Those patriotic kids at Krispy Kreme announced that every American who votes on Tuesday, Nov. 4 gets a free donut!!!! YEAH, AWESOME!! Let’s be honest, NOW the voting numbers will be record-breaking, ’cause all that Americans really want is free stuff…and donuts are definitely toward the top of that list.
So, be sure to get your “I Voted” sticker and then promptly go to a participating (keyword here, folks) Krispy Kreme to claim your free donut. And then sit back, savor it, and let all that sugary goodness sedate you from your worries on who will be the next Prez.
Keanu Reeves, Nicolas Cage, Dane Cook or Josh Hartnett–all terrible actors I’d love to see “retire” from acting. Instead, Joaquin Phoenix, a true talent (and very easy on the eyes), announced that he is officially calling it quits to pursue a singing career. Initially I wondered if this was just one of those “I’m going with the moment…I’ve had some cocktails, everyone’s feeling inspired (he was at a benefit for Paul Newman’s camp for kids when he let the cat out of the bag), so guess what folks, I’m outta here.” Then I thought about it for another minute and-a-half and figured, no, he seems like a pretty intense serious dude, I think he probably means it. Which makes me kind of sad, because he’s one of the good ones, an actor I actually enjoy watching, no matter the role/genre.
Well, good luck Joaquin…and if your first album sells, would you mind forming a band? Y’know, take some more kids with you…like Keanu, and Dane? PLEASE?!?! Anyway, I figured it’s only appropriate to include a clip of Joaquin singing. Here he is in a duet with Reese Witherspoon from Walk the Line…
I swear it was just yesterday I was toasting the premiere of the new season of Mad Men, and then just like Dick Whitman’s identity, *poof* it was gone.
***SPOILER ALERT***
Last night’s season finale left us with the Cuban Missile Crisis, Betty pregnant, Peggy confessing to Pete about having his baby/giving it away and Sterling Cooper merging with a British firm. This season proved to be just as riveting as the first, and delved further into the complexity of the characters and the world around them. Here is what I loved about Season 2, and what I hope to see with Season 3…
Peggy Olson & Betty Draper–first season we had these two as damsels in distress; this season they came back with a vengeance and forced the men around them to sit up and take notice. Now that Peggy has put the Pete Campbell thing to bed and has been working her way steadily up the ladder I think it would be a great twist to have her fall for someone and see what that does to her psyche since she spent this whole season closed off from her emotions. As far as Betty…she has become wiser to the world, and gained some seriously needed independence . I think she will probably keep the baby, but by making that choice will now view her role in the household as the one who calls the shots, not the other way around.
Peggy & Don’s alliance–it’s an unusual and highly complicated dynamic…he’s her mentor, she’s his reality check. She needed him last season; he helped her with her career, and he helped her get through the baby saga. But i think the tide is turning a bit, and this next season he will need her.
Pete & Trudy Campbell–this marriage was doomed at the start, yet they both continue to play along. This season we’ve been able to see more into what makes Campbell tick, and it’s so hard to not be drawn to his character, good or bad. I think because Roger Sterling is getting divorced we won’t see that happen with the Campbells, at least not in season 3. Instead we’ll watch as things get uglier and uglier.
The Sterling Cooper kids–it’s common to introduce a bunch of supporting characters in a show’s first season and then just let them fade into the background. But not this show; we are still following Salvatore, Paul, Ken, Harry and Joan. I’d like to see Joan call off her wedding with her future rapist husband, maybe get together with Paul. Their opposites attract dilemma is so believable. I’m totally pulling for Harry with his work-in-progress TV department. Things could get interesting if Sal takes on a double-life. And Ken will probably end up writing a screenplay and leave Sterling Cooper for Hollywood (he mentions he’d like to move to LA in the finale).
Phew! Halloween will not only survive this little turbulent economy of ours, but according to a recent survey conducted by the National Retail Federation it appears as though Halloween is even more popular than last year:
“Nearly two-thirds (64.5%) of Americans plan to celebrate Halloween this year and will spend an average of $66.54, according to the National Retail Federation’s Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch.
These increases will drive 2008 Halloween spending to an estimated $5.8 billion, up from $5.07 billion last year, when 58.7% of consumers said they planned to celebrate Halloween and would spend $64.82 each, according to the survey.”
Those patriotic kids at Krispy Kreme announced that every American who votes on Tuesday, Nov. 4 gets a free donut!!!! YEAH, AWESOME!! Let’s be honest, NOW the voting numbers will be record-breaking, ’cause all that Americans really want is free stuff…and donuts are definitely toward the top of that list. 
