l&o

over the years, myself, like many others, have become a victim of l&o addiction. i used to watch it all - every one, every rerun i could tune into. as of late, i've found that they've become more and more sensationalised - drawn on real life inspiration much more. or maybe it's that the real life inspiration is so much more obvious to me now. (or maybe it is more obvious b/c they're choosing the most sensational stories).

slowly, my favourite has changed from the original to svu, and lately even ci has been ranking ahead of the original in my mind. (vinnie dinofrio is growing on me - he's come a long way since full metal jacket) anyways, sadly, jerry orbach (my favourite talking candlebra) left the original series - you'd think that perhaps he was retiring, but no, he's starting in another l&o (they need another in the franchise to stay ahead of csi, seeing as the crime & punishment string didn't quite pan out) . and jerry's replacement? one dennis farina. i don't know if i can handle it.

it's so hard to respect someone who takes their inspiration for hairstyle (and facial hair style) from a movie entitled somewhere along the lines of good will humping or glad he ate her*

oh yes, in other news - why did they kill off rory in csi: miami?!?

(apparently i watch too much tv)

* courtesy of thai. although, it *may* be real. he does have access to a rather large video library. i don't know what kind of films they are though.

hot and not

hot:

• sand between my toes
• fall days that feel like summer
• good wine (red or white) and good eats (mmm, bbq)

not:

• cold showers (when the hot water decides to be ... well, not)
• leaving on lights and leaving the door unlocked when you leave the apartment
• rats
  

nature boy

so, apparently rogers has decided to punish me for whatever reason ... i'm quite unsure why; the madness has gone on for two full tv nights so far (the repairman was supposed to come tonight, and he didn't) - it's quite sad

luckily, we get one channel (ctv) without cable; cbc comes in too, but it's rather fuzzy. i think the worst part is that i keep trying to channel surf during commercials, and i can't. i must now subject myself to a full commercial break of advertising. i am at the mercy of the marketers! i am their slave! i am their prisoner! if i cry uncle, will they let me go?

so, i have been subjected to canadian idol for the last two hours. fortunately, they can sing! they are amazing! their singing is moving me so much, making me so emotional. when kalan sang nature boy, i was his (i think kalan should be careful that he doesn't become a sex-symbol to the 25 - 40 year old women of canada ... i know too many ppl in their mid-late twenties that are in love with him; technically, this is ok, since he is 18 and of age - but, he looks like he's 12 - 14, which really is a little frightening). theresa has been my girl from the start. i'm quite sad that i haven't been a dedicated fan and didn't get a chance to show all their stuff. in just a few moments, ben says that one of them will rise victorious (i'm betting it's kalan, he's just so amazing)

but you never know, there can always be surprises!

but in the end, i will miss the show. mostly b/c i'll miss ben. i'm in love with ben, i can't explain it. there's this strange attraction to the epitome of canadian smarminess. ben, if you're reading this, i'm yours!

p.s. this week in pictures contest will be on hiatus. i was unimpressed by last week's entries.

the contest: week 2

after the wonderful success of last week, i decided that we'd try it again. i really must take this moment to thank my cousin for the wonderful source material ... both for week 1 and week 2.


insert witty caption: week 2

a day for firsts

so time to announce the winner(s) to the contest:

in first place, "outbreak of lime disease hits feline population" (i think that's what it said, i can't remember word for word right now, so if i misquoted you brad, my sincerest apologies)

and an honourable mention goes to "just call me snatch sister number 5" from some anonymous entrant, you know who you are (and you definitely didn't get any extra points just for being you)

and in other firsts today ... well, i have quite the list of them ...

today was:

• my first time sailing
• my first time swimming out to "sea" (i.e. the lake) to try to rescue a sailboat that apparently wasn't anchored as well as originally thought (and no, the anchoring duty was not mine)
• my first cob of corn for the summer
• my first margarita of the summer (don't know how that happened)
• my first time on a bicycle built for two
  
• my first time pumping my own gas (i did attempt once before but couldn't figure out how to work the darn doo-hickey and the gas wouldn't come out .. so i just discreetly replaced the nozzle in its little holder and left the gas station ... )
• my first time swimming in lake urine ... er i mean huron this year... heck in about 3 or 4 years, i think.
• my first time using the bullets in my blog ... how wonderful! i like bullets, i must keep this in mind for the future!

and perhaps that is it ...but still, overall, that's a pretty big day of firsts, don't you think?

but now, i must be off to bed ... too much food ... ah, gotta love sundays at the cottage, the home of the eating marathon