Freaky things are apt to happen

on Friday the 13th. After my ranting and raving post about Sarah Evans, come to find out she’s going through a heinous divorce and has dropped out of Dancing with the Stars. We all know she’s not my favorite, but I didn’t wish THAT on her! However, I’m sure she knew this was coming earlier this week so why she didn’t just bow out gracefully and save Willa, I don’t know. Hopefully they’ll bring Willa and her boy toy back to compete because now they’re down a week on the show and TV doesn’t work that way. I’ll be kind of upset if that doesn’t happen, but more upset if poor Willa gets booted two weeks in a row. I mean, that’s just downright cruel! Still, Sarah’s fans have to go to someone else so maybe they’ll feel bad for our poor little pop princess…. then again, she’s more of a pop servant. When “I wanna be bad” is your only claim to fame you have to go above and beyond to get that fan base (and I don't mean above and beyond your partner, you dirty girl).

Onto bigger and better things: The New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Playoffs last night, behind a stellar performance from Tom Glavine (once coached by Leo Mazzone, just to throw in my O’s - I mean, this IS a blog about the Orioles too ya know). I don’t normally watch the NL series because I’m a big AL fan. Even though my team sucks I know more about the AL teams so I normally root for them in the World Series (unless it’s Boston) but considering I’m from New York and I’ve always had a soft spot for the Mets, I might have to cheer for them when they make it through. I mean, if they don’t make it through I’ll be shocked! They’re a great offensive and defensive team and have proved that all season. Plus, David Wright is pretty easy on the eyes. As a girl, that always helps. Don’t get me wrong, he’s no B-Rob or Nick Markakis, but I wouldn’t kick him out of my bed for eating veggies! Speaking of the AL - Detroit is up 2 games to 0 on the Oakland A’s. I have caught both games but I really just like listening to the announcers say “Placido Polanco.” Has a nice ring, doesn’t it? No, really. I adore my baseball and understand it, but it’s hard to watch when your team isn’t in it (right, Yankee fans?). Plus, I have yet to see Tommy Lasorda have a commercial with the O’s in it. I’ve seen the Boston one (which is hysterical) and the Indians, but no O’s. Bring it on Tommy!

In pseudo celebrity gossip, apparently the hottest new couple is Brandy (of Moesha and America’s Got Talent fame) and Michael Knight - everyone’s favorite designer from this season of Project Runway. I mean, how cute are they? Apparently they met through a mutual friend and have been dating ever since. She even sat front row at this runway show in Bryant Park. I think Brandy’s looking for some free clothes, that’s what I think. But hey.. best of luck to these two lovebirds!!

So, I’m thinking of taking a trip to Ireland. My friend Rachael has been living there for six months and has been up my ass from the get go about making a trip over. Now, I’m still paying off my plane ticket to Australia and that was two years ago so I wasn’t really jumping at the chance to pay for another international plane ticket. However, our mutual friend Crystal (who introduced us in the first place) has discussed coming over there in April and Rach thought it’d be a great time for me to come to. It’d be nice to go over with someone. I mean, traveling alone has its perks but sometimes it’s good to have someone else to talk to besides the nice old lady in the aisle seat. Plus, I’ve always wanted to go to Ireland and with her being there, it’s an opportunity I can’t pass up! Apparently, the boys are pretty giving with the fun and drinks so that’s even less things I have to pay for. I mean, if I spend that money on boob shirts I doubt I’ll have to pay for anything while we’re out! What can I say? If you have them, you should use them for good, not evil… unless they really deserve it! So, I bought the subject up to my mom and she was way more gung ho than I thought she would be. She even went online to look up flights for me and Crystal. So, hopefully I’ll be heading to Ireland for a week in April to help Rach celebrate her birthday. I was kind of unsure about it but this opportunity will probably never come up again so I don’t see the point in wasting it. Speaking of Crystal - congratulations to Crystal and her husband Jamie on the birth of their son, Ben. She had him this afternoon by C-section so we’ll give her a little bit more time before we broach the Ireland subject.. ya know.. a few weeks! Anyway, now Emma has a baby brother. God save that child! Hopefully I’ll get some pictures in a few weeks so I’ll post one up here for all the world to see.

To add to the randomness of my life lately, this is what happened to me today: I got a text message on my phone that says “hey kara.” Pretty ordinary, right? Not quite. The phone number it’s from is 011-393-401278778. Swear to God. I even tried to find out if 393 was a country code but I got sick of looking for it. So, if you texted me from out of the country (I’ve called overseas enough to know that 11 is the code that gets you out of the country), let me know cause it’s just another day of me wracking my brains. I was going to text it back but I can only imagine what the charge for that would be, then I was afraid that it was just some sort of scam where they can steal my cell phone number and I’d get all these wacky charges thanks to my curiosity. So, if you can help me, I’d appreciate it!

Hope you enjoyed your Friday and I hope you enjoy this little comic that Lacey sent to me. Have a great weekend!

I don't know where to begin...

That’s a lie.. I do. How the hell did Willa Ford get booted from Dancing with the Stars? I watched the actual performance show the other night and the girl is incredible! I mean, besides the obvious chemistry, she can dance! I’m really peeved by her ousting. I’ve expressed my disdain for the “fan voting” all this time and I have to agree with myself! I mean, Sarah Evans not in the bottom two? I get it, those country fans love you. Probably why Carrie Underwood won Idol last year (don’t get me wrong, I love her, but she proves my point). Anyway, as much as Jerry Springer sucks, I don’t mind having him around because at least he’s comic relief. Sarah is like a marionette and marionettes creep me out, much like Mr. Rogers and Mummenschanz. I’m 30 and still have nightmares about them…. and the Letter People.. but again, that’s my issue. I have yet to start having nightmares about Sarah Evans, but if she keeps trying to shimmy her way into my heart I’m afraid I’ll have to spike my Coke Zero with Ambien and pray I don’t sleep walk to the fridge.

Cory Lidle, huh? Who saw that coming? I blame the Yankees. I mean, if they played the way they are capable of doing they would still be in the playoffs and Cory wouldn’t have decided to try to traverse the craziest air space in the United States. Seriously, who’s dunderheaded idea was that? Regardless, it’s an awful tragedy not only for the Yankees, but for baseball in general and my thoughts go out to all those involved. At least they still have Joe Torre. I mean, two tragedies in one week is really more than those fans can handle. I’m still confused on what the deal is with that because I heard he got a pilot’s license in ’03, but the guy with him was a flight instructor (at least that’s the rumor I heard). Guess it’ll be a matter of time before the whole story comes out, black box and all.

Remember our old friends, man and dog? Apparently there have been quite a few sightings of man, but not dog. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen man without dog, so I’m very worried about dog. He was (is) so cute and I’d hate to think something happened to him. I’ll keep you posted on their status.

For those of you who read my “movie music moments” post last week, I thought you might find this interesting. I think one of my top five made it on and I’ll take pride in that. It’s actually a pretty cool list; fun to peruse and remember those moments yourself. I’m not sure I agree with some but I think if a song was written specifically for that movie, it wasn’t eligible. I don’t want anyone freaking out cause “My Heart Will Go On” didn’t crack the top 10. God, I loathe Titanic.. and Leonardo DiCaprio. Thank god Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg are in The Departed or I don’t know if I’d be able to bring myself to see it. I mean, Nicholson and DiCaprio? Not quite the threesome I was hoping for!

In conclusion, this is the randomness that happened to me yesterday: Lacey (my co-worker and friend) and I were outside of our building because she needed a smoke break and I’m taking advantage of that. I don’t see why I get penalized by not getting a break just because I care about my health by not smoking. I could go on for days, but anyway… So, this guy walks out of the parking garage and stares at us. He then stops dead in his tracks, continues to stare, then walks away. Very weird. I think my reaction was to look at Lacey and say “what the fuck?” I had left my cell phone in my car (on) so I went into the garage after lunch to get it and realized I had a voicemail. This is the voicemail verbatim: “Hey, you or your twin sister wouldn’t be standing in downtown Albany right now, would ya?” Do I recognize the phone number? NO… the voice? NO, but it sounds a lot like J.’s so I call him first. He says no, it’s not him (which I was pretty happy about cause it’d be really sketchy if he couldn’t tell the difference between his girlfriend and her twin sister) and then told me to call the number. I hate doing that. It irks me when I accidentally misdial and people call me back to see what I wanted. If I wanted something from you, I would have left a god damn message. I texted to the number, but got nothing. About 15 minutes later my curiosity got the best of me and I dialed. The phone rang about four times and I was anticipating voice mail so I could just figure out who it was and be on my way, but mystery guy answered. I was “that girl” and said “who’s this?” He responded with “who’s this?” I realized I was being kinda sketchy so I said “Kara” and he said “It’s Jeremy.” Jeremy is a guy I dated a bit in the last year or so that I met on Match.com. It never really went anywhere but we talk occasionally. I doubt I’ve talked to him in three months or so. Come to find out, he’s crazy staring guy from the parking garage and I didn’t even recognize him. Apparently he got a job two months ago on N. Pearl and parks in my parking garage every day. Our schedules are completely different so our paths have never crossed, but he had a doctor’s appointment yesterday and that is when he saw me enjoying (somewhat) fresh air outside my building. I mean, come on. How f’n weird and random is that? I’m assuming I didn’t recognize him cause I never expected to see him there, but it’s just crazy. Funny thing is, I saw a guy I went to college with (we played rugby together) in my parking garage just a few weeks ago. I think I’m going to start parking on the street.

Finally - Skydiving Pictures!

Look, up in the sky!
Nikki, Tre and Sarah -
Sarah was the only one left to go when this was taken.

Nikki was happy to be on the ground
So was Tre
The end of a VERY long day

It took a while, but the pictures finally decided to download! I hope everyone enjoys them. I know we had a lot of fun while taking them, that's for sure!

Nothing real big to tell you today. Heroes was good last night. I'm really liking that show, although sometimes I have trouble following and/or where the plot is going. I think that's what makes me tune in every week for that same reason. I guess that's the benchmark of a good show, am I right?

Everyone is pretty much killing it with the latin dances on Dancing with the Stars. Well, everyone except Springer. He'll probably make it to the end for entertainment value only. I'm not saying that's a good thing because I don't think it is, but it once again proves my "fan base" point about this show. Doesn't make me love it any less though.

In case I forgot to mention it, the DVR is now operable and I've caught up on Project Runway (the reunion show) and America's Next Top Model. To sum it up: Keith is a pompous ass and needs to get over the fact that (no matter how talented, because he is) his 15 minutes are up and you don't fuck with Heidi Klum or Tim Gunn. You just don't. They will blackball your bitchy ass right out of the fashion industry. Speaking of fashion industry, someone who'll never get hired is Monique, who got booted from ANTM last week. The bitch rubbed her dirty panties on Melrose's bed! I mean, what kind of skank is that? I mean, Melrose isn't my favorite contesant but that's just repulsive. I don't think I'd wish that on Jade from last season and that was another crazy bitch.

Anyway, I have this lump thing on the back of my neck that I literally just felt so now I have to freak out about it and tell my mom. Yep, I'm that girl. Have a good night!

Nothing says peaceful like jumping out of a plane

I needed a long weekend and I think I’ll continue to need long weekends for the rest of the year. I really didn’t have much to do or anything planned (which is a rarity) so it was a really good weekend. After work on Friday I went to bowling and proceeded to bowl like shit (again). I do hope it’s not becoming a trend. Regardless, I won some money and was getting ready to spend the night watching Jarhead and some of the first season of Rescue Me when J. called. He’d had a rough week and had spent the whole day looking for someone willing to drink with him. Poor guy had to use me as a fallback! So, he came over armed with a 12 pack of Bud Light and a couple of movies. We finally watched “Thank you for Smoking” which was soooo good! I am a staunch non-smoker as both my grandparents died of lung cancer, but Aaron Eckhart almost had me convinced that smoking isn’t so bad! It was a really great movie, probably one I’m going to buy in the very near future. It was hysterically funny and believe it or not, did not condone smoking in any way, shape or form. Matter of fact, you didn’t see one person smoke through the entire movie. I highly recommend it (in case anyone’s wondering).

Saturday was pretty boring. I spent most of it cleaning and had resigned myself to the couch to do some work (I know, I’m CRAZY on the weekends) when J. called again. He’s on a roll this weekend, that’s for damn sure! Anyway, we just went to dinner and watched the Mets game before we both crashed on the couch. Yep, we’re the most interesting couple in the world. It worked out well though because I had to get up early the next morning to go skydiving. Don’t worry! I didn’t go; I was just going for moral support for Tre, Nikki and Sarah. Anyway, the appointment was for noon and since we overestimated the time it would take to get to Duanesburg, we got to the skydiving place around 11:00. After they went inside to register, we were told to come back at 2, as there was a group of 13 ahead of them. So, to waste some time we went to Altamont Orchards, which is kind of a flea market type deal where we all bought fun things we didn’t need, and then we hit up the HISTORIC Duanesburg diner for some lunch. We were back to the place by 1:15 and after a bit of a wait were told that they wouldn’t sky dive until at least 3:30. After that, snarky Sarah came out. I think she scared the skydiving guys and they decided to intersperse Tre, Nikki and Sarah with the other group. In all honestly, they didn’t even go till probably after 4:00, but the skydiving guys made the effort to get the girls up there which was helpful. Everyone that worked there was really cool and they were fun to chat with. The day was gorgeous though! Unfortunately, I had worn a sweater and a jacket, as it was kinda chilly that morning. Luckily Tre had a t-shirt on underneath her long sleeved shirt that she let me wear or I would have spent the entire day dying of heat stroke. I did get quite a bit of sun, which was nice. Anyway, Tre went first and she was so excited when she got done! All the girls agreed it was one hell of a feeling and everyone had a great time. I really do regret not going. Maybe some other time. Paying for my sister’s was enough! Anyway, it was a VERY long day and I was pretty happy to finally get home…. And jump in the car to go to J’s, where I subsequently fell asleep about 30 seconds into the movie, “The Cave.” Obviously I can tell you nothing about it but Eddie Cibrian looks phenomenal in a wet suit.

Today was a bit of a waste, but it was nice to not have to go anywhere. I made a cheesecake from the mix I bought at Altamont Orchards. It was peanut butter cup… it was Yummy!! I also went to Hallmark and bought some candles and tarts. I go through candles and tarts like you wouldn’t believe. I guess I just really like the smell of something other than my house. I mean, who doesn’t? Anyway, not much else to say on this end. Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend, three day or not! (Although I’m sure those of us with the three day enjoyed it MUCH more).

PS - I'll post skydiving pictures as soon as blogger will let me. I tried, but it was to no avail.

I've heard TV watching is overrated anyway

I really don’t have much to say today. I’m just trying to fill up some time. Is that so bad? This whole boyfriend thing is really ruining my television watching. I don’t know why he doesn’t want to watch Project Runway, America’s Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars! (ok.. he did watch Dancing with the Stars with me once but if he knew I told anyone that he’d probably punch me in the throat - not quite as messy as the face.. remember that one kids). Instead, we went to the mall and dinner, then watched X-Men 3: The Last Stand. I had already seen it, but since he was awake after 10:00 (occupational hazard when you work at 4am) I sucked it up and watched it again. I really did like it in the theater and if I happened to fall asleep it’d be ok! Anyway, he did like it as an action movie, but as an “X-Men purist” it wasn’t that great because pretty much everyone (well, the bad guys) died. They were introduced, then annihilated. No seriously, their bodies exploded. Good times.

While I didn’t watch the shows, I can still report on them. Monique, the uppity bitch, got booted from America’s Next Top Model. From what I heard she got sick, skipped the photo shoot and then got booted. I’ll try to watch the rerun on Sunday night but make no guarantees as I have Monday off and will more than likely be attempting to ingest my body weight in alcohol. My sister and two friends are going skydiving Sunday morning so it should be an entertaining day. I’m just going up to watch. Hell, I paid for the skydive, isn’t that enough? Anyway, ANTM - well, as we saw in the preview, Monique and Melrose had it out (verbally, although I’d love to see that catfight) and everyone hates Monique. SHOCKER! So, I guess she and Eugena (who doesn’t impress me) were in the bottom two and it was time for Monique and her diva like behavior to hit the road. I’m almost sad because she would be great television, but there is only room for one diva on that show and it’s Tyra! In the shock heard round the dancing world, Vivica A. Fox was booted from Dancing with the Stars! I didn’t see the show, but she was one of the last ones I expected to go. Apparently Jerry Springer wasn’t even in the bottom two, which in itself is quite a feat. A newcomer to the bottom two was Monique, the girl whose last name I can’t remember and probably never will. I’m telling you, it’s all about fan base. I mean, Vivica is probably slightly more of a star than most of the others and maybe that’s what turned them off. Or it could be the old “Chris Daughtry” where everyone just assumes people are voting for you, so they don’t. Either way, we still have Jerry’s flat footed performances to look forward to for at least another week.

I was listening to my Ipod at work today (as I’m apt to do) and between Breaking Benjamin and a song from the Avenue Q soundtrack (I shit you not) the song “Only You” by Yaz came on. I happened to hear it on my XM a few weeks back and had to download it. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, I’m pretty sure it’s the song that is played at the end of “Can’t Hardly Wait” when Ethan Embry is full on making out with Jennifer Love Hewitt in the train station. Anyway, this got me thinking about the movie Can’t Hardly Wait, which got me thinking about songs from movies. Not necessarily the whole movie soundtrack, just one particular song that gets into your head. I’m talking “good” songs, not My Heart Will Go On from Titanic. God I hate that movie. Anyway, I’ve come up with a Top 5 of sorts, not necessarily because they’re great songs, but because they always remind me of the movie they’re from when I hear them. Here goes:

Tiny Dancer - Almost Famous: Come on! The scene on the bus where they’re all singing together after pretty much fighting the whole tour is priceless. Great movie moment.
The Hurricane - Dazed and Confused: All that song reminds me of is Matthew McConaughey, terrible 70’s haircut and all, wandering through the pool hall in those ugly, but very well fitted pants.
Spin the Bottle - Reality Bites: I don’t remember where this song is in the movie, but I think it’s the greatest soundtrack ever and I guess when it came out I just thought it was really cool for a girl to say “fuck” in a song. Especially about someone else.
Little Bastard - Empire Records: “My name isn’t fucking Warren.” So appropriate.
Sister Christian - Boogie Nights: Ah, how the mighty have fallen.

Granted, they’re just opinions (I mean, isn’t that what blogging’s for?) and you don’t have to like them, but I do.

Newsflash: Rumor has it, Vince Vaughn is back on the market. Yes, that was a bad Jennifer Aniston reference but I bet most of your are too ashamed to admit you totally got it. Anyway, seems like they might have broken up and I’ve still got a shot. Life is good. Tomorrow is a payday Friday and it’s a long weekend. Yep… Life is good.

Things are never what they seem

I did not go see Hollywoodland, as my friend Lynn “felt like ass” and didn’t want to go. I guess it’s ok because it wasn’t one of those movies I REALLY wanted to see, but I was really looking forward to popcorn for dinner. Oh well… such is life. Instead, J. and I went to Friendly’s cause I was jonesing for a Supermelt and we almost ran into my ex (the knocker-upper). He was there with a girl and at least one kid. Guess he’s practicing! I don’t think he saw me because he hasn’t mentioned it or maybe he’s doing what I’m doing and seeing who’s going to mention it first. I’m glad he didn’t see me though, because it could have been slightly awkward for everyone involved. But, considering the Friendly’s we went to is in a town that neither he nor I live in, it’s just amazing how small a world it can be.

When I got home my sister was on the phone with the cable company and apparently they’re sending someone out to the house to fix the DVR… ON SATURDAY!!! Are you serious? What the hell am I going to do? I guess I’ll need to read the recaps of Project Runway and America’s Next Top Model tomorrow. I’m going to threaten Sue with physical harm if she forgets to tape The Office (again) and I’m going to have to crash J.’s party Thursday night so I can hole up in his room and watch Grey’s Anatomy. I think I need to go to television rehab. Thank god Project Runway is almost over. I hope I don’t like Top Chef as much as Rob thinks I will, or else I’m really going to need meds.

Congratulations to my friends, Tara and Tim, who just let me know they are going to have their second baby! I’ve posted the most adorable picture ever of their son, Brady and for Tara’s sake, I hope the new baby is nowhere near his size. He was a hefty 10ish pounds at birth and I think it’s time to give Tara a little break on that one! Unfortunately, she managed to get knocked up before her 30th birthday so maybe we’ll have to do some big celebrating for the 3-1 instead! No idea when the baby’s due yet, but he/she should be the late spring/early summer baby they had been hoping for (or didn’t know they were hoping for, as the case may be).

After J. and I got home from Friendly’s he made me watch the show “The Unit.” Let me say, I’m a big fan of men in uniform so I wasn’t really against watching it, but I wasn’t really thrilled either. However, I got completely sucked into it. I don’t watch anything on Tuesday at 9 (at least not religiously) so I might have to start watching it on a regular basis.

Today, my friend Jeromy (Happy Birthday Jeromy!!!!) sent me this movie title quiz where the people are missing. All you can see is their clothes like they are the invisible man or something. It’s actually very cool! There are 60 movie titles. I’ve gotten 45 so far and that’s with LOTS of thinking. Anyway, I don’t know if anyone has seen this quiz online because I REALLY need to know what the answers are. Jeromy and I are going to compare what we have (because it’s his birthday, I’ll admit he has 49 answers) and hopefully get some more answers. I’d link you to it, but I have no idea where it is. I want to say it’s something I’ve seen before in Entertainment Weekly but I’m not positive. Any insight would be greatly appreciated by everyone that’s sent me an email asking what the answers are!

Well, it’s Project Runway Reunion Day and Hump Day. What more could a girl ask for? THEIR F’N DVR TO WORK, THAT’S WHAT!!!!!

Don’t ruin it for me unless it’s something I’ll need to know before this weekend.

Sometimes I Loathe Modern Technology

The DVR has yet to work. I’m far from happy. It was all set. We checked it! But when we came home and checked to be sure Heroes had taped…… NOTHING. We then tried to tape something again and it said we had 0% of our recording space left. Which is funny, because when we go to set things up it says we have 0% of our recording space full. I’m frustrated and won’t be home tomorrow night so it needs to get fixed STAT! I can’t miss Project Runway and America’s Next Top Model. I’m sorry, I just can’t. Not because of some technological glitch that should NOT be not working! So, if anyone has a clue as to how the DVR for Mid-Hudson Cablevision works, please let me know as soon as possible. I need to fix this problem (or get someone else to fix it for me) in the insanely near future. I sure do hope Tre calls someone. I wish I could mental telepathy her but we’re not “those” kind of twins.

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned what my Halloween costume is going to be, but I decided I’m going to be a brownie. Not the edible kind (unless you’re a certain someone of the opposite sex), the girl scout kind. My mom even thinks she has my old sash and beanie in the attic. How freaking funny would that be? So, really all I need is a white blouse, khaki skirt and brown knee socks. I am so gonna rock the knee socks. I wish I could find those cute little orange things that attached to your socks. I don’t’ know what they’re called…. maybe they were considered garters, I have no clue. But, J. and I need to go to Boscov’s tomorrow night and they have Brownie stuff so I’ll have to see if I can find something. If not, I’ll have to find some stuff online. When I walked into work this morning I was greeted by Lacey and Petra, our receptionist. Halloween is a HUGE deal in my office so we had been trying to come up with some sort of trio that we could be. Well, they had decided this morning (thanks to a wacky wig they found as a muse) that the three of us were going to be TLC, but someone would have to look dead since only two of the three are alive. Yep… they were serious. After trying to get me to be characters from Labyrinth (I think Lacey really just wanted to be David Bowie) they finally settled on Napoleon Dynamite. To the left is the picture they sent me to tell me and my response was: “I guess I’m Pedro.” Petra is tall with very curly hair so she’d have to be Napoleon. Lacey will kill the side ponytail and fanny pack so she has to be Deb. I own a pair of cowboy boots so I have to be Pedro. I’m so sick of not being cute for Halloween. I mean, really! But, I will do the best I can with it. All I really need is a bolo tie, a western shirt and a kick ass wig. If anyone has anything of the sort, let me know.. Oh yeah.. I also need a porn star mustache. My sister let me know that I am NOT (contrary to popular belief) a good looking man, so this costume should be extremely interesting. Not to worry, I’ll take pictures.

I need an oil change. The date I’m supposed to be due back is November 11th. Obviously, I drive too much so my car usually needs to go in much sooner. I’m already overdue mileage wise. However, the last time I went to the Jiffy Lube (took my car in myself like a big girl), I ended up paying about $50 for an oil change. Apparently, that’s too much, or at least that’s what everyone has told me. Yep, I’m THAT girl that knows nothing about cars (and computers, and cooking - the three C’s basically) and always gets taken for a ride, and not the good ride! So, I’m trying to use my feminine wiles to get J. to take my car in. He goes to some place where he gets it for like $20-$25 and I would so be down with that. He said he’d go with me on Saturday if he doesn’t have to help his brother move (which I know he will) so I’m going to try to guilt him into taking it in for me. Unfortunately, guilt does not really work on him so I’m going to have to come up with a better idea.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had to sub for my father in his bowling league last night. That was a train wreck. I couldn’t have sucked more if I were a two dollar hooker needing a crack fix. It was excruciating. I dumped the ball in the gutter twice (something I NEVER do) and missed all seven 10-pins that I left. Granted, as a right handed bowler, 10 pins are probably the most difficult spare that isn’t a split. However, you shouldn’t miss ALL SEVEN that you left. I mean, odds are you’ll at least pick up one. I just hate going into that league and stinking it up! Granted, it’s early in the season but I really shouldn’t suck that bad. I was pretty disappointed and then to come home and have there be no “Heroes?” You can imagine the obscenities that were hurled.

I’m supposed to be going to see Hollywoodland tonight so it looks like I’ll be missing Dancing with the Stars. Hopefully Springer stinks up the joint and finally gets booted. Play it safe this week, boys. No one likes the cocky kid on the playground and it’d be a travesty to be kicked off before Jerry Springer and the chick whose name no one knows just cause you wanted to make a splash!

Anyway, hopefully Tre (the electronics genius that she is) will figure out what we’re doing wrong with the DVR so we can tape Nip/Tuck and watch SVU. I will sacrifice something to the electronic Gods if you just let me tape my damn shows!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on.. I’m a relatively nice girl who only wishes harm on those who wish harm on me. Just let a sister see Julian McMahon’s ass in slo-mo. That’s all I can ask for..

Tomorrow is hump day. Act accordingly.

Money makes the world go round..

I had a pretty lucrative weekend when ya think about it. I left work around 2 pm on Friday as I had 3.5 hours of extra time last week. Granted, if I had a brain in my head I would have worked and taken the overtime money, but I really needed some time out of the office to get a few things done so that’s what I did. I met J. for lunch at Applebee’s where I then met one of his best friends. That went pretty well I think! I then got paid from my side job and while I should have had her write the check straight out to my sister, I fondled it for a bit and then deposited it… and THEN wrote my sister the delayed rent check. Sorry Tre! I made it to bowling and we were bowling the blind team (for those non-bowlers, that’s when there is an odd number of teams in a league. The blind team is really no one) which means we have to sell the 50/50 tickets. I HATE selling the 50/50 tickets more than anything in the world. Ok.. not more than vegetables, but you get the point. I hate it. So, after an average first game we sold the tickets. Out of all the tickets we ripped, there was one strand left after we got through the bowling alley so I threw my $2 in for them. I subsequently won the $36 which didn’t look even slightly fishy, right? Tough noogies! So, I used $30 of it to pay for bowling and pocketed the extra $6. I had a pretty good last game so I won $9 in the jackpot. As I said, a lucrative bowling night. I met Tre and Danny at Melino’s for ONE beer that turned into 4 or 5. I then lost my jackpot money playing liar’s poker. Tre and Danny didn’t want to stop playing so they kept giving me dollar bills to play with, which is when I pulled out all the stops and won all my money back and then some. I ended up coming home with just as much money as I left the house with AND some Taco Bell. Friday was a good day.

Saturday I began to catch up on my Netflix viewing. I watched The Notebook which was a very good movie. I’m not really one for period movies. Granted, it was only set in the 1940’s or 50’s but still. I like my movies in modern times. I had expected way more on the crying factor because A. I am a sap and B. I cry at the Maxwell House commercial when the kid comes home from the Army. So, I planned to be sobbing my brains out come the end of this flick. I found it to be slightly predictable, but still good. Sadly, I cried more watching The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants on HBO the next day. Don’t get me wrong, I teared up, but friends of mine were insisting I would be weeping. Not the case. Sunday I also watched Brokeback Mountain. Goodness, they didn’t waste any time with the man on man lovin’! I guess I didn’t expect the sex to be that early in the movie and so.. well.. violent! I think I just thought there’d be lots of making out, not full on anal. Ok.. so it wasn’t FULL-ON, but you get the point. It was a pretty good movie.. A little slow and I’m pretty sure if this was a movie about a man and a woman no one would have gotten Oscar nods (except Michelle Williams - trampy Jen sure has come a long way). I mean, kudos to Hollywood for embracing the man on man love story, but playing gay should not equal an Oscar nomination.

Anyway, Saturday was my friend Sarah’s 30th b’day/housewarming party. I didn’t get to take any pictures because J. and I weren’t able to stay that long as we had to go to my sister’s soccer game. Cross town rivalry! You can’t miss that stuff. Anyway, her team won continuing their undefeated streak and even had a pretty good article written about them in the Times Union. For those of you that don’t know, Ichabod Crane is in the Patroon Conference which isn’t the most illustrious of them all. So, for the Times Union (an Albany based paper) to write about them, well, they must be doing something right! Tre was pretty excited about it when she got the call last night so hopefully they can keep their momentum going. Words of advice: DON’T bring your new man to a game coached by your sister when he has played the sport she’s coaching. That’s all I’m going to say. I learned my lesson and J. won’t be accompanying me to another soccer game. Maybe we’ll try it again come softball season.

Today has been a really slow day which is going to morph into a really slow week as most of our attorneys will be at a conference in Chicago this week. I’m not complaining really, but it’s kind of hard to find things to do when there’s no one to give you work! I feel a sick day coming on..

I ordered this adorable lunch bag today. Granted, I won’t be able to get it for another 8-12 weeks but I had to order it because there weren’t many left. There were three options but only one left when I went online to buy it. It’s for a great cause (The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation) and $5 of the $9.95 cost will be donated. I say go online and get yours before they run out!

Hmm.. I’m trying to think of some good gossip but I’m coming up with nothing. I’ve got to bowl for my father in his league tonight. It’s mostly men and way more competitive than mine so I’m a little nervous about it. I did pretty well when I did it last year but that was much further into the season. Luckily, the guy I’m supposed to bowl is in Vegas this week so that will help alleviate the pressure. I love Vegas. I wanted to go real bad and he said if I bought the tits, he’d bring the money. I don’t know about you, but it sounds like a good deal! I mean, I DO have tits. I really should learn to use them for good and not evil……

Well, it’s the end of a Monday and I hope everyone was able to get through it. Happy Yom Kippur to my Jewish friends (of which I’m unsure that I have any) and have a great night everyone.

PS - the DVR was put in Saturday and Tre and I have already begun to reserve tapings of shows. Our first chance will be when we tape Heroes tonight. Therefore, there will be no Heroes recap unless we watch it when we get home later. I think I almost jumped the cable guy, I was so happy that he was there. I think he would have liked it…

Fuck You Robinson Cano

Are you shitting me? I mean... seriously! We have had nothing of substance this year to make it a great season and you're going to break up a no-hitter after 9 and 1/3 innings. And he's your buddy! You grew up in the same town and have known him for over ten years! I hate to break it to you Robinson, but that ONE hit made absolutely no difference.. You might as well have just grounded out like the rest of your oily bohunk buddies and made this guy's night and season. But no, you're a greedy son of a bitch and no one likes you. You're that guy, Robinson and NO ONE wants to be that guy (Unless you spark off a comeback win, which you didn't). That is all.

Snippets

Cal Ripken has been named the “Hometown Hero” for the Baltimore Orioles. Apparently he eked out the win over Brooks Robinson, who I also would have not been upset with had he won. However, Cal is the man (albeit not mine… I’m already in a shitty mood, let’s not make it go any further!) so it’s only right that he win. He did bring fans back to baseball. I kind of wish he’d have a Michael Jordanesque return from retirement because maybe then actual Oriole fans would fill the seats, rather than the opposing teams fans. Cal was on Mike and Mike in the Morning and he declared that it really is OK for men to watch Oprah, as it certainly helps with the women in your life. We all know my disdain for all things Oprah so I beg to differ, but if Oprah can bring Cal closer to me then I will surely do whatever it takes. Make this little white girl’s dream come true Oprah!!! Come on.. even a red-blooded, heterosexual man would admit that Cal is a nice looking guy. The eyes alone would make any women (present company included) melt. His cover of GQ in the 90's was insane (and yes, I do still possess a copy, even though I did NOT laminate it like some would believe.

I found this online today: “The 10 Songs You Were Probably Conceived To” by Blender Magazine. Gross, but entertaining.

Sue deleted The Office from her DVR so I threatened her with bodily harm if she does it tonight. The reason I’m in my bad mood is because I’m going to miss half of Grey’s Anatomy while I’m on my way home from dance class (not to mention My Name is Earl and The Office - SAVE ME FROM THIS PLIGHT MID HUDSON CABLEVISION). She did keep My Name is Earl so I’ll be checking that out in roughly an hour or so. Anyway, tonight is a good night for TV and I’m kind of upset that I can’t catch Ugly Betty. That’s a tough time slot and not enough room on my DVR so I think it’ll be thrown by the wayside. ER looks to be pretty interesting with the return of Sally Field and John Stamos. Is it just me or does that man get better looking as he gets older? I think it was the loss of the “Uncle Jessie” mullet. That was the kicker. Anyway, we’ll get to see if Abby and Kovatch’s baby lives and if Abby makes it. I mean, seriously. How much trauma can one person go through. They sure have screwed with Abby’s life enough, don’t you think? Let something be easy! Still, I’ll be glued to the TV set if I can stay awake that long!

I was a little bored at work today (still coming down from the hype of the last two days) so I thought I’d throw in a post for those of you who I’ve neglected. You know who you are.

TGIF!!!!!!!!

There's no day like Project Runway Day

NOTE: I tried to post this last night but blogger and/or my computer was being a big pain in the ass and I was distracted by Project Runway and ITunes so it might not seem quite as relevant as it was when I was writing it. But hey, it's still news to you, right? Speaking of news... there is no decoy. ALL the designers are still in the running to win Project Runway. Damn you Heidi Klum for making me think Michael was the decoy. Damn you!!!

It’s been a crazy busy couple of days. I was at work until 7:00 last night and was back in at 8 this morning. I’m telling you, this getting up while it’s still dark is a crock! No wonder I can no longer force myself to go to the gym in the morning. It’s dark and cold. Two things I am not a fan of! Anyway, I had a closing up in our Johnstown office today and it went pretty smooth, which was quite a relief. I’ve been bitching about my lack of training but luckily it doesn’t show through when I’m out of the office! It makes sense to me so just let it go.

Where do we start? I was unable to watch Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday night, but I did catch parts of the results show tonight. The judges really ripped Mario and Joey new ones, didn’t they? I understand that there are rules and yes, they do need to abide by them. But come on! It’s a television show, not an international ballroom dancing competition. Cut them a little slack. Apparently we’re going boy-girl on the eliminations and tonight was no exception. The bottom two were Harry Hamlin and Jerry Springer and unfortunately, Harry Hamlin had to go home. I mean, you know it’s because he doesn’t have the fan base of Springer but I felt bad for him. He’s really been improving every week and I feel bad that he won’t have the chance to show that. Don’t get me wrong, I love Springer as much as the next guy, but the man can’t dance. He’s old and lacks rhythm and no one knows it better than him… except maybe his partner. Well, there’s always next week! Jaeda should have gotten booted from America's Next Top Model but instead it was my girl Meg. I really liked her but she was just dead in the face and that's what mattered. I adore the makeover episodes because all these girls do is bitch! Jaeda got this gorgeous, short Halle Berry haircut and she looked beautiful. She didn't see that but whatever. These girls are on the show for their bodies, not their brains which makes me love the show even more. Already can't wait till Monique and Melrose "bring it" next week. I hope someone kicks Monique in her weave. Bitch deserves it.

I had to miss the show because I was at a jewelry party at my mother’s house. The brand is Lia Sophia and they have great jewelry. I’m actually going to have a party of my own in November. The jewelry seems kind of expensive, but it’s really nice stuff and it’s totally different to see it at the party rather than in the catalog. There were quite a few necklaces I wouldn’t have looked twice at, but seeing them on someone completely changed my view of them.

I was out of the office today so I’m not up on my normal dose of celebrity gossip but I’ll do the best I can. Reverend Run and his wife lost their baby. Justine’s pregnancy was the climax of the whole season of “Run’s House” and it’s a shame to have this personal tragedy happen to a crazy, but pretty nice family. Speaking of babies, Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole Smith’s “lawyer” (yes, I put that in parentheses cause I’m pretty sure he never went to law school and she just doesn’t know any better) stated on Larry King that he is the father of her child. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, a paparazzo, Larry Birkhead (I think that’s his name, don’t quote me) has consistently stated that he was the father of her baby. I’m really not sure which of these douchebags is the loser and winner in this situation. Paris Hilton has officially been charged with DUI in the “I only had one margarita” incident from early September. God knows it won’t make a difference but I still find it funny.

This morning I was on my way to work (earlier than normal, might I add) and some girl kept brake checking me. I know I tailgate a bit, but she was really being a bit out of control. I wasn’t even close to her yet she flipped me off. It’s 7:30 in the morning.. why are you fucking with me? So, as I continued to laugh at her childish behavior I flipped through my XM radio until I landed on the 80’s station. The song that was on was “Dancing in Heaven” by Q-Feel. An 80’s one hit wonder you ask? But of course! However, I think that song is infamous as the song being played when Sarah Jessica Parker gets her chance to wow the judges on Dance TV. I never knew who sang that song and I think it’s now imbedded in my brain forever. For those of you that I email on a regular basis, you know that I always have a movie quote at the end of my emails. So, I usually just go through IMDB.com alphabetically and pick movies I like or think are funny. As luck would have it, today was Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! I mean, is that a perfect way to start your day or what? I’m not about to bust out the leggings or anything, but I do love the 80’s.

OMG – Uli stole Nazri right out from under Michael. It MUST be the last challenge. I wish Michael had let some of the “angry black woman” in him come out and bitch slap the hell out of Uli. Nazri is his girl!!! The shit is about to hit the fan and I’m so damn happy that I didn’t miss this episode! Good god I love Project Runway. I’m pretty sure next week is the reunion episode. Talk about shit hitting the fan! Keith thinks it’s a conspiracy and apparently Bradley cleans up REAL nice. I don’t know why he was hiding under all that hair and stubble. (Thanks to projectrungay for this awesome pic of Bradley and Amanda (the talkative model)Someone got themselves to a gym and it was a great move on his part! Enough! I have to concentrate cause something is going down after the commercial and I can’t miss it.

I need a day off

It’s been a very busy couple of days, hence, the lack of blogging. Anyway, let me see if I can update you on the haps of the last few days.

Friday night my friend Danny and I went to see Kathy Griffin at the Palace Theater. It was absolutely hysterical! This is the first comedy show I’ve ever been to and it was far from a disappointment. I’ve seen her comedy specials on Bravo quite a few times but this was way beyond compare. She skewered celebrities like it was no one’s business with brand new material that I had never heard of before. Granted, it’s been a pretty good couple months for celebrity news so that was helpful! Anyway, I highly recommend seeing her if you ever get the opportunity. Even if you don’t think you’d like her, I can almost guarantee you’ll at least let out a hearty chuckle. Unless you were the guy next to me who didn’t even crack a smile. Looks like someone was dragged to the show by his wife. That was a rarity though. The majority of the audience was gay men with a handful of lesbians. Running a distant third were the straight women who bought some sort of straight man with them. Mine was Danny and he laughed just as hard as I did!

Saturday was spent shopping and getting my Ipod fixed (yay)/ Apparently I had just disconnected it too early and the Ipod had saved my songs in a different configuration. So, the nice boy at the Apple store reset it to the factory settings and all I had to do was put all my music back on. Luckily, it was all saved in ITunes so it didn’t take me all that long. I now have music again and that makes me a very happy girl. I like being able to skip what I don’t feel like listening to. Makes my day go by.

Thursday night I missed My Name is Earl and The Office. Don’t rub it in, I already feel bad about it. I did get the two minute Office Recap on nbc.com (pretty handy) and it looked pretty funny. Although, Jim has to come back. It’s not Dunder-Mifflin in Scranton without him. Sue DVR’d this week’s episodes for me and she’ll do next week’s too (Thanks Sue) because mine and Tre’s DVR won’t be up and running until Saturday. Just a matter of time, thank goodness. What I did NOT miss was Grey’s Anatomy and apparently I wasn’t the only one. Take that CSI! Grey’s was a great episode and I only hope they can keep it up for the rest of the season. I bought the first season on DVD and watched half of it yesterday as I did some side work. Reminded me of why I love the show so much, even though they backstabbed me by screwing with my Sunday night.

Tonight I watched the series premiere of Heroes. I really enjoyed it! I’m still not sure what Ali Larter’s super power is so I guess I’m going to have to continue to watch the show. It was pretty interesting and from the looks of the trailer for the season, it looks like it’s only going to get better. Watching Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip right now. I’m still not sure how I feel about it. I don’t hate it, but I can’t quite figure out if it’s something I’m going to be able to get into. Guess I should keep watching it so I can figure that out!

Ooh… Project Runway news: Apparently, Laura is accusing Jeffrey of outsourcing his sewing for his fashion line. Rumor is that when Tim Gunn went to see Jeffrey he was far from finishing his line. It miraculously was ready by the time of the runway shows. Apparently this is an issue that will be brought up in the finale. As if I wasn’t interested in the damn show enough as it was, now I can’t wait to see the finale and all the other shows leading up to it!

I’m kind of tired so this post probably isn’t quite as interesting as it could be. I’m in a slump, I guess. Speaking of slumps (what a segueway) Jay Gibbons, barely off the DL managed to hit a foul ball behind home plate and hit his own wife (who, by the way, is a beautiful woman. If you’ve seen Jay Gibbons, you can understand my shock and wonderment). I mean, what are the odds of that? The O’s just can’t catch a break. But at least the Yankees are the only AL East team to make it into postseason play. If there’s anything worse than Yankee fans, it’s gotta be Red Sox fans (at least since they FINALLY won the World Series).

Jewelry party at Mom’s tomorrow night and Law and Order: SVU. Now if only my day would go by quickly tomorrow it’ll be a perfect day. Oh yeah, and winning the lottery. That would help.

Neglect

I was in the middle of watching TV while I was posting last night and trying to get in my every thought, so some things got thrown by the wayside. I plan to remedy that as we speak.

Shanna Moakler was the latest victim on Dancing with the Stars. Like the poor girl isn't going through enough! Now the public has to boot her off the one thing that gets her out of bed in the morning, because if you've seen "Meet the Barkers" you know that even her kids and husband couldn't get her out of bed before 3 pm. Willa Ford was also in the bottom 2 and I have to admit that I feel sorry for her. She has been doing really well, but doesn't have the fan base the others have. They really should even out the contestants in terms of popularity. She'll probably be gone next week. I feel bad because you can tell she really wants to succeed but her 15 minutes just didn't last long enough for the fans to remember her. If she does well, I'll vote for her next week. Ya know, throw a dog a bone. OOH.. and in DWTS gossip, it seems Mario Lopez (when not showing his ass on Nip/Tuck, WHICH I missed because SVU started again) is dating his partner, Karina Smirnoff. Perhaps they'll be the next Lloyd Eisler and Kristy Swanson - minus the infidelity and impregnation. AC Slater already crossed that bridge.

Lacey came back from Hawaii this past week and bought me back these Big Island Candies. Well, they're actually cookies, Big Island Candies is the brand. Anyway, they are Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Shortbreaad Cookies dipped in caramel and chocolate. They are literally, a slice of heaven and I may eat the entire bag by myself today and NOT feel bad about it. Ok, that's a lie. I WILL feel bad about it, but I'll do it anyway.

Finally, for the 9th straight year the Yanks clinched the AL East with a loss to Toronto. Gotta love baseball! I'm so sick of the monotony but there' s not much I can do about it. Although, it seems there's going to be an entertaining protest at Oriole Park today. If I recall correctly, a local radio guy (who's uncle happens to be Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio) is staging a walk out to "free the birds" from the grips of Peter Angelos. Will it do anything? Probably not. Angelos is an asshole. But will it get attention? Absolutely! I can't wait to see if they show the minions leaving the park all at once. It'll be priceless and I wish I could be there and be a part of it. They're leaving the park at 5:08 (5 for Brooks, 8 for Cal). I will still be at work but I will be thinking about it, that's for sure!

It's almost Friday kids... Buck up little campers!

Never a good way to start the day

I had to go to the dentist today. I haven’t been to the dentist in three years. I know, that’s a very bad thing and I will never do it again, but I was in school and I didn’t have insurance so it was one of those things that got thrown by the wayside. It was excruciating and I have learned my lesson. I think I might be the one that calls the dentist in six months instead of vice versa. Only one cavity though. Not bad for a three year hiatus.

I haven’t been home much in the past couple of days but I’ll try to recap the best I can. Monday night I saw Invincible with Mark Wahlberg. I really liked it. I never doubted him in the role and rooted for him even though you knew how it was going to turn out (SPOILER ALERT: He wins the game AND gets the girl). Anyway, I really enjoyed it even though I started the night in the wrong theater. J. and I were in the theater for Wicker Man instead which I didn’t realize until I saw the name “Nicolas Cage” on the screen. Oops. We were going to stay but I really wanted to see Invincible and there was no one in the theater, meaning they had turned the movie on just for us. I felt guilty, what can I say? As J. snored next to me, I tried to catch Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. What I saw of it, I liked. The first 15 minutes were kind of slow, but it livened up. I wouldn’t say it lived up to all the hype it was given, but it wasn’t bad either! I thought Amanda Peet was very good! It’s a great role for her and I hope she gets the chance to really work it. Matthew Perry was good, but in the same vein as Chandler Bing. Maybe it’s just his comic timing, I don’t know. Regardless, I’d watch it again… until the next Real World/Road Rules challenge is on!

Just got done watching America’s Next Top Model. I missed the first hour but that’s just when they show everyone’s sob stories and then you feel bad when Tyra boots the recovering anorexic with a drug addicted mother in rehab. So, now they’re down to 13 girls, but only 11 beds. OUCH! Two of the girls will need to sleep on what they call bean bags, but what are really “love muffs.” We had possession of one in college and let me tell you, they were pretty comfy. Would I want to sleep on them every night? Hell no, but for a couple of days I’m sure it would get the job done. Anyway, I’m a big fan of AJ. She is not the norm in the looks department and she lacks confidence, but she takes one hell of a picture. There is a set of sister, Michelle and Amanda. I’m assuming they’re twins but since I didn’t see the beginning, I’m not 100% sure. They always have one girl who’s not conventionally pretty but this year they have two, because those girls are butt skanking ugly. I’m not a model, don’t get me wrong (as is evidenced by the picture I’m sure I’ll post) nor do I claim to be. But when I saw the “modeling” pics of these girls on the web site I still didn’t think they looked good. Guess that’s why I’m not in charge. Apparently I can’t see inner beauty! Anyway, looks like it’s going to be an interesting season considering some of these girls are already divalicious. Next week is the makeover episode and that’s always good for some drama. S;eaking of makeovers, check out the new hair. It's not the best picture, but it was the best I could salvage from the drunken shots of Sarah's party, some of which included me rolling on the ground (don't ask). Good times!

Why the FUCK is Project Runway a rerun? I was all ready to watch and they’re showing the episode from last week! What the hell? All I want to know is who the final 3 are. That’s all. Why is Heidi Klum screwing with me?

I heard the song “Dead Man’s Party” by Oingo Boingo on the radio this morning on my way to work. If you have any pop culture knowledge that song should remind you of the movie “Back to School.” What a great flick! I mean, Thornton Melon and the triple lindy!? Rodney Dangerfield at his very best and yet another “mean jock” role for Billy Zabka. What was the 80’s without Billy Zabka? Anyway, I was just wondering why I don’t own that movie on DVD but then I realized that it’s usually on TV at any given time between Comedy Central and Fox. Granted, it loses a bit in the basic cable translation, but you can still get the point.

My Ipod is dying. That does NOT make me a happy girl. How can I get through the day without music? I put the Ipod on shuffle and pressed play. When I did that, it continuously goes through all the songs on my Ipod, but doesn’t play any of them. This is so not good for me. I was doing a little research online today and found that my Ipod should have around 14 hours of battery life. I get about half that. Granted, I bought it about a year and a half ago, but it shouldn’t shit the bed that quickly. So, I guess I’ll be hitting up the Apple Store in the mall this weekend because I don’t know what else to do. If anyone has any Ipod knowledge, feel free to bring it my way. Right now I’m trying to run down the battery to see if it was just a glitch, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t.

I was perusing Sandra’s blog and saw she was having trouble thinking of a Halloween costume. I, too am having that problem. Halloween is big in my office and (if I make it that long) I really need a good costume. All I can think of is a flapper and Cleopatra. A few years ago I was the Roy Horn to my sister’s Montecore (the tiger that mauled Roy) and last year I was Carrie. Great costume, but not very comfortable, what with the blood and all. So, this year I thought “maybe I’ll be pretty.” Every costume I come up with has me being the manly half of a duo. I can’t win. So, if anyone has any good ideas, let me know!

Today is a special day for two reasons. One: today we celebrate the birth of Matthew and Gunnar Nelson. I LOVED Nelson. Had them laminated on my trapper keeper when I was in school. I just recently downloaded “Love and Affection” and jam to it every chance I get (well, when my Ipod will let me). Reason No. 2: VERY special thanks to Rob for getting the Brian Roberts and Melvin Mora Celebration Bobbleheads from Oriole Park. They came today and I had to take a picture so everyone could see them. Absolutely priceless!!! Today was yet another shitty day at work (I finally had to treat bitchiness with bitchiness) and those bobbleheads sure brightened my day when I got home. So, Rob – you’re the best and I owe you one!!!

Tomorrow night is the return of Grey’s Anatomy (although I’m still very unhappy about the move to Thursdays) and the Thursday night lineup on NBC. I have dance class so I won’t be able to catch The Office and My Name is Earl, but I hope to see E/R. We’re not going to be able to get the DVR up and running until September 30th so I’m really going to have to suffer for the next week or so. What I’m saying is, take it easy on me. I’m ridiculously bitter that I won’t know what’s going on with the Jim/Pam romance (we all know the soft spot in my heart that I have for Jim) so if someone is great at recaps, let me know! Anyway, hope everyone’s having a great week and I’ll probably be back with more on Friday.

I woke up thinking today was Friday

What a cruel, cruel way to begin the week. I think we should only work on the weekends and have the rest of the week to do whatever it is we want. Don’t you think the world would be a much better place? I sure do.

Today is the day the entire firm realized I was here. All at once. That’s not necessarily a good thing. I was busy today, but tomorrow is another day. Hopefully they’ll take notice at a little slower pace tomorrow!

The weekend was good. I bowled like shit on Friday night. Still trying to get my bearings I guess. That, and we bowled at a really quick pace so I think I was thrown off a little bit. I went to the grocery store on the way home and talked to J., who wasn’t going to make it to my house in time to catch a movie. No biggie… Instead I made brownies to take to Sarah’s party and I watched Kill Bill while he slept. I really like Quentin Tarantino and the Kill Bills are high on my list. I managed to watch the second one last night but fell asleep before the five finger heart exploding technique. Damn me and my need for eight solid hours of sleep! Anyway, J. had a long day so I let it slide this time, but he better not make it a habit! I got up and organized the house a bit on Saturday and made homemade macaroni and cheese to take to Sarah’s. It is the only thing I can make so I get really into it. It was quite good (or people were blowing smoke up my ass, either one is fine with me) and my friend Tara accused me of having my mom make it instead of me. Not so! Anyway, in between all this, I watched Shopgirl with Steve Martin and Claire Danes. It was pretty good. I never thought there’d be a way for me to have such disdain for Steve Martin, but I did. I guess that means he played his role well…. like it was written just for him… Hmmmm….. ;) (For those of you out of the loop, Shopgirl is based on a novella written by (wait for it) Steve Martin!) Anyway, I do recommend it for those of you romantics out there. I don’t normally like Jason Schwartzmann but he kind of grows on you in this movie.

Sarah’s party was fun. If there were any pictures where I didn’t look hammered, I’d post them. Ok, there might be one but that’s it. I’ll try to put some up at some point this week. Anyway, it was a good time at Sarah’s. We played Texas Hold ‘Em. I suck. I’m getting better, but I still suck. I guess practice makes perfect but I really don’t want to practice with money. I mean, I know I’m bad so why would I risk losing money against people that really know hwo to play? Silly, I say! After consuming COUNTLESS Jell-O shots, we played beer pong. The boys kept running the table, but we made a run for it and I was the Queen of the retaliation shot! To no avail, of course, but it sounds great, am I right? Anyway, Danny drove us home and I got to sleep in my own bed… Yeah.. that was around midnight. I know, I’m a lightweight lately. Anyway, I woke up at 5 am in nothing but the shirt I had worn to the party. Apparently I got home, took my pants off and crawled into bed. The bathroom is right next to my bedroom so I didn’t think it was necessary to put pants on until about 9 am when I went downstairs for a glass of water. Yep… good party.

Sunday I went to see Seussical the Musical at Columbia High School. My mom’s friend’s son was in it as part of this summer theater camp. It was a really great production. The costumes were impressive, as were the kids. I had no idea what to expect and it was a really good show. Later on that night, Tre and I went to see The Black Dahlia. I had been really looking forward to it but once I saw it, I was kind of indifferent to it. There were parts I just didn’t understand and the movie really had little to do with the killing of “the black dahlia.” I don’t really find any talent in Josh Hartnett so that might have put a bad taste in my mouth too. Scarlett Johannson is gorgeous and has more talent in her little finger than he does in his whole body. I’m starting to really appreciate her as an actress. She’s sexy, but not slutty. Hilary Swank was slutalicious in this movie, though. Wow.. I learned a lot from this movie in all honesty. I guess lesbianism wasn’t sexy to men in the 40’s cause it was a BIG deal that Hil had dabbled in the Sapphic arts. In this day and age, most men are thrilled by it, not turned off. Who’dve thunk? The movie wasn’t terrible. Just slightly hard to follow at times.

And that brings us to today. Might be hitting up the movies again tonight (WITH popcorn, unlike my already full belly last night) but we’ll see what happens and if J. has to cover for his moronic roomie again regarding his dog. On Friday I left the dog out of the cage because well, I couldn’t get it to go in and I figured he’d only be out for a half hour or so before J. got home from work. Yeah.. by the time J. came home he had turned the whole house upside down (except for J’s roommate’s room). Not good.. When J. talked to his roomie he just assumed I would put the dog in the cage without ever asking me to do it or talking to me about it. So, needless to say, he’s not high on either one of our lists right now.

Ok, enough venting. It’s Monday and tonight is the series premiere of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. I’m going to try and watch it but it depends on what time I make it to the movies so I’ll do my best. Other than that, new shows should be starting all this week. I am anxiously awaiting my new Wednesday night of America’s Next Top Model paired with Project Runway. It’s a match made in fashion heaven, even if it’s only for a few more weeks. Enjoy the rest of your Monday and I’ll update you tomorrow!

I'm batting a thousand!

Well, I called it. Tucker Carlson went home on Dancing with the Stars and I don’t think anyone deserved to go home more than he did. It was painful to watch. I understand that it’s hard to learn ballroom dance, and probably even harder for men, but that was excruciating. I’m looking forward to see who bites the big one next week. I didn’t see who was in the bottom with Tucker (did it really matter) so I’m curious to see who steps it up and who trips (I’m talking to you, Springer!).

I did not see all of Project Runway. I know, I’m upset too but I’m sure I’ll manage to see some of it this weekend. Anyway, I was trying to educate J. as to the phenomenon we call “Swingers” (the movie kids, not the sexual act) and he subsequently fell asleep a half hour in. Granted, the beginning of the movie is not the high point but I have a feeling if it were the Skinemax version, he’d have found a reason to stay awake. So, I stole the remote control right out from underneath him and was able to watch the last 20 minutes of Project Runway. Imagine my surprise when the first model I see go down the catwalk has the name “Vincent Libretti” on the screen. Um, what? I think I screamed “what do you mean, a fucking repeat?” even though I knew I had never seen that dress before. Luckily, J. only stirred briefly after my outburst so my stealth watching continued. I finally learned that because Angela and Vincent had both won challenges (as did Keith, but he was ineligible) they were allowed to come back for this challenge. However, they would have to win the challenge in order to stay. All or nothing basically. The challenge was to make a black and white dress and they had to use every last inch of their fabric. To make a long story short, Laura finally came out with a win, although I believe Michael’s dress was better. That Nazri sure knows how to work it. He got so lucky when she picked him for the style icon challenge cause they are a phenomenal match. Laura does not have immunity but it was nice to see her do something that was outside of her comfort zone, especially this late in the game. Her dress was really youthful and pretty and Michael was the only one that came close to standing a chance with her. Uli was in but she’s really going to need to show the judges something different next week because they finally pointed out that she is a bit of a one trick pony. Not good. The final two were Kayne and Jeffrey. Jeffrey’s dress was just… ugly! I get it, you’re rock and roll but a cocktail party dress does NOT show your hoo-ha or have ugly thigh high leggings to wear with it. It just doesn’t. Kayne’s dress was actually quite pretty, but the theme as black and white and there was literally one strip of white. The back was heinous and that is why our little friend Kayne had to go home. I’m disappointed. I mean, I never thought he’d make it to the end but he’s entertaining as all hell and I like watching him. Yes, he has “Vegas tendencies” and is a little lacking in the taste department at times, but he’s a stand up guy and I hope for only great things for him afterwards. With that being said, now I have to pray to God that my final three stay intact because if Jeffrey gets a show at Fashion Week I’m going to flip. I know he’s the Santino of this season, but I had a soft spot for Santino, even if it was just for his Tim Gunn impression.(Oh, how I wish I could go to Red Lobster with him and Andrae, and I don’t even like fish!) Jeffrey is way too much of a douchebag for me to feel bad for. Not even when he cried when Robert went home did I feel like he had a heart. He reminds me of the Grinch and that is NOT a good thing. Anyway, looking forward to the drama of next week and then hopefully a knock down drag out reunion special. I just want to see what Keith will say to Kayne and what everyone will say to “Mean Mommy” when they hear what she said behind their backs!

Tonight I start a tap class that is being taught by one of the women I used to dance with. I had to borrow my cousin’s tap shoes because mine are.. well.. lost in the abyss of moving. I know they’re somewhere. Where that somewhere is, I haven’t a clue! I’m sure they’ll turn up but for now I’ll have to break Lindsey’s in. Thank god she’s at college! Anyway, I’m looking forward to it but I’m curious to see what it’s like. I’ve never danced anywhere but my old dance studio so it’s going to be a little surreal. At least some of my girls will be there. I haven’t decided if I’m going to perform or not. Sounds silly, because I’m completely at home when dancing on stage but I don’t want to be the only one of my group to do it. I guess I’ll have to feel it out a bit before I make my decision… and start Weight Watchers again. J

Speaking of which, this week was supposed to be my “get back in shape and eat better” week. Didn’t happen. Case in point: I had a slice of vanilla bean cheesecake from the cheesecake factory for lunch. Yep… that’s all I had. I think my teeth are rotting out of my head just from thinking about it. It was phenomenal, don’t get me wrong. I savored every bite. Then my co-worker sent me the nutritional information and I wanted to pull a Jamie Lynn Sigler (AWW.. that was mean - I could never be bulimic… puking makes me cry). I’m not even going to tell you the calorie count because you wouldn’t believe me if I told you. Anyway, they opened a Cheesecake Factory in Colonie Center and I’ve heard the food is really good. It was a freaking madhouse when I went in there today. All I wanted was to get my parents a gift card for their anniversary tomorrow AND two slices of cheesecake. It was a clusterfuck of epic proportions. The wait time was at least an hour and a half and that was for lunch… during the week. It’s insane. I think I’ll wait a few months before I try to get in there!

I also got some good news yesterday. The office mate of the attorney I used to work for called me. She has been swamped with work and asked if I wanted to make some extra money by drafting some documents and such for her. I’m very excited about it because it’s extra money, it’s completely in my comfort zone and she has a program that will allow me to work from home. That’s a bonus because I really don’t want to see my ex-boss. I left on good terms with him (so I thought) but then he said some things after I left that were derogatory to my performance and hurtful to me so I’d like to avoid that as best I can. What can I say? I hold grudges and am not so good at forgiveness. Typical Leo, I’m sure!

Hopefully I’ll be able to update you on some things tomorrow. O’s won last night against the Red Sox and hopefully they’ll pull it out again tonight. I’m not getting my hopes up, but it’d be nice. I’ll also try to update you on some of the week’s gossip that I haven’t been able to get to since I went on a Project Runway tangent! I couldn’t be happier that tomorrow is Friday, could you?

I think I found a new career...

I’m going to quit my job and start a Counting Crows cover band. I sound JUST like Adam Duritz when I’m singing along in my car so I might as well capitalize on that talent. If you can’t tell, work has been extremely frustrating as of late. I’m not the type that is OK with being mediocre at something. I was really good at my last job and I really enjoyed it, but I also needed to make more money. That is the only reason I took my current job. The money was too much for me to turn down, yet apparently I’m still underpaid for my profession (which makes me feel better about living paycheck to paycheck as I have been lately). When I came into this position it was a really busy time so no one really had time to train me. Now when I’m getting work thrown at me (which has been a rarity, hence all my free time to blog) I feel stupid because I don’t know what I’m doing and they expect me to know. Well, perhaps if someone had trained me in what to do I’d know what the hell I’m doing! It’s very frustrating and I feel like I’ve voiced my concern, but I don’t think it’s been enough. I’m struggling to find work that will keep me off TMZ.com and other such sites all day. I mean, I love my gossip and internet searching but I’d really like to not be bored all god damn day. I know most people would love not having anything to do at work but I am not that girl. The day has to go by somehow and it’s not going by very quickly here. Ok, on to another soapbox.

I referenced this letter in my blog yesterday and my mother happened to find it and send it to me so I thought I’d post it so you all can see where I’m coming from. I think that if you click on it, you can see a bigger version which should make it a hell of a lot easier to read.

As you may have noticed, I wasn’t in the best of moods yesterday. My sister decided a way to cheer me up would be to go to dinner at the St. Charles, where we had gift certificates to burn. Danny, Tre and I strolled into the dining room around 6:50 and there was one other table so we figured we’d be out in time to watch House (only because I had forgotten that Dancing with the Stars was starting - more on that in a bit). Wow, were we wrong (hee hee.. a whole sentence starting with “W.” It’s the little things). First of all, I needed to get the bar menu because there was no way I was going to eat anything on their new menu. Well, I would have had the chicken but they were out of it. Well, not out of it since it never came in. They also had a new price fixed menu where for $15.99 you could get an appetizer (choice of three), and entrée (choice of three) and a dessert. That would have been great, but of the three entrées they only had one and were doing no substitutions. Is that not the dumbest thing you’ve ever heard. If you don’t have 2/3 of the menu then you shouldn’t start that special on that particular night. I mean, they’ve been open with the new owners for a good couple of months so they should know their delivery schedule by now. Then, Danny ordered the penne pasta to which the waitress replied “Ok, but the pasta is linguini, is that ok?” Um…. No! Unreal. Danny then orders a wild mushroom bisque which came to the table lukewarm and took forever to get there. It was just a bad experience. Like I said before, there was only one other table in the entire restaurant and I ordered a burger and mozzarella sticks, so God knows there was no reason for us to be there for almost two hours. Thank god I had a gift certificate because I might have flipped my shit if I’d had to pay for that meal (well, if I’d ordered like Tre and Danny did because my dinner was fine - just took forever). I almost forgot, I ordered a Miller Lite and was given a Michelob Light. Twice. I don’t think I was speaking with marbles in my mouth but that happens to me all the time. It’s not that I don’t like Mich Light, but I really wanted Miller Lite. It just wasn’t worth sending it back because I had no idea if/when I would actually get my drink. I will say one thing though. The fried cheesecake smelled fabulous! I couldn’t have shoved one more thing down my throat so I didn’t get it, but Danny got it to go. Yes… I was seething with jealousy and that would be the only reason I would go back there for a meal. So yeah… yesterday was a great day!

Let’s get down to business, shall we? Dancing with the Stars began last night. I missed the first six couples so I can only attribute my posting to the short recap, so we’ll start with what I did see. I got a brief look at Emmitt Smith and he did really well. I think he’ll be a fan favorite and who doesn’t love to see a big, lumbering guy kick it on the dance floor? He had one of the highest scores of the night. Willa Ford was pretty good. You can tell she has some dancing ability but I think she’ll be hurt by the fan factor because she might be too much of a has been for the show. Then again, Harry Hamlin’s on and what was the last thing he did? Oh yeah, cheer on his wife. NOW I get it. Speaking of Harry, he did pretty well but he was very stiff. If he loosens up (which is what all the judges said) he has a shot of doing well. Lisa Rinna went pretty far last year so if he can take her fan base he might have a good shot at the Top 5. As expected, Mario Lopez was phenomenal. The man can move and it looks completely effortless for him. With his dancing ability, he should win. I don’t know how he’ll do with the popularity vote. Granted, soap opera fans pushed Kelly Monaco to the win (well.. one of them) so he might stand a chance, regardless of his quickie divorce due to supposed infidelity at the bachelor party. Yep, people remember things like that and hold it against you. Something to think about. Vivica A. Fox was really good and I hope she gives the younger girls a run for their money. Shanna Moakler was ok. The judges didn’t like her. I believe she was in the bottom 3. Again, be careful of what that bad press will do for you. Also in the bottom 3 was Jerry Springer but I have to give him credit. He REALLY tried! He looked petrified but it seemed like he was having a good time and just needs to feel more comfortable in his own skin. I think those were all the ones that I saw. As for the recaps: Joey Lawrence looked good. I’m not sure I liked the cut off sleeves of his outfit, but I think this one will come down to the heartthrobs: Joey (call me Joe) and Mario (don’t call me Slater). If anyone has to go tonight it should be Tucker Carlson. I don’t pretend to know much about politics (or even who he is and what he does) but it was just painful to watch. The judges agreed. I don’t think there’s any chance of this guy getting better as the show goes on so just cut him loose while you can. Apparently Sara Evans is also in the bottom but from what I saw, she didn’t look too bad. Maybe she fell on her face or something and they didn’t show that. I guess some girl from High School Musical named Monique did well. I mean, if she was in a musical it’s a pretty good bet she’s got some sort of dancing ability so she’ll probably be OK. She was the only one that I didn’t know by first name alone. Hmm.. I don’t think I’m missing anyone but I was so beat last night that I can’t be sure. Results show is on tonight so we’ll see if I’m dead on with my prediction of Tucker Carlson going home tonight.

Dancing with the Stars results show; Project Runway day. Wow.. what a hump day. Hump ‘em while you’ve still got ‘em.

It's a banner day

Wow.. special thanks to Rob for figuring out how to post links on the side of my blog. I've been bitching about not being able to do this since I started and while I still don't know how, at least they're there. Kind of like my cooking: I don't know how to do it, but somehow something edible always ends up on the dinner table, whether I made it or not! So, thanks a lot and enjoy the links!

It's been that kind of day....

As you can see from my earlier post, I’ve been a slight slacker this weekend. So, that must mean there’s lots to say, right? I guess you’ll have to wait and see!

I got my hair cut this weekend. Not just a regular haircut. I’m talking chop and color (and not the usual blonde highlights). I haven’t had a chance to take a picture of it as of yet (maybe later) but when I do, I will certainly post it for you curious fans. Let’s put it this way. It’s short, choppy and dark brown with auburn highlights. Granted, I’ve had short hair plenty of times in my life (and with the thinness of my hair, it’s probably when it looks healthiest) but this is way different from anything I’ve ever done. Everyone seems to like it (or they’re all filthy liars) and now that I’m getting used to it, I like it too. Certainly cuts a little time off my grooming in the morning, meaning more time to hit the snooze alarm or watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer on FX.

Prior to the haircut, I woke up with lips that can only be described as 3x the size of Angelina Jolie’s. If anyone saw last week’s Nip/Tuck, my lips looked like that of lobster lady, but not on purpose. I literally had to put ice on them to bring down the swelling and even that didn’t work. My lips blew up a few weeks ago too, but it was at night so by the time I woke up in the morning, all was well with the world. Considering I couldn’t avoid leaving my house, I drove to my parent’s house and my mom gave me Benadryl, which brought the swelling down a little bit more. So, she gave me another caplet for later in the day. The only thing strange that I had eaten was a burrito (with Mexican rice) and I took some Nyquil just prior to bed. So basically, it could be a red dye issue (there’s more to it than that, but I don’t feel like elaborating). If you’ve noticed, Benadryl is pink which more than likely means it has red dye in it. So, mom had to call and tell me not to take it and then she got me dye free Benadryl. She’s a good mom! My lips are so f’n chapped that I’m now putting Vaseline on them at all times. It’s working, but carrying around a small tub of Vaseline does elicit some weird stares. I don’t know if the chappedness has anything to do with the lip explosion, but it’s getting ridiculous.

J. met Mom and Dad this weekend. It went pretty well. He wore regular clothes and his only misstep was saying “I don’t really consider bowling and golf sports because you can get better at them the drunker you get.” I think I turned around and shot poison darts into his face. I don’t expect people to understand the whole bowling thing. I’ve spent the majority of my life defending bowling and I didn’t feel like I would have to do it with him. We had to stop talking about it on the way home because I was really pissed and didn’t want to fight about it. All my mom said was “he needs to read your letter.” The letter is a Letter to the Editor of the Register Star (local newspaper) that I wrote about 7 years ago when the local bowling alley was getting ready to be demolished for a Rite Aid. The reporter had basically written about “beer guzzling men with beer bellies” and I went off. I think I did it eloquently, but I still let her know the mistakes she made. I still have it somewhere, as do my parents. Anyway, we sat and chatted with my parents for about an hour and a half and they liked him. Mom thought he had “violent tendencies” but she kind of misunderstood his stories. He was trying to make conversation and she was being a mom! lol.. But, it worked out and that’s one bullet that’s been dodged. Gotta love that. He cooked me dinner Saturday night so I had to do the dishes. As we all know, I’m no culinary wonder so when he asked me what I wanted for a side dish and didn’t scoff at my request for instant four cheese mashed potatoes, I knew things were going well.

Speaking of bowling, I started on Friday night. My forearm is KILLING me. It’s really sore. Maybe I should have taken the ex up on his offer to go bowling and “get the dust off” before the season started. I did see him on Friday night and I’ll give him credit; he looked good. But we didn’t talk. Things are still too awkward. I didn’t really know what to say, nor did the opportunity arise where we were by ourselves. So, we texted a bit after bowling just to see who did better (he did, but not much). Wait till he sees the new hair.. Poor, poor man.. He doesn't stand a chance ;)

I had every intention of going to the gym last night. I had no plans with J. (although I did stop by his place on my way home from work) and I had even packed a bag that sat in my car. However, I haven’t been feeling good as of late and had the headache from hell. So, I called my cousin Chrissy instead and we went for a walk. It was nice to be outside and the weather is still pretty decent, even at night. Like I said earlier, it’s just too nice out to be in the gym. I’m going to have to be there all winter, so why start when it’s still nice enough to be outside? Maybe I’ll try to walk again tonight after I charge my Ipod. I don’t know what the deal is, but it looked like it had at least half a battery left but the low battery warning came on and it shut itself down. That’s what I get for trying to listen to 1300 songs! Now I’m on Launchcast Radio through Yahoo. I keep trying to go past songs cause I forget it’s not my Ipod. I can’t believe I’m listening to (and enjoying) an Adult Alternative station. Again… who bought the old lady?

I don’t pretend or claim to have any knowledge of football, but I do love me some Peyton Manning. So, it was great to see him beat his little brother on Sunday night. Granted, I didn’t see it as we had people over for the earlier football games and after a few insanely good strawberry daquiris (thanks for the blender Chad) I was asleep by 9:30. But, I did see parts of the game and heard about it the next day. I root for the Colts. I like Peyton and Tony Dungy. I think they’re kinda classy and they entertain me. So no, you won’t be getting any insightful posts about the Colts like you do about the O’s but I won’t ignore it either.

Yeah.. let’s talk about the O’s. WOW… I don’t know why I watch the games because the minute I turned it on, they shit the bed. David Hoey? Why are we bringing a kid up from frickin’ Delmarva with a lead? That he subsequently lost. And Fernando Tatis? If you’re not trained to be an outfielder, DON’T PLAY OUTFIELD!!! It wasn’t a can of corn, but a real outfielder would have caught that ball. So, in the span of one inning (and my only game watching of the night) the score went from 5-2 O’s to 8-5 Yanks (I think, I lost count). And oh yeah.. it also became official that we couldn’t win the division. Um… am I the only one who knew that about two months ago?

In other news, we (ok.. I) mourn the loss of Anna Nicole Smith’s son Daniel. He made a few appearances on her E! reality show and he actually seemed like a nice, normal kid. He died in the hospital where he was visiting his mother and her newborn daughter (the father’s name has not been released but I thought a few months ago it was said that it was a paparazzi). Rumor right now is that he died of a heart attack and there doesn’t look to be drugs, alcohol or foul play involved. What a way to celebrate the birth of one child with the loss of another. I mean, she’s not playing with a full deck as it is so there will more than likely be some pretty crazy breakdowns in her future. Granted, this one would be well deserved.
UPDATE: apparently Daniel died of unnatural causes and the toxicology report should be released on Thursday. Also, it seems Britney Spears has given birth to another boy and all that buying of pink stuff was just a ploy! Brangelina and Tomkat - lock up your daughters! Then again, there's a Spears/Federline for both since Sean P. turns a year old in a few short days.

Dancing with the Stars begins tonight and it looks like the odds-on winner is Mario Lopez of Saved by the Bell fame. I’m a fan of the bald men so I’m hoping Joey Lawrence shows us a little something something, if you know what I mean. Plus, I loved Blossom. Anyway, Mario showed us some sick dancing skills in a unitard on SBTB so I think he might have a little edge going in. Although, last year I though Stacie Kiebler was a shoe in so I’m not going to say anything just yet. It doesn’t really matter how good you are, just how popular. I’m going to try to get into it but I make no promises. I really like ballroom dancing and it’s amazing how their bodies and skills change as the show goes on. It’s kind of a guilty pleasure.. like Sandra and Celebrity Duets although I don’t feel as bad about my love for it!

Anyway, I’ve used up the Post it note and my available time so hopefully this was enough to keep everyone on pins and needles until my next post. Tomorrow is Project Runway Day. Make it work.

I'm that girl

that gets a boyfriend and neglects everything else, right? Oh, nay nay my friends! It was a busy weekend! I left my Post-It Note of topics at work last night and I took a walk with my cousin Chrissy so I didn't have time to post. It was too nice a night to go to the gym but I thought I needed to attempt some sort of physical activity. So, more to come later... hopefully sooner rather than later as I'm adding onto my post-it note as we speak. Patience is a virtue that I don't possess, but hopefully you all do...