It’s just over the horizon, everyone. I hope you’re all watching MTV to get your Beauty and the Geek fix here at the end of November, ’cause you’re gonna have to wait for an entire month before Season 3 kicks off in 2007.
WaZoo is on the Internet!
They’re still working on the ability to play/pause/rewind the clips, so you’ll have to take potty breaks in a hurry, but if you should feel the undying need for some joy and laughter in your life, you can check out Episodes 1 and 2 of The WaZoo! Show here. (Unfortunately, I don’t appear in either one, but in a couple weeks, we should have Episode 3 and the Festival cut available on the website, too. At that point, you should be able to ease the undying need for joy, laughter and Shawn all at the same time…)
Fill ‘er up!
“Dude, the fuel light on the car just turned on. Where’s a good place to stop for gas?”
“Taco Bell.”
Reasons to be thankful
I’m adapting this story from a cartoon: the original was about “grace,” but I think it makes a dang good Thanksgiving story. (Unfortunately, I don’t who the artist is, so if any of you know, leave a comment and I’ll provide an additional bit of thanks.)
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A mother sits at a table with a sheet of paper in front of her and a pencil in her hand. “Okay… I’m gonna list five things I’m thankful for today.” She begins writing:
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• That my boss didn’t catch me coming in late.
• That my car’s not making any funny noises.
• That my property tax bill isn’t due till next month.
• That the spot on my good suit came out at the cleaners…
As the mother continues to think, she glances over and sees her daughter with paper and pencil as well. The daughter begins listing out loud:
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• Stars
• Chocolate
• Pajamas
• Dogs
• Magic tricks
• Songs
• Dragonflies
• Yo-yos…
As the daughter’s list gets longer and longer, the mother proclaims, “I like your list better.”
So, um, would you, like, have dinner with me?
It just occurred to me that things could have gone horribly awry during Episode 4. Each of the guys was supposed to ask one of the girls (who was not our partner) out for a “romantic dinner” that night. So here’s the deal: Chuck asked Scarlet, Bill asked Caitilin, I asked Mindi and Richard asked Lauren. If, say, I had asked Lauren to dinner instead, then the only girl remaining for Richard would have been his partner, Mindi. Then what? Would the producers have stepped in and told me, “Tough shit, you’re eating with Mindi tonight”? I’m truly curious about this…
My lips are sealed
If you have to ask, there’s probably a reason no one’s told you the answer.

