Occupy Wall Street...yes, I'm musing about politics and economics again, look away, look away

Finished watching Hugh Laurie's New Orleans special on PBS, which was disappointing. He's a better piano player than singer, I think.

In other news, am rather amused by sudden postings on lj regarding Occupy Wall Street - I'm guessing they finally made the international news? Certainly took them long enough.

This has been going on for about three to four weeks now (or about a month - that's a long time to be camping out in a park, those mattresses are getting soggy.). ( Read more... )

[Dear Charitable organization...while I do support your cause (in this case Breast Cancer), the way to get me to contribute funds to it is not by bullying me over the phone with a guilt trip after I've politely requested that you take me off your list. It is none of your business what charities I choose to support or why. How would you feel if I called you and bullied you to send money to Alzthemiers or Food Bank?]

Glee...

While it's a vast improvement having stories that focus on Mercedes and Mike Change, the show is still a bit on the whiny side.
( spoilers for Glee and well, West Side Story...where I demonstrate once again what a colossal musical theater geek and critic I truly am )