Is it me or do Jensen Ackles (of The WB's Supernatural) and Ryan Seacrest (from American Idol) look like they could be brothers?
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Brothers?
Is it me or do Jensen Ackles (of The WB's Supernatural) and Ryan Seacrest (from American Idol) look like they could be brothers?
American Idol recap - Elimination night
I thought I had a dream last night that Mandisa was voted off American Idol.
It wasn't a dream.
When I watched American Idol last night, I about fell off of my couch when I saw the bottom 3 were Paris, Mandisa and Elliot. I was so sure that when they grouped Ace, Bucky and Katharine together that they would be the bottom 3. But no dice.
Then when Ryan told Paris that she was safe, I thought "Oh shit. Elliot is gonna be voted off." When he said that Mandisa was going home, I was stunned. And I was mad.
I liked Mandisa. She has a great voice, but after hearing her rendition of "Any Man of Mine" last night, I thought that if that is how she sang on Wednesday night, I would have not voted for her either. Still, she did not deserve to be kicked off. I don't think any of the bottom 3 deserved to be there. I like Elliot. He is a great singer. Ok, so he doesn't have Chris's edginess or Ace's theatrics, but still, I think he has it going on. He is growing on me. And, despite not looking like a GQ model, he is still cute - lol.
I think the only thing keeping Ace in the game is the fact that he is a good looking guy. But good looks can only take you so far. I am sure his elimination will come soon, but I have a feeling that he will do well next week with the songs of Queen being the theme.
And Bucky....I can't figure that one out. He should have gone home a long time ago. I can't figure out how he made it into the top 10.
Well, now my final 3 predictions have gone down the toilet, as I predicted it would be Chris, Katharine and Mandisa in the final 3. Somehow I think Kellie is gonna be in the running, too. People seem to really like her, and I admit, she is growing on me, too. She is just so darned goofy and naive and bubbly. And just too cute. Sometimes a good attitude will carry you all the way. I still see Chris winning the whole thing though.
It wasn't a dream.
When I watched American Idol last night, I about fell off of my couch when I saw the bottom 3 were Paris, Mandisa and Elliot. I was so sure that when they grouped Ace, Bucky and Katharine together that they would be the bottom 3. But no dice.
Then when Ryan told Paris that she was safe, I thought "Oh shit. Elliot is gonna be voted off." When he said that Mandisa was going home, I was stunned. And I was mad.
I liked Mandisa. She has a great voice, but after hearing her rendition of "Any Man of Mine" last night, I thought that if that is how she sang on Wednesday night, I would have not voted for her either. Still, she did not deserve to be kicked off. I don't think any of the bottom 3 deserved to be there. I like Elliot. He is a great singer. Ok, so he doesn't have Chris's edginess or Ace's theatrics, but still, I think he has it going on. He is growing on me. And, despite not looking like a GQ model, he is still cute - lol.
I think the only thing keeping Ace in the game is the fact that he is a good looking guy. But good looks can only take you so far. I am sure his elimination will come soon, but I have a feeling that he will do well next week with the songs of Queen being the theme.
And Bucky....I can't figure that one out. He should have gone home a long time ago. I can't figure out how he made it into the top 10.
Well, now my final 3 predictions have gone down the toilet, as I predicted it would be Chris, Katharine and Mandisa in the final 3. Somehow I think Kellie is gonna be in the running, too. People seem to really like her, and I admit, she is growing on me, too. She is just so darned goofy and naive and bubbly. And just too cute. Sometimes a good attitude will carry you all the way. I still see Chris winning the whole thing though.
Random Fact of The Day
The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
Funny Stuff From Dave Barry
"I recently had a problem with my computer, so I called Technical Support, which in the case of this company is located, I believe, on Mars, and although the person on the other end sincerely tried to help, the only word I consistently understood him saying was 'David.' I felt like the dog in the 'Far Side' cartoon that is getting a stern lecture from his master, but the only thing the dog understands is his own name:
TECH SUPPORT GUY: 'David, wokm todelc strsprot, David. Cnygv meth serilnbr?'
ME: ' The serial number? You want the serial number?'
TECH SUPPORT GUY: 'Thtsrdy ndimsng, David. Logndr btmmrstit, David?'
ME: 'What?'
TECH SUPPORT GUY: ' Sit, David! Lie down!"
TECH SUPPORT GUY: 'David, wokm todelc strsprot, David. Cnygv meth serilnbr?'
ME: ' The serial number? You want the serial number?'
TECH SUPPORT GUY: 'Thtsrdy ndimsng, David. Logndr btmmrstit, David?'
ME: 'What?'
TECH SUPPORT GUY: ' Sit, David! Lie down!"
Stupid News Story of The Day
(Paranoid much?)
Man held as terrorism suspect over punk song
LONDON (Reuters) - British anti-terrorism detectives escorted a man from a plane after a taxi driver had earlier become suspicious when he started singing along to a track by punk band The Clash, police said Wednesday.
Detectives halted the London-bound flight at Durham Tees Valley Airport in northern England and Harraj Mann, 24, was taken off.
The taxi driver had become worried on the way to the airport because Mann had been singing along to The Clash's 1979 anthem "London Calling," which features the lyrics "Now war is declared -- and battle come down" while other lines warn of a "meltdown expected."
Mann told British newspapers the taxi had been fitted with a music system which allowed him to plug in his MP3 player and he had been playing The Clash, Procol Harum, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles to the driver.
"He didn't like Led Zeppelin or The Clash but I don't think there was any need to tell the police," Mann told the Daily Mirror.
A Durham police spokeswoman said Mann had been released after questioning -- but had missed his flight.
"The report was made with the best of intentions and we wouldn't want to discourage people from contacting us with genuine concerns," she said.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Don't trust your gauges...and American Idol stuff
I have added a new commandment to the Driver's Commandments.....11. Trust not thine gauges, for they may liest to you.
I was driving home from work to my folks' house, cuz they were gonna take me to Olive Garden for my birthday, and going down the 99 freeway. My gas gauge said I had gas...ok, so it was below a 1/4 tank, but the light wasn't flashing and it wasn't on empty or anything. So I was minding my own business, driving down the freeway, when my car just flat out died on me. I coudn't accelerate and the steering was sluggish. I was lucky enough to be able to creep over to the right shoulder and come to a stop. Grrr. I pulled out my trusty cell phone and called my mom, thinking at first my battery had died, since the check battery light was on. So, my mom and my bro came down and my bro tried to start the car, but no luck. I ended up having to call AAA, and told them that I thought I may have run out of gas. So embarassing!!! Not to mention gross, since where I had pulled off the road there was some dead animal skeleton in the oleander bushes (I think it was a cat), that I was forced to look at for the duration of the wait for the AAA guy to come. About a half hour later, he came and fed my car with some gas, and low and behold, the car started! Whoopee! I was just glad it was the gas problem and not some other car problem. Still, it was not fun to have to stand on the side of the road, cars and trucks whizzing past you, and wait for AAA to come. A CHP guy stopped, too, thinking I had some accident or something - lol.
Anyway, after the freeway fiasco, and after stopping by Chevron and filling up my gas tank (lol), we went out to Olive Garden for dinner. There, of course, was a 15 minute wait. Well 15 minutes came and went and soon turned into 25 minutes. Everyone else who had come before us had been seated, and we were still waiting. My dad finally tells my mom to go up and ask about what is taking so long (and my brother meanwhile was telling my folks that we should go somewhere else). Well, turns out that the hostess wrote the wrong pager # down so we never got called. Figures!!! After the whole freeway incident, it was bound to happen that something would get screwed up at dinner, too. Happy birthday to me! lol.
Well, we finally got to eat, and that chicken alfredo was very yummy (and I even have leftovers for dinner tonight - mmm), so I guess the wait was worth it.
Of course, I didn't get home til after 8 pm, so by that time, I had missed the first 3 American Idol singers. I came in when Paris's turn was up. Overall, I think Kellie had the strongest performance of the night (big surprise there since it was country night - lol). But I think Chris did a good job too. I wasn't too thrilled with Bucky's performance, and Ace, well he just flat out sucked. If they base the eliminations on last night's performances, Ace would be outta there! I definitely think he should be in the bottom 3, along with Bucky. I can't make a definite judgment on the bottom 3 since I missed the first 3 perfomances though. But Ace...I think it is his turn to go.
I was driving home from work to my folks' house, cuz they were gonna take me to Olive Garden for my birthday, and going down the 99 freeway. My gas gauge said I had gas...ok, so it was below a 1/4 tank, but the light wasn't flashing and it wasn't on empty or anything. So I was minding my own business, driving down the freeway, when my car just flat out died on me. I coudn't accelerate and the steering was sluggish. I was lucky enough to be able to creep over to the right shoulder and come to a stop. Grrr. I pulled out my trusty cell phone and called my mom, thinking at first my battery had died, since the check battery light was on. So, my mom and my bro came down and my bro tried to start the car, but no luck. I ended up having to call AAA, and told them that I thought I may have run out of gas. So embarassing!!! Not to mention gross, since where I had pulled off the road there was some dead animal skeleton in the oleander bushes (I think it was a cat), that I was forced to look at for the duration of the wait for the AAA guy to come. About a half hour later, he came and fed my car with some gas, and low and behold, the car started! Whoopee! I was just glad it was the gas problem and not some other car problem. Still, it was not fun to have to stand on the side of the road, cars and trucks whizzing past you, and wait for AAA to come. A CHP guy stopped, too, thinking I had some accident or something - lol.
Anyway, after the freeway fiasco, and after stopping by Chevron and filling up my gas tank (lol), we went out to Olive Garden for dinner. There, of course, was a 15 minute wait. Well 15 minutes came and went and soon turned into 25 minutes. Everyone else who had come before us had been seated, and we were still waiting. My dad finally tells my mom to go up and ask about what is taking so long (and my brother meanwhile was telling my folks that we should go somewhere else). Well, turns out that the hostess wrote the wrong pager # down so we never got called. Figures!!! After the whole freeway incident, it was bound to happen that something would get screwed up at dinner, too. Happy birthday to me! lol.
Well, we finally got to eat, and that chicken alfredo was very yummy (and I even have leftovers for dinner tonight - mmm), so I guess the wait was worth it.
Of course, I didn't get home til after 8 pm, so by that time, I had missed the first 3 American Idol singers. I came in when Paris's turn was up. Overall, I think Kellie had the strongest performance of the night (big surprise there since it was country night - lol). But I think Chris did a good job too. I wasn't too thrilled with Bucky's performance, and Ace, well he just flat out sucked. If they base the eliminations on last night's performances, Ace would be outta there! I definitely think he should be in the bottom 3, along with Bucky. I can't make a definite judgment on the bottom 3 since I missed the first 3 perfomances though. But Ace...I think it is his turn to go.
Random Fact of The Day
All clams start out as males; some decide to become females at some point in their lives.
Funny Stuff From Dave Barry
"Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world. "
Stupid News Story of The Day
(All I can say is, how mean!)
How would you like to meet these guys?
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Danish security firm said Tuesday it had fired three of its guards for stealing toys and DVDs from critically ill children at Copenhagen's main hospital.
The guards were caught on video tape after managers became suspicious when toys intended for the children -- many of whom have cancer or need heart transplants -- started to disappear.
"I feel terrible, and we are deeply sorry about this," said Falck Securitas's managing director, Peter Boye Larsen.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Happy birthday to meeeee
They say it's your birthday...nananananana...it's my birthday too....
Ok, so it is actually my birthday today. Do I feel older? YES. But then, I felt really old yesterday, and even older the day before. Old is such a nasty word. Old is a word you use to describe something that looks run-down, or someone with a lot of wrinkles, or smelly cheese. So, I am officially saying that I am not old....just more age-experienced.
My friends Veronica and Frank took me to lunch at La Tapatia, and I am stuffed. I ate too much! Now I am sleepy and ready for a nap. That was really nice of them. Frankly, I don't wanna advertise that I am more "age-experienced" today, but Veronica gave me a "Happy Birthday" balloon and it is sticking up in the air over my desk, so I think people know now - lol. It was really nice of her to do that, though. I rarely get balloons - lol.
It has been raining on and off today, but at least at lunchtime the sun came out for a while. It sure be windy outside though.
The weather forecast says it will be partly cloudy on Friday. I wanna go out to Carrizo Plain National Monument on Friday since I am off (they are having overtime at work, but I said NO to that ! hehe). I have never been there and they say that the wildflowers come out in the spring. I love flowers, and my camera is aching to take more pictures (ok, so it is ME that is doing the actual aching, and not the camera).
I didn't get to go to the post office at lunch since my buds took me out to lunch, so hopefully, tomorrow, I will get to go down there to pick up my package o' presents from Cyndi. I get off work too late to go today, damnit. There is a post office right down the street from my house, but the post office where I have to go pick up the package is downtown. Go figure.
Tonight is American Idol night. I hope to gosh that they do better this week than last week. It was more like American I-DULL last week.
Ok, so it is actually my birthday today. Do I feel older? YES. But then, I felt really old yesterday, and even older the day before. Old is such a nasty word. Old is a word you use to describe something that looks run-down, or someone with a lot of wrinkles, or smelly cheese. So, I am officially saying that I am not old....just more age-experienced.
My friends Veronica and Frank took me to lunch at La Tapatia, and I am stuffed. I ate too much! Now I am sleepy and ready for a nap. That was really nice of them. Frankly, I don't wanna advertise that I am more "age-experienced" today, but Veronica gave me a "Happy Birthday" balloon and it is sticking up in the air over my desk, so I think people know now - lol. It was really nice of her to do that, though. I rarely get balloons - lol.
It has been raining on and off today, but at least at lunchtime the sun came out for a while. It sure be windy outside though.
The weather forecast says it will be partly cloudy on Friday. I wanna go out to Carrizo Plain National Monument on Friday since I am off (they are having overtime at work, but I said NO to that ! hehe). I have never been there and they say that the wildflowers come out in the spring. I love flowers, and my camera is aching to take more pictures (ok, so it is ME that is doing the actual aching, and not the camera).
I didn't get to go to the post office at lunch since my buds took me out to lunch, so hopefully, tomorrow, I will get to go down there to pick up my package o' presents from Cyndi. I get off work too late to go today, damnit. There is a post office right down the street from my house, but the post office where I have to go pick up the package is downtown. Go figure.
Tonight is American Idol night. I hope to gosh that they do better this week than last week. It was more like American I-DULL last week.
Funny Stuff From Dave Barry
"Men's magazines often feature pictures of naked women. Women's magazines also feature pictures of naked women. This is because the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body is lumpy and hairy and should not be seen by the light of day. Men are turned on at the sight of a naked woman's body. Most naked men elicit laughter from women. "
Stupid News Story of The Day
(Yeah, but can a donkey cook you dinner?)
"Loyal" donkeys better than wives, says India book
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A textbook used at schools in the Indian state of Rajasthan compares housewives to donkeys, and suggests the animals make better companions as they complain less and are more loyal to their "masters", The Times of India reported on Tuesday.
"A donkey is like a housewife ... In fact, the donkey is a shade better, for while the housewife may sometimes complain and walk off to her parents' home, you'll never catch the donkey being disloyal to his master," the newspaper reported, quoting a Hindi-language primer meant for 14-year-olds.
The book was approved by the state's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party government but has sparked protests from the party's women's wing.
State education officials in Rajasthan, a western state known for its conservative attitude towards women, said people should not be upset by the comparison, the paper said.
"The comparison was made in good humour," state education official A.R. Khan was quoted as saying. "However, protests have been taken note of and the board is in the process of removing it (the reference)."
Monday, April 03, 2006
Thinking about calling in sick to work? Here's a list of excuses for ya.
1. I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss, who fired me for not showing up for work. OK?
2. When I got up this morning, I took two Ex-lax in addition to my Prozac. I can't get off the john, but I feel good about it.
3. My mother-in-law has come back as one of the Undead and we must track her to her coffin to drive a stake through her heart and give her eternal peace. One day should do it.
4. I can't come to work today because the EPA has determined that my house is completely surrounded by wetlands and I have to arrange for helicopter transportation.
5. If it is all the same to you I won't be coming in to work. The voices told me to clean all the guns today.
6. I have a rare case of 48-hour projectile leprosy, but I know we have that deadline to meet....
7. I am stuck in the blood pressure machine down at Tom Thumb.
8. Yes, I seem to have contracted some attention-deficit disorder and, hey, how about them Skins, huh? So, I won't be able to, yes, could I help you? No, no, I'll be sticking with Sprint, but thank you for calling.
9. Constipation has made me a walking time bomb.
10. I just found out that I was switched at birth. Legally, I shouldn't come to work knowing my employee records may now contain false information.
11. The psychiatrist said it was an excellent session. He even gave me this jaw restraint so I won't bite things when I am startled.
12. The dog ate my car keys. We're going to hitchhike to the vet.
2. When I got up this morning, I took two Ex-lax in addition to my Prozac. I can't get off the john, but I feel good about it.
3. My mother-in-law has come back as one of the Undead and we must track her to her coffin to drive a stake through her heart and give her eternal peace. One day should do it.
4. I can't come to work today because the EPA has determined that my house is completely surrounded by wetlands and I have to arrange for helicopter transportation.
5. If it is all the same to you I won't be coming in to work. The voices told me to clean all the guns today.
6. I have a rare case of 48-hour projectile leprosy, but I know we have that deadline to meet....
7. I am stuck in the blood pressure machine down at Tom Thumb.
8. Yes, I seem to have contracted some attention-deficit disorder and, hey, how about them Skins, huh? So, I won't be able to, yes, could I help you? No, no, I'll be sticking with Sprint, but thank you for calling.
9. Constipation has made me a walking time bomb.
10. I just found out that I was switched at birth. Legally, I shouldn't come to work knowing my employee records may now contain false information.
11. The psychiatrist said it was an excellent session. He even gave me this jaw restraint so I won't bite things when I am startled.
12. The dog ate my car keys. We're going to hitchhike to the vet.
Sounds like a case of the Mondays
Mondays can kiss my ass. I hate them. I don't have any one, specific reason for my Monday hatred. The main one, I guess is that it signals a beginning to a new week at work, which means no sleeping in. That is the biggest reason. But this Monday sucks even more cuz of the whole daylight savings time thing which has robbed me of an hour of sleep and has completely screwed up my waking up schedule. I used to be able to wake up automatically at 6 am and then see the clock and know that I had that extra half hour of semi-sleep coming to me. But with the time change, I didn't wake up til the alarm went off. No extra lounging time. No. I had to get right out of bed and get ready for work. True, I am gonna like having that extra hour of daylight after work, but I value my sleeping in time, and anything that cuts into my sleeping in time must be caught and destroyed immediately!
And yes, I am turning 34 tomorrow. Ugh. I think I stopped enjoying birthdays after I turned 21, but after I turned 30, I enjoyed them less and less. My folks don't even bother with a cake anymore. I think they are too afraid of the potential fire hazard from all those candles. Nope. It is just another day in the life for me. No celebration. No singing "happy birthday." No balloons. And especially no clowns!!! Yuk!
I am so gosh darned tired today. I feel like taking a nap during lunch (a true sign of old age). I am THAT tired. I think this time change thing is responsible for my lackluster attitude today. And today is Monday (yes, I have a case of "The Mondays", so bite me). And maybe cuz it is rainy outside and starting to get windy. It's not very motivation-inducing when the skies are gray and your body is groggy. No sireee.
Today is just a blah day all-around.
I blame it on Monday.
And yes, I am turning 34 tomorrow. Ugh. I think I stopped enjoying birthdays after I turned 21, but after I turned 30, I enjoyed them less and less. My folks don't even bother with a cake anymore. I think they are too afraid of the potential fire hazard from all those candles. Nope. It is just another day in the life for me. No celebration. No singing "happy birthday." No balloons. And especially no clowns!!! Yuk!
I am so gosh darned tired today. I feel like taking a nap during lunch (a true sign of old age). I am THAT tired. I think this time change thing is responsible for my lackluster attitude today. And today is Monday (yes, I have a case of "The Mondays", so bite me). And maybe cuz it is rainy outside and starting to get windy. It's not very motivation-inducing when the skies are gray and your body is groggy. No sireee.
Today is just a blah day all-around.
I blame it on Monday.
Funny Stuff From Dave Barry
"The making of things was outsourced decades ago to foreign nations such as Asia. Today, we Americans are dimly aware that our TV's, computers, cell phone, underwear, dentures, cartoons, etc, must come from SOMEWHERE, but we have no real clue who is making them, or how. We have enough trouble figuring out how to remove the packaging."
Stupid News Story of The Day
(When you play with fire, you're bound to get burned...especially if you're naked.)
Spider-hunting nudist ends with ring of fire
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A red-faced Australian nudist who tried to set fire to what he thought was a deadly funnel web spider's nest ended up with badly burned buttocks, emergency officials said Monday.
The 56-year-old man was at a nudist colony near Bowral, about 60 miles southwest of Sydney, Sunday when he spotted what he believed to be a funnel web spider hole.
Ambulance workers, including a helicopter crew, were called to the scene after the man poured petrol down the hole and then lit a match in an attempt to kill the offending arachnid.
"The exploding gasoline fumes left the man with burns to 18 percent of his body, on the upper leg and buttocks," the NRMA Careflight helicopter rescue service said in a statement.
It said the man's lack of clothing probably contributed to the extent of his burns.
"The fate of the bunkered spider was unknown, although other guests at the resort thought it was probably a harmless trapdoor spider and not a deadly funnel web," the statement said.
NRMA Careflight said it was called to a property in the same area in January when another man kicked a spider that was crawling up the wall of a friend's cabin. The man broke his leg in two places, it said.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Weekend Fun
Well, this weekend I went to see The Hills Have Eyes. Freakin' awesome movie. Bloody, brutal and disgusting......just like I like my movies. Ok, so it's no Academy Award contender, but, hey, it is good schlock fun. I am gonna have to re-watch the original again. If you like a good ole B-movie with lots of blood and guts, go see it.
Today, I took a day trip to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Preserve. It wasn't full in bloom like it was last year, due to the dry winter and late rain, but there were a few pretty poppy patches (like my use of alliteration there? hehe). I took a trail which was about a mile and a half round trip to see the flowers. I also saw a lot of bugs and lizards, and yes, I took pictures. You can see them HERE and/or HERE.
My mom called me earlier. She, my dad and my bro are all in Vegas and staying at the Excalibur. My bro was doing some Sheriff run or something there and some of his sheriff buddies were staying in Vegas, too. Apparently, my bro and some of his buds went to the top of the Stratosphere and went on the rides on top of there. This is just more proof that my brother has no sense. There is no way in HELL that I would ever go on those rides. Especially after that one ride got stuck and trapped some people on it for who knows how long. Nope....no way in hell. My brother, I guess, is just weird.
I will stick to walking on trails and taking pictures. I am just not cut out for dealing with heights.
Today, I took a day trip to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Preserve. It wasn't full in bloom like it was last year, due to the dry winter and late rain, but there were a few pretty poppy patches (like my use of alliteration there? hehe). I took a trail which was about a mile and a half round trip to see the flowers. I also saw a lot of bugs and lizards, and yes, I took pictures. You can see them HERE and/or HERE.
My mom called me earlier. She, my dad and my bro are all in Vegas and staying at the Excalibur. My bro was doing some Sheriff run or something there and some of his sheriff buddies were staying in Vegas, too. Apparently, my bro and some of his buds went to the top of the Stratosphere and went on the rides on top of there. This is just more proof that my brother has no sense. There is no way in HELL that I would ever go on those rides. Especially after that one ride got stuck and trapped some people on it for who knows how long. Nope....no way in hell. My brother, I guess, is just weird.
I will stick to walking on trails and taking pictures. I am just not cut out for dealing with heights.
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