world cup! here's some highlights:

the american team might suck, but i still heart brian mcbride. dude has metal plates in his face! he took a huge elbow to the face in the italy match, got stitched up on the sidelines, and was back 5 minutes later.

the british team is succeeding, but in a rather underwhelming manner. regardless, i'm rapidly becoming a huge fan of both peter crouch (who is seriously the most bony athlete i've ever seen, he's really tall and skinny, looks ridiculously awesome when he jumps) and wayne rooney, whose temper tantrum during the sweden match involved stomping to the sidelines and throwing his cleets around.

but my one true love remains the dutch team. and in particular, their AWESOME (and really, really tall) goalie, edwin van der sar. GO ORANGE.

btw, today i had a job interview, and they teleconferenced in a guy from the UK office, and he asked me how i felt about america's performance in the world cup, and i was actually able to have a conversation about it. so my obsession has paid off.

in other news, i lust after davy rothbart. and i still love deadwood. i also love my brand new ikea bookcases, even if they did require an awful lot of nailing (i think my ikea microwave cart should really not be discussed). i also love the red dress i bought at ross this morning.

oh children. it's that time of year again. what time, you ask? deadwood time.

deadwood. christ. if you aren't watching this, there is something seriously wrong with you.

so i just watched the season opener, and here are my thoughts so far:

al. fucking al. god i love him. i love those wonderful shots of his face, close up, while he's on his balcony, surveying his domain and plotting. because he plots so well. and he scrubs bloodstains for catharsis.

trixie. all trixie, all the time.

charlie fucking utter.

al. can't love him too much. i would have ian mcshane's children. that man is so fucking brilliant it kills me.

richardson. how awesome is he?

the makeup people who did e.b.'s face. that was seriously alarming.

gerald mcraney manages to make hearst genial and creepy at the same time. awesome!

joanie. jesus, she nearly killed me. and then that scene with jane. that line about how every day you have to relearn how to live (except, you know, more shakespearean and eloquent) just slew me.

and al.

Farscape - Crichton

damn you tim. this is all your fault.

Dukes of Hezmana (Farscape)

fucking youtube.

Every Breath Bernanke Takes

ok, this video is so totally dorky and cheesy, i love it. especially the rhythmless backup singers.

Video comes from the Columbia School of Business. It's a spoof on The Police's "Every Breath You Take" and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who beat out Columbia Business School Dean R. Glenn Hubbard for the job.