Tate Donovan- the endearing clown

Despite my initial hesitation (b/c there were other choices for my viewing pleasure), I had to check out Fat Actress last night to see what all the hype was about. I mean sure, Kirstie Alley had some funny moments as Rebecca on Cheers (esp with that Sam Malone...what a pair!) and I won't lie and say I didn't laugh at her crazy antics in Look Who's Talking Now so maybe that will transfer to her Showtime debut, right? It didn't. Sorry, Uncle Grambo, but I thought the show totally blew. Big time...get it..."big" time??? Oh, Carris Bradshaw's got nothing on my puns. And after trashing the show, I will now admit I only watched 5 minutes of it...that's how bad I thought it sucked. I switched over to But I'm a Cheerleader whenever Kirstie was sitting in the car shoving a double double into her mouth. So apparantly, she didn't get fat gradually, but did so by shoveling food into her mouth marathon style, not even taking time to swallow before talking. Yeah, that's hilarious.

When I was at the gym last night, I couldn't help but notice the Real World/Road Rules challenge on tv #7. I only noticed it, b/c I didn't actually listen to it or look for a long period of time. But I did see that the new teams, rather than Real World vs. Road Rules or Girls vs. Boys of seasons past, have been oh so cleverly labeled Bad Asses vs. Good Guys. So I went to mtv.com to check out the line-up and I see that they have Tonya under the bad ass category. Tonya? Really? Isn't this the girl who cried about her medical bills? Maybe she's gotten bad ass-ier in the competitions (which I don't watch, I'm the intellectual type, none of that for me). Yeah...so it perplexed me. As did Robin being on the good guys side. She went to jail, people. She gets violent under the influence of alcohol. Are those essential edicts of the bad ass law?

Melanie Griffith creeps me out (via golden fiddle). Maybe it's the lips. Or the fact that she seems to be aging really quickly. Is it just me or does she look like she's approaching her 80's? It's like Death Becomes Her. Anyone remember that classic?

I'm a Jimmy (via Johnny Awesome). A Jimmy? I don't even know what to say. I guess all those times my friends said "You are just like Tate Donovan" I should have listened. Or "That's so something Tate Donovan would do." Or even "Tate Donovan has that same sweater." Okay, a little off track. And confusing characters on a tv show w/ real life people (Seth/Adam...is there a difference?) But here's what me being a Jimmy actually means:
You are somewhat of an endearing clown. You are likeable but not well respected because you sacrifice internal skill development (personal competence) in being too externally preoccupied and people pleasing. You will go farther by pursuing and developing internal interests than being preoccupied with keeping people happy.
This makes me sound liks an ass. Thanks OC quiz. Thanks for nothing.

And finally...a big congratulations (or big ups, if you wish) to Ashley for completing her second LA Marathon. Finally, her stubborness pays off. I mean, awesomeness. I meant awesomeness.
R.
"Hey George Michael, Jesus called...He wants his Thriller Album Back"