This is not the way to start your day

I am as old as VHS..... and it's dead.

I know, I'm on a roll

It's been a heinously boring week at work. Nuff said.

Does anyone besides me not care about the TomKat wedding? I guess I'm bitter about how he's brought down my little Joey Potter. I long for the good old days: A gay prom date, Pacey-Dawson catfights and sleeping through finals with Oliver Hudson. I never ONCE asked for over the top PDA and an illegitimate child! What have you done, Tom Cruise? I mean, really? Who thought both my Dawson's Creek girls were spreading their legs before marriage!? Ok, well you expected it from Michelle Williams, but not good, Catholic Katie!!!!

I do want to see the dress though. Does that make me a bad person?

Speaking of knocking up - Jamie Pressly (Joy on My Name is Earl) announced her pregnancy on the Jay Leno show. She got engaged a few weeks ago and is apparently 4 months along. God, I hope they write that into the show cause I can only imagine how much funnier and ornery Joy would be pregnant!

To the Victor, go the spoils

Emmitt Smith was crowned the winner of this season of Dancing with the Stars, and rightfully so! Don’t get me wrong. I called Mario and Joey to be the front runners for the season, but I never expected Emmitt to A) have rhythm and B) to know how to use it! He really came a long way throughout the season and endeared himself to everyone as a really sweet and friendly guy. Perhaps that’s why there are already rumblings alluding to Emmitt hosting his own daytime talk show. But, I’m not one to gossip so you didn’t hear that from me!! I did not see the show on Tuesday night but they did enough recaps to bring me up to speed. Loved Emmit and his green shoes however, I felt everyone was hyping the performances up to be a little more than they were. I mean, yes, both Emmitt and Mario were good, but were there performances worth 10’s across the board? Probably not, or at least not in my humble opinion. I think Mario will be alright though.. I feel bad that he didn’t win because he and Karina did work really hard, but I’m sure he’ll get a hosting gig or a stint on Broadway and he IS banging his gorgeously hot partner (no matter how much they deny it) so I think he’ll land on both feet… or her back… whatever floats their boat.

I had to flip back and forth between DWTS and America’s Next Top Model because it’s getting down to the wire and the twins are still there. I’m anxious to see who has to cut the cord first. Anyway, I didn’t get to see the challenge but I guess it had something to do with acting, because apparently models need to be able to act these days… Caridee won the challenge (have I mentioned how much I like her) and apparently also revealed she tried to kill herself once. Say it ain’t so, Caridee!!!! Anyway, Tyra then whisked our model wannabees off to Spain where they got to hang with male models.. Hard work huh? Apparently so for Jaeda, whose guy told her he doesn’t really like black women… or maybe just Jaeda. I don’t know. I didn’t see the whole episode. Anyway, the next day they had to shoot a commercial speaking Catalan. Do I know what it is? No, but at least I wasn’t trying to speak it. God, did they crash and burn! Melrose did really, really well but I adore how every week Nigel complains that she looks old. Anyway, it was hard to decide who did the most awful so it got down between Caridee and Jaeda. FINALLY, Jaeda and her non-haircut-liking ass were sent home. I can’t say I’ll miss her. I almost like everyone that’s left at this point and hope everyone steps it up and makes it a game!

On to baseball news: The O’s have acquired Jamie Walker from the Detroit Tigers in a three year deal for 11.5 million dollars. He’s a left-handed reliever and God knows we need relief! This could turn into a really good acquisition for the O’s and hopefully one that will bring some more pitching in. I’m pretty impressed that they’re making free agent deals and can’t wait to see what happens once the winter meetings. I’ve heard rumblings of talks with Carlos Lee which would definitely fill a hole.

It must be Thursday

because we're talking about The Office. There is a supersized episode this week and it FINALLY brings Jim back to Scranton.... but he brings a couple buddies along with him, including his new pseudo love interest, Karen (played by Rashida Jones - daughter of Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton). Check this out and understand where my love comes from..

I've done roughly 18 minutes of billable work today (only because I made it last) and I have at least one more computer training course (but there's pizza involved.. yay) so I'll do my best to get back to the reality TV and Oriole news in a few hours.

Team Pam

I need this shirt and so should you, Office fans aplenty!

Didn't see that one coming....

No, I’m not talking about Dancing with the Stars (we’ll get to that). I’m talking about the double elimination on Top Chef! I really don’t know why I didn’t think the judges would do that, especially when the chefs were paired up but I was really floored by it. I felt kind of bad for Josie, because while I think Marisa has been asking for it since the beginning (it’s pretty bad when a pastry chef can’t put out a good dessert), Josie has never faltered… Until she sent out pink soup… and had three hours to cook and didn’t cook anything! Of the three groups that were standing there, I would say they were the most deserving to go. The show was pretty good last night. Sam won the quickfire challenge which basically had the chefs making a dish out of the leftover pieces of animals that no one wants. Apparently Sam had a slight advantage as he’s done this before, but who cares? No one wants to kick off the eye candy! Would I have eaten anything they made? No, but I’m not a very fancy schmancy restaurant type of gal. I still insist my wedding will be catered by Wendy’s and the appetizers will include pigs in a blanket and mozzarella sticks for everyone!!!!

But anyway, the elimination challenge consisted of the chefs pairing off. They picked their own partners so they have no one to blame but themselves. As much as I hate Marcel sometimes I really liked his prom analogy about being paired with Frank. Basically he said it’s like getting asked by someone when you’re kind of holding out for something better to come along, but you don’t want to be dateless so you say yes. They were at Social Restaurant and had to cook a lunch for 60 people, hosted by Jennifer Coolidge (for you Neanderthals, that’s Stiffler’s mom). Anyway, each group had to cook a course but all hell broke loose in the kitchen and no one was talking to anyone else about what they were making so the meal didn’t necessarily flow as the judges had hoped... or at all for that matter. The chefs could only use the leftovers from last night’s dinner and whatever was in the pantry, fridge, etc. I guess there were more things they could have used and didn’t, so the judges weren’t real pleased about that! Anyway, the top 2 were (believe it or not) Michael and Ilan, and Sam and Cliff. Michael and Ilan ended up winning the challenge and Ilan was the big winner and is able to go to Miami and work some food and wine thing. Yay Ilan! The bottom three were Josie and Marisa, Carlos and Elia (who had one dish that never made it out under the time constraints), and Betty and Mia. Ooh.. I almost forgot about that. Mia is a two faced bitch! I really wanted her to go because she threw Betty in last week, but was all up her ass when she needed a partner this week.. arms around each other and everything! Marisa even said something during one of her interviews about it and while we know I hate her, I agreed with her 100%. But as I said, Josie and Marisa graciously went home. I will miss them. They were damn fine TV and I hope someone besides Marcel steps up the snark.

Time for training.. more later I promise!!!

The Departed

was SOOOOOO worth the wait! What a great movie. I am far from a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio (he ranks just below Kirsten Dunst on my "Actors I Hate" list), but he's working real hard at turning me around. Dont' get me wrong, I'm not running out to see "Blood Diamond" anytime soon, but I can see where any Oscar buzz is coming from for this movie. I don't want to ruin it for anyone, but nothing is sexier than Matt Damon as a cocky villain and Mark Wahlberg with a shit load of attitude and a mouth full of f-bombs. It wasn't even hard to get through their thick Boston accents. The movie was two and a half hours long and I never once looked at my watch. Let me just say that if you get the opportunity to see this movie, grab a pile of popcorn and find a comfy seat (ours weren't so comfy in the little theater, but the popcorn was great!) because it's an awesome flick.

I'm being a bit of a slacker

I would post something gargantuan, but I don't have time. That's mainly because I spent a solid hour or so (of billable time) reading this blog. If you do go read it, be aware that it can get pretty damn depressing and start at November 1 of this year. All I can say is that I hope someday, someone loves me that much.

Last night was pretty boring... laundry, pictures (obviously) and the gym. Yep, it didn't fall down when I walked in which I figure is a good sign. I'm not REAL sore today, but I didn't completely push myself either. I have a habit of getting all gung ho about the gym, and getting sick days later so I'm easing myself back in. 28 minutes on the elliptical and 20 on the treadmill was plenty for the first day. I sure do miss my Ipod though.. I borrowed my sister's mp3 player, but it just wasn't the same. And it ran through its charge on me mere minutes after I got on the treadmill. Maybe I shouldn't be around electrical appliances. Tonight - The Departed!!! I WILL post about it tomorrow...

Girl's Weekend Pictures

Let the weekend begin!
Just one view from the rooftop in Newburyport, MA
Told ya the beach was pretty!
Ryan likes to ride horses.... in bars... No wonder he's the only boy allowed on girl's weekend!

Girl's Weekend

As I said last week, I drove to Salisbury, Mass. to meet up with my friends Jess and Amy. (Pictures will follow in a later post). Jess made some really great pizzas and we all settled in with beers, fat and happy. Until Ryan (Jess’s boyfriend and a former CSC rugby player) decided it would be wrong if we didn’t go to the bar down the street for at least a beer. In all honesty, I was exhausted and was completely content sitting on the couch, drinking a beer and watching Sin City. Ryan would NOT take no for an answer! So, the four of us sucked it up and walked down to Bevie B’s, the seaside bar down the street. Salisbury is basically a beach town so it’s pretty dead this time of year, but I can’t wait to see what it’s like in the summer. Anyway, we went down to the bar and had a great time, taking pictures and playing free pool. I had a pretty good buzz, but no one was drunker or more entertaining than Ryan. Yes, it was girl’s weekend but he got a free pass for Friday night.

Saturday morning Jess and Ryan made us what I can only describe as the biggest and best breakfast ever! I’m not sure if it’s a Mass. or a Vermont thing, but along with the eggs, bacon and sausage, there were mashed potatoes. I don’t know about you, but I LOVE mashed potatoes and to have them at breakfast just made the whole day bright. We finally got ready to leave for Boston (a tad later than anticipated) and ended up taking a side trip to a nearby house in Newburyport, MA where Dan (yet another old boy, CSC rugby player who’s dating Amy) was painting the house. It wasn’t just a house. It was a mansion that was built in 1792. There were actually etchings on the windows, one of which said “today is the day they abolished slavery.” It was absolutely amazing and the house was gorgeous! Dan took us up on the roof and I got some really great pictures, as it was a beautiful day. The weather couldn’t have been much nicer and we took the T to Fanieul Hall. We really didn’t do all that much but drink, eat and talk about sex. Seriously, I’m not sure I ever want to talk about sex again. I know we gave the guy behind us at dinner an earful, that’s for sure! Let me put it to you this way: I don’t know if there’s ever been a time when all three of us have been in some semblance of a relationship at the same time, so we took advantage. That, and Ryan works for Comcast so they get free cable (porn), including the Playboy Channel. This past weekend was definitely a learning experience. To cap off the night we went to the local Pizzeria Uno’s for $2.50 Killian’s drafts which was such a nice change from the $4.50 pints we had been drinking (if not more). Every time I go somewhere I realize how much cheaper it is to live where I do. I mean, it’s $9.75 to get into the movies in Albany. That’s f’n insane! I can go to the Crandell in Chatham, get popcorn and soda and still not spend that much! I mean, we got three lemon drop shots and when we got the bill it was over $17.00!!! That’s absolutely crazy. So, thank you Pizzeria Uno’s for being the cheap end of our trip. We went back to Amy’s and Jess made some kick ass popcorn while we watched Pants Off/Dance Off. Interesting show.. Next up was some more porn, but I called it a night. I guess porn just isn’t my thing.

The next morning we got up and went to breakfast at this cute little lesbian hippie restaurant. We had a great breakfast (minus a bit of an outburst from the three people who GAVE us their table, then walked out, middle fingers in the air because they didn’t get a bigger table quick enough) and then Ryan picked Jess and I up for the trip back to Salisbury, looking a little rough. I left their place around 1:45, all ready for my three hour drive, but it took me a little over four hours thanks to the heavy rains and people’s lack of ability to drive on a highway. It was SUCH slow going! J. and I were supposed to go see The Departed (I know, broken record) but I still hadn’t showered and didn’t really feel like going out. We’re going to see it tomorrow, no matter what!!! Instead we watched Team America: World Police. Well, I watched most of it. I know I fell asleep for part of it so I should probably watch it again. It was pretty funny, although I’m not sure it’s really my sense of humor. Kind of like this whole “Borat” phenomenon. I have no interest in seeing it, but I’m very interested in what the whole world is finding funny about it. I know it’s a movie J. wants to see so maybe I’ll suck it up (AFTER we finally see The Departed) and find out what all the fuss is about.

Anyway, that’s about all I can say about the weekend. I had an awesome time with the girls and even learned a little something along the way. I’ll try to post some pictures later on tonight.

Baseball blog

The other day I inquired as to the whereabouts of my second Oriole love (only after Cal Ripken), Brady Anderson. I googled him today but could only find older stuff. I did however, find this picture that, if I recall correctly, hung on my dorm room wall for quite some time. Screw you Elle Macpherson and Heidi Klum. Brady Anderson is "The Body."

The O's acquired Jaret Wright from the Yankees for Chris Britton and some cash. I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I'm pretty sure Wright didn't always bring his "A" game last year, so hopefully after a little work with Leo Mazzone he can bring back the prowess he displayed last time the two worked together in Atlanta. I'm kind of excited about the trade, although I'm not sure the O's are sticking to the big picture. Good hitting outfielder.. bullpen.. etc. I just hope Wright is as gracious on Photo Day as Chris Britton was last year. Nice guy..

This day could not go by any slower so I'll do my best to post about the weekend a little later. I'm afraid the pictures will have to wait until later, as I didn't have time to put them on my computer yet. I hope to have time later tonight but tonight is the first night I'll be going to the gym in about seven months so really all I'm hoping is that it doesn't crash down the minute I pull into the parking lot. Ya know, kind of like church.

What I SHOULD be doing

is having "staff lunch" with my co-workers. We do this every month where the office buys us lunch and it's pretty nice, not having to spend your own money. However, today the lunch is chicken with rice and salad. If anyone knows me, they know that's not what I consider lunch. I mean, I'll eat the chicken, but that's it. Plus, I have to skip lunch today because right after work my weekend is beginning! I guess I'll just run downstairs and get a bag of chips or something to hold me over until I get in the car.

Update: Lunch wasn't rice... but pasta with some unidentifiable white sauce.. NOT alfredo. I'm proud of and stand by my decision.

The picture you see is of my friend Jess, reenacting a scene from my other friend, Amy's trip to see Jess and her boyfriend in Salisbury, Mass (She tripped over a lobster trap on the beach near Jess and Ryan's place - granted, it was dark and I have a feeling she was paying more attention to a certain someone rather than the lobster trap in front of her). I'm going to head over there right after work and meet up with both Jess and Amy. We plan on kicking back a little tonight and having a good time and then heading down to Amy's place in Boston on Saturday. It looks like it'll be a little cloudy but in general, the weather should hold out. I haven't been to Boston since the last time I went to see Amy (YEARS ago - Sorry Aim) so I have a feeling we'll be doing quite a bit of walking around and maybe even stopping into a few bars.. Guess I won't wear my O's shirt.. I get enough ridicule living in New York! So, there'll more than likely be pictures aplenty. As you can see, Jess isn't afraid of a camera!

Last night I skipped dance (I know, I'm a slacker) so I could pack for the trip. I'm a bit of an overpacker and surprisingly I got everything I thought I'd need into my one overnight bag. I'm pretty impressed with myself and can't wait to find out what i accidentally left at home. J. came down and we went to the Moosehead with Jen and Matt for wings. He got to hear some entertaining stories and I got to have wings and french fries smothered in cheese and gravy. It'll probably be the last time I have those in a while since I'm attempting to go back to the gym on Monday and be good about what i'm eating. Basically.. NOT eat out and eat crap every day. Anyway, I meant to go into work early today so I could leave even earlier, but it's kind of hard to get out of your bed when there's a cute, warm boy already in it, am I right? Thank god he normally goes to work hours before I do! So, here I am, counting down the minutes until 4:30. Well, 4:30ish.. the office manager is also headed to Boston this weekend and she's leaving at 3 so I figure I can sneak out a little closer to 4 without anyone being any the wiser. On that note, hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I'll be back with a posting and some pictures early next week!

If there is one person

I rarely agree with in this world, it's Peter Gammons. However, when I saw the following quote mentioned on Rob's blog, I had to post it as it's as appropriate as can be:

When discussing pursuit of Alfonso Soriano, Gammons said (more or less) "The O's will go after him hard... but Peter Angelos always finds a reason not to sign somebody."

Perhaps I should trade out my Peters cause right now I'd rather talk to PG before PA and that means something is not right with the world.

I don't know how I could have forgotten

I got the BEST email today:

Thank you for your interest inThe World Series of Pop Culture!
VH1 and Entertainment Weekly are hitting the road again looking for pop culture teams to battle it out in the next World Series of Pop Culture!
THE CASTING TEAM IS COMINGTO A CITY NEAR YOU:
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I have already contacted C. Howe and Sandra. 2 Girls and a Gay can finally become the pop culture sensation I know we can be.

Music and TV - these are a few of my favorite things

I’ve spent my afternoon listening to the One Hit Wonders station on my XM satellite radio. A very interesting mix of music. Lots of songs from the 70’s but also some of my personal favorites. For example: “We Are” by Vertical Horizon (considering it’s not Everything You Want, I’m going to say they can’t really be classified as a one hit wonder), “Save Tonight” by Eagle Eye Cherry and “Angel Eyes” by the Jeff Healey Band. However, I had to listen to a song called “I’m not Lisa” before I could get to “Take on Me” by A-Ha. A classic, don’t you agree?

TV - where should I begin. The usual suspects got booted from our favorite Wednesday night reality shows. Mario and Emmit are the last men standing on Dancing with the Stars as Joey and his shiny head got the boot. We all know I don’t love anything more than a bald man, but I think those two are the most deserving. However, I did catch the “Footloose” number last night and when I wasn’t marveling at Lisa Rinna’s abs I was thinking that maybe Willa Ford should switch careers and go into ballroom dancing. She certainly has the body for it and is relatively talented. I have a feeling there have been LOTS of extra practice sessions between her and hunky Maksim, am I right? I know my mother is happy with the final two because she actually called me the other night and confessed to finding her first black man ever attractive, and that man is Emmit Smith. I think it’s just cause he’s so damn charming and has a surprising amount of rhythm. He’s paired with last year’s winner so I’m curious to see how it turns out. Congratulations and best of luck to both Mario and Emmit. I’m pretty sure I put Mario in the final two from the get go but I’ll wait until next week to pat myself on the back. In all honesty, I’m happy with whoever wins.

On to America’s Next Top Model. Apparently, no one on this show feels like they have to work for it anymore which surprises me after the untimely demise of AJ. As much as I don’t like Melrose, that bitch is working it 110%. She’s taken some pretty beautiful pictures and is ready to do whatever they ask her to win. The bottom two were Michelle and Anchal. Not really all that surprisingly, Anchal was the one to go. Whenever they do the challenges in front of the judges she seems to give up or feel silly and considering her body (which is fine to me) is bigger than the other girls, you knew it was only a matter of time before they’d kick her to curb. I can’t say I’m going to miss her whining and negative energy. I think we got through a whole episode where Jaeda didn’t complain about her hair, but next week is a new challenge! Michelle actually did win the challenge and picked three friends to go on a shopping spree with her. Little did she know, whoever grabbed the most items would win EVERYONE’S times… and the dumb bitch picked Melrose to be in on it with her. Needless to say, Melrose won and I would bet the farm that she wasn’t grateful enough to Michelle for giving her that opportunity to give her a shirt, or even a handbag in appreciation!

I’m so enthralled with Top Chef.. again, not because I like the food, but the drama is just as good as Project Runway. Last night their quickfire challenge was to make something I can’t pronounce with ingredients they could only get from a vending machine. Everyone was given $10 in quarters and told to go at it. I was actually quite amazed at some of the things they came up with, except for Michael who basically crushed up snickers and phallically placed a Cheeto on top. He was reprimanded for “not seeming to care” and I can’t say I don’t agree. Anyway, Carlos won the challenge with some loafy thing and he has immunity. The real challenge breaks them up into four teams and (lo and behold) Betty and Marcel are on the same team. God did that look staged! But anyway, they try to put aside their differences and team up with Frank. The challenge is to put together an appetizer, entrée and I think a dessert… all under 500 calories total! They are going to serve it to some kids at Camp Glucose, which I’m assuming is for overweight and/or diabetic kids. Sam thinks he has it in the bag, being diabetic himself. Anyway, they get their ingredients and must pass everything through a nutritionist. The black team makes pizza, a child’s favorite so regardless of how crappy it tastes, I’m pretty sure the kids are going to want it. I really don’t remember what the other teams made and honestly, it’s not that important. The pizza was the meal of the day and therefore, the black team won the challenge with Frank being the big winner as it was his idea. When the two teams up for elimination come out, the accusations start flying. Sam points out that “people” were carrying around olive oil (which apparently has 120 calories per squirt) and using it on the day of the challenge even though they weren’t allowed to deviate from the approved recipe. He didn’t name names, but Mia (who was not on his team) was quick to throw Betty under the bus by stating that she didn’t use Splenda in her cookies, but used sugar on game day instead. The judges were slightly floored by all the fur flying and went in to talk to all the chefs. Betty fessed up to her mistake and blamed it on a bit of miscommunication. She had some calories left over and thought it was ok to substitute. She really doesn’t seem like a brain surgeon or a vindictive bitch, so I’m going to give rhe the benefit of the doubt on this one. No one got voted off this week but the bitching went home with the chefs as they played the blame game for what seemed like HOURS. Even Josie threw down a bit, which is funny cause her team was never accused of anything! I doubt I’ll ever say this again, but I agree with Marisa in that it was pretty backhanded of Mia to throw Betty in and then not tell her she did it. I mean, it was pretty underhanded and fucked up of her to do to save herself, cause it looked like she had a pretty good shot of going home.

Ok.. the content of this post got away from me a little bit so I’m going to call it a night. I’ll give you a “coming attractions” of the weekend sometime tomorrow! Have a good one!

The final countdown

I was sitting at my desk plucking my eyebrows when I realized I had yet to post today. What have I been doing (besides plucking my brows on work time, that is)? Well, today is Lacey’s last day at work and in honor of that, I’ve decided to post a picture of her on my blog. This picture is of Lacey (middle), myself and Melissa, our old partner in crime that left the office a few months ago. It seems I’m the only one left of our original “posse” and I’m going to try not to take that too personally. Had a great lunch of tortellini alfredo at Amo’s in downtown Albany and just killed ourselves with cake. Seriously, someone make sure I’m awake in time to leave work in a few hours cause the food coma is gonna be INSANE!

I’ve decided to skip dance class tonight because I really need to spend some time packing and hopefully I’ll be able to spend some “quality time” with J. before I go. I usually go to Sue’s house before dance and we shoot the shit and have a beer, then go to dance. She has to go to a wake tonight so she’s not going to dance. As her partner in crime, I feel it’d be wrong of me to go without her. I say I’m not going to dance, but I will probably feel bad and go regardless. But if I don’t, you can bet I’ll be watching The Office at it’s regular time. Although I really shouldn’t as I have yet to watch last week’s episode. Since I wasn’t around this past weekend I didn’t have my usual chance to catch up on what I’ve DVR’d. I’ve posted a picture of John Krasinski in homage to it being Thursday and all. This is from Mean Magazine, which has quite a few pictures of John, not to mention a cover story on Tenacious D. What more could a girl ask for?

My nightly TV recaps will be posted later, if I can get around to it. I do NOT have tomorrow off so I'll be here, avoiding work by posting a blog. Life is good.

Claim to fame

This is Jeff Gordon (Nascar Driver) and his new wife, Ingrid Vandebosch (model). As I was reading on MSN.com about their wedding, the only thing they could really say about her was that she began modeling at the age of 12 and has also dated former Baltimore Orioles star Brady Anderson.

Seriously, what's happened to him? He of the beautiful sideburns and even more beautiful body... I love that this girl has really done nothing but appear in a shitty movie and date Brady Anderson. Way to go Ingrid! But really.. does anyone know what's happened to Brady? Because I'm more than willing to give up my Cal fantasy for a Brady reality. Think about it.

Oh yeah.. congrats on the wedding. Hope it ends better than his last!

Tough time getting over the hump

I went on a posting rampage yesterday so I guess I'm making up for it today by being a bit of a slacker. Not too much going on after yesterday's elections and bomb dropping of the Spederline divorce, but I'll do what I can.

Last night I went to trivia night at Hooters. Yep... Hooters. I'm not a real feminist so I don't have a problem with Hooters. If you want to put your ta-ta's out there for men to ogle to make some money, so be it. I wish I had the body to be able to make money off my ta's. Hell, if I did I'd probably never wear clothes. Anyway, a few weeks ago J. had asked if I'd want to go because it's trivia and beer (two of my favorite things!). Last night we decided to do it mainly because he's on vacation this week and he could drink, which is a rarity. Know what that means? The only one of the group that had to work got to drive. Yep, that was me. I'm beginning to think there was an ulterior motive to him asking me to go although he INSISTS it's because of my trivia prowess. Regardless, he promised me dinner and nothing beats a Hooters grilled cheese sandwich. Seriously... it's pretty damn good! So it turned out to be me, J. and three of his guy friends and let me tell you, the car ride in the rain with four guys in my car was entertaining and educational. I won't go into details but I heard words I've never heard before, used in contexts I'd never dreamed! I was pretty wary of going but I ended up being well entertained and had a good time. We hardly played the trivia because we were sharing a table with a group of people but we did get some answers in. It was general trivia and I'm more of a pop culture/movies/music type of gal. However, thanks to my sister I knew that St. Bonaventure is in New York State and I also knew that there are 30 "answers" on the Jeopardy board. It was my first time, cut me some slack! We were home around 10 and even though I told J. it was completely fine if he wanted to hang out and booze with his budddies, he came home with me and proceeded to force me to go to bed at 11. Turned the lights out and everything because ONE TIME I said that I needed 8 solid hours of sleep. Seriously, since when do men listen to what women say... if it doesn't have to do with threesomes and blow jobs? Granted, he kept talking and keeping me awake, but eventually slumber took hold and I crashed out for the rest of the night.

What a dreary day it is in this neck of the woods. If you're a fan of The Office (as we all know I am), check out this link. I promise you'll be entertained.

The O's have released their schedule for the 2007 season. That's great, but I really want to know who's actually going to be playing at Camden Yards this season, cause God knows we need a change! Hopefully we'll be keeping Miggy and he'll be able to help bring some talent into the Yard. Free agency has just begun so maybe we can pick up a prospect or two and get rid of some dead weight (who shall remain nameless).

This one is just too easy

Britney Spears has filed for divorce from Kevin Federline. I would feign shock but I kind of am (shocked, that is). thought she'd stick it out since everyone was so against them getting married in the first place. You know, to prove a point. No wonder she's so eager to get back into shape and show off her newly slender bod. Best of luck Brit and welcome to the last five minutes of your fifteen K-Fed. How soon do you think it'll be before he releases that song on his CD with Brit singing the hook? Time to capitalize!!!

Another one bites the dust and another blonde mommy hits the market. Gotta love Hollywood!

Finally - the weekend recap

Friday night my sister’s soccer team lost in the Sectional Finals to Burnt Hills. Apparently it was a very physical game and they only lost 2-1. I believe it’s the farthest Ichabod Crane has ever gone in girl’s soccer so congratulations to them on an impeccable season!

Saturday began the day long celebration of J.’s birthday. I guess that was my fault. I’m a strong believer in birthday weekends, where as he’s more apt to not mention it at all. So, we went to lunch at Houlihan’s, mainly because I was craving some potato cheese soup. It was fabulous, might I add. However, our time management skills aren’t quite as good as we missed the matinee showing of The Departed, which I STILL haven’t seen. Our movie options weren’t all that great, even though we were at Crossgates. It’s a Cinema 18 and it was really hard to find a movie to watch. I’ll be honest, I’ve never see Da Ali G show so even with all the hype I’m not real excited about the Borat movie. I’ve heard a lot about it now that it’s opened so I might see it, but I wasn’t prepared for it Saturday afternoon. Instead we went to see Saw III. I’m not much for horror movies but I’ve seen the other two and this one was pretty good at tying things up in a nice little bow. It kind of brought the three movies together. I didn’t hate it, let’s put it that way. I think J. was pretty proud that I didn’t jump once. Granted, I closed my eyes a few times, but hopefully he was too busy watching the movie to notice that!

I think I mentioned it before, but if not, I got a hotel room at the Hampton Inn downtown for Saturday night so J. and I could both go out and have a good time as usually one of us has to drive. So, we checked into the hotel room and then went to dinner at the Bayou. Unfortunately, they had a limited menu but the food was still pretty decent. We then trekked down the street to the Palace Theater to see Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed. It was a really good show and even the opener, John Bowman, was pretty entertaining. I was pretty happy that it wasn’t completely political humor, as I’m a little lax in my news watching. Any political references were actually ones I could understand. He performed for just over an hour and then we were off to Jillian’s, where it was fight night. So, we stood around and watched some fights on TV. It was around that time we found out that it was just gonna be the two of us because his friend that was supposed to come up, wasn’t able to. I can’t say I was all that upset as we were both pretty tired and I didn’t think I’d make it much past midnight. However, I had spent over $100 on a hotel room and we were going to drink enough that I would not have been able to drive home! We did end up staying out until about midnight and then hightailed it back to the room. The new Hampton Inn downtown is pretty nice. I LOVED the shower. I think I just like showers with seats in them. Makes leg shaving and relaxing that much easier!

The next morning we had breakfast at the East Greenbush Diner and my friend Shannon happened to sit right behind us with her mom. This all goes back to my “small world” post earlier today. I then went home to clean the house for Monday night’s jewelry party and take a shower because I was meeting J. again to have dinner with him at his sister’s house. I’ll admit it. I was scared shitless. I don’t know, his parents don’t live here so meeting his sister and brother that do live here is kind of comparable and I was stressed the fuck out about it. Come to find out, for no reason. Things went really well, I think. She’s just as sarcastic as he is so I basically treated her like I treat him. Hopefully it worked and they don’t hate me! Anyway, I had to stop and get chips and dips and such for the party but when I got home there was a party going on in my front room. My sister and father managed to put the pool table together so everyone was playing. I think my mom is a shark. Must be all those years of Grandpa owning a bar! I beat Tre, but I set Mom up like you wouldn’t believe so she could win. I guess we just really need to practice. Tre and I are still trying to figure out who taught us to hold a pool stick because we do it the same way, but it's not the right way for sure! I think the bar might be set up today and now the front room is looking like the play room we’ve always wanted. Guess it’s time to start hosting people and stop going out to save some money!

God, I think that’s just about everything. No pictures this week.. Maybe this weekend when I catch up with Jess and Amy, two of my three college roomies my senior year. I have a feeling there’ll be some incriminating shots if those two are involved!