I am highly confident that in a previous life, I assassinated Cupid's family. There can be no other explanation for the clusterfuck that is called my love life.

Found out from a mutal friend last night that a guy I dated a few years ago (thankfully, I use the term date loosely, but we did hang out for a few months back in the day) was arrested on kiddie porn charges. I can safely say, I didn't see that one coming.

Also, Jason was supposed to come to my friend Eryn's wedding with me this weekend as my date. Last week he decided he had "given up on me," so I decided to hit the wedding stag. Apparently he didn't get the memo, and texted the bride (who he's met once) to find out if he was still going as my date. Um.. didn't think to ask me, huh? Anyway, that led to some angry texts as I felt he crossed the line by texting her (what moron texts a bride with something trivial the week of her wedding?) and he vehemently disagreed. He then decided that I should go fuck myself and stay the fuck out of his life... also, that he doesn't know who I think I am and that he was "glad he went over the line because now he doesn't have to deal with my shit anymore." I'd post the entire transcript, but that's probably crossing the line... Essentially, I'm the devil, which only made me angry because I was really calm (when I wasn't laughing at the texts coming through) and wasn't even mean enough to deserve to be treated as such. Even my friend Nikki (who thinks I have horns that pop out of my head) thought he was a touch on the crazy side with his texts. And perhaps I've realized, evidenced by the fact that I DID laugh throughout this entire childish exchange, that I'm way too good for him and even though I'm 33 and single, I'm not going to settle. Although at this point, it's probably not a bad idea.. God knows what else could get thrown at me at this point! lol..

If anyone knows of a way to cleanse your love aura, let me know. It seems mine might need a good old-fashioned scrub down!

That whole "not dating a guy whose name starts with J" thing might not be a bad idea..

In nice news, J's brother messaged me on facebook last week, basically apologizing for J's wrongs.. it was really late, but really nice to hear, as I could have only imagined what stories he was concocting about our break up. Obviously you've been a douche if even your family is on the other person's side!

So basically, back to the drawing board. I've had a few people tell me that I should write a book and they're probably right, cause I seriously could NOT make this shit up. Maybe I'll call it "Douchebags not to Date," or "Just Because He IS Into You, Doesn't Mean You Have to be Into Him!"

At least I'm learning my lesson.. last night this cute guy sat down next to me and started chatting. Come to find out he has a 9 year old son and loves the outdoors.. He asked me what I do for fun and I pretty much said "I stay indoors." I know what won't work for me, and hunting, fishing and camping are not those things.. Baby steps my friends.. baby steps..

So You Think You Can Dance has dwindled down to it's Top 20 (of which my love, Ryan Kasprzak didn't even make it through, as he did last year.. disappointment!), and Mia Michaels hair has dwindled down to my grandpa's crew cut. I have to say, my grandpa rocked it way better than she did. Regardless, she has announced that she is leaving the show that has made her a household name outside the world of choreography. I'll be sad to see her go, in all honesty. She has made some amazing dances in the past five seasons and some of the shit that comes out of her mouth, while batshit crazy, is priceless! But hey.. we still have Tyce!!!!

Garth Brooks has once again announced his unretirement, and will do so by headlining in Vegas. Note to future boyfriends - take me to Vegas to see Bette Midler AND Garth Brooks and I'll be yours forever... and I may never leave Vegas :)

After Kanye-Gate, Taylor Swift will be hosting SNL, as well as being the musical guest for the evening. I think she'll be able to pull it off and that'll be one SNL episode I'll definitely DVR (cause it's rare that if I'm home to watch, I'm awake to do so).

New Olympic Sports were named last week, rugby being one of them! It sucks that softball is gone, but I'm excited to see rugby on such a large scale.

A movie I'm already looking forward to is Burlesque, which will star Kristen Bell, Christina Aguilera, Cher and Julianne Hough. I believe Christina plays the talented diva, so at least her acting debut might be a little easier than she had anticipated! Can you go wrong with Cher in a movie named Burlesque? If only Bob Mackie were doing the costumes...

Oh Kara, what a segueway!! Bob Mackie was a special guest on Project Runway last week, asking the designers to make a performance dress for Christina Aguilera. I was pretty disappointed with the results. I mean.. no one went SEVERELY over the top, and Shirin's lack of confidence and vision led to her demise. Nina Garcia FINALLY made it back for judging, and next week she'll be joined by Michael Kors, so the real judges will bring some order back to the judging. Not that it's been bad, but I think there have been some interesting eliminations since they've been gone.

Since Maura Tierney has announced that she's leaving Parenthood to concentrate on her recovery, Lauren Graham (of Gilmore Girls fame) will replace her. I think it's a good combination. Both are great actresses who can pull off funny and drama. Parenthood has always been one of my favorite movies, so I'm curious to see how similar to the movie they stay.

Did we really need a Saw VI (or 2 - 6 for that matter)?

Seems everyone's favorite crime lab worker, Abby Sciuto, will be making an appearance on the spinoff, NCIS: LA in the very near future. She appeared by phone last night, but will travel across the country to lend a hand.

When are men and women gonna learn not to shit where they eat? Especially with crazy people half their age? Not long ago I read a book about the beginning days of ESPN, and the sexual harassment was rampant. Somehow, I'm not surprised! Anyway, Phillips got a one week suspension, but we'll see if this is the only hand slapping ESPN will do. They ARE owned by Disney now (right?), so this doesn't look so good for the network. Remember what happened to Harold Reynolds?

Big plans for the rest of the week, so who knows when I'll blog again. I have a jewelry party to go to tomorrow night, and I have to get a mani/pedi on Friday night. Ok.. I don't HAVE to, but I really want to, as I have my friend Eryn's wedding in NH on Saturday. I'm going by myself, which I'm not happy about, but the date(s) didn't exactly work out so I'm going solo. I believe there is LITERALLY one single guy that will be there. Good god, I hope she doesn't throw the bouquet.. I'll die of mortification..

Therefore, enjoy the rest of your week and have a great weekend!!! And try to think of a cheap, easy Halloween costume I can pull together from stuff at home.. that would be great, thanks.

PS - If you're not watching Glee, you're an idiot.. just saying...

I went to see Zombieland by myself tonight (c. Howe.. please come home soon.. FOR GOOD) and I enjoyed it. It wasn't a cinematic masterpiece, but it made me laugh. You have got to love Woody Harrelson.. he has his over the top moments but he knows how to use them.

Earlier today I gave you some bad Big Brother news... but here's something a little more.. heartwarming! I admit it, I'm rooting for these two to work out and if they don't.. Hey Jeff.. I'm available ;)

I told you the other day that Bethenny Frankel was engaged, but now it's been confirmed that she's preggers as well. Seems some online buzz from PerezHilton.com forced her to let the cat out of the bag... really early, as she's only two months along. There is no such thing as privacy in the reality TV world..

I didn't think Glee could get any better, but now Joss Whedon will be directing an episode. Remember, this is the man behind one of the greatest musical episodes TV has ever seen (Buffy's "Once More With Feeling"), so it can't be a bad thing!!!

In a not-so-shocker, Top Chef has been renewed for another season. To continue with my love of Bravo, there will be a new installment of the Jersey Housewives in 2010, and the debut of the DC Housewives. I'm counting down the weeks (2 I believe) until the latest OC season starts!

Tre and I decided that we HAVE to get up early and do Insanity or it won't happen. I hate doing it, but I have to admit it's nice to not have anything to do after work. It'll come in real handy when soccer starts up again in two weeks as well.. Although I think Thursday mornings will come REALLY early after a late night soccer game. I can't wait to start it up again.. I miss the workout and I miss the way to work out my aggression.. I know it's a Mom's league and all, but they don't play like your sterotypical soccer mom! Although I have to say, I'm really glad I wasn't at Afrim's for this incident... Thankfully, it looks like everything will be ok eventually!

This is all I could remember from my post-it note.. I know I've been a slacker as of late, but I'm doing the best I can!!! Get ready for hump day :)

If you're planning on using your prize money for not so legal things, best thing to do is not get caught. I TOTALLY didn't see this one coming!!!

Today as I was walking (oh nay nay... STRUTTING) to the bathroom at work, I realized that I have missed my true calling as a contestant on America's Next Top Model. Granted, I am ridiculously short with stumpy legs and double the size of every girl on there, but I'm pretty sure those bitches can't make it look like they have wind in their hair like I can... and I'm not even on a runway.... And if I tried real hard, I could probably smize like Tyra... Just saying..

This weekend has certainly had its ups and downs for reality stars!!!

One got engaged... (which is great and all, but God, please don't make me wait till I'm 38 to get engaged.. I can't be this single for five more years.. seriously)

One got a DWI....

One's house got broken into, and

One's still a douche :).

Another day, another death of a pop culture icon!! Say it ain't so and wear rubber bands in all your body hair... ok.. maybe not ALL your body hair...

I was invited to a party on Saturday night, as my friend Paula's date (her husband couldn't go, so he let me use his ticket). $20, all the beer, wine and soda you can drink, a meal and dancing till midnight. I was excited about it, thought it'd be a great time. Until I got there and realized that it was a hoe-down. I'm not kidding.. An honest to goodness hoe-down.. a country band, lots of wranglers and boots. I like country music, don't get me wrong. I think I knew the majority of the songs the band played, but it wasn't the type of music you can jam to. Thankfully, when we left, Paula jacked up the Jay-Z and things were back to normal. I still had a good time, but it was far from what I expected!

I have FINALLY booked a few Passion Parties.. I'm really excited, as I need to have three parties worth $1,000 total before the end of November. I will more than likely cut it close, but I'm giving it the best shot I have! I have two booked and left a few messages, so hopefully they'll become lucrative. I also ordered business cards and our new catalogs, so I had an extremely busy, yet productive Passion Parties day!!

I finished "Official Book Club Selection" by Kathy Griffin. Even if you don't find her funny, it's a great book. She was extremely honest about her life, including her plastic surgeries and divorce shocker. I dare you not to get weepy when reading about her dad and her relationship with her parents. It was an easy, fun read!

Have I missed the announcement of Mariah Carey's pregnancy? I saw it on the cover of one of those US Weekly, Life & Style, blah blah blah magazines, but considering I hadn't heard of it till then, I wasn't quite sure if it was official or true. I mean, you'd think that'd be news I would have heard!! Speaking of pregnant, Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi has announced her pregnancy, which is a surprise, not only because she suffers from endometriosis, but also because she hasn't publicly been dating anyone since her split from Salman Rushdie. The only person accused of being the father turned out to be related to her. How awkward...

Rumors around town are that Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are engaged. They could both do worse, that's for sure..

As ashamed as I may be, I still have set a series recording for the Real World/Road Rules Challenge that started airing on Wednesday. I'm shocked Diem got booted by Tonya (the Mayor of Crazytown) and I have GOT to find out how old Syrus is. To quote my fellow Real World lover, Chris, Syrus heads local AARP chapter in Boston at this point. (Ok, it wasn't a direct quote, but you get the gist). Anyway, I still want these people to get married and have babies (oh wait.. they HAVE, yet they still don't see that as the right time to STOP DOING CHALLENGES) and ya know, maybe get a real job someday, but I do get some pleasure out of watching them torture each other and basically fuck and drink themselves into an early grave.

Bravo loves taking care of their own, and $50 says I'll watch each and every one of these shows. Speaking of Bravo, sad news for new Atlanta Housewife, Kandi Burress. In better news, the OC housewives return on November 5, and thanks to his relationship with Gretchen (the third housewife he's bagged) it looks like so will Slade Smiley.. Seriously.. that can't be his real name. I've seen his parents on the show before and I can't believe they named their kid Slade Smiley.. Anyway, looks like drama, drama and more drama to come and I'm so damn excited! The housewives from the ATL just don't do it for me the way the OC ladies do!

How about that whole Letterman extortion plot!? The attorney for the accused was kind of a douche to Ann Curry on The Today Show this morning, but she was NOT having it! Who knew Dave was such a whore?

I didn't get to see Whip It this past weekend, but I hope to see it this week, regardless of the lackluster box office. Not every movie needs to be Oscar worthy.. sometimes they can just be fun!

Tomorrow night I'm volunteering to get a massage to help out a friend who's trying to get back into the business after a hiatus. Yeah, I'm a giver. Hope you all have a good, quick week!!

Then again, things could be worse....

All we can do now is hope for a prosperous off season....

Here I am, awake way earlier than I need to be. It's Day 3 of Insanity, which is Recovery Day. It said the disc was 80 minutes long so I got up at 5 am to do it. Imagine my surprise to find that there are two programs on the disc, only one of which I need to do. So, I was done by about 10 of 5 with nothing to do before I need to get reayd for work. I'm now using this time to catch up on So You Think You Can Dance and try to get a blog post in. I've been so damn busy lately, so I'm not neglecting you on purpose!!

What a week it's been for the Kardashians!!! Khloe DID marry Lamar Odom on Sunday.. Well, they had a wedding, but apparently there's a little issue with a prenuptial agreement. Apparently, the lawyers are working it out and when they do, they'll get married legally. I guess all this love has gone around, as Kim K. boarded a flight directly after the wedding to see her ex, Reggie Bush. She missed him... awwww.

I just watched this on the show that I taped, and it looked like vag to me! Since she made it to Vegas, I really hope she made the effort to wear underwear that DOESN'T look like her skin!

While I appreciate his talent (cause he's surely got it) I'm not sure what causes Hollywood's hottest to fall at his (probably not washed) feet.. But hey, when you got it, you got it, and who am I to judge him!? Seriously, he must be a tiger in the sack...

The Hills finally began, albeit without Lauren Conrad, but with new addition, Kristin Cavallari. Damn, that girl can bring the drama, although I kind of felt bad for her because she was basically ambushed for no reason. Granted, she doesn't need my sympathy. That bitch can hold her own and that's why I kinda dig her. Hell, just talking to her gave Justin Bobby more personality than he's had in the 400 grunting conversations I've watched him have with the vacant Audrina Patridge, so how can that be bad? Of course, I had to watch it's sister show, The City, even if it was just to watch Olivia Palermo FINALLY get bitched back at. Seriously, who goes into a new job and instantly berates their boss? Oh, I know.. a SOCIALITE... suck it Olivia, you're a tool. Speaking of The Hills, there's always one (or two more than likely) bad apples in the bunch!

Fame was fabulous!! Sue and I were the only ones in the theater, so we were able to comment when we wanted ot, which was kind of fun! The great thing about the movie is that they had the aspiring actors act, and had the others basically do what they're good at. Granted, they had lines here and there, but not too much! Just because someone is a great dancer or singer, doesn't mean they can act. However, the kids in the movie are amazing at what they can do and it was far from a waste of 2 hours of my life. Next on my list, Whip It!!! I hope to see it this weekend. There was an extended trailer for it during Fame, which only made me want to see it more, and sooner! Speaking of trailers, while I know I'm a little sappy, one has never made me cry until this one. I can't decide if I want to see it, or if I want to avoid it so as not to embarass myself.

Time for me to get ready for work. Happy Hour tonight so it's doubtful I'll post, but regardless, it's the end of the week so be happy about that!

Today's embarassing Ipod moment: After the Rain by Nelson. I can't help it, I love those early 90's platinum metal boys (ok.. maybe not so metal... but they looked the part), but they certainly should go onto my guilty pleasure playlist. Hmm.. I should actually make a guilty pleasure playlist. I'm sure my ipod is just overrun with songs only I want to hear on a regular basis..

Tre and I started the Insanity DVD's this morning.. It's not just a clever name.. the soreness I've felt all day will surely drive me to the brink of insanity. However, if I get as fit as I feel sore, I think I'll be pretty happy with the results. If not, me and beachbody.com are going to have a throwdown.. Well, we would if I were able to move my arms past my sides..

Sue and I have a hot date to see Fame tonight and I'm so excited!! I know, it's a little queer, but I love these kinds of movies and I remember the old school Fame. That, and I really liked Kherington Payne when she was on So You Think You Can Dance, which makes it a must see.. and a night for Sue to get out of the house for a few hours without Kapuki!!! And oh yeah.. POPCORN FOR DINNER!!!!!

Here's a little snippet to get you through the day. I can safely say I only saw one of these movies on purpose, and while I don't hate the movie, I loathe Diane Keaton, so you knew it couldn't turn out well...

I started the Kathy Griffin book: Official Book Club Selection. I'm only 50 pages in, but I've already found my favorite quote from it (for today):

To this day, the behavior of straight men is something I've never been able to wrap my head around. Have you ever met one? They're really weird. Sometimes they want to have sex without A Chorus Line playing in the background. Yuck. How is that even possible?

How can you not want to read this book?

The rumors have finally come true: Heather Locklear is joining the cast of Melrose Place to reprise her role as Amanda Woodward. It's not clear how long her appearances will last (she could be an "alive for only one episode" thing like Laura Leighton's Sydney) but I have a feeling she'll make an impression. I'm already looking forward to Josie Bissett's return as Jane next week!!!

Tim Gunn got all sorts of cranky this past week on Project Runway, thanks to the artfuly lying of ex-drug addict (and guy I find completely in the hunt for "Most Annoying PR Contestant" honors) Johnny. The assignment was to make an outfit out of newspaper. Johnny thought his was the bomb until Tim ripped him a new one. Johnny then proceeded to throw his dress away, then lying about the reasoning behind needing to make a new one. Nicholas completely threw him under the bus on the runway (which helped Nicholas out to no end) but I think everyone saw through Johnny, and Tim made his opinion abundantly clear, but not till after he was sweet as pie in letting Johnny go. Tim Gunn - he's a classy broad!

I watched the Emmy's, but I have to say this: I'm REALLY sick of 30 Rock... it's funny, I get it. But for God sakes, give someone else a chance!!! I mean, no nods for True Blood in the drama categories!? Please.. Jon Cryer winning for best comedic performance? um.. not so much! I did really enjoy it when Kristen Chenoweth won (and then subsequently needed medical treatment) and I thought she looked kinda sassy in her spangly minidress. The dresses didn't knock me out this year, although I thought Anna Torv (Fringe) looked absolutely breathtaking! Her dress wasn't like anyone else's and I like that. A lot of people didn't like Christina Applegate's dress, but I liked the color and thought it looked great on her! As for this, I don't care what he's wearing.. he's a sexy little beast..

Fox has ordered 13 more episodes of Glee!!!! If you haven't caught the show yet, please please please tune in! It's so worth it on so many levels!

Tre and I received our new Insanity DVD's in the mail today. We're going to start them on Monday and I really hope they do the job. If not, what a waste of money!? I'm not down with wasting money at this point in my life, so I'm gonna do all I can to make sure they do what they're supposed to! Speaking of weight loss, Kevin Federline has joined the cast for the next season of Celebrity Fit Club. Yeah, that might just be enough to get me to watch. He has certainly ballooned since his divorce from Britney and apparently he cares enough about how he looks to do something about it... or at least wait until he got a solid offer to care about it. That K-Fed.. what a head for business he has!

It's been quite a week for celebrity babies: Ellen Pompeo had a baby girl, as did Sarah Michele Gellar. Also (in the non-celebrity mode) congrats go out to my soccer teammate Shanan, as she gave birth to her first daughter, Payton, early this morning.. Great name ;) even if it is spelled wrong!

It may sound ridiculous (and even I agree) but Khloe Kardashian is getting married on Sunday to basketball player Lamar Odom. It's been one hell of a year for the Kardashians!

I hit up the new Wal-Mart in town last night for some shopping. It's nice, but I don't know where anything is so it took me a million times longer than usual and then I walked around the store and found random odds and ends that I needed, so I ended up spending more than I would have if I'd gone to a regular grocery store! I did get a really cool toilet paper holder that attaches to your tank so the TP isn't on the floor. I've said nothing but great things about it all day. As you get older I guess it really IS the little things, isn't it!?

Lots of tv to watch! Hope you all enjoyed your hump day... if i had one, that's what I'd be doing!! Screw TV!!! Have a great week!!!

How am I struggling to pay my bills when people are getting paid to study THIS? And probably boatloads of cash too... I missed my calling for sure..

What a long and busy week it's been! I won't go into details, but I'm happy to say I was busy for all the right reasons, if that's any consolation!

While she may not have done anything of substance during the game but make me laugh, Jordan came out with the win on Big Brother! I was pretty happy with the outcome considering the sounds of Natalie's voice makes me want to cringe, and if she won all the cash I'd probably have to see interviews with her and I'm rip my eyes out. No big deal. My friend Toine pointed out the awkwardness of the Jeff and Jordan reunion after her win, so I'm curious to see what, if anything, happens with the two of them. I'm also curious to see where Jeff pops up next, cause I'm pretty sure this won't be the last time we see his sexy ass on TV!

Let the Patrick Swayze tributes begin..

Choreographer and director Adam Shankman has been named as a permanent third judge on So You Think You Can Dance. When he first appeared on the show, he kind of got on my nerves, but he has since grown on me and I'm kind of looking forward to his insight. I doubt it'll be as colorful as Tyce D'Orio, but probably as direct.

This is a WHOLE lot of running!

And this is what you call "not wasting any time."

Housewives info: The disappointment has set in, cause there will REALLY be no Jeana Keough on the OC housewives, at least not for the whole season! Thankfully, we won't have to wait too long to see what happens, as the new season starts in November. In other Housewives news, Theresa (of NJ, table throwing fame) gave birth to her 4th girl this past week. Poor Joe! He's obviously glutton for punishment!

Considering rumors have been rampant for months, it's not much of a surprise to hear about the separation between Avril Lavigne and Derek Whibley. Sometimes those young celebrity weddings just don't work out for the best.

He got booted from the Eagles to make room for Michael Vick, but Hank Baskett (Mr. Kendra Wilkinson) was picked up by my very own faves, the Indianapolis Colts! I will think of him Monday night when I wear my jersey, drink beer, eat pizza and wings and cheer on my Peyton!!

Heading to Larkfest for a few hours tomorrow, but today I need to wish my little rugger Crystal a very happy 30th birthday, and my co-worker Ashley a happy 24th! I can't make it out to the Woo to celebrate with Crystal, but I think I managed to make Ashley's b'day a little more tolerable, since she had to be at work! Hope everyone has an awesome weekend!!

First and foremost, RIP to Patrick Swayze! I was so upset when Chris texted to tell me. He will forever be remembered as Johnny Castle and for never putting baby in a corner. What a classic! Not that I needed it, but now I have some motivation to finally see Point Break and Road House. I know.. shoot me now as I've never seen either of them.. He was a classy, talented guy and I'm sad to see him go.

In old news, Ellen Degeneres is replacing Paula Abdul as the fourth judge on American Idol. I, for one, don't get it. I didn't think much of her judging stint on So You Think You Can Dance, besides the humor and entertainment value. She's supposed to be the "real person" perspective. Um.. isn't that what THE AUDIENCE is for?

Katherine Heigl and her husband, Josh Kelley will be adopting a child from Korea in the very near future.

Tonight is the two hour finale of Big Brother and all I can ask is for Natalie to NOT win! Her fate lies in the hands of Kevin and Jordan, who are playing against each other to win the final HOH. Jordan killed Natalie in their competition, much to Natalie's shock and dismay which was just so damn sweet. Hopefully if Kevin wins he brings Jordan to the final two with him.

The models were in charge this past week on Project Runway, which proved insanely detrimental to many of the guys, even though it was Qristal that was sent packing. It made sense, considering she dodged a bullet last week thanks to Mitchell's complete inadequacy. Hell, I could have sent a nightgown down the runway better than him!

The True Blood finale went down on Sunday night and while I was at first a little disappointed, the show ended with one hell of a cliffhanger. Who took Bill?! If you read the books like I did you might think you know, but considering I had no clue what the f was going on all season, I'm thinking I'm probably way off! June or so is WAY too long to wait for the next season HBO! However, so far I'm not impressed with Evan Rachel Wood as the Queen of Louisiana.. My friends who watch said I wouldn't be, but I didn't believe them. They were right..

If only I had the money and the wherewithall to renovate.. Maybe Jeff Lewis could help!

Rumor has it, she's moving to a town outside Utica.. freaky..

Maybe you haven't heard, but Kanye's a douche...

Sometimes you have to give the Devil his due...

My first passion party somehow canceled at the last minute (if canceling means "never returned my phone calls last week) so I'm a little bummed cause I had counted on that little bit of money coming in and I really wanted to get my jitters out! Now I have nothing booked.. I have plenty of people saying they'll book, but nothing solid yet. I should have found something less stressful!

Today is my god daughter Courtney's birthday AND my parent's anniversary. For some reason I can never remember how long they've been married, but my dad said it was 32 years. To which I replied "Tre and I are not bastard children..." So yeah.. I'm still not sure... I just know it's 33 or more years which is insane. Half the time I don't want to do anything for 33 minutes let alone 33 years!

I'm having a pity party kind of week. I have a wedding in October that I"m very excited about. Just got an adorable new dress for it as a matter of fact! Anyway, I then find out that the people I will more than likely be sitting with (and the only ones I will know) are all coupled up. Talk about depressing.. I have the option of bringing a date, but since it's not local, I would kind of rather go by myself.. I just don't watn to be the pathetic token girl with no date. Sometimes being single REALLY sucks.. Then, last night a great friend to our family died, which is pretty upsetting. She was the sweetest woman ever and had a great impact on my dad's life and I will miss her very much!! At least now Nanny can join Peep after all these years!!!

Ok.. time for me to pay attention to Big Brother! Hope you all have a great hump day!!!

Perhaps these d-bags have no idea the importance of Cal Ripken to Baltimore, but I think they do now...

I just had my picture taken next to it with me Dad for God's sake!!!!

Well, this should make for an interesting season on Dancing With the Stars, don't you think? I almost felt bad, but then I remembered how annoying I find Karina and I got over it.

This past weekend was the Chatham Fair, where I drank lots of beer and didn't eat enough fair food (although I did get the corn dog and gravy fries I craved). I have no pictures (my NEW camera has decided that turning on is not in its repertoire after it's trip to Baltimore), however I did manage to snag the 2009 Bull-Off Championship. Ok, so it's really nothing but a competition between friends, but I do now have bragging rights and what more do you need than that?!

Apparently when you get cast on True Blood you also get a significant other. I didn't care so much when it was Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, but Alexander Skaarsgard? Oh no she didn't! I don't even like blondes (unless they shave it all off) but he's drop dead sexy..

Considering the majority of America has some sort of credit card debt, maybe this is something we all should try to catch!

As expected, Jeff was evicted from the Big Brother house and much to my chagrin, Natalie won HOH by (in her own words) sticking to her word, which I find hysterical, since she's lied about her age the entire time she's been in the house. She put up Kevin (kind of as a pawn, but at this point, who knows?) and Michele, leading Jordan to believe she's safe. She just might be, if she wins the POV tonight, plus, she's probably safe anyway as Michele SEEMS to be the target, but you never know at this point in the game. Things get a little... blurry!

Project Runway was a massive clusterfuck in so many ways this week. It was time for a team challenge, so everyone paired up. All Epperson and Qristyl did was bitch at each other, on and off the runway and were subsequently in the bottom. Mitchell and Ra'Mon were the winners, however, for the first time in history, a winner got eliminated, as the judges couldn't get over the fact that Mitchell had no qualms about admitting that he did basically nothing during the challenge. Um, he didn't do anything ALL season and we're shocked he shirked his duties on this challenge? Yeah.. shocking!

90210 has started and it's been a pretty decent episode. I can only imagine what shenanigans they'll get up to on Melrose if there's so much drama on 90210! I feel like I'm 15 again... except now I'm pretty sure the clothes are better! America's Next Top Model (the short girl edition) and So You Think You Can Dance (first fall edition) both start tomorrow. Apparently I'm getting my very own DVR in my room, which has made me very happy, but my sister is elated! She kinda hates the shows I watch.. Plus, this gives us more space to tape even MORE crappy TV!

Cruise Meltdown has begun! My sister and I are going on a cruise in February adn we both want to lose some weight and get into bathing suit shape before then. We went for a run after work, in which, I wanted to die. We've barely ran since the boilermaker and it shows. Last week (our first run back) we did really really well and felt great afterwards. It hasn't been that way since. I guess that's motivation enough for you to not take a break, cause it makes it that much harder getting back into it!

Hope everyone enjoys this short work week!!!

I found this appropriate since yes, I DO start bowling tomorrow... I might have to do some research as I think I know MAYBE three of these songs! I should be ashamed..

Ah, the sadness... But at least I still have Jeremy Piven, who recently won his court case regarding his mercury poisoning while performing in "Speed the Plow" on Broadway. Take that Shellfish!!!

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery....

Sandra sent me a really foul birthday card, but she made up for it by emailing me this:

I don't have a clue who's body she superimposed my head on to, and I don't care. My legs look FABULOUS! Happy birthday to me! Too bad I've been trying to swear off Jason's... Perhaps I should rethink that...

In the last few weeks, Lydia and Russell have joined Jessie in the jury house on Big Brother, leaving Jeff and the coat tail crew (Kevin, Natalie, Jordan and Michele) behind. Barring an act of God, Jeff should get the boot tonight instead of Jordan, so all I can really do is cheer for Michele or Kevin, as Natalie hasn't won a damn thing and been a whiny brat, where Jordan just followed Jeff along!

Project Runway has only just begun, but the "offbeats" have already gone home. Ari's futuristic silver outfit somehow got the boot, even though Mitchell sent a model down the runway with basically nothing on but a collar and a sheer nightgown. Mitchell once again evaded elimination last week when Malvin's existential "mother hen" look didn't get much interest from the judges. We'll see tonight if Mitchell finally puts together an outfit someone would consider wearing somewhere outside their own home! I don't really have any favorites as of yet, however I'm a little appalled that I'm enjoying the Models of the Runway show that Lifetime has put on after the show. We get to see what the models think of their designers and how the model pairing goes down until someone gets booted.

New shows start next week and I can't wait! Last night So You Think You Can Dance ran their "top 15 performances" show, which was a little predictable, but fun anyway. It was a nice lead in to their first fall season starting next week. If anyone knows a way to get the first season of SYTYCD (either on line or on DVD), please let me know! I only started tuning in during the second season, as I was without a DVR.. ah, the olden days!

I got my starter kit for Passion Parties last night and while I didn't have time to go through the whole thing, I'm a little.. flummoxed by all the work I need to do and things I need to get! This was supposed to be the job I get cause I don't have time for a real one! Oh well.. it'll work itself out, I'm sure!! I'm excited.. just a little overwhelmed, is all!

Anyway, time for me to get back to work! It's almost the holiday weekend.. enjoy it!

The view from the suite (yes, I said SUITE) at Camden Yards... There is NO better place to watch a game! This might be as close as I get to Cal!!!

Nikki and I late night after the track.. it was a LONG day o'boozing!!!

Jen and I.. BEFORE the losing commenced!!

Elkie (it was his RV) and all the girls...

What a whirlwind the last few weeks have been! I will post pics later on tonight, but for now, I'll just recap:

BIRTHDAY WEEKEND: Great time had with the girls, but also a fun time at the co-ed softball tournament. As much as we wanted to lose to free up our weekend, our competitiveness wouldn't allow us, and we came out of the losers bracket to take second place. It was ridiculously hot, tiring and sweaty, but it was still a great time. I got a new digital camera from my parents and FINALLY, after years of empty promises (you know who you are), my sister got me a Peyton Manning jersey! I can't wait to wear it!!

TEAM TRACK DAY: It was an early morning and long ride in Elkie's RV, but wow.. did we have a great time! I spent the entire weekend rolling coin just so I could place some bets, but it didn't matter. Nothing jumped out at me and I'm pretty sure I stopped betting in the 4th or 5th race. Better to not lose any money, right!? We all got way drunker than anticipated and danced our faces off both in the RV on the way home AND at Jackson's afterwards. I don't know if I ever want to go to the track NOT in an RV.. the weather held out and everyone had a blast!

BALTIMORE: FINALLY made it to Baltimore, even though it was a whirlwind 24 hour trip. My dad and uncle have met the concierge before, so we went up to see her and say hello. Both days she managed to get us into a corporate suite. The only way it could have been better was if Cal was sitting in the suite at the time. The O's only won one out of the two games, but it was an awesome trip!

This weekend is the Chatham Fair, so be prepared for some pictures of me trying to get onto the mechanical bull. I'm too short so Tre usually has to boost me up! There'll be corn dogs, gravy fries and fried dough aplenty!!!!

I've decided to take on a new venture, which is selling "Passion Products." Yes.. I'm peddling sex toys! But seriously, there's a lot more than that involved and I'm excited to say that I have my first party next Saturday. I'm not all about the public speaking so I'm insanely nervous, but I think once I get used to it, it'll be fun! Unfortunately, no one's been BEGGING me to let them have a party and I don't want to push anyone. I'm just not like that.. it's another reason I can't stand salespeople at the mall! However, I'm doing this to make some money so I might have to put on a LITTLE pressure! If you know of anyone who would be interested in having a party, feel free to have them get in touch with me. Even if you don't buy anything there's no doubt you'll be entertained and you'll get to help me out, which I thank you for in advance!

Macy's and I are going through a little rough patch in our relationship. Two weeks ago I paid $50 online... so I thought. A few days later when I had a return charge on my account I realized that instead of the $50 I thought I paid, I put through a payment of $5,000. Now, do I have $5,000!? No, and I honestly don't think I ever have! After countless phone calls and one annoying conversation with Mitra, the non-English speaking customer service representative, I was told to make another payment and that Macy's would reverse the charges out of "courtesy." Yeah... this was after Mitra said "I'm sorry you made a mistake, but...." Let's just say she had to speak to her supervisor after this conversation! Next stop was the bank, where I had to call an ex (who I am thankfully on great terms with) and explain the situation. He laughed at me, then gave me the number of the guy at the bank who could help me out. He was ridiculously nice and totally understood the situation, so he reversed the charge for me. Three days later... new charge, as they tried AGAIN to take my money out. Um.. HELLO!? Not gonna work! So this time I called the checking place and they agreed to not do that anymore, and then I had to call the bank again and have him reverse the charges. That was NOT a good week for me!

So this is what has been taking me away from my blog, as well as softball, which is now over. Cruise meltdown starts on Tuesday, so I'll be hitting the gym and running a lot more too. I'm going to try to continue to keep up with the blog, but it may get thrown by the way side from time to time. Work with me!

Pictures and TV information to come later.. Lots has happened on Big Brother and I haven't even had a chance to welcome Tim Gunn back to the airwaves. Happy Hump Day!!!!

Happy Birthday Cal!!

Can't wait to get to the house that Cal built on Saturday!!!

I know.. I'm on vacation.. but I couldn't resist:

Of the 13 shows listed, I am an avid fan of 7 1/2 (I can only give Parks and Recreation a half cause it's barely been on TV)... Yet you people trust my TV judgment... There's something wrong here.. Regardless, it must be cause you have as shitty taste as I do and for that, I thank you.

Seriously people.. How could you NOT want to see if the secret ingredient guy from Iron Chef can do anything more than maniacally announce ingredients?!

Vacation back on...

VACATION

I'm gonna have the blog on vacation for a few days.

I've acquired a virus on my home computer, which isn't allowing me to post and giving me more headaches than I need so I don't want to keep anyone in suspense. Hopefully I'll be able to post again by this weekend.

Unfortunately, I have no birthday weekend pics for you to enjoy, as I spent the entire weekend playing ball, but I hope to soon regale you with stories regarding Big Brother, Project Runway and the clusterfuck that is most certainly my life ;)

Perhaps while you aren't reading my blog, you can find me a sugar daddy.. work on that!

Happy Summer to All! I'll be back soon, I promise!

I found out today that there is a Mennonite Church in Chatham. I saw the sign, but didn't think much of it, but then I saw actual followers walking into the church. I'm talking, wearing the little hats and simple clothes.. the whole shebang! Call me ignorant, but considering the only thing I know about Mennonites I learned from Salome on Make Me A Supermodel! You can file this under "you really DO learn something new every day!"

I went to the outlets in Lee today, and found out that I CAN fit into the jeans at Banana Republic, but their large shirts are far from large. It was my first time shopping there, as I've seen lots of my friends find cute stuff, but apparently XL is not an option. The one shirt I did find in an XL was too big.. I must be a semi-XL! I then ventured over to the Gap where I waited way too long for someone to wait on me. I don't understand how these outlet stores have no one manning the register. I mean, isn't the whole point to SELL people something so they can give you money for it... AT THE REGISTER!? I had a guy walk by me three times when I was the only one in line at the Nike outlet. I was waving my gift card in the air and he STILL walked right past me... I finally had to ask him if anyone in the store was working. Bitchy? Perhaps, but time was of the essence and did I mention he walked past me three times? He's lucky that's all I asked.

I saw a vending machine that takes credit cards today. All I have in my wallet at the moment is a winning $2 Lucky 7's lotto ticket, so I was really excited about it, except there was nothing in it that I wanted bad enough to test it out.

Last night I watched Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian on Chelsea Handler, and I have to say, they kind of stole the show away from her. They could care less about what they say, as evidenced by their conversation revolving around putting a mayonnaise mask on each other's "vagene." Pretty damn funny if you ask me. In unexpected Kardashian news, Kourtney (who spent time last night discussing her kissing of chicks in Miami) is preggers! She's not letting anyone in on who the baby daddy is just yet, but it'll only be a matter of time before US Weekly has a slew of men gunning for illegitimate fatherhood, regardless of the fact that it's probably her lying cheating ex. Ahhhhh love!

In other news about E! shows, Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett are expecting a baby boy.. I feel bad for him if he's not even slightly jocky, considering they're both pretty athletic!

I watched The House of Yes tonight and while it was entertaining, I'm just not down with the whole incest vibe. Regardless, I do love it when Parker Posey plays crazy..

Tomorrow night I'm going to the ValleyCats game with work. Apparently we have 70 some people going. They buy us dinner (hamburgers and hot dogs I hear) and the tickets, and we bond over baseball. It's supposed to be a nice night out, so it should be a good time. After that, my co-worker has decided we should go out in Troy for my b'day, and who am I to say no!? So.. birthday weekend starts tomorrow at 5 pm and I am looking forward to it, even though I have absolutely no idea what's going on. I'm way too OCD and anal retentive to not know what's going on days in advance. This is seriously killing me! However, ball game Friday night and then some drinks at MJ's.. that's the best I can do! So what I'm trying to say is, don't expect any posts till afterwards and maybe (if you're lucky) there'll be pictures to boot! I'll do my best yet make no promises!!

Finally, CONGRATS go out to Rob, who after lots of time spent in a shitty employment market, landed a job and will start on Monday! We'll celebrate when I get to Baltimore (finally)!!

Have a great weekend everyone.. I'll think of you while I'm relaxing, playing ball, drinking and sweating my ass off!

It's a miracle! Two ball games in three days and no rain outs.. Let's hope this trend continues (minus insane humidity). THAT would be awesome!

Congratulations to Jennifer Hudson and fiance David Otunga, on the birth of their first child, a son. I just can't get over the fact that he was a contender on "I Love New York." Talk about an upgrade. Good choice David!

I keep seeing the commercials for Taking Woodstock and I can't wait to see it! I wonder if I'll see anyone I know, as it was filmed not far from here. As a matter of fact, there was a local screening of the movie a few weeks ago, and even director Ang Lee was present. Not too shabby Columbia County!

Bull Durham was on Sunday afternoon. It took every ounce of strength I had not to skip the christening and ball game, just to listen to Kevin Costner (Crash Davis) wax poetic about "the show" and other such things. Someone PLEASE explain to me how Kevin Costner would ever lose out in romance to Tim Robbins. Granted, Costner won out in the end, but Sarandon chose Robbins for life!

Jeremy Piven showed up on Big Brother Sunday night to promote his new movie, The Goods. I'm kind of glad I wasn't in the house because I probably would have fainted, made an ass out of myself or both. I could just see me drooling all over his cute little ass and not being able to form a complete sentence. That would be incredibly awkward on national television.

One housewife seems to have "lost" her home, while another wants to sell hers. Apparently it's better to be a housewife in NY, as opposed to Atlanta. They can't seem to hold onto a mansion to save their lives!!!

Why, oh why can't Young Hollywood learn to keep their clothes on!?

I didn't get into Sons of Anarchy in the first season, but I've seen so many commercials for it lately that I'm slowly becoming intrigued... because I need yet another show to add to my DVR series recordings! Speaking of things I'm intrigued by, you can bet that while I'm watching Mad Men this Sunday, I'll be taping Antonio Sabato's new dating show on VH1, where (if you saw the sneak peek the other day) his ex-wife is an unexpected suitor vying for his affection. Awkward and just one more reason why I ADORE VH1!

Does anyone else think Paula Abdul might actually be better off without Idol!? I mean, everyone wants her and it seems like people are actually taking her seriously, which was NOT an option after "Hey Paula!" Latest news is that Paula will guest star on Ugly Betty. Granted, it did nothing for Lindsey Lohan, but perhaps Paula can turn the tide!!!

As for the O's, well.. not much is going on, but did you really expect there to be?! Just trying to get through the season and hopefully they're holding out some greatness for when I get there in two and a half weeks!!

I'm a little sleepy and I'm trying to enjoy Rescue Me, so I'm going to call it a night. Tomorrow is a hump day (allow me to live vicariously) and that means only two days left of my work week. Birthday weekend starts Thursday at 5!!!

This morning I ran the Ken Hummel Memorial 5K in Stuyvesant. Thankfully, it was a beautiful morning to run and my co-worker, Ashley joined me. We kept a pretty good pace, even though I haven't ran seriously since the Boilermaker and she hasn't ran in months. We were both pretty content with our time (mine was comparable to what I did in the OK 5K back in June) and then we rewarded ourselves with breakfast!

My sister comes back from Myrtle Beach today, and hopefully that means I'll be able to sleep again. I have slept terribly all week, as I hear EVERY single thing outside the house. Of course, I live on a main road so there are LOTS of things to hear and for some reason they all sound like they are IN the house.

Runaway Bride is on. I love that movie. I love Richard Gere's hair and Christopher Meloni's enthusiasm, which means I will let slide the fact that he proposed to Julia Roberts (in the movie of course) as I'd always dreamed I'd get proposed to you. Yup... at an O's game.

Speaking of the O's, the unloading continues! I'm sad to say that the O's traded Gregg Zaun to the Rays, subsequently stating their confidence in Matt Wieters. They also brought up Chad Moeller to take the place of Zaun. I mean, I like that they're excited about Wieters, but I have always like Zaun! 3 more weeks and I'll be in Baltimore to see it for myself!

Jeanine Mason was crowned America's Favorite Dancer on Thursday night, beating out Brandon, Evan and Kayla (in that order). Like I said, I was happy with whoever won, but it was nice to see a girl take it AND someone as talented and seemingly sweet as Jeanine. Also, I like that fact that she never used her time in the spotlight to garner any of the sympathy vote that she could very well have received. The girl won it fair and square, on talent and personality alone.

The rat FINALLY went home on Big Brother, when Ronnie was evicted. He used his time in the house to rip into Michele for no reason but that she wouldn't use the veto on him and (obviously, since she's still there) played the game better than he did. Jeff was the winner of the Coup D'Etat power, which essentially allows him to overthrow the HOH and put replace one or both nominees. Since Russell had already put Ronnie on the block, Jeff did NOT use the power this week, but he still has next week and with Chima as HOH, he just might need to use it to save himself, Jordan and his "alliance." It's getting a little crazy in there, as Chima and Russell had a crazy blow out, although I am not 100% sure if it's real or part of the game. Considering Chima is now HOH, Russell better be playing this correctly or he's in deep shit.. unless Jeff chooses to save him. Still, Russell feels like he has allegiances to both Jessie AND Jeff and I'm pretty sure that'll screw him in the end.

YAY! Only another week and a half till Project Runway starts.. Perhaps this will keep you busy until then.

I had to wait for Sue to get back from vacation, so I was a little behind, but we FINALLY watched the last two episodes of True Blood. It's been a great season so far, but these last two episodes were INSANE... Lots of action and great story lines, which thankfully, aren't exactly like the books they're based on. In other True Blood news, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer are making it official (in real life). They're engaged and she's showing off a VERY nice rock.

Since this is my blog, I post my favorite eye candy. Something for everyone.. You're welcome..

Apparently stature is not what's "big" about Big Poppa.....

I took a kickboxing class at my old gym on Wednesday. Half way through I felt like I had worked hard enough that it could have been over and it would have been well worth the money! It was crazy! Great workout, don't get me wrong. I was sweating more than I do when I run, if you can believe that! I was quite shocked that I didn't feel too terrible (sore) the next day or even the day after, but as I was running this morning the backs of my arms were killing me! Yes, Tara, I would do it again, painful as it was. I never want to hear the word "flurry" when it doesn't involve ice cream. That's just mean and wrong.

I'd write more, but I need a shower and I need to enjoy this gorgeous day. How? I have no idea, since I already did my outdoor duties by running this morning.. Perhaps I'll just observe.. Enjoy your weekend!

I haven't forgotten about you, just thrown you by the wayside. The Firemen's Softball Tournament was in town this weekend, which basically means I'm gonna get some sun and drink all day. And I did... which made me overtired and cranky on Sunday, which makes me want to go to bed REAL soon on Monday..

Just a few things to touch on...

The finale of So You Think You Can Dance is this week, and the final four are Brandon, Evan, Kayla and Janine. I'm completely content with whoever wins, as Melissa and Ade (who we all know were no faves of mine for no good reason) were booted last week. I really enjoyed watching some of the best dances from last season this past week and was SHOCKED that Evan made it through. Don't get me wrong.. I love him but I never expected him to make it this far.

Casey got the boot on Big Brother, thanks to Jessie and Casey made it abundantly clear how he feels about him. In an interesting turn, Russell won the HOH after cutting a deal with Jeff (the only remaining player in an endurance game) to keep Jeff and Jordan safe. Surprisingly enough in the game, he stuck to the plan and put up Lydia (who dropped early and is beginning to annoy me with her kiss ass-iness) and Ronnie FINALLY is up on the block for talking smack about Russell behind his back. I sure hope it works out and Ronnie finally goes. I'm sick of his freaky ass diary room sessions.

Have I discussed my new Palm Pre!? I got it last week and while I still don't have a clue how to use it (apparently Sprint doesn't feel they need to GIVE you the 350 page manual, as I had to find it online myself) I really love it. The streaming texting alone was enough to sell me and I'm getting used to the touch screen.

Thank goodness not ALL the rumors are true!

Rush out and buy Kathy Griffin's book "Official Book Club Selection!"

The O's unloaded (and when I say unloaded I don't mean he was burden) George Sherril just prior to the trade deadline for a third baseman and a pitcher. What's interesting about that is that O's current third baseman, Melvin Mora, hasn't had some very nice things to say about the organization. A closed door meeting today may have settled any issues.. for now..

You have to hate it when you finally get into a blockbuster film and no one tells you that you've been recast. I kind of like her as Victoria.. She was pretty bad-ass so I'm curious to see Bryce Dallas Howard instead.

So... a woman at work retired and as we're all eating lunch together, her severely hot son walked in... in his Army uniform. You seriously should have seen the jaws drop and the heads turn. It was by far the most giggly afternoon our office has ever seen. We're a little lacking in the eye candy department at work, if you haven't noticed.

My friend Danny and I went to see Rent at Proctor's on Thursday night. It was a great show, with original cast members Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal performing. I thought it was amazing, but I also felt like Adam Pascal was phoning it in in the beginning. He just didn't seem real enthused to be there (and I guess I wouldn't if I'd only been able to succeed by playing the same role for 15 years), while Anthony Rapp consistently threw himself into his role. Did it make a difference? No! It was a phenomenal show with an extremely talented cast, who made me tear up even though I knew full well what was coming.

Yet another invention I feel NO ONE can live without.

Don't know how the softball season is gonna end. TONS of rainouts and right now our field in Nassau is under water. Apparently we're playing our games in New Lebanon this week to give the field some time to dry out. I wouldn't be heartbroken if we couldn't have the tournament over birthday weekend, I'll tell you that much! And yes.. birthday weekend is less than two weeks away. Plan accordingly!

Just a reminder... my birthday is coming up... gifts are optional, but appreciated. I'll take a tall, bald man, but this would be a decent substitute as well.

I couldn't bring myself to watch "More to Love," but I'm happy to know that I do not weigh enough to be considered as a bachelorette. That makes me feel better.. Then again, after all the smore eating that could ensue after my birthday, that could change!

The blog should have just gone on summer vacation, cause then I wouldn't feel so bad about not having the time to post.

My co-worker and I are taking over the job of a woman who's retiring (on Friday) so between our normal duties and training, free time is certainly a rarity!

It must have been one of those weekends for pseudo celebrity breakups, huh!?

So You Think You Can Dance had it's 100th episode last week, along with the highly touted performance by Katie Holmes. I'm not saying it was bad, but I don't know what people expected. She was adequate and did it for charity. Nothing wrong with that! Anyway, Janette and Jason were eliminated, and it made me realize how much I don't want anyone to go anymore! I genuinely like all of the contestants and they're all so good that they really have to completely shit the bed for me to think they should leave. Janette had NEVER had a bad dance, so I felt really bad for her to get the boot. Jason was also at his best in last week's dances, so it really was a shame for him to have to go as well. Melissa and Ade just get on my nerves for some reason. I agree they're talented, but I just never warmed to them! Anyway, they performed a very touching Tyce D'Orio routine about breast cancer, so you KNEW they weren't going home. I know all the dances have themes, but it surely is the luck of the draw. I mean, who was gonna NOT vote for the cancer dance?! Somehow, Evan is still riding high, having not been in the bottom two yet while in the Top 10. I adore him and vote for him, but I am still surprised by the fan base he has. Now if only he could butch it up for the latin dances...

Remember how everyone in New York has been bitching about how cold and rainy it's been? Besides missing ball games, it really hasn't bothered me until now. My eczema THRIVES on the heat so I guess I've gotten lucky that it's taken this long for the heat to come. I'll take 70-80 degree days any time!

Laura was evicted on Big Brother, which wasn't a shock. The only shock was that Ronnie didn't have the balls to put Russell up against her. He regretted it once Russell started to follow him around the house harassing him. The housemates found it annoying, which I found it comical. Jessie won HOH for the second time in three weeks and subsequently put up Jordan and Michele, mainly because he doesn't think they can beat him in the POV competition, allowing him to backdoor who he really wants. I'm not sure who that is, but tomorrow is another episode!

Why can't things be easy for my NYC housewives?! Speaking of the housewives, the new Atlanta season starts up this week and while for some reason, they aren't event television to me, I'm intrigued by the weave pulling and the drama that looks like it will ensue.

Not only did Kendra Wilkinson's show get a second season pickup with E!, but apparently she's inked a deal to publish her memoir. Why do people who are in their 20's think they've lived long enough to write about their life? Granted, it's always entertaining to hear about the inner workings at the Playboy mansion, but other than that I'm not sure I really care, which is amazing considering how much I LOVED The Girls Next Door. I'm so intent on not watching it with Hef's new skanky twin girlfriends.. that's just weird.

That's all I've got. Unfortunately, my life has pretty much been encompassed by softball lately, which is my fault for joining another league, but I've kind of enjoyed it. I'm getting the opportunity to play the outfied, which I haven't done in a long time and I forgot how much I like it! Tonight's game was yet another rain out, as apparently a monsoon went through Nassau 2 hours before game time which really sucked because it ruined my managerial debut!!! I had a sick lineup all set to go...

Nytropalooza 2009

Oh yeah, those are Nytropalooza t-shirts! My sister tie dyed them all herself and she did an awesome job! Everyone loved them and many asked where they could get their own. Maybe we'll think about that for next year..

It's been a very busy week - Finally got to see Transformers 2, which was really good, but also really long! I knew that going in though, so I wasn't surprised..

Randi and Kupono were let go on SYTYCD and surprisingly, Evan wasn't even in the bottom two! I was pretty happy about that, but this week could be his last. Then again, I said that last week and apparently his fan base is way more than I expected so I guess you never know! I'm keeping my fingers crossed. PS - I still want to do dirty things to Tyce D'Orio. I can't help it. Even when he's bawling like a little girl after watching a routine he choreographed about breast cancer, he's still kinda sexy and saucy!

Does anyone else think TMZ should just change it's name to MJD (michael jackson death)? Cause I'm pretty sure that's all they're reporting on these days.

So, Mischa Barton has pulled a Britney. I mean, when Nicole Ritchie distances herself from you, you know you have to be one hot mess!

Happy Birthday to Alex Trebek!!! My favorite Canadian turned 69 today!!

I know I should have more since I've neglected you for so long, but like I said, crazy week and one in which I'm not feeling 100% so I'm gonna hightail it to bed in a Nyquil induced haze to attempt to remedy my scratchy throat situation. Ball games Thursday and Friday so don't have high expectations and you won't be disappointed ;)

I told you I'd be busy, but I have a post-it chock full, so I'll throw some quickies at you to placate the masses:

Today is National Corn Dog Day!!! I love corn dogs, but only at the Chatham Fair. It kind of feels wrong to eat them at any other time. Regardless, if you can find one today, eat one!!! I'll make up for it over Labor Day weekend, I promise!

Painted toenails are (to quote Cher Horowitz) a full-on Monet.. From far away, it's OK, but up close, it's a big old mess. Mine are proof positive of this... But hey.. unless you have a foot fetish, you're not getting that close, so who cares!?

I'm afraid my faves, Evan and Randi might hit the road tonight on So You Think You Can Dance :(. They were both good, but everyone else was PHENOMENAL! Seriously.. really awesome! Alumni Travis Wall choreographed a piece for Jeanine and Jason that was just amazing! I voted, so I have no one to blame but America!!!

Emmy nominations were handed out this morning and True Blood was TOTALLY snubbed! WTF Emmy voters!? In an interesting turn of events though, Jim Parson (Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory) got a Comedic Male Actor nod. Wouldn't it be sweet if he won!? I love that show! Long live the dorks!!! Perhaps they could just determine the winner through a rousing game of "Rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock!"

So, stupid me reads all the stuff online about Big Brother, and all I can say (without ruining anything of course) is that I have lost ALL respect for my girl Lydia.. I felt dirty just reading this (Don't read if you don't like spoilers).

Did I miss the memo that said Jeana Keough is leaving the Real OC Housewives for real!? I didn't believe it!! :( I hope this new "fan" gives Vicki a run for her money, that's all I'm saying!

I'm disturbed to find that Letourneau (as in Mary Kay) is in my Word dictionary. As in, I spelled it wrong, but the computer spelled it correctly for me. What is the world coming to?

Scream 4 is in the works, however Neve Campbell isn't saying yes... at least not yet.

In all my hub-bub about the Daughtry CD coming out on Tuesday, I neglected to mention that FINALLY The State has come to DVD. Unfortunately, they couldn't get a lot of licensing from songs used in the sketches, so I've heard some not so good things about that. Regardless, it's still the same pudding and other things we want to stick our balls in!! Last night I caught parts of "Michael and Michael have Issues" on Comedy Central. I think it'll be one of those shows that grown on me. I enjoyed it, but it's not yet must-see for me, which I find interesting cause I like that quirky sense of humor and I follow them both on Twitter!

So, Tony Romo dumped Jessica Simpson right before her Barbie and Ken themed birthday party. And she's sad and confused? Um... where's the confusion!? A 29 year old woman thought it was OK to have a Barbie AND KEN themed birthday party. I'd have dumped the crazy bitch too.

Renee Zellweger has signed on for a third Bridget Jones movie, wherein Bridget wants to have a baby. Start eating Renee!!!

I'm so tempted.

Ok.. post-its are done! I have another batch of mac and cheese to make and then some drinks with the girls, after we help Tre with her super secret Nytropalooza entertainment! I'm gonna try to take plenty of pics from the party, so it'll be like you were actually there!

I adore them both, but I just can't get behind this... I'm having a bad enough week, someone PLEASE tell me it's just a rumor!!!

My co-worker is on vacation for the first time since I've been at this job, so it seems to be "let's see how stupid we can make Kara feel" week.. It has NOT been fun for me. Just when things seem to be turning, I got a ticket for being on my cell phone.... in the parking lot of Crossgates Mall. What kind of crap is that?! I'm not saying I didn't deserve it, cause yes, I was on my phone. However, I NEVER do that! I'm always on my Bluetooth so it would figure the one time I do it, I get caught. That's been my luck this week.

I blame Chris Daughtry, cause if his new CD hadn't come out today, I wouldn't have had any reason to go to the mall. Damn you Daughtry... Damn you!

Finally, a reason to watch the "Schmemmy's!"

They NEVER show the good shit on TV!!! Spoilers attached, so if you care, don't read! Russell wont the Power of Veto, but Lydia convinced him to use it on her, and put up Braden in her place. Apparently, that didn't go over so well. I kinda hope Chima goes.. she gets on my nerves already and it hasn't even been a week. She said it herself, the pawn always goes home! In this case, I kinda hope so, although I could care less cause I'm not a huge fan of either of them!

How is it possible I didn't know Daughtry was performing on the Today Show this morning!? I'm headed out at lunch to pick up their new CD.. yes, there are very few CD's I still buy and his is one of them..

So.. hopefully this makes your day like it made mine..

Happy Bastille Day!!!!

Ok.. I admit, I just got done watching it and it wasn't his best vocal performance... Home was way better and that's on the same page however, I really don't care. Look at him!!!!

Just got back from running the Boilermaker race out in Utica, this weekend. I'll admit, it started off a little sketchy (HEAVY rain and an organizational clusterfuck thanks to that rain), but it went much better than planned. I shaved another minute off my 5K time and everyone survived the 15K. It was a beautiful day to run and it was actually kind of fun (and mostly downhill during my part, thank God!!). The spectators were like nothing I've ever seen before and once we got our first beer, the after party was worth it as well. To round out the weekend we went to Red Robin (some of us for the first time) and OH MY GOD I don't know if I've ever had such a great burger. Granted, we hadn't eaten anything substantial in approximately 17 hours, but it was still amazing!
The finish line... the greatest site I think I've ever seen!!!
All the girls... next time we do a "girls weekend" we aren't sure running should be involved.. Drinking yes... running.. NO! Still.. good time had by all..

Nikki and I enjoying some well earned beers at the after party

I'm beat, but quickly, let's discuss So You Think You Can Dance.. I'm not mad at the results this week. As much as Philip is really good at what he does, he's not so great at anything else, so it's really only fair for him to go and you KNEW there was no way he wouldn't be on tour regardless. As for Kaitlin, she just never thrilled me like she did during auditions, especially when Jeanine has showed so much promise and Melissa had never been in the bottom. I can not WAIT until they have to dance with new partners this week!!

Ok.. I'm exhausted and have a wicked headache so I'm cutting this one short. Hope everyone had a great weekend and I'll get back to you when I can. In other words, don't expect too much this week. I have ball games three out of five days and with Nytropalooza coming up this weekend, my time can be better spent on other preparatory things!! But if it's any consolation, I think it might finally be summer.....

It took long enough, but FINALLY the cast of Project Runway's new season (ugh.. on Lifetime) has been revealed!

To almost go along with that, the cast for the new season of Top Chef has also been revealed today! The next session is set in Las Vegas and there's a relatively attractive set of brothers competing. Oh, the excitement!

Seriously, sometimes I think she's batshit crazy, but I also think Mia Michaels is so f'n talented that it's scary. She just choreographed this routine about addiction and it was so amazing and so powerful. Absolutely insane...

And I love everything about Tabatha and Napoleon, especially when they choreograph for my faves, Randi and Evan..

I was all worried about the show not taking it's usual break this year, but I'm wicked excited to know that it's coming back so soon!

So how dumb do you think Lindsey Lohan feels right now? She's getting sued over her spray tan empire (I couldn't even write that with a straight face) and she turned down Heather Graham's role in The Hangover. Oh, hindsight sure is 20/20 isn't it?

Ball game tomorrow night, so you won't hear anything from me, but tune in to the season premiere of Big Brother AND Lost NYC Housewives footage.

I feel a little strange about the fact that 1) I have seen the Fox Family show "Make it or Break it" and 2) I have thoroughly enjoyed it and am kind of upset that I missed it so far this week. I think Fox Family is like Bravo though, so I"m sure an opportunity will present itself. For those not in the know, the show is basically a remake of the movie "Stick It," which I also (sadly) really enjoyed, even though it's basically a fluffy piece of crap. The greatest thing is that I somehow convinced Jason to see it with me... Ah, to be in love, the crazy things we do!

It looks like her character isn't the only one getting hitched...

NO!!! Not the Big Ragoo!!!

If Kelly Bensimon (oh, I'm sorry.. Kelly KILOREN Bensimon) is the only housewife back next season, there is no way I'm watching! I sure hope this is just a casting bump in the road! Speaking of the housewives, looks like Bethenny might have FINALLY found the one...

I really enjoyed the book, but I'm not sure how HBO could make a series out of Middlesex.

I hope Glee is a hit, because Jane Lynch has officially pulled out of Starz series "Party Down" for the Fox show. This reminds me that I actually need to watch ALL of Party Down in the very near future. I thought the first episode was hysterical, but I think anything Ken Marino is in takes the cake..

What is it about blonde ex-figure skaters that just screams "prison term?"

OK.. so I think we all know that Chris Daughtry could sing the phone book and I'd probably still scream like a little girl... The Lady Gaga song "Poker Face" has totally grown on me, but nothing is sexier than hearing him say "and baby when it's love if it's not rough it isn't fun." Check it out for yourself and no longer wonder about my love for him... (Thanks to Sandra for sending me the link this morning.. Now I'm angry that it took me until now to watch it!)

I think that's a good way to end my Tuesday, don't you!?

I wasn’t really feeling my lunch today, however I’m trying to be a good girl and not waste money if I don’t REALLY have to. So, I went into the kitchen to make my Smart Ones (roast turkey with mashed potatoes.. one of my faves) and when I opened the container it seems SOMEONE neglected to ever put the shrink wrap over the top of it. Let’s just say it sure did look like a hot mess and now I HAVE to go out to lunch. I had no idea what I wanted until my co-worker said she almost went to Moe’s. I had to go! Today is Burrito Monday!!! So sometimes, everything works out just as it should..

I had one of those Jeff Foxworthy “here’s your sign” moments this morning and unfortunately, it would have been me that got the sign! I was in the kitchen (do you see a trend?) and someone was at the coffee makers and kind of jumped as they got sprayed with coffee.. My response: “Hot!?” Yeah.. I said that. I kind of wanted her to turn around and go “no, dumbass.. it’s freezing cold.” But she was nice enough not to do so, which is somewhat surprising! So yes.. where’s my sign!?

Big Brother begins on Thursday and there are some weird things going on in the house, as far as competitions and such. Check out the cast when you get a chance.

It might be in his best interest if Jim Leyritz just stopped leaving the house… Well, that or just kept to himself... Maybe that would be better..

I don’t watch anymore, but I think the addition of Drea De Matteo to the Desperate Housewives could get interesting…

As if he didn't get screwed enough in the movies, Ron Weasely got the swine flu!!!

Ok, those were just some quickies that I found from my post-it that I left at work all weekend. Plus, I know I’ll never have a chance to check in later. Hope you’re all suffering through your holiday weekend hangover and working hard!

Hope everyone enjoyed their Fourth of July festivities!

I started off my long weekend by heading to Six Flags New England with the girls. We hit the big rides first, which means my stomach was NOT feeling so hot afterwards. I made it through all the big rides and had a blast, but I sure did waste money on lunch, cause I really couldn't eat it. It downpoured as we were eating lunch (convenient) and we then got soaked on a flume ride, so we might as well have just stood out in hte rain instead. Same effect.. We all won super hero capes (mine is purple batman cape) and they came in handy as umbrellas when the rain tried to come again later in the day. And yes, we were the over 30 year olds wearing capes around the park. I mean, we weren't gonna see those people ever again, what did we care, right?! Anyway, it was a fun, but extremely tiring day and I think we were all ready to pass out on the ride home. When I got home I stayed awake long enough to watch Transformers (the first one) and then hit the hay, even though I found out this guy I've ADORED for years was out that night. Not even THAT could have gotten me out of bed, so what does that tell you!?

Thursday night was interesting.. I went to J's sister's house for dinner. I had to pick up something I ordered from her and so she ordered pizza and we hung out for a few hours. I was kind of.... unsure about it. I mean, she's his sister, so obviously I'm the bad guy, but considering she mentioned dinner, perhaps she knows he's a dink and that's just life :). I was waiting for her to address the elephant in the room, since she's usually a pretty direct person, but she never did. I certainly didn't, as I didn't really think it was my place. Regardless, it was nice to see the whole family. His niece is even funnier than she was before and it was fun to catch up with his sister and brother in law. However, I'm very curious to know if he knows that went down. I have a feeling I'll never know, much like our break up! lol..

I caught "Dance Your Ass Off" on Oxygen the other day and while it's no So You Think You Can Dance, it was pretty entertaining. That, and I felt like such a loser by watching it while laying on the couch that I hopped on the treadmill to watch instead. It was entertaining. I doubt it'll be event TV for me, but I'll definitely try to catch it, as I already have favorites..

As far as So You Think You Can Dance goes, I could not have been happier with Vitolio's ousting this week. I don't know why, but he never grew on me and I found him to be a little cocky and annoying. He'd been in the bottom too many times not to go, but I wasn't sure what would happen. I was a little concerned for my girl Kayla, as her solo was far from great and if she had been in the bottom before, I think she would have gone instead of Karla. I honestly didn't want to see any of the girls go, but (as Cat Deeley would say) "that's why I hate Thursdays!" We're already down to the top 6 couples, and Nigel finally announced the secret (or non-secret) that will be Katie Holmes' performance on the show on July 23rd, SYTYCD's 100th episode.

I'm kind of embarrassed, yet still excited by this.

Apparently sometimes that whole "when one door closes, another will open" adage really rings true.

This afternoon I have my first softball game with a new team. I'm curious to see how it goes. Apparently our team isn't so good, which doesn't bother me all that much, even though I sure do love to win. I just don't want to not play well. I'm forcing my sister to hit me some grounders and fly balls before the game so I don't go in cold. I haven't done anything but catch in co-ed the last two years, so I'm a little out of practice at other positions. Also, there's a "coach" who I have a feeling thinks more highly of himself and his coaching ability then he should. Luckily there is a 2 inning minimum play rule (ya know, like tee ball) so he can't bench me the whole time! So yeah.. hopefully I play well, cause I really hate showing up for nothing, especially when I know I'm as good as, if not better than most of the other players.

Well, it's a lazy Sunday, so I need to finish my laundry and practice my skills! Hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend. Don't count on a post tomorrow.. ball game in Nassau to contend with.