So I've been thinking a lot about the Mormons...the young, short-sleeved, collared-shirt wearing stooges have been continuing to solicit the residents of my complex.

Our neighbor Anthony even let them in and is apparently going to one of their events/meetings/whatevers. Crazy.

But it made me wonder about religions as a whole. Could you imagine if a Muslim knocked on your door and said he had a message from Allah? Selling religion door-to-door is just ridiculous.

Aside from that, though, I was thinking about general understanding of not only religion, but of social, cultural, political, economic differences in the world as a whole. Now, I try to learn a little about something before I decide that it's crazy and use it as fodder for hilarious rants and anecdotes. But I feel most people don't. How may people boycotting the Beijing Olympics know anything about Asian history, specifically that of Communism in China (or anything about communism at all) and the situation with Tibet?

I don't really have a point here, I just wish people would try to educate themselves. Perhaps that's what my neighbor Anthony is doing...getting some first-hand experience. I think I'll stick with the internet as a source for my broadband information.

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In a more shameful note, right now I am watching The Tuxedo, that horrendously terrible Jackie Chan movie. "Why?" you may be asking yourselves.

Because of the toe-curlingly amazing Jason Isaacs. (And the "toe curling" wasn't an exaggeration. His character started to speak and my toes got a mind of their own.)

He's just so beautiful and has that amazing accent and, dear god, those eyes.

I'll probably end up forwarding past every scene in the movie that doesn't have him in it, but it's so totally worth it.

Edit: Turns out his character goes into a coma within the first half-hour. Dammit. Maybe he'll come back later in the movie. Either way, it's making it a lot faster to get through this...especially on 3x fast forward.

Exciting news: our hot water heater should be fixed. I've taken 3 very cold showers (though sadly not the coldest showers of my life) in the past three days, so I shall undoubtedly enjoy tomorrow morning immensely.

Funny news: while the maintenance guy was here fixing the aforementioned hot water heater, the Mormons came to the door. I said I wasn't interested (and, I must admit, kinda laughed at them), at which point they asked me if the maintenance guy would be interested. I said "probably not," and promptly closed the door.

After, the maintenance guy made a call to the apartment manager to ask if the Mormons had gotten permission to go door-to-door and solicit residents. I'm guessing the answer was "no" because he responded with "alright, I'm going to tell them to leave."

Point breakdown: Maintenance guy - 1, Mormons - 0.


And for some appropriate humor, ( Julia Sweeney in her comedy routine 'Letting Go of God' )

"I've have just never been a supporter of relationships in general, my feeling is always that relationships are a lot like yard sales. They look really fun from a couple hundred feet away, but eventually you realize that's it just a bunch of crap you don't need."

I had to share that gem fro Christian Finnegan, a stand-up comedian Zoe told me about recently.

I think it's hilarious...you can find some clips on You Tube. I highly recommend the "Monopoly" one...because it is me.


Alright, shower time.

Another reason to love Kathy Griffin?

She's scared of Southerners too!


(Yes, I'm still watching her stand-up routines. There were like...5 in a row that I TiVo'ed and I can only watch one a day, because I'm supposedly studying for finals...)


PS - The 19th Century Art final was okay. Definitely not as easy as I was hoping, but if I manage an 86...I think I could get an A for the course. Which would be AMAZING and a grand improvement over my C in Italian Renaissance Art class.


And now...studying for my crazy ass Chemistry final. If you'll recall from earlier drama, my final will be counted twice (to make up for a lost exam three scantron). It's also cumulative (all 11 chapters we've covered), and 60 questions (instead of the usual 30).

Oy.

I'm asked on occasion why I have an online journal (apparently people who aren't into blogging don't understand the appeal).

And I usually give the generic answer of "it gives me a place to put down my thoughts" or "to keep in touch with people" or "to help me remember when something occurred."

All of which are mostly true, but I think it's more because I amuse myself to no end.


No, it's true. I'll go back and read entries from weeks or months ago, and laugh at my own jokes. I personally find myself hilarious and often I try to put some of that hilarity into my journal not just so that my readers can enjoy it (because I honestly don't believe many people actually read this), but so that I can enjoy it.


Oh, it's true. Case in point: I was reading back my last 25 posts and came across this one. Seriously? I laughed out loud at the first part. In my room, by myself, reading my own words, and laughing out loud. (It was the clever and poignant use of "jerks" that did it.)


Clearly, I'm a winner.

Honestly, who needs TMZ or any of that crap when you have Kathy Griffin?

She has all the best inside scoop and is, by definition, hilarious.


I really do kinda adore her.

So I watched Kathy Griffin's new comedy special "Straight to Hell" and I realized something rather shocking...my brand of humor is very much like Kathy Griffin's (though I would hope slightly less acerbic).

Even her bit about going 'straight to hell' is directly out of my comedic routine from high school. And the way she tells it like she sees it (especially when it comes to celebrities), I admit somewhat hesitantly, could come directly from my mouth.

I hope that I'm not quite as bitchy or offensive as she sometimes is...but I fear that behind closed doors, I'm often as bitchy and offensive. Oy.

I do like Kathy Griffin, though. If you happen to catch "Straight to Hell" on Bravo, I recommend watching it.


In other news, on my schedule for today:
- Clean my room. It's disgusting (by my standards)
- Clean my bathroom (it's not so hot either)
- Write my final critique for Women in Film
- Possibly start studying for Anthropology and Chemistry

Lofty goals, n'est-ce pas?


PS - there's a "Project Runway" season three (Jeffrey/Laura/Uli/Michael) last episodes mini-marathon on Bravo. I'm so there. Also, I kinda miss Jeffrey. He was a bit of an asshole and a jerk and not as funny as Santino (the asshole/jerk from season two), but he was a truly superior designer.