Idol, finding what you're lookign for, long distance dating of a different kind, and A League of Their Own

Last week, the new season of American Idol started. I seriously woke up last Tuesday morning and was disgustingly excited about it. I know it’s crap but I just can’t get enough of it. I actually could do without the first couple episodes where they mostly show the freaks and geeks and sparsely pepper in the real talent. The bad people, you have to just kind of watch them in awe. A lot of them don’t seem to be the attention-seeking type but at the same time, how can you be so bad and not know it? I swear, one of the scary nerds was from Case.

I guess I shouldn’t really talk since I’ll be singing two solos at mass tomorrow and I’m the worst singer in my choir. Oh well.

I identified a need for some new shelves or drawers in my extra bedroom/conservatory. There’s just crap all over the place and I wanted to organize it better. I’m not much of a shopper but I set out the other day with the loose goal of finding a suitable and reasonably priced storage unit while I was on my way to Home Depot after my wiring triumph. Right before I got to HD, I saw that there was a furniture store going out of business. I went inside to check it out and if you ask me, their prices were still quite high. I wandered around happily for awhile because no sales people were bothering me. And then I saw it. A two-drawer quasi-night stand in the same wood finish as the desk in my spare bedroom, with a scratch on top and a small panel of laminate missing for $25! The drawer mechanism seemed solid and the construction seemed sturdy. So basically, I found and bought exactly what I was looking for. How often does that happen?

Sushee told me that when she and her boyfriend were doing the long distance thing, they would watch “Lost” at the same time and it was sort of like a long distance date. Does anyone want to grab Chipotle at the same time as me but in a different city? We could have a long distance date.

I watched “A League of Their Own” last week. It’s one of my favorite movies. It’s one of the only movies I ever remember going to the theater with my mom to see. I think I was about 10. Plus, because I’ve played softball my entire life, I kinda get the warm and fuzzies every time I see it. My favorite quote is towards the end when Tom Hanks, the coach, leads the team in prayer before the playoffs and prays, “May our feet be swift, our bats be mighty, and our balls be plentiful. Amen.” Yes, amen to all of those things.