WTF?...
I was feeling under the weather for most of last week and had to use up some sick days. I had court last Monday morning, got back to the office at around 11:30 and left to go home shortly afterwards. I fell asleep at around 4:30 and didn't wake up until 6:30 Tuesday morning, which was perfect timing since I had 2 Social Security hearings scheduled at 9:40 and 9:50. Once I got done with those, I called into work and let reception and my boss know I was heading straight home again. I stayed out on Wednesday and Thursday and ended up going back to work on Friday. I still wasn't at 100%, but I was so sick of sitting around being sick that I just had to get out of my house.
At some point while I was home being all sickly, the nail salon up the street from my apartment changed its' name. Time was when it was called "LEE NAILS." It seems like every other nail salon in the area is called that very same thing and, trust me, we have a bundle here in suburbia. Another one is called "STAR NAILS." Yet another is called "GLAMOUR NAILS." Well, the salon formerly known as "LEE NAILS" now, and from this day forward, shall be known as "VALLEY STREAM NAIL FETISH." Nail Fetish? Ok. I'm kind of surprised the Village approved the name but whatever. I'm progressive and open minded. I think I can deal with residing up the street from "NAIL FETISH," though I must admit, I've never actually heard of such a fetish before, regardless of how progressive and open minded I'd like to think I am.
ALSO...and completely unrelated, but equally WTF-able:
Why, oh why, do so many network shows these days run for 61 or 62 minutes when they are just hour long dramas. For example, say I want to watch Grey's Anatomy. Back in the day, if I wanted to watch it, I could rely on it airing from 9:00-10:00. This worked perfectly for me because at 10:00 I would be able to change the channel to watch ER. Now, if I want to watch Grey's Anatomy, I can do so, but it airs from 9:00-10:02, which wouldn't be such a big deal, except for the fact that ER now airs from 10:01-11:00. I'm sorry but why do I have to sacrifice watching previews for next week's Grey's if I want to catch the beginning of ER? In the immortal words of Ms. Shirley Jackson, "It isn't fair! It isn't right!"
I wouldn't be so irritated by this whole thing if it wasn't for the fact that when Grey's Anatomy airs again on Friday nights, ABC manages to squeeze every last bit of show into the 9:00-10:00 hour with no spillover. If they can manage this amazing task on Fridays, why isn't it possible for them to do it on Thursdays too? I just don't get it. It's not like we're getting more show for that additional 2 minutes. All we get are a bunch more commercials. I suppose ABC needs to get as many advertising dollars as it can get in order to keep Oprah comfortably situated as the the richest personality on television, but I'm annoyed it has to be at the expense of the first 60 seconds of ER. Actually, I'm just annoyed about it in general.
Hear me when I say Grey's Anatomy does not need to be 62 minutes long, nor does Desperate Housewives need to be 61, and, as we all know Dancing With The Stars sure as hell doesn't have to be an hour and thirty two minutes. An HOUR AND THIRTY TWO MINUTES! Don't even get me started on that one. I'll just say that's an hour and thirty two minutes more of that show than any of us ever need in our lives and leave it at that.
You know I must be feeling better.
At some point while I was home being all sickly, the nail salon up the street from my apartment changed its' name. Time was when it was called "LEE NAILS." It seems like every other nail salon in the area is called that very same thing and, trust me, we have a bundle here in suburbia. Another one is called "STAR NAILS." Yet another is called "GLAMOUR NAILS." Well, the salon formerly known as "LEE NAILS" now, and from this day forward, shall be known as "VALLEY STREAM NAIL FETISH." Nail Fetish? Ok. I'm kind of surprised the Village approved the name but whatever. I'm progressive and open minded. I think I can deal with residing up the street from "NAIL FETISH," though I must admit, I've never actually heard of such a fetish before, regardless of how progressive and open minded I'd like to think I am.
ALSO...and completely unrelated, but equally WTF-able:
Why, oh why, do so many network shows these days run for 61 or 62 minutes when they are just hour long dramas. For example, say I want to watch Grey's Anatomy. Back in the day, if I wanted to watch it, I could rely on it airing from 9:00-10:00. This worked perfectly for me because at 10:00 I would be able to change the channel to watch ER. Now, if I want to watch Grey's Anatomy, I can do so, but it airs from 9:00-10:02, which wouldn't be such a big deal, except for the fact that ER now airs from 10:01-11:00. I'm sorry but why do I have to sacrifice watching previews for next week's Grey's if I want to catch the beginning of ER? In the immortal words of Ms. Shirley Jackson, "It isn't fair! It isn't right!"
I wouldn't be so irritated by this whole thing if it wasn't for the fact that when Grey's Anatomy airs again on Friday nights, ABC manages to squeeze every last bit of show into the 9:00-10:00 hour with no spillover. If they can manage this amazing task on Fridays, why isn't it possible for them to do it on Thursdays too? I just don't get it. It's not like we're getting more show for that additional 2 minutes. All we get are a bunch more commercials. I suppose ABC needs to get as many advertising dollars as it can get in order to keep Oprah comfortably situated as the the richest personality on television, but I'm annoyed it has to be at the expense of the first 60 seconds of ER. Actually, I'm just annoyed about it in general.
Hear me when I say Grey's Anatomy does not need to be 62 minutes long, nor does Desperate Housewives need to be 61, and, as we all know Dancing With The Stars sure as hell doesn't have to be an hour and thirty two minutes. An HOUR AND THIRTY TWO MINUTES! Don't even get me started on that one. I'll just say that's an hour and thirty two minutes more of that show than any of us ever need in our lives and leave it at that.
You know I must be feeling better.