Random crap

1. It is rainy here. Yesterday is was hot and sunny and windy. Right now it is mild and dreary and wet. Of course, this means that I have the blinds all the way open, sipping hot chocolate and watching the cars crossed the rain-slick bridge below. Lovely. And I mean that.
   
   
2. So xica_s and I have been e-mailing today. She has informed me that the role of Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell has been recast for The Mummy 3. Rachel Weisz has been replaced by Maria Bello who, while a competent actress, is no Rachel Weisz. Also, she cannot pass for half-Egyptian, or the reincarnated Nefertiri. But I guess now that the story takes place in China, no one will remember that Egyptian crap. Oh, and their annoying kid has been cast, but he's in his 20s now. How old will that make Rick & NotEvie? And did I mention this is being written by AlMiles, the braintrust behind Smallville? Even with the awesomeness that is Jet Li & Michelle Yeoh, this is going to SUCK.
   
   
3. I fell behind on my freelance work last night. Thankfully I had a few hours where all my work was in review, with nothing new on the pipeline, so I hacked out a few pieces. Now I'm all caught up again. Yay!
   
   
4. Last night's How I Met Your Mother was very good. If the show doesn't get renewed for next season, I will be satisfied with the ending they gave us. That said, I think the show probably will be renewed. CBS is losing one of their flagship sitcomes with The King of Queens, and if they cancel HIMYM they'll only have Two and a Half Men for their sitcom block. They need this show, especially for the demographic. (We all know The Class ain't coming back. It makes me think Lizzy Caplan is the female TV kiss of death, much like the way Nathan Fillion seems to be. It's a shame, because I love Lizzy and will watch that crazy shapeshifting lesbian anywhere. And yes, that's the one time I'll cut AlMiles a break, because how often do you get to break out the crazy shapeshifting lesbian label? Not often.)
   
   ETA: HIMYM has been renewed! YAY!
   
   
5. Jerry Falwell is dead. To quote one of my favorite TV shows, "Let me wipe away the tears with my PLASTIC HAND."
   
   
6. This picture proves that the world of The Apple is a reality. A glorious, shiny, angular, confusing reality.