So….I have sinned. I have sinned big time. My iMac went down three days ago and I don’t think theres any hope for recovery within the foreseeable future. In the meantime, I had to have a computer. In today’s age, a computer is almost a necessity if you pay bills or keep up with your finances online rather than on paper. To make a long story short, I broke down an bought a nice Toshiba laptop from Best Buy. I had been wanting a laptop or netbook but I had been holding off. My iMac going down gave me the excuse I had finally been seeking to get one.
It’s very odd trying to reteach myself how to reuse Windows. The laptop came with Windows 7, so its been more awkward. I’m having to get used to Anti-virus software(YUCK). I don’t have the first idea where to edit my pictures or movies. The thing I love about Macs, you cannot not know where to do that. Its obvious and if you can’t figure it out within a 3 minute span, your just blind. With Windows, the software is buried somewhere in some folder. I’m sure things will get better but for now its all just new and a little aggravating. The most frustrating thing of all? Trying to transfer 76 GB of music from a Mac formatted iPod to Windows. Its taking forever and its a pain in the butt.
My sister, bro-in-law, niece, and I are trying to work out a possible trip to Disney World in March. I haven’t been in over 10 years. My sister hasn’t been since she was five. My bro-in-law nor my niece have ever been. Of course, Lainey is only about 6 months old so she hasn’t been and of course she probably won’t remember any of it. You never know though. My earliest memory I have is sitting in a theatre as a baby with my parents watching ‘Return of the Jedi’. Something about Jabba the Hutt on a huge movie screen just somehow implanted itself onto my baby brain.
I’m hoping we get the kinks worked out involving a few issues so we can go to Disney. Some things involving family and finances all have to fall into place. I think we’re all in need of a week away from things. Lesley and Justin especially need to get away. Those two are the some of the most hard working(and I don’t mean working as in a job specifically) and caring people I know. They are willing to be there for others when others won’t help. I see them and I know my parents and Justin’s parents raised them right. I couldn’t ask for a better sister and bro-in-law(and Lainey is alright too I guess!).
Work is work. It’s no better or no worse than in the past. It just is. It has its ups and its downs. While it might not be the most glamorous job in the world, it pays the bills. I used to care what people think about it but now I really don’t. I just don’t associate myself really anymore with people that want to give me a hard time about it. I see people that are far worse off than me these days and I realize that I should be thankful just to have a paycheck.
I’ve decided that one of my new years resolutions for 2010 is to try and be more organized. Its going to be rough and difficult to do, but I’m going to try. I’m so glad that I inherited the gift of keeping unnecessary things from my mom. Yes, I’m one of those people that keeps the smallest things thinking that maybe one day, I’ll need to use it. I’m going to try and change that. I’m working on it.
The situation in Haiti sucks. When I first heard about it, I didn’t comprehend the amount of damage. My first thought was “Whatever”. After seeing the damage though and seeing the people act what looks like a zombie movie of some sorts, my heart breaks. The country is already basically non policed and the people have looked like they are just running wild. I see the damage in what is already a majorly impoverished country and I just can’t imagine the country being rebuilt. It’s like what happened in New Orleans, but on steroids. I just hope that everyone finds a way to try and help.
Lane Kiffin is a jerk to the infinite degree. How in the world did so many of us Tennessee fans get suckered in by this guy? I feel bad for the new coach, Derek Dooley. He’s just in a bad spot. He obviously wasn’t one of the first few choices for head coach. He has the pressure from all of the fans squarely on his shoulders to try and keep the program going forward and not backwards. Its going to be a tough few years I think for us Tennessee fans.
I didn’t get to see the Golden Globes, due to being out with friends and I was recording 24 and some other stuff, but I am REALLY SURPRISED by some of the winners.
-Sandra Bullock won Best Actress-Drama for what was clearly a “popcorn flick” role. ‘The Blind Side’ was a good movie but I never would have given anyone in the movie an acting award.
-I was floored that ‘The Hangover’ won Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy over ’500 Days of Summer’,'Nine’,'It’s Complicated’, and ‘Julie and Julia’.
-Never in a million years would I have thought that Mo’Nique would win a major acting award, BUT she was amazing in ‘Precious’. I love seeing actors who traditionally do one type of acting come out of nowhere and surprise us.
-While ‘The Hurt Locker’ was good and all, I’m happy that ‘Avatar’ won Best Director and Best Picture-Drama. ‘Avatar’ in my opinion is an epic like ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ or ‘Star Wars’. Movies like that don’t come around all the time. Some movies try but they’re not epic. ‘The Hurt Locker’ can go win an indie award somewhere. ‘Avatar’ should win the Best Picture and Best Director Oscar in my opinion.
-’Glee’ for Best TV comedy?! It’s fun and the music is great but its not nearly as well written as ’30 Rock’, ‘The Office’, or ‘Modern Family’. I really think ‘Modern Family’ should have won it. No other show has been as consistently funny as it has so far this year. ‘Modern Family’ in my opinion is the funniest show since ‘Arrested Development’ and the first few seasons of both ’30 Rock’ and ‘The Office’. As much as I love those shows, they just haven’t been as good this year. Honestly, I haven’t thought any of the ’30 Rock’ episodes so far have been that great.
- I still haven’t been able to get into ‘Mad Men’. That’s a show that I theoretically should love but I just can’t get into it. ‘True Blood’ on the other hand is the opposite. I theoretically should not like it but I am really into it. Maybe its the geek in me or something. I don’t know.
Thats just a few random thoughts from tonight.
Thats all.
p.s. If you live in the Nashville area, go eat at Chuy’s at Cool Springs. That place is soooo great!
