Let’s make a deal…..

I have last week’s episode of Survivor on my Comcast. So, you are all invited to come watch it at 5.45p on Thursday. Following the catch-up we can watch the new episode. I looked on the TV guide (online) and it said The Office is on at 9 pm because of a two-hour season premiere of My Name is Earl. That is terrific! Then we won’t have to decide which to watch or miss out on!

If everyone wants to bring a little snack that would be great. I have popcorn, fruit snacks and who knows what else….but I am sure we could find something :).
I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fall Season Line-Up

What is not to love about the television line ups this fall? Prison Break, The Office & Survivor, along with the ever popular Jeopardy & Wheel. How is it that people get so addicted and captivated by these shows? I don’t have all of the answers, but I will tell you one thing: I LOVE THEM!

Clayton and I have been fans of Prison Break since the first season. Some may be skeptical, but it is such a well-written thriller! You absolutely groan at every commercial because they were just getting to something good and you have to throw a pillow or soft object at the television at 8 o’clock because they left you hanging for a week. I will admit, the first season had a few episodes that were “adult”—however, if you rent the DVD to get caught up, just skip past them (the one I am thinking of is called “Tweener” ((I think))). I will warn you—once you get started on one episode you will not stop watching, so plan for plenty of uninterrupted time in front of the tube.

Reruns are just as funny as new episodes on The Office. I can relate in some distant kind of way to these characters. Who kills me (and I mean kills me) is Michael. He is one to always push the envelope and go too far, but my goodness, he is hilarious. I couldn’t think of a better cast for his part….oblivious, rude, idiotic, etc. I am so excited for Jim & Pam to go out on a date again! The thing I really enjoy about this show is how Pam & Jim go along with Dwight. He is so sarcastic and serious, yet nerdy and secretive…I think there is a little bit of Dwight in everyone.

Survivor started! Mindy got Clayton and I obsessed with survivor. I love the strategy part of the game. You have to keep your friends close and your enemies closer if you don’t want to get voted out. I always wonder how I would play the game. I think the thing I would like most is the weight loss and the thing I would hate is no sugar or coke. Anyways—season premiere was last night. I think it is harder to get into the first episode because you have not connected with any of the people yet. I hate the boob girl already—when she bends over the rocks shift to the sides, then when she stands up they are at her throat. I just hate that, kick her off quick please! I am excited they are in China. There has always been something about this ancient culture that intrigues me. They are smart; They have amazing temples; they always are respectful (taking off shoes and they take care of their elders); they have cool art! I don’t know exactly what it is—but I am excited to see more of this place. I think the game this season is going to be a little different, as each season has it’s twists, but I am mostly excited for our “parties” with the Fam. Who knew a show like this could bring a family together every week?? :)

As always, we love the Jeopardy & Wheel. Clayton and I get excited to sit down together and watch this hour long TV tag team. It is one of the funny things we love to do. Honestly, when one of us has had a bad day--we know the cure, cuddle up to our game shows. So keep’em coming Pat & Alex!!!!!!! For example at Nate’s wedding we had to skip out and find a TV in the Durbano home to watch Teen week. It was Thursday night (one out of the two-day finals) and we could not miss it. Sure, people thought we were stupid for watching the show—but they got into it as well. Pretty soon we had the living room full of people shouting out the answers. Heck yes we feel smart when we answer 1 question right (on teen week no less).

With this fall line-up I am sure there will be several episodes missed or recorded, several watched through tears streaming down my face from laughter and several pillows hit the TV. All in all, I am so excited it is fall.

*******Before I forget, Extreme Makeover will soon be doing new episodes as well. I LOVE THIS SHOW (probably near the top if not my #1 show).

*Yes, it is sad I plan evenings around television. I freely admit.

Bad Hair Day

I guess every female has to have at least ONE bad hair experience. It is just the lucky few that actually get to have multiple mishaps (i.e. ME).

My first bad hair cut was when I was in third grade. My hair was long enough I could sit on it and I decided I wanted to go with the mushroom cut that was so popular for NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK! My friend, Hillary, got her hair cut and I loved it. Shaved in the back, 3 inches long on the top and permed. So of course, I told my mom that is what I wanted. She tried to warn me that it would not be what I wanted but I still wanted to try. It was UGLY! Not only did I look like a boy—it was worse. I hated it. Clayton died laughing when he saw it in pictures. It was so horrible!!!!!!

Since that time, I have had a few bad coloring experiences. I have a sister who is a beautician but I still try and go the cheap way out—BOX COLOR from the store. I once bought stuff from BIG LOTS and dyed my hair thinking, “it will work just fine”. No, no it didn’t. I had pink and orange hair. We had to put black over the top just to cover it. My nephew who was about 6 at the time said, “Are you being Ronald McDonald for Halloween? Cause that is what you look like”. My sister has always bailed me out and fixed it…..thankfully she has that talent!

My most recent experience scared me to death. I thought I would bleach my own hair (which I have done before but with a cap and it worked fine). I had envisioned blonde on the top, dark on the bottom. The bottom came out great so on to the bleaching I went. It started out going well but it turned a little orangey in spots. I completed the process twice since the first time it did not go as light or even as I wanted. It still had that ugly orange look to it but I thought maybe, “If I dry it, it won’t be so bad”, plus I did not dare bleach it again. As I started drying it, my hair started coming out in clumps. I ran downstairs to tell Clayt I think I ruined my hair. I grabbed a piece in the front and said, “Look” as I pulled it right out! I thought for sure I would have to wear a wig for awhile. I slept with conditioner on my hair that night and was too afraid to touch it until my sister took at look at it. The next day she said, “It is breaking off but luckily not at the root. You will just have to be careful with it”.

Thick head bands and scarves were my next purchase to cover the ugliness. It basically looked (pardon my French) like a crack whore who just found a bottle of bleach and went to town! I was so embarrassed to even go out in public!

Sunday I dreaded going into work. And when I got in on Monday---it wasn’t as bad as I thought. Everyone was nice about my hair even though I could tell some were thinking—STUPID GIRL! Doug was not a huge fan and told me it was not what he wanted to see—but what could I do??? He has joked about it since... That night my sister dyed the top back to dark which I could live with; the blonde was just too uneven and made the dead hair look worse. She also blended the breakage spots so it is not as noticeable.

For now, I am stuck with dry big hair. I cannot use the flat iron on high heat, no curling iron and careful blow drying. So my natural curl has turned into POOF. Oh well, it is one mishap that will make me to go to the salon for sure when I want BLEACH.

**thank you sister for always fixing my hair!