I Should Have Known March 31, 2008

The new Counting Crows record isn’t really new at all. It sounds fine, and a little too familiar…sort of like a compilation of all their previous albums. Even the cover is old territory: compare it against Live Across A Wire and tell me it’s not from the same photo shoot.

Adam Duritz could use some new inspiration. How many songs can you write and reference Michelangelo, Amsterdam (new or not), Los Angeles, and seeing someone or being seen? Dude, I like your stuff. Really. I just like it with a little variety. You are not cheese fries: always awesome no matter what. Mix it up, please.

I’ll listen a few more times. The track-by-track interview with Duritz inspired me to give this record another shot, although I will never forgive him for wearing fake dreads. Lame.

Credibility: Compromised March 31, 2008

A few nights ago, the hubby couldn’t sleep. I woke up at 3 a.m., and he was still awake. We’d both dozed on the couch, then went to bed around midnight. We talked for a bit, and I admitted that I’d been secretly watching Rock of Love on On Demand. He was shocked, and of course, he called me out. He said, “So when you’re offended by something for being trashy, you’re full of shit?” I said, “Yeah, I guess so.”

Predictably, I’ve been mocked a few times since: “What do you know, you watch Rock of Love!” It’s all done in good fun, and although it was good to get it off my chest, now I must suffer the consequences of watching some 80s hair band douchebag eliminate bimbos in every episode.

And yet, I must know who wins.

Jesus March 28, 2008

The toddler started saying, “Jesus.” And not in the Sunday school way.

From MSN.com March 26, 2008

“Yes, You Can Eat Carbs”

 No shit, Sherlock. You could always eat carbs. Someone hawking a book convinced you otherwise. Think, people. Think!

Willpower Update March 26, 2008

The toddler’s Easter basket was finally pillaged. By the hubby, not me. So why is it that my jeans are shrinking?