Pumpkin Jabbing

I never realized it would be so difficult to find a pumpkin carving kit. I went to Dillons and Wal-Mart assuming at least one of them would have them, but neither did. So instead of using one of those handy, jagged knives I jabbed away at my pumpkin with a butter knife. It was not an easy task. So for now, it just has a hole in the top and no face.

On a side note, is it weird that I really love to get my hands all mushy in the pumpkin guts? I think it's a lot of fun.

Week 18: October 19-25

I actually have something this week... HOMECOMING! It was a great weekend, with a great game, spent with great friends. Couldn't have been better. Since I didn't do anything else this week, I'll post a few pics from the weekend.

Saturday, October 25, 2008: Top, with my girls and with the guys. Bottom, Mizzou Homecoming game in Columbia. The Tigers stomped the Buffaloes.

Not-so-live News

I don't make it a habit to watch KSFX News at 9. It usually happens to be on after something I was watching... like MBL Post-season games the past week or so. In that time, I've noticed they pre-record their newscasts. Every once in a while, but not the whole show, they'll put a super in the top of the screen reading "Previously Recorded."

I have a HUGE issue with this. What's the point of news if you're not going to do it live?! A newscast is meant to give viewers the most up-to-date information possible. Anyone who works in news knows it has a tendency to "break" about 15 minutes before show time. That's just how it goes. So if you're pre-recording a newscast you take the risk of missing a huge story or not having the latest development.

Because of their failure to wait and go live AFTER the World Series they ended up rolling the previously recorded show during the suspended game. Right before the sports block, Joe Buck came on updating the audience the game was officially suspended and would resume tomorrow night. About 90 seconds later Dan Lucy came on leading with the World Series. The latest he had was 2-1 Phillies... the game ended 2-2.

Pre-recording a show has to make a viewer wonder how often they do this and how early in the day they record the newscast. It's fooling the audience, especially since they don't leave "Previously Recorded" in the whole time. To me it only seems like they would lose a viewer's trust over time.

Week 17: October 12-18

Alright I know I'm a few days late with this, but that's because I didn't have anything to really put up here anyway. Hearing about my cat dying and Mizzou losing didn't really put me in that great of a mood last weekend. I did have dinner with my cousin, Alison, who's a frosh at MSU Friday night. It was the first time we did something since she moved here. I also attended Michelle (Sherwood) Van Dillen's wedding reception for a bit. It was so nice... and she looked beautiful :)

This week should be a little more exciting (homecoming!).

To my Princess

It's never easy saying goodbye to an old friend. But I'm going to try and do my best.

Friday night I got the call I've been expecting for the past week or so. Mom called to tell me my oldest cat Rachel died.

Ray Ray had a stroke about a year ago. After spending a week in the vet hospital they told us we should put her down, that she wouldn't get any better. I'm so glad my mom didn't do that. We brought her home and she got better. After a week or so of being home she was walking, running, and jumping again. About two weeks ago she stopped walking again and lost a lot of weight. It just looked like her little body was giving up.

Ray and I go way back... I got her when I was 5. She was the definition of a lap cat. If there was one thing that would get her going, it was making the bed. Sounds weird, but she would love to help you make the bed. She loved to "shadow box" on doors. Ray loved to lay in the sun and she had the prettiest blue eyes I have ever seen.

The weirdest part is she died on the 1 year anniversary of my other cat, Libby's death.

Ray Ray was 17 years old. She lived a long, happy life.I already miss my little princess.

Week 16: October 5-11

Thursday, October 9, 2008: Attended the groundbreaking for the 2009 St. Jude Dream Home. I can't wait to see how this house will turn out!

On a side note, I can't believe Mizzou lost. With the way they played, they deserved to lose. All along I've been saying I was worried about OSU, but I didn't think we would have this much trouble with them. Hopefully we can make up for this loss with a huge win against Texas.

Week 15: September 28- October 4

Oops, forgot to do this yesterday. Hurting my back really threw a wrench into my weekend plans, so I don't really have too much to share.

Saturday, October 4, 2008: Watched Mizzou beat/destroy Nebraska in Lincoln for the first time in 30 years!

Saturday, October 4, 2008: Watched the Cubs celebrate 100 years of sucking. Obviously, I wasn't in LA, but I think this picture I found on the internet accurately depicts the atmosphere.

Thank you sports gods

Mizzou won. Cubs lost.

I can go to bed a happy girl.

:)

Pain in the Back

Just give me a cane and sign me up for AARP. I feel like I'm 85.

Somehow yesterday afternoon I threw my back out. Doc tells me I have a back sprain. How the hell did I do this?! After a trip to Urgent Care yesterday (thanks again, Brad) I now have three different meds: a pain reliever, muscle relaxer, and a steroid. I'm better today than I was last night, that's for sure, but it still hurts to walk, sit, and move in general.

I've pretty much stayed in bed or on the couch, which is really boring already. I hope I never have to go on bed rest.

Well I can start to feel that muscle relaxer kick in, so it's back to the couch.

Pop Tart Tiger

How cool is this?! Pop Tarts has a special "College themed" box... it has a mix of 15 different college logos and when I saw Mizzou was one of them I had to buy it. So today after peeling back the silver packaging I finally saw my Tigers! Can't say I ever thought I would see Mizzou's logo on a Pop Tart. Truly the highlight of my day.