Little Miss Obsessive

A lot of things have happened this month, I've had a handful of "I should blog about this!" moments that I never seem to have the ability to actually do so once I sit down to write. Rainy days off make me reflective so I thought I would sit down, catch up on some TV while I'm at it, and put together a summary of end of the month thoughts. There will be no rhyme or reason to them, no pecking order, just things that have been mulling over in my mind as of late.

~ Lost is back on yay! Let the mind-fuck continue. I have a growing crush on Daniel Faraday (played by Jeremy Davies). Daniel's (yes, the character) the type of guy you'd see at a bar but not notice, until he gathers up the courage to talk to you and then his brilliance and social awkwardness make you start to be smitten.

~ Grey's Anatomy is now also back on but I can't get in to this season, the show has lost it's charm and that's sad. I still say I'm pulling an Izzie though when I bake to de-stress.

~ I've actually been reading more, thank you temp jobs that give you no work other than "answer the phone when it rings" (and is rarely does. I missed books, I missed curling up with a mug of chai, wrapping myself in a blanket and losing myself in another world. I wish I could be a writer, but sadly it is a talent you either possess or don't, and while I'm not shite, I'm also not brilliant.

~ I love the way the Brits say things. Even ignoring the accent, instead of saying something is amazing they'll say it's brilliant. It sounds so much better. This is brought back to the surface because of The Bachelor: London Calling - he keeps saying things are brilliant, and that he's gutted. I eat it up - doesn't hurt that he's hot and funny and interesting. I wonder how far I'd make it if I was on the Bachelor. While I'm lonely, have I reached that point where I need to try reality dating shows? I could see myself as the Bachelorette, but would totally need the help of some of my "peeps" to help me through the process of choosing a guy that would be right for me.

~ States should not be allowed to do construction on the highways during daylight hours... period. My 12 mile commute home takes way too long because traffic is backed up. It's annoying and makes my road rage temper flare. Why can't they do the work needed on the highways when less cars are on the road? Pay a little extra and save people the hassle of another factor in making a person's drive horrible.

~ I don't care what people say, Walking with the Dinosaurs is kick ass. I loved being able to see it, and I am blown away by the technology used to make them. Yeah ok you could see the people's legs or the larger dinos were on platforms, but that aside, they looked REAL. If I had kids I totally would have taken them.

~ I miss working for a sports team. I feel like I was part of a well fraternity and then got kicked out so now I'm looking at it from the outside. I don't think I'd ever actually go back to working for a team, but I miss being a part of the entertainment industry. I also miss the neediness of season ticket holders because I felt like I mattered. That being said, I'm loving watching the run for the Stanley Cup, the match ups have been great so far and I cannot wait to see how they play out. Instead of backing a certain team (since mine has hit the links) I've decided to just hope for a great final series. I want a great battle for the cup, something to end the season on a high note and make the time between now and Oct not drag on.

~ For one small person I certainly produce a lot of dirty clothes, I feel like I'm always doing laundry. I hate folding clothes and putting them away. Almost as much as I hate doing dishes.

~ Why are all the shows I watch no on Monday nights? Seriously 50% of the shows on my DVR season recording setting are now on Mondays. Which means I have to miss some of them. It also means I can't watch hockey tonight.

~ I'm starting to become an Ashlee Simpson fan. Her song, "Little Miss Obsessive" is on the top of my current play list.

"Late night you make me feel like I'm desperate, I'm not desperate.
Oh, a little bit possessive, little miss obsessive, can't get over it."
On that note, I met a boy at a bar a couple weeks ago and gave him my number. But I'm judging a book by its cover and I feel like I'm not going to even give him a chance. I know I should, but I want the fairy tale unrealistic love at first sight. No nickname for him yet since who knows if he'll actually walk in to the picture or not.

~ I feel like 2008 is going to be my growing up year. I've been doing a lot of growing up lately.

A Snapshot of Me

So work has asked each employee to come up with 40 songs to be put on the company iPod to be played during the day. Sounds easy right? Ha! I feel like it is almost impossible to sum myself up in under 40 songs. But that the task calls for just that... what is on my playlist will play like a online dating website bio. People are going to judge me by the songs I list... or scratch their head not recognizing the names on my playlist.

I've barely touched my music collection and I'm well over the 40 spots I'm alloted. (Though I guarantee you I'll be sneaking in more songs than 40). It's tough, one because my choices need to be appropriate and appealing to more than just myself. Because of this I have decided to go the route of lesser known musicians that need some love. I have 5 local artists on my list that I bet no one has heard of unless you've had to listen to me gush about them.

There will be some hits ("Ain't no Sunshine" 'cause I love me some Bill Withers... Nason shush, I know, I know, me and my "depressing" music). :-) But for the most part I'm trying to fill my list with new music to the salon. Since I also have to make sure there's no inappropriate language in the song I've ended up listening to a lot of them from start to finish. Now it's a little past 1 in the morning and I have a 12 hour work day ahead of me tomorrow. Oops. Getting back in to this whole working full time schedule is rough after not being exposed to it for so long.

Any song suggestions of what you would like to listen to while getting your hair done?

Ring of Fire

Perhaps it is because I have never experienced the excitement of a championship win, though Buffalo has been close in the past. Or maybe my status as a true hockey fan should be questioned because I am fairly certain that when the Sabres hoist the Cup (yes I said when, it'll happen) I will feel no urge to light a car on fire.

I get that the city gets excited and generally those celebrating in the streets were drinking beers throughout the game so their ability to make smart choices is throughly impaired. But seriously? What does breaking store windows, starting fires, tipping cars, and getting in to fights really have to do with your team winning? It's Neanderthal behavior plain and simple.

While this goes for all sports I'm currently talking about Montreal. Sure the Habs squeaked out a win against Boston that many hockey fans thought would have been an easy series victory. Yay, exciting! Did someone forget to mention to Habs fans that this was just the first round of the playoffs? Even more importantly is the fact that they will face a tough competitor in the Flyers who are coming off of a fairly one sided series win against Washington that was decided tonight.

It does your team's victory injustice to go about vandalizing the home city. I'll go so far as to say that those doing the vandalizing are not true fans of the sport. Or at least I'm determined to think that true fans would celebrate in a less destructive way.