Its all about the Piven. I have this up in my cubie o' joy at work and someone the other day made this off the cuff comment about "huh, I didn't know he was a Jew". "Yup. One of "us" I said". The guy slunked out of my cube, ne'er to be heard from again (well not really, but the word is out). The Focus on the Family guy asked me what I thought of Jesus. I said... I don't know, I mean I am sure he was a nice guy and all, but I can't say for sure, I mean the guy unfortunately has been dead for quite a while. He called me a heathen. One lady who seems to just be trying to find her way in the world asked me if I was "jewey". That one made me just about pee my pants with glee.

I am sad though that there is so much ignorance and lack of acceptance for someone's core religous beliefs that if I were to go up to someone and ask them to take down their "how to pray" posters that are on the outside of their cube (proper cube ettiquette would say, anything inside, cool for you, anything outside should be cool for me) I would be shunned and treated like poo for it. So I keep my mouth shut and don't comment or let my offence be known.

I didn't put the ad up in my cube for any other reason than The Piven. Rwar. Seriously. Hawt all yoga'd out and well nice. I took a promo gig for
PCU (ok seriously... kinda scarey there is this deep a site dedicated to the movie) just to get the Piven related schwag (which I think I still might have). The gas and sip scene in Say Anything was on every mix tape I made for MMM for years I think. Sure I watched Ellen just because of Spence. Even in syndication, just those episodes though. I would watch Cupid with SKMCD so we could yell at the tv how they (Paula Marshall and Jeremy Piven) should just do it before they cancelled the show... (fortuitous I must say). And yes, I found those tapes just the other day and will watch them 'en marathon some nice cold weekend when the warm glow of the show on tv will make me happy. Just like the flippin' ad does.

I am though a little disturbed about the percieved controversy I found when trying to find the ad for the picture (sorry the gap just didn't link to it, they apparantly are all about the Audrey pant and Ms. Hepburn's jive and wail from Funny Face to link up any pictures). I found this article complaining that he is furthering the stereotype of Jews. And I just have this little peice to say: First off.. someone else writes the script, Jeremy Piven has NO screenwriting credit on the show or the movie so calm down, HE ISN'T FURTHERING THE STEREOTYPE THE WRITERS ARE. Second I think in the ads he is making it abundantly clear his point. Third, its entertainment and advertising... you either buy it or you don't and fourth and most importantly.... Honey, I have lived in LA, I have seen it, sure it was over 10 years ago, but it was bad then, now, I am sure he isn't that far off his track in his renditions. I mean the shout out to ZBT on one episode heeeelarious, and seriously, you know the guy (Mr. Piven) isn't that bad afterall, he takes his mother to the Emmy's and thanks his father (who recently passed away) from the microphone. Mensch. Let him enjoy his fame people. Let him party, let him enjoy the fame because its fleeting as all get out and he has worked for it. Its been a long haul, let him have his Gap Ad and TV show and Awards and Accolades. He is yogatastic, funny as hell, and not so bad to have staring back at me in my cubie.

Besides, I have a PCU beer stein and that I want to have be worth something someday, just kidding, the Marilyn Manson nightlight will put my kids (should that become a reality...as my Grandma D would say... G-d willing) through college, don't worry about that.

A couple of one offs for the people I know that read:
- Looking forward to catching up on sleep, I have pretty much been insomniac girl for the last week.
- I missed my non feather pillows. I will be shipping my own or something similar down to Arizona. Apparantly one trip makes me a princess.
- It is not in anyway shape or form appropriate to watch Bukowski Born Into This in Mom and Dad's kitchen... language is an issue apparently
- the Rasterbator is working again (or maybe flash is just queing right on my computer) so I will be changing out the picture, no more mugshot.
- I have plenty of thankyous to get out there but this will do until next week... thank you... thank you....
- I was right about the boxes, I love knowing how predicible that was going to be.
- tenderloin IS delicous
- no seriously thank you
- I need to pay better attention in class, but since I haven't slept more than four hours a night at the most, my eyes are totally wonkie and its really hard
- yes it really is 3:30 in the morning right now and no, be glad I am not calling
- I am a little freaked out that E is this frummy now.