6 posts tagged “tv”

...and its name is Barnes & Noble. And Half Price Books. Or [enter a bookstore's name here]. Some women are shoe people. And when it comes to apparel and accessories, I'm definitely a handbag person. But my worst money offense is buying books. And lately, it's been cookbooks.

I don't know what it is about a new cookbook that gets me really excited! I'm obsessed with the bargain section at B&N that houses JUST cookbooks. I can't stay away from it!! I've dipped so low as to copy a recipe out of one said cookbooks just so I wouldn't buy it. I. Love. Cookbooks. Maybe I should write a book about loving cookbooks and then recommend some good ones. Hm.

I've gotten much better about not buying so many other books; I love fiction, non-fiction, memoir, biography, etc.But thanks to my new best friend PaperbackSwap, I can easily get books I want for free!! You sign up for free, post some books you're willing to get rid of, and every book you send to someone gives you one credit. You only have to pay for shipping the book (media mail through USPS) to the person who requests it. So it's averaging to about $2.38 per book, depending on weight. But when you request a book from someone else, it only costs you one of your credits! I love this service and have been swapping books for a few months now.

My husband appreciates that I can feed my book obsession without blowing lots and lots of money. I also spend quite a bit of time at our library, and lucky us we live a 4 minute walk away! It's smaller, so sometimes I have to do an inter-library loan to get a book or CD that I want, but all in all it's great. AND the library has some great...you guessed it..COOKBOOKS!

Ok. My one free night this week will probably consist of an easy recipe I know by heart, but that's ok. My other books are wanting some attention. And Glee starts tonight!

Call me old-fashioned, but am I the only one that thinks making brownies wasn't that difficult before the Perfect Brownie Pan? I mean really....

I'm a big fan of The Golden Girls. Was saddened to hear that Bea Arthur (Dorothy Zbornak) had passed away this weekend. She was probably my favorite character. You'll be missed, Bea. Thanks for all the laughs.

I have a crazy busy week, so I may not be able to post again until later. Schedule is as follows (This exercise may be more for me than anything else):

Monday:
Take Marley to the vet to get more heartworm medication - 5:30
How I Met Your Mother - 7:30
Work out with Jillian Michaels - 8:00
The Hills - 9:00

Tuesday:
Hanser & Associates web site launch party - 5:00
Work out - 8:00

Wednesday:
Free night! (but still need to work out)

Thursday:
Work out - 6:00 a.m.
PRSA Institute Speaker/Sponsor Event - 5:00-7:00
The Color Purple at the Civic Center - 7:30

Friday:
Workout - 6:00 a.m.
PRSA Institute - 10:00  - 4:00
Work at Coach - 6:00 - 10:00
Amanda's Birthday - 10:30 - ??

Saturday:
Easter Vigil (help with set-up) - 8:30

Sometime this week I'd like to get some reading done AND some wedding planning things checked off my list. We'll see :) Less than 100 days until the big day !

So they delayed the transition to digital TV to June 12, 2009. Seriously!? Because apparently "people aren't ready." WHAT!? People aren't READY? After almost a YEAR of annoying commercials and news stations playing reminders and newspaper ads and online sites DEVOTED to letting people know about the transition.  If people "aren't ready" after all this time, then too damn bad. God forbid Americans live without TV. I guarantee that the people who aren't ready would GET READY real quick if all of a sudden they didn't have TV one morning. Get with it, people. Come on.

I'm obsessed! I watched the whole first season in  three days! Highly recommended.