O.T.H Obsession Begins Again!!!

I just got the first two discs of Season 4 of One Tree Hill and I am loving it! I am on the second episode as I write this and it is so great! Peyton found out she has a brother, Deb is taking pills and carrying a gun, and the who is pregnant storyline continues. Aker loves the music on Grey's, I love the music on this show. It totally has an effect on the writing and story. You should all watch this show! I am going to be drunk with OTH and finish the whole season in three weeks since Season 5 starts in the beginning of January. I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! And I think I have Jason convinced on the name Peyton for the next dog!!

Christmas Blah!

This is the first year that I have been anti Christmas. I am just not feeling it. I am done with the songs on the radio and at the mall. I am low affect to buying gifts and I am really behind which is unusual for me. People who are going crazy with gifts annoy me as I am like-why? I am just looking forward to New Year's for the next party!

Babysitting & Cookies

Friday night me, Aker, and Jason watched Will and the twins to let Sarah and Adam have a night out. Sarah ended up running late due to jury duty so half of Adam's date night was spent with the three of us and his kids. The twins were hilarious as they kept going from one of us to the next wanting us to read a book. Will was quite boisterous as well! Sarah finally got home and they got to go out. The funny thing is that, as Aker puts it, this was the easiest babysitting experience ever as the kids were in bed when they left. Jason and Aker ended up falling asleep and I watched Halloween 6.

Saturday was Jodi's cookie exchange Christmas party. Due to the weather some people whigged out but we still had a good time. There appeared to be a theme with chocolate as almost every single cookie people brought was chocolate. I was not complaining though! We also played some games which were fun and had a good time. Now I have even more cookies and calories to burn off than I did with the Cheryl and Co. cookies we got at work. The holidays-who wants to celebrate calorie intake! Anyone?

New Year-New Shows!

There is currently no end in sight to the writer's strike so most of the shows you care and love about are more than likely over for the season. However, mid season shows will be coming soon! Here are some of the selections I will be delving into come January/February:

Jericho
American Gladiators
Dirt
The Sarah Connor Chronicles

The one postive thing about the strike is that I am reading more. I just finished a great book on sex coaching which gave me a lot of good ideas for starting a private practice. If you would like to make a donation to this cause please let me know! : )

Ridiculous!!!!!

I apologize for anyone who is offended by this but I have a rant! I am OK with people who like sports-but being a sports hater, I don't try to put myself in sports type situations. So I was shopping at Kroger's today and while I was trying to pick out which frozen food entrees to buy, my shopping was rudely and inappropriately interrupted by the loudspeaker announcing the OSU/Michigan game scores! I was so livid! If people want to freeze their asses off watching men barbarically run into each other and chase a damn ball around that's fine. I, on the other hand, do not want to be interrupted by such madness! Kroger's is a grocery store-not a sports bar!

Wino Weekend in Cleveland

Me and Aker made our jaunt to see Jason on Friday and after stopping twice to refuel her body since she was not stimulated by my talking, we finally made it there with Paris in tow. We mostly hung out Friday night and then Saturday morning we got up and Jason went to his training. Aker and I went out to breakfast and then she took off to go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame while I stayed at the apt. and took a nap and read a book. When she returned, Jason arrived shortly therafter and then we took off downtown and went to Tower City which was fun. Dorine beat us to the apartment within two minutes and we all got situated and began drinking champagne. Dinner was had at Macaroni Grill and then we came back to the apt to chill out and relax which was hard to do with Paris jumping all over the air mattress. Sunday we went to the food and wine expo and while Aker and Jason saw Giada from Food Network, me and Dorine began sampling foods and tried a brief amount of wine. Dorine and I then headed to the Alton Brown show, also from Food Network, and had a good time. We joined up with the other two and then we had a quick bite and the drinking began! Me and Dorine sampled about 17-20 wines and so we re-tested before buying some. It was a great time! We came back to the apt., packed up and headed our separate ways. My faux wine rack has now been replenished!

Vampire Seeker

I have recently become fixated on vampires lately. I am watching Moonlight on CBS on Friday nights to start off with. Now I am reading Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and after that is done I will be reading the 4th Anita Blake Vampire Hunter novel Bloody Bones. Some people do not get the eroticism that comes from either a good vampire movie, show, or book. I love vampires and would love to be immortal. However, this will not happen. I am not a big fan of blood so I would be an anorexic vampire-not too attractive for luring in victims. The guy on Moonlight just has a connection at a blood bank but again-still anorexic. The thing I love most about the vampire is the struggle to love one and not turn them into the monster they are and occasionally loathe. I also love the good vs. bad vampire brothers both in love with the same woman. Those are always really good! I also love when the female vampire is evil and turns the innocent man who struggles with his immortality. Just some thoughts but if any of you want some good rec's on vampire lore-let me know! And yes, this is way past due since Halloween was two weeks ago!

Myspace Survey Rant

I am becoming more and more annoyed with the surveys people are posting on MySpace. Some of them are so stupid and I don't get why some people spend so much time filling out the same old stuff all the time. I feel that your friends who know you know the answers to most of those questions already and even if they don't, they probably get it after the same three surveys about colors, food, and embarassing moments. I want to create an anti survey that asks benign questions and makes no sense. Wonder how many people will fill that one out! Oh well, I guess some people use the surveys as a time filler as I do with TV. To each their own I guess-but don't expect me to fill out any crazy long surveys-unless they are horror or sex related! LOL!

Gory Mayhem & A Late Night Surprise

Me, Mike, and Amy finally watched Saw 4 on Friday. At times I was like-why are they stretching this out. But the end was rather satisfying and raised more questions that it answered. There was of course plenty of gore, with one scene getting to me involving a knives and someone's face. It was a big ick factor! After the movie I came home to catch up on some shows and spoil Paris. Around 12:30 AM I saw lights headed towards the house which went off quickly. It was JASON! He suprised me after seeing his grandfather in the hospital in Columbus. It was great to see him. Saturday we did yard work, Jason mowed the yard and I weed eated. Later that night we met up with Mike at LaRosa's and the came back and watched two B movie horror films. They were actually pretty good. One was Drive Thru which was gory and funny. The other was Big Bad Wolf which was gory and predictable but it worked. Sunday we had brunch with the Triad and then Jason headed off. This weekend shall be fun as me, Aker, and Dorine will be converging in Cleveland to go to some food event.

Trick or Treat & Baby Toot

Aker came over with Penn Station so we could pass out Halloween candy to kids. There were hardly any kids that came-maybe 20-25. Anyone wanting candy please see me! Anyways, Greg came over and we hung out outside with Paris is got so excited over trick or treaters she hit her head on the light pole. It was quite funny! We eventually merged back into the house and watched a few Robot Chickens. After that we watched the baby epsiode of Drawn Together. It was like Muppet Babies on crack and acid! Baby Toot was a riot as it explained why she became a big eater! So funny-it was one of my faves. Aker left after that and me and Greg watched Saw 3 to prepare for Saw 4 this weekend. Hope all of you got some tricks or treats tonight!

Cleveland Visit

I went up to Cleveland this weekend to see Jason and we had a great time! Paris was very happy to see me as evidenced by her jumping on me and running around the apartment. On Friday we ordered pizza and stayed in for the night to spend quality time together. One thing I discovered on the first night is that I do not like Cleveland's cable system. The DVR there is all jacked up and it will take some getting used to. I did not sleep well due to my cold but it was all good. Saturday we continued to loaf around and ran some errands. I watched some horror flicks. He surprised me with a play that we went to see called Forbidden Broadway. It was a funny take on Broadway hits that were sliced, diced, and skewered on the stage. My favorites were "Defying Chenowith" and "Seasons of Hype." It was a very fun time. When we got home we just channel surfed and fell asleep in the living room. Sunday Jason made breakfast and helped me make some changes to my resume and cover letter. Yes, I am starting to look for jobs in Cleveland. More on that later!

TV OCD and DVR

Well folks, I had to let some shows go. My DVR has been overloaded and I am not able to keep up on shows. Currently, I am a 5 days behind which is killing me! I stopped watching Journeyman as I thought it was going to get cancelled but now I hear it has gotten more episodes ordered. I tried watching Pushing Daisies but it was too busy so I was OK with letting that one go. Damages is almost over so that will be one less. However, the Amazing Race is starting in November so that will be a replacement. So far I am liking Gossip Girl and Bionic Woman the most out of all the new shows I am watching. I also ignored the desire to watch Private Practice which worked out for me-Wednesdays were the worst for me! Oh well-I am the expert on TV topics so if you need some advice let me know!

The Big Move

So Jason is now in Cleveland and has been since the beginning of October. It has been sad at times but we have managed so far. He is enjoying his job and I am not sure what the timeline is for selling house and me getting a job up there. I am headed up there this weekend and it is unknown if I will be bringing Paris back with me or not. While I miss her, it has been like it used to be not having to think about what doors to close and having an automatic alarm in the morning that needs to pee. We will see how it all plays out in the upcoming months!

Salt Lake City-Hot Men and Easy Navigation!

The title says it all! I loved Salt Lake City for it's 1 in 3 ratio of hot men, Mormons too! And I also loved the fact that I could navigate the city so easily with it's numbered streets that went in accordance to the Temple Square a.k.a. Mormon Central. Our first day was spent adjusting to the not so great hotel room with the 1960's radio in it and walking downtown to the conference center where Jason's conference was being held. As we walked we came upon an intersection where two taco stands were on opposite corners. THE FOLLOWING IS NOT PC-BUT FUNNY!
I came up with an alternate reality for the taco stands. The Miguel and Lopez families had been in a bitter taco stand rivalry for years! There was another taco stand a block away and this was the Fitzgerald family who were from the wrong side of the tracks. We ran into the naughty daughter Carlita at a restaurant and determined she was sleeping with the other family's son. It was quite a scandal! Anyways, after realizing the walking was going to kill us we got a rental car and toured the city. That night we went to Trolley Square which was a lame shopping center.

I did like this city in that almost everywhere you looked there were mountains. It was nice. The second day I went to lunch at this place called Red Rock Brewery which was awesome (I ate there twice on the trip.) After that I went to check out an erotic bakery called Madam and Steve. I bought some brownies for me and Jason for later which were iced with sexual positions. Quite interesting! I then got bored and headed to the bar closest to our hotel which was called Try-angles. Get it!? The beer was cheap there and I hung out talking to some 52 yr. old guy. Which brings me to Utah's insane liqour laws. If you go to a privately owned bar or restaurant where they serve liqour, you have to become a member for 4 dollars or they will not serve you. Thankfully I only had to deal with that insanity twice! Me and Jason had dinner at the Melting Pot that night since it was restaurant week in Salt Lake. After that we went and saw the Mormon Tabernacle Choir perform. It was an OK event. The songs towards the end were more entertaining than the first ones.

Friday I went on a tour to the Great Salt Lake and Kennecott Cooper Mine. It was fun and there were two other couples from Ohio on the trip. The lake was full of history and I did pay attention to this part and I did learn some things contrary to some people's beliefs that I don't like to learn! We saw brine shrimp (sea monkeys) and went to a place called Saltair which was the place to be in old Salt Lake City. After that we went to see the copper mine which was quite a sight to see. It reminded me of "North Country." After that I met up with Jason and we had dinner at a nice Italian place where I got to have a drink called Moulin Rouge. I was so excited, only to be disappointed when I found out that the drink sucked ass! We went to the bar I had been at the day before and met the "bear" club members and got an application-for educational purposes of course! It was a fun night overall. The next day we headed out after lunch and got back to Dayton way late since we got delayed in Denver. We met a guy named David on the plane who was from Atlanta. He was nice and we chatted the whole flight. Once home and after eating Taco Hell, Jason went to bed and I stayed up to begin watching all the DVR'ed shows. I didn't get far before I was out on the recliner.

Gay Movie Night, Cleveland-A Conspiracy Revealed and A New Apt!

Friday the gays came over to watch gay movies. Thats probably the gayest sentence I have ever written! We watched "Another Gay Movie" which follows the formula of American Pie but is very gay and laugh out loud hilarious! I really enjoyed it. The second flick was "Sordid Lives" which Jay had recommended about a white trash family dealing with the loss of a family member. There is a gay character, a guy who does drag as Tammy Wynette, and a bunch of dysfunctional females. It was pretty funny as well. After all that, Jason chatted it up with Mike and Jay in the kitchen while the rest of us enjoyed the latest episode of Robot Chicken. The show that cracked me up the most was the animated show "Rick & Steve." The characters look like Lego figures and the first two shows I watched were hilarious!

Next morning we were off for Cleveland. We stopped and got an apartement guide and Jason can credit me for finding the apartment as I was in OCD mood scanning through the book and looking at different areas. Our first stop was Lakewood which neither of us liked-it was too brown and we did not get a good feel from the people and houses we saw. After that we headed to Westlake. On the way Jason got pulled over by a motorcycle cop. And here folks comes the conspiracy!

The cop came up and told him how fast he was going yada yaya. He does not say anything about Jason's siren light thing. Anyways, he goes back to his car and Jason realizes that he has written him a ticket. The cop comes up discusses paying the ticket and asks about the siren thing. Jason then tells him he has run paramedic and is going to be a flight nurse. The cop is like-why didn't you say something? He then proceeded like he was trying to be apologetic about the ticket and was giving him all these pointers about paying it and stuff. I was fuming! All these medical/cop people are allowing people to get off because they are in the same field-thats shitty! He didn't rip up the ticket though so Jason now has to pay that. Since we are on the side of the road, Jason begins to interview the cop about places to live. The cop gives us some ideas and then we check those out-by the way-the places sucked COP!

So after leaving the recommended area from the cop, we headed to Strongsville. We checked out a place called Polo Club which was right across from a mall. The apartment was really nice and we were sold on it after not liking the previous three places we had looked at. We checked out one other place but knew it was a good deal. So we went and got a room at a Motel 6 and then went to explore the area a bit more. There were some housing areas I liked and pretty much all the same stores are in the area that I have in here now. We went back to the motel and Jason went to sleep while I read my book. The next day we had breakfest and signed the lease. So one factor has been taken care. I have some possible roommate interviews lined up so we will see what happens.

"Currently Watching" To Expand

So I missed some shows that I am going to be watching this season and added some unexpectedly. There were about 4 shows I missed so as always, if you watch what I watch, you will be watching quality TV! Just watch on the side for what I am watching and check it out!

Old Friends & X-Fest

Friday I got to see some old friends from back home-it was great to see them but not under the circumstances (their grandmother had passed away.) However, me and Jason met up with Dan, Dennis, and Tracy at Chammps and caught on how things were going with them. It was fun to reminisce about the good old days of partying and throwing all your cares into the wind-along with your underwear. After dinner just came home and vegged out and Jason continued his search for an apartment in Cleveland.

Saturday brought me my crazy gym class. There was a fun moment that I later ended up regretting. We had to do this exercise where you are on your back and your partner pushes your legs down for resistance. My partner was this guy who had never been in the class and was kinda hot. I didn't want to look like a wuss so I pushed myself too hard-more on that later. Anyways, when he was giving me resistance I got a nice view so it made it OK. That night Christopher tried to coerce me into going out to Aquarius but I was strong and stayed home to save money and to prepare for X-Fest.

The next day Aker kindly too me downtown to meet Kelly for breakfast before the shows began. We went to Panera, grabbed some bagels and took one to eat while we waited in the crazy ass line. Once we got in the fun, and the pain, began. We were low key during the first two bands but got close to the craziness for Sick Puppies who were decent. Breaking Benjamin was the best! They rocked out! Three Days Grace was good as was Seether. Throughout the day I noticed it was harder and harder for me to get up. Flashback to gym class, hot guy, and new exercise. The day wore on and me and Kelly chatted about music, life, and all the CD's she was going to make for me LOL! After the show we met up with our drivers and I met up with Aker who kindly took me home after a nutso wait at Nothing but Noodles.

When I got home I asked my personal nurse what to do about my pain as I could not stretch out completely. So, I took 800 mg. of Motrin and a Vicodin. Helped the pain tremendously and I was able to go to work the next day!

"Prize Winner" is Golden

Loved this movie! It made me cry and hit me hard based on some of it's themes. Basic premise is a 1950's mother struggles to keep her family together by writing jingles. Father is a louse and drinks and has outbursts. I am big on movies that are visually appealing and this movie had it. It is also based on a true story which made it even more powerful. Two of the ten kids live in Ohio, one still in Defiance and the other in Cleveland-how ironic considering what's going on with that situation. It impacted me hard because my mother never got to do much and once she divorced my dad, it was just her raising me and my second oldest brother. She made sacrifices to ensure that we were taken care of and the end just really got to me. Also, Julianne Moore does a great job in this movie! I highly recommend! A+

Reply to "Pussy"

So for those of you who may have read about Paris's infection and made comments about "pussy" I have provided you with my usage of this word. I was not intending to be vulgar, merely medical. But some of the comments were quite funny!

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pus·sy (ps)adj. pus··si·er, pus··si·est
Containing or resembling pus.


adjective 1.
containing pus; "a purulent wound"

Paris's Infection

We had to take Paris to the vet today as she has an infected foot. Here is the rundown of how all this went. She went to daycare on Tuesday and when I got home she stayed on the recliner all night. In the middle of the night I heard her and got up to find she had peed on the floor. While I cleaned that up I did not notice her going into the bedroom and getting on the bed. We try to go to sleep but she jumps down and I think she has to go outside to poop. I take her out but she is resistant. It is 1 AM and I am not a happy camper. I basically had to drag her back inside. I put her in the garage in case she needed to poop and because it was cool outside and I needed some sleep. When I got up the next morning and let her in she limped in! I freaked out thinking I had hurt her in the middle of the night and started crying. Jason came home and stated that he thought her foot was in pain just from the daycare flooring-which is where her paws usually get pink. Anyways, long story short (too late!) (that's from Clue!) the next day it got worse. I left work early today and went to the vet. She had a pussy knot on her foot and she had to get X-rays. Meanwhile Jason was lusting after the doctor who was quite OG! The verdict-she has interdigital soft tissue swelling and is on steroids and some other medication. Hopefully she will be back to new within a few weeks! And I can't believe I just wrote this much about a dog! She's my baby!

My Fall TV Schedule...or when not to call me...

I am always excited when I get the Fall Preview TV Guide edition. I have made strides over the summer of letting my DVR do it's thing with average success. As with every fall season brings more shows for me to get into. Here is the rundown of what I will be watching here in a few weeks:

Monday: Heroes- 9:00, Samantha Who-DVR'ed

Tuesday: Cane-10:00

Wednesday: Pushing Daisies-8:00, Bionic Woman-9:00, Private Practice-DVR'ed 9:00, Dirty Sexy Money-10:00

Thursday-Survivor:China-8:00, Ugly Betty-DVR'ed 8:00, Supernatural-9:00

Friday-Moonlight and Women's Murder Club-DVR'ed at 9:00

Saturday-A day off for awhile. Torchwood (DVR'ed) will continue for awhile. The Gathering starts in October-it will be DVR'ed

Sunday-Desperate Housewives-9:00, Brothers and Sisters-10:00

Drawn Together and The Sarah Silverman Show will also be on soon as well.

There you have it folks-my therapy after a long day! It's not that bad is it?

"Torchwood" is Great!

So BBC America has created another great show in "Torchwood." The show follows the bisexual adventurer Captain Jack Harkness and his team of people who track aliens. The show seems very open to sexual situations. One of the members took cologne from the lair and used it to not only have a girl come on to him, but also a guy. Next week's episode promises more sex as it is about an alien strain that is sexually based. Newbie Gwen is learning the ropes. The show is filmed very well and moves at a great pace. I have only seen the first episode but I love it! Good fare for sci-fi fans!

Movie Madness!

I managed to get in three and a 1/2 movies this weekend-a rare feat for me. Friday I watched the dreadful "Epic Movie" with Christopher. The only thing redeeming about this movie was the X-Men spoofing and the White Bitch. This was retarded and was not funny-do not see it! F!

After a night at Aquarius and getting hit on by someone I was not into, Saturday morning I watched "Highwaymen" with Jim Caviezal and Rhona Mitra. This movie was really good! Basic premise is guy kills people in hit and run. Hero searches for killer who killed his wife and then he ends up helping out the latest victim. All around good! A!

Having dishes done, house straightened up, I then watched "His Secret Life." This was a gay foreign film (foreign much better than American!) about a woman who discovers her husband had an affair with a guy after her husband dies. She then befriends the lover in an attempt to understand things. I did not like the ending but it was good in that it did not fit a sterotypical ending. Later on that night we went to Adobe Gilas for margaritas and to celebrate Adam's 30th bday! It was a good time!

Sunday brought the movie "Pretty Persuasion" which is a dark comedy about a girl who wants to be an actress and creates a scandal in her school to become in the media. This is the halfway movie as I have not finished it yet (Big Brother came on, and go Zach for finally making a smart decision!)

Sad and Confused

I got bad news tonight. Someone from AASECT emailed me about my supervision contract and told me that since my supervisor had only been certified a year that he cannot supervise me. He has to be certified for three years. I have already been seeking people in Cleveland if the transition need be, but I am so disappointed that this happened. I feel like the powers that be do not want me to reach this goal in my life. Maybe they are just trying to get me to appreciate it more but at this point I am just getting frustrated! I am confused now as I do not know where this leaves me in this whole moving to Cleveland thing. I was staying to finish my certification and now I am going to have to try and find someone else. Not sure what to do at this point.

Daycare Day 2 & Junie B. Jones

Paris had her second day of daycare today and she got a timeout! The people in charge felt she needed a break to calm down and rest and they put her in a different room. Well, she still wanted to play and got those dogs all riled up as well! Needless to say she wasn't in trouble per se, but she may need a little R & R now and then.

After work I went to Charlotte's to watch the Big Brother Double Eviction Episode. I found a children's book that I tried to entice Phillip into reading a page to me. He rejected me and after we had eaten dinner, Charlotte picked up the book and began reading the tale of "Junie B. Jones and the Big Smelly Bus." I felt like I was a little boy again sitting there watch my teacher on the green mat in 1st grade. She did a great job with the facial expressions, tone of voice and movements. It was quite interesting. Phillip, on the other hand, wanted to shoot me and strangle Charlotte for having to endure the story. Amy arrived during Chapter 4 and Junie was laid to rest.

And on Big Brother-Jessica and Eric, the lovebirds, were evicted in tonight's episode.

Paris's Daycare Adventure!

from left to right: Paris, Sierra, Pork Chop, and Gatsby

Today was Paris's first day at the ClubK-9 Doggy Daycare! Me and Jason dropped her off this morning and from what I have heard she had a blast. She made other English Bulldog friends and got to play in the swimming pool. She is currently wiped out on the recliner in dreamland. We are planning on taking her back tomorrow and Friday, but if she is this wiped out each visit we may drop it down some. The place was so cute-they had mailboxes for all the dogs to put their leashes in and little name tags. The outside area has the pool and gym equipment for the dogs to play on. I am sure she is looking forward to more canine antics tomorrow!

"Hot Fuzz" What Fun!

So we have gore, humor, and unlikely people with guns. This was a great flick! From the makers of "Shaun of the Dead" comes a movie ripe with death scenes and witty humor. I recommend this flick! It basically follows a cop who gets demoted to a stagnant safe town because he is too good of a cop. Once there, things start to go awry. His crazy sidekick is fun to watch as well. Have fun folks! Watch out for the festival scene!

WEBN Fireworks

Another busy weekend it has been. I am exhausted and need another vacation to catch up from this one! Sunday me, Greg, Mike, Amy, and Jodi met up with Brandi, Corey and their crew for the WEBN fireworks. This has been one of our traditions for many years. The five of us got there first and we found a space quickly so we could head to a German bar that Greg said was great and I kept ravaging the name all night. At the bar, the boys began drinking some big ass beer steins and we were feeling quite good quite quickly. We did the Chicken Dance twice on our benches and made many strangers-some hot, some interesting, some just there. Brandi and the Gang showed up while we were at the bar and met up with us there. They headed off for dinner then Jodi and Amy left us to party while they got something to eat. We continued to talk to strangers-you can do this as an adult kids, and had a great time. Corey and I think Jared-hazy here-met up with us and we made the trek back to the blanket. I am sure it was a funny sight to try and see us navigate through hundreds of people on a hill. I slipped many times. We found the blanket and for some reason I don't remember the fireworks very much. Hmmm.....

Me, Corey, and Brandi slid down a hill on pizza cartons which was quite fun. Anyways we took off after that and had to deal with a jacked up bus situation back to the cars. Once we got back we headed home where Greg and Mike got crazy and started biting my arms. I have bruises! We made it home safely thanks to Jodi and watched some Robot Chicken before calling it a night. I hope next year we get to play PIG!

"Halloween" Rocks!

This movie was great! For those of you who have not seen it I highly recommend. It gives a lot more background in the character and his family. Then it kicks into high gear towards the middle of the movie and from then on it's one thing after the other. There are a few jumpy parts but this film, i.e. Rob Zombie, is mostly gory. This movie could almost overtake the popularity of the original. Big words I know but see for yourselves-unless you are too scared and then I will just make fun of you and force you to watch it an infamous movie party!

The Cleveland Plan

For those of you who don't know this already-Jason got the job and he accepted it. He starts October 9. We went out to dinner last night to sort out options and to see how this can work for both of us to get what we need. For right now I am going to try and find someone to move in and share the house while Jason is going to get an apartment until I can finish my sex therapy certification. Until then we will be doing the long distance thing and I will be going up to Cleveland to explore the area and see what it has to offer. I thank all of you who have listened, given advice, and been there for us during this stressful time. Keep you all posted on how things progress!

Gatlinburg Trip

This weekend we celebrated Kelly turning 30 by going to Gatlinburg. The cabin was very very nice and we had a good time. On Friday once we got settled in, me and Jason and Jodi played some air hockey with me as the victor over Jodi. Once Sam and Carla arrived, they went to get some whiskey and the rest of us debated when we should start grilling out. They returned and Jason grilled while the drinking began. After dinner, we went to the pool and Amy arrived while we were there. We returned to the cabin and began playing a celebrity drinking game which was simple and fun. Kelly also had to blow out her candles so that we could eat brownies. After that people started to head to bed and around 2 am we were in our beds. However, some of us did not stay there. I ended up getting out of the bunk bed with Jason and trying the sofa bed Amy was on. Amy slept with Jason and Shannon was on the top bunk. The sofa bed sucked ass so I went back upstairs and slept on the couch.

Next morning Kelly's brother Wes was the first one up with his wife Laura. It took awhile for everyone to get up, especially the hung over ones. Me and Amy watched "I Know What You Did Last Summer" at 9 am as we waited for everyone. Breakfast was egg bake which was really good. We also had mimosas and after breakfast some of us were semi flat affect. I took a brief hungover nap and then met up with people at the pool. Me, Jodi, Shannon, and Amy decided to drive to Gatlinburg since some of us had never been through the town. On the way we stopped at a lookout point and me and Shannon braved the hill to get down to the water. We then went through Gatlinburg and turned around and went back. It didn't really appeal to what we thought it would be like. When we returned we all got ready for dinner and we went to the Chop House. Dinner was interesting for a few reasons. When Jodi was squeezing her lemon it went flying out of her hand and flew past Jason, Carla was trying to hit the salt shaker to unclog it but she hit it too hard and the bottom came off with all the salt falling onto the table and in her salad. Then Jodi had a steak that was as flat as paper. She had various things to say about her steak LOL!

After dinner Kelly and her family headed back to the cabin and a go cart track caught our eyes. The other 5 of us went to the go kart place. Me, Jason, and Shannon did the go karts. They were fun up until you had to go down this hill which was a little freaky. Shannon ran into the concrete bumper when she was pulling in which gave Jodi and Amy quite a laugh. Back to the cabin to pack up and do some more drinking. Me and Carla watched "Underworld:Evolution" and everyone else drifted away to sleep. The next morning we were off amd me and Jason followed Amy, Shannon, and Jodi to breakfast at Cracker Barrel. The drive home was insane as we ran into two traffic jams. It was a great getaway and thanks Kelly for inviting us all to share your birthday!

2nd Interview

Jason got a call back for a second interview. He is going next Wednesday. I have many mixed feelings currently and are trying to weigh options, pros and cons, and all that stressful life stuff. The thing is that I feel like I have made up my mind about not wanting to move-the stressful piece is what happens next. The question I am asking is-how can we both be happy and get what we want? Maybe it's possible, maybe it's not. "What if" questions surround me as well. I don't know-too many thoughts to sort out and big decisions must be made. To top it off this all comes right before we go to Gatlinburg for Kelly's bday party. Anyone with advice? I could definitely use it!

TV News-Read with Caution!

Here is the latest on what I know about shows coming back in the fall:

Heroes-there is going to be at least 8-10 new characters this season. Someone more evil than Sylar will be the villain. One of the brothers is alive-maybe both. Claire has moved to start fresh. Hiro will be back in the past for awhile.

Desperate Housewives-Two new couples are moving to Wisteria Lane. A gay couple will move next to Susan. She is going to clash with one of them. Dana Delaney and Nathan Fillion will be moving in and she will be Bree's nemesis as they are very much alike. I have a feeling she will discover the fake pregnancy scam. Julie befriends their daughter. The cancer storyline will continue.

Brothers and Sisters-the ex wife of Senator McAllister will be on this season. Looks like a divorce could occur as someone is not scheduled for many episodes this season.

These are the main shows I know things about. If anything else comes up exciting check back here!

"Crazy/Beautiful"-So Melodramatic!

I only got this movie because I like Kirsten Dunst. Too bad I missed out on a hour and a half of my TV viewing life! This was way too much like a Lifetime special movie! Girl has issues, falls for good guy, families have issues, happy cutesy little ending! I am starting to really move away from dramas. They are driving me crazy! Anyways, if you have time to kill and need background sound and visuals-watch this. The only salvation was Jay Hernandez.

Wine & Family Therapy at B&N

It has certainly been a whirlwind weekend so far-and it's not over yet! Friday was the end of a rather crazy week for me. I met up with my niece Brandi, her boyfriend Corey, and their friends Wendy and Jared at Bravo's. Due to the mega wait we went to Barnes and Noble to hang out and wait to be buzzed. Unintentionally, me and Brandi ended up deviating from the group and found ourselves in the CD section sitting by the listening stations and dissesting our family dynamics. It was great to catch up with her and chat it up. Thanks B&N for providing a therapeutic background! Dinner was great, as was the liquid therapy (wine, martini). After that I was going to head home but ended up going to Gerry's new apartment to meet his friends. Sadly, he gave me cranked directions, I got lost, and then my cell phone died. I found the apartments and tried various ways to get the attention of wherever he may live (honked horn, flashed lights, etc.) I was about to give up but went to the newly hired security guard who was unable to help me. Thankfully at that time he came driving by with his friend and we went to Kroger's for more liquid therapy. After that we hung out and chatted in the "Serenity Garden" and drank some champagne. Had a great time, got home late and quickly went to sleep, which was well needed let me tell ya!

Saturday morning led to crazy workout class and dog park with Paris. She cracks me up because she is always so hesitant then goes wild running after the dogs. I feel sorry for her because she can never keep up with them. Anyways, Jay and Mike stopped by and we got a chance to catch up. Then after some laundry and cleaning, Beth and Gary made a quick suprise stop in to see where we live and to say hey. Unfortunately they got here right around the "we have to get showers, get dressed and get out of here for next event" time of the day. It was great to see them in my neck of the woods!

Me and Jason headed off to Colerain and met up with the aforementioned crew from Bravo's. We went to a place called Vinoklet, which was basically a winery you could eat at. We all sampled wine-including Jason, and we ended up with three bottles of three different wines. The next part of this experience was cooking our own food on this big grill. That was an experience as we almost had grilled digital camera-kudos to Jared for making the save! We enjoyed dinner and then walked around the winery snapping some pictures and laughing at Brandi as she pretended to be Julie Andrews from the Sound of Music coming down the hill. Great times were had by all and I highly recommended trying this place out if you like wine and are looking for a different dining experience.

http://www.vinokletwines.com/

Robot Chicken Season 3 Premiere

Many of you know my obsession with Robot Chicken as my own way of doing therapy! This is the majority of the season 3 premiere. Enjoy! And make sure you watch "The Game of Life" sketch!

The Chipotle Race

Christopher had what he called a brilliant idea tonight-let's walk to Chipotle, eat, and walk back. I was apprehensive-but not for the right reasons. It took us about 35 minutes to walk there and I was starving by the time we got there. We eat and head back. About half way there I realize why this was a really bad idea-stomach invadors attack! So the race was on to see how quickly we could get back to my house without having an explosion. Thankfully we made it safely and no incidents occurred. Note to self-never follow through on a brilliant idea of his again!

Reconnecting & Lusting in Church

I travelled down to Adams County yesterday for my sister's bday dinner at my mom's. Dinner was fine and after everyone left I went to see my old friends Beth and Gary. I have known Gary since junior high and Beth since they started dating. The great thing was that even though it has been several years, it was easy to reconnect and it did not feel like that much time had passed-except seeing their kids who used to be babies. I also met their friend Gerry who was a lot of fun as well. We went on a beer run since the county is dry-who does that? We got back and the four of us played this drinking game called drug dealer. It was slightly difficult at first because me and Gerry had never played and could not get the whole when to wink thing down. Add in alcohol and we looked like we all had Tourette's! I was up late and had a great time-plus making new friends is always fun!

Now we come to the next morning when I was abruptly awakened by my mother at 7:30. She dragged me to this church thing because my brother in law had helped build it and there was going to be a dedication. Plus my uncle goes there as well. Anyways, if any of you have seen the movie "Saved," that is the church I walked into. The only salvation was that there was a lot of eye candy, especially the piano player/singer. There were people with their arms raised in their air and I was like-I need to get out of here! I kept nudging my mother to let her know how annoyed I was that she drug me to this. Plus the dedication was only like 2 minutes! And I had to stay and listen to mass hysteria! So I daydreamed...

I imagined going up to the piano player after the service and, in the spirit of "Saved", pretending that I wanted to know more about the faith so that I could find out if we played on the same team and also to get privately seranaded along with phone number etc.-back to the making new friends piece LOL! I also counted the number of people I would do and took my mind away from the craziness. It helped a lot!

They also did a communion which I thought only Catholics did but who knows. I took some "blood" because I thought it may be wine but it was just grape juice. Ripped off again! Anyways, the prison sentence finally ended and we made a beeline for the car! Went back to my mom's, had some leftover's, and headed back up here to face laundry, Paris and Jason, and catch up on my TV!

Dogsitter Aker

I would be remiss if I did not elaborate on the dogsitting Aker did while she stayed at our house while we were in Cleveland. I'm glad she reminded me (see previous post) because I have my own comments to make. Here are my thoughts on how this whole dogsitting went down:

Paris sleeps and Aker plays Warcraft.
Aker eats dinner (leftovers from Buca di Peppo) and plays Warcraft.
Aker plays with Paris briefly then finds ways to occupy her. She puts Paris on the couch with her and teaches her how to be fascinated with the animation of Warcraft.
Aker sleeps on Jason's side of the bed and does not let Paris sleep between her legs. Paris settles for spooning and sleeps while Aker dreams of breakfast food and Warcraft.
Next day, Paris plays, eats, sleeps, and does her business. Aker finds ways to keep Paris occupied so that she can get lost in Warcraft land.

Overall, Paris's needs were met and she is mentally sound.

On a more serious note, I think we should all bond together and have an intervention for our beloved Aker. She has fallen into the addiction of Warcraft madness. Please contact me so that we can assemble the Holy Water and therapeutic cross examining to help her troubled soul. I will be representing the Strike Therapy modality. Anyone for the Scared Straight or Electroshock modality? : )

Waiting...

The Cleveland trip was fun for the most part. We got up there and Jason promptly took a nap. We met Joanie at a Spanish restaurant named Mallorca. It was great! I had stuffed tilapia and some drinks. It was great catching up with her and hearing, from her perspective, the pros if we ended up in Cleveland. We received complimentary almond liquer shots which I was the recycle bin for-whats new there? After that we walked back to the hotel and went to sleep. For the first time in who knows how long I slept in! It was great! I went to breakfast around 9 and came back and slept until around 11. Jason had his interview while I talked to people and got feedback on the situation. On the way home we discussed options and talked about ways we could both get our professional needs met since I recently got everything together for my sex therapy stuff. We should hear in two to three weeks if he gets a second interview or not. Until then-we wait.

A Good Feeling

Last night we traversed down to Bucca De Peppo's in Norwood to eat dinner since we did not end up going to Tennessee with Phillip. The dinner plans were Phillip's and we had a great time ribbing him for being late. Anyways, we got to the restaurant and before we started eating-Phillip made an announcement-he and Charlotte are engaged! As soon as he said we have something to tell you guys I grabbed Kelly and Jason's knees-knowing what was going to happen. Everyone was happy for them and it was a great moment. It was almost like a surreal moment that you see on TV as it fades to commercial with a great song in the background. Hearing and seeing everyone at that moment really solidified the strength of the friendships I have in my life. It also made me cringe a bit to think if Jason gets the job in Cleveland that that feeling would feel different as I would not have the same regular contact I have now. Speaking of Cleveland, we leave tomorrow after brunch and we are having dinner with my friend Joanie, who me, Kelly, and Aker went to grad school with. More on Cleveland later.

Mi Amor-This Movie Was Great!

I forgot to share my latest movie find with you all! I got this movie through Netflix and I was quite impressed! Spanish films I have seen are really rocking lately. This movie focuses on different couples (gay and straight) who meet for various reasons at the Plaza Del Sol in Spain. Things happen and certain people (they are all strangers to each other except for a few who know certain things) end up going off with the wrong person. Mistaken identities, lies, and sexual confusion ensue with a positive happy ending. I really enjoyed this film and recommend. I give it an A!

Good News Finally!!

I checked out the place I am going to rent to see my sex therapy clients today and it was really nice! Things are finally starting to take shape with me getting my certification. I already have a referral from my supevisor so I am very happy. Hopefully within the next two weeks I will be up and running and ready to change people's lives in and out of the bedroom! Thanks to all of you who have stuck through all the ups and downs with this process. Once I am certified you can all receive a free sexual health assessment as needed! : )

Mary Poppins-Killer at Large

Aker sent me this link and I had to repost it. Disney movies written by horror fans! I love it!

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/6761/

The BB House is Full of Water!

Amber-I can't stand you! Every single freaking episode she cries! I am so sick of it! Please powers that be make this girl get out of the house and into therapy. Anyone who cries this often has to have a disorder. I'm suprised that everyone is not floating in the house by now. She probably keeps the hot tub and pool full for sure. Or when they need to boil water for spaghetti-Amber, we need you! That's the rant for the day.

Stray Dog Adventure

So I tried to do a good deed today and it blew up in my face. There has been a brown golden retriever without tags running around lately. In an attempt to help it out I decided to slightly befriend it. I was apprehensive at first, especially when it barked at me upon sight. However, I was directed by the police to call the sheriff. I did and waited, and waited. What I learned from this debacle is never call the sheriff for a dog issue. I followed the dog around some yards and lured it to my house with dog treats. Once I felt like it wasn't going to bite me, I got it some water and started feeding it dog food. Well, Jason left for the gym and I managed to get it in the garage where I thought it could reside until sheriff came, which I hoped would be before Jason got home from the gym. Didn't happen. Jason got home and opened the garage door. It ran and Jason discovered it had chewed on the siding around the garage door. He was not happy. So my good deed turned into crap. I felt sorry for the dog-it's nails were so long and it had a big mark on it's leg. I hope it gets to a safe place soon!

"Hairspray"-A Few Split Ends

Me and Jason watched "Hairspray" last night and it was quite a high affect movie. I knew this going into it but Jason did not know how many songs were in it. He experienced a similar situation as our friends Mike and Jay-Jay loved it like I did, Mike fell sleep briefly as did Jason. I think it's a nurse thing. Anyways, my favorite numbers are "Good Morning Baltimore," "I Hear The Bells," "Coolest Kids in Town," "Welcome to the 60's," and "Can't Stop the Beat." The end of the movie somewhat drags and feels a bit long due to the number of songs but has a very upbeat fun ending. It is identical to the original John Waters version-plus songs and dancing! I give this movie a A-.

Strike Therapy

I am inventing a new counseling theory called Strike Therapy. This is a collaborative effort with Aker, who will be the test subject. Here is how my awesome theory works:

Identify goals/need for change in life
Aid client in meeting those goals while promoting their independence to achieve on their own
Strike client when they do not follow through on the set goal

Aker got a crash course on this theory many times on the way back from WSU as I got to strike her many times. She was negatively reinforced due to not following through on a goal I set for her-doing dishes and laundry before playing Warcraft. As she will learn, it is better to reward yourself for accomplishing something then getting the reward for nothing. Further studies will be conducted on Aker so that the reliability and validity of this experiment can be determined. If anyone else would like to sign up as a subject (you know who you are!) please contact me!

Dog Park

So I took Paris to a dog park tonight to meet up with my co-worker Cecelia and her dog. I was initally concerned as to how this was going to work as most of you know Paris has a jumping problem. When we got into the caged in section and I unleashed her, she was initially somewhat scared as about 5 dogs bigger than her came over to sniff her and check her out. She eventually began racing around and chasing after the big dogs. Paris and Dozer, Cecelia's dog, had met before and Paris tended to chase after him. The sucky part was how dirty and wet she was from playing around. Anyways, she was exhausted upon our return and after getting some water and settling down, she got into her new cozy spot-laying against me in the recliner with me pushed to the side. Yes, these are the times she is great!

"Thumbs" Down

OK peeps! This movie is flat affect central! I thought this movie may be slightly entertaining about a teenager who sucks his thumb. His dentist, played by the always monotone Keanu Reeves, tries hypnosis which works, but then he gets other addictions-like sex and drinking. This movie did not keep my attention as I started to fall alseep with Paris on the recliner leg about 20 minutes in. I do not recommended this film unless you are flat affect-which you can then relate to the tone of this flick. My score is D-

"State of Mind," A Lifetime Delight

Finally! A show about counselors! I've been waiting for this since every other profession has had a show about itself. So initially I was concerned about this show being on Lifetime-you all know how I feel about this channel! But lately the network has been having more bolder, less weepy melodramatic shows. The intro episode followed Dr. Ann Bellows finding out her husband was cheating on her with their couple's counselor and a side plot I was not too involved in. A potential love interest was identified with the new lawyer tenant moving in. They should let me be a writer for this show! Anyways, there were frequent uses of slang male anatomy words that I was surprised they aired. My favorite line was when she was with a couple who were not seeing eye to eye-"If I had to live with either of you I would cut my throat!" She then went into a semi but amusing dialogue that provided her insight and helped the couple. Lifetime likes the happy endings! Anyways, I like the show, will keep watching and recommend.

Windsor Weekend

To celebrate Amy's 30th, we traveled to Windsor, Canada to have some fun and get free health care. After making multiple pit stops (Wal-Mart, Paris drop off, Wendy's), we finally began our trek. When we got there we got settled in and found Little Italy-Canada style. Dinner was nice and afterwards, we headed back to the hotel for imbibing. Me and Amy were the wild ones and Aker and Jason just observed and made witty comments about our antics (they didn't go out, Aker is old, Jason worked the night before.) The first place we hit was the Windsor Casino where I won 10 dollars and Amy lost her money. Unbeknownst to us, we waited for the free shuttle when we could have walked to the casino. Oh well!


Next we hit the dance floors and had some syringe shots which were quite tasty. We hit about three places and then traveled back to the hotel. I found a hot dog vendor which is always nice at 2 AM. We woke Aker and Jason upon our arrival and we all acted retarded til about 2 30AM.

The next thing I know I am blinded by white light as Aker flung open the blinds and created havoc in my life until after lunch. Needless to say, she received frequent pushes and negative comments throughout the day-which is not any different than usual. The breakfast debate centered on where to eat-The Lumberjack or Howard's Diner. We ended up going to the Lumberjack which was quite tasty. We learned what peameal was (form of Canadian bacon) and was made fun of by our waitress for our American ways.

Kelly and Jodi arrived around lunchtime and we went to Pepper's for Poutine (fries with gravy and cheese) and some pizza Aker was OG'ing for. We returned to the hotel, rested briefly, then hit some wineries. We all imbibed and bought some great wine. Back at the hotel, we got ready for dinner and the night out. Dinner was at a great seafood place called Lilly Kazilly's or something like that. After a few beverages, Amy was good to go as we headed to Danny's.

For the potential PG 13 readers out there I will use brief statements to discuss this experience. Lots of eyebrow raises from me, Calvin Klein everywhere, guy cavorting on the ceiling, many solid objects, low key girls until Maverick arrived, and potential dancer in our waiter. You will have to call me for more info on that adventure! After that we went back to the hotel where Jodi and Kelly went up to sleep, and the rest of us went and smoked cigars by the lake. Nice nightcap for the evening!

The last adventure came at night when Amy slept on the floor between the beds and Jodi slept on the air mattress by the AC. Me and Kelly tried to set a standard by not talking in the hopes the others would follow-they didn't. Talky talk for half an hour then silence. Around who knows when, THUD!, laughter, and OW! Aker rolled off the bed and landed on Amy's arm. We all awoke, dealt with the disturbance and went back to bed. Up the next morning and headed back to our impending jobs, schedules, and life. I'm ready to go back to Danny's-anyone with me?

The 3 P's

Poop-I came home to Paris's evacuation all over the floor and streaked over the carpet. I shut down and watched two episdoes of Days, then Big Brother, along with intermittent email checks. Dishes were also done during this time. Paris spent most of the time in her cage to avoid my having a meltdown.

Puke-Later in the night when I let Paris out, Paris chewed on her bone and then tried to get the whole thing in her mouth. The end result was puke on the floor. I again decided to shut down and digest the third P,

Peach Wine-It was from Georgia, so good! Bottle empty!

Amidst the three P's I talked to Jason at the hospital to give me some words of comfort during this trying time. I also spoke to Toot and Jason LeFebvre-did I spell that right?, who were fighting the computer universe in Warcraft. I made fun of their game and ranted on about nonsensical things. Me and Toot discussed her calling me when she woke up to go get breakfast before the Windsor adventure begins. Who knows who will call first-all I care about is getting my cereal in the morning! Night all!

The "Labryinth" is Great!

So I just saw the movie "Pan's Labyrinth" which is very good! It was quite graphic which I was not expecting! I definitely recommend this movie. The plot is simple-girl ends up living a fairy tale and has to deal with evil stepfather while trying to protect her mother and brother. Also, the sublot against the war ties nicely into what is going on with the main character. Any fantasy lovers should definitely watch!

Cry Me A River on "Big Brother 8"

So does she ever dam up? This girl cries over everything! I am so sick of her ugly squinched up tear face! Every time she is in the diary room she is crying. This week's watefalls was over playing in the Veto challenge. She needs to go apply for a Lifetime show or something! I pray to the powers that be that she is gone soon! No more tears LADY!

What's Wrong With This Picture?

So I went to work out and took the crazy cardio kickboxing class. It was a great workout and I felt great afterwards. Then when I got home I realized we were having pizza, which seems to contradict everything I just did. Sad but true I am sure I will eat more calories than I burned which makes me feel like joining the "finger four." Oh well!

Reality Check

So lately I have been feeling like I am becoming anti-social (not the personality disorder, just not wanting to be around people.) However, this is not the case. Via Jason, he helped me realize how I am changing in my social ways. For example, he works 4 nights a week which gives me four nights to do what I want, i.e. watch TV shows he doesn't like. For awhile now though, those nights have been occupied with hanging out with people, going out to dinner, movies, etc. So in an attempt to have more down time, I am going to try and have 2 Eric nights, and 2 nights for friends. This has nothing to do with the friendships I have-mostly needing time to get some things in order and do what I need to do. So, if for some reason any of you who read this feel like I am not as involved-now you understand why. It's not you-it's me.

Head to Canada if you get "Sick"o

I went to see Sicko last night with Aker and Jason. I had my doubts about seeing this film, as well as struggling to stay awake. However, this film made many good points and shows people how screwed up America is when it comes to our healthcare. In Canada and many other countries, healthcare is free. You just go, get seen, and leave. No insurance info is needed, no money is exchanged. Can you imagine what that would be like? It really made me think of the conversation I had with my mom about getting my glasses and the cost of them. Mine were roughly 160 something-hers were 400.00 without insurance. I recommend this film to anyone who wants to learn about how screwed America is getting when it comes to the care of our people. Hope known of you are denied your claims due to a past yeast infection!

Withdrawal

Yesterday I saw the season three finale of One Tree Hill. It was a great ending! Now I have to wait until season 4 comes out on DVD to continue my obsession. I have been watching this show 5 days a week since April. Some may say thats crazy-I say it's commitment. So withdrawal is setting in and my craving for drama will have to be quenched for now via the other shows I am watching-mostly Big Brother since it is on three nights a week!

"Transform"ed Into Adolescence

So here is my review of Transformers. First of all, visually stimulating and exciting. Secondly, Shia Lebouf got on my freaking nerves! Mostly during the search the house scene. The dialogue was very juvenile at times but I needed to remind myself-this is a movie about vehicles from another world. At times I found myself chuckling over some of the "witty" lines that most of the prepubescent male crowd found hilarious. When I see an action flick I don't like the silly dynamics and jokes about how crazy things are in the movie. Give me action! Anyways-my favorite part was when one of the Autobots made a comment about lubrication. I was the only person laughing-but it was funny. I give this movie a B+ mostly due to the dialogue that obviously was geared towards the male juvenile crowd who swoon when Optimus changes into his robot self. I'm waiting for the Rob Zombie remake of Halloween.

Ginormous Is In!

I am proud to announce that one of my favorite words that no one ever believed was a word is now official! Ginormous has become a part of the Webster Dictionary! It feels great to know I was part of the movement to make this official. Thank you all for your ridicule as you now have pie in your face!

My Eye!!!!

Today I lost my battle with contact lenses. This morning when I woke up, rather grumpy I might add due to Paris having Barkfest at 3 AM, my right eye began to sting. Now it had done this a couple times but I could not even keep my eye open! I felt like Renee Zellwegger in the upcoming remake of the popular Japanese film "The Eye." How's that for promoting a film? Anyways, I went to work with one eye open and the other throbbing. A co-worker gernerously applied drops to my eye-but this did not solve the problem. After supervision, the problem continued which forced me to bite the bullet and go to my eye doctor so the lady who has to think I am a whackjob can take the contact out. Thankfully she got it out, my eye is better, and I see funny now until I get my glasses.

The Workout To Workout

So Aker decided she wanted to work out with me this morning. I was told to call her when I woke up. My fingers got a workout as I tried to wake her up for an hour and a half. She received a phone call every half an hour from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM. We finally got to the gym and worked out and had a fun time. Then it was the breakfast debate-where to go, how long to wait, etc. The Pancake House prevailed and after working out our stomachs on crepes, eggs, pancakes, sausages, toast, and potatoes-I realized I needed to work out more. Now I wait for Paris to wake up to take her on a walk.

One Tree Hill Obsession, i.e. I Love P. Sawyer

So here we go folks! My latest obsession in TV Land is One Tree Hill. Many of you have ridiculed me for watching this show-but you are all wrong! This show is great! I love it! It is not your stereotypical teenage fodder-it has great story and great emotion. It has the tendency to make me cry-it's that good. Here is why I love Peyton:

She started out bitchy, had an awesome catfight, has been hurt in love many times, found out she was adopted, lost her birth mother to cancer (I cried), got shot in the infamous Columbine ish episode, and continues to prevail. I have not seen season 4 yet but will get it soon!

She is not a weak woman-which you all know I have a low tolerance for-and is strong and passionate.

More on others later if I feel they need a credit here. All of you should watch it! For more reasons why you should watch what I tell you-email me.

The Good, The Bad, and The Barky

At the insistence of Aker (she held a gun to my head) I am now doing this blog/webpage here. Also at Aker's insistence (she held a knife to my throat) Paris was nominated for the first entry due to some issues I have been having lately with her. The Good-she is cute, I love her!, and she is awesome, The Bad-she impedes on Eric night when I am trying to watch all my shows!, and The Barky-if she does not have multiple walks she goes into a barking frenzy which again impedes on my tv time. Aker has created a solution of Jason and I taking her on walks which has been OK, except for a moment last night. I was trying to watch my One Tree Hill (OTH)marathon-more on that later!, and it began. She promptly got cage time so I could indulge in the emotions of Lucas and Peyton (OTH). Alas, she is like her father-playful and bitchy at times, others sedate and morose. And with that I have just published my first web blog-I feel nerdy.