The side view of the new hair. Scout likes it.

The new hair-do from the back.

Fall, Football, and TV Season Premiers

I've been watching a load of football on TV the past few weeks. However, I really don't watch a ton of TV. I went through a "cleansing" back in the Spring where I totally deleted all my (the bedroom TiVo is mine) Tivo'd programs and deleted all the programmed recordings. So, I don't watch Judge Judy, Cold Case Files, dog whisperer or my other daily scheduled viewings anymore. It is sad but true.

Now, in the living room there are just a couple of TV shows I watch weekly: Dog the Bounty Hunter and Intervention. I don't think 2 shows a week is too much. That is pretty much all the TV I watch...Until now. Fall Series TV is back on. What does that mean? That means Scott is beside himself with excitement. But, for me it means you can bet I'll be watching my favorite weekly TV series:














Survivor is already AWESOME this season because they split the people into 4 "tribes" by races. Yes, there is an Asian team, Latino team, African-American team, and Caucasian team. I've only seen the first episode, but it was totally great. I don't know why the media was all up in arms because it wasn't "politically correct." STUPID. I mean are we supposed to act like we are all just one race...Human? C'mon...I say let's learn about our differences and just have fun. I don't see why people are afraid to talk about different races. I'm pretty excited to see how the show pans out and who will win. And for the record, the white people were BORING!

Next on the list of shows to watch:

Now, I wasn't a fan of The Office right off the bat. Scott was obsessed with it from the start, but I wasn't sold. Although, I've been totally sucked in because of him and Lisa & Christy non-stop talking about it. I got on board with it at the end of last season, so I'm going to watch it weakly this year. Scott also has the DVD's of the previous seasons, so we're watching those (when scout's asleep) too.

Lastly, I've been listening to Dane Cook here and there just on CD, but recently I've tuned into HBO for his "Vicious Circle" and I'm going to say that it is pretty damn funny. He's a trip. I'm going to watch him more and listen to him more. Here is a photo (or two) of him and would you believe it? He's got a pug butt to boot! I mean, this guy is what I'm all about!

Seriously. This has been bothering me for like several months now. Why the flippity-flip-flop do we need new banks? Each time they break ground on a new corner it is a damn bank, most of them I've never heard of anyway. The main thing is...hello??...online banking people? Doesn't this CUT DOWN on the need for live tellers? I'm so confused. I just wish these banks would quit building more buildings and start running the existing ones better with less picky, stupid, money-grubbing charges. Geesh, go build homes for poor people or something. This post was random, but it is bugging the crap out of me.

Do You Really Know Them?

How long does a person have to be dating/married to a person to really know them? Often I hear people say, "I know exactly how he is." Or the infamous, "I know her like the back of my hand," can be heard among friends. But, do they really know them?

This inter-personal relationship topic developed for me about a week ago when Scott and I went out to a company-sponsored party one night.

Not so amazing part of the story: I was eating a lot. I even went in for a giant oatmeal raisin cookie. I brought back some kind of chocolate-nut type cookie for Scott. I figured that he probably didn't want the oatmeal variety. I love them, but often people will comment like, "ew, oatmeal raisin?" when I'm choosing them.

Amazing part of the story: Scott told me that he loves oatmeal raisin cookies. I was like, "Shut Up!" Yeah, I've been dating/married to Scott for 14 years, and I didn't know he loved oatmeal raisin cookies. I couldn't believe it. I like to think I know the guy. Pretty much, I figure I can predict his every move. Yeah, just when you think you know someone, they'll throw you a cookie curve ball, if you will.

Now, I don't mean for this to be a down turn in my otherwise light hearted story, but I was watching Oprah a couple days later, and she had a woman on with a story about her ex-husband. Basically, after like 8 years of marriage and dating for like 6 years before that, he tries to kill her. Yeah, they met to discuss their pending divorce, and after never being physical with her before he just up and bludgeons her about the head within an inch of her life. Then, he shows up after she gets out of the hospital, (He'd gotten out of jail on bond.) pops up in her back seat, and shoots her twice in the head. She survived...crazy.

I realize those are two odd stories to put together here, but when I was watching the show I thought of the "cookie" and how I thought I knew everything about Scott, but I was wrong. Luckily, it was only about baking ingredients. Ironically, this morning Scott threw me another little detail about himself I was unaware of: He has to have a beverage with a meal, like he can't just eat-he must drink too. I guess I sort of noticed that, but he actually verbalized that detail this morning. That's when I thought, I'm going to blog this stuff.

It is mildly exciting to know that after many years of marriage there are still surprises. I just hope I never get surprised with a murder plot on my life. Let's keep it to cookies and cokes.

Willis Wedding Reception...(l-r) April facing away, me, scout, cricket, kevin, charlie. Really beautiful setting for a terrific event.

Tattoo parlor support....these pals were excited for me (Kamie is just getting mentally prepared for her turn) and did a great job of harassing the tattoo artist that worked right in a casino. sshweet.

While in Lake Tahoe...get a tattoo! You only live once, and Kamie is only getting married once, so on with the starts permanently emblazened on my foot. Kamie went after me and got a really neat tattoo on her ankle.

Here is another angle of Emerald Bay. The white specks are the many boats touring the lake and bay.

Emerald Bay State Park on Lake Tahoe was one of our many stops on our road trip around the entire lake.