So first, I finally noticed that Mackenzie Crook -- aka Gareth, on The Office -- is Ragetti from Pirates of the Caribbean. You'd think someone with my obsessive eye for detail would have noticed, and if I'd seen The Office first I probably would have, but there's something ghoulish about Gareth that distracts one from remembering he's a real person. (For those of you wondering, Ragetti is the zombie pirate with a wooden eye. Which actually explains a lot about Mackenzie Crook's appearance.)

In order not to be fooled again, I went and did an imdb search on Martin Freeman, and apparently he's going to be the voice of a lion on A&E's Pride, June 21st, as some sort of adorable lion cub. I have no idea what Pride is, but it also stars the voices of Sean Bean, Robbie Coltrane, Kate Winslet, John Hurt and Helen Mirren, so Martin's in good company.

He was also in Love, Actually, if you enjoy that sort of thing.
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# Posted by Rachel on 10:45 PM

Britney's next tour will undoubtedly be sponsored by SlimFast.

"[Britney] is a big girl anyway," said one record industry executive. "She is prone to gaining weight and likes her junk food. Being on the tour with all of the dancing was keeping a lot of the weight off, but now that she's going to be on crutches for a while, people are worried she will balloon up."

Reading all that reminded me that HG2G has always been an evolving concept; the radio show was really brilliant, and then that was refined and made even better in the book, and the book was made sort of weirdly different (and slightly boring) by the tv series. Douglas Adams was responsible for all of those (and a few variations thereof) and he had no problem throwing out whole chapters, rearranging the timelines, deleting characters and concepts, and generally contradicting his entire fucking universe. (How can you contradict it, if you're the one who created it? The man was a genius.) I like the Lord of the Rings adaptations, and the Harry Potter POA adaptation, even though they took huge liberties with the books and characters and plot. I suppose there's hope for this project, too.

Except... No. I still think this movie is the Worst Idea Ever. (Honestly, is that Warrick Davis in a stormtrooper costume? What the hell does that signify?)I intend to keep up-to-date on it, though. I don't want to be shocked and horrified; merely horrified will do.
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# Posted by Rachel on 5:39 PM

Have you seen The Office? No? Okay, go and watch it; I'll wait.

Wasn't that brilliant?

I was perusing the BBC website for shots of Tim and Dawn and The Love That Can Not Be, and I found the following tidbit:

"[Martin Freeman's] next big thing will be playing Arthur Dent in a movie version of The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. He is very good at squash."

Martin Freeman, of course, plays Tim on The Office; his every gesture, wry glance and mocking dry comment make me laugh, cheer and sometimes applaud. My roommates have no idea what's going on. I take the Hitch Hiker's Guide incredibly seriously; I think the entire idea of making a movie is maybe the worst idea EVER that doesn't involve Napoleon and elephants. But when I read that bit of the bio I actually clapped my hands and said "Ohmygodyaaaaay!!" That's how good Martin is. That's how much of a brilliant English-everyman-who-thinks-the-universe-is-out-to-get-him Martin is.

Don't get me wrong; I have no hopes whatsoever for the movie itself. I've seen the TV version, and that had DNA's approval. But Martin? Brilliant casting. Brilliant!! Baby, I love you; call me!
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# Posted by Rachel on 6:43 PM

Catch the fever!

ed.'s note -- Becky is not dead. Becky is home, and using dial-up for internet access, so she's not around. Becky will be back someday, and then there will be entries that have less swearing. I fucking promise.
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# Posted by Rachel on 9:07 PM

This is not the greatest day on record: I have a dentist appointment, my boss just called and asked if I can work 3 extra hours tonight, and my roommates are WHORES!!11!!!!

Ahem.

I guess Becky's having an even shittier time, though, working at the movie theater, since the Garfield movie just opened. Breckin Meyer is a long-time personal nemesis of mine. I'm a snob (pretend to be surprised, please) so this New York Times review of Garfield may be the only thing keeping me from commiting homicide later this evening at work:

"If this is the only newspaper you read, then a bit of explanation might be in order. Garfield is a cat who says funny things at his owner's expense, makes fun of a dog named Odie and eats a lot of lasagna. That's right, lasagna. A cat who eats lasagna! Isn't that the craziest thing you've ever heard?"