December 21st, 2007

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Dec 07

The Year in Meme

I got this idea from Danny (who in turn got it from someone else who got it from someone else, and so on, and so on). From what I understand, I take the first sentence of the first entry of each month, and it gives a year in review.

January
Note: No posts written in January, but I wrote one on New Year’s Eve, 2006.

February
When the Star Trek shows were on, I could enjoy drama and non-reality.

March
I’m not sure what to make of this episode.

April
I just read Urban Bohemian’s blog entry about not being able to take photographs on the Metro.

May
As part of the countdown to Bjork‘s new release, here’s a vid she did ten plus years back, part of the Spike Jonze portfolio:

June
It’s an annual tradition. I, along with my friends Sharon and her boyfriend Brian (not to be confused with Brian), do time at the Rock and Roll Marathon Health Expo.

July
I dropped a few links this week, but I think I made the right decision concerning this one.

August
For any readers in the NYC area:

September
When I took a creative writing class a long time ago at a local community college (I don’t teach there), the professor would occasionally say things like “I’m not that kind of whore” or “I’m not a professor, I’m a prostitute.”

October
Welcome to the Pet Peeve Edition on ShindoTV. Here are some of mine.

November
Fred Phelps and the church he sired (literally) are slapped with an $11 million verdict for picketing a soldier’s funeral.

December
I can’t believe that 2007 is almost over.

In all, that is the first sentence edition of the ShindoTV year in review. While it doesn’t say a whole lot about my blog, the lines do make for an interesting juxtaposition. I’ll do more of a year in review later, but this has been quite an experiment.

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Dec 07

Facts are stubborn things

Today’s gift of duct tape goes out to Mitt Romney, who can’t get a single fact straight.

He needs a double wrap to keep himself from saying more far fetched things.

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Dec 07

Waiting for the new Project Runway episode

There’s no new Project Runway this week, but here’s my ramblings on the season so far.

Steven would have been a candidate for the gift of duct tape if he wasn’t auf’d last week. His attempts to reprise Santino’s Tim Gunn impersonation antics were just lame. Though I initially felt sorry for him, his constant bemoanings about the wedding dress and his lack of professionalism towards his client are definite turnoffs.

Kevin – thank God the resident straight guy’s shut up about his earlier announcements of his straightness. I hope this annoying habit doesn’t get resurrected as he will be a candidate for the gift of duct tape. He has talent and skill, so he might stick around for fashion week.

Bjork Lady – it definitely takes courage to wear some of her outfits, especially her polymorphously perverse dress after she reveals she spit on it. It’s great that she can stitch in time (though she should have taken time to learn how to use a sewing machine like she did with doing yoga in a small space). Thankfully, she has the decency to not call her garments couture, unlike some minor league American designers who abuse the word.

Chris March will most likely stick around for a few episodes to provide a Ricky Gervais-like energy to the show. He should go over the top and produce something very drag queeny. Then, bitchy reference queen Michael Kors and ice queen Nina Garcia will blast him for doing something within his forte.

Ricky, Ricky, Ricky. Feel the crease and make sure you avoid future collaborations with Victorya.

One person I’d love to see on an episode of Project Runway: Alek Wek. Have the designers make a handbag for her collection, a dress to go with one of her bags, or a dress for her to wear are some challenges I could think of.

An ideal guest judge would be Anna Wintour, but I can only imagine what a nightmare that would be. THE editor of Vogue and Nina Garcia in the same room? It sounds like a recipe for disaster, as Wintour would certainly be a bigger fish in Garcia’s small pond.

I miss the Tim Gunn podcasts that would come the day after the episode. One of those post-viewing pleasures was to listen to Gunn dish the dirt on the contestants in his articulate and urbane tone. There’s none for season 4, but you can still catch the ones for Seasons 2 and three. A consolation prize that Bravo offers a is “blog” with Tim Gunn’s commentary, especially on the last episode.