It's time to choose between being Naughty or Nice. I think that I have always chosen Nice. I am the quintessential nice girl, with about a decade's worth of heartbreak to show for it.
The nice girl remembers birthdays. She is called in the middle of the night to talk about the latest problem, to rescue someone from a bad situation or just because she makes herself so available people assume that she will be up at 5 AM. She knows that you mentioned you liked (Insert Just About Anything Here) and she makes sure you have it for (Insert Closest Holiday Here). She celebrates her friends’ everythings - even when they don't want to celebrate. She makes everyone feel special (and secretly she wishes for reciprocity).
She is the one that everyone trusts. And everyone confides in. She is faithful, loyal to a fault and believes the good in everyone. (She is often burned, because she can’t see the scheming bastard for what he really is). She is not a huge risk taker, because she is more worried about being there to support other people's risks.
She is often relegated to the "friend zone," because most men aren't ready for her yet. She is the one that most guys talk to, because she is smart, witty, fun and easy going. (This can be a problem, because her nervousness often manifests itself in biting wit and quick responses). She is the one who sits at the table and wishes that someone there would see her as a feminine object of beauty worthy of doting and affection. She is the one who usually ends up answering questions about her friends. And in turn, she is a really good wingman. She is often surrounded by many and sometimes she couldn’t feel more alone.
She is the ultimate party hostess, often negating her own fun for the sake of making sure everyone is taken care of and enjoying themselves. She goes out a lot, but sometimes she longs for her couch, a roaring fire, a good movie and someone to cuddle with. She really just wants someone to be there for her like she is for others. To wax poetic, she wants somebody to love (and be loved by).
The problem with being the Nice girl is that try as she might, she isn’t good at the Naughty. That being said, this Nice Girl’s gonna give it a shot. This year I am hoping for coal in my stocking. (Of course, the stocking will be one that was knitted and hung by the chimney with care by the nice girl who always keeps Christmas in her heart).
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Monday, November 27, 2006
Too Hot To Handle
There has been great debate about the new Bond. Will he be good enough? Most women I know have said they don't think he is as cute as other Bonds. I saw Bond right before it came out and I loved it. I won’t give anything away, but this movie is great at the following:
1) Action – The opening action sequence is awesome.
2) Sensuality – There is a scene in the movie that will make the non-believing women become believers.
3) Character Development – This movie helps you see how Bond becomes Bond – it sets an amazing stage for future movies.
I always liked Bond and enjoyed the movies, but this movie might have made me an addict. I have been reinvigorated by Casino Royale and look forward to another installment. And weirdly enough, he gets cuter and cuter throughout the movie. By the end, I was sold.
1) Action – The opening action sequence is awesome.
2) Sensuality – There is a scene in the movie that will make the non-believing women become believers.
3) Character Development – This movie helps you see how Bond becomes Bond – it sets an amazing stage for future movies.
I always liked Bond and enjoyed the movies, but this movie might have made me an addict. I have been reinvigorated by Casino Royale and look forward to another installment. And weirdly enough, he gets cuter and cuter throughout the movie. By the end, I was sold.
The Last 5 Days
- I am a Notre Dame fan and a Bears fan. This was a rough weekend for me.
- I loved Thanksgiving dinner - it is one of my favorite meals of the year. Kudos to my mom for once again making it a really great day. The only downer of the day was my Uncle who is annoyingly contrary just because. He walked in with a "Happy F-ing Thanksgiving." Needless to say, that set the tone for his presence. Sometimes it amazes me that he can walk upright with that chip on his shoulder.
- I survived shopping on "Black Friday" - no bruises, cuts, scrapes or war stories. I like shopping on that first day (crazy sounding, I realize). It gets me excited about the upcoming season. It is always my mom, my aunt, my sister and I. This year, sis's b-friend came with and he was a trooper.
- I even survived IKEA on a Saturday - better yet, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Changing my whole living room and needed some small things - actually excited about the decorating aspect.
On a side note, I feel like the first day back to the office after Thanksgiving is the longest day ever. Goodness. I clock watched all day.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Soup Up! The Fight
I went to CVS to pick up some cans of soup to donate at the Mart today. The Loop, the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Eli's Cheesecake, Potbelly's, Jewel, the Chicago Sun Times and others organized an event to collect food donations for Chicago's largest one-day corporate food drive event. It was festive (the Rockettes kicked it off and various choirs sang all day); it was food-filled, after giving a donation, I received a Potbelly's free sandwich ticket and Eli's cheesecake; it was amazing to see all the food palates and information on how many people this collection would help.
This event was just the kickoff to the season of giving. The next 5 weeks are the perfect time to share the spirit with one another. Now is the time to buy that Streetwise from the person outside your Jewel and put money in the Salvation Army Bell Ringer's cup. It is the time to buy a Toy for a Tot (or a Teen) in addition to your PS3 and donate some food to the Food Bank while you buy your holiday trimmings. It is the perfect time to take a moment, remember all that you have been blessed with, give thanks and extend a helping hand to another.
Please check out these causes:
The Greater Chicago Food Depository again is teaming up with Dominick's Finer Foods and ABC 7 to fight hunger this holiday season. Help us gain a million pounds of food for people in need!
Bring nonperishable items to Dominick's stores throughout the area. We need nutritious food items including peanut butter, canned vegetables and fruits, rice, pasta and cereal.
Toys for Tots collects and distributes toys in the communities. Check out drop sites for toys, including Best Buy.
The Salvation Army Red Kettles have been an American tradition since 1891. They’ve gone a bit high tech this year. To see what I mean, you can go to my Virtual Bell Ringer page and make a donation.
This event was just the kickoff to the season of giving. The next 5 weeks are the perfect time to share the spirit with one another. Now is the time to buy that Streetwise from the person outside your Jewel and put money in the Salvation Army Bell Ringer's cup. It is the time to buy a Toy for a Tot (or a Teen) in addition to your PS3 and donate some food to the Food Bank while you buy your holiday trimmings. It is the perfect time to take a moment, remember all that you have been blessed with, give thanks and extend a helping hand to another.
Please check out these causes:
The Greater Chicago Food Depository again is teaming up with Dominick's Finer Foods and ABC 7 to fight hunger this holiday season. Help us gain a million pounds of food for people in need!
Bring nonperishable items to Dominick's stores throughout the area. We need nutritious food items including peanut butter, canned vegetables and fruits, rice, pasta and cereal.
Toys for Tots collects and distributes toys in the communities. Check out drop sites for toys, including Best Buy.
The Salvation Army Red Kettles have been an American tradition since 1891. They’ve gone a bit high tech this year. To see what I mean, you can go to my Virtual Bell Ringer page and make a donation.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Reflections of
So, Miss Jen G. wrote all about her tv obsessions and I had to chime in with mine. I wish that they were a more refined (mature) selection, as hers seems to be, but I grew up on the Greatest American Hero and developed with Brenda and Kelly on 90210 (though they seemed to have had some help) and I like the drama and the cheese. So for the picking apart by the masses, here is my TV viewing guilty pleasures - mostly in order of the way I watch them:
Football, Football, Football: Love it / Can't get enough of it.
The Amazing Race (insert number here): It is the only game show I still really love. I love seeing all the countries, customs, catty behavior and tasks.
Cold Case: Started watching this, because CBS kept running 60 Minutes over and into The Amazing Race and the only way I could make sure that I had tivo’d the whole episode was to also tivo Cold Case. I am convinced that this was a conspiracy by the network.
How I Met Your Mother: I completely missed the boat on this one and only started watching it, because tivo thought I would like it. (Tivo was right). I think the writing is generally hilarious and that Neil Patrick Harris couldn’t be funnier.
CSI: Miami: Damn this franchise, I seem to watch them all. The more I watch, more I love to make fun of David “We’re going to go catch the criminal” Caruso. (Or whatever that week’s monotone quote while staring at the camera and putting on his sunglasses).
Gilmore Girls: Yeah, still watch it. Will say that while I liked Luke and Lorelei, I was always secretly pulling for Christopher. Feel the show would’ve been different had he not thought he should be on “I’m With Her.” Regardless, I have always loved the fast-paced, overly-peppered-with-pop-culture conversations between the Gilmore Girls.
Veronica Mars: I take credit for getting many obsessed with this show and rightfully so. It is witty, dark, suspenseful and a guilty pleasure. It is the dark side of a Buffy or a 90210. And Jen, Lilly Kane’s murderer is…just kidding – couldn’t do that to you.
3 lbs: Have no idea if I will like it. Tivo’d it to see. Will keep you posted. I really want to like it, because I love Mark Feuerstein and Stanly Tucci. I hope it is not another Studio 60 moment. (a.k.a. Great cast, great idea…still trying to figure itself out).
America’s Next Top Model: I blame my boss for this one. I only started watching it this year. I will say, I enjoy counting how many times Tyra says the phrase: ‘you are still in the running to be America’s Next Top Model’ – insert dramatic pause here.
Top Chef: Something had to fill the Project Runway void.
CSI: NY: God Bless CBS and the innertube. I love that I can watch this show for free (hint, hint NBC) on the Internet. I really like this show more and more.
Ugly Betty: Finally a heroine that is not skinny and perfect. I love America Ferrera for her Curves and her Pants. She has you cringing and cheering for her almost all the time. The weird not-dead Fay plot is odd and campy, but in a fun way. This is probably my favorite new show.
CSI: The original is always the best.
Grey’s Anatomy: Yep, I watch it. In all its nighttime soap-like drama. It is corny and sometimes contrived, but McDreamy is hot and the music is always good and on a Thursday night it fits in well with my routine.
ER: Like Jen, I am back on this one. I hadn’t really left it, but I have re-devoted myself to it. It seems they have gone back to doing what they do best – drama in the ER. They have the new Doug Ross a.k.a John Stamos as Gates. They brought in a new Romano – a.k.a Crenshaw – who is equally irritating in a fun way. They have infused the cast with enough old and new and upped the stories a bit. All in all, this has been one of the best seasons in awhile.
The Office: Slow to catch on to this one too, but am obsessed now. Love Jim and Pam. Have not seen an episode I haven’t liked. Note to NBC, now that you used iTunes to save the show (yep, we all saw the article) how about you replay the show for free like ABC and CBS do with their hits?
Las Vegas: Color this a cheesy, guilty pleasure that I would have dropped if it hadn’t been for tivo.
Numb3rs: I think I watch this one for my mom. It’s a decent Friday night crime drama with math and my consolation for being the daughter of a math teacher, with a BA in English. (Insert “What Do You Do with a B.A. in English” joke here).
Crossing Jordan: If NBC ever puts it back on the air. I have always liked this one and actually picked it over Grey’s Anatomy.
Before there is a brouhaha…I know that I am missing LOST, Prison Break, Bones, the Wire, Weeds and a bunch others. I am pretty sure that I will get to them eventually, but they seem to be destined for NetFlix viewing for me.
Football, Football, Football: Love it / Can't get enough of it.
The Amazing Race (insert number here): It is the only game show I still really love. I love seeing all the countries, customs, catty behavior and tasks.
Cold Case: Started watching this, because CBS kept running 60 Minutes over and into The Amazing Race and the only way I could make sure that I had tivo’d the whole episode was to also tivo Cold Case. I am convinced that this was a conspiracy by the network.
How I Met Your Mother: I completely missed the boat on this one and only started watching it, because tivo thought I would like it. (Tivo was right). I think the writing is generally hilarious and that Neil Patrick Harris couldn’t be funnier.
CSI: Miami: Damn this franchise, I seem to watch them all. The more I watch, more I love to make fun of David “We’re going to go catch the criminal” Caruso. (Or whatever that week’s monotone quote while staring at the camera and putting on his sunglasses).
Gilmore Girls: Yeah, still watch it. Will say that while I liked Luke and Lorelei, I was always secretly pulling for Christopher. Feel the show would’ve been different had he not thought he should be on “I’m With Her.” Regardless, I have always loved the fast-paced, overly-peppered-with-pop-culture conversations between the Gilmore Girls.
Veronica Mars: I take credit for getting many obsessed with this show and rightfully so. It is witty, dark, suspenseful and a guilty pleasure. It is the dark side of a Buffy or a 90210. And Jen, Lilly Kane’s murderer is…just kidding – couldn’t do that to you.
3 lbs: Have no idea if I will like it. Tivo’d it to see. Will keep you posted. I really want to like it, because I love Mark Feuerstein and Stanly Tucci. I hope it is not another Studio 60 moment. (a.k.a. Great cast, great idea…still trying to figure itself out).
America’s Next Top Model: I blame my boss for this one. I only started watching it this year. I will say, I enjoy counting how many times Tyra says the phrase: ‘you are still in the running to be America’s Next Top Model’ – insert dramatic pause here.
Top Chef: Something had to fill the Project Runway void.
CSI: NY: God Bless CBS and the innertube. I love that I can watch this show for free (hint, hint NBC) on the Internet. I really like this show more and more.
Ugly Betty: Finally a heroine that is not skinny and perfect. I love America Ferrera for her Curves and her Pants. She has you cringing and cheering for her almost all the time. The weird not-dead Fay plot is odd and campy, but in a fun way. This is probably my favorite new show.
CSI: The original is always the best.
Grey’s Anatomy: Yep, I watch it. In all its nighttime soap-like drama. It is corny and sometimes contrived, but McDreamy is hot and the music is always good and on a Thursday night it fits in well with my routine.
ER: Like Jen, I am back on this one. I hadn’t really left it, but I have re-devoted myself to it. It seems they have gone back to doing what they do best – drama in the ER. They have the new Doug Ross a.k.a John Stamos as Gates. They brought in a new Romano – a.k.a Crenshaw – who is equally irritating in a fun way. They have infused the cast with enough old and new and upped the stories a bit. All in all, this has been one of the best seasons in awhile.
The Office: Slow to catch on to this one too, but am obsessed now. Love Jim and Pam. Have not seen an episode I haven’t liked. Note to NBC, now that you used iTunes to save the show (yep, we all saw the article) how about you replay the show for free like ABC and CBS do with their hits?
Las Vegas: Color this a cheesy, guilty pleasure that I would have dropped if it hadn’t been for tivo.
Numb3rs: I think I watch this one for my mom. It’s a decent Friday night crime drama with math and my consolation for being the daughter of a math teacher, with a BA in English. (Insert “What Do You Do with a B.A. in English” joke here).
Crossing Jordan: If NBC ever puts it back on the air. I have always liked this one and actually picked it over Grey’s Anatomy.
Before there is a brouhaha…I know that I am missing LOST, Prison Break, Bones, the Wire, Weeds and a bunch others. I am pretty sure that I will get to them eventually, but they seem to be destined for NetFlix viewing for me.
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