Hello TSA....

Okay, so calling out the TSA probably isn't in my best interest, luckily for me, they probably don't read my blog. Of course we'll see when I try to check into my flight tomorrow. I'm going over the new guidelines of what I can and can't carry onto the plane with me, since someone, somewhere might have been planning to blow up a plane with some sort of liquid, or gel.

Since I'm only planning on being in Minnesota there for one day, 30 hours or so total, I'd really like not to have to check a bag, even though I do have a wierd plastic case that I have to check. (I just *know* that's going to get me some extra stars on my boarding pass...) I really only need to take an extra shirt, socks and underwear with me, plus some toiletries.

I'm happy that they changed the rules to allow under 3 oz of products on board, since that will let me take my contact solution, and i do have a travel sized toothpaste. Unfortuneately, I have to leave my whipped cream, jello, and cheese in a can at home...

But read this wonderful quote from the TSA website

We ask for your cooperation in the screening process by being prepared before you arrive. We also ask that you follow the guidelines above and try not to over-think these guidelines. Please pack liquids, gels, and aerosols in your checked baggage even if you do not normally check a bag.

Okay, now go read the last sentance again. I'll wait... If you do not normally check a bag, please pack all liquids, gels, and aerosols in it. Something does not compute. Wouldn't it be better to say, "If you do not normally check a bag, please make sure to remove all liquids, gels, and aerosols other than those allowed below from your carry on." Or maybe I should start a new line of small, easily lost checkable doc kits.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

I heard on the radio yesterday morning that Aaron Sorkin, creator of West Wing and quite possibly my favorite TV series of all time Sports Night (It ranks up there with MacGyver and The X Files...), had a new show coming out. It's another TV show about a TV show! I had just resigned up for Comcast Cable about 2 weeks ago, and got them to throw in a DVR for free. (Which doesn't work quite right, and I need to call and complain so I can get a different one, I think the hard drive in it has some bad sectors, because it will randomly stop playing things I have recorded for some reason) But back to the point...I made sure to set it up to record the pilot episode, and am now sitting here watching it. It is about a sketch comedy show that has been going down the tubes that hires back 2 writers to rescue the show. (This premise is sooo close to Sports Night, I can only hope the writing will be as good.)

(spoiler alert, if you click past here, you'll be reading my thoughts as I'm watching it for the first time).

First, the set reminds me of sports night, at least with the behind the scene footage of a "television show."
Wait....the guest on the pilot episode is...Felicity Huffman, aka Dana Whitaker from Sports Night, Awesome!
Now there's the argument between the evil studio, and the producer of the show. Producer bowed to the evil network guy, but I have a sense he's going to get revenge some how.

Haha, control room of the show also reminds me of Sports Night! And here's the first sighting of Dana...errr. Felicity. Her dialogs are well written so far, and she's about to start the monologue....or not, Producer guy is going on live to interrupt the show! His dialog is very fitting for what's happened to SNL. Lawyer guy is wigging out, and pushed around the control staff. Job security wins out over what they were thinking, like usual in corporate America. Just looked at what happened at HP, where they were spying on their own people, several board members knew it was illegal, but they still allowed it to go on.

Mmm Amanda Peet, from The Whole Nine Yards, still hot. And feisty! I like her character already.

And fastforward through the commercial. I love the DVR when it works. Dialog is great so far in this show. I think I may like it better than House, which has been a favorite for the last 2 years.

Matthew Perry, another good call for casting in the show.

It's now over, and I think I'm in love with this show, it has the great dialog of Sports Night. I just hope it won't end up getting cut like Sports Night did once it attacked this idiocy in the network TV shows (at least in my opinion). Of course since the pilot episode attacked "NBS" I think they know what they're getting in for.

Ikea is the Devil

Last weekend my brother came up, and we went to Ikea. I just wanted to get a new chair for my computer desk. $380 dollars later, I didn't have a chair for my comptuer desk...but I have some cool new living room furniature. The only down side is now my TV looks tiny... Here's the pictures.