OK. Here’s what’s going on. My parents are in Colorado and I am house sitting. It’s that simple. Things have come in the way of boredom. These include: trips to NYC and DC to interview at Sirius XM. I’ve had five in the last week and I think they really like me. I’ll keep you posted.

I hate to say that I’ve given up on Infinite Jest. After getting to page 130 and still meeting new characters who spoke without punctuation or paragraph breaks, I knew that I was taking on more than I could. I give it to DFW. His writing is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Basically, he’s a bad ass. I’ve read his collection of essays- still recommended, but that 900+ page lady just isn’t for me. Since then I’ve read two books and got bored. Which means…television. Something I used to hate has now become my national pass time. Before I was sitting at my kitchen table at my computer listening to the radio for all hours of the day (oh wait, I still do that) but now I find myself watching countless movies on TV, ones I’ve seen before and ones I haven’t (thank you on-demand.)

And now, I’m about to admit something I never thought I would, but what the hell. Last night I watched the second, COUNT IT- THE SECOND, of the two Twilight movies. I caught the first one on Showtime, just after telling my mother that I would watch the first out of curiosity- for I had never really heard the story. And last night with just myself and nothing to do, I settled in to watch the second, New Moon. Let’s just say I had NO IDEA how horrible the acting is. Actually it’s not really acting, they are just reading lines and emo-mugging the camera. But you know me. I love cultural phenomenons. How could I let this one slip through my fingertips?

In addition to this, over course of time in the bathroom, I started reading the GQ my dad stole from the dentist office. Cover story: Taylor Lautner. It’s OK, tells a story that I never thought I’d find myself reading. Go ahead, check it out. Side note- I really honestly did not know that Kristen Stewart was born in 1990. That’s just plain freaky. And let’s just say, we all know I could do a better job at acting out Bella Swan. Stewart is just plain awful.

Now I know I’m not as contemplative as my last entries on this here blog. I really do believe it’s because television is rotting my brain. I guess it’s all part of the experience. Just last night I started Freakonomics so perhaps there will be more interesting things to come. But don’t worry, I have not gone to shit either. Just like our fellow bloggers here and at notdrugs, I have started exercising again out of boredom and feeling-gross-ness-lazy-ness. So far, it’s working.

But, right now my only responsibilities is to make sure that the lawn and all the flowers don’t die. Also, I’ve been skimming out ten beetles per hour from our pool. Gross. I also had a traumatic experience, had to help a squirrel from drowning in the pool the other day. Have you ever seen a squirrel completely soaked and disgusting looking? That’s why it was traumatic.

Currently, I’m writing an article for FMQB and it will be in their August edition. If I am still ‘looking for work’ by mid August, I might have the pleasure of volunteering at their AAA radio convention in Boulder, CO. Since it’s due on July 2, I better get moving.