Short N' Sweet
Mood:  crushed out
Now Playing: YouTube
I had a dream, I dreamed about you Benny, it's gonna come true, Benny!

I don't want to elaborate, I'm going on the "blowing out birthday candles" thing; and if a dream is a wish your heart makes, then goddammit I want this one to come true!

Who would have thought the highlight of my weekend would be a Popsicle and watching Eddie Izzard in Ocean's Thirteen? It was hot, and oh so inappropriate.

The movie itself is pretty good, Eddie's part comes 10 minutes in, then Brad Pitt and George Clooney are filling his character in on some back story and he goes in and for about 35-40 minutes, then you don't see him for about an hour and a half. It's so annoying.

Once again, Smoke got screwed; this time by mother nature. Stupid rain, if it had been like 15 minutes earlier, he would have won.

Training camp needs to hurry the hell up.

I'm phasing.

The June Entry
Mood:  down
Now Playing: Mp3 Shuffle/YouTube

Okay, so, at school, there is to be a pizza party on Friday, June 7, and there are these 5 kids that got onto a list that meant they couldn't participate. Now, the local Papa John's runs a special where it's $6 a pizza if it's delivered to the school. Yesterday (Sunday, June 1), my mother says she wants to let the kids back into the party to cover the pizza and drinks. Now we have 12 kids with permission slip and payment (13 kids in all, but one of them has a terminal parent, and she's going through a rough time, even though she was being a bit much because she's in desperate need of attention, she's since been straightened out; it also doesn't help that she has like 3 or 4 siblings and some of the other ones have been acting out, but I digress) Today (June 2), she had the other students who weren't in trouble stand and take a Survivor type vote to let the other children back into the party. I think the point I'm trying to make is that my mother talks about how these children don't get disciplined at home and how when you threaten them with punishment, and you don't follow through with it, then the kids don't learn anything. That makes sense to me, but hypocrite say what? I know there's the cost to consider, but we're basically set. Still, ALL the kids have to pay and bring the permission slip that they can even eat the pizza (because EVERYBODY is allergic to something nowadays).

We charged the kids $3 each, and with 12 payments, that has us at $36. We bought the drinks, and 3 packs of Capri Sun cost us $7.50, which leaves us with $28.50, $28 will give us 4 pizzas, which is 32 slices. Now, the school is hard pressed that even if you have a class party where you feed the children, they still have to go to the cafeteria and eat, so most of the kids should only eat one slice (but there are greedy/wasteful ones). The earliest the pizzas can arrive is 1:00, because Papa John's doesn't open until 11:00. Last year I think all of her students (well, most, but enough where she didn't let them get back into it), and we took home like 2 whole pizzas. Like I said, all the kids have to get permission to eat and we'll only accept permission slips with money. I also have a theory that the 5 kids let back into the party will bring the slips and money back faster than some of the other kids who haven't paid. If I receive less than 3 tomorrow, I'll be stunned. God, I can't wait for this week to be over.

Today on Elliot in the Morning, they had this woman on named Stephanie Klein who wrote a book called Moose detailing about her years at fat camp. I might have to get this book. I didn't go or anything (I still live at home out of fear at however old I am, seriously I have trouble remembering some days, like I got sent away to any type of camp) but it sounds like I could probably relate to some of the stuff in it. She was also talking about how parents don't go out and play with their kids. Not do deliberately take them to exercise like jogging 10 miles, but just to get them out and active, and this really hit home. My mother tells all these stories about how when I was younger and doctors would ask about my activity and she would talk about how she (my mother) walked 7 miles a day, and when she would drag me along, I would slow her down. WTF? I'm shocked one of them didn't say something like, "How about you slow your pace for the 6 year old?" You have to build up to shit like that. 10 more days and she's gone. I hope I'll make it.

Tony Stewart has had some terrible luck lately. He got wrecked like 3 laps in at Dover yesterday. Elliot said that Tony said something like, "I take full responsibility for it; I should have known better than to drive that close to Elliot Sadler." After the wreck, my attention waned heavily to the Internet. I basically stayed on Lostpedia and listened to my new favorite song (Bow Wow Wow Aphrodisiac) on YouTube.

Lost's (bestshowever) season finale was AWESOME! Unfortunately, I can no longer be in denial that I'm watching a sci-fi show because they've totally introduced time-traveling into the show, I mean, Ben turns "The Frozen Donkey Wheel" in January 2005, then is instantly transported to Tunisia October 2005. Sure it's not thousands of years, but I can't deny it's science fiction. Benjamin Linus may be the coldest guy on television, and I love it. Not only did I love what he said to Juliet after he showed her Goodwin's body when he purposely sent him on the mission hoping he would die since he was jealous of their relationship (Because you're MINE; take a much time as you need). He may have topped that with ONE single, monosyllabic word- Locke: You just killed everyone on that freighter. Ben: So? It was so good. I was also so emotional when Desmond reunited with Penny. The Desmond-centric episode "The Constant" was the best of the season I think, and the fact that Penny ended up finally rescued him was great. One downer point was that it felt that Desmond might not be on the show anymore, but Ben is out for Penny's blood. Ben blames Penny's dad Charles Widmore for the death of Alex, and Ben's doing the whole "eye for an eye" thing. Charles said that Ben would never find Penny, so I'm thinking that she went into hiding with Desmond, because Jack warned Desmond to be careful since they know how dangerous Charles Widmore is (after all, he did send people to the island to kill everyone on it not named Benjamin Linus). So that leaves me to believe that Des and Pen are hidden somewhere. Still, that's one less hot guy, and that sucks, well two, because they (may have) killed Jin. There are some who believe Jin made it into the water and disappeared with the island, so we won't really know until next season. I wonder how I'll make it until 2009, but football season will carry me through, unfortunately I'm 2 solid months from any type of NFL action. "No football and Lost make me go something, something."

Other random Lost thoughts:

 

"We have to go BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!" Yes, yes we do.

**June 9, 2008**

The pizza party is over. The pizza was late, we ordered 10 pizzas, took home 6 and I don't want pizza for a long ass time; which kind of sucks because I would haven't minded to have some while they were gone. Oh well.

I have a new favorite movie, Hot Fuzz! That movie is AWESOME! It's hysterical, my favorite lines from it are: "This shit just got real!" and "You're off the fucking chain!" I'm sure there are more, but those are the two that I quote all the time for no reason whatsoever. I first saw it a few months ago when they were having a free Cinemax preview, only one channel, but they gave us all the OnDemand stuff, and I watched it there. Now it's on HBO and I've been watching it like mad; might as well, not like there's anything else on now. The only thing is that I wish I would have watched Shaun of the Dead, because there are a few reprises from that movie since it's made by the same people. I saw a couple minutes of it on Easter when it was on Comedy Central, but it's not the same.

**June 19, 2008**
Man, this is taking forever!

That was the fastest week, EVER!!! Seriously, everytime I looked up, it was always night time about to be the next day. I would have maybe tried to post, but on Monday, there was a bad storm and I was without cable AND Internet (the lightning or something was so bad, it fried the modem and they had to give me a new one). At first it wasn't that bad, I watched Eddie Izzard's Dressed to Kill some more (more on Eddie later), lots of Monty Python, but after two days, that started to wear thin, but it was really funny at first because I hadn't seen it in a while, then I finished up yesterday watching the AFC Championship game between the Steelers and the Broncos. So good. The cable came on sometime that day, but like I said the modem went *tbttht* and died, so no computer. Man, I loved being here by myself, I didn't do anything, but it's so peaceful and relaxing.

I don't feel like elaborating too much on their trip, mostly because I got daily updates and I just now got another recap. All I will say is that my brother's dickishness reared it's ugly head, and now he and my mother aren't speaking. Whatev.

Oh dear, we are in trouble, part deux. Okay, I know from past experience that I'm not over Ben, it's just that the off-season he's a bit scarce, and I don't ever mean for it to happen, but I usually start fancying somebody else. The surprising thing is that this is a repeat offender. I don't think I've mentioned fancying him before, and I don't feel like looking up, but I'm pretty sure. Any road, the new (temporary) object of my affection, back for the first time is Eddie Izzard!

I'm not sure what happened, well, like I would be bored and I would look up his stand-up clips on YouTube, and in one of his shows, Sexie, he is just that. He looks so goddamn good. He has on a red boustierre with a jacket over it, a short black leather mini skirt, fishnets, and knee-high boots with the really thin heels, OMG! On the other hand, he's quite cute when he's in like jeans and a shirt, or has he calls it "blokey mode" like he is in his new tour, Stripped. Of course, being attracted to a guy almost twice my age is nothing new, but Eddie brings something new to the table. It drives me crazy that I get so hot over him when he's dressed like a chick, and he looks SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fucking hot; I think what makes me slightly angry is that he looks fantastic and much better than I ever would in his outfits. So jealous. Football season can't come soon enough.

I have a summer show I'm kind of feeling, Swingtown starring old temporary flame Jack Davenport! I'm all for these British actors to get American TV gigs; we've fucked their accents up enough, and it's payback! Swingtown is set in 1976, and I think the one thing I don't like is that the lady who plays Jack's wife is not hot enough for him. I don't know, she's quite plain. I mean, I know they were looking to make average '70s couple, but there's nothing wrong with the girl next door look. However she did look better in the second episode when she had the "Farrah-do"; really, she was just "blah."

Downloading songs from Amazon.com could TOTALLY be my undoing.

**June 21, 2008**
I just found out the closed the movie theatre at Springfield; that sucks, it had been there forever and it was never sold out when a big movie was opening. It would be crowded, but you could always get a good seat, and not have to buy you ticket 3 hours ahead of time. I say this because my mother wanted to go see some movie, she doesn't even know what she wants to look at, just go to the movies, even though there's no food in the house. Genius. Any road, after I told her that Springfield was closed, I suggested Hoffman, it's so nice, and I get, "I'm not familiar with it, I'm hurting and I don't want to do a lot of walking." Springfield is a fucking mall, so there would be walking. Hoffman is just a theatre with a Ruby Tuesday's in it. It's also like a mini, not really shopping center, but it has a couple of restaurants and a Cold Stone's (best ice cream ever). Whatev. In the end, we went grocery shopping and bought her two DVDs, Mad Money and Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins. God, she has such sub-par taste in movies.

**June 23, 2008**
I learned very early this morning that last night America lost a truly great icon, George Fucking Carlin died. Goddammit, I was so fucking blown when I heard about that. I fucking adored George Carlin. All the truly great ones are practically gone man. If anything I learned from him it was to question everything people told me, especially about politics and religion. I even had the same stance on (not) voting as he did, before I heard his views on it. Basically, if you vote you can't complain. People like to spin it the other way saying the opposite. To me, if you voted for "Dubya", you consciously made a decision for him to be your leader and you have no right to complain about the mess he's gotten us all into.

Then there is religion. I basically grew up in a Christian household, I went to a private, Christian school, so I had these beliefs forced upon me. Now, George was an atheist, I've never had the balls to go that far (the term for this kind of pussy is agnostic). I really want to believe there's a just, kind deity with a plan, but shit is just too fucked up. If there is a God, I feel a bit like the movie Dogma (which George Carlin was in), he/she was in human form, was kidnapped, but not killed (because then they would go straight to heaven), but incapacitated so nobody could find him/her (i.e. coma). When I heard George have a go at religion (it was in his 2001 HBO special, the bit on the Ten Commandments), I felt like something had been lifted up from over my eyes, it was just so true. Then I heard older stuff, and basically agreed with most of it. Unfortunately, for me, I can't openly share any of these feelings with anybody I know. However, I do have a blog that NOBODY sees! With that, I'll share some of my favorite quotes from George, mostly on religion:

• Religion convinced the world that there's an invisible man in the sky who watches everything you do. And there's 10 things he doesn't want you to do or else you'll to a burning place with a lake of fire until the end of eternity. But he loves you! ...And he needs money! He's all powerful, but he can't handle money!
• The only good thing ever to come out of religion was the music.
• I would never want to be a member of a group whose symbol was a guy nailed to two pieces of wood.
• When it comes to BULLSHIT...BIG-TIME, MAJOR LEAGUE BULLSHIT... you have to stand in awe, IN AWE of the all time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims, religion.
• I want you to know, when it comes to believing in god- I really tried. I really, really tried. I tried to believe that there is a god who created each one of us in his own image and likeness, loves us very much and keeps a close eye on things. I really tried to believe that, but I gotta tell you, the longer you live, the more you look around, the more you realize...something is FUCKED UP. Something is WRONG here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is NOT good work. If this is the best god can do, I am NOT impressed. Results like these do not belong on the resume of a supreme being. This is the kind of sh*t you'd expect from an office temp with a bad attitude. And just between you and me, in any decently run universe, this guy would have been out on his all-powerful-ass a long time ago.

And the Ten Commandments bit:

"Here is my problem with the ten commandments- why exactly are there 10?

You simply do not need ten. The list of ten commandments was artificially and deliberately inflated to get it up to ten. Here's what happened:

About 5,000 years ago a bunch of religious and political hustlers got together to try to figure out how to control people and keep them in line. They knew people were basically stupid and would believe anything they were told, so they announced that God had given them some commandments, up on a mountain, when no one was around.

Well let me ask you this- when they were making this shit up, why did they pick 10? Why not 9 or 11? I'll tell you why- because 10 sound official. Ten sounds important! Ten is the basis for the decimal system, it's a decade, it's a psychologically satisfying number (the top ten, the ten most wanted, the ten best dressed). So having ten commandments was really a marketing decision! It is clearly a bullshit list. It's a political document artificially inflated to sell better. I will now show you how you can reduce the number of commandments and come up with a list that's a little more workable and logical. I am going to use the Roman Catholic version because those were the ones I was taught as a little boy.

Let's start with the first three:

I AM THE LORD THY GOD THOU SHALT NOT HAVE STRANGE GODS BEFORE ME

THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD IN VAIN

THOU SHALT KEEP HOLY THE SABBATH

Right off the bat the first three are pure bullshit. Sabbath day? Lord's name? strange gods? Spooky language! Designed to scare and control primitive people. In no way does superstitious nonsense like this apply to the lives of intelligent civilized humans in the 21st century. So now we're down to 7. Next:

HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER

Obedience, respect for authority. Just another name for controlling people. The truth is that obedience and respect shouldn't be automatic. They should be earned and based on the parent's performance. Some parents deserve respect, but most of them don't, period. You're down to six.

Now in the interest of logic, something religion is very uncomfortable with, we're going to jump around the list a little bit.

THOU SHALT NOT STEAL

THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS

Stealing and lying. Well actually, these two both prohibit the same kind of behavior- dishonesty. So you don't really need two you combine them and call the commandment "thou shalt not be dishonest". And suddenly you're down to 5.

And as long as we're combining I have two others that belong together:

THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTRY

THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE

Once again, these two prohibit the same type of behavior. In this case it is marital infidelity. The difference is- coveting takes place in the mind. But I don't think you should outlaw fantasizing about someone else's wife because what is a guy gonna think about when he's waxing his carrot? But, marital infidelity is a good idea so we're gonna keep this one and call it "thou shalt not be unfaithful". And suddenly we're down to four.

But when you think about it, honesty and infidelity are really part of the same overall value so, in truth, you could combine the two honesty commandments with the two fidelity commandments and give them simpler language, positive language instead of negative language and call the whole thing "thou shalt always be honest and faithful" and we're down to 3.

THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR"S GOODS

This one is just plain fuckin' stupid. Coveting your neighbor's goods is what keeps the economy going! Your neighbor gets a vibrator that plays "o come o ye faithful", and you want one too! Coveting creates jobs, so leave it alone. You throw out coveting and you're down to 2 now- the big honesty and fidelity commandment and the one we haven't talked about yet:

THOU SHALT NOT KILL

Murder. But when you think about it, religion has never really had a big problem with murder. More people have been killed in the name of god than for any other reason. All you have to do is look at Northern Ireland, Cashmire, the Inquisition, the Crusades, and the World Trade Center to see how seriously the religious folks take thou shalt not kill. The more devout they are, the more they see murder as being negotiable. It depends on who's doin the killin' and who's gettin' killed. So, with all of this in mind, I give you my revised list of the two commandments:

Thou shalt always be honest and faithful to the provider of thy nookie.

&

Thou shalt try real hard not to kill anyone, unless of course they pray to a different invisible man than you.

Two is all you need; Moses could have carried them down the hill in his fuckin' pocket. I wouldn't mind those folks in Alabama posting them on the courthouse wall, as long as they provided one additional commandment:

Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself."

May they blow up Mt. Rushmore, start over, and put George's face on it. Furfuckingseriously!

Joe Bless You, George!

I'm phasing.

Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, and tits!

I started this May 4, and that's all I really have to say.
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I can't believe it, I had another dream trying to sex up my Snookie last night (5/4/08)! That makes 2 in the course of about 5 days. Now I will probably never dream of him again. This time he was in a hospital (knocks on wood, hope he doesn't EVER go in one again), and I guess I was a nurse (or just lying about it), because I was pushing him in a wheelchair (there didn't seem to be anything wrong with him), and I brought him to this room with a bed. As soon as I shut the door, Ben was on the bed and I straddled him. I also told him that if I didn't have him at that second, I was going to scream. I'm getting all hot and bothered just thinking about it.

After that, the dream changed to something weird. I was in a cafeteria and sat down with adults, like old people, I think they were politicians or something. One of them must have told some embarrassing joke, because I covered my eyes, then they were telling me to uncover them, but when I did, I was with two teenage girls. Apparently I'd gone back to school, it must have been private because we were wearing uniforms. I was telling them how I wish I had gone to boarding school, and one of them said, "No, not boarding school!" Then we were walking up a stairwell and I kept telling them that it doesn't matter what you learn in school, it's all about the people you know, the connections you can make. Just then, we passed some girl and her father, who was proud of her daughter, I think she was accepted to something, but I knew it wasn't for her grades. For some reason I knew she wasn't a good student. Then I told my two dream friends that I didn't trust whatever she'd gotten accepted to, but that she had to know someone and that was the most important thing. When we got to class, I couldn't find my books, they were in the desk of another student (one from my mother's first grade class, the clingy one I mentioned before), not much was made of it. Then the teacher started to talk about something, then she interrupted herself and started to talk about that horse they had to put down at the Kentucky Derby, and I said that it was my horse. It seems my dad had bought it for me and I was down, but not depressed about it, and that I had more horses at home. At this time in the dream I think I somewhat consciously realized that I was a fictional character I had invented years ago named Daphne. I never did finish the story, basically she starts out as a spoiled "daddy's girl" (something I never was), then I shifted that role to the younger sister and Daphne felt that her father had something against her. Like I said, I never finished it, but the fact that I believe I dreamed a bit of her is so crazy, especially since it's been a long time since I've given that any thought. I still wish that the beginning part of the dream had been longer: Me sexing up my Snookie!

Launchcast is being lame, again. Now that I've become a "Rating Master" (rated over 10,000 songs, artists, and albums; NBD, I've been on it since 2002, I'm surprised it took this long), it will only let me listen to it for barely one day a month. But I tried logging into my other Yahoo account, and it said the same thing. I don't know what that's all about. I guess it monitors usage through the ISP address and not user name. I should have known that seeing how anyone could get dozens of accounts.

The NFL off-season is the worst; I miss my Snookie, I miss football in general (NFL and NCAA) There's very little news, and anything you hear about will be blown out of proportion out of desperation. Except anything on those cheating ass losers that I've hated way before it came into fashion, any negative attention on them should be mentioned first on everybody's local news. Now it seems that they've been practicing players on Injured Reserve (which is a no-no). Unfortunately, our pussy ass bitch of a commissioner said even if the story can be confirmed (which it already has been, by an ex-player), he won't seek further punishment. I hate Roger Goodell, I really do. I may hate him more than NE quarterback and the hooded prick. Well, he might be 1c. Either he is the most incompetent person in sports or the Kraft family has photos of him with underage male prostitutes, because something is just not right. I understand that New England is the marquee team that you overexpose and it shocks you that the team that you chose to make the face of your sport cheated, but if I were running the NFL, that would make me bring the hammer down on them harder than if it was some lame-ass team like Detroit. You have to make an example out of them. I still think that if it was a team like Detroit or Arizona, Goodell would have banned the entire coaching staff from the game entirely, fined and put the owners/GM/other personnel on like 5 year probation.

At approximately 9:15 pm, May 28, 2008, I realized that it had been 10 years to the day since the passing of Phil Hartman. It was so weird. I was on Wikipedia earlier that day, and the featured article for that day was the retired Simpson's character Troy McClure. I didn't click on it until much later in the day, like around 8:something. Then I clicked on Phil's page, then I clicked on the Saturday Night Live page, and that's when it hit me. At first I was like, "the 10-year anniversary is coming up soon", but I couldn't remember if it was the day before or the day after, then I realized it was that day. I lost it, I started crying and everything. I still remember how I found out about it: My room was a mess, and I was banned from watching television until I cleaned it up. This didn't really bother me, because I had books everywhere, so I figured I was just going to read all summer. Plus, if I was really desperate, I would just call Michael (whose birthday was May 26, happy belated to him where ever the hell he is), and he would tell me some stuff that was going on. Any road, when the story broke, my mother burst into my room and she told me to go in her room and watch, because she had Entertainment Tonight on. In the middle of letting this terrible news set in, my mother says, "See, if you cleaned your room, you could have watched this in there." At the time, I felt this remark to be callous, and a bit cold. I was so angry with her that she said that. I know that I didn't know Phil Hartman, but I was 13 and had adored him since I was 8. I can't remember, and I can't really look it up right now, but I used to call him my old man, because I was always searching for that father figure, and I just got attached to him when I was younger. I was absolutely devastated, and that was the remark I got. I think at the time the only person I was angrier at than my mother was, of course, Phil's wife. Even though it took some years to stop being so angry was that I felt worse for their children than anything, and that really put it into perspective for me. It's bad enough their father died, but it was a result of their mother being a drug-addicted, paranoid, jealous psychopath, and she shot Phil and herself.

I can't wait for June 9 to get here, I'm even more excited for June 12. June 9 (which is a MONDAY, tch) is the last day of school! Hopefully I'll have the entire class cleaned up by then. I've taken down two walls full of the students' stuff and the numbers on the wall. I can't do anything today (Thursday, May 29, 2008) because we have to leave early (not that I'm complaining about that). Tomorrow, my mother has a bunch of meetings with some of the parents of the students who are "Below Grade Level", so maybe I can just be in the background doing that. I want to get the alphabet down, by then. On June 12 is when my parents go to Alabama. Can't wait. I just remembered I have to make an example card for one of the students tonight because her birthday is tomorrow (May 30), and she is insufferable! She's been talking about her birthday coming up forever it seems like. I know kids are excited about their birthdays, but I've been her for 2 months and have been through I think 4 other ones, and NONE of them have been as bad as her. Her problem is that she is the smartest one in the class, but she wasn't in my mother's class last year, and her teacher was an incompetent fool (he said that all his kids were smart when they had to split the classes last year, and most of them were below or barely on Grade Level), but since she really is smart and her parents actually do stuff and her parents and the teacher last year treated her like God's gift, so she still has a swelled head.

I really shouldn't even care about stuff like this, I should be having my own problems and this school stuff shouldn't be it. The huge silver lining is that I can put this on my resumé as volunteer work, which will cover the two years between Ashley Stewart and whatever the hell I do next. It's really true, I mean, for the past two years I've done all my mother's reports and stuff, made a bunch of crap for the children to color (usually it has something to do with what they're reading) and I've made up math sheets, had to go on field trips, did cupcakes, decorated the classroom, and I'm sure countless other things (I'd make a great stay-at-home mom, it's just the having kids thing that bothers me). I just have to remember to update my resumé. Administrative Assistant would be okay, but I would be perfectly fine with something like Mail Room Clerk (which doesn't sound too bad, unless you have to deal with a bunch of (stupid) people). I've screwed myself so bad by not getting the hell out of here when I should have, and with a recession coming up, oy vey.

OMG! Smoke was SO FLIPPING CLOSE!!! He was leading with less than three laps to go and he blew a tire! I was so pissed off!

Season finale of Lost(bestshowever) is on tonight. It goes 9-11, and I have the VCR set up, but I really want to watch it. I may stay up and just suffer tomorrow.

It's time for me to wrap this up, but I have to post a picture of my Snookie. I know this has been a long time coming, but this photo is the one from his Super Bowl commercial. He's singing the Piña Colada song (badly), and it's really cute. It's the screen-cap right before the janitor straight carries him.

That's right after the janitor said, "I loved that song." Then the janitor said, "Till you ruined it!" Then this happened...

Oh, my poor Snookie! Seriously, I don't know why he has so many things featuring him trying to sing when can't. I love him anyway. Oh, and since May 4, I don't think I've dreamt of him since, which really sucks.

I'm phasing.

!Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
Mood:  crushed out
Now Playing: Le Jazz Hot

It ain't photoshopped... 

 

¡Te quiero, Señor Ben, mi amor!

I'm phasing.

May-Day
Mood:  hug me
Now Playing: Launchcast

Just Dropping a Quick Line to Say...
Mood:  party time!
That it's somebody's very special day!

It's my Snookie's (not the fish) birthday today! I can't believe he's 26. While he improved so much this season, I hope the next one is even better.

Happy Birthday, Ben, hope it's a good one!  

I lust him so!

Here's another picture of him that I took on my birthday a few years ago, I finally scanned all those photos, and we got the scanner back in June. I'm so lazy.

 

 

You can see him walking towards the crowd (well, there's a player bent over doing warm-ups that he's approaching).  I was waving like mad at Ben because I'm an idiot over him. 

I'm phasing.

P.S. R.I.P. Myron, may the Terrible Towel wave forever in your honor.

P.P.S. Lost: Best. Show. EEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRR! Forever and ever. Amen.

For Every High, There Is A Low
Mood:  cool
Now Playing: Launchcast Music Player

(Opening Launchcast music break: "Beauty and the Beast" Human Again) Oh, it felt so good for a while, too. Like I said last time, you have those New England "fans" blowing your buzz, but screw them, and they deserve EVERYTHING they're about to get hit with. That goes for the entire organization, because Congress might be getting involved soon.  I wonder if it is possible to like the NFL as a sport, but detest it as an organization. I'm sorry, but they'll fine a player $5K for wearing different SOCKS as the rest of their team, but if an organization cheats, it's perfectly fine. That's sofa king we todd did! (Launchcast music break: Backstreet Boys Back to Your Heart; this is probably their best song, well, it's my favorite of theirs, anyway)

(Launchcast music break: Count Basie You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You) The Pro Bowl was all right, one last gasp of football before you get cut off completely until August. My Snookie was great! He went 5/9, 42 yards, 1 TD (to TJ Humpsallama! ; watching a celebration amongst a Steeler, a Brown, and a Bungle was WEIRD), with a quarterback rating of 104.8, and was the AFC's leading rusher with 18 yards . Although he was second string, he played the least due to a sore groin , because Derek Anderson played the entire second half, and sucked. The NFC won 42-30. All I have to say is that Adrian Peterson is a BEAST!!! Hopefully he doesn't get hit with a sophomore slump. (Launchcast music break: "The Music Man" Ya Got Trouble; this is the Broadway Cast Revival version, Craig Bierko sounds so similar to Robert Preston in certain parts, it's kind of strange, but he holds his own, because Robert Preston IS Harold Hill; Matthew Broderick, not so much)

(Launchcast music break: "And the World Goes 'Round" The Grass is Always Greener; LOVE this song, "You can have my husband." "I already had your husband." LOL!) Daytona; what can I say about the Daytona 500? Smoke was SO CLOSE! He was leading the last lap, when he got passed by Ryan Newman who was getting bump-drafted by Kurt Busch. So, Tony went low hoping that his new teammate Kyle (brother to the aforementioned Kurt) would give him a little help, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. So, once again, victory was snatched from the hands of Tony Stewart at the Great American Race, but he won the Nationwide (what used to be Busch) Series race the day before. On a positive note, the Toyotas ran very well, it was pleasantly surprising. I hope this foreshadows of things to come. (Launchcast music break: "A Chorus Line" What I Did For Love)

(Launchcast music break: Dream This Is Me; strangely enough, this is one song NOT on YouTube) Lost (bestshowever) is too freaking much! The episode focusing on Sayid was AWESOME! The twist at the end, didn't see it coming. Once again, my mouth was open at the end of it. I had guessed Jack's dad, Christian, would be at the vet's office. The only negative about the episode, just a slight, minuscule annoyance, was that in the flash-forward, Sayid had his hair blown out and feathered, instead of curly. I wasn't a fan of that, but still, he is so hot. This past episode that featured Kate's flash-forward was whatever. I can't believe how much Sawyer is still hot over her, but he called her out in the end, when she got upset because he was relieved she said she wasn't pregnant (I believe that was a test, and he failed, miserably); he said that she would be back in a week when she's angry with Jack about something. Kate then slapped Sawyer, only because she knew he was right. She doesn't deserve him or Jack. (Launchcast music break: "Fiddler on the Roof" If I Were a Rich Man) The ending wasn't bad, I was shocked, but I wasn't. Like I had a feeling that she took Aaron, but I didn't want it to be right. Of course, conspiracy theorists claim that it's Sawyer's baby and she just happened to name him Aaron. I sort of hope so, I hope Claire doesn't die. Unless Claire gives Aaron to Kate just to get him the hell off the island, but I seriously doubt she would do that. The way Jack was acting about visiting Kate and the baby, I wonder if he didn't want to see Aaron because it would remind that they left people on the island, or that he found out that Aaron is his nephew and can't face him because he reminds him of Claire, which kind of ties into the "left the rest on the island" thing, except Claire could be dead, which would suck. (Launchcast music break: Radiohead Creep)

(Launchcast music break: "Bells are Ringing" Just In Time) The writers' strike is over! I'm pleased, but not ecstatic, because once again, Lost is on the short end of the stick. When they bring Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy back in April, Lost will get bumped back to 10:00, but that's how they lost viewers because of the late showings. The thing is, I don't even know how to work it out; even if they moved Grey's Anatomy, Lost would then go up against CSI, and that's a heavy ratings magnet. Lost couldn't go back to Wednesday's at 9:00, because it would get slaughtered by the crap-fest known as American Idol. Still, I am excited for Ugly Betty to come back, I haven't really heard anything about the other shows on my schedule: Law & Order: SVU, Dirty Sexy Money, Big Shots, and Women's Murder Club. I don't have a good feeling about Big Shots, but I liked it. Well, I do know that the animated shows won't be back until like September because they take longer to produce, but they usually don't come back with new episodes until like November because of football (oh, I miss it so). (Launchcast music break: Harry Connick, Jr. For Once In My Life)

(Launchcast music break: "Oliver" I'd Do Anything) Monk and Psych are also done for the year, but the strike didn't really affect their shows this season. They always start in the summer, run for like 8 weeks, have a holiday special, then return in January. Both of those shows season finales were awesome, especially Psych's. The cliffhanger you could see from miles away, though. I just hope they cast the part well, but they usually do. The only problem I had with Monk's finale was that they didn't get Tim Curry to reprise the role of Dale the Whale. Of course, I learned that the role had been played Adam Arkin originally in an episode I have yet to see, but this third guy was bad. Well, not the acting, but the make-up, it was a different color than his face. Like his face was pale, but the prosthetic fat face make-up was kind of red. But I'm a bit of a fan of Tim Curry and would have loved to see him back on Monk. I also wouldn't mind Eddie Izzard to pop up on either show, but we'll see. I don't even know if they'll push The Riches' return up because the strike is over. I have heard that Minnie Driver is pregnant; I wonder if they'll write it in the show. (Launchcast music break: Motley Crue Home Sweet Home)

(Launchcast music break: Uncle Sam I Don't Ever Want To See You Again) By the by, I got two goldfish two weeks ago, one of them died last Sunday, but the living one's name is Snookie. The other one's name was Snoopy. I took pictures of them with my phone, so the quality isn't the best. I didn't do the naming alliteration on purpose. I just named the lighter one Snookie after, well, my Snookie. It took me ages to name Snoopy, I named it that because of the song Suppertime in "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown", because Snoopy (fish) was always hanging out at the top of the bowl waiting to eat. But Snoopy did really weird things, like he lined the entire inside of the bowl with bubbles one night. When I woke up to feed them, the edge of the water was all one continuous circle of bubbles. Maybe he wasn't right in the head from the get go. I still think Snookie murdered Snoopy, or at least caused Snoopy to commit suicide. I'm sorry that I named a psycho fish after my boo. Snookie is crazy and neurotic. Once second, he'll be swimming along, serenely, the next, he's freaking out for no apparent reason. But he does seem to be happier to have the bowl all to himself. I say "him", I have no idea what gender either fish was, so I was looking to name them silly names, which I achieved. (Launchcast music break: Snow Patrol Chasing Cars; I still love this song)

(Launchcast music break: Matchbox Twenty If Your Gone) This is Snookie, and my fingers on the left of the photo. It was hard to get a picture of his neurotic ass, he doesn't keep still for a second.

(Launchcast music break: "Annie" Hard Knock Life) What did I say? Snoopy was always hanging out at the surface trying to eat, or making bubbles. Another way I could tell them apart was that Snoopy's top lip was black for some reason. RIP Snoopy.

(Launchcast music break: Doris Day Shakin' the Blues Away) That's them together, Snookie (left) and Snoopy. I know, it's sad I'm putting photos of my fish, but it also gave me a chance to actually use my camera phone. I was reading reviews of the phone, it said that the pictures weren't bad on the computer, because they look like crap on the screen of the phone.

Well, I've got to wind this up, but there was one thing I have to say...

(Launchcast music break: SWV You're the One for Me; SO appropriate- "So, what's my chance? I'm willing to do anything to get in your pants.") There is no emoticon for what I want to do to Ben Roethlisberger. Even if there was, it would be highly inappropriate.

I miss you, Snookie (not the fish)!!! Stay the hell out of trouble! Luv ya!

I'm phasing.

I Can't Believe It's All Over...
Mood:  celebratory
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...And the New England Patriots are NOT your world champions!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! You know I'm LOVING this, right. They won 18 games in a row and crapped the bed in the Super Bowl losing to the New York Football Giants (17-14 final score). Congratulations Eli Manning, I may not have wanted to believe in you, but I did and you came through.

(Launchcast music break: *NSYNC I Want You Back) Of course, there are these delusional New England fans (the ones who haven't jumped ship ) who keep saying, "We had this wonderful season, and where did your team finish? Did they make the Super Bowl?" But I keep trying to tell them that the regular season doesn't matter, if you don't win the big one, nobody is going to care how well you did. If you lead the first 499 laps at the Indy 500, if you don't lead the last one, nobody will care, you lost. Like Reese and Ricky Bobby said, "If you ain't first, you're last!" I know Reese said he was high when he said it, but it totally applies to those crazy fans. The surprising part (although it shouldn't be) is that they actually want mercy. I'm sorry, did they forget how arrogant they acted this season? How they told everybody basically that if they didn't root for their team, they were irrelevant? How they screamed at everyone that they were just jealous of their team, even though New England was caught cheating? (Launchcast music break: Gene Kelly Broadway Melody) That entire organization is classless from top to bottom, they tried to trademark "19-0" before the game. Too bad they don't want to use 18-1. LOL! EAT IT NEW ENGLAND, YOU DESERVE IT!!! (Launchcast music break: Jackie Wilson Baby Workout) The only things I have for that organization and its fans are: (Launchcast music break: Motley Crue Dr. Feelgood; and it feels OH SO GOOD)

(Launchcast music break: Bon Jovi Lay Your Hands On Me) That was one of the best Super Bowls in a LONG time! It went down to the wire. Plus I think that Super Bowl XLII will be one of the most lopsided games in respect of which team people were cheering for. Outside of New England, most the fans of every other team in the NFL were rooting for the Giants. You have a few who were rooting for history to see an undefeated team since lots of us weren't alive to see the '72 Dolphins. (Launchcast music break: Mariah Carey Through the Rain) I also know that there are plenty of people who are tired of the '72 Dolphins, but they seem to not realize how even more obnoxious New England's fans would have been had they also finished the season undefeated.

And a big old  to New England quarterback who scoffed at Plaxico Burress' (who's still a bitch, but I digress) prediction that the final score would be 20-17. He was all like, "We'll score more than 17, he should say the score is like 52-49" or something. You didn't even score 17 you jackass! I LOATHE that pompous douche bag like no other. Hell, Jimmie Johnson (ugh) won't even come close to that. At least I still say his name, but if he doesn't wreck out of Daytona or at least not finish top-10, I'm gonna be pissed. It's so fitting that New England quarterback's season ended like this...

(Launchcast music break: Monty Python's Flying Circus Lumberjack Song) I was text-messaging with Marcus today and he was rooting for New England. I forgot that they were his "second favorite team", whatever you don't GET a second favorite team. You cheer for your most favorite team and whoever is playing your most hated team. There was also this one poster on Yahoo Answers who kept popping up in the "Where are the New England fans, NOW?" questions. She kept saying that the Giants were her second favorite team, so she wasn't as bummed because her favorite lost the Super Bowl. WTFE!!! I don't understand people like that. I know I haven't loved the Steelers for ages, but I couldn't see myself calling any other team my favorite. It's fine if you like players on other teams, that's going to happen (like Marcus really liked Daunte Culpepper, don't know if he still does). But don't call that team your second or third favorite. (Launchcast music break: Sheryl Crow A Change Would Do You Good) Like I said last time, I love Brett Favre, before I watched football I knew who Brett Favre was, he was probably one of the few NFL players I could recognize since the age of like 9 or something, but I would NEVER say the Packers were my second favorite team. Do I cheer for them when I watch their games (not against the Steelers)? Yes, because I like Brett Favre. I couldn't name more than one other player on that roster now if my life depended on it (Donald Driver, after that I got nothing). I think that screams of bandwagon, you know, in case my team sucks, it just so happens my second favorite team is really good, made the playoffs, and the Super Bowl. Plus, I think it's insulting to hardcore fans. Maybe that's what it takes for people to get into games where their team isn't playing, but I like football, so I don't have that problem. (Launchcast music break: "The Will Rogers Follies" Marry Me Now/I Got You {First Act Finale})

That's enough about the Super Bowl, now it's time to talk about something else I feel strongly about: LOST (BESTSHOWEVERRRRRRRRRRR) Oh, it's so good. I don't understand anything, but I still love it. What was up with the people on the freighter? Why were they of all people picked? I mean, it kind of had something to do with Oceanic flight 815, but not really, like the pilot who flew the "rescue" chopper was supposed to pilot the doomed flight, but other than that, the other three people just heard about it, and were kind of bummed, except for Dan who was torn up about it, but didn't know why. LOL! (Launchcast music break: Kelly Clarkson The Trouble With Love) There seems to be a debate on which faction would most people have gone with Jack or Locke. I'm not sure, I may have gone with Locke just because Sawyer went, but that's a terrible excuse because the just as hot (and helluva lot nicer) Sayid went with Jack. Desmond went with Jack and he's not that bad to look at either (look, I can't help it, there are some bang-ably, hot guys on this show). From the viewer's POV, I might have gone with Locke, except he had Ben with him. Then again, I'd probably want to get the hell off that island and tried to be rescued, so it may be Jack after all. Man, two episodes down, six more to go. They need to finish up this strike, because eight is not enough. (Launchcast music break: O.A.R. Love and Memories)

More random thoughts:

-- (Launchcast music break: "The Music Man [Original Broadway Cast]" Till There Was You; love this song, it's for you Snookie) I think The Riches comes back in June. I had heard March or something. Damn, that's a long ass time.

-- (Launchcast music break: Ginuwine Pony; uh, this one is for you as well, Snookie, LOL) I'm becoming obsessed with Eddie Izzard lately, it's so weird. All I know is that I must own all his stuff on DVD. The only thing is that I still watch Dress to Kill that I recorded from HBO, so that's low on the must have list. I'm thinking Glorious and Circle. But if I don't stop watching the Glorious clips on YouTube, it's not going to be as funny. I will give Eddie this, most of his material is highly quotable and makes for the best sigs. (Launchcast music break: "Beauty and the Beast" Be Our Guest; love and miss Jerry Orbach)

-- Ashley is pregnant again. I wrote her back thanking her for the update on "As Ashley's World Turns." She said it's not a bad thing because she's getting married (we'll see), then told me I need to get back on MySpace. Hell and no to the MySpace, I'm just too lazy for it. What I wanted to write back to her was, "Goddamn, can you keep your legs shut for a week?", but better judgement prevailed. (Launchcast music break: "A Chorus Line" I Can Do That)

-- Yay, the Pro Bowl is Sunday! Oh wait, I don't really care. But Ben will be there, so I might watch with a bit more interest than other years. I definitely want to watch the introductions, and since New England quarterback pulled out, Ben is second string instead of third, so I have to try come in the middle. DON'T GET HURT, BEN!!! (Launchcast music break: Shai If I Ever Fall In Love {Original Acappella Version})

-- Nine more days, baby, nine more days! Toyota, this year? (Launchcast music break: Fall Out Boy Thnks Fr Th Mmrs)

(Launchcast music break: Maroon 5 Sunday Morning) I'll be going now, but before I go, I want to wish a happy (belated-yesterday) birthday to my favorite action-executive transvestite, Eddie Izzard! I can't believe he's 46. Well, without make up, you can believe it:

But he looks "fantabulous" with:

I'm so jealous. I swear, if I didn't know that was the same person, I wouldn't guess in a million years. (Launchcast music break: Sinead O' Connor Nothing Compares 2 U)

And of course Ben, hopefully, with him being in Hawaii and all, there will be a photo with him shirtless, but luck can run its course:

I can't believe I forgot to talk about his Super Bowl commercial. Maybe next time, because I really have to get going. All I can say is that it was very special.

I'm phasing.

P.S. This is what I think of New England's "dynasty":

Okay, I'll let this go now... until next season when it starts all over again.

Whatev
Mood:  not sure
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I started this December 30, 2007, wrote just about everything below the line of asterisks January 26, 2008, and did final editing today, January 28, 2008. (Opening Launchcast music break: The Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody; I left the name as is, because if it ain't broke, etc.) I'm not sure where to begin with this, so I guess I'll start with football. (Launchcast music break: "A Chorus Line" One {Rehearsal}) Ben tweaked his ankle during the Rams game, so he sat out of the last game against the Ravens, and the Steelers lost the game. The did try to mount a comeback towards the end of the game, because the score at halftime was like 20-7, or 17-7. I can't remember, but it was almost like they weren't even trying, the defense that is. God, it was like they didn't even know tackling was allowed in the NFL. Terrible, and we have to face Jacksonville again, oy vey. One thing that does favor the Steelers is that for some reason at the quarterback position, experience matters during the playoffs, and their new quarterback hasn't started a game in the post season. Still, if the defense keeps up the way they are, all David Garrard will have to do is hand the ball off and they'll win by a double digit margin.(Launchcast music break: Monty Python The Galaxy Song)

(Launchcast music break: "Sweet Charity" Big Spender) Sitting out the last game means that, once again, Ben has yet to complete an entire season in the NFL, the past two seasons, he's fallen one game shy; but the two seasons have been night and day in performance. He finished second in a few of the quarterback standings: Rating, touchdown to interception ratio. Oh, and I have to make a correction for the last time, Peyton Manning has four games with perfect passer ratings, he has three in the regular season and one in the playoffs. So, he still has the most, but Ben is tied with him for most during the regular season.

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(Launchcast music break: "A Chorus Line" One {Finale}) Will I ever finish this? To update, the Steelers lost in the first round to the Jags (Ben threw 3 picks(!), but Garrard played worse), Ben brought us back, but conservative play calling in the end did us in, Jags lost to most annoying team ever in the second round, and the Chargers (who I don't like either) lost the AFC Championship game to most annoying team ever. On the NFC side, all you need to know is that the Giants are representing in the Super Bowl. I can't believe that I'm forced to cheer for Eli Manning. He's our last hope, this just better not mean that he'll choke under the pressure. The worst bit is that Shockey got injured with like 5 weeks to go before the regular season ended, so I can't even cheer for him.(Launchcast music break: Harry Connick, Jr For Once In My Life)

It's just not fair, most annoying team ever does NOT deserve to go. They should have been banned from the post season. See, the cheating scandal didn't really get up my nose until they went undefeated, because I had hoped they would lose at least ONE game along the way. When I found out, the only thing that really pissed me off was the commissioner's handling of the situation. He docked them their first-round draft pick (but that doesn't matter because they have San Francisco's because of a trade last year, and it's top ten, seventh I believe. The fine he gave the hooded prick was a joke as well, if I'm not mistaken, the owner gave the hooded prick an extension with a raise, so the fine gets negated right there. (Launchcast music break: "The Will Rogers Follies" Marry Me Now/I Got You {First Act Finale}, I LOVE this song, it's a lovely wedding song, especially if you're remarrying your first spouse, it's very tongue-in-cheek) And the dick-less wonder, known as Commissioner Roger Goodell, didn't even suspend the hooded prick. Commish was already on my shit-list from last year because of the Atlanta game. You know the one where Ben suffered his second concussion when he got two DELIBERATE helmet-to-helmet and nobody was fined or penalized. God forbid that had been New England quarterback, (either) Manning, or Palmer. Then Commish says the NFL is doing serious studies on the later effects of concussions on players. All of his actions (or lack thereof) make me really happy that the Steelers were the last team that former Commissioner Tags handed the Lombardi trophy to. I almost don't even want to watch the Super Bowl. There were a few Steelers' fans on a certain message board that said if it weren't for their love of the Steelers, they would stop watching the NFL because of this season. I'm kind of in this camp, but all of this really makes me even more eager for next season to start.

(Launchcast music break: "And the World Goes 'Round" All That Jazz, I like this version because at the end, she says, "You know why my garter's white? 'Cause everyone who's passed above it has gone to heaven"; I'm not sure why, but I really love that line) OMG, NFL awards are absolutely MEANINGLESS!!! Like I said in the previous entry, I'm all about individual accolades when it comes to Ben and I'm still pissed off because not only did Ben NOT win Comeback Player of the Year, when EVERYBODY wrote him off as a two-season wonder, but whoever votes for the stupid award didn't even consider him. Unbe-fucking-lievable! Not completely upset at who they gave the award to, some guy on the Cowboys, but I can't believe that Randy Moss' name was even brought up. I didn't know that giving up and not giving a shit was something you should be rewarded for. Of course he's trying this year, most annoying team was guaranteed to go to the playoffs because their division is crap, they've won it by default the past 5 or 6 seasons. (Launchcast music break: "The Boy From Oz" Everything Old Is New Again) I'm just still in shock that after how much the media trashed Ben for last season, he turns it around has an awesome season, not decent, or good, but great, he threw the third most touchdowns this season, had the second best passer rating, and the second best touchdown to interception ratio this season, and gets a big old plate of nothing.  I'm sorry, but it pisses me off that they only talk about Ben in a not so positive light (next topic), but when he does great, it's like "whatev". Brett Favre was the other name that came up, I love Brett Favre, I always have, but he didn't come close to coming back from what Ben did. (Launchcast music break: Amanda Everybody Doesn't, I have not heard this song in a long ass time)

(Launchcast music break: Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight)  I think it's safe to say that I love Ben Roethlisberger. I adore just about everything about him. The thing that makes it "just about" is his poor lack of judgement. In this latest "non-story", all he did was say what his off-season wish list was, re-signing Alan Faneca (sorry boo, he's as good as gone), to get his new contract quickly, and to have a tall receiver. It has hit the fan now, people saying he was out of line for saying it, Hines Ward now has issues with it.  Now, I don't see what was so wrong with what he said. Ben does have a tendency to overthrow his receivers at times, and all he was saying is that it would be great if he had a really tall one that could make some of those catches. I really hope that this gets him to realize that the media is not his friend, as so duly noted above. (Launchcast music break: Whitney Houston I'm Your Baby Tonight, I dedicate this to my Snookie) I do love him, but he should really learn to think before he speaks, and when he's still not 100% percent sure of what to say (99.9% just won't do), just say those two magical words "no comment." (Launchcast music break: Mis-Teeq Scandalous, didn't I dedicate half an entry to Ben with this song?)

Man this writers' strike sucks! So many of my shows are gone, this is so terrible. The brightest spot on the horizon is that on Thursday LOST (BESTSHOWEVERRRRRRRRRRRR) comes back!!! If it's not that obvious, I'm extremely excited about it. I know that only 8 episodes were filmed, but I don't care, I love and missed this show so much! It's been so long I can't even remember what happened. My television schedule is going to suffer something terrible, hopefully the blanks will be filled in eventually. (Launchcast music break: Robbie Williams Rock DJ)

Sunday: It was NFL. Now, I have no idea. I'm not even sure about Family Guy or American Dad.
Monday: It was Monday Night Football. Now: ???????????????
Tuesday: It was Law & Order: SVU. Now: ??????????????
Wednesday: It's still Mythbusters and Law & Order (I don't where that person got Sundays from)
Thursday: It was Ugly Betty and Big Shots (which might be cancelled for good, I really hope not). Now: Lost (bestshowever), the best part is since CSI will be either in repeats or just not on, Lost will have a better chance to get ratings, save for American Idol.
Friday: It was Women's Murder Club, that show was so good. Now: Monk and Psych, so it actually worked out pretty well for me like that, but I don't know when those shows run out.
Saturday: It was College Football. Now: ???????????????

It is worth mentioning that a couple of the shows that could fill in some slots are Eddie Izzard's The Riches and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? I saw a commercial for The Riches last week, it just said it would be returning soon.(Launchcast music break: Ugly Kid Joe Everything About You)

Now, just for some random thoughts:
--WHY is Heath Ledger dead? I still can't believe it! It's so sad, the strangest thing is that I finally just saw Batman Begins, and I had heard Michael Caine's praise of Ledger's performance of the Joker in the next Batman movie (name escapes me), so I was really excited to see it. I was already excited to see the next one, but there's going to be sort of a downer feeling to it now.
--What am I missing about Gio on Ugly Betty? Everyone is so anxious to see Betty hook up with Gio, and are bordering on the Walter-type hate towards Henry. It seems I'm the only one left that still loves Betty with Henry. Did I miss an episode or something? I think they like him because he's more exciting or something. I think he's a bit of a jerk. You know the kind of guy, instead of telling you they like you, they just pull your hair. Some people can take that, but I just don't like him with her. But we all know that it's supposed to be Betty and Daniel by the end of the series anyway (if they ever resolve the strike). (Launchcast music break: SWV You're the One)

I Remember, I Remember, I Remember When I Lost My Mind
Mood:  rushed
Now Playing: Launchcast Music Player

I have been so busy, it's not even funny. I've barely had time to come on the computer at all, let alone to update. As I start this, Tuesday, December 18, 2007, 9:35 PM (**there's some editing to make things more relevant and updated, and will be dated and marked with double asterisks, since the majority was typed at the aforementioned date- Sunday, December 23, 2007**), I wouldn't be shocked if it took me until New Year's to post it. Well, hopefully not, because I want to post before Sunday, but looking at my hectic upcoming schedule, oy. (Launchcast music break: Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" Human Again)

Let's start why it's been so insane around here: After my step-dad's heart attack, they put him on a heart monitor that he wore for about 8 days, then they noticed that he kind of had another episode with his heart and a doctor (not his, but another one in the same practice) put him in the hospital immediately after his appointment. He let us come back home and get some clothes for him. After we checked in the hospital, his doctor was there and said that he didn't need to be there, but he was almost at stroke level and they need to thin his blood and bring his blood pressure down; but he still came home the same day. Then there is all this rubbish I'm doing for my mother and her school work while I'm trying to find some Christmas cheer by cleaning up the house and stuff, but it just feels like I'm fighting a losing battle. And I have been operating on little sleep when I have to stay up late to do something for her school, but then I have to get up early to go to a doctor's appointment. I have been so exhausted. (Launchcast music break: "Singin' In the Rain" Would You?)

I mean, this week alone, I was up until almost 2 AM Sunday night/Monday morning coloring and cutting stuff out for examples for the children, had to be up at 5:45 AM to go to a doctor's appointment, came home, had a rough nap (woke up like every half-hour for about 4 hours), did a bunch of school paper work, cleaned up the kitchen, and cooked dinner. (Launchcast music break: Sean Kingston Me Love) Today, Tuesday, was a bit lighter, but not really, I had to wrap all the gifts for her children (my neck and back are so sore), did laundry, cleaned a bit of the dining room, and did more paper work. Tomorrow, I have to bake cupcakes, fix the chicken, finish wrapping the gifts for other people we already have at the house, wash and press my hair, more paper work, and, if I find the time, vacuum. Thursday I have to go to another doctor's appointment with my step-dad, bring the cupcakes to school, stay the rest of the day, then try and finish the last minute Christmas shopping, then come home and wrap the gifts that go to the principal and janitors. Friday, I'm going try to finish cleaning the house (at least the living room/dining room), mop the kitchen, clean out that window thing (although I might move that to Wednesday, because Friday is trash day and I want as much stuff gone as possible, because our other trash day is Tuesday, but that's Christmas and they won't be running), vacuum (if I don't get to it Wednesday), unwrap the portable picture/mp3 type thingy we got my mother, upload pictures of her grandson, and re-wrap it, and I was going to try to clean my room, good luck with that. (Launchcast music break: Motley Crue Dr. Feelgood)

Seeing all of this stuff written out, I may drop dead by Saturday. Heaven help me. (Launchcast music break: "42nd Street" 42nd Street; not the original cast version, this one is 9 1/2 minutes long, I haven't heard the first one so I don't know if it's this long)

(Launchcast music break: Jack Johnson Good People) It also didn't brighten my mood seeing the Steelers drop 2 games in a row. One to "that team" and the other to the Jaguars. At home even, we were undefeated at home all year until then, and our last two games are on the road, which we have an abysmal 2-4 record on the road. Thanks loser schedule makers, I wasn't happy about this in March, and I'm terrified about it now. I can't even say that we'll be okay because our last two opponents are crappy teams (and they are) because all year Pittsburgh has lost to crappy teams on the road, except in the state of Ohio. There is a real possibility that the Browns could win the AFC North, and the Steelers may MISS the post-season. They have to get themselves together, I mean, this is the first time all season that we've lost two games in a row, and while the Rams game (which I just realized is Thursday) freaks me out, the fact that the last game in Baltimore (who have become the team to lose to the previously winless Dolphins, I bet Jim Rome is PISSED) practically scares the piss out of me. Pardon my language, but they are imploding like the Giants do every season (which they are right on track with; poor Shockey, he broke his leg and his ankle in that last game, he's still really hot, but they started their annual suck-fest before Jeremy got injured). (Launchcast music break: Bing Crosby/Andrews Sisters Here Comes Santa Claus; this version is my favorite) **UPDATE- The Steelers won the AFC North because they beat the Rams (but Willie broke his leg and is out for the rest of the year; no es bueno ) and the Browns lost to the Bungles, not too shabby for a team that was supposed to finish third behind the Ratbirds and Bungles because the 2006-interception-prone Ben was the real Ben, and we had a rookie head coach, and our defense wouldn't be anything without Joey Porter, and other stupid excuses they came up with to doubt Pittsburgh. But the defense is starting to struggle, it just shows how important it is to have our front 3 healthy, we lost Aaron Smith a few weeks ago, and for some reason the rest of them forgot how to tackle. And the Giants had a decent game today, more due to the Bills blowing a lead, having special teams issues (know what that's like), and general falling apart today, because Eli was terrible, he had 2 picks and no touchdowns. We all know who was the best QB in that draft! - December 23, 2007** (Launchcast music break: "La Cage Aux Folles" I Am What I Am; wow, I LOVE this song!)

If you are into individual awards, and I am when it comes to a certain quarterback, they announced who made the Pro-Bowl today and my Snookie made it (yes, he has earned another nauseatingly, saccharine dripping nickname from me ). I'm so happy for Ben, now go and fake a hangnail or something so you don't actually have to go. The Pro-Bowl is such a joke; everybody wants to be named to go (it's like an honor or something, and the bonus in their checks don't hurt, either), but nobody wants to play. They should make it flag-football, or a competition or something. I believe I've said this before, but I wouldn't be upset if they just got rid of it. It's not like baseball's All-Star game, that is actually important because it decides home-field advantage between the AL and NL during the World Series, whereas the Super Bowl is played on a neutral site. Other Steelers named to the Pro-Bowl: Willie Parker, Alan Faneca, James Harrison, and Troy Polamalu. I feel Alan and Troy got in because they always get in, they haven't really been great this season, Troy has been injured, so that might get him the benefit of the doubt. Eh, whatever, in the end it is nothing but a popularity contest. Another individual accolade Ben has is that he had broken Terry Bradshaw's record for touchdowns in a single season. Terry's was 28, and Ben now has 29 on the season, and still only 11 interceptions. It might have been a bigger deal if we'd won that last game, but, as Helio Castronoves says, "it is what it is." (Launchcast music break: No Doubt Bathwater) **UPDATE- After the Rams game, Ben now has 32 touchdowns on the season, to still just 11 interceptions, and achieved his second game with a perfect passer rating of the season (according to my research, he is the only quarterback to have two "perfect" games in the same season), giving him 3 for his career; a feat that is only matched by Peyton Manning. YAY, Snookie! The only bad record he's achieved this season is that he's the second most sacked quarterback in the league and I think is second in team history for one season, that sucks. The O-line has been really awful this season, but look at what Ben has done in spite of it, and he still THANKS them after every game and said that he was taking them to Hawaii when he goes to the Pro-Bowl! He's a stand-up guy, what else can I say about him?- December 23, 2007** (Launchcast music break: Whitney Houston I'm Your Baby Tonight)

I have just received word that Ashley is engaged (again). For those keeping score for these past few years, she has been through one engagement with her high school boyfriend because they were frightened by separation due to the fact she was in the military and was being sent to England, she cheated on said boyfriend numerous times, got pissed off when he had a girlfriend, got knocked up by some other military guy, has a miscarriage, and finally is going to marry some "old white guy" (her words, not mine). Whatever. One interesting note is that she said she would see him for Christmas. I wonder if this means she's not coming home anymore. If so, there's one lie I don't have to tell, although I think I had decided on the truth seeing how I misread the e-mail. Looking at my itinerary for the next few days, I may not reply until after Christmas, and if she is coming home, she may not even see it. I'm actually too tired to care anymore. "It is what it is." Hm, I may have found a new catch phrase. (Launchcast music break: "Sweet Charity" If My Friends Could See Me Now)

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By the By, the Tony Reali thing? Fin. Yeah. I don't want to go into details, but it has run it's course. I still watch the show and stuff, but not the same way, not even the way I did before I fancied him. "It is what it is." (Launchcast music break: INXS Need You Tonight)

Well, it's two days before Christmas and all I want for Christmas is Ben Roethlisberger. All Ben Roethlisberger wants is an Offensive Line. Well, I'd settle for a new life, but those are kind of hard to wrap. (Launchcast music break: "A Chorus Line" One {Finale})

I should mention that for the past few weeks I have been tearing up Launchcast (which I may officially have change to Yahoo! Music from now on), for some reason I decided to look up all the show tunes that I love and rated them and most of them are on there. It's so flipping awesome! If they would only play Holier Than Thou from Nunsense, I'd be set, that's my new favorite song. (Launchcast music break: Radiohead Creep)

HERE WE GO STEELERS, BEAT THOSE RATBIRDS!!!!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!! (Or, so no one is offended, Happy Christma-kwanz-akkah!)

I totally want to rock him hard this Christmas! (Launchcast music break: TLC Red Light Special)

This is from training camp 2 years ago. I wish he'd grow his hair out again, it's so cute. (Launchcast music break: "Bells Are Ringing" Just In Time)

I'm phasing.