Moving

Moving day is on Saturday and I'm ready for it to be over. My already small apartment looks like it vomited boxes everywhere, my cat is oscillating between being really ingtregued by the boxes and being pissed off because the house is so chaotic and the Sensation is trying to keep me from running away to become a fairy princess. I'm elated that I'm moving but the chaos in my house is driving me nuts. C'mon Saturday!!! Actually, c'mon Sunday because then it will be all over.

The Greatest Birth Control on Earth

The greatest birth control on earth is sitting on a flight with a screaming child. I flew home this weekend and on BOTH flights there were children who were horribly behaved. I endured a couple of hours of screaming, the man beside me had his seat kicked the whole way down to Florida and I kept seeing objects flung in the aisles. By the time I got to Tampa I had decided that having my tubes tied was a viable option to avoid the horrible nightmare that some children can be. Now, I understand that being on a plane for 2+ hours is not the most ideal situation for a child, but as a parent you have two options. 1) keep the child occupied or tire them out before they get on the plane so they will sleep. 2) Drive to wherever you are going so the rest of us don't have to deal with the fact that you can't control your child. When my sister was little and my family would travel I can't remember a time where my mom would let her scream uncontrollably, run around aisles or kick other peoples' seats. As SM likes to say, "when I was little my parents would tell me to go sit down and be quiet." For the most part, I feel like that is what a lot of us with "home training" were told to do. Go sit down, read a book, fall asleep, keep yourself entertained and don't show out in public. Clearly, the kids of today don't understand that. I think it might be related to all of the video games and TV being watched. It is ruining the children's ability to amuse themselves. Add that to a child's already short attention span and you get one angry Nana trying to keep from snatching a child up on a plane. I, for one, would love to see the airlines start offering "child-free" flights or "child-only" flights. I would be more than willing to pay the extra 100 bucks to fly in peace.

Chick Lit

Okay, I'm not sure if I'm just getting older or what, but I've decided that I can't stand chick lit. I read The Shopoholic by Sophie Kinsella back when I was in college or early law school and I thought it was decent. I've read more of her books and I'm starting to think that she is a vapid twit and so are most of her characters. I'm listening to The Undomestic Goddess right now and I am definitely taking it back to the library tonight. It will get me by for the day but I can't take it for much more. In two words, it sucks.

Later: I couldn't take it. I found an Al Franken book on my iPod and swiftly put The Undomestic Goddess back in my bag to be delivered back to the library as soon as I get home. This is one of the few times that I have ever hated a book so much to stop reading.

Disgusting Habits in the Movies

I'm getting my money's worth out of Netflix lately. Last night I watched Jersey Girl, the movie where Ben Affleck plays the single dad. It wasn't a showstopper or anything, but it was sweet. Perfect for doing laundry and packing like I was doing last night. There was one thing in the movie that bothered me though. The little girl in the movie always forgot to flush the toilet and when she would go back and do it, SHE WOULDN'T WASH HER HANDS! They must have showed this little girl in the bathroom 3 or 4 times and each time she trotted out without so much as looking at the sink. I was utterly disgusted. This is why bird flu is going to kill us all, because people don't wash their damned hands! Makes you think about touching the bars on the metro doesn't it?

Wedding, Mattress and Mad Hot Ballroom

This weekend was fabulous. I was a bridesmaid in my friend's wedding which was gorgeous. She had a Catholic/Hindu fusion wedding and it was marvelous. The dresses she picked for us flattered everyone and she was a beautiful bride. I also got to see the Sensation in a suit. Very hot.

Yesterday, we went mattress shopping for the move and found something we liked. Now it is only a matter of getting a good price. We went to two places and loved the salesman at one and hated the other. It is amazing how much a salesman's personality can make or break his sale.

When we got home we watched Mad Hot Ballroom. It was AWESOME!!! I had lots of favorites and I would recommend this movie to anyone.

It is Hot as Hell!

Today it is supposed to be 100+ degrees outside. For all of the people who don't believe in global warming, I hope you burst into flame today. Whatever we are doing to the earth we need to stop because this heat is not the truth. Folks need to go plant a tree or something.

This weekend was fabulous. I went to go see SW and RP in NYC. It was hot there too but I had such a good time that it was worth it. We saw Leela James perform and just hung out. It has been a while since I didn't have anywhere to be. It was nice. I trained back to DC Sunday afternoon and Sunday night I went to go see Mary J. Blige. SHE WAS AWESOME! I would definitely recommend her show to people. I don't know where people are coming from when they say she can't sing. She was tearing it up onstage. A couple of people have said that the drugs were jacking up her voice, but now that she is sober and happy...girlfriend can BLOW!

Okay, I'm off to the showers. I need to go to work before I step outside and spontaneously combust. Stay cool folks!