Must See TV...from Thurs

One of my favorite nights for TV.

The Office didnt disappoint. Watching the Office actually makes me miss working. :) So many fun parts. I think Amy Ryan as the new HR person is awesome. What cracks me up is how much she witnesses that is just so inappropriate and it makes you wonder what she has to be thinking. And then her crush on Michael is the icing on the cake. Another funny part worth mentioning is when Michael started carrying around the laptop with Pam on the webcam. Too funny.

Grey's Anatomy was so so so so so good. I figured Alex acting like a human being wouldnt last for too long. :) What was up with that icicle that never melts...for as long as it took to decide what to do about it that thing had to be almost melted. The new guy seems ok, but he is no McDreamy or McSteamy. :)

ER was heartwrenching. It was so sad to see one of the docs go like that. It is their last season and I am excited to see how the series ends. I hear Dr Carter and Dr Greene will be making appearances. Too bad hunky George wont be back.

I missed the last hour of Survivor because my TiVo didnt record it. So I was super bummed. I read online what happened but am going to try watching it online. I have to agree with the first girl that was voted out, she was last picked by the stupid team. She was the first female up that hill and performed well so why on earth would they eliminate her so early. Now the older lady I kinda understand and she really should have been first since she was the last one up the hill and will basically not offer up any strength to the team. She rubbed people the wrong way as well as the girl that was voted off first. Just really didnt make a lot of sense. I see that tribe going down fast kinda like the one a few seasons ago that went all the way down to 1 person before they had to merge.

Thats all I got for now. I am off to watch the new Sun night shows...Amazing Race and Desperate Housewives.

Must See TV...From Wed

Three nights of Dancing With the Stars...I was a little surprised that Ted McGinley was eliminated so soon. I think there were a couple people that were not as good. Besides for 50 yrs old, he was still easy on the eyes. ;)

Lipstick Jungle...love it, love it, love it. I am not even sure why I like this show so much. I was shocked with last nights episode. I didnt expect the stuff that happened with Nico's husband. I mean I assumed he was having an affair with that student from last season but had no idea about the other stuff that happened.

I am sooooooo excited about tonight's shows. Anyone that knows me knows what a huge Office and Grey's fan I am and they are both on the same night. And to top it off Survivor starts tonight too. Good thing I have multiple TiVos!

PS: I finally checked out Sprinkles cupcakes yesterday and they were fabulous. YUM-MO!

Must See TV....From Tues

From Tues....

I am still loving Dancing With the Stars. I really like Lance Bass and Brooke Burke the best. Although Clores Leachman isnt that great of a dancer, she is very entertaining, so I think she will stay a lot longer just on that and not so much for the dancing.

90210 was a little flat and predictable this week, but I did hear that they were picked up for the full season so we shall see. I would really like to see Tori Spelling and Brian Austin Green come back...oh and Jason Preistly would be good too. Unfortunately Luke Perry has already said he will not be appearing on the show. Bummer.

I missed the beginning of the Biggest Loser, not sure why it didnt record. I started it as soon as I caught it but missed like 20 min. I did find that it is re-airing on another channel over the weekend so I am going to wait and watch that one.

Must See TV

So, the new shows have started. Last night I watched Dancing With The Stars (DWTS), How I Met Your Mother and Worst Week.

Two thumbs up for DWTS and HIMYM.

• On DWTS my favorites are Lance Bass and Brooke Burke. Chlores Leachman was hysterical and Warren Sapp was surprisingly better than anticipated. I am pretty sure Jeff Ross will be going first or at least one of the first. Kinda sucks for his partner.

Worst Week was one of the new shows. I didnt get it. I dont understand how they can make this a weekly show. I honestly thought it was an episode version of Meet the Parents/Fockers. I dont think this one will last long.

Coming up tonight, more DWTS, The Biggest Loser (which started last week), and the 'new' 90210 (which also started earlier this month). I am still feeling out 90210, I am not totally hooked but am intrigued. Especially when it was revealed who the 'baby daddy' is for Kelly's son.

Bored

I am really starting to get bored. I really need to find a job. I have applied for over 70 jobs and nothing yet. I had a call last week about a possible interview for this week, but they have not gotten back to me. I even sent a follow up email letting them know I was still interested.

It would be different if I was super rich and didnt have to work. That would be completely different because then I could get any old job even a part time job for fun. I could go on shopping sprees. All the fun I could have....well back to reality.

Bored, bored, bored, bored, bored....

Trip Back Home

Last Thurs I flew back home to MD for a quick visit. I had no idea that Ike would change my plans. 'Ike' being hurricane Ike.

I got to visit with family and friends and it had been almost a year since I had been back. I was supposed to come back Sunday, but since I was flying on Continental and one of their main hubs is in Houston, I was notified that my flight had been cancelled on Sat afternoon.

Once I found out my flight was cancelled on Sunday I made plans to see my grandparents that I didnt originally think I would get a chance to see on my short trip. The sweet part about it was that Granny had called on Sat at my parents to make sure that Michele and I were ok with the hurricane hitting TX, so we decided to drive down Sun afternoon and surprise them with proof that I was ok. :) We were sure they would be home since the Redskins were playing and of course we were right!

When my flight was cancelled, Continental had rebooked my flight for first thing Mon morning. First thing being 540AM. There was no way I was going to make that flight. #1 I didnt want my dad to have drive me that early, let alone, I didnt want to get up that early either. #2 Houston airport was just reopening on Monday, I didnt want to chance that my flight being one of the first into it would be cancelled and I would be stuck in an airport all day. So I had to call and reschedule my flight for a better time. I was able to rebook for 320pm Mon afternoon which would get me back to Dallas around 830pm which worked out perfectly.

Unfortunately as I was getting ready, packing and checking email Mon morning, I checked on my flight and found out that it was already showing up as delayed by 1 hr 40 min and it was only 10am; 5 1/2 hrs prior to departure. Figuring I had an hour layover in Houston, I was worried that with the delay I would miss my connection. I started looking at what my other flight options were. There was only one later flight to Dallas from Houston. I was trying to figure out if I should call and get my connection switched rather than wait until later and have it be totally booked. Within the next 10 min the flight was cancelled. So I immediately switched both my flights to the next available ones which were also the last ones that would get me to Dallas on Monday. I really didnt want to get stranded in the Houston airport. I would have rather stayed in MD another day. :)

So I guess the third time was a charm as I made it home safely. It was heartbreaking to hear some of the stories of some of those traveling that were from Houston. Many people lost their homes. One flight attendant I was talking to in the Houston airport showed my pictures of her parents beachhouse completely underwater and their other house had a huge tree that fell thru most of the house. I was very surprised at how well most of these people were taking it. Most talked about rebuilding their homes bigger and better. It really put things in perspective and made me appreciate what I have. :)

PS here is a cute picture I took of my friend Chrissy's little girl Molly. The night before I came, she wrote on her dry erase board about me, so I just had to take a picture of it. It was so sweet and so worth my trip, flight cancellations and all. :)

(In case you cant read it all, it says: Aunt Amy!!! :-) Cool I love her She is the best We love her)

Bizarre News

Here is another bizarre and funny story I came across...

Wheelchair Robber Rolls In and Rips Off Condoms

DALLAS - A wheelchair getaway at a 7-Eleven has police looking for an unusual robbery suspect. Authorities said Friday that a man in a wheelchair entered a Dallas convenience store this week, rolled straight toward the cash register and began hitting it with a baseball bat.

But he didn't grab any cash. The suspect instead stole 10 boxes of condoms and an energy drink before making his getaway Wednesday afternoon, Dallas police Cpl. Kevin Janse said. Janse said the culprit may have been homeless and probably intoxicated at the time.

Something Funny

I just read this article and thought it was too funny not to share...

A 78 year-old woman checking in at Sweden's main airport has probably just had her worst airport experience ever. The woman was preparing to fly from Stockholm's Arlanda airport to Germany on Tuesday.

But, unfortunately, she misunderstood some instructions while checking in and placed herself on the unmanned baggage belt, instead of her luggage! Grandma was then whisked away down a baggage chute!!!!

She ended up at the baggage handling centre. Luckily staff members were on hand to help her get up. And, on a very good note, she suffered NO serious injuries and was even able to catch her flight to Germany.