Life

Ugh, life is not like a box of chocolates! It is like a box of chocolates that have all melted into a gooey chocolately mess! I am so bored and complacent with life, and sometimes I like the monotony of it all, the every day grind (well not the work part of it, but the at home part). Where I sit home and relax and watch TV, which is an escape from my real life. Watching the shows I love takes me to that place and I imagine what it would be like to be 'lost' on an island, have a 'flashforward' of what my future is like on april 29, 2010, go on a manhunt for someone with a 'criminal mind', speak to ghosts and help them 'whisper' their way over the 'medium' white light.

I am aggravated at the crappiness I feel on a mostly every day occurance, and even in my dreams I make a fool out of myself in certain circumstances, like seriously? In my own dreams?!

I was supposed to go to lunch with a co-worker Frank today. We were going to go to China Buffet, which I love and haven't been to in many years. Now he tells me that he might not be able to go because one of our vendors is coming in to discuss molds for a display. We made this plan on Friday. I am pissed. 1. why can't people come AFTER LUNCH! WHy must they come during lunch. 2. WHy can't Frank just tell him he's busy at lunch and to come later? People do this to me all the time, they make plans and then something else comes up. Just plain aggravating.

San Francisco

OK so I went to San Francisco. I had never been. I was so excited. My first vacation in over a year. I went with Bryan (yes the one I said I love you too - more on that another day). How to describe it? I love fall. And it was fall. So I loved the weather. I think I would probably love the weather year round. But every time I visit a new city (Chicago comes to mind) I recognize how much I love New York City. No other city compares (though I have been dreaming about Seattle recently).

We walked through Haight (you could smell the body odor). We stayed in the Castro (Harvey Milk! - go watch that movie Amanda). We went to San Jose and visited Wine Country. We got lost a few times. I had to rent the car, but Bryan always drove. He likes to be in control (and he's an awesome at parallel parking).

I got hit on a few times. I got a new zit. But the people there (friendly - don't you just hate that? LOL). Not just friendly though, but unattractive. It's uncomfortable being hit on by ugly people. I called it the island of misfit toys (Christmas is coming - it's on a Friday this year!).

We had a room with a sink, but no bathroom. A bathroom with a toilet (but no sink or shower). And a room with a shower with no sink or toilet. It was a strange inn. An even stranger inn keeper. His name was Jamie. But was he a he? I think at one time. He was a She-Ra! (remember her from He-Man?). And of course he had to have an androgyunous name. But it was a story.

All in all a fun time. I don't think I could live there. Where can I live besides New York? Maybe Seattle (though I've never been LOL).

I need a new job. Anyone accepting resumes?

The One With All Ten Seasons

I began "PROJECT FRIENDS" on August 22, 2009, a journey I had wanted to take for a few years and hadn't had the time. Now it was time. The project you ask...to re-watch all ten seasons of the hit sitcom "FRIENDS". It was no easy feat, but it was a helluva lotta fun!

It amazes me how much the stars of the show changed from season 1 - season 10. Especially the season by season weight loss/gain of Matthew Perry and the high pitch of Jennifer Aniston's voice in the earlier seasons to the normal sounding voice she has in later seasons and today. Out of all six actors, Lisa Kudrow was the one that changed the least in terms of looks wise. The fashion in the earlier seasons are hideous! Especially Carol & Susan's wedding dresses (AND HATS!) in The One With The Lesbian Wedding.

Here are a few notes.

Ross broke up with Phoebe's bald friend, Julie, and Emily all for Rachel and then the result is him and Rachel not working out. Question - does Rachel like Ross when he's NOT seeing someone?

In order to get Joey to forgive him after making mistakes in their friendship Chandler has - lived in a box, gotten an ugly bracelet for joey and worn blue lipstick.

The chick & the duck disappear without a word and we don't find out what happened to them until the series finale!

Why in all 10 seasons has Jennifer Aniston's dad (John Aniston) never guest starred? Especially because he's on Days of Our Lives, which is the soap of FRIENDS!

I really really DESPISE all the filler episodes (or the clip shows that are in every season).

In practically every season you can see Jennifer Aniston's nipples through her shirt, so either she doesn't wear a bra or she's always cold.

I realized that in one of the seasons Matt LeBlanc talks out of the right side of his mouth.

The ages of the characters on the show are SO WRONG! It bothers me. Also, the continuity of the scenes need to be better, in one scene Monica is pouring a glass of juice. She puts the pitcher on the table and holds the glass. In the NEXT shot she is holding the pitcher and the glass is on the table. In another episode Joey goes into Monica & Chandler's fridge and gets a bunch of sodas. In his left hand are an Orange juice and another type of juice. in the NEXT shot in his left hand he is holding a diet coke and a regular coke.

Some favorites I've learned through watching the series:

Joey's favorite book is 'The Shining'
Rachel's favorite book is 'Little Women'
Chandler loves the drink yoo-hoo
Joey loves lasagna

My favorite characters listed from fav to least fav

1. Phoebe
2. Joey
3. Rachel
4. Monica
5. Chandler
6. Ross

A few of my favorite episodes:

1. The One Where Everybody Finds Out
2. The One With Unagi
3. The One Where No One's Ready
4. The One With the Birth
5. The One With the Prom Video
6. The One With the Jellyfish
7. The One Hundreth
8. The One with Phoebe's Birthday Dinner
9. The One Where the Stripper Cries

Over the course of the 10 years there have been many many guest stars. I have made a list of them for your entertainment:

Arden Myrin
Emily Osment
Robin Williams
Billy Crystal
Helen Hunt
Brad Pitt
Danny Devito
Denise Richards
Alison Sweeney
Kristian Alfonso
Susan Sarandon
Eva Amurri
Julia Roberts
Jean Claude Van Damme
Christina Applegate
Reese Witherspoon
Soleil Moon Frye
Tom Selleck
Sean Penn
Giovanni Ribisi
Christine Taylor
David Arquette
Cole Sprouse
Paget Brewster
Elle Macpherson
Eddie Cahill
Bruce Willis
George Clooney
Noah Wyle
Marla Sokoloff
Krista Allen
Charlie Sheen
Winona Ryder
Kristin Davis
Alec Baldwin
Rena Sofer
Debbie Mazar
Paul Rudd
Susan Ward
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Ben Stiller
Hank Azaria
Gregory Itzin
Selma Blair
Dermot Mulroney
Melissa George
Jon Lovitz
Jeff Goldblum
Jonathan Slavin
Phill Lewis
Aisha Tyler
Kyle Lowder
John Stamos
Daryl Sabara
Jennifer Coolidge
Greg Kinnear
Anna Faris
Ellen Pompeo
Gregory Jbara
Donnie Osmond
Dakota Fanning
Jane Lynch
Scott Adsit

Writing

So as most of you know. All three readers of this here blog...I have written one novel entitled "Amber Shades of Grey". It has been a few years since the publishing of that book and I have had a hard time getting back into the swing of writing. It is so difficult to not only come up with a great idea, a great story and great characters but to put that all together into one novel that captures people's attentions. I want so badly to write another book, but I just have no motivation.

My favorite author, Jodi Picoult said in one of her interviews that she writes every day, no matter what. She writes two maybe three books at the same time. Yeah, well she's amazing! She is an incredible author/writer and I can only dream to one day be as great as her.

So I shall start writing every day, no matter what it is about. Does this blog count? No? Okay FINE! Be that way, I'll write something meaningful and get back to you at my progress.

No Toppings!

I just ordered a PLAIN hamburger from the Outback on 23rd and 6th.
Plain means no toppings. We've been over this. I'm sure they read the blog? Well they screwed up my delivery. And it's raining out. And summer Fridays are over. And I went to the gym during my lunch break. What's that mean?
I"m hungry!!!

P.S. Don't mess with Lindsay this afternoon.

Projects

Lindsay here. So back in July I had decided to embark on a fantastic adventure and start a new project. This project was to re-read all seven Harry Potter books (Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows) and after reading each book to re-watch the corresponding movie. I recently finished 'Project Harry Potter' (took a little over one month) and I had so much fun with it. Those books are amazing...definitely my favorite book series ever. I have harped upon "Prisoner of Azkaban" being my favorite book of the series and "Half Blood Prince" being my favorite movie of the series. Severus Snape is my favorite character and Dolores Umbridge my least favorite character. I need to meet Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith and J.K. Rowling. Just putting that out there.

So after finishing that project I decided I needed to start a new one. So my current project is to re-watch all 10 seasons of the hit show 'FRIENDS'. Let's see how long it takes. I started on Saturday and am on disc 3 of 4 discs of season 1.

(500) Days of Summer

This is my favorite movie of the summer. It really reminded me of Annie Hall in the best possible ways.

What was your favorite movie of the summer?

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