TV @ It's Finest

Time to Close Up Shop

2009-07-19T14:02:00.002-04:00

As part of my post from the other day, or rather in balance with it I am annouceing I am closing this blog completely.

Why? Well, honestly I am not able to be here enough to do the job, but more importantly because I need to concentrate on ways to earn a living. I have lost the enjoyment of this blog a very long time ago, probably when all the CBS stuff was going on. I must find a way to take care of my family, bills wait for no man.

It has been a blast and I will be starting my blog up for Sons of Anarchy in the next week which is another reason this blog must die a silent death.

For those few who still come, thank you for being here. I very much appreciate all your support.

Peace be with you all, may God Shine His face upon you and your loved one.

Grrr..... late again!

2009-07-12T22:10:00.000-04:00

I really meant to be here each day, but I am not so great at the multitasking thing. I am finding it increasingly hard to be here, on my other two blogs AND working.

How do you all do it?

So I missed Harper's Island Finale :-( and went to CBS.com to see it , but no such luck. Soooo, I have no idea who did what and I do not want to know I want to see it darn it.

But wait... it was just listed on Facebook!!! Be back soon with how I feel about it.

Who is watching with me? Be back in the morning :-)

What is on TV Tonight - The Upcoming Fall Season

2009-07-06T18:36:00.000-04:00

Well, we all know as we get older the days flow like raging waters towards the changing seasons , Fall will soon be upon us ( and thank the lord above, Fall can not arrive too soon in my opinion ) so I thought it would be a good idea to see what the Nets and Cable have in store for us.

I would really love to get your ideas on what will be hot this season as well, the viewers are a more accurate litmus test for what will survive in my view.

On CBS ~ Premiers September 17th @ 8 pm

Survivor Samoa .... alright now all you Jericho fans, get ready to drum me out of the anit reality tv club. After watching I am a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here on NBC... I fell in love with the whole survive in a jungle idea. I have no clue if Survivor is even remotely like this, so I will give it a few episodes to see if it clicks for me. Just do not tell CBS I said that okay? Oh and get this, it's 19th Season!!! Got to be something there right?

Also on CBS ~ NCIS Los Angeles ~ Premiers on September 22nd @ 9pm

I am SO going to watch this show religiously, one because of my family attachment to the US NAVY, but also because this finally seems to be a CIS show with a different slant. And the cast aint too shabby either. Oh and the geek toys look awesome, like the infamous touch screen tv.... too nice.

And last but by no means least... on CBS we have our beloved Alex O'Loughlin in Three Rivers. Done deal, because it has the magic touch of Ms Carol Barbee. This show will also have personal meaning to my family as well.

Tomorrow I will discuss the line up on NBC and each night this week the other great shows coming up on the various nets and cable. It is time to ask for more hours in our day so we can keep up with all this great tv coming our way. Thank God for DVR ;-p I have been asked if I will be starting a blog for any of the shows on CBS and actually I do think if I can swing the time that NCIS will be a great show for me to attach myself to.

Remember to let me know what shows you are waiting on!

Idependence Day 2009

2009-07-04T12:40:00.000-04:00

Just love to show my love for country.... today is like Christmas for me and mine...so here are a few videos and photos, but First ~

I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands:
one Nation under God, indivisible,
With Liberty and Justice for all.

and my favorite way to end the night........ A Capitol Fourth 2007 edition.

The 1812 Overture ( with cannons :-p)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA.... U ROCK~

Road to Happiness - Happy Fourth of July

2009-07-02T10:54:00.002-04:00

230Y7192, originally uploaded by fksr.

Yes, I know a couple of days early on the Fourth business, but its one of the holidays I truly love. And this picture, wow! These are the captures one hopes for while carrying a camera. Being on a highway in California when the sun and sky are like this is truly a gift, as is Freedom. I want to make sure that all the servicemen and women who serve now and who have served our great nation in the past know how truly grateful I am for the gift they have given me.
We sit here on the computers and throw up a fit over a pop star dying ( and again, I am very sorry Micheal is gone ) but where are the same reactions to a solider giving his life for us? Independence Day is more than a day to gorge on BBQ or a time to play baseball and watch Fireworks, it is a day to recall that we here in the US have been enjoying freedoms beyond compare from the rest of the world. It is a day to reflect on the countless lives given to keep the Constitution alive, it is a day to say thank you in your hearts. How totally wondrous it is that we live in a land where we can scream and shout to the heavens our discontent without fearing some Militant group hitting us with sticks or shooting us in the heart? How beautiful it is that when we do not like what we are getting via government, we can VOTE ! These things aint free people, they have a cost a very very high cost. And that cost is being paid every day by your neighbors sons and daughters, by our children, parents, aunts and uncles.

Independence Day should be a reminder that you can not let down your guard about Freedoms, you have to be vigilant that they are not taken away from you. Remember.... 234 years ago a war was waging right here on our soil, and many great people took up the cause to make this the Land of the Free and the home of the brave. Be brave and please, on this awesome day of parties and BBQ's if you see a solider or a Veteran , go to them and say thank you.

Happy Independence Day, may this Nation see another 200 years of being the greatest Nation on the planet.

When being a blogger is destructive.... or how to be the most vile blogger on earth * Perez Hilton *

2009-06-23T12:27:00.001-04:00

Warning right up front.... this post is a bout Perez Hilton, a 'person' I have long felt should be removed from owning and or writing a blog or anything else on the net, if you are his fan or what ever...understand this is MY blog.

1. I learned today that FOX Teen Choice awards is supposedly placing Perez Hilton as a nominee for teen choice awards this year.

2. Perez Hilton has more than one million followers on Twitter and a page rank of 7/10 on Google. WHY?

3. Perez Hilton has a blog that at times ( many times) leaves lewd comments written on photographs of celebrities, even those who one could consider a young person. * see this page link if you dare -http://perezhilton.com/2008-06-23-only-dirty-in-bed * AND http://perezhilton.com/2008-01-03-the-whole-world-saw-my-girly-bits-now

He sat ( how, who???)on the Judges panel for the Miss America Contest and brought down a person who may or may not have deserved the crown not for anything she did wrong but for his own disgusting immoral ( not based on sexual preference mind you, but based on his behavior alone ). He writes the most disgusting things on photographs of young women AND gets away with it. He makes my stomach turn and yet.... he has millions of followers, please someone explain this to me.

I totally recognize the right to free speech unless it is harmful and mean to someone else. I could be the same type of dare I say it.... 'blogger' * OMG I threw up in my mouth just now!* as that POS Perez, I could have taken any number of photographs of his porky ass and thrown it on here, made some mean nasty comments on it ( as you do Perez to everyone else except Zac Efron ) and placed it here. I could have, I really could have. But that only adds to the stupidity.

I want to know what was going through the Miss American Pagents minds when they choose him? What is FOX thinking even considering him to be a nominee. And if I am too old to sign in at the website to even see who the nominees are, why is he fit material for children to read? Where are your heads at parents?? Have you even read his blog? Do you even understand that your children ( those born after 1970 anyway) are being desensitized by his dribble?

Perez Hilton today was seen on national news outlets, crying his peanut sized heart out because he "says" got smacked by Will I AM's Manager ( but in the video on TMZ, it is very unclear as to who punched him! Perez clearly calls Will I AM a f*ing f*ggot ( what?! ) and I am going to say it right now, the Gay Community should be calling for him to have his website brought down. He is a total moron.

Here is the link to the video on TMZ so you can see for yourselves just how stupid this all is -
http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/22/perez-vs-will-i-am-caught-on-tape/?mediaKey=288bf769-1bfe-4a75-a283-084cda29cd9a&isShareURL=true

murphy meadow trail

2009-06-22T19:32:00.001-04:00

murphy meadow trail, originally uploaded by Ilikethenight.

I would just adore walking on that path right now. I know I have been awol for a while, life got hectic for a bit but I am back until the next speedbump tries to take me out. :-)

Summer is here in full force and I do not like the humid weather here in the South east. Back in California it gets hot but not humid and at night if your near the coast you get these wonderful off shore breezes to cool things off. Even up in Sacramento, where it gets pretty blazing at times, at night it cools off so nicely. I recall the way the hay smelled so sweet at night up there.

I have been under some stress lately, stuff I can not change or do anything about. That is a awful place to be, you can do nothing to alter your own reality. Illness sucks, its mental and physical and emotionally trying for the person who has to shoulder all the responsibilities of life and kids and home.

We need more support here in this country, and I am all for a better health care system. Right now you have to be rich to get taken care of, if you are poor your loved ones are going to end up dying of their illness.

Yep, I am a person who gets scared really easy, and I try to run away and hide when ever things get scary like it is now. I want to be on this path instead of having to figure out how to deal with a situation I have no control over and frankly... I am just me, a person not a god or some genius -- I do NOT know what to do. :-(

I am not able to deal, to be the strong person... not anymore.

I will be here each day from now on and maybe even have a few posts about some TV I have been watching when I can.

Hugs to all my friends

Hummingbirds - living Jewels

2009-06-10T20:46:00.002-04:00

June 10th 2009

I really am not a huge fan of Summer time I am more of a fall and winter person. There are a few things that make summer bearable for me, flowers and the way the morning air smells and the birds. I adore birds and I love to feed them. One of my favorite birds to place food out for are the Hummingbirds. I have a pair that will be feeding at my hollyhocks early in the morning and if I forget they are out there they will come and hover in my face as if to tell me to stop bothering them while they are eating! They are such beautiful birds, so colorful and exciting to watch. I also put up hummingbird feeders so that they have extra in case the heat builds up and the flowers wilt.

If you have a garden but have not noticed any of these flying gems, maybe you should consider getting a few hummingbird feeders . They make wonderful gifts for gardeners in the family as well, and if you place one near a window you will have many hours of fun watching these acrobats preform their dance while feeding.You will be helping your garden as well as providing your self with the joy of seeing these beautiful birds because hummingbirds are also pollinators.

Jericho Comic coming in October

2009-06-10T20:43:00.001-04:00

June 10th 2009

This is the news many of the Jericho fans have been waiting to hear :

Dear Fans of Jericho,

We here at Devil's Due Publishing would like to thank you for contacting us
about the upcoming Jericho series. Currently, we are getting ready for the
October release of Jericho #1, and we apologize for the late response. We
appreciate your support and your interest in the comics, and we will reply to
your individual inquiries soon.

Sincerely,

Devil's Due Staff

I would like to thank Gwen of the Operation Phoenix group on Yahoo for this information which was passed along on the JEBS system to us on Tuesday.

Also in the JEBS sytsem message was the following from RedSox:

Operation Phoenix Update

Hello Fellow Rangers

Next week marks the final 29 week run of Jericho on the CW. I hope everyone has a chance to watch. Remember to do your feedback forms this week and next and drop Epix or CBS Paramount (now CBS Television Studios) a note or email.

I know everyone is campaigned and re-runed out but we have one episode left and hopefully enough people will let the folks at CW and CBS know they had a winner but let it get away.

We've just found out that the Jericho comic will be available in October. We are now looking at ways we can co-ordinate our efforts in getting the word out and getting sales of the comic book up as part of our collective goal of getting more Jericho made.

I am asking that we all try to find common ground to work together to help get the Jericho movie made. Ratkeeper has been putting together a yahoo email group, one of the main purposes of which is to make sure that we reach out to include all members of the Jericho Community whether it is Radio Free Jericho, IDMB or UHD Board, JKI, Guardians of Jericho, JNet or the many millions of fans not online or affiliated with any group.

We are planning an East Coast Ranger get together tentatively scheduled for August 2009 in Baltimore, hosted by BeeBull. The California Rangers are getting together for a picnic and a proposed summer get together involving Ratkeeper and others. Mpnice is hoping to have a get together for Ohio Rangers over the summer.

Enjoy the summer, check in on the UHD Board or the group community board you call home, spread the word about Jericho. Most importantly, enjoy the summer with your family and friends, that is the most important thing you can do.

Redsox

So there is now a East Coast Ranger meet planned, which sounds great for those of us who live in the east. And for many of us Baltimore is really close. Please contact either BeeBull or Redsox for more information on that.
I will keep up with any notices of events or projects concerning the comic to come off any of the boards as well as the JEBS system so that all who wish to help out will know who is doing what.

Happy Wednesday

2009-06-10T11:37:00.002-04:00

abstract, originally uploaded by ginnerobot.

June 10th 2009

Wednesday

You know what... I have a terrible secret. I am watching reality tv and having a good time! I have been watching I am a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. And I love that they are all playing for Charities, makes it a worth while pastime.

Those Baldwin boys rock, Daniel is funny as hell, and Stephen well, he is the cutie of the bunch. I am very glad to see that Heidi and Spencer are gone gone gone. Those two bugged me no end, Heidi not as much as Spencer. He was pissing me off with the way he acted, that to me, was a fake Christian play he was putting on. Imagine going on a fast in the jungle when you are all ready pretty much fasting anyway! I do hope Heidi is doing better now tho.

Tonight we are going to see someone new joining the group and we get to see who was picked to be booted. I hope for all that it is Janice, if she spits one more time I will hurl I swear. My biggest pet peeve is spitting, and for crying out loud Janice act like a freaking lady and get off your ass and help out! So that is what I am watching tonight, what about you?

Today is a day for work, I have writing to do , and yuck... yard work as well. So far no storms that I know of and the temps are only in the low 70's so it is just the humidity I will be battling today. I have some lilies I need to move, even though I know it is a bit too early to I need to get them so they do not starve each other out. My peaches are doing really well, getting larger each day. I bet they will be ready to eat come the 4th of July. The plums are not doing as well and I fear I wont get a crop at all this year.

Saturday , a day to relax

2009-06-06T17:53:00.000-04:00

Or it should be right? Instead we spend our day runnign around like chickens with our heads cut off, doing the errands and sitting in traffic with drivers who have NO business being on the highway. For what it is worth, when merging onto the highway... MERGE already for crying outloud!

And NO... merging is not done at 45 miles an hour, on I/75 we do 75.

Okay end of how to drive lecture. Weather was really nice, lots of sun and a bit warm but hey it is summer after all so I can not complain can I?

I really wish we could be spending time on the Lake, the kids love to swim and boat. I miss our boat.

I finished another bracelet , in whites and pinks and silver. I like it very much and that is surprising as I am not a girly girl. I really would love to know what YOU all think though, so if you would not mind please let me know what you think of my beads, what I can ch ange or improve on. I would very much appreciate the constructive feedback.

As for TV tonight, Harper's Island is on of course and I missed some of last weeks episode. I will catch up while I eat dinner and then watch the show and blog it aftewards.

TGIF and other oddities

2009-06-05T12:44:00.001-04:00

Hiking a trail in Big Sur, CA, originally uploaded by hkkid98.

Well, there is something to be said for Fridays after all :-)

I saw this photo and it fit what I was feeling today, and you all know how much I love home and miss it so its all good, but my feelings are not what they usually are when I see a photo of my Redwoods.

Today I am more reflective of some things going on inside of me. There is a lady who preaches on TV, Joyce Meyer and I love to listen to her when she has her meetings on TV. Not only for the Word but for the grounding effect she has on me. NO BS there at all, she cuts right to the thick of things and today after a few weeks of self imposed hell , she got to my icky parts. She does a bit that is a robot saying what about me, what about me, what about me. That is something we all as human beings naturally go through myself probably far more than others. And I wont feel guilty about it anymore, because I am an imperfect human being and if I were perfect I would not be here writing to anyone, right? Another point she is fond of making is many of us ( ME ) are going around the same mountain, time and time and time again, just as the Israelite's went on a journey that should have only taken 11 days and instead lasted for 40 years. I think God likes the number 40, as I at 46 seem to be on a never ending trip around the same mountain but I intend on getting over this trip. I am learning, slowly yes, but learning none the less each day.
I realize and always have intellectually that this whole thing called life is not about me, but have not been able to get out of the pity party I have been throwing myself for years until today when Joyce finally said for the millionth time in my hearing, " its about everyone else, God will take care of you!".

I want to be perfect, but will not attain that in this life, but if I remain strong in doing what I know God has asked me to do, if I remain strong in trying to attain the perfect goals of Jesus then I am doing good. I wont feel guilty anymore over what ever sins I have committed, real or imagined. I wont waste one more day not smiling or laughing or being kind and helpful and I will not hold grudges. I need to have forgiveness each day from God so what in the heck would I ever think to withhold it from anyone else?
Now that being said, I also will not be a doormat anymore. When Jesus said t urn the other cheek he did not say, stand still and wait for them to keep hitting you either. I will not be a victim any more and victims come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they call it being an enabler, what ever you all it I am not it anymore.

I have a life to live peoples :-) I hope today brings you all the love, joy and happiness you can possibly ask for, and don't forget to go find someone to say a kind word to, hug or just give friendship to.

What is on TV Tonight - Season 3 Premier Burn Notice

2009-06-04T17:15:00.001-04:00

Wow, thank god for Summer time, I get to start catching up on shows I had no time for when they were originally on. For instance, Burn Notice... love it ! Its witty ( has a few of my fav actors) and so different from your normal cop type shows. Another show I really love when I am up at 4 am is Without a Trace.

So tonight is a brand new Burn Notice on USA and I will be watching it, tonight is the season 3 opener. I can not recall the last time ( besides Jericho and Dollhouse ) that I have been able to enjoy a premier of a show I am really into. I think USA, TBS and other channels on cable are getting it right. Burn Notice is @9 pm. And I will never ever not see my show because the cats are playing, how inspiring.

If you have kids ( or if you are a kid) check out Night at the Museum on FX it is really very funny. Show Time, 9m.

I have been busy today, trying to get my work out of the way so I can make a nice dinner and for once eat and enjoy it. It has been sort of rainy here but no storms which is nice. I think my peaches are showing some signs of distress with all this rain so I hope we will dry out now.
The kids are freaking beyond happy about school being out, although for the older kids we will still be working on science and math. Testing is coming up this fall for graduation.... study is the order of the day.

I also finished not one, not two but THREE sets of earrings and bracelets with one more on the way. The one I am working on now is in pinks and creams with pink crystals and 6 mm Rose Quartz gemstones in the center. The gemstone is also called the Love Stone.... I am not so sure about that but it is working up really delicate and pretty. 18 is a pink aholic and plans on stealing this one from me when I am done :-p

Pacific Night Fog (in color)

2009-06-03T22:43:00.001-04:00

Pacific Night Fog (in color), originally uploaded by MattGranz.

Wow, that fog looks so fantastic :-) I really really miss seeing that. So today was a good day, had a good deal of work to do that was for the very first time enjoyable! I have a new job, one that I am thrilled to have and really love doing already.

Our weather has been icky, storms all day and some severe. Kind of like some peoples moods today :-p but since I have been there more than a few hundred billion times myself I will over look that.

Did you know that Walmart central office controls the heat and air in each store across the country? I was shopping in our local store today for groceries and it was so bloody hot I almost passed out more than a few times. The home office needs to understand that when we get these storms here in Kentucky it becomes so humid, you could cut the air with a knife. That store needs more air flowing if it wants to keep customers in shopping longer.

I am pleased to report that my peaches and plums are still doing well. The storms have knocked alot off the trees but the crop will still be wonderful come the 4th of July. The Santa Rosa Plum is a fantastic tree to get, self pollinates in case you are thinking of getting a plum tree. The taste of the fruit is fantastic.

Well, I can not believe that I am still awake. I was up at 4 am for the second day in a row. I had hoped these types of sleepless nights would have been over with for me.

I will see you all tomorrow, hopefully with a good post on some TV stuff.

nite all
;-p

What is on TV Tonight - Man vs Wild with Will Ferrell

2009-06-02T20:01:00.000-04:00

Not a huge fan of Man vs Wild normally, but when ever I see Will Ferrell stretching out into the unknown I feel compelled to watch. 10 pm on Discovery Channel. I so can not wait for Land of the Lost to come out, watched the marathon last week and while the fun of it sort of wore off due to my being a staid adult who lost her funny bone it was cool to show it to my kids ( who by the way had a great time making fun of my cool stuff, and all I could say over and over was " but it was the 70's and that was tech at it's best!"

AMC has both Ghostbusters on tonight, I loved Ghostbusters, not so sweet on II. I can not believe it has been 20 years for II, my word. I recall taking my kids to see it in the theaters and they had a great time. Time flies, fun being had or not.

This has to be a short post tonight due to Storms in the area, we are sure having a lot of storms it seems for this time of year.

Be well friends, until next we meet.

Time to reflect...again

2009-06-01T17:34:00.000-04:00

Well, today the person I was working for decided to really tell me what she thought of me because I did not want to do blog posts about seducing women. First, I am one, second.... past events make that topic really harmful to me, emotionally. Why in the world would any man want to seduce a woman? If you have to then you should not want her. Why don't men want to be in love anymore? Why is it all about sex? Well, I begged off the work and resigned and boy did I get one hell of an email back from her, and job POOF.

She said that I should want to do what ever I had to to take care of my kids, but here is the real rub. I have no CLUE how to write articles about seducing a women. How in the heck could I? And after the last time, I knew there was no use in trying to tell her that I was emotionally uncomfortable doing that ( not to mention , the link I was to refer to was just stupid and disgusting as heck) so I resigned as nicely as I could. I got back a mean letter that made me feel like more of a idiot that I did trying to write those posts. Ah well, I would say here.. back to the drawing board, but honestly I am tired of going back to the drawing board. Where is the integrity in writing?

Where is the real work at? My mom keeps telling me companies are bringing jobs that are telecommute to the web all the time, what she fails to understand is these positions are still filled 90 percent of the time from within the company and even if they are not, I have no qualifications these places need. The entry level position no longer exists, even McDonalds wants you to have prior experience. Shame I spent 4 years in College and have that nifty 52,000 bill to the Gov... it is doing me NO good here where I am.

The state of Kentucky has nothing, I mean nothing at all. If you live in the mountains you may as well be living on the freaking moon. There are no social services beyond the norm, food stamps and the like. We do not even have a bus system here, it is pathetic.How do they expect any one to live here? To escape from here?

I do not take solace in this but I know I am not the only person to be suffering this way. I wish for all who are like me to find peace. I am plumb out of ideas, plumb out of caring anymore.
I am pissed off, I am mad at myself for not seeing this coming, mad at myself for not being smarter and better and able to take care of this all. I am mad that I am not as good as the person who is able to over come. I really wish for a redo, is that possible?

What is on TV Tonight ~

2009-05-28T18:10:00.001-04:00

May 28th 2009

First, to let all you fans of Big Brother know ( in case you were some how not in the know, maybe in a coma or stuck on a desert island, oh wait that is you Lost fans, sorry) CBS has announced the Premier date for Big Brother 11 which will be on in my house since you managed to hook my kids and husband. I just hope that the people who play this season are not as insanely nuts as the last crowd. What amazes me is that you get to see up close and personal just how low a person can go in order to win a game. I guess unless I have been in that situation I will never know if I too would be that weak, sure hope not. That behavior is the biggest draw for this show too, as we all love to see human beings being well… human. Me, I hope I plan on spending my summers being a Hulu addict, where I can pick my shows to see.

The date by the way, is Thursday July 9th at 8 pm on CBS. At least this wont ruin the 4th for me. One request, change your advertisement on the TV, I hate hearing someone say we love to watch.

So tonight's viewing possibilities include So You Think You Can Dance, ummm no; and CSI and Without a Trace. I will try to catch Without A Trace as I do like that show, but other than that I am once again NOT going to be in front of the tv watching anything on any network.

Cable has the following offerings – Sleepy Hollow on FlIX and FMC has Point Break with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swazye. Kung Fu Panda is on HBO2e, that is it from what I can see. Damn, Patrick is one fine man.

All those channels and nothing to watch.

George Straight ~ ACM Artist of the Decade on CBS Tonight

2009-05-27T22:08:00.004-04:00

May 27th 2009 Wednesday

I love George Straight, there is no other voice in Country music that even comes close to his... well okay, Alan Jackson and Randy Travis are a close second and third but George owns my heart. The first time I saw Pure Country I thought my heart would break from the romance of it all. Tonight George is being honored as ACM's Artist of the Decade and no one deserves it more.

The show was a total blast, it was fantastic to see who all was there as performers ( kudos to Jamii Foxx well done !! ) The highlight was actually getting to see George sing, he preformed Ocean Front Property and then had all the performers who had done his work on stage join him for Troubadour which was fitting. I was so hoping that I would get to see him do Cross My Heart. That is in my humble opinion the single best country song of all time.

So here is a clip from the movie Pure Country, my favorite part. Now I am going to watch and cry my ever lovin eyes. Thank you George for the most romantic love songs ever, you are a peach of a man and I adore you.
enjoy
;_0

New Beaded Jewelry to show off

2009-05-24T17:31:00.001-04:00

The bracelet above actually was a new step for me in technique as it was more a netting than a full bracelet in Herringbone stitch but I loved doing and have bronze and lime set coming up this week. I love doing the finer techniques because the end result makes me feel as if they are jewelery from the days of old.

And this bracelet below was a real inspiration from my muse, the colors of the Teal AB delica beads go so well with the gold and the gold cubes in the center just seem to bring out the color scheme.

I am so in love with all the amazing colors that the Delica beads come in, it is an endless variety. If you love to work in Delica beads as well but can not afford the prices at retail stores I would love to share two places that I get them for a very reasonable price, Artbeads.com and StarryEyedBeads. What I am working on getting now is some of the books that teach the styles of stitches because finding easy to follow tutorials on the web is hard for me to do. I will sat AuntiesBeads, Karla Cam on Youtube is really great tho for learning how to do some of the various stitches.

You can see these and other pieces of my work at my bead blog ~ Sea Cliff Beads

Okinawa Japan

2009-05-23T17:15:00.012-04:00

May 23rd 2009

My second oldest son who is in the Navy just came stateside after being stationed in Yokosuka Japan. I was always jealous of him, jealous of the fact that there he was in the land of all that drove my muse. I had always since my Uncle was stationed in Japan while in the Navy wanted to visit the island. My Uncle had given me a beautiful Geisha Doll and ever since then I was in love with all things Japanese and still am to this day.

So imagine how excited I was when I learned the son Number 2 was actually going to live there! I kept thinking, he will go to all the Temples in Kyoto for me, he will climb Mt. Fuji, that he go to all the wonderful stores there and shop, and take photographs just his mother can see the real Japan of her dreams. Well, sadly for me, my son was kept far too busy by the Navy to do much wandering of the island but I found a great place to learn about Japan, Okinawa to be specific and I had no idea there was a website with so much information all about Japan and I had never really even thought about visiting Okinawa, Japan which is one of the southern most islands.

If you are planning a visit to Okinawa Japan or even just thinking about visiting Japan you really need to check out this website Okinawa Travel. Okinawa Travel has a really well thought out website, they have a video section, a beach guide, a section that explains the concept of the islands themselves, and if you are a Linkin Park fan, there is a section there about how they will be in Okinawa in August of this year!!! This is a great show from a great band in a most beautiful place.

And for those lucky few, who are thinking about moving to Japan, think seriously about Okinawa. The Okinawa Travel website has advertisements about rentals and such so it’s really a one stop website for all your travel plans.

Golden Gate Bridge

2009-05-23T11:15:00.002-04:00

Golden Gate Bridge, originally uploaded by Alberto Cueto.

You know, contrary to what some people think I do not blog for money. If that were so, I would in fact be rich as this blog has been alive since March of 2007. that would be a ton of moolah yes? Even at a few dollars a day that would equal a nice enough haul. I guess I can honestly say that last year this time I was making good enough money, but as I continued to write paid reviews on this blog Google continued to derank me bit by bit. I am sitting at a page rank of 2/10 last year in June I had a page rank of 4/10. And as my rank slowly declined so did the price per review from the companies I was with, now I average about 2.00 per review which is why you do not see them here anymore. They eat up real estate on the blog and if I am only to get $4.00 a day , it does not make much sense to lose yet more rank from Google. Let that be a warning to any of you who blog and are considering doing paid reviews from either Social Spark or PayPerPost. This is not meant as a refection on them, they have nothing to do with what Google does but as your rank slips they will lower your pay. It is hard to have been making decent money for a few months and then have it slip away. I think it would have been better to not have ever earned the money in the first place.

Like this photograph, I am standing still and I can not for the life of me see the future except that it is cloudy, bleak. I was working for a freelance group but when I was asked to do a bit of work that would have had me leaving comments in false names on blogs I asked to not to do this and was told I was picky and then any work I had to do this weekend was suddenly taken away. Seems like I manage to screw up stuff no matter what I do. I should have just gone and left the damn comments under false names, because morals do not pay the bills.

It is just that lately, I have had lies given to me daily and I guess I feel dirty enough.

Those who live in St. Louis get access to Phatband connections from Charter Cable Co

2009-05-19T21:32:00.002-04:00

May 19th 2009
Tuesday

Can you possibly imagine being able to access your internet at the believable speed of 60Mbps? Well if you live in St. Louis and you use Charter Cable, you now have their newest offering, the Ultra60 Mbps service.
Charter plans on rolling this out to other areas soon, but for now only those who are in St. Louis get to blaze along the info highway. The Ultra60 is part of Charters move to give the customer the fastest internet connections possible, which in this day and age is almost a necessity for those of us who are on the net doing work each day. The Ultra package is also great for gamers and the movie enthusiasts . this speed lets you the user multitask on a grand scale. I love the name that Charter has given this service, Phatband. These speeds make DSL look like it is standing still,comparable to what being on the net with your landline phone modem was when Broadband became widespread.

If you live in St. Louis Missouri and want to partake of this awesome service , please check out the Ultra60 Information Page that Charter Communications has available for all the latest information and updates.

Another great way to keep up with all that Charter Communications is doing, is to get signed up to Charter’s Twitter Feed. I love the twitter feeds for the companies who have been savvy enough to join, this gives you an insiders view into the latest news without relying on communications via advertisements.

Three Rivers Picked up by CBS

2009-05-19T20:47:00.000-04:00

Jason "RubberPoultry" Moore , our dear friend from Jericho's fan base and graphic artist extraordinaire has left word today concerning Carol Barbee, Jon Steinberg and Frank Military ~

Carol Barbee's pilot, Three Rivers has now gone to Series on CBS! I am really excited to hear this news and will be a fan watching each episode when it begins to air.

Also, Jon Stienberg's pilot Human Target has been picked up by Fox, nicely done Fox. Maybe this will be the fit they were looking for as a couple to Dollhouse?

RubberPoultry also mentioned that one of the Jericho writers, Frank Militray also has a pilot up for grabs called U. S. Attorney which Lennie James is in. No mention as of yet where this pilot stands, but we fans of Lennie very much hope to see it on the small screen and soon.

Dollhouse Renewed for Second Season ~

2009-05-16T20:20:00.002-04:00

According to the Live Feed, Fox made the surprise move to renew Dollhouse for a second season of 13, the back nine will come when they see where the show stands at the end of the 13. Fox was SUPER smart and added in the DVR viewings, online streaming and anticipated DVD sales! See what adding up the REAL numbers will get you?
Concerning DVR numbers The Live Feed states ~

But the show's DVR numbers are huge (averaging a 40% bump from live-plus-same-day to live-plus-7), online streaming is strong.

For you Dollhouse fans, the Live Feed article is a must read! And see this post at SeanPAune.com for more on the DVR numbers.

Of course, this is not official yet folks, that will come Monday.

Thank you Fox, as always you ROCK.

Lost FInale Recap & Washington Post Happy Hour Video

2009-05-14T20:51:00.000-04:00

First,last nights ratings according to Zap2it -

The first half of the "Lost" finale posted a 5.7/9 for ABC

and

Lost" held steady in its second hour at 5.6/9,

I gotta know... is this a decline in people watching tv or are you ALL American Idol fans???? If AI is so popular why is it that Star Search went south so quickly? Gah, never mind.

Check out the Washington Posts video:

Washington post Liz Kelly and Jen Chaney hosted a Lost finale happy hour at the Reef in Adams Morgan, fans discussed their obsession with the show over themed cocktails.

and the piece they wrote in the Washington Post ~