Kristen Bell Breakdown = Adorable

Dear Kristen Bell,

Friends have told me that my love for you isn't healthy.

They say 'Sure, Veronica Mars was great, but maybe it's time to let go'

They tell me I should get a hobby, 

like rock collecting, rock climbing, or rock identification 

(I have a lot of geologist friends)

Sometimes I wonder if they are right, that I should stop devoting so 

much time to you and focus on more valuable pursuits.

Like helping out in Darfur. Surely Don Cheadle would approve.

But then you go and do something adorable, 

like have a stage 5 meltdown about

the possibility of meeting a sloth.

And then I just love you more.

Ever yours,

Tableau Your Mind

TV Review: House of Lies

You can't see what's under those bars.
She can, but you can't

House of Lies premieres this Sunday on Showtime, and, thanks to the lovely people at Showtime and the venerable artists of YouTube, the pilot was available for viewing ahead of time (sans Showtime’s trademark nudity). The show stars Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, Rush Hour 2) as Marty Kaan, management consultant and family man. His life is very of-the-moment. He consults for the 1% yet uses the 99% to aid him in his endeavors. In the real world his life would be enviable, with a posh apartment, sexy consorts, and sexier consorts. Except this is a Showtime show, so he is an absolute wreck. The first few minutes of the show find him waking up next to his druggie-ex-wife (who is so out of it that she doesn’t really remember their previous night of boning) and then going into the kitchen to explain to his gender-confused son and his father why ex-wifey is there at all. Then, he flies to New York with his cracker-jack management consultant team, which includes Veronica Mars and Jean Ralphio (Kristen Bell and Ben Schwartz) as well as some other guy (Josh Lawson), all