Random thoughts

~ I am really, really, really glad it's finally getting warmer out. I seriously thought we'd never see it!

~ I am really bored with this season of American Idol.

~ I saw a car the other day with a Safe Auto sticker on its trunk. Isn't that pretty much just adverstising that you suck as a driver??

~ Why is it that no matter how much time I allocate to get ready in the morning, I will still be running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get out the door on time?

~ It kind of creeps me out when family members request to be my friend on facebook. I immeditely go in to worry mode wondering if there are pictures or comments I've made that I wouldn't want them to see. But then I realize that if I didn't care if everyone else saw it, then it shouldn't matter.

~ We really need to have a garage sale because we (mainly ME) have a TON of crap I need to get rid of.

~ I love gaming the system when ordering things online to get free shipping. Example: I ordered seven items from Old Navy the other day just so I'd have over $100 so I'd get free shipping with the full intention of returning half of it when it gets here.

The End of an Era

Last night was the series finale of ER. After 15 years, I can't believe it's over! I have watched it from the very first episode back in 1994. If I remember correctly, it premiered at the same time as 'Friends'. I was only 13 years old back when it started! And although I had kind of fallen out of watching it this past season, it still broke my heart a little to watch the finale and know that this was the end. I love me some Grey's Anatomy, but ER makes Grey's look like a cheesy soap opera. Farewell ER, it was a good fifteen years.

NetFlix

We finally signed up for NetFlix last week. It's a beautiful thing to have movies just show up in your mailbox! We watched 'Role Models' over the weekend and still have 'The Dark Knight' waiting at home, plus 8 or 9 movies lined up in my queue to be sent to me. I may never leave the house again...


There was a segment on the Early Show talking about the products with the highest retail mark-up:

1. Movie popcorn - marked up 1300%. Can I get a "duh"?? I'm pretty sure most people are aware of this, but it's still hard to resist that yummy butteryness at the theater. Although, now that we have nNetFlix, we may be spending a lot less going to movies!

2. Wine at a restaurant - marked up 100-200%. Again, duh. A glass of wine costs $5-$7 when you can get a whole bottle for about that price. Love my 2 for $9 Barefoot White Zinfandel at Martin's!

3. Prescription drugs - 350%. Obviously, this is for non-generic. Moral of the story? get generic if at all possible.

4. Coffee (Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, etc.) - a mark-up of 300% - um, duh? I can buy a whole tub of Maxwell House coffee for less than the price of two Starbucks drinks - and it will last us about a month. I can't remember the last time I had a starbucks drink. I miss it dearly, but my wallet does not.

5. Pre-cut vegetables (salad in a bag, mushrooms, carrots, etc.) - marked up 25%. Won't stop me from buying my baby spinach and pre-cut baby carrots!! This is a mark-up I can live with since it's much more convenient!

Target owns my soul

Why is it that I can never go in to Target and come out with less than $50 worth of stuff? I go in to check out a tank top and end up getting two, plus a sweater, t-shirt and a pair of shoes. It can't be helped, folks.

Happy Birthday Little Bro!

Yesterday was my brother's birthday, he turned 23!! I still can't believe how old he is, it seems like just yesterday he was five years old and just this pesky little guy whom I was not particularly fond of. But I grew out of that stage and am proud to call him my brother. I don't know what I'd do without him. Hope you had a great day, Ste!

Twitter - the new trend

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Fat Tuesday

All hail the paczki. I am not Catholic, nor do I "give up" anything for Lent and I'm darned well going to eat meat on any Friday that I choose. But the one thing in which I do participate is the consumption of paczki. They are pretty much a glorified jelly donut with loads of powdered sugar, whip cream and just about any kind of filling you can think of. I just got done consuming half of a strawberry one and half of a buttercream one and I feel like I am going to vomit but it was so worth it.

On another note, it always amazes me how you hear NOTHING about anyone being Catholic during the course of the year; Then Lent rolls around. All of a sudden everyone and their mother is freaking out because "Oh my gosh, it's Friday and I can't eat meat!!" and "oh, I gave that up for Lent" and blah blah blah. I'm convinced that half of these people are just doing it because it's the "trendy" thing to do. I have family friends who are Catholic and I actually hear them mention every once in a while throughout the year about going to mass or serving and those kinds of things so I know they are legit. For all you other wankers out there suddenly claiming to be "Catholic" every time Lent rolls around, I'm pretty sure God knows what's up. And I'm pretty sure he's ashamed. And I'm pretty sure God doesn't even really like Catholics...