Daytime Television In-Review

I've probably watched more television in the past two days than I have in the past year and a half! Below is what I've learned by watching daytime television - from my limited selection of static-filled channels :-)

1. I know which lawyer to call if I get into an auto accident. He will work hard to get me the money I deserve.

2. If I happen to get a heart attack from taking Prolisac (sp?), I know I can call Johnny Cochran and he will file a suit on my behalf.

3. Makeovers can make anyone feel like a whole new person and can make people happier and lead better lives.

4. If I ever get overweight, there are reality television shows which will have me compete against others to lose weight.

5. If I were to go to a daytime talkshow, I would go to Oprah's because she gives the audience great prizes.

6. If I ever have a daughter and she turns out to be a lying, druggie, who has sex with multiple partners while she is a teenager... I know I can take her on the Maury Povich Show and he will straighten her out.

7. Matlock is still my fave show. I remember watching it with my grandpa and he would ask me what I was going to be when I grew up. I would say the latest want and he would reply, "No, you're going to be a lawyer!" Miss ya grandpa :-)

8. Whatever happened to Ricki Lake?!?

9. If something goes crappy in my life, it always helps to have women around to talk with and build eachother up.

10. If I ever get into a fight with anyone about money they owe me, I can just go see Judge Joe Brown or the other Judge dude and I will get my money back along with a side dish of comedy.

Sickly, Sick Girl

I'm sick and it TOTALLY SUCKS!!! I'm a pretty healthy person and being sick makes me feel like a little weakling and like a wad of emotional mess. It was easier when I was a kid because I would spend the day at my grandma's, hang out with grandpa, and get pampered to the max. I also despise feeling so helpless because I'm the type of person who feels I can do everything by myself and I don't need to ask anyone for help. WRONG!! I'm slowly getting it through my thick skull that I can't do everything by myself and it's okay to ask people for help. I help people out when they ask me, yet I ask nothing in return. So, I called Grandma and without hesitating, she brought over a box of goodies to aid me in getting better.

Well, the fever broke late last night/early this morning; so that's a good sign. I don't like lazing around like a slug because I feel totally useless, but hey... I guess that's how ya get better! Ate about 2 cloves of garlic last night and I think that really helped. Ran out of my cold season tea, so will have to visit the ol' Eagle Market again. Let's see... Halloween is this weekend, so that should be fun! Now to return to the television so I can reaffirm how shallow and pathetic our society has become... Cheers!

Things I've Learned...

~ Nothing lasts forever.

~ Relationships are never perfect. It comes down to how much you're willing to give/take versus knowing when it's time to walk away.

~ Don't see into the details, because you will get swallowed up by them and not act.

~ The counterpart to injuring a male's ego is invoking a woman's scorn.

~ In a confrontation in which you show openness, a hurt is less painful than when you are self-protected.

~ It's okay to be nice to people, but there is such a thing as being "overly" nice which can eventually lead to a stranger following you down the street and saying they want to "Know You"

~ Acting catty with a friend can be fun as long as you have a scratching post handy and you're out of hearing distance of the big girls (just an example)

~ Grandmas give the greatest guy advice ever... They've been there, done that and will give it to you straight. Par exemple: "Sometimes I wanted to hit a guy over the head with an iron skillet" - in reference to the fact of how frustrating guys can be.

Blog Anniversary: A Review

Wow, just realized that my one year anniversay of having this blog is approaching. October 17 is the day. Crazy that I've spent one year cataloging the events of my life. Definitely not the same person I was one year ago. I'd like to call it a "positive growing experience" :-) Quite a few people have come up with their own definitions of blogging and what they use their blog for. For me, I think of my blog as a "living" documentary of my life and the events/happenings I've experienced. It also helps to capture my mood at a particular time. It may be a living document, but it basically serves as a snapshot of a particular feeling I'm having on a certain day. I may not feel that way all the time because my feelings and mood are both dynamic and change frequently. A blog also can be reflective of what we want the world to see or think of us. No one will really get a true picture of who we are (some people even go through life without truly knowing who they are and what they want). Funny how people try so hard to protect themselves yet they sometimes miss out on truly knowing themselves by experiencing life and its accompanying ups and downs; self-preservation... bah! I'm here to learn through experience and observation - books and people's advice serve only as supplements and considerations, but I am the ultimate executioner of action.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
- Kurt Vonnegut