Damn Chicago weather. Last week it was winter and now it’s humid and 90? Wtf?!
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Last week Julie Q showed us the Pajamagram she received. It came with a really cute pair of PJs and the My Boys season 1 DVD set. Being a closet My Boys fan, I was excited for her! Thank jeebus for that because I was lucky enough to get my own free My Boys stuff!
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I know, my camera sucks. (See Mom? This is why I NEED a new one - for my birthday - July 15th! Kay thanks! ) In the picture is a My Boys T-shirt from Crowley’s Tavern and a deck of playing cards. If only I knew how to play poker! (Poker? I don’t even know her! Okay sorry that was lame, but I giggled.) If you haven’t seen My Boys, the new season starts June 12 on TBS. If you want to catch up, I believe all of season 1 episodes can be found online at TBS.
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I forgot to tell you about one of the best purchases I made this week. I really should be posting this on Must Love Geek, but I’m too excited at this point. I bought a Wii candy dispenser! Behold:
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Feel free to tell me how awesome I am. The candy is kinda hard, but I can always buy new stuff. When you push the button (”B”) underneath, a little candy comes out of the top. It’s very simple and very bad for my teeth but I love it even if it is ridiculous.

This has been a crazy season for Scrubs. Part of me feels like it went on forever. The other part feels like it flew by. I blame the writer’s strike. Last night the season finale for Scrubs aired on NBC. Rumor has it that ABC will pick up the show for their eighth season (Yay!) Last night’s episode was directed by Zach Braff and paid homage to The Princess Bride.
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Dr. Cox was telling his son about the horrible day he had. This took the audience back to historic times. The janitor was a giant, Dr. Kelso was an evil sorcerer and Ted was his hunchbacked sidekick. J.D. was the village idiot, Elliot was the princess and Keith was a prince. Oh! And Carla and Turk were two witches who, when they got married, turned into one. That was interesting. The point of the story was to find out what was killing a young woman. J.D. and Elliot had to go into the forbidden forest and find the golden ring (diagnosis).
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The story went back and forth between the hospital and this fairy tale. I think the connections between to two worlds were pretty weak and cheesy though. Then again, this isn’t Grey’s Anatomy. It’s Scrubs. It’s meant to be funny and cheesy. My favorite part is when Turla (Carla & Turk’s witch body) would fight with each other. She would punch him in the man bits.
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Also in this episode J.D. and Elliot bring up the “almost kiss” they had back in season six. Elliot believes J.D. tried to kiss her. Naturally J.D. doesn’t believe that. I don’t like how Dr. Kelso was thrown back into this episode. He was gone in the last one. Also, even if this were a season finale, it’s not a great way to end the series. Nothing was resolved.
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All in all, it was a fun episode and I hope it got the ratings it deserved. It’s tough when competing with Ugly Betty. I had to keep flipping back and forth between channels during commercials so I could watch both at once. I’m not cool enough to have DVR. I’m looking forward to the next season!
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Interview with Zach Braff about this episode.

Dear Carrie Bradshaw,
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I’ve got a rather large bone to pick with you. I’m talking a bone of femur proportions. (The femur is the largest bone in the body - get it? Anatomy humor? No? Kay.) I’ve been watching you on Sex and the City for years. I’m quite surprised I haven’t noticed this until now. So I’m watching reruns on TBS right? You currently just cheated on Aidan in case you were wondering where I’m at. And for the record, I can totally empathize with you and Big. I get it. I have a “Big” in my life, too. But back to you. Your breakups are less than realistic.
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I’m not saying that you and whom ever didn’t care for each other. Trust me I’m not trying to belittle the relationship. But let’s take your break up with Aidan for example. You told him you cheated on him and then what did you do? Went out to breakfast with the ladies, bought some shoes and flew to LA! Not one word mentioned of Aidan. Instead, you were bitching and moaning about Mr. Big. Again, I totally get it. I mean, I don’t really feel him if you know what I’m saying…not really my type.
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Anyway. My beef with you is that you end a relationship, say something thought-provoking in front of your laptop and the next day go shopping and then it’s like you’re over it. Is there some secret to shopping that I don’t know about? I don’t particularly enjoy it because I don’t have a stylist who sizes all my clothes for me and makes sure I look perfectly ridiculous in a tutu. Is it because I’m cheap and don’t shop at designer stores? Does the amount of money spent increase the amount of closure or healing? Does it speed up the process? When you’re not shopping, you’re eating with Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. It’s great that you have a support group, but where’s the sadness? You’ve ended many relationships during these six seasons and I don’t know if I’ve ever seen you really cry over a relationship.
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Real women cry Carrie! We can’t bury our sorrow in a cosmopolitan at 9:30 in the morning! We all don’t have a gay friend to go shopping with! I feel let down. You make it look like it’s soooooo easy ending relationships. And to make matter worse, people want to read about your failed relationships! I can bitch to my laptop all I want but no one is going to make a column out of it and pay me $4 a word!
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In conclusion, stop lying to women. I don’t want to go shopping for Manolo Blahniks or Fendi bags. I don’t want to waste money going out every morning or night with girlfriends. By the way, I tried the whole girls night out and it didn’t magically fix my bitterness. Where’s YOUR bitterness?! Eff’in cry once in a while. But don’t do that squeaky crap. Seriously, what is up with all of the squeaking?
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Sincerely,
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A real woman who cries over failed relationships.

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P.S. HBO is more than welcome to make a series out of my life. Cosmo? Need a columnist?
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(Like the title? Get it? Big girls. You know…Mr. Big)

Previously, on Lost…
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcatQSyRK6c]
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I couldn’t help myself.

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Has anybody seen Human Body: Pushing the Limits on the Discovery Channel? I know a couple of you have, mostly because I made you watch it. If you haven’t, you don’t know what you’re missing.
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Squeamish folks: The show is not bloody, gory, disgusting or anything of that nature. All of the skeletons, muscles and tours inside of the body are computer animated. No cadavers were used in the production of this series! All stories are reenacted as well.
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The series has different parts: Strength, Sight, Brain Power and Sensation.
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• Strength: This episode focused on our muscles and bones. It explained how getting hit over the head saved a young man’s life after being sucked up into a tornado and thrown to the ground. They demonstrated the amount of weight our femurs (thigh bones) can really hold. What’s amazing is the amount of weight we put on our knees when climbing and running. The show also covered the use of adrenaline and endorphins while playing sports and how our bodies can ignore an injury.

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• Sight: This episode blew me away! I was practically ignoring everything around me and focusing only on the TV, which is a coincidence because this episode explained how our eyes and minds do just that! They also explained how our eyes are tricked during illusions. In one instance, a magican was performing a card trick. He began with a blue deck and by the end of the trick, the deck would be red. While watching the cards, our eyes were completely oblivious to other changes happening all around. By the end of the trick, the deck changed, but so did the table cloth, back drop and the clothes that the magician was wearing.

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• Brain power: I just can’t wrap my mind around this episode, ha! You really get a sense of just how amazing the brain is while watching this. It’s almost overwhelming. This episode explained how our brains make those split-second decisions that save our life and what sleep deprivation does to us. It also shows us how our brains switch gears when we’re starving or dehydrated. And dreams…oh man! You just have to watch…

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• Sensation: The best part of this episode was watching the Shaolin monks endure extreme pain without even blinking. It showed how our nerves and pain receptors help us. For example, a woman fell from a cliff shattering her knee, dislocating her hip. She couldn’t move her legs. Her brain sent out endorphins to block the pain receptors from feeling it. Once help arrived, and she calmed down, those endorphins quickly went away and pain kicked it. But it kept her alive until that point. She was able to crawl to a trail because of that. On the other end of the spectrum, a man was bitten by one of those recluse spiders. The pain he felt was from his body trying to protect him. If he didn’t feel pain, he wouldn’t have found the wound on the back of his leg and sought treatment. Amazing.

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• Plus! It explains how we can move our fingers faster than we can think and what is going on during a polygraph test.

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Check out the website. There is all sorts of fun things on there from human body puzzles and quizzes to interactive guides. You can also pre-order the DVD!
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Seriously, this is such a great show that provides a unique look into the human body. There will be a special encore on Sunday, March 16th starting at 3PM Central time. One of the best parts of the show is how one minute you’re looking at a human and the next the computer-animated skeleton appears and you can watch the bones and muscles work. The gymnasts are fun to watch.
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Beauty Tip: If you want to know if you’re wearing too much perfume, walk down a hallway in your office building. After you leave the hallway, someone else steps into it. If they can still smell you after you stepped into another room, congratulations you are wearing too much perfume.
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I have curly hair today and I’m loving it! My hair doesn’t really appreciate being hair. It’s boringly straight. Last night I fell asleep after showering with my hair wrapped in a bun. The result? Lovely bouncy waves of curls. Why am I not taking a picture of this? Because my camera phone sucks.
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I’m convinced that The Missus is a Scrabulous champ. 62 points for sheep! Awesome.
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I had an overwhelming response to my guest blogging question yesterday. I might have to do this more often! I’m really excited about it. I have two bloggers scheduled for each day of my trip. I won’t say who is blogging because some may want to remain anonymous, others might introduce themselves. It’ll be a surprise!
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Not for the weak-stomached: Seriously, if you don’t like things touching your eyeballs, you might not want to click here. This is an article about eye tattoos that I find completely intriguing and utterly disgusting at the same time. View at your own risk.
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Quarterlife may not have a long life on NBC. Anyone disappointed?
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Floppy Disk Coasters: Yes or no?
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The Sharper Image filed for bankruptcy? When? Where will I go to try out massage chairs and squishy pillows?!

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Before I get to the model bashing, I must say that Jay Manuel was looking all sorts of delicious last night. If I were a gay man, I’d be all over him. Seriously, I’d lick him. I’m considering trying out for Cycle 11 just to be close to him. I can smile with my eyes Jay!!! ::picks dignity and composure up off floor:: Moving right along…
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Anya: I don’t like her. She’s pretty, but when she opens her mouth oh man I just can’t handle her.
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Claire is beautiful. I love her. However, I didn’t need to know that she was drinking her own breast milk. Filter please.
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Dominique. What?! They added a 14th spot for her? HER?! One, she looks like a man. Two, the “all this” crap, ugh. Get over yourself.
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Fatima is beautiful. I can’t wait to see what they do to her during the makeover episode. I’m a glutton for drama so I really enjoyed the girls fighting with her about being ghetto. Ahh…women….
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Kimberly. What does one say about her? “Oh do you want me to pose?” Uh, yeah…this is a modeling competition. It’s not called Stand & Stare at the Camera. And when asked about if she steals money from the bank she works at….OMG. She can’t seriously be that dumb can she?
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Lauren, Lord help her. I love that she’s different. But I don’t think she’s going to last very long.
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I don’t know how I feel about Stacy. Her voice bothers me.
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The others I really have no beef with. I am much more excited about this cycle than I was with cycle 9. Hooray! And I thoroughly enjoyed Tyra and the Jays making fun of almost every girl. Way to be a role model Tyra!
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P.S. Tyra scares me in the picture above.

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My love for Mr. Michael Baden is almost reaching an unhealthy level. I heard about his documentary series, Autopsy on HBO. Sadly I did not have cable. I’m anxiously awaiting reruns! After reading his book “Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner” I made it a goal to meet this man before he kicks the bucket.
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His DVDs would only bring me one step closer dontcha think? And they would add to my autopsy DVD collection (and by collection I mean the ONE DVD I have by Gunther von Hagen. ::sigh:: I love him too)
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I honestly can’t think of any other reason NOT to buy this other than the fact that it’s $20 and there are only two episodes on the DVD. Two!!
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So you know, if anyone wants to buy me an early birthday gift, here’s the link

I am a huge fan of Dexter. My willingness to download the second season and watch the entire thing in a matter of days should paint a pretty picture of my affection toward Michael C. Hall.
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Hall, who plays the dearly deranged Dexter, could not be more perfect for this role in my humble opinion. He’s an amazing actor and does an entertaining job playing two roles: normal day-to-day Dexter and serial-killer Dexter. He’s perfectly chilling.
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CBS has decided to air Dexter on network TV starting this past Sunday. Dexter was originally a series on Showtime. The move from unedited cable to prime time worried me. After the whole Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake debacle, I figured CBS would edit the shit out of Dexter. I had no choice but to watch now. Not only did I need to support one of my favorite shows during its transition, but I just HAD to know what CBS took out.
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Well they did censor the shit out of it. Literally. To my surprise the network edited very little, taking away only swearing and the opening credits. I’m a bit disappointed about the opening credits. They were a well-crafted masterpiece if you ask me. But thanks to director-producer Michael Cuesta and cinematographer Romeo Tirone, much of Dexter’s intensity remains despite the move. ::insert a sigh of relief here:: I can understand the tidied-up language, but whose idea was it to replace “mother f**ker” with “mother lover?” Seriously? You couldn’t think of aaaaaaaanything else to put there? Why didn’t you just cut that part out entirely? Sgt. Doakes seems really intimidating while uttering “mother lover.” Silly censors.
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I was also surprised that they showed so much of the carnage. I didn’t expect them to show all of the bodies, cut up, and wrapped in their bloodless glory. Way to shock me CBS. The severed head flung on the highway and the saran-wrapped bodies still remain!
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For those interested, Darkly Dreaming Dexter is the book that the first season of the show is not-so-loosely based on. Essentially it IS the first season with some word-for-word dialog. I read the book after watching the first two seasons. It’s hard to really stay engaged in a book when you know the ending, but I was pleasantly surprised. The book does throw in some twists and turns along the way. So even if you have watched the first season, it’s a pretty good read. (There’s also two other books out there as well).
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Morals of the post:
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1. People like dead people.
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2. Watch Dexter.
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3. Pick up the book.
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4. Buy me donuts.
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5. Network TV doesn’t take away from the slicing-and-dicing goodness that Showtime so proudly boasted about.

Is anybody else secretly addicted to Dancing With The Stars? It’s a pretty sneaky show. One minute you’re cursing out Tom Bergeron for being a tool the next you’re sneaking downstairs to ask your grandparent’s “who won?”
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I’m a closet DWTS addict. I can’t sit through the entire results show. Seriously, who needs a one-hour results show? Tell the people who’s getting kicked off, dance, go home. That’s it. See? I haven’t completely lost my mind then. I have some self control.
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Anyway, if you’re at all interested in who will be dancing this season, the list was announced last night. Now I found this on Perez so if it’s at all wrong, don’t blame the messenger.
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1. Adam Carolla
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2. Cristian de la Fuente
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3. Shannon Elizabeth
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4. Steve Guttenberg
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5. Mario
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6. Marlee Matlin
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7. Penn Jillette
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8. Priscilla Presley
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9. Monica Seles
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10. Jason Taylor
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11. Marissa Jaret Winokur
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12. Kristi Yamaguchi
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To be quite honest, I’m a bit disappointed. I’m tired of seeing has-beens or folks that were considered “stars” 10-20 years ago. It’d be more interesting to watch some of the people I read about in my guilty pleasure celebrity gossip mags. I’d rather see Brangelina prance around than Shannon Elizabeth. Hell, I’ll even settle for Jodie Sweetin.
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This has nothing to do with DWTS:
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Lindsay Lohan thinking she could recreate Marilyn Monroe’s last, nude, photo shoot. Um…. no. I’m sorry, but I don’t find her face or body particularly flattering. I haven’t seen Marilyn’s photos, but I just don’t see why she felt the need to recreate them. “Hey I’m a drunk! Hey I went to rehab. What now? Hm..guess I’ll get naked for money…” I don’t get it. Sorry.