"A short skirt,
A Gimmes shirt,
A Jones Soda,
Ain't life grand?"

I am now giving myself official sanction to be bummed. Maaaaan.

The Two Faces of Cartoon Network
I'm really worried about my beloved Cartoon Network. On the one hand, regular Cartoon Network is wicked sweet. In the spring there's going to be a third season of Star Wars: Clone Wars which promises to equal the length of the first two seasons combined; The Powerpuff Girls, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, and Teen Titans roll on with new episodes; the new series Justice League Unlimited looks to surpass the original, less-than-amazing-but-still-good Justice League; the just premeired Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is fantastic (you're a genuis, Craig McCracken!); and debuting shortly is another series that looks promising, Atomic Betty. On the other hand, the Adult Swim folks are finding new and innovative ways to suck. They already ruined Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Sealab 2021 is not nearly as good as it used to be, I've never seen a show as bad as Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and the newest Adult Swim debacle The Venture Bros. is... wow... it's so bad. SO bad. And to think, Adult Swim was once good enough to produce the second season of The Big O. It's sad really.