Paging Dr. Obama

Let's Review.....

In August, the government rolled out a little plan called "Cash for Clunkers." Do you remember what happened there?

• The web page was so slow that it was almost impossible for dealers to finish the paperwork.
• Dealers dished out millions in rebates and weren't even sure they would get paid back.
• The program ended early because it ran out of money.
  

This flu season, we've all been scared into wanting the swine flu vaccine. Now the government is in charge of distribution. Are you aware of what's happening now?

• There are 159 million people in the top 5 priority groups... any many in that group cannot find the type of vaccine they need.
• Health Departments are telling individuals to contact their private doctors... and private doctors are telling individuals to contact the Health Department.
• HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stated that ample vaccines will be available for all on October 26..... today is November 5 and it doesn't look like they're even close to being available for all.

Something needs to be done about the insane state of our health care system.... but I'm not convinced that the government can do any better than the insurance companies.

Given the two giant failures of government-run programs this year, do you trust the government to handle your family's health care? I don't.

Welcome to the 1990s

We now have the world wide web in our home and we're pretty excited!!

So Cute!

Every morning when we leave our apartment, we see this:

He's left home alone, so he just sits there and looks out the window all day. We feel so bad for him!

Don't get me wrong, I still don't want a puppy... but I kind of want this one....

For Liz

Steve wanted you to know that he was offended when we made fun of Ed Hardy.

Finally!

I finally watched 17 Again after renting it twice.... for a grand total of $8 at the redbox! $8! I'm glad that I did, though... because it was hilarious! That little Zac Efron is just so funny. Plus, I thought it was great that they made fun of Ed Hardy. I guess I just don't get Ed Hardy. It was funny when Zac's buddy was making fun of his clothes and he said, "Dude... you're bedazzled."

Which then reminded me of the WNCI remix of "Party in the USA" called "Ed Hardy in the USA." Enjoy:



But that copy kinda stinks... so for better quality, go here!

I Give Up. It's Going Back.

Our apartment stinks of acetone and disappointment tonight. Sally Hansen nail polishes were buy one/get one free last week at CVS. Naturally, I couldn't resist and I decided that it was time to try the pricey stuff. So, I bought myself a Color Quick pen and a Nail Art pen thinking that it would make for a really quick french manicure. NOT. Hate them both. The Color Quick pen comes out clumpy and the Nail Art pen is too hard to steady, so my nails came out looking crappy.... four times. That's right. I painted my nails four times before calling it quits for the night. I still have the receipt, but not the boxes they came in. I'm going to try to return them to CVS, and I'm going to try to get buy one/get one on a better polish.

Boring People Make Ugly Dolls

Don't get me wrong, I have never seen nor read anything Twilight. Vampires just aren't my thing. I also wish that people weren't so obsessed with the boring actors. Seriously, they're boring. Get them off of my gossip sites!

BUT, I'd like to think if I were any of the "stars" of the series, I would be totally offended by how terribly unfortunate looking these action figures (see also: dolls) are.

Picture Perfect!

This is what our living room looks like currently:

We're in the process of moving. It's going a lot better than it looks, I promise. But to be completely honest with you, we don't actually own furniture... so even before we started to move, it was just a big, empty room.

I'm excited to make our next apartment a home. I can't wait to decorate! I love picture frames. I think that pictures in nice frames are a great way to add personality to decorating. The big problem with displaying pictures is trying to find a way to display all of my favorites without it looking cluttered. Enter, PopSugar's cousin, CasaSugar. We all know that I love my celebrity gossip, but today it actually gave me a super idea:

IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE!!!!!!!!

T-minus 75 minutes until.......

.Vanessa.Dan.Serena.Nate.Chuck.Blair.Jenny.

And until then, an update on my surprisingly busy life:

My birthday was fabulous. Steve surprised me with Dunkin Donuts, a super-cute shirt and a clean car! We walked around the mall, then had dinner at Mr. Sushi and ice cream at Cold Stone. It was a great birthday... and surprisingly, 23 didn't hit me as hard as 22 did... remember that? Anyway, 22 turned out to be a pretty awesome year and I'm looking forward to 23 being just as great!

We took a fun trip to find a new place to live because our lease is almost up... and if we don't figure out something, we're going to be homeless. I think the trip was a success. It sure was tiring! I'm pretty excited, though... can we say "cable included"??

Work has been keeping me busy. It's really not so bad for a job. It's good for now, but certainly not forever.

The next few weeks will be busy busy between packing and getting things in order to move. Thank goodness for one thing..... GG starts in 1.25 hours!

Today's My Birthday!

...who doesn't love a day that celebrates me??