I wish my sister would post more photos of my niece and nephew

(headline has nothing to do with this post. But seriously, Jen? Some pics now and then can't be that hard)

Today was painful.

It was one of those days where you wake up and would do anything to not have to get out of bed.

It was exponentially worse because after getting only 4 hours of sleep last night, I had to be up at 5:30 to do a radio interview for my job.

The rest of the day felt like a slow death. My eyes stung. My body was sore from the gym yesterday and all I wanted was to crawl back into bed and sleep for 100 years. I finally told myself I would leave work 15 minutes early because I could just not take it anymore.

Once I got home however, I opted to watch the Grey's premiere which I had not seen yet. I then made myself some dinner (salad, chicken noodle soup). After dinner, I watched The Good Wife premiere that was also waiting for me on DVR (it's ok, but I have high hopes).Then out of nowhere I decided to clean the kitchen. And then the bathroom. And then my bedroom. Now it's 8:45 and I am finally in bed, so excited to fall asleep. It's so weird how that rush of productivity came over me. I'm kinda bugged by it actually. If my house wasn't so sparkly clean, I would be down right pissed. I was THAT desperate to go to sleep all day.

Conference this weekend. Pretty excited. Yes, always good to hear the counsel of our prophet and apostles. A little more excited about Sunday's dinner at Dan's house.

You see, every conference his family decides to cook under one theme. One year it was Greek and Vegan, another it was Soups and Thai. Last conference we had Southern food. It was so great. This year we've decided on Italian food. Not like, spaghetti and meatballs Italian, but like authentic, straight from the old country, ITALIAN. I stupidly offered to make a risotto recipe I've have for a while. I've never made it. And I have to make it for like 20 people. Definitely going to do a trial run on Friday. This could be epic or disaster.

I get to buy a digital slr for my job. I have a $800 budget. I'm in full-on consumer research mode. What do you fancy camera peeps think I should get?

For real though. I'm going to bed.

I love Fall

The leaves, the crisp air, and all the new TV shows come back! It really is a glorious season.

Here's what I'm looking forward to:

Grey's Anatomy: This show is still great to me, even though Katherine Heigl totally bugs and George is killed off (you all knew that right? I mean, that's common knowledge around here, right?) Things I hope for this season: Izzie stays in a coma for a while and then wakes up more like Izzie from season 1. Also, can Callie please not be a lesbian anymore? I have nothing against lesbians or lesbian portrayals on television, but I mean, it's just not believable and way out of left field.

Project Runway: We're already like 4 or 5 episodes in, but there are like 50 designers on this season and it seems like it will be a long one. I like Althea, Gordana, and Christopher. Everyone else I don't really care if they stay or go. Although Shirin seems a little annoying.

The Office: The season premiere was SO FUNNY. I heart Andy Bernard. "Michael. Am I gay?" Bless his heart.

The Good Wife: This one is new but I think looks way good. The promo's are intense. It's also about time Juliana Marguiles returns to TV. I remember watching her on ER reruns when I would stay home from school on rainy days. Also, her skin is amazing.

Glee: This is also a new one and if you aren't watching it, I feel bad for you. I really do. It's so brilliant. Hilarious, too. Kurt is my favorite. And does anyone else get goosebumps anytime Lea Michele (Rachel) opens her mouth? She is unbelievably talented. And she looks a lot like Idina Menzel, who is also amazing. Coincidence?

I'm limiting my TV watching (well, loyal watching anyways) to these. I'm kinda over Gossip Girl so I can wait till the DVD's come out, or watch it online when I fall asleep. I might also include SYTYCD when it starts again. But I feel that's ok because it's artistic and stuff.

I refuse to watch Dancing with the Stars. REFUSE.

I'm also passionately against The Hills. I feel sick just thinking about how those worthless, irrelevant people actually get paid to have cameras follow them around. Reason #192 I hate LA.

This was funny. And really smart. Not that I've never gone through the BK drive-thru, but he's got a good point.

New Rule: You can't complain about health care reform if you're not willing to reform your own health.

by Bill Maher

Unlike most liberals, I'm glad all those teabaggers marched on Washington last week. Because judging from the photos, it's the first exercise they've gotten in years. Not counting, of course, all the Rascal scooters there, most of which aren't even for the disabled. They're just Americans who turned 60 and said, "Screw it, I'm done walking." These people are furious at the high cost of health care, so they blame illegals, who don't even get health care. News flash, Glenn Beck fans: the reason health care is so expensive is because you're all so unhealthy.

Yes, it was fun this week to watch the teabaggers complain how the media underestimated the size of their march, "How can you say there were only 60,000 of us? We filled the entire mall!" Yes, because you're fat. One whale fills the tank at Sea World, that doesn't make it a crowd.

President Obama has identified all the problems with the health care system, but there's one tiny issue he refuses to tackle, and that's our actual health.

And since Americans can only be prodded into doing something with money, we need to tax crappy foods that make us sick like we do with cigarettes, and alcohol -- and alcohol actually serves a useful function in society in that it enables unattractive people to get laid, which is more than you can say for Skittles.

I'm not saying tax all soda, but certainly any single serving of soda larger than a baby is not unreasonable. If you don't know whether you burp it or it burps you, that's too big. We need to make taking care of ourselves an issue of patriotism. If you were someone who condemned Bush for not asking Americans to sacrifice for the war on terror, the same must be said for Obama and health care.

President Arugula is not gonna tell Americans they're fat and lazy. No sin tax on food on Obama's watch. And at a time when it's important to set new standards for personal responsibility, he appointed a surgeon general, who is, I'm sorry, kind of fat. Certainly too heavy to be a surgeon general, it's a role model thing. It would be like appointing a Secretary of the Treasury who didn't pay his taxes. He did?

And get this: Surgeon General Benjamin had previously been a nutritional advisor to Burger King. The only advice a "health expert" should give Burger King is to stop selling food. The "nutritional advisor" job was described as, "promoting balanced diets and active lifestyle choices" -- and who better to do that than the folks who hand you meat and corn syrup through a car window? When you have a surgeon general who comes from Burger King, it's a message to lobbyists, and that message is, "Have it your way."

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-maher/new-rule-you-cant-complai_b_291852.html

2nd Chances

I'm going to the Utah State Fair tonight and you better believe I'm getting a corn dog.

1. I wish  I had the guts to cut all my hair off.

2. I wish I would've thought twice about the duvet I just bought. 

3. I wish I could justify renewing my Costco membership for reasons unrelated to $1.50 hot dogs.

4. I wish I had the drive to study and take the GMAT.

5. I wish I was out of debt.

6. I wish that Congress would just STFU already and pass Healthcare reform...w/a public option.

7. I wish my Taco Cart guy would come back.

8. I wish Cafe Rio delivered.

9. I wish Wyndham Resorts would stop calling me about buying a timeshare.

10. I wish I would have gone to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs concert on Saturday.

11. I wish relationships weren't so complicated.  I officially don't understand how people get married. I just don't.

LOSER

Kelly Clarkson said it best, I think.