Super Sunday

So last year I was totally excited for the Super Bowl, not only was my team in the big game but the Lady was still small enough to travel well and fall asleep on a queen bed in someone elses house.

This year we will be watching from home. I am not taking her anywhere due to the fact that she gets into everything has a tendency to find the most fragile thing in the room and proceed to play with it.

I haven't decided who to root for yet. I know my friend Bill will be whipping out the terrible towel and apparently the terrible cake, but I always love the underdog--case in point last year's amazing win by the Giants, so it will be a game time decision. There is also the very real possibility that I will be in bed before the game ends, although I do want to see the Office episode after the game, but that is where the magic of Tivo comes in.

To all of you celebrating and watching tonight, don't eat too many chips and remember that now that the football season is over we only have six short months before fantasy football starts up again. It is so nice to have something to look forward to!

The Biggest Loser

Why did the promos set up the fact that brown and orange were going to be below the yellow line? Just thinking about sending one of those two big breasted boys home was enough to make my heart hurt for days leading up to last nights episode.

I love how they still tried to make the weigh-in super dramatic even though we knew already who the choices would be. Bob's team had the advantage in terms of numbers so I knew that Daniel would be going home. I have to say that David really didn't get it. I don't think Tara had to cry about it at the elimination table but that guy was still smoking, eating fried food and I think he now weighs more than Daniel, who to date has lost 101 pounds. Now for those of you counting at home that means he still weighs 353 pounds on a 5'8" frame so in all actuality he has to drop another 150-200lbs to fall within the normal weight range for his body. I hope he can do it, he looks like he is still motivated and I am looking forward to the finale.

I am also looking forward to the weigh in next week with the at home contestants. We will see how much their work paid off.

On a side note--is everyone else just totally in awe of Ron's body type? When that guy takes his shirt off the only thing I can think about is that guy who lives in Jabba the Hut's basement and takes care of that monster that Luke kills with the door. You know this guy. . . except way worse off in terms of stomach rolls.

By the way, in my search for a photo of this guy, I found out that the monster is called a Rancor and the guys name is Malikili. Just in case any of you were wondering.

I mean how did his stomach get like that? Even if he loses a ton of weight he is still going to have some serious skin issues that will only be solved by a scalpel and some serious manscaping.

Anyway, I was glad to see Blaine got a chance to go home and see his wife. I feel for that girl, first of all she is like a skinny little stick and she has four kids and her husband left her at home by herself with a newborn and three other kids so he can work on his own weight problem. I think he should take some tips from her in the future. Also, does Dane speak? Is there something wrong with him--you know is he a little touched in the head? I don't think I have heard him speak one complete sentence since the show started. He is dropping big numbers though, so something is working.

Until next week all. Looking forward to seeing Carla's number on the scale. I am still routing for team blue. I love those Samoan guys!

Progress

I am shamefully admitting that this is the first day in a week that I have worn deodorant. I ran out last Wednesday and didn't make it to the store until yesterday, where I did double up on 2fer special on Secret unscented.

I am disappointed to say that I have found myself pulling on comfy pants and hoodies again this winter but I am glad to say that I have found the drive to actually perform the simplest of basic hygiene again. Oh winter--when will you end?

We got some snow this morning, which is apparently supposed to turn into some icy/rainy mess so it looks like we will be stuck inside again today. The Lady is almost ready for a nap, so that will give me some time to catch up on work and the two Oprah episodes I missed about fat kids. Oh Oprah--what are you hungry for?

The Oscars

The Oscar nominees came out yesterday and I have to say that I have not seen one of the movies that was nominated. I am also pretty sure that I haven't seen any of the movies that got any nominations at all, which is kind of pathetic since I like to think that I am still in the thick of all things celebrity. I guess having a magazine subscription and watching the red carpet doesn't really count.

I have seen two movies in the theatre since the Lady was born--Juno, which was an Oscar nominee last year and The Dark Knight (I guess I did see one movie with a nod) and that is it. It kind of saddens me because I think that my husband and I probably saw on average 20 movies a year together. He is a big movie guy, you know the kind of guy who quotes the trailer even though the movie hasn't even come out yet--yeah he's that guy. I will find him up at like two in the morning on a Tuesday watching Rounders for the eight hundredth time just because he likes movies and he can't sleep. The other night he started watching Casino from the middle at like 1o:30 p.m. while I tried in vain to fall asleep to the heavy accent of Joe Peschi and a screaming scene with Sharon Stone. I think my heavy sighing did get the point across eventually.

Anyway, I am thinking of trying to see at least one of the nominated movies this year. My vote is for Slumdog Millionaire because I hear it is good, it doesn't start Brangalina and I always love an underdog story.

Let me know if you have any Oscar favorites for this year or if you saw any of the movies nominated.

I am really trying to get back to this blog not only for my own sanity but for the sake of all you readers who are procrastinating at work!

Out and About

We left the house today. Since the temperature was going to climb above freezing today, I decided it was my best chance at getting out and getting some stuff done.

I have really been feeling like I have cabin fever lately and although, I know I can bundle and pack the Lady up and get her in the car in just a few minutes, the thought of braving the cold has really kept me indoors curled up under a blanket and coloring on the floor of the Lady's room.

This morning we were out by 9am. The Lady and I went out to breakfast, now I know the money saving mom probably wouldn't approve of spending twenty bucks on a breakfast for one person and a one year old--who didn't even eat the silver dollar pancakes--but I feel like every once in a while you have to go out and do something for yourself. Besides it is nice to be waited on and not have to prepare every meal.

We ended our morning with a trip to Costco and I am proud to say that I left there with only the items on my list. It is so hard not to pick something up and say "Why yes, I do need three thousand tissues today and this giant box of snickers is really going to come in handy," but we made it out there with just the milk and the fruit we came for. The Lady fell asleep in the car and I am hoping for a good nap. I just got this weeks US Weekly.

The Biggest Loser Update

I am trying to fit in my Biggest Loser update blog, while my husband tries to distract the Lady in her room with crayons. She is quick to hit the keyboard and then start crying if I tell her no, so I have to be efficient and precise. I am also trying to fit it in before Lost premiers tonight. I still have to watch the final hour of last season's finale. I got a bit behind last year and have finally caught up with the last four or so episodes in the last few days. I tell you the best way to watch that show is on TiVo.

Biggest Loser

A good weight loss week for some contestants. We saw some good numbers from the black team, team brown, and of course the big guy Daniel. Ummm. . . is David even trying at home? Every time they show him he is eating fried food in his Biggest Loser t-shirt. He will be in for a rude awakening if he gets back on the ranch.

So there was some silver team drama. I think that there is something wrong, like mentally, with Joelle. I like Carla and I particularly like her drive to succeed but listening to her yell at Joelle for 10 minutes wasn't good BL TV. I also don't like her enough to give Joelle another chance next week. Jillian's team--what were you thinking? Granted Joelle puts up low numbers, so maybe you thought she would be below the yellow line again, eliminating one spot for members of your team, but overall, silver team is more of a threat then red because they have so much more weight to lose.

I am interested in seeing how this decision affects the team dynamics in the house next week. Up to now there wasn't any real Bob vs. Jillian feelings, I think that will all change next episode.

Only one more weigh in until the partners come back. It should be an interesting week, especially for those women who posted big numbers this weigh in.

More to come next week. Off to my Tivo, three hours of Lost and Restaurant Wars on Top Chef! Oh TV, how you soothe my soul.

The Inauguration

I have going on to my ninth hour of Inauguration coverage. Granted it has been interrupted by a few spurts of work and about 15 minutes of Curious George, but even though the news is now repetitive and they are showing taped video of things I have already seen, I am not ready to turn it off quite yet.

We are generation without a Woodstock, a March on Washington, a collective goal or vision and to see all those people gathered to celebrate in one event is nothing short of historical. I have never paid this much attention to the transfer of power in my life but whatever that feeling is, that sense of common purpose, is something I want to be a part of. The question is what happens next?

I was grateful the Lady got up at 6:15 this morning and took a much earlier nap then usual so that I didn't have to fight with her over the "mote" so she could watch the shows for "babies," I don't know how much my daily life is going to change in the next few months or years but I guess there is that sense of hope and for that I am grateful.

I will admit to checking the guide to make sure that the Biggest Loser will still be airing tonight--there is such a thing as too much Inauguration coverage!