To the Bat Cave

There is only so much a girl can shield her eyes and ears during the trailers before Skyfall. This week the big Star Wars is coming and it'll be nearly impossible to avoid anything about it online. I will have to give up my podcasts for a little while just to be safe. 

My biggest concern used to be if they were going to make a lame reference to whether or not Han shot first. Now I worry that some jackass will think it's funny to blow the experience for others by spoiling the hell out of it. I know I should go and see it early, but man, I hate people. I suppose some things are worth it. Enjoy everyone. That is everyone that is not "over it".

RIP R as in Robert Loggia...

Sadly, I can't think of something he was in. Only this.

Green Friday

In an attempt to not have a food hangover the day after Thanksgiving, I decided to wear tight jeans instead of the typically elastic waistband pants. It worked pretty well at Thanksgiving lunch. Thanksgiving dinner resulted in intense bloating combined with a cold revisiting. Before I realized it, I was puking up water in my in-law's bathroom and quickly calculating how long it would take to get home where I could wretch in peace. 

Happily, my best friend starting texting me and that soothed my coughing fit. That and the cough drop that I dug out of the sink, rinsed, and put back in my mouth finally started to cool my throat. As one of the unlucky few working the day after Thanksgiving, (but given awesome perks to do so, so I'm only mildly complaining) I toughed it up and made it through the day to jump back to overeating at my in-law's again.

It's a bad sign when your fat pants don't have the same give the used to. Next birthday I turn thirty-three. I've mad the joke that I have to make it through so I can outlive Jesus. But, the weaker and unhealthier I feel everyday should be motivation enough to knock of the bad habits and stop slowly killing myself. I need a kick in the ill-fitting pants. Sadly, I'll be mid thirty-three and fallen a second time, before I do anything about this pseudo-proclamation.

Celebrity Sighting #BTTF (PrePosted)

I am a Celebrity Sighting post behind. Went to LA Podfest and was overwhelmed by how amazing it was. Then went to the Castro to celebrate with Doug Benson Back to the Future day! Don't have much more to say so I'll leave you with this.

I now feel safe in the water.

License Plate Game 2015

This ended a while ago on Labor Day, but I have been busy, so here is my belated final tally.

States left:
Kentucky
Rhode Island
Vermont 

I think Rhode Island is the new Delaware.

The Switch

Recently my department banned phones and earbuds at our desks. The first week has been hell. I realized today that when I put in my earbuds, I turn into a focused machine ready to generate some *bleeping*ing data. I had this moment of clarity exactly how Lincoln Hawk felt. It was deep.

 Like a truck.

Delayed Reaction

I can't believe it took me so long to think of this. So glad someone took the time to make it happen.

Celebirty Sighting #Solid Gold

Solid Gold Soul is a series of impersonators of some of the greatest singers from Motown. I myself am not a huge fan of imitators, remakes, or live shows, and I had an amazing time rocking out during this show.

 

 See it while you can. It's at the Nugget in Reno.

A special treat was Little Anthony appeared as himself and sang the one song he's contractually allowed. It was amazing and I find myself wanting to be a dancer. I can want all I want, but it looks so cool.

Celebrity Sighting #Sniff

Or should I say celebrity signing. Bald Bryan came to Northern California to sign copies of the now available in paperback Shrinkage. Considering this was my chance to make up for the lost photo from Laughs For Bald Bryan, I took off work early and went.

It was not a smooth trip as I had to abandon my husband at work despite planning to pick him up and taking him with me. I was stuck between two bridges and a hard place as the GPS told me that after being on the road for a half hour, my ETA was the same as when I left home. Being trapped without bridge toll, I call him and explained that he was to be left behind. I felt bad, but not entirely as this outing was more for me than him. He understood and gave me his blessing.

It was a great reading and I got my photo, but it felt a little less special without my taller half with me. Fun experience aside, I left thinking that the fun would have been better with my man to share it with me. Sappy, sure, but I think it's the maturity talking.

Game Time

I don't really understand the fanaticism of sports. I can get pumped up when I'm watching a game live, but this die hard loyalty boggles my mind. At work, there are many personalities different than my own that are really into this basketball playoff thing. Good luck to them and their team. I, on the other hand, will begin my own quest.

Now that I know it is from Memorial Day to Labor Day and not the when we are out of school (which was a pain in the ass when the summers off schedule went out the window in the fifth grade), I get to start my license plate game. I know I love it. And with a road trip approaching, I should get a good head start. Hooray for tradition! Or at least this one.

I Object!

I have been binging on Drop Dead Diva on Netflix. I'm not proud of it, but I though the premise was good in the beginning and of course I fell in love with one of the side characters and demand to see him live happily ever after. 

When my husband started to hear the theme song repeatedly during my binge, he started to make fun of me. He and I had similar thoughts. I think this is show is as dumb as The Love-Matic Grandpa and he calls it Ally McGhost. But some time around season three, I began to let real life start to ruin my enjoyment.

No, no, I was on board with the soul of one entering another for another chance for true love. I just don't buy the portrayal of our legal system. My time inside a court room has been two instances of jury duty where I was sent home as there were no cases(so grateful). As a bonus, I also have had participation in a class action law suit that has been going on for almost two years and it still in the attempting to speed up the arbitration process so we can hurry up to a settlement. In both cases, I did not see evidence presented, witnesses called, or a even rise for a judge. But I really know all of the antics of emotional closing arguments, whispering case tactics loud enough for the other side to hear, and the jury nodding emphatically is just crap.

At times I wonder if real lawyers see the newest shows coming out and get really pissed when they see trials go so quickly and the court room portrayed with such disregard for reality. Sort of like how Dr. Drew hated the TV show House. I know reality is boring, but I feel that with such gritty shows on lately, why do I waste my time? Especially since I was so impatient to get to the end, I just read the rest on Wikipedia. Now I have to see my guy live happily ever after. Even if it takes some dumb steps to get there. I promise I will rinse my mouth out with quality for my next binge. Battlestar Galactica is bound to have some realistic portrayals of the law, right?

Fly Fly Away From Flying

Tonight I am supposed to purchase plane tickets to Ohio for my niece's graduation. I briefly considered making her graduation present the amount of money our tickets would have cost because I hate flying. Not to mention that I have not been on a plane in five years.

In Adam Carolla's new movie Road Hard, there is a scene where there is an emotional support dog on his flight. My perspective on this was bringing my dog on the plane would make things worse. I would never stop freaking out about potential crapping. How can you have a dog on a plane for that long(assuming a cross country flight) and he wouldn't be able to poop? And if you change planes, can you go outside to let him go, or will they not let you through security again?

I know some airports now have areas for dogs to go, but I still can't think of how this is okay. I am now thinking about how I am going to be away from my dog for four days. And he's new to us and never been away overnight, so he needs an emotional support human. I will be bringing mine to Ohio. Fortunately he's paying his own way. If he doesn't work, I always have my emotional support pills.

Oscar Kiddie Pool

I was in my first Oscar Pool this year. Nothing serious. Not even an entry fee, but for fun. I felt maybe I had an advantage considering my love of film podcasts (not necessarily of film itself) and immediately went to copy the picks from Entertainment Weekly and had my choices backed up my the Las Vegas odds. I came in third.

And I even tied for third. The person I tied with admitted to looking up stuff online. Wait, we aren't allowed to do that? Also, I know better than to vote with my heart. If so, The Lego Movie would have been written in for Best Picture. (And Best Animated Picture too, I guess by default.)

 And Best Song.

But I am keeping my victory and tiny trophy. It gave me a great excuse to meet and talk with the other department peoples. Like in high school, I could always find common ground with anyone by judging movies. Good times.

Celebrity Sighting #Broken Dawn

Completing the Twlight Saga, I saw Doug Benson's Movie Interruption of Breaking Dawn Part 1 & 2 at the Castro Theater for SF Sketchfest. There is a very special moment when you are in a theater in a large group and everyone understand the ridiculousness of a situation. Like when the big reveal at the end of part two comes and the collective feeling of betrayal over bad writing. 

Or when Wendell Pierce was on screen and there was a collective reference to The Wire. It was pure poetry. Part 1 Doug was joined by Steve Agee, Chris Hardwick, Matt Kirshen, Arden Myrin, and Rory Scovel. Part 2 he was joined by Scott Aukermann, Jonah Ray, Todd Barry, Brendan Small, and Janet Varney. Everyone kept their shirts on. It was wonderful and I am sad the saga is over, but I know Doug will be back. He mentioned doing The Rock at some point. That would be incredible, but the dream is to have Mark Wahlberg at one of these shows, have him look at me in the eye and say "you're welcome."

Celebrity Sighting #Science

Sketchfest has begun and as a Christmas present to them, slash, birthday present to us, we watched Star Talk Live with Bill Nye the Science Guy. There were some science people there, but my focus was on the guest comic joining Eugene Mirman: H. Jon Benjamin.

I loved watching Dr. Katz and loved the voice of his slacker son Ben. Thanks to this show, I have started to watch and now love Archer. 

Yes, yes, I do love Mr. Nye himself. Though I did embarrass myself when I asked what his last name was. At the time I said his full name and asked if it was "Science Guy". My dumb ass processed Bill Nye as one word. But if anyone asks, I thought it was a stage name.