I went to the acupuncturist on Wednesday night and she gave me some herbal medicine to take 3 times a day (it's either for kidney yin or yang deficiency). I can put the medicine in with water or tea or juice or just drop it right in my mouth on its own. I chose to put it with some juice. Even with putting it in juice, I can taste just how nasty it is. I put it in cranberry juice and it made the juice taste like I was drinking cough syrup. Yuk! However, even though it doesn't taste that great, it doesn't taste as bad as I thought it would. Thank goodness.
After the acupuncture part of my appointment, I noticed that she had this book called The Infertility Cure on her desk. I bought that book a while back, and she said that it is a good reference book and the author has some great ideas. I guess I should get around to reading it.
Back to the initiatives... I-900 is another one from Tim Eyman, Washington state's favorite initiative writer/supporter (a lot of sarcasm with that one). This initiative wants to make it so the state auditor can audit not only the state government, but local as well.
The state legislature recently passed a bill that was signed into law that would allow the auditor to audit state agencies, so basically all this initiative is doing is making it so the state auditor can look at local agencies. Also, the initiative would pull more money from sales & use tax to pay for the audits.
Apparently, the state auditor, Brian Sonntag, is in favor of this initiative after earlier feeling like it went too far.
I'm not sure what to feel on this initiative. The reasons for voting no on this iniative do not include the fact that Tim Eyman is behind it, but rather is this going too far? Should the state government really being auditing local government? Can't local governments do that on their own? Do they already do that? Also, the money that would be used to pay for this (a 50% increase apparently), are any agencies going to lose any funding because of the increase in money going to fund the audits? I don't know if any are, but I'm curious.
Of course, on the side of reasons to vote yes is that perhaps in the long run, this additional money and power could potentially help save some money - no one knows for sure how much it will save, if anything at all. Another reason is that I'm all for trying to make the government more efficient, and if this could help, then I should vote yes on this initiative.
In the end, I'll probably end up voting yes on this initiative. Anyone have any thoughts on this one?
For more info...
Permanent Offense's website (Tim Eyman's group)
Good article from the Seattle Times (also linked above)
On a side note, I find it amusing that in the voter's pamphlet, Tim Eyman is described as the $30 car tab guy (in the statement for section).
1) A while back I wrote about that show on NBC called Inconceivable - well, it looks like it has been cancelled - thank goodness.
2) Another entry I wrote recently mentioned a Newsweek article written by a woman going through infertility and the letters that Newsweek printed in response to that article. Well, the author of the article wrote about the comments that were made in response to those letters on a blog called The Naked Ovary.
3) Another infertility comment - I was just reading that Adam Corolla (best known for The Man Show) and his wife are going through infertility. He currently has a show on TLC called The Adam Corolla Project. Apparently, on this show, they combine the renovation of a home with infertility and some people think that the two together make an odd combination. I'll agree that it's odd to put those two things together in a show, but it seems to me it makes for a more realistic show if we see what else is going on in a person's life besides a renovation.
I was just looking at Time's list of their top 100 English-language novels to see how many of them I have actually read. It looks like not that many.
The only ones I've read are:
Animal Farm by George Orwell - I read this one in high school (I believe in A.P. English my senior year), and I really like it. I would actually like to re-read it someday but there are just too many books out there to read!
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume - I loved Judy Blume books growing up (this one and Blubber and the Fudge books). I have yet to read any of her adult books though.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - This book was o.k., but it isn't one of my favorites.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding - I also read this one in high school - I believe it was my sophomore year. I remember enjoying this book and it is another one that I would like to read again sometime.
Possession by A.S. Byatt - One of the only books in one of my college English classes that I actually liked. However, I don't think that it is a great book. A movie was recently made based on this book starring Gwyneth Paltrow. The movie was "eh".
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee - Another high school read - I think freshman year. I really enjoyed this book as well.
I'm currently reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis - so far, I'm enjoying it - but I've only read two chapters so far.
I've tried reading Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, but I didn't get very far. I just couldn't get into it. I enjoyed the movies though!
I've seen the movie versions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and A Clockwork Orange, but I haven't read either book.
There are also a few on the list that I have copies of and hopefully, I'll get around to reading them sometime (1984 by George Orwell; Atonement by Ian McEwan; The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway).
Dilbert has a blog now.
Speaking of blogs, a Catholic school in NJ tells students that they can't have a blog.
Awww, a baby panda!
I finished reading Heartburn by Nora Ephron last night. It was "eh". The book is about a pregnant woman who finds out that her husband has been cheating on her. One thing that I found a bit weird about this book is that the narrator gave recipes throughout the book as she is a food writer.
In the end, I didn't think it was all that great, and I always felt like I had more important things to do than read this book. However, I wanted to finish reading it so I will have read one more book that the characters in The Reading Group read. Look here on the 3rd page for a list of those books. So far the only other books I've read from this list is I Capture the Castle and Girl with a Pearl Earring.
This book was turned into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson.
I've been watching Threshold (though I'm thinking of dropping it), and I came across this sculpture on Boing Boing - it reminds me of the "UFO" shown in the first episode.
This entry is concerning I-912 - this one is about whether the motor vehicle fuel tax increases should be repealed.
This initiative involves my rant about Washington State voters. They want things better than what they are now but they don't want to have to pay to make things better. Sometimes things do cost money - if you use the roads, why shouldn't you have to pay for their maintenance, for their expansion, or for their replacement if it will help make the roads better?
I also see this initiative involving safety. If you look at the projects listed as "at-risk structures" (at-risk for damage due to an earthquake) on the WSDOT website, you'll see that some of the projects are to retrofit certain roads for earthquakes or to replace them completely so they can withstand an earthquake. We all have heard that the Alaskan Way viaduct probably won't do so well if we had a strong enough earthquake. Then there are projects to fix problems where numerous accidents take place. Fixing these roads could possibly save lives and extensive property damage.
For those reasons, I'm voting no on this iniatitive in order to keep the gas tax increase.
Plus, maybe with this gas tax, people will consider finding other means of transportation (if available); maybe more people will push for better mass transit than what options we've been given so far; and maybe people will stop buying Hummers and other huge SUVs that use so much gas. Maybe.
One supporter in this PI article is basically saying he likes to have good roads, but because a Democrat controlled state government passed this gas tax increase he is going to vote to repeal the tax increases. Wow - what a great reason to vote for the repeal. Just as great of a reason as 'I'm voting for the repeal because of what happened in the last gubernatorial election.'
For more info...
Washington Defense - lists projects 912 will jeopardize in the Puget Sound area and in other parts of the state (No on I-912)
I'm going to try to write posts on all of the initiatives that Washington voters will be voting on this November.
The first one I thought I would discuss is the probably the easiest for me to decide on and to describe why I'm voting the way that I am. That one is I-901 - this is the one that will ban smoking indoors and 25 feet away from entrances if it is passed.
I am a non-smoker and I appreciate going to places that do not allow smoking in their establishments. Separating smoking areas from non-smoking areas is, most of the time, a joke. The only thing separating the two areas is a partition or maybe a few feet. And although I do voluntarily go to bars and other such places that do allow smoking, I would love it if I could go to those places without coming home smelling like smoke. But that isn't really the best reason (though still a good one, I think) to vote for the ban because I do choose to go to these places voluntarily (though it is still one of my reasons).
However, the main reason I'm voting for it is because I consider this a public health issue. For the same reasons that we have health inspectors check to make sure that food in restaurants are being prepared correctly and to make sure that restaurants don't have a rodent issue (so people don't get sick), I think that restaurants and other public places shouldn't allow smoking which has been shown to cause cancer and other health problems - even in those who don't smoke because they are exposed to second hand smoke.
There are employees of such places that may not smoke who are exposed to second hand smoke every time that they go into work. And they may not be able to find other employment or they don't want to find other employment.
Some people may say that they have a right to smoke where they want - after all, smoking cigarettes is legal. Smokers can smoke if they want to, but they don't have a right to harm others and that's what can happen with someone taking in second hand smoke. I like what Oliver Wendall Holmes said (printed here) - "your right to swing your fist ends at the tip of the next guy's nose."
For these reasons, I'm voting for the ban. Any opinions?
Here are what others are saying about the initiative...
From Yes on I-901 people...
From No on I-901 people...
From The Olympian...
I don't usually like to write about my feelings toward this subject on this blog though I'll bring it up from time to time. I usually try to write about my feelings on this subject elsewhere, but I wanted to write it here for a change. I might continue to write about it here. We'll see - I'll always try to give a little warning in case no one wants to read about this stuff...
Anyway...
I came across this Newsweek article about a 39 year old woman trying to get pregnant for the first time (found via The Naked Ovary). It's a good article!
Here are some letters that were sent into Newsweek in response to the article (you have to scroll down about halfway down the page).
Some of the comments made in these letters really irritate me (pretty much the same comments that irritated Karen and others at The Naked Ovary) (just adopt; just relax; stop your whining - we don't want to hear it; or well, you chose to wait until you were older (except for some women who have infertility issues, they would have had them when they were younger - I most likely had a bent fallopian tube when I was younger).
Infertility is a really hard thing to go through. I think about having a baby every day. I get really sad every month when things don't work out - some months are better than others. Right now, I'm doing pretty good, but I do sometimes feel like a failure because of this - after all, this is something that any normal woman would be able to do.
It's hard for me to hear about other women becoming pregnant. However, unlike some women going through infertility, I will go to friends' baby showers and I am genuinely happy that they're going to have a baby - but I will still have that jealousy bug and I will still be sad that I can't also be pregnant.
Regarding adoption - that is an option, but that costs just as much money as IVF and to be honest, it scares me. By considering adoption now, am I giving up on myself getting pregnant? What if they don't think I'll be a good mother and won't let us adopt a child? What if they don't like our home?
I just wish things were easier for me and the many women who have to go through this.
One good place to get advice on how to be a good friend/family member to someone going through infertility is Resolve's website - they have an article titled "Infertility Etiquette".
Also, one blogger (blog called So Close) wrote about how to be a good friend to an infertile - she gives some really good advice. I agree with a lot of what she said there - though I don't think friends/family members need to educate themselves on everything to do with infertility.
And also, although I think about it everyday doesn't mean that my life is completely consumed with it - I do think about stuff and have other interests (as shown by a lot of what I write about on this blog).
In other infertility news...
Actress Brenda Strong (Mary-Alice on Desperate Housewives) dealt with infertility and is now will be the first national spokesperson for the American Fertility Association.
CT passes law requiring insurance to cover infertility treatments including IVF and IUI (though it is limited in the number of cycles that one can use and possibly age of the patient). I wish that more states would require this coverage - I feel that infertility is a disease like any other - why shouldn't it be covered? Others may disagree if they want - in fact, I would like to hear about what others feel about this. Maybe I just feel that way because I'm going through it - I might have felt differently 10 years ago or even 5 years ago before I was diagnosed with infertility.
Well, anyway, this post is getting too long. So that will be enough for now.
Well, it looks like the first job that I've applied for to get out of my current job isn't going to happen. I didn't even get an interview. :-(
I really hope something else comes along soon...
Perhaps I will consult the tarot cards to find out what's going to happen... (found via and I wasted all that birth control)
Here are some recent news stories that I found interesting or felt the need to comment on:
1) Another hurricane for Florida, and it's the most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Yes, I'm glad I don't live there - dealing with all of these hurricanes every year would just drive me crazy.
2) I saw clips of Bush's "unscripted" chat with soliders in Iraq, and I agree with The Daily Show - the soldiers aren't the ones that need rehearsing - it's the President. It was really painful to watch Bush talk (you can watch the clip from the show here - the clip is called Patriot Act). I thought it was pretty funny when Rob Corddry was talking about "The White House Show" - hee! (Go here to view that clip).
3) Rocky 6??? Does the world really need another Rocky movie? Of course, I haven't seen any of them, so maybe Rocky 5 really didn't feel like the end and there is more to show about Rocky's life.
4) Apparently, the Tom Wolfe book I Am Charlotte Simmons is going to be made into a movie.
5) Peta and Animal Cruelty - PETA employees charged with animal cruelty.
6) Speaking of PETA, apparently on 10/12, a woman was going to dress all in fur and drink out of a toilet. O.K...
I'm not sure if it actually happened or not. Found via Dave Barry's blog.
Here are some things I found interesting...
1) Sears Tower built out of Jenga blocks - found via Boing Boing.
2) Jib Jab takes on Wal-Mart and outsourcing...
A few days ago, I mentioned that I had e-mailed Olive Garden to ask why they closed the Northgate location. Well, I finally heard back from Olive Garden, and this is what they had to say...
Dear Heather:
Thank you for expressing your concerns about Olive Garden and allowing us an
opportunity to respond.
The closing of an Olive Garden is a very difficult business decision to make.
However, changes in population, shifting traffic patterns and other demographic
conditions clearly indicated it was necessary to take such action. In order to
ensure the highest standards of quality, value and service for every Olive
Garden guest nationwide, we try to locate each restaurant as close to its market
as possible. When market conditions change and demographic patterns shift, we
must be willing to make changes as well.
We hope this helps you to understand a little more about our business decision.
We receive calls and letters from our guests every day. We find it a compliment
that you care enough to share your feedback.
Sherri
Olive Garden Guest Relations
Yesterday afternoon, I had my 2nd acupuncture visit. Unlike last time, this time hurt a little bit. Once when she was putting the needle into part of my back and another time when she was putting one into my hand in between my thumb and my finger. However, overall, I do like it. Next time when I go in she is going to give me ideas on what type of herbal medicine to take. Next time is on Wednesday, the 26th in the evening.
As I was leaving my acupuncture appointment to go back to work (yuk!), I came to an intersection - everyone has to stop. When I got to the stop sign, there was a Metro bus at one stop with a school bus behind it, a white SUV at another, then me. No one else. The Metro bus went, then the white SUV went, then it was my turn, right? I believed it was, so I proceeded to go. Well, as I was almost done completing my left turn, the school bus started to go and honked at me! Umm, there's this thing called taking turns, and it was MY turn! Not only that, I was almost done turning - was I not going fast enough for this school bus? UGH! I was all nice and relaxed, then this bus driver irritates me.
That's all for this post. :-)
Jon doesn't think this kitty is cute, but I think it is...
The other day I saw the news story about the woman who just had her 16th child. 16? Really? How does this woman manage to take care of that many kids? Apparently, the older kids must be a "buddy" to the younger kids. So much for the older kids being able to act like kids. I'm all for giving kids responsibility but it sounds as if the older children are being put into the role of parent rather than sibling. Maybe that's just how the news comes across.
I know a few of us have discussed this family before at some point - I just can't remember where - in someone's blog or in e-mail?.
Anyway, I was reading an infertility blog called The Mind of Olivia Drab and she wrote a couple posts about the story - here and here - but what gets me is that some people (read comment section) don't understand that women who are going through infertility are jealous of this woman - not that she has 16 kids (I certainly don't want that many), but of the ease of getting pregnant and carrying the child to full term. It makes me sad that this woman can have so many kids and I can't seem to have one - and apparently, it is hard for some to understand. And I do kinda think that having this many kids is just wrong because I just don't think you can give each child the attention that he or she deserves.
Anyway, I just felt like sharing.
UPDATE: I found where/when this family had been mentioned before. On j-walk blog and also on geek e-mail (on July 8, 2005 - found while looking through geek archives).
To follow up on a previous post: I think that my first acupuncture visit went well - I did feel better afterwards, but my back is killing me again today. It will probably take a few more sessions before the acupuncture really starts to help. And I liked my acupuncturist - she seemed really nice.
Last night, she just concentrated on helping my back. Next time, she is going to start with helping me with my fertility, which apparently means trying to regulate my cycle.
Last night, she only put in needles in my back, ankles, and arms, but she mentioned for the fertility part, she would probably put some in my tummy. It's one thing to put needles into my back where I can't see them, but another to put some into my tummy. I'll be a bit nervous about those.
After she put the needles in, she put some heating pads onto my back - which felt really good. Then, when she took the needles out, she rubbed some icy/hot stuff onto my back and I had a mini-massage - which felt great. Then it was over. Jon said that I smelled like an old guy because of the icy/hot stuff on my back.
Anyway, she said that it would be best for me to come in every week, so my next appointment is on Monday at noon, then the next 3 Wednesday nights after that. The time on the 26th is at 8 p.m. - which may mean I will get home after Lost starts - yay for DVRs so I can just start watching it when I get home!
Although I'm not too fond the needles, I am looking forward to my next appointment on Monday!
The other day I mentioned that I needed more bookshelves (or I probably could get rid of a few books - hmm, that's crazy!) - well, I think I found the perfect ones for us...Tetris shelving.
:-D
Tonight is my first ever acupuncture appointment - I'm a little nervous about it and also a little excited. I'm really hoping that it will help with my infertility and with my back pain. I'm also hoping that it won't hurt at all. I'm really nervous around needles, but a coworker told me she is too, but she doesn't find the acupuncture needles to be at all scary and she really loves acupuncture. I'm hoping that's the case with me. I came very close to passing out one time when I was given a shot in my hip prior to my first and, so far, only IUI - I barely made it to the couch in our livingroom.
Here's to hoping that I will like acupuncture and that acupuncture will work for me!
have too much time on their hands... a couple people (that I've found) have made a map of the hatch on Lost. See here and here.
Infertility: the musical that's hard to conceive
I'm just not sure what to think about this... I guess I'll just have to wait until the show comes to Seattle so I can check it out...or not.
Saturday: I cleaned parts of the house, but I felt like I really didn't get anywhere. I really need to go get another bookshelf or two - possibly at IKEA - anyone need to go? I also want a treadmill for when the weather gets too crappy to go running outside - any suggestions on where to look? Though I don't know when I'll be able to purchase it, if at all.
Later that night, a few of us were going to go out to dinner at the Northgate Olive Garden and learned that the Northgate Olive Garden is permanently closed. Why? Well, I sent an e-mail to Olive Garden because I'm really curious, and we'll see if they ever respond.
Sunday: I went running around Greenlake and I still feel like I'm going to die when I go running. Hopefully, someday, I won't feel that way.
Later that day, I went to go see Serenity - which I really liked. I was going to wait until I watched Firefly, but others told me that I really didn't need to see the show to enjoy the movie. They were right. I still want to see the series though. :-D
I finally figured out where I saw that this actress before (in Serenity, she played a doctor on this planet that the main characters find) - she was in Down with Love with Renee Zellweger and David Hyde Pierce.
After that, we went out to dinner at Macaroni Grill - which was o.k. - the food was much better the last time I went there. However, this time, we got to 'enjoy' our waiter (I think) sing some opera to no one in particular, then later, a woman started singing to a table nearby.
That's all that happened this weekend. I'm already looking forward to next weekend.
On a side note, why do people talk to themselves? I'm never sure if I'm supposed to be listening and responding to them or not. As I was typing this entry, a coworker was talking to herself as she was working.
Last night, my DVR was really irritating me. I was watching Lost live as well as recording it, and I also wanted to record Veronica Mars. I wasn't recording anything at 8 p.m.-9 p.m., so I don't understand what the issue was. It wouldn't let me record Veronica Mars unless I was actually watching Veronica Mars. I wanted to watch Lost live! I had no problems with this last week and it was the same exact shows I was recording at 9 and at 10. Just very frustrating.
Also, when I got home yesterday, I thought I would look to see if any tv stations are playing Firefly so I can watch the tv series before I went to go see Serenity. It looks like 2 episodes are playing in the next couple weeks or so (though I can't remember which ones). It looks like it's going to be a while before I go see Serenity - unless I manage to go rent the DVDs - which probably won't happen because I'm lazy.
For those that are watching Lost, here's another website to add to the others I mentioned a while back. This new website has to do with what's been happening so far this season.
Oh, and this website too - this one is an unofficial fan website.
So I came across this bill yesterday that a female Indiana state senator introduced the other day. This bill basically is saying that unless you are married, you can't use A.R.T. Apparently single, unmarried couples, and gay individuals are not cut out to be parents.
And even if you are married, if you are using donor eggs or donor sperm, you have to go through this whole process as if you were adopting a child. They would be asking for such information as to how someone responded to a loss of a pregnancy; what their values are; their family lifestyle, etc.
Luckily, I just read that this bill was dropped.
I completely understand going through all this to adopt a child, but this is completely different - at least to me. They're not asking people who can get pregnant with no problem to go through all this and they could be worse than those going through A.R.T. Are we going to start legislating who can have kids to make sure that those individuals are acceptable?
Other sites that talk about it...
I went to my regular doctor yesterday to ask her about 3 things: 1) Allergy medication; 2) Mammograms; and 3) Acupuncture.
1) The first thing isn't really all the exciting. For the past month or so, my allergies were getting worse. I haven't had to use allergy medication in so long, I was hoping that I wouldn't ever have to use it again, but no. I got another prescription for Flonaise, so hopefully, things will get better again.
2) I then asked her about when I should start having mammograms since my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer this year and another aunt had it before and yet another aunt has pre-cancerous cells. She said that I should probably start having mammograms when I turn 35. So I have 3 more years before I get to enjoy that fun! ;-D
Speaking of my mom, she apparently will have the masectomy after all. She has her 6th (and hopefully) final chemo treatment on the 11th of this month, then they will schedule the surgery. My doctor seemed surprised of how quickly the tumor grew considering they didn't see anything at her last mammogram around 9 months before she was diagnosed and she was diagnosed at Stage 3.
3) And finally, about acupuncture. My doctor referred me to an individual over at Greenlake and I just heard back from the acupuncturist, so it looks like I'm starting that next Wednesday night. I really really hope it helps with my back pain and also with my fertility issues!
I've decided to watch a few of the new tv shows to see if any of them are any good. Yes, I've watched quite a few.
About: David Boreanz (Angel) stars as a FBI agent who works with Emily Deschanel, a forensic anthropologist, on solving crimes. Her nickname is Bones. The show airs Tuesdays at 8 on Fox.
Opinion: I've watched 1 episode so far (though I've recorded all of them so far). It wasn't that great, but I'm not sure I want to write if off just yet. I'll give it one more chance.
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About: Narrated by Chris Rock. The show is about Chris Rock's childhood. This show airs on Thursday nights at 8 on UPN.
Opinion: Eh. It wasn't as great as I was expecting, but it wasn't horrible either. I'm dropping it only because I'd like to watch James Marsters on Smallville.
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About:The narrator, 20 years into the future, is telling a story to his children and how he met their mother. We see how that is taking place in current time. This show airs Tuesday nights at 8:30 on CBS. Starring in the show is Alyson Hannigan (Willow on Buffy)
Opinion: It was good. This was another show the critics loved. I'll probably continue watching it.
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About: Set inside a fertility clinic - seems to center around the doctors more so than the actual patients - which is what I'd prefer. The show airs on Fridays at 10 on NBC.
Opinion: For obvious reasons, I have a lot to say about this show. Just bad dialogue and not at all realistic. And at one point (well, o.k. several), I became irritated at the comment an employee of the fertility who said that they were "playing God." Aren't all types of doctors playing God all the time by giving any number of medical treatments? And if you don't like it, why are you working there? And why the hell does the doctor think its o.k. to start showing off trophies from other families that he helped create? The last thing I would want to hear is how he helped someone else - I want to see my doctor help me (as Olivia Drab mentioned in her blog). Oh, and the comment where someone says "Maybe they weren't meant to have kids". You work in a fertility clinic - these are NOT words your patients want or deserve to hear.
There's so much more, and that was only the first episode(!), but I'll just leave it at that.
Here's an article by the Seattle Times mentioning what fertility experts and patients had to say about the show.
As you can probably tell, I won't be watching this show again.
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About: One of the alien shows on the schedule this year. This show airs Wednesdays at 10 on ABC.
Opinion: Eh. It seems interesting enough - but it really needs to get a little more interesting or I probably won't be watching it too much longer.
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Kitchen Confidential
About: The people involved in running a restaurant. This show airs Tuesday nights at 8:30 on Fox.
Opinion: It was o.k. That's all for this show.
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About: Earl tries to do good deeds after learning about karma from Carson Daly. It airs on Tuesday nights on NBC at 9:00 p.m.
Opinion: Seemed kinda funny. It might actually be entertaining to watch.
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About: It's about a group of 6 individuals who were friends in high school and 20 years into the future one of them is dead and it looks like one of the friends is the murderer. Each episode shows the viewers one year in the lives of this group. It airs Thursday nights at 9 on Fox.
Opinion: It wasn't really all that great - bad acting and the dialogue was kinda bad too. However, like others, I want to know who was killed and why, so I may have to continue watching this show.
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About: Set in ancient Rome, we see the stories surrounding the rise and fall of an empire.
Opinion: I keep meaning to watch this show and I never get around to it, so I have no opinion on this show yet.
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About: The ad said it was like The X-Files. Some strange happenings are going on and the characters think that intelligent, other world beings are involved. The show airs on Friday nights at 9 on CBS.
Opinion: It was o.k. This show was one of the favorites of several critics, so perhaps it will get more interesting. I've only watched the first episode so far, though I've recorded the newer ones. This is another show that I'll give one more try before deciding whether I'll continue to watch it. Jon didn't really care for it only because near the beginning of the episode they talked about a North Korean sub being in the Atlantic water. After that, he didn't want to watch it anymore.
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About: Teenage girl detective.
Opinion: Though it is in its second season, it is new to me. I haven't seen the first season yet, but I would like to before I start to watch the 2nd season so no opinion on this show yet.
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About: Parents and 3 kids - wackiness ensues.
Opinion: Wasn't that great - I won't be watching it again.
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Here are some other opinions on some of the new shows...
I finished reading "Me & Emma" by Elizabeth Flock last night. It was a good book, and the ending is not at all what I had expected at least in one respect.
Read more below - Warning: Huge Spoiler mentioned!!!
I was really surprised by the ending - Emma isn't real? She's an imaginary sister that Caroline (aka Carrie) made up to help her deal with the things that were going on with her - the physical, sexual, and emotional abuse from her stepfather and her mother - and the murder of her father that she witnessed. Hmm, I didn't see that coming - though looking back on it now - there were definitely hints along the way that something was going on. I kinda want to read it again knowing what happens at the end. Though I definitely did see the murder of the stepfather coming - and I knew that either Carrie (or Emma - which it turns out is also Carrie) was going to kill him. So that part wasn't that surprising.
So I went on my massage this weekend. It was really, really nice. However, 90 minutes goes waaaaaaay too fast. I couldn't believe when she told me that time was up. I will definitely have to go back sometime. I also had my eyebrows waxed - I'm not sure if I see a difference, but a coworker told me she could tell. I'm not sure if she could tell because she knew I had it done or if she really could tell there was a difference.
The rest of my weekend I didn't do too much. I hung around at home and watched some tv, read my book, and played with my kitties. Last night, our electricity went off right when were going to bed and we couldn't find my battery operated alarm clock, so I was hoping that the electricity came back on soon so I wouldn't have to worry about being late for work. Luckily, the electricity came back on 2 1/2 hours later (around 12:45 a.m.) - and we had forgotten to turn off our bedroom light so it became nice and bright in our room! Fun times!
Anyway, that's all for now. It's almost time for my doctor appointment.