Just call me cheater....

Usually when I write my blog posts, I tend to write them before I got to sleep for the night. Very rarely, I start them before midnight so I have to change the date and time so that they show up for the day that the events I am writing about transpired. That's why if you look at the time stamp, very often it says 11:59 pm. This weekend I was really bad about updating the blog because after working overnight, I really just wanted to go to bed. So tonight I wrote my posts for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It was nice not having to worry about the blog for those two days but it kinda took some thinking so that I remembered what I did Friday and Saturday. But anyway, today's favourite thing is being able to change the date and times that show up for each blog post.

I already know that...I read that in your blog!

The one thing that I don't enjoy so much about having a blog (aside from having to think of something to right about) is that whenever I try to talk to some of my family members, they tell be they know because they read about it in my blog. On the same note, I like the fact that two of my sisters have blogs because I can just read about their days. Currently both of my blog-having sisters are on a cruise of the Mediterranean and have been sporadically updating their blogs. So I do know that they are in fact still alive and enjoying their cruise. So today's favourite thing is being able read about my sisters' cruise on their blogs.

Monkey see

A few months ago, my sister introduced me to a blog by sending me a link to this post. Since then, I occasionally go back and check out the posts. It does tend to get me laughing. It's pretty much a pop culture blog. I especially like the abundance of lists. To honour the blog, I am going to make a list of links to some of my favourite posts.

• Wii Injuries
• Songs for a "Sleepless in Seattle" musical
• Stuff to never discuss on the internet
• Absurdness of the "Hoedown Throwdown" (apparently it was in the Hannah Montana movie)
• Inappropriate jobs for Wolverine
• Fundamental plot truths
• Missing Bea Arthur
• One of my absolute favourites - Caution signs for movie characters
• Common causes of death in TV Hospitals - heeheehee
• Better uses of 30 minutes than watching a particular show
• Lazier potential movie sequel titles than "Fast and Furious"
• A plea against viewing vomit in movies and tv
• Movies more appealing than "17 Again"
• Why real moms are better than TV moms
• When to get snacks during certain TV shows
• The longest running fictional character - mainly here because of a rather amusing "Buffy" mention
• Why the Idol winner won

Mind you, these posts only came after the first post I read and I am sure there were probably ones before that that I would have enjoyed, but these posts definitely amused me. There are other posts that were good as well, but these ones, to be honest, are easily and quickly readable, for the most part. Many of them contain the afore-mentioned lists.

Anyway, today's favourite thing is NPR's Monkey See blog.

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a good 2008. I should totally be asleep right now as I am leaving for the airport at 4:30AM but I decided to do this before I actually go to sleep. For today's post, I am going to write about some of my favourite things of 2008. Some of them have or will have their own posts but for now it's just a list. In no particular order,...

• Panera Bread (American restaurant, really good sandwiches and soup. One of the things I miss most about Boston)
• Joss Whedon TV shows (I discovered Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly this year. Also, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog was awesome)
• The Sims 2 (for PC)
• Television Without Pity (Snarky recaps of your favourite shows, what more could you want?)
• Tina Fey as Sarah Palin
• Neil Patrick Harris
• I discovered some new and amusing websites this year. See my blog roll. I also enjoy www.tvtropes.org
• Twitter (I don't use it often but I like reading what other people are saying)
• Hulu (although I can't use it in Canada)
• Flamenco (That's not a new favourite, but I saw some amazing flamenco performances in '08)
• Living with my sister (It's been an adventure, especially with her doing a new thing everyday. It kept me on my toes)
• Using acronyms for phrases even if it's shorter to say the actual phrase (ex. btw for "by the way")
• Quoting random TV quotes in casual conversation (It's a sickness)
• Having an actual TV and using a DVR to record certain shows. (Awesomeness)
• TV Shows that are online (How I caught up on TV when I didn't have one)
• TV on DVD

I probably have a few more favourites but I am getting tired. I hope everyone has a great 2009!