Tales of the DVK

What a great day to be a gamer!

7-11, after weeks of promoting the Simpsons movie, is scheduled to begin receiving and stocking Halo 3 merchandise.

Side note since I'm certain not all of you are gamers: Halo is a game for the Xbox produced by Bungie Studios (now owned by Microsoft Game Studios). Long story short, Master Chief is a cybernetic space Marine fighting a race of aliens known as the Covenant, and the two forces collectively are fighting a parasitic race known as the Flood.

But back to 7-11.
Merchandise will include special-edition Halo 3 Slurpee cups, as well as specially packaged Doritos and Mountain Dew (which, as any gamer knows, is a nutritionally balanced gaming meal! kidding, kidding...). If you're not a gamer then this is not big deal but if you are then you may be getting a little hungry. Me, I could go for a Slurpee. I haven't had one since... um... Halo 2!

This is all in preparation for the impending release of Halo 3 on September 25th. Gotta have plenty of caffeine and snacks when picking up a pre-ordered Legendary Edition copy at the midnight release, right? We gamers seem to have an odd habit of standing in line for things at midnight...

As I write this I understand how superfluous it all must seem to someone who is not a gamer, someone who prefers Playstation, etc. But the thing about life is this: You have to find your own happiness, great or small. If there is something that interests you and/or excites you then why not let yourself get carried away? Why not let every little thing be an occasion for anticipation and adventure?

Just the thoughts of this humble gamer girl, eagerly in search of a Slurpee cup.

The ladies all know it: He's hotter than hot. Easily the hottest of the Fox blog guys.

That's right, even a hardcore devoted Rick Dickert fan like me will say that.

Anyway, did you know did you know that you can now see videos of the gorgeous Mr Dain in action? I submit for your viewing pleasure: Lunch Box Picks and Pans.

So ladies, what do we have to do to get him a role as more than just a "guest sidekick"? I mean, don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with Jason Papagan but nobody inspires avatar trends or blog colloquialisms like ddain.

Watch the vids, sigh in dreamy appreciation, and then come back here and tell me your favorite ddain blog moments.

The Galleria, how my Victoria's Secret bag saved the day

 Once upon an afternoon
Month of August, not in June
I received a different chore
In the parking lot no more
I was sent to the mall
Pass out flyers, that's the call.

Stroll across Hawthorne Boulevard
For sure this job won't be too hard
A couple of flyers here and there
Visit VS for some underwear
Do my job and buy a thong
What could possibly go wrong?

I was forewarned to not appeal
Like flyers were what brought me here
I was told to do some shopping
Some genuine retail-hopping
Or else the next thing I would see
Would be the mall security

I wandered through consumer land
My bag of lingerie in hand
Acting natural as could be
So mall cops wouldn't bother me
I perused from store to store
"Want some flyers? Here, take more!"

Collecting names with my pen
Telling of Grand Openin'
GameStop and Sam Goody too
"Want some info? How 'bout you?
Shh, here comes security
Here's my card now, please call me!"

Through the food court, nonchalant
On this lead-collecting jaunt
When who before me should appear?
Security! Oh no! They're here!
About that time I wished for me
To have invisibility

I was approached by one mall dude
And thought for sure he would be rude
He asked what I was doing there
I showed my bag of underwear
I said I was notorious
For shopping at Victoria's

I silently began to pout
For surely I would be kicked out
But much to my sincere surprise
He wanted rates to analyze!
I did not expect to on this trip
Offer a mall cop a membership!

Later I returned to base
The biggest smile on my face
Said I was victorious
In the mall that hated us
I said if the mall is what they need
They should send a girl to get the leads!
 

So I have this dirty little secret: I love Drew Barrymore movies.

Last night I was filtering through this ever-increasing stack of movies that have been sitting on my bookshelf for a while. They don't have cases, just branded disks with titles of movies scribbled across them from friends who enjoy copying DVDs and passing them on to everyone they know. One such movie was Music and Lyrics which, to be honest, I had never heard of. I guess it was in and out of theaters in a heartbeat but nonetheless there it was on my bookshelf and there I was with approximately 2 hours of free time. Thus, I played the disc.

The thing about Drew Barrymore movies is, they're not that good but they are so terribly cute. Drew herself, not that good of an actress and aesthetically average but so adorable in such a way that as I watch her I think about how bad of an actress she is but still I just can't make myself dislike her.

Ever see Ever After? I'm such a sucker for a good Cinderella story, and what girl isn't looking to get lost in a fairy tale? Then there was Never Been Kissed, to which every girl who wasn't ever quite in the proverbial in-crowd can relate, and Home Fries... to be honest I can't remember what happened in Home fries... something about her being pregnant or something... but it was terribly cute... anyway, let's not forget 50 First Dates which I enjoyed immensely and surely there were several more movies in between. Yeah Drew is alright with me.

Back to the topic at hand, Music and Lyrics. As soon as I saw that Hugh Grant was in the movie I was determined to dislike it. I just never warmed up to him after the whole incident where he chose a hooker over Elizabeth Hurley. Anyway, the movie began with an overtly obnoxious 80's-style video to set the tone for Hugh's role as a has-been 80's pop singer. He needs to write a hit song for a current pop star who is a fan of his. He hires a lyricist but ends up preferring the lines composed by the girl who shows up to water his plants (Drew). Amid various adventures, Drew and Hugh compose the song but the pop star wants to alter it. Drew and Hugh argue over whether the song should be changed and in the end Hugh relents to Drew and even writes a song just for her. They live happily ever after. Wasn't that cute? Not good but cute.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go find a copy of Home Fries. It bugs me when I can't remember the plots of movies. 

From SciFi.com:

Battlestar Ending Next Season

The producers of SCI FI Channel's Battlestar Galactica confirmed that the upcoming fourth season will be the show's last. Executive producers Ronald Moore and David Eick said that it was a creative decision to end the acclaimed series with the upcoming 22-episode season.

"This show was always meant to have a beginning, a middle and, finally, an end," Eick and Moore said in a statement on May 31. "Over the course of the last year, the story and the characters have been moving strongly toward that end, and we've decided to listen to those internal voices and conclude the show on our own terms. And while we know our fans will be saddened to know the end is coming, they should brace themselves for a wild ride getting there: We're going out with a bang."

In November, a special two-hour Battlestar episode, "Razor," will air. The fourth season kicks off in early 2008.

At last month's Saturn Awards, Edward James Olmos said that the upcoming season would be the show's last, prompting Eick to say at the time that no decision had been made. "I promise you that when Ron and I make a decision about Galactica's future, we'll let you know," he said then.

Say it ain't so!