{"id":2544,"date":"2009-12-14T21:55:26","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T04:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/blog\/?p=2544"},"modified":"2025-03-14T00:27:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T07:27:02","slug":"more-list-blogging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/blog\/2009\/12\/14\/more-list-blogging\/","title":{"rendered":"more list blogging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I always seem to get hit with the lazy stick during the week. After work, I&#8217;m online reading various blogs or shopping but rarely feel like putting coherent thoughts together for the blog. Fail. So here&#8217;s another list because I don&#8217;t want to deal with paragraphs. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>1. I am SO SICK of Tiger Woods news. I was scrolling through news sites the other day and there were articles that detailed some of the &#8220;sex-t&#8221; messages he exchanged with his mistresses. I mean, really. Is this necessary? And is it really a surprise that he is a cheating athlete?! <\/p>\n<p>2. I finally started my holiday cards! I sent the first batch out last week. Cards going internationally are going to be late (again)&#8230; sorry guys. I went to the post office on Saturday but the line was 30 people deep so I&#8217;ll need to try again this week. I didn&#8217;t do an official request this year but if there&#8217;s anyone else that wants a card, leave me a comment with your email address and I&#8217;ll get in touch with you.<\/p>\n<p>3. Speaking of holiday cards, the first one I received this year was from <a href=\"http:\/\/lepapillon.livejournal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah<\/a>. Thank you! You&#8217;re always so good at getting them out before Christmas. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>4. Went to a funeral this past Saturday for Rob&#8217;s godmother. I&#8217;ve only met her twice so I didn&#8217;t anticipate getting emotional. But at the very beginning of the mass, when her family was processing up the aisle with the casket, I totally lost it. Like I couldn&#8217;t stop the tears streaming down my face. I think what set me off was the choir singing &#8220;Eagle&#8217;s Wings,&#8221; which was played at my mom&#8217;s funeral too. It&#8217;s not really a <i>sad<\/i> song; just more a haunting one that really sticks with you.<\/p>\n<p>5. But on to happier things! Like Christmas! Rob&#8217;s been wanting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DJ-Hero-Bundle-Turntable-Playstation-3\/dp\/B0028ZNX40\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=videogames&#038;qid=1260776324&#038;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ Hero<\/a> and when I saw that it went on sale for $88 at <a href=\"http:\/\/target.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Target<\/a>, I went ahead and bought it as part of his Christmas present. Of course, he couldn&#8217;t wait and played with it right away. So much that he already has a callous on his finger. <\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/temp\/robdjhero.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/temp\/tn_robdjhero.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>6. If you look at the bigger version of the above pic (just click on it), you&#8217;ll see that Diesel&#8217;s wearing clothes. It&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snuggiefordogs.com\/flare\/next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snuggie<\/a>! Bwahahahaha. So cute. We picked up a few more to give as presents to all the doggies in our family. No nieces or nephews yet&#8230; just doggies.<\/p>\n<p>7. We&#8217;re still house hunting and went to another Open House yesterday to take a look at some model homes nearby. There was a *ridiculous* amount of people there. Seriously. You would have no idea that we are in a down economy with the insanity. We ended up not liking any so that was a bust. We&#8217;re on the waiting list for a few other communities so hopefully we&#8217;ll get one of those (the homes don&#8217;t go on sale until early 2010 and there&#8217;s a limited quantity and a looooong list of potential buyers). <\/p>\n<p>8. Not a lot of TV to watch right now. Most of my shows had &#8220;fall finales&#8221; and then aren&#8217;t coming back until March\/April. Is this a new trend? I actually really like it. I much prefer having back-to-back new episodes in chunks of time over what used to happen before when there would only be a month of new episodes, then 2-3 weeks of reruns, and I never knew when the heck a new episode was going to air. <\/p>\n<p>9. This season of <i>So You Think You Can Dance<\/i> has been really disappointing. Not because of the dancers; they&#8217;re all great. Mostly because I feel like there&#8217;s a lot of behind the scenes &#8220;stuff&#8221; that is killing my enjoyment of the show. First off, I *know* that none of the partnerships or dance styles are &#8220;random&#8221; so why do they keep billing it as such? Bugs me. Also, the judges need to think about what they&#8217;re saying before they say it. I was really upset last week when Adam basically blamed Nathan for Mollee&#8217;s lack of &#8220;growth&#8221; in the first few weeks. WHAT.EVER. I don&#8217;t see how that is anyone else&#8217;s &#8220;fault&#8221; but Mollee&#8217;s own. I used to think Adam had a lot of constructive criticism for the dancers but now his comments are just like Nigel and Mary&#8217;s (ie. useless). I kinda wish they would go back to a rotating third judge because I think the panel desperately needs a non-contemporary voice. Finally, I really really REALLY hate that the final performance show is TOP SIX. Not top 4. WTF. AND it&#8217;s only an hour show not 2. \ud83d\ude41 I know FOX had a wonky fall schedule with the World Series but maybe they could have done 1 less audition show and then been able to do a proper Top 4? And maybe pushed the Gordon Ramsay special to next week so the final performance show would be 2 hours? The dancers really got the short end of the stick this year. I really hope SYTYCD goes back to being a summer show&#8230; along with the old stage.<\/p>\n<p>10. Only 7 more days of work until Christmas vacation! WOOT. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I always seem to get hit with the lazy stick during the week. After work, I&#8217;m online reading various blogs or shopping but rarely feel like putting coherent thoughts together for the blog. Fail. 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