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This is kind of embarassing, but . . .

2007-07-26T09:16:00.000-07:00

I really enjoy watching the MTV show Making the Band 4. Yes, Puffy Diddy is an idiot, but that's what so great about it! It's really quite amusing, and he and the producers seem to be in on the joke. The editing can be hilarious. But, the show leaves me with a few questions, in no particular order:

Why, in a singing battle, are men required to take their shirts off?
Is Donnie related to David Silver aka Brian Austin Green?
Why, two episodes ago, were the men running in zero degree weather, and on Monday's episode, playing basketball in sweltering heat?
Why must they continually sing the same songs over and over? Aren't there other R&B tunes in this world.

Let's keep watching to kind out. . .

Harry Pooper Review

2007-07-13T13:17:00.001-07:00

Harry Potter is staring me in the face. Literally. Across from my office a Barnes and Noble window is covered in posters spelling “HP 7.” The Harry Potter phenomenon is everywhere, with hype surrounding the seventh and final book of the series, and the release of the fifth movie. I’m not out of the loop on many things, but having dismissed the books as children’s fare long ago, I couldn’t keep up with “muggle” conversations.

At a recent trip to a used-book store, I found the first two books, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on sale for $1.50 each. The $3 investment led me to explore what Harry Potter and friends had to offer an adult looking for a satisfying summer read.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling, begins by introducing us to the Dursley family, of which Harry is a reluctant member. His own parents died while he was young, leaving him in the care of his irritated aunt and uncle. Harry grew up knowing he was different from other children, but only fully realizes his uniqueness once he receives a letter from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry, like his deceased parents, is a wizard.

Our hero soon boards the Hogwarts express to the depths of Rowling’s imagination. The rules of the wizard world are much different than the world in which Harry lived. As he is introduced to strange elements, the reader also becomes familiar with the fictional environs. Harry’s posse, including Ron Granger and his red-headed family, and know-it-all Hermoine Granger, bring him up to speed on the Hogwarts surroundings. Living in Gryffindor is good, Slytherin dormitory is bad. Dumbledore is good, ~~Voldemort~~ he-who-should-not be-named is bad.

Rowling guides us through Harry’s first year at Hogwarts following his ups, becoming an important player on the Quidditch team, and his downs, confrontations with the bully Malfoy. Throughout the year, Harry and the Gang think they’ve discovered a professor who turned to the dark side. Could one of the professors really be helping Voldemort? The author successfully builds the mystery, keeping the reader in suspense until the conclusion of the novel. Some puzzle pieces, however, go undiscovered, leaving the world-wide audiences to continue reading Harry’s adventures and watch them come to life on the big screen.

Imaginative storytelling plays the largest role in Rowling’s tale. Had Harry’s problems taken place on an ordinary school yard, children would probably still have been interested, but the creative descriptions of the scenery somewhere beyond London truly captivate readers of any age. The writing style seems geared toward pre-teens but, anyone can appreciate the magic of the wizard kingdom. Rowling’s themes will also resonate with children and adults alike. Feelings of personal insecurity, comfort in friends, and good versus evil among your peers will all be familiar sentiments.

I’ve read half of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and while I won’t be waiting in line at midnight to purchase the seventh book, I will definitely be among those reading the literary finale hoping for a happy ending.

Bear Grylls is Nuts!

2007-06-18T12:32:00.000-07:00

My husband is sick. Consequently we watched tv for twelve hours yesterday, including two and a half hours of Man Vs. Wild. Yes, I decided to forgo laundry and the three thank you notes I still have to write in favor of Bear Grylls, who is nuts! He peed on a shirt and stuck in on his head! He drank water from a muddy cave. The minute he eats his own feces I will turn the television off never to return. However, I will still think he's cute.

Our other treat for the day was Flight of the Conchords. I thought this show looked pretty funny. It was hilarious! That Prince-like song was one of the funniest thing I have seen on tv in a long time. I will continue to watch this show, and will only be disappointed if the final episode ever cuts to black. Lame!

Shear Genius?

2007-05-30T20:43:00.000-07:00

Would you want this woman - with an overgrown mullet - to judge your hair? Didn't think so!

Ah - the abandonded blog!

2007-04-27T13:29:00.000-07:00

There's something about planning a wedding that just sucks the life right outtya. But, in 8 days (EIGHT DAYS!) it will be pay off time and we're going to have a grand old time. Somehow, these last 9 months of wedding planning have been fairly uninspiring to write about. Plus, do you REALLY want to hear about the bridesmaids shoe-crisis or how the wedding coordinator missed the memo that our guests would like to drink wine during dinner? Neither did my fiance.

Once I'm Mrs. Mxxxxxxx, I'll be back to blogging. There's much to discuss: Our Sanjaya free nation (boo). . . actually, that's about all I can handle right now. TGIF. w00t there it is.

I Have Started an International Rumor

2007-02-02T12:11:00.000-08:00

Just wait for it to catch on like wildfire. Yup - I submitted the first item.

Break is Over. Waaah.

2007-01-02T12:54:00.000-08:00

See the lady to the left? That was me last night. Why? Because I had to go back to work today. As frequent readers of this blog can probably guess, I don't like work. I sit here all day and am bored, hence boredom blogger. Guess what I wasn't during break? Bored. I wish I had had time for boredome over break, but I was always doing things. Here are some highlights, or, lowlights. For instance, the woman to the left only resembles me somewhat as my hair is now brown. For a long time, I had been against coloring my hair. Then, one day a few years ago, perhaps out of boredom, I decided, why the heck not? Over the years I became blonder and blonder, but the blond just wasn't working for me anymore. I'm ok with having brown hair. I can be a brunette. In fact, I think it makes me look more grown up, not to mention the cost savings. So, there was that.
Also, I learned how to play poker. 5-card stud. I quite like poker, although calling a straight a "run" is inappropriate. I have yet to get the lingo down.
I saw Dreamgirls. Not on Christmas/opening night as scheduled, but I did see it. In a continuation from one of my last posts, I hate Beyonce, or as I will now refer to her, Beyotche. Jennifer Hudson and the rest of the cast were great, but it was like Beyotche was doing an impression of herself doing a Diana Ross impersonation. I know the role is based on her, but geez-o, how about bringing a little imagination to the role.
I cleaned out the medicine cabinet. Needed to be done. Got rid of the milldew in the bathroom, dirt on the living room floor.
Although I've determined that I need to be more active this year, this leading the finace to proclaim this year as "2007, The Year of Activity," next year I'm going to take two weeks off. To reward myself for all the activity during the other 50 weeks.

A Comic Book Perspective on a Comical Evening

2006-12-18T12:05:00.000-08:00

"James, you aren't really going to make me sing are you?"
"Come'on. It will be fun. Plus, you're wasted. You won't even remember this tomorrow!"

We went Walkin' . . . After Midnight

Whoops, forgot the words! Thank goodness for the screen!

Someone has one beer too many. And no swinging the mircophone allowed!

When I think about me. . . I touch you?

Go Away!

2006-12-15T13:06:00.000-08:00

Here's a list of people I'm sick of and don't need to be hearin' about in 2007!

Bradgelina - Mostly the "gelina" part. Don't like Angelina Jolie. Never saw what was so special about her and I don't care if she wants to adopt and entire football team. Don't care!
Beyonce - You have Grammys, you have a fashion line, you have Jay-Z, what more do you want?
Britney - You dumped Kevin. Yay! Now recluse yourself!
Arm and arm with Britney - Paris Hilton. I'm really sick of reading The Scoop on msnbc.com every day and having you read about you! Start behaving and let someone else make a fool of him or herself.

Thank you for your consideration on this matter.

Monday Morning

2006-12-11T11:32:00.000-08:00

Baby It's Cold Outside

2006-12-08T07:14:00.000-08:00

Last night was the coldest night of the season. The only warm place in the house was my bed. So, the only logical thing to do was to curl up in it and now get out for 12 hours. Is this lazy behavoir? Yes. It is acceptible on the coldest night of the season? Yes. From 6:50 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. I laid in bed and watched tv. The kicker of the night was ER. Why do I still watch this show? I really don't know. It's kinda like comfort food for the tv viewing. However, this show has a major hair issue. Why must all the girls be getting bangs (Sam and Neela)? Why is Ray sporting a hoosier-stache? Last night's episode was a little Christmas-schmaltzy for my taste, but I still cried. What can ya do?

The Unsung Hero of the Fall TV Lineup

2006-11-13T12:34:00.000-08:00

If you're not already watching Bravo's Top Chef, I highly recommend it. There's a hot diabetic. A dude with aero-dynamic hair, and a bitchy pastry chef. Plus, these individuals actually have something to contribute to the world. They don't just have to stand around and look pretty or pretend like they're going to work for Donald Trump. Even though I don't like to cook, I sure like to eat. This show even inspires me to start thinking about cooking. And then, in all likely-hood, to go out to dinner.

You Heard it Here First

2006-11-07T13:56:00.001-08:00

Idiot.

My Fiance is a Geek. Here's Why:

2006-11-01T12:19:00.000-08:00

Save the Cheerleader. . . Save the World!

The past two weeks when I've watched Heroes, my fiance was out of town. This past Monday, we sat on the couch, side by side, to watch his favorite new program. The first time I watched it he was sitting in the dining room saying "what's this all about?" (I told you you'd like it :P)

While watching the show, he predicted every single thing that happened before it happened. Apparently there's some sort of formula for this sort of thing. He has a knack for knowing the Hero's journey. Plus, I have to give a shout out to all the bloggers out there who predicted that Eden was working for the bad (?) guys and that Peter took on the powers of others. Geeks.

2006-10-31T08:54:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween.

If You Haven't Heard

2006-10-31T07:23:00.000-08:00

We Won!

I'm the Worst Baeball Fan Ever

2006-10-27T07:36:00.000-07:00

So, last night I had the worst headache ever (I blame this on work) and fell asleep before the end of the game! I didn't even know the outcome till 9 a.m. this morning! Luckily, they were able to win, even without me cheering them on. ONE MORE!

Let's Give This a Try

2006-10-26T13:19:00.000-07:00

It's not often that I get all "intellectual" and "creative" on the blog, but I thought this was pretty clever.

I'm going to give it a try:

Ruby slippers found in tornado debris.

Share your stories in the comments.

Liar Liar Pants on Fire

2006-10-24T10:44:00.000-07:00

CHEATER!!!

Unbelievable

2006-10-20T09:32:00.000-07:00

We're going to the World Series. Hopefully we won't get our a$$es kicked this time.

An Actual Conversation

2006-10-20T09:24:00.000-07:00

Friend: man, remind me to tell you a hilarious story about a married girl and a friend of mine.
i'll have to redact the names.

Friend: its basically this: married girl and guy go out to dinner on the company.

drink way too much.

girl comes back to his room, always a bad idea.

she pouts because he won't make a move.

she gets up, walks over to his suitcase

drops her pants and pees in his suitcase.

me: ok

Friend: then passes out in the bathtub. wrapped in a sheet.

me: that's the 3rd story I've heard this week about people peeing and pooping in a suitcase
what the hell?!?!

Friend: really?

me: yes!

Friend: apparently, its what really drunk people do.

me: guess it's a new trend so what happened in the morning?

Friend: she woke up, put her clothes on, and went back to her room.

if you know the girl, she wan't anywhere near this type.

totally bore-core.

me: so what happened when they had to face one another?

Friend: neither spoke of it. isn't that generally how its done?

me: she didn't even offer to dry clean his pee stained clothes?

Friend: no, but he had to throw out all his clothes so his wife didn't ask why

they smelled like urine.

me: is he glad he didn't hook up with her?

didn't the wife want to know where the clothes were?

Friend: no, he's convinced she never knew what she did.

he just bought more clothes.

me: that wins the best story of the day

Friend: true dat.

I Found My Halloween Costume

2006-10-18T14:02:00.001-07:00

Wonder if I could make it myself?

Listen to This

2006-10-17T14:09:00.000-07:00

I'm pimping this song not only because these guys went to my alma mater, but because it's a beautiful love song set to an intriegingly listenable melody. Try it - you'll like it.

2006-10-17T11:46:00.000-07:00

So, I haven't blogged about this too much, but I thought today, why not, let's give it a "shot" (ha ha ha). Planning a wedding is very interesting. The fiance and I have made it through some big decisions. We only looked at one venue and decided it was right for us. We tasted several cakes before coming to an easy agreement. When we found the right photographer we both agreed that he should shoot our wedding. Three months into the planning we're at a standstill over two items 1) picking out dishes and 2) the save the date card.

I consider myself lucky that my fiance is so invested in these two items that it's causing difficulties moving forward. Most men wouldn't give a flying patootie about either. In our situation, he's the one who's going to be cooking most of the food that will go on the dishes, so of course he should get a say. And, what graphic designer wouldn't care about their design, especially if it's going out to 177 of your closest friends and family. Apparently, the problems is that I like a little bit of a floral design. Just a little bit. We've yet to find a set of dishes which covers simplicity and interesting. Are you out there dishes? I certainly hope so. Or, we could just take my dad's advice and eat on paper plates.

Background Music

2006-10-10T08:41:00.000-07:00

Lately at work, I've been listening to AOL radio. They've recently added an all Tori Amos station. Right now they're playing a cover of her singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart." Good stuff.