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Just how awesome this ad is.

I got up to pee at 5:42am and I noticed that currently playing on the TV (I fell asleep with the History Channel playing in the background) was some show that was mentioning Thomas Cranmer and the Catholic Church and all of a sudden my ears perked up and I hit the "guide" button on my DirectTV console. It's a 2 hours documentary on the Protestant Reformation. Well, you know I'm just creaming my knickers with that, and on a lark I hit the "record" button and my DVR was able to "record" it back to it's beginning at 5am because it had already been on that channel! How awesome is that???

It's little shit like this that makes me a very happy woman. So now I'm awake and watching the show from the beginning.

A couple of pictures to make you smile. <3 <3 <3





And an added bonus:

Keith Olbermann just called the health insurance industry "The Anus of America."

because they've been sitting on my DVR for a month, but I fucking love Glee. This show is dark and hilarious and fabulous. Ryan Murphy, you lost me there with Nip/Tuck after it became a pit of suck, but you've gained back my respect. Bravo - keep it up.

Sheldon! Nerd Show is coming soon! SMOOCH

WD-50!

Here's my gastronomical adventure tonight.

Let's start off with the complimentary amuse bouche (I will try my best to remember what was in everything) of fried frog's legs with a pomegranate reduction with some sort of fruit balls that were sort of like caviar with kelp pieces on top. It was weird, I won't deny it, and it was the first time I had tried frog's legs, but it was interesting:



( and away we go! )

The dinner itself was very interesting, and the flavor combinations were totally mind blowing. While some of the things tasted very strange to me, I really appreciated the depths of flavor and the artistry and I was really glad I went there. How many times can you say you've had food like that? And like I said in my last post, Wylie Dufresne was so sweet and nerdy and cute and I told him how much I loved Top Chef and he said "Next time I'll try to do better" (in the current series "Top Chef Masters" he sort of flamed out in the first round, but I really appreciated his efforts) and I told him I thought he did well, and that he probably already knew who won (he winked at me and said "For $20 I'll tell you." and I laughed and said I didn't want to be spoiled...oh my god he is so cute) but I always love him on the show when he's a judge or a competitor.

So I had a blast. Then I went to Times Square - OMG it is insanity on a scale I have never witnessed before. It was really cool.

Ok, I have to go to bed. I'm exhausted. And tomorrow I'm getting together with msginnyo and I'm really excited!

Courtesy of a reader of the hilarious blog by elysesewell:



And yes, for you trash TV addicts out there, elysesewell was a contestant on the first season of America's Next Top Model; she is this brilliant, snarky, nerdy girl who was going to go to medical school then came on the show as a lark. Well, she now models almost exclusively in Asia now, she's a blogger, she's just as nerdy as the rest of us, and her blog is wonderfully entertaining. I think I've been reading it for about 2 years now.

Cats fed and satisfied, check.

Glass of 2005 Bogle Petite Syrah, check.

Plate of sliced fresh baguette, check.

Plate of triple cream brie, out of the fridge since 5:00, check.

Make Me A Supermodel cued up on the Tivo, check.

Smile of anticipation on my face, check.

Mmmm.....

Ok Hyenas - I have 2 tickets for Monday's taping of So You Think You Can Dance! We have to be in Hollywood for the 3 pm taping. You have to dress cool. Anyone want to come?