10 Cities You Could Live In (for a month, for a year...if you couldn't live in your own)
1. Dallas
2. Las Vegas
3. Orlando
4. Phoenix
5. Houston
6. Munich
7. London
8. Sunnyvale, CA
9. Binghamton, NY
10. Toronto
We were watching Man Band on the DVR when we realized we were missing the VMAs last night. We said, "Eh," and kept watching Chris Kirkpatrick give Miss Kate a stern talking-to. I wonder if she feels like a preschool teacher, having grown men call her "Miss Kate."
This morning the online news outlets are full of articles like this and this, where they talk about Britney's pathetic performance. ...Lethargic movements that seemed choreographed by a dance instructor for a nursing home... At least twice last night, she had to be hoisted up and down from a riser like an overweight kid trying to climb out of a swimming pool... The lip syncing is the worst. If you're going to do it, at least do it well.
You know they figured if it was a good performance, the VMAs would have been her big comeback, and if it went like it did, at least people would watch it like a train wreck. Win-win for MTV.
I've never tasted soy milk, and never intend to, but I am imagining it is much like the gloppy gook I drain off the canned white beans I use for Carol's Fiesta Chicken Chowder recipe. Ack. Bean juice as a substitute for milk.
Don't get me started on the Silk commercials where cows are drinking soy milk. That's just wrong on so many levels.
I kept forgetting to note this in my blog. Now it's off newsstands, but did you see the photo in People Magazine of Patrick Dempsey last week, in his racing outfit? Holy smokes. I'm not usually that into McDreamy, but WOW. Hot photo. He's so... covered up... but in a very tight outfit.
It's been quite a while since I was tempted to stick a celeb pic on my office wall. We'll see if I can bear to throw it away this afternoon when the next issue arrives.
Kimberly and her husband went away to spend last weekend at an inn without phones or TV. She couldn't wait. This brought about a discussion at our house about how different everyone's dream vacations are.
I still remember the weekend DH and I spent in Yellowstone at the hotel by the lake years ago, without TV or telephone. The long evenings about killed me. I need entertainment, people! New York City, Las Vegas... razzle dazzle! Yellowstone should have an outdoor amphitheater with concerts. Yeah!
The beach is the most sedate place I like to spend time. Even there, I like to have someplace to go in the evenings. Unless you're with a big group, or are on your honeymoon, you have to have things to do when the sun goes down at the beach.
We're leaning towards a New England/Canada cruise for the next vacation. Unfortunately most of them are during fall semester, to catch the leaves turning. We just want to escape the heat in the summer, without taking DD out of school. We'll see.
It has begun. DD's boyfriend is on the freshman team, and they play the day before Varsity, and of course one must attend the Varsity game, and then the middle school girlfriends all play volleyball and those games are another day, and if you can catch high school band practice, that's always cool...
Fun in 8th grade! Try it!
Looks like this year we may not have to attend every game. More parents are willing to drop off their kids than last year. You never see the kiddos the entire time anyway, since they are hanging out with their friends. Reminds me of the old "When are they old enough that I don't have to stay with them at birthday parties?" days. (First grade. That's what we kind of decided. Now you know!)
In other news, it seems DD can take driver's ed next fall. Wow. One year until all my hair turns gray.
During the reunion, we played CatchPhrase, boys against girls. I was trying to get the girls to say "Bulldog", so my clue was "Not a Cow-Cat, but a...."
Their faces. Oh lawdy, that was funny. Hi ho, Cowcat!!
Am I the only one who thinks the Geico cavemen were only funny for about the first 30-second commercial (if that)? Now cavemen are getting their own sitcom. Too funny. Good luck with that.
The Sonic guys should have their own sitcom. Now THAT would be hilarious!
Family reunion was a blast. We stayed at the La Quinta North Arlington, which is a nice hotel in a fantastic location if you want to do a weekend at Six Flags. The hotel was spotless, relatively inexpensive and it sits right at the entrance to the park.
We were up late Saturday night, but we got to sleep in today, so it worked out. We ended with an authentic diner brunch this morning. Very fun!
1. Twelve percent of Americans say they have never had someone of a different race in their home. Have you had someone of a different race in your home? Have you been in the home of someone of a different race?
Yes I have had someone of a different race in my home, and have been to the home of someone of a different race.
2. When asked if they think gay people are actually born gay (as opposed to “choosing” to be gay), 51% say that homosexuality is something one is born with. Do you agree?
Yes, I think people are born gay.
3. Given our society's obsession with the “perfect body,” the number might be expected to be higher, but 33% of Americans say they’d leave their partner if he or she gained 100 pounds. Would you?
Nope. Are these the same people who would leave if their partner gets wrinkles or needs glasses?
4. This question was originally asked only of women, and 54% said they’d prefer to watch the Super Bowl over the Academy Awards. Which would you pick and why?
Unless a team I am into is in the Super Bowl, I would much rather watch the Academy Awards, because I'm just more interested in what happens there.
5. Fifty percent of Americans say that it would be a good idea to require couples eligible for marriage to undergo marriage counseling before they can walk down the aisle. Is this a good idea or a bad idea?
I don't think anyone should require you go to counseling before marriage, although I think premarital counseling is a wonderful idea. People should be encouraged to go.
6. A popular potato chip’s ad slogan says, “Once you pop, you can’t stop.” But 39% of Americans claim that they can stop at just one chip. Are you one of them?
Not usually. It's the salt.
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