Winter Wonderland

Ok, so it is less than a half inch of snow on the ground, but it still gets me excited! I have a love new fallen snow! It makes me feel like Christmas and there is little I love more than Christmas! It is the hap-happiest time of the year! Being a person who hates cold and dreary weather, Christmas is the only thing that gets me through the winter. I love the Christmas Music, Christmas Decorations, Christmas Goodies, Christmas Cards, getting together with Family...I even love re-enacting the Nativity (especially now that all my nieces and nephews do it).

So, here's to a wonderful holiday season...may you all have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and any other holiday you may cherish!

Fall Finale?

What is up with having a Fall Finale? Great, you show us like 5 episodes of my favorite show, LOST, and take it away until February just so you have a time slot for some lame Hard Core action packed version of Groundhogs Day?

Aside from my disappointment that the show is leaving me hanging until February, last nights episode was pretty great. As many of you wished, Kate FINALLY hooked up with Sawyer. You are probably right, she deserved the bad boy, yadayadayada...but I always liked Jack better and wanted him and Kate to hook up. Jack totally ruled in this episode! I love how he was shoving it in Ben's face that he was going to die. I love that he was so sinister in his plan to regain control of his situation. The part that pisses me off is that if Jack is so smart why doesn't he question Ben's ability to get him off the island when Ben won't even get himself off the island to save his own life? HELLO PEOPLE!!! Anyway, the back story of Kate was kind of interesting. Dude, she has lived like 20 lives. I can't keep it all straight. And her hair was really bad in that life. Oh, and the sex scene was kind of gross because they are so dirty and stinky. Anyone else think it is weird that she had no armpit hair? Not that I wanted her to have some, just that she hadn't showered in a while... that is just not realistic.

Well, can't to see what happens, would love to hear your theories and any other great insights. Oh, and do you think Jack was trying to save only Kate and not Sawyer? I wonder if they will both get out. And lets not forget our friends on the island... what will Locke find out about Ecko's death and what is Desmond going to reveal about himself... So many questions!

Thank goodness for rich sisters...

So, my entire family is going to be in AZ together for Thanksgiving. I was kind of sad when I heard this because I know we wouldn't be able to afford to fly down to Arizona at that time and I hate missing out on fun times with the fam (mind you, it is almost always more fun in my head than it actually is in real life - but still, I hate being left out). Plus, AZ is beautiful this time of year, and quite frankly the rain in OR is not so beautiful. Well, one day last week I was talking to one of my rich sisters (I have several of them) and she said, we want to see you for Thanksgiving, if we bought your ticket could you come. She said search the internet for a good deal and we will buy the ticket. I did search, but it didn't find a good enough deal to feel comfortable asking her to pay for. So, I dropped it and thought, that was nice but oh well. Then on Sat. another rich sister called (this one happens to travel a lot and is a pro at looking for flights) and she said she found a good deal for us and will buy the ticket now if we can come. Well, of course I said YES! So, now I get to have Thanksgiving with my family - a first in 5 or 6 years. So, added to my list of what to be thankful for this year - is rich and giving sisters.

Oh, and I just wanted to post some cute pics as well. Happy Day!!

Ben is a Liar....

So if you watched Lost last night - read on because you will know what I am talking about. I thought last night's episode was pretty good, it felt like one from the good ol' days. I must say, I am sad that Ecko is no longer with us (even though he will still come back in spirit, we all know that). Why did they have to kill him off? And have the black smoke demon kill him off?!?! What was up with that. I liked Mr. Ecko and his accent and his big man protection/scariness. May he rest in peace.

OK, back onto some other issues from last night's episode. So, Julia (I forgot is that her name, the girl who brings Jack food?) says Ben is a liar - but lets be honest - EVERYONE IS A LIAR in this freaking show. You never know who to believe. Where is the integrity people? So, I want to believe her that she is on Jack's side, but it still seems a bit fishy. I still think Jack should operate on him and kill him, but I don't think that after Ben is gone things will get better. Now lets go back to the real issue - if Ben is so sick, and he has connection to the outside world and could get Jack off the island - why doesn't he just go back and get surgury done in the real world? Why is he waiting to convince Jack to do it? I think that should tell Jack that no matter what he does - he ain't getting off the island.

Other points to consider, new characters? I am not so sure about that - they keep adding and taking away....grrrr. I kind of missed Sawyer and Kate last night. What is up with Charlie's hair cut? It is super short on the sides and long in the back, it just looks wrong and is not the overgrown island look it should be. Do you think Jack and Julia will hook up, and then Desmond will be pissed? Do you think Julia knows Desmond is on the island?

Until next week....

I just can't wait...

I just can't wait. I just can't wait "til election day. I know, words you never thought I would utter. Why am I so excited for election day when politics far from excite me. In fact, other than being a responsible American and believing it is important to vote, yadayadayada... I could care less about politics. The reason for my exitement is I can't wait for the stupid political commercials to be over. I don't care to see Jim Torrey talk about how much he loves kids, or Peter Defazio try to act like ohe wants to really turn things around in Washington (hasn't he been our Congressman for several years and now he wants to turn things around?) I am tired of seeing conflicting commercials one after another on Measure 48. The constant bickering between Kulongoski and Saxton brings a spirit of contention that I do not welcome in my home.

Now, you out of towners, fill in your own local candidates and you can feel my pain. Granted, with the election commercials I haven't had to suffer through a zillion Keifer Kia commercials, but that doesn't make up for seeing Defazio's ugly face. So, cast your vote people and may election day come ASAP.

Time after Time

I know many do not care about my TV recaps, but as I haven't the mind to blog about anything else, and the fact that there is a part of me that is OCD and can't break tradition...here is your weekly recap of must see tv.

By far the best part of last night TV was Randy holding his boom box listening to Time After Time. I love it! Although the episode didn't have enough Joy, IMO, it still turned out to be a great episode. Who can't relate to heart break and pretending to be someone you're not to impress someone? I mean, my husband didn't believe I had a butthole until we got married (BA, don't find this as an opportunity to discuss the rude awakening it was to discover that girls do, in fact, have buttholes). Plus, I loved when the girl (with holes in her face) said that she didn't want to end up like that cat lady and Randy said, you won't because your alive enough to wake up when something pees on you. Freaking Cats.

Then on the Office, I just have to say I was pissed that Pam's ex-fiance is suddenly trying to be a cool guy. I mean he is sucks and we don't like him. And Jim is cute flirting with the new girl, but it still breaks my heart because I am holding out for Pam. BTW, has anyone even heard of "Hers" chips? Is that an east coast thing? Am I missing out on some great snack food? Finally, how great was that when Dwight tried to shove the bird into the soda can? Michael was a bit wishy washy this episode for me. I couldn't tell for most of the episode if he was sincere or just being Michael. I mean at the beginning he was being true Michael, but then he wigged out and was crying at the bird funeral. It was a bit much. I loved Pam's service though and the coffin she made for the bird. She's the best.

And finally for Grey's anatomy. Merideth on morphine was just gay (ok it had some funny parts, too. Like the whole part where she talked about how she was the adulterous whore). I am so sure that she and Dr. SheShepard became best friends in a minute. Also, I was a little disappointed that Finn, who was always this good guy, said the whole "I won't be there when he hurts you again" Not to say that he was wrong in saying that, it is just that it was inconsistent from the way he had been acting up to that point. I just don't know what to think about the fact that Merideth now chooses Derek after he rejected her, again. She is stupid. On to better things, What the freak about Callie having McSteamy go to her room. A) why is he interested in her and B) how did she get that mad at George all of a sudden, did I miss something? (I admit, I was flipping back and forth between CSI) Moving on, holy crap about Izzy!! Over 8 million dollars? That should clear up her woes pretty darn quick!

Anyway, I will wrap it up, lets hear from you, I know there are some some loyal tvheads out there!

LIAR!!

So, unfortunately last night I was a little bit busy during Earl and the Office and missed some parts of the show. Since they are half hour shows, missing some of it feels like you missed way too much. But I will say this, when Joy got all serious and said how much she loved her kids and she really needed the deaf woman to represent her and the deaf lawyer said she would then Joy just laughed at her, I laughed harder than I have in a long time. She just kills me!

All three shows (Earl, Office, Grey's) taught such valuable lessons last night, that I almost felt good for watching the boob tube. I mean we learned from Earl not to worry about others who may mock us, but to follow our dreams, we learned from the Office not to be a LIAR (how great was that when Dwight groveled on the floor? How gross was that when whatshisface came and stared at Pam in her new shirt), and we learned from Grey's that we need to learn from the pain we feel, and that Merideth is a spoiled brat.

Which I just have to say, her fantasy at the beginnging just made me mad. I think because I already feel that she doesn't deserve two guys swooning over her, that this episode really bothered me. I hated her rampage at the end (even though she was right the guys were acting like they were on elimidate and just in it for the competition and forgot what they were competing for). I just don't think she is cool enough to demand so much from these two hot guys.

One final thing to add. I saw on AH that Finn has a shaved head. They had a poll going that said do you think his shaved head means he is written out of the show, or that he will be McDreamy's brain surgury patient. Hmmm, something to think about. My vote is brain surgery.

Get LOST tonight

One of my all time favorite shows is returning tonight. Dare I get excited for this season premiere? I don't know if it is just me or if TV has really been letting everyone down a little this year, but I am hesistant to get as excited as I normally would be for my favorite show. Needless to say, there has been a lot of media hype for this season's premiere, so the producers know they have a lot to live up to. Will they answer any of our pressing questions that last season left behind?

And I have one final bone to pick. I feel a bit jipped as a loyal fan of LOST by the recap shows. That just isn't fair! I have been watching this show from day one. Never missed an episode (Pathetic, you betcha). I have sat through the good, the bad, and the ugly and now any Joe off the street can catch right up on the show after watching one stupid recap. It makes me mad, who are they to get what is going on, they haven't even watched the show. And for those of us that have been faithful watchers,those recap shows are painful to watch.

So, tonight could be a bittersweet reunion, but you know where I'll be at 9pm this evening.

Jump for Joy!

"I will never jump for Joy" was my favorite play on words of the night. Either that or "I was made in America not A maid in america". Oh Joy, you bring me much joy. Earl was especially catered to the teenage boy in each of you, it still had some classic Earl moments. Even Randy who normally seems too childish to be so perverted, got caught up in all the boobies. I kind of thought Randy and Catalina were out of character this episode. Catalina has never talked about how hot she was and Randy has never ogled over her like that. But it was still good times and all were happy in the end. Jump around, Jump around. Jump up, Jump up and get down will never be the same. I woke up to my husband doing Catalina's famous "dance".

Next came the Office. I think I need to stop watching the trailors for shows. They get you all excited for what is coming and then often bring your hopes too high. They get saying the return of Jim, but he didn't really return. Although Michael was in classic Michael form, was it just me or was it especially sad this time. I mean lets be honest, I don't know anyone that is that lame that free alcohol won't even draw a little crowd. I mean alcohol ain't cheap and people love to drink. I just wish there was more of everyone else in the episode, because Michael bums me out sometimes. He makes me itch because I feel too much for others. And poor Jim, he was so depressed that he had to confide in Michael. I just can't wait until Michael goes back and tells Pam!

Finally, Grey's Anatomy was just a filler episode in my opinion. Getting us ready for hopefully great things ahead. George is cute when he flirts. It is great to see the old George, even if it is for the Amazon woman. I really felt for Izzy, I too like to bake especially when I am bored or upset. Although she took muffin making to a whole new extreme. I hope we get our old Izzy back soon because all this focus on stupid Merideth is driving me nuts. I am sorry Merideth, you are just not hot enough or cool enough to have those two guys willing to fight over you. Oh how she is milking that. I hope it blows up in her face and they both drop her. And finally Burke and Christina, my favorites. Did anyone else think Burke's mom didn't look, dare I say it, black enough? Although she was right that Christina is selfish, you would think she would be a slightly kinder person. She has this great son, kids like that come from Mom's that are a bit nicer, imo. It was cute to see Christina trying to be better. I love it.

Until next week....

Xanax anyone?

I don't have any Xanax, so I am going to use this blog as my own form of therapy. I am suffering from anxiety lately. I haven't been blogging much lately due to my feeling stressed and anxious and therefore not enough time and not inspired. Why am I so stressed? Well, work is kind of stressful lately, but that can't be it. I like to think that I don't care enough about stupid work to make me stressed at home. It's a job, I don't look at it as a career. Home life isn't any more stressful than usual. In fact, you think it would be less since I am no longer a single parent. The saddest part is I am finding it hard to enjoy my usual outlet of stress and anxiety - TV. I confess, last week I missed the majority of Earl because I couldn't sit down and enjoy it, I felt like I had to be cleaning my house. I only listened to half of it while doing my dishes. That is very sad. So, people if you notice that my TV recaps are a bit hindered, it is because I am watching TV with tinted glasses. I would like to take them off, but don't know how. I hope tonights episodes will bring me out of the closet and I can blog tomorrow with a recap to knock your socks off.

The End.

Too Popular

In high school, you may have thought there was no such thing. I mean, didn't everyone want to be popular (even if it was secretly, you know you wanted to be known and worshipped by all). Well, the problem with popularity is it inevitably goes to your head and you get ruined. That is how I feel about Grey's Anatomy. When the show began, I was so excited for a new fun show and obsession. And it is fun to like a show that others like, because then you can talk about it with them and obsess about the characters as if they are real people. Then the show whirlwinds into this freaky worldwide phenomenom where you can't watch Access Holleywood without someone talking about freaking Dr. McDreamy! Hey that was MY Dr. McDreamy - I don't want to share him with Nancy O'Dell. I think the biggest kicker is the stupid music video. Who makes a music video for a TV show? Give me a break people!

Anyway, I watched the season premier and I will probably remain a loyal follower but I can't say I am not disappointed. What was the deal with the flashbacks? I know LOST is a hit (the stakes are high now that my other favorite show doesn't let me down) and all and the flashbacks work pretty well for them, doesn't mean GA can rip that off. I am hoping that was just a season premier thing.

Now that I have that off my chest we can move onto my recap of the night I waited so long for.

My Name is Earl - Way to go Earl, Joy, and Randy for making me laugh harder than I have for a while. I loved Earl's English accent and when Joy was ready to pee in a circle around that guy so no animals would attack him. I loved it when Randy was being sArcastic...and there is just so much more. Thank you Earl, thank you.

The Office - Where do I begin. I am so dang glad that Pam broke up with her stupid fiance, and although it is sad that Jim is far away - well it had to be done. I mean did we really expect it to just work out automatically. No, we need that tension. Michael was at his peak of awkwardness. I had to hold my breath and cover my face during the whole kissing Oscar seen. And Dwight with the Gadar was fantastic.

Grey's Anatomy - Well, other than the obvious disappointment. I was sad there wasn't more Christina and Burke. That is the storyline to follow - not stupid Meredith. We hate her! I was glad Izzy finally got up from the bathroom floor. That is just gross to lay on the bathroom floor. I mean she has a male roommate, who knows where his pee has landed. And I still can't wrap my head around Callie and the fact that she looks like she will eat George rather than kiss him.

6 Degrees - I take it back that I was excited for this show. It failed to capture my attention and I was forced to go back and forth to Shark. I am not sure which show will win yet, but I don't have that high of hopes for 6 Degrees. JJ Abrams, you are letting me down.

Halloween

Halloween is coming and I am getting excited as I finally have a little person to dress up. I love Halloween and I think dressing up is so much fun. The problem is I am not creative in the least. I always wish I was, but alas, let’s just say I was a witch 7 years in a row as a child. I never could think of new things and was always secretly jealous when I would see others costumes that were so fun and inventive. And now that I am poor as dirt, I really need some ingenuity to come up with something brilliant, cute and cheap. My vision is of something cute that can go together, you know coordinate my costume with hers. But I am blank. So, I am reaching out to cyberspace for some great ideas. Don't let me down folks. Oh and I just thought these baby Halloween costumes were so dang cute!

The planner in me...

I sometimes drive my husband crazy, but when I get excited about something, I start making plans. I like to plan ahead of time as many details as possible or at least talk about the details until he wants to shoot me. He, on the other hand, could care less and simply responds, I don't care. You can only imagine how I must have been as a pregnant woman. I made my hubbie go on walks with me and would talk about nothing but names, what we needed for the baby room, where to register, what to pack to the hospital, etc. etc.

Anywho, as you all know, this biggest thing that I have to look forward to right now, is Fall Primetime TV coming back!!! There has been some discussion amongst friends (mainly Liz and Tara) as to when shows are going to be on and whatnot. I have created the following tenative schedule to answer some of their (& yours, if you like) queries about when shows will be coming on and to prevent missing any much awaited season premiers. Note: This is all Pacific Standard Time. Check your local listings as times may change.

Sunday
8:00 - Free hour. You can choose your favorite amongst, Simpsons on Fox, EMHE on ABC, Amazing Race on CBS, or to keep the husbands happy - football on NBC. Click on links to view fall previews
9:00 - Desparate Housewives on ABC
10:00 - Brothers and Sisters on ABC

Monday
8:00-9:00 - Two hours dedicated to pretty good sitcoms on CBS. You got your new one, The Class. Then How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, and New Adventures of Old Christine.
10:00 - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip on NBC

Tuesday
8:00 - This is going to be my night out, since I don't have the WB I will have to mooch on others to get my Gilmore Girls fix. Premiers on September 19.

Wednesday
8:00 - 30 Rock on NBC
8:30 - Break since there is nothing else good on.
9:00 - Lost on ABC
10:00 - Toss up between the Nine on ABC or Kidnapped on NBC or early bedtime because they both suck.

Thursday
The big night we have all been waiting for starts September 21st!
8:00 - My Name is Earl on NBC
8:30 - The Office on NBC
9:00 - Grey's Anatomy on ABC (don't worry girls Scrubs isn't on yet, this is up against Deal or No Deal, phew!)
10:00 - 6 Degrees on ABC

So, that is it folks. I hope I have a little more of a life on Friday night, if not I can always lean on Josh Duhmel in Las Vegas on NBC (sigh, he's such a heart throb!). Please keep in mind, I do not have cable and have been forced to get into a lot of lame network television crap. Not to complain, I mean those bunny ears have brought much joy, but they have significantly altered my expectations in what is considered good television. Hope this helps!

Tribute songs to me

You know the classic songs that have a girls name in it, like Sarah, 867-5309 (Jenny, Jenny who can I turn to), Sheri, Sheri Baby or Joanna, I love you. You are supposed to start singing as you read those. When I was younger I really wanted my own song. I think the last one really got to me because I have a sister named Joanna and I always wanted that to be my name (then people could call me Jo).

So, I started searching for songs that had my name in it. Wasn't always easy and many aren't really the message that I was hoping my tribute song would be, but here they are:

Allison Road by Gin Blossoms. This came out in Junior High and I was just so excited that this song had my name in it. I bought the CD. The rest of the CD pretty much sucked, but I was just excited to sing my name all over town. Plus it was on the radio so it made me even more famous.

You can call me Al by Paul Simon. This was my theme song in 9th grade. I thought it was great, even though Al was the guy - I didn't care 'cuz if you'll be my body guard I can be your long lost pal. I can call you Betty and Betty when you call me you can call me Al, you can call me Al. Can't get better lyrics than that.

Alison's Starting to Happen by Lemonheads. My friend knew my obsession with trying to find a good song with my name in it and so she put this on a classic mix tape that she made me. (Thanks Kendee). I loved the song. Sadly the mixed tape got lost.

Alison by Elvis Costello. In college, as I sat there complaining one day that there are no good songs tributed to me, my good friend introduced me to Elvis Costello. While I am not an Elvis Costello fan by any means (not that I hate him, just apathetic), I was thrilled that he wrote a song for me and even spelled my name right.

So, as you can see there are some songs tributed to me. I am such a lucky girl! Please add to my list if you know anymore. Or make me jealous by telling me the way cooler songs that are tributed to you.

Happy Half Birthday!

Can you believe my beautiful Baby Girl is 6 months today? I can't! Time certainly flies when you have to take care of a baby. She is getting so grown up, sitting up and trying to crawl and riding the dog. OK, so the last one was a little bit assisted. But I tell you it just keeps getting more and more fun. And more and more loud.

Patient complaint...

I’m no medical expert, but don’t you have to be cut to get a scar? I was handed this patient complaint at my work yesterday (one that got handed over by several people because they didn’t want to deal with it – my work is really good at passing the buck) where this guy is claiming that the pressure from the dental tools on his mouth while extracting a tooth left a two inch scar on the corner of his mouth. I feel for the poor guy. He wrote his complaint on a yellow legal pad, his handwriting resembling chicken scratch (I don’t think he ever learned how to write using capitals), you could tell he was very uneducated, and he even included a nice picture circling the area in question (which looks more like a cold sore). He told us that he had contacted an attorney and even admitted that they wouldn’t represent him until after he talked to us to try to settle it. They knew he didn’t have a case, just as we know. The other funny part is the guy has been into our office 5 times since the alleged scarring took place and never mentioned it to any of our doctors or assistants or anyone. He says he isn’t “sue happy” but I beg to differ. Why else did you decide to file a complaint 6 months later despite repeated visits and opportunities to confront the office on the matter.

Just a sample of some of the things I get to deal with at my work. I just don’t get these people sometimes, just don’t get it.

The Love Sac

WOOHOO! I have a husband back. A week ago, I never thought I would say this, but the summer went by so fast and now that he is here it barely feels like he is gone. Not that I don't remember all the lonely nights, but I was surprised at how fast we would be back in the swing of things. And surprised at how fast he would drive me crazy again (we do own a trash can, honey).

Well, along with my hubbie came a couple new additions to our home. One being the lovely yellow car that I am sure you have all heard about. And another "fun" surprise is our very own Love Sac.
(Sorry, the girls weren't included)

I have never really wanted a Love Sac, unless of course, I had a big house and could could hide it in a huge basement basement. I don't think they are very attractive and we simply don't have room. It is in our front room as an eyesore and making me feel messy. They are slouchy and frumpy and I feel like I can't get that room clean. But then you sit in it. (Sigh....) It wraps its frumpy arms (well actually it has no arms, its a sac) around you and contours to your exact size. It gives support where I need it on my lower back and makes me never want to get up. Where was this sac when I was pregnant and wanted so desparately to lay on my stomach. I think I would have slept everynight on the thing. It is so comfortable and we even have an ottoman sac to make it even more comfortable. It is also so cute to put our little munchkin in. It may provide for some good pictures, I'll let you know. Now I understand why it is named the "Love" Sac.

I still think it is ugly and often want to throw it out the window (I know, it has only been 2 days but I can be a freak like that). But I may be able to last a little longer as long as I can watch my shows in it.

Counting Down

Just 3 more sleeps (as the mom that watches my kid says) until our little family will be reunited. I am so excited that I can hardly stand it. But I am also just a little but nervous. Sadly enough I have kind of gotton used to living on my own. It has its perks. Like having the bed to yourself (as Gargantus kindly noted). Or not having to watch sports. Or not having to close the cupboards behind him or pick up his trash. Eating cereal for dinner. Watching endless episodes of Gilmore Girls and Felicity. It may be hard learning to live with a man again, but I want to focus on the things I am so excited for.

1. The Reunion. I won't go into gory details, but my other points don't have much to do with this so I just want to make it evident that I am excited to BE with my husband again.

2. Girls nights out. I can go to girls nights out, by myself! Not that I don't love my little girl, and not that she is hard to take places. It will just be nice to leave her at home with Daddy.

3. Having my best friend back. It has been extremely lonely and there just isn't a substitute.

4. The Dog. Rusty needs his daddy and he needs to leave me alone. Love him and all, but I have come very close to giving him Shaken Dog Syndrome.

5. Running errands. I can run into a store without lugging the carseat and whatnot. May seem small, but it begins to be huge when you have put off certain errands for months.

6. Taking care of the house and lawn. I have really fallen behind on all this housework. I told the hubs that our house is just too crappy to live in by myself. I can't deal with all the quirky stupid things about it without him.

7. Diaper changes and all else involved in taking care of a child. There is a reason why it takes two to make these children. Taking turns on poopy diapers is the best.

8. Admiring our child. I think she is the cutest thing on the planet and no matter how cute your friends think she is, it just isn't the same. I can't wait to have someone with me to oagle at every little smile or laugh she gives.

9. Laundry. Yes girls, my husband is better at doing laundry than I am. He is the only one who remembers to switch the load. He might be proud of me though becuase I have improved by default.

10. Not being the 3rd wheel anymore. I can actually hang out with my friends without feeling like I am interupting their time with their hubbie. Now I can stick my husband with theirs and all is well.

The list can go on and on, but I thought I would round it off at ten. Happy Day! Sunday is almost here!

The New Fall Line-Up

Is anyone else excited for the new Fall Line Up? TV is coming back from summer break and no one is more ready than I am. After having to suffer through Hells Kitchen, Supernova, America’s Got Talent, Treasure Hunters, reruns of House and more crap, I am so excited for my good old shows to come back and new shows to edge their way into my addiction. The networks are fighting to be number one again and making some shuffles to their Fall Primetime schedule (some good, some horrible). Here are some of the new shows that I am looking forward to see if they could potentially become a new favorite.

Six Degrees on ABC – JJ Abrams has created 3 – Felicity, Alias, and LOST - of my favorite shows, so why should I doubt him now (even though Felicity and Alias got pretty crappy toward the end). I have always loved the theory of 6 degrees of separation, but I thought it only applied to Kevin Bacon.

Studio 60 on NBC – I grew up on SNL, it is one of my all time favorites. I loved Friends and have missed Matthew Perry. This show is based on the making of a show like SNL and Matthew Perry is a writer. I think this show looks really good and different.

Brothers & Sisters on ABC – Where oh where had Calista Flockhart gone? I thought she was gone forever, but she is back on this new drama and I am a little intrigued.

The Class on CBS – I think it is kind of random that kids who were friends in the 3rd grade are having a reunion. I mean I don’t even remember the names of my friends in the 3rd grade. But it could be entertaining.

30 Rock on NBC – Don’t know much about this show but it has Tina Fey and a bunch of other SNL stars so it must be pretty good.

And there are a ton more! So, get ready for a lot of TV inspired blogging come fall.

The craving is gone.

I used to work at one of my favorite restaurants, Romano's Macaroni Grill. I knew it was a good restaurant because I worked there for 3 years and still liked to eat there. When I finally left it was kind of bitter-sweet. I was so sick and tired of working in the food service industry (had been doing it for 6 years) and fed up with crappy Utah tippers, and the chincy $2.13/hour, and dumb managers, and working every weekend, yada yada yada. But I was really sad to leave because I had a lot of really good friends there. Most of them were married men so it wasn't really appropriate for me to call and keep in touch, and although we often hung out as couples, I knew that once I quit I was out of the loop becuase all the boys were closer friends than I was. I also was going to miss eating Macaroni Grill every day (even if it did mean I would lose a little weight, I still miss that chocolate cake)

Then I moved to Eugene and there isn't a Macaroni Grill anywhere. Not even in Portland. I started to really crave the place. I hadn't been there in years, so this past weekend I got to pick where we would go out to eat with my family and I picked the mac grill. I was kind of excited and kind of hoped I would see someone I knew (actually one of my old friends I had heard became the GM, so I was hoping I would get hooked up). Well, right when I walked in I saw one old co-worker (not a buddy, but a friend nonetheless). And he looked at me in surprise and said, "I am so embarrassed that you are seeing me here!" Darn right it is embarrassing! 3 years later and you are still working at the Macaroni Grill? After we sat down this friend proceded to spill his guts. Telling the table that he's shooting blanks, wants to go to Duke even though he hasn't taken the LSAT yet, and then some story about the servers will get fired if they make a dish (my favorite dish) that isn't on the menu anymore. That was a little too much for me. Then I found on the menu that half of my favorite dishes were taken off. Then another old co-worker came to the table. He happens to be the first gay person I have been friends with. It was kind of fun to see him, but I had to shush the fam when they started talking about Lance Bass's coming out of the closet. The bread wasn't good and hot from the oven. My dish was only so so. I didn't have room for my dessert. Oh, and the friend manager wasn't even there. All in all is was ok, but not the wonderful dining experience my heart was desiring. My craving was gone but it hadn't been satifying.

Breastfeeding

So, I learned this weekend that my cousin breast fed her son until he was 2 years old! I know this happens in South America (like until they are five and whatnot) and it is pretty common here in Eugene among the Hippies – but I never really knew anyone that went that long feeding their kid. And when she told me that, another cousin said, “Good for you” (mind you she has a 15-month-old that she still breast feeds). I was amazed. So, I asked her how often she would feed him. She said, “Whenever he wanted to,” which meant that he knew to ask for it!!! Yikes! I draw the line there. I don’t want my kid to lift up my shirt or say “Mommy I’m hungry!”

My stepdad is a superhero

My parents (Mom and Stepdad) have come to visit me this weekend. It is fun to have them here and not be myself. Seeing as I have had no husband all summer, you can imagine all the fun projects that I have needed to get done around the house. Well, Steve (my stepdad) has really stepped up to the plate and was the "man of the house". After his first trip to the bathroom he realized the toilet seat needed to be tightened (something I just dealt with for the last year and a half). Then he put up the closet rod in the babies room, mowed the lawn, edged the grass, fixed the hydranga bush, weeded, set up the new (actually old and Free) desk and all the computer stuff. All while I was at work. He helped my mom hang up pictures, and Barbequed some steak for us last night.

That alone would make him a superhero in my eyes, but there is something even more that makes this man the knight in shining armor that he is. He puts up with my mom. Now don't get me wrong, I love my mom and she has a lot of wonderful qualities...but she also drives me absolutely crazy. I forget how much she drives me crazy until I spend a few consecutive hours with her. My stepdad puts up with her constantly picking at his food (even when she could easily get her own, she thinks his tastes better). She asks silly questions over and over and over and he just patiently answers them. For example, we went on a walk yesterday. I told her that there is a pretty walk by the river that I wanted to take her. Well, we started by some houses and had to walk to the "river walk". Before we even started my mom said, "Where is the river, I thought we were going to walk by the river?" I explained to her that we would get there eventually and she seriously asked me like 7 more times in the next ten feet where the river was. I was about to strangle her and Steve just walked on patiently. He lets her boss him around and does her deeds with kindness. I just admire his extreme patience, because I certainly don't have it for the woman. He always sticks up for her even when she may not be very right. Even more, the man will go to antique store after antique store with her no matter where they are. They have driven across the country with my mom wanting to stop at every single antique store or garage sale along the way (I know you think I am exaggerating, but I am being quite literal, my mothers house has more knick knacks than your average antique store) and he will go with her. He will go with her and sit there patiently looking at glass figurines and old dolls. And for all this and more, he is a hero.

Watch out MacGyver...

I am giving you a run for your money. The other day I went for a walk with my walking friend and friend. I drove over to their place with my dog and baby. It is often a production to get out the door with an extremely excited dog, a baby that doesn't want to be in her carseat, a monster-sized diaper bag, a poop bag for the dog, the keys and of course, the dogs leash. Well, this particular day I forgot the last item on the list which happens to be a very crucial part of taking your dog for a walk. At least it is a crucial part for my dog (he is not one of those dream dogs that just walks nonchalantly next to his owner not paying attention to any passer-by)

So, I get to the house and realize my mistake. But I don't want to turn around and go home. I ask my friend if she has any rope that I could use as a leash. She looks around her apartment, and seeing as she lives in an apartment and has no need of rope, she comes up without any. Then she pulls out these two bungee cords to see if they would work. Yeah, that was a good try but I don't think a bungee cord is going to hold my 70 lb. dog. Then we ask the other walking friend if she has any. I think that she might since she is a camping guru, but alas nothing.

So, I say. Well, I guess we could leave Rusty (with a distraught look on my face. I know how excited the poor creature was after just sitting in the backyard all day). The true friends that I have said, "No, we can't leave Rusty." So, I look in the trunk of my car for anything that could be used as a leash. And then I spot the first aid kit. I open it up and there lies an ace bandage wrap. The light bulb above my head turns on and I tie the bandage to my dogs collar and we are on our way.

I'm back and I'm badder than ever!

Well, I had almost given up on blogging (rather reluctantly since I enjoy the entertainment you all provide during my work hours) but then it seems that people are picking it up again. WooHoo!

Now the question is - Whatever should I blog about. I have so many things to rant about in the most uninteresting way. Where do I begin?

I could sob about the two car accidents that occurred on our little family within two weeks of eachother. First Brian hits a deer in the new car that I haven't even seen yet while we were talking on the phone. Then I back into this chinese girl's brand new car while in the mall parking lot. But I won't go into that. I am sick of that bad news.

I could rant about family reunions and how I have to go to two in two weekends and pretend I even remember 1/4 of these relatives names (let alone recognize them period)

I could talk about fleas and how they freak me out ever since I saw one on my dog and fumigated the house. It freaked me out so bad that I still think one is on me when I feel a hair brush across my face.

I could talk about the exciting developments of my cutest baby girl. I know you all want to hear about the fact that she can roll over and loves rice cereal that was first introduced this week. I could post a hundred pictures and never get sick of looking at them.

I could talk about how everything on TV sucks right now and I am anxious for my shows to come back. I have been watching So You Think You Can Dance (my sis-in-law is so into it that I had to watch). But I HATE HATE HATE the stupid host. She sucks so bad that I want to scream about it.

I could cry about how I am sick and tired of living without my husband and that I am a big baby and hate to be by myself.

But, I am kind of getting tired so maybe I will wait for inspiration to come tomorrow.

Where you lead....

I will follow, anywhere, that you tell me to. If you need, you need me to be with you, I will follow where you lead (Song by Carol King, Theme of Gilmore Girls)


Well, goodbye for now, Gilmore Girls. This week I have finally come up to speed with my beloved Gilmore Girls. I watched all 5 seasons over the past several months, and now that I have only to wait for season 6 to come out on DVD, I am sad. The Gilmore Girls have become my closest friends and I am mourning the fact that I don't have them to watch each week as I longingly waited for the next disc to arrive from Netflix. I will miss Lorilei's wit and Rory's charm. I will miss Luke's complaining, Suki's laugh, Lane's passion to rock. I will miss Taylor's annoying delegating, Kirk's naked alien torso, Emily's bossiness, and Paris's freak outs. I miss Star's Hollow and everything that goes with it. Goodbye for now, Gilmore Girls - and thank you for being my companion this last lonely month.

Forwarded Emails

I was inspired to write this blog from my friend, as she had blogged about a crappy forward that she received. While I do not get nasty and evil Chinese men eating Human Fetus emails, I do get a lot of crappy forwards and it makes me crazy. Now don't get me wrong, forwards are not all bad. Some are actually pretty funny and I actually am glad someone sent it to me. Occasionally I pass something along if I find it funny or think it could brighten someone elses day.

The problem is, I get probably 15+ forwards a week from one person and it drives me insane. I can't say anything about it, because they all come from my Dad. They are almost always SUPER Conservative, Liberal hating, Political emails. If you don't know me by now, you don't know that I HATE POLITICS. Well, that may be going to far, but I really try to stay out of it as much as possible. And it is not that I am liberal (or really conservative for that matter, I just stay neutral and happy), but it bothers me how one sided and close minded some of the crap he sends me. And the worst part about it is how manipulative the emails try to be. At the bottom it always says something to the effect of "If you believe in God, forward this on to 10 others" AUGH!! Like my faith has anything to do with how many people I want to pass this garbage on to.

So, I have made a list of some of the types of forwarded emails that drive me nuts (and should be added to TITS list immediately)

1. Manipulative forwards. The ones that try to guilt you into passing along to others.
2. Wish forwards. They say "if you forward this to 7 people your dream will come true in 7 days."
3. Political forwards. I don't care if it is the stupid parable of the mouse and the grasshopper (or whatever) or the Bush's resume that totally rips on Bush that I got from my co-worker just yesterday. I don't care people!
4. Chain forwards. They don't work.
5. Petition Forwards. I often wonder if anything ever happens with those or if it goes in constant circulation. I don't get how that can work.
6. Nasty Forwards. Like the one that Missy described. I don't need to see horrific pictures of people doing disgusting things. Thank you very little.

You can add to my list if there are others that I forgot to include. In the meantime, I will continue to immediatley delete my dad's forwards and hope he doesn't ask me what I thought about it later.

Crying in the middle of the night

No, not me and not my baby - but some putrid animal outside my window has awoken me in the wee hours of the morning for the past two nights. Well, I actually only wake up after my dog runs to the glass door and either barks or sniffs my face. This is not a pleasant thing to happen at 4:14 in the morning. Is it the nutria or the neighbors fat cat (when I say fat, I mean Garfield looks like a runt next to this monster)? Then my dog thinks he is protecting me from the horrible beast by camping out next to the window on one of my decorative pillows rather than his own mangy bed. So, I wake up even more to try to shoo him off.

I hate whatever the nasty animal is and I want it to die. Good night!

Revenge of a Nerd

I just found out what a nerd I actually am. I had always suspected it, but then I thought, “Nah, I have a pretty cool husband and I was prom queen in high school, I can’t be that nerdy” – well, my friends, it’s true. I am officially a geek.

I came to this realization yesterday at work. My co-worker (we will came him Timmy) unknowingly helped me to this realization. See, he is a nerd. He is the IT guy (need I say more) and he was in band in high school (not that there's anything wrong with that). I don’t know how to explain it, but he thinks his own jokes are so funny and that everyone around him is a moron. You can just tell he wasn’t the most popular kid on the block. Well, he was muttering to himself about something or other (but not really muttering, because he says things loud enough for you to comment on them) and he quips a short line from the song, “I like Traffic Lights.” I instinctively answer the line of the song by saying, “but only when their green”. Timmy is a bit taken back and asks me what I just said. I told him that I was finishing a line from the song. He was shocked that I knew this song and proceded to tell me he has never met anyone who knew that song (and he often quotes it so he would know). Yes, I am afraid I did know it and I sang it for him to prove it. “I like traffic lights, I like traffic lights, I like traffic lights, although my names not Bamber” etc…. That is when I realized, I know this nerdy song because I am a geek! My best friend and I used to listen to the crappy Monty Python CD in Jr. High!

Then I began to think. I am a geek, and I don’t even care. I think all of us are nerdy in our own way and what seems nerdy to us may be totally popular to others and vice versa. Or at least that is what I keep telling myself.

Where are my blogging friends?

Where oh where have my blogging friends gone, oh where oh where can they be? I miss the day when people updated their blogs every other day. Heck I would settle for once a week. Come one people? You are my at work entertainment, step it up!

I know, I know. I am having trouble coming up with something great to blog about (heck, I don't think I have ever come up with something great to blog about and since tv is out for the summer I will definately be at a loss)so I am sure you are too. But who cares. Tell a funny anecdote and brighten someones day. Or complain about something and brighten someones day. Or rant and rave about whatever you want and it will brighten someones day.

So, I hope to see more activity in the blogging world and I will try to do my part as well. But I make no promises if I continue to only get three comments on my posts.

If I was lost before...

then I am in serious trouble now. LOST has totally lost me! Please, if you understood what was going on in the season finale of LOST, please fill me in! There were so many questions unanswered and so many new theories and conspiracies brought up!

What was the deal with Desmond and Penny (I admit I missed some parts because I was playing mom at the same time, darn crying baby!) Why did her dad pay Desmond off to leave her alone? What was the deal with the guys in the artic (watching for who-knows-what) and why was Penny involved? Did Desmond die? What did turning that key do? Will Michael and Walt really be saved? And if it is that easy, why are the Others still around? Why do the Others say they are good when they do nothing but kill, lie, kidnap, and terrorise? What are they going to do with our friends? Who are they? What is the deal with the Dharma Initiative? Was it some freaky experiment that went all wrong and that's why the others are all crazy? What is Hurley going to do? He can't just let them take Jack, Kate and Sawyer? I AM GOING INSANE!!!

Please use this blog as an outlet for all your theories on the show, I'd really like to know.

Another Season Finale

So, I watched the end of the 24 season finale and it made me wonder, how many power packed days can a person have? For those who live in a cave and do not know what 24 is all about, I will give a crude summary. It takes place in real time so each hour long episode is one hour in real life (well, real life of this crazy tv show). Each season is one day, 24 shows. I don't know about you, but if my life were taped each hour at a time to make a show, it would be one boring show. There would be 8 episodes in a row of just me sleeping and at least 3 or 4 of watching TV. Obviously, no one would want to make a show of that. But still, they find the most exciting day in the world, saving the world from terrorists, exploiting the President for all his corruption, yada yada yada... don't you think these people have to eat and sleep at some point? What about going to the bathroom? They don't even show them ever taking a drink of water, a person has to have water to live! And I thought maybe in between seasons they would let poor Jack Bauer have a break, maybe he could sleep, eat, go to the bathroom, but NO - the season ended with him being taken by some Chinese terrorists! He is in for another suspense packed day and I tell you the man won't be able to fight all the bad guys very well if he doesn't get some rest!!!

Goodbye for now, GA

Well, the season has ended with many plot twists and many disappointments. Let me count how many disappointments:

1. Izzy QUIT?!?!? She can't go, I won't let her! She is one of my favorites even if she did think it was a good idea to marry a guy she hardly knows (and what she did know was only a sick version of a man). Don't get me wrong, it was kind of sweet how he professed his love for her and they seemed to be a match made in heaven, but a her drama about the situation was a little too Romeo and Juliet. He dies and her career died. Very sad and stupid.

2. Burke. I can't say too much without getting choked up. I like Burke and I am so sad that he can no longer practice what he is so gifted at, surgery. Christina better be a good support to him. I thought it was funny how she did her best supportive girlfriend and he ruined it. But I was bugged that she totally froze in the operating room and wouldn't help him. We will have to see what happens with that next year.

3. You are all right. Callie is sucks. I hate how she is twice the size of George. She is nasty and I don't know what George can see in her. I am glad that he doesn't love her (yet) and I hope he comes to his senses soon. She took advantage of George when he was vulnerable just like George took advantage of Meredith when she was. It is a vicious cyle.

4. Biggest disappointment of the night... Meredith and Derrick. Those idiots deserve eachother, but they certainly do not deserve Addison and McVet. I can't believe they did IT! I am so mad about that! I am so sick of this drama between them. And nice how the dog was like a symbol of their love and his dying was so dramatic. I hated that. So, they want us to be all anxious about who she chooses, but frankly I don't care. She will go with Derrick and they will have more drama or she will go with McVet and he will find out she did it with Derrick and dump her and thus more drama. Yuck!

Well, I guess I am stuck with boring tv and lots of Netflix for the rest of the summer. And don't get me wrong I am still anxious to watch Grey's next season, I just hope it has some goo resolution to all the season finale fiasco. Otherwise I might go insane!

Sunday night trauma

NOOOOOOOOO!! (That is me screaming at the end of last nights Grey's Anatomy) Burke can't die! And Izzy can't ruin her medical career. Two people that I really like on the show can't be kicked off. I am so mad at Izzy. Why would she do something so stupid? And how selfish of her to risk someone elses life for her own selfish reasons. And Burke can't die. He just can't (and by the way, I am bugged that he was still sooo mad at Christina, so she fell asleep - there are worse things she could have done). Also, I don't blame Addison for having a meltdown. How lame of Derrick to be so pissed about Meredith having a new boyfriend. He's married for goodness sake, get over it you have a beautiful wife. And finally, I am so glad that George is over his resentful pity me stage. I think it is cute that Callie loves him so much that she would be nice to Meredith for him.

Anyway, I can't wait for tonight,but I hope it won't leave me disappointed. Please share your thoughts!

New Found Respect For Martha

I have found a new respect for Martha Stewart. I used to think she was kind of annoying and couldn't stand the way she talks. I know she may have done a pretty rotton thing, with the insider trading and whatnot. But lets put that behind us and appreciate the new Martha.

She is classy. The Donald ripped on her and she just shrugged it off and even when people egged her on to say crap about him, she didn't.

She is crafty. I know this is obvious, but some of the great things she comes up with are so simple and fun and cute and that's a good thing.

She makes homemaking fun. She makes it a priority to make your home beautiful and to enjoy it.

She has bounced back really well after being in prison. She is open about her time spent there and doesn't try to pretend it didn't happen.

She listens to Eminem. I thought this was so funny! But I guess when the show goes to commercial they have Eminem playing and she sings along. (this was revealed on her show yesterday when Jamie Presley laughed about it when the show came back from the commercial)

She teaches good skills. She is a funny teacher too because she is such a perfectionist, but she makes it all seem so interesting and fun.

The list goes on and on. I may never be able to make my own decorative lamp shades, or make that cute hummingbird cake, or make my own topiary - but I will try and Martha is there to show me how. I am glad that I have a standing lunch date with Martha.

I am so lost about LOST

LOST has me totally lost, how about you? I mean Michael shooting everyone? I can't tell if he turned bad and shot Anna Lucia (which I was very thankful about) and Libby because he is now on the Others side? or if he did it to get everyone so rallied against the others, to wage a war if you will. Or did the Others make a deal with him that if he got the locked up guy out that they would release Walt? Also, the last episode was a bit much with Echo's crazy dreams. And the other hatch that they found with the video, a little creepy don't you think? What the freak is the Dharma Initiative and who the freak funded these wackos to come to an island and play with people's minds? I am starting to think the whole plane crash was on purpose as part of Dharma. Just to watch people's survival instincts.

Anyway, I am glad Anna Lucia is finally gone, sad that Libby died (poor Hurley, finally found a girlfriend). I know this show is supposed to be suspenseful, but I miss the first season that had a good dose of love story mixed in with the freaky mystery stuff. I want Jack and Kate to hook up!

P.S. I am so PISSED that Chris got kicked off American Idol. He was for sure the best and now I really can't watch the show anymore (this season).

What does it mean?!?!?

I know that Freud said, sometimes a dream is just a dream. But it doesn't keep me from wondering what crack was I on when I went to sleep. I have had some pretty bizarre dreams the last few nights so I thought I would share some highlights.

Three nights ago: I dreamt about my high school boyfriend, Ryan. It was really weird because I think my husband must have died or something and Ryan's wife was out of the picture too because it wasn't like we were back in high school it was post marriage to other people. Anyway, I don't remember much but I know he was pursuing me and his family was hassling me to marry him (there is a lot of history there, so that part I understand). Well, I guess I agreed to marry him, and he picked me up and we were going somewhere and I just remember looking at him and thinking, man this is hard work trying to fall in love with him. I am sorry I can't remember the details, but for some reason the scene looked like the part of My Best Friends Wedding when he picks up Julia from the airport.

Two nights ago: Another dream about another man, but instead of an ex-boyfriend, it was Burt Reynolds. He was my boyfriend and we were making out. I mean it was a dream so you think I could've gone all the way, but I distinctly remember clothes were on. I have NO IDEA where that came from. It's not like I watched a Friends episode that he was in recently or anything. Joseph, can you interpret this dream?

Last night: Well, at least there wasn't a new guy, but same theme. I was single and at a party trying to find a new boyfriend. Then in walks an old friend of mine that I seriously haven't talked to in over 3 years. And I was all excited to see her and she walked in with one of her old girlfriends. She gave me a hug and stuff, but acted a little stand offish. I don't remember what else, but it was very weird. Why did I think of Gretchen of all people when I haven't seen her in sooo long.

Anyway, I am sorry that these were not the most exciting of dreams, but certainly out of the blue. What could it mean? Am I going crazy or what?

Sunday night was alright

After waiting and waiting, and suffering through crappy recaps, we got new episodes of out favorite Sunday night shows. I was a little disappointed. Not that I wasn't excited for some new material, I just thought Grey's Anatomy and Desparate Houswives could have had a better comeback for putting us through last weeks summary show. (I should note that I think I only watch DH now as a prelude to my fav GA, DH is not really one of my favs anymore).

Anyway, here are some observations to get the coversations started.

Desparate Housewives - I kind of like the sex addict, but hate how Bree is trying to save him. She can't even control her own addiction and she doesn't know how to handle crazy sex stuff. Nice party by the way, I am so sure. Anyone notice Danielle's hair color change? Not my favorite. And nice sneaky plan to put the crazy boy in a psych ward, now the mom has no choice but to kill her son, great. I thought Lynette was funny with her dirty IM talk, I think I might steal some of her moves... but lame that the boss has to fire Tom over it. Anyone have anything to add over the Edie and Susan story, I kind of tuned out when it came to them. And sad that the Solices lost their baby, that made me way too mad. Mad that the whore and drug addict got the baby, and mad at the bad acting that Eva portrayed. Anxious to see what will happen with that.

Grey's Anatomy - George, you have a new girlfriend that worships you even though you are smaller than her, get over the stupid Meredith crap. I am glad he finally moved back, but I hated his attitude to Izzy about it. I am kind of torn about the whole Alex tattling on Dr. She Shepherd. I know that she was facilitating a lie between a husband and wife and Alex thought that was wrong, but he was so smug and rude about it. It was like he was doing the right thing in the most evil way. I am very anticonfrontational so I kind of thought Addison was brilliant in how she used the "complication". Finally, how retarded can Meredith be? Why does the vet like her, his only impression of her is this freaky girl that knits and repeats whatever you say. She was a blabbering idiot and he seems cute and normal. In real life there is no way he would be interested in her by the way she acted. But at least she may finally move on! All I can say is next week better be better!

Why God made Moms

I thought this was funny. The answers were given by 2nd grade children. Kids say the darndest things.

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He Just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you Your mother & not some other mom?
1. We're related
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home & dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your Mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my Mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

TITS update

So, our beloved TITS and ASS Prez is out of commission for the time being and I thought I would give a small update on her behalf. A TITS subject that I would like to discuss is extremely vulgar, so if you can’t stomach it – stop reading now. This subject is POO. Whether you call it Poo, poop, turd, shit, crap, caca, cucky, nuggets, hershey squirts, or whatever other name you made up in elementary school – it should be on the TITS list.

Poo sucks. It sucks when you can’t, it sucks when you have to, it sucks when you have to way too much. It sucks when the baby blows out of her diaper and gets it all over her clothes and subsequently all over yours. It sucks when you go and the toilet water splashes back up at you. It sucks when you gotta go in a public restroom, it sucks more when you smell others in a public restroom. It sucks when your sick, it sucks when your well. It sucks when your camping or at your boyfriends house. It sucks when you have to pick up your dogs and he goes in front of the neighbor’s house and its runny. It takes up your time and energy and yet drains it if you don’t. Everybody does it, everybody has to. I don’t care how necessary this bodily function is, it sucks and that is how I feel about it.

What I have learned from Daytime Television

I know many have missed my TV updates and I am sorry that I left you in the lurch. During my absence I have gained a new found addiction in Daytime Television. Keep in mind that I do not have the luxury of such amenities as satellite, teevo (is that even how you spell it?), HDTV, or even basic cable. No, I am stuck at home all day watching the four channels that my bunny ears enable me to watch. Regardless of the limitations, I have learned a great deal and would like to share my knowledge with you now.

• Eva Longoria is really a Tomboy. She relates better with her role in the Sentinal (coming out Friday to a theatre near you) than she does with her role as Gabriel on Desperate Housewives. Who would have thought, she seems so girly.
  
• Justin Chambers (aka Alex Karev of Grey’s Anatomy) started out as a model. He is 35, married with 5 children. I just can’t see him as a Dad, I don’t know why but seeing him interviewed on Ellen was surprising to me.
  
• Charlie Sheen has a children’s clothing line and it’s pretty darn cute.
  
• Shorts are in this summer, especially short shorts. Ultra low rise jeans are out (phew). Shirt dresses are back in. Skinny pants are in. And how to color your hair to make your skin look better.
  
• I have learned valuable cooking lessons from Martha Stewart. From how to braise, roast, and poach, to cooking eggs, biscuits and cooking with parchment paper. I have watched many crafts that I want to do but never will. I love Martha.
  
• Pink is out to save all young girls from turning into Brittany Spears clones. She wrote the song Stupid Girls to start people talking and make them realize that they don’t have to be stupid to get boys to like them.
  
• I know how to play Plinko, Bonkers, Lucky 7, Switcheroo, Punch a Bunch and much more on the Price is Right.
  
• Hope told Bo she wants a divorce, but she really doesn’t, but then Bo emailed her back saying he does but it was really Chelsey who wrote the email because she wants her mom, Billie and Bo to get back together. And Sami is with Austin now and is blackmailing Lexie so she can keep Carrie away from Austin. And Carrie is engaged to Lucas. And Sean and Mimi just got married, but Belle is still in love with Sean even though she is married to Phillip. And Mimi found out that Claire is really Sean’s daughter with Belle even though Phillip thinks it’s his daughter and Belle doesn’t know that Mimi knows. Oh, and Dr. Alex North is drugging Marlena so that she will marry him so he can torture her and John Black is trying to save her but Roman won’t let him.

So, don’t worry about me. My mind isn’t rotting away. Look at all the things I’ve learned (and I haven’t even listed half of it). I better run… Martha’s on.

Flower or No Flower?

I know, this is the cutest baby you have ever seen - right? Well, I recently had these pictures done and posted them for my friends to see. One so called "friend" said that the flower in this picture was "way ugly" and that I should "ditch it". I kindly disagreed (as did everyone at Kiddie Kandids). But it got me thinking, before I take her out in public with this accessory, what are your thoughts - Flower or No Flower (read like Deal or No Deal)?

Note: This is not to say that I am holding some crazy grudge against said "friend", I am simply trying to find out who is more right - I may be a little biased in this instance.

In case you were interested here are the rest of the pictures. and I promise every blog will not be about the baby, just every other one

Did you miss me?

I have returned to the world wide web after a long and lonely absence. After spending hours upon hours staring at this eating, sleeping, and pooping machine and becoming way too familiar with Regis & Kelly, Martha Stewart, Days of our Lives & Ellen - I finally got another outlet to waste my precious waking moments on, the internet. I have missed the internet and my blogging friends. So, here is your opportunity to fill me in on the happenings of the outside/blogging world. (I am sorry I don't have the time or energy to catch up on all the posts that I have missed in the past 7 weeks, that's right its been 7 weeks).

I will try to get more exciting posts in later, but I need your help for inspiration. Give me your updates and I will be sure to fill you in on all the tv that you may have missed in the last couple months.

It's great to be back!

Yo Yo Yo

"Check it, check it...Check it out, dog! So, I just wasn't feelin' you tonight. The dog wasn't feelin' it, dude. Blah Blah Blah... you were too pitchy, dude, it didn't do it for me, dog."

You are wondering, what idiot talks like that? American Idol Judge, Randy Jackson, that's who. Add that to lame hand gestures and you get the whole picture. Is he trying to be cool? Is he confused if he is white or black? Black guys don't say dude, white guys shouldn't say yo - Randy he mixes it all in. Is this his "thing"? I mean Paula has the lame open handed clapping, Simon has the ugly v-neck sweaters with no shirt underneath, Randy sounds like an ghetto retard.

American Idol is America's TV addiction. I know the show has ratings that make Donald Trump drool, but can't someone tell Randy to give it up. I might have to change the channel until it's Simon's turn to give a medaphore about how someone's singing was like going to an airport lounge.

GA Top Ten for 2/19/06

10. Meredith’s mom talking about her affair like she was talking to a buddy. It rightfully freaked Meredith out, but I was glad that Meredith got to hear it and get closer to figuring her family out.
9. Meeting Thatch for the first time. A weird confrontation, but much needed nonetheless. It was interesting to hear she hadn’t seen her dad in 20 years. But seeing how the mom is, I don’t really blame him for bailing. I just think it is lame that he abandoned his daughter.
8. The Shepherd’s dilemma. Do they go with who they love or who they are married. It’s a shame that they aren’t married to who they love. Does SheShepherd really love Derrick, or does she just want to win him back? Adding another dynamic to the same struggle, kind of mixes it up but I still want resolution already.
7. McSteamy. I know I kind of threw up a little in my mouth when they were deciding to name him that, but I still love it because it is true. He made Alex look homely. I also loved/hated the soap opera poses where they would pause showing just his profile.
6. McDreamy hitting McSteamy. Although the trailer showed this over and over, it still happened fast and was fantastic. Every once in a while it is great to see two hot men brawl.
5. Burke and Christina dancing in the kitchen. The funny part was that she had headphones on and Burke still was able to dance to the beat like it was blastin’ through the house.
4. The patients. There is always some great story going on with the patients, and this week was no exception. I mean who thought the sweet little bald guy was going to go off with hate tapes for everyone who wronged him in his life. And I was touched by the Lion Boy. It was inspiring that he could joke about his condition and be personable with people. If I looked like that I wouldn’t want to talk to anyone. I also thought it was great how everyone came running to watch the girl who had the frequent “episodes”.
3. Izzy’s Beast. The looks that she and Alex gave each other the whole episode were my favorite.
2. Burke standing up to Christina. He finally called her on all this crap that she does to him and then tells her that he loves her. It was so much like my beloved Pride and Prejudice – when Darcy tells Elizabeth all these things that are wrong about her, but he loves her anyway. What a moment!
1. WAY TO GO GEORGE! After obsessing for soooo long over Meredith he finally gets the balls to confront her about it. She, of coarse, is a total brat and ignores him. But he doesn’t give up. He goes to her room and confesses all! I was so proud of him, but I know that Meredith is going to ruin everything and I will hate her more, but for now – it was beautiful!

Dominating the Conversation

This is one of my life’s struggles. My husband and I both like to talk (he more so than me, of coarse). He is a pretty funny story teller and he kind of likes to shock people so it can be pretty funny. The problem is, sometimes when we hang out with other couples (particularly ones that we don’t know that well) my hubbie tends to dominate the conversation. I will hand it to him that, he often saves the night because sometimes the “others” just don’t talk that much and he spared us from awkward silence. I can’t say that I am totally innocent of this crime, I like to think I have something interesting to say when with a group of people and sometimes try to catch myself when I have totally cut one too many off.

Well, last night we met our match. Actually, these people put us to shame. We had some neighbors over for dinner last night. We really didn’t know much about them but after they basically invited us over for dinner then casually mentioned that their kitchen was being remodeled, we decided to get together at our house. I am not saying these people were not extremely nice (they were) or that they didn’t have some interesting things to say (many, many, many, many intriguing tales to tell). It was just funny how BA and I only got a few words in edgewise, and that is because we are talkers ourselves.

After this experience I would like to apologize to those that we have annoyed by talking too much. In the future, hit me if I think that telling about why I grew my hair out and how it touched my butt in the shower last week is something that you want to hear about. I hope to get better in my social skills as I am still trying to make friends in this world (no, trying to be liked does not end with high school). I appreciate your help in this journey.

What would you do...

if you knew you were going to die today? Would you have sex in the linen closet? Tell the person you live with you love him? Stick your hand in a man to hold a bomb? I don't think I would do any of those things.

So, this weeks GA was intense to say the least. Despite being totally against my morals, I thought it was cute that Alex and Izzy finally had their moment. Could have done without the greasy sex scene, but I did like the two of them talking and being friends again. Can't wait to see where this goes.

I don't know how I feel about Meredith being the hero with her hand in the stupid bomb guy. I was getting so annoyed with her, then they make her all brave and stuff. I don't know. But I did think it was funny when she said she had to pee really bad. I think that would have been one of my biggest concerns as well.

I thought it was great to see Christina show some emotion and that she really did care about Burke. I was starting to again wonder why they were together since she never acted like she cared.

The best part by far was George. I loved that stepped up and told Bailey exactly what she needed to hear. He was so cute and supported that his greasy hair almost didn't bother me. He was the hero in this episode and I love that Bailey named her kid after him.

Well, I love this show despite the ridiculous drama - seriously, did the bomb squad guy have to blow up, and then no body even said anything about it. And why did they make me so stressed about Bailey's husband? And come on already about Meredith and Derrick wanting so bad to just love each other. Seriously. Regardless, I am faithful still and will watch next week when the guy that loves Dr. She Shepherd comes to stir things up!

Random thoughts by Alifinale

Do you every wonder…

Why do post cards cost $0.24 and letters cost $0.39, when there are some cards/letters that are much smaller than post cards?

Why do dogs smell bad when wet, even when they are clean?

Who decided armpit hair for men is ok, but not for women?

Where does cheesecake come from?

Why does Donald Trump insist on keeping his hair the same?

Is it “ketchup” or “catsup”?

How did saying something is “sick” come to mean a good thing?

When will the Rolling Stones finally call it quits?

Why do we get boogers?

Sometimes I just wonder about things.

Code Black

Would you willingly stick your hand inside a man to keep a bomb from going off? Would you sleep with someone you vowed that your legs are closed to, just because of a code black? Would you continue to operate on a co-worker’s loved one despite the impending danger? Would you fantasize of three women in your shower? These are all questions that this weeks Grey’s Anatomy posed.

It was an intense episode, but ended too abruptly. Way to hook us in for next week, but at what cost, the fans are mad that we have to wait a whole week to find out what is going to happen. I will say that I loved that Izzy and Alex got together. I just think they are cute. (My husband liked to point out that if Izzy is going to keep taking off her shirt she should maybe do some more crunchies as her tummy is kind of flabby – this is what I have to live with girls). I thought the shower fantasy was a bit too much. I did think it was hilarious that a comment about how George has great hair was made because he so doesn’t have great hair. I loved that Bailey was back and how much the interns missed the Nazi, but it made me so sad that her husband was seriously injured. It better have a happy ending or this pregnant lady won’t be able to handle it. Finally, I am so sick of Meredith and her sob story about McDreamy. I like Dr. She Shepherd way better now and think the saga has to have an end or I will go crazy. Meredith has bad hair too.

Until next week!!

Ice Cream Connoisseur

I like to pride myself that I am an ice cream connoisseur. I love ice cream, but I am kind of picky as to what ice cream I choose to eat (not too picky though, I eat a lot still). One of my shining moments was when I created an ice cream lover out of a former hater. You see, my best friend Kage (that is not her real name, but a nickname – you know keep the anonymity) she hated ice cream because all her mom would buy was the nasty box ice cream. Once I introduced her to the likes of Ben & Jerry’s she started to sneak some of my ice cream, which of coarse led to her buying her own because you don’t mess with another person’s ice cream.

First, it is important to understand what is good, great, & nasty ice cream. Nasty ice cream is generic brand box ice cream. It gets frost burn too quickly and tastes cheaper than it actually is. Good ice cream is store bought ice cream that is of higher quality than your generic boxed. I like Breyer’s and Dreyer’s, Tillamook also makes some qreat varieties. Great ice cream ranges from top quality store bought to the stuff you have to go to an ice cream shop for. The top shelf store brands are Haagan Daas, Ben & Jerry’s and Blue Bell (only found in Texas and it is my favorite!) With that said, I would like to share with all of you some top ice cream treats that may turn you into an ice cream fan as well.

• Ben & Jerry’s. Almost anything from Ben & Jerry’s is delicious but my favorites are – Coffee Heath Bar Crunch, Half Baked, Mint Chocolate Cookie, Carmel Sutra, Chubbie Hubbie, Chunky Monkey.
• Breyer’s natural vanilla. Then you buy Oreos and smash it in (much better than cookies and cream because the cookies are still crunchy). In the summer combine with fresh strawberries. And on other fun occasions, get Pillsbury or Nestle Tollhouse cookie dough and add freshly baked cookies to your ice cream. I have turned my hubbie into a big fan of this treat.
• Haagan Daas Strawberry. The best ever. My mom used to get it growing up and she would hide it so us kids wouldn’t steal her little treasure. I would come and steal the thinnest bites so she wouldn’t notice someone dug into her stash. Now that I can buy my own, I have to hide it from the hubbs. Also love Haagan Daas Dulce de Leche (it is to die for on fresh hot apple crisp).
• Nelson’s Frozen Custard – Strawberry Concrete. Next time you are in Mesa, AZ go to Gilbert and Southern and check it out. It is delicious! I have heard there is a Nelson’s in SLC but I also heard it wasn’t the same – but I don’t know.
• Cold Stone or any other such like it (Maggie Moo’s or Panda’s in AZ). Make your own creation and find the joy for yourself.
  
  As you can imagine I could go on for hours, but I will let you go and take that watering mouth of yours to your nearest grocer. Enjoy!

Talking Cars

Whatever happened to talking cars? I remember when I was little, it seemed to be the wave of the future. Every futuristic movie showed cars with amazing intelligence that could fly and more importantly TALK to their owner.
Most famously there was Knight Rider. The story of Michael Knight whose mission was to fight for law and justice in the Knight’s incredible super-car, the Knight Industries Two Thousand–or KITT, for short. It was love at first sight between Michael and KITT. The car, a sleek, black, customized Pontiac Trans-Am, was impervious to attack, could cruise at 300 mph, could leap up to 50 feet through the air, and was loaded with such armaments as flamethrowers, smoke bombs, and infrared sensing devices. Best of all, it could talk, and in fact had a personality all its own; peevish, a bit haughty, but totally protective of Michael. He could summon the car when in trouble, and it would come crashing through the walls to get him.

Growing up I had KITT of my own. It was a sweet 1986 Nissan 200SX.
My mom went through a mid-life crisis and bought the car between husband 3 and 4 (even though she had 8 kids and the car barely sat 4 people). But, who cares about practicality when you have a car that talks! Kitt would say in her sexy voice “Key is in the ignition (beep) key is in the ignition” or “Right door is open (beep) right door is open.” It was magical. I loved that car and couldn’t wait until I turned 16 and would get a chance to drive it. Sure it was a stick, but I could learn. Then just weeks before I turned 16 my brother totaled Kitt. It was tragic! To this day I miss her voice. And now I have no way to replace her, because there aren’t any cars now a days that talk to you. Where have all the talking cars gone?

By popular demand

I promise, I was going to try not to blog about tv for once, but the people want what they want and who am I to deprive them of that. (Thanks Liz for giving me an excuse to blog about this).

So, Grey's Anatomy had some pretty shocking news, Izzy has a child. Wow, I wonder if she will reveal this info to her new best friends. I just knew when she left he bar to go back to the hospital that something like that was up. I loved how she told the girl that there is more than one way to be a "good mother". I know that Izzy made the right choice for her and way to go that she brought up a painful past to help another.

I also kind of like the replacement of the Nazi. She is totally annoying, but she's good at it. (Did anyone notice that she was the flight attendant on Meet the Parents). Anyway, I thought it was cute that Alex was totally kissing butt and Christina had to deal with being wrong. I hated how on the commercial they made it look like such a big deal when Burke said "I never understood the problem with an Attending dating an Intern, until now." Oh come on, it wasn't that big of a deal.

Finally, for my thoughts on Mcdreamy and George please see the

Mind Spew

. I can't wait for next week, it looks seriously intense! I hope it is a good intense and not needless drama.

Boring is as Boring does

I have decided that I have become the most boring person in the world. This is really a shame, because I swear I used to be fun. As I sit here and try to think of what I can blog about (because that is my only source of entertainment during my boring day) I can only think of really boring things, such as:

How much I dread going to work. Not that it is that bad, but just because it is boring. I work with some pretty boring individuals. They, of coarse, think they are interesting, but I have tried these past few months to get it and I don’t. I think they are starting to figure that out because I think I am becoming the outcast.
How crappy sleeping is. It has turned into hard work and it sucks. It takes forever to get somewhat comfortable, then I have to pee. My husband wants to shoot me because I pull on the covers right at the moment he is falling asleep. And I have to completely wake up and lug my whole body around like a hippo to turn over on the other side. Then I have to pee again.
More crap about tv because that is my only source of entertainment during the evening. I could talk about American Idol and how unbelievably horrible some people are and how scripted Paula and Randy’s “fight” with Simon was. Or I could talk about Lost and how I was disappointed that the entire episode was about Charlie. I am kind of sick of the Hobbit. And how Anna Lucia sucks. But all I ever do is talk about tv and I am afraid the few fans I have are getting sick of it and may drop me fast.
The fact that all I think about these days is, LABOR. Ok, so I try not to talk TOO much about pregnancy, but quite frankly when you have this monstrous belly protruding out right in front of you and preventing you from doing anything normal (like tie your shoes or go to the bathroom), you find that it is hard to keep your mind focused on anything other than the impending future that this alien inside you is going to want to come out. Add that to serious cramping and feelings of false labor and you understand that this pregnancy business is no joke. I have always thought that I wouldn’t be one of those pregnant women that goes into the hospital like a zillion times “thinking” she is in labor and they just send her home. I thought, that is just annoying for the hospital and for the woman – to have to go home literally empty handed. Now I understand how that can happen.

So, for all you friends out there, I am sorry that I have become so boring. I just can’t think of anything interesting or funny or witty or controversial or even informational to blog about. I am afraid that I am doomed to be boring until something dramatically different happens in my life. And then all I will talk about is poopy diapers and how I miss going to work to talk with adults. It’s a vicious cycle, but that’s what life's about right.