Domestic Geek

When are we in the United States going to wake up? First we're held hostage by the Middle East because of our dependence on oil and now we put our health at risk buying cheap goods from China.

First we had the pet deaths and subsequent pet food recalls because of tainted grain purchased from China. Then we have umpteen recalls of children's toys due to lead in the paint. I heard a story this morning that pets are getting sick due to lead poisoning from toys made in China. Now, beads are being recalled because a chemical reaction caused when a child chews on them releases the date-rape drug GHB. This is insanity.

In other news, the dollar has lost even more value.

Wake up, people.

Today is my dad's 72nd birthday. Happy Birthday, Dad!!!

I mention this every time the clocks change, but this practice we have of jumping back and forth between Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time is asinine! I hate how out of sorts I feel for weeks until my body's internal clock resets. The whole thing is stupid!

I haven't been thrilled with much that's on television this season and therefore not terribly saddened by the Hollywood writer's strike, but one show I absolutely love is The Big Bang Theory. Maybe it is the soft spot I have in my heart for geeks or because I am one, but I absolutely love this show!

I first thought the premise was stupid. I only watched it because it was sandwiched in between two other Monday night shows I regularly watch. Here's the premise: Two genius-type guys share an apartment and their world is turned topsy turvy when a pretty blond moves in a across the hall. Stereotypes abound, but I can totally believe the storylines. I've read several reviews of people absolutely hating this show. Maybe it's because they don't know any of these types of people in real life. All I know is, it's one of two shows that I look forward to every week, the other being The Ghost Whisperer.

I'm sure this show will not survive more than a season since I like it so much, though. Seems to be my luck.

I had all sorts of things I needed to do, all sorts of things I wanted to post...not a thing got done.

Instead, I spent most of the time in bed either sleeping or curled up in pain. w00t! So much for having an extra hour in my weekend. Oh, well, tomorrow is another day and all I can do is move on from here.

I did end up watching a movie called Because I Said So that I got from Netflix. It had Mandy Moore, Diane Keaton and Lauren Graham in it. It was a cute story. I still have a hard time seeing Lauren Graham as anything other than Lorelai Gilmore, though. Earlier this week, I watched Evan Almighty, too. I thought for sure I wouldn't like it, but I'm glad I gave it a chance because I actually liked the story a lot better than Bruce Almighty.