claire.she.goes

Author: Claire

  • “This song’s the one….”

    It’s also FREE on iTunes.

    “And you can’t help singing along. Even though you never heard it, you keep singing it wrong…”

    You see, Joanne? Someone FINALLY wrote a song about me. 😉

  • “What’s a weekend?”

    I notice that a lot of my guilty pleasures involve people with accents.

    My latest love is Downton Abbey.

    I don’t even mind that I’m 2+ years late. (I don’t have cable.)

    But over the last year or so, I couldn’t help notice something. There was this gaggle of British people that kept winning awards…Mainly for a show that I thought had this song’s title in its name.

    However, alas, it’s not “DownTOWN”. It’s pronounced “Down-t’n”.

    A few weeks ago I downloaded the first episode free via iTunes. I was hooked immediately and thought, “Where is the rest of this show? I must see it. NOW!!”

    Thankfully, the other day I got hands on the first season through my local library. I look forward to seeing more.

  • Kids these days…

    Today I sat in on a class of Grade 9s. They were hyper, but lovely. Check out the response after I tried to tell a student that something he’d said was false…

    Student A: That’s not a lie, that’s a fib.

    Me: Actually, they’re both together, under [gesturing] a big umbrella called Dishonesty.

    Student B: I have that umbrella. At my house…

    Is it any wonder why I can’t keep a straight face?

  • It’s FRIDAY!!

  • Ever heard of a “vocal fry”? Me neither.

    I mean, I recognized the symptoms. But I didn’t know the diagnosis.

  • GCB, TV, and me.

    I thought of a spicier title for this post, then felt compelled to change it. LOL.

    So I went to church this week, and didn’t burst into flames when I stepped into the sanctuary. (More on that later…)

    Although television has always been a part of my life, right now there are only a handful of programs that I pay regular attention to.

    Big Bang Theory – I love this show for its all-out devotion to Nerd Pride.  That, and–sad but true–I see more of me in Sheldon than I care to admit.

    True Blood – On only once a year, I catch this show on the down low.  (All I will say is that I’ve seen all 4 seasons, but I don’t have HBO. Or the series’ DVDs.)

    Republic of Doyle – Once upon a time in Toronto, a housemate of mine told me she was an actor. I had no idea that she’d wind up on one of my favorite shows.

    Seriously, though. Even if I’d never met one of the series’ leads, I’d declare everything on RoD to be utterly flawless.  I’m jealous of their writing staff.

    And over the past couple of weekends, a new show has come to my attention.

    GCB – You may have heard of it by its original name–Good Christian B-with-an-itch-es.

    While its broad humour might grate on some people’s nerves, I think it’s hilarious.

    Needless to say, folks like Newt Gingrich are not happy.

    Yes, if the show’s title had named Muslims instead of Christians, a certain section of the Muslim population would likely be upset. However people who make this argument are missing the point.

    I mean, really. Have the people who are protesting this program actually seen it? Do they have a sense of humor?

    GCB does not exist to insult Christians outright.  Rather, it mocks a certain kind of Christian.

    The arrogant ones, the pretentious ones.  You know…

    Kim Gatlin’s book inspired the series. In an interview, she once described a peculiar-but-familiar brand of church people–the kind of folks who use prayer requests as an opportunity to gossip.

    Like it or not, backstabbing Christians exist. I think the protestors are upset not because of blasphemy. Rather, perhaps the mirror’s being held up and they don’t like what they see.

  • Hitler’s Rage

    You know that “Hitler reacts to…” meme that’s been going around?

    They’ve played things for laughs, and by now it’s been done to death.

    But if you’ve ever wondered if the people who make these videos weren’t aware of their own hype, here’s Exhibit A:

    Note: There’s some “language”. If you read my blog with your kids around, I don’t want them picking up any new words. 😉

    On the flip side of things, here’s the original video. It’s from the film Downfall (originally called Der Untergang). The contrast between the normal translation and the parodies intrigued me.

    I suggest you watch the entire movie if you can. Although bleak, it was very well done.

  • Another day, another teacher.

    This video is less violent than the last one, I promise. 😉

  • Another video that speaks for itself.

  • So there’ll be no Star Trek ’til 2013.

    Seriously.

    In the meantime, what’s a woman to do?

    Watch Rise of the Planet of the Apes, of course!!

    Oh, come on. SOMETHING’s gotta fill the gaping sci-fi/sfx hole in my soul.

    The fangirl in me is absolutely in love with this movie.

    The Gorgeous Geeks interviewed the film’s writers:

    But it wasn’t only the story that caught my attention. I’m really impressed with the way it was made.

    For another video featuring Andy Serkis as Caesar, click here.

    And lest you need another, more detailed look:

    Happy Holidays!!