Television.

Amidst all the junk and bad news that is life, I like escape. I like Television.

Please spare me comments or sermons about the evils of television. I'm not an exerciser so I get my break from reality on my couch. Thankyouverymuch.

If you've read my blog at all, then you know of my celebrity crush on Matthew Gray Gubler, or my unfettered love for all-things-over-the-top David Caruso. But before both of those blossomed, was The Biggest Loser. As an aside, if I ever meet Bob Harper in real life I may 1) pass out, 2) beg him to give me a last chance work-out, 3) ask him to marry me, or 4) all of the above.

This season, I've been very torn. On one side, ALL of the contestants who've been voted off have managed to lose weight (and look Great!) at home. On the flip side, Heba reminds me of someone I can't stand and I have found myself week after week screaming at the television praying for her to break her leg or something. She really grates on me, y'all. Then again, Bob Harper on my t.v. for two hours a week is enough for anyone to celebrate. But the real downside -- Vicky. She is AWFUL. And last night, she finally got played! It was wonderful, and yes I was celebrating and I don't care if you judge me or not. And in the previews, the rest of America (and now her team) get to see how terrible she really is. You can lose weight, but you can't lose Nasty like that.

And then, there's a beacon of hope in NCIS.

And Cody Linley will get to dance again with Julianne Hough on Dancing with the Stars.

Beautiful. :)

stretch. shake. breathe.

Leslie Ruth mentioned NaBloPoMo this morning, and so... for the record, I totally wrote a post yesterday (and posted it), but with my former prayer request, I decided it was best to take it down and get an attitude check. I'll make up for it somehow.

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Last night, we stayed at Nathan's parents house until almost 10:15. If you are praying -- A BIG THANK YOU -- and please keep praying!

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Off the Sub... Vanilla Ice has a new album out today. Including three new remixes of Ice Ice Baby.

wait... you read that right. Rob Van Winkle is droppin' the beats again. Too Cool. Too Cool.

All I'm sayin' is that if the Go-Go's and The Bangles get back together too, I'm FOR SURE getting a perm.

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SEC fans don't play around. Whether or not you believe that a game is actually the cause of this nasty incident (I don't), either way... you should consider yourself warned.

And just know that there are entire families that haven't spoken because Super-Alabama-Fan Little Bobby married an Auburn gal. Or some cute Georgia girl married a GT boy -- Her Daddy's still probably mad about that one.

Prayer Request

I make a great effort to not use my blog as a podium for requesting things, but tonight, I am making an exception. My friend Nathan, whom I love more than he'll ever know, was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis as a little child. He has endured more than I have known in my life, and tonight he needs lots and lots and lots of prayer. Cystic Fibrosis is a terminal disease with an average life span of 22 years. Nathan is 27 and has exceeded all his doctors expectations, but the last few months, he's been fighting a lot, and tonight, he is weary.

And so I'm asking you to pray for him. To pray for God to heal him. To give Nathan strength. To touch his family and give them a double, or triple, or infinite portion of peace tonight.

It's urgent. Please help me pray if you can.

Why my friends Crack me up...

... voting in 2012...

Should come down to something like this!!!!! (I stole this from Noefool off of twitter.)

The Woes of being single.

I just got back from a funeral -- the funeral of a co-worker's father-in-law. The funeral was nice and reserved, except for the two baby boys who decided they wanted to play with each other from two pews away (but they were so cute!).

But prior to the service, I got served a slice of Humiliation Pie when my co-worker (it was her FIL) decided to INTRODUCE ME TO ONE OF THE PALL BEARERS!!

She started with:

"Oh! I've been wanting to introduce you two!"

and continued with these zingers:

"Jennifer is unattached!"

and

"Do you think Eric is handsome?"

and

"Eric, she just lives right up the road from you, in Cleveland, about 15 minutes from your house, I think!"

I wanted to crawl under the carpet (or in the casket) to downplay my embarassment.

And then when I got in the car, my boss asked me what I thought about him too.

Remember to check the local obits this weekend. I may ACTUALLY die of embarassment.

!!!!!!!!!!!

Passing it on...

"The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation. This is the way our Savior God wants us to live." I Timothy 2:1-2

We have a new president. Check. But our economy... y'all it's in BAD shape. I was reminded of this particular scripture by Stretch Marks this morning (she's hilarious... y'all should read!), and I'm reminding, encouraging, and admonishing you to pray for our Economy. I don't care if our president is green with three eyes, as long as I know I'm commanded to get on my knees and pray that he surrounds himself with the best and smartest advisors and counsel to do what needs to be done in our economy.

I will go a step further and say that Obama is one of many leaders. MANY. We need to pray for those other leaders too.