Some boys take a beautiful girl, and hide her away from the rest of the world

So tonight, I'm catching up on this week's Eli Stone, and enjoying seeing Katie Holmes again after missing her as Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight, when low-and-behold I realized something (rather early in the episode as well): the location that Ms. Holmes sings "Hit Me With a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce" is where the video for Fiona Apple's "Paper Bag" takes place. (This location is also the club Eli takes Katie Holmes's character Grace to dinner later in the episode.)

Which of course, only a semi-mild Fiona fan (and above) probably noted, particularly since Paper Bag wasn't exactly anywhere near as popular as say Criminal and its video.

But, in any case, it was good to see Katie Holmes again as well, and I'm still enjoying Eli Stone... even though they seem to have dropped George Michael for season 2 (but thankfully, they did mentioned Duke Ellington as the source of 'Bounce').


That's all they really want...
Is some fun...
When the working day is done
Oh girls, they wanna have fun

For me and you, my part-time lover

About two weeks ago, Stevie Wonder's Part-Time Lover randomly popped into my head, and took up residence for a day.

I'm still not really sure how it resurfaced in my cluttered brain. I don't recall hearing recently prior to its prevalence in my consciousness. I didn't hear it randomly playing at multiple locations, like I heard Spandau Ballet's True (though I do wish that for a few of these latter occurrences that Mr. Wonder had been on instead). I did actually hear it on the radio about a week after it was in my head, though. All-in-all, strange.

As for the weekend, it goes. Unlike many of the previous weekends, I don't have anything planned to do this weekend, and my mom is off at her 50th high school reunion this weekend, so she isn't available to suggest I do something productive like laundry or clean. Consequently, I'm at a loss as to what to do. I don't really feel like just lazing around, as this tends to cause this notion to surface in my brain that I'm forgetting to do something (like looking for birthday presents for my parents--this weekend lies between their 2 birthdays).

So yesterday, I wandered into work and got caught up on some filing I had to do (excitement, no?). As for today, I'm not sure what I'll get up to... guess I'll just need to wait to find out. (Oh, and the new episode of Eli Stone: good.)


We are undercover passion on the run
Chasing love up against the sun
We are strangers by day, lovers by night
Knowing it's so wrong, but feeling so right

You know it's alright, it's ok, I'll live to see another day

Today, I am bemoaning my missing the second season premier of Eli Stone on Tuesday, as well as attempting to dodge coverage of last night's (equally scripted?) U.S. Presidential debate. And while trying to distract myself from the former (and wait for the episode to download from iTunes), I stumbled across this story: Disco tune "Stayin' Alive" could save your life.

The article talks about how the rhythm of the Bee Gees' song from Saturday Night Fever nearly matches the recommended rhythm for CPR (Stayin' Alive is 103 beats per minute; the American Heart Association recommends CPR at 100 beats per minute). It just made me smile....

But now, I will let iTunes download the new Eli Stone episode in peace. Hasta...


Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother
You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'
And you're stayin' alive, stayin' alive

Disturbia, ain't used to what you like

This weekend marks the 3rd anniversary of my moving to Florida and being at my current job (woo hoo...).

I started my current position on Columbus Day in 2005, just slightly before Hurricane Wilma rolled through town. All-in-all, the 3 years have been ok. Not really great, but not terrible either.

Though I still miss Tex-Mex.

Throw on your break lights, we're in the city of wonder
Ain't gonna play nice
Watch out, you might just go under
Better think twice
Your train of thought will be altered
So if you must falter be wise

As I walked out in the streets of Laredo

Today's Grimmy is nice too...

As I walked out in Laredo one day