Presumed to be awesome.

Despite this being a short work-week for me, it has seemed especially long and sluggish! I'm more than happy to see Friday roll around. I have a few more hours of work to get done, and then I'm off to see Quantum of Solace. I can't wait!!!

This weekend is going to be all about catching up with stuff around the house, trying my hand at making gumbo, and catching up with all the t.v. I'm still behind on. A low key weekend sounds perfectly wonderful to me!

( I did watch Supernatural last night. (And this would be your friendly neighborhood spoiler warning.) )

And, just because, the first three songs on today's random music shuffle:

Jason Mraz (feat. Raul Midon): Keep On Hoping (Live)
Gavin Degraw: Let's Get It On
Joss Stone: Fell In Love With A Boy

I hope everyone is having a fabulous Friday!

Why, oh WHY, do I have that jingle stuck in my head??? If I'm going to be mentally tortured by outdated marketing jingles for no apparent reason, I think I at least deserve the damn candy bar that goes with it!

Anyway. Nuts or not, there is good news to be had today! Season two of Brotherhood was released on DVD yesterday and my copy arrived today!!! This weekend there shall be Caffee brothers, and brotherly angst, and political machinations, and fucked up family dynamics, and the blinding HOTNESS of Jason Isaacs and Jason Clarke!!! *flails*

In other exciting fannish news, the new BBC Arthurian show, Merlin, is slated to air in the U.S. on NBC in January!!! It looks potentially, cheestastically FABULOUS! Between Legend of the Seeker starting in November and then Merlin in January, my inner fantasy geek is very, very happy!

Also exciting: I finally got back in to the dance studio yesterday!!! I hadn't realized that it had been so long since I'd been in -- since December of last year! Way too long to go without dance. So, anyway, yesterday's lesson went well. It was sort of like riding a bike -- it all just came back as soon as I got on the floor! I have over 30 hours of lessons already paid up, so it's not an extra expense, which is a good thing right now. I'm not sure that I want to gear up for any competition or shows right now; I just want to get back to the studio, dance regularly, and have fun. But, yes, YAY!

Finally, ( holy HOTNESS, Batman! )

Ok. So first things first. Supernatural!!! Oh, show! You are SO back!!! ♥ ( Just a bit more flailing about 'Lazarus Rising.' ) I'm actually excited to see what Kripke and company are going to do this season! Yayness!!!

In other YAY-worthy news, I think I'm finally going to go get my tattoo tomorrow. I had really wanted to get it for my birthday, but I just didn't have time. Since I don't have much planned this weekend except for some housecleaning, a bit of work, and getting past the last dregs of the plague, it seems like the perfect opportunity to get inked!

I was powerless against the allure of a mini!Metallicar and bought my Supernatural Season 3 DVDs yesterday. The 'ittle Impala is adorable!

Also, I skipped out on the boxes of files awaiting my attention in order to go the the Diamondbacks game this afternoon. It was the last afternoon game of the season. I couldn't resist! I'm obviously having a problem with will power this week. *g* The D'backs had a fantastic come from behind win in the bottom of the 9th, so it was well worth the extra work I'll have to slog through tomorrow.

So, while there's been more talk of baseball 'round these parts than almost anything else, I do realize that the Fall television season is getting underway. I know that I'll be watching Supernatural on Thursday evenings (well, I'll be DVRing it if there's baseball to watch, but I will watch it eventually *g*). I also got the Season One DVDs of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, so my plan is to get caught up this weekend and watch that on Monday nights. And thanks to Generation Kill I'm more than a little in love with Alexandar Skarsgård, so I think I'll check out True Blood. The only other show I plan on watching is Brotherhood, which doesn't start until the end of the month, and will only have eight new episodes. Is there any other great television that I shouldn't be missing out on this Fall?

It's supposed to be the lusty month of May, right? Yeah. Not so much with lusty, ribald, celebratory feeling 'round these parts. Whatever it is that came and took up residence in my lungs last Friday has completely kicked my ass and made me it's coughing, hacking, OMG-I-can't-breathe-and-would-really-like-to-just-DIE-now-please bitch. I managed about a half day's worth of work yesterday before I just couldn't and today I somehow dragged my ass out of bed and to court and then to the office for what amounted to almost a full day's worth of work. But then I came home and was just wiped. the. fuck. out. There was nappage and then I whipped up a yummy batch of spaghetti for dinner. And now I'm on the couch, waiting for Supernatural to start, and firmly planning on not doing anything else that requires any effort for at least the next 15 hours or so.

So, no May Poles for me. But despite the plague, there are still good things happening in my world.

First, there's the aforementioned NEW EPISODE OF SUPERNATURAL tonight!!! *bounces* I didn't bitch aloud (mostly because I was busy fending off DEATH), but I was less than enamored of last week's show. I mean. It was ok. But after waiting forever for a new episode, I was expecting a hell of a lot more than just MEH. So, tonight I'm fully expecting our show to kick ass! *nods*

Second, plague or no plague, tomorrow there shall be BASEBALL!!!!!!!! technosage and I have tickets to see the D-Backs take on the Mets and kick some ass of their own, as they do. OMGYAY!!! Baseball! And hotdogs! And beer! And ogling of the hotass Conor Jackson! And ALLIE!!!!!!! Good times, people. Damn good times.

Third, I've been mentally spending my tax refund and economic stimulus check all week, even though only one of them has actually graced my bank account. I'm thinking it's time I jump fully into the technological age and buy a Blackberry or some such device. Who's got one? What do you have? Do you love it? What do I need to know before buying one? Am I going to regret being forever tethered to my email or will this be the best thing ever? Advise me, oh wise ones.

I've also, possibly, got my eye on a charity auction for VIP tickets to see NIN at the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans this Fall. (OMG how awesome would that be???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) And, perhaps, I'm considering splurging on floor level tickets to see George Michael. Maybe. (Anyone want to join me? *tempts*) Obviously, there shall be NO practical investment or debt reduction or some such nonsense.

Fourth,...um. Well I really don't have a fourth. But I do have Winchester boys in five minutes. So I'm outa here! Blessed Beltane, peoples! Or Happy May Day! Or just enjoy the impending Spring! Whatever floats your boat. I wish y'all lot of sex (or at least porn!) and ribald merry makin'! *mwah*

The weekend was fabulous!!! I was in L.A. for the Salute to Supernatural convention, a Steve Carlson show, and (mostly) to see my girls wendy and annkiri who were in from Texas, _lisalisa_ and glendaglamazon, and all my L.A. Hookers. We jammed so much into four days, there's no way I can cover it all, but I'll give you the condensed bullety version, along with a few pictures:

( A Very Supernatural Weekend )

I think that's all the bullety recapping I can muster. In sum, the weekend was made of all kinds of awesome!!! Now I'm home and tired and missing my girls and trying not to think about having to get up early for court tomorrow.

Ok. This morning sucked, and NOT in the positive, life affirming way. But at least the afternoon is starting to look up, so I'd thought I'd help that process along with a Happy List.

- While he was the primary reason for this morning's sucktasticness, at least my client finally took the smokin' plea deal I was able to wrangle for him and (this would be the happy part) I won't be stuck in trial on Thursday. \o/ Seriously, though, I was >this< close to stabbing him with my pen.

- Word on the street (or, more precisely, word all over my damn flist!) is that Supernatural got picked up for a fourth season. More Winchester boys!!!

- A yummy Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte with 4 shots of espresso makes everything a lot of things better! *vibrates*

- I'm loving these two products by DERMAdoctor because they are making my arms soft and smooth. Even after just a few applications I can tell that the little bumps that had plagued my upper arms for years are diminishing. Good skincare products are definitely happy making!

- New Amsterdam premiers tonight. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as an immortal, NYC homicide detective. I'm kinda crazily excited about this!

- While I love the Winchester brothers and I'm very glad they'll be gracing my screen for a fourth season, I may have found two brothers that fill me with at least as much squeeful GLEE: Michael and Tommy Caffee from Showtime's Brotherhood!!! Man, I'm only two episodes into the first season, but already this show owns me! Jason Isaacs and Jason Clarke are both brilliant and their chemistry just sparks. The show is tightly written, the story gritty and brutal. All of the characters are layered and interesting, even the supporting characters hold their own. This is just good t.v.

- annkiri wrote Swing Low, Sweet Chariot for my Sweet Chariot Fic. It's lovely and a little sad and she does a great job developing a really sweet dad-daughter relationship. Thanks, Becca. ♥

I can't really complain about this week. It was relatively light work-wise, since my trial was continued. Still, I'm always glad to see Friday roll around.

So, wanna hear about my big and exciting Friday night plans? Tonight, as an early birthday present type-thing, I'm taking my niece, Rianna, to see the Disney on Ice Princess Wishes show. She's on her way here now, with one of her princess costumes, so that she can get appropriately fancied up for the night's festivities. I know, I know. I'm sure y'all are all jealous of my hot Friday night date. As you should be. *g*

In other big and exciting news (this time slightly bigger and moderately more exciting than Disney Princesses), I am apparently going to the Supernatural Convention in L.A. come March. *bounces* I blame this entirely on wendy, although she claims that Jared is the one to blame. annkiri must also bear some responsibility for this craziness. *nods*

Wendy and Becca!!! For a whole weekend! How could I resist??? It was impossible, I tell you. Oh, yeah. And those cute boys, too. But. Mostly. Wendy and Becca!!! *bounces more* So, who else will be there? *looks around hopefully*

Let's see. What else? The weekend ought to be low key. It's supposed to rain all weekend, which always makes me feel like holing up with a good book and cup of tea. There will probably be some moving watching, some housecleaning, a trip to the gym, and a few assorted errands. Other than that, the weekend is blissfully unscheduled!

- Mom's surgery went well. She's resting and, other than feeling tired, is doing all right.

- My flist is FANTABULOUS! Thank you all for all your good thoughts, prayers, and just general wonderfulness. I'm most blessed to have y'all in my life. *hugs*

- The Winchester brothers plus creepy fairy tales equals WIN! I'll try to get to an actual reaction-type post tomorrow. But, in sum, I LOVE THIS SHOW!

- Today is a very special day because today is the day that the lovely sabrinagb graced this world with her gorgeous smile and sweet spirit. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SABRINA!!! I'm so glad to have met you! In the short time I've known you, you've brought so much brightness and laughter and joy to my world! I hope your day was fabulous and I can't wait to deliver a huge birthday hug in person on Sunday! *smishlovehugs*

- OMG I'm so exhausted! This week has just taken everything outa me. Tomorrow morning I have to be in court for a sentencing and then I have to go see a client in jail, but as soon as I've accomplished both those things, I'm declaring this craptastic week over and starting on the weekend.

- Speaking of weekends, this weekend (Sunday, actually) I get to go to L.A., spend some quality time with the Hookers, watch some football, and enjoy some great music courtesy of Steve, Jason and several others!!! Can it be Sunday now, please?