Save Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars is the best show on television. If this were any other discussion, I’d be willing to open this up to debate, but unfortunately this is not debatable.

After three seasons of low-ish ratings and a admirable fight to stay on the air, it once again looks like VM might be getting canceled. And, if it’s not, it may be coming back in a crazy new format, four years into the future, with the focus on Mars as an FBI agent. Normally, I’d say that I’d rather them just cancel it than try something totally new, but to be honest, I’d probably be entertained watching Kristen Bell just brush her teeth. She’s just that good.

Canceling Veronica would be a grave mistake, because, after all, it is the best show on television. So, if you love VM like I do, or just want to avoid seeing me irreparably crushed, you’ll follow the instructions of E! Online columnist Kristin Veitch and send a Save Veronica postcard to CW chief Dawn Ostroff. Address below:

Dawn Ostroff
President of Entertainment
The CW Television Network
4000 Warner Blvd., Bldg 168
Burbank, CA 91522-0002

Calling All Coffee Lovers...

Tomorrow is Starbucks Annual Coffee Break! Go to your nearest SB between 10 a.m. and noon to get a free cup of joe.

I love free stuff!

It's 3.14

Yep, that's right folks. Math nerds across the world are giddy today. It's Pi Day. The Pi Day Web site has a full message board called "I love Pi because..." Many emotions are expressed by Pi enthusiasts...

Righteous indignation:

it makes people at school look rather stupid. I have one of the pi shirts from ThinkGeek, and whenever I wear it, there are always at least 5 people that say, "Are those all of the numbers of pi?" A, they're digits, not numbers, and B, PI IS INFINITE!

Religious zealotry:

I love Pi because I believe God put it there to give us a tiny, tiny glimpse of infinity. The circle also illustrates this. How else can we begin to start to imagine His ineffable character? And He's so much more beyond this....

Camaraderie:

I love pi because I, too, am irrational. (We have a lot in common.)

Existential realization:

I love pi because it's more real than i.

i = sqrt(-1)

Oh so many reasons to love pi. March 14 is also Albert Einstein's Birthday. Coincidence, I think not.

The New Larry Dobrow Feature--You Pick the Logo!

After toying around with turning my cyber obsession with Larry Dobrow into a regular feature—and getting some image assistance from handy blog commenter Leah—I’ve decided to go for it. I have some ideas, content-wise, about how to approach this feature, but first… the logo.

My Photoshop skills are rudimentary at best, but, like my love for Larry, I figured that pure and simple was the best approach. Here are three potential logos—vote for the one you like best, and it’ll make its appearance at the end of this week with the new feature. And one day, when Larry Googles himself, sees this blog, and puts the wheels of that restraining order in motion, he’ll hopefully see this entry, and discover that it all started from a place of childlike innocence.

Here, your three choices.

1. Classic Larry. Slightly enlarged but otherwise untouched, this image of Larry perhaps shows him in his most natural setting, smiling (laughing, almost!) after sharing a quick-witted remark with a coworker, or even an espresso with a close friend.


2. Hearts On Fire Larry. Straight from the pages of MediaPost or CBS SportLine to Teen Beat, this is the Larry that’s displayed on the walls of teenagers who summer at journalism camp, or on the computer screens of women who spend far too much time on the Internet.


3. If I Still Had A Locker, This Picture Would Be In It Larry. Bold and unfiltered, my cyber affection for Larry just can’t be restricted!


So, you guys pick the logo. Vote in the comments below!

That Mustache Still Freaks Me Out

John Waters was on The Daily Show last night, hyping his new CourtTV show, ‘Til Death Do Us Part. I’ve never seen Waters interviewed before, but I figured he’d be a little more creepy and less affable that he actually appears to be. Needless to say, being the true crime junkie that I am, I’m kind of jazzed about the new show, a scripted series featuring stories inspired by real-life doomed unions that ended in murder.

Plus, Waters mentioned that Cry-Baby—the Johnny Depp/Ricki Lake vehicle that just gets better with age—is getting the musical treatment! I used to watch that movie all the time on USA’s Up All Night during high school. Once it hits Broadway, I’ll be ready to plan a trip to New York.

Sleep-Driving...

I've read stories about this happening in the past, and I find it fascinating, although I'm not really sure why. I've taken Ambien before to help me get to sleep at night, and while I've never gotten behind the wheel (that I know of) I've definitely had conversations that I don't remember after it's kicked in. Weird stuff.

Dick Cheney Resignation Watch

So, as you've probably heard, speculation that Dick Cheney is going to resign as early as this week is floating around. And while that sounds just dandy to me, I'll believe it when I see it. Many reports say the blood clot in his leg will force him out--because the country deserves a healthy VP or something lofty and patriotic sounding. (We deserve a human VP too, but I digress) My favorite of the flying rumors though is that Cheney is going to resign so Condoleezza Rice can take the Vice President slot and give the Republicans a chance to win in 2008. There's even a book about it!

My favorite exerpt from the online description:

In Condi vs. Hillary, he (author Dick Morris) reveals how Hillary Clinton has nurtured presidential ambitions for decades, and describes how years ago Hillary enlisted him to take secret polls on her behalf. He reveals what Bill Clinton really thinks of a potential President Hillary, and speculates on the agendas she would further in her campaign. And he contrasts Hillary's record with that of Condoleezza Rice, whom he calls "America's Margaret Thatcher" and whose presidency, he says, would enrage the liberal establishment and "shatter all the glass ceilings in America."

As Morris warns, the next president of the United States must choose between furthering the steady course set by George W. Bush, or backsliding into the corrupt vulnerability of the Clinton years.

While I love the Hillary/Condi speculation, I think Cheney's master plan is to resign, move to Dubai with his beloved Halliburton, and build an Orc army to take over the world. But that's just my humble opinion.