are you going to watch The Americans?

it is a new show kind of like homeland that is going to be on FX and it has felicity and the gay brother from brothers and sisters as russian spies or something. i'm going to find a way to watch this one. read a review here. it starts tonight.

what is joel wearing for july 4th?

these american sunnies.

the (american) girl with the dragon tattoo

david fincher picked rooney mara to be his lisbeth salamander for the hollywood remake of dragon tattoo girl trilogy. here is what the swedish version looked like.

i havnt read this trash, but does it match your expectations? via.

hobo american girl

2pz reader and sister melissa alerted me to the newest american girl doll. you will remember that we now get the american girl newsletter thanks to samantha's recent hospital visit. well, the only interesting thing about the usually wholesome american girl doll is that according to her backstory (which you can read in paperback), Gwen's father left her, her mother lost her job, and now they are living in a car. homeless. really american girl? really?

health alert

big thanks to g. animalz for her heartfelt missive on ankle breaks and balance and shit earlier.

along the same lines, i wanted to share some pictures from avid 2Pz reader and commenter and sister, Melissa.

Two weeks ago, i noticed that the door to her bedroom had been left open (it wasn't me and mom denies it). i warily peeked inside only to discover the bloody truth. Kismet had massacred Samantha Parkington, Melissa's prized American Girl Doll (that mom claims she NEVER played with). Now Kismet had gotten a taste for poor Samantha a couple months ago when he chomped on her foot, but a strategically placed sock hid the damage and soothed Melissa's conscience. Samantha was now missing all the fingers from her left hand. Gulp.

The good news is that after a brief discussion with American Girl customer service, and some arguing with mom about how we were going to afford the medical bills, Ms. Parkington was shipped off to New York for some cosmetic surgery. She is now recovering in Nashville, far away from her abusive boyfriend Kismet, and we are all happy to report that she is good as new.

Thanks American Girl!

bad boy Kis. ;(