OK. So I played again tonite. And I won again. When it rains, it pours, I guess! And here's proof that I really did win. I'm trying not to pay attention to the timer...I'll only want to beat the time next.

I finally beat Minesweeper. This afternoon. Perhaps in my mind I was expecting confetti and streamers to fall from the ceilings, or at least a "Congratulations" from my computer screen, but no. Nothing. The smiley guy at the top did sport some sunglasses, however. It was all very anticlimactic, and squashed any and all desire I had left to continue playing. Now I need a new addiction. Any ideas?? I'm thinking avocadoes. (Only b/c it's the topic of Good Eats on TV right now. I adore Alton Brown. He's another addiction/obsession altogether.)

I feel like baking. Or cooking. Making something yummy. Alton always does that to me.

ADDICTED

So I'm temping at a shrink's office. It is generally slow. There is not much to do. Normally I am a freecell girl. But minesweeper was on the desktop, so I opened it up. I beat the beginner level...not too tough. I skipped intermediate and went straight to advanced. 99 mines. I can't freaking beat it. I can get down to about 16 mines or so...and then I blow myself up. I'm seriously addicted. I was in the bathroom at work, and there were square tiles on the floor. And I sat there and imagined there were numbers and flags everywhere. Ridiculous. I'm not going to be able to stop until I beat the advanced level. Until then, please ignore any and all tremors, tics, or other odd behavior you may notice about me. It's the game talking.

Wish me luck.

Me+Derrick+Britney=Happiness

If you know anything about me, you know that I am pro-Britney. Luckily for me, so is Derrick. Well, Kohl's is going to carry her new fragrance, Fantasy, and they had a launch party at work the other day. It was full of all things Britney. They even had cupcakes, her favorite dessert. Well, trivia questions were asked and if you knew the answer, you would win a gift basket or perfume or whatnot. My super awesome husband was the ONLY ONE to know the name of Britney's video game. Why did he know?? Because I have it!! Britney's Dance Beat. And I'm now the proud owner of a bottle of Fantasy. THANKS, D-MONEY! It seriously was the best day. At least for me. I'm sure that knowing the name of Britney's video game will earn him some ribbing around the office...Oh the things we do for love....

Mixed bag

Hola!

Well, I'm finally back, and finally feeling like posting. Hooray for you. I'm sure you've been anxiously awaiting the return of the Wet Donkey. And I can't think of a better background to type than South Park's "Succubus" episode, which is the best episode ever.

CA in general was a good time. It was fun to see the family and just sit on the beach and do nothing all day. Fabuloso. We flew back on the the crappiest of crappy flights on Frontier Airlines. I don't care if it was a free flight, their airline sucks. Midwest is soooo much better. I mean, chocolate chip cookies!! C'mon! We got back on the 4th of July and my mom came in later night. She was here thru Sunday morning. I was pretty nervous about how it was going to go, but it actually went great. It was a lot of fun. We toured the Miller, Sprecher, and Harley factories, and went up north to Widmer's Dairy, which was pretty sweet, too. Yummy cheese.

Saw some movies--here's what I think.



Pretty cheesy. I'm not a huge Superman fan, and I think it would have been a little better had I known the Superman backstory. I know, who doesn't know it? Well, I didn't. Not completely. I'm a Kate Boswell fan, but her acting was terrible. No connection between Lois and Superman at all. The whole time I wanted them to get together. No such luck. I guess that's what the sequels are for.

Next up,



Cutest movie ever!!! Saw it with my neices and nephew. It was adorable! As most kids movies, this was not really for kids. Lots of adult jokes and innuendos. Love, love, love it. Can't wait to see it again. And Rascal Flatt's version of "Life is a Highway" rocks my world.




I saw this at the dollar theater here by myself. I've been wanting to see it for awhile and it keeps falling through when I plan it with friends. So I just went. I actually thought it was pretty cute, and I found myself laughing out loud more than once. Plus, who doesn't love Matthew McConaughey??

Lastly,



Akeelah and the Bee. This was toooo cute. Again, I went to the dollar theater to see this alone. Nobody I know wanted to see it, and I knew Derrick would just sleep, so why not. Besides, I wasn't working this week so what else was I supposed to fill my days with? I really enjoyed it, but I'm a huge spelling bee geek. It's a complete "feel-good" movie, and of course I cried at the end. Sort of a corny ending, but hey, it was a Starbucks Production. I should have expected it.

I also rented Just Like Heaven, which was weirder than I was expecting. But I love Reese Witherspoon, she's so adorable. And we rented Glory Road tonite but Mr. Snooze of course is now asleep so I stopped it to finish it tomorrow. So far, so good though.

Now I am working, for the next two weeks, at a psychiatric clinic. A one doctor office with one secretary. He's going to be out of the office 4 of the 10 days I'm temping there, so it shouldn't be too difficult. Only downside: I have to wear closed-toed shoes b/c some clients may have a foot phobia/fetish. Creepy!!!!!!

Music update:
New Keane CD--Under the Iron Sea---AWESOME. Love it. Can't get enough of it.

Jessica Simpson's new song, "A public affair", is actually decent. It's such a girly song. I am totally hating her right now for divorcing Nick, but I do like this song.

Gnarls Barkley. Love him.

OK, now they played it constantly in Los Angeles, and I have YET to here it here. Surprise, surprise. Maybe we'll hear it here next year. But I must say I'm IN LOVE with Paris Hilton's song "Stars are blind". Very catchy. And despite seeing her nekked crotch on my new favorite celeb gossip blog D Listed, I still like it. And that's really saying something, b/c it was reeeealy nasty.

Well, I think that's it for now. Nothing too exciting...maybe next time I'll have something witty and clever for you. Not that you'd expect anything like that based on my past. Whatever.