So, Fox has decided to make a live action movie of The Sims. See Sims: the movie. Has Hollywood finally gone insane?

I love The Sims. It is like luscious crack. But not illegal and totally harmless. But a movie?

At first I was like "the hell?" but now that I think of it, if the movie is all meta-reality and its about the game player and then the characters in the game coming to life and all this "what is really reality?" stuff I might be able to get behind it. But if that isn’t what they mean, how is a movie about people peeing themselves and passing out in the middle of the road going to be any good?

I have a few things buzzing around my head, none long enough for a full entry so here are a few little quickies for you:

• Happy Feet was the weirdest thing I have ever seen. My husband just keep looking at each other the whole time like WTF-a-stick.
• I smell pepper outside through my open window. Like black pepper. From your kitchen table. Is someone outside throwing it up in the air and dancing in it?
• Having seen all three Oscar nominated animated films now, I have to say that, while Happy Feet was better than Monster House (which was also cute in its own way), neither was better than Cars. Sorry Babe-guy, but that Oscar shouldn’t have been yours. And don’t think I didn’t noticed that you cast fake second Babe Tommy Pickles lady as young Mumble and not my dawg Dexter. I am on to you.
• Why did Disney release Pirates today? Don’t they want us watching the Lost finale on ABC?
• The Lost finale is going to leave me emotionally destroyed and nothing but a twitching heap on the floor. I have prepared myself for this and moved on.
• When you go to www.ABC.com, there is a pop-up ad for Universal Studios. Is that just because Disney is that cocky that they just let their competitors advertise on their site? Or is the website so far removed from the rest of the company, they are clueless?
• OMG finale of Desperate Housewives. Last five seconds? I know! But it can’t be true, can it?
• I want Pirates 3 so good that I am nervous. If its the last time we get to see Captain Jack, I want it nothing but glorious. Please don’t suck!
• These random thoughts have somehow become very Disney/ABC centric. I am not sure how that happened.
• Word on the street is that Shrek 3 is no good. Ditto to Spiderman 3. I still want to see both of them but I guess I can wait for the DVD. Movies are too expensive. We only go to old people matinees for the cheapness.
• Ooo! Hubby is on the phone. This blog is now over.

19 / 50 books.. 38% done!

The Toyminator

There are some books that one decides to read based on the title alone. Such was the case with The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse. I found it to be very funny and happily picked up the sequel when it came out. The sequel, The Toyminator, passed the time, but I did not find it as funny as the first.

I think the basic problem is that Robert Rankin’s style is a bit like Douglas Adams and a bit like Jasper Fforde and I end up wanting him to be either of them and he just isn’t. Jokes are not just quite as funny as either of them would make them and the mystery isn’t quite as good as the other two would make it. I need to cut him a break, I suppose, since he isn’t them and should be judged on his own merits.

There is also a totally random reference to his other books in this that makes me wonder if I would appreciate it more if I read up on my Rankin. So, RR, you are down but definitely not out and I will give you another shot with one of your other books.

If anyone is a closet fan and feels they can recommend "the best" Rankin book, please let me know. I’d be as grateful as.