Super "Eew"

Deprived of air conditioning and/or an electric fan, I spent much of this past weekend sprawled across my couch sweating bullets (super eew!) while taking in episode after episode of “The Contender” (espn), “Project Runway” (bravo), and “The Hills” (mtv). The shows kept me preoccupied for hours; however, as soon as my reality-tv-watching marathon came to an end, I was left to think of additional inexpensive means to entertain myself…

Thinking that the movies would be an excellent way to spend 90 minutes on an unbearably hot afternoon, I scurried on over to the Sony Metreon only to find that the rest of the Bay Area’s air-conditioning deprived population had resorted to this very same plan. Brilliant. Given the situation, tickets for most showings were sold out, but tickets for “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” starring Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson were still available. Willing to watch almost anything — as long as I could sit for two hours in an air-conditioned theater — I bought a ticket. As I wasn’t expecting too much from the dopey flick, I was fully entertained by it. Uma Thurman’s fantastic as a deranged ex-girlfriend. It turns out I have much to learn.

Pictured: “My Kryptonite” – A drawing I made after watching “Superman Returns” a couple of weeks ago. Yep, there’s me (wannabe superhero as usual), and yep, there’s my kryptonite. Mmm... chocolate.