I never observed any flames…but I wasn’t on the scene right away. My guess is a deep fat fried turkey was overcooked late in the evening. This is on Monticello Road sort about a block from Spudnuts.
Update: House was gutted. Word has it that the cause was… you guessed it… Virginia’s favorite product… the cig.
A shot from a skating rink that was set up next to the Port of San Francisco in a small park. I was debating where to eat and noticed a few people skating that evening. I ended up doing Thai food that night.
Just like an ancient Greek bird…outskirts has risen from the ashes of the California fires. The site is no longer sitting on an 8 year old computer that sits under a mostly empty bottle of vodka and spider webs in the corner of my house.
Now, what happened in the village while I was gone? Nothing. Should I have expected something to happen? I must, I must, I must decrease my expectations.
So I’m a bit late with this for the fall, but that is what a DVR will do to you (among other things). I’ve watched every new show of the season. I try to make it through a full episode, but every now and then a true stinker will punish me so thoroughly that I end up hitting the remote as I puke. Now that you are in the mood for TV, here is the run down in the order they premiered.
90210: We don’t have a high def version of CW here in our puny village, so it was already DOA. I did try to stomach a low def version, but couldn’t make it past the first 10 minutes. Trying to copy perfection is difficult.
Hole in the Wall: On DVR you can watch an entire episode of action in about 120 seconds. If you have to watch the show, I strongly suggest taking that approach. There is absolutely no reason to watch this show. Of course, I’ve said that about many FOX game shows…
Fringe: A success for FOX. They seem to have gotten a rather large budget for fake blood and “Scanners” heads. The main woman star looks like she could beat me up in a fun sort of way.
Privileged: Once again, no CW in HD, so I couldn’t tolerate it for more than ten minutes.
Do Not Disturb: A) this show was miserable, and B) I can’t believe I watched the entire series, since it has already been canceled. Ever since Sliders the main guy hasn’t done a single watchable show. How many of you even knew this show was on?
In Harm’s Way, Valentine, and Easy Money. All on low def CW. Not tolerable for that reason alone.
Worst Week: This sitcom seems like it can last for a full half a season. Nothing worth watching, but I didn’t try to rip my eyes out while watching it. The father from the 70’s Show is always pretty funny.
Opportunity Knocks: Yet another ludicrous ABC feel good for the poor American show. I didn’t even make it through the commercial for this show.
The Mentalist: Nothing original, but the main character is rather sarcastic, so it was watchable, although they are already piling up on my DVR. Something tells me they won’t get watched.
Knight Rider: Didn’t NBC realize what crap they produced for the pilot movie last spring? Nothing improved. I lasted about 5 minutes in to this one. Latest word on the street is that NBC is sending this one back to the “rewrite” world.
Gary Unmarried: I’ll be honest, I’ll watch any show with Paula Marshall in it. I still miss Cupid and wish it would come out on DVD. The kids in the show make it painful, and having Paula dating Ed Begley Jr. is a bit nauseating.
The Ex List: I can’t remember any network show where the first episode had long discussions about nicknames for various “styles” of trimmed nether regions. The show was rather entertaining, and was actually winning its time slot, but CBS canned it. I think it pissed off some old ladies that sit around watching TV on Friday evenings. Another rough break for those that enjoy watching women clad in bikinis.
Kath and Kim: Painful. Has it been canceled yet?
Life on Mars: The scripts have had a few issues, but the show is decent. I think the 70’s soundtrack might be one of the best parts of it. Not one of the cheapest shows to make, so not sure if it will survive. Good actors.
Eleventh Hour: OK, but it doesn’t keep me interested.
My Own Worst Enemy: Seems brutally overacted. Don’t think it will make it for the season.
Crusoe: Has it been cancelled yet?
I think Fringe and The Mentalist will last past this season. Gary Unmarried, Life on Mars, and Worst Week at least have a shot (the two sitcoms simply because the are cheap to make). I don’t think anything else will make it.
That about wraps it up. Rerun season hasn’t cranked up yet. If anything strikes your fancy feel free to catch up on it, provided I approved of it.
Need something to do this Friday? I’ll be out in SanFran seeing the big city, but this makes C-Ville almost like one of those big cities out there in California.
“Familiar Strangers” - Starring Shawn Hatosy, DJ Qualls, Nikki Reed, Cameron Richardson, Ann Dowd and Tom Bower and introducing Georgia Mae Lively - Premieres in Charlottesville at the Regal Downtown Mall 6. Friday November 14!
“Familiar Strangers” is an off beat  funny  heartfelt story of a family negotiating the changing relationships between parents and children, especially as those children grow into adulthood.
The film asks the question: “Is it really possible to relate to ones parents and siblings after being replaced by the family dog? . . . Perhaps as friends - weird friends?”
Opening weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!) box office is critically important to the success of any film. All who attend during opening weekend will receive a free gift souvenir of the film!
“Familiar Strangers” is the first theatrical release from Virginia based production company Cavalier Films. The film was shot in Staunton VA.
Visit the site for a trailer.
If you voted in the village your personal information has been stolen. Please contact credit authorities as soon as you can.
As is always the case, they claim our SSN were not included in the stolen info, but do you really believe anything said by the authorities in the village?
This morning the mall rebricking project began. The city has vowed the entire mall will be done by May Day. The last time some rebricking was done it took about two years to do half a block. This project is vastly larger. I’m predicting August based on Day 1 and historical evidence.
First brick being attacked with a hammer.
Five hours later a few dozen bricks were gone.
Here in Virginia we went for a blue President for the first time in a billion years (approximately). When walking away from the voting booth the helpers always offer you one of those little “I voted” stickers. In downtown C-Ville they had two options: the traditional little flag, and one that had the full blown Obama logo on it.
What happened to the law that you couldn’t wear any promotional material inside the polling station? Perhaps just “holding” the stickers in your hand doesn’t count as wearing. Oh well. As we know, elections are always a little fishy around here. How else could the devil have sat in office for a few years (I miss the devil).
Off I go to vote. Has Goode already been elected? He seems good at winning elections (wink wink).
I’m going to wear my ObaMaCain button, Palin Halloween costume, and Ron Paul pants just to see if I get arrested at the polling place. They have outlawed anything and everything that promotes any one person or party. What if I wear a red shirt and blue pants…does that promote anything?
Oh well, it will be fun striping so I can vote.
Looks like the local Circuit City will be a new boarded up big box on the gorgeous 29N scenic route. If you head over to this article you can find out more.
If you jump over to the Circuit City website and search for a store in C-Ville you will notice that there is no longer one listed in the village. Bye bye miserable store.
