Due to the ongoing RTC inventory, my court appearances for the last two weeks have been kept to a minimum. As a result, I have had more time in the office to catch-up on my pleading work, to organize my files, and to surf the internet more than usual. Today was no exception. Right now, there are about a gazillion juvenile trivialities that are running through my head.
- I can’t wait for High School Musical 3. My kids an
d I bond over HSM DVDs. At three years old, Chelsea practically knows the lyrics to Gabriella and Sharpey’s songs–right down to “Everybody quieeeet!” HSM3, due in October 2008, will add to our bedtime repertoire. Zac Efron is cute too! Too bad he’s a tad too old to become my son-in-law. And even if I was a cougar, he’d still be too young for me! - Gossip Girl books. While waiting for the new season of Gossip Girl, I’ve been reading up on Cecily von Ziegesar’s Gossip Girl novels. For those who belong to my generation, Gossip Girl books are the equivalent of Sweet Valley High and later, SVU. The TV series doesn’t follow the books, though, but is more of the Beverly Hills 90210 sort: partner-swapping, brand name-dropping, and all.
- Safari and Firefox. A few months back, I converted to Mozilla Firefox when I discovered surfthechannel.com. (The website allowed me to preview TV shows before their airdates on local TV.) Firefox is faster and has fewer pop-ups. Recently, I’ve also been using Apple Safari for its neater interface. Like Firefox, it does a better job in blocking pop-ups than Microsoft Internet Explorer. Although both Safari and Firefox take slightly longer than IE to initially load, downloading is faster once they’re up and running. There’s no way that I’m reverting to IE anytime soon.
- Wade’s World. My 19-month old son, Wade, is rivaling his sister in degree of chattiness. Tonight, he said “grasshopper” perfectly, when he pointed to the picture in one of his books! He sings to Shrek and wants to be an ogre. He’s not two yet, but we’re trying to move up his toilet training if for no other reason than he’s already outgrowing his XXL nappies/pull-ups. Any bigger, and he’ll be using adult diapers.
This morning, he was standing up in the bathroom trying to go no.1, and he ended up going no.2 instead. See, this is why we have nannies… - Weight watching in Hollywood. Eva Longoria, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Love Hewitt… how dare they tip the scales at 120 instead of 100lbs! Result: more revenue for the tabloids and paparazzi. Don’t they get it? I’d still rather have any of these women’s bods over mine.
- Out of Avamigran. To migraine sufferers like me, this pill isn’t just a pain-reliever. It’s a lifesaver. Now why has it been out stock for the past month? I need an explanation as to why I have to go back to NSAIDS (and to vomiting) to be relieved of my pain, stat!
- Bye CSI. When spin-off CSI Miami started, Horatio Caine was not a real threat to Grissom dominance, simply because the flavor and ambience of the two shows were distinctly different. The demise of CSI started with the advent of CSI NY, whose ex-marine Mac Taylor presented a more interesting character than the Grissom of post Sara Sidle. But Gil Grissom leaving CSI? Now that, in itself, is a crime.
- Wanted. Of course, my husband wanted to watch this movie for Angelina Jolie, who looked totally anorexic in this flick. With a speaking part of about 50 words, she nonetheless exuded a powerful presence, which explained the camera frequently panning to her even in scenes where her only participation was to watch James McAvoy get beaten up. Between her and Brad Pitt being the man of the Brangelina household? No contest there.
Now let’s get back to our lives, shall we?
