Is it horrible that I'm so excited about Fall TV?

I REALLY HOPE NOT.

Christy and I are watching The Big Bang Theory (which was GREAT tonight), How I Met Your Mother, Survivor, The Office, 30 Rock, Fringe (also an AWESOME start), SNL, and trying a few new shows (like the Courtney Cox one, of course...).

We're also going to try that new Sci-Fi show, FLASH FORWARD.  It has some great actors and looks like an interesting premise.

What are you watching this year?

Oh, oh, oh....there are so many other words and names that come to my mind when I think about what Kanye West did to Taylor Swift last night at the VMA awards.  Terrible, ungodly, names and words...but I am exercising self-control...discipline...and reSTRAINT!!!

I'm sure you've heard about all of this already (unless you weren't on facebook or twitter at all last night) since with these new social networks we have via the interwebs the world has become smaller and news travels at the speed of thumb.  How quickly does one text, "Kanye is a (BLEEP)" and hit send on their smart-phone? About 5.5 seconds quick, that's how...

Well, the news is saying that Kanye "stole her moment"--and while this is true--he did so much more than that.  He showed utter disrespect for a fellow artist publicly---NO---forget the artist thing---he showed utter disrespect and disregard for a fellow HUMAN being publicly; his actions are just detestable, absolutely detestable.  It makes me sick to my stomach to see someone so incredulously put down another.  Kanye, you really tick me off. 

And to Beyonce I say: well done, dude.  It takes someone that is incredibly confident in themselves to sacrifice their time in the spotlight for another.  Super, dooper, pooper classy, B-lady.  You have made a lifelong fan out of me with your display of kindness and love towards another.  Rock on, Beyonce--you are the world's #1 diva, but you are also awesome-sauce. 

If you want to be shocked, watch this video of the MTV VMA awards last night.  That old quote, "This is your brain on drugs" is all I can think of when I try to figure this out...

If I ever meet Kanye face to face, I might punch him right in the kisser.

I've been waiting for this issue for a while...I am SO glad it is coming out this weekend...

Look for it in the grocery store when you're checking out...

The highly anticipated new show was BACK last night with a new episode (the pilot aired last spring after the American Idol season finale), and I don't know exactly what to think just yet.

I came across an article from ew.com that turned out to be more ambiguous about the show than the title led me to believe; it's more of a feel-good read.  Let's just say when I see a title like "Did Glee Push It Too Far?" I would think they would address the heightened level of sexual content in the show--but they didn't.  And I only say "heightened" because it was more than was in the pilot, and more than I was expecting. 

As a self-proclaimed choir nerd and musician, it's fun to watch music that is done with excellence.  Throw in some dancing and amazing vocalists and I don't mind...mix it all up with some humor and great actors and you've got a WIN!  Then you blend in a sure-fire affair that's going to happen with the lead character (hero-teacher Matthew Morrison) and pretty strong sexual message with the high schoolers annnnnnnd you pooped in my High School Musical Mocha Frappuccino.  Boo. 

But the jury is still out...I'll give it a few more episodes before I completely disown it...

Thoughts?  Did you love it?  Hate it?  Do you get what I'm saying?

Why?

Because your kid might get to act in a film directed by Uncle Rico this Friday, that's why.

I'm hoping he'll tell me what happens next on LOST.

But come to think of it, that stuff is freakin' top secret, so I doubt he will.  Unless of course after knowing me for 5 whole seconds he decides to tell me one of the worlds most protected secrets.

Hey, a guy can dream, can't he?

I haven't used the Wii Fit I borrowed from Kathy in about 3 months.  Oops.

I was using it steadily for quite a while, but there's only so many times one can run in place, hula-hoop, and do low-impact aerobics before the wonder of the video game/exercise combo wears off.  Then you just find yourself skiing and snowboarding to make up your 20 minutes of exercise, and people...let's be honest...Wii Fit snow boarding is NOT exercise.

Let's just say that the Wii Fit has been staring at me from it's box in the closet, taunting me...reminding me of my slothfulness.  So this morning I decided to break it out and get my heart pumping, you know, faster than the 7 beats per minute it takes to sit on my butt in the studio for 12 hours a day.  It was good...

But the real reason to use the Wii Fit is not to exercise, but so that it can tell you how fat you are, what a slob you are, and how poorly you've done at the activities.  And for me, it's REALLLLY good at that. 

"Ooh, it looks like it's been 121 days since I've last seen you.  That's a long time!"

I know, Fit.  Shut your face.

"Are you ready for your training?"

yeah, yeah, yeah...(pressing A to pass all of this nonsense)...so it took me through it's body exam to test BMI, balance, and weight.

And then it showed me something miraculous...since March... 

...turns out I lost 25 pounds.

I think I'm going to go to bed soon...it's been a long, arduous day.  But one delightful moment came around lunch when I had a Pumpkin Spice Latte from the Bucks. MMMMmmmmmm...good.

Today is a gloomy day around here.  Sirens are going off everywhere, ash is falling from the sky, and a thick layer of smoke is covering the sun like a down comforter in the sky.

Living in Burbank, we are about 11 miles (by car) from the huge Station Fire.  Although I feel no imminent danger for my family or belongings, there are thousands out there that have been evacuated and many have lost their homes already to the blaze. 

Join me in prayer for those families and for the fire fighters and servicemen and women that are fighting this fire. 

God help us.

You can see Burbank on here--and the fire zone.

This video is terrifyingly amazing...

Attention all geeks!

I found this brilliant little piece of shareware for my macs that allows me to control another mac computer that is on the same network with only one mouse and keyboard.  I have my 3 displays set up all in a row (left to right) and the one on the far right is actually a separate machine...however, with this little piece of software wonderment I just move my mouse over to the adjoining display and I can type, click, and share files AND pasteboards between the two machines.  It's brilliant, and FREE. 

So if you're looking for a convenient way to use more than one computer and not have to change mice/keyboards all the time, this little dude is the way to go!

It's made such a huge difference in my life and work flow, I just had to share...

So...I'm arranging a pop song that has to be quintessential 80s...this means one thing--RESEARCH!

Now, let me be clear.  I'm just too young to have heard any music in the 80s.  I wasn't listening to the radio in Kindergarten, OK?  And I certainly wasn't aware of the Billboard TOP 100 when I was learning my cursive and times tables.  I know that most of my friends were slow dancing at the prom in 1989 (and some of my friends were graduating college), but I was graduating the 3rd grade...so I didn't really listen to music until the 90s--(with the obvious exception of the Sandi Patty and Steve Green cassettes my mom had).

So thank goodness I'm married to an older woman, and one who happens to LOVE 80s music.  If it wasn't for her guidance to pick the right musical examples, I would have been lost on iTunes' list of a ga-jillion 80s songs FOR. EV. ER...and knowing myself enough to know that I should spend as LITTLE time shopping the iTunes store as possible (to avoid going completely bankrupt), she was a LIFESAVER.

We bought a handful of songs...and I have to say, they're not all that bad!!

My favorites so far (in no particular order):

1) Glory of Love (Peter Cetera)

2) You're the Inspiration (Chicago)

3) How Will I Know (Whitney Houston)

4) A Little Respect (Erasure)

So, what else did I miss?
What are some of your 80s favorites???

TEACH ME!