[Ed. Note--You all know our resident Glee recapper extraordinaire, Erika. Presented is her recap of last week's episode, "Bad Reputation". SPOILER ALERT, duh.]

Week before last: Rachel started dating Jesse from Vocal Adrenaline but now he sings for Glee and she hasn’t slept with him yet; Emma almost slept with Will but chickened out; Finn slept with Santana but said he didn’t; and Mercedes and Kurt joined the Cheerios.

Last week: Mercedes made it through some weight issues with help from Quinn; Kurt’s dad and Finn’s mom started dating; April came back and bought the auditorium for the Glee club; and Sue narrowly escaped getting exposed by an investigative reporter with help from Mercedes.

(Also I’m free from classes and finals now, which means I am all yours this summer.)

The show opens with Sue dancing to the classically awful Olivia Newton John horror from the 80s, “Let’s Get Physical”, on the computer courtesy of Kurt. Finn’s idea? Post it on YouTube. When he is met with objections, Jesse suggests that Glee should be more badass.

Sue, unsuspecting, is walking down the hallway. The typical fear of Sue Sylvester has been diffused into cheerful (or Gleeful?) informalities.

Sue is confused.

So, Sue does the only thing she can do: goes directly to Figgins’ office and rats out the Glee club. She has also updated her insults: Will’s chin, apparently, looks like a baby’s ass. When Will states, calmly, that Glee club had nothing to do with it, because Sue is generally disliked, Sue replies with the Glist.

A Glist, you ask? It is a “weekly” ranking of the Glee clubbers based on sexual promiscuity. Figgins is, of course, unhappy. He cites a recent incident in which an entire school was expelled because of a photo of the superintendent in lingerie and riding a pony surfaced. Figgins’ ultimatum? Find and suspend the student responsible or the entire Glee club will be held accountable.

At rehearsal, Will shows the club the Glist and begins his interrogations. Everyone accuses Puck, who is offended by their accusations. The club’s star troublemaker says, “Sure, I like setting stuff on fire and beating up people that I don’t know. I own that. But  I’m not a liar.” Will says that this reputation is damaging to the club, but Artie counters that maybe this more dangerous edge of the Glee club will stop people from flushing his glasses down the toilet. That sounds horribly expensive, Artie!

Will says that things are hard and starts handing out new music. Anything can be solved with music.

The club is a little apprehensive of their assignment to pick a song that’s a joke and get rid of its bad reputation, with like, magic or something? It’s not really clear. Will decides to provide an example, and goes into the first number, “Ice Ice Baby” from Vanilla Ice.

This song is paroled. Thank you, Glee. And poor Artie. (Wheelchair=No Dancing.)

Meanwhile, Sue walks into the faculty room to face the “cruel slow-motion laughter.” A new staff member, Brenda Castle (guest star Molly Shannon), approaches and calls Sue an embarrassment. Sue storms from the room, mortified.

Rachel and Artie are having a little chat in the hallway. Rachel was dead last on the Glist with a score of -5. (How does that even happen? What are the scoring rules of the Glist again?) She wants the AV club’s help with her new video project that she wants to use to boost her bad reputation. She does not want a good reputation, in fact she wants to be “ musically promiscuous.” Can anyone smell this backfiring?

Rachel isn’t the only Gleek concerned with her reputation, or lack thereof. Kurt, Mercedes, Artie, and Tina were not even featured on the list. So Kurt has summoned them to plan their descent into depravity. Brittany is there too, because…

“I’ve been here since first period. I have a cold. I took all my antibiotics and the same time, and now I can’t remember how to leave.”

We love you Brittany. [Ed. Note--So much.]

So they include Brittany in their plot, which is great since she’s the greatest. Kurt’s diabolical scheme? Be a disruption in the library. Not by trying to check out a reference book, no, but by causing full on chaos–SINGING IN THE LIBRARY. Seriously, what a bunch of nerds.

Sue is pouring out her heart to her sister with Down’s syndrome, Jean. Sue is in a state of shock at the way that people were treating her and apologizes for not protecting her sister more. It’s moments like these that remind us Sue Sylvester is human. Jean reminds her that they used to “give back” when they felt bad like this.

So Sue becomes Emma’s new therapist. Wait… what? Emma is rightly apprehensive, but it’s okay because Sue has her masters in… Counseling. Sure, television, whatever you say. Oh, and she had baby monitors planted in Will’s house (thanks, Patriot Act!), which caught his make out session with Shelby (Vocal Adrenaline coach/Rachel’s secret mom/Idina Menzel) and his sleepover with April. Sue spills the beans and tells Emma that she needs to stand up for herself and confront Will in a public setting.

Meanwhile, Puck is in Rachel’s room. Uh oh. What are you doing Rachel? Oh and Puck is moonlighting as the Phantom of the Opera.

Go Puck.

Rachel asks him to help with her Glee club project a video of “Run Joey Run” by David Geddes. Puck asks her if she thinks he made the Glist. And then they start talking about reputations, and…

Just say no, Rachel! [Ed. Note--DO IT, RACHEL!]

Well, Rachel doesn’t kiss him and when Puck realizes he won’t be getting any he tries to leave. Rachel gets him to stay to help with the project.

At school, Emma is being propelled along by Sue to the faculty room to confront Will. They are slightly detoured by Brenda and they exchange words. (Sue has met her match) Brenda leaves, and Sue pushes Emma into the teacher’s lounge.

Will is talking to another teacher, solemnly. Emma wants to talk, but Will asks her to give him a second. Emma looses it. She tells him that she can’t wait for the end of his heavy petting session with the teacher, which was actually a discussion about the aforementioned teacher’s recent widowing. (Nice going Emma.) Undeterred, she plows on, saying that no one is safe and tears him a new one.

And then she calls him a slut.

Wow Emma. [Ed. Note--When she's right she's right.]

Meanwhile, Kurt, Mercedes, Brittany, Tina, and Artie enter the library. They perform their rendition of “U Can’t Touch This” from MC Hammer.

Yikes.

The librarian tells them it was very cute. And asks them to perform for her church’s Sunday service.

Sorry guys, better luck next time.

Will is now interrogating the Glee club member by member. Finn, Mercedes, Artie, Tina, Puck, Brittany, and Quinn all deny and push the blame off to someone else. Frustrated, Will slams the desk and says that they aren’t leaving until he gets answers.

Kurt: May I be blunt?

Will: Shoot.

Kurt: Ever since you’ve separated from your wife, you’ve spent a lot of late nights watching reruns of Law and Order, haven’t you? (beat) Thought so.

Will dejected, stops the questioning. Meanwhile, Artie suggests that they confess to Sue that they posted the video.

Sue, meanwhile, is writing in her journal about the humiliations she has endured because of this video scandal. (Is this karmic retribution for the video she tried to hold against Figgins in Season 1?) She gets a phone call from Olivia Newton John. Sue, annoyed and thinking this is a hoax, calls her accent ridiculous and hangs up on her. Olivia calls back and this time Sue drops the phone. She wanted to know why Sue danced to the video and wants Sue’s help to save it.

In the hallway Will is facing Sue’s criticisms, Brenda’s come-ons and Figgins’ prayers because of his reputation. Ken makes a comeback, popping out of nowhere to chew on Will for breaking Emma’s heart. And Sue walks by again just to call him a slut.

Kurt is saying his farewells to Brittany, Tina, Mercedes, and Artie. He approaches Sue, confesses, and she thanks him.

Kurt is stunned.

Confused, they go and search for the video and find this amazing footage featuring Olivia Newton John and one Sue Sylvester in a new rendition of “Physical.”

Muscles, tans, and spandex. What more could we ask for? [Ed. Note--A better song?]

Go Sue and Olivia.

I agree, Mercedes.

At rehearsal, Will gives the club an ultimatum about the Glist. Rachel shows them her project.

Puck is singing. Jesse is confused. Finn is confused. Then Jesse is singing. Now Puck is confused and Finn is still confused. Then Finn is singing, and everyone is confused.

Now Finn, Jesse, and Puck are, on top of being confused, also pissed.

Bad Rachel. Very bad Rachel.

The boys break out in protest. Finn tears her a new one and they walk out on her. Will looks disappointed.

Jean and Sue are hanging out again. Sue is happy about her new attitude change, but she kind of skims over the part where she bragged about being a top 700 recording artist to the faculty lounge. But Sue is taking the money that she’s getting from the video and donating it to the home where Jean lives.

Bring on the warm fuzzies.

Speaking of warm fuzzies, Will has flowers for Emma. She takes them, uncertain, and Will apologizes for his actions. He wants to fix things with Emma, but Emma is somewhat unresponsive. She thanks him for the flowers and Will leaves, a little crushed. However, he realizes that Quinn made the list, because of some stupid and lazily written reason.

Quinn breaks down and says that “a bad reputation is better than no reputation at all.” Will gives her a few inspirational words and… Figgins walks in the door, seeking the culprit.

Will doesn’t rat out Quinn and gets Glee club off the hook. Oh, and Figgins is still praying for him.

In between classes, Jesse approaches Rachel. He confronts her about what she did. Rachel says, “I knew you’d break my heart.” To which Jesse responds, “You broke mine first.”

Wow, this makes me think that Jesse really cared about Rachel and isn’t a spy like I originally thought. [Ed. Note--"I became a spy before I really got to know you!" -Jesse, before the season's end, mark my words.]

Which brings us to our final song from Bonnie Taylor, “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, complete with Jesse and Rachel doing ballet for the number. Finn and Jesse seem to be her focus, but she’s definitely spending more time looking at Jesse.

As the song ends, Finn, the entire club, and Jesse walk out on Rachel. Good going Rachel.

Next week: Rachel becomes mute; Puck goes after Mercedes; and Brittany and Kurt elope.

Every semester FSU’s well-known film school offers auditions for parts in their films. The audition process doesn’t take very long, only about one hour to two hours. Finding out whether the role is won, however, takes a bit longer. The FSU film school uses a database to do their casting. So, whether or not a call is received soon, or in a month or two, they will save the photo, and notes on the auditions on file. If a role comes up that you happen to be perfect for, they will call or email you.
At a first audition, it is always best to have a little experience, even if that is just a monologue (excerpt of a play, dialogue) prepared to show them. If not, they usually give scripts from the films they are casting for, or maybe a famous film to take a scene from. Reading over the script for a second or chatting with whoever is tabling can ensure that you are assigned to a film and script you are suitable for is a good choice. Getting some context can really help when deciding how to play a character, but is not always an option, so go with your opinion.

Musical Theatre major Erin Wasmund has had experience with auditions in the past.

“Don’t pick a scene just if it’s funny,” she said. “If it’s wrong for you don’t do it.”

At your audition, after your photo is taken and some paperwork is filled out concerning hobbies, schedules, and special skills, it’s time to wait. But don’t turn in those forms too quickly. The special skills listing is actually pretty important for casting.

“If they’re looking for a juggler,” said Rachel Boone, another musical theatre major. “You want to put that in your special skills, just in case.” Your juggling skills or moderate knowledge of Russian may seem inconsequential, but they could set you apart and get you a role.
During the wait, it is time to look over your sides, or scenes. Then when they call names, it is into the audition! Being in front of the camera can be intimidating, but after familiarizing with the lines, focus can help with finishing. You sit down and begin the scene, possibly with a partner to read corresponding lines. Normally, you will do the scene twice, the second time with the directors input.

The director may make suggestions for the second scene, like “okay, this character can’t control her voice, sometimes she gets really loud and sometimes she gets really soft so play around with that,” said Boone. They give you a few minutes to practice before the second run-through, expect results and the audition is over.
Then it is just more waiting. They will call if they want to. Sometimes it can take a while; sometimes it can take just a few weeks, but remember, the database never changes, so patience can be very important.
FSU Film School Graduate Carrie Hunter said, “We look for all types of people because we cast over 120 films each year that have a wide variety of characters.” So don’t give up!

Tips for a Great Audition:

v Dress to impress. Don’t get too into it, but don’t look like you just woke up. Whether it’s for a film done by students or not, it is still an interview. Try neutral and solid colors.

v Be polite to everyone. Don’t be rude to anyone on set, even the camera crew. Everyone will take part in the film so they all  have to work with you

v No trash talk! This might seem obvious, but not even within range of the building. If you have anything to say wait it out until you are at home. You never know who’s listening.

v Ask where to look. Sometimes they won’t tell you, but looking into the camera or away from the camera can make a difference in your audition.

v Don’t ask about the motivation of the characters in script. Do your own interpretation, which will highlight your skills. Which brings to the next point…

v Make decisions. When reading the script, decide what this character would do or not do in the presented situation so you know where you’re going before you start to act.

v No accents. It might be a special skill, but it’s usually annoying and it’s not worth sacrificing the audition.

v Listen to the director. When he/she starts to tell you what to do, that is when film acting begins. Adhering to their ideas and showing flexibility is key.

Former FSU Film School student, Carrie Hunter, recounted a few important unspoken rules about auditions, for film or for theatre:

v Don’t stop reading. Keep acting whether you mess up or not.

v Be consistent with your character.

v Never argue with the director.

v Don’t chat about the scene you just did with others. It shows disrespect for the director.

v Make eye contact, if you can. Facial expressions are very important with film (especially for close-ups)

v No cursing.

With so many rules, it seems a difficult hurdle to succeed and land a role. Sometimes the roles are based on look, so don’t be offended if you aren’t cast for a 5 ft blonde girl with a bounce in her step and you’re a tall brunette. What is most important is to be yourself. Let your personality shine through. Be passionate about your audition. If you don’t want to be there, no one else sure does, so throw inhibitions aside, and get into it!

• (8) Montreal Canadiens versus  (1) Washington Capitals

The skinny: One of the most storied franchises in the league takes on a young, high octane offensive squad. The Canadiens barely squeaked into the playoffs, while the Capitals won the President’s Trophy and guaranteed themselves home-ice advantage for the whole playoffs. Led by Alexander Ovechkin, the Capitals have become known for their run and gun style offense. The Capitals scored 318 regular season goals, and while that means little for the playoffs, it shows they know how to finish. The Canadiens however stumbled a bit in the late stages of the season, and had they not taken the Toronto Maple Leafs to overtime in the final game of the season, they wouldn’t have made the post-season.

Offense: As previously mentioned, the Capitals’ offense is their biggest weapon. Ovechkin leads this team, but is surrounded by plenty of offensive stars like Alexander Semin, Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Knuble, and Brooks Laich. Even their defenseman Mike Green put up some huge offensive numbers and is a big reason the Capitals are able to outscore their opponents.  The Canadiens’ top forwards (Tomas Plekanec, Scott Gomez, Mike Cammalleri, Brian Gionta, and Andrei Kostitsyn) only managed 258 points while the Caps top fowards put together 407 regular season points. Edge: Capitals

Defense: Mike Green has become one of the league’s premier offensive defensemen, but he has also shored up his defensive game considerably. Anchoring the blueline for Montreal is the steady Andrei Markov . The Canadiens’ defense core relies more on stay at home defenders like Hal Gill or Jaroslav Spacek while the Capitals defense plays a more offensive style with Tom Poti or Joe Corvo feeding passes to Green. In this series, they probably even each other out. Edge: Even

Goaltending: Former Canadien Jose Theodore has finally cemented himself as the Capital’s starting goaltending by putting a superb second half of the season. However, he has had many playoff inconsistencies so there is a question of whether or not Theodore has what it takes to get the Capitals deep into the playoffs. Capitals’ backup Semyon Varlamov managed to usurp Theodore last spring in the playoffs and has shown he has what it takes to play should Theodore falter. The Canadiens starter Jaroslav Halak played well down the stretch, and should he falter backup Carey Price is more than capable of taking the reins. Halak stole some games for the Slovakian Olympic team back in February, and if he’s able to play like that again, there’s a good chance he can steal a few games for the Canadiens as well. Edge: Canadiens

Overall: While the Canadiens have marginally better goaltending, overall the Caps have the advantage. Ovechkin and Co. score goals at a rapid rate, and I don’t think the Canadiens are going to be able to keep up with them at all.  Prediction: Capitals in 4 games.

• (7) Philadelphia Flyers versus (2) New Jersey Devils

The skinny: These two Atlantic Division rivals hate each other as it is, so that intensity is going to be amped up in this first round. The Devils managed to win the Atlantic Division title while the Flyers berth in the playoffs came down to the last game of the season, beating the New York Rangers in a shootout to secure themselves into the playoffs.

Offense: At a glance,  the Flyers have a better offense. However, the Devils acquired Ilya Kovalchuk midway through the season from the Atlanta Thrashers, and he has provided an influx of goal scoring. Kovalchuk has only played 4 playoff games in his career though, so no one knows if he can turn up his play in the post-season. The Flyers were carried by Mike Richards and Jeff Carter , who each scored over 30 goals. For the Devils, Zach Parise lead the way.  Both teams need their players to step up, but right now I take the Flyers forwards over the Devils. Edge: Flyers

Defense: The Flyers defense are lead by hulking defenseman Chris Pronger. The big defenseman has the assignment of shutting down the Devils top line and will be counted on to play a lot of minutes for the Flyers.  They also have Kimmo Timonen, a great passer and a mainstay on the blueline (especially on the power play). For the Devils, outside of Paul Martin their defense core is not nearly as impressive. That doesn’t mean they’re bad, just not as flashy as the Flyers. Edge: Flyers

Goaltending: Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur is the winning-est goaltender in NHL history and is no stranger to the post-season (with 3 Stanley Cup rings to his name). The Flyers rotated through a bunch of goaltenders during the regular season due to injuries and finally settled on Brian Boucher, who has been adequate. With Brodeur, the Devils have the advantage here, although it is worth noting that the Devils have not won a first round series since 2003 when they won their last Stanley Cup.  Edge: Devils

Overall: This series has a great chance to go to 7 games. This series will come down to goaltending really though. If Boucher can provide the Flyers with some spectacular goaltending, they will come out of this series. But I don’t see that happening. Prediction: Devils in 7 games.

(6) Boston Bruins vs (3) Buffalo Sabres

The skinny: Northeast Division rivals clash in this first round matchup.  Like the Flyers, the Bruins were struggling in the late stages of the regular season but managed to make it to the playoffs while Buffalo won the Northeast Division title.

Offense: The Sabres scored a lot in the regular season while the Bruins did not. Once Bruins forward Marc Savard went out with an injury, the Bruins were hard pressed for goals. The Sabres on the other hand can score in waves with the attack led by Derek Roy and Jason Pominville. If Thomas Vanek of the Sabres can manage to find his game and start scoring consistently, this series will be over quickly. Edge: Sabres

Defense: The Sabres defense are led by Craig Rivet and a host of other steady defenders. Also on the team is rookie defenseman Tyler Myers who is in contention for rookie of the year with his incredible play. The Bruins defense core is lead by Zdeno Chara, the 6′9″ hulking defenseman with a cannon of a slapshot. The reigning Norris trophy winner is always a plus to have on your side, but when 3 of your top defenders are out with injury, not even Chara can play a full 60 minutes. Edge : Sabres

Goaltending: The Sabres have US Olympian Ryan Miller between the pipes for them and that is a huge advantage. Miller played incredibly for the US team that won silver. He also played just as well for the Sabres this season. Bruins are starting young goaltender Tuuka Rask, who usurped the position from Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas. Rask has provided solid goaltending, but Miller has proven to be a playoff goaltender, twice taking the Sabres to the Eastern Conference finals back to back in 2006 and 2007. Edge: Sabres

Overall: The Sabres have the overall edge in this series by a wide margin. Combined with the Bruins’ inability to score, they run into a red hot Ryan Miller, who doesn’t give up goals easily. This is going to be a short one, since the Sabres can score and score, often, while not giving up many goals. Prediction: Sabres in 5 games.

• (5) Ottawa Senators vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins

The Skinny: The defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins look to defend their title against the Senators. The Penguins had an up and down season, but finished strong. The Senators will have their hands full in this one, having to ward off the two headed monster that is Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

Offense: The aforementioned Crosby for the Penguins led the league in scoring for the regular season with 51 goals. Evgeni Malkin had an injury filled season but still managed 28 goals and was also the playoff MVP last spring when the Penguins won it all. For the Senators, captain Daniel Alfredsson once again led the way scoring, putting up 71 points. The scoring peters out from there, and with nowhere near the offensive depth of the Penguins, they are at the disadvantage here. Edge: Penguins

Defense: The Penguins blueline is led by Sergei Gonchar. The slick Russian was third in points overall for the Penguins and has been a steady force along the blueline in the league for many years.  For The Senators, Filip Kuba was the leading scorer from the blueline, but rookie Erik Karlsson was a pleasant surprise as well. Once again however, with a defense corps including Kris Letang, Alex Goligoski, Brooks Orpik, and Jordan Leopold, the Penguins have the advantage here. Edge: Penguins

Goaltending: The Penguins return to the playoffs with the goalie who led them all the way last year, Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury was clutch throughout the post-season, including a Cup-saving save with just seconds remaining against Nicklas Lidstrom. He has had a shaky regular season this year however. Brian Elliot for the Senators has also had an equally shaky season, although at one point he helped the Senators win 11 games in a row. The Penguins do have the edge yet again though, with a proven Cup winner and Canadian Olympian between the pipes for them. Edge: Penguins

Overall: The Penguins look to be the first team to win back to back Stanley Cups since the Detroit Red Wings did it back in ‘97 and ‘98. The Senators are a team that will need to have their third and fourth line grinders contributing offensively as well since they are a team that relies heavily on their first line for offense. The Penguins can score in bunches, and with Sidney Crosby leading the way, I don’t see the Senators making it out of the first round. Prediction: Penguins in 5 games.

Not too long ago, the campus restaurant added a small drink fridge and a shelf with a winter Olympics promotion stand on top next to their register. On the shelf you can find the aforementioned items, along with pencils, ponchos, over-the-counter drugs, and of course, candy. The “Health and Beauty Convenience Items” section sounds much worse than it is.

“So far we have had a good response from the students,” said Asha Nickels, supervisor of the Fresh Food Co. “We’ve been doing a lot of sales with it. Everybody seems to be real positive about it. So far we are taking opinions of students who want to see something else then we are totally willing to expand on it.”

When I went to do research for this piece and see the strange buffet addition for myself, I circled the whole of the restaurant before realizing I passed it upon my entering. It’s that small.

For the most part, it seemed to be a mostly ignored experiment. Students would occasionally buy things, but for most it was just another fixture to walk past on their way to the pizza.

“I like it, I think that it is convenient,” said Chelsea Markarian, a sophomore majoring in exercise science. “It’s the closest place where we can get a drink [bottled soda] with Flexbucks, but I think that having condoms and tampons is kind of weird.”

This seems is the popular sentiment among students.

“It’s kind of weird but I guess convenient,” said Trent Watson, a senior and sociology major.

For now, the new addition is a strange convenience for most students, but should the new section prove profitable, we may see it expanded to a new mini convenience store in Fresh Food Co.

Personally, I think I’ll just stick with the pizza.

OH WOW GLEE IS BACK! Are you guys psyched or what?

Rachel, Mercedes, and Kurt still haven’t come off of the high from winning sectionals: everyone’s looking at them differently, they’re Glitterati, and Kurt feels like Lady Gaga.

Rawr.

But, according to the slushie-wielding masses, Glee still makes up the population of Loosertown. Sorry Rachel.

Meanwhile, Figgins is telling Will that Glee needs to place at Regionals because the Cheerios need the auditorium for practice space in the cold weather. Hold on—Will got rid of Sue after sectionals, right?

… Sorry Will. Sue’s back with a vengeance and much better blackmail on Figgins. Can’t you see the way he cringed when she mentioned whip cream? How could you, Figgins? Will is righteously pissed.

And it’s now Basketball season! As you can see, Finn is a bit distracted. It might be Puck, who is also on the team, or how he isn’t really over Quinn, but it’s most likely Rachel in the bright blue t-shirt that proudly proclaims “TEAM FINN” with gold stars. Glad to see that Glee is staying out of the Twilight debate.

Oh, and Rachel is finally revealed as the crazy girlfriend that we all expected her to be: chatty, controlling, and complete with His & Her date calendars. (Dear Gleeks, tell me, are those the heads of Rachel and Finn photo-shopped onto the bodies of fluffy kittens?) Finn is also aspiring to be Ken because of his amazing way of dealing with the loss of his fiancé: gaining forty pounds and completely losing whatever microscopic sense of personal hygiene he had in the first place. But still, this is accepted as normal–which is what Finn wants, right?

Poor Finn.

As a precursor to Sue’s tale of blackmail, she is no longer confused by another student’s “she-male looks” and will, out of the goodness of her heart, donate his ponytail to the victims of Hurricane Katrina that need to patch up their trailers. Bless you, Sue, bless you.

Oh wait, you date-raped the Principal. Never mind.

Sue refuses to bury the hatchet, promising pain and unemployment for the humiliation that Will caused.

At rehearsal, Will is practicing his artistic talent and giving our favorite starlets a history lesson about telephone greetings, which leads to a casual reminder that Kurt’s mom is dead.

Poor Kurt. We love you! Anyway, Will says that New Directions needs, well, new new directions. So the assignment of the week is to come up with a song that has “hello” in the title. Sounds easy, right? We’ll see.

Alright, so the most I could do at this next part was hyperventilate and try to not let out a rush of fangirly joy.

Will: I mean, here we are, we’ve been in the exact situation a hundred times… Only this time, I can just lean over and kiss you if I want to. (pause, get nasty) And I want to.

Man, Will, you are one sly dog. Of course, Emma freaks out a little, because she’s OCD and all. Apparently, the only reason that she kissed him last time was because he caught her by “surprise sneak attack.” Will, however, agrees (dammit Will!) and suggests they go on a date. At his place. He’s cooking.

…Hawt.

Yeah, Emma, I know how you feel.

Meanwhile, Sue is still in control of Brittany and Santana. Right now she wants them to commit seppuku with a letter opener for helping Glee win Sectionals. So, to make up for their error, Sue’s new diabolical scheme is to have them seduce Finn to piss off Rachel so she’ll leave the club in shame. Sue, I don’t know if you understand that, while Santana is definitely conniving, Brittany has trouble remembering her middle name and Finn is as sharp as a basketball when it comes to women, or anything for that matter. Can’t you see this backfiring?

Will and Finn are having quality time. Will is giving Finn a pep-talk, trying to introduce him to his inner rock star and the new person he has become since he left Quinn. Cue first song of the second season: “Hello, I Love You” by the Doors. And, since music solves everything, Finn’s confidence is super-charged. So much so, that he’s got his groove back and gained a cheerleader entourage.

Witness the power of music.

Oh, and note the laser beams that shoot out of Kurt’s eyes when Finn was performing for the club and kinda sorta singing the song in his general direction. Now that the song is over, the cheerleaders are on the move. Quinn knows exactly what’s going on but doesn’t say anything. Best not to get involved, girl. Santana and Brittany suggest a date… with both of them.

Can you see him doing the math in his head? Bad Finn.

So Santana and Brittany give him a time, place, and table count (since we all understand Finn’s trouble with numbers). Rachel is a little suspicious when she sees them walking away and asks Finn what they wanted. Finn, showing some primordial glimmer of intelligence, says nothing. Rachel drags him to one side and tells him what we all know: she’s “not popular” and her “personality, though exciting, isn’t exactly low-maintenance,” but she’ll always be honest with him. And she also says that she wants him to be honest with her. To which Finn, the genius, responds, “I don’t think I want to be your boyfriend.” This wouldn’t be as bad except Finn adds that he needs to “connect with [his] inner rock star before [he] can fully commit to one woman.”

To which Rachel responds: “I’ll tell you who you are. You’re a scared little boy. You’re afraid of dating me because you think it might hurt your reputation which, though you would never admit it, is very important to you. You hate what Quinn did to you, not just because it hurt but because it was so humiliating.”

ZING! You tell him, girl.

At rehearsal Rachel has a song. Which is, of course, “Gives You Hell” by All American Rejects. See Finn? That was a bad move back there. Everyone, save for Finn and Will, gets into it. Rachel does a little dance with the Other Asian (who’s name, I have just found out, is Mike Chang. Who knew?).

His name is MIKE!

Anyway, Will is pissed. He’s nervous about Vocal Adrenaline.

Moved by Will’s anger, Rachel goes looking for music at a… library… place? Here, she gets approached by a devilishly handsome, confident, soft spoken young man by the name of Jessie St. James, also known as the male lead of Vocal Adrenaline. He is blatantly coming on to our starlet before, during, and after they sing a duet of Lionel Ritchie’s “Hello.”

There is some definite chemistry. Or trickery. And a random band? (Wait, what?) Basically, they rock the song, and Jessie suggests that they do this more often, like, on Friday night. Say no Rachel! Just say no!

Speaking of dates, Brittany and Santana are on one. Gossiping. About hot guys and how Finn should be dating someone like them instead of someone like Rachel. Finn, of course, is right across from them, a little confused. He leaves without finishing his meal, because aside from them gossiping like he’s not there, they’re also bitchy. But lo, all is not a complete loss. Brittany shares with us yet another piece of her never-ending wisdom: “Did you know that dolphins are just gay sharks?”

We love you Brittany, even if you work for the enemy.

And holy crap, look! Another date. This one, starring Will and Emma, is going swimmingly. They’re slow dancing to “Hello Again” by Neil Diamond and Will is singing to her.

And we all fall into a respectful, yet giddy silence for a Will/Emma make-out session, which we’ve been waiting for since forever. Emma stops him though, not because she’s being OCD, but because she’s not only mentally ill, she’s also a virgin. Emma freaks out a bit, but Will lies and says he understands and they sit down to watch one of the only movies that Terri left behind: Jerry Bruckheimer masterpiece Armageddon.

Next day, Finn approaches Rachel about dating, because he wants her now. Rachel, however, has Jessie. (Bad Rachel!) Rachel is convinced that this “Romeo and Juliet romance” won’t be a problem. Finn is righteously suspicious. So he rats her out to Will.

Will arrives at the Vocal Adrenaline practice, where he catches their rendition of AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell.” Shelby, the director (played by the amazing Indina Menzel), brings one image to mind: a Sue Sylvester of Glee directing, except not a sharp and hell-bent on Will’s destruction. [Ed. Note: Also she looks like Rachel's MILF mom.]

Or is she? Anyway, Will confronts her about Rachel and Jessie. She takes it fine, and suddenly…

BAD WILL. VERY BAD WILL.

Will stops Shelby as she’s trying to strip off his shirt. He makes her coffee and they sit down for a nice chat. Shelby is somewhat confused when she hears that Will isn’t exactly divorced and somewhat dating Emma. Will aptly puts it as, “I’m kind of a mess.” Here I had a déjà vu moment, because Shelby gives him the same advice that Will gave Finn, which makes me wonder if Schue is stupid. Anyway, Shelby gives him her number for when he gets things sorted out.

Still. Bad Will.

Rachel is confronted by Mercedes, Kurt, Tina, and Artie about Jessie. Rachel attempts to smooth things over, but fails. Mercedes, who is the queen of telling people what needs to be said [Ed. Note: Mercedes is the show's token Sassy Black Girl Who Tells It Like It Is.], tells Rachel, “We’re a team. And all you’ve ever wanted if for us to be great and be apart of something special. Now is that still true, or not?”

Go Mercedes.

Meanwhile, Sue tries to brainwash Rachel with the classic “Old Maid’s Club” tick. This is a club she invented just now for lonely, unlovable girls who can’t find a man. Don’t listen to her Rachel!

Oh, and Emma is setting up a suprise for Will when HOLY CRAP Terry walks in. They get into a little verbal catfight and Terry tells Emma that the song Will chose was their prom song.

…hate you Terry.

Rachel goes to visit Jessie at the Vocal Adrenaline stage to confront him about the truth of his intentions. Sly snake that he is, Jessie reintroduces himself as “Jessie, the guy who’s nuts about you; the guy who would never hurt you.” Rachel tells him that no one can know.

Don’t listen to him Rachel!

See that? That there. He’s looking at his coach. Who set this up. See? Bad Rachel.

Will is in Emma’s office, to talk about the perfect dinner table that she had set up. Emma tells him that Terry came by. That girl is way too smart for her own good. She tells Will the same thing that Shelby told him, which was the same thing that Will told Finn way back at the beginning of the episode. Am I detecting a pattern here?

Will and Emma break it off, but they do leave the door open. Emma sits down and cries.

Rachel tells Finn that she ended it with Jessie. But what’s this? Finn wants to be with Rachel! Rachel is speechless and then says she can’t. Finn says, “Woah, I’m not just some guy that you met at a music store that you can just blow off. I don’t give up that easy.” My, how the tables have turned.

As the ending song, New Directions present “Hello, Goodbye” from the Beatles while Emma watches will from the balcony of the auditorium. The Rachel and Finn chemistry has turned emotionally fraught.

See? Clearly a face tormented by emotional conflict. The song ends, and Rachel runs off stage.

Next Week: Glee travels back in time when Sue understudied for Madonna. Speaking of which, after the show they aired this piece of genius:

]]> http://www.theyetionline.com/entertainment-culture/tv/glee-s01e14-say-hello-drama/feed/ 0 http://www.theyetionline.com/entertainment-culture/fsu-museum-hosts-historic-stained-glass-exhibit/ http://www.theyetionline.com/entertainment-culture/fsu-museum-hosts-historic-stained-glass-exhibit/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:55:04 +0000 heidi http://www.theyetionline.com/?p=1867 The Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts is hosting the exhibition “In Company With Angels” until March 28. The exhibition consists of seven stained glass windows created by the famous Louis Comfort Tiffany, who revolutionized the American stained-glass business.

“It’s not something that we usually do here. We usually have exhibitions that have more pieces in them, and just having the spare space [for the windows] is very reverential,” said Communications Coordinator Terri Yoo of the museum’s decision to host the exhibition. Tiffany is a well-known name in the glasswork community, making these pieces incredibly valuable.

The artist Louis Comfort Tiffany revived a medieval technique to create his stained glass images.

When he began his glassmaking business in New York, Tiffany revived the medieval technique of infusing color directly into glass by melting metal oxides and sand together, then layering the glass together to create a multi-textured design. This technique allowed for a greater variety of color and texture than just painting color onto glass. He incorporated multiple layers of glass into each window, which increased the potential for detail.

The title of the exhibit is a reference to the writings of theologian Emanuel Swedenborg, who claimed that angels walk among us, but we are unaware. His writings provided indirect inspiration to Tiffany through his mentor George Iness, a landscape painter.

The seven windows are adorned with angels, each one representing a church in Asia Minor that received letters from the apostle John, acting under instructions from a vision of Jesus. In the letters, recorded in the Book of Revelation, John transcribes Jesus’ extolling of each community’s virtues, while warning them against their faults. Swedenborg believed that the seven churches symbolized the various stages of a person’s spiritual growth.

“I think that people view the angel as sort of a sign of hope and power” said Yoo, “By having angels in artwork people can relate to that.”

These particular windows had been owned by the New Church Society of Glendale in Ohio, but had been given as a gift to a sister church in Cincinnati. In 1964, the church was razed for highway construction, and the windows were removed and stored in various basements of clergymen and parishioners. The windows were then purchased by the Swedenborgian Church in Temenos in 1989 and stored for over another decade. They were rediscovered by Reverend Susannah Currie in 2001, and were immediately taken to be restored by Arthur Fremenella, who later became the curator of the exhibition.

The first part of the exhibit is a short movie detailing the restoration of the windows. Restoration took a year and a half, and was careful, painstaking work. The angels were covered with dust, and there were certain anomalies in the glass due to chemical reactions with the packing material. The restorers did their best to maintain the original piece, but some parts, like the angels’ faces, needed to be touched up with paint.

“I thought that [the painting] might have been untrue to the original piece,” said Gustavo Smith, a visitor to the exhibit.  “I’d be more interested in seeing how it was originally, and how it would have been if it had aged naturally.”

The main gallery is occupied by the accompanying exhibition FSU set up, which includes many engravings and prints from the university’s permanent collection, as well as a few pieces from the Ringling museum. The engravings are from a multitude of artists, ranging from John Martin’s dramatic illustrations of Paradise Lost to the dreamy, impressionistic prints of Henri Fantin-Latour. As different as they are in style, the paintings carry the common theme of humans interacting with the divine.

The exhibit features a short documentary film and seven stained glass windows. It's one of the smallest to visit the MoFA.

The real centerpiece of this exhibition is the stained-glass windows themselves. Each one is framed in a wooden box, a light shining from behind it, revealing the remarkable texture of the opalescent glass. Upon closer inspection, you can see the sheer amount of detail that went into each window, which the photographs don’t do justice. The angels’ fiery red wings were etched with acid, giving the appearance of real feathers. You can actually see folds in the fabric that some of them wear, especially the angels of Thyatira and Ephesus. Some of them are adorned with jewels, which were actually cut in the shapes of stones rather than being left as flat pieces of glass. This is especially noticeable in the blazing white stone that the angel of Pergamos holds.

“It literalizes something that we believe in,” said Lee Ingram, another visitor. “I think it’s interesting because they have wings, like birds, because I met someone who traveled with a group of Huichol Indians and they said that the birds are the messengers of the gods, and that’s sort of what angels are. They are between us and the gods.”

Admission is free, and the windows should definitely be seen by stained-glass connoisseurs. However, you don’t need to be familiar with Tiffany to appreciate their beauty.

“Being able to bring something that had been hidden away, a piece of history from the church that had been destroyed, you get to see things that you wouldn’t normally see,” said Yoo, “It’s different and I think that people really appreciate that.”

The windows are a traveling exhibit, with recent stops in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Orleans. FSU has contributed some of its own artworks to the exhibit including paintings, engravings, and statues.

All images courtesy of InCompanyWithAngels.org.

We at The Yeti will most likely be doing the expected slew of activities. Maybe a road trip or a home-town visit, either way it’s not the most exciting thing to talk about. Instead we’ve just been kicking around some new ideas to consider in the future:

1. Take a road trip around campus and park in every parking garage while it’s actually possible to park in them.
2. Go to your local shooting range. 2012 is getting closer, so you might as well prepare yourself for the worst. And since melee weapons are suggested by most experts, we recommend learning how to use a chainsaw or a baseball bat properly. 
3. If you end up being kicked out of your dorm, stake out Landis or campus’ lesser greens during the day. This provides a great opportunity to kick-start your student activism. Ocasionally shake your fist at buildings and passing faculty and let your haggard appearance and body odor do the rest.  Oh, they know what they did wrong.  They know.
4. Temporarily join a fight club and never talk about it.

No matter what you do over the break, make sure you’ll have a funny story to tell later. Just don’t go to Daytona. That place was dead inside even before MTV got there.

Andy: We’re about to start @theyetiblog’s livetweeting of the Oscars! @FSUYeti will be joining in the tweeting in about a half hour.   7:51 PM Mar 7th

Andy: As for your friendly neighborhood Yetiblogger, we will brb after we RUUUUUUUUNNNN to get a bunch of alcohol, because seriously, necessary.   7:52 PM Mar 7th [Ed. Note: Always drink responsibly.]

Andy: Taylor Lautner is there, wearing a shirt! #weird   8:27 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Here go the Oscars…   8:30 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Is it starting? OK it’s starting. Livetweets, AWAAAYYY!!!   8:31 PM Mar 7th

Ian: NPH’s jacket is going to give me a stroke   8:32 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Is Neil Patrick Harris the only person in Hollywood who’s allowed to sing at awards shows?   8:33 PM Mar 7th

Ian: haha Meryl Streep holds the record for most losses   8:36 PM Mar 7th [Ed. Note: Co-host Steve Martin made a joke about thinking of having the most Oscar nominations as having the most Oscar losses.]

Andy: Is it weird that the title “Dame” always makes me think of Lady Pimps?   8:38 PM Mar 7th

Ian: @Andy no… no it is not   8:39 PM Mar 7th

Ian: George Clooney didn’t want to be mentioned… I can tell   8:41 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Penelope Cruz doesn’t believe in milking humanity’s innate sadism for the sake of comedy. BOO!!!   8:45 PM Mar 7th

Ian: These montages for the nominees seem a bit excessive.   8:45 PM Mar 7th

[Christoph Waltz of the Quentin Tarantino film Inglorious Basterds wins Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.]

Ian: Shocker… Waltz was awesome in “IB”8:48 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Duh times duh divided by duh to the duh power.   8:49 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Christoph Waltz should get another Oscar for fitting an entire Victorian novel into a thirty-second award acceptance speech.   8:50 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Ryan Reynolds at the oscars? Who let him in?   8:50 PM Mar 7th

Andy: No one should ever let Ryan Reynolds speak seriously about anything.   8:51 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Was that [montage] for the blind side or sandra bullock?   8:52 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Hey! It’s Michael Scott!   8:55 PM Mar 7th

[The nominees for Best Animated Feature are announced.]

Ian: WOOOO MR FOX   8:56 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Shocker. Well, George Clooney, you had the most sultry voiceover, if that helps8:59 PM Mar 7th

Andy: (Duh + Durr)/Doi^Nodoi   9:01 PM Mar 7th [Ed. Note: The Yeti believes in recycling, for the environment. Jokes count! (No they don't.)]

[Miley Cyrus and Amanda Seyfried present the nominees for Best Song.]

Andy: Miley Cyrus is TALL!   9:01 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Doesn’t Randy Newman have like, 12 oscars from the Toy Story songs already?   9:02 PM Mar 7th

[T-Bone Burnett wins for "The Weary Kind" from the film Crazy Heart.]

Andy: Does T-Bone Burnett even have eyes behind those sunglasses?   9:04 PM Mar 7th

Ian: These original screenplay clips are awesome   9:14 PM Mar 7th

[Now there's big John Hughes tribute. RIP John Hughes.]

Andy: Did John Hughes ever win any Oscars?   9:18 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Macaulay (sp?) Culkin? Where’s the scream that made you famous!?!?   9:22 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Kristen Stewart was REALLY moved by that John Hughes tribute. Or maybe that’s just her face.   9:24 PM Mar 7th

Andy: I can understand why Zoe Saldana would want to show off her incredible legs, but that dress is DISGUSTING. #didntwatchtheredcarpet   9:29 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Who’s the lady who pulled a Kanye on this guy’s speech?   9:35 PM Mar 7th [This was Elinor Burkett, producer of the Oscar-winning Documentary Short "Music By Prudence". You can read about the incident here.]

[Ben Stiller comes out to present the award for Best Makeup dressed as a Na'vi, from Avatar.]

Ian: hahahahahahaha ben stiller is awesome   9:38 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Blue Steel!   9:38 PM Mar 7th

Andy: I like that Jeff Bridges introduced the Coen Bros movie montage. The Dude abides, after all.   9:44 PM Mar 7th

Ian: @Andy Well they probably paid him with a new rug   9:47 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Are any moviemakers insulted by the commercial about tobacco product placement in movies?   9:47 PM Mar 7th

[Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire wins Best Adapted Screenplay.]

Andy: So Precious gets this one and Mo’Nique’s Best Supporting Actress. That’s ok. Maybe I should see Precious after all.   9:53 PM Mar 7th

Ian: @Andy I didn’t see In the Loop, but I feel like any movie that makes a story based on a person, instead of another story, should win   9:56 PM Mar 7th

[Mo'Nique wins Best Supporting Actress for her role in Precious.]

Ian: Based on that clip alone, yeah, she deserved it   9:59 PM Mar 7th

Andy: What exactly are the politics of the Best Supporting Actress Oscars? It’s not like they nominated Sigourney Weaver.   10:03 PM Mar 7th [Seriously, what decade is it, Mo'Nique?]

[Avatar wins an Oscar, for some technical category or something.]

Andy: And so begins Avatar’s steamrolling of all of the rest of the Oscars. Prepare yourself.   10:07 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Why is Sarah Jessica Parker’s dress trying to strangle her! Someone help Sarah Jessica Parker! #didntwatchtheredcarpet   10:10 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Time for 4 or 5 awards no one cares about…   10:11 PM Mar 7th

[Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart introduce a montage tribute to horror movies.]

Andy: Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart: THE FACES OF FEAR   10:19 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Haha Dusk til Dawn clip in horror movie montage… I’m still angry that they became vampires in what was becoming an awesome movie   10:22 PM Mar 7th

[The awards for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing are presented.]

Ian: Hurt Locker has to win this… BOOOOOOM!   10:25 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Called it!   10:25 PM Mar 7th

Andy: @Ian Please God let this be foreshadowing of the Best Picture award.   10:26 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Hurt Locker again….   10:26 PM Mar 7th

Ian: WOO! 2 for 2   10:27 PM Mar 7th

Ian: @Andy I’m rooting for Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, or for the first time, a movie wins sans-nomination: Fantastic Mr. Fox   10:29 PM Mar 7th

[Avatar wins for Best Cinematography, which was ridiculous considering it was pretty much 100% green screen CGI bells & whistles.]

Andy: Thanking a visionary for his amazing vision, like an asshole. Sorry Mauro Fiore, it’s not really you I’m angry at.   10:37 PM Mar 7th

Andy: James Taylor is not Paul McCartney. #sad   10:39 PM Mar 7th

Ian: James Taylor is still alive? I figured he died of OD back in the day   10:39 PM Mar 7th

Andy: RT @dumase I hate memorial montages, how the applause varies. Yeah some of them were more famous but they’re all DEAD so be respectful.   10:40 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Michael Jackson was in like, 1 1/2 movie, dammit!   10:41 PM Mar 7th

Ian: No disrespect to MJ, but give him his dues at the Grammies. That spot could have gone to someone who was primarily in movies   10:42 PM Mar 7th

Andy: @Ian The video for Thriller is better than 75% of all movies.   10:44 PM Mar 7th

[An interpretive dance troupe interpretively dances to the music from the nominees for Best Score.]

Andy: No, Academy Awards. No.   10:46 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Breakdancing at the oscars? I guess I HAVE seen everything… Except a man eat his own head   10:48 PM Mar 7th

Andy: That’s not how you dance to the Fantastic Mr. Fox music. #urdoinitwrong   10:49 PM Mar 7th

Ian: HAHAHA this guy is awesome at the robot   10:49 PM Mar 7th

Ian: @Andy Know why avatar is going to win this category? Because the song even SOUNDS like victory   10:51 PM Mar 7th

Andy: I AM GLAD AVATAR LOST! #schadenfreude   10:53 PM Mar 7th

[Best Visual Effects Oscar nominees are introduced.]

Ian: I guess whoever was best at making aliens will win this one   10:54 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Avatar wins the one award it actually deserved! Yay Avatar, way to go!   10:56 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Could we talk for a minute about how the premise of Up In the Air is patently ridiculous?   10:57 PM Mar 7th

Ian: While Hurt Locker does deserve every nomination and win, maybe it’s dumb producers shouldn’t have been banned from the show   10:59 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Screenwriter ZING! Courtesy of your host, Alec Baldwin.   11:01 PM Mar 7th

Ian: I heard a lot of good things about the cove. Rootin’ for it11:02 PM Mar 7th

Andy: @Ian It was only the one [producer of The Hurt Locker] that got banned, he talked shit about Avatar in an email to Academy members or something.11:02 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Tonight is a triumph for dolphin murder. #what?#sorryeveryone   11:05 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Booooo Tyler Perryyyyyy.   11:06 PM Mar 7th

Andy: “TEXT DOLPHIN TO 44144 FOR FREE DOLPHIN WALLPAPERS AND RINGTONES” -Bryan, friend of The Yeti   11:07 PM Mar 7th

Ian: When is Inglorious Basterds going to get its recognition?!? It has to win SOMEthing   11:08 PM Mar 7th

Andy: @Ian Best Supporting Actor. That’s all you can expect for a Tarantino film.   11:09 PM Mar 7th

Ian: @Andy Well I’m still angry Brad Pitt didn’t get nominated   11:11 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Finally, it’s time for all the really good awards   11:18 PM Mar 7th

Ian: “Will it be Avatar, Hurt Locker, Blind Side, or is a surprise in store?” I’m not too happy that they made 10 noms and only give 3 credit   11:21 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Let’s go, Jeremy Renner   11:24 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Whenever anyone talks about a guy’s “massive talent” I always and invariably assume they’re talking about his dick. #trufax   11:29 PM Mar 7th

Andy: This is payback for snubbing The Big Lebowski. #thedudeabides   11:33 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Ya know what, I’m okay with this. Jeff Bridges is the coolest (and only) “dude” in the room   11:33 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Sandra Bullock, let’s do this.   11:41 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Would Helen Mirren be the first actor to win twice in a row?   11:43 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Helen Mirren: still a total fox at 64.   11:43 PM Mar 7th

Ian: @Andy Agreed.   11:44 PM Mar 7th

Andy: If Oprah EVER said ANYTHING about me, I would burst into tears. If it was something nice, I’d pee my pants.   11:46 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Seriously Oscars, are there to be ZERO upsets? I mean REALLY! #finallydrunk   11:49 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Anyone else see Meryl Streep like “Go on, git it!” to Sandra Bullock?   11:49 PM Mar 7th

Andy: George Clooney threw Sandra Bullock into a pool? Wish I’d been at that party.   11:51 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Sandra Bullock – will you marry me? Sincerely, IPT   11:51 PM Mar 7th

Andy: Best Actor and Actress winners get too much time to talk. #populism?   11:53 PM Mar 7th

Andy: There’s never been a black Best Director winner? Really? 2010? FAIL.   11:54 PM Mar 7th

Andy: BOOSH! HURT LOCKER FOR THE WIN!!!   11:55 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Katheryn Bigelow, congrats. That movie was the best I’ve seen in ages.   11:55 PM Mar 7th

Andy: James Cameron looks pissed. FUCK YOU, JAMES CAMERON!!!   11:58 PM Mar 7th

Ian: What kind of a title is “Academy Governor?”   11:58 PM Mar 7th

Ian: Woah – Tom Hanks, you came outta nowhere with that!   11:59 PM Mar 7th

Ian: See 3 tweets previous.   12:00 AM Mar 8th

Andy: Hurt Locker won Best Picture YAAAAAYYY! Cheer up James Cameron, you are a multi-millionaire.   12:00 AM Mar 8th

Andy: “THIS WIN MAKES UP FOR THE INTERPRETIVE DANCING (No it doesnt)” -Camille, friend of The Yeti   12:01 AM Mar 8th

Andy: Well that ended extremely abruptly–just the way we like it! If only the rest of the presentations could have followed Tom Hanks’ example.   12:04 AM Mar 8th

Andy: Thank you and good night everyone! The Yeti loves you!   12:04 AM Mar 8th

Ian: Well all, it’s been fun, but here ends my Oscar livetweet coverage. Thanks to Andy for backing me up, and follow me @IanPT89. & thanks to…   12:07 AM Mar 8th

Well that was The Yeti’s coverage of the Oscars! The Hurt Locker beat out Avatar in every category they competed for, I think, which means sexism is over, hooray! nothing, really. Oh well. See you next year, Oscars!

image via knightnews.com

Before even stepping foot in any NFL stadium or combine, Tim Tebow is already making a bad first impression on the league. But is he untouchable? He is, after all, still in college.

Ah, Super Sunday. No one loves it more than I do, even if my team is watching from home this year. What could ruin such a special day? Someone trying to preach to you about the gift of life, that’s what. These people refer to themselves as “pro-life,” but I call them “anti-abortion.” The other way makes its opposing party seem to be pro-death, a willful distortion on the part of anti-abortion advocates.

Somewhat-overrated college football star Tim Tebow came on screen Super Sunday with momma ‘Bow to tell the story about how she was advised during her pregnancy to abort the future Heisman-winner because of serious medical concerns. Surprisingly enough, the commercial didn’t even drop the a-bomb, and except for the sight of Timmy’s face, wasn’t too insulting.

Funded by the conservative evangelical group Focus On The Family, the commercial was thirty seconds long and cost a reported three million dollars. CBS has faced criticism for agreeing to show the ad, as it rightly should have.

I’m not saying commercials must or should be crass and involve bikinis and beer, but frankly, the Super Bowl is like polite conversation: no religion or politics. Tebow broke both rules.

At The University of Florida, student-athletes must abide by a set of guidelines as determined by the university, as they must at any other school. According to the UF Student-Athlete agreement:

A student-athlete shall not be eligible for participation in intercollegiate athletics if the individual accepts any renumeration for or permits the use of his or her name or picture to advertise, recommend or promote directly the sale or use of a commercial product or service of any kind.

But Tim Tebow is no longer a participating student-athlete since his pitiful performance at the Senior Bowl (with only fifty passing yards), so does this apply to him? In this writer’s opinion, yes, yes it does. He will probably be attending his alma mater’s Pro Day and (former?) Coach Urban Meyer will surely be spanking his prodigy’s buns as he crosses the white lines for the NFL combine.

Also, let’s consider that Tim Tebow has gotten a lot of screen time over the past three years, and is currently just about the most high-profile representative of his university.

It’s too much to ask for more than a week without hearing about Tebow, and even though he’s a known pushy evangelical, I wonder if he just couldn’t handle the minimal time out of the limelight.

And so, Judgment came sandwiched between beer commercials on Sunday, but it was nice to remember that there’s only one city in the whole country that likes hearing from this particular spokesman, and they live in a self-proclaimed “Swamp.”

Life goes on, but Tebow’s career probably won’t. I for one take some solace in that.

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