t believe this site ruined it and not the army of talk show radio hosts.

Posted by Greg  on  03/07  at  06:38 AM

“A woman is declared dead after a near-fatal boxing match, but is brought back to life by a team of scientists who endow her with mechanical limbs and a fierce desire to fight evil. Coming this summer: The Six Million Dollar Baby. “

STARRING: Tonya Harding.

Posted by Kim  on  03/07  at  07:31 AM

It’s ideas just like “The Six Million Dollar Baby” that are ruining my life.  I’d thought I had a real winner when I presented my concept for a new show - “Inspector Gidget” - when out of nowhere comes this Six Million Dollar Baby idea, knocking me clear out of the ring.

I was marched to the edge of Hollywood and told not to come back.  For the fourth time, I might add.

Posted by Keith  on  03/07  at  07:56 AM

As for chili.

eat it for two nights and freeze therest.

Posted by Meredith  on  03/07  at  08:07 AM

$500,000 starter home = start divorce proceedings, most likely

Posted by Dirty Dan Sin  on  03/07  at  08:56 AM

Why did she need bringing back to life after a near-fatal boxing match? 

Posted by Papa Goose  on  03/07  at  11:21 AM

Loaning out your only copy of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast Volume One is a BIG decision and is not to be entered into lightly.

Did you do something horrible to your brother and his wife or do they just like to punish you?

Posted by Vee  on  03/07  at  11:54 AM

If no one else will do it, I’ll lend you my SG:C2C DVDs. I totally trust you with them, though that doesn’t mean that I think you’re emotionally mature.

Posted by  on  03/07  at  01:03 PM

hee hee very clever

Posted by Blog Bitches  on  03/07  at  02:36 PM

Thanks to you Greg, I will be humming that theme song all day.

Some slow motion running may or may not be thrown into the mix as well.

Posted by Jack  on  03/07  at  07:28 PM

Ugh, I have the same issues with “starter homes” over here. I actually saw a one-bedroom condo on sale for over $400,000. Um, WTF?? Who would pay so much for so little? Not us. Which is why we’re still stuck in this tuna can apartment and will be FOREVER.

Posted by  on  03/08  at  07:42 AM

I don’t know where you saw a starter home for $500k in the bay area.  East Palo Alto?.  Our tiny outhouse of a condo cost that much.

Wanna buy some crack?

Posted by Amanda  on  03/08  at  12:09 PM

WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE DO FOR JOBS THAT YOU CAN BUY 500K HOUSES?!

sheesh. i need a raise.

Posted by snowy  on  03/09  at  11:16 AM