Since TV sucks now, here's something to fill your empty days

I saw this referenced in a TV column I read. This woman is among the more funny people I've ever seen. I first saw her on a direct-to-video DVD called The Comedians of Comedy. She holds her own with some truly funny people. She's not so much a comedian as she is an actor. She creates these characters right on stage and puts them in hilarious situations.

Well since the writer's strike has been going on, the comedy websites like funnyordie.com and superdeluxe have gotten smart and have put together packages of these five minute shorts as series. They've gotten very smart indeed if they've given Maria Bamford a platform like this to perform on. The series starts with an introduction of this character: "Maria Bamford" who had a breakdown on stage and moved back into her parents' attic. The show is her telling stories about her life in Duluth and doing impressions of the people she interacts with. My favorite is her mom. Favorite mom quote (after seeing Maria come out of the shower): "Oh, I didn't realize you were... oh honey, if you want to get breast implants we'll support you. Not financially, but, you know, emotionally."

This show is great, click the link and try it out. She's well worth a try.

Goodbye to All That

Goodbye to All That

This is an article by Andrew Sullivan, a well-respected conservative pundit and blogger. He describes not just the benefits, but the necessity of an Obama presidency for the United States to move beyond the Baby Boomer politics that have so polarized the country and made the Bush presidency possible and the Clinton presidency a disappointment. If you read one article on politics this year, make it this one. When I read this I was still leaning towards John Edwards, but now I'm starting to see that Obama is the only one who can re-estabilish the bonds of the US polity. Any other candidate, Republican or Democrat risks tearing the country even farther apart.

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