Just some stuff

Busy week, I’ll make this quick.

I’m getting really addicted to the jewelry making thing, particularly bracelets because I never used to wear them since I never liked what I saw at the store. Plus they are cheaper and quicker to make. Not that I’ve been watching my budget. I’m guessing I’ve spent a good $100, if not more, in the past few weeks. I do have a lot of crystal in different colors, as well as sterling silver beads, to show for it. Plus making my own stuff is satisfying.

What do you think of the new Yahoo! mail? Or am I the only one not on the Gmail bandwagon? I like the preview pane and ability to drag and drop messages. I don’t like the slow initial loading and it taking me to the Trash when I empty it. I’d like to see the Calendar and Notes incorporated into the design, but since it’s beta I’m sure there will be improvements to come.

The Office is still one of my favorite shows on tv, despite Jim and Pam not getting together. Actually, I’m glad they didn’t and I hope Jim doesn’t hook up with his new co-worker either. It’s like Who’s The Boss? where you wanted to see Tony and Angela get together, but once they did, the show went downhill. They have to string you along with the sexual tension until they’re ready to cancel the series. That’s the only way to do it.

We might go bowling this weekend and I haven’t bowled in years. We wanted to go a few weeks ago, but I had forgotten how expensive it is! I called the Brunswick by us and realized for four of us it would have been $30 for one game. That’s insane! I signed up the for Brunswick e-newsletter and got a 99 cents per game coupon that’s good for this weekend only. That I can do, since there’s still the shoe rental. I wish it was Cosmic Bowling, though. I’ve never done it, but it looks like fun.

SNL

After this weekend’s completely unfunny episode of SNL, I’ve reached my breaking point. I’ve deleted the show from my the DVR series priority list and I’m not watching it again. It’s just horrible! MadTV is a billion times better even when it isn’t that good. The only thing SNL has going for it is the celebrity hosts, and that’s no longer that appealing when the writing is so awful. And here I thought Tina Fey was behind the shitty writing. Color me wrong.

SNL is so pathetic that even the normally funny Dane Cook sucked terribly last week, yet they are re-airing it this Saturday. WTF? His monologue wasn’t nearly as entertaining as the last time he hosted, although that’s his fault since he wrote the material, but the skits were downright painful as well. There are far too many political skits for my taste and weekend update is boring as all hell. Seriously, they should just cancel it already instead of dragging it through the mud. I don’t know why I’ve continued to watch it week after week when I rarely laugh anymore, but I’m done now.

Paid for watching tv? Hell yes!

Earlier today someone kept calling me but when I didn’t pick up (because I was busy and didn’t recognize the number), they refused to leave a message. Finally after the fourth call, I was aggravated so I answered, and it was the survey company I signed up with a few years ago. They typically call asking me to spend a few hours at a location in the suburbs looking at advertisements and answering questions, although I haven’t been to one in awhile even though it pays well ($75) since they’re usually scheduled before my work shift ends.

Tonight they had something new for me: a survey I could do at home. All I had to do, I was told, was tune into a public access channel for a half hour, watch the show, then answer some questions when they called me back. Paid to watch tv? I’m so there!

The show sucked but I worked out while I watched and the follow-up questions lasted less than 15 minutes. They are sending me a check for $25 for my time which worked out to be less than an hour total. Pretty sweet deal, if you ask me. Hell, that’s more than I make at my real job! I told them to give me a call anytime.

Dexter

I had the opportunity last week to view a sneak peek of the entire first episode of one of Showtime’s newest original series, Dexter, about a forensics expert who moonlights as a serial killer. He only kills people who deserve it, so it’s all good, haha. I thought it was very interesting and added it to my DVR series list. Hopefully it doesn’t get cancelled like the much-missed Dead Like Me.

Tune in Sunday nights starting October 1st.

DC on SNL again

I have just learned that Dane Cook is hosting the season premiere of Saturday Night Live a week from tonight. Too bad The Killers are the musical guest. Dane ruined them for me when he took the stage an hour late for his Chicago show in April. Apparently the first five songs of The Killer’s latest album were all the arena was allowed to play to pass the time, so I heard those songs so much they were burned into my brain, and not in a good way. Regardless, I’m really looking forward to next Saturday now.