Mondaze Report

As my undercaffeinated brain struggles to play catch-up via a steaming pot of Kirkland's Select plus a ginormous shloop of International Delight Hazelnut (non-fat free, thanx), I'm perusing the Monday headlines.

J.K. Rowling's ticked off at her biggest fan... Looks like Harry Potter fan numero uno wants to publish a lexicon covering the series, and J.K.'s none too happy 'bout it. I get that she wants all the money for herself - it is her work and there are copyright laws on her side. But what I'm wondering is why someone would not be allowed to publish a quasi-definitive encyclopedia on previously released material. Hello? Cliff's Notes? This guy runs a Harry Potter website that Rowling is a fan of herself (um, where's the problem then?). I never bought into all the hype, and I'm bettin' this fella is some middle-aged bloke living in mommy's basement surrounded by oodles of Hogwarts memorabilia. Don't get your knickers in a bunch over some kids book, I say.

Obama gets a hearty backslap from anti-abortionist Capitol Hill denizens... As a politician who has strongly supported abortion rights, even under controversial circumstances, this endorsement has some commentators scraping deep furrows in their scalp. My take? As with any interest group or lobbyist, they are clearly trying to hitch their wagon to the top dude. Hillary - luv ya, but I don't think this is your year, hon. Barack seems to have navigated the Jeremiah Wright debacle better'n Chelsea on the Lewinsky question. Gotta say though, I just don't get that.

Charlton Heston gets his send-off... Wasn't it, like, five minutes ago Mr. Judah Ben-Hur was Public Enemy #1? This fawning report is little more than a glowing obituary to a Hollywood icon (a la Heath Ledger, Princess Diana, and many who've come before). Let's forget all the reasons we rolled our eyes at their antics for a sec and talk about their "prowess on the tennis court". Yrgh. I think of Charlie's prowess when he was rowing the slave ship, but as an old coot I really don't think they should use this term. Job Bulletin: Mikey Moore put out a casting call for new Evil Villain to star in next mockumentary.

On the weekend vegging front, the Hubby picked up Beowulf at the video store. I don't know how to express just how underwhelmed I was by this flick. Such a waste of talent, though some of the actors haven't been known to make the best choices anyway. Angelina's turn as Grendal's mother was ridiculously reminiscent of her portrayal of Alexander The Great's mother, accent included. Yeesh. I wanna like you, Angie, but I'm pretty sure my heart beats a little faster when you parade around with your arm candy, one-time Aniston squeeze (which, by the way, I'm still in denial about) Bradski. Good thing Movie Village is close by, so I took MissChickie's advice and scored a big hit with Atonement. James McAvoy, I *heart* you! Actually, I a little more than *heart* you, but I don't think I can get into that level of detail on this lil blog. Kids might be reading.

So the fog is lifting and it's time to head back into the real world, of jobs and housework and family spats. Don't believe whatcha read anyhow. It's all a load of crap.... but maybe that's just me.