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Just some random comments. I have barely started this! So for all those people finished…I don’t like you very much at the moment. That is all!

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Okay, I am a nerd. But this is my all-time favorite TV show. I have been addicted ever since I caught the season 2 premiere and then immediately went out and rented all the season 1 dvds. And yes, I already bought this…pre-ordered it on amazon. And it should come in today or tomorrow. Whoo-hoo. And even though many of you say she looks like a man, I love Jennifer Garner. I just want to have her arms. Of course, the fact that I am too lazy to work out to get arms like that is besides the point. I believe in magic! Anyway…everyone should watch this show. This dvd set is obviously from the last season. I have all of them on dvd except for the 1st season. Which is retarded. I am waiting for that to get so cheap I cannot pass it up. Or else someone to buy it for me for Christmas. HA.

Speaking of Christmas, I LOVE Christmas. I love giving presents to people and spending time with family and friends. Notice I said giving, NOT getting. Seriously. Something I don’t love about Christmas? Being forced to participate in a Secret Santa thing at work where I don’t even know most of the people very well. Why would I want to spend money on random people? And did I mention I work at a non-profit and am broke…so that money could be well spent on someone else?? Damn. I hate to be a Scrooge. But the stubborn side of me HATES being told how to spend my money. Okay, okay…enough bitching!!

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Man, I am cranky today. And when I said that at lunch I got told “you are ALWAYS cranky on Mondays.” And that is completely true. I never sleep well on Sunday nights. Just toss and turn and wake up a bajillion times. Yes, I said bajillion. And then I have to come to work and sit in my meat locker. Technically, it is an office. But it is cold enough in here to keep things frozen. Including my fingers. Damn. Kristin and I don’t even take our coats off anymore. Just emphasizes my crankiness.

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was actually pretty nice. Started on Thursday when I got to kick it with Loreal. BW3s rocks. Then got to see Tany. That rocked. She got all of her hair cut off and it looks so cute! I wish I had non-fat cheeks and could get away with that. Ha. Went to Kemah for the first time. Which going to Kemah was not that huge of a deal, but the sno-cone with cream was. Right, Daniel?? YUM. Also got to meet Jenny’s parents. That was festive. That just means she worked her dad all day and got tons of shelves put up and other various items actually put together. Dads are great.

If I don’t see all of you, be sure to have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

If anyone watches either one of these shows, this is a cute article. I am addicted to both…but I mainly watch Lost because I have already invested two seasons worth of time, and I refuse to give up and succumb to the confusion at this point. Heroes actually keeps me riveted. Seriously. Everyone should be watching this damn show. Anyway….I obviously did not write the article, and cannot remember where I got it…  Read on!

You’re beaten at your own game, ABC: it’s no surprise that series creator Tim Kring consulted with friend and Lost writer Damon Lindelof before embarking on his X-Men meets X-Files enterprise for NBC. Hip-deep in November, Heroes is by far the better show than Lost. It’s not even close—and this is coming from a full-on (and starting to become former) Lost addict. How? Let us count the ways:

1. People with secret powers are cool, and they can do amazing things at any time that make you go wow. Lost always relied on its once-in-a-while “wow” moments, but they’re both hard to predict, hard to understand, and increasingly few and far between. A flying politician is just inherently more interesting than a formerly wheelchair-bound man in a sweat lodge.
2. Lost: Too many plots. Maybe this’ll happen to Heroes someday, but right now the NBC hit show’s storyline is interlinked, exciting, and every episode carries us further into the mystery of why so many bizarre mutants are appearing. Lost already had a fractured plot—and now that folks are living with The Others, the show’s suffered an unfortunate split-brain between the Others’ world and the old familiar Beach World. Leaping back and forth to check on people has only slowed down the story further, which is sad, because the show’s been slower than molasses since the end of last season anyway.
3. Heroes doesn’t load you down with incredibly annoying, highly predictable flashbacks every episode that inevitably end in heartbreak, disappointment, cuckoldry or death. We know these folks are a sad bunch, but you can’t repeat a frickin’ formula for three seasons without more of a payoff than “this island is magic!”
4. Heroes doesn’t have polar bears. By which we mean, there aren’t completely random story bits that make no sense that we have to wait for an answer to for years. Yes, Hiro has a sword—but we know that’s because he time-travels. At least he doesn’t have a foot with four toes.
5. Sexy lady factor. Kate loses out to a split-personality stripper and a regenerating cheerleader. They’re dirtier and cuter.
6. The Others are becoming too much like Alias’ SD-6 organization. Are they good? Are they bad? What do they want? Too much backstabbing, too little substance, and the smoke and mirrors are starting to show.
7. Last year, Lost made us wait through repeats and multiple sets of bye weeks. This year, they’re going on hiatus through February after a “pre season” that so far has blown. Heroes is going on hold through the holidays, too…but so far, the journey has been more than worth the wait.
8. Being stuck on an island is becoming mighty boring.
9. “Save the cheerleader, save the world” is as stupid a catchphrase as they come, but at least it’s something to follow. What is Lost’s purpose, now, anyway? There isn’t one…everyone’s just waiting to get off the island, and that’s just not a good enough hook. The Others have been unmasked, and they’re thoroughly unsurprising.
10. And finally…Heroes has so far developed a way of introducing new characters naturally, not stupidly. The “new island people” who have started to appear in Lost’s third season weren’t there before, and it’s unclear why they’re there now—other than to fill in newcomers with the storyline thus far. The blonde and the guy in the soccer jersey, you know who you are: you’re fake, you were inserted by suits who were concerned about people getting into the story, and from now on we’re calling you Mr. and Mrs. ABC.

We’ll see you in February, Lost—unless we’re too busy with our PlayStation 3’s to bother to tune in.

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There are 3 new sets of photos up in the photo section. Some event photos, Penny’s birthday and some photos from when Summer and I went out after Penny’s birthday get-together. The past couple of weeks have been insanely busy. I am sure they have been for everyone. We have had several ridiculously retarded events…thankfully they all end up looking good from the outside! No point in bitching about how asinine they were on the inside. Haven’t played baseball in weeks. Yuck. Just been running and going like a crazy person at work. I think I am getting adjusted to the new apartment. Weird living on this side of the Loop. All my routes to fast food joints have to be adjusted. If only I were kidding. Ha. Let me know what everyone is up to, and I hope everyone is having a good weekend!

So I am finally moved in and practically settled. After Saturday I will feel much better. The cable and internet guy will be coming that day. Ha. I don’t really have much else to say. I have been in event hell for the past two weeks. Once event season is “over” I am taking a few days off. Even though Annual Meeting and State of the City and County are right around the corner…so event season technically is not over with until March. Whoo-freakin-hoo.

Oh yeah…I moved for 3 days straight from one apartment to another, even took off on Monday to finish up…and I get to my office after an event on Tuesday and my computer and phone have been moved. So I am STILL moving. Have not really stopped. It is nuts.

Hope everyone is having a good week!