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One of my favorite bands is Rilo Kiley and for the longest time the lead singer, Jenny Lewis, looked so familiar to me. But I tucked that thought away and told myself that I was being silly and that she probably just had one of those faces. It wasn't until I saw her in a Postal Service video that I realized that I HAD seen her in something. Turns out she was a child actress during the 80's and her filmography included a movie that is the video gamer's equivalent to a football player's "Rudy". Thats right, she played a lead role in the movie "The Wizard" co-staring with Fred Savage. She was also in movies such as "Troop Beverly Hills" and "Pleasentville". My point? I don't have one. I just thought it was odd and I'm glad I can put that issue to rest. :-)
I'll make this short because it seems like every blogger is writing about it but I had to give my 2 cents. No its not the Don Imus fiasco (I love that word). It's the passing of one of my very favorite authors: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Up until the year 2000 I wasn't much of a reader. Sure I loved Salinger in high school but other than that it bored me terribly. Reading for fun was an oxymoron. Until a friend of mine introduced me to his work. I remember working in a movie theater at the time and reading a collection of his short stories called "Welcome to the Monkey House" while in the ticket booth during the slow times. I was totally blown away and couldn't stop reading. Although he is on the border of the genre, I would have to say that he is responsible for introducing me to a form of science fiction (the non space or aliens type). He really helped me to love reading and for that I'll be forever grateful. So I will close now with some of my favorite quotes of his:
"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. "
"The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest."
"The year was 2081, and everyone was finally equal."
If you haven't seen it, Justin.tv is a 24/7 live feed of this guy that has committed to wear a camera FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE! Almost like a real life Truman show /EdTV. Sounds boring but its actually quite compelling and interesting. Check it out from his site: www.justin.tv or just check the embedded video.
