Yay.. eye candy Jake Gyllenhaal, here to introduce The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. God, I realy loathe Brad Pitt with a mustache. It does nothing for him whatsoever.

Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore. WOW.. seriously.. that dress on Drew is amazing.. SOMEONE has been working out! Nominees for Best Miniseries or TV movie: A Raisin in the Sun (ABC).. OH god.. now Diddy thinks he's an actor.. shoot me. Bernard and Doris (HBO), Cranford (PBS.. no wonder I'd never heard of it), John Adams (HBO) and Recount (HBO). And the Golden Glboe goes to John Adams. HBO does it again! Tom Hanks and some guy I thought was Steven Spielberg (apparently his name is Gary) accept the award as executive producers. Well, at least Tom Hanks did.

Demi Moore. Seriously.. how old is she? That's sickening! She give some advice to her daughter, and then gives the nominees for Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Tom Cruise (Tropic Thunder), Robert Downey Jr (Tropic Thunder), Ralph Fiennes (The Duchess), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt) and Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight). Seriously.. how much does it suck to be the guys nominated against him. I mean.. OF COURSE Heath Ledger was going to win! I'm not saying he didn't deserve it, but it's like going into a gunfight with a Swiss Army Knife. I did enjoy the little scene they showed from The Dark Knight prior to Christopher Nolan accepting the award for him. It was a great performance and I'm glad he won, although it's a shame he's not there to appreciate it.

My gay friend Chris says Drew Barrymore's hair is retro. I do not agree. I think it's more wind tunnel. Other than that, she looks amazing!

Ricky Gervais is up next, and I think he has a drink in his hand as he's shushing everyone. That's why the Globes are better than the Oscars. He's a little peeved that he's not nominated, but apparently gave Kate Winslet good advice: Holocaust movies mean awards! Now the men on his shoulders are talking to him. It's getting a little scary.. come to find out he's there to introduce the nominated film "Happy-Go-Lucky," which I think actually played in Hudson for like.. a day.

UGH.. I loathe the Jonas Brothers.. I don't exactly know why, but I just do. Obviously, they're here to introduce the nominees for Outstanding Animated Feature: Bolt, Wall-E and Kung-Fu Panda. I'm kinda peeved that I haven't seen any of them. I'm way behind on my children's movies. The award goes to... Wall-E! I think it's hysterical that animated films have directors. I just don't get it.. Someone explain it to me!

Johnny Depp, looking only slightly skanky. I don't know what that facial hair is, but apparently everyone loves him. He never did it for me. Anyway, the nominees for Best Supporting Actress are: some girl from Vicky Cristina Barcelona, some girl from Happy-Go-Lucky, Meryl Streep from Mama Mia, Emma Thompson from Last Chance Harvey and Frances McDormand from Burn After Reading. Sally Hawkins from Happy-Go-Lucky is the surprise winner. Poor girl has no idea where she's going to get to the stage and all these celebrities are stopping her. She is completely starstruck and it's kind of adorable! Ugh.. I hate it when they cry. I have no f'n clue who she is, but I have tears in my eyes and will probably bawl my brains out before the night is through. Emma Thompson checks to see if she's ok, but I really think she might faint. I wonder if anyone has! At least she remembered to pick the award back up after she put it down.. that's a plus!

Don Cheadle.. Sporting the bald look and introducing "Burn After Reading," which I'm still pissed I haven't seen. I know it didn't get great reviews, but I am still really interested! BTW - The Coen Brothers have never hired Don Cheadle and he's only SLIGHTLY bitter..

Eva Mendes is up next.. She looks beautiful in white, but holy bow on that dress. The necklace is a nice touch though. She's here to introduce the HFPA, Jorge something or another. Yeah.. he's Latin of some sort and very glad to be there. Doesn't want to give a boring speech, so he welcomes everyone and requests everyone have a good time. Good job Jorge!

Hayden Panettiere and Zac Efron: Why does she always wear a dress that looks 8 sizes too big for her. The nominees are Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Jon Hamm (Mad Men and my pick), Hugh Laurie (House), Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (The Tudors) and Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment). The award goes to Gabriel Byrne... WHAT? He couldn't even show up to accept the award. I hate it when they do that.

Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto from the new Star Trek. Sylar is kind of sexier every time I see him. I feel dirty about that. Nominees for Best TV Actress, Drama are: Sally Field (Brothers and Sisters), Sally's looking a little old tonight... January Jones (Mad Men), Anna Paquin (True Blood and my pick!), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer), Mariska Hargitay (SVU)... She's not there! WTF? YAY!!! Anna Paquin won! That's so cool!!! I just finished watching the show this past week so it's fresh in my mind and so exciting! Well.. at least I got someone to win. I think that's quite a coup for a show no one thought would last a full season.

OH DREW BARRYMORE... What is that hair? It's like.. boozy Dynasty wife or something, circal 1988. NOT attractive.

Eva Longoria sure is gunning for Best Dressed. That dress is AMAZING.. I'm pretty sure we won't hear any pregnancy rumors after tonight! She and Simon Baker introduce Rumer Willis as Miss Golden Globe, with mom Demi Moore blowing her kisses.

Best Supporting Actor: Nominees are Neil Patrick Harris, Denis Leary (for Recount), Jeremy Piven (WE ALL KNOW WHO I"M ROOTING FOR), Blair Underwood, Tom Wilkinson (for John Adams). The award goes to... Tom Wilkinson. Damnit! I knew it would happen, but I can still be disappointed. I hate that TV miniseries and movies go along with shows. I don't think it's fair and I never have, not just because my main man Piven won. I would feel the same way even if NPH won.. and I would have been happy, cause he's a funny funny guy! I really enjoyed watching him on SNL last night. His skit about Broadway was absolutely hysterical! It would have been kind of cool if NPH had won too, considering he's the only nominee that wasn't on an HBO production.

Ooh.. they get to give out the award for Best Supporting Actress too: Eileen Atkins (Cranford?), Laura Dern (Recount), Melissa George (In Treatment), Rachel Griffiths (Brothers and Sisters) and Dianne Wiest (In Treatment). Yeah.. I don't really care who wins, but the Golden Globe goes to Laura Dern.. I'm cool with that. I haven't seen Recount, but I heard good things about it and I really like her. She was Miss Golden Globe in 1982. She shouldn't look that good. Forget what I said.. I hate her. Then again, I'm not a fan of the dress or the hair so maybe I'll let this win slide. So, the guy who directed Austin Powers directed Recount huh? Interesting..

First political statement of the year. I guess it's appropriate that it's by a woman who starred in a movie named "Recount."

Ok.. Jennifer Lopez had twins and looks STUNNING in that dress. I'm not saying it's a real attractive dress, but it sure as hell is a dress you're going to remember. J-Lo tries to get the cameraman's attention, but he's a little more interested in the nominees. Poor Jen.. Can't catch a break. The nominees are Amy Adams, Penelope Cruz, Viola Davis, Marisa Tomei and Kate Winslet. The award goes to (SHOCKER) Kate Winslet for The Reader. I think she's already crying and she hasn't even gotten to the podium yet! Good thing she's at the first table, cause it sure did take her long enough to get up there! She's got a list and kinda makes me sick, cause she really is ridiculously beautiful. And she has an accent. God, I hate her. I love how British people pronounce the name Bernard like Bernerd.. It sounds so much less dorky! I love the Globes.. They hardly ever cut anyone off when they run long.

Whoa.. Sting.. holy mountain man! Oh.. Best Original Song.. yeah, that's a boring category thatI would only care about if Huey Lewis and the News were nominated for their contribution to the Pineapple Express soundtrack. DUH.. Bruce Springsteen won for his song "The Wrestler" from... you guessed it.. THE WRESTLER! How mortifying for him would it have been if he'd gotten beat by Miley Cyrus?

Ok here goes: I'm going to try to live blog the Globes! I don't know how long my attention span will take it, but I'll do it for a while. I didn't get to see most of the red carpet so I'm sure I'll manage to make some observations about that too. Please don't expect too much... and I apologize in advance!

I've had such a crazy busy and tiring week that blogging has taken a backseat. Ok.. well.. it's kind of in the trunk, but I'm working on getting it back to shotgun, I swear!

LOTS to cover, so let's not waste any more time:

As we all know, I don't pay any attention to politics, current events (unless you can find it on TMZ) or.. well.. the news. But I saw Ann Coulter's interview with Matt Lauer on the Today Show this week, and all I can say is DAMN.. that bitch is batshit crazier than most! I just remember her continuously referring to our new president as B. Hussein Obama. Yes.. he's the antichrist Ann, cause however many years ago, his mother gave him a middle name that HAPPENS to be the same as a scary dictator type. You're right.. it's all his fault. Like I said.. the reigning Queen of Crazy Town..

The other day on the way to work I heard "Freedom" by Wham. It was then and only then, I realized why George Michael named his classic hit "Freedom 90." Seriously.. I never realized it until then. It went completely over my head. Perhaps if he'd made "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 90" I would have gotten it a little sooner.

On the MSN web page the other day, they had a link where you could find out who your celebrity love match would be. I was intrigued, so I clicked it. NOTHING ever gets blocked on my work computer, however I couldn't find out who my celebrity love match was because it was blocked as the content was "cult/occult." Does that mean my celebrity love match was Marilyn Manson? Ew.

Oh yeah.. this snow can stop ANY TIME. I'm supposed to go to Sue's baby shower tomorrow and while I'm not saying I adore showers of any kind, I'm anxious to give her my present! However, she knows about it and threatened my life if I risked mine to come to her shower, so at least I know she'll understand if I can't make it.

90210 is BACK with a vengeance! An HIV scare, teen pregnancy and a fake illegitimate son. Oh 90210, how I've missed you so!

Then there are my Housewives.. This week's episode was pretty catty, mostly thanks to Vicki and Tamra. I'm not saying Lynne is the sweetest girl in the world, but be a little more subtle when you completely ostracize someone! Next week's episode looks like an ultimate trainwreck when Gretchen gets drunk and seemingly seduces (or allows herself to be seduced by) Ryan, Tamra's son! I know!!! It's what to watch!

Soccer was.. well.. interesting. It was the first game of the session and only hours prior, our goalie bagged. We had enough players, but NO GOALIE! Who wants to play goalie? No one! lol.. Nikki and Alyssa picked up the slack and did a great job. We lost to a great team, 3-2, and the one goal they got could not have been stopped by ANYONE! Unfortunately, I could not have kicked a ball if it had been glued to my foot. I don't know what my problem was, but I seriously whiffed at least twice. I just didn't have it that night for some reason.

T-minus a day until I start Weight Watchers again.. the constant eating has commenced and will continue through tomorrow. Thank you for asking!

I went to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button this afternoon. I really liked it, but I don't know if I would say it was the best movie I've ever seen. It was really long and didn't feel like it, but I guess I expected more. The makeup was amazing and it was a great story. I guess there was just so much hype, ya know? Kind of like Heath Ledger's performance in The Dark Knight.. but that lived up to it. Let me reiterate.. I really enjoyed it..

Speaking of today, THIS happened not far from where I live. Actually, on the highway I take to get to work every day. Thank God no one was hurt but the gunman! The chances of that are pretty slim, wouldn't you think?

I hate to disappoint my sister, but her boyfriend got married...

Get well soon Patrick Swayze!!!!

I've spent a busy night basically doing nothing but playing around on Facebook, so I'm gonna call it a night! I'm going to attempt to live blog the Golden Globes tomorrow, but I make no promises! Drive carefully if you're in the Northeast!!

Thanks to Shannon, I am no longer a hot mess. At least my hair isn't and that is a step in the right direction.

I'm gonna suck it up and try Weight Watchers (again) next week. That means, guess who's eating their face off this week!? I started with a Quizno's chicken carbonara sub and I can only imagine where it will end. I'm supposed to have jury duty next week, but since there's a big trial going on this week, my hopes will surely be dashed (I mean that.. I REALLY wan jury duty)!

Is it really true!? Will this be the year Lindsey Lohan realizes A "Oh yeah.. I don't like chicks in that way" or B "If I do date chicks, I'm gonna make sure they're hot!" Only time will tell.

As I'm sure everyone knows, John Travolta and Kelly Preston's son Jett died on New Year's Day while on vacation with his family in the Bahamas. There's been lots of speculation about the true cause of his death and even whether the family's belief in Scientology has something to do with him not taking correct meds for his seizure disorder. Regardless, someone's child is dead and that's a terribly unfortunate thing. Hopefully people will respect their privacy, at least for a little while!

I wish this were true, but to be honest, I really don't believe it..

My two least favorite DWTS dancers are engaged... Ok.. maybe not my 2 least favorite. I definitely hate Derek Hough more..

For once (besides when Peyton hosts), I'm actually looking forward to Saturday Night Live this weekend. Neil Patrick Harris is hosting and Taylor Swift is the musical guest.

In baby news, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are the proud parents of another baby girl, while Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell welcomed twin girls.

So yeah.. we talked about me going to the gyno yesterday and I have to pose a question that might be slightly embarassing.. for me: Does anyone else's doctor give rectals during their annual? I've done some research (asked my friends) and it seems like I'm the only one who gets doubly violated once a year! However, I prefer to think of it as my doctor being overly thorough. It's all in how you sell it, right?

And on THAT note, I'm gonna call it a night.. I just can't concentrate on 90210 and type at the same time! Well, that and I would like to start praying the storm won't come. However, if it does (as Al Roker assures me it will) I might not bother making the trip in to work. That's what floating holidays are for, right?

Sometimes you just know your day isn't going to go well. Case in point:

I was just saying how great I've been sleeping lately (minus Ambien) and I woke up at 4:00 am.. wide awake. I think I might have fallen back to sleep around 6. My alarm goes off at 6:10.

I look like a bushwacker. My hair is a month overdue for a cut and I pray to God I don't have to meet any new people, lest they think I work here on some sponsorship program with the homeless.

As I walked out of my house to clear off my car, I sailed down my three back steps.. on my ass. And yes Mom, I WAS wearing my brand new boots. As I slid around my car, I started to think "hey.. that snow last week wasn't so bad."

To top it all off, today was my annual visit to the gynecologist. I really love my doctor, but every year she asks me if I'm married (No.. not so much) and so this year I told her I was gunning for a geriatric pregnancy. She then let me know it was 35, not 34 (woo hoo.. a whole 'nother year) and that they used to be called AMA pregnancies, standing for against medical advice. Yep.. that's encouraging.

I think J and I are on a break. Ya know.. like Ross and Rachel on Friends, except we're fatter, shorter and don't have as good a haircut. I say I think, cause I don't think either of us want to be the one to make the decision. Nope.. neither of us can pull the trigger. That can't be a good sign.

And to make the weekend even better, Saturday night I was called a C U Next Tuesday for the first time in my life (I know.. really) and the Colts lost.. in overtime. Maybe if Peyton's WIFE hadn't been at the game, they would have won.. Bitter.. party of one!

There's only one thing that can brighten a girl's spirits (besides my trip to Sue's tonight.. FINALLY) and that was the premiere of Rock of Love Bus on VH1. I didn't get to hear most of it, as J and I were on the phone ignoring what the other was saying (hee hee) but I do recall a girl doing a test tube shot out of her vag. Seriously.. Even Brett Michaels said in 22 years on the road, he'd never seen anything like that before. Amazingly enough, she was eliminated, along with a group of some other fame whores.. He was kind enough to give the ex-porn star a second chance though. That Brett Michaels.. he has a heart of GOLD!

If New Year's Eve is any indication of how 2009 is going to be, I see a lot of fun in my future! Probably one of the best and fun New Year's I've had in a very long time. Thanks to Nikki for putting it all together and for including me in it. It was well worth it!!!I think I might like shrimp. Seriously! I'm getting adventurous in my old age.

Thank God Jen has long arms. She took LOTS of pictures like this.. I could have never done it and actually had people in the pictures. This is Me, Fish and Jen on the dance floor.

All the women at our table. Everyone looked great and had a blast!

Nikki, Eddie and Tre would rather sing to Celine Dion, than slow dance to her music. This is me, having a Roz's Danceworks flashback. Mom thinks she still has my hat like this in the attic. She might be right.

Hope everyone had as great a New Year's Eve as I did!

My cubicle is right next to a kitchen/pantry. Yesterday at 9:30, someone cooked what smelled like garlic bread. It turned out to be a garlic bagel, but I don't think I've ever craved chicken parmesan so bad in my entire life.

Every time one of my single female friends sends me a picture mail, I have this feeling that it's going to be a picture of their engagement ring. I'm almost happily surprised when it's just a chain text. Not that I don't wish for my single female friends to get engaged (as I hope they do for me), but I like for other people to revel in my single misery. It's only fair. I even do this when it's people who would probably never be getting engaged this soon into their relationship, or don't have a relationship at all to speak of. As the NY Lotto says "hey, you never know!" I mean.. stranger things could happen... (Strange yes.. but regardless of her octogenarian love, I still think she's great and want her to be happy and have lots of babies!!)

Remember my cute new boots? Yeah.. I didn't think today's snow would be so bad, so I didn't wear them. To quote Pretty Woman: "Big Mistake. Big. Huge." My feet are wet and I'm not liking it. I'm sorry new cute boots. I'm not used to having them, so I don't know when it's appropriate to wear them (apparently).

Soccer ended on a high note last night when we pulled out a win and quite possibly tied for 1st place in our division. I still have not scored, but did play offense for a while. That was a tad tiring, so I went back to defense where it's more fun to beat people up.. until they stick their nail in your eye. Yeah... that kinda hurt! I made up for it by blasting my own player with a pretty hard kick. She had to pull her lip out of her teeth cause it got a little stuck up there when the ball slammed into her face. She was a trooper though, and she can play with us anytime! Next session starts next week and we have a newbie coming (well.. not really newbie.. just haven't played in a while newbie), so we'll see what the competition is like!

This goes out to J, who always cracks on my "Ghetto Cable." Who's laughing now!?

2 great new mug shots for you: Charles Barkely was arrested for suspicion of DUI in Arizona while Matt Dillon was caught going 106 in a 65 MPH zone in Vermont. Seriously? 106? in VT? He's lucky all he got was arrested and not killed by a moose!

I only caught the first episode of The City before I fell asleep, but so far so good. I mean.. do I believe any of it is real? NO.. Am I confident Olivia Palermo is going to be the new Heidi? ABSOLUTELY! I really hope she shows Whitney the ropes and such, but this is semi scripted reality TV and entertainment!! It wouldn't work out if she were sickeningly nice to her all the time!

Ok.. these pictures can NOT be true! I've already told you how much I can't wait for Confessions of a Teen Idol, but if Eric Nies really looks like this, I don't know if I can take it. I mean.. you were a MODEL and on THE GRIND for God's sake.. show some respect..

Getting close to time for me to head out for my New Year's bash at the Best Western in Albany. I'm really looking forward to it, as I've never done anything like this before for New Year's. In fact, I've had pretty sucky New Year's the last 7 or so years! I'm hoping this one will usher in an amazing 2009! Happy New Year to all, and to all... a good night!!!

This is a comment I got regarding last night's blog post about the Wu-Tang concert:

Hi.I'm one of those crappy "opening" acts from the Wu show. I'm not here to disagree with you, if you think we're crappy, that's your opinion, and I'm fine with it.After attending at least as many shows as I've performed, I've found that there is a place for openers. We're there to loosen up the crowd, and is usually a necessary evil, even for people as big as WU.My friends and I have worked extremely hard to get where we are, so imagine all the even crappier groups that didn't make the cut.It's difficult to perform in front of almost 2,000 people, most of whom don't want to see you at all. Again, not trying to change your opinion. Just bored and looking for reviews of the show. I hope you continue to enjoy live music, and that maybe I've shed a little light that will help you give a chance to future opening acts you may encounter.Happy holidays.-Local Opener

I feel like I should... respond. I did say there were crappy local acts, but I guess that's not exactly how I should have put it. There actually were a few acts my friends and I enjoyed, but considering we had to sit through a million of them to get to what we wanted to see, I wasn't real excited about it (I might have been the only person there who had to work the next day, so waiting till 10:30 for Wu-Tang to come on was not a high point for me). The one thing we continued to say was that it must really suck to be these guys.. just trying to get their music heard, and people being so... well.. some were downright rude and threw stuff at the stage, which was totally uncalled for! I can't imagine going to work and having someone yell "you suck" at me throughout the day. So, I want to take this time to apologize to the local opener who commented on the blog, and all the others who opened. Maybe I thought you sucked, and maybe I didn't, but regardless, I did feel bad for the situation you were in and I appreciate the response being so... mature and articulate. Geez.. I'm totally hitting into stereotypes right now, right? You're right kids.. I expected to get F bombs dropped on me for saying what I said, and I didn't, so I'm happy about that.. However.. since prertty much all the songs I heard dropped them, you can imagine my surprise!

So... support your local acts in 2009!!!

PS - as I reread last night's post I realized that I did say I'm sure the acts weren't bad.. I just wasn't really into hearing them.. so I guess I don't feel as bad as I did 10 minutes ago, but still.. crappy might have been... a bit much... ;)

Today was a tough day. The week between Christmas and New Year's should just be vacation for everyone. It's such a waste. I swear, I walked into the bathroom at work today and was like "oh god.. I look like I got rode hard and put away wet." I really did. Terrible hair, pale face and ridiculous dehydration. I blame the Wu-Tang..

Yep.. last night was the Wu-Tang Clan concert at Northern Lights. I tried to take some pictures, but for the majority of the concert I was behind the tallest guy in the room, so the pictures are pretty much blurry lights. We got there just before 8:00 and sat through a PLETHORA of crappy local rap acts and then JAMZ 96.3 DJ Big Ray. I don't know for sure what exactly he was doing.. He basically had a DJ play old school hip hop songs and he danced... Which would have been fine, had he done it for like.. five minutes. And I'm sure those rap acts weren't that bad either, but after sitting through about 15 of them and hearing "you ready for the Wu?" as many times, seeing another Eminem wannabe get on stage was about as bearable as wisdom teeth extraction minus the drugs. Not to mention, the insane amounts of weed being smoked EVERYWHERE (um.. hello security.. how hard can it be to find the smokers? I mean.. they're the people with the cloud coming out of their mouth!) It wasn't even really the weed that bothered me, it was the people who thought that gave them free reign to smoke cigarettes as well! Wu-Tang FINALLY came on at 10:30... 2 and a half hours after the concert was supposed to start.. They were worth the wait though.. They sound exactly like they do on the CD's and while I admit, I really knew very few songs, the energy was crazy! It was a fun experience, but not one I plan to repeat anytime soon. I am friends with people who I don't want to get as close to as I did to people last night. I got stepped on, pushed, poked and almost burnt. My neck hurts from craning it to see who Tara says is "my man... Cappa Donna," and my calves are sore from standing in one place for four hours. Good times... :)

In case you're one of those people who have little to do New Year's Eve/New Year's Day and the following weekend, this list might help you out. I really would like to see all the episodes of Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust. Seriously, it's a good show... that I could never seem to find after I saw like.. two episodes!

Zooey Deschanel is getting married.. but no one's 100% sure if Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are.. And oh yeah.. apparently the rumor is that J. Lo and Marc Anthony are going to announce their divorce on or around Valentine's Day after they bid their marriage farewell with a duet at his concert. Is that not the craziest thing you've ever heard... and kinda SOOOO crazy it could be true? I hope not though.. Twins need two parents... we're tough to take ;)

Bristol Palin (my sister's Halloween costume) had her first illegitimate child, named Tripp. Am I crazy, or isn't one of her brothers named Tripp? I mean.. I don't claim to follow politics, but it sounds familiar!

Soccer is tomorrow night due to New Year's, and it's our last game of the session. We've got gals dropping like flies, but we should have enough to play tomorrow night. We were missing a few key players the last time we played this team, so it'd be nice if we could pull out the season with a win. However, if I remember correctly their passing skills were far above ours, so we'll see what happens. Regardless, we'll come out with a winning record, so that's a good thing! If anyone has some free time and wants to cheer us on, the game starts at 8!

Anyone know anything about bluetooth? I really want to get one, but I know nothing about them. I saw one on the Sprint site for relatively cheap, so I guess I just want to be sure I'm getting the right thing. However, I loathe going into the Sprint store at the mall and since everyone and their mother got new phones for Christmas, I figure I'll have to wait for quite some time.. Something I don't exactly have a lot of on my lunch break.

Pretty busy next couple of days so I need to get a move on and pack my stuff for New Year's.... get the missing sleep I've lost... and check out crunchless abs online. Only $9.99? How can I go wrong!? I'll tell you.. after looking at the site and putting in my order for the complete crunchless abs kit, they tell you that every other month they're going to send you a new video for the low low price of $19.99. You can cancel at any time by calling their customer service hotline, but I can guarantee I'd forget and then be royally pissed when I get another video that I PROBABLY don't want. The jury is still out..

Hope everyone had a great Christmas! Mine was pretty darn good, as usual. I got the adorable snow boots I wanted, which means there'll probably be no more snow this season, cause that's the luck I have. I also got ear muffs and a fleece, so apparently someone thinks I'm going to snow blow... fat chance. Tre and I got Wii Music, which entertained everyone on Christmas Day! Some of the pictures we have are hysterical. Everyone is concentrating so hard on this stupid game! It's pretty funny..

So.. tomorrow night my sister, our friend Tara and I are going to see the Wu-Tang Clan in concert. Besides worrying about getting knifed, I really don't know what to wear. I have a feeling my new Liz Claiborne sweater set wouldn't be the right choice.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen got engaged. At least she won't have to change her initials.

Nick Markakis is skipping the World Baseball Classic this year because apparently, HE'S GOING TO BE A FATHER... Um.. what? He was supposed to be the daddy to MY out of wedlock baby!!!

I'm slacking on news and have to meet Keefer for lunch, so I better get a move on. She's not bringing the kids this time, so there's less of a chance I'll get stabbed with a fork.. hopefully! Enjoy the weekend!

I really don't mean to swear, but are you fucking kidding me? Seriously!? The Yankees?

It's NOT a merry christmas in birdland :(

How could I forget? The O's finally got a shortstop. I know.. a real one too! Granted, I've never heard of him, but he seems better than all the two bit jackasses that played it.. well.. last year. He's even in his 20's, can you believe it? Things are still sketchy in the Mark Teixeira meetings, as some mystery team has placed one hell of a bid for him. As an O's fan, you can guess I would speculate it was NOT the O's, however their name is still in the running as the Red Sox seemed to have walked away from the table. The O's are still in.. but so are a lot of other teams who don't have a jackass douchebag owner. But that's just my opinion.

No one went home on Top Chef in the spirit of the season and partly because all the cheftestants banded together when Hoseah and Radhika's proteins were ruined thanks to someone not closing the refrigerator. I would think the ability to close a fridge would be a prerequisite for getting on Top Chef! Anyway, I'm kind of glad because there was a strong possibility Jamie could have gone home and I think she's funny and I want her to win something. She really IS always the bridesmaid for like.. the millionth week in a row.

Another day, another snow storm. You'd think I live in upstate New York or something! We've heard all week that this storm was coming, so I sucked it up and got up crazy early so I could get to work by 7:00. I had a few things that HAD to get done and I wanted to leave before the snow started to fly. I ended up leaving at noon, when the snow had just started and thank goodness I did. It was brutal! It was like nothing was done to the roads. I made it home in one piece, after sliding right past my driveway. That was fun..

So those remains found in Florida really ARE Caylee Anthony, but there isn't much more information regarding her death. There is some really shady shit going on in this case, I'll tell you that!

Speaking of shady shit, I want to know why anyone in this world who has a television and/or reads the news, would marry Drew Peterson. And what kind of daddy issues do these girls have that actually DO marry him!?

Speaking of marriage, are we REALLY shocked that it's not legal yet? Seriously, what exactly is Spencer's job, besides being a douche. Cause I could see him having money if he were paid for being a douche, cause he IS a pro... but as far as real jobs go, what the hell?

Well.. this is good news, but I'm not exactly thrilled that Cloris Leachman will also be on. I've had enough of her.

There'll be new blood on True Blood next season (and hopefully I'll manage to watch the end of the first season before it starts)...

I don't watch Samantha Who? but Billy Zane has always been one of my favorite baldies, so I might have to give it a shot.

If you haven't seen it, you still can catch it on Hulu, but you can also find Dr. Horrible out on DVD this past week.

Ew. That about sums it up.

One of my men is sick... I should probably nurse him back to health, but it's not clear exactly what his issue is!

I can't wait for Damages to start. I mean, when the season ends with your boss basically trying to kill you, where do you go from there?

Some mornings when I leave the house, I feel like I look pretty good. Good hair day, my clothes fit.. you know, good stuff. Then I walk into work, where we have a reflective kind of mirrored door. I'm hoping the images get distorted cause if my thighs are really that big, I might use next year's vacation time for some plastic surgery.

Nytropalooza's next to last game of the session ended in a tie, which sucks, but considering we only had just enough people to play most of the time, we'll take it. I was pretty beat after that game, I'll tell you that! Hey, a tie isn't a loss. We then ended up at My Place for dinner after the game and I really don't know if I've ever seen seven girls eat that many wings in my life. I guess that game gave everyone one hell of an appetite! We also managed to convince one girl to play next session and two others to join us on our yearly sojourn to NYC for St. Patty's Day (I've already requested the day off).

Believe it or not, I'm only 31.6% addicted.

Went to see Four Christmases last night, which was pretty funny and basically a Swingers reunion, and there is nothing wrong with a Swingers reunion! It was short and to the point, and no matter what was said, I think Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon had pretty believable chemistry! Tre and I just watched Baby Mama and it was hysterical. I honestly don't know how they managed to get through some of the scenes.

Hope I've made up for my lack of posts in the last few days. I've been a LITTLE busy! I got up pretty early this morning and my mom wants me to go Christmas shopping tomorrow, so I have to get up pretty early again, so I'm heading to bed in a few. Drive safe and enjoy your weekend!

My friend Eryn sent this email to me today, regarding what young kids said when they were asked what being in love meant. These were their answers:

'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love..' Rebecca- age 8

'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.' Billy - age 4

'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.' Karl - age 5

'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.' Chrissy - age 6

'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired..' Terri - age 4

'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.' Danny - age 7

'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that.. They look gross when they kiss' Emily - age 8

'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7

'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,' Nikka - age 6

'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.' Noelle - age 7

'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.' Tommy - age 6

'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.' Cindy - age 8

'My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night..' Clare - age 6

'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.' Elaine-age 5

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.' Chris - age 7

'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'
Mary Ann - age 4

'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.' Lauren - age 4

'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' Karen - age 7

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'
Mark - age 6

'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.' Jessica - age 8

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry'

And THAT is what made me cry.. Got all teary at work. It could be the PMS, but I thought it was pretty sweet. I'm especially fond of the highlighted ones.. Apparently I've never been in love, cause NO ONE gets my french fries.. NO ONE!

OH MY GOD.. I can't wait for this train wreck to air!!!

We all know I love the new 90210, but I'm not quite sure I can hop on the Melrose Place train...

This should be interesting..

Slow day on the news front and unfortunately, I have no interesting tidbits to tell. Oh but wait..

Twilight - VERY good! I've yet to read the books, but I intend to before seeing the next flick, which is set to open in November of 2009, if I'm not mistaken. Taking over for Catherine Hardwicke will be Chris Weitz, of About a Boy fame..

It took me about three weeks, but I finally managed to watch all of Cinderella Man. Once again, I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was AND mad at myself once again for not seeing it in the theater. I am so mad I missed Russell Crowe's movie glory days.

I guess I'm going to have to start going to the movies a little more. With the totally active social life I've got going on at the moment, I don't think it'll be a problem. Here's my take on the Golden Globe nominees:

Best Picture, Drama: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon," "The Reader," "Revolutionary Road" and "Slumdog Millionaire." I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing Benjamin Button and Revolutionary Road. I've heard great things about Slumdog Millionaire and The Reader too, so obviously I have to reserve my vote on this one until I see at least one of the films!

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: "Burn After Reading," "Happy-Go-Lucky," "In Bruges," "Mamma Mia!" and "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." The only one of these movies I've seen is Mamma Mia, but I REALLY want to see all of them excpet Happy-Go-Lucky, which I haven't even heard of.

Director: Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Stephen Daldry ("The Reader"), David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon") and Sam Mendes ("Revolutionary Road"). OK.. the more I try to do this post, the more I realize I kinda can't touch the movies, cause I haven't seen any of them. Instead, I'll tell you who I'd be ok with winning. In this category I'd have to go with Sam Mendes. Why the hell not?

Actor in a drama: Leonardo DiCaprio ("Revolutionary Road"), Frank Langella ("Frost/Nixon"), Sean Penn ("Milk"), Brad Pitt ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") and Mickey Rourke ("The Wrestler"). I think this one is too tough to call. I mean.. Brad Pitt and Leo DiCaprio almost cancel each other out as far as matinee idol type of guys, although Brad's never won for a lead role, so this could be his shot. However, he's got some tough competition in Sean Penn's portrayal of Harvey Milk and Frank Langella as Richard Nixon (award shows LOVE it when you play a real person). Mickey Rourke is a long shot, but a kind of sentimental favorite and it'd be interesting to see him upset them all.

Actress in a drama: Anne Hathaway ("Rachel Getting Married"), Angelina Jolie ("Changeling"), Meryl Streep ("Doubt"), Kristin Scott Thomas ("I've Loved You Too Long") and Kate Winslet ("Revolutionary Road"). I haven't been able to see it yet, but I'm really rooting for Anne Hathaway in "Rachel Getting Married." She's had a tough year and has gotten a lot of acclaim for this role. I also have yet to see Changeling, but we all know how much I still love my Angie..

Actor in a comedy or musical: Javier Bardem ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona"), Colin Farrell ("In Bruges"), James Franco ("Pineapple Express"), Brendan Gleeson ("In Bruges") and Dustin Hoffman ("Last Chance Harvey"). I doubt it'll go to a stoner, but James Franco was hysterical in Pineapple Express and since Huey didn't get a nod for his contribution to the soundtrack, I'll have to give it to Franco!

Actress in a comedy or musical: Rebecca Hall ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona"), Sally Hawkins ("Happy-Go-Lucky"), Frances McDormand ("Burn After Reading"), Meryl Streep ("Mamma Mia!") and Emma Thompson ("Last Chance Harvey"). I'm kind of indifferent to this one.

Supporting actor: Tom Cruise ("Tropic Thunder"), Robert Downey Jr. ("Tropic Thunder"), Ralph Fiennes ("The Duchess"), Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Doubt") and Heath Ledger ("The Dark Knight"). I'm sure it'll go to Heath Ledger (the Globes are usually sentimental like that and he does deserve it), but if Tom Cruise upsets Robert Downey Jr., I'll be shocked. He was funny, but not award show worthy!!

Supporting actress: Amy Adams ("Doubt"), Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona"), Viola Davis ("Doubt"), Marisa Tomei ("The Wrestler") and Kate Winslet ("The Reader"). There I go again with the indifference!

Best Television Series, Drama - Dexter (Showtime), House (Fox), In Treatment (HBO) MNad Men (AMC) and True Blood (HBO) I'm ok with either Mad Men or True Blood. Both are really great shows and maybe by the time the Globes come around, I'll know how True Blood's season ended.. MAYBE

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama - Sally Field (Brothers and Sisters), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU), January Jones (Mad Men), Anna Paquin (True Blood), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) I will always love my Olivia Benson, but I'd like to see Anna Paquin take it home.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama - Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment), Michael C. Hall (Dexter) Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Hugh Laurie (House), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The Tudors). I have to give it to Jon Hamm, mainly because I don't watch any of these shows on a regular basis.

Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical - 30 Rock (NBC), Californication (Showtime) Entourage (HBO), The Office (NBC), Weeds (Showtime). 30 Rock is an awards show darling, but I have to stick by The Office, as always!

Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series - Christina Applegate (Samanatha Who?), America Ferrera (Ugly Betty), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Debra Messing (The Starter Wife), Mary Louise Parker (Weeds). I'm pretty impartial to this one as well, mainly because I kinda like them all!

Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series – Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Steve Carell (The Office), Kevin Connolly (Entourage), David Duchovny (Californication), Tony Shalhoub (Monk). Alec Baldwin will more than likely win, but I still love Steve Carell as Michael Scott.

And finally, my two least favorite categories, as I don't think it's fair to include actors/actresses in miniseries in this category:

Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - Eileen Atkins (Cranford), Laura Dern (Recount), Melissa George (In Treatment), Rachel Griffiths (Brothers and Sisters), Dianne Wiest (In Treatment). Nothing I watch.. indifferent.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), Denis Leary (Recount), Jeremy Piven (Entourage), Blair Underwood (In Treatment), Tom Wilkinson (John Adams). Have you met me? I'm rooting for the Piv all the way!