I’m under the weather. The runny nose, the sore throat, the whole works. There are a few good parts to being sick. These include copious naps, bedside treatment from Mom and the comfort of a good movie. But these aren’t just any movies. These are films I’ve seen 1,000 times that make me feel happy and temporarily healthy. The hours of coughing and sneezing just tick away when you’re in the middle of fart jokes and/or crocodile tears.

Steel Magnolias

It’s tough to beat middle-aged women laughing and crying over men loved and lost, terminal illnesses and country living. It gets funnier and sadder every time I see it.

Tommy Boy

If you don’t feel better after watching this movie, you might want to go to the hospital because whatever you have is pretty bad. It’s hilarious, charming and surprisingly suspenseful for a comedy. Read More »

To me, there’s nothing scarier than a scientologist. To live in relative peace, I make it my business to steer clear of the obvious fools like Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Luckily, they’re easy to spot and avoid with their big mouths and bigger bellies. However, the other day I was doing some research on the psycho pseudo – religion and came across a comprehensive list of celebrity scientologists that went way beyond Tom and John.

I was shocked by some of the followers: Beck, Giovanni Ribisi, Jason Lee, Danny Masterson… even Jenna Elfman! I’m going to have to burn my box set of Dharma and Greg. I just don’t get it. These people seem so level – headed… so cool… what gives? Beck? Seriously? Totally lame.

So why do these stars succumb to Scientology? Scientology-Kills.org quotes Giovanni Ribisi as saying: “Without Scientology, I would be in an alley somewhere, looking for dope.” Dude, I think you’d be better off with the dope.

What do you think about Scientology?