Men in Trees
Mood:  hungry
Friday night as I laid on the couch flipping through tv channels I came across ABC's new show, "Men in Trees". I am not a huge Anne Heche fan but there wasn't really much on, so I decided to watch it. I LOVE this show. It has such a cute premise and the guys are so adorable.

Premise:

"Finding a good man in today's world isn't as difficult as some women think. You just have to watch out for the signs. You wouldn't drive with a blindfold on, but for some reason, women continue to date with one..." So native New Yorker Marin advises a crowd of her devoted fans. Marin thinks she has found her good man, fiance Graham, but discovers, bound for a speaking engagement in Elmo, Alaska, that he's been cheating on her. Plans for the wedding come to a screeching halt. Concluding that she really doesn't know anything about men, Marin resolves to temporarily stay in Elmo, where the ratio of men to women is ten to one, and get started on her new book - about men.

Marin's subjects are quite a lively bunch. Adorably affable Patrick, an avid fan of Marin's books, runs the town's only inn and radio station. Man's man Buzz owns and flies the only plane in and out of Elmo. Sophisticated Ben runs the town's only bar and has an unusual past. Last but definitely not least, strong and silent Jack protects the environment and comes to protect Marin from a possibly rabid raccoon and, occasionally, herself.

There are women in Elmo too. Both Theresa, Ben's estranged wife and former rock musician, and Sara, the town's "working girl," introduce Marin to a whole new way of thinking about men. And of course there's Annie, Marin's biggest fan, who moves to Elmo after hearing about Marin's break-up to reassure her -- mostly by quoting the relationship advice she has learned from Marin's books. Back in NYC, Marin's tough-girl editor, Jane, lends her long distance support, and even braves the ice and bad cell phone reception for the occasional visit.

Marin learns that she has been living with her eyes closed for too long. Now that they're finally open, she sees the amazingly beautiful world around her, and for the first time she'll have the chance to stop and breathe. Now if she could just get the raccoon out of her hotel room, this place might be perfect.

"MEN IN TREES" stars Anne Heche as Marin Frist, Abraham Benrubi as Ben, Emily Bergl as Annie, Seana Kofoed as Jane, Suleka Mathew as Sara, Derek Richardson as Patrick, Sarah Strange as Theresa, James Tupper as Jack and John Amos as Buzz. "

Check out this link to watch a preview of the show: Men in Trees

Saturday I spent a large part of the day at Bugfest. They had some great exhibits this year. Including a station where you could construct a robot insect. I saw a bunch of kids at the table and thought, "how hard can it be. I do have a college degree after all." But apparently a degree in Recreation and Park Management did not prepare me very well for this task. I got my box of parts and my instruction sheet and started to build. I am about 20 minutes into the project when this 7yr old boy sits down beside me. He immediately starts assembling his insect and is finished before I even have the first leg attached. The instructor had the patience of a saint with me and I am sure at one point he wanted to just take the damn thing out of my hand and finish it for me. LOL An hour later I had it complete and left it on the table for the world to see. They also had a really good evening talk for adults called, "Insects in Movies" which was very interesting. And yes for those of you wondering...I did eat a cricket and a couple of meal worms. They weren't half bad.

Sunday I ran a bunch of errands including a trip to Dick's Sporting goods to buy myself a pair of Crocs that I had been eying for awhile. I had a gift card so I decided to put that towards the purchase. They are so cute...light blue. They will be great for my camping trip which is coming up in like 12 days. SO EXCITED!!! I haven't't had any time off since May.

Well that is it for today. I should probably get back to work.