Cannot believe I missed this: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: High school musical edition!

Via YPulse.

Perhaps, fellas, it’s time to take up rainforest manioc horticulture?

One thing singles tell me a lot is that they enjoy singlehood, they really do — and that they would enjoy it even more if they knew, for super-sure guarantee, that it also had an end date. Well, one new movie — starring BG imaginary BFF Emma Caulfield as a gal named Oona — uses machine-as-metaphor to make that fantasy real. It’s TiMER, in which women and men may choose to be implanted with a device that counts down the days, minutes, and seconds until they meet The One. But Oona’s timer is blank. So what will she do? Like the rest of us in the real world, will she have to just “just know”?

From the trailer, TiMER looks like a sweet sci-fi wrapped in a chick-flick tied with a careful-what-you-wish-for bow. And since what we’ve been wishing for is the return of Emma Caulfield, we’re not gonna be careful at all. (Now if we could just know for sure when — or if — it’ll go into wide release.)

Ah, spring! Love in air, Mr. Softee around corner, lighter-weight cape on shopping list. Where would a gal like BG spend her super-cash? Why, right here, of course — which, shh, is the super-secret hideout for this. And which, in turn, could always use a few of your nickels and dimes. And so, BG is proud to promo:

THE PROM YOU WERE PROMISED

A Dance Party that Re-creates Prom Night the Way We All Hoped It Would Be

All to raise money for 826NYC

Who: You, and a date. (Date not required)

Dress code: Prom attire (Your old gown/tux/suit, or the jeans and sneakers you wished you’d worn.)

What: The prom night you’ve been waiting for.

When: Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 9 p.m.

Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 North 6th Street, Brooklyn

Why:

1) For the kids—all proceeds benefit 826NYC

2) For the music—three killer DJ sets, each of them worth the price of admission

3) For the replacement memories, made to last a lifetime

Tickets available from Ticketmaster, Master of Tickets.

…“In the past, I opposed gay marriage while supporting the idea of civil unions,” Governor Baldacci said. “I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage.”

“Article I in the Maine Constitution states that ‘no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, nor be denied the equal protection of the laws, nor be denied the enjoyment of that person’s civil rights or be discriminated against.’”

“This new law does not force any religion to recognize a marriage that falls outside of its beliefs. It does not require the church to perform any ceremony with which it disagrees. Instead, it reaffirms the separation of Church and State,” Governor Baldacci said.

“It guarantees that Maine citizens will be treated equally under Maine’s civil marriage laws, and that is the responsibility of government.”

Here are all the things you can do today instead of having sex:

1. Take this Relationship Reality quiz to think ahead about what you’d do in the heat of the moment.

2. Set your TiVos. According to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 8 in 10 teens and adults believe the decade-plus decline in teen pregnancy is due in part to increased media attention to the issue. And  75% of teens say that when a character in a TV show experiences a teen pregnancy, it makes them think more about the consequences of sex. The N, for one, is airing pregnancy-related past eps of shows including “Degrassi” and “South of Nowhere,” plus — don’t fast-forward! — lots of cool anti-preg PSAs. Other goodies appear throughout May on CWTV.com, with stats and info appearing online alongside relevant eps of “Gossip Girl” and “90210.”

3. Read Seventeen. The June issue features an honest look at the real lives of pregnant teens.

4. Abstain from saying mean things about Bristol Palin. Poor kid.

Ayuh!

Fairly Honest Bill is back!

At BG’s request, he was kind enough to offer this noble, wrenching epilogue:

Suzanne was the smartest & most beautiful woman I ever met, even to this day. I wear or own 2 pieces of jewelry, period: a ring with 3 small diamonds that I loaned a friend $20.00 & he could buy it back at anytime so I wear it in case he ever shows up (been 11 years) & the watch Suzanne gave me in 1983.

8 days before we were to be married, with both family & friends in town, the police found out that I had been deported 3 times for working with out a work visa & arrested me. She came to see me in jail. I told her that she worked so hard to become a lawyer & had a career ahead of her, it was best that I should go back to the states & she should claim that I was just a bad boy  boyfriend that never told her about my past. We left it at “We would talk one more time after I got deported.” Well we never did have that talk.

I Google her name every week  for anything new but all I know is she a director of a shelter for battered Women in British Columbia. I don’t know if she ever married or not. I’ve set aside a little money everyday so that if we ever have that talk she promised I would have some  money for her to make up for any damage I did to her career. Maybe someday she will walk through my front door & ring that bell again.

Oh Bill! We hope she does. And we know she’s not the only one who’ll be drawn to your singular, sincere charms. Remember the original Cortina Principle, whence this all began: “Take a close look at yourself, then take a good look around — you’ll be surprised by how much you have in common with other people, and how much there is to talk about.”

From Talking Points Memo:

It used to be that when you saw two men and one woman under a chuppah, everyone’s assigned role was clear. Not any more.

Dig this swoontastic photo essay of Mr. and Mrs. President of the United States. They still look as in love as they were during their first 100 days!