Sarah Palin spoofs Tina Fey

For real, and I found it a bit amusing.

Sarah Palin stars in Independent Journal’s new comedy about a small-town TV writer who moves to NYC in hopes of creating a hit variety show. Also starring Kevin Brown (Dot Com), Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator John McCain

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Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, December 22, 2015

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  • We visited the Galleria yesterday and I noticed a life-size cardboard display of Darth Vader inside Cartier.  I’m sorry, but when I think of luxury jewelry stores, cardboard cutouts don’t come to mind.
  • So far my winter vacation has started off with a trip to the gastroenterologist and my dog waking me up early yesterday morning by throwing up on me.  Fun times, I tell ya, fun times.
  • Georgia State and a partner bought Turner Field and will turn it into a football stadium and student housing, apartments, and retail stores.  So that thing was first an Olympic stadium, then a baseball stadium, and will now be a football stadium – poor thing has identity issues.
  • BBC News – Kenyan Muslims shield Christians in Mandera bus attack
  • Imgur – “Simpsons guessed the future of movies in 2009.”
  • Watch The Trailer For The New Season Of ‘Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee’ –
    Barack Obama, Will Ferrell, Steve Martin and more will be riding around with a caffeinated Jerry Seinfeld starting December 30th.
  • Once again The New York Times outwits our local writers by publishing a great article about our area, and this is one they should have done a long time age.  They wrote a piece about what it’s like to watch a Cowboys game in Jerry Jones’ suite, here are some highlights:
    • The formal invitation – The package arrives by overnight mail for out-of-town guests — it is hand-delivered by team security personnel to those in the area — and contains a box holding an acrylic tray with the Cowboys star logo etched in the middle. Nestled inside the tray is a card requesting that the recipients join the Jones family “on the fifty” (as in yard line), along with tickets, a parking map and a parking pass. All visitors receive valet privileges, but only some are afforded the luxury of driving beneath AT&T Stadium, to the base of an elevator that lifts them directly into the suite.
    • Forty-eight seats are available (but there was 62 total for the game in the article), and Jerry’s wife and daughter decides who gets them.  Each preseason home game is a family reunion, one for Jerry’s family, and one for his wife.
    • They try to make you comfortable – like the menu — loaded with comfort foods like hot dogs and fried chicken and chicken fried steak — and the availability of household items, like safety pins and Tylenol. Spill on your shirt? Here’s some stain remover and a hair dryer. Feeling cold? We’ll fetch you a blanket.
    • But they also provide a personal touch and a unique souvenir – A photographer roams the suite to shoot pictures of guests with members of the Jones family, and again at halftime, when two cheerleaders come up to pose with anyone interested. When visitors open gift bags that are passed out to them in the fourth quarter, they will find that one of those photos has been framed. Everyone receives a hat — the style changes every season — and a book detailing the art and architecture at the stadium.
    • Jerry has his own private area, but Gene only allows him to enter her area at halftime.
    • Former President and local resident George W. Bush and his wife have standing invites.
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Bag of Randomness for Monday, December 21, 2015

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  • This post will be Star Wars spoiler free, I promise.
  • On Friday, I was listening to BaD Radio on The TICKET and my blood started to boil as Bob and Dan started to review the new Star Wars movie they saw on opening night, which was the night before.  They stated they weren’t going to reveal any spoilers, but they most definitely did.  They claim whatever they said could be seen in any of the trailers, but that wasn’t entirely true, and their commentary either confirmed or denied what was teased or implied in the trailers.  I love their radio show and while listening to the segment I gave them a mulligan for letting one slip, and then it was another, and before you know it, I’m regretting not changing the station.  It’s been 30 years since we got to see some of the most beloved and iconic characters reprise their role, and my boys let me down by revealing too much.
  • However, as for the movie, I’ll just say that
    1. I was entertained.
    2. It felt surreal, a bit dreamlike, I couldn’t believe this was happening, like it was too good to be true.
    3. It left me frustrated.
  • I’ll provide a review and my own personal thoughts after the first of the year after everyone has had a chance to see it.
  • I actually watched the movie all by my lonesome on Saturday night while the rest of the family stayed in East Texas, and I can’t speak highly enough of a theater that allows you to reserve your seat so you don’t have to get to the theater early and wait in line.  The pictures above was taken at the Alamo Drafthouse.  We were eating next door at Haystack and I went over to get a gift certificate where I noticed the characters and decided to go back and get the kids.  I really wish I could have recorded this moment, but sometimes things are more cherished when left to just memory.  You can’t see through the doors of the cinema, but I was talking things up to surprise the LittleGeedings when I opened the door.  Darth Vader must have seen me hyping the kids up, and decided to stand in front of the door with a menacing pose with his light saber drawn.  As soon as I opened it, they both screamed, stated they are scared, and ran to my arms.
  • EW.com –  Character names retracted in case you are avoiding any spoilers – J.J. Abrams reveals ——- and ——-  are secretly in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
  • Geeks of Doom – ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Cameos Revealed – One star was the lead in one of the highest grossest films of the year and you’d never know it was him.
  • While driving to East Texas, I noticed a huge billboard of Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church and the ability to stream their services on Netflix.  But what really got my attention was the placement of the billboard, it was just outside the parking lot and entrance of Highland Oaks Church of Christ.  I wish I snapped a picture of it, but it was just kinda funny looking, though I’m sure it wasn’t intentional.
  • Last night WifeGeeding and I caught the very end of the Miss Universe pageant and we had no idea we were about to witness the greatest live television goof of the year.  Host Steve Harvey announced the winner as Miss Columbia.  WifeGeeding then commented that since the reigning Miss Universe is from Columbia, that must be a cool moment for those two and their country, and then . . . Steve Harvey announces he made a mistake and takes full responsibility, but the actual winner is the runner-up, Miss Philippians.  And that’s when you see the awkwardness of a newly crowned winner have her crown removed, which was only on her head for something like a minute, and then placed on another woman.  Later in the night, Harvey tweeted an apology but then deleted it since he misspelled “Philippines”.  But in today’s world, and with this being on FOX, I wouldn’t be surprised if this was all staged.
  • What Miss America wore for the Miss Universe pageant is Today’s dose of ‘MURICA!.
  • Buzzfeed – A Dying Mom Penned A Touching And Funny Note To Say Goodbye To Her Loved Ones
  • Texas Monthly – Ted Cruz Erotic Fan Fiction Is A Thing You Can Buy And Read Right Now
  • In a first, East Texas judge hits patent troll with attorneys’ fees – The most litigious “patent troll” of 2014 has been effectively shut down, and will have to pay attorneys’ fees to several defendants.
  • The Verge – Inside the Christian app boom – It turns out prayer and smartphone habits go well together
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