It really is good to be home, even if that means I have a ton of laundry and cleaning to do, and I have to go back to work on Monday. It may have not been a vacation, but I love Arizona just the same. Honestly, I am sick to death of Illinois and the Midwest in general, and once Joe’s son is 18, we’re out of here.
Month: March 2005
Update on Joe’s dad
Things are improving for Joe’s dad and we’re very relieved. His breathing tube has been removed and he seems much more coherent today. We still haven’t gotten the test results back, but we’re fairly certain he will make a full recovery. He’s going to start physical therapy tomorrow too. It’s amazing what a difference a few days make. On Friday Joe’s family was talking as if he was going to either pass away or be severely mentally incapacitated. I’m not sure if he just came out of everything or they were overreacting; I’m just happy that things are looking up. We’ll probably leave here on Wednesday if things continue to improve. I miss our home, particularly our bed.
It’s a dry heat
Greetings from sunny overcast Arizona! We didn’t exactly plan coming out here, but when Joe’s mom called on Friday freaking out and saying she needed us because his father wasn’t doing well, we didn’t have much choice. We rushed home from work around 11 am and started packing. Unfortunately, due to it being a weekend and Spring Break, there were absolutely ZERO flights out to Phoenix. We even tried flights into Tucson or out of St. Louis, Missouri. No go. There wasn’t anything until Sunday and it was $600 one way for one person. :p
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Decor decision
I ordered a large votive holder from JCPenney yesterday to decorate the space above our fireplace.
We’ve also decided to extend the off-white color we used to paint two of the dining room walls to the third dining room wall and the connecting wall with the fireplace in the living room. Hopefully it will give us the contrast we were looking for without looking strange since the large wall that runs the length of the living room will remain white.
I know Joe isn’t looking forward to painting because it involves a lot of cutting in due to the windows and whatnot, but I can’t wait to see how it turns out. Maybe if we’re lucky it will all be done by the time we have the boy’s birthday party two weeks from Saturday. You never know, it could happen!
Oh and you know I’ve got him in my line of thinking when it comes to decorating when he was the one who pointed out how I can change the color of the votives to match the seasons and holidays. I hadn’t even thought of that!
Southpark: Is it time to cancel it?
I’ve grown disappointed with South Park lately after seeing the last two most recent episodes.
I’m all for crude humor, even stuff that can be considering disgusting, but the stuff in these episodes goes beyond disgusting and into a whole new realm of unnecessary gore. Sure, it’s just a cartoon, but it seems as if it’s now done merely for shock value. And if I’m getting squeamish from a cartoon, I think there’s something wrong.
I wouldn’t have as much of a problem with it if it added some value to the plot, but it doesn’t. It’s as if they’ve run out of good ideas for the show and instead of being insightful and poking fun in their normal way, they are being more obvious and crude to make the same point over and over and over again. Not to say they were exactly subtle before, but it definitely wasn’t banging you over the head like it is now. It’s as if they assume their audience is too stupid to get it.
Personally, I was worried when I found out South Park would share the same time slot as The Newlyweds, but I don’t think it’s an issue now as I doubt I’ll be watching South Park anymore. It has lost its appeal for me. Even Cartman is dull and predictable.
My favorite cartoons at the moment are Home Movies, Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Master Shake rules!), and O’Grady (new episodes starting April 1st, finally).