I need a new bedtime show

I've gotten into the habit of watching something short, light, sweet, and innocent before bed. Something I don't have to think about but just sit back and be entertained.

I've now gone through all episodes of Bewitched, The Brady Bunch, I Love Lucy, and The Munsters. Now I don't know what to move on to. In the past I've just restarted the cycle but maybe it's time to move on (for a little while at least). Should I move on to something less wholesome yet still light and entertaining? Cheers? nah.. not light enough. Golden Girls? hey, that's an idea. I should check if that's on somewhere. Maybe something cartoony like Flinstones or Jetsons? I never really gave I Dream of Jeanne a fair chance. [[sigh]]

Any suggestions?

RIP Sony Cyber-shot DSC (something or other)

Yesterday, my Sony digital camera finally croaked after 4.5 years of decent service. I say decent because I've had several problems with it through out those years, but at least I had a camera.

This is the last picture it took:

Now all I have left is the psedo camera on my cell phone. eh.

I want to buy a new camera. One with optical zoom and more than 3 megapixels. That'd be awesome! Unfortunately, I'm completely, totally broke, so I guess it'll have to wait. My birthday is approaching :) (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)... j/k, I'm pretty picky when it comes to expensive electronics. But I'll take gift certificates teehee.

Link: To be married is to be outnumbered

Article: To be married is to be outnumbered

For the first time in history the percent of married households in the US is in the minority 49.7%. Unmarried couples sharing households is 5% of all households (that's 5.2 million couples), which apparently rose 14% since 2000 (that took me a second to untangle).

I don't think the statistics will make any parents or grandparents happy. It'll just reinforce their belief that their children/grandchildren are amoral liberals living in sin. Surprisingly, the comments by the conservative groups aren't that scathing and condescending. Not surprisingly, Utah has the highest percent of married households (69%).

guess who god is?

It's finally up! See anyone you recognise? teehee

mmm... Dibs

Senior year of Cornell, my roommate Tara and I discovered Hershey's "Shell" ice cream syrup. It would solidify when hitting the cold ice cream, forming a layer of chocolate or peanut butter around the top. We loved it.

A few days ago I bought Edy's Dibs ice cream, and it's amazing. It's like having Shell and ice cream come mixed together in tiny chocolate covered ice cream bites. It's so yummy! (I don't usually use that word.)

gimping along

I've managed to hurt my foot, somehow. I've been limping along for 3 days now. I think it's my achilles tendon. It's so tight that my foot actually creaks when I try to stretch it.

NYC last weekend was good. The weather was awesome! Chilly and slightly breezy but very sunny. The perfect fall weekend. I got to see Maggie, Katie, Diorella and Ann and have some delicious food along the way.. including dessert from Tasti-DLite twice. Unfortunately, Aris decided to premier ITTV on a Monday night. Weirdo! So I had to miss the party.

Other random updates...

TV:

I broke down and decided to watch all of SG-1 on DVD from Netflix. I finished the pilot yesterday and it wasn't bad. Not great... but not bad. I have a feeling the show improves as the seasons go on, given that the spinoff got its own spinoff (SG Atlantis).

I'm also all caught up on Lost. It's a really good show, but I wouldn't call myself an obsessed fan. I was spoiled by watching the first 2 seasons on DVD because I was able to watch all the episodes back to back. Watching them on TV once a week makes each episode seem so short and incomplete. Now that I've given in to the Lost craze, I start hearing about this "Grey's Anatomy." Eh... I'm not that desperate for entertainment yet.

BSG is back! But I'm determined to rewatch the last season on DVD before I start watching the new ones, so no spoilers!

Food:

I've been eating out a lot lately. There's just no incentive to cook well for 1 person. I also haven't been grocery shopping in a while. I did however buy myself a nice slow cooker recipe book, but I haven't gotten around to cooking anything yet. Maybe this weekend. A Qdoba opened up on my drive home from work, so I've stopped by there to pick up dinner. Bad, bad me!

I've also given up on bringing lunch to work. Mostly because I'm lazy, but also because there's always at least 1 other person who goes out for lunch and it gives me an excuse to go out somewhere.

Music:

Justin Timberlake's Sexyback is a damn sexy song. Every time I hear it, it makes me want to dirty dance.

It's nap time!

speaking of persons and hygiene...

There's at least 1 lady in my office building who is unfamiliar with the proper use of a toilet. Either she doesn't realize that the toilet doesn't have a motion-sensor automated flusher, or she's too weak to pull the handle properly. I personally find "evidence" of her visits to the restroom at least once a week, every week. It has been like this for the past several months.

Yesterday I'd had enough. I put up a flyer inside the stall saying "Please make sure the toilet is completely flushed before exiting the stall, thank you." I felt like a kindergarden teacher telling kids not to play with their poo.

The whole thing is absurd! This is an office building filled with adults... not a port-a-potty in an alley, or the public restroom in a McDonald's. It's also not a simple one-time mistake... it's an ongoing problem. I have no idea how this woman can not realize that she never flushes the toilet. Either she lives alone, and constantly finds her own toilet unflushed, or she lives with her husband/boyfriend/roommate and they must constantly tell her to flush. Is she senile? Or are there 15 different women who don't flush? I'm puzzled and annoyed.

ARG@*&$%^!*&%#

I'm trying to format my old Dell laptop to give to my brother this weekend, but it's just not happening. I've made 3 different boot disks but the Dell refuses to boot off any of them. I just get a single prompt in the middle of the screen and that's it.

!!!!!!

hot metal sandwhich

Yesterday I had lunch at Primanti Brothers, and had the traditional Pittsburgh sandwhich - with french fries and cole slaw piled right on the bread. See the picture on their home page. It was alright. I got the "cheese combo" (3 kinds of cheese) with all that stuff on top. Surprisingly, the fries don't fall out as much as you'd expect them to.

In Pittsburgh, they put french fries on everything.

one more thing

I'm taking an online CME course for industry reps who work in hospitals, and my favorite slide so far is:

"Any person entering the operating room should practice personal hygiene."

I don't think personal hygiene should be exclusive to the medical staff. But maybe that's just me.

shop till you drop

In the last 2 weeks I've bought a lot of stuff... and I mean a lot. Then of course I start to feel guilty, and unsure of my purchases, so now comes the task of returning half of what I bought. Arg. For example, I bought new sneakers from Gordon's Shoes, then I found a cheaper pair at Dick's sporting goods (teehee) so I bought those too. I knew with 98% certainty that I'd find cheaper shoes at Dick's but I went ahead and bought the ones from Gordon's anyways and now I have to go back to the mall to return them.

I also bought a pair of black pants and jeans from Banana Republic's new petites line, 'cause they were having a special on petites. I didn't really like either one so I went to return them today. I walked out of the store with a jersey wrap dress. It was pretty expensive and now I'm regretting that decision. When I go to the mall to return the sneakers, I'll stop by Ann Taylor Loft and Macy's to see if I can find a similar dress for less and then go back to BR to return the current one (I really like it though).

Indecision... thou art my nemesis.

I also stopped by Victoria's Secret to use a coupon for $10 off a bra. They had several varieties that the coupon applied to, most of which were push-up style. For fun, I decided to try one on. I can't even describe how hilarious someone my size looks in a push-up bra. In fact, I'm amazed that push-up bras come in my size (and up). I looked really absurd. That's all I'll say.

My final stop on tonight's shopping tour was Williams-Sonoma where I bought myself a slow-cooker recipe book. I've already stocked up on some ingredients and I can't wait to try them! In particular, I'm looking forward to the garlic potato soup, the cilantro potato bisque, and the chicken chili.

..must...stop...shopping...

I also need to find my checkbooks. My current pack only has 2 checks left and I need to write at least 3 in the next 2 weeks.