Judd Apatow on Asian Gangs … (and other non sequiturs)

Not sure why, but while reading the recent GQ article about Seth Rogen and his new flick, Pineapple Express, this quote from producer/director extraordinaire, Judd Apatow, made me laugh out loud.

Seth Rogen

“That’s the debate that Seth and I have been having for the last six years,” says Apatow, who does not dispute Rogen’s characterization of him as an ‘anti-pot person.’ “He thinks we’re making a pot movie, and I think we’re making an anti-pot movie. In my head, [Pineapple] is clearly a story of how pot leads to Asian gangs trying to murder you.”

Apparently a very scary Asian gang

Other stuff that’s kind of funny:

- My buddy KW was twittering, and this is what was tweeted: “Also, if someone has acne on their chest, is it called ‘chest-ne’?? And what if the person’s name is Kenny?”

Kenny Chesney

- Then I brought KW’s observation to a colleague of mine, PS, and this was his response: “At the risk of being slightly too literal … acne on the face is called acne, not facene.  Acne on the neck is called acne, not neckne. So my answer to your question about acne on the chest is: no, it’s not OK. It’s an abomination.”

- Lastly, this article on Slate is written by a guy who is obviously bitter against Michael Chang’s tennis career. Still, it’s a funny take on how Chang’s rise to tennis stardom stunted his own dreams.

The legendary Michael Chang

Seeing Weekend Light at the End of a Work Tunnel (and other proverbial musings) …

I think this guy was trying to do a shoddy rendition of the NBA’s “There Can Only Be One” campaign where they merged two NBA players’ faces onto one screen. Safe to say, this guy probably isn’t entering a film contest any time soon … still, it’s worth a chuckle.

Interesting take on the movie WALL-E … basically it contends that the Pixar film too simply associates the earth’s ecological decline with the obesity of humanity. My theory is that Andrew Stanton wanted to use his interpretation of the future as a caricature of what can happen if we become inconsolable over-consumers. Basically, he was aggrandizing that point by creating a dismal canvas of the earth and an amplified view of the human state. Actually, the previous observations are just the smaller narratives underneath the meta-narrative of how we all need relationships to truly feel alive.

My little guy* is traveling to St. Louis with his aunt and not coming back until Monday night. Am I going to miss him? Absolutely. Am I going to catch up on some sleep, sneak away on some matinees with wifey and eat deplorable food? Most definitely.


My little guy with a big smile …

I know eating at trendy restaurants is so … not trendy, but I bit the bullet and had a nice lunch with HK at Elmo’s this week. The Elmo burger and fries are okay, but HK’s cobb salad was envied. It was a good meal, but nothing to write home about, thus I’m just writing about it on a blog.

Last night I stuffed a Choco Pie into my bag to surprise myself with a snack today. I left the bag at home and all I can think about is that poor Choco Pie, melting in my bag in all of its crème-filled chocolate goodness.


Mm, choco goodness.

What would you rate as the most disturbing thing that occurs in an office atmosphere (from the following)?

- Clipping nails
- Constant gabbing by somebody on a personal call
- Getting invited to be a LinkedIn or Facebook friend by a colleague you don’t know
- Awkward elevator banter

Be thankful this guy isn’t your cubicle-mate.