The Ranting Beaver

I'm sure you've seen the ads by now, some may even say that they've been annoyed by them by now, but you can't escape the overly enthusiastic character Flo. I'm sure you have said, "where the hell did this girl come from?" or "they actually had an audition to be that person?".

At any rate, little did you know, the actress that plays her has been around for some time. I noticed her in a small part in Mad Men, so I had to look her up. Her name is Stephanie Courtney and here is her IMDB page. Holy crap she's a busy gal.

Then I came across this gem as well ... a video of her standup routine:

A little rough, but entertaining. I love my comedians.

I guess the point here is this: we often see some character in a commercial as we zoom past it on our TiVos, often without a second glance, but we should probably remember them. They work almost as hard as any other actor, probably harder in a lot of cases, just to get a big break. Next time think about that when you catch yourself watching a commercial and hoping you had the remote in your hand to fast-forward. Show some respect and watch that damn commercial instead!

Well ... any of them except that annoying Geico commercial with the money and the googly eyes - go ahead and zoom past that, no one was working hard the day that was thought up. That's just plain creepy.

Thanks to Michelle A. for finding this gem for me. It's crazy to see that much of anything in one place.

Click the link as they have turned off the embedding.

So awesome. And people worry about kids cartoons today.

Just because ...


Happy Friday!

So, I have to say, I am tired of war.

We all know there is war in the world. Some of it has a cause, but most of it is purely political posturing. On top of this, Hollywood seems to think that people want to escape all the crap and the world and guess what ... see movies about war. What the hell? So, yeah, I am a bit over it all.

All this being said, here I wanted to say let's end war in my own way, so I put together a new shirt.



I call it 'End War 2.0'. It's pretty simple - black shirt with white letters, but I think it convey's the message. Also, it's a bit geeky, I know, but like I said, I wanted to say it in my own way. If you feel the same, order one today!

Have you ever been to the doctors office for a date????????????? not me but 2 weeks ago i went in with my son to stich up an accident he had at school.. there was this lady in the lobby putting on her make up , In my mind i was thinking that she has to go to work after this but,,, if my eyes and ears are bad and i had to get comfremation from my daughter. This lady was getting ready for a date. she had her kids occupided with Mcdonolds and toys but when the nurse was asking for her and the kids she said can you wait one min. i need to go out side for a bit .. .. She came back in with a guy.. the first kid went in for check up and shortly she came out to check on her son with the new guy... then asked AM I EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT.... i was lmao inside.. that chick did not hook up here in the doc office ...........................

I know what you're thinking, a 2001 clip on the Dennis Miller show, right. Dave Grohl - what the hell?

This interview gave me a lot of respect for Dave Grohl. The wife and I were talking about it the other day (it actually comes up quite a bit), so thought I'd find the clip for her (thank you YouTube!). The best part starts around the 5:30 mark when they start to talk about Napster and Metallica. Once again, respect I say. Enjoy!



P.S. - Jolene, I told you I'd find it.