Hi Hi Hi!!!!
So, what did I miss?
It appears I have returned to the blogosphere. And why now you might ask? Do I have big news and stories?? Nah, I just finally got to the point where I missed doing this. I really missed liveblogging awards shows, so last week I decided to set up a separate Twitter page for Awards Show Live Tweeting and while I was furiously typing away, I started wanting to do more. I knew only doing awards show commentary wouldn't be enough for me, so here I am!
I guess it boils down to: I miss you guys and this space.
So where do I start after being away for a year and a half? Of course, I decide to restart things a week too late on the whole Charlie Sheen thing. We could have had such fun with it, but I am Officially Over It. He should just move in with Speidi and live happily ever after in Go Away Land. Maybe I'll just spend my first few posts catching up on what's been happening. Seriously, there isn't much different. I still watch far too much TV, eat way too much candy and spend scads of money on shoes I don't need but MUST HAVE. So, in short: you didn't miss much. But let's hit on some highlights, shall we?
- First, let's start with the bad news. Something horrible did happen during my time away, so let's just deal with it now so we can move on. I don't even know where to begin or how to say it. I...they...it...WONKA STOPPED MAKING CHEWY NERDS! People, do you know of the sadness this brought upon me. I think I broke. I went to Target one day to restock and noticed that there was no longer a spot for the boxes of Chewy Nerds in their candy aisle. Obviously, I went home and did the first thing any right-minded person would do - I called Wonka. It is exactly how you imagine calling them would be, except with 100% more bad news. You get this whimsical and strange music when you call, with a dark undertone. It's like a ride on the Wonkatania without a murderous candymaker taunting you. It's a little creepy, but fun. When a woman picked up after the music, I inquired about the lack of Chewy Nerds and asked if they were still making them. She told me that they must be, but put me on hold to double-check and then she came back and was surprised herself to find that they had actually just discontinued them. She asked if I would like it noted that I was requesting that they start making them again, and I managed to somehow not scream my answer of, "YES." When I hung up, I went to my mother with my empty Chewy Nerds box in my hand and whimpered, "If I had only known it was the last one I would eat...." Thankfully, a friend tipped me off to a local Walgreens still having some of the single serving bags of Chewy Nerds, so I headed there the next day and bought the entire box of them. Then I hit a few more local stores and bought all of those as well. So now I have a stock-pile of about 50 remaining bags. (I think I started with 100.) Oh, and Wonka sent me a coupon for 25 cents. Yes, that totally makes up for EVERYTHING.
- In happier news, I bought another pair of Louboutins last year and now want to buy a pair a year. I know this is a ridiculous desire, but you never know - maybe I could meet a rich clown who lives to buy me shoes. What? IT COULD TOTALLY HAPPEN. In the meantime, here are my newest loves in the middle:
This was from my last Shoe-Off with Lucy Woodward. The fabulous trombone player Mr. J. Walter Hawkes got in on it and may have beaten us both with his green suede numbers.
- I've created a monster. So, around the time I retired my blog in the fall of 2009, my brother and I were discussing the whole Taylor Swift-Kanye West thing and he said that he watched her video for You Belong With Me and thought it was cute. I told him, "I think you'll like her music, I'm going to make you a sampler CD from her 2 albums." He only knew two of her songs, so I made him a little CD. 2 days later, I got a phone call from him. "I am obsessed with this Taylor Swift CD. I went online and downloaded both of her albums and I can't stop listening to them." Over the next few months, he became OBSESSED. I mean, I thought I was bad with my celebrity boyfriends, but this was far worse. And he didn't even really have a crush on her. As he says, "I'm just a big fan of her music. She's too young. I just want to hang out with her, she seems like fun. Although, if she asked me out, I wouldn't turn her down." He's on the Swifty forums every night and has her tweets go directly to her phone and his DVR is full of all of her TV appearances. Want to see her appearance on Oprah from a year ago? Go to my brother's house. Want to know ANYTHING about her? Ask him. No, seriously, he'll know. His forum stalking did have its benefits, though. When her final tour date for the Fearless Tour brought her to Gillette Stadium in June of 2010, he was in-the-know enough to get into Ticketmaster the moment they put some Pit Tickets on sale to the public, so we ended up trading up from back of the stadium seats to this:
I'd say it was worth it. AND, on the plus side, it was SUPER hot that day and I was still recovering from being sick, so I went to the little clinic room to sit and rehydrate while Bieber was performing, so I managed to miss that. Per my brother, it was just as I thought, "Ridiculous."
- While I've been away, my old ripped up Winnie the Pooh bear decided that he "had a lot to say," so I set up a Twitter page for him so he could speak his mind. Little did I know that he would be tweeting daily. You can follow him here if you so desire, or, if you'd rather read his nonsensical updates on Facebook (his tweets go there as his status), you can be his friend here. I do not know where he comes up with these things. Neither site would let him use his real name of 'Pooh Bear,' so he uses his pseudonym of 'Cen,' which is pronounced like Ken. He just doesn't spell very well.
- Remember how I was so obsessed with Ben on Lost? You guys, I TOTALLY MET BENJAMIN LINUS. I had to make a Christmas card out of it, because who wouldn't?
- Hey, remember when Paul and I went to that comic/anime convention in the summer of 2009 and took video of the weirdos? Well, we went back in 2010 and joined the weirdos in full-on costumes. It was as amazing and ridiculous as ever and we clearly need to do it again this year. I spent a lot of time last year taking pictures with people, much to Paul's chagrin as you will see in the video below. Who knew so many people wanted a piece of Wonder Woman? Anyway, here's some of what went down:
- TV. Where to start? I have 3 nights every week in which there are 3 shows on at the same time that I watch. THREE NIGHTS, people. What are the scheduling people trying to do to me?? Give Stella a break and move Top Model to Tuesday, please. American Idol moving to Wednesday and Thursday has really screwed things up. Not so much on Thursday, but it's messing with my Wednesdays. I already have Survivor, which is amazing this season, Top Model, Modern Family, Cougar Town (LOVE!) and My Strange Addiction, which - can we just talk about this show for a minute? Have you seen this? Some of them are too much or too silly and I can't watch, but the Furry and the Guy Who Is Married To His Sex Doll and the Woman Who Eats Toilet Paper? And the one who was obsessed with makeup? I really didn't see a problem with the shoe obsessed lady, and the one who was obsessed with her puppets really made me fell better about myself. Still, nothing tops the woman who ate couch cushions. "She has eaten 7 sofas and 3 chairs." GENIUS. Also? If you're not watching RuPaul's Drag Race, you should start immediately.
- Finally, I guess we should end with an update on my celebrity boyfriends. I've gotten to see my Chris Hardwick twice since I last updated and ended up with a very nice-looking Christmas card out of it. I haven't gotten my 2011 picture yet, but I'm going to see him in April, so I'll get it then. I saw Gavin at Christmastime and FINALLY got to see him jump in with the band at his bar. Out of the zillion times I've been to the bar, I've always missed his impromptu performances, so it was nice to finally witness one. (I also ran into Scarlett Johansson at the bar one night and we shared a cute moment where I caught her silly dancing. I also found myself looking at her boobs, which were smaller than I thought they would be. Girl is TINY.) Billie Joe Armstrong continues to elude me, although I did attend a cool thing in NYC in January where he gave an intimate talk at the New York Times Building. I was nice and close, but sadly, no cameras allowed and no meet and greet. One day, Billie Joe. One day. As always, Taylor Hanson continues to rock my world, and Zachary Levi continues to woo me with his nerdy charms. And Inception was great, but totally not enough Cillian Murphy. I've also managed to pick up a new celebrity boyfriend along the way - his name is Kit French and he's in the band Parachute. Most people have not heard of them, which is a shame, because they are totally fun. The lead singer Will is angling to become a full-on celeb bf as well, but he is still an "interest" right now. We'll have to keep our eye on that one. But Kit became an immediate celebrity boyfriend the moment I saw him. He looks like the love child of Taylor Hanson and my ex, the Great Love of My Life. I don't know why, but I didn't really pay attention to what the guys in the band looked like before heading to one of their concerts, so imagine my delight when Kit hit the stage. It was also a very nice coincidence that we ended up standing in the front on the end of the stage right next to where Kit is, so I spent the night looking at this:
My jaw was on the floor. We just went to see them play again two weeks ago and I made sure we stood on that side of the stage again. He is beautiful:
So that's some of what's been happening here. How are YOU?
(It feels good to be back!)
Good news for you. What's important is that you were able to enjoy and have fun.
Posted by: plumbing | May 11, 2011 at 06:25 AM