Which one would you? Bush or Rove?

A Wedding on Saturday

Well... I went to the wedding of a co-worker yesterday. It was nice and it was fun. I took a whole bunch of pictures at the wedding and reception. Many of them are somewhat standard for wedding photos but they're pretty good as a whole. I thought you might like one of my favorites as an example to post here:


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Oh... and it was noted that the way Jen had her hair done made her look very Pam-like for her wedding. It was cute. (I just said "cute" - aargh!)

St. Patty's Day!

The pics are coming! The pics are coming!

But until then, here's a pic posted on one of our local news station websites:

The Poor Man's

I'm not making this up, check out what Perez posted earlier:

Most of the Mustard Family is Good

Yes, yellow mustard is nasty. On the other hand, wasabi is in the mustard family and wasabi is awesome.

Maybe baby #2 for Brady?

Rumors have it that Tom Brady's current girlfriend Giselle is preggers with his baby.

Tom's ex Bridgette is already 4-month pregnant, and Giselle may be 2-month.

That's means some time before November, Brady may have 2 babies!!! He must be one horny bastard!

But what we should be concerned about is "who's gonna have the cuter baby?"

It's been awhile

Sorry, no new material from me except:

I LOVE JCREW!!!

Apricots & Pomegranates

I think the Steelers made the right decision in letting Joey Porter go, but I really am going to miss the element of crazy that he brought to every game. If you live in Pittsburgh and are a Comcast customer, you should really watch the Steelers 24/7 coverage on OnDemand. Those shows have given me some good laughs over the years, none of them more than "A Day in the Life...Joey Porter," when he took viewers on a tour of his old neighborhood to show that his life hadn't all been "peaches'n'cream" but that at some points it had been "apricots and pomegranates." Apricots and pomegranates! Who says that kind of stuff? Joey Porter, that's who.

The Real Deal with the Penguins

As I am sure that you all are aware of the Penguins are talking about relocating to another city because they feel that they have reached a negotiating stalemate with city and state officials. What I don't get is why are so many Pittsburghers only mad at the city and not with the Penguins leadership? The city wants to keep them here but the Penguins are holding out for more money or whatever it is they want. They should consider themselves lucky to have such a loyal and devoted fan base even after many crapticular seasons.

So, if anyone from the Pens is reading this stay in Pittsburgh! After all we "Don't want to be like Cleveland".

On a personal note, I can't stand Mario. He's whiny and selfish and wouldn't play during the regular season but then went off and played for team Canada, won a gold medal and came back and didn't play. If the Pens leave, I will find him personally responsible.

Bizarre Cluelessness

I hesitate to even admit this. This morning I realized that there is a rather obvious reference that I've known as long as I can remember. The bizarre part is that I never realized what it meant until this morning.

It goes like this... as I was getting ready for work this morning the old drinking song, "Roll Out the Barrel" popped into my head. [I have no idea why this song popped into my head as I was putting socks on but that's a whole issue of its own and I don't have that kind of time.] Anyway... it suddenly occurred to me that the "barrel" was a keg of beer. Why wouldn't I have understood this before? Maybe it's just that I've known the song since I was young enough that I simply thought it would be fun to roll a barrel around. I don't know.

Maybe I shouldn't have admitted this.

How do they know????

Thanks to my class schedule, I am hardly ever home on Monday nights. So why is it that the times that I am home, the episodes of "How I Met Your Mother" and "Two and a half men" are repeats of the episodes I caught last time I was home on a Monday night? Why, God, why???? (shaking fist)

Also, has anybody else watched this new show with Patrick Warburton (AKA Putty) and David Spade called "Rules of Engagement"? It's on about the time I get home from class so as of late it's the only thing I catch on Monday nights. I'm not real picky about my TV, but this show is not very funny. The younger, engaged couple played by some chick and Goldie Hawn's son make me want to hit my head against the coffee table which is sad because the dude is super hot and I'd like to watch him but I can't because I'm so darn busy cringing at their lack of comedic timing and chemistry.

Continuing My Recent Terse Negativity

USA Today changed the format and layout of their website the other day. The new layout sucks.

Local News

There are all kinds of things I can say about local news. I'm usually a Channel 2 person, but lately Channel 4 has been bringing me great pleasure. Some of the stories they report on (the turkey problem in Shadyside, viewers' snow pictures) are so insipid they give me pause to reevaluate my own life and consider how well it is going compared to the lives of the tools who report these kind of stories for a living. Ouch! I say this in love, though, as anybody who knows me well knows my love for local news anchors.

That being said, today during lunch at an undisclosed location in Oakland (which I can't reveal lest the paparazzi show up for pictures of the OPP staff), I was excited to see none other than Channel 4's diva divine, Sally Wiggin. After some further investigation on the Channel 4 web site I discovered that she and several of her fellow co-anchors have their own blogs. I mean, they'll give a blog to anybody these days....Seriously. And of course, Don Schweneker's post today is a recipe for pierogies. Of course it is.

Who Freakin' Cares?

Scheisse! The people of the city of Pittsburgh has this chip on its shoulder about any time someone bad mouths it. I don't understand it.

Here's the point: some tarty little trollop who was here to film a movie made some negative comments last year and it caused a huge stir. Everyone in the city was upset, annoyed, or outraged.
At the time, people were saying things like, "Can you believe what Sienna Miller said about Pittsburgh?" to which I would reply, "Who the hell is Sienna Miller?"
I still don't really know who she is but now I recognize the name. I don't think I would recognize her if I met her on the street but I'm sure she'd tell me who she is.
Still - I have the following question for Pittsburghers: Do you think the people of New York would give a rat's ass if she said something bad about the Big Apple?

White Zinfandel

Lately, I've felt an impetus to make terse comments about (not so) important culinary issues:

I had a glass or two of White Zinfandel wine with dinner last night. White Zinfandel sucks. The only reason I drink some every now and then is to remind myself not to drink it more often. You'd think I could remember that without the torture.

Oh well.

Kelli Pickler

Before:

OK. I don't usually watch American Idol, but I did last night, and boy did I get an eye full. I'll get to that in a sec.

First of all, why are all the boys and girls crying whenever their "friend" gets voted off? Now, you know they aren't that sad, that's one less opponent which should make them happy. But are they happy? NO, they are crying their eyes out! I don't buy it! I don't buy it! It's a load of CRAP!!!

Now, the eye full part, did anyone catch the New and "Improved" Kelli Pickler? Even though I didn't watch her last season, I still had an good idea of what she looked like. So, last night when she made her return to American Idol, I was shocked. First off, her hair style made her look as if she was in her 30s, and it would appear that she spent some of her post Idol $$ on a new pair of "you know what" (hint: boobs, they are boobs). I also think she had work done on her face, possibly an eye lift.

OMG!!! Is this what the music execs think America wants to see - another singer with the look of a generic porn star? I am offended they think this is what will drive me to spend my $ on their CDs. OFFENDED!!!

She looked cheap!!! I think with her new and "improved" look, she and her career has "jumped the shark".

After:

Yellow Mustard

Yellow mustard should be illegal. If offends me.

Why is he doing this to me?

I can't take it anymore!!! KFed has been nothing but wonderful these days. WHY????????????????????????? Why is he doing this to me?????????????

We all know that he visited Britney last Friday, well I just read that on Saturday KFed brought the kids with him to visit their mommy.

What is happening??? I'm really warming up to him, the thought of which makes me want to cry in shame.

I'm going to fall so hard when he starts screwing up. :-(...............

Stupid Criminals

One of my favorite forms of entertainment is news stories about particularly stupid criminals.

GMail pushed me a story from Reuters today that cracked me up.

How many ways can this guy be stupid at once? The major acts of stupidity:
1) He committed his crime next door to police K9 training exercises.
2) He gets himself (in his stolen get-away car) stuck in the snow.
3) He attempts to out run a K9 cop on foot.

I love it.

Is it wrong?

So, I just read on Perez that K Fed paid a visit to Britney today at the rehab center. There's been talk of possible reconciliation, and that Britney's family is very grateful for Kevin during this difficult time.

To be honest, I'm very grateful for Kevin right now as well. I'm glad that he's step up to the plate, and actually being a parent. I never thought of him that way EVER.

So, is it wrong to wish that Britney and Kevin were back together? A part of me says I'm crazy for thinking this and writing it down, because if that happens Kevin would probably end up disappointing me. But then the part of me says with Kevin's presence, Britney might just be less crazy.

I don't know. I'm feeling conflicted about this issue.

Best. Quote. Ever.

I would just like to say that the following quote from Jan Levinson on last night's episode of The Office, just might be one of my all-time favorite TV soundbytes:


"What's the upside? I overcome my nausea, fall deeply in love, babies, normalcy, no more self-loathing. And the downside? I date Michael Scott in public and collapse on myself like a dying star. ... Why is this so hard? That's what she said. [beat] Oh my god."

Learn to Drive

If you live in Pittsburgh it is understood that at some point you will have to drive in the snow. So, why do people that live here freak out every time it snows? Even a couple of snow flakes send people slamming on their brakes and backing traffic up for miles. It should not take over an hour (85 minutes to be exact) to drive from the east suburbs to Oakland.

If you can't drive in the snow move to Arizona because I'm tired of driving 4 miles an hour because you can't handle the roads being wet.

Why do we celebrate so much? (My Best Post Ever!!!)

Great lunch yall, sorry you missed it. "Sathy" and I had a great time.

One of the topics we discussed that I enjoyed was regarding the workplace and that it at times feels like kindergarten. Why do we celebrate so much? Why do we need to pitch in? Why am I asked to "give" to: going away parties, birthdays, baby showers, or even [people we don't know], and etc. Why are we ask to give to newpaper delivery people on holidays when delivering newspapers is their job? Why don't we receive monetary gifts on holidays from our co-workers for simply being here?

Why do we do that? Why do we celebrate everything? Is it because we have nothing to do, or nothing better to do, or is this a display of power from those who have so little? Since when did I allow others to tell me what the appropriate amount is to give to certain things? Why, and when did this begin and why didn't anybody tell me? And why should I ever feel guilty for not giving anything at all? WHY???

I'm not saying that all giving is bad. Certainly a lunch together to celebrate occasions such as going away parties would be nice, but why then do we need to buy "stuff" to show others our gratitude?

Having said all that, I wonder what my future going away party and gift will be. Sigh.

Celebrity Spotting

Great news for fans!! I have it on good authority that Harlett herself can be spotted at Presby cafeteria today around lunchtime.

We've intercepted this telling email excerpt that explains when you can see her or maybe even meet her yourself:

I’m going to Presby for lunch @ 11:45 if anyone’s interested.

An Apology to Kaurie

I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to Kaurie for implying that she likes dirty men. Kaurie does not like dirty men, but rugged men yes.

Enough is enough!

That's right, another "Enough is enough" blog. This time though it's Britney Spears.

I have had it with her!!! I have had it with all the "news" about her!!!

She has left rehab once again after less than 24 hours. What a joke! To think I actually felt bad for her. Well, I don't feel bad for her anymore! I just feel sad for her two kids. In fact, right now I think it's better for them if they live with Kevin. KEVIN!!! I KNOW!!! I never thought I'd get to this point, but yes, it has arrived. Kevin Federline may be better than Britney at caring for their kids right now.

I can't believe I'm saying this. I am appalled!

Begin a new (with more insight)

How do I feel about it? I guess OK. I suppose I could muster up some feelings and opinions. Now I will have to think about what things in my life stir up feelings. Below is a short list I was able to come up with so far:

• Being on a crowded bus
• Waiting in line
• Being looked at
• Driving behind SUV/large vehicles
• Driving behind people talking on their cell phone/slow drivers

Belated Birthday Post

I must admit that when I signed onto this whole "blog" thing, I thought it was going to be more of the "things that are amusing us" variety and NOT an ode to all things Tom Brady.

That being said, my birthday was yesterday. February 20. I turned 21 for the 7th time and it was freakin' awesome.

Turns out I share my b-day with a lot of cool celebs (and some dude in the office here) - Kurt Cobain, Cindy Crawford, Sidney Poitier, Kelsey Grammer, Patty Hearst, Charles Barkley, and Lili Taylor. You should check out who was born on your birthday.

In the meantime, kudos & happy birthday to all my February 20 peeps...we rock!!!

Yes, but what is he really saying?

NEW YORK – Tom Brady is happy about becoming a father. “Tom and his family are excited about the pregnancy, and want to thank everyone who has shown support, and particularly for their consideration of Tom's privacy,” Brady's agent, Don Yee, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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Reese

Clearly, getting rid of that cheating husband of hers has done her well.

Britney in rehab!

As posted on Lainey.com

"Britney Spears has voluntarily checked herself into an undisclosed rehab facility today. We ask that the media respect her privacy as well as those of her family and friends at this time." - Larry Rudolph

Thank God she's getting help! I hope she stays there this time.

Angela happy?

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SCARY Spice!!!

Baby's mamma

So, it appears that Brady knew about the baby since last year and has no plans to marry Bridget.

Appearantly, their breakup was due him not wanting to be married and have children within five years like she did. Looks like Brady will be daddy before pre-season starts.

FYI, no comment from Brady, he is currently in Paris with girlfriend Giselle.

Whitney and Ray J?

New couple alert!

FYI, Ray J is singer Brandy's younger brother.

They are back!

I thought they were done, but according to Perez, they are back together and holding hands and doing everything possible to not be photographed together.

Tom Brady is the daddy

The ex-girlfriend of quarterback Tom Brady is pregnant with his baby! That's right, three months after their split actress Bridget Moynahan revealed that she is pregnant with Tom's baby. Oh the drama!

Britney shaves her head

That's right, Britney Spears is now completely hairless. I now feel really sad for her. Before I thought she was just being crazy, but now I think there really is something seriously wrong with her. We just had Anna Nicole, we don't need Britney Spears to end in the same way. I hope someone will step in soon and help her get well.

Britney out of rehab!

According to TMZ.com, Britney was in rehab a couple of days ago, but refused to stay any longer because it was out of the country.

Britney enters rehab!

According to Justjared, Britney has just entered rehab after months of hard partying. Looks like she listens to Justin.

Grey's Anatomy

According to Lainey, someone will be KILLED off the show soon. Who? Not sure. Appearantly someone will "die" one week, and another one may "die" the following week, but only one of these "deaths" will be permanent. Stay tuned.

Jayden James Federline

TRL: Cancelled

According to JustJared.com, TRL will not be renewed. It's the end yall. I haven't watched that show since high school, so I'm sad that other children won't get to watch it, but I'll be OK. Next!

Roethlisberger's New Lady?

If I'm going to comment about "celebrity gossip" I'm going to keep it to the sports category. There is a new report out about Ben Roethlisberger dating a new chick. It appears to be rumor but that what this is all about. Apparently, his woman was hired to play a part on the hit series Heroes. (I knew I could find a way to stick that in here.) She hasn't been on the show yet so I wonder what her power will be? Maybe she'll have some sort of ability to heal athletes that seem to be nagged by a pile of annoying injuries. Let's hope for it.

WWE: Trump vs. McMahon?

Trump to McMahon "I'll kick your ass!"

Is there anything Trump wouldn't do? (Must be a bad Apprentice season)

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Vanessa's Out!

Rumer has it, that TRL no longer wants Vanessa around given her diva like attitude. My mom and I never liked her. So good.

Finally, A World Without Pants

I sincerely believe the world would be a much gentler, kinder, and mildly amusing place were we all naked. NAKED. 24/7. Without our clothes on we are all the same - buck naked. I'm telling you, it's the next big thing and you heard it here first.

Fortunately, FUSE TV is on the cutting-edge of this trend with their show Pants-off Dance-off. Hosted by former child star and meth addict, Jodie Sweetin, this show gives my fellow exhibitionists a forum to take their clothes off for all America to see as today's latest music videos play in the background. I'll keep the underwear dancing in the bedroom, thank you, but I'm glad that those who'd like to spread the love around are getting their day in the sun.

Long live the Pancers!

Innovative

A possible message from Justin to Britney

Blogging at Work

Yes, blogging at work. (I'll continue to add a completely different flavor to this blog.) There is a huge and ever increasing number of people who do it. Is it a good idea? Can it get you into trouble?
Well, according to an article in ComputerWorld from last September it is probably okay to do. There are a few guidelines though and it is probably worth understanding what types of things have caused problems for others in the past.

If you think your employer would have a problem you could probably just avoid blogging about your workplace and edit all of your timestamps to look like posts were made outside of office hours. Just a thought.

Why are they together?

Publicity.


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The Office Season Finale

"The Office" third season finale will be 1 hour long, that's longer than last year's 40 minute season finale.

BTW, once again Steve will be a presenter at the Oscar's.



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Happy Valentine's Day

There! I hope you're happy! Now leave me alone!

Jake, Ian and the Jelly Fish

The Weather Outside is Frightful

Yes, as noted by the radar picture previously, the weather in Pittsburgh is truly frightful. The only time the snow has stopped was when the sleet and ice was falling.

It seems as though many or even most Pittsburghers did not go to work today. Personally, I spent a few hours clearing snow and ice. First, it took a long while just to get into my car through the ice armor that had encased it. Then I had to work away at the ice that was lining the driveway under the snow. The worst part - it's still coming down so I might have to do it again. I'll look on the bright side: I've gotten a good work out two days in a row while clearing snow.

Another observation: I came on here to see if anyone had commented about the snow. I believe it is clear what at least one of my co-workers has been doing today while not in the office. (It is very annoying that you use that general account instead of posting from an individual id.)

Enough is enough!

I have had it with this whole "Who's your daddy" story in relation to Anna Nicole Smith's baby Dannielynn.

I think by now we have all heard about the "daddy" claims that came out recently, and whoever you believe is the real father, it's time to get that paternity test. Because incase you haven't heard, now Anna's bodyguard Alexander Denk has come out saying that he's the real daddy of Dannielynn.

Enough is enough! Get the test, and put it to rest once and for all!

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Guess who is to host SNL?

I haven't watched SNL in awhile, but this does sound exciting.

Rainn Wilson is scheduled to host SNL on February 24. It's always nice to see the people from The Office receiving recognition. Go Dwight!

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My Most Favorite Couple

I love seeing Ryan and Rachel together. I just had to share.



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One of my favorite couples

I really like seeing these two together. However, that said, I DO NOT at all like Jim's new hair style. It makes him look so much older. Please, get rid of it Jim. I just can't stand it!

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They're back (maybe)

Looks as if Shanna and Travis are giving it another go according to Perez:

"As we've told you exclusively and repeatedly, Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler have rekindled their tortured romance.
Despite the former Playmate's rants on her MySpace blog claiming that they are not back together, insiders insist that they definitely are. And they reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that Shanna was with Travis in Las Vegas on Tuesday night at Pure for his Famous Stars and Straps fashion showcase.
And, yes, "they were very much a couple," says one spywitness."

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Why are they still together?

OK, so I'm not a John Mayer fan expect for the song "Your Body is a Wonderland". But even that song gets annoying after a few listens.

I think we can all pretty much agree that when it comes to comparing these two, John is obviously the more talented one especially as a guitarist. Jessica Simpson however, not so much. The look on her face when she sings (ew, that mouth), and her screaching voice (the sound of which makes me want to poop) is another fine example of the music industry that is aimed at selling sex not talent.

Seeing these two together feels unnatural to me, and I hope for the sake of both their lives and careers that they stop this soon.

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The weather outside is frightful

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Missing the good o'days

Here's looking at you kid!

Congratulations to Phyllis & Bob Vance!

Keep that refrigerator running!

A Different Tone

I'm confused by that last post. I truly do not know what to make of it. I will remedy this by adding my own flavor to this blog. I've made mention of NHL player Sean Avery because I was curious about how his relationship with actress and hottie Elisha Cuthbert will be affected by his recent trade from LA to New York.

In attempt to relate to an earlier post - perhaps Avery is one of the people responsible for giving John Mayer an Emmy... because he is certainly a douchebag. He recently sat down for an interview with Maxim online in which he explained some of his douchebaggery. The guy's well known to be a jerk but this was the comment that put me over the edge:

Are shootouts good for the game, or just hockey’s way of selling out to increase ratings?
They’re awesome. I don’t know why everyone looked upon it as this dreaded thing where we were selling out. It’s a breakaway, it’s a shootout. You decide regular-season games by it. It’s great for the fans. We, as players, like watching it probably more than anyone.

A decent person would have explained that shootouts are an aberration - an abomination. A team player would be appalled at the idea of a great team game being decided by a skills competition.

You decide: Wax figures or "I don't know what"?

Is freak daddy Joe behind this? Fug, truly fug.


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Waiting list?

Come out, come out where ever you are...

"So JC Chasez seemed very interested in meeting a particularly handsome young gentleman during Fashion Week. Of course, the poor bastard had to pick a guy who was friends with a gossip columnist. "[His publicist] was like, 'JC is going to be at such and such a place later, and he'd love to hang out with you,' " sez the olive-skinned hunk, who declined to share his phone number. Chasez's rep says he does not recall that conversation taking place. "And if it did, it would just be to hang out in a group, because he's a cool guy, not like a setup," he explained. Snickers bar, anyone?"

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Monday, Monday

Last night I watched the Grammy awards.
A couple of things - who are the douchebags who keep giving Grammys to John Mayer?

And why didn't anybody recognize Sureshot as the Best New Artist????

I suppose we should introduce our team:

Kaurie - the english major (aka. the Ass flasher)
Gob - the wise guy (aka. Mr. Hockeygeek - the Islanders to be specific)
Sara - the wise cracker (aka. babydoll)
Harlet - not what you think, just odd (quote "I didn't watch this comedy show for the drama")

And there you have it. There's everyone.

Topics you should expect to see on this blog include:

1. all things relating to celebrity gossip
2. all things we discuss during our off hours together
3. anything that we feel you need to know regardless of whether or not you really care (Why? Because we care!!!)

So, that's all for now. Until next time America, count yourself lucky because "You are NOT the father!"

I like things that start with "Star"

Today I have satisfied my cravings for all things "star" by consuming Starbucks & Starbursts. I really like Starbursts. They are good. An anonymous co-worker, who we will henceforth refer to as "Gob," has a grocery bag full of the tropical fruit flavored ones on his desk. Sometimes I go back and eat handfuls of them at a time.
Interestingly enough, in light of last night's episode of The Office, this same co-worker approached me this morning asking me if I wanted an Altoid at the same exact moment that I hit an error on my computer and a bell rang. Coincidence?

Operation Pudding Pop

Well here we are, ready to go. Let's get this party started! YEAH!!!