Superstitions and Such.
The post for today at APOOO.
Happy Friday.

The guy on the left is climbing- you know the whole onward and upward thing.
 Which is the way I started this week.
 It’s not ending that way.  
No complaints.  It is what it is.  
I’ll keep moving.  
Just a little slower.
And with a little less enthusiasm.  
But moving nonetheless.

It’s Wednesday. I’m sick. And I actually went to a website because of the commercial (Alec Baldwin as the hulu alien- BRILLIANT!).
Here is one of my favorite scenes from The Devil Wears Prada (an instance where I enjoyed the movie more than the book).
Enjoy!

Synopsis (www.barnesandnoble.com)
 
Widely hailed as one of the finest humorist of the twentieth century, James Thurber looks back at his own life growing up in Columbus, Ohio, with the same humor and sharp wit that defined his famous sketches and writings. In My Life and Hard times,first published in 1933, he recounts the delightful chaos and frustrations of family, boyhood, youth odd dogs, recalcitrant machinery, and the foibles of human nature.
I was introduced to Thurber in high school, and for years, I’ve been meaning to go back and re-read some of his …

The full title is: Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office
You can see why I decided to use the short version for my post title.  
Synopsis(from www.barnesandnoble.com)
 
Jen Lancaster was living the sweet life-until real life kicked her to the curb. 
She had the perfect man, the perfect job-hell, she had the perfect life-and there was no reason to think it wouldn’t last. Or maybe there was, but Jen Lancaster was too busy being manicured, pedicured, …

Kissing Kurt Primrose
Go read it at APOOO.  
Happy Friday

The older my mother gets, the more ”in” to gadgets she becomes.  She wants to be able to use all the cool stuff.  Except she needs extensive tutorials.  OK- not a problem.  I have a 13 year old that doesn’t read directions but instinctively knows how to use every feature on every gadget ever known to man.  Which is good for my mother because that means that Diva in Training (DIT from here on out) does all the groundwork for her.  Sort of like her very own Geek Squad.
It’s after the …

 
Call me cynical, but over the years, I’ve learned to distrust all politicians.  For me, voting is often choosing between the lesser of two evils.  I live in a state with some of the most RIDICULOUS politicians on the planet. White and Black.  Republican and Democrat.  They all make me crazy.
Each time I touch that screen, I hope and pray that the person I’ve chosen won’t screw things up worse than the one before him.  Not voting is not an option for me. I would never disgrace the memories of …

Yes, I’m writing, damnit! But you always need to take time out to have a little fun. So, today I’m posting my favorite E*TRADE videos. ‘Cause I frickin’ LOVE those babies.
OK- so this used to be my favorite commercial:

And then this one is from the Superbowl, and it just cracks me up every time:
And I’m just throwing this one in because:

Happy Tuesday!

I love working from home.  But some days (particularly Mondays) I miss having a place to “go to” to start the week off.  There is something very comforting in having a “routine”, even if it’s only so that you can rebel against it. (The Ex used to call me a Rebel Just Because- so that ought to tell you something).  
Well, this morning started off just like all the other Monday mornings have for the past ten months.  Except today I didn’t have the juice.  I was feeling like I …