After I lovely morning fighting with DC traffic, I have finally made it back to the office. I suppose I would not have spent so much time fighting traffic had I not made every wrong turn possible. It’s a grid for crying out loud, how did I mess it up … continuously. Perhaps I was enjoying the 100 degree weather so much I juts couldn’t give it up? As it turns out, this heat wave is annoying. But it is doubly annoying when you step inside from the heat and immediately into your exam room… where the phrase disrobe and put on your gown have never sounded sweeter right? Anyway, while not exactly her area of specialty my lovely doc did look at the ankle. She agrees, yes it is sprained.  And yes, i should stop walking on it like an idiot.

I have also fallen victim to marketing ploys yet again. As I got ready for my appointment, I enacted a time honored tradition of watching Charmed on TNT mornings. Such a great show- plus it was Shannen Doherty episodes.. so bonus. Anyway, they do know their audience so I saw about 20 commercials for a new pill. Damn effective messages! So new pills begin in a few weeks- yay!

And off to my meetings I go…. limping all the way:)

OK so, I disappeared to go man the big event of the year. Went great, although my mobility appears to be the big casualty. Somehow I managed to “sprain” my ankle” It is actually the size of a soccer ball now. All in all was cool though!

In what appeared to be a terrific idea yesterday, my husband and I decided to walk the half mile to go get me a bandage. I thought maybe walking around on it might help. Alas, I’m a fool. Didn’t help my ankle much BUT we did manage to stumble upon the local Everclear concert. Weird, right? Everclear just kinda hanging in Arlington. Anyway, was fun and provided a much needed rest for my ankle.

Limped home afterwards and watched Juno (again). Still such a great movie. And in another moment of brilliance, I thought my ankle was feeling better this morning. It was, right until I put on my shoes. I will never learn will I? 

Since my meeting was shorter than anticipated I will take the extra 10 minutes to write my long awaited LOST review- as well as vote my favorite season finale.

First off, I’m more confused than ever – which i suppose is the way this story works best. As I mentioned with the previous finales, it still seemed like a SERIES finale to me. Albeit a completely baffling conclusion. They got off the island and now we know how and why only a few did, yes they want to go back, but will next season be all off the island, cuz i signed up for a series about a group of folks LOST on an island- not a bunch of regretters. 

Anyway,  the show itself was awesome, cool new info and, wow, Sun! Also, how funny was it when Sawyer came out of the water? there is a great sumup from Eonline.

Now, my favorite, Ugly Betty. Why – because it actually felt just like a pause not a wrap-up. They created new mysteries , solved old ones and it was fun.

Anyway, must run back to eat and work now.

So I have gotten multiple songs stuck in my head today and am definitely not feeling up to a LOST review- so I thought I would share. I was reminded during a conversation about random high school movies… which I did not start.. of my generations version of High School Musical, Kids Incorporated! And while HSM may have more glamour, a steadier camera and annoyingly catchy songs.. mine had talent! Take that! So thank you to Fergie, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Eric Balfour, Renee Sands , Martika, Ryan Lambert and all the other talented kids for singing their little hearts out. And in case, you want to match up the names to faces or now have that song STUCK in your head, here is a present.

I love TV- in fact, I am slightly addicted to TV. Usually there is nothing better than the spring finales as they wrap up mysteries/ story lines etc and bait you with another exciting twist. So what has happened this year?

Honestly, i am watching finale after finale and so far none are really blowing me away. Actually, all of them seem to be going one episode beyond great.

Bones: One of my favorites, great cast, fun stories. It was in such a rush to wrap up and reveal the killer that it was totally unemotional to learn one of our favorite guys was really the apprentice of a killer cannibal. I mean that should get some kind of reaction if it had been done right. Compare to that to the pre-finale. Shooting our hero, leaving us in suspense. That was a finale.

Gossip Girl- We all know how I love that show. The wedding was beautiful the end kinda sad but overall the season wrapped up like a series finale with everyone going back to the life they led when the show started. In contrast, last week had reveals, surpises, twists and emoition. The finale felt more like an after thought.

Well, I have one or two more finales that I am dying to see… let’s hope LOST does not disappoint.

For those of you who watched Ugly Betty last night, great show, you also know you can still act childish at any age. While in Betty’s case, that meant she could go back and re-experience some of the things he may have missed the first time around. Whereas  our tv heroine had her first junior high dance, I seem to be back on the playground. Frankly once was enough! I don’t need to watch as cliques form, rifts occurs and people end up left out. In that case its me, which is different than the playground but I so don’t need a morality lesson at my age!

And seeing as how I’m the youngest, I would think others would know better, but then again i would be wrong. I guess you don’t always get over things when you get older and sometimes you still wanna be the Queen B. Been there, done that. I just want everyone to get along. Oh I am so wise at my age;) LOL.

I need some caffeine!

How are you not done yet? For the past week I have watched as you disappear up the ladder and listen as you stomp on the roof.  Why do I do this? Because I have no choice. Your ladder is at my window, and your rooftop destination is apparently above my head. Seriously, can you finish please. Also, for the record, it is thoroughly disconcerting when you throw things from the roof. Each and every time I fear you are falling to yoru death. So really it’s out of great concern that I say … QUIT IT!

Second day back and I think I am finally adjusting to the fact that no one will bring me afternoon tea at 4 and there will be no cookies awaiting me at the top of the grand staircase. Now, if someone could just tell my stomach. Between the growling pain and the intense pollen-induced burning in my eyes this day is quite long.

Perhaps it is causing me inability to focus. Since I was able to catch up on my tv shows last night and am now left with an overwhelming urge to read about Gossip Girl.  And of course read through the spoilers. And even more of course, share them with CareBear. Now I have managed to distract both of us. Whoops!

I guess it wouldn’t be such a big problem, were I not under a pile of work making it appear that i was gone for a month rather than a day. Stupid Spoilers, oh how you taunt me.

Having once again gone through a Buffy marathon, as I do pretty much every time I have the chance- Its a sickness really- I noticed a theme. After her friends pulled her back from her brief death, she continued to mumble “I think I came back wrong.” I’m starting to think maybe I did as well. Although, I wasn’t dead, I have been having some issues for the last couple weeks. Perhaps even though I made it to the other side, I made it wrong. Things just seem off lately. Not with everyone mind you- but save my hubby and a few other folks who still seem to be on my side. I feel like some of the others may have fallen off the thisgirl bandwagon. Problem is, I don’t know why.

And sadly, I kind of need some of my more support-y folks right now.  With granny legs in the hospital and the mass exodus at work, my stress levels are a bit through the roof. Feeling utterly disconnected right now is probably some sort of crazy side-effect of everything I guess.

But at least if I had some idea what the deal was I could try to fix it, but alas, the best I can come up with is I came back wrong.

So once again, I disappeared. I know, I suck BUT it has been another terrifying week of drama and trauma. So I made it through the storm waiting from my husband to arrive back from the North Pole. Ok, so he was in Norway but still! It was pretty touch and go for awhile there but I survived. He’s back and bearing awesome presents I might add.  You know it was bad when my lunch conversation talking of Session 9, actually made me sad and think of when we watched the horrifying thriller about the old insane asylum leading to a killing spree. Very romantic indeed. I guess lobotomies and a crazed David Caruso = love. The only thing more disturbing than the movie was the context in which it was brought up. It seems we looked at an old abandoned insane asylum for our new office headquarters. Well, there’s a surefire way to get me to take some of my vacation time. Seriously, not going to happen.

Now in sadder news, my mother and I had yet another adventure this weekend. We headed out Saturday morning to the old homestead of Cherry Hill. Not much is still there from my formative years. What is still there is my grandmother. While I hope to not have to go through this in more detail anytime in the near future- it looks like her 94 years may have caught up with her. And I may be losing my last link to my NJ stomping grounds. Mom is back again today so we shall see.

In the meantime, my Cinco De Mayo anniversary is approaching and I am looking for some good and creative ideas for celebrating Five years with the boy. Aside from a lot of margaritas anyone have any good ideas?