1. Fox News - I just have not been able to find the fair and/or balanced that it promised.
2. Squirrels - they will someday infect us all with mutated rabies (as in Quarantine) or will bring down society by chewing through all electronic wires and fiber optic cables.
3. Clown faces on small children. Just plain wrong.
4. Sarah Palin. Not due to her political affiliation, it's more due to her being a possible doppleganger.
5. Jorts.
6. Nickelback. I'm counting the days until they replace Quiet Riot on the county fair circuit.
7. 3 of the 5 original Desparate Housewives. I'll let you guess which ones.
8. Kidz Bop covers of popular music.
9. America's Funniest Home Videos never going off the air.
10. People who are excited about the Saw franchise. Honestly, just don't get it.
11. Carnies.
12. Working as a Wal-Mart greeter someday due to the fact that thanks to the current economy I'll never be able to retire. Or take a real vacation.
13. Tomatoes.
14. White mocha syrup shortages.
15. Dentists.
16. Heights.
17. People who watch Dr 90210 for the educational moments.
18. A world without the original Girls Next Door on Hef's arm.
19. Monkeys flinging poo at me.
20. People who don't know what the M in MTV used to stand for.
21. Power outages after hurricanes or durring blizzards.
22. The really old bus driver that yells at me in Cajun for apparently no reason other than I'm there.
23. Childbirth.
24. Telemarketers.
25. Constitutional amendments that may get passed in SD and CA on Tuesday.
26. Black licorice.
27. Martha Stewart joining powers with Oprah.
28. Dresses.
29. Yo Gabba Gabba.
30. Being alone.
31. Drag queens that look feminine than me.

Have a great Halloween! And a happy birthday to my cousin Matt!

1. Although it wasn't a very pretty win, the Huskers managed to pull out a 2nd Big 12 win on Saturday. I still have my fingers crossed that we'll make it to a bowl game this season.
2. Speaking of happy things that happened this past Saturday, my sister turned the big 2-8 on Saturday!  And she even managed to stay 'healthy' for it this year.
3. So besides watching the crawl on ESPN, what did I manage to do this past weekend: Nothing really. Just the basic cleaning stuff. Oh, and enjoying the gorgeous weather by turning off my a/c. (Hopefully...for the remainder of 2008.)
4. I think that my crush for Christian Slater has been renewed. I enjoyed catching up on his new show. Oh, what was once old is new again.
5. Did I mention that the weather is awesome? And that it's distracting me from being productive...and stuff.

1.  <Patting self on back> I actually got my sister's birthday present in the mail 4 full days before her birthday. Now, it's just up to the USPS to get it to her sometime around the actual date.
2. It seems to be a stressful week for almost everyone I know. And I don't think it has anything to do with the LSU-UGA game on Saturday. Weird.
3. <Fingers crossed> I have to stay late on campus tonight. But I truly hope that I'll make it home in time for Total Drama Island. I have a feeling it may be either Duncan or Owen that goes without marshmallows tonight.
4. Is it odd that I'm more excited about a new Kevin Smith movie being released than Halloween?
5. I really should dust my office today. Really. I should.

• Went to a movie (Quarantine) last weekend.
• Booed at the (Baton Rouge) Zoo with the Rogges this past Saturday. (Pictures are up on facebook, for those of you who have access.)
• Went out for cheap calzones with coworkers after work last Wednesday.
• Shopped...a lot. Tis the season for me to try and help the economy afterall.

I know that this seems to be rather simple social interactions, but for me, this is a good thing. I'm not sure why I've been hiding out in the cave that I call my apartment for the past howevermany months, so these simple social interactions are a good thing. Hopefully, this means that I have overcome my hermiting...for now.

Well, on that note...I really should be getting back to work.

1. Cleaning my office.
2. Eating lunch.
3. Creating a newsletter or two for work-based things.
4. Figuring out whether I'm traveling home for the holidays.
5. Reading Persepolis.
6. Calling my bank to change my mailing address.
7. Buying a birthday present or two for family and friends with upcoming celebrations of the day they were hatched.
8. Filing.
9. Shredding. I have at least 4 boxes of papers that need to be made into confetti.
10. E-mailing friends and family.
11. Scheduling an appointment to get my hairs cut.
12. Buying my boss something since Hallmark has decided today is "Boss' Day" and all.
13. Updating my resume.

(By the way, I've already found over 20 treats during my escapades in (fluff)friend land today.)

1.  The theme for this past weekend was Dexter: I held a mini-marathon of Dexter Season 2 in my apartment. I went to Quarantine, a movie starring the actress who plays Dexter's sister on the show (and is apparently his off-screen 'friend'.) And I picked up the third Dexter book at Barnes & Noble (I  10% off coupons!).
2. I really need to get to Target sometime soon. I need to spend money on myself and others...as the end of October brings about a lot of birthdays in my world.
3. I'm having a difficult time finding motivation to get more Post-Its for my office. And I  Post-Its.
4. My soul feels a lot better after watching the Huskers play on Saturday. It was an awesome game, even though we didn't win.
5. Campus seems to be oddly quiet today for a Monday after a really, really bad football loss. (I'm trying to be nice, honesty I am.)

1.  Happy Not-Quite Fall Break! Due to Gustav, LSU's Fall Break was canceled. And apparently I really, really enjoy being at work when the students are on break. Cuz it's been a very long week...and I'm blaming the fact that it was a five-day school week...not the fact that it's just a 'normal' work load for this time of year. Nope, not at all.
2. This is a great website started by a high school friend of mine in honor of her sister who passed away last year. Please visit it. It's a good thing.
3. While on the blogs that I am currently obsessed with train, join me in my  of Total Drama Island by visiting this lovely site. Yes, I am aware that most 31-year-olds do not cling to their cartoon youth in the way that I do...but that's what makes me adorable, right?
4. Three-fourths of the newly hired staff at the campus Starbucks already knows my typical morning order, along with my afternoon order. This is either really sad or really cool, I am not sure which I'd rather it be?
5. The weather has been delightful for almost a week. I really should try and do something out-of-doors this weekend...other than getting the Sunday paper and taking the garbage outside. Wow. I am lame. But that seems to be a good thing. At least I've convinced myself that it is. Yup. I am a ramblin' fool today. This is what happens when I have an hour without something on my schedule or To Do list.

Have a great weekend!

1.  Last week was crazy busy. This week notsomuch. Yet, I'm still having a difficult time getting motivated to work on my to-do list.
2. Cross-Stitch Project #5 for 2008 was completed this weekend. Got a good start on Project #6.
3. While cross-stitching, I finished watching Season 3 of Weeds. Next up: Season 2 of Dexter.
4. I am still not talking about Saturday's game.
5. Autumn has sprung in Louisina. It's been gorgeous for more than a week. <Sigh> It would be nice to be outside today.