Happy New Year!!!

RandomReality, its staff and management, wish you a Happy New Year!!!

Here are my wishes for 2006:

* Peace on earth (of course)

* My personal wish, which many of you know about

* Happiness and health to all my friends and family

* Katie Holmes comes to her senses

* Katie Holmes and Brooke Shields become best friends

* Britney Spears comes to her senses

* Britney Spears stops going into gas station bathrooms in her bare feet

* Brad Pitt starts wearing a vial of Angelina Jolie's blood around his neck as a symbol of his love for her

* Bono never stops campaigning for Africa and social justice because U2 fans do NOT find it dull

* Low fat cheese tastes better

* C2 cola overtakes Coke Zero in wild popularity so that I do not have to go on reconnaissance missions to find C2

* I meet George Clooney (of course)

* My students pick up and read an actual newspaper once in a while

And add your own below...

 

 

RandomReality on Vacation

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SHRIEK! Bono named "Person of the Year" by Time Magazine!!

Oh yeah and Bill and Melinda Gates, too. Hee!

In the cover photo, Bono is wearing the same glasses he had on when I met him (for 3 seconds) at the World Affairs Council reception.

What is that click? Am I being taped?

Oh and by the way, your e-mails and phone calls may be monitored - without your knowledge and without warrants- by the U.S. government. Apparently we now live in China WITHOUT ANY RIGHTS AT ALL.

Have a nice day.

Leo from "The West Wing" died!

This is very sad news! John Spencer, the actor who plays Leo on "The West Wing" died of a heart attack. I have not been watching the show much lately but when I do, I always enjoyed Spencer's character and acting.

"Syriana" and Golden Globes

Went to see the movie "Syriana" the other night, which stars my Fantasy Boyfriend, George Clooney. Enjoyed it, although I really have no idea what it is about.

Oil is bad, the U.S. government can be dirty and it hurts to be tortured. That is pretty much what I picked up from the movie. Still, I enjoyed it, in a confused way.

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In happy, exciting, fabulous news - Clooney's movie "Good Night and Good Luck" picked up FOUR Golden Globe nominations today!!!!!!!! This includes Best Drama, Best Screenplay and Best Director. You know where I will be on Jan. 16!!!!! Parked in front of the TV! Clooney also picked up a Best Supporting Actor nomination for "Syriana," which shows that even though no one knows what is going on in the movie, we can all figure out that Clooney is a good actor in it.

Nieman Narrative Conference

Hi guys. The conference in Boston last weekend was really interesting. I took a lot of notes but have been too busy to blog them. To tide you over, click here.

Don't forget Rick Springfield will be back on GH!

My eighth-grade Fantasy Boyfriend, Rick Springfield, will be back on "General Hospital" tomorrow for four shows! He will do brain surgery! However, his character, Dr. Noah Drake, is also a drunk! So that will be tricky. Remember to watch!

Here is some background from AOL News:

Mr. Springfield, who lives in Los Angeles, was receptive to the offer. "I got a call from my agent one day, saying, 'Would you be interested in recreating your role for four days on 'General Hospital?' " he said. "I'm busy enough that I don't need to go back to work there, but I enjoy acting, and it certainly would work within what I want to do with music."

He began shooting his episodes at the beginning of November. The plot: Dr. Drake, who left Port Charles to become a neurosurgeon in Atlanta, is urgently needed at General Hospital to operate on a patient with severe brain damage. Unfortunately, Dr. Drake is less sober than he once was. "Things haven't gone well for Noah," Mr. Springfield said with a laugh.

The four days have turned into a longer storyline. "I think we all need to see how it pans out," Mr. Springfield said. "No one's going, 'Where do I sign?' or 'We're done.' "

And how does it feel to be back? "It's freaky," he said.