The Cubarrubia household is running out of things to do at home.
As threatened/promised, I’m digging up some of my old written work to share with the world here. First up: the beginnings of what is now my blog.
I had the awesome opportunity to take a course as an undergraduate at Boston University called “Stalking the Wild Mind: The Psychology and Folklore of Extra-Sensory Perception and Psychic Phenomena.” It ranks up there as one of the most influential classes I’ve ever taken.
Here’s the brief reflection I wrote as a final paper for the course:
In a sea of misogynistic ads, Google’s spot (what do they really need to advertise for?) stood out as perhaps the classiest and most effective last night.
I’m trying to come up with awesome subtitles for this year’s Snowpocalypse sequel. Contenders include:
Snowpocalypse II: Tokyo Drift
Snowpocalypse II: Cruise Control
Snowpocalypse II: Dark Territory
Snowpocalypse II: Full Throttle
Snowpocalypse II: The Secret of the Ooze
A Boy and His Dog
Sir Brian Didymus turns one today! Happy birthday, you little poopmonster!
If you’re going to host a sex party in Bethesda and you accept donations, make sure your house is zoned correctly.
Random news headline on CNN’s home page today:
“Cops: Owner lied about cobra”
Well, wouldn’t you?
Oh, this is gonna be good.
Time magazine’s TV critic, James Poniewozik, wrote a blog entry about the impending clash of the titans at this year’s Super Bowl.
And he’s not talking about the Saints and the Colts.
Apparently, this year’s Super Bowl broadcast on CBS will feature a thirty-second spot sponsored by Focus on the Family. The ad from the right-wing, “Christian” organization (in actuality, JC would probably consider them to more closely resemble Pharisees) will star Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow and will be a high-profile push of the organization’s pro-life agenda. The Well of Truth, Wikipedia, says that Tebow’s mom was apparently advised by her doctor to have a late-term abortion while pregnant with him. She obviously chose not to, and hence we now have awesome football player dude in existence.
At the same time, CBS is apparently also in discussions to feature a spot from a gay dating service called “Man Crunch” during the broadcast.
Poniewozik calls it “simultaneously perhaps the gayest and most football-appropriate name” he’s ever heard. I’m actually a little jealous that I can’t seem to come up with a better name for a gay dating service to air during the Super Bowl.
I can think of few things as spectacularly interesting as the thought of broadcasting the church vs. homosexuality debate during what could be considered primetime television’s manliest hours. The irony is just too awesome. It’s like a February Sweeps version of Celebrity Death Match, only with ideologies instead of claymation figures.
I absolutely can’t wait.
Update: Apparently CBS has rejected the Man Crunch ad, which is quickly becoming a YouTube sensation:
