Mark your Calendars

Eurovision 2008 is only a little over two months away!

Saturday, the 24th of May will come sooner than you think. You'd better start looking for cheap fares now...any city in Europe will be showing it on TV so you can take whatever you can find, and if you come to the UK you can even attend my Eurovision 2008 party! I think they show it in Canada, too, but you won't be able to vote.

America, you have no idea what you're missing. Seriously. No. Idea.

Comments

Bramley Apple Pies! said…
I'm hoping that they rock a little more this year. Last year's efforts were pretty weak and disappointing. My friends in Sweden, who've had to watch this all their life, absolutely hate it. But as a Yank it is still fresh and kind of interesting.

But rock more, Europe, please.
2:38 pm
Bramley Apple Pies! said…
For example, look at this crap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6jz2Gc3VYM&feature=related

That's the Swedish entry this year. From the land (or lan) of Kent, Sahara Hotnights, The Hives, and Millencolon we get Charlotte Perrelli?

Gag!
3:40 pm
Melinda June said…
Not to mention ABBA. Here in the UK, half the fun is listening to Sir Terry Wogan make snide observations throughout the evening, and then betting on who each country is going to vote for. It's a hoot.
5:56 pm
michaelg said…
Que es Eurovision?
5:31 pm
Melinda June said…
click the link! click the link! I promise it is MUCH better than Rick Astley. Or Youtube Eurovision. Or search eurovision on my blog and watch the ukranian drag queen!
5:47 pm
Madame Leiderhosen said…
Time to break out the spandex, glitter and hair gel! I am so jealous.
5:14 am
Writeprocrastinator said…
What I saw in '85, turned me off to the whole thing entirely.
10:47 pm
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ways other than Paul Blart and lipstick to combat economic depression

They say that, when the economy tanks and you can't see any way through your pile of bills and are wondering who you'll look wearing one of those barrels with shoulder straps, women buy lipstick and everyone goes to upbeat, escapist movies to take their minds off their troubles. But I'm here to tell you that any lipstick worth having is nigh 'bout $20 or more and you'll just end up regretting it, and Hollywood has not caught up with the times yet. Plus, it's Oscar season, so once you've seen Slumdog Millionaire your choices are sexy Nazis seducing children, attractive suburbanites mourning the death of their dreams, and nuns and priests talking about child abuse. (That said, I hear Gran Torino is a good diversion with a message, and if you don't hate Brad Pitt as much as I do you could probably sit through that Owen Meany movie where he ages like he's from Ork .) And while I'm as big a Kevin James fan as the next person, you can't ask him
Read more

Empathize this

I've got two things on my mind today. First off, I really like Sonja Sotomayor. And I especially like that when discussing his selection criteria for Justice Souter's replacement, President Obama brought up empathy. Empathy is not the same thing as sympathy, compassion or emotion. Empathy is perspective. The idea that our laws have strict, specific definitions that should be considered without perspective is ridiculous. Laws mean something, but they must also be considered in context. That isn't to say they should be applied arbitrarily, or to advocate making exceptions left and right to suit a judge's whim...suggesting laws should be considered in context simply means that the courts must consider how our laws should be interpreted, and how they can make our society a better, more habitable, more functional one. How they can help Americans live their lives without impediment to their personal liberties. Empathy provides the perspective necessary to do this. Judge So
Read more