Preparing for Fall TV

So... it's time for my annual TV Line-Up research to pick out what shows to record, and in what priority.

There are a couple of regular favorites that I always record... these include:

Desperate Housewives - I bought the last season on iTunes and caught up over the summer... so glad Susan is back with Mike!
The Office - Always a favorite... rooting for Jim & Pam to get together.
Grey's Anatomy - Meredith's Sister!!!
CSI - Can't wait for Grissom to solve the "Mini" serial killer... and
How I Met Your Mother - Rented and rewatched Season 1 on DVD and have been watching Season 2 reruns all summer... Wondering now if Victoria will come back from her cooking fellowship in Germany?

And here are the new shows from this season that I will be adding:
Heroes - Downloaded the first season from iTunes (loving my AppleTV) and furiously trying to catch up before the Season Premiere.
Gossip Girl - It is by Josh Schwartz who penned two of my all-time favorite shows so I'll have to give this one a try.
Big Bang Theory - What is it with nerds on TV these days?
Chuck - Another nerd show, looks like it might be a good comedy.
Pushing Daisies - Gathering as much buzz as Desperate Housewives did when it first came out -- hoping it is just as good.
Dirty Sexy Money - Not really my type of show but it has good reviews so far -- don't want to miss out.

So Yona... should I save and keep these for you to catch up when you get back??? :D :D

Sigh.

The state of American education today. Sigh.



Miss Teen South Carolina at the Miss Teen USA pageant last Friday.

Fat, fat, fat.

Ahh... it's no wonder I've been feeling sluggish and not my normal proportionate weight. Kam, Elaine and I have started Fitday food diaries to log what we eat during the day. Yesterday was my first day... I thought I was doing well, too. I ate a chicken tostada (practically a boiled chicken salad!) and a turkey burger and even skipped the fries and got a diet soda... and this is what I ended up with:



Holy cow... I almost half of the food I ate was FAT... over 100 grams! In one day! I'm pretty flabbergasted. (No pun intended)

If you want to keep tabs on what I eat, use this link:
http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=swarmin

Easy like Sunday morning...

No better way to spend a lazy Sunday than to stay in with the A/C blasting, eating last night's leftovers from Din Tai Fung (yay dumplings!) while carousing the town in Animal Crossing. I haven't played this game in maybe 3 years -- so I had to start all over from the beginning, basically rediscovering everything. This game is so addicting!

So far today I've completed all of my work for Tom Nook, paid off half my mortgage I have a shovel to start digging up some trouble. I am considering changing the system time to tomorrow so I can try for a fishing rod... this game is so much fun!

I let Steve create a character and he's starting the game too... he's addicted to shaking trees for money. So much so he walks around with a swollen face from bee stings.

This is the cutest game ever. :)

And I hear they're making a version for the Wii... yay!

Watch Dog

Since I've been parking on the street lately (Vina's car is parked in my spot) I've been walking past the side alley to get to the house. I give a little knock on the window to tell Lulu I'm home and this is how I'm greeted. :)

This lasts only a second -- as soon as she recognizes me she makes a beeline for the front door and waits there, no matter what I call out from the window. Talk about conditioning.