I was updating my Facebook during Tuesday night, ("Phil Keoghan just said hi to Sister #2 and I." "And now I've hugged him." "Standing three feet away from Phil!") but I should have been posting here instead, because I got so many "Who the hell is Phil?" comments at work on Wednesday. I told one of the PMs "He's the guy that hosts The Amazing Race. ( Read more... )

Background: I saw this on Facebook, said I am so there, and bought tickets to The Ride, which is the documentary about Phil Keoghan's bike ride across America in '09. There was a special screening in Eagan tonight at 7:30, with Phil presenting the film. Sister #2 accompanied me. Eagan, as it turns out, is about ninety minutes from St. Cloud, and on ( Read more... )

In honor of the Superbowl, I'm watching Alias' "Phase One" on DVD.

Also, I think Fringe would have been a much better match for the post-SB show this year. I don't see the NFL fans tuning in again for Glee on Tuesday ( Read more... )

The Amazing Race 17 starts tonight! (For reals this time, abby20!) YAAAAAY! Make sure to allot for a half hour spillover, thanks to the stupid football games.

For the curious, I did not end up buying the Pit Stop doormat. I was pretty sure (kind of) that I would live in constant fear of it getting lifted, due to its sheer awesomeness.

What I learned yesterday:

If you search Wiki for "ass burgers", it will take you to the correct pageWhat I learned today ( Read more... )

JBecky: From Wikipedia: The Race only spans 30,000 miles in 21 days, making it the shortest Amazing Race course since Season 8.
JBecky: pansies!
Abby20: Pfft. I could do that in 15 days and not break a sweat ( Read more... )

Victoria's shrieking is freaking out my cat.

( mid-show spec )