Good Intentions

That's what I have, but things keep getting in the way.

For instance, I planned to blog last night, but J came down and brought his Guitar Hero guitar with him, so we battled instead.. I think we each won one battle. He says he sucks on our TV.. I think he's making excuses.


Final Two on Big Brother are Ryan and Adam. Surprising, but not really. Ryan didn't have Sharon's back, so she got booted on Tuesday night. Ryan won the first part of the HOH competition and Adam won the second part, pitting them against each other for the final HOH. I wonder if Sheila could actually hear the nail go into her coffin. Ryan won by a slim margin, and inevitably ousted Sheila. who bawled her brains out.. with no tears. Thank god the show ends Sunday so I can get my life back... and watch Reaper again.

OMG - Michael Scott just quoted Swingers on The Office. I could NOT love this show anymore than I already do.

The Real Housewives of NYC reunion was as entertaining as I'd hoped it would be. Apparently, Alex (besides being ridiculously pretentious and codependent) has some naked pics in her past, and Ramona (she of the slutty clothes and annoying, loud mouth) didn't want to be associated with them, so she stormed off the set. Um... .what?! Hi Pot... Meet Kettle. Next season CAN NOT start quick enough!

I had a nightmare last night that I was abducted at gunpoint. I think it might have something to do with the fact that J and I were watching Commando right before we fell asleep. At least I really hope that's why.

Unsurprisingly, Lauren (ANTM) and Marlee Matlin (DWTS) got booted from their respective shows, and probably for similar reasons: Lauren was a terrible walker and Marlee Matlin well.. just didn't quite have the rhythm. That's similar, right?

I ran 3.4 miles this afternoon, and I'd like to thank Maureen for giving me enough time to catch my breath. Is a shout-out on the blog good enough for you?!

I'm hoping to scoot out of work a little early tomorrow, and if I can find some good stuff online, I'll try to blog again tomorrow. TGIF for sure!!!

Empty Promises

I know I promised a blog last night, but I got a little distracted... I busted my Roomba.. not beyond compare, but beyond my ability to fix it... Note to self: DO NOT let the Roomba run when there are Wii wires on the floor. It WILL get caught and it WILL take you at least twenty minutes to get the wires out.

I took out my summer clothes last night and modified my closet accordingly. What this really means is that I had to organize all my shoes into some semblance of order so I could find all the cute open toes and flip flops I have to wear this summer. NO MORE SOCKS!!!!

Showmance? Certainly not on Dancing with the Stars!? Speaking of which.. it's time for Marlee Matlin to go. I understand that she's done a phenomenal job and all, especially considering she can't hear the music, but compared to the talents of the other remaining contestants, she's just not cutting it. And oh yeah.. Def Leppard is performing on the results show tonight. Someone explain that one..

As expected, Sharon and Sheila got nominated for eviction on Big Brother, which means tonight's POV is definitely the most important ever. Ryan is unsure of his trust for Adam after Adam whispered to Natalie that he was the one who voted for her to stay after her eviction. The executioner was supposed to be kept secret so as not to bias her in the end vote. So, I'm thinking if Adam doesn't win POV, he might be up on the block and be the one to go. We'll see tonight, as someone is also ousted tonight and after tomorrow, we'll know our final two. If Sharon makes it through tonight's eviction she needs to win HOH and she'll be a shoe in to win the whole thing. Then again, I thought anyone that went up against Evil Dick last year would win and I was wrong about that too, so let's just say she didn't burn a lot of bridges and for that, I'd vote for her to win over any of the others.

A few weeks ago, my girl Claire got eliminated from ANTM, then we had to deal with a "clip show" so I had kind of forgotten what happened. This week, Fatima got to stay even though she never made it to the photo shoot. She had an appointment to deal with her travel documents and the strength of her portfolio of photos pushed her past Stacy Ann and off to Rome with Dominique, Lauren, Anya, Katarzyna and Whitney.

I almost shit a brick when Jim got down on one knee on The Office... to tie his shoe. He DOES have a ring though.. as if that wasn't enough to keep you watching the show, right?

Jen avenged her love, Zoi's ouster from Top Chef by winning the immunity challenge right off the bat, which was pairing a random beer with the food of their choice. In the elimiation challenge, the chefs had to cook at a tailgate party for the Chicago Bears which meant BBQ grills and beer for everyone! Dale ended up winning the challenge and won himself the grill he used to cook his award winning meal on while Ryan (one of my faves, although not cause he was so talented.. but cause I liked some of the quips he's made during the season) was booted for his take on tailgating that didn't go over so well with the folks in Chicago.

Tonight is the reunion show for my favorite reality guilty pleasure: The Real Housewives of New York City. Yes my friends.. the fur is going to fly and I can't f'n wait!

Speaking of NYC: I got my mom and I tickets to see A Chorus Line on Broadway for Mother's Day. It's a present for her.. but for me too. It's my favorite show EVER (i cried when I saw it at Proctor's so I can't imagine what I'll be like to see it on Broadway) and Mario Lopez will be starring as Zach, the role made famous in the movie by Michael Douglas. I can't wait!

I've got to go to a meeting about the Medifast job that my friend Allyson wants me to do, so I don't think I'll have time to blog tonight. At least I've given you a warning... Enjoy your evening. It's GORGEOUS outside so take advantage while you can.

My Friend Tim

is a piece of work and always has been (I mean that in a good way).. Anyway, I remember telling everyone how he had this big plan to go to the O's spring training game and get me an autograph after the Kevin Millar hand breaking incident the week before. I never heard from him after that, so I just assumed he didn't make it to the game and didn't want to tell me. However, I've called him and messaged him on myspace and he's been very bad at returning calls. I got an email the other day titled: Hope this makes up for it... and this is what was inside:

Oh yes.. that's Darius Rucker, lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish, holding a sign with my name on it. Like I told Tim, he's no Huey Lewis, but he'll do. Unfortunately, I think Tim told him that too, and obviously this picture was taken before that (Smart move Tim). So, he still hasn't called me back, but he made me laugh... and isn't that enough sometimes?

Thursday night, J and I met my sister and some other friends at My Place in East Greenbush for dinner and drinks. That was fun, until this familiar looking face walked in. That familiar face was a person Tre and I call "the weasel," who I used to "date" a few years ago. I haven't seen him in a while and always vowed that if given the opportunity, I'd knee him in the balls. Anyway, he was with a friend of mine who I've had a crush on for.. oh.. 13 years or so. I kissed him when I was like.. 20 and he was one of the worst kissers ever. I figure time can have only helped him. So, he came right over and chatted with me, gave me a great big hug, etc.. While the weasel stood next to him making snide comments trying to get my attention, which I subsequently ignored.. except for one: Hottie McHotterson told me how the weasel had just gotten a new motorcycle that day and weasel makes some comment about him probably wrapping it around a tree. My response: "Promise?" I think it took all of Hottie's self control to not snort beer out his nose... :) J and I got into a little tiff that night... I can't imagine why.... hee hee..

I took Friday off as a sick day. I had headaches every single day last week and I really just needed a mental health day. I didn't get as much done as I wanted to, but I did get to see my friend Shani's new baby (Kaylen (sp?) Elizabeth Martin) who is adorable as can be. I also made my buffalo chicken wing dip to take to J's brother's house for yet another Rock Band evening. Unfortunately, it was only J, his brother and their friend Paul when I got there. That meant someone had to sing and since the boys got booed off the stage, I was the next likely culprit. Now, I don't have a terrible voice, but I really wasn't ready to embarass myself with songs I know nothing about so I was pretty wary of doing it. I SHOULD have sucked it up and gotten booed, but my ego wouldn't handle that so I did pretty well and am now the singer.. until someone else gets drunk enough to do it. I'm proud to say I got 100% on Wonderwall by Oasis. It's one of my favorite songs so I knew I had to kick ass at it.

Saturday was pretty busy: J and I met his friend and her daughter for breakfast, which was fun. I even got a hug from her daughter when we left, which was so adorable! I had planned to go to the gym until I realized Tre and I didn't have a b'day present for our goddaughter/cousin, who's birthday party was at 6 pm.. I ran to the outlets and got her a few shirts AND got me two pairs of flip flops from Nine West.. What can I say? Buy one, get one 50% off? Who turns that down? Tre and I went to the party (J didn't make it.. he fell asleep.. yeah.. let's go there) and then the "of age" family members decided we were going out that night, so we all met up at the Tiki Bar at the Valkin in Valatie. It was a little chilly, but a relatively nice night and I think we all had a good time. I can't say I felt phenomenal on Sunday morning, but at least I didn't have leaves all over my clothes from falling in the yard when we got home (if it wasn't me, see if you can figure out who it was!) It took all day for me to motivate myself, but I ended up running from my house to my parent's house. It was 3.3 miles and I did it in a decent time, but I was certainly ready to stop when the time came. I'm getting a little nervous about this boiler maker thing if I already want to die after three miles..

That's all for now. I'm going to try to catch you up on all that is reality TV later, but I make no promises.. I have lots of TV to get through and laundry to do. It's Monday after all. Enjoy your night!!

Give me a break

It's been WAY too nice in my neck of the woods to waste time inside blogging! You HAVE to give me that..

I Had Mini-Eggs for Breakfast

The Cadbury kind.. not just small eggs.. Is that bad? It wasn't my fault.. My boss had clients come in and I hadn't eaten my breakfast yet. She doesn't like it if we use the toaster oven when people are here cause the smell of burnt toast permeates the entire office (No, I don't burn my toast but that's just the smell regardless)... So I missed my window and ate mini eggs.. Which I admit, might have been better tasting than my regular breakfast, but probably not as good for me.

The plan was carried out (kind of according to plan) and Natalie was ousted from the BB house! I'm SOOOOO glad I don't have to listen to her anymore.. at least not for three hours a week! I didn't get to see the beginning of the episode so if anything substantial had gone down, I'll let you know what it was.. Ryan won the HOH competition, but in such a shady way! Sharon had it in the bag and the final "fact or fiction" question basically asked if there was another "pre-existing relationship" besides Sharon/Jacob and Ryan/Jen in the house. Um.. no.. there wasn't, and Sharon chose fiction while Ryan chose fact. The answer was FACT as the f'n guinea pigs were considered such.. STUPID... so Ryan wins the tie breaker question (which Sharon should have thought more about) and is now HOH, meaning the girls will be on the block this week. POV is CRUCIAL and it's about time Sharon won something.. I'm really ok with anyone winning at this point, now that Natalie is out. I know most people hate this show, but it's a guilty pleasure and I can't not love it.

The Rock of Love 2 Reunion will air on Sunday night on VH1 and apparently there's a beatdown extraordinaire between Daisy and Heather (from Season 1). Poor Daisy.. the girl just can't win!

Better..

I could actually feel my appendages this morning when I woke up AND J didn't even have to throw the blanket over me when he left at 4:30 this morning. That was a nice change. Our friend was over last night and she made a comment about it being warmer outside than in our house (with no prompting from me), and Tre was like "yeah.. it's kinda chilly." On came the heat. Thank God!! I guess from now on I just have to hope other people say things besides me, cause obviously it doesn't matter if I say them!!!

It's too nice to be working...

I Know I Don't Own a House or Anything...

but I feel like I have a LITTLE bit of knowledge... Example: This morning I woke up in bed... freezing my ass off. I had on pajama pants and a t-shirt.. was covered by a sheet, comforter AND blanket. I know it's getting nice out and all, but that's during the day. At night, it's still cold! However, my sister has decided there is no need to have any heat on at all. Last night while playing Guitar Hero, I kept trying to get J to put my hand in his sweatshirt pocket so I could warm up and even he couldn't believe how cold I was. I thought maybe I was getting sick or something. Apparently that was not the case. A little bit of heat at night, that's really all I'm asking for. I mean, when you jack up the heat in the shower and the mirrors don't even fog up, something is certainly wrong. I was warmer when I walked OUT of the house, then I was when I was in it.

Ok... rant over.. however don't tell that to my fingers, who are still trying to find feeling..

Priscilla Presley got booted from Dancing with the Stars. It was deserved. She's done a great job up to now, but her samba (I think it was a samba) just wasn't up to snuff. Everyone else did a pretty good job and she was so very obviously the one that should go.

J and I watched The Bank Job last night. Good god, I love bootlegged DVD's! I liked it.. it didn't blow my socks off or anything, and Jason Statham certainly wasn't shirtless enough for my liking, but I thought it was a decent movie, and even more interesting since it's based on a true story.

I didn't get to watch Big Brother, but it seems the plan to oust Natalie has been put in motion. Adam won the POV, taking himself off the block and putting Natalie up in his place. However, Tre tells me the boys are having issues with letting her go because they might rather take her to the end as that gives them a better shot of winning. I hate the idea, but it's true. The only people that would vote for Natalie to win in that house is Matt.. and only because she'll probably give him a little something something in return. Tonight's episode should be interesting: Either things will go to plan and I won't have to listen to Natalie's voice anymore, or the boys will vote to keep her and Sharon will go, making Sheila the next target (duh) as she won HOH this week and can't compete.

Bret Michaels DID pick my girl Ambre, as the winner of Rock of Love 2, however I think there could be a Rock of Love 3 in his future... Seems he doesn't see the show as his stairway to true love.. Check out this interview..

Rumors are swirling that Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are getting married cause she has a bun in the oven. Oh Papa Joe.. where did you go wrong? At least Jess waited till she was married.. you can see how well THAT worked out...

Finally (for now) Happy birthday wishes go out to Rachael and Sipper, my friends in other countries!! I hope you guys have great b'days and maybe someday you'll be able to celebrate them together...

Perfect end to a Monday

I ended up working until 5:00 (give or take a few minutes) which is SOOOOO not like me. I like being out at the dot of 4:00 so I can be on the machines at the gym by 4:30. Then I'm home with plenty of time to shower and still do something constructive if I choose. Well, yesterday I was on my own at work and had to wait for someone to come in (she then talked my ear off) so I didn't get to leave work till about 5. I got to the gym and was ready to go by 5:30 and when I came out at 6:30, I immediately went into my locker to collect my things. These are regular gym lockers, and they aren't locked unless you bring a lock and put it on yourself. I guess I'm trustworthy, as I don't do that. Anyway, I went to grab my keys and when I look up into the top part of my locker (where i normally put my sweatpants and sweatshirt) there is a twenty dollar bill sitting there. It's folded up, so I automatically think it's a prank, where people put the money on the ground but it's not money.. it's just paper that looks like money on one side. Anyway, I'm not stupid.. after perusing the locker room, I grab it and put it in my pocket. My cousin was working at the front desk so I asked her if anyone mentioned losing any money, which they hadn't. I then felt ok with taking the money. Ok, wait.. I didn't TAKE it.. I FOUND it.. and that is the difference. I'm still a tad skeptical about it.. like alarms will go off when I spend it or something. I just find it weird that I didn't see it when I put my stuff in the locker. Anyway, I'm $20 richer and that was the perfect ending to my day

I've been pretty busy so I haven't had a chance to post lately (weekends full of drinking, guitar hero and rock band will do that to you) but I'll do my best. Happy Tax Day!!!

Is it Friday yet?

It's just been one of those weeks.

Yesterday we had an office meeting regarding our billable hours. I know mine aren't up to snuff, but if no one is giving me work (to a certain extent.. I'm relatively self sufficient, but I can't do everything on my own), then I can't bill out to our clients. I kind of had a feeling that would come up and I subtly tried to point out to my boss that if she were here more, we could bill more, but she wasn't quite getting it. So yeah.. that put a damper on my morning to say the least. She was talking about cutting overhead and I'm pretty sure overhead = Me. If one of the state positions came through, I'd be ok with it, but obviously nothing has come from any of the canvas letters I've received so I'm not so eager to hear "you're fired"... trump style.

Tuesday night I went to my cousin Laura's for a jewelry party. I'll admit, nothing really jumped out at me! I got a pair of earrings and a necklace I had liked previously, but that was it. The nice thing was that I had a $50 gift certificate so I ended up spending roughly $6. That sure did work in my favor. When I got home, Tre and I watched Big Brother, as per usual. Ryan won the POV and while it looked like James had gotten through to him, Ryan decided to make the predictable move and take Sheila off the block, leaving Adam to put James back on. I have yet to see last night's episode, but I do know (predictably so and probably unanimously) James got the boot. I also know who won HOH (DO NOT click if you don't want the outcome spoiled) and it's gonna be an interesting week....

Speaking of reality shows, I forgot to mention the final two for Rock of Love are Daisy and Ambre. I've liked them both throughout the competition for different reasons: Daisy, cause she's a little bit out there, but seems like a nice chick and would probably do well in the rock world. Ambre, cause she's super nice (until you cross her) and she's actually NOT 20 years younger than Brett. I mean.. he'll probably pick Daisy, but I'm kind of OK with that. With all the drama she's managed to stick around, so she probably deserves to win! Still, it looks like Brett has more issues besides which girl to pick...

Last night, J and I went to the Albany River Rats game. His sister, brother in law and niece were supposed to go, but the baby got a 101 degree fever at day care, so they couldn't make it. We didn't know for sure until about 5:00, so it was a little too late to try to get someone else to go. I mean, we did both call our siblings, but it was too late. It didn't matter really, the game was pretty good and the Rats won it with an insane goal with just over a minute left to go. There was only one fight, but lots of banging against the boards. What more could a girl ask for? Oh yeah.. baked potato soup, which I got when J took me to Houlihan's for dinner before the game. He thinks sometimes... really he does. He also gave me the bootleg of Gone Baby Gone that I'd been asking for, and if I had five free minutes, I'd probably watch it. I have no plans tonight, but The Office is FINALLY new and I have lots of taped shows to watch. Seriously... what did I do without DVR? Oh yeah.. I had a life.. I forgot! We FINALLY finished watching War last night. It was fine.. I just wasn't in the mood to watch it. It was the third attempt we made and we only watched it from where we were sure we had both left off. We've been trying to watch Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story for weeks, so I was a tad peeved that J was forcing War upon me. Then Jason Statham came on the screen and somehow I was no longer upset.

Apparently someone likes rocker guys. And oh yeah.. Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are engaged. I don't think he's really a "rocker guy" but he does wear eyeliner so we'll cut him a break and let him pretend.

I JUST started getting into "How I Met Your Mother" and it cracks me up every time I watch it. I think this episode will be a can't miss tv moment...

One of our clients brought in Butterfinger bars for everyone today. I'm doing pretty well on my own derailing my exercise and eating regimens.. Ok.. exercise.. I don't really HAVE an eating regimen, but you know what I'm saying.. Point is, I don't need anyone else to help me F up my so called diet. Although now I'm slightly relieved that I managed to fend off the Mini Egg craving I had all morning cause I might have to bust out that butterfinger for dessert. Damn ass kissers... Just remember.. stuff like that works. This guy's phone call is going to get through EVERY time... ;)

Last week I watched "Step it Up and Dance" on Bravo. The only Bravo Project Runway Copycat I haven't liked was Top Design, and Step it Up and Dance was no exception. I found it interesting and the people on the show are... different. Just like I'd hoped. Elizabeth Berkely is nothing more than window dressing, but she tries. As do the dancers. The concept is a little different in that the immunity challenge leaves two groups: one that can win the challenge and another that's up for elimination. So from the get go, you know who's safe and who's not. The great thing about last week's show is that the girl (damned if I can remember their names yet) that got booted was originally in the "safe" group.. then had a dance off with another girl and they were switched. The girl that was NOW safe, bit the big one during the challenge and if she'd been in the group she probably belonged to originally, she'd have been the one to go home. That, and there was already an injury so two girls went home the first week. This week looks to be a tad bit Broadway, and a lot of the dancers have substantial experience in that area, so it should prove to be both entertaining and bitchy.. two of my favorite things!

Time to get back to the grind. If you know a way to make the clock go quicker, let me know.. and Oh yeah.. Happy Early Birthday (tomorrow) to my friend Sarah and my friend Chad. Hope you guys have great b'days!! :)

Making up for lost time

I love the beginning of the baseball season. Things are as they should be.. Seriously though, who do I have to talk to about keeping B-Rob?! The boy knows he's on the block yet is still giving it all he's got and THAT is the kind of player you want on your team for the long haul. DO YOU HEAR ME PETER ANGELOS?

Apparently, Project Runway is moving from Bravo to Lifetime. I am not a fan of the Lifetime network, as my husband didn't run off with my nanny or try to kill me. I'm curious to see how this will work out and if everyone involved will stay on board. If not, Lifetime could kill the show quicker than lethal injection. The good news is that it's likely we'll get two remaining editions of the show in 2008: One to air on Bravo and the next to air on Lifetime.

Big Brother: Well, when we last left the show, A-Baller had won the Head of Household competition, leaving Sharon to kick herself about the head and face, as she had a chance. Speculation was rampant around the house, as everyone just assumed he would put up James and Sharon. However, Adam had his own ideas and put up Sharon and Sheila. The Power of Veto competition is tonight and if the nominations stay the same, it might be time for Sheila to go. Basically, Adam said that if anyone wanted James out, they should fight for the veto and force Adam to put him up and I kind of respect him for that. Hell, the kid's won like, the last four POV competitions, might as well mix things up. That, and I'd really like to see Sheila get out. She doesn't irk me as much as Natalie (come on.. who could?) but I'm kind of sick of her.

Top Chef: Good episode, but I expected more. The chefs were paired up and had to be inspired by their favorite movies. There were so many better movies they could have picked that actually had something to do with food, yet they went with Willy Wonka (good pick.. just scares the bejesus out of me), Il Postino, Good Morning Vietnam, A Christmas Story and Top Secret. I thought A Christmas Story was going to be a disaster, but Ryan and Mark managed to pull it off, without Mark having a clue what the movie was about. I guess it had to be hard for them, with Mark being from New Zealand and all.. Coming up with a movie proved to be very trying! Il Postino and Good Morning Vietnam landed in the bottom two, and Manuel's reluctance to take charge gave him the boot. It was unfortunate, cause I kind of thought Spike deserved to go as he is supposedly making Vietnamese cuisine at his restaurant. He should have done better if that was his "thing." Richard, Andew and Dale's Willy Wonka inspired meal drew tons of praise from the judges, crowning Richard the winner of the elimination challenge, much to the chagrin of their fellow constestants, as few of them believed their white chocolate, wasabi and celery root dish couldn't POSSIBLY taste good.. Au contraire...

For the second time in as many years, I came in second in my old job's Final Four pool, netting me $25. Hey.. Beggars can't be choosers. In my other pool, it's quite possible I came in second, but tied a six month old. I guess I'm just happy she didn't beat me.

So Beyonce and Jay-Z got married? The marriage will more than likely be confirmed when they get divorced..

I finally managed to watch The Real World Awards Bash... and i was bored. I really never thought that would happen. My friend Chris and I were OBSESSED with it when it first came out and I have to say, I made it through to Key West without ever missing an episode. Then I realized there were better reality TV shows where people weren't drunk or having sex all the time.. just most of the time. Anyway, Chris called me because he wanted to know if I had seen Nathan from Seattle yet. He was a good looking guy back then and to say he hasn't aged well is an understatement. I really don't know what happened! To quote Clueless "he's a Monet." I saw him from afar, called Chris and said that he still looked good. Chris made me watch further and I then saw what he meant. Speaking of Seattle, Stephen is gay and getting married to his partner. Yep.. Stephen.. the perpetrator of "the slap hear round the world" on Irene when she told him "a marriage between you and I wouldn't work" because he's a homosexual.. to which he responded by grabbing his dick (ya know.. to prove his nonhomo-ness), throwing her stuffed animal in the water and THEN slapping a girl. Yeah Stephen.. you being gay was a REAL shocker! Anyway, Puck's still a douche, most of the girls will kiss another girl if the cameras are rolling, and Eric Nies looks like Jesus. That was about all I took from it.

I spent the weekend playing Guitar Hero. Seriously.. ALL weekend. J and I went to dinner and then to his brother's house on Saturday night, where we played Guitar Hero and THEN we played Rock Band, which is totally cool. I have newfound respect for musicians cause let me tell you, drums are HARD!!! I had everything on the easy setting, but it didn't matter. I'm happy to say I never got booed off the stage, but I also didn't have the balls to do the vocals. All the songs were like.. hard rock songs and I didn't know them nor did I want to embarass myself. I let J do it. I did NOT want to leave when the time came, but J's vacation is over so we had to go home. However, when I woke up in the morning I was pleasantly surprised to find a bag full of Mini Eggs on my car mirror. It took me until now to eat any of them, but I brought a bag to work and I'm making my way through it was we speak. Thanks Shell!!! You do take good care of me :). I ran four miles Sunday morning and then Tre and I went to Chatham to bowl. We THOUGHT we were bowling three games, but it turned out to be six instead. My legs felt like Jell-O and I was in bed by 9:30.

You all know my trials and tribulations with the Medifast Diet. As much as I didn't like it (for me) it did work! My friend Allyson and her husband are now distributors of the products and she called me the other night with an interesting opportunity. They're looking for people to be "health coaches." Basically, people who have done (or are in the process of doing) the diet that can be a shoulder to lean on for newbies. I would have to call people every couple of days (if that's what they want), answer their questions, give them advice, that type of thing. Also, hopefully I could get them to order their supplies through me and I get a portion of the sales. It seems like an easy, not very time consuming way to make some extra money. There is a meeting on Saturday afternoon, so my mom and I are going to go up and learn more about it. My mom is doing great on it and even with all my bitching, I'm considering doing it again to jump start some things. I mean, I lost 7 pounds in two weeks.. that's nothing to shake a stick at! We shall see what happens and if anyone really is interested in doing the diet, let me know. I'd be more than happy to let you make me some money ;) hee hee.. I'd love to be able to pay off some credit card bills without obtaining an illegal or illicit job opportunity!

My cousin Laura is having a Lia Sophia jewelry party tonight, so after I run the bridge, I have to head over there. Luckily, I have a $50 gift certificate so hopefully I won't end up spending too much. I mean, I haven't made any money yet AND I didn't win too much from my Final Four pool, so I don't want to go overboard.

Hopefully this post helped make up for my Guitar Hero slacking of late.... Get outside.. it's GORGEOUS!!!!

Awkward Moment

at the grocery store. Let me set it up for you: I'm going through the check out line and I happened to be buying tampons. No big deal, right? Hell, they were on sale! Anyway, this is how it went down...

Checkout girl: Oh, these are on sale aren't they? You should have gotten two boxes.
Me: Oh, I did, it was a great price.
Checkout girl: Oh scented. Yeah, I always get the scented ones cause of the funk.
Me:

Oh yes.. she actually said "funk," referring to her cooch smell. Who does that? And why did she feel like I needed to know it? FYI - I didn't..

Meanest thing I said this weekend

While bowling on Sunday.. I had left a baby split and missed it:

Jason: Well, looks like you can't make babies.
Kara: Yeah, apparently that's not an issue for you. Oh wait.. that's THE OTHER GUY!

Yeah.. that was mean and I felt bad about it.. but as usual, he got over it and spent the rest of the time staring at my boobs and trying to make bets to get me into bed. I love it when things go back to normal :).

Another Milestone

It's my 600th post.. Holy crap! Sorry it'll only be a quickie ("that's what she said" - god, I miss The Office).

My sister bought Guitar Hero III last night. I'm already sick of hearing "Slow Ride" and "Talk Dirty to Me," but in a good way. If I have trouble finding time to post in the near future, you know who to blame.

When will this bitch ever learn?

I'm only slightly mortified that I'm hoping this comes to Albany....

Joshuah's plan backfired, and he got booted from the Big Brother house last night. Adam subsequently won POV, which means it's pretty likely Sharon and James are going on the block, unless Adam finally decides to grow a set and stop playing under Natalie's thumb... so yeah.. Sharon and James.. on the block...

I've got to finish up some work (it's been a busy week), hopefully do my run outside and practice Guitar Hero before my sister comes home. Sorry this post is so piddly, but you should simply be thankful you're getting a post at all! TGIF :)

We want the hump

My co-worker brought in snickerdoodles for the second time this week. Snickerdoodles are my favorite. I mean, they're no Oreos, but they're pretty high up there. Good thing I'm running cause basically it's just averaging me out with all the crap I've been eating lately. I told her I'd kill her if she brought more in... and she did. Obviously my threat wasn't quite as threatening as I'd hope. Damn good cookies though..

The Gutt got booted from DWTS!! I'm so pissed! His tango was so damn good and it wasn't his time at all! I'm going to miss him and as much as I love Julianne, I hope Adam Carolla gets booted next week. I'm a little sick of him.

When will they learn!? Once again, James won the Power of Veto competition and took himself off the block, forcing Natalie to put up Sharon. It all sounded well and good, that Joshuah would now have to leave, but he's worked his way into a deal (so far) so that Sharon goes home and he stays. He's a wily little thing, that Joshuah! I'm curious to see how it plays out AND to see who wins HOH. If it's James, shit is totally going to hit the fan and I can only hope that's how it goes, cause I need Natalie gone. I have to turn down the volume when they show her confessionals so I don't bash my head in.

After J blew me off last night, I watched Eastern Promises. Interesting movie. I thought it was good, however the Russian accents made it hard to understand sometimes. It was really violent, and no matter what you think, you do NOT want to see a naked man fight in a bath house. It was very disturbing and I was only slightly distracted by his twig and berries. Still, a pretty good movie and Viggo Mortenson was really great in it.

So yeah.. apparently J's vacation from work is also turning into a vacation from me. I made that exact statement last night and his response was "it's only been three days." Yep.. so now I'm crazy stalker girlfriend, which is so not the case. I had sent him an email earlier that day with the menu for the Double O Grill down in Rhinebeck.. hint hint.. Apparently he didn't get the hint. His response: that's a big fucking menu. Then when I finally get to talk to him, he tells me that he's going to his buddie's house to drink. Now, the boy doesn't drink when he works, so I can understand that he'd want to get his drink on while on vacation.. I do get that. However, say that earlier in the day or something! That's what pisses me off. That, and I can't remember a Tuesday in the last five or six months that we haven't done something, so forgive me for assuming we will. So yeah... needless to say, we didn't really talk last night and I made white trash dinner (mac and cheese with hot dogs) and watched Eastern Promises.

It's partially my fault I guess. I've been in a funk the last few days, for some reason. My brain doesn't seem to be working and I've had to literally drag myself out of bed each morning. I thought exercise was supposed to give you energy! Me... not so much?

I've got to get back to work, but tonight is chock full of reality TV which, if last night is any indication, I'll be home to watch.

Congrats go out to my friend Shannon, who had her baby yesterday.. no name yet, but it's a girl!

PS - I really don't want to, but I think I'm addicted to the Real Housewives of NYC... Someone take me to Bravo TV Rehab.. stat! Oh wait.. their new dance show is starting on THursday so if you could wait.. I don't know.. 12 weeks or so.. that'd be great ;)

Bullet Points

I've been pretty busy at work and in life, so I'm going to try to simplify and give everything it's own paragrah and/or sentence. Hopefully I don't forget anything!

- Jason is NOT the baby daddy.. It's a pretty sad situation when you think about it. I mean, he's formed a bond and relationship with this child, and now he finds out it's not his? How awful could that be? And what kind of person does that to someone else!? I feel terrible for him. I know it's something he wanted, but I don't think he realized how it would afect him emotionally. The other day he said to me "Kara, this is the worst thing anyone has ever done to me." Be careful what you wish for, right? More to come on this subject, as now the poor guy will have to go to court to prove he's NOT the real father. So not only has she screwed him on child support for the last year, but now he's going to have to spend what will more than likely be an exorbitant amount of money to get her out of his life. This chick sounds like someone I'd like to meet in a dark alley. Seriously.. .who DOES that?

- I ran three miles on Thursday.. All by myself.

- J had his bbq on Saturday and I made an appearance even though I'm still bitter over the fact that I wasn't told about it (he insists I was.. I insist I wasn't). He certainly put the grill set I got him to good use! I give him a lot of credit, when he puts his mind to it, he sure can pull off a good meal. Well, it would have been a good meal had he not put onions in the meat, but it still turned out OK. Unfortunately for him, less people than expected showed up so he had lots of leftovers. Then again, maybe that's not as unfortunate as one would think. I left there to meet my cousin and softball buddies in Chatham for some cosmic bowling, then went back to his house afterwards. Two of his friends were still there so we played some drinking games and both passed out around 1:30, which was an improvement from 10:30 the night before. I'm telling you, Fridays are a killer for me.

- My friend Stephanie asked me to have a candle party. I have no interest whatsoever, but she's managed to guilt me into it. She's just starting to do parties for Party Lite candles and needs to do so many parties to get started. The way I figure it, if I were in the same situation, I would hope she'd such it up and have a party for me, so I shall do the same for her. So, keep your eyes open for an invite my friends.. Don't worry. I don't expect anyone to buy anything, but show up and make it look good and you might find something you like!

- Big Brother - last week Natalie won HOH, which means I have to listen to her whiny, annoying voice for at least another week and a half. Last night she nominated James and Joshua (as I'd expected) for eviction and if it stays that way, it's pretty obvious that James will be the one to go. Seriously, if Natalie makes it to the final two or wins, I might have to give up on Big Brother.

- Top Chef - The chefs had to come up with a menu that would satisfy the attendees of a block party, by using ingredients they found in the pantries of the residents. They were split into two teams, neither of which REALLY impressed the judges, but Eric's corn dogs sent him packing. Apparently the kicker is that he's made corn dogs (with lobster or something, of course) at his restaurant, therefore he should have known that transport would take the crispiness right out of them. Plus, corn dogs are probably the only thing on that show that I'd eat, so I have to say I was disappointed to see them not done justice.

- For the second year in a row, I could come in second in my old work's Final Four Pool. However, if Kansas keeps playing the way they have, I won't have a chance! Hell, it'd be nice to win back the money I put out, ya know?

- I'm looking to find a loan so I can consolidate all my debt. Anyone know of one with a good interest rate?

- Today was Opening Day at Camden Yards. Cal was there, and I wasn't. Don't worry.. I'm not bitter (That's a lie.. I'm CRAZY with bitterness). Anyway, the O's lost 6-2 to the Rays (not the Devil Rays anymore) which can only mean one thing: the start to a horrendous season. But hey.. maybe it'll be the start of an upward swing.. I mean.. you've gotta hit the bottom before you can make it to the top again, right?

- Happy Belated Birthday to my other man, Vince Vaughn (March 28) and happy birthday to my friend Shani! Hold off another couple hours so that new baby has it's own birthday.. Plus, if you wait till April 1 I bet your husband never forgets the baby's birthday!

- My sister got a summons for jury duty in the mail on Saturday. I got all excited when I saw it, then I realized it wasn't for me. Seriously, I'm the only person in the world that WANTS jury duty, and I can't get it. WTF?

Today I (to quote Office Space) "had a bit of the Mondays" so I'm going to relax, watch How I Met Your Mother and try to figure out how to replace my EZ Pass with one that works (I'm getting sick of being "that girl" on the bridge who stops traffic... and not in the good way). Remember, don't believe a word of what anyone says to you tomrorow.. although I'm sure I'll havea story about how I couldn't take my own advice in that regard.

This post is for the men in everyone's lives

Not only did this make me laugh, but it's so true.

Anyone want to forward this to J? I think it'd look a tad obvious coming from me ;)

Last Hump Day in March

J and I did go see Be Kind, Rewind last night. It was pretty funny, but the ending kinda sucked. That, and Mos Def talks like Mushmouth from "Fat Albert" so there were a few funny things I missed. If you like Jack Black, you should definitely see it, but don't expect a cinematic masterpiece.

James won the Power of Veto last night on Big Brother, and subsequently took himself off the block, forcing Adam to pick another houseguest to go up in his place. He chose Sharon, which pretty much solidifies the fact that Chelsia will go home tonight, unless something really, REALLY strange happens. I really like Chelsia and she had been a pretty good player. Joshua has managed to stay under the radar and he or someone in his crew better win Head of Household or he might see his first time on the block coming pretty quickly.

My friend Shannon cuts my hair, and it always looks really awesome when she gets done. Of course, I can never make it look remotely like she does, but I guess that's why she has her job and I have mine. Anyway, I'm getting it cut after work and while I SHOULD go somewhere to show it off, I'm just going to end up at the gym, ruining it with sweat. It's too bad too, cause I'm wearing a relatively cute outfit today that would go really well with good hair.

Penn Jillette and Monica Seles got voted off Dancing with the Stars. I didn't get to watch Monday night's show yet, but after watching last week's I'm not all that surprised. Apparently Adam Carolla has more fans than Penn Jillette cause they were equally horrendous.. Fun to watch, but still horrendous.

OOH LORD.. the Hills is back! I know I shouldn't love that show, but I do. Anyway, I'm sad to say that I actually LIKED Heidi for a second, when she was a total bitch to Spencer when he followed her to Colorado after she said she needed space. Obviously not the sharpest tool in the shed that Spencer. Anyway, if I didn't already know they were still together and taking advantage of totally staged photo opportunities, I'd probably have more respect for her. I also want to know what kind of cell phones these people have that allow them to call their buddies in France. I mean, that bill will more than likely be atrocious, wouldn't you think!? To sum it up, Lauren and Whitney go to Paris - Lauren ruins a dress, but Alberto Ferretti loans her another one anyway. She lets a rocker dude take her out on his Vespa for a tour of France, but she totally doesn't give him more than the cheek kiss. He was kinda skeevy to be honest, but if you like that rocker thing... Brody's a tool and mere days after dropping her off at the airport, is parading around a new "girlfriend," hence the moonlight Vespa ride. I can't wait for shit to hit the fan.

J's on vacation next week. In his insomnia induced hazes I continue to try to get him to agree to go to Opening Day at Camden Yards with me. He's obviously not tired enough yet....

Summer is Fun

Cause it's concert time!!!

Counting Crows will be at SPAC with Maroon 5 and Sara Bareilles on August 12th. I really hate concerts at SPAC, but it's Counting Crows and I missed them the last time they were close.

Also touring the US (although I'm sure no where closer to me than NYC) - George f'n Michael. Oh yeah... enough said.

Question

If we can make safes out of fire proof material, why don't we do the same with houses? Seems like a no-brainer to me.

One Week Till Opening Day

and in honor of that, I have this story to tell:

My friend Tim is a morning drive DJ for a country station in South Florida. Well, as we all know, Florida is one of the "places to be" for Spring Training. Through his job, Tim has met many people, most of them people I've wanted to meet my whole life that he meets first. Don't worry.. I'm not bitter.. Anyway, on Friday he was able to go to the Orioles spring training game against the Cardinals. After countless phone calls and text messages, I was able to relay to him the O's whose autograph(s) I would really appreciate. He was down by the dugout and Kevin Millar is on double deck. When he gets on deck, Tim asks him for his autograph to which Kevin replies "I'll get you when I come back." Sweet, right? That's what Tim thought.. until Millar got up to bat and was subsequently drilled on the fingers. Needless to say, he didn't come back to give Tim that autograph, as he was grimacing in pain and taken away to the locker room. Tim sat there like a dejected child, (I'm imagining) ball in one hand, pen in the other. It was a story that could only happen to him! Still, the O's play there again on Wednesday, so he's assured me he'd get there early and wouldn't let anyone get away from him! I wish him lots of luck and thank him plenty.. And oh yeah.. Millar is fine, so Tim better REMIND him of his promise of an autograph... and not take "no" for an answer!