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UPDATE: I’m back over at FCR today. Come by for a visit.

The song I woke up with in my head this morning was Wham! Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (You’re welcome)

I’m glad this week is over. Work was good and my brain is almost back to normal after Monday’s writing-palooza. FWIW, it apparently takes 4 days for a brain to solidify again after overuse liquefies it. I’m not sure how much of my brain leaked out of my ears, but I feel pretty normal, so whatever I lost must’ve been some of that ‘unused’ bit.

I caught up on LOST. It’s been a great season so far. And I’m still in love with Sawyer. He really does get the best lines.

I’m also in love with heat over Gordon Ramasy of Hell’s Kitchen. First of all, he’s a ginger (I do believe I’ve established I have a weakness for such things?) Secondly, there is something about that man’s filthy mouth and angry outbursts that just gives me goosebumps. The man turns me on, what can I say.

My Thursday Girls took me to dinner last night to celebrate my brain being solid again. I tried Mango Vodka and Tonic. Holy Potato Juice was it good. Seriously, I thought I was in love with Mandarin Vodka? No. That wasn’t love, that was intense admiration. And Mandarin Vodka and I will always have a very special relationship. But Mango Vodka won my heart last night. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Have y’all got big plans this weekend? It’s going to be gorgeous here. I’m going to be doing some writing, but I also plan to get out of the house some. I went back to the gym Wednesday, which felt great, even though my workout was shit…I’m going today, and I’m going to get the hell out tomorrow and run.

Have a great weekend!

A couple of new items have been added to my 40 at 40 list.

  1. Run a 10K
  2. Train for and run a half-marathon
  3. Get a tattoo
  4. Visit a place I’ve never been before
  5. Get waxed (Legs, pits and um…yeah. I’m gonna go there. All the way there. That will be some blog…)
  6. Meet with a financial planner
  7. See a professional (insert sport here) game
  8. See Staind in concert
  9. See Springsteen in concert (now that I’ve been properly recruited into his cult fanclub. However, I really shouldn’t add this to my list because I’m afraid that my recruiter’s ego can’t handle another stroke) ETA: am worried this won’t happen this year unless he adds some fall dates…will add it to next year’s list if need be.
  10. Lose 2 sizes
  11. Buy myself a nice piece of jewelry
  12. Get a passport
  13. Visit NY (yes, this could also be the “visit a place I’ve never been before,” but NY deserves its own line)
  14. Skinny dip in the ocean
  15. Go deep sea fishing
  16. Teach my son how to drive a stick
  17. Take a shot (or 2) of Patron (in the comfort and safety of friends who can handle Mel-on-Tequila. Have never had Patron but have been assured by many that it will change my life. It will definitely change the life of the people who witness this event, I can promise you that.)
  18. Take an unplanned road trip
  19. Take up SLR photography again
  20. Write a short story or novella (never done this, dunno if I can!)
  21. Go camping in the mountains
  22. Plant a new gardenia bush
  23. Steal a summer kiss at sunset
  24. Take a winter vacation somewhere snowy
  25. Face time with each of my out-of-state friends
  26. Try at least 1 type of new (to me) food
  27. Go golfing
  28. Write a letter
  29. Have a book launch party 😀
  30. Grow my hair out for 1 year
  31. Find a Flamingo Pez dispenser or convince Pez to make one.
  32. Schedule speaking events at schools in the fall
  33. Finish this list (for Marcus)

a mish mash

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First of all, I’m back to blogging over at FCR. I took a week off due to a pain in my foot. The pain is still there, but it’s better. Yesterday I bought new shoes and it was quite the experience. If you get a chance, pop over and read about it. Sometimes I’m kinda funny. It’s true.

Speaking of funny, is it weird that almost everyday somebody tells me that I’m funny? I mean, I know I have a good sense of humor and I know I crack myself up on a daily basis, but really am I that funny? Or does funny mean something else to these folks? Are they calling me ironic? (Okay, that would be kinda funny) Maybe they’re leaving out a word. “Mel you _______ funny.” (It’s Mad Libs Time! insert verb) smell, run, walk, look, need, want, crave, talk, sound, mother, write… The possibilities are endless.

Rapid topic change:
Have you ever had one of those days that you know you must look really good because of the way people look at you? Yesterday was one of those days for me. Seriously, was almost disconcerting. Every woman complimented something about my outfit and most of the men did that eye thing. Ladies, you know that eye thing I’m talking about don’t you? The one that men think we don’t see when they do it? It’s an eye flit of sorts and it’s so funny cuz they think they’re being so subtle. Especially when they like what they see and their ears turn red. Or they cock a brow. Or they smile with a different kinda smile…

Dear [most] Men,
You’re about as subtle as a dog with a pork rib. Stop that.
Yours Truly,
Mel

Rapid topic change:
Last night, I was all primed to watch the season premiere of LOST. I need my Sawyer, Desmond, and Sayid fix in a major way. But do you know what my local dumbass, good-for-nothing, two-timing ABC station did? They preempted LOST for the Auburn/Kentucky basketball game! Listen, I love me some SEC sports, but you don’t preempt the season premiere of LOST for a freaking NON-LOCAL sporting event. Fishdog has encouraged me to write a letter. I’ve had some letter writing success in the past, but I don’t really see the purpose this time. It’s not like they can undo yesterday’s damage. Sigh.

Okay, enough for now. Y’all have a great day, and I’ll see you this afternoon. No LOST SPOILERS! Talk amongst yourselves and when I get home from work, I’ll be sure to play.

commercials

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If you’ve read my blog for a while, you know I tend to have strong reactions to commercials. Especially bad ones.

I am commercially sensitive. I don’t like the Big Headed King, Levi’s Mannequin, or promiscuous chocolate.

I love the Mac vs. PC commercials, became obsessed with this commercial cuz it choked me up every time it came on. Every single time. I just rewatched it and it choked me up again. I even tracked down the artist and bought the album. (Fantastic album, btw) And then there was Tim Gunn’s “I Love Hats!” commercial. Precious.

Since I tivo a lot now, I miss the commercials. Which is a good thing, except that I’m finding I really MISS the commercials. Some of them, anyway.

I’ve been watching ‘real-time’ tv this week, and have been disappointed in the commercials. Only 1 has treally struck me and that’s this one with Charlize Theron. She’s gorgeous and this commercial is very sexy. But it doesn’t rank anywhere close to the diamond necklace one from last year. Still my fave.

Any good commercials that I’ve missed? I’ve seen the JCP Doghouse commercial online, it was very funny, but it doesn’t count. What else is out there?

mad men–can’t look away

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Mad Men is what the advertising men of Madison Avenue were called bacin the 60s.

Maria called me a couple of Saturdays ago and told me I had to watch Season 1 of Mad Men On Demand so that we could watch Season 2 together when it starts at the end of July.

It sounded interesting. Hot Ad execs from the early 60s smoking, drinking and screwing their way to the top. What’s not to love, right?

I’ll admit that I had a real hard time watching the show, but at the same time, I couldn’t look away. I have no idea who to root for, which is a problem for me. I want a hero to follow, and honestly, the guy they have as the hero, is just not very heroic–yet. We finally got to the meat of his backstory and now, after 13 shows, I’m starting to symapathize with him. It was almost too little too late, though. It’s like I’m liking the characters I’m supposed to hate and hating the characters I’m supposed to like!

As writers, it is beat into our brains not to give too much backstory away up front. But I tell ya, they would’ve done well to give us a little bit of Don Draper’s backstory before the 5th show. By that point, I had no sympathy for him whatsoever. He’s a male-slag. Okay, he has standards. Occasionally he turns down a girl and goes home to his wife.. But usually no.

It’s not the cheating that bothers me in the show, it’s the lack of set up. I know that part of it is the time period. It’s the early 60s and women are treated as servants and whores. That’s it. If they don’t put out and don’t ask how high when the man says jump, then they’re fired or tossed aside. And the women don’t blink an eye at this. Which bothers me as a woman (yes, different times, I know. But there is a reason I was not allowed to live back then. It would NOT have been pretty) Anyway, if there had been some set up for the bed-hopping, I could live with it. There’s a lot of bed-hopping in today’s shows, and usually, even if I don’t like the character, I at least ‘understand’ the motivation behind the slagging around.

But in Mad Men, they just do it because it’s what men do. Um. Yeah. That is hard for me to deal with. Really hard.

Yet, I’m still watching the show.

Damn these are some complex characters and stories. It’s a storyteller’s dream! I’m intrigued but not in love. Yet. It’s the strangest thing. It’s like being curious about a boy that you know is bad for you, but you can’t stop thinking about him no matter what you do. Two nights in a row I dreamed in the 60s. (OMG, can I tell you how much I love the way women dressed and wore their hair. that’s a style that should come back. Especially since I was smokin’ hot in my cute dress and awesome hair in my dream. I did NOT wear an apron.)

Okay and can we talk about the smoking? I remember the early seventies when even my parents smoked. I remember Bridge and Poker parties where everyone was smoking and we had various colored ugly ashtrays set throughout the house. But I don’t remember doctors smoking during exams. I didn’t realize people smoked in the office where they worked. Holy cow these were some smoking fools! The characters are smoking so much, it wouldn’t surprise me if the actors were totally addicted by the end of season one.

Anyone else out there watching this show? What are your thoughts? I’d reccommend watching it if you have it available On Demand. I was almost ready to give up by show #3 but I gave it a chance and now I think I’m going to continue on with Season 2because I can’t seem to look away. Maybe it’s the cigarettes. I iz addicted to ur virtual smokin.

and breathe

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Our house has been living, breathing chaos for 2 weeks. And I’ve loved every minute of it. I am a social being and I thrive around people. The more the better. A week ago, when we had a houseful of hot young British soccer coaches, I was totally in my element. And then last week, we had family here for a few days and despite our battle with Mother Nature, it was a blast.

But I’m tired now. I need a breather.

So tonight, I’m cooking a pork roast, having myself a nice bourbon, and watching The Bachelorette in the peace and quiet. Is it sad that I am really looking forward to this? (actually, I can’t wait for the Bachelorette! seriously, I’m counting down….)

Who will she choose? The ABC boards are reeling with rumors that she picks Jesse. I love Jesse, so I can’t complain if that happens. However, I REALLY have a hard time believing that she would’ve brought a single dad to the very end just to yank his balls.

We’ll see. Either way, I do think she’s found someone that has made her happy, and honestly, that’s what it’s all about. If she’s lucky, she’ll pick her very own Fishdog.

BTW, there are pictures from Friday night circling around Facebook… sigh. Why do we think it’s fun to bring cameras to bars?

the british invasion & the bachelorette

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It’s been fairly quiet, actually. Which is a good thing because this is a busy and slightly stressful week. We have three lads, Grant (the big Scot I’ve known for 2 years), Justin and Mark (who are both from Manchester. And believe it or not, they live just around the corner from each other but didn’t meet until they got to the states!)

Last night after camp, we went to a BBQ that one of the other host families put on. All 10 of the soccer coaches were there (btw, there is a LOT of eye candy going on around these parts). There was a keg and a ping pong table, so it didn’t take long for a Beer Pong tournament to commence. Grant lost in the final round. I believe he was gutted. I didn’t see it though. We left right before midnight. I have to get my beauty rest. Being this hot takes work.

I’ve met some great families and I hope I’ve made a couple of new friends. Ian has already told us he wants to switch to the Maumelle Soccer Club to play and after the warm reception we’ve gotten and seen how close the families are, I think I’m in favor of the switch. Actually, the club director has asked Fishdog to consider coaching Rader’s age group so they can have a team. (they have the players but not the coach) and I am nudging him to do so. We’ll see what happens.

Tonight we’re going to a pizza party at American Pie. The real party will be Friday night…

Pictures coming soon…

The Bachelorette

Well, I called it. I was teary when Graham left last night, even though I knew he was a marked man. I know DeAnna had very strong feelings for him–it was evident they way she lit up when he was around. But he couldn’t open up. It was bizarre to see him shut down every show. Sadly, I think they would’ve made a great couple, if they would’ve met and dated like real people. I am afraid the show set up freaked Graham out. And I am very disappointed in DeAnna for admitting that she was falling in love with him but had to let him go because she was afraid he would hurt her. Honey, there are no guarantees in love. She wasn’t willing to take a risk for him, and she may have even let the ‘real’ one go. Who knows? I know that watching him leave last night made my heart hurt.

I believe Jeremy is the next to go and the final two will be Jesse and Jason. And Jason will be her choice in the end…I just hope whoever she chooses it’s because she has real feelings for him, not because she knows that person won’t hurt her. Sigh.

dodged a bullet…

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Boy The Bachelorette was a hoot last night. Some of these boys are in so much denial that it’s down right pitiful.

Like last week when Hair-dresser Ron was sent home and he said, “DeAnna didn’t reject me, she just chose other people.” Um. dude. That’s rejection. Accept it and move on.

Then this week, Chef Robert acted like a pouty toddler. Wah! They teased me in front of my girlfriend and wrote “Bobbie” on a place card, and tried to sit my big, tall, ass at a kiddie table. Wah! So he ran off from the cookout and pouted and DeAnna was pissed. Don’t blame her really. They invited her down to hang out and then Chef Robert and Selfish Graham went away to pout together. Boohoo.

Chef Robert was in total denial throughout the entire show last night. He and Chicago Fred were picked to go on a 2-on-1 date with DeAnna. (In theory, this would be a dream date for a girl…if it were two different guys) Anyway, Chef Robert “counseled” Chicago Fred that whoever gets the kiss on the double date will get the rose.

Fast Forward to the date…Chef Robert gets some alone time with DeAnna. He tells her that his theory that the first kiss will tell them all they need to know…he goes in for the kill…and she says, “Um, Okay… Right here.” and turns her cheek. She says later she had to “give him the dodge” and that’s exactly what it was.

So given Chef Robert’s on theory that the first kiss would tell all…you would think he’d be well aware that she was about to kiss his ass goodbye. But no. He talked about their “sparks” and “chemistry” (what is she, a lab experiement?) and he was totally shocked when she said, buh-bye Chef Robert.

Chicago Fred thought he was going to get the rose…but he was sadly mistaken, too. She sent him packing. I think her ears were bleeding from his obnoxious accent. I’m sure he’s a really nice guy, he honestly seemed like it. But Fishdog and I decided she sent him home because she couldn’t imagine having sex with him. We had a whole conversation about what it would be like if he talked during sex. We decided that was the reason she sent him home.

DeAnna’s one-on-one date with Jesse was great. He’s so cute. I really like him. He’s going to go far.

The other guy to be let go last night was Brian. He seemed like a good guy but was more worried about hanging with his buddies than hanging with DeAnna.

It’s been a fun season so far. I’m ready for the nitty-gritty good stuff. Next week, Twilley and douchebag The Karate Kid will be sent home and we’ll be down to the final four. My predictions: Graham, Jeremy, Jason, and Jesse. I think Jason will win in the end, but I really like Jesse…maybe he could be the next Bachelor?

In other news, I’m off for a retreat for the next few days and I’ll be without the internet…I’ve asked Fishdog to take over my blogging duties while I’m gone.

I apologize in advance…