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2011-08-26T14:44:00.001-04:00

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TV and Such

2011-02-11T11:24:00.000-05:00

I was so happy that Million Dollar Listing came back for another season on Bravo, but, no MDL without Chad? That is barely a show? I love to HATE him and his hairspray! The new guy just isn’t the same.

Intervention this week featured another (that makes 2!) new interventionist named Rod. He was sort of scary, and really takes a “tough love” approach to the intervention. At one point, he had the family just get in their cars and literally leave, and then he left. It worked, though!

Heavy on A & E just really leads me to believe that all obese people must live in Texas (everything’s bigger, right?!) because I figured out that this show is solely based out of Dallas. One thing bothers me, though, about how they are treating these patients. Not the show, but so far in only like 3 episodes, 2 people have lost weight and immediately decided (and been approved for) excess skin removal surgery! Now, I just don’t think that is a good thing to have the surgery while they are STILL continuing to lose weight, right? Why not wait to get it ALL removed at the end of your weight loss journey?

A friend and I figured out that we share a mutual love for many shows, so we have deicded a weekly view party of Gossip Girl and 90210. Our last weeks were spent chatting via GCHAT because of snow storms, so this week we finally got together for an in house viewing together. Good thing, too, because Teddy FINALLY came out of the closet on 90, the girl surfer is now addicted to marijuana, Naomi got scammed (you could see that coming from a mile away), and on Gossip Girl S proves to be (once again) the reason why any and all drama happens surrounding her family. And lastly, AJ informed me that he would divorce me if I ever cut my hair like Silvers. Done. Information overload.

My Life as Liz is back too! Definitely not as good with Liz being in New York, though. She is still totally lovable though. I love her fake red hair though! One day…

Oh, Teen Moms… where do I even begin? Janelle’s homeless boyfriend? Yuck. And now Janelle is out on the streets too because she opted to sleep on the floor of her friends gross apartment instead of waking up to take care of her son. I do think her mother is really annoying, and actually I think her mom has let the TV stuff go to her head a little bit too much (just by the way she is acting all dramatic about everything), but Janelle is a dead beat mom. She is right about that. And the curly headed girl just will never be happy. She resents her husband for leaving her at home all day with the twins, and that just wont end well. I cant believe Aubree’s (is that her name?) boyfriend moving back in and expecting to not pay a dime. But the dad totally didn’t stand his ground! I would have kicked them BOTH out of the house!

The Middle really is a hilarious show. I sort of feel lame for watching it, but it is funny stuff (and it comes on right before Modern Family so just set your DVR 30 minutes earlier!).

Despite the fact that I watched all of that this week, it was a super busy week. So I forced myself to stay up later every night (only TV can persuade me to stay up any later than I want to!). And tomorrow is the hubs birthday! I don’t think he realizes that the Justin Bieber movie is on my agenda for his birthday plans…

Monday Again

2011-02-07T21:03:00.002-05:00

It has been almost a week since I blogged last, so here is a quick recap of last week:
Intervention: cant remember. But I watched, and they went to rehab. I do remember that.
Kourtney and Kim take NYC- To love Scott, or not to love Scott? I still do not love Scott, but I do think it was nice of him to stand up for Kim, even though he dresses like a douche.
Pretty Little Liars - teacher with the student who doesnt even look 14? Gross and weird.
90210 - Geez, everyone gang up on Adriana in the sweat lounge while Naomi sits provocatively (and looks awkward).
Gossip Girl - Ben is totally obsessed with Serena's family. But why? He just needs to leave! And B and Lonely Boy? It is growing on me...
Biggest Loser - So glad the other twin with the mustache went home. Neither of them wanted to be there in the first place. I was glad to see that they did continue to lose weight at home.
Heavy - loving the trainer. I told AJ that the boy trainer looked like a transformer from the back. Seriously, he has major muscles.
Teen Mom 2 - I cant even describe how I feel towards Janelle and her skanky hickeys (seriously, hickeys?). Aubrey getting back with her boyfriend (who is totally just wanting to free-load off of her and her dad). Remember Aubrey, this was the same guy who called your daughter a mistake and called you a fat, stretch-mark, B. You can do better.
One Born Every Minute (new show on Lifetime) - The show basically just follows a few ladies who are about to and then give birth in a busy hospital. Lesson learned: my birth plan (IF I ever have the chance to make one!) is this - Get the baby out of me (preferably by Csection) as soon as possible and with as many drugs as possible.
Community - not liking the whole D and D episode.
Outsourced - although this was probably one of the most funny episodes, I really just want this show to go away. AJ insists we keep watching in case it gets funnier. I doubt.
The Office - Holly and Michael on the roof. That is all.
30 Rock - Kenneth's face when Cable Town Exec suggested that Jack hug Kenneth-- priceless.

Baby shower, engagement party, and The Fighter made for a busy weekend. The Fighter (one of the two R rated movies we will watch this year; ask me why only 2 and I will tell you our awesome agreement) was well worth it. GO SEE IT. Seriously, you will thank me later.

And now for another week.

We Bring It (and not in a good way)

2011-02-01T12:28:00.001-05:00

“This is a serious situation and we need the public’s cooperation to keep South Dakotans, emergency workers, and travelers safe for the next 24 hours,” Gov. Mike Rounds said in a midday statement. “Right now the severe weather is making our response and recovery efforts very difficult. As the weather clears, we’ll have more resources ready to clear the roads and help with the power concerns.”
Winds up to 66 miles per hour were blowing snow around.

Now, it should come to no surprise that this storm was hitting South Dakota in a huge way. The problem? This was in May. Not November, not December, or January, or February… MAY. 2008, I believe. Our last summer in South Dakota. And it snowed in May. Awesome.

Moving on to our next state, Delaware. The one winter we lived there (last year) they coined the phrase 'Snowmageddon' referring to what President Obama said was the biggest snowstorm in nearly 90 years and was the 2nd, 3rd and even 4th significant winter storm for some parts of the Mid Atlantic states this winter season.
Delaware set the all-time record for the heaviest snowfall in the state's history with 26.5 inches of snowfall in Wilmington. More awesomeness for us.

Then we arrive to this winter. New state (again). And what do the headlines read today?

Boston Local News Update: Snowpocalypse 2011
Since Dec. 1, Boston has received 60.3 inches of snow, which is 40.2 inches above normal, according to the weather service.

Conclusion? If you want good weather, you’d better pray we don’t move to your state! Bad weather follows us. On vacations, on work days, on weekends, wherever. Doesn’t matter. We bring it. Your welcome, Boston. XOXO

How About....Cupcakes!?

2011-01-31T21:30:00.003-05:00

My favorite video from an episode of America's Funniest Videos on Sunday night (one of my all time favorite shows):
The last time she does it is the best. So cute!

cupcake!afv

Yousef | Myspace Video

Sunday Again

2011-01-30T16:37:00.002-05:00

I havent posted all week. Not really sure why. I watched a lot (naturally) but remember nothing (naturally), except the fact that I am SO loving that Rob Lowe is a season regular now on Parks and Rec! AND Community has been more funny since coming back after the break...

I also was gifted ANOTHER snow day! I am really hoping for another one this week--is that asking for too much now? Seriously, snow days mid-week really make me a happier person.

Anyone seen The Rite yet? I dont think I am going to be able to keep myself from going much longer!

Sunday

2011-01-23T18:14:00.002-05:00

Bears or Packers? Bears.
Steelers or Jets? Jets.
This is what we are doing tonight.

I finally watched the movie Catfish this weekend. You probably dont remember the preview (it came out mid-2010) but I totally wanted to see it because the preview made it look like a scary thriller movie. Then, I heard from a few different people that it was NOT a scary movie at all. I was intrigued still, but never went to see it--and it sort of fell of my radar. I never wikipedia'd the ending either (which I do all of the time for movies that I want to see even before I see them so I know what happens before I go in). I had read an article that said no matter what if you ever thought you might see the movie to NOT read what happens. So I didnt. I am SO glad I didnt read about it before we watched!! It was a good surprise of a movie that keeps you interested. Spoiler (sort of): it is a documentary. A REAL reality show. Worth watching. It is on demand, but you have to find it under movie genres, indie films, or something like that.

I watched the entire episode of I Used to Be Fat with the Mormon girl. Her Dad was sort of a jerk, right? I mean, he was so superficial and told his daughter that boys are attracted to a nice body and that she needed to lose weight if she ever expected to get married. But, um, Dad...she is only 18! She literally had graduated high school a week before the show! Give her some time! At least until 20, the prime age for marriage (wink, wink--that is how old I was when I got married!).

In addition to shows about obese people, I love prison shows (that shouldnt be surprising to you) so naturally I am loving the Beyond Scared Straight show. So far, my favorite piece of wisdom bestowed on the kids by prisoners is this:
"The Golden Rule of Prison: You didnt see what you saw, and you didnt hear what you heard."
This week there was a 13 year old kid--he was seriously so little--who cried when the prisoners yelled at him. He was so sad!

A few weeks ago we went to Chick Fil A at the mall a few miles outside of town (so worth it that we have to go at least once a month). This mall is particularly BUSY--like NO SPOTS available in the several parking lots. We stalked some people who were leaving, and patiently waited for them to get in their car and pull out. We are getting ready to pull in as soon as they are out, until a lady in a light blue lexus SUV (you know who you are) zoomed in to the spot we had been waiting for (and she CLEARLY had seen us waiting there and had made eye contact with us while we were waiting). We were like "no way, lady!" We pulled up behind her, and said, "Um,.. we know you saw us waiting there for this spot. We had been waiting for like 5 minutes." She plays dumb and says that she has a hair appointment and has to go inside. I say "Yeah, you probably should get something done about that hair!" and we find another spot. We then walk over to her salty, dusty car and write in the back windshield: " I steal things." It felt good.
***Some facts in this story may or may not be true. Decide for yourself. I will never tell.

Friday, Snow Day (again)

2011-01-21T16:00:00.003-05:00

I think probably one of the greatest perks of living in Boston is that people arent very "weather-tough" here. School has been cancelled for 3 days in the last 2 weeks, and none of these days would have even been a snow day for schools in South Dakota (well, maybe that one day would have been, but I dont know). Also, the temperatures here haven't been below zero. Actually, I am not even sure that we have even seen single digits! Look at how living in the Upper Midwest has made me so TOUGH! Granted, I do not like winter/snow/cold temps at all whatsoever--no matter where they take place. But, Boston winters are nothing compared to SD winters! However, I am thankful that people here dont just try to keep on with daily life when it snows, because then I dont have to go to work! So, dont change Bostonians!

I have also come to the conclusion this week that Mormons are fat. We must be more fat than other groups in the nation. How did I decide this? I am only basing this on the fact that on nearly every (maybe even EVERY) season of The Biggest Loser, there is an LDS person. At least one! And, now on the new MTV Show, I Used to Be Fat, there was an LDS girl. Coincedence? I think not. We are fat! And/or we apply to be on a lot of TV shows.

Speaking of obese shows, the big reveal of the trainers happened on Biggest Loser this week. Totally anticlimatic. I wanted the girl trainer to be Laila Ali, but it wasnt. Some no names.

OOH! And new show Heavy on A & E started, but it really didnt seem as good of a show as all the other obesity shows I watch (and love). The reason it isnt as good is because these people are only followed for 6 months, therefore, barely getting close to losing 100 lbs--and they have a lot to lose! I just needed a follow-up at the end of the show to let me know how these people are doing NOW, like they do in Intervention.

Totally unrelated observation: I have been eating the Lean Cuisine panini sandwiches for years now. They are actually pretty good and perfect to take to work. I noticed today when I made one for lunch (I was off from work and didnt even go OUT for lunch! Go me!) that the little round paper plate piece that you microwave your sandwich on says "patent pending." I could care less about this patent, except for the fact that as long as I have been eating these sandwiches (years!) this little plate has always said "patent pending." Poor person who is trying to get this patented! Isnt that taking a really long time? Is it ever going to happen?

These are the types of things that worry my mind. Patents on my lean cuisine sandwich plate. Most especially, the poor guy whose life dream is to have this patent approved! I hope it ends up happening for you, dude. I really do.

Tuesday

2011-01-18T18:09:00.003-05:00

Thank you, my wonderful husband who understands and allows (and encourages?) my obsession with TV for hearing a commercial for a show on the BIO network, and seeking it out to DVR it for me. He said it was SO me (not in those exact words--he doesnt talk like that). Anyway, the show is called "I Survived...the Beyond and Back." He was right--it is SO ME! The after death experiences, murderers, and other dangerous situations that I will now forever be paranoid over-- a true A plus!

It stemmed off of a show called "I Survived..." which I have seen before, and also recommend. Basically, you fill in the sentence " I survived..." with things like "rape, attack, robbery, tornado, snake bite, etc." Awesome. People tell their stories, and they are truly amazing.

But, "I Survived, Beyond and Back" is even better. Real life after death experiences, and the people who lived to tell about the beyond. It's as good as Sylvia Brown on Montel!

Did you get to watch "Beyond Scared Straight?" It was pretty hilarious. First of all, I feel like they need to separate the girls from each other so they dont feel 'protected' from the group. But, really, murderers yelling in your face for 5 hours has to hurt. Actually a few of the girls changed, and sadly, some did not. The bad thing about the show is that we know the prisoners cant touch or hurt the people in the scared straight program...itd be awesome if they could. THAT would be super scary.

Confession: I watched Knight and Day (Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz). As ditzy as Camerson was, I actually LIKED this movie! I mean, I had absolutely NO expectation, which is probably why I enjoyed it. T.C. was pretty funny and likable! Plus, it was taped in Boston (all the good ones are--hahaha). Now that I told you that it was good, if you go and rent it, it wont be good because I already gave you expectations for it. So just take my word, and never watch it.

Pretty Little Liars: so the sister's boyfriend is the killer of Ali?? Why did he have that tape on his computer, anyway?

Jersey Shore: Love to hate Sammy. She is the worst, and we all agree. I like the new girl too. She has all the sayings, like "I was a walking party last night!" Why do they even make them work at that place anymore? The situation doesnt even do anything but show up!

Golden Globes-- Of course I watched. I wish everyone would GET OVER GLEE! How did I miss that Kate Hudson is preggers? Love Marky Mark! Want to start watching Boardwalk Empire! Justin Bieber! Zac Efron! The best!

Snow Day #2

2011-01-13T13:17:00.002-05:00

We got a lot of snow (it really wasnt THAT bad) so I got out of work for not just ONE but TWO days! This would have NEVER happened in SD!

First up, my ondemand purchase for snow day: The Back-Up Plan with J. Lo. And, even though I really didnt have high expectations anyway, it wasnt THAT great. Not as good as that one movie where she was with Matthew McConaughey (what's the name of that? I liked it I think!). The previews basically tell you everything that happens in the movie, no surprises there.

Next, I rented Inception, because I had not seen it yet. I sort of didnt want to see it because everyone thinks it is so intellectual (and that by saying they like the movie it somehow makes them more intellectual???). But, I like Leo, so I knew eventually I had to see it. It was good, sort of confusing, but not so "OMG it BLEW MY MIND!" like people were saying when it first came out. I still think it would have been a better, twist of an ending, if his wife (with the worst name ever-- Maul?) would have been RIGHT and he WAS living his life in a dream and not in the real world. Take that!

Moving on to some TV:

Teen Mom 2. Janelle, aka, the new Teen Mom domestic violence case. Janelle is so rude and she should go to jail just like Amber did. What is the most funny about Janelle, is that she yells at her Mom saying that she "is a good mom" because she "makes sure I see my child every day!". Well, get out the Mother of the Year award! Janelle makes SURE she sees her kid every day! What a woman! The next funny thing, is that after the fight, Janelle says she is "done!" (because she wants her mom to stop taking care of her kid) and that she is "leaving!"---and then walks out the door WITHOUT the baby. Something is missing here.

Millionaire Matchmaker this week was a good season NYC ender. I really liked the old football player guy...but, really, how rude of that girl to google him and then ask him about his child support! I liked her and I think they could have been good together had she not been so rude! And does that old lady look just like Danielle Staub from RHNJ or what?

Did you get to watch Daniel Tosh's stand up special on Comedy Central? HILARIOUS! My favorite line (badly paraphrased): " I am for women getting plastic surgery. Because it is one of the rare circumstances where women can make their outward appearance match their inner appearance: FAKE." hahahaha LOVE TOSH!

SOME NEW SHOWS AND SHOWS COMING BACK THAT I AM SOOO EXCITED FOR:

(old show coming back for season 2) My Life as Liz on MTV! Love Liz! And now she is in NYC!

(new show! new show! new show!) Beyond Scared Straight on A & E. You heard right. Think Maury Povich's Scared Straight program, but in a whole reality show. Basically, thug kids get to go to real jail and mingle with real killers and gangsters. And then, they get Scared Straight. Awesome.

Mobster Sunday

2011-01-09T17:46:00.002-05:00

Please tell me that we arent the only family who watches lots of episodes of the show Mobsters on Bio?! We love that show! So many gangsters committing crimes all over the country! Real life Sopranos. Love it.

So we all know Jersey Shore started back again...and the family is back to Seaside Heights (where the belong!). I really dont like Sammi, and I think everyone agrees with me. Seriously, I cant wait until she leaves (later this season, they showed it in the previews). But, in the opening credits, why does it still say "Sammi, Sweetheart"--like it says "Nicole, Snooki" and "Jenni JWow"? NO ONE has ever or WILL ever call Sammi sweetheart! She wishes!

Jim Carrey was hilarious on SNL last night. The psychic skit was hilarious, but I really like this "Self Empowerment by Healthy Confrontation" skit. Why do I like it? Because I am totally the same way. I am all talk, and no action. Enjoy.

True or False

2011-01-06T20:07:00.002-05:00

My Craiglist Killer Watch Party was a HIT. Of course, only the most dedicated Lifetime Original Movie watchers were in attendance. Holler!

However, it left us with some lingering questions as to what was true, what was false, and what was left out completely. And then we wondered why Lifetime hasnt made a "Laci and Scott Peterson" movie (or have they and I missed out?)?

-First of all, did the Craigslist Killer do it with all of the 16 ladies who he took their panties?
-Did they find those ladies later and talk to them? Well, we know they did because after the movie they played a Beyond the Headlines Craiglist Killer that we missed---but dont worry. If you missed it too, it replays Saturday night!
-But did he attack each of those 16 ladies, or just sleep with them? Or just literally got a massage?
-Did Lifetime just add in the statement that he supposedly posted online about being interested in trannies?
-why was it so weird between him and his mom at the engagement party?
-why did Lifetime choose the mean girl from Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion to play the mom? hahaha!
-Where was the Craiglist Killer's AMAZING Boston apartment? I want to live there if students could afford it!
-Did his med student friend ever tell police that he attacked her like that?
- SO MANY MORE QUESTIONS!

I Used to Be Fat started last week. I watched the first episode while I was in Utah. It was good! The girl seemed like such a nice girl. I posted my status on facebook while I was watching it "I Used to be Fat" and one of my friends (a newer friend) saw me the other day, and asked what I meant by that...because she noticed that my sister commented on that post and said "I liked that girl." So my friend thought that I seriously used to be fat (I didnt) and that my sister was sort of rude for saying she liked my OLD FAT self (she isnt). HAHAHAHA That made me laugh. Actually the real reason she wanted to know if I DID used to be fat was because she wondered what amazing diet plan I had been on to be skinny now! Love her!

Why did How I Met Your Mother try and end all serious this episode? Dont do that. You are a funny show, not a drama show.

OMG Intervention's new season has had 2 new episodes...and a NEW Interventionalist! What?! They cant do that to us! I already lost Ken Seeley (and I really am afraid he maybe had a relapse!) but now they threw in a new OLD guy! Not sure about him yet.

I learned from MTV's True Life: I Have a Fetish that there is such thing as being a professional dominatrix. Now you know, too. Do what you will with that knowledge I just threw at you! Is that even how you spell dominatrix??

More Pics

2011-01-02T16:19:00.000-05:00

In Case You Haven't Seen Already...

2011-01-02T16:01:00.002-05:00

Click HERE to see pics from the last few days (if you havent seen on facebook already).
**** I took this link down because I couldnt figure out how to make them private. Go to facebook to see pics if you really want to.****

Christmas in Utah with Brent, Jen, and Reagan was a blast!
New Year's Eve with Shaq and friends was AMAZING!
New Year's Day at the movies and with friends was awesome!

Needless to say, I really dont want to go back to work tomorrow.

Happy New Year!

2011-01-01T16:04:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2010-12-22T10:14:00.001-05:00

Merry late Christmas and all that jazz!!

OK, done.

Now let’s discuss which shows I am excited about:
1) Heavy, A & E’s take on Biggest Loser, but it is not a competition. January 17
2) Pretty Little Liars – January 3
3) Secret Life – NOT SURE WHEN IT STARTS—does anyone know??
4) Biggest Loser – January 4 (yes I am watching because they are switching it up this season with 2 new trainers—and immunity if you choose to train with them!)
5) Southland – January 4
6) Friday Night Lights – January 5
7) Teen Mom 2 – January 11
8) Skins (MT new show!) – January 17
9) Parks and Recreation – January 20
10) Kourtney and Kim Take New York – January 23

Wednesday

2010-12-22T10:13:00.000-05:00

A few of my favorite lines from 16 and Pregnant the last few weeks:

“You realize if you weren’t having a baby, I wouldn’t be here.”

“He may not be able to support me financially, but he can support me mentally!”

“Maybe my mom was right, Andrew wasn’t going to be a good daddy.”

When will these girls ever learn?

Intervention this week was a good success story! A 10 year meth addict from the hills of Tennessee (I once watched a documentary that took place in Tennessee in an area called “Meth Mountain”) who was homeless but lived on his parents land in a tent. He went to rehab without even a doubt, except when he called (and subsequently hung up on) his meth addict girlfriend who didn’t want him to leave her. Sober since July! Yay for him!

And I realize that How I Met Your Mother wasn’t new this week, but seriously, why does it have to continue to get better and better when we know it is almost over? The last few eps have been absolutely hilarious! (“the gentlemen” is my new fave line!)

Sunday PM

2010-12-19T17:59:00.002-05:00

I seriously think I am going to start titling each post the day of the week that I write it...because then I dont have to think about it. And that is what my blog is about, really. Not having to "think" about it (it being anything)

Zac Efron (BF #2 behind JT) finally broke it off with Vanessa Hudgins. He is too good for her anyway (my opinion). In honor of that, I rented Charlie St. Cloud. Zac, I love you, but that movie was TERRIBLE. I actually didnt even make it through the whole movie, but, no worries, I found out what ended up happening in the end (not that I really cared at all). I decided today at church while conversing about Zac and Vanessa's break up with a friend (what you dont talk celebrity in the hall at church???) that Zac would be much better off with someone like Blake Lively.

I also went to see Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson in How Do You Know. How did I know it was a bad movie? I looked at my phone to check the time a million times, AND I think I even closed my eyes for a few seconds in the middle of the movie. I was so surprised because it is the type of movie that I usually like, and was full of my favorite actors too! I think the dynamic between Reese and Paul Rudd and Reese and Owen was just "off." I cant explain it any other way. Plus, not ONCE in the movie did they play that old 80s song "How will I know if he really loves me? I say a prayer with every heartbeat!" and really, I sort of thought they would honor old Whitney Houston with that at the very least. Call me crazy...

SNL has a really funny girl now who plays Miley Cyrus in a skit, and it is truly hilarious. Enjoy.

Tuesday Surprise

2010-12-14T21:00:00.002-05:00

It is not often my DVR surprises me with shows that I didnt know were being recorded. But, today I got home and saw that Intervention started a new season on Monday night-- and of course I have the DVR set to record new eps, so I had a new episode of Intervention to watch! Yay! And it was a goodie! This poor girl was homeless (of course), panhandling to keep up with her cocaine/heroine habit (I will never give to people on the street after watching Intervention), and had a street "boyfriend" who was just as gross as she was. It was really sad. She did eventually get sober, and wrote a letter to her old boyfriend stating that their relationship was over. But, where did she send the letter? He was homeless, so what address did she use for him? I was confused...

Also got another pleasant surprise when I accidentally watched a commercial during Intervention. A new show called Heavy. About obese people (my favorite tv show subject!). It looked awesome and I cant wait.

And I just watched last week's Gossip Girl, and I have to say I am sort of disappointed at how it all panned out with the Serena stuff. So now are we supposed to hate Lily? Impossible! And is Serena going to want to get back with the teacher dude? I really dont like that they ended it like that--after a whole season of hype!

I watched Precious this weekend. It was disturbing and I dont recommend it.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas!

2010-12-10T14:30:00.000-05:00

I read an article today about Farrah from Teen Mom that said that her baby’s grandma (mother of Farrah’s ex who died in a car accident before Sophia was born) had tried to get some sort of visitation rights (even though Farrah of course played victim and acted like they wanted nothing to do with Sophia. And, btw, the paternity test results came back and he was indeed the father. Surprise!

Somehow I have started watching The Middle this season on a pretty regular basis. I don’t even know what season it is on now, but I sort of like it. The kids totally make the show; I love the awkward daughter! Just thought I would share that I am watching, and I do enjoy it. But this show is supposed to take place in the 80s, right? Everything looks totally 80s, but then I am wondering if they just made it look all old fashioned because that is what everyone thinks the Midwest is like? Is that really what people think? Because, as with everywhere you live, it is true and it is not true. Just a little FYI…

And I really don’t want to bring up Bama Belles (but I will just this once) to give it any kind of notoriety at all whatsoever, not because I was embarrassed by how they portrayed Alabama or anything…but because it was just so freaking boring. I turned it off after about 20 minutes. And yall know, if I turn it off, it must be bad. That is all.

Love that they brought CT back on The Challenge…and that he eliminated Johnny Bananas. Priceless to see Johnny’s face when he found out he was going to have to go against CT! Tina is gross.

And, I love Modern Family and all…but come on Sophia Gerrara! Have some pride and don’t let them ONLY dress you in tight, cleavage-rich, revealing clothing! Seriously, she never wears anything normal. Granted, I am all for showing what you got a little bit of the time, but not EVERY single scene girlfriend!

Tuesday

2010-12-07T11:27:00.000-05:00

I totally forgot that last week I realized that a new season of Celebrity Rehab had started (whew! That was a close one!). Depending on the celebs, and my time, I sometimes fast forward through a lot of the episodes or delete then altogether. But I like to have them on my DVR for those slow, Saturday afternoons.

Anyway, I was sort of anticipating this season to start because I wanted to see how bad off Jason Wahler (from Laguna Beach fame) really was (not that bad). Seriously, it seems that Jason just wants to get back in the limelight (little does he know Celebrity Rehab hasn’t worked for anyone in that respect—and they all try). He is as gross as ever and still probably wishes he wouldn’t have dumped LC for Jessica. Or however that ended up working out…

BUT, guess who else is on this season? Remember the guy who was on The Millionaire Matchmaker, who was completely disgusting and had a monkey with him at all times? Yes, I know you remember him. He is on this season of CR! Weird.

New Show Alert: I Used to be Fat. Yall know I will love this since I have that weird obsession with watching shows about obese people. This one is basically MTVs’ very own Biggest Loser! I think it starts in January.

Two Movies

2010-12-05T17:51:00.002-05:00

The first, 127 Hours. We went to see this last night in the theater with some friends. It was really good! It definitely could have been boring, because it was mostly James Franco the whole time (which I LOVED!). But he did an amazing job, and the movie was just really well done. Apparently some people have thrown up in the theater because they thought it was gross, but I really didnt think it was that gross at all. (But then again, I pretty much saw my own fingers being cut off, so maybe my stomach isnt easily affected.)Either way, its a good one.

The second movie was a bust. The Time Traveler's Wife. I hadnt seen it, and it has been out quite a while now. I know that I am not a Nicholas Sparks fan (with the one exception of A Walk to Remember), so not surprising I did not like this movie. It sort of didnt make sense. It was lame that he had like so many goings and comings in all different times (unlike the successful time travel movie Back to the Future)And sometimes he stayed without travelling for a long time, but sometimes it was like 5 seconds. It was just lame. And I hated that the wife even had the nerve to get MAD at him when he wasnt there. I mean, hello?! You were the one who decided to marry the time traveler freak! Lame.

What I Like

2010-12-04T16:39:00.002-05:00

I like the website/book Stuff White People Like.

My favorite posts are the ones that I myself have questioned many times, and I just dont get. (Yes, I realize even my own friends are/do some of the things listed below...)

In no particular order (and I am quoting parts of the excerpts from the site):

1) Mad Men
"Mad Men is a TV show on cable with low ratings, multiple awards, critical praise, and full seasons available on DVD. It’s no surprise white people love it.

The show is set in 1960 and features meticulous art direction that strives to make the show as historically accurate as possible. This veracity makes the show especially vulnerable to one of white people’s favorite activities on earth: finding mistakes. And as is always the case with white people, the harder someone strives for accuracy, the happier a white person is to prove them wrong."

2) Marathons
"To a white person, the absolute pinnacle of fitness is to run a marathon. Not to win, just to run.

White people will train for months, telling everyone who will listen about how they get up early in the morning, they run when it rains, how it makes them feels so great and gives them energy.

When they finish the marathon, they will generally take a photo of themselves in a pair of New Balance sneakers, running shorts, and their marathon number with both hands over their head in triumph (seriously, look it up, this is universal).

If you find yourself in a situation where a white person is talking about a marathon, you must be impressed or you will lose favor with them immediately. Running for a certain length of time on a specific day is a very important thing to a white person and should not be demeaned."

3) Not having a TV
"The number one reason why white people like not having a TV is so that they can tell you that they don’t have a TV."

4) Sushi
"Regardless if you are vegetarian, vegan, or just guilty about eating meat, all white people love Sushi. To them, it’s everything they want: foreign culture, expensive, healthy, and hated by the ‘uneducated.’"

5) Vegan/ Vegetarianism
"As with many white people activities, being vegan/vegetarian enables them to feel as though they are helping the environment AND it gives them a sweet way to feel superior to others. For further evidence, note how the vegetarian world has increasing levels of extemism (no meat, no dairy, no eggs, no fish, nothing that has been cooked, etc).

Much like not watching TV, this makes white people pretty hard to deal with on a day to day basis – having dinner, going to restaurants, having them over to watch political debates all become major challenges as they will talk about how they cannot eat anything and would rather that the meat and cheese be thrown in the garbage than put into their bodies."

Love it.

For the Record

2010-12-02T17:55:00.004-05:00

We had an excellent Thanksgiving meal surrounded by lots of friends, and a few strangers---and we were lucky to be invited by such a gracious host. And, again, thank you Boston Market for making everyone think that I am an amazing cook (because of course I put them in my own dish! KIDDING! They were in disposable stuff so you cant tell where it was from!). We are WAY in the back right side of this pic. Very back.

OMG please tell me you watched Gossip Girl this week! I just finished and I really am so excited to see what happens with all of this stuff with Serena! I cant believe that one girl is a complete lunatic--and why do she and her brother want to get Serena back so bad?! Love it! So glad I jumped back on the GG wagon...

90210 this week was sort of a nothing. However, I was really thinking about what I would do if I were Silver, and my BESTIE's boyfriend had just told me he liked me! And I liked him too! Do you be a good friend, and since you basically CANNOT be together anyway (and still retain your friendship), go ahead and just tell your BFF that her boyfriend said he liked you? Or do you NOT tell and let this just go on and on? I am guessing it would be nice to SAY I would pick being the better friend, but we all (well, most of us) know that I was the Angelina in the relationship which says a lot about how I would handle that situation. I mean, it all works out in the end, right?! :)

16 and Preggers...same story, different girl. When will they ever learn?

FYI: Outsourced, the MOVIE that the show was based on, is way better than the show. The movie doesnt try to be AS funny, so it works. I am so OVER the show.

And, just so you know, I got to watch a crazy juggler/clown lady today at work.

Stuff

2010-11-28T11:30:00.003-05:00

I have to start by saying that I finally found another good scary movie that is worth it and not disgusting and bloody (thanks Hiltons!). The Orphanage. It came out a few years ago, and I distinctly remember my sister asking me if I was going to watch it because it looked really creepy (when do little freaky kids NOT look creepy?). But I never watched because it was in subtitles. And the only thing I hate worse than movies with British accents that I cant understand is movies with subtitles! So I never watched, until on Turkey Day, some friends were saying how scary it was. Naturally, I came right home that night, found it on Netflix, and watched. Loved it! It was a great scary movie (not like so scary, but a good one complete with my favorite scary elements of psychics, ghosts, and little freaky children). Go watch it. And it is on streaming from Netflix.

Secondly, we have been so lucky to have a huge group of BYU fans here to watch the games with each week. The group has been pretty consistent throughout the year, so last night I finally got a pic of our Coug fans (and we all, for the most part, graduated from the Y!). Even though we lost, it was a lot of fun. And next year when all home games are on ESPN we can watch in our media center in our building instead of cramming into our living room!

Lastly, have you seen the infomercial for "Pajama Jeans"?? The name alone makes me think I would totally be into them. Check them out, seriously, (www.pajamajeans.com) and order me some for Christmas if you really want to impress me with how well you know me.

Yes, I am Thankful for Stuff

2010-11-24T17:10:00.004-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you ordered your meal from Boston Market like I did to ensure a relaxing, stress-free holiday. Awesome.

There is no need to make the huge list of all of the many things I am thankful for, because it is seriously so much it would never be done.

But at this exact very moment, I am especially thanksful for this week's episode of 16 and Pregnant.

If you missed it, you really missed a gem of a story. It all started with a shot of the new Teen Mom's room, complete with a Billy Ray Cyrus poster. I repeat. She had a poster of Billy Ray Cyrus (from the 90s). And, she didnt even live in Alabama!! Surprise! It was absolutely priceless.

It was an episode jam-packed with the usual commentary procided by the teen mother herself! This ALWAYS includes:
"I thought everything would be ok, but nothing has worked out as I had planned."
"How are we going to make this work once the baby comes?"

This mother and her fiancee (oh, sorry, husband...they got married by a judge right before the baby was born), topped it off though by their solution to their money woes: GOLD PANNING. Yep. Gold panning was how they were going to make money for their new baby.

It doesnt get any better than that, people.

But once again, it just breaks your heart that they have to go through this because it is never easy and it NEVER works out like the mothers think it will. And that is why teens watching 16 and Pregnant is probably one of the best ways to prevent teen pregnancy.

Happy Thanksgiving.

How Quickly We Forget

2010-11-24T16:24:00.002-05:00

Or rather, how quickly I forget. I completely forgot how nice it was to wake up, make AJ breakfast, and then get right back into bed for another hour or so of beauty sleep. Last year I had it so nice (working part-time is (was) the BEST!). Well, that is just what I did this morning, and I revelled in it. So nice.

I signed up for a free month of Netflix, and I am sorely disappointed at the variety of movies available for immediate streaming through my wii. Why arent ALL movies available to stream? Seriously, I am not signing up for Netflix permanently until they increase the streaming library. That being said, streaming movies is the most amazing idea ever, and I am thankful for that invention.

So, since I had a hard time finding anything to watch that I have not previously seen at least once, so I settled on the documentary Babies (which I had actually wanted to see anyway but didnt want to pay for). It concerned me a lot, and I really feel the need now to adopt all babies born in Africa and/or Mongolia. I am scared for them. On the other hand, I guess what this movie proves is that no matter where you grow up, kids are capable of surviving almost anything. Even being tied with a rope to the bed and left unsupervised for long periods of time (which happened to the Mongolian baby).

Also started watching Food, Inc. but it was lame. I really wasnt shocked by any of the things that they were saying about the food industry, and I love McDonalds way too much to hate on it. I didnt finish the whole thing because it was BORING!

Is it just me, or have the last 2 episodes of How I Met Your Mother really funny?! Just when you think a show is on its way out, it revs it back into gear. Love that show, even though it is flawed in the most major way (as I have described before).

OOhh! I did finally watch Shutter Island the other day. I was disappointed because I thought it was going to be scary. It isnt. And, although I didnt exactly know what the twist was going to be in the end, I knew something like that was coming.

Happy Thankgiving: Pilgrim Style

2010-11-21T10:11:00.003-05:00

Remember when we by-chance decided to be in Gettysburg on their biggest day of the year (July 3) when they had celebrations and re-enactments and bugles? Well, Friday I got the idea that on Saturday we should drive down to Plymouth to see Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower--and eat at Red Robin (I already knew there was a Red Robin there, so that was part of the plan the whole time). That was all. Those 3 things, and then done with Plymouth.

Little did we know that the Saturday before Thanksgiving is the biggest celebration (well, maybe besides Thanksgiving Day itself) in Plymouth! We had no idea until we pulled into town, and saw signs saying "We love a parade! Park here!" So we did (and it was FREE!!!! Unheard of!!). And we were about a block away from the beginning of the parade--which had just started 5 minutes before we pulled up. AWESOME!!! We clearly have intuition on when to randomly show up at historical places on their holidays to maximize our experience. The parade was great: I posed with one of the high school flag teams, marched in front of a band at one point, almost stepped in horse dook, and...wait for it...even met Red Robin!!!!

I found out halfway through the parade that somehow my poor husband had never been to a parade. Like, ever. Wha??? We had so much fun, and got to see Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II. And of course, the perfect day of celebration ended with a trip to my fave Red Robin!

I also loved that the longest line at the whole fair was for the McDonalds booth! Seriously, that is why I love America (and I am not saying that sarcastically).

HAPPY THANKSGIVING WEEK!!!

Because I am bored and love these things...

2010-11-19T10:24:00.001-05:00

30 things to do before you are 30 (with my have/have nots):
1. Have a really stupid accident which necessitates a hospital visit
Uh, yes. And I now only have 6 fingers left to prove it.
2. Shoot something
Done. My dad took me out when I was little to shoot at some bottles. I now freak out if I am in the same room as a gun.
3. Take a weekend break more than 1000 miles from home
Yes. Love that!
4. Get lost in a country where you don't speak the language
Worst nightmare ever—especially because I envision this happening right before I get killed by some psycho murdered, and since I am in a different country there are most likely no laws and/or no incorrupt policeman to help me out.
5. Spend more than your monthly income on a pocket sized gadget
Well, before I had a job in Boston, I bought myself a new blackberry. AJ was working, so at least HE had an income---but at the time it was more than I made!
6. Post bail for a friend
This would be incredibly hilarious to me if I had to do it, but I haven’t yet.
7. Break a really large plate glass window
Nope.
8. Jump out of a parachute or bungee jump.
Never will do this. I did do the bungee chair thing once at the beach, though.
9. Use a whole roll of tape in one day
Don’t think I have done this.
10. Buy a samurai sword
Never will do this.
11. Delay paying a bill until the cancellation notice arrives
Never will do this either. That is just irresponsible!
12. Refill an inkjet cartridge
Um, I do this nearly every day.
13. Make a fool of yourself on national television
Done. Remember when I was on the Countdown with Keith Olbermann freaking out before shaking Obama’s hand? Yeah, embarrassing.
14. Do a ridiculous turn to beat somebody to a parking space
Never done personally, but I did park in a new mom/ expectant mother parking spot and got yelled out by an old man. But, really, maybe I COULD have been pregnant. You never know.
15. Own a convertible.
Never!
16. Live abroad.
Hopefully not ever. This main seem close-minded to you, but to me it just seems the safest place for someone as paranoid as I am. See #5 above…
17. Drive at more than 140mph.
Again, I hope to never do. That is just dangerous!
18. Get something for free through a masterpiece of complaining
Uh, I do this pretty frequently! I have gotten free things from 13 Jimmy Johns’ sandwiches to free movie channels to a free rental car upgrade.
19. Completely dismantle an object larger than yourself
Boring.
20. Fall asleep and get really hilarious sunburn
No, but I have stayed in a tanning bed a few minutes too long…
21. Lick the terminals of a 9 volt battery
Gross, why would you do that?
22. Stay at the office for more than 24 hours
Gross, why would you do THAT?
23. Set off a fire extinguisher
On purpose, no. On accident—too many times to keep track.
24. Drive at least 600 miles in a day on two lane roads
Hmmmm….I would have to think about this one. Probably done.
25. Watch a season of a tv show all in one sitting
Is this a joke? Of course I have! 24, The OC, Everybody Loves Raymond, Alias, etc. etc. etc.
26. Dial 911
No. But I do have the number for unsolved mysteries (from the 90s) memorized. (1800-876-5353) Never called it, either.
27. Commit a faux pas which means that a friend will never speak to you again
Oh sad! I probably did do something when I was like 12, but I don’t think there is anyone who would never talk to me again! And if there is, they sort of need to get over it, right? (that sounds totally mean, but I mean, forgive and forget!)
28. Make a bet you couldn't afford to lose
All the time. But I never have had to pay it out because its obvious I cant pay someone 1 million dollars OR even give a 30 minute massage (I only like to be on the receving ends of massages) hahaha
29. Read a 500 page book in one sitting
I’ll pass, thanks.
30. Escape a perfectly justified parking ticket.
Ooh…does never paying a BYU parking ticket count?

Justice is Served

2010-11-18T14:18:00.002-05:00

Amber (Teen Mom) is being charged for beating Gary! Awesome. See story here.

Hump Day Ramblings

2010-11-17T19:07:00.002-05:00

Loved this skit-- ScarJo from SNL last week playing Patti on Millionaire Matchmaker.

"You look like a dog dump!" "No way I am working with her! Let's go meet her." Hilarious!

90210 review:
Teddy's new (sort of) boyfriend: Yes.
Silver's super short hair: Sometimes.
Annie's new boyfriend: NO!
Aunt Becky with the teacher: Wha??

Gossip Girl threw some curves this week! Jenny is good! No, she is bad! Oh, she is working with Juliet? I hate that Vanessa is also in on it with Juliet because I feel like Vanessa wouldnt really be into that. And geez louise, talk about an elaborate plan! And now S is all drugged up alone with Juliet. I wonder why? I love Chuck and Blair together--I hate that now all of a sudden shes isnt ready to be his girlfriend! Dumb!

Regret

2010-11-16T17:36:00.003-05:00

I can say that I do regret voting for Obama. I am ok with that. What do I not regret? I do NOT regret NOT voting for McCain/ Palin. And in case I was doubting my position on that, TLC has brought us Sarah Palin's Alaska show, which completely reiterates that she should have never been on ANY political ticket. At least the baby bears were cute. So, I sort of just wish I wouldnt have voted at all. End of story.

I am sure another regret that is soon to come is a regret of being from Dothan, Alabama. Why? Because TLC announced their new show this week called Bama Belles, which is going to be a "real housewives" type of show. It is based on ladies from rural Dothan. Not sure why they say "rural" Dothan, because Dothan itself IS rural, but I am guessing it is because they are from the country...as in, completely backwards. It is sure to embarass us. I already know that because one of the ladies on the show chews tobacco. What? Who freaking chews tobacco--and is a woman? Gross. Click here for more info.

This was my trunk (and it is actually what it usually looks like at any given moment (dont judge):

Full of DC and DDP and sprinkled with some fresca. Just how I like it.

Last Week Stuff

2010-11-13T20:37:00.003-05:00

90210: why do we care if Naveed's Dad employs 17 year old girls in his porno films? Naveed is completely ok with an 18 year old girl being degraded like that, but a 17 year old? No way! And geez louise, the Dad has a new girlfriend? And Aunt Becky is way cuter than the new girlfriend so he got a major downgrade! I cant believe they are getting divorced.

Kendra came back last week and while I like her, I really thought it was dumb that she thinks that the only way to "look hot" is to pose for playboy. No other way. So dumb.

And The Office sort of went back this week to being depressing for Michael. Although, the last scene where he acted like Erin's dad was funny. I really dont know what they are going to do without him though. It just wont be the same.

I am so over Outsourced. Sorry, but the jokes that Americans dont know anything about Indian culture are lost on me. I guess we are continuing to watch it, just in case it takes a turn for the better after this first season...that is, if it gets renewed.

Have you been following the whole Elizabeth Smart testifying/trial thing? Geez I feel so bad for her. Go to CNN and read it if you havent already. I will never forget the day she was found. I was at BYU, at my brother's house, skipping class. He was at the library. I saw the breaking news that she was found (which was such a huge deal in Utah, I am just assuming it was a huge deal everywhere else too). I called my bro immediately to tell him. He proceeded to stand up in the quiet library, and shout out loud "They found Elizabeth Smart!!" It was hilarious.

Lesson reiterated by the Elizabeth Smart case (that I learned years ago from Jack Bauer): Always run, no matter what your captor says he will do to you or your family. Take your chances.

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

2010-11-08T18:30:00.002-05:00

Remember that show on Nickelodean (well, specifically Saturday Night Nick, or SNICK) Are You Afraid of the Dark? LOVED THAT SHOW. I remember even getting all excited/scared during the opening credits, where they had that campfire or whatever. Awesome.

Anyway, I may have another favorite, scary TV show: The Walking Dead on AMC. It started last week, and I have just seen the first ep (2nd ep currently on DVR). It is a zombie show, which normally I am not into. However, I am ok with these zombies because the zombies in this show do not possess super human strength like they do in every zombie movie out there. Why is that? It's like in every zombie movie, the zombies can think, and they can like rip off steel doors from the hinges or lift cars and stuff? Not in this show. The zombies are totally out-of-it and just normal strength (as I guess I imagine they would be in real life). Anyway, I think I like it. Go AMC for having another awesome show (I am referring to Breaking Bad here, NOT MadMen).

I also had DVR'd the movie The Crazies, and we finally got around to watching it, since we felt like we were on a scary-theme. It was actually sort of ok. It was a teeny bit bloody for my taste, but not the worst movie ever, I have to say.

I also have to confess that I watched the Amityville Horror special called something like "The End." Basically a psychic supposedly went in and finally put the family to rest once and for all. The problem was that the psychic was obsessed with the kid who was the killer, so she believed everything he told her about stuff and the evil spirits and stuff. Oh, and by the way, she says that she knows he didnt murder his whole family...his sister did. WT? Yeah, right. She is soon going to be on the show Prison Wives probably because she wants to marry this DeMeo dude.

I promise that was all the scary stuff I watched this weekend. I of course watched all of the comedy shows from Thursday night. Not much to say about them, except that Community was sort of weird and I am sort of losing interest. Anyone else? Britta looks weird, like Michael Jackson in a way...am I right?

I was about a week behind getting caught up on 90210 and Gossip Girl. And I really want Serena and Chase Crawford to be together! So glad Blair and Chuck FINALLY are back together, sort of. That needed to happen. I still really want to know why this family wants to ruin Serena's life, but do we think it has something to do with when she got into a drunk driving accident a few years ago? Didnt that happen? They sort of thought they resolved it, but maybe this is somehow connected? I could be remembering that wrong, but I am pretty sure that happened.

Real Housewives of Bev Hills is on as I am blogging (and, no I havent seen any of it until right now!). But one of the ladies asked the other ladies "have you eaten this week?" and she said "no." Awesome.

Thursday

2010-11-04T17:14:00.001-04:00

Teen Mom this week was just straight-up s-a-d. This poor girl already had nothing, and was aiming to be the first one in her entire family (5 kids and 2 parents) to graduate from high school. Insert lame, poor, part-time only at a barber shop employed boyfriend, and she is preggers. Of course, she has high hopes he will change and all of a sudden want to spend MORE time with her now that she is pregnant. That doesn’t happen. Then she thinks he will get better once she has the baby. That doesn’t happen either. Poor girl. She was sad. Her labor looked terrible too because she kept throwing up. No thanks!

At least this week on Biggest Loser they voted someone off who deserved to be kicked off! Anna was the worst. She did nothing and complained constantly. Too bad, so sad. Still not sure why they voted off 2 HUGE guys before her, but whatever.

I did it. I watched Old Dogs. It actually did give me a few laughs, I have to admit.

Up for this weekend's agenda: Hereafter (The movie about Matt Damon being a psychic.)

Last Week's Stuff

2010-11-02T18:10:00.003-04:00

Ummmmm...Jessica Simpson. She looked TERRIBLE as a guest judge on Project Runway's finale, didnt she? I mean, WOW. She has really gone downhill, even since the whole "mom-jeans" episode last year. That is really all I can say. Wow.

Now on to talking about how Gretchen did NOT deserve to WIN PR!!!! I think everyone agrees that, whether you like his style or not (and I happen to usually like it), Mondo totally was clearly the winner. Gretchen used the SAME BLAH fabric on almost all of her outfits! Her outfits all looked the SAME, and have all looked the same ALL freaking season! (You should be able to tell how much I really disliked that she won by the amount of exclamation points I used in this paragraph!) AHHH!!

Jersey Shore reunion was sort of non-drama. I did think it was hilarious when they started to get the "MVP" guys all riled up. Once again I ask, Why does Ronnie still go out with Sammi? She is so BLAH and she is always complaining.

Most of you already know that I read Kendra Wilkinson's book, Sliding into Home. Let me sum it up for you: She used to do drugs BIG time--but like even before playboy. By the time she met Hef, she was already clean. But she did like HARD drugs. Big time. And now, despite the fact that I couldnt stand her on Girls Next Door, I really like her now! Her second season of Kendra starts Sunday!

Now, on to my latest accessory: the shoe-boot. One unexplained etiology/probable fracture in left foot, and one heal(ing) fracture in the right foot. I am officially an old lady with brittle bones.

Finally made it to a Covered Bridge

2010-10-31T17:05:00.004-04:00

Note to self: never wear black puffy vest unless you want to appear 15 lbs heavier...

Ever since moving to New England, I have been wanting to go see a covered bridge...and of course, I wanted to go to the one that was shown on Beetlejuice. Well, I didnt exactly make it to that covered bridge (which I did find--it was just a little further away and we werent up for a long drive) but I did find a good one that was just a little less than an hour away from us in New Hampshire. So we called it our late-Fall foliage/ covered bridge tour of New England.

On the way back from the covered bridge, we drove down to Lexington and Concord (where some battles were fought and where the "shot heard 'round the world" took place). I have to admit, we have been to so many historical places and battlegrounds over the years that they all run together...but, alas, we have trekked to them all. While there, we also got a picture of Emerson's house over by Walden Pond--we didnt realize this was all basically the same area as the battleground.

Of course, being Halloween and all, we got some pictures of creepy old cemetaries along the way--and there are plenty of those in New England.

Is It Friday Yet?

2010-10-28T15:16:00.002-04:00

The new 16 and Pregnant season is off with a bang -- complete with a family full of racers. And, yes, the groom wore his "racing suit" to the altar. I am not going to hate too bad on this family though, because, honestly, I think they were good people. A little country, but just country enough to make it work with a little community support (which they had a lot of--so cute).

90210: Please dont try and recreate the whole OC scenario complete with Ryan (aka Liam) and the Cohens who take him in and let him move to their pool house (aka the psycho girls family). So glad you have morals, Liam, and wont stoop to working somewhere that requires you to work topless. You are such an upstanding citizen...but what ARE those scars on your back??? And you share them with your brother? It's just crazy! (yes, that was sarcasm)

So does this week's episode mean Jenny Humphrey is pretty much gone forever from Gossip Girl?? I love Jenny, even though she sort of wears a lot of dark makeup. And whoah cleavage Serena in that dress you wore to the party! Love that Tim Gunn made an appearance, even though he acted nervous, right? Dont hate on my Uncle Tim though!

I tried to watch Dear John (finally--it had been on my DVR for almost 2 months). I really tried. End of story: Deleted after 15 minutes. And speaking of cleavage--Amanda Seyfried's got a lot of it.

Did anyone else see that preview at the movies for the Ice Road Trucker show that is having the truckers drive on this narrow, winding road in the Himalayas? It looked scary and I think someone died. I want to watch it but dont know what day it is on! I think it was History Channel.

Halloween Came a Little Early

2010-10-25T20:11:00.004-04:00

I already donned my Halloween costume this year and it is retired to the bottom of one of my (many) plastic bins of old clothes that I will probably never wear again. But you never know, right?

Guess what I am...

And some of my other faves from the party (not nearly all of them; everyone looked awesome):
Brand and Data from The Goonies

Chilean Coal Miners

Adam and Eve

Mondo from Project Runway (why didnt I think of this?)

Happy Halloween!!!!

More Freaky Eaters

2010-10-21T06:33:00.002-04:00

Did anyone else watch the new E show What's Eating You? Man, people have PROBLEMS! This show is about people with weird habits. All of these shows are basically an intervention/hoarders/OCD show because every one of these people have severe anxiety issues and they just have some weird ways of manifesting it (like never eating anything that tastes good for fear of overeating, or dipping your oreo into the cola that you are obsessed with).

Speaking of psychological issues, let's move on to Teen Mom's Reunion finale. There are at least 2 people who have real psychological problems: Farrah and Amber. Farrah is such a butt. Seriously, she is the type of person who idolizes anyone who is NOT around (aka, her EX boyfriend that she wasnt even with anymore because they had problems) and pushes anyone who really would help her away (her mom and dad).
Amber, of course, is depressed. Actually, there is no way she should possibly be raising Leah right now. She should never have had this baby, and it clearly pushed her OVER the edge. I hope she gets help, like, now. I actually felt a little bad for her last night. She went crazy on Gary! Gary is just dumb to put up with it all. Caitlin once again was the adult in the sitch with her mom. I kept wanting Dr. Drew to intervention her because she is on drugs! She looked terrible last night (not so different than how she looks on the show though).

Biggest Loser this week surprised me! I cant believe they voted off that guy! I felt so bad for him, and the team clearly doesnt have any idea what they were doing because they will need a big guy who can lose a lot to keep winning! I just got to where I fast forward through the whole "Jillian as a counselor" scenes where she tries to break down people and make them cry. So annoying. Stick to training, J.

Freaky Eaters

2010-10-18T19:56:00.003-04:00

I discovered a new show on TLC called Freaky Eaters. If you that think you consume a high amount of ANYTHING, trust me, you dont in comparison with these people. Like, I thought I drank a lot of diet coke...until I watched Freaky Eaters: Addicted to Cola. I am TOTALLY normal. I thought I ate a lot of pizza...until I watched Freaky Eaters: Addicted to Pizza. I am COMPLETELY okay. Awesome.

Tonight, there is a special on VH1 that you are going to need to watch. Rock of Love Girls: Where are they Now. Man, do I LOVE VH1!!!! How did they know I have been wondering where Lacey was?

We cut off The Event tonight. The main reason: one of the lead characters (the dude) has a goatee. Gross. Plus, it just sucked.

My favorite line from It's Always Sunny this past week: "Dont undermine my prayer with voo-doo!"

I hope you all got to see the South Park that made fun of every Jersey show on TV right now. They had Snooki down to a T. Hilarity!

Get well soon, TJ Lavin! We will miss you on MTV's Challenges if you dont recover! Who else will act like they totally hate the players and couldnt wait to get out of there?

Teen Mom Finale

2010-10-15T06:41:00.004-04:00

I figured this event needed its own post. And maybe the reunion will also needs it own post, too...I always want Dr. Drew to regulate on these girls (namely Farrah and Amber) but he never does.

Amber. Oh, Amber. First of all, you are diagnosably (yes it is a word in my mind) crazy. I know because I am married to a doctor. hahaha And its pretty obvious. And I dont think Gary is THAT off base calling child services on you, because you ARE abusive. I am almost positive you had abused Leah (which is why she hilariously tells you to "Be quiet. Now." in the finale episode. (Classic, Leah!!!!!)

Gary is also correct in not wanting your ex-convict-out-on-work-release boyfriend that you have only known a week (and met at wal-mart) to change your baby's diaper! I agree, Gary.

To the new jail-bait boyfriend: Thank you for being so stereotypical. I loved when, the moment after you said you loved Amber and wanted to be with her forever, you ask to borrow her car. Awesome.

Gary, I like you...please lose weight. You are very unhealthy. Maybe Biggest Loser next season??

Maci. Love you. Your baby is the cutest. I sometimes want you to be back with Ryan, but then I remember how rude he was to you during the first few seasons, and you are better off without him. I also think he has done even more rude things off camera because I am surprised if he and his family are so supportive, that he only has custody like a few times a week...but I dont know much about child support. Live with your parents as long as they will let you. Their house is nice and they pay for everything.

Farrah you are a B. I know you say (and maybe you are) you are depressed and sad and all of that, but where were all of these emotions in ANY of the last seasons? It is like you all of a sudden remembered you were sad THIS season. You dont listen to anything your mom says UNLESS it is what you want to hear. Your Dad came over to HELP YOU, and you got an attitude with him because he had plans later. Why? Get over yourself. You are not as cute as you think you are. hahaha

Caitlin (and Tyler) you are amazing. You are one of the most mature people I think I know (because I dont really know you). Your mom is abusive to you, yet you keep a great attitude and just want her love, and it is sad. Please move far, far away from your family and start a new life with Tyler. You only have each other it seems, and your brother/sister relationship oddly works for you, so go with it.

Still laughing over Amber.

Jinxes (is that the plural of jinx?)

2010-10-12T19:37:00.002-04:00

I was raised to believe in jinxes (I am going with that as the plural form). More specifically, jinxes involving sports teams. My dad used to tell us that we were "jinxing them" when we would change the channel during commercials of an Alabama game, or when one TV was on at the beginning of the game, and we left the room and turned it off. Those were all circumstances that might "jinx" the Crimson Tide, thereform causing them to lose the game.

And this weekend, I think I jinxed them. All season, I have worn one of my Alabama t-shirts on game day...and we all know we were winning every game. This weekend, I didnt wear my shirt...and we lost. It was my fault. I am still not ready to come to terms with the fact that we arent #1 anymore, and it was most likely my fault. Ugh.

On to a few lighter topics, this weekend was a definite movie marathon weekend. I already said that I went to see The Social Network (and you should too!), but Monday I went with a friend to see It's Kind of a Funny Story. And it really is just that. Very much reminded me of Little Miss Sunshine, and it wasnt at all what I had expected, but it was a pretty good movie! Funny, yet serious. And totally laughs in the face of If You Really Knew Me (MTV show that I love to hate). I feel like it basically taught you that you DONT have it that bad after all (usually), and that you are not the ONLY one to have ever felt depressed or stressed or whatever.

AJ and I went last night to see Waiting for Superman, a movie about public schools. It was sad. It made me relieved that I was one of the few people to actually graduate from an Alabama public school with good reading and math scores (seriously, the stats scare you). And, what I took from it was that the people who are trying to reform the schools cant because of the Teachers' Union. Whether that is right or not, that is what I learned from the movie, so I am going with it. It also made me realize that parents shouldnt take their children to the "lotteries" that are held to get into Magnet Schools, or "better" schools than they are zoned for. The kids are totally stressed out about it and dont need to know what is going on. Just tell them when you get home IF they make it in!

I will talk TV later. I am too busy watching Guiliana and Bill right now.

Sunday

2010-10-10T19:34:00.003-04:00

We went and saw The Social Network this weekend. We actually went to see it twice, but it was SOLD OUT for 2 showtimes in a row so we had to come back another time. I was really surprised that it was STILL selling out in the second week in theaters (or was it third)...but having seen it now, it was well worth it. Seriously, it was a very good movie and you should go see it. I realize that the story told in the movie isnt 100% accurate, but either way, I am still on Mark Zuckerberg's side. I actually really liked him in the movie (I do realize that my opinion was not the popular one) but I did! I felt like he was taken advantage of and misunderstood. Lovable nerd. I liked him.

Side note: My old boyfriend Justin Timberlake did a great job being the D-bag who invented Napster. Did you know that the dude who invented Napster still makes money from facebook for sitting on his butt? I sure didnt. But, anyway, JT has actually proven himself to be a good little actor! I mean, this movie and Alpha Dog were both good!

I DVR'd Beetlejuice and we watched it this weekend. It isnt near as good as I had remembered it. Beetlejuice didnt even make a real appearance in the movie until an hour in! Lame!

Next up on my DVR: Cujo. Awesomeness.

It's Wednesday

2010-10-06T19:44:00.003-04:00

Shows I Gave Up on This Week:

Running Wilde. Will Arnett, I love you. I really do. But this show is so NOT funny. You dont really have any chemistry with Keri Russell. At all. Sorry, dude.

Rubicon. I really thought this show could make it. We even watched about 6 or 7 episodes to give it a real fighting chance. It never came around. I dont think anyone else is watching it, anyway.

Shows on the Chopping Block:

The Event. What do we think about this show? As I said before, I really want to like it. I want it to be good and maybe a little freaky. I feel like the whole alien thing is a little off. I will continue to watch until I start to get really bored, though.

This Week so far:

Let's talk Too Fat for Fifteen. I am sort of mad at the Wellspring Academy (school where the overweight kids live to go to school and lose weight). They found wrappers of all of this candy in one of the dorms' garbage cans and were trying to figure out who stole the food. Initially, I thought whoever it was had snuck the food in (successfully). However, the counselors went through the kitchen to assess what had been stolen, and they showed the cupboard. The cupboard was not full of fruit, or even goldfish crackers or wheat thins. They had HUGE Sam's Club sized boxes of candy bars! Kit Kats, Twix, Pop Tarts, etc! Um...why did they have this food at the camp AT ALL???? Of course the 450 lb 15 year old will break in to steal that!

90210. Is it just me, or is Annie's hair really, REALLY two-toned (not in a good way)? Part of her hair is almost black. I am not feeling it. And, in case anyone reads this blog who wants to buy my eggs for $20,000...we can work out a deal. (Disclaimer: my eggs dont really work for me, but maybe they will for you!) And, I have to admit, I thought the little dance that they guys did before the auction was cute! And it made me notice the one guy with the longer hair that doesnt have a big role, but he is at the school. He is cute! (no Chace Crawford, but he is cute!)

I was so mad at the old lady on Biggest Loser for saying she wanted to go home (one night after elimination when she begged to stay and convinced everyone to keep her there) so she could go home and go on a vacation with her family! Where did that come from?! I am glad she was eliminated this week anyway, fair and square. I think she just wanted to be on a mother/daughter team all along, and when she made it on to the show and her daughter didnt, she didnt want to stay. And that "find the ring in the sand" challenge was bull! That one girl totally stole that ring from the guy who dug it out! I hate challenges that are based on chance.

Teen Mom. Cailtin and Tyler. So sad. And I am so surprised that Maci and Kyle broke up!!!! Where did that come from? I just read an article where they were doing great! But seriously, Maci should never have moved away from home just for a guy... if there were other reasons to move and he was one of them, fine. But she moved JUST for him, and now look what happened! And of COURSE Amber is dating a convict. And of COURSE they met at Wal-mart.

And I am back into Jerseylicious. Not sure how that happened...

A new Challenge starts tonight on MTV!!!! Yay!!!!

Afterthought addition: It was brought to my attention that Annie's hair fad is a huge thing. I saw a few weeks back a thing on E! regarding this trend, and the girls they modeled did indeed have two-toned hair...and it looked so-so (do-able for some). However, I still am not feeling Annie's two-toned hair (half of it being black). For the record, I actually am NEVER a fan of Annie's hair, so maybe that influences my opinion. I am more of a Silver hair fan. Shauna, I am sure your hair looks GREAT, and if you say it is good, I believe it! (I am easily influenced by the opinion of others)

Apple Picking Pics

2010-10-03T18:16:00.001-04:00

"The Red Hots Are For My Mommy"

2010-10-03T17:48:00.002-04:00

What? Yes, that was a direct quote from a pastry chef on Top Chef Just Desserts. He has probs. Like, majorly. (the breakdown was caused by the fact that he made a dessert, but didnt have enough time to put out his red hot flavored ice cream on the side). BTW: this show is not NEARLY as good as the regular Top Chef.

Thursday night TV this week was good all over.

First, It's Always Sunny. Dee dancing on the boat like the blow-up guy from a car lot. I watched it three times and almost peed in my pants. Hilarity!

Also laughed my booty off during Community this week when Annie cholorformed the janitor, and then the group decided to pretend that they were cholorformed too so he wouldnt know it was them. So funny, and I usually dont laugh out loud at that show. Plus, the janitor was played by the guy from My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (yes, that was a real show a few years back).

Amber seriously needs help on Teen Mom. She is abusive. That is so NOT funny.

30 Rock was hilarious too (I had quite the laughs the other night!). Jack's video for his baby...love that show.

Speaking of stuff that I LOVE: the month of October! Why? MonsterFest on AMC. Scary movies all month long (most days). LOVE IT!

We went Apple Picking this weekend with our friends Jhordan and Shawn at a farm. Straight up farming it: animals and all. The animals are gross but the apples are delish! I will post the pics in a sec...but you may have to click on the link to see them...

A Lazy Lounge Lizard

2010-09-29T21:43:00.002-04:00

Another classic phrase taken from my British (fake) best friend, Nikki on Thintervention. She is just freaking hilarious, and even though she IS quite lazy, she is funny enough for me to still like her a lot. But Jackie's little workout plan doesnt seem to working for ANYONE, which sort of sucks. 1 pound weight loss in a week after working out like they are would be quite discouraging.

And since we are talking weight loss, may as well talk Biggest Loser. I very much like the bottom half of the group being under the yellow line and then competing to stay. I cant help but think that if Michael from last season was made to compete to stay out of the bottom vote off, he would have been off after episode 1! Yes, I am still bitter against Mike and Shae.

Loved when Barney sang "Stand By Me" at the piano with his brother and (supposed) Dad on How I Met Your Mother. NPH totally makes that show. Marshall is starting to look terrible though, right?

So someone please fill me in on Gossip Girl as to who the girl is who wants to take down Serena--and who is the guy in prison? I obviously missed something since I was only a sporatic viewer last season...

So I tried to give Running Wild another chance this week. After all, I love Will Arnett and I think Keri Russell is so cute...but this show is just a no-go. Totally missing the mark.

Another disappointment of the new Fall season was that show My Generation. I thought it sounded good: following a group of students from class of 2000 when they were in high school, and up until now. For some reason I thought this was going to be a documentary/reality show...well, it wasnt. At all. Totally actors. Totally lame. I watched all of 5 minutes of it last week.

Monday

2010-09-27T21:22:00.002-04:00

We finally sat down to watch The Event this weekend. I feel like I dont really have enough information to make a judgment call yet, but it seems to be ok...with potential to go downhill very fast. Could be really great, too, so who knows. I wasnt really digging how they kept going backwards and forwards in time...haha coming from a mega-Lost fan, that seems like its not possible to be annoyed by that, but I was.

We re-started a tradition in our family this weekend: Saturday morning movies. While we were dating in college, AJ and I would always wake up on Saturday morning, go to a movie, and then eat a late breakfast/brunch. It was awesome. Lots of times, it ended up being a double feature after breakfast. And this weekend was no exception.

We snuck some McDonalds breakfast into the movie this time, and went to see Easy A at 9:30 a.m. I thought we would be the ONLY ones there, but there was actually several people there (by the way, movies before 11AM are less than half price). The movie was pretty funny; the part I laughed hardest at was when she was in the bedroom with the boy from Cougartown, and he said "What's that smell?" and it went down from there. SOOO funny I was crying. Although, why did they make Lisa Kudrow have an affair with that kid (who, btw, was Volcek from The OC!!!) That was totally unnecessary. Overall, pretty good movie, but not as good as I thought/heard it was. Maybe I had it hyped up too much.

Second movie up was The Town. Had to see it because it was taped basically in our backyard. And I dont mean that just because it was in Boston...I mean literally you see our backyard in the movie. It wasnt as good as I thought it was going to be, Blake Lively's part was WAY hyped up and completely useless, and the bank teller girl was so annoying because she liked Ben Affleck (criminal). I wont ruin the whole movie for you, but, honestly, I'd rather just watch The Departed again. It was way better and also taped in Boston. No Ben Affleck, but it does have Leonardo and Matt.

Has anyone seen the previews for that movie Catfish??? It is limited release right now, but looks so good (and its a SCARY movie!!)...so I think it may be our Saturday morning movie this weekend!

Oldies and Newbies

2010-09-23T18:12:00.003-04:00

OLDIES:

Flipping Out. Jeff bought Zoila a car! And I love the rap that Jenny made for Zoila. Where does she go to make raps like that? It is the same place that she made one for Jeff's friend's baby Chloe, remember? (When she dressed as the green lizard thing?) If I knew of a place to make raps, I seriously would be making them all the time. I am good at rhyming. hahaha And, I am not bragging, but I know the words, and can rap along with, to every one of Eminem's most popular songs. I'm just sayin... Just picturing me rapping makes me laugh, but I really am serious about the Eminem thing.

Thintevention. I just really love Nikki (the blond British lady). Here is one example of why I love her--this conversation was hilarious.
Girl that I dont know her name:
..."medication I take is for polycystic ovary disease"
Nikki:
"How embarrassing is that? I dont ever want you to say that word again at the table. I can almost smell that."

Modern Family. Came back with another funny episode. Love that show! The Dad is just way too hilarious. But geez, we get it...Sophia Vergara's boobs are huge...do they really have to be displayed at all times?

NEWBIES:

Running Wilde. The new show with Will Arnett. Mmmmm...jury's still out on this one. It definitely had some funny moments, but the little girl gets on my nerves and I really am not enjoying her narrating it. It has potential so I will give it a few more eps to see how it continues.

Better With You. Another "eh" here. I want to like it, I really do...but I only have so much DVR power, so this one may get cut. I'll give it one more week (maybe). I hate the main girl's boyfriend...she would NEVER go for him in real life (I totally like her, btw).

Day 3

2010-09-22T17:48:00.002-04:00

It is Day 3 of Fall Premiere Week, and all I can think about is how I am going to start a campaign to "Save Leah." As in, Gary's and Amber's offspring on Teen Mom . I feel so terrible for her. All of this time I have tried to think of ways to help Catelyn out of her terrible situation, when, really, Leah is just a baby and needs as much help or more! Poor Leah has to hear Amber blow-up and cuss out Gary on a daily basis. She is always standing at the window, presumably trying to find a way OUT. Poor Leah.

So both Gossip Girl and 90210 started last week, but this week's episodes kept the momentum going. Why wont Chuck and Blair just get together already...and STAY together?? And what is this girl up to trying to take down Serena? Why didnt we see Aunt Becky at all this week on 90?

YAY for How I Met Your Mother starting back. Again, I always fall back to the reality that they ruined the show when they revealed a few seasons ago that Robin is NOT the mother...and we now know that whoever Rachel Bilson's roommate is, that IS the mother. They should have just kept us guessing until the very end. That being said, VERY funny show and I just love NPH. Is this the last season---like officially?

Biggest Loser...why did they make the first episode so depressing?! Geez louise! Everyone's story was so freaking sad, I could hardly focus on how much weight they needed to lose! I do NOT like that they made some of them race in a 1 mile race to get on the show--look what the outcome was: 3 people almost dying just to win. Literally, passed out and barely alive. The Alaskan freak guy was just gross. The one mother who said her daughter went temporarily blind because she hadnt eaten or drank in 3 days? Well, one question came to mind: if you are a stay at home mom, how do you NOT know your child hasnt eaten or dranken in 3 days???? Way to keep an eye out, mom. (that is harsh, but come on. lets get serious here.) I am ready for the ranch. Love Bob, as always!

Havent gotten a chance to watch The Event yet, but I cannot WAIT!!!!

Has anyone been watching Rubicon?

How Do I Say Good-Bye To What We Had?

2010-09-19T18:37:00.003-04:00

(Yes, that is a line from the Boys II Men song you remember from the 90s. And yes, I own the Boyz II Men #1 Hits CD. And yes, it is awesome.)

But I am not talking about Boyz II Men (though I miss them, too). I am talking about LOST. Seriously, I still think about the LOST finale several times a week. AJ and I still have conversations about what we think happened, or what something may have meant, or how we feel in general about LOST. I guess this is part of the mourning process?

Wow

2010-09-16T20:52:00.002-04:00

Wow is all I have to say. I just decided to sit down and finally set my DVR for the BIG Fall TV premiere week (pretty much everything starts next week, so dont forget!). I have high hopes to catch a bunch of shows, both new and old. Can I do it all? Oh, the pressure!

There are several good movies out right now (or starting this weekend or soon) that I want to see too. Easy A, that excorcism movie, the movie about the guys who started Facebook, The Town, that Jamie Lee Curtis and Kristen Bell movie, and that scary movie that I dont know the title of but has scary kids in the previews.

OK, new show screening of the week: Hellcats. Totally WB/CW material. I watched the first episode (and another one is waiting on my DVR) and it was pretty legit (for a CW show). And if you werent sure which channel it was on, they threw in Q from the One Tree Hill family so we would remember.

I didnt realize how much I had actually missed by not seeing the last few episodes of last season's Gossip Girl. #1) Chuck got shot?! #2) Dan had a baby with Georgina?! What??!! I am pulled back in.

90210 was pretty good too. But having missed the last half of last season, I am missing Kelly, and I dont know why the principal isnt the principal anymore (and he and Aunt Becky are separated?!)! So much happened, and its back on my DVR too.

Happy viewing!

It Has Begun...

2010-09-14T19:14:00.002-04:00

It started Monday night with 90210, and then Gossip Girl. I was so excited to see "NEW" in the description of the shows that I forgot that I had pretty much stopped watching both of those shows for lack of interest! Looks like I will give them another chance this season!

And I totally almost forgot about the new show with Jackie Warner on Bravo called Thintervention. Seriously, one of my new fave realities I think. First of all, how did I not know that Jeana Keough, from Real Housewives of OC, was going to be on this show? How perfect! AND I am in LOVE with the hilarious British lady. She is a total lush, and she said " I dont work. It's against my lifestyle." She totally gets me. hahaha

I usually feel really old when I watch the MTV Video Music Awards because there are all of these artists that I dont know and they are doing things that seems way too childish to be funny. However, this year, I am feeling young again! I knew every artist on there, all the songs, and didnt feel too old to get the jokes (sigh!). I felt young again for one night!

Speaking of young, has anyone else seen the Justin Beiber Proactiv commercial?? It is SOO freaking hilarious! He is too cute. He says something about being a teenager is hard, blah blah blah and says, "your feet grow like crazy. you CANT control that. your hormones are crazy...and I dont WANT to change that..." It is seriously so funny. Love him!

Yesterday at school, a mom came in and asked if I was Mrs. Gunn. I said yes, and she introduced herself and said her daughter, a first grader at my school, came home and all weekend had talked about how cute Mrs. Gunn's hair was. How cute is that? Then I started wondering, does my hair look like Ramona Quimby?

It's a Big Day

2010-09-11T14:28:00.003-04:00

We already have had a busy day today. We went to the temple and did some service...in the kitchen. And by working in the temple's cafeteria, I was reminded why I dont do that much in my own kitchen. I made a huge mess out of preparing the salad bar with AJ, and baking cookies. I think the temple worker lady was ready to have us leave after a few hours.

Then we were off to visit someone in the hospital. Then I was off to Target (5th time this week) to get some gametime supplies. Then I cleaned house.

Now? Back to the Future Parts I and II on TV.

BYU vs. Air Force - 4 p.m.
Alabama vs. Penn State - 7 p.m.

Plenty of snacks for everyone = awesome time watching football today! I love college football season!

OK, so this week was Part 1 of the Top Chef finale. And they had to do a team challenge, which is COMPLETELY unfair. I hate team challenges because you can go home for someone else's mess! Totally not fair, and Kelly went home. I feel like anyone left could win, and, like everyone else, I am rooting against Angelo.

Project Runway also had a completely UNFAIR team challenge, where Ivy almost went home for her partner making a complete mess out of her design. I think the judges realized that it was out of her hands, so they didnt send her home, but FINALLY sent Cassanova home. FINALLY! He just doesnt get it. He was sort of funny though, sometimes.

I already posted my feelings about Teen Mom on facebook, but, to sum it all up again--I cant stand Caitlyn's skank mom. She is a druggie and gross and completely rude and childish. Poor Caitlyn is just so nice she tries to forgive and forget and dismiss her terrible mother's behavior. All of that because she is mad at Cailtlyn for making the best decision to give up her baby and not bring her into that drug house! And of course Farrah makes up with her Mom! I mean, why would she give up that free childcare? We all saw a few weeks ago when she let Sophia fall of the bed! (I cant stand Farrah, if you cant tell).

Secret Life: Now Ashley is throwing herself at Ricky and trying to sleep with him. I hope I am the only one left watching this because it is THAT bad.

And, the best show of the week (and past few weeks) was definitely Jersey Shore. These kids are just too hilarious. SOOO many funny lines and situations. And more desperate Sammy. And one scene Angelina HATES Vinny and thinks he is so ugly. The next scene they are in the 'Smoosh Room' together (yes they have a room they call the 'smoosh room.' use your imagination). And Mike's sister is like his twin and it is starting to sick me out. As gross as Jen Wow is, I like her now. Seriously, good show.

University of South Dakota is beating Minnesota? What???

Lounging

2010-09-08T18:17:00.002-04:00

I realized today when I got home from work that for the last 2 days, AJ had only seen me in my lounge/sleep wear. Not that he cares AT ALL, but I had to laugh. I have been leaving early for work, and he has left a little later, so he doesnt see me in the morning. Then, I get home before him. And my routine after work is the same regardless of the time I get off of work, which is maybe kind of weird, but whatever. It's what I do. I get home from work, and immediately wash my face and take off my makeup. Then I change into my pajamas (which consist of lounge pants of some sort and an old navy tshirt). Regardless of the time of day, this is what I do (obviously unless I am going out somewhere that night, so I am not that bad).Its just a nightly ritual that helps me unwind and forget about the day. Because who wants to get home from work and think about work? Gross! Anyway, that was quite the ramble...

End of story: I like to lounge. Big surprise.

I cant remember the TV I have watched this week, but it is the beginning/middle of the week, so I am just getting started...

Sweet Caroline!

2010-09-04T17:35:00.004-04:00

Hurricane? What hurricane? It barely even rained here, and we woke up today to an absolutely beautiful summer day (yes, still warm here thank goodness!). So, we said "What should we do today? How about we try and get tickets to the rescheduled Red Sox v. White Sox game today at 1?" OK! We were able to get a spanking deal on some Ah-Mazing tickets at Fenway. (5th row, peeps. Awesome) It was the perfect day for our first (and not last!) Red Sox game. Oddly enough, it was Manny Ramirez's first time back to Fenway since he left the team several years ago. It is odd because we were at the Dodgers game in L.A. the first time he played on their team after LEAVING the Sox! (He was sufficiently booed each time he got up to the plate by all Red Sox fans)

The first few innings of the game were sort of a blur once I realized we were sitting next to the pitcher's (Clay Buchholz)wife and new baby (adorable!). She was briefcase #27 girl on Deal or No Deal and has done a few other things too (check her out at this link) Apparently, he is quite the player (I am not talking baseball), too. Here she is with the cute little baby. Yes, I snuck a pic.

The next few innings were awesome for me, once we realized we were on TV the entire time. I was basically a celebrity for the day, and looking good with my new "Newbury Street haircut" (yes I got my hair cut at a Newbury Street salon and it was awesome).

Tonight? A little shin-dig at our place for Cambridge BYU fans to watch the game! Yay!

Here are our pics from Fenway. I got a ton of pics of players, but mostly Manny Ramirez (for obvious reasons), Ortiz (he was huge!), and Andruw Jones (old Braves player):

Word of the Day

2010-08-31T19:41:00.003-04:00

So I think it has been a while since I posted on the last Jersey Shore episode. Oddly enough, out of all of the trash TV I watch, Jersey Shore is one of the shows that AJ and I can enjoy together. He came home the other night while I was watching the newest episode, and actually wanted me to start it over at the beginning so he could watch! Now if only he could get on board with Real Housewives...

Anyway,there have been quite a few funny things on the last few eps. I loved that the girls typed up a letter to give to Sammi (to inform her that Ronnie is cheating on her), and the way Ronnie deduced that there was no way Snooki could have written the letter was because the word "wisely" was used. He said she didnt use big words like that. And on that same note, Snooki did say that the word of the day was "sympathetic" because it was a big word. Now, I am no wordsmith or scholar by any means...but even I dont classify sympathetic as a "big" word. And is Sammi just the clingiest girlfriend EVER? Ugh she annoys me!

So I am a week behind on Secret Life, but last week I LOVED that Molly Ringwald made a 16 Candles comment on the show. They were talking about how everyone forgot Amy's birthday, and she said, "Everyone forgot my 16th birthday and it stuck with me the rest of my life!" LOVE IT!

I found a new fat show to watch (because I seriously just like watching obese people for some weird reason). "Too Fat for 15" is the name of the show, on TLC I think. It is a real life Fat Camp, but seriously, one of the girls is really big and it is sad. It is a good filler until Biggest Loser starts again (in just a little less than a month! Holler!!!!)

We watched a good movie this last weekend. It was a LITTLE odd, but not enough to bother me. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (with Michael Cera). Pretty entertaining. We also went to an improv comedy with some friends, and I decided it would be so freaking funny if I signed up to take an improv class. Really, I mean...how hilarious would that be if I had to TRY really hard to be funny? And by hilarity, I realize that it would only be funny to me. I seriously want to sign up.

I have to touch a little bit on the disappointing Emmys that were Sunday night. How does LOST not win best drama? Over Mad Men (quite possibly one of the most popular boring shows EVER!!!)???? LOST needed to win SOMETHING! HELLO? When has there EVER been a TV phenomenon like Lost? Never!

OK, enough on that. I was happy that the 2 actors from Breaking Bad won (even though Locke or Ben Linus didnt win). Breaking Bad is a good show, with good acting (my professional opinion of course). Of course Modern Family deserved it too. Love that show.

On a more pressing annoyance at the Emmy's: Betty White. She is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO played out right now, and I am OVER it. Fine, put her on a funny SNL skit, and we all laugh and reminisce on The Golden Girls (great show). But she seriously loses her "freshness" (if you can call it that) when she is EVERYWHERE. I am over you, Rose. And where/why did she come back all of a sudden anyway?

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

2010-08-28T10:41:00.003-04:00

Yes, the Fall TV Premiere Line-up has been posted on Eonline. Yay! And here it is: LINEUP.

SO, what am I most excited about?

RETURNING SHOWS that yall know I love:
Its Always Sunny
Gossip Girl
90210 (this season is supposed to get good again!)
How I Met Your Mother
Biggest Loser
Modern Family
Cougartown
The Office
Community
30 Rock
Friday Night Lights (DirecTV first).

OMG...so excited for those.

NEW SHOWS that I want to watch:
Hellcats (more teenage drama on The CW)
The Event (maybe a LOST replacement??--on a much lower level. HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LAMENESS THOUGH)
Running Wilde (Tues on FOX---with Will Arnett and created by same guy who did Arrested Development)
Better With You (Wed on ABC--minor funny-potential so I am giving it a chance)
My Generation (ABC, on the fence about this one. follows HS Seniors year 2000 then follows up 10 years later to see where their lives took them. Cool idea, but could be sucky)
Outsourced (definitely a must-see that we are all looking forward to from NBC---MUST WATCH THIS!)

You're welcome.

Tuesday PM

2010-08-24T21:42:00.002-04:00

AJ just reminded me that I hadnt blogged in a while! Geez! I need to learn how to re-adjust to working full time while managing my TV shows!

SO last week I tuned in to the new show Melissa and Joey (remember? The new Who's The Boss?). Dont waste your time. It was lame. And no matter what Joey says, he is going bald. It looked like they sort of "sprayed" stubby hair on the top-front of his head to make it look like there was hair there, but NO. He isnt fooling anyone.

I know it was last week, but the Scary Bunny Suit worn by Gary on Teen Mom has to be brought up here (Shauna! You know what I am talking about!). It was freaking weird, scary, hilarious, sad, gross. I laughed SOOO hard when Amber said (to her baby) "Easter bunny's sweatin'!" and "Say, you're lazy Easter Bunny!"
And I cant be the only one that sort of felt like Farrah got what she deserved after being scammed from selling her car on craigslist to an unknown buyer.

Fave quote from last week's Project Runway: "I'm not like a cat with 7 life!" (said by Cassanova, and, yes, I meant to type 'life') When is he ever going to go home?!

Has anyone seen The Switch movie yet? I want to go.I also am really having to hold myself back from going to see that exorcism movie! They pull me in every time!!!!

Just a Few Things

2010-08-19T19:43:00.003-04:00

Yeah, right. I had to catch up on a TON of tv from last week. What a sacrifice! :)

Project Runway: Geez these people are way two-faced with each other and are already getting catty! The one girl who keeps winning is getting WAY cocky, too. But I think we all agree that it was PAST Cassanova's time to get sent home. Thank goodness. He had the worst taste.

LAST WEEK'S Teen Mom: I loved the scene where Gary proposed to Amber on the beach...and she just continues to be verbally abusive in that moment. She is pissed because he didnt say "Will you marry me?" but said "Do you want to marry me?" or something like that. She is so gross.

I havent watched this week's Teen Mom because my DVR betrayed me and recorded it, but then wouldnt play anything after the first 3 seconds. I am recording it again at 8PM tonight.

Pretty Little Liars: What exactly was meant by "summer finale?" Please tell me that doesnt mean that it was indeed renewed to start in the Fall. Then again, if One Tree Hill continues to live on past Peyton and Lucas, then I guess anything can happen. Anyway, the most entertaining part of this week's episode was when one of the girls was wearing a shirt that I had tried on at Forever 21 earlier this week...which once again reminded me that I am probably too old to be shopping in there in the first place.

Secret Life: WE DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE ADULTS. Please stop having awkward scenes between Ricky's foster dad and Ben's dad, and Adrienne's dad. Focus on the teen pregnancy pact going on at that high school!!

HUGE: Chloe is a real butt for not telling anyone that the one fat dude is her brother. And it was hilarious when Haley Hasselhoff got dumped by her camp counselor boyfriend. How old is he supposed to be anyway?

Top Chef: Bye bye Alex. We all did not like you. You are weird and your family will probably be on Wife Swap one day.

Flipping Out: I want free lunch at Casa whatever too! And Jeff must really like his brother and his sister in law to be willing to keep her sister working for him. That girl is ANNOYING and so ditzy. Seriously, is she really that dumb-acting? I just feel like it HAS to be an act.

Intervention: OMG where is Ken Seeley???!!! We havent seen him all season as the inteventionist, and last night, they had a new GIRL interventionsist!!! Ken!!! I hope you didnt have a relapse! (He really was a drug addict before he did interventions on other people)

GOOD...no GREAT TV NEWS BELOW!!!!!!

Friday Night Lights will be starting (from season 1!!!!) on ABC Family in September. HOLLER!!!! You have to watch!

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM makes it to network tv! I am not sure what channel (it is channel 39 where I am). But if you have never had the chance to watch it you should!

And, lastly... Thintervention is a new show starting on Bravo in September featuring none other than my fave WORKOUT show celeb (literally, the show Workout that I miss so much!) Jackie Warner! She helps 8 chubby people lose weight. And she is looking built as ever!

Sorry!

2010-08-16T14:56:00.004-04:00

I feel so bad for neglecting the blog this past week. I aim for 2-3 posts per week and hope to be able to keep on that schedule when I start my new job TOMORROW!! What, What! It is always exciting to start a new job. I am still trying to decide what to wear on my first day, just like the first day of school. I mean, there is no possible WAY I can wear something that ISNT new, is there? I dont think so.

We have been totally busy this week. You may have seen us on various tours and touristy spots throughout Boston, including the Duck Boat Tour, The Charles River Tour, A Boston Harbor Whale Watching Cruise, the Commons, The Freedom Trail, Bunker Hill, Walden Pond, Quincy Market, and of course Mike's Pastry. (how awesome is it that all of that is right here at my fingertips!?)
*** in laws were here so that is why we were touring around doing everything in the city. I am now an expert at handicapped accessibility throughout the city, so if you need advice, see me.

I had absolutely NO TIME for TV this week (what a shame!) but am slowly catching up (relief!).

Summer TV is drawing to a close and new Fall shows should be starting soon! Yay!!!!

Right now I am focusing on catching up on Mad Men. BORING! But it has to be done. Earlier I was watching Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami and I just freaking hate Scott so much. What a d-bag. She just needs to break up with him COMPLETELY and forever.

OOH! I almost forgot Jersey Shore. Again, remind me why they brought Angelina back? How funny was it when Snooky came out ready to go to the club, with her hair poofed to high-heaven and looking disgusting, and Vinny said she looked good. SO HILARIOUS. I thought the opposite. They are great at coming up with little pnemonics though, like GTL. This week it was MVP which has double meaning: Most Valuable Player (obviously) and Mike, Vinny, and Pauly. Seriously, they are pretty entertaining to watch, and you know you love it.

I snuck and watched The Real Housewives of DC...and of course want to keep watching! I dont like how all of these ladies just want to meet the President though (that is SO 2008!), but I sort of like how that British lady is just so frank about everything...although her deep voice is gross. The skinny lady sort of has a deep voice too, right? Weird.

Also still perdiodically watching RH-NJ and jsut cant get over Danielle and her thug lifestyle that she tries to make look chic. I am confused as to how/why Teresa keeps spending money though when we do know that her husband did file for bankruptcy and they lost some of their homes to foreclosure.

FLIPPING OUT!!! Yay it came back and Jeff and Jenny are as good as ever. I feel bad for him that he and his old best friend arent friends anymore, but it did seem like he was totally doing business and not including Jeff. That sucks.

The Real World New Orleans= BORING. As have been the last several seasons of The Real World.

Oh...back to touring around in Beantown (which I now know the official explanation of why it is called that). We went on a whale watching cruise that was AMAZING. You should come to Boston just for that. We saw sooooo many whales and they were right at our boat. I will post a pic, but just know, that doesnt even do it justice. It was awesome.

Vacay Part II

2010-08-10T17:25:00.002-04:00

This vacation will be divided into 3 parts: The South (which was discussed in my last post), Maine (which will have pics in this post), and In-Laws Touring Boston (after their trip is over in a few days).

We just got back in from our 2 day trip to Maine. We did everything Maine has to experience, which, according to the internet consists of Lobster, Beaches, Lighthouses, and Shopping. Maine (and also New Hampshire) is beautiful and very green in the summertime. AJ got plenty of marvelling in, while I gained patience and a suntan while he did so.

Here are the pics. Excuse the same clothes in EVERY pic because we took these all in one day. Also, in the one pic, there are all of these rock piles in an area near the beach, and it was FREAKY! Blair Witch!!!

When They Say It's Humid, They Mean It

2010-08-08T16:35:00.003-04:00

I guess I sort of forgot what real humidity is. After living outside of the South for many years now, I just really dont ever remember how miserable and damp it really is down there! But even though the temperature is miserable, we just got back from a nice trip down there, and we were so glad that my new job start date cooperated!

AJ golfed 5 days in a row, I had a Sonic Route 44 Diet Dr. Pepper (with crushed ice) 6 days in a row, I had 4 total Hawaiian Shaved Ices (you cannot find those ANYWHERE else in the country, I swear! I have looked!), several ChickfilA trips, Hardees breakfast multiple times (because nothing compares to their loaded omelet biscuits!), helping Nat set up her classroom, playing with Duchess, and of course the beach and WaterWorld and sprinkler in the backyard with Brooklyn! We had lots of fun and are looking forward to our next trip!

"This isnt Saved By The Bell. We arent Zack and Kelly." (My fave quote from Jersey Shore this week, said by Ronnie about Sammy.)

Project Runway has some okay designers this season, but also some really bad ones that just need to be eliminated right away. And why is it 1 1/2 hours this season anyway? And no more Models of the Runway afterwards, thank goodness!

Pretty Little Liars season 1 is almost at a close, and still nothing has happened. The plot hasnt advanced since the first episode, has it? And now that one friend went and destroyed (and/or buried something) on A's memorial? Why would she do that? After this week's episode, I was really ready to say I was done with the show...but I guess I sort of need to just finish this season out to see if they leave us with any great cliffhangers.

How gross is it that the one dude on The Real World peed on the other guys toothbrush? Gross. But calling the police and pressing charges over it? LAME! I hate that dude anyway (the one who is a hair dresser, acts and dresses trendy, but swears he isnt gay). I do think Knight is hilarious though, but also annoying.

We went and saw The Other Guys this week too, and it was totally worth going to. Pretty hilarious, especially the first half. It starts out really great, and gets a little slow, but totally worth going for a good laugh. Marky Mark did a good job playing off of Will Farrell, which surprised me.

If you happen to still be watching or thinking of watching Persons UnKnown, save your time. It is seriously one of the worst shows ever. Need a replacement show? Money Hungry on VH1 could be a good one...extremely overweight people (worthy of Biggest Loser) trying to lose weight and win money. I am not sure of all of the rules, but I always am up for a good weight loss competition!

Creekers, Punks, and Outcasts

2010-08-04T21:19:00.002-04:00

I am just sitting down to watch the latest episode of If You Really Knew Me, and it is just too hilarious. This week features a high school in the backwoods of West Virginia. At this school, I would be categorized as a "punk."

Basically, there are 3 groups at this school, as explained by students at the school at the beginning of the episode:
The Creekers--who are surprisingly the COOL kids who are only recognized by either living on the creek, or by wearing only camoflauge clothing
The Punks--who are the kids who "wear trendy clothes"
The Outcasts--everyone else.

I dont know about you, but living at the creek and wearing camo at all times doesnt sound cool to me. Oh, and the homecoming queen killed a deer and wore its antlers as a crown.

JERSEY SHORE: Of course I watched! Why did they bring Angelina back? That sort of makes me mad because she left the first Jersey Shore like after 2 days. It just isnt the same when they arent in Jersey, I have to admit. I just hope Miami lets them fulfill "GTL" on a daily basis.

Just Plain Bad

2010-08-04T08:23:00.002-04:00

We went to see the movie Salt yesterday. I had seriously heard it was good from several random facebook friends, and also read some reviews that said it was worth seeing. Well, it was NOT. It was so bad, about halfway through, we just resorted to making fun of everything that Angelina Jolie said and did. And no where in the world can a feeble-looking, barely 100 pound lady beat up 4 CIA agents at the same time by just using the wall to jump off of (her signature move). So lame.

OK so on Secret Life, Adrienne still maybe thought she wanted to be with Ricky, but then decided after they kissed that she was over him? And Amy doesnt care? Yeah, right. Amy is also quitting the french horn because she said she is no good. Hilarious! Where can this show go? It just revolves around teen pregnancy, unlike DeGrassi which covers the whole realm of teen issues and is awesome. Please stop using Tom in scenes. No one cares about his storyline, nor views him as a real character anyway, and it is just awkward.

Huge has got to be almost over too. Only so many things can happen at fat camp! I dont like how every activity going on only includes this "popular" (?) group of campers and it seems the rest of the campers arent doing anything. And I havent seen them work out in FOREVER! Hello? If I send my kid to fat camp, they had better come back looking they were on Biggest Loser!

My Boys started again this week! I love this show, one reason being that it takes place in Chicago and they are all Cubs fans!!! But this season her brother (Jim Gaffigan) isnt on the show, and he has been one of the funniest parts of the show. Still worth watching on TBS. Is Lauren Conrad still dating that one guy on the show? I think so...

Speaking of LC. I had wondered a few weeks ago what happened to Jason her old boyfriend, and found out he was going to be on Celebrity Rehab. Awesome. The thing about Celebrity Rehab is they put people who arent even celebrities on there so it annoys me. I want some real rehabbers, like LiLo and Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson! Dr. Drew would tell them whats up! Speaking of rehabbing it up, Intervention was lame this week, featuring a crack head who used to be on Soul Train in the 70s. She still thought she was famous, too. She hadnt worked since that era.

Rubicon is a new show on AMC that is also now available on Demand if you missed it. It could very well be a new replacement for 24...but I am not completely ready to stand behind that statement 100%.

Does anyone else just really hate watching Farrah on Teen Mom? She is so bratty and spoiled I cant even stand it. And that one girl continues to be abusive to Gary, and he needs to stand up for himself and LEAVE! She has psychiatric issues.

Sunday

2010-08-01T15:25:00.002-04:00

I forgot to remind everyone to watch the new season of Project Runway that just started this week! However, ever since it has been on Lifetime, it just isnt the same. Also, I feel like maybe most of the good designers have already "made it" OR have already bee on Project Runway. I mean, there were a ton of TERRIBLE designs on this first episode, werent there? The most memorable part was me realizing that my bangs are just like Heidi Klums! Awesome!

Hmmm...oh yeah. Boston Med. Let's talk OB-Gyn residents (who I personally know several that are totally normal)...these ones they feature on the show are totally cry babies! All they do is talk about how busy they are, and how miserable it is to be an OB resident. And on top of that, they go ON AND ON about how being an OB resident has ruined every relationship they have ever had, and blah blah blah. Have they ever heard of self-fulfilling prophesy, maybe? It was no surprise that at the very end of this week's episode, that one girl's boyfriend broke up with her. Right before they moved in together! Zing!

OHHH, and I saw a preview for the Melissa (Joan Hart) and Joey (Lawrence) show on ABC Family, and it is basically a re-do of "Who's The Boss." It is like the same show. Which probably means it is going to be either totally awesome, or completely terrible.

I dont think I have mentioned The Real World much, but I naturally am watching this season (New Orleans). I really like Knight, but let's be serious...he would never really date Jimmye. She is gross, right? And Mackenzie thinks it is completely appropriate and normal to black out each time she drinks. Perfect. But the other hair dresser dude is totally weird and probably closet gay. He doth protest too much??? He is a weirdo anyway. Who blow dries their pants ( when they arent even wet?!)??

Chad Ocho Cinco...if you are listening, get rid of Rubi. She is gross. I love that he took his dates to Dave and Busters!!!!

Weird

2010-07-29T13:09:00.002-04:00

So, apparently I am Team Jacob and didnt even realize it. I have never, nor ever plan to, read the Twilight books so I dont technically even know what Team Jacob vs Team Edward means. I am actually sort of "anti-Twilight."But, I am Team Jacob. Why? Because I had a dream about him. Well, it wasnt about the werewolf Jacob (GROSS!) but about the actor guy who plays him. He was my boyfriend, of course. We had to get out luggage away from these people who were bad and trying to steal them from us...and then we met up with Levi Johnston. It was awesome.

If You Really Knew Me came on again this week. I didnt even realize it was going to be a series. It is sort of boring because it is the same crap as the last stuff---of course! Once again, proving my point that all teen problems are about the same. I really have started to not like this show, though, because the group totally baits these teens into feeling "sad" about their lives by telling sad stories about their own lives. Then, once the teens are all feeling sad already, they try and bring up crap about them hiding who they really are. I just dont like it. And, this may be mean to say, but wasnt the 'popular' girl at the Toledo High School in desperate need of an eyebrow waxing???

I was glad that Kaitlyn and Tyler decided to stay together on Teen Mom this week. They both really dont have anyone but each other. And I absolutely cannot wait to see Farrah struggle with paying her own bills and 'making it on her own.' She is such a brat and doesnt realize how much her parents helped her. And Macy needs to learn that if her parents are willing to keep helping her out and letting her live there and paying all of her bills, dont leave! Dont ever leave!

And now Ali's brother is a suspect in Pretty Little Liars? When did he come in to the picture? They are really grasping here. They should just tell us what happened to A and be done with it and end the show. It just cannot continue longer than one season with this same mystery!

AJ was at a meeting last night, and I totally got sucked in to watching Toddlers and Tiaras! It is frightening! I will never forget when Kathy Griffin guest judged a pageant of little girls, and the 5 year olds told her "If you cant tone it, tan it!"

Oh, and I got a job this week! I dont start until August 17th so I still have a few weeks of vacay left!

The Freddy

2010-07-27T12:41:00.002-04:00

Remember that song (with accompanying dance) called "The Freddy?" I had forgotten all about it, until I saw Ray Liotta on a talk show this week and he mentioned it. I cant remember which show it was, but the host had no idea what he was talking about, but I DID! (I think the song was featured on Troop Beverly Hills, which is why I know it)

Oh, Christopher Moltisanti from Sopranos...first, Bobby, and now you too? I have no idea why the cast of Sopranos is drawn to Secret Life of the American Teenager, but it is weird. Christopher plays an OB-Gyn. And he looks old. And Ben doesnt like the fact that Adriann chose a male OB. Whatev. Also, what was up with the SHAMELESS product placement of the new Clean and Clear face wash thing?

Last night, I wanted to watch Last Comic Standing instead of watching HUGE, but AJ insisted we watch HUGE. I guess he likes the fat campers! I prefer laughing. Actually, I could watch Comedy Central Specials all night long. I absolutely LOVE to watch comedians! Every time we have a rental car with Sirius radio, I tune right in to the Comedy station. I am a big laugher. And a loud one.

NEW SHOW---Blossom meets Sabrina the Teenage Witch, literally! The show is called Melissa (as in Joan-Hart) and Joey (as in Blossom's brother Joey Lawrence). ABC Family may have a hit on their hands with these two in a show together! Remember Clarissa Explains It All? That show was awesome. I used to think she dressed SO COOL...and now, when I remember her outfits, they seem more tacky than anything.

On Intervention this week, the girl was bulimic and also an alcoholic. She hadnt hit rock bottom yet, so I was not at all surprised when she first refused to go...but then came around IF AND ONLY IF her family signed a contract saying that they would go to the Betty Ford Clinic for Family Rehab. I think it is always so hilarious to hear the demands of the addicted people just before they make up their mind to leave. They always have some excuse or demand, like, " What about my puppy? I have to see my puppy one last time before I leave!" or "I will go, but I have to go and get something out of locker at the gym before I go." or "What about my kid!" (you mean the one you havent seen or had custody of for 2 years? I think they will be fine.) And this lady actually literally made her family SIGN a contract written on a scratch sheet of paper. The sad thing is, is that her family DIDNT end up going at all! Even after they signed that binding contract! How rude!

MadMen started this week. Yall know how I feel about MadMen...I think its totally boring and uneventful, yet I cant bring myself to stop watching. So I watched the other night, and I was excited for it! Nothing really happened, per usual. Sometimes I think people like to say that they love this show just because it is trendy. Like sushi.

TGIF

2010-07-23T10:09:00.002-04:00

I walk AJ to work and back every day (roughly 18-20 minute walk each way) because, really, it is the only scheduled part of my day right now. I also offer to hold his huge book bag so he doesnt get too incredibly hot before starting work (such a good wife). I call myself "Sherpa." Also, it makes me feel like I am getting a teeny workout instead of just a leisurely walk every day. Weight training, right? Why did I tell you that?

Because today on my walk back, I passed the cardiologist who was on last night's Boston Med episode. She totally wanted me to say something about how I recognized her, I just know it!

Let's talk ABC Family (which apparently is my favorite channel this summer):
The made for TV movie "Revenge of the Bridesmaids". I totally had high hopes for this movie because it looked like something right up my alley! It was an utter disappointment, and LAME. Just not even good. Dont waste your time.

Secret Life is just weaving some weird, creepy web between Ricky and Ashley (Amy's sister). Why are they doing that? Ashley is just strange anyway, and I doubt either one of them would ever go for each other in real life (because everything has to make sense in a real life application, right?). I thought the scene where whats his face told Amy that Adriann was pg with his baby was hilarious. Amy should have worked on her acting a LITTLE bit before shooting this scene because it was terrible. Oh well, she was Kaitlyn Cooper on The OC, after all...so I will give her a free pass.

There was no additional LARPING happening on this weeks' Huge episode. SAD. Do people actually like Nikki Blonsky in real life? I feel like she doesnt have to act much on the show because that is just how she is regularly. But what do I know, I guess. And speaking of terrible acting (which seems to be a theme among ABC Family shows???) the Camp Director lady is the WORST! She seriously has no idea what she is doing. And we dont care about her stupid story line anyway! No one cares about her old boyfriend (who just so happens runs the camp next door with the cool kids) or her estranged father who she for some reason asked to be her camp cook. We just want the Fat Campers!!!

Pretty Little Liars still confuses me. I think what I know now is that the blind girl was like raped or assaulted by her brother on several occasions, and Allison found out about that when she saw them in the barn that night with the stink bomb (Am I right so far?). So now the girls think that the brother killed Allison to keep her quiet, and now he wants to kill the rest of them? So the blind girl isnt bad after all (or so they dont think)? But why didnt she want to file destroyed? Wouldnt that be a good thing? Were those cookies poisoned? HA!

Teen Mom has a lot going on this season. Big surprise that NONE of the "couples" are happy anymore. But, I do still feel bad for Kaitlyn, because her family SUCKS and she made a good choice to give her baby up for adoption. And I dont want her to have to move back in with her gross mom and her boyfriend (who look like they are on meth??). I stand by my words when I said that is Kaitlyn wanted me to, I would adopt her...even though she is probably almost 18 now. Farrah, oh Farrah...sooooooo freaking spoiled and doesnt think that she needs her Moms help at all---except for a HOME...but that is really not a big deal. UH! She is so frustrating. Another pregnancy scare for my least favorite couple? Gross. She is such a whiner. And Macie's old boyfriend just doesnt care. Bentley is still cute as ever.

John Mayer on Today show today! Holler!

Reflections

2010-07-22T07:56:00.007-04:00

I got sick Monday night. BLAH. Who gets sick in the middle of summer? I dont think I have ever been sick in the middle of summer, except for that one time in the 6th or
7th grade when I got food poisoning from a Burger King chicken sandwich (and I was convinced I had meningitis, but that is neither here nor there). I have not eaten a BK chicken sandwich since that day.

Anyway, since I was sick the last few days, I had lots of time to reflect. And by "reflect" I mean sleep and watch TV. Here are some things I reflected upon this week :
-I now know how to have a "Martha Stewart Style" successful Lobster Boil! (I do not eat seafood)
-I learned about a lady who wrote a book called "I Love my kids, I Hate my Life." What a mean, rude lady!
-I re-newed by love for Harry Conick, Jr. NOT for his music, which, for the record, I am totally NOT into...but for him as a funny, funny person. He makes me laugh.
-I learned about Skin Bleaching: what it is, where you can get it, and who does it.
- Finally watched the Hannah Montana Movie! It did not disappoint!
-I committed to myself (after seeing the preview a gazillion times) to go and see the lame movie Charlie St. Cloud just to look at Zac Efron.

That is about it.

I watched MTV's If You Really Knew Me, where high schoolers got together into groups and were encouraged to open up and let their classmates know who they really are, so they wont judge others harshly without knowing them. Now, I have mixed feelings about this. I totally think it was a good idea for people to be more open and inviting others not like them to be in their "group." The problem I have with this show is that they totally coaxed these teens into thinking that their problems are so individualized, and that their lives are so hard, and no one has ever been through what they are going through. And I think that is so untrue. The fact is, almost all of those teens on the show were suffering from the SAME problems...and, for the most part (of course there are a few exceptions), most of those kids probably have it pretty good in the grand scheme of things! I feel like they were making these kids MORE depressed than they already were... I dont know, it was just weird.

I am so glad that that girl got kicked of Top Chef last night. She was annoying. And I do not like that they let the other teams completely judge who went to elimination! It was obvious that they all wanted Kenny to go home because he is competition. But, geez that one judge sure did let Kenny have it! She was rude.

If you arent watching Louis on FX, you should probably tune in. It is hilarious. Warning: if you cant appreciate Its Always Sunny... then you probably wont like this.

I still have yet to watch Secret Life, Pretty Little Liars, or my fave TEEN MOM!! I saw on the first few minutes of Teen Mom that Farrah (most annoying teen mom ever) had her mom arrested for punching her in the face.

WHOAH update: Farrahs mom has a mental illness (big surprise, right?) AND she had knives in hand and ready to use when she punched Farrah. So not cool.

A Productive Week

2010-07-16T10:26:00.002-04:00

I feel like I am pretty productive when I am not working. Actually, that is a flat out lie. I am not productive at all.

Here are the things I have been up to lately:
-I now keep Target's Snack Area afloat with the frequent purchasing of their "loaded" cookies and peanut butter rice krispy treats.
-I have convinced AJ that even though he isnt home all day long, we NEED to upgrade our cable package. Like, bad. I dont even get the Soap Network right now, people! A girl cant live without old episodes of The OC and 90210 every day! I expect the Comcast dude to be here sometime between 1 and 4 this afternoon. Yay!
-I rode the T to Copley Square yesterday and discovered some awesome boutiques. Just window shopping, for now. :) While there, I fortuitously discovered where the 1/2 price Boston arts/theater tickets are and decided that we will be going to Blue Man Group soon. Just because I can. For half price.
-I have changed the polish color on my toenails several times, even though I hate touching feet. I even painted my 6 nubbie fingernails one day last week! Then I remembered why I hate to have polish on my fingernails, because it always chips off in like 1.2 seconds.
-I discovered the show Prison Wives On Demand. The title says it all.

See? I do have things to fill my day! :)

LARPING

2010-07-14T18:54:00.002-04:00

I first learned about "LARPING" several years ago on Wife Swap. (For the uninformed, LARPING = Live Action Role Playing). It is a totally hilarious practice and is already making me laugh just thinking about it. So naturally, I was hysterical when I saw on this week's episode of HUGE that the Fat Campers all loved larping! It just doesnt get better than that. Well, it does, actually. When the campers are discovered by a group of "cool" kids and then start chanting something like "Leave Us Alone! Leave Us Alone!" SOOO FUNNY.

And since I know you are all on the edge of your seats, Adriann on Secret Life didnt go through with the abortion. I was wondering if ABC Family was actually going to go through with that! But Amy doesnt know she is prego yet! What will she do when she finds out Ben is the Dad? And I clearly missed something because I didnt know Grace was in love with Ben?

So, obviously on Pretty Little Liars they want us to think that the weird dude with the blind step sister is A...but that is just too easy. I hope that maybe it ends up being a real ghost of A in the end. But I still want to know why, if this A is indeed their dead friend, she is mad at them and clearly hates them now.

So sad that last night was the last episode of The Hills E-V-E-R!!!! I seriously am sad, and was even teary eyed when I watched the After Show. They showed really old scenes from the first season of Laguna Beach, and it made me miss those days! And I miss Stephen! And where is Jason now? And why does no one seem to know ANYTHING about Heidi and Spencer? MTV has to know where they are, right? I mean, werent they in some sort of contract with the show? I am so confused. And are they really divorced? Brody dating Avril? Gross.

Have you watched the new season of Kathy Griffin's Life on the D List? It has been pure hilarity so far.

I did watch the fight to end all fights on RH-New Jersey. Danielle is a freaking psycho, but so Teresa for not being able to walk away. But what a drama queen Danielle was! I mean, she was in the car that would be able to take her away, yet she didnt leave. She just sat shaking in the back seat, and then when the police got there, she says "All I want to do is go home!" Well, why dont you go then??!!

Did any of you see the psycho teenager on Dr. Phil yesterday? She scared me.

OCD Issues

2010-07-12T10:16:00.003-04:00

I have an issue with the OCD shows that are airing on both VH1 (The OCD Project) and A & E (Obsessed). I know I said I probably wouldnt watch because they make me feel a little crazy, but when has that ever stopped me? So, I have been watching, and seriously, they ask these people with OCD to do some crazy stuff that normal people wouldnt/shouldnt do (me being the standard of normal here)!
Example One: OCD patient has fear of getting a deadly disease from touching contaminated stuff. (Um, YEAH, that is a legit fear!) Anyway, so her doctor takes her to a port-a-potty and makes her go in. Whatev, we have all done it and dread it. So she is freaking a little bit. I dont have a problem with that part. However, THEN she proceeds to try and make her TOUCH THE TOILET SEAT OF THE PORT-A-POTTY! WHATTTT!?? No one in their right mind would do that, OCD or not (RIGHT!?)
Example Two: A lady is really crazy about cleaning stuff. She wants everything to be very clean and orderly (what is wrong with that?), especially her bedroom and sheets. SO, the doctor had her pee in a cup. Then he made her touch her own pee in the cup (really?? This isnt Fear Factor!). THEN, he tried to make her rub her pee-infested hand all over her pillows and sheets. And not immediately wash them. WHATTT??? No one wants to sleep on pee sheets!
I was disturbed by both examples, because if not wanting to touch the port-a-potty's toilet seat and not wanting to run pee all over my pillow make me OCD, then so be it.

I also watched the marathon of You're Cut Off yesterday on VH1. (Man, I hate not having good TV stored on my DVR!!!) I said it before, and I will say it again, dont watch. That having been said, you can get some good laughs. Like when one of the ladies says a task (cleaning the floor) is too "Mandoon" for her, meaning it was too mundane, but whatever, right? hahaha Funniest part is, she didnt even realize it was wrong.

Guess whose apartment building could be seen in a few of the shots of this week's Boston Med (the scenes where the helicopter is landing)? MINE! I am practically A-List now, no? How annoying is that ER nurse who wont stop smacking her gum all the time!!!!???? And, why doesnt she ever bring clothes to change in to after work if she knows she is going out? She really annoys me. And she needs to take the gum out of her mouth, because I am admittedly OCD about hearing people chew!

Breakthrough on HUGE! The biggest girl at camp isnt happy being fat even though she says she is! Wow. What a revelation. ( I feel like I am being a little snippy today?)

Do you think Padma hates it every time Bravo makes her say "Top Chef DC: Hail to the CHEF?" That is the lamest play on words and I am embarrassed for her every time she says it. I know Bravo writers could have thought of something a little more clever to say than that. "Hail to the Chef?" Come on!

So the next fight on Real Housewives of New Jersey (that I am still not technically watching, wink, wink)is tonight and it is going to be a good one (or so they make it seem). I am excited.

What else am I excited about? Finding out if Adrienne went through with the abortion on Secret Life!

Happy Belated, Nubbies!

2010-07-09T08:03:00.002-04:00

Yesterday was my Nubbies 13th birthday. We celebrated by doing nothing productive all day. That doesnt mean I didnt do ANYTHING all day, just nothing productive, really. AJ and I decided (on our daily walk to drop him off at work) that next year we will have the Nubbies a real birthday bash, because next year is the year that the Nubbies will have been here exactly half of my whole life. Dont try and calculate that, people. I am still 22. As always.

We got to attend a screening of "Dinner for Schmucks" on Wednesday night. It was pretty hilarious. It wasnt really exactly what I expected, but it was good and totally worth be getting to the theater 1 1/2 hours ahead of time. I made friends with all of the other unemployed (?) people who had plenty of time to waste standing in line for a free movie. Jemaine (Jermaine with the R) from Flight of the Conchords was in it and did a fantastically hilarious job.

The U.S. just conducted a "spy swap" with Russia in an Austrian airport this morning. They announced it on the Today show like it wasnt a big deal at all. It was totally a big deal to me because I thought spies werent still a "thing" except for maybe in Alias (Man I miss that show!)!

Happy Weekend!

Recent Viewings

2010-07-07T15:47:00.003-04:00

I think Kelly Cutrone is hilarious on The City. She is just so up front and completely doesnt care (although I do think some of it is as act...sometimes). Last night she cracked me up when she saw that Whitney and Roxy were fighting, and she said something like "OK, obviously something is going on, and I am not a therapist, and I dont really care....but I dont care how F$(%# upset you are, you had better look like you are having the F(#$&%@ time of your life." So hilarious. UM...and Olivia is like the biggest butt of all time. She will do whatever it takes to get people to NOT support Whitney's line!

Once again, another Hills episode minus Speidi. Where are they? What are they doing? I hope they arent getting paid for being no-shows in all of this season! Let's hope that this seasons culminates with a divorce for them. I cant wait to see the blow up she has again with her mom (that they have been advertising for weeks now but have yet to show).

OK, new show alert. Louie, Tuesday nights on FX. Has a sort of Its Always Sunny feel, but the star is actually the police guy from Parks and Rec. It is actually pretty funny. A little crude at times, but mostly funny.

Does anyone actually know what is going on on Pretty Little Liars? I feel like every episode I finish, I just ask myself if I am missing something because I have no idea why I am still watching. Nothing is really happening, correct? It is like now the mystery of A is sidelined a little? And the teacher with the teenage girl? Gross. Not just that, but she LOOKS like a tweener, so he is wrong for that.

Spoiler Alert: Adrienne went to have an abortion on this week's Secret Life. Will she really have it, I dont know. But why are all of these kids at their school getting pregnant? I smell a pregnancy pact, ladies! hahahha Oh, and Amy's little sister trying to make a move on Ricky? Yeah, right. And are we really supposed to think that maybe, just maybe, Adrienne might really marry Tom? Really??? That is what we are doing now?

Guess who is going to see Aziz Ansari next week????? ME! I am so excited!!!!

Happy BDay, America: Pops-Style

2010-07-06T08:19:00.005-04:00

We loved experiencing our first 4th of July in Boston. There is so much to do and see and fortunately, it was 90+ degrees outside all weekend (and still is!). It just doesnt seem like 4th of July if it isnt crazy hot outside, does it?

Saturday night, we were able to hear the Boston Pops 4th of July preview concert (featuring Toby Keith, of all people)from the esplanade. I am not really into that music, but it was awesome to be there with all of those people!

*yes, those are portapotties in the second pic, and yes, I did use them more than once. Trust me, NOTHING is more frightening that using a portapotty in the dark. NOTHING!

Sunday, we headed out to hear the Pops again, this time from the Cambridge side of the river. They have huge speakers set up so you can hear it all. We had amazing seats for the fireworks after the concert. How did we get such awesome seats? Well, we followed the craziest 4th of July enthusiasts we could find and followed them, figuring they would know the good spots. And they sure did! I also now know where to find big,sparkly 4th of July hats and necklaces...

The Great Outdoors??

2010-07-02T13:17:00.006-04:00

It is no surprise to anyone that I am not really a fan of outdoor activities. That doesnt mean that I dont LOVE to be outside in the sun all day long, every chance I get. I just dont really do activities that typical "outdoor people" like to do. To me, this entails the following: bike riding, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, rock climbing, camping, fishing, skiing, etc. I just dont like to do any of those things.
Mainly because I am a PASSIVE outdoor person (I did just make up that term and I really like it).

Definition of PASSIVE Outdoor People: persons who like to be outside, as long as they are not required to do anything but sit and bask in the sunshine.

Therefore, these are activities that I LOVE to do outside:
1) sitting on the Beach
2) attend Baseball games! (or other sporting events where I am merely a spectator)
3) Go on a boat ride or short dinner cruise
4) walk around and window shop (has to be a good temperature or walking can be a negative!)

Maybe that sounds lazy to you, but deal with it. I am who I am.

That being said, we spent AJs last day of summer outside doing what we love: sitting on the beach.

After a few hours on the beach, we headed home. It was such a nice day, we wanted to do something else outside to make the most out of AJs last day of vacay. Somehow, even though we had one not-so-great canoeing experience several years ago, we decided to go and rent a canoe and take it out on the Charles River. Why? I have no idea. But we did. (I made AJ promise that I wouldnt have to do any paddling unless I chose to, and he agreed. hahaha) So, we headed out...and scarily enough they let anyone rent canoes with little to NO instruction. End of story: I didnt really have to paddle (thank you AJ!), we didnt capsize, and I only freaked out a few times when I thought we were too far away from the sides (my thinking was that if we didnt get too far from the sides that if worse came to worse I could swim to safety). It was successful, and Passive Outdoor Activity approved (if you have someone willing to paddle for you).

And now AJ is officially working at MGH, and I am officially THINKING about starting my job hunt. :)

AJ on his first day:

The Next Big Thing

2010-06-30T18:52:00.002-04:00

If you liked MTV's reality series "Fat Camp" and even "Return to Fat Camp" (as I did, of course), then you will more than likely be interested in tuning in to ABC Family's (am I the only mid-20 year old who watches that channel religiously?) new hit show HUGE. It is basically a fiction version of Fat Camp, and it is awesome. The "pretty" girl, played by David Hasselhoff's daughter who creepily looks just like him, the sneaking fat food, the boy drama, it is all there. Beware because you have to be willing to overlook Nikki Blonsky's annoying self. I cant stand her. But because she is the "mean" girl, and everyone hates her at camp, I can get on board with that. Worth the summer tv watch.

And, yes, there was a pun intended in the title of this post. I am so clever.

Let's move on to a more pressing issue: KFCs Double Down. If you havent seen the commercials, you may not know that the Double Down is a KFC fried chicken sandwich wherein the chicken acts as the bun, and there is bacon and a sauce in the middle.

You must know, I am here to defend this concoction!!!!

I saw the commercial, and, yes, it gets a lot of flack. It seems like a heart attack waiting to happen because for some reason, the fact that there is no bun and only fried chicken sicks people out.

HOWEVER, the main reason I am a fan (although I myself have not eaten one of these sandwiches, but I WOULD)is one simple reason: I have ordered that exact same dish at a restaurant---a legit, non-fast food restaurant! It wasnt called the Double Down, but it was served, and it was good, and no one thinks anything of it since it is on a nice plate and served at a nice restaurant.

Now I will tell you the story of how AJ got a free Double Down:
He played golf in the heat all day. He was hungry, but just wanted something small (didnt want to ruin his wonderful home-cooked dinner I had made him. HAHAHA). He passed a KFC and, although he wanted something small, the poster of the Double Down called to him. He had to stop. He went to the drive thru. He ordered, and waited. And waited more. He was pissed. There was no turning around though because it was one of those drive thrus where the curb is right there and you cant turn around, even if you regret your order! He was stuck, and had to wait for 25 minutes in his car in the drive thru!!!!! He finally got to the window, and the guy asked for his money.
Then, AJ thought to himself, "WWLD" (meaning, What Would Lyndsay Do?)? He knew there is no freaking way I would have waited that long and didnt come away with SOMETHING FREE. No way! They are serving ME! So, on that note, he said "You arent REALLY making me pay for that after I waited 25 minutes in your drive thru, are you?" The dude sort of gave him a look, saw that AJ was serious (of course!) and went to get his manager, who proceded to not only give AJ the Double Down FREE, but upgraded it to a meal with fries and a Diet Coke.

He said the Double Down was delish.

Beach, Beach, Free Movie, Beach

2010-06-28T21:55:00.004-04:00

That pretty much explains what we have been doing lately. AJ starts work Thursday, so we are making the most of our time before he starts.

Did I mention that he works at one of the two hospitals where the new show BostonMed is taped? Because he does, and it is awesome. If you didnt catch the show, it is on ABC on Thursday nights and it is worth it.

We went to a free movie at Boston Harbor Hotel Friday night. AJ, believe it or not, had never seen The Wizard of Oz...and yes, he has seen Wicked. So weird. Anyway, so Friday night that was the movie playing at the hotel on a big screen over the water (amazing location!), so we headed out. Only problem: if you arent eating at the bar/grill restaurant there, you have to watch the movie from the reserved area on the steps. Translation: it is crowded and your butt hurts really bad. It was fun though. Here is the best pic I had from my phone's camera. You really cant tell the water is in the background.

After our beach time today, we went to the movie theater to see Grownups. Yes, I totally got sucked in by their advertisement overload. And, seeing the previews for a few movies coming out later this summer got me really happy. Namely, Dinner for Schmucks is a definite must see coming out in just a few weeks now. I CANNOT WAIT!
Anyway, Grownups was good. Funny, had like a few slow spots, but nothing major. Overall a funny, easy flick. Oh, and remember Jamie from The Real World San Diego (my favorite season ever!)? Because she was in the movie. Basically eye candy, but she was there.
In case you dont remember her, here she is:

BTW, Real World New Orleans starts this week too!

Overloaded

2010-06-24T08:50:00.002-04:00

There is a lot to discuss, so I am just going to dive right in:

Bridal Bootcamp on VH1. Sort of like a spin-off of Biggest Loser, but with desperate to lose weight for the wedding brides. Surprisingly good to watch, but none of the girls are even that heavy--just a few college lbs to get off before they have the wedding.

You're Cut Off, also another VH1 original, but they really missed the mark on this reality show. It is basically girls who are either gold diggers who have had everything given to them by rich old boyfriends, or rich daddy's girls. Either way, most of them look like men just dressed up as women. Plus, from what I have seen, no one gets eliminated each week and they dont seem to be working towards anything.

Obsessed, a new(er) show on A & E that comes on after Intervention (SIDE NOTE: new Intervention episodes start Monday!), is a show I have mixed feelings about. Basically follows people with OCD. My only beef with the show, which is why I probably wont continue to watch, is because the more I watch the show, the more I realize that maybe I am crazy and obsessed! I just dont want to learn MORE OCD habits from these people and slowly incorporate them into my own life! It scares me! Does anyone else feel that way? Wow. After re-reading that paragraph, I think I AM indeed a little off.

Bethenny Getting Married, yes I have been watching and just sort of interested. Why did Bethenny's jaw get amazingly HUGE when she got pregnant? I mean, jaws are such a weird place to gain weight?! I also caught parts of the 3 freaking part Real Housewives of NYC reunion, and am still confused about Kelly and her craziness. It just seems like it would be the most frustrating thing to try and make sense to her while she just makes up crazy things and tries to act like YOU are the crazy one!

Since summer TV, as we all know, is seriously lackluster, I tried to watch Last Comic Standing (I LOVE watching comediens, so I thought, why not?). The first episodes was just so-so...and I feel like they only show the people that they choose to go on to the next round so we dont see the bad people. However, the second episode--or maybe it was the 3rd, whatever the most recent was--stepped it up a little and had me laughing. The male judge with the glasses annoys the crap out of me, but I love the girl judge. Here is a funny part of her comedy show about Toilet Babies...because everyone loves I Didnt Know I Was Pregnant!
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Moving on, another new show that I am disappointed in myself for starting is Persons Unknown. You know I love the scary stuff, and the preview totally sucked me in!!! Plus, it was On Demand when I was bored one night, so I watched. IT IS LAME! DO NOT WATCH! Seriously, watch that Comcast Dating on Demand channel before watching this show. The acting is terrible, and poor Cameron from Ferris Bueller is in it and he is BAD. Poor Cameron.

I am just now watching The City from this week, but I saw Audrina from The Hills on Regis and Kelly last week and she gave some insight on the editing that I was aware of, but in denial about... Remember 2 weeks ago in the episode where Audrina was maybe going to break up with Ryan Cabrera (he is so desperate it is sad!) and she showed up to the concert and started crying for no reason while he was singing love songs??? Weird and confusing, right? Well, on Regis and K, Audrina said that she had already broken up with Ryan at that point like 4 days previously, but they made her go to that concert and it was weird and lame and she felt bad and just started crying over the breakup---that had ALREADY HAPPENED! I hate that editing! And where have Heidi and Spencer been the last 2 eps of The Hills??? I passed a Crystal Shoppe in Beacon Hill the other day and had to really talk myself out of going in to buy a crystal to see what they are all about!!!

" I'm Hot, and You're Not"

2010-06-21T20:16:00.002-04:00

If you watched Teen Witch in the 80s, or rewatched it this weekend when ABC Family showed it on TV, then you know what I am talking about. LOVE THIS MOVIE! I forgot how good it was, and how many of the lines of the movie that my sister and I used/continue to use in our lives (like the song slash rap "I'm Hot, and you're NOT, so if you wanna hang with me you only got one shot, TOP THAT!")

Something I didnt know until I rewatched it with AJ this weekend was that BRAD (love interest of Teen Witch Louise) is the same guy from Saved by the Bell Hawaii who wanted to run Kelly's uncle out of his resort business!!!! NOOOO Louise! Brad is a bad dude! Also, Louise is one of the girls in Goonies, and the short psychic lady from Poltergeist is also in the flick, playing none other than a psychic/witch. Awesome.

Wikipedia also informed me that Teen Witch was initially supposed to be a girl version or Teen Wolf. Um, NO. As much as I love Teen Witch, Teen Wolf starring APK is so much better. (APK being Alex P. Keaton, also known as Michael J. Fox).

Sticking on ABC Family shows, yes, I am watching Pretty Little Liars. But I have no idea what is going on in the show...the blind girl? Where did she come from? Is A really dead? Oh, the suspense!

Dating on Demand

2010-06-18T19:31:00.003-04:00

Stop what you are doing right now and go to your TV, click the "on demand" button, and see if you have "Dating on Demand" under "Local". Seriously. I just discovered this channel, if that is what you call it. It is basically short 3-4 minute videos of single people answering questions about themselves. And it is entertaining. It seems like the comcast people just stopped people who were out at bars or other functions and asked them questions about their personalities for their "on demand" profiles. Hilarious. One girl was still in high school. Granted, she was 18, but still...did her mom know she was making a profile for "On Demand?"

Did anyone else already know about this Dating on Demand?

On another note, reason #7,002 for loving Boston: Beaches. Now, I know you dont think, "Hey, I want to go to Boston to go to the beach!" But, really, why DONT you think that? We drove not even15 minutes away from our house and found 3 different nice, sunny beaches (with bathrooms). And that was just the ones right near our house!

On the way home, we drove by a car on a bridge that was on fire, too. Like, majorly on fire. It was cool until a fireman was trying to put out the fire and it sort of blew INTO his face and he had to run the other way.

Official

2010-06-15T16:14:00.002-04:00

We are now official residents of Massachusetts. We got our car registered here, AJ got his license changed (I opted not to change mine at this time to avoid the $100 fee associated with getting the new license, plus mine is good for 4 more years anyway), and we are all moved in to our new city apartment. I say city because it is crazy how little closet space you can have in city apartments while still paying double what you are used to paying in rent. We are in, albeit STUFFED in to our closet space. We do LOVE our new apartment though!

And, of course I got my cable with DVR hooked up within hours of moving in...I have my priorities, people!

Little confession: I am totally back into Secret Life of the American Teenager. Am I the only one? It was on marathon while we were unpacking and I have watched a few newer episodes. It is stupid as ever, which makes it better than ever, right? In case you are interested, there have been multiple pregnancy scares now.

Breaking Bad season finale on Sunday night was crazy!!!! I was unsure this whole season about they were going to keep it fresh, and they really stepped it up the last few episodes. I mean, Walt running over the drug guys? And did whats his face kill the new guy working in the lab??? Such a good season ending cliffhanger!

Dad Camp on VH1 showcases the biggest losers you can imagine being Dads to unfortunate little ones. The ladies are sad and desperate though, because nothing this camp can teach is going to make these guys NOT be losers. They need to move on to Tool Academy.

Are Heidi and Spencer really getting divorced? That story sort of fell off after initially being released. Or maybe I have just been out of it the last few days...

I did watch an episode of the new Colin Hanks and Bradley Whitford show The Good Guys. It is another cop comedy, very much like Psych, but without the psychic. It is funny, but not a "cant miss it" show. But what do you expect from summer tv??

TOP CHEF DC starts TOMORROW!!!

OID: Only in Delaware

2010-06-09T19:01:00.021-04:00

Ever wondered what Delaware is all about? Probably NOT, but over our last year here, we have observed some things that are seemingly native to Delaware.

1) Unnecessary Medians on the Road: Seriously, Delaware LOVES using medians. They use them EVERYWHERE. A parking lot? Must need a median somewhere! In the middle of an intersection? Needs a median! Middle of the park? Perhaps a median will be good there! By putting medians everywhere, that also means that you have to do more u-turns here than anywhere else in the world. Because nothing says "go 1 mile out of your way to get to the next intersection in order to u-turn" like a Delaware median!

2) Parking backwards in your parking spot. Delawarians LOVE to take the 2 extra minutes it takes to park in reverse in their spots. Everyone does it. It annoys me.

3) "In Loving Memory" stickers on your back windshield. I wish I had a study to show the proportion of people in Delaware that use these stickers on their windows compared to other areas. Granted, it is very sweet and touching to memorialize a loved one, BUT is a bumper/window sticker really the best way to do it? At any given moment, you can find one either in the parking lot outside, or driving next to you.
(I got a picture of this, but couldnt crop out the name of the person being remembered, and I didnt want to put that out there with a name on it!)

4) OBX/BB/RB/26.2 Stickers on your car. They must love car stickers of all sorts here, because you cant go far in Delaware without seeing some loser with an OBX sticker on their car. Oh, you dont know what those letters mean? The Outer Banks in North Carolina, of course! Duh. And apparently that is the coolest place ever because when you go, you always come back with this stupid sticker on your windshield. (BB= Bethany Beach, RB= Rehobeth Beach, 26.2= d-bag who wants everyone to know they ran a marathon...this one isnt just a DE thing)

5) Putting up your windshield wipers when it is going to snow. I still dont quite see the benefit of doing this, but EVERYONE here does it if there is even a slight chance of snow. This is a pic from earlier this year, and I am sure if you look hard enough you will see some windshield wipers pulled up and out!

6) Bean Bag games anywhere you can imagine (locals call it "baggy" or something like that). Whether it is in the park, in the middle of a street, in the middle of the parking lot, or at a tailgating party before the big game, someone inevitably will break out their homemade backboard and bean bags to play a quick game.

7a) Broken Down Cars on the Road (always marked as such by a white wife-beater shirt in the window). Supposedly, your car has to pass inspection before getting registered in Delaware. Funny, because there are more broken down cars on the side of the road here than anywhere else I have lived. And, I dont know how people automatically know that you need to put the white shirt in the window, but, they always do it. Once I saw a red shirt and wondered if that meant something different than the white one.
7b) Trash on the side of the Road. Littering is a problem here. Trash on the road, along with broken down cars= a sad fact.

8) (possibly the most annoying) Parking in the Front of Stores (aka in the fire lane). There can be a completely empty parking lot (as seen in photo), and yet people still find it necessary to park in front of the shopping center, with or without their hazards on, so everyone has to go around them. Just pull into a parking spot 3 feet away!!!! Just because you put your hazards on doesnt mean its ok to park there!

9) This doesnt annoy me, but has actually given me many laughs as I drive by. What is Analtech? What does Analtech do?

***I decided to try and find pictures to show as examples of each annoyance. I thought it would take a few hours. It took me 30 minutes to find all of these.

TV Stuff

2010-06-09T16:29:00.002-04:00

So, of course I watched the MTV Movie Awards Sunday night, hosted by my fave Aziz Ansari! (again, if you havent seen Aziz's Comedy Central Special you HAVE to see it...hilarity!!!)

A few thoughts about this:
I renewed my abhorrence to Twi-hard fans and the Twilight saga. OMG...does Kristin Stewart have any personality?? She thinks she is way too cool for school, per usual. I actually thought that Edward was a little MORE outgoing than usual, but still unbearable.

I also found a new love: Zac Efron. Who knew, right? I didnt see it coming, but he looked SO good at the awards, didnt he? I wasnt even into him before, and now I am totally wanting to go rent 17 Again again.

Betty White/Sandra Bullock/Scarlet Johannsen--that was planned to be awkward, right?

Kristin is really a mean girl on The Hills! And where were Spencer and Heidi this whole episode? I want to see more on their supposed divorce drama!!!! I dont know if I believe it yet, but if it is true, I want Heidi to write a tell-all book about being brainwashed by Spencer...and I will be first in line to get it!

I love that Elle is going to hire the new girl, Louise, to take Olivia's place! Please tell me Olivia is no longer on the show anymore? I cant take her stuck-up act anymore!

Losing it with Jillian: are you watching? Of course I am, and it annoys me that Jillian tries to be Ms Counselor to everyone...but it is good in place of Biggest Loser.

Top Chef DC starts soon..next week, right?

I had better make sure my cable is set to be installed ASAP in my new place! We move Friday! GO CELTICS!

Tribute to TC

2010-06-06T09:50:00.006-04:00

TC has been with us a very long time. AJs parents purchased TC brand spanking new in 1994, and then graciously sold it to AJ for $3000 in 2001. What a deal, because that car has lasted like no other...and is still going strong!

TC got her name from her make and model, nothing fancy...Toyota Camry= TC.

I would like to list a few facts about TC in her memory:
-TC has 206,000 miles
-After we got married, we decided that we would just expect TC to last AJs first 2 years of medical school, and if it got us that far, itd be awesome...she lasted many more years and trips across the country.
-TC made her big screen debut a few years back in Provo while they were taping the new LDS version of "Pride and Prejudice." When they are in the park on Center Street in Provo, TC drives by in the background. It is awesome. (AJ and I were in the car too)
-TC has driven through nearly all of the United States, and driven through most (if not all) of the major cities here. After talking it over, we realized the only states she hasnt been to are: Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Mississippi. And, really, what are you missing by NOT travelling to those states?
-TC hit and killed a deer once, but came out with only minor headlight damage.
-TC has been taped on many (3, to be exact) stoplight cameras, and the photo (with accompanying ticket with AJs name on it) have been mailed to us. TC is very photogenic.
-TC is a survivor. Most recently, she sat all night in downtown Washington, DC with her window down and resisted ANY break in or theft!!!! A miracle!

So, last night we sold TC (for a VERY great deal, BTW) to a lady who doesnt even know how to drive a stick shift! Her husband barely knew, but he vowed to learn and then teach her. We really hope she is OK and will be as good of a car to them as she was to us!

We miss you, TC!

7 Days!

2010-06-04T18:29:00.004-04:00

We are going to pull out of our apartment in Delaware for the last time in exactly one week from today. I cannot believe it has been a year here already, that over a year ago we were still in shock that AJ matched at The Mass General Hospital, and that we moved across the country. And here we go again! Love it!

And, as you can see from the pics I posted a few days ago, we had a wonderful visit with Natalie. We were able to take her all up and down the East Coast...from Baltimore to NYC. And everywhere in between. We saw The Real World: Back to NY House, the Friends apartment, The Cosby Show condo, and Zarin Fabrics (Jill from Real Housewives of NYC!!) among all of the other things. We walked miles and miles, and rode the Grayline Bus more miles. It was awesome. Perfect birthday!

Now, my house is even more full of boxes. Some are packed, some are empty. I think I need more boxes. I went to the grocery store tonight to get some more boxes, and the meat guy gave me some. I got them home, and then realized they smelled like meat. It sicked me out. The boxes are now on my porch airing out.

Here are some pics of our friends the other night at dinner! We will miss them!

NYC Trip 2010

2010-05-31T21:38:00.000-04:00

Click on the first photo here to view the rest of our NYC Album (with a few pics of Baltimore thrown in there). We had an awesome time! Outlet shopping tomorrow!

Holiday! Celebrate!

2010-05-26T22:06:00.003-04:00

Tomorrow (Thursday) is my last day of work in Delaware! YAAAYY!! I couldnt be more excited, because that means the next day (Friday) is NOT ONLY my birthday (22nd) but my sis Natalie is coming to town to visit me! Double YAAYY!! But we are not just hanging out in Delaware, oh no! We are headed to NYC to hop on a double decker bus tour (SOO excited for that!) and going to see Wicked. And then we are going outlet shopping. And then we are going to DC. And its going to be awesome. I cant wait!

Did I mention how adorable my niece Ray J is? She is the cutest.

See? I told you.

So how about Biggest Loser finale? I wasnt surprised that Michael won, but I was disappointed because I really dont like him. And what was up with those PANTS he was wearing? They were so freaking tight, and he is still very large, and it looked like he was wearing a diaper. Those were straight up diaper pants. Gross. And that belt buckle just drew more attention to that area. No!

And my ten votes obviously didnt help Koli, either. But I was glad he won the at home challenge. Even though he acted really weird after he won. He must have social anxiety disorder.

New LOST theory that I think is the right one (at least for now): They all went to the island, but DIED when the H-bomb blew up, and Juliet said "it worked"...because that is exactly when that whole sideways world started!

The End

2010-05-24T20:47:00.003-04:00

Last night was the end of a very significant period of my life. The LOST era. Is that strange to define eras in my life by TV shows? Whatever. I dont care.

Would you believe that I dismissed the first season of LOST (before even seeing an episode) based solely on the previews? I thought that it looked too much like an "alien" themed show, and I am SO not into aliens (I dont even like that alien movie that everyone loved with Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix--what was it called again?).

So, I didnt watch the first season of LOST. That is, until I got obsessed with Blockbuster Online (similar to Netflix, but used to be so much better) and rented anything and everything I could get my hands on. One day, we decided to watch LOST. It was awesome. Even more awesome is that when you watch it on DVD, you can watch as many episodes in a row, no commercials, no stopping. And so in a little more than 24 hours, we had watched the first season, and we were addicted. That was in 2005.

We have had many watch groups over the course of the 6 seasons...LOST is so much better enjoyed in a group. And DVR is a MUST. Pause. "WTH just happened?" We have lived in 3 different states and lived in 6 different apartments since the beginning.

Needless to say, I was sad to see it end.

But WHAT?! Jack died? Everyone is happy and together again? I cried at least 3 times. Jen and Sun are finally together! And, naturally, nothing made me happier than seeing Des and Penny together! So many wonderful moments, but I have to admit, part of me was a little disappointed.

Why did they not answer more about the Island's mysterious properties, or how it came to be?

I suppose it was about the people all along. And, boy, was it AH-MAZING!

My summation of what happened: The plane really did crash, and their lives (crazy as they were) on the island were all real and actually DID happen. However, Jack never got off of the island, as some people did. They all died (whether on the island or back at home)and were all waiting for each other to die before moving on (like Christian explained to Jack). And, like they sort of explained, their sideways lives were the lives in between dying and "moving on."

RIP LOST. You will be missed.

PS: I have already watched the 2 1/2 hour finale 2 1/2 times. It gets better every time!

Intern Graduation!

2010-05-22T09:26:00.001-04:00

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AA Meeting for Cougartown Residents

2010-05-20T20:24:00.003-04:00

I have been watching Cougartown this season. It is ok, I like Courtney Cox, I love Jordan from Scrubs (never remember her name), and I think the comedy is sometimes really funny. It definitely isnt great, but it is watch-able. However, I realized something this week that really upset me. The entire cast of Cougartown, excluding the underage son, are CONSTANTLY drinking! Think about it...EACH AND EVERY scene has them drinking wine or beer, depending on where they are. EVERY SCENE!! Geez louise, lushes! Now, I know that I dont drink, but I have plenty of friends who do, and none of them have to have a drink in their hands at all times (thankfully, otherwise I would have to go all Jeff Van Vonderen on them). Seriously, Cougartown...try some water or diet coke for hydration!

I also got a chance this week to watch a few new episodes of Kendra on E. I know, I used to really not like her in The Girls Next Door...but she is seriously likable now! Surprisingly, she seems really down to earth and not as weird and skanky as she seemed when she was in the Playboy house. Plus, I was inspired to want to buy her new workout video. It seemed very Tae-bo-esque, and yall know I love my TaeBo.

Under-rated and Often Forgotten Movie of the Moment: The Craft. Used to be one of my favorite movies, but I had totally forgotten about it until E decided to put it on TV tonight! Yay!

Again with the Crystals

2010-05-19T21:30:00.002-04:00

Really, Spencer and Heidi? Crystals all over the place? Get over it. Heidi is now officially a brainwashed freak.

Does anyone else hate Olivia on The City? Geez she is so rude and pretentious! She thinks she can just do whatever she wants and totally disregards everyone else. It is really annoying.

So, have you voted yet? For Koli on Biggest Loser? If not, do it now! I have already voted the NBC online max of 10 times. Darus doesnt deserve to make it to the final 3 when he freaking GAINED 2 lbs! I was never a Darus fan anyway, but after that...and then him not wanting to admit that he pigged out every night at home, made me want Koli to win even more. It will be tough for him to beat Michael and Ashley, though. They just have SO much to lose!

And, um, Lost was freaking AWESOME last night! Jack is going to be the new Jacob? Check. Ben is an evil, smoke monster enthusiast? Check. Sawyer gives more annoying one liners? Check. But my question (well, one of my questions) is this: Can Richard Alpert die? Because it sure did look like the Smoke Monster killed him last night, but I thought Richard was ageless/timeless?? Doesnt matter...the finale is definitely going to be the most amazing 2 1/2 hours of tv since the Saved by the Bell Wedding made for tv movie.

SO I watched a few episodes of True Life the other night. One of them was the True Life "I am a Newlywed." One of the girls on there sort of annoyed me. It was the one who had had the long distance relationship with her fiance, and then she got married and moved 11 hours away from her family. And then she complained about it. She was sad because she missed her family (Boo hoo--no sympathy at all). She was upset that he had debt that she didnt know about. She was irritated that his house wasnt clean. She was angry that he didnt eat at regular times and wouldnt go to bed at 8oclock like the suggested. Geez louise, lady. Get a grip! Nothing like being a Debbie Downer!

And my wonderful beautiful niece was born today! Reagan Jo, or Ray-J as she will be known to me. I cant wait to see her in a little over a month!

FYI: Robinhood is NOT the new Gladiator

2010-05-15T19:42:00.002-04:00

I hope this reaches you in time, because the new Robinhood movie is LAME. Do not waste your time or money. I have voiced in the past my disdain for Victorian Era/ Royalty-ridden movies with accents all over the place, and this definitely is exactly that type of movie.

Oh, and it isnt even about stealing from the rich and giving to the needy. Not even a little bit. And it doesnt even hold a candle to Gladiator.

On a happy note, the beach was amazing today!

Finales are Coming Soon.

2010-05-14T11:01:00.002-04:00

I am so not excited about the finales of both Biggest Loser and LOST that are looming in the near future. I think BL is done this week!

I was so sad to see Sam go last week, but how awesome was it that he is now dating Stephanie?! Love that! And now its Koli, Daris, Ashley, and Mike left. You all know how I feel about Mike. He is such a baby. He doesnt work hard. "We had makeover week and I still had to shop at a Big and Tall store!" Um, YEAH Michael. You were over 500 pounds. Of course you still have to shop at a big and tall store, GET OVER IT! He and Shay need to get together and just complain about everything. And then eat cupcakes. I really would be ok with anyone other than Michael winning, although deep down I really want Koli to win!

I assume you know already that the finale of LOST was extended from 2 hours to 2 1/2 hours! So many things to clear up, you know, they just had to extend it. I did read the Entertainment Weekly that was all about LOST (awesomeness!), and it says that we will get answers in the finale, but also may leave feeling like they didnt just give us the answers. Whatever that means. I am excited!

I havent yet posted (or have I? I dont remember) about one of my new favorite shows, 9 By Design, on BRAVO. I want to have 7 kids (most or all adopted, of course) and name them the exact same names as their kids. And I wish I had even ONE creative, artistic bone in my body so I could design my awesome apartment in Boston half as good as they do.

We are off to see Robinhood tonight (AJ has been so excited because he seems to think that its going to be 'awesome' just like Gladiator. I am indifferent). Then, BEACH TOMORROW!

No Time

2010-05-12T10:57:00.001-04:00

I dont have time to do a real post, but I am watching The City from last night and am DYING at how MAD Kelly got at Olivia re: Whits new line and Olivia trying to sabotage because she is jealous!!!!!!! Olivia is so rude. Go Kelly!

Movies and Such

2010-05-11T13:20:00.003-04:00

While in California, we went to see some movies. The first was City Island, a sort of "indie" film that wasnt in major theaters--so of course, it wasnt available in Newark Delaware. So we took advantage of being in San Diego by going to a small theater showing the movie. And we were glad we did, because the movie was actually pretty hilarious. Andy Garcia (who was so funny!), Juliana Margolies (who looked VERY skinny BTW), and a few other actors you would recognize. We were happy that we went.

And of course, we went to see Iron Man II on opening night. Neither of us are crazy Ironman fans, but we surprisingly really enjoyed the first one, so we thought "Why not?" I liked it better than AJ, and it was still pretty good. I do just love Robert Downey Jr. I do!

Have you watched Tough Love Couples? It is better than the original Tough Love! Last night's episode was hilarious.

Spencer P. and the crystals? WTFreak.

California Trip May 2010

2010-05-09T17:40:00.001-04:00

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What A Difference A Year Makes

2010-05-09T17:28:00.006-04:00

One year ago today, AJ went from being AJ, the medical student, to AJ, the doctor. That was just the beginning of the craziness of activities we have had this last year.

While on vacation this past week (California...AMAZING--pics to be posted in a sec)we reflected on the things we have done in just one year. We have travelled the country, driving from South Dakota to Alabama, then from Alabama to Delaware. In all, we have visited these cities (some of them more than once) in the last year: St. Louis, New York City, Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Panama City, Birmingham, Boston, San Diego, Los Angeles, Chicago...plus a few smaller cities along the way.

Needless to say, it has been a very fun, eventful year for us. Now only a few more weeks until we move to Boston for good! Did I tell you we found the most ah-mazing apartment in the best location? Because we did.