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April 08, 2006

Hmmmm....

Things I'm thinking about:

1. I watch too much bad TV. I am going to cancel some of my season passes on TiVo. I do not need to see every episode of Wife Swap, Trading Spouses, Dr. Phil, Nanny 911, Supernanny, Daddy's Spoiled Little Girl, Cheerleader Nation, True Life, Made, E! True Hollywood Story, and I'm sure I've missed a few. I just don't. God, it's like a giant pigout of stupidity every night from 9 to midnight around here. Where did my brain go???

That said, I do need to continue watching Oprah, ER, The Office, and My Name is Earl.

2. Similarly, I need to spend less time on the Internet. I rely on too many stupid web sites to pass the time, Visiting these sites is not even a conscious choice anymore--and reading them doesn't expand my mind, teach me anything, or stimulate me intellectually. I'm just clicking, reading, staring, drooling, and not coming out ahead in any way at all.

That said, my LiveJournal friends page is the place to be these days. I'm really glad to have caught up with a few old friends. I'd rather read about these interesting, funny, cool people than Nicole Richie, dammit.

Also, the friends-only feature of LiveJournal rocks. And it's free!

3. I wish I knew more about French culture, the French language, and France in general. Why? I cannot say.

4. Every journal entry should be made in the form of a list. Tell me it's not more palatable. TELL ME. I know it is.

5. I am seeing a fancypants fertility doctor. I have a blocked fallopian tube from my ectopic pregnancy, and some craziness going on in my uterus that makes it nearly impossible to get PG. He is going to fix me up and then...we'll try to have another baby? I feel really far removed from babies right now. I am also mad that I didn't get to have a baby back when I really wanted another one. I am mad that I didn't get to have my ectopic pregnancy baby. I need to let this go.

6. We need new pillows. Why are all pillows so damn puffy? I have no idea what kind of pillow I want, I just know that I want to have two and they shouldn't give me a neck-ache, nor should they be flat as boards. Will someone just bring me some pillows that I'll like?

7. I hear the TiVo blooping away downstairs, but I have no urge to go wrest control from Andy so that I can watch some crappy show. Maybe this will result in more journal entries? Even though I'm not exactly writing anything literary, at least I'm thinking a little bit more than if I were in my TV chair laughing at other people's misfortune.

8. Maybe I should go to bed before midnight, too.

9. Not too many changes at once, though.

10. I also will continue to watch Degrassi, but I will not ever think it's plausible that Snake would cheat on Spike. Derrr.

Posted by Amy at April 08, 2006 10:41 PM

Comments

i've always been a big fan of list journal entries (which explains half of mine)

we so need to start doing things this summer... like little field trips once a week or something, that will also force me to leave my house (something i have a hard time with during the summer), keep me from having to entertain my sis the whole summer, and keep us both off the internet looking at mindless sites

Posted by: rachel on April 9, 2006 7:35 AM

Please update every day.

Thank you.

Over and out.

Posted by: Eliza on April 9, 2006 8:05 PM

Seriously, the Snake and Spike cheating thing just made me nuts. No! It seems so so wrong, I wasn't sure if I was actually awake or in a nightmare. And I also can't believe Emma was going to even try to keep it a secret in the first place. And Paige and Lexi? Whatever.

Posted by: Keli on April 10, 2006 12:54 PM

France! I wish I could send you a French soap opera magazine. I don't remember the title but it contains several storylines. It is just page after page of stills of actors with speech balloons. Lots of looking skyward; deep evil frowns; hand over mouth astonishment; and like that. I think you'd love it.

Posted by: Jenine on April 11, 2006 8:50 AM

I can't find a good pillow, either. Gary's is like five inches high, mine is flat as a board, either way I end up with a stiff neck. I'm a stomach-sleeper, how 'bout you?

Posted by: Amy on April 14, 2006 7:05 PM

So about the pillows. I spent 15 min. squeezing pillows at Bed, Bath and Beyond Thursday night. I had no idea what kind of pillow to get. My neck had been bothering me lately. I wish there was a good answer. I wish there was some place you could to to get fitted, like at Victoria Secret where they fit you for bras. I went with a $13 pillow after calling my sister Maggie seeing if she knows anything about pillows. She was in the middle of boarding a plane so I caught her at a bad time. I was asking if the really nice down ones were worth the $80-$90. She said that it was possibly a marketing scam. So the pillow I went with is firm density and says on there that it is good for neck/head support. So I will let you know how it goes. I have a feeling this is a problem most people have, where to get a good pillow!!!

Posted by: Laura on April 15, 2006 6:53 PM

Good luck with the doctor and getting things fixed up. It's hard not to be sad and mad about lost pregnancies, even years afterwards. It's hard for me too, even though I (finally) have a baby. I'm sishing you guys lots of luck.

Posted by: susie on April 18, 2006 8:26 PM

You might want to try a water pillow. I got one from my chiropractor, but you can probably buy them online or whatever. I used to have neck problems too, but no more thanks to the pillow. (Although it does take a little getting used to at first.)

I love that you're updating more regularly, your site is one of my faves!

Posted by: erin on April 18, 2006 11:00 PM

You know, I found a pillow at Wal-Mart that had a down-alternative-filled outer layer with a memory foam core.

*FABULOUS!!*

The outer layer can be removed and is machine-washable, and it only cost about 25 bucks!

Posted by: Robin M. on April 21, 2006 10:34 AM

Please tell me you watch "Tiara Girls," the reality show following beauty-pageant contestants. Because, GIRL!

Posted by: Gael on May 16, 2006 2:03 PM