My dad really drives me crazy sometimes

*sigh* There's no reason why my dad couldn't have decided to go the mall to begin with, or you know, plan his vacation time so that he wouldn't spend all day on Monday writing reviews. He asked me to go to the mall and find the gigantic remote for my grandfather's christmas present, however I haven't the faintest idea where to start looking, not to mention it's still the week after Christmas when everyone's off...the mall is packed and I don't feel great. Plus, I have a lesson to do today for church. My mom didn't want to go either because she's not feeling great and she too has a lesson to do. So my dad got all pissed off and stomped upstairs. I mean, seriously, I had to learn time management and figure how to plan the things I had to do so that they were done on time. Plus, my brother is the one that saw the remote when he was out Christmas shopping. While he can't remember where exactly he saw it, at least he has a better idea than the rest of us. And oh! Guess what? He's 19 years old and more than capable of driving any of the three cars currently at home. Gah!

And here I was, going to tell them how excited I was over getting the A in my American Revolution class. *grins* That put my grade point for the semester at a 3.5 - beating my brother :) It was a great semester, even if I did carry 16 credits this semester. But my dad doesn't listen to anyone when he's in this mood. He tends to just piss me off and piss off the rest of the world. He is just so unreasonable sometimes. It's like he just snaps. And then of course, even if someone then decides to do it anyway, he stays pissed off at the world and does it anyway. My parents both do this time from time to time and have always done lesser versions of it. I gotta say that episodes of this nature aren't going to make me want to confide in my parents. And they wonder why I don't tell them anything.

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I know I did :) I even got the one thing I wanted most - an external hard drive! I got a few other things as well, but that was the biggest :) I also found out today that I got a B in my American Lit class :) So A's in Choir and Music Theory and B's in Con Law and American Lit, with my American Revolution grade not posted yet (no wonder, my TA's hadn't yet finished grading our papers/presentations from December 4/5/6 when we took the final on the 20th!) In any case, it's been a good Christmas for me and I hope it was great for everyone else as well.

I just get so frustrated sometimes

I hate how sometimes I feel like I'm a secondclass citizen within my own family. It wasn't a big deal when I got into NMU, or even into Madison as a transfer student, but when my brothers apply and get into their top choices, it's a huge deal and warrants dinner out. For me at least, it's another reminder of why I'm now starting to speed down the path of being ready to move out on my own. For me, that's not financially feasible until I finish college a year from now, but the goal is to have a job soon after graduation and preferrably away from my family so I can truly get out on my own. The idea scares me some, and in all reality it should, but it doesn't terrify me anymore.

At this point, I also wish my family would leave me the hell alone for the next week, but of course my family has no idea what that concept is.

It's finals time - my family needs to leave me the hell alone

Seriously, it's finals time. My family needs to leave me the hell alone and let me study.

Naive professors

I've always found it a little naive (or perhaps they simply don't care, which I find even more idiotic) of professors to set a crapload of reading at the end of the semester. With everything else that goes on at the end of the semester from papers to projects to studying for finals, professors have to know that reading is going to fall through the cracks. If it's a choice between doing reading and getting a paper done, the paper's going to win. Now, if the professor simply doesn't care, then I'm not sure they should be teaching.

I want snow, dang it!

I want snow dang it! The areas south and east of here are getting nailed, but no, not us. The area I live in never seems to get nailed anymore. The last time we got any good sized snowstorms was Dec 2000. I think it's time to get more snow. However, that doesn't appear to be happening this go round.

Silly movie

I just sat and watched The Break-Up. Silly movie :-P

Not such a great thanksgiving

Okay, first off, Thanksgiving should be family event. Which means that you should be spending it with family, not going off to your girlfriend's house (unless that girlfriend is/or is about to become your fiancee). Of course, when you're 17, that condition doesn't exist. Excuse me for thinking that Thanksgiving should be for family, and you should do things as a family, whatever those things might be. But no, the only thing we did together today was dinner, and even that was subdued as my other brother didn't come home from college for Thanksgiving. Seriously, doing things with the family should be priority number one. End of discussion.

Second, my mother put the fudge out in the garage on my dad's truck to get it out of the way while she was cooking. However, she didn't tell anyone she was putting it out there, so when my brother took the truck and went to his girlfriend's house, the fudge (and the glass pan it was in) ended up in pieces in the cul-de-sac. GRRRRRRRR

It's been too long

It's been too long since I've seen JC in anything...and I have to say he looks good in Ghost Whisperer!

First rush hour snowfall

The first rush hour snowfall of the year was an unholy mess.

It's time to figure out where these wasps are coming from!

We've had four wasps in the house in three weeks now. It's time to figure out where they're coming from and get rid of them before winter really comes. My brother has been drafted to walk around the outside of the house tomorrow after school to see if they're congregating anywhere. We have a nest outside the house that probably goes into the attic, but we're only finding them on the first floor, not the second floor. GRRRRR

Reaction to my medication

So I had a great day on the ADD meds today. Except that I got home, and then had a reaction to them. I won't go into the reaction itself, except to say that it worried me enough to call the Dean on Call line to find out if I should get someone to drive me to urgent care. The doc on the phone told me I didnt need urgent care, and that the symptoms I have now should start to go away as the medication wears off. The doc on the phone was going to call my doc to tell him that I had called, and then I need to call my doc in the morning to deal with changing the dosage/timing, or even the medication altogether. I'm frustrated just thinking about it.

Boredom and my wrists

First off, Im really bored. My cubbies are kicking butt...but I dont really feel like watching. Secondly, my wrists are REALLY bothering me tonight :( Doesnt seem to be much I can do about either problem at the moment.

I wish my family understood me

You know, I wish my family understood me, and the things that make me who I am. I can't decide if that makes me sad or angry. Maybe a little of both. They just don't "get" me, and no matter how many times I may try to explain something about me, they simply can't connect the dots. Since I badly want them to "connect the dots," that's really frustrating for me. It's frustrating to realize that my family may never understand me. I suppose that makes it all the more important for me to find a husband one day that does truly understand me. He's going to really have to "get" me, because I don't think I could deal with a husband that didn't, on top of my family.

Tonight's episode of Studio 60

Im not going to blog tonight's episode as it happens, but we are tivo-ing it (for my dad, who won't be home in time to catch the beginning), so I'll blog it later. Tonight I just want to enjoy it :-P

Photos

I realized that I've been putting photos up at facebook, but havent been giving anyone a chance to see them. Facebook now has a way to share photos, so see the links below :)

Friends and Family
Me
My Doggies
Cubs Game Part One
Cubs Game Part Two

Enjoy!

Yesterday's Cub game

Im not sure if I mentioned it before, but we had great seats to yesterday's Cubs-Reds game at Wrigley Field. We were on the first base side, on the home plate side of the dugout, and in the third row from the field. We were literally next to the visitor's dugout. Even though they lost, it was fantastic to be that close. If you look at my next post, you'll see links to some facebook photo albums. The photos from yesterday are up there.

More doggie pics

More doggie pics. The golden is Sammie. The other dog is Maverick. He's a suisse (I think I spelled that right), and he's a sweetheart, even if he is huge.

Err...Im bored

I'm really really bored. Im sitting on my parents' bed watching my cubbies, and if you can believe it, they're winning! On Friday, we're going in to see a game. We have fantastic seats, and thus will have fantastic pics that I will post sometime over the weekend. In choir today we started an interesting piece of music. With our concerts being over the holidays, our music is mostly Christmas in nature. We started a carol today that will be really pretty, but MAN! It's really going to move when we actually sing it as fast as it's supposed to go.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

I will be blogging Studio 60 like I did the end of West Wing. It was fun to do, and I've decided to do it again. The first episode airs September 18th at 9 CT, and I'm very much looking forward to it :) It'll be nice to see Bradley Whitford again. I have seen the episode already, and it's fantastic, but I'm also going to blog it as it airs :)

It's 12:50 AM and I'm awake

My carpal tunnel woke me up :( I decided to get on my computer until I think I can go back to sleep....

Giggly

Im so giggly tonight, probably because Im trying desperately to postpone the inevitable and classes in the morning. I have about 20 minutes before I have to turn out the lights and try to sleep.....

Classes start tomorrow

Classes start tomorrow, and I can already tell you my wrists are going to be screaming by day's end. I've tried to do relatively little with my wrists today, but *shrugs* even holding them in the wrong position can set them off. So classes start tomorrow, and I've got to bed in bed in two hours *yippe* grrr...

Gah

First off, I hate carpal tunnel. It's annoying and is driving me crazy. I guess I should consider myself lucky it's not worse. However, since I do a LOT of typing for school, and cant seem to keep my hands uncurled when I sleep, it might end up worse before it gets better.

Second, Im watching Just My Luck, and I forgot just how dorky this movie is. Of course, Im really watching it for Chris Pine. He's really cute :)

Third, my counselor strongly suspects I'm ADHD. At first (probably like you are), I was like," What? No, Im not hyperactive and bouncing off the walls." Then she qualified it and said that it was the inattentive type, and when she started describing it, and asked me to see how many of the symptoms fit my life, more than enough did. It would definitely explain many of the problems I see in my life, particularly where school's concerned. To give you an idea of what it's like, at least for me....it's like knowing I have a task to complete, wanting to complete it, and believing that I know how to complete it, only to try and start it and realize I can't do it, and then not being able to remember why you can't do it. It's frustrating, to say the least. So I have a medication consult in a few weeks with a therapist with an M.D. (my counselor is a Ph.D. and thus can't prescribe medication). So we'll see...

Interesting medical diagnosis today

I've been having problems with my arm/hand the last 48 hours or so. It's been numb and tingly, and generally annoying. So I went to the dr tonight and apparently I'm having a minor episode of carpal tunnel syndrome. I saw a new doctor instead of my usual doctor. Since I wanted to make sure it wasnt anything really serious, I didnt want to wait for next week, which was when I'd have gotten into see my usual doc. The doc I saw tonight was nice, and told me the things to watch out for that would tell me it wasnt carpal tunnel. It was nice to have a doc that didnt make me feel like he was patting me on the head and sending me on my way. This doc answered my questions and told me the symptoms that would indicate a serious problem.

Here I am, crying again

What is up with me and watching movies that make me cry? Im watching the end of A Walk to Remember, and of course it makes me cry every time too, not quite as much though as in Ladder 49. I don't bawl buckets for this movie.

The end of this movie makes me cry every time

Im watching the end of Ladder 49, and the damn movie makes me cry every time! Without fail, I cry at the end.

High School Musical

Alright, so I'd caught bits and pieces of High School Musical on the Disney channel over the last several weeks and really liked what I saw. So I bought the soundtrack on iTunes and loved that. So a few nights ago, I finally bought it from iTunes (cheaper than buying it on dvd, and this way my family cant make fun of me for having it :-P) and watched it today from start to finish. Gabriella and Troy are so darned cute! Man! Why can't I have a boyfriend that looks like that? *grins* Such a feel-good story. :)

I got a prescription after all

Well, the advil didn't cut it, so I called the dentist place, and they called in a prescription for vicodin for me. I doubt I'll be going into work if Im still feeling like this. Or I might just go in for part of the day. We'll see how Im feeling in the morning. If my mouth hurts enough that the vicodin is needed, then no work.

On another note, I like this new blogger beta. I definitely like being able to play with the template some and the labels thing. It's definitely nice :) I might just play with one of the other templates.

And now the Cubs game is going from bad to worse :( Come on cubbies!

My mouth hurts

I spent about 90 minutes at the dentist today, and had some serious dental work done. Now, supposedly, just taking 4 advils will take care of the discomfort, but I have my doubts. I strongly suspect that I'll be calling them before the day is out for them to call in a prescription to the pharmacy. So while I'm still quite numb, I'm also feeling some pain :( We'll see if I end up at work tomorrow.

I bought a movie and an audiobook on my way home to help keep my attention. The movie is The Parent Trap (the newer version, with Dennis Quaid and Lindsey Lohan), and the latest book by Nora Roberts on cd. It's called Morrigan's Cross and looks interesting.

I've made a decision

I've decided that I need to find a new job. I hate the one I have, and that's not good for me. I have enough other emotional and mental problems without dealing with hating my job. I know that I prolly wont find a good one on campus, but at this point my peace of mind and mental health is more important. So starting this week, Im going to do some looking around, and will do some more looking during the week before classes start up again.

I've decided what to do with my time tonight

I'm going to go straight home (translation: not stop anywhere to spend money first) and play the piano. I've really gotten into playing the last few weeks for whatever reason. I mostly just play the melody (I started figuring out how to play so I could more easily learn the melody for a vocal piece I was working on). I'm loving the itme I sit and play the piano. My parents have suggested lessons, but that strikes me as being to regimented and structured for what I want to get out of my piano playing time. Anyway, after piano time comes dinner. My cubbies play at 7, so I'll turn them on then and work on my website some while I watch. All in all, a nice evening.

I did it

I finally gathered the courage to make the counselor appointment my mom's been after me to make for weeks. It's a scary thing, admitting you need help to turn your life around. But I realized today that I don't like where my life's heading. I don't like not knowing who I am now, or who I want to be. I don't like the almost constant apathy I feel. Im just tired of carting around all the issues I have. I want to be done with them. I want to be free.

Okay, so I like getting messy

Since blogger hates me, if you wanna see people getting messy, choose one of the two links below

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Leaving work early

I decided this morning that I was going to take the afternoon off. Decided I was leaving at 12:30. That's all well and good, but right now, at 12:15, it's raining cats and dogs! I'm going to get soaked just getting to my car! And now, just my luck, we have a flood statement! *sigh* That statement says these storms are nearly stationary. Lot of good that does me.

Another rambling entry from work

So Im bored again at work and will spend the next two hours or so simply rambling on.

Someone from my church is moving this week, and it got me thinking. So many people pass in and out of our lives. How many of them leave lasting footprints behind? Do I leave footprints behind? If I haven't, why?

Just five more weeks of 8 hour days at work, and then Im taking a week off...and then classes start again. And then once classes start, 10 days later Im back in Chicago for another cub game -- this time with utterly fantastic seats.

I read an interesting article this morning about my cubbies -- the columnist suggested not counting out my cubbies on making a blockbuster move this week. That move would involve the Yankees 'dumping' A-Rod on the Cubs. :-P

It figures we'd miss the easy stuff

We missed the easy severe weather earlier, but instead are having strong thunderstorms after dark. Doesnt look like this one will produce a tornado, but it's got really good thunder, lightning, rain, and wind. It's quarter to three, and while Im about to try and go back to sleep, no guarantees.

Just thinking

Sometimes I wonder if it'd be better to never talk at all...No communication means no miscommunication. Miscommunication just bugs me. It just ends in problems.

It's going to rain here soon...but not really storm and that's sad. I want it to storm...

Im living a strange dichotomy

On one level, I'm ready to get out of this house and away from the parents and the things they expect of me. On another level, I dont want the future to come because I have no idea where I want the future to take me. At this poin, Im not entirely sure what to do about it.

Another bored rambling entry

Okay, so Im at work and bored out of my mind! I want Friday to be here so I can go to the Cub game.

Last night I finally got around to reading a very highly recommended Harry Potter ff series. I'd been avoiding reading it for a long time now...and thus far Im really enjoying it. It's known as the Sacrifices Arc and is quite good. Im up to third year now...but LOL, Im really only just getting started. One of the later stories is over 700,000 words long! The series will have a total of 7 stories, just like the normal HP series. The author is currently working on story 6 (dont ask me what the name is, I dont know off hand).

Bored at work . . .

Im at work, and bored out of my mind, so Im going to ramble in this entry all day. I knew that this week would drag, since I really want Friday to come. I want the Cub game to be here already! Bored . . . it's 10 minutes to 11. I escape at 4. I may decide to go straight to Pirates. I really want to see it...or I may go see it later in the week. I think I will go see it right after work one day, since it is playing at 5:30, and that's cheaper than waiting til after 6 to see it one night with my mom. And of course, I can't go Thursday or Friday. Thursday because Im headed to Brianna's to practice my song for church on Sunday, and Friday because of the Cub game.

Friday is going to be so much fun! We're leaving around 7:30, spend some time in Wrigleyville before the game, head in right when the gates open, watch BP, walk around Wrigley, then game time is 1:20 against the Mets. After the game we're headed to ESPNZone for dinner, and then it's back home. Long but fun day. Now all that's left is to hope they win.

Im ready for Studio 60 to get started. I miss West Wing, and need something new to watch. It would appear that I will have the office to myself tomorrow afternoon. My officemate is going to be out of the office after 12:30. It'll be nice to have the office to myself.

I think I've decided that Im seeing pirates tonight. The only thing on tv tonight is the home run derby, and I couldnt care less about that. The all-star game is tomorrow night and there's only one player Im interested in seeing, but he's not starting. Okay, boredom is reaching new levels. . . . . . help, please?

Okay, so my audiobook finally left TN last night and *should* be here Wed or Thurs. Okay, its official, Im going to see Pirates tonight. Fun Fun :) And just three more hours or work left today. Three hours too many, but what are you going to do?

La de da...ready to leave. 1:16 PM...bored out of my mind. I really like the book Calder Pride by Janet Dailey. Ive read it before, and now I'm listening to it on Audiobook (but the audiobook is abridged). Okay, an hour and a half or so to go. I can hang on that long. Okay, just an hour now...I can handle a measley hour (and lol I doubt I spelled that right) Now just 30 minutes left. I can do this....

My first WW wallpaper

It's 1280 x 800, and I got the screen caps from The West Wing Collection and from Misdirection.

Doggie Pics - Sammie

And all of these are of Sammie. She's six now, and goes by a lot of nicknames...Squirt for example. Oh, and she LOVES to stare at lights and shadows; she's like a cat with a laser pointer!

Doggie Pics - Maxie

All of the pictures in this post are of Maxie. She's 10 now, and the "old lady."

I hate my job

I know it pays well, but I hate it nonetheless. If I could find another that paid as well, I'd switch in a heartbeat. It wasnt so bad when I was just working 12 hrs/week during school, but now Im working 40 hrs/week and I hate it...absolutely hate it. Nothing I do requires that I use my brain. And the lady I work with, when I started full time, said I should start making goals for each week, now that Im working a "real" job. Okay, Judy...what Im doing doesnt count, because I dont have to use my brain. I'm getting a college education and Im going to use my brain in my job. Thus, this doesn't count as working in the "real world." It's a job, one that's structured around school, and that's another reason its not anything like what I'll have one I graduate. I've been cleaning out the filing cabinet since classes ended almost 4 weeks ago now, and Im almost half way through the filing cabinets. Of course, once I get the filing cabinets done, I get to deal with the inventory mess on my desk, and in terms of the boredom factor, that stuff isn't much better. However, the inventory stuff should only take me 2 solid weeks of work, or perhaps not even that. However, after that Im still left with a good portion of July and almost all of August. I shudder to think of the projects they'll find for me to do. I miss 12 hrs/week, when all I had time for was entering the odd order and filing. *sigh* Im just frustrated.

I'm Creating a Website

I bought a domain name and a host this evening :) Cost me $62/year. That's actually pretty good. I've dealt with this hosting company before, and was very happy with what I got. When the site gets up and running, it will have several areas, and will all be accessible from www.celestial-navigation.net . :) A little play on words from West Wing. :) Im currently waiting for my email that says things have been activated, and to give me the pertinent information I'd need.

Im hoping my cubbies hurry up and win this game. It's currently in the bottom of the 14th....

Why Now?

Why does my mother choose to care now? She's spent my entire life choosing which aspects of my life she chooses to care about, and now she thinks she can change what she cares about and that will be alright. I learned to live with, and deal with, the areas she didnt care about, and fashioned my life around that. Now that Im almost 21, she thinks she can care about all the things I wanted her to care about 10 years ago and everything will be okay. It's not okay. It's too late for her to care. When it came to caring about the things that mattered the most to me, she was nowhere to be found. She says she's going to make me go to counseling, and I'm going to go, but Im not going to talk about the thing she thinks Im going to talk about. I have issues to deal with--I know that. But they aren't the issues she thinks they are. She stopped noticing the real problems a long time ago.

And here I thought Mandy had taste. . .

Of course, when Simon says that Taylor just won AI, they show Mandy Moore excited and clapping vigorously...and here I thought she had taste! Taylor's going to win, but Katharine should. She's got the better voice by far.

Tonight's American Idol

I honestly think the judges have predisposed towards the guys this season as a general rule--particularly Paula and Randy. I gotta tell you, none of the guys have impressed me this season. Several of the girls did, but none of the guys. I've watched faithfully since season three, and there have been guys and girls in each season that I've been impressed with. Of the Idol contestants of the past, I've got Kelly Clarkson's albums, Diana DeGarmo's, Clay Aiken's, Tamayra, Carrie, and Bo. This season, there's not one guy who's album I'd buy. Of the girls, I'd buy Katherine and Lisa. I liked Paris, but I dont know if I'd buy her album. I've never understood what the judges saw in the guys this season to make them sing their praises. The guys were alright, but certainly not deserving of this constant praise the judges have heaped on them from day one. The other thing I've noticed, as compared to last season, is that none of the final three seem like they could be true stars from day one. I thought it was pretty obvious that any of last season's top three could be stars right off the bat. I dont feel that way with this top three, as much as I like Katherine.

This is going to be a long summer

Had my first full day of work today, and at this rate, it's gonna be a long summer. It's the same job I work at during the school year, but Im only working 12 hrs/week then. Now, I'm working 40 hrs/week! Granted, the money will be wonderful. I'll make around $700/two weeks. My mom's going to look into the state rideshare thing, and see if that helps out with the summer, and my commute. It's a pain getting downtown from home, and it's going to get old driving home during rush hour in the afternoon.

Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip

Ive decided Studio 60 will be the new show I watch next season, and at least initially, I'm going to blog it like I did with West Wing the last several weeks. :) It'll be good to still see Bradley Whitford and Timothy Busfield each week. Hopefully the show will do well up against CSI on Thursday nights.

West Wing - Tomorrow (5/14) - THE FINALE

I knew that this day would be coming weeks from now...but now that it's finally here, I dont know what to think. . . Im going to need kleenex tonight, Im sure.

7:00
Here we go . . .Interesting pics of Washington...and now we see Matt. Just staring out the window. JOSH! No Donna? Ah, there we go :) There's Donna. Now for CJ. Will we see Danny? I like CJ's apartment. And there's Will. And The Ball :) Doing what Toby used to do. And now we finally see Jed and Abbey. I've missed Abbey. Actually, it used to be March, but now it's Jan. Oh dang it, Im already getting teary-eyed.
7:07
Yay, more of Helen and Matt. Wonder who will be Matt's "body man." Bram maybe? The nuclear cards thing reminds me that Josh is going to get that NSC card again...let's hope he doesnt have another nutty. Wonder if Donna will get one too as the FLCoS. CHARLIE! Ive always loved Charlie. Awww, Mallory :) So thus far, no pardon for Toby. HUGE Binders! Looks like this meeting is showing us Donna took the FLCoS position. One can only hope. I love Helen. THERE WE GO :) He pardoned Toby. And there's Jed again, and Im starting to cry. Nice handling of that right there Jed. CJ's about to talk about Toby and the pardon...okay, so maybe he hasnt pardoned Toby just yet.
7:19
MALLORY! It's been awhile since we saw Mallory. I bet I know what that present is. I love Debbie Fiderer :) JOSH! Josh making one last stab at getting CJ to stay...That's great, WWLD. Making me cry now. Oh crap, Im crying now. Jed's going to talk with Charlie. That's a wonderful gift from Jed to Charlie. Matt seems a little distracted. So now he's writing the letter to Matt. Here comes the napkin. AWWW! I wanted to see Jed open it. Its an interesting picture, to see Jed struggle so over the pardon. There we go. He signed it.
7:31
I love Matt and Helen, have since the beginning. I've missed Jed and Abbey sparring. I wonder what room that is, that they're standing in. Just 'okay' ? :-P That's a ringing endorsement. I like this moment between Jed and Matt. Matt seems...overwhelmed, and for good reason. Whoa, isnt that salute thing interesting. CJ :) I love that little half-smile CJ does from time to time. LOL I love Helen :)
I dont like this singer singing America the Beautiful. Aww, I was hoping to see Glenn Close. That's not her voice.I've got tears.
7:46
Wonderful picture there with Sam, and Josh. Ronna as the secretary :-P. Ronna is a little shell-shocked I think. The past handing the reins to the future. . . I still wanna see Jed open the package from Mallory. I've missed Jed and Abbey together. Bram isnt paying any attention at all to Charlie. Its so strange watching the characters we know and love leaving The West Wing. And how could CJ possibly leave without visiting the Briefing Room one last time? YIPPEE!! Donna took the job :) NICE office for Donna. I love the awed look on Donna's face. Im crying again. There goes CJ for the last time. Josh - smiling :) Josh looks good as the CoS. Come on Jed, open the package. I wanna see your reaction. And it was the napkin.

A wonderful send off for a wonderful show.

West Wing - The Pilot (5/14)

So they're showing The Pilot tonight.....and then the series finale. I will comment intermittently on the pilot, but the finale will get its own post :-P

6:00
I love the first look we get of each of the characters here. It shows us so much about who each of them is. The only major character we dont meet in the Pilot is Charlie, and thats because he doesnt come on the show for another few episodes. Great shot of Josh sleeping at his desk :-P Here come some GREAT Toby lines. Right there...great line about being able to "flummux" the navigation systems with something he bought at RadioShack :-P There's so much about this episode that I love. Of course, this is the episode where the first of Josh's two "interests" makes an appearance. Though Mandy and Josh never dated within the show's timeline (they dated beforehand), she's still a character I hated :-P

So much for showing cast interviews during commercials . . .

This is a great scene with Leo, Sam, and Josh talking about Lloyd Russell and Mandy :-P Okay, so my attempts at actually blogging this episode arent great, but still. . .

I Swear I live in a family of idiots

So my brother has this really nasty flu bug of some description. He's been real sick since Wednesday night. I gotta tell you, I dont want to get it. As a response to that, I basically barricaded myself in the basement, where he hadnt been, so that I wouldnt get it. I get home from church today TO FIND HIM IN THE BASEMENT! Apparently the dvd player up here wouldn't work. That's all well and good, but did everyone forget how they fixed that problem when he had his wisdom teeth out last fall? They brought down his xbox and played them on that. So now, he's been everywhere byut my room. Is it really too much to ask to not let him simply roam the house, and contaminate it all? *IDIOTS*

OMG! (Edition 2)

Im officially a senior in college! Of course, that doesnt take into account that I wont be graduating this time next year, instead, I'll still have a semester left. But still! A senior in college! Ive been through three years of college, and wow is that huge! It's just really a weird feeling to know that Im a senior in college now.

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You are 20 Hours in America!"It's an especially long day for Toby, Josh and Donna, who are stranded in Indiana when the Presidential motorcade leaves without them after a campaign speech. Back in the West Wing, Sam fills in for Josh as the President's "wide-angle lens," and the President again interviews feisty secretarial candidate Debbie Fiderer (Lily Tomlin). Meanwhile, Abbey creates a firestorm when she calls herself "just a wife and mother"; the Qumaris are making noise about their missing Defense Minister; and the Dow keeps dropping."
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Who is your West Wing boyfriend?

Sam Seaborn
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How Obsessed with 'The West Wing' are You?

That's not being a fan. That's having a fetish. You're pretty darn obsessed. You do realize that Aaron Sorkin makes fun of you, that Bradley Whitford lives in fear on any Web sites you run, and that Martin Sheen wants you to get a life? ~sigh~ Oh, well, at least I know there's more of us if you're reading this ...
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I despise the two questions on my history take home final

The two questions on my history final suck.

1. How did the American sense of "mission" change over the course of the 20th Century?
-Describe the perspectives offered by:
a. Emily Rosenberg
b. John Lewis Gaddis
c. Andrew Bacevich
d. Professor Suri
-Make sure you refer to:
a. Wilsonianism
b. Dollar Diplomacy
c. The American occupation of Germany and Japan
d. The New Frontier
e. The Reagan Revolution
f. Post-communist transitions

2. How did Cold War competition create new sources of international stability?
-Describe the perspectives offered by:
a. William Appleman Williams
b. John Lewis Gaddis
c. Russell Weigley
d. Professor Suri
-Make sure you discuss:
a. Containment
b. The Korean War
c. The New Look
d. The Vietnam War
e. Detente
f. The Gorbachev Revolution

West Wing - Institutional Memory (5/7)

Warning: spoiler alert for the finale

7:00
CJ and Danny! They're too cute. I love them to death. I love them together. Hmm, is there any way its really that light outside, that early, that time of year? Why is Margaret trying to get CJ out of the way? Margaret is FUNNY. Oooo. Packing....CJ faced with leaving.
7:06
I love Margaret. Commander Harper! Who's this guy? HEHE! I love CJ. Will Bailey :) I like him now, didn't like him so much when he worked for Russell. LOL this is so funny. CJ is funny. CJ is so cracking me up right now. OOOO the awkwardness of him and Kate. They're an....interesting match. I like this guy :) Oh, I like this job offer. OOOO Big number! That office reminds me of the Santos campaign offices. Wonder if Will's going to run there. Margaret rambling...ooo, awkward conversation coming. Toby alert....toby alert. *cringes* That conversation was so awkward, even though Im well aware that Toby's pardoned in the end.
7:20
lol "He's a little turd?" CHARLIE! Ive missed him. LOL, CJ's CV? *grin* Offering her a job :-P I like the job she's being offered :), but I know before it's been announced. Okay, maybe Will won't do it. :-P Idiot assistant not recognizing CJ. It's so weird for me, as a lover of this show, to see the Bartlet staff packing up. Santos :) CJ getting an offer :) CJ very shocked at Secretary of State. Interesting offer there from Santos. CJ just got steamrolled, and Im laughing my head off.
7:30
CJ's freaking out, probably as a result of the Santos offer. Interesting conversation here. Kate's got a point. CJ, call Toby? hmm. DANNY! He's too cute. Another interesting conversation here...this is probably what will convince him to run. She's convincing him to run. *grins* CJ and Danny again, wonder when she's gonna tell him about the Santos offer. *Cringes* Danny doesnt look too thrilled here. He wants to have "that kind of relationship." GO DANNY! It's about time she got a wake up call. She sees him in the picture eventually, as evidenced by the fact that they end up married. *Shakes head* Silly CJ. Thank goodness I know already that CJ gets her act together.
7:43
CJ just wants to think its a fully day. It's really not. He's gonna pitch it again. Great point there by CJ. I love CJ. He's pitching it again, and... HEHE CJ and Toby :) Way to start out the conversation there CJ. Im using "interesting conversation" a lot tonight. I wanna use it again. Harsh CJ. I like this conversation between Toby and CJ. Yes, you are resisting. This is a reminder as to why I always loved Toby. This conversation would be great fodder to believing the two of them had a "thing" long ago. Aww :) a hug. I bet she's headed to Danny's. He doesnt look exactly pleased, but I cant blame him. Come on CJ! CJ, it's not too late. He's so funny :) I love Danny, always have. He's such a romantic. You could see that coming, CJ not wanting to work at the White House.
Previews for the Series Finale
I dont care about the pilot. I could care less. But the actual episode looks great.

God forbid I have a different opinion than my parents

Seriously, when are my parents going to learn that I have different opinions than them on just about everything, and am now an adult? I'm inclined to believe never, at this rate. Excuse me for having a mind, and being able to think for myself. Heaven forbid I actually have the ability to disagree with them on anything. Sometimes I just want to strangle my parents. And then they wave my choices in my face like just by thinking for myself, I'm automatically wrong. And heaven forbid I actually express my opinions, let alone simply have them. My parents need to get over themselves, they're not perfect. They've been good parents, but they're far from perfect. It'd also be nice if they realized that I'm not my brothers, I dont want to be anything like my brothers, and I'm also not perfect. Oh, and that I simply don't care. I hate how people think the oldest has it best. I'm sorry, but I'd have to disagree. Many times, I've wished I was an only child. That way, nothing to live up to. My brothers are younger than me, and I still feel like I have to live up to their brains and their level of "perfection." Would it kill my family to take an interest in some of the things I care about, instead of maligning them at every turn? I can't begin to count the number of times over the years that my parents have come close to burning several bridges where I'm concerned, simply because they didn't care enough. I wish they'd just care.

OMG!

I'm feeling kinda weird, and absolutely amazing right now. For four years, I lived in a little country named Taiwan (Im sure you've heard the name, it seems like everything's made there these days lol). I had a close friend named Allison Scott. She moved away when we were in third grade, and then I moved. We kept in touch through I think sixth grade, but then lost contact. I've always wanted to find her. Well, tonight, it would appear she found me! I'm registered in facebook through my university, and she wanted to add me as a friend tonight! I'm absolutely amazed! I looked at her profile, and everything looks as I would expect. The picture even looks like what I would think she might look like after so long! Im just so absolutely excited right now, I cant even describe it!

West Wing - The Last Hurrah (4/30)

Im taking a break from homework to watch West Wing.

7:00
Here we go :) Just three episdoes left, including tonight :( And the first thing we see is Arnie Vinnick...now there's a sight *rolls eyes*. Yay! President-elect :) Meeting the Joint Chiefs? Who's Vinnick calling? There's Vinnick :) Im sad that we're not going to see Josh or Donna tonight. Sounds like someone doesnt want to leave Washington...
7:08
Ick! Amy! ICK! There's the Santos family :) Ron Butterfield! *grins* Cute kids. EVIL AMY! I like Helen Santos :) GO HELEN! Vinnick doesn't seem to know what to do. Looks kinda lost actually. LOU! :) Yuck on Baker. Interesting job offers for Vinnick. Interesting plans there...WHOA! Helen doesnt like that security much...cant say that I would either. Helen looks lost :( Vinnick run again for President? Uhh...okay. They think Vinnick's crazy, and I gotta tell you I agree with them.
7:21
I know who is about to be nominated as Secretary of State, but then again I've read some of the spoilers. YAY! Talking to CJ :) It'd be nice if we could see some Danny too. Go away Amy and never come back. LOL Finding a school through the Secretary of Education. Interesting. Interesting comment by Amy, but I wish it hadn't been made by Amy. Hehe, but he's not going to do what he thinks. Helen looks completely overwhelmed. I can't say I blame her. Nice comment by CJ. Vinnick doesnt look impressed there. Vinnick is funny :-P Vinnick right there cracks me up. You know, as the season went on, I liked Vinnick more and more.
7:33
Sounds like they're experiencing sticker shock on the schools. Eep, looks like Helen's less than thrilled at the moment. Hehe, calling his own phone. Vinnick, busy? You're kidding, right? LOL standing in line for coffee after running for President. And then they get his name wrong. Looks like Helen isnt the only one having a rough time dealing with all the changes in their lives. LOL She's in the oval office now and she's in SHOCK. :) LOL $200,000 for redecorating? Im laughing at Helen's reactions to all of this. Vinnick isnt sure what to make of this meeting. LOL That's about what Matt said. I didnt know this conversation was coming. Nice to see Vinnick figured it out :) Offering him Secretary of State. :) I loved the way Santos pitched that.
7:48
I like the way Santos said that to Amy and company. Come on Vinnick, take the Secretary of State job. Come on Sheila and what's-his-name, convince him to take the Sec. of State job. I love Matt and Helen together. Yay :) Vinnick doesnt seem to believe that Santos really wants to offer the Secretary of State position. This is too funny. Vinnick simply cant believe it. YAY! Vinnick as Sec. of State.
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TOBY!

I hate being sick

I've spent a good portion of the last week sick, and that really sucks. Every few winters I somehow manage to get all of the nasty bugs, and this has been one of those winters unfortunately. Though I must say I am feeling better today. At the moment, Im just coughing and my throat hurts, which is better than the sneezing and congestion and runny nose I had the last few days. Though, this morning I was really congested.

I can't believe the semester's about over already. Or that my 21st birthday is this summer. Or that I will be a senior in college (I won't graduate next Spring though, it's going to take me another semester). It's also hard to believe I've been out of high school for almost three years now--that's a long time!

I have to spend this weekend writing a paper for my presidency class. We have a 10 page paper due on Tuesday, May 2nd. Then I have a test in another class on the 4th. Then, on the 5th, I get the final exam for my history class and it's due on the 10th by noon. Then, my last final is on the 12th. Busy, busy, busy!

West Wing - Transition (4/23)

7:00
Here we go :) Gonna see Sam tonight! LOL Josh with all of his files spread out in a teeny, tiny space. I happen to know where he was flying to. Ronna :) LOL everyone's gonna have problems with the new title. LOL this conversation with Josh and the cabbie is interesting. Here we go :-P This should be an interesting conversation between Santos and the Russian president. Here comes Sam! Interesting face there Sam! :-P Kinda like when seeing Josh in the beginning :-P "I thought you'd never call." Bored there Sam? :-P
7:07
I saw this conversation online on www.nbc.com. And there's the bomb :-P Sam, deputy chief of staff :-P. LOL Josh, channeling his mother. I love the interplay between Josh and Sam. I've missed it. Josh on the phone...wonder who he's talking to. Stupid cabbie..shut up. LOL :) I like the kid Josh is talking to now. Donna talking with Helen. LOL Helen telling Donna not to do the ma'am thing. I love Josh and Donna. Josh, Donna talk? Looks like he had to force those words out. Can we say awkward highway here? SANTOS :) First time in the sit. room. Hmm, where's he going to sit? He looks like he has no idea what's going on. Quick briefing there. *rolls eyes* tapping the president's phone? Not usually a bright idea. Hey! A good look at Josh's apartment. What a mess! I bet that's Donna at the door. Or Sam. And we have Donna there. LOL He's getting some action tonight. I love that the two of them got their act together.
7:19
Josh in a wifebeater? Donna putting earrings back on? Hmm...and Donna leaving already. Okay, maybe he did get some after all. Donna's "ultimatum." Josh has that glazed over look on his face. I dont blame her for telling Josh "four weeks." I love Helen and Matt together. Josh likes scaring people I think. I like Santos, and how he likes to think outside of the box. Here's a nice version of CJ :) I missed nice CJ. Heh, goes without saying...except to say that I know what happens. Asking Donna for Josh advice. LOL this is an interesting conversation. I knew that was coming. That's what happens when you read summaries ahead of time.
7:33
Umm..what is Josh going on about. Wonder what he's drinking. Shouldn't take long? That's what you think. Ma'am...best get used to it. Hehe :) AHHH! Donna as the First Lady's Chief of Staff :) ooooo Don't turn it away Donna. Please...it's a fantastic opportunity. Bye bye nice CJ. OOOO SAM again! LOL Sam engaged :) Come on, take the job. Josh is pushing hard for Sam to come to Washington :) There goes Josh...wonder what this conversation will be like. Santos needs to start trusting Josh. Really, Santos needs to start trusting Josh if Josh is going to be his CoS. I like Lou as Communications Director. Yep, Josh is headed towards a meltdown, and Santos isnt helping matters any.
7:46
SAM! Giving Sam a bunch of papers :) Josh, take a vacation? I love Sam. Again, Josh, take a vacation? You've gotta be crazy:-P Nice way to say that Josh. Sam looks like Josh threw him in the deep end...then again he did. Donna, eepp, deputy press secretary. JOSH! Dont screw this up. Please dont screw this up Josh. She's the best thing that ever happened to you. He's about to have a nutty. Josh, take a break. JOSH! EEEPPP!!!!!!! Here comes Sam. Please, Sam, get him to take a breather, please? Reminds me of the nutty on election night. Nice to see Sam telling Josh off. Come on Josh, take the vacation. Take Donna to Hawaii and figure out whats going on between you. PLEASE! Conversation between the President and President-Elect. LOL Interesting play here. Josh is going to take a vacation :) Yippee! Josh is funny :-P Josh is so funny. I love Sam :) I cant say that enough. Please tell me Donna's going with him. I so want her to go with him. EPP! He's not going to screw it up! Nice touch there, having the blackberry fall off the desk :)
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Interesting previews :)

I just wanna kick something

I dont have a singing voice to speak of at the moment (no pun intended), and I have a choir concert tonight. I spent the last day and a half with a nasty sore throat, a cold, and no voice at all. Well this morning my voice started to come back, and I just tested my singing voice, and it's almost nonexistent. :( GRRRRRR!

West Wing - Requiem (4/16)

Here we go...and I'm totally going to cry.

7:00
And Bartlet's putting on his tie...CJ's getting ready too. There's Josh. Doesn't look as depressed as I imagined...and tere's Toby, and now Donna. Donna definitely looks sad. There's Abbey. And here we go, already tears in my eyes. Josh sitting behind Jed....interesting. Mallory..and then three Bartlett sisters. Interesting that Josh and CJ are sitting near each other. Amy, Danny. Josh and Donna not really sitting together. Ainsley's there. Impressive guest list. Church is packed, no surprise. There's Mallory again. As my dad just said...AINT NO WAY. No way Jed is a pallbearer, Leo or not. Charlie, Jed, Matt, Josh, and two I didnt recognize as pallbearers. Okay, so I just got teary eyed, but didnt cry.

7:08
Leaving the funeral....talking with Matt. Interesting conversation regarding the House. I forgot that the Democrats won back the House. Hmm... Charlie talking to Toby. Toby's not going to Arlington..........nice to know that's where Leo will be buried. Abbey sounds close to tears. So does Jed for that matter. Yeah, Leo would have been mortified. Santos should best get used to people clapping when he enters a room...it's gonna happen a lot. Well, Josh made his point there about messages. Hehe...Josh in political mode. Nice to know Josh is going to be CoS. Josh doesn't look entirely comfortable. CJ looks good...and there's Danny. I've always loved Danny. I definitely love Danny. CJ and Danny talk? *grins* They've always been an interesting pair. The two of them make me chuckle. Interesting meeting here...Okay, so I've still managed not to cry.

7:20
Charlie has a real office. Interesting conversation between Charlie and Donna. Charlie can't believe it...Okay, celebration for Leo's funeral...hmm...I like Santos. What a jackass guy. Nice, solid front from Santos and Josh. Yuck, we're seeing Russell. I've never been a Russell fan. Donna and CJ :) AHHH hehe...Donna crashing at CJ's place. There's Jed...staring off into space. *Shakes head* I love Abbey. Leo would be furious. Jed certainly seems more jolly than expected. Wonderful stories about Leo. Interesting look on Abbey's face though. Still haven't cried.

7:33
Hehe, I love Danny. CJ cracks me up. I bet Donna is behind CJ....:-P Matt doesnt know what he got himself into. Uh oh...AMY. Go Away. Liar Liar Josh...AINSLEY! I miss Ainsley. I hate Baker... Oooo..wasnt exactly the thing to tell Josh. I want Josh and Donna together. The two of them need to get their heads out of their butts. *Rolls eyes* CJ and Donna are quite a pair. Josh and Donna are also quite a pair. I wonder what Matt's doing...Russell is a no deal. I understand where Josh is coming from. Nice way to put that Josh...he's not a "yes" man, never has been. Still havent cried....

7:44
Go away Amy. Go far, far away. Amy fixing Josh up? *raises eyebrows* Amy turns around when Donna gets there. And there comes Matt....in the middle of the pissing match :-P Matt's got a point. Baker's not the right choice, but *grrr* Amy's always been an idiot. OOO I like Matt, but did you have to offer a job? CJ and Josh talking. Ainsley as White House counsel. Josh get rid of the Republican "thing." More stories about Leo :) I love this scene in the Residence. I love these stories about Leo. LOL. I love Annabeth. I dont like Fields, but I imagine he doesnt like Santos so much. Nice story about the fish and the gun. Man, I miss Leo. Wonderful words by Jed right here. Very poignant scene with Josh looking back at the White House.

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SAM! Josh and Donna!

The West Wing Writers copped-out

So I just read some spoilers for the rest of the series, and I found out who Santos is picking as his VP, and I gotta tell you, he's one of the last people on earth I'd pick. No way would I pick Baker as VP. Not in a million years.

On another note, tonight's ep is so going to make me cry. But I have a feeling that it will still end up one of my favorites.

I freely admit Im at work and bored out of my mind

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What Kind of Cookie Are You?

You are a Believer

You believe in God and your chosen religion. Whether you're Christian, Muslim, Jewish, or Hindu.. Your convictions are strong and unwavering. You think your religion is the one true way, for everyone.

What's Your Religious Philosophy?

You Are Likely an Only Child

At your darkest moments, you feel frustrated. At work and school, you do best when you're organizing. When you love someone, you tend to worry about them. In friendship, you are emotional and sympathetic. Your ideal careers are: radio announcer, finance, teaching, ministry, and management. You will leave your mark on the world with organizational leadership, maybe as the author of self-help books.

The Birth Order Predictor

Interesting...considering I have two younger brothers...

Your IQ Is 110

Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average Your Verbal Intelligence is Genius Your Mathematical Intelligence is Exceptional Your General Knowledge is Above Average

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Ghislaine Bellemare

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Your 2005 Song Is

Since You've Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson "But since you've been gone I can breathe for the first time I'm so moving on" In 2005, you moved on.

What Hit Song of 2005 Are You?

You Passed the US Citizenship Test

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West Wing - Election Day pt. 2 (4/9)

Okay, so Im finally getting ready to watch West Wing.

8:45
Here we go! I've got the kleenex. I really dont like Bruno...but that's no secret. Josh looks about two seconds away from another nutty. *grins* Come on Santos! LOL a packet of changes. OOOO Here's where Donna's gonna tell him. She looks about ready to cry and so am I. Utter shock on Josh's face, like Donna had just crushed his entire world. And DANG IT! I've got tears in my eyes, like I will for most of the episode!
8:53
Oh, CJ knows. Im trying my darndest not to cry already. She's gonna tell him. She cant find a way to tell him. I can't say I blame him. I like Santos. I like her, as interesting as she is. Of course he would...except Leo's never going to wake up. Im trying so hard not to cry in the parts not about Leo. EEP Not for Vinnick..even though I know already that Santos wins. I expected Josh to be a little more of a wreck. A little more freaking out. She's gonna tell him and Im going to cry. His world just fell apart. She's going to tell him. Im gonna have to o back and watch this part, my dad just came in and interrupted me, and too many people are making noise down here. I'm trying so hard not to cry, and its not working so well. So he died of a heart attack on the show. Everyone on the show is trying not to cry.
9:04
Nice of the congressman to say that josh needs to be wherever he needs to be. "A broken josh" is the first thing that came to mind. Even in the midst of tragedy, Josh is still thinking like a politician. He just looks so broken. I dont like that new campaign lady for the Republicans. I actually kinda like Bruno in this situation. I like Santos :) Looks like Matt and Helen are a little broken up about Leo. Wonderful speech by Matt.
9:16
The three of them look so sad. Josh looks like he's on autopilot. I like Jed right now. I expected him to be a little more shaken. Learning more about Leo. And Im crying again. I love Lou. EEPPP Things dont look good for Santos. I do know though that things go well for Santos in the end. It's gonna come down to CA and TX. YES! Texas for Santos! :) AWWW. Matt and Helen are so cute. Donna's looking for Josh...his room maybe? The roof again? Leo's room? Leo's room. And he's been crying. And Josh's guilt comes into play. And Josh is leaning on Donna. Nice :) Vinnick telling everyone to shut up. Come on, call California for Santos. Oh no! Calling it for Vinnick....It's gonna come down to Oregon and Nevada.
9:29
Come on :) I want Santos to win. Okay, now I just wanna know who wins (even though technically I already know). You know, I didnt like Lou when she first came around, but I like her now. I dont like the guy talking to Bruno now. Interesting how much we're learning about characters tonight. Okay, they won Oregon :) Come on already, call Nevada for Santos already. I used to like Patricia Richardson...:-P Matt looking at Josh. I love Josh, always have and always will. Yet another baseball reference from Josh. Here we go. SANTOS!!! They won! Josh looks like he cant believe it. And then he hugs Donna for the longest time. Come on Vinnick, concede the election already. Ah, there we go :) Yippee!! Matt and Helen :) Santos is a class act :) Josh, you should really be down in the ballroom. Just had to color Nevada, didnt you? :-P There's Donna. They see each other across the room...and now Josh is looking a pic of Leo. "Thanks Boss" How many times did Josh say those words over his time in the White House?
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I am so going to cry next week.

Tonight's Cub Game

Im ready for it to start already. The sooner it starts, the sooner the kid leaves the game, and the sooner I can watch tonight's ep of West Wing. Dont get me wrong, I really want to watch the game...it's just that everything seems to be happening in tonight's episode. LOL I'm going to have to keep from checking my email until after I watch the ep. There will be so many commentaries and fics after tonight's ep. Just knowing about the two things that happen (the election and Leo) leaves a LOT of room for post-eps, and just seeing the ep will leave more for people to write about (and for me to read about *grins*) It's nice that we have tivo, because I can tivo West Wing (which we were already doing for someone in my dad's office), and watch the Cub game. Under normal circumstances (i.e. were this any other West Wing ep) I'd watch all of the Cub game tonight and be fine with watching the WW ep tomorrow. However, this isnt any old WW ep, so Im going to watch it as soon as Marshall's out of the game. I can always keep tabs on the game from that point from my computer. I just have to hope that Marshall doesnt go anymore than 2 and a half hours. I dont think he will, but *shrugs* Anymore than that, and I'll have problems getting up in the morning for class and then work. It's a good thing I wont be watching tonight's ep with my dad...goodness knows Im going to need a box and a half of kleenex tonight. Okay! Im off to find a tv to watch the Cubs game :) I'll be back later with my commentary from the episode. Like I said earlier in the week, I'll still be doing the times thing, I'll just post the time I started watching first :)

Regarding the West Wing ep on 4/9

My cubbies play while West Wing is on, so I'll be watching my cubbies. Don't freak though, because we tivo West Wing for someone in my dad's office. That means, however, that my commentary will be later on in the evening, and the times will be off. I'll be sure to note the time I start watching it so that someone reading it could figure out at which point in the ep Im talking about.

The Cubs game has me interested because there's a rookie pitcher for the Cubs making his major league debut, against the Cardinals no less. I'll probably only watch until the kid comes out of the game, and then I'll come down and watch the ep. I have decided, however, that if the kid comes out of the game before the ep is over, I'll wait until the ep is over, and then come downstairs. I want to watch the episode all at once, from start to finish, rather than coming down in the middle.

West Wing - Election Day pt. 1 (4/2)

7:01
Here we go! I like thus far...Lou has really grown on me. Hm....a friend of mine just says she thinks Josh and Donna - drunken sex. I agree. I like Lou. Ooo Dropping like flies...leaving Josh and Donna alone. I like the way Donna looks now, rather than at the beginning of the season. AWWWW! I wanted them to go up to Josh's room :-P Well, I know they will eventually because of last week's previews. Alright, so far so good.
7:08
LOL In bed with Donna. 3 AM, and Josh is having some issues...Silly man. Correction, stupid man. He's actually gonna let her leave...or not. Dont let her leave.. You finally get your act together, and you're going to let her leave? I am so going to watch the episode again. Idiot Donna. Come on Josh and Donna. I want them together NOW. OOOOO...not what Donna was expecting when going back to Josh's room. I hate Bruno. I really do. I wish he hadnt had to come back. Yeah, there are so many little nuances in this episode that I'm going to have to watch it again tonight. I really like Santos and I really like Helen. *sigh* Josh and Donna are so cute together. Silly Josh...open mouth, insert BOTH feet. Josh, a motivational speech? You've gotta be kidding me. Josh....he's so adorable...Secret Plan to Fight Inflation comes to mind. Time for Josh to lose his mind.
7:21
Lou again...Wonderful :) I love Josh. Lou to the rescue again. I love Josh like this...it's so interesting. CHARLIE! I love Charlie too. An empty oval occie...CJ doesnt know what do with herself. A wound up Josh is so funny. Santos looks a little wound up too :-P Not that I blame him. Wonderful :) I like Lou :-P OOOO Josh and Donna. LOL. These two crack me up. The looks on Josh's face are so funny.
7:34
Back in bed together I see. They found something to do. Silly man. Utterly adorable. Donna is funny :) So is Josh for that matter. ROTFL. "Do you have Donna?" LOL this is too funny. this is too funny. Silly Bruno. I wanna see Josh unwind. It seems Helen doesnt know what to think about all of this yet. I love Donna. lol, nuclear accident came in handy...interesting. LOL. Kate and Will again. Come on guys :) Josh is so completely wound up. What is Donna talking about, or to? He's completely unspooling. PTSD? *shrugs* I bed Donna comes out. There we go :) Donna's a funny girl :) I love the two of them together...they balance each other out.
7:48
LOL, too many speeches. Here we go again, Kate and Will. They're an interesting match. Not one I really like, but they're okay. OOOO She voted for Vinnick. Vinnick's campaign headquarters....hmm. Here we go :) OOO....she's gonna go get Leo. WV to Vinnick...wonder what that'll mean for Josh and unspooling. Helen is cute :). Charlie and job offers again. I love Charlie. I want Leo found already...I want the wait to be over. Stop with the glares, Josh. Unspooling again. He's freaking out again. Make the damn discovery already. Oh my. Here we go. *sigh* Next week's gonna be a depressing episode. However, Im not watching it live. I'll be watching it on tivo later, as my cub game starts at 7
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Next week's gonna be good I think, but depressing.

Second to last spring training game

Im getting ready to watch the second to last spring training game for the Chicago Cubs :) GO CUBBIES! I really havent gotten into spring training much this year, but this game has me interesting because the rookie is starting. I want to see the rookie pitch, and it only helps that he's a lefty :) Im really looking forward to the season starting on Monday for my cubbies.

On another note, Sunday's episode of West Wing is going to be rather depressing...except for you know, the JD action :-P Okay, game's starting. Bye!

West Wing - Welcome to Wherever You Are (3/26)

7:00
OOOO, Annabeth singing :-P Nice that we're seeing Santos. Nice to see Josh and Donna can handle being in the same room without too much tension. Santos looks exhausted. OOO Mrs. Santos looks less than thrilled. Im gonna miss Josh's grin when the show ends. Not a bad intro, overall. Nice to see Santos for the beginning. I've gotten tired of seeing so much Vinnick here lately!
7:07
*grins* Talking to Toby again :) Yuck, Jon Bon Jovi...you've gotta be kidding me. Here's to hoping things go well for Toby. That's definitely a circus. Yep! Circus definitely describes that. I already dont like the attorney general. Take the deal! Idiot attorney general. He's an ass.
7:18
Lou is an interesting character. I like Matt Santos, and I really like Donna as press secretary. This is funny :-P I like the conversation between Santos and his wife. I WANNA SEE LEO! :-P Interesting man, Atrios (Hmm...I wonder if that's spelled right). Lou is so funny :-P Really likes Jon Bon Jovi. Josh is getting a kick out of Lou's "obsession" with Bon Jovi. Complete circus. I wonder how any of them can hear themselves speak. Eeepp...little gaffe there by Mrs. Santos. ANDI! You can tell Toby wants to talk with Andi about the deal by the attorney general. Santos just looks exhausted.
7:31
Circus comes to mind. I WANNA SEE LEO. Toby and Andi :) Man, Huck and Molly are big! I didn't think they were so big yet. I gotta tell you, I'm tired of seeing Jon Bon Jovi! Looks like his son is dressing up as someone from Harry Potter. OOO A look between Josh and Donna. You know, it's not out of the realm of possibilities that Andi told Toby about the space shuttle. OOO Who told him? I wonder if we'll ever find out who told Toby. Santos isnt the only one who looks exhausted...Josh definitely does. I want more Josh/Donna interaction. I like Toby. Tell the US Attorney guy who told you about the space shuttle.
7:45
I like Annabeth. I like that Santos finally helped Josh get the VP. Okay, Toby. Tell him. Stupid Attorney General. That's a circus...trying to go trick-or-treating. OOOO What an interesting visual...the kid having an issue. Donna....not funny. Santos is a litte pissed. He needs some sleep. I love Josh.
Previews
Election Day :) Donna and Josh IN BED TOGETHER. It's about DAMN time!

Sorry for this week

I know I've been very absent this week, and I'm sorry. It's been a very long week. I'll have the West Wing ep stuff up tonight, no worries. I'm not sure if I'll have it up next week, or even the week after. Starting next week, the chances of me crying during an episode go up dramatically. I'll let you do the math there.

West Wing - Two Weeks Out (3/19)

6:59
I'm ready for West Wing to start.
7:00
Here we go! I dont like Vinnick's new campaign manager...but then again Im not a huge fan of Vinnick. Nice to see Vinnick still dodging nuclear power questions. OOOO Vinnick's hand hurts.
7:07
EEEEEPP! Cast? ooooo. *grins* there we go! Some Santos action now. I was getting tired of seeing Vinnick. Nice to see Toby talking to Josh nicely. Here's hoping Josh listens to Toby. That campaign lady is an idiot. LOL as much as I hated Bruno, I like him better than this new campaign lady. Vinnickdoesn't look so good. She's talking like there's a lot of time left before the election, and there's really not...and he just shut the door in her face. Sounds like a plan to me. I suppose this is our penance for seeing so much of Santos lately. Nice to see Josh is taking Toby's advice...except not mentioning Toby...well kinda mentioning Toby. I love Santos, and Josh too. That reminds me, I didn't know that Bradley Whitford was in Billy Madison. And there we go, the two campaigns see each other across the hallway. Interesting strategy by Vinnick...too bad it won't work. I dont want them going to his home state...I want Santos there all by his lonesome. Hmm...what's in the briefcase? I guess I know what was in the briefcase. Looks like they cant find it...that means BRUNO has it! And Bruno, being the ass he is, is going to use what's in it.
7:25
Interesting...the lost briefcase. Have to wonder what's in it if Santos is that worried. Hmm..talking to Toby again. Nice to see Josh and Toby talking and getting along. I have to wonder what facillitated that. I'm so tired of the Vinnick campaign. There's Bruno....looking rather, shall we say, grim. Here's where Bruno is going to tell Vinnick what is in it. I just want to smack Vinnick and Bruno. GRRRR I hate him. Someone asked me last week if Bruno was this much of a creep the last time we saw him. I said that no, he was just as much a creep, but we just hadnt seen him in awhile. After tonight, I have to say that he is more of a creep this time around.
7:34
I wanna know what's in the briefcase. Well well...that's what Bruno found. Let's hope Vinnick stays this principled. Give the briefcase back to the Secret Service....IDIOT IDIOT. Cute little kid! ooooo...... I hope this press conference backfires on him. Come on...hurry up and backfire already. Let's go...backfire already. The million dollar question. I like this whole thing between Josh and Toby. Lol., that campaign lady is wound too tight. Dang it! That strategy actually worked. You know, I have to say, that I've missed the interesting conversation between Toby and Josh...not the angry stuff of this season, but the stuff of tonight, and in early times.
7:48
Haffley is an idiot. I've hated him for quite awhile now. Vinnick is going to tell Santos. Now Josh talking to Bruno. He's gonna give back the briefcase, and tell Santos that he knows what's in it. Bruno respect the voters? You've gotta be kidding me. Lou's on the phone...again. Wonder is Santos will show up. There we go :-P You know, I dont think the candidates have spoken face to face since they decided to have the debate. Interesting, interesting, interesting. I like Santos - as if you didnt already know that.

I am so ready for Sam to come back.

Boredom, boredom, boredom...

So it's 9:23 PM on a Saturday night. I'm at home (and okay with that), but at the same time bored. There are a few different things I could be doing...getting ready for Primary tomorrow, studying for my midterm next week, read a novel....except that I dont feel like doing any of those things. I'd like to find a wonderful fan fiction to get lost in, but I haven't found one in a little while now. The last one I really got lost in for a LONG time were Abraxan's stories. I've recced them here before, so go check them out. Don't let the length scare you; they're amazing. I spent an entire weekend reading almost non-stop, and then some time through the week before I finished them. Simply amazing!

But now I'm back to being bored and dont know what to do about it. I could go to bed, except that, in being nice to my mom, I volunteered to stay up until my little brother gets home from wherever he is (two hours from now)

Tomorrow afternoon should be nice. My cousin and her husband are coming down to get the rolltop desk we're giving them (we dont use it anymore), and my mom promised to feed them before they made the two hour trek back home. I saw Candi (and no, she's not flaky like the name might imply--she graduated Valedictorian from her H.S.) when she came down for my brother's Eagle Scout ceremony in January, but Brandon had to work. If I remember correctly, they weren't at the family Christmas party either--they were at Brandon's family's house, I think. So it's been awhile since I've seen Brandon.

On Thursday night I rented Walk the Line. Haven't watched it yet, but it's not due back until Tuesday before 10PM. I may sit and watch it before Candi and Brandon arrive tomorrow. Of course, at 7PM tomorrow I'll be watching The West Wing. It's rather depressing to realize that counting tomorrow, there are only 8 Sundays of new West Wing left. As I was looking through the West Wing stuff on tvguide's website, I realized that the first time the show makes me cry will be April 2nd when Annabeth finds Leo. Though, on a better note, I am so totally looking forward to seeing Rob Lowe in the final two episodes. I really hoped he would come back for the end. I've missed him. For those of you that saw the previews at the end of last week's episode will notice that we got a HUGE clue as to who wins the election. When we saw Sam, he's saying "I'm here for the President." First off, he's not saying it to Vinnick. Plus, the area around him doesn't look anything like the area in the White House. It does, however, look like the current Santos for President headquarters in Washington, D.C. :-P Of course, a friend of mine who gets spoilers regularly for the show already told me that yes, Santos wins the election. For anyone that I just ruined it for, I'm sorry, but did you really think Vinnick was going to win? Especially since they can let the show end with one Democractic president replacing another Democrat?

Aright, so it's time for me to go find something to do....wish me luck!

Today's Fan Fiction Rec - West Wing

The Joshua Monologues
AU. Josh & Donna. The Vagina Monologues and what comes after.
West Wing - Fiction Rated: NC-17 - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 43 - Words: 202180 - Reviews: 43 - Updated: 1-23-06 - Published: 10-10-02

Note that this story is NC-17 at the link provided above. If you'd like the R version, head over to fanfiction.net and search for The Joshua Monologues under West Wing. Absolutely wonderful story that's still a WIP.

Finally watching AI

I'm finally watching AI, while I participate in the Abraxan weekly chat.

I was SOOOO surprised to see Ace and Lisa in the bottom three along with Melissa. I expected Melissa, but was hoping that Lisa would be safe, and thank goodness she was!

Waiting for American Idol

And here I thought American Idol was on at 7........guess not. Since I've moved out of my bedroom, computer and all and into the parents room where there's a tv, I'll stay here til 8:30 when AI is over. Im guessing the either Bucky, Melissa, Kevin, or Elliot are leaving tonight. I think Chris, Paris, Mandisa, and Lisa are safe.

Alright, so it's going to snow tomorrow. On March 15th, it's gonna snow. I am so tired of snow, let alone large amounts of the stuff. We're under a winter storm warning that will go in effect at 6AM tomorrow and last through 9PM tomorrow night. 5-10 inches with 20 mph winds. Now while I can handle that around my dinky little town, I work in downtown Madison, and the city of Madison SUCKS at clearing their streets. Driving to work should be pretty easy. Driving home around 12:30 (it's Spring Break, I'm only working 4 hours/day) though should be interesting.

*Sigh* classes start again on Monday. I can't believe I'm almost done with my junior year in college. That being said, there's no way I graduate in four years. It's just not going to happen. I like my major, I just don't know what Im going to do with it when I graduate. Law school or grad school would be good options, but I dont have the drive to do them now. If I were to do either of them, I wouldnt get anything out of them, or at least not enough to make it worth my while. *shrugs*

Today's Fan Fiction rec - Harry Potter

Today's rec is actually two stories, because they go best together. I know they're absurdly long, but they're SOOOO good :) I would have given a link to the site at www.fanficauthors.net, but the site seems to be temporarily down.


The Refiner's Fire by abraxan
COMPLETE! Sixth year. Harry comes to terms with Sirius's death and learns to enjoy life again. But there’s a war on, and his life is in danger. Canon w OC. Ships: HOC HG RH RT
Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: M - English - Action/Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 40 - Words: 397345 - Reviews: 834 - Updated: 6-24-05 - Published: 12-8-04

The Time of Destiny by abraxan
Harry Potter returns to Privet Drive for the last time, prior to his Seventh Year at Hogwarts. Much to the Dursleys surprise, Remus is going to stay with him due to a head injury Harry received on the train. The Dursleys are not happy with this situation.
Complete - Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: M - English - Action/Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 36 - Words: 582605 - Reviews: 1000 - Updated: 3-7-06 - Published: 6-29-05

Watching The Cold again

Alright, so Bravo is replaying last night's West Wing episode, and I've settled in to watch it. I have every hope that it will be just as good the second time around. Im going to try and write a short AU for the end :-P

Today's Fan Fiction Rec - Harry Potter

Today's fanfiction rec:

Harry Potter and the Summer of Change by lorddwar
WIP PostOOTP, Very Little of HBP. Harry returns to Privet Drive and Tonks helps him become the man and hero he must be to survive. HONKS. Action, Violence, Language and Sexual Situations
Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: M - English - Action/Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 15 - Words: 255273 - Reviews: 938 - Updated: 3-4-06 - Published: 9-5-05

West Wing - The Cold (3/12)

7:05 PM
OH MY GOD! The kiss! I can't believe it! It's about time!
7:09
Kate and Will are so funny! The post-eps tomorrow are going to be great :) Bruno's such an interesting character. I like Jed Bartlet. As I watch this episode, I'm reminded just how much I'm going to miss this show come May. CJ looks really old.
7:16
EEEEEEP! Talking about the kiss! :-P Oh, what a cop out! The look on Josh's face was interesting though...I bet he was lying...OOOO He looks jealous. I wish CJ would get her head out of her ass. She forgets so easily that the more she screws around with Josh's schedule, the less chance they have of winning. LOL he so wants to kiss her. *grumbles* Idiotic White House
7:31
This episode is so good :) And Donna is so funny right now. :-P This is so funny. CJ and Donna...interesting. ROTFL! She trips over CJ asking about Josh. I love Debbie :) Well interesting...Leo being taken out of the room. OOOO...The republicans watching Leo being taken into the Oval Office....
7:42
So back in the Roosevelt room...interesting. The not so covert looks between Josh and Donna make me giggle. Interesting conversation between Leo and Jed in the Oval Office. Nice little speech by Leo. Here we go...candidates and the President in a room together. Interesting perspective there, looking at the scene from above. This is an interesting conversation here... Vinnick looks out of it in this scene. OOOO I always liked her...from way back when she was on Home Improvement. Interesting group here....OOOOOOOOOO I wish she hadnt taken Donna's key. I so totally want the two of them to get together.

7:56
All in all, an utterly fantastic episode. Now it's time to wait for next week's previews. OH MY GOD! SAM!