I hate New Year resolutions!

Ok, so I really do hate them. Let’s be real, how many people do actually stick to them? Every year we are bombarded with tens of thousands of ads, emails, blog entries, websites all telling us that this is the time to make that change we’ve been wanting to for months. Pft! Give me a break. Browsing one of the forums I’m a member of, I saw one of these lists. One girl or guy had, among other things, the following : “learn Chinese, German, French, Spanish” and some other language! I mean come on…We all know you’re not going to do it…there’s no way in hell any normal person would have time to learn 5 different languages to a decent level in a year! And there were 12 or something like other points on that list. I read that people are going to quit smoking, lose 50 billion kilograms, stop drinking, go out more. All crap. Not one of them is going to actually do every damned thing on their list. Most people won’t do one thing on their list. But for at least another week we’ll keep hearing that it’s never to late to start or stop something. Like there’s any point in giving up smoking at 80. Or whatever. I’m pissed. Whomever decided that the New Year(why do we spell it with capital letters anyway?) is a great moment to do something was a moron. It just sets us up for disappointment when another year goes by and we haven’t done any of the things on that list. You might also notice that smart people tend to avoid that by conveniently losing or forgetting the damned resolutions.
I don’t have a list. I don’t have a resolution. I’m perfect?

Why do people think Americans are stupid?

Well, this video doesn't give us any freakin' clues...they all seem pretty bright to me.

Yes,I am particulary bored this fine morning and browsing stupid clips I saw months ago...New Year's spirit I think. I would post something more but nothing I could say could sound the least bit intelligent after those true pearls of wisdom. God bless America...some of them need it!

Merry almost Christmas!

Yeah...so I'm going shopping in about twenty minutes ad by the time I get back I'll probably be grumpy and pissed again so I decided to just wish everybody a Merry almost Christmas now and share a little of the great Christmas music(yup...I'm a sucker for pretty holiday songs):


I hope Santa brings everyone what they wished for a something more!
Merry Christmas!
(Yup...I have enetered the holiday madness in the past two hours. For the past two weeks I've been worse then the Grinch but this morning after watching, ironically enough, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" I'm very cheerful and, dare I say, excited! I love this day!)
Now off to shopping, my darlings, before everything shuts down and I'm left gift-less.

How to decorate the yard and Christmas tree when you live in my world

1.Go out a week before you actually plan on decorating everything and get the tree.
1a. Circle the market and look at every tree until you get tired and grumpy.
1b. Fight like cats and dogs over what tree to get.
1c. Pick a tree, look at the disgusted face the person your with makes (in my case my mother).
1d. Fight some more.
1e. Repeat this dialogue at least 5 times "If you don't like it,we can get another one" "No, this one's fine *sad sigh*"
1f. Go back and get the damned tree.
1g. Pay the man and then carry the tree home all by yourself.
1h. Throw the tree in the garden somewhere where the dog can’t get to it (or piss on it for that matter).
1i. Forget promptly about the tree.

2. A week later go and find every stupid light that’s supposed to go outside.
2a. Get a chair.
2b. Get a stable chair.
2c. Climb on said chair and arrange the lights on a metal rod while the insane dog jumps all over you, trying to get you down to play with him.
2d. Get some metal wire and try to attach the string of lights to the rod.
2e. Scratch and bruise your hands until you remember that it would be a good idea to wear gloves.
2f. Curse under your breath, while the dog is still trying to kill you.
2g. Climb on the chair and then on the table to attach the other string.
2h. Tape it to the other metal rod thingy with duck tape.
2i. Chase the dog all around the yard with a broom until you finally catch him and put him on a chain.
2j. Look at the dog’s big doe-like eyes.
2k. Decide you’re a very mean person for doing that to the poor pooch and then go untie him.
2l. Curse again when the dog tries to jump all over you and bite your hand.
2m. Leave the dog tied up.
2n. Try to explain to your mother that the plug for the lights should be hidden, in case it rains.
2o. Bang your head against a wall repeatedly(or at least imagine you do) when she explains that she’ll put a plastic bag over it.
2p. Prepare for imminent short-circuit and/or fire.

3. Preparing the tree.
3a. Get the tree out of the garden without bothering to open the gate.
3b. Curse when your hair gets tangled in the wire.
3c. Finally get the tree out.
3d. Get the tree stand and try to put the tree in it.
3e. Give up and get the hatchet.
3f. Chop down the bottom of the tree until you think it fits.
3g. Put the tree in the stand again, shake it a little to see if it stands.
3h. Get the tree of the ground, chop some more.
3i. Finally get the tree in the stand.
3j. Grab the tree and then bang it against the ground and/or a wall until it’s not moving from the stand.
3k. Chop down the top of the 10.000 feet tree you got to fit inside the house. During this process, realize that your future career as an axe murderer is probably not the best idea since you almost cut your hands as well.
3l. Move the tree inside.
3m. Scratch the ceiling when you try to get it standing.
3n. Try and get the tree down just enough so you ca cut off some more from the top.
3o. Hold the tree while the other person does the chopping.
3p. Say “Of course I’m careful not to scratch the wall.” then look at the wall and see a big white scratch in the light brown paint.
3q. Put the tree down quickly and hope no one notices.
3r. Turn the tree around a few times and wonder why it looks so weird.
3s. Remember to cut the rope that tied the branches together. Do so, and then pull the branches down, trying to make it look pretty.
3t. Move the tree around again until you’re satisfied.
3u. Take a step back and look at the tree.
3v. Arrange a little more.
3w. Finally smile happily.
3x. Bang your head against the wall when your mother comes in and says “Wow, you were right, it’s such a beautiful tree.”(points 1c,1d and 1e)

4. Get a fiend, get extremly drunk and then decorate the thing while laughing like maniacs and fighting with the plastic ornaments.

Guess who's pregnant!

No, not me! But before we talk about who is the final UK championship update for this year, as the tournament is now officially over *sniff*. O’Sullivan won(dang, why didn’t I bet?) with the score of…wait for this…10-2. In fact at one point the score was actually 8-0. Poor Maguire. But he got two frames, Ronnie got the trophy(and a really nice moment at the end of the game where his girlfriend and their oldest daughter came to congratulate him---the kid is adorable) and everyone went on their merry ways.

Another piece of news before we get to the pregnancy story. The WGA has decided to picket the Golden Globes. No,no,no,no,no!!! *sits on ass and cries her eyes out* It was somewhat predictable but come on, man! You’re taking everything away from me! Because of the protest probably most actors wont even attend the ceremony so this officially sucks! *cries some more*

And now the baby news. Lily Allen is pregnant. No, that’s not that important. Yeah, she’s a good singer and everything but far more important is the other girl that got knocked up. A hint…her last name is Spears! Nope…not Britney(although that wouldn’t be surprising). It’s her 16-year-old sister. I don’t feel like saying anything other then the fact that maybe their mom’s book about how to raise a kid(supposed to be launched sometime next year) probably doesn’t have the best advice in the world.

UK Championship semifinals

So the semifinals are over and the finalists are *drum roll please*:Stephen Maguire and Ronnie O’Sullivan. While the Murphy-Maguire was somewhat boring and uneventful, ending with a 9-5 score, I absolutely loved the Selby-O’Sullivan game. After a great start from Selby, Ronnie finally caught up at 7-7 and then took the lead for the first time at 8-7. Selby won the next frame and the score became 8-8 and then came the final frame! A beautiful game in which Ronnie proved once again why he is considered by many one of the greatest snooker players and managed the magic 147 break, equaling Hendry’s record of most maximum breaks in official competitions(eight). Now, I’m a little bummed that Selby didn’t win but they both deserved the victory and there can only be one winner(oddly enough :P). I’m betting on O’Sullivan to win the final but both he and Maguire are great players so it will be a very interesting game to watch.

The Jared Leto saga continues and other various news

Snooker news and then I’ll skip to some unimportant crap. Mark Selby won yesterday’s game against Marco Fu(9-7 for anyone interested). The last frame broke the record for the longest frame ever televised. The last one was around 74 minutes. They made it to 77. Now he meets Ronnie O’Sullivan. My money’s on O’Sullivan, even though I love both of them. The other semi-final is Shaun Murphy against Stephen Maguire. I’m rooting for Maguire. Murphy annoys me. Done with snooker for now.

Now, onto Jared Leto. Yes, I’ve become quite obsessed with the poor bloke. Don’t ask why, I have no clue. But as it turns out I still haven’t found one person who cares about him. Then who googled him so much that he made it in the top 5? But a piece of useless information: apparently he sings as well. Isn’t that adorable? He is the lead singer of “30 seconds… something”(the something is my way of saying I forgot the rest of the name and not the actual name of the band). And people care so little about his acting career that they mention him as a singer instead of an actor, which from what I remember, he usually claims he is. Not that he isn’t a decent actor or anything…Naaah(note the sarcasm please). It’s just that nobody cares.

Another piece of crappy celeb news: Gillian Anderson, who apparently is still doing movies that no one cares about, will do a sequel to the “X files” movie. Because a sequel after so many years has any chance of being watched. Washed up celebs that have nothing better to do. The guy, whose name I can’t remember at the moment, at least starred in some crappy TV show. I can’t remember the name of that either.

The Golden Globe nominations are in. And there’s no mention of “Heroes” that I could see. Bummer. But Hugh Laurie did get another nomination for best actor in a TV drama. And the show got a nomination as well. Fingers crossed. Cate Blanchett scored nominations for both best actress and best supporting actress. She’s competing with Angelina and Jodie Foster for the best actress(and a couple of others) and with Julia Roberts for the best supporting actress. I’ll be happy if they actually hold the show without any problems from the WGA and SAG. One can hope.

Jessica Alba is pregnant. Nobody cares. It’s not like she is a good actress or anything. And sadly, the news about Pamela Anderson’s reality show was fake. It could have been “Newlyweds” on crack.

That’s it. I’m off to write or do something that requires a minimum amount of effort. I’m tired and sleepy.

In today’s news:

Gillian Anderson got a job! Oh, what do you mean you don’t know who she is? The girl from “X files” and…I’m out. But she must have appeared in something else. Does “X files” the movie count…? Anyway she’ll be doing…something. It’s not an acting job or anything. But anything beats sitting at home starring at reruns of your moment of glory, right?

Paris Hilton will have her on line of champagne. Just thought it might be interesting to know, with her DUI conviction and stuff…but I’m sure she can now handle her drinking and that will never happen again. Yes, I have just written something about Paris Hilton. I think I need to throw up.

Julia Roberts has a new movie out. Yay! I have no clue what the movie’s about and I don’t care enough to check but it’s still good news. It was about time she got something new out.

Not exactly today’s news but still great news: Angelina Jolie will play the role of a spy or something like that in a movie. As long a she kicks ass I don’t quite care if she plays the role of a ballerina.

Hurray for my first celeb blog entry. I don’t feel like writing so I’m procrastinating. Duh. And on a side note…I still can’t think of anything Jared Leto did…he had that movie where he was fat and wore glasses but for the life of me I can’t remember what it’s called. And I don’t quite care to check.

Meh.

I’m on a very weird sleep-wake time lately. Meh. Nothing new here.
Been trying to fill my college application for a week. Meh. It can wait.
According to some article I read somewhere online Jack Nicholson was more googled then Jared Leto. Meh. He is hotter, even at 70. And no one cares about Jared Leto.
The writer strike continues. Meh. I’m still hoping it will end soon. I need my “Heroes” fix.
I’ve started a new fanfic. Meh. Like my insanity is news to anyone.
I’m bored. Meh. Like that’s news.
I saw the “Sex and the city” trailer. Meh. Still don’t think I’ll actually bother to see the movie.
I’m thinking of writing a letter to Santa and ask for Milo. Not meh. Think I’ll get him? *wink*

NaNo is officially over *sniff*

Yup...December is here and that means no more NaNo...sad.
Right now I am waiting for tonight(and Jennifer Lopez is singing in my head …make her stop) when I can finally go out and celebrate. My novel is not over yet but it will be soon enough and then I can take a break and focus on my fanfics( I am so way behind on my Gilmore one is almost painful). I’m guessing I have somewhere around 5000 words(maybe a bit less then that) until I get to write the two magic words and then file the document away and get the characters out of my head(hopefully!).
Seriously, though, I really need to go out more. Last night I dreamt about my characters. Really. It’s almost sad how pathetic I am. But Chris was telling Abby that he’s not afraid of dogs even though one bit him because a crocodile once bit him. Yup. Because everybody knows that there’s a big problem with the crocodile population in Pittsburgh.
I just realized that I’m more worried that my dream of extremely stupid then I am that I dreamt about my characters. I am in serious need of some therapy.
*runs to write the novel hoping she can finish it soon and return to her somewhat normal self*