Mid-Thirties Life Crisis

I remember when Birthday’s were fun and exciting. It was just a day of getting gifts, having slumber parties and everyone celebrating YOU. I loved getting older. I looked forward to it. Now it’s a completely different story. All I want to do is hide and stay inside and try to pretend that it’s another day. That it’s nothing special at all while trying hard to ignore the fact that I am about to reach my mid thirties.

34!!! I’m not so afraid to turn 34 as I am to hit 35 and feel like I haven’t accomplished anything with my life. Sure I’ve moved to NYC and traveled to some amazing places and have enough horrific dating stories that I could write a book but what have I really done? And lately I have asked myself “What have I done for ME lately” (cue Janet Jackson).

I have spent all of my adult years (from 18-34) trying to please other people. Thinking that my life can’t really start until I get married. Putting things on hold because I think that I can’t do them alone. It’s kinda what the South teaches us, that a woman’s life is not complete without a family. Well seeing how I don’t see a husband or family anywhere in the near future and the fact that I am a year away from my scary age it’s time to do things for myself. Make them happen for me and because I want them to. No more excuses and no more putting my life on hold. Let’s face it; I’m not getting any younger.

So why am I writing all of this?? Because I need my fellow bloggers and followers support. I am setting a list of things that I have to accomplish from January 22, 2010 to January 22, 2011. I will have one year to do everything on my list and I need you ALL to hold me accountable. This way, maybe, I will feel better about turning 35. I have been working on my list and I am sure I will add things as I go but it’s things that I have been putting off to do tomorrow or later in the future for a long time. Things that I don’t like about myself and want to change or things that I want to prove my doubting self wrong.

I will be documenting each event either with photos or video but always a story. I am sure I will want to quit mid way through or probably wait till December to do some of them. Let’s face it, I am a procrastinator. But that is where I will need you guys to step in. Push me to, more like shove me to do these things.

We never know if we will get another day much less another year. I don’t want to roll in to 35 feeling like I am waiting for my life to begin. And more importantly, I don’t want someone else determining my own life and happiness.

I will post the LIST Friday and that is when I will push the play button. But in the mean time everyone pull out their pom poms and start stretching. I want big and flashy spirit fingers.

NBC-ya

I am sure all of you have been keeping up with the Battle for Tonight Show. Team Conan or Team Leno? Which one are you? I will argue to keep Conan till the death. Now I know some of you are Leno fans, which I have no idea why, so I will try to be as kind as I can. Here's my thoughts on it:

Leno is a has-been. He is old, can't deliver a joke to save his life, has no comic timing, makes sexual passes to guest which is creepy and has had his time on the show. If you all remember, 5 years ago he decided to retire. He announced it on his show that he was wanting to retire and he would pass down the show to Conan. 5 years came fast and it was time for him to leave. And like a spoiled, pouty little brat at an arcade "he didn't want to leave" (to be said in the most annoying little kid voice possible.) He threw a fit and you could see him getting jealous that his time was up.

So after stomping his feet on the ground and screaming "It's not fair" NBC agreed to give him a Prime time show. NBC was trying to save money so they thought the best way was to cut out the 10:00 EST pricey dramas and put a talk show. We all know that one hour drama's cost way more than talk shows or reality shows. They thought this would save them money. Instead it lost the company more money than planned and it lost what's the most important thing to them, their viewers.

No one wanted to watch an old man trying to be funny and steal ideas from other talk shows. Therefore at 10pm everyone tuned in to the TV dramas such as Criminal Minds, Law and Order, CSI, etc. They turned the channel to CBS which lead them into watching the CBS news. Which ultimately lead them to watching Letterman. This was not Conan's fault, as Conan and Letterman have most of the same viewers. And now that they were competing on the same times people watch Letterman out of convenience.

So now, only after 7 months, they are saying that Conan is not pulling in the viewers that he needs to stay on. Do they not remember that he had an amazingly successful show for 17 years? Do they also not remember that it takes a few months to get in the swing of things? And do they not remember that he is competing with Letterman, someone that shares his viewership? Oh ya, and do they not remember that THEY are the ones that screwed up the network buy putting a talk show before the news? I'm not sure that they do.

Also, lets flash back to 1992 when Carson retired from the Tonight Show. They offered the show to Leno (when Carson was fighting for Letterman to have the spot). At that time Letterman was on after Carson on NBC. He later went on to host the CBS time slot that he is in now. After only hosting the tonight show for a few months NBC told Leno that he wasn't making them happy and threatened to give the job to Letterman. Funny how history repeats himself.

It's like Leno is in an abusive relationship with NBC. They constantly knock him how telling him that he is not good enough and he stays around defending them even though he knows what they are doing is wrong. At least Conan is defending himself and not sticking around to put up with it.

So now Conan is leaving on Jan.22nd and Leno is coming back to the Tonight Show. He's such an Indian giver. Does he not know the meaning of retiring? Does he not have a consequence about pushing Conan out of a job? All he had to do is turn it down and show some respect and Conan would still have his job. Instead he is being a selfish child and taking the toy back after giving it to the other kid. Way to be a man Leno.

They tried to ruin the late night spot all together by putting Leno at a 30 minute spot before Conan. How would that work? And how would it be the Tonight Show if it comes on at midnight? That my friends is the next morning.

So yes, I am blaming NBC first and Leno second. I have written 3 letters voicing my opinions to NBC and Leno already. I am also banning Leno from my house. NBC used to be my favorite network but my loyalties have changed. I will watch The Office, 30 Rock and SNL but that is it for your network.

I know most of you don't really care about this because you have families and other things to worry about. But according to TV Guide 85% of the viewers are on Team Conan. If I were in charge of a network, and I so should be, I would listen to that.

Shame on you NBC and shame on you Leno!

Oh Captain My Captain

According to the papers I have less than 11 months to break up this wedding. Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter, and number 1 guy on my heartthrob list, is officially engaged. I knew it was coming. It was the talk of all last season. So why am I upset? Well, it's one more guy off my list. First Matt Damon says I do, then Jimmy Fallon (and not even to a cute girl) and now Jeter. So now I have till November to get his attention and steal his heart. Do I really think that it can happen? No, Of course not. But I will not go down without a fight.

Here he is, the adorable Captain of the Yankees. The hardest working man in the MLB. Well... I don't know that for a fact but I'd like to think so. Coming in as a rookie in 1995 at age 21 he went right to the Yankees and won Rookie of the Year. Winning his first World Series a year later in 1996 he went on to win 4 more in 1998, 1999, 2000 and the most recent in 2009 bring his total Championship Rings to 5. In 2000 he was voted All-Star and World Series MVP and in 2003 he was named Captain of the Yankees. In 2009 he broke Lou Gehrig's Hitting Record. All this accomplished at the ripe ole' age of 35. Makes me feel lazy.


So here is the break down of the culprit.
Name: Mika Kelly
Profession: Actress (ugh)
Age 29 (Still a child), Born in Los Angelas (as are most actors, original), Only child to father, former Aerosmith guitarist, and mother, former Vegas Show girl (Spoiled and probably was taught how to pole dance at a young age).
Previously dated John Mayer (who hasn't) and actor Chris Evans (I dated a Chris Evans in high school, what of it).
Known for her role in Friday Night Lights where she "plays" a Cheerleader. (I actually WAS a cheerleader. I didn't just play one on TV).
Sure she pretty, I can't argue that. But she's an actress, how can he tell if she is being real? And what does she know about baseball? Did she ever play? Probably not. She probably has a pink Yankee cap which we all know is for sissy's. And Mika Jeter?? That doesn't sound right. Jamie Jeter rolls right off the tongue.
Ok, so I am not seriously upset about Jeter getting engaged. I am happy for him and I do like his choice in woman. She seems nice and seems a little more down to earth. More than some of his past girlfriends (Mariah Carey, Vanessa Minnillo, Jessica Biel, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Alba). At least this one is not a camera and fame hog. I do know that I really don't stand a chance with him being a "normal" girl. Well, "normal" is still in question.

Nonetheless, if I see Dreamboat Jeter walking down the street I will not hesitate to catch his eye and win him over. I just hope I am not wearing all my I Heart Jeter paraphernalia when it happens. No one wants to look like a fool.

My Christmas in NYC

Christmas in NYC with my makeshift family for the Holidays!

If You See Someting, Say Something

The terror threat is heightened in New York City. It has been for a few months now. You can tell just by the police presence everywhere you go and down on the subways they are holding machine guns once again. I, of course, am always on guard. I look people up and down and stare at them till they get really, really uncomfortable. I secretly think that I am an undercover FBI agent while doing so. How are they to know that I’m not? I could be. No one would suspect it.

So the other day on my daily packed subway ride home on B train I gave the car my once over. There was an extra seat in the middle of two people so I squeezed my J-Lo bootie right in-between them. I read a “how to survive a terrorist attack in a subway” that there is a higher survival rate if you are sitting due to debris. So I sit any chance I get on crowded cars.

(Do we need to go back to the fact that I read articles and books on this matter? I can’t help it, I always want to be prepared. And I find them completely interesting.)

It was packed. More than usual. Must be the holiday season. I noticed a man, fitting the profile (sorry, but there is a profile to be aware of, not being racist just stating a fact). He was holding a backpack in front of him and looked nervous. He was shaking and sweating a bit and seemed to constantly be looking in the bag. It was like he was holding on to it for dear life. My heart began to race. Everything fit the list of what we are to look for. I turned to the woman sitting next to me and said, “You see that man?” She was already aware of him and told me that she was getting off at the next stop. The people standing by us heard us and pretty soon we all were either about to take action or get the heck off the train. Problem was, we were on the express train and the stops are less frequent. We had to wait and endure the train ride all the way from 34^th St stop to West 4^th St.

I decided that as soon as I get off the train I would run and find a NYPD and make them aware of the man while telling people to NOT get on the train. I didn’t want to run and scream frantically or other people would think I was the crazy one. So off the train and out of the subway I flew taking 2 stairs at a time in heels. When I go to the top of the stairs I looked behind me and noticed that the Terrorist was behind me. He was running just as fast as I was and still holding on to his bag for dear life. I waiting and let him pass me and then followed him. I followed him out of the turn stile and up to the street. I noticed 2 NYPD officers outside and walked over to them and right at that time the man sets his backpack/bomb down on the ground…..unzips it…….and…………..

Out ran a little puppy.

Yep, seriously. I over reacted once again. But hey, I was not the only one this time. I explained it to the cops, as they were wondering why I ran up to them out of breath. They laughed but said that I was a good New Yorker for reacting the way I did. Thanks cute NYPD dudes!

We have signs everywhere that say, “If you see Something, Say Something.” 65,000 New Yorkers last year followed those rules and reported suspicious actions. I think I single handedly reported 54,000 out of the 65k.

NYC Snow Day of 2009

Here is what I got to enjoy this morning. After a night of being out in the Blizzard all night this was a great way to spend my day today.

I know I know

I said I was going to stay on top of my blog and I lied. Ok, I promise I will give a proper update tomorrow. We are in the middle of a big snow storm and tomorrow I will hopefully be snowed in. Except for the little shopping i have to do tomorrow. Thank goodness I have snow boots.

Quick update:

1. Yankees Won the World Series. Was an Amazing night here in the city. I even have video that I will post.

2. Not going home for Christmas this year. It's kinda depressing. But there are a few of us that will be here so we are all going to celebrate together. Could be fun. There might be more of us in town than we think because...

3. There is a huge snow storm that will be here tonight and tomorrow. All the flights at every airport in NYC are already cancelled. There is about an inch of snow already on the ground.

4. I have been dating. Very interesting. Have had at least one date every week of some sort. Sure they are not all winners, but at least I am out there. I have one set for the week after Christmas that I am kinda excited about. Only because he looks like JFK Jr. and Paul Rudd combined. At least it will be easy on the eyes.

5. New Years Resolutions are being decided this week. I am not so good at keeping these but I will look at them as Life's To-Do's. That will make me stick to them a little better rather than things I HAVE to do this year. I don't deal well when I'm told what to do. Duh.

Ok, on my way to have dinner with friends and fight through the snow. I will not be wearing my snow boots tonight of course. It's Saturday night, must wear heels. Wish me luck that I don't fall on my face. Oh who am I kidding, we all know I will anyway.

Bye!!