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Well, it has been a long time, folks. My appologies.

In the interim, I have discovered two great shows: Black Books and Weeds. Both were Netflix recommendations.

I largely ignored Weeds until no fewer than three of my friends said that it was must-see. It's about a subburban widow who resorts to dealing weed in order to maintain her lifestyle. I believe one of them said it was sort of like Desperate Housewives only with drugs. It's pretty good. Season two ends on a hell of a cliffhanger, though, so be warned.

Black Books is just so witty, it cracks me up. It's exactly what I look for in a TV show: Hilarious dialogue and insane characters. This show has both of those. There are three main characters, two of which run the shop. Bernard just likes to sit around and yell. He's hilarious, though. Manny does all the work and usually bears the brunt of Bernard's yelling. One of my favorite quotes is "Now I have to go along with all this reclusive genius stuff. She's going to be very upset when she finds out I'm a reclusive wanker." I also enjoy "I've been slaving away and you've been off scarfing chips in some tart's lap. Where's my tart? I want chips and tarts." It made me laugh out loud frequently, and I loved it.

So, the moral of the story is that Netflix can recommend DVDs you'll love, even if you have never heard of them.

In other news, I am not going to go to school for Tech Comm. I don't know what I want to do yet, but that is not it. I tried classes so that I would know whether I wanted to do it or not, and I don't. I think I'm pretty much going to take a year and not work like a maniac or commit to too many things and enjoy myself. The last time my only committment was a 40 hour a week job was in the spring of 2003, and I spent that whole time worrying about what I would do in the summer. I am going to have a nice summer. I am going to spend most of it outside. I am going to drink brewed iced tea and plant herbs and clean up my house and relax for a change. Feel free to join me.

My other secret plan is to work 4, 10 hour days and have three day weekends all summer. This is an option where I work, and I am pushing for it. Also, I get to attend a conference because I won an award at work. So far, the highlight for me is the two double bed hotel room at the Hilton all to myself. Indeed. I like that a lot. Did I mention work is paying for it? 'Cause they are. The cable is all mine. All mine! No remote sharing fo rme!

I think that's about it. I don't know that I have other news that's fit to print (which is not to say I don't have other news... just that it isn't fit to print).

Posted by LoWriter at March 16, 2007 09:25 AM