My cat gets all excited when she sees me take out a CD to put into the computer because she knows the CD tray will be opened and she can then try and stop it from closing (she's gotten her paw caught lots of times, but it doesn't smash close like a door, but just holds the paw in place until I can convince her to remove it).

My clothes don't fit. I am sad. The newer lower jeans waistline makes the old tops look short, and although many of them can close around my lower torso, the boobular/shoulder area presents quite a challenge.

This lovely leopard print almost sheer top I wore yesterday looked pretty presentable, but when I went to take it off it got stuck at the top of my right bicep.

I hate saying goodbye to clothes, and I know my size and weight wavers. So they stay, making me sad with their inaccessibility.

An interesting article on Keith Olberman's rise in popularity since he started doing his Special Comments.

NPH is a total cutie on Jeopardy tonight.

Vortex, if you check over at the TiVo Community boards, I'm betting you can find the right person to complain to, or at least an explanation of the Humax/TiVo/Panasonic situation (which I'm not at all versed in). At one point, there were people working specifically for TiVo customer support regularly posting there, and complaints like yours got responded to.

Did you complete it, Strega?

Heh, no. It was linked on a board I lurk on, and for a while I was doing pretty well and was just following along when I needed a hint. I got probably 3/4ths done, and was pretty much stumped on everything else. And then they solved the meta-puzzle, and I lost interest.

It was definitely a fun time-killer, but I didn't feel compelled to complete it.

Oh! And yes, what dcp said has the ring of rightness.

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday Hil!

Add me to those hating the early darkness. I don't have SAD as far as I can tell, but going all day without seeing any sun doesn't help.

Trying to catch up, sorta...

I have an embarrassment/humiliation squick.

Oh, me, too. I can't watch anything like The Office or Meet The Parents. No interest in Borak at all. It's just painful. I guess I identify too much with the poor fuckers everyone's laughing at. Much as I enjoy Jon Stewart, I have to leave the room during the interview parts. (I'm heartened to learn that most of the interviewees are in on the joke. But some of them - I don't understand why they allow them to show it!) I generally turn Colbert off after The Word. I still can't stand to watch I Love Lucy (and the fact that Lucy has always reminded me of my mother doesn't help).

And yet, I laugh like a hyena at America's Funniest Home Videos. People falling down are funny as hell. Maybe it's just because I know the people involved consented for the tape to be shown, and they really weren't injured.

No, it'd probably still be funny.

As a matter of fact, Colbert says the trouble a lot of times is that interviewees are SO into the joke that they want to do "comedy" and they have to tell them just to state their case and not try to add jokes or anything.

Leave the jokes to us, sir. We're professionals.

"Cultural earthquake." Huh, Kathy, I thought I felt the earth move, all right!(Yes, I have major Special Comment love, and later my Countdown love grew from "Yeah. I wanna see that guy rank on the President." to actual appreciation.) For which I thank the internets.

I hate saying goodbye to clothes, and I know my size and weight wavers. So they stay, making me sad with their inaccessibility.

Welcome to my world! While I was in SF, I bought a pair of jeans, a size up, the exact syle and fit from the Gap. I have two pairs of these already in a size smaller that fit fine. And the new ones? NSM with the fitting.

I also have a dress to send to msbelle. And a skirt that might work on you.

I'm also hesitant to tailor any of the skirts I have down now that I seem to be blossoming again in terms of weight. Oh size 4. I will miss you so.