SO I SHOULD BE WATCHING MAD MEN?

(I usually don't blog during the day, since i have to focus on my work my mind being in too many places for me to string coherent thoughts together, but since its friday i decided i can bend the(self imposed) rules a bit. )

So i'm usually immune and/or ignorant of cultural phenomena. Especially with regards to television, since i don't watch it much, and what i do watch tends to be educational. Not that i have high standards or anything. In fact my threshold for sub standard tv is pretty high, as evidenced by my reality tv addiction. In a shameful display of my gaucherie, i bought season one of newlyweds on dvd.("chicken of the sea? fish or chicken?") I also plan on buying the kardashians (that kim is SOOO ca-uuuute!) and the hills(ooh that spencer pratt is such a douche!)No, its not because i have standards. Just for reasons unknown, most shows that took/take the general public by storm I haven't seen.

I missed the whole "the wire" thing, I've never watched heroes or lost(they always seemed like the same show to me), have never seen more than 20 mins of sex and the city, and -im pleased to announce - I've never once watched flavor of love, or any of its spin offs. Now that is one show that i refuse to watch, low standards or no. The idea of a show featuring flavOR flav as some sort of lothario offended every one of my sensibilities. And the spectre of witnessing him slobbing down a woman at any time was just too much. No thanks. I decline. Speaking of which, is it me or does "New York" look like that muppet janice? And whats up with that show with bret michaels? "Rock of flavor of i love new york" or...something. Never seen any of them. In fact, "the office" is the only "new" show of recent memory that i actively follow. I love the office. By the way i hate that the writers got pam and jim together, it ruined the tension. But other than that and the sprinkling of the reality shows that are my weakness, I'm not up on whats happening in the world of TV.

But mad men sounds interesting. Interesting and promising given that i've only i've heard and read glowing reviews about it. But those glowing reviews are enough so that i feel almost compelled to see what all the fuss is about. I have no idea what the storyline is (they're men...who're mad?) but I do know that I love the 1950s inspired attire. I mean really, can you deny the appeal of men and women who dressed, not just for special occasions - but all the time? Thats partially the reason i love old movies so much, its a visual respite from the nonsense i see today, where people seem to take pride in looking as unkempt as possible. Anyway, the plan is to go online later on and see if i can find a few episodes and learn whats up. Brylcreem and bad boys. Yumm.

So i finally decided to send a caption for the New Yorker's weekly "caption this" contest. I've been a subscriber to the New Yorker for a minute, and ever since they instituted the "caption this" segment, i've toyed with the idea of making a submission. However my insecurity at not being funny or abstract enough would usually prevail, and i'd change my mind at the last minute. This time i decided to follow through. There isn't a monetary prize, but you do get the signed picture with your caption - and of course your name in the New Yorker. This could be my big break! lol Send out positive vibes for me will ya?

In other news the man Stephen Hawking will be retiring from his post as lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge. Let us take a minute to absorb this information. Do you know what this means? This means he'll be free. This means he'll have a lot more time on his hands. This means, that i need to stop playing and begin composition of a billet doux - such as the world has never seen - and state my affections, lest some piece of fast baggage get him. Special shout out to my homie Rashad for doing me the ultimate solid and apprising me of this information.