1. Geek love may be one of the purest forms of love there is, but even geek love cannot overlook a connection to the sex industry.
2. You honestly can order anything you want from the internet. I mean anything.
3. The best time to have 'serious' questions with your significant other about their sexual history is moments after having sex with him or her.
4. Luck and lingerie are all one needs to find and keep the perfect relationship. According to strippers and hookers and stripper-hookers.
5. Previews aren't always what they appear. I'm a little miffed about the fact that I have to wait an entire week to find out about the pregnancy bomb. Quite miffed, as a matter of fact.

[Veronica questions none-too-bright classmate Hallie Piatt as she sunbathes.]

Veronica: Side question: what do you know about Patrice Petrelli?

Hallie: God! What's with all the questions? What's next — do you wanna know where I buried Jimmy Hoffman? [sic]

Veronica: Dustin's brother?

Mac: Are you freaking kidding me? The Pi Sig mega apocalypse? Hump the furniture, party back to the stone age, fifty keg bacchanalia?

Veronica: Sounds like fun, right?

Mac: Will they let me in? I think all the glitter has come off my porn star tube top.

1. Recite a passage, Mary Catherine Gallagher-style, from Heathers. Unedited, of course. It adds more of a dramatic flair.
2. Create an Excel spreadsheet. It would be both useful and informative.
3. Translate a passage written in Pig Latin into English.
4. Spin on a stool for one-minute without falling over.
5. List all of the Nirvana albums in chronological order. Or in order of personal preference. Or in order of album sales. Or in order of color.
6. Emcee a roast on Comedy Central. As they tend to pick out people that are either unknown or really lame. I can be either one of those. I promise.
7. Clean a ferret cage in less than 5 minutes.
8. List reasons why I should be crowned Miss America.
9. Bend my shoulders in a way that tends to gross out others.
10. Debate myself on the pros and cons of Boulevard Beer.

1. Read three books. (I highly reccomend The History of Love - it's written by the wife of the author of Everthing is Illuminated.)
2. Conversed with mi familia on the telephone. (Hope my sister is feeling better.)
3. Avoided watching almost everything dealing with the SAG Awards. (I did not watch the red carpet pre-show stuff or the 2nd hour of the show. I'm so proud. I am thrilled that Little Miss Sunshine and The Office won, though.)
4. Watched the second half of Jane Eyre on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre. (I am now cultural. And stuff.)
5. Threw away my VHS tape collection. (Yup. They are no longer in the apartment. And I feel great about this fact.)

1. Viagra
2. Lubricant
3. We're pregant!
4. Condom
5. Republican
6. RV
7. Nipple piercing
8. Prince Albert
9. "My favorite position is..."
10. Nudist colony
11. Ron Jeremy
12. Deep Throat
13. Hef
14. Threesome
15. "Bring out the gimp!"
16. Fredrick's of Hollywood
17. Bowel movement
18. Colonic
19. Prostate exam
20. "We gave your sister the farm."
21. "Your friend is cute..."
22. Hooters
23. Lap dance
24. North Dakota
25. "We're moving in!"

(My parents have never said any of the words or phrases...out of context at least. Ever. To my knowledge.)

Veronica: And you call yourselves college men. Where are the posters with beer and half-naked ladies?

Wallace: Oh, it's behind the case of porn and my shot glass collection.

Piz: It wasn't locked.

Veronica: College campus, all your worldly possessions. Where are you from, Brigadoon?

Piz: Portland! Or, well, just outside of Portland. It's a nice little suburb called Beaverton. Real salt of the earth people - you know, mini-van in every driveway, chicken in every pot.

Veronica: Where they never ask rhetorical questions?

Veronica: Women. Bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch.

Mac: Why can't they just look pretty and get their MRS degrees?

And my personal favorite: Veronica: I'm a freshman. I only recently figured out where Waldo was.

(All quotes are from Season 3 - the current season.)

Monday's step count: 7185...not good at all

Current step count: 2533...today's been heck in a handbasket so that's my excuse

Current mood: Wanting an adult beverage

Currently listening to: The fax machine

Today's goal: Eat a healthy supper. I really, really need to...

1. Minor apartment maintenance - laundry, cooking, ferret tending...the usual mundane activities of an 'adult's' life.
2. Watched the Studio 60-a-thon on Bravo yesterday. Can I just say how much I enjoy that show? Great writing, acting...just a great show. YOU SHOULD WATCH IT TONIGHT!
3. Caught up on my PBS watching for the year - Nature and Masterpiece Theatre. I feel very hoity toity now. And kinda British.
4. Avoided watching the NFL football games. I just don't care for the NFL.
5. Asked my mom to buy me a book. The reason I want said book? Discovery Health. I watch entirely too much television.

Honorable mention: Talked on the phone with my parents and my friend, new mommy. (All is going swell in all of their lives.) Tried to start 2 new books, neither one is grabbing my attention yet. Almost completed cross-stitch project #1 for 2007. (Project #3 from 2006 is still staring at me pathetically with its incompleteness...maybe after I finish the current project.)

Well, I should get to work...as soon as I complete another one of my 50 Lists for 2007

25 Things I can do with my degree(s) other than my current job

1. Human Resources of some sort. I deal with a lot of paperwork and stress in my current job, I might as well get paid more for my decreasing stomach lining.
2. E-zine editor. The thought of working from home without having to interact with another human has its merits.
3. Bookstore employee. Many people with too much education end up working in bookstores. Simply to make themselves feel superior to those customers looking for Chicken Soup books.
4. Hotel manager. Same reason as #3, just change Chicken Soup books to Pay-per-view porn.
5. Conflict management something or other. I like conflict apparently, otherwise why would I do what I do?
6. FEMA employee. I'm good at getting lost.
7. Photographer. I was an excellent portrait artist at Wal-Mart & K-Mart back in the day.
8. Nanny. But only if I can be bossy like the ones on reality television.
9. Career counselor. Just like the old saying goes, "Those who can, do. Those who can't, try to screw over others."
10. Medical test subject. I could start smoking if the money is right.
11. Attack ferret trainer. No explanation needed on this one, I do believe.
12. Blockbuster cashier. I like being judgmental. Especially when it involves movies and other people's choices.
13. Fashion model. Basically, I could be the 'before' pictures for all of the Slim in 6 Weeks-type infomercials.
14. Professional walker. I'd happily give up my amateur status. I hadn't planned on entering the Olympics anyways.
15. Newsletter editor. I like to edit things.
16. Proofreader. See #15. I also like to read.
17. Book critic. Most likely on-line. And only the books that interest me. No thick history books.
18. Coffee drink developer. I believe that I could create the next au lait-esque drink for the masses. (Now I want a white mocha from Starbucks.)
19. T-shirt designer. It's like editing. In a way. Sorta.
20. Nielsen family member. I can watch television for hours. Getting paid to do it would be oh so sweet.
21. Consultant. There are a number of things that I consider myself to be an expert at, just need to find other people to agree with me.
22. Dog walker. Again, I like to walk.
23. Emperor of South Dakota. I just like the sound of it. (This would be the only political position I'd consider holding. And only if I could have Jon Stewart as my chief consultant.)
24. Quality control specialist for Sonic. I like me some beverages.
25. Music shop employee. Cuz I'd like to be as witty as Nick Hornby or John Cusack. I really would.

• The trip home to SD went well, overall. I was mega-sick with a cold/allergy-type thing, so I didn't get as much visiting done as I had planned.
• Missouri is a hella-long state to drive through.
• I prolonged my holiday vacation by a week to put myself into quarantine to try and heal from the cold/allergy-type thing.
• I have already read 5 books this year. Including one 'classic' by Jane Austen.
• I bought the Rocco Deluca & The Burden cd based only on the fact that Kiefer Sutherland is hot.
• The new BR baby has been visited. The new family of three are doing super. Thanks for asking.
• T and I lunched at Sammy's on Sunday. Which was funner than usual due to Louisiana's new no smoking in public places law. I enjoy not smelling like an ashtray after eating my crab cakes.
• I have been rather anti-social for the past few months. Part of me is okay with this fact due to the previously mentioned 'illness', part of me blames this fact on my quickly aging body. I shall be 30 soon, and I'm not sure if I'm okay with that fact.
• I am in the process of putting together my Groundhog Day letter for y'all. So be on the look-out for more specific Me-related facts in the snail mail soon.

1. Breakfast at Tiffany's
2. Lord of the Rings (any of them)
3. Episodes 2&3 of Star Wars
4. The Ten Commandments
5. Pink Flamingos
6. The Wall
7. Bambi
8. Very Bad Things
9. 3000 Miles to Graceland
10. The Shining
11. Interview with the Vampire
12. Ferngully
13. An American Tail
14. Snow White
15. Catch Me if You Can
16. The Basketball Diaries
17. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
18. Chicago
19. Brokeback Mountain
20. The Santa Clause
21. Cars
22. Cassablanca
23. Saw
24. Halloween
25. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

1. The Monarch in Renner, SD (Steaks and salad bar to die for)
2. The Ram in Brookings, SD (Honestly, everthing on the menu is yummy)
3. Lazlo's in Lincoln, NE (Two words: mashed potatoes)
4. Chelsea's in Baton Rouge, LA (Two more words: grilled cheese)
5. The Chimes in Baton Rouge, LA (Blackened salmon Caesar salad)
6. TC's Referees in Sioux Falls, SD (Black and blue chicken salad)
7. Parrain's in Baton Rouge, LA (Black and blue tuna pasta)
8. La Carreta's in Baton Rouge, LA (White cheese dip goes well with anything)
9. Perkins - various locations (Bread bowl salads and soups, along with yummy pancakes and other breakfast items)
10. The Keg in Sioux Falls, SD (Very good fried chicken, especially for the Midwest)
11. Old Chicago in Lincoln, NE, and Sioux Falls, SD (Very good pizzas and calzones, plus lots of beer choices)
12. DeAngelo's in Baton Rouge, LA (Salads that aren't always that healthy for you)
13. Panera Breads - various locations (Bread bowl soups and yummy pastries)
14. Mad Jack's in Brookings, SD (Indian tacos and SDSU ice cream)
15. New York Bagel in Baton Rouge, LA
16. Brueger's Bagels in Lincoln, NE (Soup with bagel chips)
17. Nick's Hamburger Shop in Brookings, SD
18. Fleur-De-Lis in Baton Rouge, LA (Pizza)
19. Bison Witches in Lincoln, NE (Great sandwiches and soups)
20. Famous Dave's Barbecue - several locations
21. Hello Sushi in Baton Rouge, LA
22. Culver's - various locations (Butterburgers and frozen custard)
23. Dairy Queen - various locations
24. Tomacelli's Pizza in Sioux Falls, SD
25. George's Pizza & Steak House in Brookings, SD

Source

Current Step Count: 3811

Yesterday's Step Count: 8418 - walked to work, not home

Current Mood: Nifty

Currently Listening to: Grace by Jeff Buckley

Today's Goal: 10,000 steps that do not lead me to Raising Cane's for lunch.

1. The Girls Next Door
2. Hogan Knows Best
3. The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency
4. Cheaters
5. Maury Povich
6. The Class
7. Flavor of Love
8. Gilmore Girls
9. Still Standing
10. 30-Minute Meals with Rachel Ray
11. Dr. 90210
12. Law & Order: Criminal Intent
13. Seinfeld
14. PBA Bowling
15. Surreal Life
16. The Real World
17. The O.C.
18. Laguna Beach
19. Beakman's World
20. WWE Raw
21. True Hollywood Story
22. The Rachel Ray Show
23. My Super Sweet Sixteen
24. King of Queens
25. Reba

I know that I am not alone with my  of lists, because many of my friends (in blog-land and in real life) utilize lists for reasons beyond organization. One friend has the list of things that she wishes to complete before turning 29. (I gave up on that list a long time ago, as I am now well past turning 29.) Another friend made a list in high school determining which age s/he would be when s/he married, had children, bought a house, etc. The only thing not included on the list were bowel movements and losses due to death or taxes. The list of friends who list things is endless. (Hee hee!) I actually believe that a majority of my friends had a master list stating that they would befriend someone who matches my attributes. That seems to be the only logical reason that many of them would put up with me.  Or something like that.

1. 25 Movies that I am embarrassed to admit to owning
2. 25 Authors that I can't live without
3. 25 Cartoon characters I would like to become 'real'
4. 25 Real people I would prefer to be cartoon characters
5. 25 Things I can do with my degree(s) other than my current job
6. 25 Restaurants that I cannot live without
7. 25 Classics that I've claimed to have read, but haven't
8. 25 Movies that I've claimed to have seen, but haven't
9. 25 Places that I cannot picture myself living
10. 25 Places that I can picture myself living
11. 25 New nicknames for MoSus
12. 25 Uses for VHS tapes
13. 25 Titles for my autobiography
14. 25 Reasons to spell check (fact check) your resume before sending it to a potential employer
15. 25 Words that should be 'dirty' but are considered to be 'clean'
16. 25 Ways to upset MoSus (or anyone else) on IM
17. 25 Words you never want to hear your parents say
18. 25 Days that have made me who I am
19. 25 Movies that have influenced me
20. 25 Things to do before turning 30
21. 25 Things to deny having done after turning 30
22. 25 Ways to upset an SEC fan during football season
23. 10 Emoticons that I overuse on IM
24. 25 Books that I can read more than once
25. 10 Books that I have been unable to finish
26. 25 Items found in my bookbag
27. 25 Ways to leave an awkward situation
28. 25 Ways to create an awkward situation
29. 25 TV shows that I love
30. 25 TV shows that I claim to dislike, but still watch in the privacy of my own apt with the blinds closed
31. 25 Adult entertainment names that I've contemplated utilizing
32. 25 Most embarassing moments
33. 25 Items found in my bathroom closet
34. 25 Products I will use/purchase only if a name brand
35. 25 Reasons Target is better than Wal-Mart
36. 25 Songs that define my mental stability
37. 25 Musical artists that I claim to dislike, but still don't change the channel when their song/video is playing
38. 25 Words to describe my childhood
39. 25 Words to describe my college years
40. 25 Words to describe my adulthood, thus far
41. 25 Favorite ice cream flavors
42. 10 Best/Favorite episodes of Veronica Mars
43. 10 Best/Favorite episodes of Scrubs
44. 18 Best/Favorite episodes of The Simpsons
45. 10 Favorite TV quotes of all time
46. 10 Favorite song titles
47. 10 Favorite CDs
48. 25 Ways to integrate exercise into one's life without joining Bally's
49. 25 Ways to cheat on your diet without realizing it
50. 25 Ways to celebrate turning 30 without crying 

1. Read at least one book per week. (Of these books, at least 5 should be categorized as 'classics' by either a library or bn.com.)
2. Exercise 3 times a week for at least 30 minutes.
3. Send 'real' (aka 'non-electronic') cards to friends and families for special occasions.
4. Mend fences.
5. Bring my lunch to work 3 times a week.