Regarding the adoption-custody case, I wonder if Lynch's wife, Lara Embry's, former partner, Kimberly Ryan, has surrendered parental rights to the daughter Embry gave birth to while they were together, and Ryan supposedly adopted? Has not seen--or attempted to see--her adopted daughter from the partnership? And the girls, raised as sisters from birth, have presumably not seen each other since the split?

Okay, that's Christian. In a way JZ's congregation would understand and approve. And which is totally un-Christ-like. How, humans, can we stray so far?

JZ, deep sympathies on the loss of a congregation and a church that has been so vital a part of your life for so long. It is shattering to lose the outward housing of one's foundations, even though those foundations made you who you are, made you strong, and survive despite the cracks running through the outward, physical edifice. I'm sorry.

did you watch Graham Norton this weekend, with Usher and Miley Cyrus? I think it was the most boring GN I've ever seen

Miley Cyrus was a big old YAWN. Usher was kinda cute, and the British guy seemed kinda sweet, but way too much Miley. I think the guest list was a result of the Iceland volcano messing up previous travel plans--having both Miley and Usher on together was weird.

Jesus, man. After Soldier's Girl this is what you do with your career? Seriously?

Not to mention The Fall and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. (While I hated the former, I could at least see that a lot of thought went into its making, and it was ambitious.)

If I bumped into Pace on the street I think I'd praise his work and then ask if fans need to take up a collection for him so we don't end up seeing him in The Love Guru 2 or something similarly horrific.

lunch - kamut pasta (finished the box) with white beans, butter, and cheese. so much yum.

If I bumped into Pace on the street I think I'd praise his work and then ask if fans need to take up a collection for him so we don't end up seeing him in The Love Guru 2 or something similarly horrific.

Restore Lee Pace!

JZ, I know this is a decision you've struggled with for a long time, and I am sad that it has come to this. I hope you and the other departees can find or structure a much more congenial congregation.

Look at the vintage kitchen in this house!!

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I liked the supporting characters in Dead Like Me, not so much George.

Totally agreed...and this seems to be the case for most shows that I like. It's almost never the lead character that keeps me coming back. I wonder what that says about me? Something deeply existential, I'm sure.

smonster, I adore Gragham Norton but could not be fussed to get the Miley/Usher episode. What would the point of that be? Except, perhaps, to see the hoops GN must have jumped through to keep it from becoming the nadir of his career.

Lee Pace stole my heart in Soldier's Girl. This means I know have a glamored perspective on everything I see him in. I just smile and let is wash over me without letting any of it stick to my shirt...if that makes sense. He gets a free pass from me...but I do wish he had better opportunities/representation.

The Squeakquel is the in flight movie on this plane. Needless to say I am not watching it.

Thanks for the kind thoughts. I'm hoping not to have to bail on the Church altogether, at least not just yet, because there's all kinds of mystic woo that's not quite like the mystic woo of the other denominations that is dear to my wooful heart and it would break me completely to separate myself from that for ever and aye.

There's a Newman Center parish near our apt that will be good - lots of neighborhood kids, involvement in neighborhood activities both religious and secular, and a strong pro-women's-ordination contingent. Other people are also peeling off to various Newman Centers -- since they're all associated with college campuses, they kind of have to be more flexible and community-engaged and non-dogmatic, or the college students are going to give them a quick fuck you and disappear forever.

But I think we owe it to the new lousy pastor and the retired excellent pastor, and the community in general, to not just drift away quietly but to formally resign and be very clear and explicit about why. Next month's parish council meeting should be a real laugh riot.

Sophia, I love that kitchen. We have an islandy thing (rounded edge) on the end of our counter.

Today is grad clearance day at school. Kids are irritating, "But I TURNED that book in!"