First, I'd like to thank the academy...

As Thanksgiving is upon us once more, I feel it would be only fitting to let the world know what I am thankful for, at least, pop culture-wise. So, here goes...

1. I'm thankful for fake emotion. Whether it be baby-mamas on Maury, cancer children on Oprah, or even desperate, middle-aged women on The Bachelor, you can't really have good tv without someone crying. Or a script. You need one or the other. Last night's Project Runway was a great example, within the first 10 minutes of the show two people had already cried. Seriously, I know he's gay, but that lingerie designer guy really needs to man-up if he's going to make it much further.

2. I'm thankful for cover bands. Or more, for bands doing covers. Case in point Bowling for Soup performing a Fergie song, or Doug doing Dance, Dance. You may also note that the Dance, Dance video comes from a cd I mentioned in an earlier post that I really want. I mean, come on, easy listening versions of Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is..., Cobra Starship, and so on. Sounds like a good time to me.

3. Speaking of Fall Out Boy, I'm thankful for Pete Wentz's sex tape. I know its not a real sex tape, but since when does that matter. I'm also thankful for the fact that, because of Wentz's previous... indiscretions, nobody seems to want to believe that its not a real sex tape. When people are sincerely surprised that you didn't make a sex tape, you've got real problems.

4. I'm thankful for networks re-running entire series with episodes daily (as opposed to weekly). Right now we're in Season 1 of Gilmore Girls on the Family Channel and season 3 of The O.C. on Soapnet. In the case of The O.C., it was nothing worth watching at the time, when you had to wait a week for a new episode and it likely interfered with something else that should be watched, but now that its at a time with nothing else on, its kind of fun.

Well, that's all I can think of right now. At least, all that is really pertinent. I mean, I'm also thankful for hoodies, ipods, wireless internet, and kittens, but none of those seemed to merit their own number.

Also, I need to think of some catchy goodbye with which to sign off on my posts. Otherwise, these things tend to seem abrupt.