Monday, July 16, 2012

SEA WORLD SAN DIEGO

I like how the trainer puts her hands up in the air "ta-da" style
as if she's propelling the 2,000-pound orca into the air herself.

This is the most perfectly-timed photograph I've ever taken.
(This is the least perfectly-timed one.)




Be adorable... be very adorable.





Sharks are the evil murderers of the sea, but everyone's safe
as long as they don't find an exit out of the tank.
Uh-oh.




Sunday, April 15, 2012

THE SADDEST TOYS IN THE WORLD: PART 4

Some people collect baseball cards or stamps. I collect photos of sad, angry or otherwise disconcerted toys.

PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE

Sad Panda


Boo Berry: This is your ghost on drugs.














Tuesday, April 3, 2012

BETTER LATE: PART 9

I got into the Late Show Top Ten Contest again. It's the ninth time I've made the list.

Here's the original BETTER LATE post (updated a few times).





TOP TEN REJECTED TITLES FOR "Brokeback Mountain" (01/01/2006)
#4: "The Good, The Bad, and The Fabulous"

TOP TEN LEAST POPULAR NEW TV SHOWS (10/11/2008)
#7: Project Amway

TOP TEN PUNCHLINES TO DIRTY PIRATE JOKES (04/25/2009)
#1: "Yo, ho."

TOP TEN SIGNS YOUR BROADWAY SHOW IS IN TROUBLE (12/25/2010)
#6: Music by Stephen Sondheim, Lyrics by Stephen Baldwin

TOP TEN NEWT GINGRICH PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS (06/28/2011)
#10: Isn't It Time For An Old, White President?

TOP TEN SIGNS YOU'VE JOINED A BAD ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK (07/05/2011)
#1: The Winklevoss Twins hardly ever sue it.

TOP TEN LEAST POPULAR NEW HOLIDAY TOYS (12/10/2011)
#1: Barbie's Foreclosed Dream House

Thursday, February 16, 2012

MUSIC BAND

How do you do, fellow teens? Get this 30 Rock inspired design on a shirt or sticker at TVsauce.com


Monday, January 30, 2012

KRAFTWERK

Having a fancy dinner party? If you're looking for a classier spread than Cheez Whiz to serve to your guests, might I suggest... Veal Whiz.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

THE SADDEST TOYS IN THE WORLD (PART 3)

Some people collect baseball cards or stamps. I collect sad, angry or disconcerted toys.

PART ONE
PART TWO

Don't Worry, Bee Unhappy. (thanks to Laura Galloway)

They don't call them "Dog Days" for nothing.

The label says "Make someone happy,"
and what child wouldn't be elated to receive this clinically depressed cat?

A tableful of dead/narcoleptic Minnie Mouses at the Disneyland gift shop.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

SNICKERS LOAF

Came across this giant-sized Snickers at a Walgreens. The package says "Slice n' Share." Apparently you're supposed to serve this candy bar as if it's a meatloaf.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

ON SPRITZEN!

He sees you when you're sleeping. Also when you're peeing.

The Santa Toilet Seat Cover and Rug Set — available at Amazon.com for only $12.99.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

BETTER LATE: PART 8

I got into the Late Show Top Ten Contest again. It's the eighth time I've made the list and the second consecutive time an entry of mine was picked for #1.

(I actually thought my entry of "iPad Thai" was funnier than the one they chose.)


Here's the original BETTER LATE post (updated a few times).

TOP TEN REJECTED TITLES FOR "Brokeback Mountain" (01/01/2006)
#4: "The Good, The Bad, and The Fabulous"

TOP TEN LEAST POPULAR NEW TV SHOWS (10/11/2008)
#7: Project Amway

TOP TEN PUNCHLINES TO DIRTY PIRATE JOKES (04/25/2009)
#1: "Yo, ho."

TOP TEN SIGNS YOUR BROADWAY SHOW IS IN TROUBLE (12/25/2010)
#6: Music by Stephen Sondheim, Lyrics by Stephen Baldwin

TOP TEN NEWT GINGRICH PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS (06/28/2011)
#10: Isn't It Time For An Old, White President?

TOP TEN SIGNS YOU'VE JOINED A BAD ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK (07/05/2011)
#1: The Winklevoss Twins hardly ever sue it.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM

Planes with folding wings are much easier to store in your hall closet next to the elliptical machine.
This ain't no Mickey Mouse bomber.

Um, you got any seats farther back in Coach?
The controls for 1940s war planes were easier to understand than my 2011 TiVo remote.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

THE SADDEST TOYS IN THE WORLD (PART 2)

Wow — 20,000 hits. I never knew I had that many bitter stalker ex-girlfriends. Thanks to you all!

The numbers say that one of my most popular posts was THE SADDEST TOYS IN THE WORLD, so in honor of the big 2-0, here's another installment.

I think this blue bear is distressed about her botched lip collagen procedure.

If this duck had a voice, it would be Edward G. Robinson. "Quack, see?"

Why so scared, sunflower?
Is it because you're named after a medication-free child birthing technique?

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

SELF ESTEEM

You can't buy self esteem... except at DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse) where it's on sale for $29.95.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

NOW PLAYING

Float like a butterfly, rope like the wind.

Monday, August 22, 2011

TIVO MOVIE LOGLINES

Wow — that is not the Flipper I remember.





If I've said it once, I've said it a million times — the world of competitive marbles is fixed. By the cops.





Another eHarmony success story.











Should butts really be that wet?


Methinks a certain TiVo logline writer might have taken some Shakespeare classes in college.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

JUST DESSERTS

MasterChef was the first cooking show I'd ever worked on, and I learned a lot about the genre. For example, you're not supposed to eat all the Sterno.

The judges were restaurateur Joe Bastianich and renowned chefs Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot. What did these great culinary figures eat the most of during the filming? Sour Patch Kids. They ate bag after bag of them.

The set for the initial auditions.
The excellent set design featured scores of fake crates of produce.

The apples left over from the Apple Chop Challenge.

The MasterChef pantry was a sight to behold.
Every spice, every vegetable, every type of pasta.
After the show wraps, the crew is allowed to take home whatever they want.

By the end of the night, it looked like LA after a Laker win.

The choice for one challenge was French, British or Spanish Cuisine.
Contestants received recipe books for French and Spanish...
but we couldn't find one for English cooking.

God bless the dishwashing crew.

The Hungry Biker / Sausage Challenge

This is the fish Gordon guts in the show open.
It took an hour to film and only seconds of it were shown on screen...

but the stench was omnipresent.

The Block Party before the kids arrived
Graham entertains the crew









The only writing instruction Gordon gave me was
"Jonathan, keep the scripts short and sweet — like your cock!"

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

BETTER LATE: PART 7

Made the Late Show Top Ten Contest again. #1 this time. This is my seventh time on the list.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Saturday, July 16, 2011

I AM LEGEND: DRIVING THE DESERTED 405

Here are a few shots of the empty 405 from the Sunset Blvd overpass.


Here's the 405 from the penthouse of the Hotel Angelino:


The shadow is the Hotel Angelino.

The freeway was opened up from Sunset going south, so here are some shots from the 405 itself:





It wasn't totally apparent that it was OK to get on the freeway at this point, so hardly anyone was on it. Though we did see one kid stop his car and get out. He touched the freeway with his hands, danced a jig and then quickly got back in his car and sped off.
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