More TV madness, part 2: Rudy, Kiefer and Jean Smart ride again

OK, the first half of the show is over. On to the next half. My diary continues.

More TV madness: I'm taking on 24

It’s that time again… I’m watching an episode of another show I don’t watch. This week, it’s 24. I know Kiefer Southerland’s involved, and 98% of my friends watch. It should be good times. Here we go.

A whole Latta love

Earlier tonight, I watched a GREAT women’s basketball game. UNC and Duke slugged it out at Cameron Indoor Stadium, with UNC nabbing a 74-70 win. Both teams went in undefeated. Carolina came out as the only unblemished team in the nation.

Gotta bad Boston feeling

I’m not sure what my point is with this entry. I’m pretty tired (see below), but I thought that writing would help relax me. We’ll see. So, I got the ol’ laptop out when I sat down to watch my Tar Heels take on the new ACC member, Boston College. I’m not keeping a running diary, mostly because, well, I’m tired. And partially because this game has bad “hoo doo” written all over it. At least for me.

Time for the next installment of watching Lost and living to blog about it.

The "Lost" Blog: I Can't Believe I'm Watching This

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m surrounded by fans of the TV show Lost at work. Well, tonight, in deference to everyone who likes Lost, I’m going to watch an entire episode. And for your enjoyment, I’m going to keep track of what I see. Since I have no idea about previous plotlines, character names, and other small details… this should be fun.

A shout out to my Steeler friends out there

Congrats to the Seahawks, Panthers, Broncos and the Steelers for getting to the conference championships. After a tepid start to the playoffs, it would be hard to say that yesterday was anything but thrilling. OK, I was actually at Carmax buying a new ride, but the highlights looked stupendous. The recap of the Steelers game almost stopped my heart… had I watched it live, I’m not sure what would have happened. And I’m a frustrated Cowboys fan.

Lucky there's a Family Guy

One thing I’ve wanted to try for a while… writing a diary while watching a Family Guy episode. But, there was a slight problem. There’s too much to comment on. I was getting carpal tunnel, and it was only three minutes into the episode.

Let's rock out, Air Supply style

In the annals of popular music (huh huh, I said annals), one of the most interesting and disturbing trends was the advent — and then explosion — of the power ballad. By the late 80s, every metal/hair band worth its weight in mascara and White Rain was cranking out a power ballad on each and every album. It was truly bizarre. These big-haired chord-crunchers would suddenly be belting out lyrics that would make Paul Anka blush. And the public ate it up.