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I suppose you've been wondering where I've been, huh? What do you mean no, you haven't?! That's cold. I'm hurt.

Nah, I'm just fucking with you. It would seem that I have scheduled my free time within an inch of its life. It's not easy being popular, you see. Oh, who am I kidding? Some of the whirlwind comes courtesy of acting class and getting poked and prodded by my allergist. My social calendar ain't all that impressive.

One big time gobbler is my other blog. Did you know I had one? Oh, but I do! I, along with The Lovely Jess and Mejack, have been spending a lot of time updating American Midol, our cranky take on the highly-popular reality show.

Shut up.

We've been working hard posting mad-cap recaps and oh-so-important American Idol news briefs as well as speculating about the sanity level of one Ms. Paula Abdul. We have charts and everything! It's all fancy schmancy and scientific and shit. Go see for yourself.

I've also been getting caught up on my Netflix stash. Its neglect has been a source of guilt for the past month or so.

I'm currently watching every season of The Young Ones, the cult British comedy from the early 80s. It's not nearly as funny as I remember it being in 1987 when I was, you know, 14, but I am still absolutely in love with Neil, the suicidal hippy. My adoration has not waned in the least. And as an unashamed fan of Brit Pop, I am also loving the musical guests: Madness, Dexys Midnight Runners and Motörhead, among them.

I vaguely remember Nigel Planer, the dude who played Neil, appearing in character in the "making of" video for Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" As I recall, Phil Collins was quite freaked out by him. For what it's worth, I'm quite freaked out by Phil Collins and his movie soundtrack ubiquity, among other things.

Does anyone else remember him in that video? Or am I making shit up again? It's entirely possible that I am. And speaking of Band Aid, here are some more of my thoughts on that charitable endeavor, if you're interested. It's totally out of season but quite cheeky, I assure you.

Lastly, I'll be attending Blarg Hop 2007 with some of the hottest NYC bloggers this coming Saturday. I totally wimped out last year because of a wee bit of snow but I've already got my game face on for this year's drunken debauchery. See ya on Saturday, boys... and Helen!