reason # 18365 why you shouldn't wear a fur coat in october...

we went to a benefit concert in brampton tonight for one of my co-workers. she has ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), or lou gehrig's disease.

the concert hall has a capacity of 800 people, so although there were a lot of people, it was not a full house. there were certain sections that were full though, and ours was one of them.

i don't know how these things always happen to us, but the lady sitting next to kris had an enormous and voluminous fur coat. she arrived after us, and she was with two other friends - it was kris' luck that she decided to sit beside him and not in the middle of her friends. she actually flamboyantly flung the coat off shortly after the performance began so kris was wearing it more than she was - i think she was hot because it was clearly not cold enough to be fur coat weather and there didn't appear to be a coat check. eventually kris (who is normally a pretty passive person) started shoving it back at her. she got the hint and heaved it into an empty seat nearby.

we spotted two of my co-workers who moved into the empty box seats. after the intermission, we joined them...much better!

re: let the truth sting

rory's dad? RORY'S DAD?? i just don't know how i feel about that.

this episode was the typical third episode - nothing mind-blowing, but enough to keep you watching.

i enjoyed seeing the (small) rift in meredith and cristina's friendship. every friendship goes through that, and i've never really found their friendship to be terribly convincing although in theory, it makes sense, so this was good to see that they have a "normal" friendship.

alex was amazing - he drained the spinal fluid out of the guy's eye. his EYE! - and he was a jerk - he spilled the beans about george being a repeater. that's just mean. but it had to come out sometime. still. stupid alex.

i liked the really old guy. i'm sad that he's gone. the metaphor with him checking out was a nice touch.

meredith's attempt to teach lexie was obviously failed - i don't think you can teach someone anything until they trust you. and lexie doesn't trust meredith...at least she didn't. now that meredith and lexie have somewhat resolved their tension, judging from the previews, it looks like we are headed to the predicted mer/der/lexie love triangle...at least it appears they are heading in that direction.

sigh.

rebuff the duff!

i just found out that hilary duff is dating mike comrie (aka my ex-favourite oiler before he turned into an idiot, wanted to be traded and then i became aware of his abnormally large head - literally and figuratively).

i don't know why, but his dating hilary upsets me slightly. it's not like mike and i were ever EXCLUSIVE...but still, it hurts a little.

also...what did mike buy hilary for her 20th birthday? a mercedes.

*sob*

minesweeper champion of the world!

with my minesweeper flags partner being MIA (where ARE you, smell-pie?), i've had to resort to the old-school minesweeper.

my record for the beginner level was something like 6 seconds way back in high school when i used to play old school minesweeper. but today...today, i actually won in 2 seconds. 2 SECONDS!! my first click exposed almost all the mines, and i just had to click two cells that weren't mines, and voila. 2 seconds. 2 SECONDS!! i'm still in shock!

now that i know it's possible, i am vying for the 1 second win. but i'm not holding my breath.

cheerios and oj

we don't have any milk left, and with yesterday being a holiday, we didn't bother trying to find a place that sells milk, and for a reasonable price. that, and we didn't feel like leaving the house yesterday...so we didn't.

now i'm stuck eating my cheerios with orange juice. it's a taste that i don't actually mind, but i guess it's a little strange...at least that's what kris tells me.

giving thanks

thanks for the hottest thanksgiving in recent memory.
thanks for kris' safe return from seattle.
thanks for quality family time.
thanks for the cutest niece and nephew ever.
thanks for a mom who can hem pants and take in waists.
thanks for being able to sleep in.
thanks for a cat who wants to cuddle with me again.

shrute-space

i have started reading dwight's blog from the office.

unlike joe's blog and nurse debbie's blog from grey's, i find dwight's blog to be uncontrived and actually believeable. and quite funny, of course.

i'm not sure about the one-hour episodes of the office though...the great thing about the office in the past has always been the hilarity crammed into 30 minutes. now that it's an hour long, that just doubles the time commitment and makes the show a little less funny with too many commercials.

re: love/addiction

i need to get this off my chest.

alex needs a haircut. alex needs a haircut. alex needs a haircut. alex needs a haircut.

there. that feels better.

i have to say, i enjoyed this episode - it had the drama (when meth daddy punched alex out??) mixed with humour...i actually laughed out loud several times, but that could be from the sheer loneliness of not having enough people contact this week.

i LOVE how mama burke tore a strip off of meredith...especially because i kind of agree, at the wedding meredith was being ridiculous so i'm glad someone else noticed and called her on it. if i were her, i would have chosen inappropriate. no one likes to be selfish.

and i love how meredith tore into lexie a little. i feel bad for her, but the way meredith explained was perfect. and sad.

bailey was incredible...she always is, but she was even better than usual this week...i think maybe it's because i miss her bossing people around and she did a lot of that this week.

the writers of this show are clearly fans of the lingering looks with googly eyes and almost-kisses, but i don't buy it when george and izzie are the subjects. i've said it before and i'll say it again: it would be lovely if there could be one happy couple. just one. george and callie were happy. now they are not. the chief and adele?? burktina? and mer/der continue to have these ups and downs, why oh WHY can't we just have happiness? i realize that not everyone in life is happy, but it would be nice to have an idealized couple, just once. please? happy couples have existed on this show, but usually one of them ends up dying (george's parents, thatch and susan)...what kind of reflection on life is that? you can be happily married, but oops, one of you has to die prematurely. hmph.

simple pleasures

i was at the beer store today and i got carded! happiness! and THEN when i was walking away, the cashier guy (are they still called cashiers when it's at the beer store?) said, "have a nice night, miss"

MISS!

i should have him talk to the starbucks guy who always calls me ma'am - who, incidentally, i haven't seen in a long time. maybe he accidentally took an accelerating-aging pill and has since retired. ha, karma!

meet me in...seattle?

kris is in seattle this week on a business trip...which leaves me home alone until friday. this is the longest that we will have been apart since our wedding - and now that i think about it, it may be the longest we've been apart since 2003!

i haven't realized how much i've become dependent on having someone home with me...the nights darker, the house quieter and definitely the strangers at the grocery store shadier. at least i have scout. one thing i have noticed is that it appears she only cuddles with me when kris is here - since he has been gone, she hasn't cuddled with me once, probably because she can have half the bed to herself. bitch.

on the bright side, maybe kris will spot my friends from seattle grace! even though their studio is in LA, maybe they're shooting in seattle this week! and maybe he'll bring my presents! sigh, if only he read my blog he would see the blatant hint and bring me presents...

is it friday yet?