If you have any interest in hearing me make an ass of myself while watching me make an ass of myself trying to play video games, please check out the videos below, plucked from my husband's YouTu...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2013/03/who-knew-there-was-so-much-coffee.html
Lately, I've found myself DVR'ing a lot more shows about homes and house buying. A particular favorite is House Hunters International, where couples looking to move to other countries get shown t...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2013/03/another-stupid-thing-i-worry-about.html
Since my son arrived, I have seen exactly two movies in a theater. The first one was Joss Whedon’s Avengers, which lived up to every single insane and unnatural expectation I had for it AND had...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-completely-uninformed-analysis-of.html
"I swear I used pressure-treated wood on those cabinets." You may recall last week a rumor surfaced that Harrison Ford will be involved in the next Star Wars movie as Han Solo and not as Ha...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2013/02/abrams-over-lucas-why-ford-will-have.html
There was a time when I was knowledgable about film and television and even knew who approximately 50 percent of the people were on the Grammys. Those days are long gone and instead, my brain is ...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2013/02/five-best-toddler-shows.html
I don't understand why people think they need alcohol to become uninhibited and stupid. All you need is to stop sleeping for 10 months straight and boom, it's like you've got a Woodchuck Cide...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2013/02/so-tired-feats-of-exhaustion-fueled.html
I stumbled on this item (via @GrantaMag) this morning from Slate Magazine, listing the most attractive men in novels and poems . (The ladies are here .) And I realized, for all my susceptibility ...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2013/02/fiction-schmiction-hes-still-man-isnt-he.html
Since it was the debut of 30 Rock that first inspired this blog, it seems only right to post about its end. Before 30 Rock and Liz Lemon, I never knew there were other women out there like me, wh...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2013/02/30-rock-how-i-will-miss-you.html
You see that post below that says I moved? I didn't. I mean, I did, but then this crazy series of life events happened to me and my well-meaning attempt at launching a new blog disappeared into t...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-lost-years-unrelated-to-tv-series.html
Hi there! If you happen to be reading this blog, I just wanted to let you know that I've got a new site called Monstrous Little Voices which is pretty much just more of me rambling. I'm leaving ...
Seven years ago, my husband and I moved into our house. The move from our apartment was anything but organized and it amounted, on the last day, to us basically throwing things into the trunks of...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/04/remembrance-of-nerdy-things-past.html
In honor of Leonard Nimoy, who yesterday announced his retirement from acting , I offer you this link to the Tumblr site "Nimoy Sunset Pie." You know how the title sounds kind of crazy and surre...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/04/nimoy-and-pie-two-delicious-things-that.html
Ooh, flashy light. Say, how about this new "Doctor Who" fella? I like him! And, despite only having one episode to base this opinion on, I'm feeling pretty good about the new Moffat era of "Wh...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-approval-goes-up-to-eleven.html
(I'm turning over the blog this afternoon to Brodie H. Brockie, Michigan-based international man of mystery and editor of the Cap'n Wacky's Boatload of Fun site. He's got an insightful review of...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/04/alice-forgets-what-dormouse-said.html
Found this on Topless Robot -- a site (or a person?) called Doctor Octoroc has redone "Dr. Horrible" as an 8-bit RPG game , complete with awesome Nintendo-style soundtrack. Enjoy!
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/04/dr-horrible-as-8-bit-rpg-game.html
Well, it's official, the world's gone to hell in a handbasket: Mattel announced today that it's changing Scrabble rules for the first time since 1948 and now we can all use proper nouns ...like c...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/04/outrage-58-points.html
(Please note: the fact that I'm writing about stupidity guarantees I've made some sort of ass-hatted typo in this post, so I'm asking your forgiveness in advance. Thank you!) Every time someone ...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-which-i-become-kind-of-bitchy-and.html
+ Hey, good news! For the first time in the history of forever, a show starring Nathan Fillion got renewed for a third season . Yep, "Castle" is coming back next year with a full 22-episode seaso...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/03/motley-miscellany-of-something-or-other.html
Trust us, we couldn't pull off these fashions if we weren't awesome... So during my three-month-long non-alcoholic lost weekend, I cheered myself up by finally watching all 16 glorious episode...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/03/life-on-mars-yes-it-makes-more-sense.html
So, I'm dying to know -- what do YOU think of the impending arrival of the new "Doctor Who?" Starring that fellow with the amazingly agile hair aka Matt Smith and that saucy redhead I know nothin...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/03/gearing-up-for-new-who.html
You know what I haven't done nearly enough of in my life? Besides winning a million dollars and holding the hand of David Tennant while skipping through fields of daisies? (In a totally platonic ...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/03/spaced-flash-mob.html
To all three of you who are still possibly checking on this blog from time to time, may I just say, you look lovely today? (Unless you're a guy. In which case, may I just say, you look lovely in ...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/03/dustin-off-ol-blog.html
So the news came out today that Fox is developing a U.S. version of "Torchwood." The downside is that, with the exception of "The Office," I'm loathe to see any UK show I enjoy -- or not enjoy t...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/01/american-torchwood-oh-my.html
Sure, it would have been better if I'd spotted this before the holidays, but really, when is it not a good time to wrap your cat like a present?
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/01/who-hasnt-wanted-to-gift-wrap-their-cat.html
So, you know how sometimes life interferes with blogging? Yep, that's my story these days. A new work project I'm involved in has radically altered my schedule. Sadly, that means my writing sched...
http://theparkbencher.blogspot.com/2010/01/randomizing-my-randomness.html