Throwing Stones in Glass Houses Since '83

So right now I'm at my Temp job that lasts thru Dec. 15th... basically making money before I start making real money.

We had book club last night - fun fun fun - got some new books that unfortunately I won't have a chance to read until after I have finished studying for my tests... Still over a month to go. But nonetheless looking forward to them.

Last night was the final episodes before the season break of both Heroes and Studio 60. Both were good but Heroes definitely left me wanting more. At least we know it'll be back on Jan 22 (the day before my birthday). I just want it to hurry up and get going... too much suspense. However, Studio 60 had a great ending (I cry everytime I hear O' Holy Night, why? cause I'm a nerd) but watching Bradley Whitford fall in love with Amanda Peet is just too damn cute! I love that idea and no I didn't see it coming. More to come in the new year.

Yay for Bunco! New date has been set for January 13th : ) Since I missed the last one I am very excited for this. Especially because I don't even know how to play but know Pizzi will get drunk and go sit at the wrong table again ; )

And lastly, my boy is sick so think good thoughts for him and for me (so that I don't get sick!!)

Peace.

Okay so after noting on Karen's website that I have been called out for my lack of updating here. It's updated. What has taken me so long?

1.) Luckily I was fired from a job I hated. However I'm still grateful for it as I would not have met my lovely ladies, Pizza, Karen, Tracy, Becky, and through them Jamsky, Amber and others : ) And most of all I met my biggest love, my boy.

2.) So there I was. Depressed, with nothing to write about except how I hated life, etc. No one wants to read that.

3.) Then I started working my ass off to find a new job (well I didn't quite work it off but at least it didn't get bigger!) And that would have been even more boring.

4.) I got hired. But the job hasn't started yet. Suddenly I'm back in school (figuratively) studying for my finance licenses and the job doesn't even start til Dec. 18th. Then I will be studying for another month or so until I pass the two exams.

5.) Now I'm happy, employed, and enjoying the last of my vacation. Other than that there isn't much.

I have a few things on my calendar like:

Book Club Monday
Boy's Mom's house Dec. 9th for big family christmas
Boy's Mom's house Dec. 16th for small family christmas.
Starting new job Dec. 18th
Flying to Maryland with the Boy on Dec. 22nd
Coming back home to the QC on Dec. 26th
And back to work.

When something happens or I feel like enlightening the world with my fall televsion reviews I will return.

Yes folks there are in fact Snakes on a Train. As many of you may have seen on various medium around the globe the knock of to Snakes on a Plane which was released in DVD format the same day as the summer not-so blockbuster film.

I watched Snakes on a Train last night. And Ew. Grossity-gross-gross. First, this is not some terrorist plot or ploy to take down a train with a key eyewitness on it. This plot develops from a Mayan curse placed on a woman for leaving her family to run off and marry a man who was insufficent for marriage in their eyes. She vomits snakes and they grow. They grow to be HUGE. The snakes also jump into people making them in turn vomit snakes and die. It's a great shitty movie, just a little gross at times with all the snake vomiting and alien-like writhing of snakes below the skin. But I am happy that I got to see it. Definitely would have faired better on a Sunday thusly making it a perfect shitty movie.

Moving on.

Today, Michael Bolton, my cubicle fish moved on to fishy heaven. It was sad not to see his little wiggling fins waiting to greet me and begging for breakfast. Instead this morning he was belly-up above his filing cabinet. I about cried. I understand that a 25 cent goldfish from Wal-Mart may not upset a lot of people but he was more than that. He was a good fish. He enjoyed his full time career of filing and entertaining me. Please pause for a moment of silence for the best office fish that ever was. (pause) Thank you. RIP Michael Bolton, RIP.

Here are a few things I think you should know.........

1.) Don't have unprotected sex in the UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5234938.stm
2.) Italy is getting dangerous with rampid criminals
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060802/od_nm/italy_prisoners_dc;_ylt=Aisr.qCijodDev_EphVixbbtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
3.) If you live in a condo and want to receive satellite television of your 'cultural beliefs' you should probably live in the country where they're being broadcast.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2006/08/01/condo-religious.html

That is all.

By Dave Lake
MSN Entertainment

ABC announced that the new season of "Lost" would debut Oct. 4. Good news, right? Well, sort of. After the first six episodes, fans will have to wait three months to see the remainder of the season. At ABC's portion of the summer press tour, network president Stephen McPherson blamed the show's intense production schedule for the delay. "If we could run 22 [episodes] straight in the fall we would. But we just can't get the shows done in that amount of time." In its place, to combat sagging ratings for the show's frequent reruns, the network will run a new Taye Diggs thriller called "Day Break" beginning Nov. 15. The show, a cross between "Memento" and "Groundhog Day," will run for 13 consecutive weeks before relinquishing the 9 p.m. Wednesday timeslot back to "Lost" in February.


So October 4th it is... actuålly so February it is....... 22 episodes....... 6 starting in October........... equal 16 starting in February. It's going to be a LONG season.

Okay - give me some feedback. Am I the only one who is extremely annoyed by how Hollywood changes their movie trailers to fit the ratings?

The most recent instance I encountered just a few days ago involves the new M. Night Shamalamadingdong movie "Lady in the Water." Now for 2 months before this movie came out and the ads ran incesantly on television it was hailed as his next great thriller (which by the way he's only made one good film, The Sixth Sense. Everything else - Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, etc. all sucked). However this week I noticed the new trailer out is all 'mystical'. I think that may have even been one of the words from a review used in the trailer. It's all - magical and wonderous.

So my thing is - is this because it didn't 'hit the mark' at the box office and it needed to begin to appeal to a different market? I would guess yes. To me this is just another form of selling out. I understand yes the movie and be viewed as both ways, but if the writer and director, Shamalamadingdong, intended it to be a thriller why sell out?

I'm leaving this afternoon to head to my 3rd wedding of the year in good ole Maryland. I will be returning on Sunday. Good times.

This morning I have taken to the manufacturing of Origami Penguins. I made one first for the boy : ) then for a few people around the office. As you can tell it's been a busy Friday. If you would like to request an Origami Penguin feel free to let me know.

Okay so below is an article that I would like you all to read. Then please if you feel the need to as I do send an editorial letter to this address - cdtletters@centredaily.com . This is the most ludicrous things I have heard in a long time. So a woman and son who were fortunate to survive Hurricane Katrina lost their dog during the storm. It was later rescued by a woman, Lynn Welsh, of Doylestown, Pa. The mother and son lost their house and all their personal belongings, including the dog, during the storm.

Welsh tried to contact the owner of the dog when she adopted him, trying letters, phone calls, etc by the information provided on the dog's tags. She had no luck - I wonder why could it be that finding forwarded mail from a house that no longer existed was not at the top of this struggling mother's 'to do' list? Possibly and probably.

So now the original mother and son duo that lost the dog have relocated the dog and would like him back. Let's see they lost EVERYTHING and the boy who has had one hell of a rough year would like his companion back. So how does Lynn Welsh feel? Like a jerk off. Why? Because she wants to keep the dog. People are jerks. I hate this woman, and if I had found her address when I searched on the internet for it, I would have sent her hate mail, and I'd hope you would too.

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/local/14920584.htm

I quit.

Daisy, the dog, is dead. To me. The bitch chewed a hole in my NEW furniture, destroyed my favorite tapestry and a gift from my boyfriend. Dan- is dead too. But not figuratively. He's just dead. No, I'm not kidding. I couldn't kill the dog so I killed her owner. It feels good.

Okay, so. I have moonshine. Yep. I got it at a wedding party this weekend. AWESOME gifts for attendees. Kudos to my cousin for a great weekend.

I would like to point out at this point that volunteering is over rated. I say this from personal experience. Why should I volunteer for a 'good cause' when my efforts are not appreciated. I enjoy the work, not the people. 2nd meeting this week will happen in a few hours, and I'm sure it will suck. I mean after taking 5 hours of my day yesterday to try to schedule something around other people's schedules it seems that the fact that I have a schedule is of no importance to anyone, except me. If this keeps up it may be curtains for my philanthropic work. I'll keep you posted.

Moving on. Hilton Head for the 4th of July. Hell yeah. Back for round 1,284,349 of debauchery at HHI. I love you Ryan Tressler and your family for owning a condo there. 3 cheers for the Tressie's. And a big shout out to Michael Hurst for making the excursion. It means a lot to not break the tradition of partying over the 4th.

In conclusion, two things. 1.) Dan is not dead. 2.) Please don't think I'm crazy when you read my 'short story' on his blog. I didn't know it was to be posted.

Fin.

Okay so, fist off, I have yet to speak with Turtle Dick to find out what his trip was like so I will have to get back to that another time.

Last night the season finale of Big Love was on HBO and I must say it was rather good - unlike some of the Sopranos reviews I've been getting. So this show centers around a man and his 3 wives. Polygamists from Utah, obviously Mormon. I think this concept is totally WHACK. I mean who in their right mind would want to share the person they loved the most - who in their right mind would want to be in a marriage with more than 1 person - isn't there enough conflict with just the 1? Multiplied by 3! No thanks. The show is great and now that they've been 'outed' I'm excited to see the direction the show takes next year. If you haven't gotten into the Big Love thing check it out on HBO on Demand.

Next. The first half of South Park Season 10 is over. Yep. Over. The website promises 7 new episodes in October as the second part of the season. Lame-ity lame lamers. Only one word to describe the 5 episode beginning - weak.

Okay lastly for this morning - I've made a hair appointment for tomorrow to get my locks chopped. I need suggestions. Please leave me some with pics if possible. Personally I was thinking of going for this...

June 2, 2006 was a glorious day. Turtle Dick after his various travels around Tress's apartment is back. I would like to thank you all for your prayers during his absence. More on this later.

Okay so big Holiday weekend is over. What was accomplished? Grill out: check. Consume alcohol: check. Sleep during PM hours but before 10: check. Watch ridiculous new summer blockbuster: check.

So the summer blockbuster then... X-Men: The Last Stand. I give it two enthusiastic farts on a platter. Sorry I thought it sucked. Okay so the last fight scene kicked some butt, however, the writing was Terrible. The first movies first off were directed by Bryan Singer and I thoroughly enjoyed both. They were also written by David Hayter and Bryan Singer along with Tom DeSanto for the first one and Zak Penn added in for the 2nd one. The 3rd movie however, was directed by Brett Ratner and written by Zak Penn. I blame this movie on the combination of the two. Zak Penn while may have chimed in on X2 left little to be desired with The Last Stand. The writing was corny and the plots jumped all over the place too quickly to develop any real bonds with the characters. Zak Penn while he may have written a great classic, PCU, has disappointed me with his adaptation to the X-Men trilogy. Enough said, the movie was a poor finale to an otherwise great trilogy.

Thinking on to more good Summer '06 watches..... Entourage starts up again with it's 3rd season. Can't wait for this goodness to come and start replacing my other Sunday night rituals that are now off for the summer. We're in the homestretch now with the first episode airing on Sunday June 11th at 10pm. Be there or eat a square.

Next. One of my personal favorites that is scheduled to start it's 2nd season (yay for making past the first!) on Monday July 17th ...... drum roll please... WEEDS! Okay so if you haven't seen this show and you actually have Shotime I would recommend going to iTunes and downloading the first season and catching up. Episodes are only 30 mins long and it's easy to squeeze in the first 10 episodes for a whopping 5 hours of tv over the next month in order to be prepared. I mean what are you doing anyway? 24, Lost, and Fox have all halted for the summer so get to it.

On a sadder note: Please pray for Turtle-dick. He was last spotted on Thursday May 25 and is missing. God save the turtle. :` (

24 ended last night with a great F-You salute to President Logan and rightfully so. Jack Bauer had one of the most ultimately pussy moments I can imagine when he didn't shoot the little bastard in the head. But nonetheless, who didn't see the ending coming? Clearly there needed to be a cliffhanger and clearly 24 hours of being not just 'on the radar' but actually being 'the radar' should have given away that those damn reds would get him. And by reds I don't mean English soldiers I mean the Chinese. They to me are red. Anyways. Jack Bauer has been beat within inches of his life. Luckily he has until January of 2007 to recover.

Moving on. It's only Tuesday? What the crap. I can hardly contain my excitement for the Lost finale even though I expect it will piss me off more than ever as they usually do. The cliffhanger ending is supposed to be 'genius' or at least so I have read. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

On a better note. I've relocated. About 1/2 a mile from my former location. And I like it. A lot. My roommate and I have a heap of electronics and we are full on nerds. And by my roommate and I, I mean my roommate. But I'll admit I'm still a nerd. I'm going to do the final parts of the move this evening. Or at least see how much I can get done. But damn do I like that big garden tub and Giant closet - a girl's best friend.

Moving on further and thinking in advance. Dan and I are having a housewarming party on Saturday. More like Saturday evening. That stinks a little b/c I have to miss Kat and Rob's shindig. Boo. But I can't really take back my invites that I've already put out. But it should be fun. Maybe some swimming will even be done as it is to be around 89 degrees fahrenheit. But Yay for turkey burgers and good fun. I'm p-u-m-p-e-d.

Yay.

I have a fish at my desk. He has a cubical. Today he has done approximately 100% more work than me. Why you might ask? The answer is simple. I simply can not pay my clients to send me orders today. And I know the story of the woman who got fired for posting things about work on her blog, and let me tell you, that simply will not be the case with me.

On a better note I had an amazing lunch with my 'team' from work today. Cheesecake Factory. Yum. So good in fact that I may vomit from the sicky sweet goodness. Nonetheless, one good thing to happen today.

So my flight, Oceanic Flight 815 (kidding,) leaves tonight at 7:38 then I get to fly to DC and drive an hour and half to a wedding, proceed to wake up, help with the wedding, attend the wedding, party after the wedding, wake up and go back to DC to get on another plane and then come back to Charlotte. Wait. Was that a weekend? Did I just LOSE A WEEKEND! What the crap. I am not funny today. There is nothing to be funny about. Yay for pseudo weekends and being bored at work. Actually scratch that.

Fun Family Guy Quote: (courtesy of my kick ass boss)
“My dad worked at that factory for sixty years – that’s almost eighty years.“
– Peter Griffin on time and exaggeration in “Holy Crap”

Seacrest out. Wait. I hope Ryan Seacrest burns a hole through his head with his flat iron.

How could you? After all the praise I gave you just this morning? shame.

http://pop.wizbangblog.com/2006/05/14/conviction-invasion-cancelled.php

Currently I sit in Mmm-t Mmm-T Mmm-t hell. Fun. Not really. I feel like I'm in the scene from Trainspotting where they're running from the cops. Choose a house. Choose a wife. Choose blah blah blah. However it doesn't say chose Euro-pop-crap music. Weird.

Anyway... L to the Ost was decent last night. Michael is retarded. Yes your son did tell you that the others were 'liars' and yet you believe that they will give you your son back, let you go, give you a boat, and allow you to be on your merry way after they've tried to kill you and made your life a bigger hell then it already was being stranded on an island with a bunch for FREAKS. Oh and Charlie I'm glad you kicked your 'hobbitsmack' addiction but you're a jerk. Maybe someone will get hurt? Ever think of anyone but yourself? Heroin can be used medicinally if need be, and now you royally screwed anyone who may come in an real pain. Jerk - just because you got off the H-train doesn't mean others don't need a ride! Enough of this as everyone knows that Michael is dumb, Jack is a whiny annoying little girl, Eko and Locke should become gay and have a gay love child they can call 'Faith.'

Moving on. Invasion is in my opinion the most badass show on television. Each week it's "shoot-em-up and convert people to aliens" even more hardcore than the week before. And Larkin is SOO an alien now and probably carrying a litter. The show is dope. If you don't watch it, you should. It's like Lost only about 100 times more exciting as things ACTUALLY HAPPEN each week.

More things. Has anyone ever seen 'A Day Without A Mexican?' Okay so it's this movie where all the Mexi's in Cali disappear and there is a big purple fog around the state. It's funny, you should watch it, maybe drink a little before so you have more rude comments to make, that's how I roll. I have only seen this because I had to watch it for a class in college - and pretend to take it seriously. But with our new 870 mile Tex-Mex Fence going up courtesy of GWB I thought it was appropriate.

Later.

Thanks to K to the Aren for my shout out on her site! You may find the link to her site to the left under 'links' titled 'K to the Aren': )

Right now I am sipping on a delicious cup of coffee that my 'other' made this morning and thinking about the other 'others'. AKA Lost. Okay so because someone, who shall remain nameless got me all hooked on spoilers, I would like to share part of my Lost annoyances with you because if you watch, they annoy you too. Okay so tonight we get a Michael flashback of WTF he's been doing on the other side of that island? Clearly he's been sipping on coconut rum and having a regular ole luau with the others and by luau I mean brainwashing. Frankly, I'm not all to worried about what he's been doing. I mean he's NOT EVEN A REGULAR on the show next season. I hope he dies. And if they try to 'explain' why Malcolm David Kelley has grown next season (he's around that age where boys spurt up) I hope he dies too.

On another note. What the crap South Park?!? We've had 5 mediocre to stellar episodes this season and what is this hiatus already! Tonight Die Hippie Die is sure to entertain me for the millionth time (who doesn't like !death to hippies! except maybe when people call me a hippie) But whatever. Trey and Matt you're dying on me guys - don't make me utter the words 'You're Dead To Me', Come back with something strong. I mean if you were down wit the 'Zak I could give you some political satire to fuel a new episode but I think CNN has still got ya covered. Read up!

Another thing, I'm wearing my Rainbow's today. Against company policy. Bite me. They're waaaay more comfortable than 4 inch heels. Live on Rainbows. Live on. That is all, you may go.

Yo- Okay so I started this thing because Jenn, Karen, and Cindy and I were talking about them and frankly I felt left out. So here it is - la tee da. We'll see how much effort I actually put into this or if it falls into my list of unachieved endeavors, like excercising or saving money. Don't let the suspense kill you.