Things I Shouldn't Be Thinking About

As everybody probably knows, Oprah Winfrey launched her television network recently. While OWN debuted to much fanfare, Martha Stewart's been quietly building her own TV empire on the Hallmark Channel.
When Martha moved her show to Hallmark, I thought to myself, "Downgrade, girl!" But this month, while I was flipping through Martha Stewart Living (my bff got me a subscription for the second year in a row, jealous?), and then later when I was perusing Whole Living (a Martha Stewart Omnimedia publication, natch), I noticed that half the ads were for shows on the Hallmark Channel. Shows produced by or starring Martha herself. So that's what the woman was doing...taking over Hallmark. In addition to her regular-style show, she has a baking show hosted by herself, a cooking show hosted by some other lady, and the show I'm most excited about:

Oh, hell yes. Marc Morrone is the best. That guy loves all the animals!
Out of curiosity, I decided to check out Hallmark's schedule. Do you want to know what's on today? You will not even believe me when I tell you. In addition to the aforementioned shows, you can watch three hours of Cheers, three and a half hours of Who's the Boss?, two hours of I Love Lucy, two hours of Little House on the Prairie, and (are you ready for this?) FOUR HOURS of the Golden Girls. FOUR HOURS! This channel does not even take a break to show informercials for the Slap Chop. It is just a straight shot of sitcom genius.
Congratulations, Martha. Oprah might have all the glory right now, but we all know you're just biding your time until the eventual takeover.

Bunnies!

In case you didn't know, Alex was home last week for spring break, which meant that the Winfreys convened at Winfrey Family HQ, good times were had, and everything was in its right place. There was no need for a blog because we could watch internet videos together.
But then he went back to school. So back to the blog! H. sent me this link last week because he knows me and he knows what I love: Martha Stewart, animals, Martha Stewart interacting with animals, and men who are a cross between Woody Allen and Rick Moranis. This is the second half of the clip, which maybe isn't as good as the first part, but it was the only part that I could find on youtube to embed here. And you pretty much get the point. That guy has a bird on his shoulder and that bunny is ignoring Martha Stewart. And even if you don't watch this all (which I know you won't), at least watch it starting at 4:15. Because you want to know what that guy's favorite books are. Try to guess his top three before you watch.