Disappointed

(dis-uh-poin-tid)

–adjective

depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations

 

That’s how I feel today.

Does your Google Reader Ever Overwhelm You?

I went a few days without reading and I have all of these thousands of unread posts. I feel guilty if I mark them all read when I didn’t really read them (as if someone would know and smack my knuckles). Then again, most of them I could go without reading and still live a fruitful and complete life.

It’s such a dilemma.

My Poor, Neglected Blog

Here I am again, after 3 months of neglecting my poor blog. It's starting to think I don't love it anymore, and that's completely not the case. So what's been happening for the last 3 months that caused my poor baby to feel so left out?

In neatly bulleted form, here we go...

• In May of every year, I am in charge of putting together (at the last minute of course) the yearbook for Danger Boy's school. It is the mother of all jobs. Don't get me wrong...I love doing it. It's just a very big undertaking for one person and unfortunately I am very bad about asking for help.
• May also brings the end of school. Something going on every day for weeks. Field trips, awards ceremonies, parties, etc. So there's that.
• By the way, I need to mention that Danger Boy won Most Improved Student for the ENTIRE YEAR and he also made 100% on his standardized state math test. Thankyouverymuch! He has come a long way baby!!
• And since I'm bragging, here's another bullet for The Pleaser. He was selected for the Honor Band at the Middle School he will be attending next year. They don't take many 7th graders so it's a big honor (guess that's why they call it Honor Band).
• I have great kids. (It just needed it's own bullet point I think)
• So after May, June came and summer vacation for the kids. That means they go to work with me every day. And when I say every day, I mean 5 days a week and several Saturdays. We are short-handed and I can sure use the money since Phone Guy's business has been so slow lately, so it's off to work I go. (Hi Ho, Hi Ho)
• June also brought Karate. Yes, the boys are learning some Kung Fu Fighting so they can kick the crap out of each other defend themselves and gain self-confidence. I think it will be good for Danger Boys motor skills and The Pleaser's self-esteem. And it won't hurt him to learn some Bruce Lee moves since he'll probably be riding the bus to school next year.
• I closed my ebay store and started my own website for my toy store. It was quite an undertaking. It took me about 3 days to type up all the listings and get them in the new store. And I have to spend quite a lot of time advertising things myself, since I don't have the advantage of ebay's marketing. Then again, I don't have the fees and BS to put up with either. If you care to take a gander at the new site, it's at www. pastimesandplaythings.com
  
• Oh, I almost forgot the most important thing. The Pleaser has started to eat. I mean, he always ate. Only peanut butter and chicken nuggets and maybe a piece of cheese pizza or a taco with no meat for 12 whole years, but he ate. It started with pepperoni pizza. Then he asked for meat on his taco. Two days ago he asked for a salami and cheese sandwich. Then he ate a bacon, egg and cheese toaster from Sonic. I guess I always knew he would start eating eventually, I just didn't think it would all happen in the same week.
  

So here we are more than halfway through July. I'm not going to promise I'll update more often because I don't like being a liar. I'll just say that I hope to stop in now and again and chat some more.

Happy New Year

It's been a long time, hasn't it? Yeah well, I got involved in doing some freelance writing and I will confess I was in a bit over my head. I kept up with it, but barely and it left no time for my baby here.

It looks like that writing may be coming to an end. At the very least, the job will be cut to 1/3 of what I was doing. That means it's time to dust off Crazy 4 TV and get back to talking about all of my favorite shows and my life in general.

What?! The writers are on strike! There is no new TV to talk about?! You're kidding me! (OK, of course I already knew that...I was just messin' with ya!) ;)

It's not a total loss...yet. We still have LOST starting up in a few weeks. There's one more Grey's Anatomy and 3 more ER's left. Plus there's also a lot of gossip out there and we can always review the writers' YouTube videos if we get bored.

So hang with me and we'll get this puppy back on track. It's good to be home!

My DVD Players Have Quit Working!

Both of my DVD players have gone caput. The one in the bedroom started acting goofy last week and today the one in the living room quit too. AAAAAHHHHHH! Is there a conspiracy to keep me from watching my new Grey's Anatomy DVD? And what about that NBC Preview DVD I just got from Blockbuster? Oh yeah, and that Blades of Glory that was due 2 days ago and I haven't watched yet?

I am faced with 2 choices: Steal a player from one of my boys or buy a new one. If I steal one from the kids, they will just be bugging me to watch their DVDs in the living room so I might as well shell out the bucks for a new one.

Anybody know of a good sale?

UGH...

So Isaiah Washington...yeah

So he didn't get renewed. Is anyone really surprised? He's probably lucky the network let him finish out the contract he had. Networks don't put up with that crap.

Personally, I don't think what he said was worth getting fired over if it was a one-time thing said out of frustration. Everybody has a bad day. However, I think the way he handled it was out of line.

I also think if the situation had been reversed, and someone had used a derogatory remark toward him, he would have been the one screaming and throwing a fit about getting that person fired. I think T.R. Knight handled things very professionally and I have a lot of respect for him. Isaiah lost my respect after the Golden Globes.

I won't miss him. I'll look forward to some new doctors on Grey's this season to freshen up the storylines.

Too much money, too few brains

Raise your hand if you're tired of hearing about Lindsay Lohan. Yeah.

Still one of my all-time faves - Moonlighting

I spent my day yesterday doing laundry. It's not my favorite chore by far so I grabbed the Moonlighting Season 3 DVD set and finished watching it as I sorted, folded and hung up the clothes.

Moonlighting is probably my all-time favorite show. When I was a teen, I never missed a Tuesday night. I remember my French teacher was a big fan too and every Tuesday morning when I walked into her class, we'd look at each other and say, "It's Moonlighting night!". Of course, the 3rd season was filled with turmoil...cast fighting, Bruce Willis' broken collar bone, Cybill Shepherd's pregnancy and other production delays...which led to rerun after frustrating rerun.

The DVD lets you forget about all that though (except when they remind you in classic tongue-in-cheek Moonlighting fashion) and watch all 15 episodes from start to finish with no reruns! There are some classics - Atomic Shakespeare, Big Man on Mulberry Street, Mark Harmon as Sam Crawford (I had forgotten how totally hot he was back then!) and of course, I Am Curious...Maddie where David & Maddie finally get together. There is also a great interview with Glenn Caron, Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd all in the same room! Greatness!

So I recommend you pick up or rent all of the Moonlighting DVD's. It's a great, timeless story - if you can get past the shoulder pads and 80's hair. Check it out!

Can I survive summer hiatus?

So this past Wednesday marked the end of the TV season for me. The last of my shows ended for the summer, leaving me feeling empty. What will I do weeknights for the next four months!? How will I go on without my stories every week? I seem to manage every year. Maybe my house will be a little cleaner. Maybe my kids will feel a little more loved. Maybe my husband will get some quality time. Maybe I'll do all those projects I've been putting off. Yeah.

Or...I could watch the entire season of The Office that's been sitting on my DVR all year. And I could rewatch the breathtaking LOST season finale a few more times. And I could scour the internet looking for start dates of my favorite shows and hints to what next season will entail. And I could spend lots more time making avatars to post on here.

I think I'll survive the summer after all.

Truth, Justice and...

Truth is a subjective thing, really.  Things happen to us, our brain interprets them and that becomes our "truth".  Is it the "real" truth?  Sometimes.  It's "real" to us but sometimes it doesn't effectively represent the entire truth.  My aunt always said, "There are 3 sides to every story...his side, her side and the real truth."  I think she was right on the money.

We tend to believe the "truth" of our friends - those who have supported us, helped us through hard times, been there for us when we needed them.  Of course we do!  That's our job as a friend.  Sometimes though, it's worth listening to the "truth" from another perspective.  You might see things in a different way.  It doesn't mean your friend is a liar.  It doesn't mean your friend is wrong.  It just allows you to form your own "truth" and base your decisions on that.  In many cases, your friend may be completely right...but sometimes, you may find out that his or her version of the truth is a little distorted.

So the next time rumors start to fly, remember what my aunt said:  "There are 3 sides to every story...".  Then seek out the facts and form your own truth. 

Toxic

I've decided that life is too short to deal with toxic people.  I have one "friend" who has proven herself over and over to be in that category.  She is exhausting, neurotic and a user.  It took me a couple of years to realize how much of a user she was, but frankly I got tired of being used.  I was her best friend when she needed a favor, but God forbid I should ever need anything from her.  She called me tonight and left a message while I was out.  I can only imagine what favor she needs now.  I am not calling her back, nor will I be doing her any favors.  I am done!

I've run across some other toxic people lately - grown women who act like 12 year olds.   It's utterly ridiculous.  I haven't encountered so much drama since junior high! 

So to all of you who may have those "toxic" people in your lives, I share this from an article by Danielle Barone:

Be comforted in the fact that you are not alone. Every person walking the earth knows at least one toxic person in their life. 

Realize that until you stop allowing a toxic person to hurt you and your life, they will continue to do so.

Toxic people are extremely negative, nasty, miserable, whiny, jealous, inconsiderate, financially irresponsible, selfish, and abusive. They can be criminally minded, mentally ill, or just plain evil...
The best thing you can do when dealing with a toxic person is to walk away and not allow them to hurt you anymore. If you cannot walk away, then mentally walk away. You can do that by being kind to yourself. Allow yourself to disengage, disassociate, and detach. Detachment is a process of not caring.

I'm Not MIA

Unless MIA stand for Moving an Insane Amount of stuff - it doesn't?  Ok, then I'm not MIA.

I don't think I've told you the story of my parents' business getting kicked out of their building and I don't really have time to tell you the whole, very long story right now, but what it boils down to is the landlord (who also happens to be the former owner of the shop my parents now own) is a son of a bitch and a criminal and he filed bankruptcy and the building was repo'd.

To make a long story short, my dad got 3 days notice to get out which, after a few convo's with the attorneys, turned in to 10 days which turned in to 30 days.  Our time is up on the 15th and we finally have a new place and are moving.  So we all are pitching in to get it done so we don't have to hire really expensive movers for anything but the heavy equipment.

Packing a place that has been there over 20 years and is full of crap is soooooo much fun.  I'll check in when I can and return some of those comments soon.
 
Hope your holiday season is going well.