HI MY NAME IS ALYSON...

AND I MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY RETARDED.

Okay, so I felt the need to blog about several incidents that occurred tonight within a very short period of time. VERY. RANDOM. THINGS.

First of all, I have completely fallen off the diet wagon. I really think I will get back on it, but there's only so much of "tomorrow is another day" before it just gets ridiculous. I mean today was a new day, and yesterday was too, etc. etc... So that's out there now. I confess.

So I definitely decided to cheat tonight although it was the only time I ate today, and I ordered a cheeseburger from Outback Steakhouse. Thank GOD for curbside takeaway.

Well on the way to satisfy my cheating self, I hit something with my car and it sounded really loud. In the event you went to high school with me, you might remember the time I ALMOST hit a squirrel on the way to school and was so hysterical by the time I arrived that the Assistant Principal Mr. Dean sent me home with an excused absence. Mind you, I DID NOT actually hit the squirrel.

I don't handle hitting things well. I am constantly thinking that I have just killed someone's beloved animal (that shouldn't be running around loose outside anyways) and that some child is going to be devastated because of me. And I have NEVER actually hit an animal, but it's always in the back of my mind that it could happen.

So I was absolutely for sure that I had just run over someone's pet, and I parked in the closest driveway in sight and ran around trying to find it. It was dark. It was raining. It was super windy. I was crying. Really crying. I couldn't find anything. I heard no whimpering, no rustling, no nothing. SHEER SILENCE. Except for my muffled crying, of course. I turned around baffled thinking I would come back and check again for any signs of life from the animal I could not find that I probably just maimed. As I reached my car I happened to pass by the front of my vehicle and what did I find that I had indeed hit with such fury???

A BRANCH

Yep. That's right. A Branch full of leaves. And it wasn't even a big branch.

I figured this was karma for the whole cheating thing, so I decided during my food pick-up wait time to drop by the grocery store and buy some healthy alternatives to start anew tomorrow. No sooner did I have my favorite water in the whole world, and my weight watchers yogurt in my basket heading towards the self checkout lane did I stop for one very brief moment to look at magazines on a standing rack near the front of the store. At this exact moment the automatic doors opened and the wind knocked over not just the magazine rack I was standing at, but every single standing rack within 10 feet of me. And of course I was the only one standing there, so it looked like I had gone into a rage and ripped the store apart. While the two cashiers standing nearby knew that it obviously wasn't my fault every other customer in the Grocery Store who came to look at the ruckus taking place surely thought I was responsible, since I literally had packs of sweet tarts clinging to my sweater. It takes a lot, and I mean A LOT for me to get seriously embarrassed, but it's more than fair to say this experience definitely passed that test.

I came home and watched American Idol and it occurred to me with all this political stuff going on I haven't given any significant AI commentary lately. So, I definitely do not remember any of the contestants since my last Idol post, but I do remember last night and tonight. Last night the girl whose name I believe was Asia made me bawl my eyes out. She was the one who had just lost her Dad. And then the last guy who was from Morristown with his big heavy Tennessee accent?? I really hoped he would do well after the whole homeless and living in a car thing, and especially because he is from a town 40 minutes away from here, but WTF was up with that singing in a British accent???? I am still perplexed at this very moment. I am thinking that he may have had a consult with Britney before this performance to ensure he had his accent down pat.

And then tonight I just LOVED that guy whose name I can't pronounce who came back after not making it last year. I also liked the last guy too who came back after last year... the skinny kid who sang "Rollin' on the River"... although I have some really serious concerns that he may become this years' Sanjaya. And GOD knows there could be nothing worse than that.

On the Britney front, I really cannot believe she got released from the hospital today. She REALLY needed those 14 extra days in that hospital and I don't know who in the world allowed her release, but if it was her Psychiatrist than she is going to have some Professional issues on her hands if something happens. I have worked as a Social Worker with a SIGNIFICANTLY large (easily 200-ish?) amount of people with bipolar disorder and the worst thing about it is that it is totally treatable. Why this is a problem is because while treatable and manageable for the rest of their lives, the biggest issue with people who have bipolar disorder is that the second they stabilize on their meds (which normally takes a minimum of 2 weeks) and are feeling normal again they tend to go off their medicine thinking it's no longer necessary since they feel fine. There is absolutely NO WAY that Britney was stabilized AT ALL during her brief hospital stay and now she is on the loose again with the Paparazzi ALL OVER HER ALL OF THE TIME. I am genuinely concerned that she might die. I certainly hope this is not the case, but she is in really serious trouble. She desperately needs to be in treatment and that treatment needs to be inpatient and long-term. I wish the best for her and her family because they need it.

On a much lighter note, I saw on the news mid-day today that Howard Dean, the Democratic National Committee Chairman said that if the race for the Democratic Nomination goes all the way to the Convention without a winner that he will sit down in a room with both Candidates and basically make one of them concede defeat, without actually being defeated. Hmmm... Wonder who Howard will choose to give in? The Clintons?? Nahhh... My bet is on Obama. And if that happens you can guarantee a Republican win in November. Talk about making people feel like their votes don't count!! Actually you can probably guarantee a Republican win in November if Hillary genuinely wins the Nomination to begin with.

Mere moments after seeing this news report about Howard Dean’s plans I received an e-mail from the DNC urging me to donate to them so that the Democrats can beat John McCain in November. Yes, they actually went ahead and named him as the nominee. I, of course, shot back a fiery e-mail response to the DNC saying what I would and would not do and under what circumstances I would do them under. I'm so sure Mr. Dean got my e-mail. I'm even surer that he cares. In the meantime, I will just continue to give my $10 a month to Barack Obama's campaign. At least they repeatedly thank me for my donation and I know that it's because of millions of small donors like me that he is able to raise so much money for his campaign. I did this last night and felt overwhelmed with pride when the news broke today that he had raised $4 million dollars just since the polls closed yesterday. And just as I checked this to provide a link, that total is now up to $6.5 Million Dollars!! W.O.W.

In other news, Hillary announced today that she had to loan $5 million dollars of her own money and get her Staff to work for free for at least a month in order to compete with Obama's grassroots fundraising capabilities. Guess that's what happens when you get so much of your original donations from Political Action Committees and Lobbyists, who expect something from you in return, instead of getting donations from everyday people.

Either that or she has heavily invested in buying out all of the Shirts and Blazers in every possible shade of yellow in this country...







Is it just me or was that not a very wise decision???

I just don't think she is a "Summer". I would love to get Tim Gunn's off the record commentary on her wardrobe. Seriously.

Anyway, so I have a job interview tomorrow at a Funeral Home to be a Counselor which I have been informed by a friend who works for the Parent Organization of this business, is actually an outside sales position?? That sounds a bit dicey to me, but wish me luck anyways!!

Have a Good One!!!
baxter

PS- CHECK OUT THIS FABULOUSLY INTELLIGENT AND FUN BLOG FROM A LOCAL TRI-CITIES BLOGGER I RECENTLY DISCOVERED!!

PSS- GOD love Johnson City. I was recently informed by TriCitiesNights.com that the infamous Chris Crocker, of “Leave Britney Alone” fame came here to celebrate Mardi Gras at New Beginnings Bar, which is a lot like the Carousel in Knoxville. You think I’m joking right?? Check the proof…




Jealous aren’t you. Don’t lie!!

PSSS- Survivor starts tomorrow night!! HOORAY!!! :-)

LOVE IT!!!

Before you read my rants and ramblings of the day, please check out this outfit that I am obsessing over and must purchase NOW!!

I watched THE BEST show last night!! There were good forces, and of course, there was evil. My favorite line was "I can't tell who I'm running against sometimes"... It was HIGHLY entertaining and unexpectedly fascinating. I do hope that you all got a chance to see it for yourselves, as opposed to having others tell you how it went. I thought it was even a nice little preview as to how people behave when they are under pressure, and I thought only one lost their cool. Regardless, I LOVED IT!!! I thought the underdogs really stood up for themselves, and won in the end, and it was truly a nice change of pace from the mean kids...

I do however find this disturbing as I hope Edwards is not siding with who he thinks the nominee will be with each debate. I thought he did very well last night, however, when it looked like Obama would be the nominee post-Iowa he opted to tag-team Hillary with Obama, and now when it looks like Hillary will be the nominee, he tag-teamed Obama with Hillary. I really like Edwards, and my gut tells me this is not the case, but this post-debate "meeting" between Hillary and John last night troubles me very much...

I didn't blog about this yesterday, but I also LOVED the Amazing Race finale!! I thought the winners were precious, and that the two runners-up won as well, actually. It was awesome!!

In random news I actually got the chance to see the entire 9 minute Tom Cruise video- which is hard to find because they keep switching it to different websites to avoid being sued. Prior I had only been able to see bits and pieces. You really should catch it while you can. This stuff is GOOD, and his cackle might be worse than hers... you decide!!

While you're at it, check out this creepy website about Scientology related deaths. I'm not saying it's true... just really really creepy!!

I caught two politically hilarious videos this morning. One was quite insightful, as if you're basically going to run for President again through your spouse you should probably skip events honoring Martin Luther King if you're this tired...

Also, across the aisle, one of those cute Romney boys punked his Dad on the phone, and it was fabulous... seriously!!

BRITNEY SHOWED UP!! I can't believe she showed for her deposition, although I'm not sure it was actually her or the "British girl". Hope she switched personalities back before speaking on the record, though I would be quite entertained if she actually gave the entire thing with her new accent.

In really random but completely not shocking celebrity news, this article and video allegedly show Amy Winehouse smoking crack cocaine... wonder if she has Britney's number? They should really get in touch.

Okay, nobody make fun, but I am SO EXCITED about this show on MTV!! I actually can't wait, which I realize reduces my maturity for my age by leaps and bounds.

I also just caught this press conference, which I find laughable, as one should not throw stones when living in glass mansions... especially when those stones are full of fluff. I find it ironic that when Obama finally stands up for himself against false accusations by two Candidates, both of them named Clinton, who take every opportunity they can to distort his record, Obama is actually accused of being "very frustrated". See for yourselves. I guess I differ in my opinion of what type of behavior is displayed when one is "very frustrated", such as this example and this one (which is HILARIOUS by the way!).

And if there is a flip-flopper out there in this race, please take a minute to see who that person actually is...
exhibit A
exhibit B

By the way, I am not even going to discuss the Oscar nominees today, since the best movie, best actor, best director, and best original song were all completely SNUBBED. Here is the video for that amazing song below. And I really do mean it's AMAZING!



Hope everyone had a great day off yesterday!! Have a Happy Tuesday!!!

xoxo,
baxter

PS- GO ELI & GO GIANTS!!!

Winter Wonderland

Sorry I am late for my morning blog session but there is currently a winter storm that has caused all schools, even ETSU to close in Johnson City, and this certainly brings about chaos as it NEVER happens. I can count on one hand how many times snow got me out of school during K-12, even though I shouldn't be able to.

And the only time I remember ETSU closing was during the Blizzard of 1997- and people literally did not have power for weeks. My Dad had to come pick me & my friends up for rescue so we could take a shower, since they had power and we did not. Regardless, something woke me up this morning and I went downstairs to go get some water and looked outside randomly to discover that it was really blizzard-like snow coming down. Since this was the first, and probably the last time I can remember snow like this, I woke the dogs from their snoring slumber so they could play in it for a few minutes. There really hasn't been any snow since I got Nelson when I was living in Hickory, NC and I am not sure he had ever seen it snowing before. He was literally attacking each snowflake as if they were individually provoking him to play. It was hilarious. I would have gotten it on camera, but my cell phone was upstairs. I wondered what it would look like this morning and it wasn't quite the "stop everything snowstorm" I had hoped for. It did however, bring about 1 mph traffic, people braking every 0.02 seconds and really bad traffic only near the grocery stores, as people here react to snow as if this is "the big one" every time they even call for it... much less when it actually happens! Last night my mother made me promise I would go to the grocery store to "stock up" since surely I would be snowed in for days. I obliged but only because I was out of dog food and knew she wouldn't let up until she literally heard the grocery store in the background while speaking to me. She is one of the people I mentioned above... GOD love her.

I would like to add that while looking this storm up for a link, I found this. Only in the Tri-Cities can you have a car pile-up in a bar parking lot.

American Idol was officially the most "Too Much Information" show I have ever seen them do last night. For the first few minutes I wondered if somehow the dogs switched the channel to A & E Intervention. First up blondie provided WAY more than I needed to know about her Meth use, and to make matters worse her name was Jessica. Then there was "I'm Saving My First Kiss Until My Wedding Day" guy whose Dad wore the key locket that matched his "Heart Without a Key" locket, to be given to his wife on their wedding day? All I could think was that this poor kid just ensured the fact that he will now never be kissed, as that falls into creepshow Dad-World, where Joe Simpson lives. Things had settled down and I made a Lean Cuisine Spaghetti- even though I was over my points due to Orange Juice. I was approximately 3 bites in when "Peel Your Nails and Put Them In a Baggie to Save for Later" guy took the stage, and I almost threw up. It still makes me kind of nauseous thinking about it today. Needless to say, I threw out my food and didn't actually go over my points after all. At least that was good.

In Are you serious news, I finally watched the Tom Cruise Scientology Videos last night, and if this isn't a cult I don't know what is! The L. Ron Hubbard salute at the end put me over the edge on that one! Seriously, TMZ has them but I don't know how long since The Church of Scientology has sent a cease & desist order. I do so hope that if I have a fender bender anytime in the near future that a Scientologist comes along, since they are the only ones who can truly help me out in this situation.

No wonder Katie Holmes is looking like this these days...

In are you EVEN serious news, I was going to lay off Britney for awhile, but I now I can't. I even stopped myself yesterday when I wanted to say that her boyfriend looks like a 40 year old member of Menudo, and I didn't even comment on the fact that the man wore light blue denim and dark blue denim TOGETHER for one of their outings, or how her hair weave is making her look homeless! Then I saw this story last night and all bets were off. I no longer think that she is as crazy as I did before, I think she's playing this for all it's worth. Do I think Britney was shopping for pregnancy tests because she might be pregnant?? NO. I find it ironic that the only Photog who was even there works for her boyfriends Paparazzi Agency and had been tipped off that they were going to be there. Also ironic, was that Britney would look at these tests like she had never seen one before RIGHT in front of the window so that this moment could be captured on film. I don't buy one second of this little act, and find it pathetic. I think the wedding dress + this ridiculous outing are all truly pathetic attempts to somehow get back at K-Fed. I wonder how much of all the rest of this Britney's Gone Mad business is actually real now. Don't get me wrong, I still think she's absolutely Coo Coo, but I think she's also playing it up for the Paps and even profiting from some of their pictures.

When I read this story it made me physically ill, as if you actually have enough money to go into Betsey Johnson, you do not behave like THIS!!! GROSS :(

Also, I read last night that Eddie Murphy & his wife of 2 weeks, Tracey Edmonds are splitting up. I would follow this up with a remark if I cared at all.

In relatively normal news, I saw that Jenna Bush is getting married in May. I saw her on Ellen and some other shows when she was promoting her book and thought she was precious! How is it I can dislike her father so much but find her so likable??

I got nothing else for y'all this morning. If I suddenly become funny today or something funny happens I will be back so I can make up for this lame post. I would love to say that it's because there is some sort of snow plow outside in the parking lot that sounds like nails going down a chalkboard, or that perhaps the fact that I have a hole in my sock may be to blame, but I think I am just having an Un-Fabulous morning...

HAPPY WEDNESDAY LOVIES!!

xoxo, baxter

This ISN'T Going to End Well...

So, Britney Came, Britney Saw, Britney Fled...



Also, over the weekend while on a shopping trip with her new "boyfriend" Britney spoke in a British accent...

Rumor has it that she reportedly wants to "convert to Islam and move to Pakistan" with her new Paparazzi man. Speaking of the Paps, it would be easy to feel sorry for Britney with them all over her all the time, but she really did bring it on herself. And does the girl NOT have bodyguards?? I've never seen a celebrity so exposed to the Paparazzi constantly. Most of them just go in places and go out of places without any of this frenzy!!

There's only so much laughing you can do at this stuff before you realize that this is WAY worse than Anna-Nicole and will certainly NOT end well.

On the political front, I REALLY hope that the Obama and Clinton campaigns quit fighting over this race issue because it just makes them both kind of look bad. Let the pundits do the arguing for them. Of course, I feel very strongly that one of the campaigns is at fault over the other, and this Bob Johnson guy didn't help that campaign out any...



Opinions aside, they really just both need to simmer down. And for that matter, why won't NBC let Dennis Kucinich partcipate in the debate tonight? I find him quirky and funny, and think it takes away from this whole "democratic process" to not allow a candidate, viable or not, to participate in a nationally televised debate!!

On the job front I am bored. REALLY BORED!!! I shouldn't be bored, right?? I should have a TON of stuff to do since I was out for so long, but it appears others have done these things for me... which is SUPER NICE of them, but I am seriously bored.

American Idol starts tonight and I am psyched!! Because I have temporarily lost my battle with the Tivo, I will have to miss the "Biggest Loser" tonight, as well as the Democratic Debate at 9pm (which will re-air after Idol on msnbc), but I'm not giving up Tivo!! I will not be beaten by a little box!! Not gonna happen...

Hope everyone has a Happy Tuesday!! Maybe mine will perk up!! I can at least be positive, right?!?!

A CASE OF THE MONDAYS...

I am back at work for the first time in weeks and am about to fake a coughing fit to get out of here... and its been 2 hours. #1 on my 2008 Things To Do List: Find a new jobby job!! And no, nobody from here reads this blog I am QUITE sure!!

Just an update... last night's Amazing Race was FABULOUS!! I can't remember the last time the top 3 teams were teams I loved. The only team that sucked because all they did was yell at each other was "Phil-Eliminated" last night!! Thank GOD!!

The Golden Globes Press Conference was a snooze. I'm pretty up on my pop culture, which includes movies & tv, yet somehow almost everybody that won last night I had never heard of. I was excited that Ari Gold/Jeremy Piven won, and that Eddie Vedder's song "Guaranteed" won for best song (it's SO beautiful in the movie!), but otherwise, I kept saying "who?" or "what?" or "huh?". I actually fell asleep during the little production, and Larry's moderating did nothing for me!

I have a meeting like 5 minutes ago, but I found this clip this morning and may watch it a few more times to help me make it through the day because it's so funny! And besides being totally hot and amazing when he plays tennis, this would also be part of why he long secured the #2 spot on my "list" a long time ago... ENJOY!

SO WILL BRITNEY SHOW? WILL SHE NOT SHOW? I AM THINKING THIS MAY BE THE THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY :(

xoxo,
sleepy head baxter

VERDICT IS IN...

So, before I get to the big D-Day results,I would just like to tell y'all a bit about my day leading up to the elusive weigh in (oh the humanity of me keeping you in suspense!!). First of all, I had a major-relapse of sorts with this stupid strep/flu/inner-ear infection crap this morning. I started coughing my ass off about 8:30 am and finally stopped for the most part about an hour ago at 6:45 pm-ish. It actually became so painful that it made me cry!!

So, I headed back to the doctor, running late as usual, when I passed a Subway Restaurant with a Domino's Pizza Delivery Person's car parked RIGHT in front of the Subway window. Originally I found this a bit funny because it was just so random, and my state of mind was crumbing with each and every single cough. Plus I was sitting at the longest Red Light in all of Johnson City, so I had some time on my hands to ponder. Then my new found Weight Watcher's alter ego stepped in and it made me kinda mad. I started to wonder what kind of Domino's Pizza Delivery Person would go to Subway in the middle of the day, and obviously still on the clock, as the concept that one would actually CHOOSE to keep that ugly-ass Domino's sign on top of their car when they AREN'T working is something I simply cannot comprehend. I decided that this kind of person was a skinny one that didn't even think that parking right in front of the window with a Pizza sign on top of their car may be slightly insensitive to all those people in line waiting to purchase their 6 inch under 6 grams of fat Subway sandwich in the hopes that they might become the new Jared. I think I decided this partly because I was currently broaching a cough-induced-insanity-coma, and partly because I was having a bad day and just waiting for someone to take it out on. I learned something about myself today... I must feel better about taking my aggression out on unknown people who I choose simply because they have a Pizza sign on top of their car in front of the Subway window. This apparently makes the Angry, Awesome-Free Alyson feel better. My parent's must be so proud!! And of course, I took a picture:



So, I was so totally engrossed in these absurd thoughts about the Subway/Pizza Incident, when karma just bit me right in the ass as I suddenly looked around and realized that instead of driving towards my doctor's office, I had just driven aimlessly to a location a good 25 minutes away from there. As previously stated I was ALREADY late to begin with. Needless to say I was about an hour late to my doctor's appointment which in turn caused me to be placed at the END of the patient list for the day thus ending any ideas I might have had about how to spend the rest of my afternoon. So I sat, and coughed, and sat, and coughed, and sat, and coughed for a good 3 1/2 hours waiting to see "Pseudo-Doctor" whom I fully believe was actually just a nurse posing as a doctor to get my hacking~coughy~germy self the hell out of there! To top it off my ear infection is now in both ears, my strep throat is worse, and my cough has taken on a life of its own...

On a MUCH better note I DID get some kick-ass (how many times have I used THAT word in this one single blog??) prescription cough syrup that has thus far caused me to misspell 99% of what I have written here so far. On that note I would like to add that I have now been writing this very post for approximately 2 hours because I keep nodding off. This would be just fine and dandy if I wasn't trying my very best to stay awake long enough to watch what will surely be one of the last "new" episodes of one of my VERY favorite shows tonight.

And yes I have a Tivo, two of them actually, which would have not only taken care of this current situation, but would just been excellent in general... if only they haven't been sitting in a box since April because I can't figure out how to hook them up correctly. After the 10th or so time I just gave up, refusing any help from anyone because these little Tivo boxes have now become my personal nemesis. I WILL beat them, I WILL do it alone, and this WILL occur prior to American Idol premiere next week, by GOD!!!

Oh yeah... so my favorite part of the doctor's visit was when I finally got called back she told me to get on the scale. I told her that I had just done this a little over a week ago, and then launched into this rant about how I just started weight watchers, and that today was my first weigh in day but that I didn't want to learn what my weight was with all my heavy clothes on, so if she could just give me a simple thumbs up or a thumbs down I would appreciate it. She agreed and I stepped up on the scale. I waited for her thumb to go up or down as she walked me to my room to no avail. So, I asked her what the verdict was... less weight than last week thumbs up, more weight than last week thumbs down. It was only THEN that she stated she didn't know what I had even been talking about because she didn't have my chart from last week. So, yeah... Thank You SO Much For That!!

When Pseudo-Doc came in I again explained my plight to know my weight, but not for him to tell me my weight. Since the thumbs up/thumbs down request had apparently been too difficult for Pseudo-Nurse, I opted to explain it differently. I also added in that when I weighed myself at home on my technically accurate scale I would like to know the difference between their scale and mine. I thought this might make me sound less like an idiot. Don't know if I was successful or not on the idiot part, but I asked him to please write down today's weight on the tissue paper located next to him and to fold it up. He did, and I stuffed it in my pocket.

THIS, MY DEAR FRIENDS, WAS WAY HARDER THAN THE SCALE STARING AT ME THROUGH THE BOX!! THIS WAS TECHNICALLY MY WEEK ONE WEIGH IN BURNING A HOLE THROUGH MY POCKET!!! D-DAY WASN'T JUST HERE... IT WAS FOLDED UP ON A TISSUE IN MY JEANS!! THIS IS SO FAR FROM ANYTHING I WOULD EVER RECOMMEND TO ANYONE... THOUGH PSEUDO-DOC DID TELL ME THAT THEIR LATE 80'S TYPE SCALE USUALLY WEIGHED PEOPLE AN AVERAGE OF 3 POUNDS OVER WHAT THEIR ACTUAL WEIGHT IS. THIS INFO WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY MADE ME FEEL BETTER LAST WEEK, YET RENT-A-NURSE APPARENTLY DIDN'T FEEL IT NECESSARY TO SHARE. I AM HAPPY TO REPORT, HOWEVER, THAT P-D WAS INDEED CORRECT AS, ONCE UNFOLDED POST-WEIGH IN AT HOME THE NUMBER THEY HAD FOR ME WAS EXACTLY 3 POUNDS MORE THAN MY ACTUAL WEIGHT. AND I KNOW Y'ALL ARE JUST SITTING ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEATS WAITING FOR MY OFFICIAL RESULTS. AND WE'LL GET THAT... "AFTER THE BREAK"!! HA HA :) I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT AMERICAN IDOL I'VE RESORTED TO STEALING LINES FROM SEACREST!!

While typing up this random bit of all-over-the-place rambling non-sense I have just re-watched last night's Grey's Anatomy and have come to a conclusion... well three conclusions actually:

* McDreamy's main issue in life is that he CANNOT be alone... EVER!! Maybe he should give Singledom a shot? LORD KNOWS IT WOULD BE BETTER THAN "NURSE ROSE"!!!
* McSteamy is so freaking hot it's ridiculous... and WAY WAY WAY too hot for HER!!!
* And as much as I LOVED Denny (Raven you should really enjoy this link!!) and LOVE George, since the very 1st season I've truly believed that Izzy belongs with Alex... I think he's always loved her. When he picked her up off Denny's bed in her Prom Dress?? OMG THE TEARS!!! Still the BEST and SADDEST moment of television EVER!! Bring out your Kleenex folks, cause I'm going there on this one...



Since new episodes won't be airing for awhile here's a little video to help us all make it through...



Now onto more totally random topics, because... well, it's Friday and I have nothing else to do!! :)

While waiting for my prescriptions to be filled today at CVS I did ALL of my Grocery Shopping! I sincerely preferred buying these items from the Drug Store. Everything was SO easy to find and I didn't overspend on things I didn't need just because I happened to stumble upon them like I ALWAYS do at the Grocery Store! I did, however, purposely stumble upon the magazines, where I racked up on all the fabulous gossip rags. I can officially report that Little Miss Crazy Pants graced the cover of every single one of them by the way, which is certainly not shocking these days regardless, though the barricading of herself in her bathroom with one of her babies, followed by the whole "strapped to the gurney" Incident didn't help her out any in the tabloid-world! So I ended up buying ALL of them. Luckily, I also snagged the last copy of this magazine from last week with the wedding photos of Katherine Heigl, and might I add what an absolutely stunning Bride she was...

SADLY, I also stumbled upon but SO DID NOT purchase THIS, which made me throw up in my mouth a little. So happy this Wanna-Be LOSER can now add President of Slutsville to her already impressive resume of CEO of Bitch Enterprises, and Vice-President of Operations for Back-Stabbing and Jealousy, Inc. At this point I sort of doubt she will get the Promotion to President of the latter company however, as that honor presently goes to somebody a teensy-weensy bit more qualified...

Before I move on, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE I BEG YOU to check out this totally embarrassing clip of these two... you will SO NOT be disappointed!!

I did buy this however, just to one-up the magazine mentioned above and show my support for Team Lauren, who looks much more fabulous, and much less slutty than the aforementioned "D- Lister"!!

But back to Brit-Brit y'all!!! This website, the greatest of them all in my opinion, just reported that not ONLY is the Queen of Trainwrecks back in California, but that she didn't waste a single minute getting back in the action! They also said that if she doesn't show up for her deposition (again) on Monday she might lose the kids for good. All my experience in the Juvenile Court System tells me that this would in no way be a forever kind of thing, but GOOD GOD GIRL GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!!!

And although this is certainly NOT breaking news, HOW IN THE WORLD is this woman, who by all accounts and based on her children's situations alone, is an AWFUL mother, writing a book about motherhood that while "delayed" may actually be published??!!?? It's nowhere near as bad an idea as OJ's Infamous book, but it's up there as far as hypocrisy goes!! I also quickly learned when working for Juvenile Court and Children's Services that an estimate of around 80% of the troubled teens I worked with got into trouble as the result of a total lack of decent Parenting. It's pathetic.

On the Reality TV front, I neglected to mention two other shows that I Love and will surely assist me in making it through this strike! One is of course, this show, which is so inspiring!! The other is new, and I am not quite sure about it just yet but anyone out there that knows me is fully aware that in my opinion TIARA'S = PERFECTION, and as you can see in the majority of my pictures, I own a several tiara's and wear them as often as possible... to occasions involving alcohol, when walking the dogs, and especially when I am cleaning... it's truly the PERFECT accessory!! It just makes you feel good to have one on your head (I also have a fake Oscar, but we'll get into that another day!!). And thankfully, although I was never in one, I am a total Pageant Junkie!! Not the silly ones, but the Major ones like this, this, this and this one, which is the focus for this new reality show. Of course the best part of watching these pageants Live is that I get to see fabulous moments like this one right when they happen...



(SIDE NOTE: SHE WAS MISS TENNESSEE WHEN SHE WON MISS USA)

And this one, which I firmly believe is #1 in the Pageant Moments Hall of Fame, and will NEVER lose it's ranking...



I COULD REALLY WATCH THAT VIDEO OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND STILL LAUGH!!

Anywho... back to the reality show. It's quite hilarious actually! Tonight was fascinating, as Miss Florida faced her biggest fear when she had to jump in the pool because her make-up would come off!! Miss Illinois outright refused a make-over because she strongly felt that by cutting her hair she would look different than she does in her pageant picture thus causig her to definitely not win the pageant. Miss Utah took the cake though when her response to a history question was "The Emancipation of the Proclamation"... HA HA!! TOO FABULOUS!! Here's a little proof of my tiara love, and how I buy them from here to endow those that are deserving of one every year at Christmas... we call it the "Tiara Club" and I assure all of my girls reading this who have yet to be bestowed with a tiara from me that you have certainly earned it... it's simply a matter of logistics until you get yours! :-)



One last thing before I share my weight watcher verdict... I saw this youtube on Anderson Cooper and almost peed my pants!! Apparently it was a very SLOW news day for the folks of Cincinnati!!! HA HA HA!!!! This video should cheer you up after all that Grey's drama you just watched above...



OKAY FOLKS, HERE IT IS (DRUMROLL PLEASE...) WEEK ONE WEIGH IN HAS ME DOWN 8 POUNDS!!! I WAS HOPING FOR 10 BUT THAT'S A LITTLE RIDICULOUS, AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH ANYTHING 5 OR LESS BECAUSE I WORKED SO HARD & YOU ALWAYS LOSE THE MOST THE FIRST WEEK. 8 IS REALLY GOOD THOUGH, EVEN GREAT!!!! AND I AM REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF!! YAY ME!!!

So this blog is like 75 pages long and completely all over the place as far as my line of thinking, so if you made it through it... YAY YOU!!! I swear I'm not Looney Tunes, at least no more than I was before!! Just heavily medicated on some seriously hardcore cough syrup... maybe Brit-Brit can use that as that as a reason for her erratic behavior too!! As strong as this stuff is I might even be inclined to believe her!!!

xoxo,
baxter

PS- Although I wrote this blog Friday night I just couldn't keep my eyes open long enough to add the links and such so that is why I didn't post it until today!!

ON A LIGHTER NOTE, LETS TALK HOLLYWOOD!!

Okay I am sure that y'all know this already, but it's just news I can't handle... SERIOUSLY!! Tonight, at 9:00 pm the VERY LAST new episode of this show will be aired. Not ONLY does that mean that the writer's strike has to end, but then we have to wait for the new episodes to actually BE filmed!!

In addition, I heard from my Husband Vinnie Chase that my VERY favorite show may not be back at all if the strike doesn't end soon!! Are these people totally unaware that they are ruining my life?? I am a single girl with no kids, no dating life to speak of and a healthy obsession for my beloved television shows! So, to the writers and whoever they are striking against I ask... "WHAT ABOUT ME DAMMIT!?! WHAT ABOUT ME?!?!"

At least I am also a Reality TV junkie and my favorite shows in this genre are not only undisturbed, but several are coming back on significantly quicker than they would otherwise!! There is, of course, my favorite of them all that sadly only has a few episodes left. But Thank GOD that this starts this month, to be followed by this and this in February!! I might live after all!! If only This, my other absolute favorite, would come back with it's Paris plus some episodes, I could be sure of it!!

...So, while we are on "favorites", I thought I would share some of mine with you (aren't you just brimming with excitement!!). First up are my absolute favorite female trendsetters and celebrities in Hollywood. They are, in no particular order I might add:

MANDY MOORE





LAUREN CONRAD

REESE WITHERSPOON

KATHERINE HEIGL

DREW BARRYMORE

CARRIE UNDERWOOD

And as you surely know, ALL women have a "Top 5" List!! Well, mine is more like a top 8 List, which I make no apologies for because I am Single... ETERNALLY SINGLE... therefore I have the right to have 8 Celebrity Men on "My List". They are, in absolute particular order:

VINNIE CHASE/ADRIEN GRENIER

(EITHER WILL DO)

ANDY RODDICK

NICK LACHEY

KANYE WEST

ANDERSON COOPER

DAVE GROHL

BRODY JENNER

JEREMY PIVEN

So, there you have it... my glorious lists!! Glad to have that off my chest :-)

ALRIGHTY THEN!! So after pausing, saving & actually accidentally posting this post prematurely- all in an effort to STOP what I was doing to watch the Grey's final new episode... all I can say is that it was so sinfully good that I fell asleep right after and just now awoke to finish what I started on here. But I have a question here about Grey's people...

who the hell is "rose"??

"Rose" the Nurse... where did she come from, why is she stealing Meredith's Mojo, and why GOOD LORD WHY is McDreamy interested in a "Sela Ward circa mid-1990's lookalike"??

We need no more entries into the Seattle Grace drama arena. We like who we have already, thank you very much!! It was bad enough when "Ava" or whatever the hell her name was kept coming back, but now we have a "Rose". Two names I CANNOT stand in the first place, but more importantly two Grey's additions I consider totally lame. Maybe the writer's strike actually happened before we knew about it!!

Okay, so now on to the trainwrecks of Tinsel Town!! FUN FUN FUN!! It was bad enough when Jamie Lynn turned up preggo, but now This crazy woman is too? And rumor has it that she is also pregnant, although she may be slightly sane. When I found out about this celebrity pregnancy earlier in the week I considered it a GREAT thing, as my boy will surely make some damn beautiful offspring...

Speaking of that couple, I know we have all been-there-done-that with her ex's proven insanity, idiocracy, and the brainwashing of his formerly likable wife. Suri is actually quite cute though she looks JUST like her Momma leaving me to wonder if this story could be true... SPOOKY!!! But back to the formerly likable wife bit... WHATUP with her making this movie that nobody will go see?? I can't believe he let her out of the house to make the movie to begin with, especially when the combined forces of this awesome actress and this fabulous one could have tag-teamed her and had an intervention...

OOPS..MY BAD, LOOKS LIKE TOMMY HAD THAT ONE COVERED ALREADY!!

Now onto the FAB movies, and all I have to say is HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD Y'ALL!! I know that one of you stole my story, increased the number by 10 and sold it to make this new movie about my life!! But, I don't care who did it, I'm just super-excited to watch my life on film, with this rockstar playing me!! YAY!!! Here's a cute little shot from the film's premiere, and a fun little preview to get your juices going since it doesn't open for a few more weeks...

That's all I got from Hollywood today folks!! But back in the real world, I would just to throw in how un-fun it is to be an adult instead of a kid when it comes to parental vacations that until I turned 18 I used to be invited to. Now I'm out. That sucks! Especially since my parents have gone on some amazing vacations since then, including to here, here, here, here, here and here... and those are just the ones I remember!!

But earlier this week on my Mom's 58th Birthday, she woke up to view of this...

CHARLESTON, SC





While her beloved first born woke up to a view of this...

MY "BACKYARD" IN JC





BEING A GROWN-UP SUCKS!!! BUT I DO SO LOVE ALL OF YOU, MY ADULT FRIENDS... JUST DON'T SEND ME A POSTCARD FROM YOUR FABULOUS VACATIONS :-)

xoxo,
baxter


PS- HOW IN THE WORLD DID THE PAPS MISS THIS, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT ONE OF THEM IS HER NEW BOYFRIEND?? I WAS HOPING THAT MY FRIEND RAVEN WOULD RUN INTO HER AND CONDUCT A GOOD OLE' SOUTHERN INTERVENTION ON HER WHEN SHE GOES TO LA SOON, BUT APPARENTLY BRIT-BRIT HAS FLED THE COUNTRY!! MY GIRL IS HANGIN' BY A SINGLE THREAD OF SANITY THESE DAYS... HOPE SHE MAKES IT BACK ALIVE!!!

YOWZA!! IN THE TIME IT HAS TAKEN ME TO WRITE THIS BLOG THIS HAS HAPPENED... NO WONDER THERE IS A DAILY BRITNEY-WATCH!! :-)

**Also before I continue to leave you wondering, I did NOT step on the scale yet... but technically it's early D-DAY as we speak. So, I am going to go back to bed in the hopes of losing weight in my sleep :-0 and will be back later today to let you know the results of my first Weight Watcher weigh in!! Wish me luck!!

OBAMA-MANIA!

Well... how thrilled am I that my man Obama not only made a killing in Iowa, but appears to now be at the center of some kind of frenzy that I caught onto over a year ago, but others are just now figuring out. Check out these amazing clips!! This one is my favorite, followed by this one, and this one. I also love this, this and this... I think and HOPE that this craze doesn't die down and that he can beat she, who shall remain nameless...
Bring it on New Hampshire!!

In other news, I had a fabulous week of grogginess and incoherent activity. No it wasn't from any fun times, it was because my medicine has me all doped up. I am feeling much better now though, although I plan to use every single day of my doctors excuse as a legitimate absence at work!

Also, randomly, I have just learned that one of my sorority sisters has been calling and e-mailing my ex/sometimes non-ex boyfriend of 6 years. She is married and has yet to make any mention of this in her contact with him. He hasn't responded, except to tell me about it which has irritated me beyond anything I had imagined. I don't care if I am 32, there are certain lines you don't cross and she was well aware of our relationship and the length of it. She is also my Grand-Little Sister which just throws salt in the wound. I am jealous... WHY AM I JEALOUS??!! LORD HELP ME!!!

In much more fabulous news I have just joined weight watchers as I do every year at this time, but I am psyched that it will work this time!! Here's to hoping!!

I would really like to add my friends... the Professional Bloggers I have spoken of on my blog but I have no idea how. By the time I figure it out I might actually have a remotely fun and fascinating page... haha!! For now, I will just say that their blogs are too fun, so if you have happenstanced upon my page check out Raven, Nicole, Erin, Kimmie and Courtney. They are all sorority sisters of mine whom I absolutely adore and are NOT the girl making me mad mentioned above.

ANYWAY, HAPPY SUNDAY Y'ALL!!
XOXO, Bax

PS- WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON HERE!! GIRL IS GONNA KILL HERSELF IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T STEP IN, AND I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT HE IS THE ANSWER...