General randomness

-I just picked up the book Stranger at the Gate (Mel White) from the library, and it's a fairly interesting read. (A professor recommended it so four years later, I'm reading it!) Mel was the poster child for evangelical Christianity (at least, according to him) and ghost-writing for the big guys like Jerry Falwell, and married to a beautiful wife with two fabulous kids....and had a slight problem with being gay. And then he decided it was not a problem and moved in with Gary and lived happily ever after. Well, I don't know about the last part because I haven't gotten that far, but I do know that his partner's name is Gary. Anyway, I'll say more about the book after I finish reading it. However, as Mel was listing his vast accomplishments in the Christian film industry, his 1970s abstinence film sounded oddly familiar. I'm almost positive I was subjected to that movie in some sex ed class. (Nancy and the van definitely rings a bell.) That got me thinking about other exciting sex ed movies. There's A New You A-Comin' wins the YIKES award hands-down. It even had a song that went with it. Puberty fits onto the list of "things about which no one should ever write a song." No, really. And the Brady Bunch needs to sit down too. Whether it's time to change or not. On the plus side, that movie featured a maxi pad that could also double as a flotation device.

-Have you ever seen the Target Lady skits on SNL? They're basically about a Target checker who is overly enthusiastic about every item and must discuss it in detail. I met that checker at Target a few days ago. Look, I really don't need to get your opinion and commentary on every purchase, thanks. While I was shopping, one girl called (loudly) to her friend in another aisle, "Hey, I found your Vagisil over here!" I hope they got the Target Lady, and I hope she had a nice little chat with them about the Vagisil. It would have almost been worth buying the Vagisil just to see if she would comment on it.

-I got the audio version of HP and the Deathly Hallows. If you're finished, do not speak to me about it, or I will kill you. That's all. Have a pleasant day.