Internet

Do we rely on the Internet too much? Or is it just me? This morning I got up and yes one of the first things I do is turn on my computer. I just turn it on and let it boot up. Once it's ready for me; I get on. I check my email, Twitter, weather, etc. I do so this morning and the Internet is not working. I go downstairs making the dogs excited. Have to break their hearts and say sorry not feeding you yet. I check my parents computer and yup, there is no Internet showing. Sometimes with our lovely AT&T Internet we have to just do a reboot of the computer. Which I did. I see pretty green lights. Go back upstairs to get ready for work and check the connection. It comes back on! Yea!! I get to check my email, tweet a little bit. My friend left me a message on Facebook. Before I could get to Facebook to check the message, the Internet goes down again. Did another reboot. Nothing happened this time. I was kinda sad. I use the Internet for so much these days, it's crazy. I forgot what life was like before the Internet. Does anyone remember?
You remember that episode from South Park where the Internet goes down and everyone goes insane? Ha-ha, totally thought of that this morning.
But seriously, we use the Internet so much. If it went down forever what would we do? Go back to mailing our bills? Go to an actual store? Call a friend on the phone? Meet your friend at a coffee house instead of Yahoo messenger? Order pizza over the phone? Have we gotten lazy or is just me? Ha-ha.
Here is hoping when I get home tonight it will be back and running. Otherwise I might go insane. If you don't hear from me on Twitter, Myspace, or Facebook. You at least know it's because of the Internet being down. If it is still down, I will definitely call AT&T.
Unfortunately at work, all social websites are blocked so if you message me on one of those sites. I'll get back to you as soon as possible. If for some reason the Internet is still down over the weekend, I'll be going online at my mom's office or the library on Sunday/Monday.

So I watched the final two episodes of season one for Merlin. I might be one of the few, but I really like this show.

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!

To Kill the King
Gwen's father, Tom helps sorcerer, Tauren and gets arrested for doing so. Morgana tries to do the nice thing and help Tom escape. Does this work? Of course not and he is killed on the spot. Morgana decides to take revenge and goes to Tauren. There is now a plot to kill Uther.

I thought this episode was done really well. I knew that Uther wouldn't be killed. One, Arthur isn't ready to be king. Second, if Arthur is king, wouldn't that be the end of the show? Third, they can't kill Anthony Stewart Head. That would just be wrong.

Le Morte d'Arthur
This episode Arthur, Merlin and crew go hunting. They come across a monster whose bite can kill. Of course it's Merlin's mission in life right now to keep Arthur safe. His magic doesn't work, so he goes to the old religion. Pretty much he has to lose a life for another life. It turns out it's his mother. Merlin understandably is mad and let's the great dragon know. Before Merlin can go back to Nimueh, Gaius decides to take Merlin's place.

The only thing that drove me crazy during this episode was Gwen and Arthur. I thought the actors were trying to hard to make it believable. I just couldn't see it. Not one bit. They have a lot of work of ahead of them.

Overall, liked the show. Hope it comes back. Although not sure if it will. If it doesn't, maybe it will air on BBC America. One thing I ask of the show, bring back Lancelot.

I feel like I haven't posted in days. I need to get back on track. I've started Dead as a Doornail, so far so good. This one seems to focus on the shifters.
I feel like I've neglected my tv shows lately. I've been doing so much writing that I haven't had time to watch anything. If only I could have more time to write. Maybe if we could just get more hours in the day. Wouldn't that be great? A day of forty-eight hours? You could get your recommended eight hours of sleep, work, and have a life. I'm sure there would be a down side to that. Maybe with forty-eight hours we would need a new recommendation of sleep.
I'm almost done with Merlin. I have the season finale to watch. Maybe tonight I will get to it. I'll post my thoughts of the last two episodes maybe tomorrow.
Hope this blog makes sense. My eyes are really tired today. Even with my glasses on, my eyes don't want to focus.

Maneater

So I finished Maneater by Gigi Levangie Grazer. I thought it was a good book. I have to admit though I probably liked the movie better. Maybe my opinion would be different if I read the book first. But I found the main character more lovable in the movie. It was hard to see the actors and actresses from the movie as the characters. Love Sarah Chalke but as I was reading the book I couldn't see her as I read more of the Clarrisa character.

I liked Simon in the beginning of the movie, but in the book I just couldn't stand him.
Aaron I did like throughout the book or should I say James? I wonder why they changed his name to Ethan in the movie?

There were a few things in the book I wish could have made the movie but oh well that's a movie for you.

So has anyone ever read Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine? Or is the other way around. I can't think right now. Still working on first cup of coffee. Anyways, I need to get my writing out there. I heard their magazine will take short stories and whatever. I love both, so I thought I would give it a shot. But just curious about the magazine. If I had time after work would go to Barnes and Nobles and see if they had the magazine. But won't get a chance until tomorrow after work.

I really need to start going to bed early. I stay up late and of course have to be up by 6:30. Technically I set the alarm for 6:12 because I do love my snooze button. Snooze is a girls best friend. Maybe a guys too, I guess. It's just so hard because I love writing in the evening and I stay up late doing it. Maybe tonight, I'll be good and go to bed early. Should we bet? Haha. Just hope the day flys.
Also I notice my blog posts come up five hours or so after I post them. I signed up with twitterfeed so I wouldn't have to tweet when I had a post, but yet it comes up later. Weird.

Defying Gravity

Darn it! I think I have another show I like. I finally watched Defying Gravity on my DVR. I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but I like this show. I haven't heard too much about it, so not sure on the ratings. I hope it can finish it's season and maybe come back for another. I do have one more episode to watch, but I'll probably watch that one tomorrow.

Eureka, It's Not Easy Being Green

Loved the bowling game for this. I wish I could split my bowling ball when I miss pins like that.
Thought it was sweet with Lexie and Duncan. I liked Lexie. Hope she comes back to the show. Also thought the name Spot was cute for the blob. Very cute.
One episode down and two more to go to catch up.

True Blood Season 2, Episode 9

So True Blood last night. Wow!! That made my night. Of course all day I was excited for the show, but my family and I were meeting my godmother for dinner. So I missed it at nine. But luckily for encores or my DVR. But I love watching this show live. It's one of the few.
Seeing Eric and Sookie even if it was only a dream, made me happy. That should be a sign of good things to come. I hope. If they follow the book. I did feel bad for Bill. But I'm Eric fan. I don't mind Bill with Sookie, but as I get further into the books, I'm all for Eric.
Got teary eyed for Godric at the end. I knew they were going to kill him due to the book, but still. The way they showed Eric and Godric asking Sookie if she believed in God. The tears just started coming.
Feel bad for Sam. I'm sure he will make it out okay. But looking at what's ahead. That storyline should keep us on the edge of our seats.
The thought that there is only three episodes left makes me sad. It can't be almost over. It feels like it just started. Are we really going to have to wait forever for season three? It would be great if the show could last as long as the books, but I don't know. We shall see.

Vampire Dream

Yeah, so now Vampires are appearing in my dreams. Maybe I need to stop reading vampires? But why do that?
So in my dream, I discovered my neighbors are vampires. It's a good thing they don't know about this blog I guess. Unfortunately in reality they are the kind of next door neighbors you don't really know. They moved next door almost two years ago. My dad met the husband. At least I want to say it was the husband. I just know a couple at least lives there. Anyways, back to the dream.
I came home late from my best friend's place and decided to throw the trash in my car away. I gathered the trash. As I came back from the side of the house, I see my neighbors outside. I get ready to smile, wave. You know the friendly neighbor greet? But they don't seem to notice me. I see that they are entertaining guests which is nothing new. They do it all the time. But I see the husband lean into this girl and I'm thinking. Jerk, your wife is right there.
I'm still standing there for some reason watching them. At this point you can see the husband is sucking the blood from this girl's neck.
Unfortunately that was it. I know! How can I end it just like that? Sorry, the alarm went off. So you can blame the alarm.
The interesting thing is though, why my neighbors? Why associate them with vampires?? Very strange usually since your suppose to dream of things that happened that day or the last thing you did. I think, right?
The last thing I did last night was watch Being Human, which by the way is a good show. They did talk with their neighbors. So maybe that's why? The dream though could make a good novel to write, haha.

So there I was sleeping peacefully when a noise wakes me up. I turn to see the hall light on. I'm thinking oh it's just dad and turn over and try to enjoy my last half hour of sleep. Nope, it's just my nephew playing. I love my nephew, but couldn't my sister have made him go back to bed? Just like to add, I'm not a morning person. I'm not my perky self until at least noon. Even us happy people have our moments, LOL.
I think it's just not a good morning so far. Must change that. As I was driving to work, I was waiting for the light to turn green so I could make a left turn. Just as it turned green, I hit the gas a little to pull up to make my left turn and wait for the other car to go straight. A lady comes out in front of me on her bike. It was so sudden, I had to hit the brake. Luckily I was going at the speed of 1. But the car who was going straight had to slam his brake. The car behind him almost hit him. People when you are going to cross the street on your bike or on your feet. Wait for the crosswalk light to say go. Unless something changed. Did it? Does stop mean go now??
Come to work, my first customer is rude. I'm ready for my first break, hehe.

Opinion time

I've been doing some thinking again. Darn brain. I'm 29 and working at a job I never could see me at. I love the people I work with, but it's not where I want to be. I've been thinking more and more about going back to school. I have a B.A. in Organizaitonal Communications. My main focus was on Training and Development. There was the thought of going back to school and get my masters. But is it to late? I graduated in 2002 and here I am now. Would they still let me do a masters? What type of masters degree would I want? Maybe stay in the communications field?
Also I started off at University of Akron studying Newswriting with a possibly of doing media production as a minor. Well, I fell in love with this business communication class and the rest is history.
At the time I graduated, the communication area seem to go downhill, there was nothing. Unless I wanted to do outside sales and that is one field I know I would be horrible in.
Now I'm wondering if it's too late to get back into journalism. Is it? Can a 29 year old soon to be 30 go back into newswriting? Figure it's going to take me a couple years.
Or should I think about going back for my masters, maybe focusing on newswriting or PR or mass media??? Any advice would be great.
I'm going to do some research this week and see what I find and maybe sit down with the parents.

True Blood.

So True Blood was awesome, but it definitely looks like they will be going in a different direction from the books. I hope that changes. I want to see more Eric and Sookie. I might be the only one but Bill gets on my nerves in the books and this season is slowly getting on my nerves. Maybe it's because I like Eric, haha. But even without Eric, I think Bill would get on my nerves. I'm still reading Dead to the World. Hopefully will have a blog about that.
Even if the show does go in a different direction. I still love it. You can't always stay true to the books when you do a TV Show but give me my Eric and I'm happy :)

This is the workday that doesn't end and it goes on and on my friends........

Maybe it's the rain, but everyone is in a blah mood. It's also very slow today.

I'm thinking tonight will catch up on tv shows night. I'm getting behind on my TV again. I really need to cut back on my shows. But that would be so hard. I love my shows. I go from reality, drama, comedy, movies, to sci-fi. Hmmm, maybe I'll do the sci-fi shows tonight. Decisions, decisions.

Now if only it was time to go home.

Woo for etime today. I honestly was suprised I got it today. I worked the hot dog sale for an hour and it seemed slow and I thought what the heck. I went back to my desk and put a request in to leave at noon. Noon comes along, nothing. Go to lunch at 12:30, come back at 1, nothing. Finally at 1:30 I got it. Came home and had a nice long nap. My mouth is still driving me crazy. It's not as sore as it was before, but I can still feel it. I've been trying to figure out which tooth it is. But at the same time I'm thinking it's my gum. When I eat and bite down I'm screaming in pain. I'm going to see how I am tomorrow. Unfortunately I can't get in until Monday, so hoping this goes away. Fingers are crossed.
Had the weirdest dream when I napped today. I had a dream that these people were from another planet and they were talking about the wraiths from Stargate Atlantis. So there I was dreaming of the show when I wake up and the show was on. Very, very strange.
Also now because my nap, I'm wide awake. Love when that happens. I'm thinking of putting on The Breakfast Club and falling asleep. I hope.

Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner

Finished Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner. Loved it!
So the book takes us back and forth. We see the two main characters Addie and Val go from childhood to high school. Next we are in the present time around their high school reunion. I'm thinking it was the 15th anniversay? I don't think it was 10th. Could be wrong.
For some reason as I was reading this I kept thinking Thelma and Louise. I was waiting for Brad Pitt to come in the picture. Of course they didn't drive off a cliff. Or did they?? Ha-ha.
The two stopped being best friends in high school and stopped talking. It takes an incident to get the two back together and of course there is a little love in there. Wished there had been more interaction with the two characters following in love.
But overall the book was really good. Might just have to get out one of her older books to read.
It did make me think of high school. I wasn't popular, but I wasn't in the out group. I was just there. It also made me think of some of the people who I don't talk to anymore. These are the people I was really close to growing up with but lost touch. Did the book make me want to contact some of those people? Yup, some. Unfortunately those I would love to catch up with, I'm not sure where they are. As far as I know they didn't attend the 10 year reunion. I didn't either. But that's a whole another blog.

R.I.P
John Hughes.
MISS YOU ALREADY!!!!!!!!

a gated community?

What's the point of a gated community when you can climb the gate? We have one near my neighborhood and its' not even a gate, it's a fence. You don't have to jump over. Just put one leg over the fence and you are over. Plus it's not like you can't get in. There is no security preventing you from driving in. So again what's the point of calling it a gated community?

The Haunting in Connecticut

Watched The Haunting in Connecticut. Oh my god, that movie is going to make me have a nightmare isn't it? I'm kind of glad my friend and I decided to watch Vacancy the other night instead. I'm hoping since I watched it in the late morning today, maybe I'll be okay.
The movie takes place in Connecticut of course and it deals with dark forces. So if you freak out with movies like that, I wouldn't recommend it. The house use to be a funeral parlor and I'm sorry but if I saw one in my basement, I would move out. That right there is asking for a haunting.
Watching Virgina Madson made me think of Candyman. I kept waiting for Tony Todd to come in the movie. Candyman for me is the freakest movie. Still can't watch that movie at night.
Anyways, I definitely recommend The Haunting in Connecticut.
Also going to have to get A Haunting Season One on DVD. I totally forgot about the pilot episode for the show which was A Haunting in Connecticut. I'm sure it will be different. Because if I remember in the episode they had a priest come and did a whole exorcism.

Vampire Diaries

I wish I had written a review after each book. So this one will probably be short as possible. Otherwise, I could go on and on about each book.
I loved the series. I was disappointment when I closed the last book. Do I really have to wait until the next one in the series? Which by the way is in Feb, 2010. Can't wait!
I have to admit, I didn't care for Elena. She was a good character don't get me wrong. She helped build the series after all. I just found her annoying at times. Part of the problem was I kept thinking she was stuck up. Elena this, Elena that. Maybe it was just me. I mean I know she cared about her family and friends. My friend who was reading the series along with me, also didn't care for Elena. Were we the only ones?
We both did like Bonnie. I would have loved to see more of her. Sure we go a book with a lot of her in first person, but I found her more lovable.
At the beginning of the book, I was cheering on Stefan and Elena. Than it was Elena and Damon. By the end of the series I'm back to Stefan and Elena. I kind of hope to see Bonnie and Damon together. So you can guess I didn't like the last book when it was Elena and Damon this or that.
Each villian kept the story going. Wished there had been more Katherine. Sure she was causing problems from the beginning. But when we finally see her, we see her and than she is gone. I would have loved it if she was in the next book somehow.
I can't wait for the next book. Will definitely be getting it the week it comes out. Maybe by some miracle, I will have caught up with all my books. A girl can dream can't they?
I also bought Night World and The Secret Circle. Looking forward to reading them.