::scrunches nose::

Actress Nicolette Sheridan is suffering from a bout of the flu - which was exacerbated after she jumped into her cold swimming pool naked to save her dog. The Desperate Housewives star has been struck down with the ailment for more than a week, and she blames it on her ignorance about her 12-week-old golden retriever Oliver's swimming abilities - and the fact she was cleaning her home in the nude. After returning from a Christmas trip to Aspen, Colorado, Sheridan cleaned off the puppy in her swimming pool after he got himself dirty in a rose pot - and her actions gave the pooch new ideas on causing mischief. She says, "The next thing you know, he goes outside and he's right back in that pool again. Now I think he's drowning! I run naked into the cold pool. I was cleaning (my house) naked. It's (a normal thing to do) when I'm feverish... So I saved the dog, but little did I know at 12 weeks old they can swim. But you know what, I'll fall for all of his tricks because I'm madly in love with him.

Oh, yeah. Too much celebrity information.

"And then (tee-hee!) the UPS guy came..."

Publicity stunt? Nicolette Sheridan cleans her own house? Would she jump into her cold pool if Terrell Owens was drowning in it?

sara, when's your jury duty? I'm there next Friday.

I was called last year also and it just meant sitting in the jury room until lunch. Going to lunch. Coming back and watching part of Meet the Parents. Getting called to a courtroom in another building. Sitting there while they finished up a different case. Them figuring out they wouldn't have time to start a new trial or something (it wasn't exactly clear) and so being led back to sit in the jury room for another hour or so and then being let go. I'm hoping it goes that way again. Except for the Meet the Parents part. That was awful.

I'm having a hard time reconciling the actress jumping into a pool to save a dog with the thought I had yesterday that her character's normal facial expression would be well complimented by a cigarette holder and dalmation fur coat.

Someone put this ad in our daily e-newsletter:

Small, red-eared slider turtle with 80-gallon tank for free to a good home.

Someone needs to tell me no.

sara, when's your jury duty? I'm there next Friday.

No date yet. I just got the "we wanna make sure you still live in city and are eligible" form. Which I need to mail tomorrow.

her character's normal facial expression would be well complimented by a cigarette holder and dalmation fur coat.

I will never be able to shake this thought. You are so right.

Someone needs to tell me no.

I think your cats need a toy that moves on its own. Albeit slowly.

I remembered my desire for a snake this morning, but in short order also remembered that they're supposed to smell bad. Ah, well.