There is only one TV show that I make sure I watch each week. If I'm not going to be home, I tape it. If I can, I'll watch it back to back. (And I can, because CTV shows it at 8 usually and then ABC has it at 9)
If you're as obsessed as I am, and you've taped this but haven't watched your tape yet....you may not want to read on. ;)
Last seasons finale was confusing as hell. I'm glad that Francie imposter got what she had coming to her, but I wasn't so sure about Sydney losing two years of her life and Vaughn getting married during that time. I spent the whole summer thinking, what the hell do they have planned?
So, the new season has started. Vaughn quit the CIA to become a teacher. Uh-huh, whatever. Jack, Sydney's father, is in jail. Dixon is now the director of the CIA. Sloane is some sort of consultant to the CIA and runs the World Health Organization. What's his name with the gadgets got his girlfriend pregnant and wants to get married, but she's having none of that. Will seems to be MIA as does Sydney's mother and Sloane's sidekick...Sarc?
I'm not so sure about this. Especially since at the end of the episode Sydney totally bitched out Vaughn....which has me wondering if he's actually going to fade out of the show. Which would be terrible!
I was talking with a friend about this a couple of weeks ago actually and we agreed that it was getting kind of boring with the two of them being together. While watching them have sex was terribly exciting the first couple of times, it got old fast. Really fast. The tension between them was what made the show so interesting. Or, it was part of what made the show so interesting anyway.
Oh well. Hopefully it won't go in a terrible direction. It would dreadful to suddenly hate your favourite TV show.
However, I'm looking forward to Christmas and getting Seasons 1 & 2 on DVD, so at least if it gets terrible, I can go back and watch the good seasons ;)
I'd forgotten that codeine makes me hallucinate.
It wasn't that long ago that I had my gallbladder removed, so you'd think that I'd remember that I had fucked up dreams while I was still on the codeine for the pain. Apparently not.
I came home from work last night with a terrible headache, and I decided rather than take one of my really expensive pills that barely work, I'd try using some of the left over Tylenol 3's I have.
By the time I went to bed I'd taken 4. So, really, it's not shocking that I was hallucinating, especially since I hadn't eaten very much all day. So, I went to bed and then woke with a start about 15 minutes later. And yes, I'm sure it was that long, because I looked at the clock.
I guess when I went to sleep I'd tucked the blankets too tightly around myself, because I woke up thinking there was someone in the bed with me. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing. Except that in this case it was. I couldn't turn over to find out who it was, and then when I tried to move my hands I couldn't move them either. So I was in a bit of a panic.
I woke up in time to realize that it was just my mind playing tricks, but still, for a brief moment I didn't know what the hell was going on. And to be safe, I decided I'd sleep on my back for the rest of the night.
Again, nothing much to say this week, therefore yet another Friday Five.
1. Is the name you have now the same name that's on your birth certificate? If not, what's changed?
Yes, the name I have and go by in the real world is exactly the same that's on my birth certificate. The only thing is that I generally leave my middle name off of forms, etc. I'm not sure why, I just don't like it much.
2. If you could change your name (first, middle and/or last), what would it be?
I've always really liked two names that I don't have. Christine and Elizabeth. At this point I'd never change my name, it'd just be silly. I've lived with them for 27 years already, I'm sort of attached to them now. However, when I was a kid I really, really wanted to be called either Christine or Elizabeth.
3. Why were you named what you were? (Is there a story behind it? Who specifically was responsible for naming you?)
My mother had a big crush on Paul McCartney...therefore I was named after the Beatles song Michelle. So, that's the story. I hate it, but there it is.
4. Are there any names you really hate or love? What are they and why?
Names I hate? Um, no.
5. Is the analysis of your name at kabalarians.com accurate? How or how isn't it?
Here's the analysis, I'll leave it up to you to figure out if it's accurate or not ;)
Your first name of Michelle has made you a hard worker with a meticulous sense of detail. You have a great deal of patience and independence, and you can be relied upon to complete your undertakings. You are stable, trustworthy, homeloving, and logical in practical matters, but rather unresponsive to suggestions from others. You resist change. This name does not give you great ambitions, vision, or imagination. It frustrates the expression of your softer, feminine qualities in that you find it difficult to express the depth of your feelings for those you love. It limits you to practical matters of the day, filling your life with detailed routine. hard work, and monotony.
But, what I really find interesting from that site is this...
Health Weaknesses for the name of: Michelle
Weaknesses in the health could affect the intestinal organs, causing growths, ulcers, constipation, or glandular conditions. Problems from head tension affecting the eyes, ears, sinuses, or teeth could arise.
Ok, here we go. I've just had my gallbladder removed because of all kinds of problems with my insides. Head tension? Yup, I'm full of migraines. Also, whe I was a kid I had so many ear infections that I actually had a doctor at a walk in clinic ask me if I'd had tubes in my ears because of all the scarring on my eardrums.... Interesting, no?
Ok, Because I'm pre-occupied with something this week, I haven't been able to think of a single thing to write about, interesting or otherwise. So, it's going to come down to the Friday Five.
1. What housekeeping chore(s) do you hate doing the most?
Well, all of them of course. I am not Monica Geller and I do not have an obsessive compulsion to clean. In general, if I could get away without cleaning anything I would quite happily live in a pig sty. However...that's not exactly acceptable, so I'm FORCED to clean every now and then.
Most loathsome? Dishes. I hate doing dishes. I just don't enjoy it at all. Yes, we have a dishwasher and it makes things a whole lot easier, except that I still hate doing dishes. I have no issue with putting dishes in there, but I hate unloading it. For instance this morning I went into the kitchen and realized that the dishwasher was full of clean dishes and the sinks were completely full of dirty dishes. I could have loaded them in days ago, but I've been putting off unloading the damned thing.
2. Are there any that you like or don't mind doing?
I know this is going to sound strange. Really strange. But, I really don't mind cleaning the bathroom. When I was living away at school I had an agreement with the other girls that I would clean the bathroom as long as they did the dishes. I really think I won out on that deal. Though, I did still end up doing the dishes.
3. Do you have a routine throughout the week or just clean as it's needed?
I do not have a routine. I make my bed every morning before I go to work and pick up any clothes that I've left lying around on the floor. And then make sure there are not too many dishes left in the sink. But that's only because the house is up for sale and at any moment a real esate agent could come through with prospective buyers.
Otherwise? I clean when I have time. The fact that my work schedule isn't always the same has something to do with that too.
4. Do you have any odd cleaning/housekeeping quirks or rules?
I don't even know what this could possibly mean.
5. What was the last thing you cleaned?
The kitchen. Because as I said above the sinks were full of dirty dishes, and they needed to be emptied. So, yes, I emptied the dishwasher, put the clean ones away, put the dirty ones in, and then washed the cookie sheet I had stuffed inside the oven to hide it, and stuff.
Oh, I'm also currently in the middle of doing all of my laundry for the week as well.