Tired and Procrastinating

Since becoming a new Mom, I've learned a bunch. How to swaddle, how to take a baby's temperature (ugh), and how to babyproof. I've also discovered a bunch of new websites dedicated to making your life as a parent easier, cheaper, and more fun. One of these websites is Mamabargains.com . They bring you baby/kiddo/maternity items to you at a super discounted price. And after they sell out of the item, a new one pops up in it's place! It's amazingly addictive . I've purchased stuff for LMH there, as well as gifts for other little kiddos. I've also got some stuff for myself. I do end up spending a bit of time on this website, snapping up bargains, but the guilt isn't as bad because they are discounted by such a big amount. Plus, they've recently added USPS shipping options, so the shipping costs don't have to be so high. It's a great place to get something for your little one, as well as where to stock up on some great Christmas items....

Whenever I talk to friends from out of town, they always ask me if I've met anyone famous. Given that I've lived in LA for almost all of my life, I have to say yes. But then, I can never think of anyone off the top of my head. And I think it's because of this: LA is the home of tons of celebrities. It's their little comfort zone. So, if I see Arsenio Hall at the Pier 1 Imports on Ventura buying throw pillows with his wife (true story), then I don't want to bother them and go on about how much I like their movie/show/blog/record/children's name. Let them be and live their lives like any normal, non-star/celebrity. That's how I would want to be treated if I were to become an international superstar. HOWEVER, they are still everywhere and with this blog, I will document the celebs that I see around town. I am not Gawker or Defamer(*RIP) and will not note precise details like time of day and intersections and all that. Not that there's anything wrong with t...

Last month I was reading an interview that USA Today did with Charlyne Yi. She's the comic/writer/actor from the movie "Paper Heart". She also played the stoner girlfriend from "Knocked Up" who talks about Katherine Heigl's fetus eating all of her food* . You know, that girl. And at the end of the piece, USA Today kindly pointed out some articles that I may also like... Why would my interest in Asian Female comic actresses/writers lead me to the shooting in Pittsburgh? It's neither funny nor romantic. Must have been a lot of Asians in the club? Yet another example of why it will take computers years to replace humans. *Which is all I could think about when I was in my first trimester...

Whenever I talk to friends from out of town, they always ask me if I've met anyone famous. Given that I've lived in LA for almost all of my life, I have to say yes. But then, I can never think of anyone off the top of my head. And I think it's because of this: LA is the home of tons of celebrities. It's their little comfort zone. So, if I see Arsenio Hall at the Pier 1 Imports on Ventura buying throw pillows with his wife (true story), then I don't want to bother them and go on about how much I like their movie/show/blog/record/children's name. Let them be and live their lives like any normal, non-star/celebrity. That's how I would want to be treated if I were to become an international superstar. HOWEVER, they are still everywhere and with this blog, I will document the celebs that I see around town. I am not Gawker or Defamer(*RIP) and will not note precise details like time of day and intersections and all that. Not that there's anything wrong with th...

The winners of the Clio Awards were announced and I was pleased to find that the "Aaron Burr" Got Milk commercial was given Hall of Fame status. I remember how popular that spot was way back in 1993 when I was in High School. It kicked off the entire Got Milk campaign and is still memorable, if not a trivia question somewhere on Jeopardy.   You can watch the "Aaron Burr" spot, along with the other winners, over at the Clio Awards site.  I also really like these Pepsi Throwback commercials.  It's amazing what good voice acting makes in a commercial, tv show, or movie.  The voice of Pepsi really nails it.    What's Up 70's Decorative Mantlepiece?

Well, lookee here...today NBC announced their new Fall Lineup and ta-daa, " Chuck" is back!  Although it's coming back with a smaller budget, and a smaller cast, it will be back.  They don't need a lot of money to still write in those pop culture bon-mots that I love so much, so I'm fine with the new budget.  It won't be coming back until March 2010 though, and that's like foooorrreeever from now.   Here's what NBC exec Ben Silverman had to say about renewing our favorite spy-geek:  "And the demand for  Chuck  that came from online and the advertising base made us have to pick up that show. The other shows, there was not that kind of attention or energy." Did you read that right?  Demand that came from "online and the advertising base"?  That's me!  And you!  And the 4 other people that read this blog that sent their support towards the show.  First they bring back "Friday Night Lights", and now they bring back ...

Ok, so I used to watch a lot of tv. I grew up watching reruns of "Scooby-Doo" at 2:35 on WGN (why did everything start 5 minutes late?), early MTV when it was just videos, and "Beverly Hills 90210" when the exterior of The Peach Pit was really The Apple Pan on Pico. However, now that I have LMH, things are a bit different and I have cut back on my hours in front of the tube.* Due to my smaller viewing window, I have cutback on most of the crap tv that I normally watch and just watch the whittled down lineup, which in my mind is the best (Thank goodness for Tivo.) Survival of the fittest, you might say. But now it appears that NBC will cancel one of my top tier shows, "Chuck", which airs Monday nights at 8pm PST. I didn't really watch the first season (I was trying out "Reaper" for a bit), but I ended up watching the first season during its' hiatus and quickly became addicted. I would love this show just on the basis of all of the ...