Thursday Thirteen, No. 13

Thirteen Random Things On My Mind

1. The newest member of our family's arrival! Only two days til Merlin's little brother gets here!
2. Project 365... I'm going to really notice each day that goes by. Learn about Project 365.
3. It's back to school for me very soon! I'm looking forward to new notebooks and pens and clean, fresh, notebook paper. And reading, and learning, and meeting new people.
4. I want to go see Dreamgirls. Has anyone seen it? Is it wonderful? Or disappointing? Will Mr. Incredible like it? I keep telling him that he will.
5. I've had a crick in my neck for three weeks. Seriously. That's ridiculous. I'm glad I'm getting back the chiropractor.
6. The Sugar Bowl was not as much fun as I thought it'd be. I thought LSU would win, but wow. And that kid, Keiland Williams? He was ridiculous! Did they slather him with Crisco? Cause nobody could hold onto him.
   
7. Why am I awake at 3:30 in the morning? Why?
8. Have you ever noticed how, when you can't sleep, you'll think of a million witty, clever blog topics and when you get out of bed and in front of the computer your brain goes blank? What is that about?
9. I guess they'll never do a "Beauty and the Geek" with geeky girls and hot guys. But they should. That would be interesting. But maybe they need the sexy girls to draw in their demographic on that show. But I'd like to see the girls that know about robots hooking up with guys that have a suitcase full of hair products.
10. What do you think of these snap.com preview windows? Like them? Hate them? Are they annoying or nifty?
11. Thirteen things is turning out to be a lot of things. It's not Thursday Eleven? Really? Are you sure?
12. The University of Memphis Tigers play the Cincinnati Bearcats tonight, it will air on ESPN at I think 8pm CT. Go Tigers! Read about it over on my Tiger blog.
13. Whew! I made it to 13! Have a great Thursday, everybody.
    
    
    

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Thursday Thirteen, No. 12

THIRTEEN DVDS OWNED BY SADIE & MR. INCREDIBLE

1. The Harry Potter series (this is really 4 DVDs, but I didn't want to fill up the list)
2. The Incredibles ("Where is my Super-Suit?")
3. Bruce Almighty (Mr. Incredible and I saw this on our first date)
4. All 6 Star Wars Movies
5. All 3 Lord of the Rings movies
6. 40-Year-Old Virgin ("Let's get some &%^$# french toast!")
7. For Love of the Game ("The cathedral that is Yankee Stadium belongs to a Chapel.")
8. The Notebook ("I want all of you, forever, every day.")
9. Drumline ("ONE BAND, ONE SOUND!")
10. School of Rock ("I'm not cool enough to be in the band.")
11. Holiday Inn ("Happy Holidaaaaaays! Happy Holidaaaaaaays!")
12. Bridget Jones' Diary ("I like you very much. Just as you are.")
13. Seabiscuit ("Though he be but little, he is fierce.")

Thursday Thirteen, No. 11

Thirteen Things ABOUT SADIE'S UNEMPLOYMENT
It's been one week since I lost my job. Here's some stuff about that.

1. I'm getting a lot of sleep. Sleep is good. I'm sleeping better, too, for some reason. I had been having trouble sleeping lately, but now? Like a rock. Waking up rested and happy, and for some reason, still early in the morning.
   
2. My pets are thrilled. Max has been getting a lot of time inside and that makes Coco happy, because he leaves her in peace. And Merlin is just beside himself.
3. I'm having much better lunches. At the office I ate a Healthy Choice frozen entree every day, which are good, but... Now I get yummy leftovers instead.
4. Monday I washed and folded the laundry, which I do every week, but this time? Even put Mr. Incredible's clothes away. Wow, huh? I'm a heckuva wife.
5. I COOKED DINNER on Monday. This is a miracle. I made meatloaf and it was tasty, if I do say so myself. Other chores I've done that are not normally my responsibility: cleaned the bathrooms, taken the garbage out every time, pushed the big garbage can out to the street, pulled the big garbage can back from the street, cleaned out the Junk Drawer of Death and bathed one of the dogs.
   
6. I have eaten my weight in leftover Halloween candy.
   
7. Friday I wallowed in self-pity and pajamas, but the past few days I got up, did my hair, put on makeup, and put on "real" clothes.
   
8. I have been amazed at Mr. Incredible's ability to hide his panic that I won't find a job, especially the first night when I was freaking out and he was completely calm.
9. I have watched 2 episodes each of The View and Oprah, and one episode of Dr. Phil. I have watched a lot of election coverage on MSNBC and am beginning to watch America's Top Chef.
10. I have read Newsweek, Time, Glamour, Cosmo, US Weekly, and People magazines.
11. On my first day home, I got into my skinny jeans. However, because of my yummy lunches and Halloween candy, I will probably not be able to fit in them much longer. All progress made while counting Weight Watchers POINTS (22 pounds!) may be lost forever. I guess it depends on how long I'm home, huh?
12. I actually went to a website (the kind that requires you to enter your DOB to enter) so I could see the alleged Britney Spears Sex Tape. Yes, I did. Just a warning: you should not click on that link if you are at work (unless you want to get to stay home like me).
    
13. I have racked my brain for ideas on how I can make enough money without getting a job that requires me to leave my house. I think winning the lottery is my best option.

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Thursday Thirteen, No. 10

Thirteen Things about SADIE'S hometown

1. Memphis is in West Tennessee. Waaaay over in the bottom lefthand corner, next to Arkansas and Mississippi.
2. Memphis is not hotter than the fires of hell in the summer. But it's close.
3. Memphis is on the banks of the Mississippi River.
4. Not all Memphians are huge Elvis fans. Many of us have not even been to Graceland, just as residents of many towns do not pay the outrageous prices to take in the local tourist attractions.
5. Memphis has an NBA team (the Grizzlies), a AAA Minor League Baseball team (the Redbirds), a minor league Hockey team (the Riverkings), and an arena football team (the Xplorers). The Grizzlies play at the FedExForum

and the Redbirds play at AutoZone park
The Pyramid arena downtown is no longer used, and sits empty. But still cool looking.
6. Memphis has the best Barbeque ANYWHERE. Please don't argue. It's just the truth. It's pork, it's tasty, and you can't get it anyplace else.
   
7. Memphis has the world's largest artesian well water system. Our tap water tastes really good. I can not tell the difference between bottled water and Memphis tap water.
8. Memphis has been the home of Kathy Bates, Johnny Cash, Shannen Doherty, Aretha Franklin, Ginnifer Goodwin, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chris Parnell, Cybill Shepherd, Justin Timberlake, Morgan Freeman...
9. The University of Memphis has a live Tiger mascot, named Tom II (TOM = Tigers Of Memphis). He comes to every home football game and most basketball games. He travels with a police escort. He's cool. And quite handsome, see?
10. Memphis is home to Harold Ford, Jr., currently running for Senate in one of the most heated and publicized races of this election. Probably for that reason, tonight, NBC Nightly News will be broadcasting LIVE from Memphis.
11. Memphis is home to Fed Ex, AutoZone, and International Paper. Memphis was home to the first self-service grocery store (Piggly Wiggly) and the first Holiday Inn.
12. At the Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis, people still gather twice a day to watch the famous Peabody Ducks march from the elevator to the fountain and back again.
    
13. Memphis is home to the National Civil Rights Museum, built in and around the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

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Thursday Thirteen, No. 9

Thirteen Things About Which I Have Something to Say

1. Roomba Robotic Vacuum. Best thing ever. Mr. Incredible has some floor cleanliness issues, and this has eliminated his complaints regarding dog/cat/Sadie hair on the floor. Every day I come home from work and am amazed at how much hair the thing has sucked up on its daily rounds. Merlin apparently is fascinated by it- Mr. Incredible was home from work for a few days and watched the cat just follow the roomba around. I thought he'd be scared!
   
2. Chris Young. He has a new cd. He's the most recent winner of "Nashville Star," he's cute, and his voice is awesome. If you like country music, I highly recommend it.
   
3. Revlon ColorStay Soft & Smooth Lipcolor. Professes to be "softer" than other long-lasting lipcolor... This was important to me because my lipcolor always fades and I hate that! But I also hate flaky cracked lips... This stuff is softer, but didn't last any longer than regular lipstick.
4. Fingernail polish. Why, oh why, can I not find fingernail polish that will stay on my fingers? I've tried various long-lasting polishes. I've tried basecoat and topcoat and super-duper-strong-never-coming-off coat. It won't stay. Within two days, tops, I've got chipped polish. I don't know what the problem is, I don't have a job that requires a lot of handwashing. I don't do a lot of dishes. It's irksome.
   
5. Mark Ruffalo. He's so cute. I just wanna hang out with him. "13 Going on 30" and "Just Like Heaven" might not be the films of which he's most proud, but I like them.
6. Laziness. I watch a lot of TV. I also like to spend the weekends on my couch doing as little as possible. But don't act like you're better than me just because you have "so many things to do you just don't have TIME to watch TV," or because you just "can't stand to sit still that long" or if you just "go go go all weekend with so much going on." Good for you, gum popper. To each her own.
7. Traffic. Look. If you're gonna drive around with a license plate that says: CULATER, then I'm going to assume that you are a fast driver. I should be able to trust that I can tuck myself in behind you and you will not slow me down. The irony of a slow driver with such a plate is not amusing when I'm late for work.
   
8. Rush Limbaugh. C'mon. You're gonna slam Michael J. Fox? There's just so much to say that I don't even know where to begin. Probably better if I don't.
9. Jon Stewart. I only JUST NOW started watching his show. Someone please tell why I haven't been watching this show for years. How much would I have loved it back in 2000 when I was an idealistic law student hollering about voter's rights, butterfly ballots and hanging chads? Or in 2004 when I was a jaded, disgrunted, frustrated liberal surrounded by conservatives? Better late than never, I guess.
10. Hiro Nakamura. Hilarious! He is my new best friend.
    
11. Manatee. He was just coming to visit me, I guess. Now the Sea World peeps have to figure out how to get him home. Poor little thing. Update: this morning the local news was reporting that the manatee (they're calling him Manny) would be taken to Florida and observed at Sea World to determine if he needs medical attention or can be released into the wild. Update Update: Manny is missing. They can't find him. Keep your eye out!
    
12. Campaign Commercials. Stop the madness! UGH! I cannot WAIT for Election Day so this stuff will stop.
    
13. Twins. Liev Schreiber and Balthazar Getty... Separated at Birth?
    

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Thursday Thirteen, No. 8

Thirteen Things On My Desk (or credenza) right now

1. Pictures: my wedding, my cat, my niece (the cutest child ever), and one from law school graduation of me, my parents, my sister, and BIL. Update: moved to #1 per Cheysuli's reprimand
   
2. A half empty bottle of Dasani.
   
3. A Kellogg's Special K snack bar. Vanilla crisp flavor. Yum.
   
4. My phone, iPod, and palm pilot.
5. A Mr. Incredible toy with a light on its chest. It lights when you squeeze it.
6. A candle that smells like mulled cider. I don't have to light it the smell is so strong. It reminds me of fall.
7. A framed four-leaf clover.
8. My new track-ball mouse (love it!)
9. A candy dish full of Crystal Light sugar-free candy. I don't think I'll ever have to refill it, the candy doesn't seem to be a big hit.
10. A giant University of Memphis ceramic mug. I use it as a book end.
11. Another Univeristy of Memphis mug. This one has a pewter "Alumni" thingie on it. I use it for coffee drinking.
12. The University of Memphis 2006 football schedule. Just to make me sad.
    
13. A Selkirk blown glass spherical paperweight that everyone thinks is a snowglobe. They pick it up, try to shake it, and find out it's really heavy. I got it for law school graduation from my Godparents. It's entitled "Celebration." Update: I have taken a picture with my phone, and I emailed to myself. When it finally comes through I will post it! Update update: Ha! I learned Bluetooth!
    

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Thursday Thirteen, No. 7

Thirteen of Sadie's Pet Peeves
(thanks to Neila for this idea)

1. Misuse of the word "anxious" when the proper choice is "eager." There is a difference! If you're anxious to do something, then don't be mad when I'm late.
2. Gum popping and other mouth noises. I know I've harped about that before, but it really really bugs me. Just keep your lips together, is that really so hard?
   
3. When someone who knew me in college refuses to stop talking about those phenomenally stupid things I did. Yeah, I know it was really funny that time when I did that thing. But let's move on, wanna? Besides, I haven't taken off my shirt in public in a really, REALLY long time.
4. People who think all lawyers are rich. Or evil. Cause we're certainly not.
   
5. Missing the previews when I go the movies. The previews are an essential part of the whole movie-going experience. If I'm not going to make it in time to see the previews, I just don't go.
6. When someone says "Where's it at?" It's not any easier to say "Where's it at?" than it is to say "Where is it?" I just don't understand the attraction. "Where's it located at?" is even more confounding. That's a whole extra syllable! Just stop talking after the word "located." Really.
7. When someone in a movie or on TV addresses one person with the word "y'all." "Y'all" is not just a southernism for "you" at any time, only if the "you" is plural. It's short for "you all." It should be used when addressing more than one person. That's the beauty of "y'all," it clarifies whether you're speaking just to me or to everyone.
   
8. When some unscheduled event causes my TV shows to be on at a time other than originally scheduled and my DVR doesn't know it. If the President's going to come on and mess with my very precariously balanced TV schedule, then someone needs to update the Interactive Guide so my DVR and I know what's going on.
   
9. Sexist TV commercials. Right now there's a cell phone ad airing where the husband is strapped to a chair in torment watching his wife and daughters yap-yap-yap their cell phone minutes into overage, and thus big bills for HIM to pay. There was one for a local grocery store that appalled me. The wife is listing the things she needs for a party, and after each item, the husband says "[Name of Store]." And she's all, "Why do you keep saying [Name of Store]?" And he says, "[Name of Store] has everything you need, at a price I can afford." WTF? I also hate the ones with men who are stupid or can't load a dishwasher or don't know how to microwave macaroni or whatever. I'm just glad that choosy Dads also choose Jif now.
10. Watching most anything on television live (i.e., not on the DVR). I'm constantly reaching for the remote to fast forward through commercials and boring bits. I don't think we watch anything while it's actually on anymore. Even football-- they have so many commercials, and games go much faster when you can skip the time between each play, not to mention missing the lame jibber jabber of the announcers.
    
11. Having to answer the phone without seeing the Caller ID first. Sometimes when the phone rings, Mr. Incredible looks at the caller ID, pushes "talk," and hands it to me without telling me who it is. There is no pattern to this. It could be someone he knows I want to talk to (even then I like to be prepared), but he also does it when he doesn't recognize the number. This is how I end up answering poll questions for fifteen minutes or buying something I don't need or donating money we don't have!
12. Regional broadcasting of football games. I miss a lot of Panthers games because the folks at FOX and CBS think I should want to watch some other team. I know I'm geographically closer to the hometowns of the Titans, the Rams, the Saints, the Bengals, and the Cowboys, even. But geography does not dictate loyalty!
13. Spending time with people I don't like. Life is too short! I'd rather stay home and watch TV with Mr. Incredible than hang out with people I don't enjoy. I'm not going to be rude or hurt people's feelings, but I don't want to waste time developing friendships with people I, well... don't care to be friends with.
    

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Thursday Thirteen, No. 6

Thirteen of Sadie's Favorite Movie Quotes

1. Sweet Home Alabma; Earl Smooter: "You can't ride two horses with one ass, Sugarbean."


2. 40 Year Old Virgin; Nicky: "I'm starvin... let's get some f*@#ing french toast!"


3. French Kiss; Kate: "My ass is twitching. You people make my ass twitch."


4. My Best Friend’s Wedding; George Downes: "Maybe there won't be marriage, maybe there won't be sex, but by God there'll be dancing!"


5. Office Space; Peter Gibbons: "It’s not that I’m lazy, it’s that I just don’t care."


6. 13 Going on 30; Richard: "Who’s your daddy?" Jenna Rink: "Wayne Rink!"


7. The Object of My Affection; Nina Borowski: "Head up, young person."
   


8. French Kiss; Kate: "All men are bastards. I never thought I'd be the kind of woman that would say that, but it's true. All men are bastards."


9. Thing Called Love James Wright: "This check seems to be made out to 'selfish, arrogant dickhead.'" Miranda Presley: "Yeah, they'll cash it. They know it's you."


10. The Incredibles; Edna E. Mode: "No capes!"
    


11. 13 Going on 30; Jenna Rink: "You are rude, and mean, and sloppy, and frizzy - and I don't like you at all."


12. Bridget Jones' Diary; Bridget Jones: "This is an occasion for genuinely tiny knickers."


13. Say Anything; Lloyd Dobler: "I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that."
    

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Thursday Thirteen, No. 5

Thirteen of Sadie's Favorite Sports Movies

1. The Replacements

2. Rudy

3. 8 Seconds

4. Seabiscuit

5. Jerry Maguire

6. Mystery, Alaska

7. Hoosiers

8. Rookie of the Year

9. For Love of the Game

10. Field of Dreams

11. Bull Durham

12. Major League

13. A League of Their Own

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Thursday Thirteen, No 4

Thirteen of Sadie's Favorite Songs
to Wake Up and Get Moving

1. "Home" by Marc Broussard
   
   
2. "Switch" by Will Smith
   
3. "Outrageous" by Britney Spears (don't laugh)
   
4. "Faded" by Soul Decision
   
5. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard
   
6. "Ohio (Come Back to Texas)" by Bowling for Soup
   
7. "Rock Your Body" by Justin Timberlake
   
8. "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC
   
9. "Harder to Breathe" by Maroon 5
   
10. "Save a Horse" by Big & Rich
    
11. "Disease" by Matchbox Twenty"Leave the Pieces" by The Wreckers
    
12. "Good Day" by Luce
    
13. "As Good as I Once Was" by Toby Keith
    

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Thursday Thirteen, No. 3

Thirteen Guys Sadie has Loved from Afar

(because they're famous, fictitious, or I was in third grade)

1. Ricky Shroeder (Silver Spoons)
   
2. Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains)
3. Michael Jackson (Thriller)
4. Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future)
5. Jake Ryan (Sixteen Candles)
6. Rob Lowe (Youngblood/St. Elmo's Fire)
7. Val Kilmer (Top Gun)
8. Andrew McCarthy (Pretty In Pink, NOT St. Elmo's Fire)
9. Jordan Knight (New Kids on the Block)
10. Matthew McConaughey (anytime, anywhere)
11. Dylan McDermott (The Practice)
12. Ben Affleck (pre-J.Lo)
13. Dr. McDreamy (Grey's Anatomy)

Late Addition:
I included Michael Jackson because my brain was tired. But then I remembered someone I meant to include when I was thinking about this list at 4am.

Lloyd Dobler (Say Anything)


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