I didn't watch much of the Super Bowl last night, I'll admit. As soon as I declared my support for the Bears, the Colts decided to start playing. Oh, well. I'm not much of a professional football fan, so I didn't really care. People like me, it's true, watch the Super Bowl only for the commercials. I just didn't feel like sitting through all the football to get to the ads.
Lucky for me (and now you, dear reader), you can watch all the ads here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16566275/. And not only do you get to watch the ads here, you get to go all March Madness on them until there's only one ad left standing. You tell me which one you chose as the winner, and I'll tell you mine.
Enjoy!
Monday, February 5, 2007
My new obsession...wedding cakes!
So, I caught the Wedding Cake Challenge on the Food Network at 1am on Sunday, and even though I have never even attempted to bake a cake, I sat with rapt attention. These people are amazing! I'm not planning to get married anytime soon, and with an $800 minimum order for at least one of these places, I doubt I would be able to afford one of these works of art. But they're awful purty to look at!
Friday, February 2, 2007
Friday Weigh In, 2/2/07
After a bit of cheating, I weighed in at 204.0 this morning. When I first stepped on the scale, it said 205.5, and boy was I pissed! So I took a shower and grumbled about how all my hard work this week was for naught.
Well, the dirt on me must have been pretty heavy, because when I got out of the shower, I weighed myself again, and the scale said 204.5. I thought to myself, "I can handle that."
So I dried my hair and decided to try one more time. 204.0. Feeling that I might start to piss off the Weight Watchers Goddess, I decided to take it and move on.
That makes 1.5 pounds last week and 8.5 altogether. For three and a half weeks of dieting, I'd say that's pretty good. I think it would have been more this week except that we decided to have Chinese food last Friday. Twice. Once at 5:30pm and then again at 11:00. Friday night is our "free time," and if we didn't finish what was left from dinner, we were going to have to pitch it. And nothing makes me sadder than throwing away perfectly yummy Chinese food. I think I spent most of the week trying to work that off!
This week's "free time" will be tomorrow night since Partner is out of town at a job interview tonight and tomorrow morning. We're going to have rather sensible burritos and then go out for coffee drinks. Mmm...
Have a great weekend, y'all!
Well, the dirt on me must have been pretty heavy, because when I got out of the shower, I weighed myself again, and the scale said 204.5. I thought to myself, "I can handle that."
So I dried my hair and decided to try one more time. 204.0. Feeling that I might start to piss off the Weight Watchers Goddess, I decided to take it and move on.
That makes 1.5 pounds last week and 8.5 altogether. For three and a half weeks of dieting, I'd say that's pretty good. I think it would have been more this week except that we decided to have Chinese food last Friday. Twice. Once at 5:30pm and then again at 11:00. Friday night is our "free time," and if we didn't finish what was left from dinner, we were going to have to pitch it. And nothing makes me sadder than throwing away perfectly yummy Chinese food. I think I spent most of the week trying to work that off!
This week's "free time" will be tomorrow night since Partner is out of town at a job interview tonight and tomorrow morning. We're going to have rather sensible burritos and then go out for coffee drinks. Mmm...
Have a great weekend, y'all!
Thursday, February 1, 2007
A look that cannot die soon enough
What, exactly, is posh about this? If she was going for Skeletal Insect, though, she nailed it!
I hope reincarnation exists.
One of my favorite people has died. Molly Ivins, bullshit-caller extraordinaire, died yesterday at the age of 62. She had been fighting breast cancer since a 1999 diagnosis, but somehow I only heard about it a couple of days ago when her health took a turn for the worse. Had I known earlier, I would have made more of an attempt to appreciate her.
But appreciate her I did. She was fearless in taking on the Republican idiots. She was a powerful voice for human rights and goodness in general. Growing up in a small town as I did, Molly Ivins' voice was one of few I heard (or read, rather) that spoke to me. The Des Moines Register doesn't carry (or didn't when I was coming of age) many liberal columns, and I was so grateful to have her there to balance out Cal Thomas. I kind of couldn't believe she could get away with saying some of the things she said. It was wonderful and comforting, and she will be missed.
Here are some quotes of hers that I enjoy. Please pay your respects by enjoying them, too.
On getting attacked by Rush Limbaugh: "It is like being gummed by a newt. It doesn't actually hurt, but it leaves you feeling all slimy."
“It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side”
“It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.”
“What you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority.”
“In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the [governor's] office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose.”
“This is the man (Ronald Reagan) who proved that ignorance is no handicap to the presidency”
“I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.”
“Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.”
“Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.”
“The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion.”
Rest peacefully for now, Molly. Hope to see you again soon!
But appreciate her I did. She was fearless in taking on the Republican idiots. She was a powerful voice for human rights and goodness in general. Growing up in a small town as I did, Molly Ivins' voice was one of few I heard (or read, rather) that spoke to me. The Des Moines Register doesn't carry (or didn't when I was coming of age) many liberal columns, and I was so grateful to have her there to balance out Cal Thomas. I kind of couldn't believe she could get away with saying some of the things she said. It was wonderful and comforting, and she will be missed.
Here are some quotes of hers that I enjoy. Please pay your respects by enjoying them, too.
On getting attacked by Rush Limbaugh: "It is like being gummed by a newt. It doesn't actually hurt, but it leaves you feeling all slimy."
“It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side”
“It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.”
“What you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority.”
“In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the [governor's] office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose.”
“This is the man (Ronald Reagan) who proved that ignorance is no handicap to the presidency”
“I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.”
“Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.”
“Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.”
“The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet. It requires a certain relish for confusion.”
Rest peacefully for now, Molly. Hope to see you again soon!
Biden steps in his own pile of macaca
Oh, Joe Biden. Didn't anyone tell you that you're supposed to keep this kind of shit bottled up until AFTER the election?
Speaking about Democratic rival Barack Obama, Biden told a reporter, “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”
Aside from it being a completely asinine thing to say, perhaps a little awareness of environment was in order. After all, you weren't talkin' to your grandma. This was a reporter from the New York Observer. A little more precision with your words is called for in such situations. And a little less racism.
Just tryin' to help, man.
Speaking about Democratic rival Barack Obama, Biden told a reporter, “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”
Aside from it being a completely asinine thing to say, perhaps a little awareness of environment was in order. After all, you weren't talkin' to your grandma. This was a reporter from the New York Observer. A little more precision with your words is called for in such situations. And a little less racism.
Just tryin' to help, man.
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