Mildly Amusing Updates

The bird: He's NOT gone. He did it all again this morning, only a little later at 5:30. Well, you know what I did to show him? I got up, took a shower, and strapped my ears to my iPod and got to work. Now all of the work I planned for the morning is complete. Okay... so I could write more and not have to work this evening, but there's nothing on TV on Tuesdays. If I don't hold back some work for after 7pm, what else can I do? I'll probably end up buying something completely unnecessary online. That's why I have to keep the fingers busy.

Script Frenzy: What's that? I've never heard of that... okay, so I'm slacking a bit on this endeavor. No pages yet, but should there should be some words on a page by the end of the evening.

Coffee supply: cappuccino nearly gone! Oh... I think I have more stashed somewhere, I'll just have to find it. And run out for some more sugary, unhealthy Mountain Dew this weekend.

Twitter: I suck at it! I'm pretty much just following major news networks/celebrity people at the moment. And my followers, a whole 4 of them, dropped to just 2 this morning. I told everyone my updates wouldn't be interesting, but jeez...

Interesting...

I keep my iPod on shuffle when I work, which I was doing earlier this afternoon (and after this post). I happen to have Britney Spears' In the Zone. And I heard (seriously for the first time today) the song "Touch of My Hand." And listened to the lyrics. I laughed for ten minutes. Who sings a song about that? Well, besides artists from the eighties.

My Fridge Smells Awesome

Okay... not really. Have you ever smelled leftover turkey? Tastes great, smells terrible. And I would switch the pile of bird meat from a covered plate to airtight plastic ware, but I ran out. It's all dirty or made its way to another house. And even after giving away most of the leftovers, I still have way too much. But its okay. If I can eat turkey for the whole weekend, I get Oreo pie as dessert for those days. But today I'm working overtime in order to get a great paycheck in February, so all I have to do after lunch today is fill the dishwasher, and I will be set.

And I really wanted to go shopping today, but because all I could think about buying was things for myself, I decided to stay home. I know whatever I could buy today I wouldn't really need, such as an iPod dock (although I think I really do need that) and various other junk that I can get cheaper online (which I've already bought).

News Overload

Not only have I been watching my regular news on television, but I have been overloading myself with my podcasts: Nightly News with Brian Williams, the Today Show, AC360, etc. And this is all because after almost two months of trying to get through podcasts still on my iPod, I finally finished. But of course I had to load another 2 months' worth of podcasts back on. It's a never-ending cycle, but I really do love it.

I babysat today. It was alright, but there are some potty training issues. They are the same ones that I had when I was my nephew's age, but there's really just no helping him, especially since this was the first time I babysat alone. And I still had to call in reinforcements for about half of the time. It was still fun hanging out with him for awhile though.

Work is really slow--I'm ahead of schedule for next week. I should be getting back on track soon though, then I'll be swimming in work again, just in enough time to pay all of my bills.

I can't wait for Swingtown to come on tonight. I love that show! I hope that there is a second season of it, because its really good television. Anyone else out there a fan?

New Music

I found new music! Okay, so it's old, but I really like it. I downloaded some Monkees songs today that I have never heard before... they are totally groovy. I also found a free album from a dude name Ryan Hutson... it sounds pretty good, but I found it while I was surfing for credits. I only listened to one song so far, but I will be able to give the rest of the album a chance over the next day or so.

Only wish my iPod speakers didn't buzz and pop every once in awhile... I can't stand wearing headphones anymore.

I just finished watching Meet John Doe about an hour ago. Now, the only time I had ever heard about this movie was when I took a film history class and we were looking at films within their historical contexts. The class was interesting, but I had to get out of it before I failed.

Anyhoo, seeing the whole movie instead of just a ten minute clip put everything in a better perspective. And Gary Cooper is a great leading man. I might have to check out more of his films sometime. The only reason I got my hands on this one is because I get public domain movies on one of my podcasts. I wasn't familiar with Barbara Stanwyck, other than the name, but she didn't do a half bad job either.

Oh, and for anyone who wants to start watching movies on their iPod, a two hour movie drains the battery... completely!

Today was a good day. I had plenty of work to keep me busy and I still got in 4 episodes of I Love Lucy, season 4. Oh! And my chocolate chip muffins are almost ready... excuse for a moment, won't you?


Oh... they look and smell so good! I can't wait to sink my teeth into one of them. Back to my babbling...

I even got to work on my novel (recently renamed 277 Miles) yesterday. I pushed out three chapters. I think I'll try and get at least one more out tonight, if I don't take on any more work. Though I might if it's available. Plus I need to clear my iPod... I think I have three or four movies left on it, plus a few episodes of the Today Show. Better get busy!

My new computer is finally here. After a few hours of fiddling, I think I finally have it running the way I want it to. But I'll be honest, it was really more trouble than it was worth. I can't transfer my music at the moment, so I still have to use my laptop for all my iPod related issues... just for awhile though, hopefully. And I even got a few things typed that I needed to do... not work, but career related, for sure. I hope I don't have to make my money from personal essays, but if they sell, why the hell not? I'll try it. Maybe it will work. Maybe it won't. But I have to have the will to sit down and write it out past this little freewriting exercise I typed earlier.

The writer's strike is over, yet I'm still frustrated with the television lineup and barely watch TV anymore. Not that this is a bad thing. I don't think I really need to watch that much TV. Give me my soap opera and a good I Love Lucy rerun and I'm happy. But most of my favorite prime time shows, according to Entertainment Weekly, are not coming back until April. Some not until the fall. And the final four episodes of Scrubs is completely up in the air. There's a rumor that the network might not show them at all, and that the episodes will go straight to DVD. That's a big disappointment for me. However, I have found one cure. The obsession with podcasts. But--now I get to watch all those video podcasts on my TV with my new iPod A/V cord. It's amazing, and I think I got it for about four bucks on eBay. Not too shabby.

Jeez... it's been a day, you know? Ups and downs with every tick of the second hand. But I'm calm right now, and that's great. It's my music that's doing it. I used to think that my iPod was there to protect me from having to interact with strangers, but it's also a tool for calming my wandering mind. If music could be a religion, I would be the first follower. Seriously.