I know I haven't blogged in FOREVER! but I've been busy with work which is unusual and coupled with the fact that I'm studying for the GMATs I pretty much have zero free time.

I'm prompted to write this blog because I saw this new show that premiered on ABC last week and it's called "Hooking Up." I would describe the show as Sex in the City meets Hitch. It's a reality show about the online dating experiences of 11 real women in NYC and it's f*ing hilarious!!! I dvred it at home and every one of my guy friends who saw it would agree.

I made a few observations from the show and it just further proves that women are impossible to understand. I don't know how these women could get sooo excited about these online dates. They pretty much set expectations so high that the date is sure to be a bust. Girls saying, "I think he's the one ..." before they even meet the guy, what's up with that? I guess it just goes to show that women really do think with their hearts when it comes to dating and relationships. I think most guys going on a blind date or online date would say something like, "I hope she's not crazy!"

One other thing I noticed is that girls seem to get a "feeling" about a guy and will do or say whatever they can to justify why they like or don't like the guy. For example, Claire, goes on a first date with a guy and things go really well but she's not sure if she's attracted to him. That's fair, I can understand that. So she goes on a second date with him and it goes ok, not great. Then when they buy some ice cream, he gets a plain vanilla cone and she says something like, "just vanilla? that's boring, that says a lot about him." So her justification for not wanting to see this guy again is that he bought a plain vanilla cone so he must be boring? LAME. The next guy she goes on a date with looks like a total LOSER, he has freaking lamb chops... wtf? He doesn't know anything that doesn't have to do with music or radio. However, she gets this "vibe" from him and practically falls in love with him. It looks like they went on several more dates and then he breaks up with her via email. She's all heart broken and sobbing... I don't get women! He was a total loser but she found some justification for him being so great in her eyes and he broke her heart. *shaking head*.

The reason the show is funny is that there are some seriously lame guys the girls go on dates with. This one girl had to wait 40 minutes for the guy to show up on their first date. She was really excited about him because she thought he was good looking and had a british accent. So what happens? In walks this 43 year old hippy musician! HAHA. I was rolling on the floor. She's 32 and fairly attractive and obviously annoyed that the guy lied on his profile. What does she do? she calls him out on it and finds out the pic he posted is 15 years old!! LOL! She can't go through with the date so she goes to the bathroom and calls her friend begging her to call the restaurant she's to get her out of the date.

Anyways, these are just my own opinions. Ladies and gents, you're more than welcome to watch the show this Thursday on ABC, I think at 9:00 pm and share your own opinions.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/HookingUp/

I was hanging out with the boys last night.  I had a random thought and asked the guys what their #1 all time favorite cartoon was.  Everyone thought about it for a few minutes and we started to talk about each cartoon.  It brought back some great memories.  I think today's cartoons are soo lame.  I'll list out the cartoons we talked about and let me know which was your favorite.

A. Transformers

B. GI Joe

C. M.A.S.K. (anyone else remember this one? )

D. Tom & Jerry

E. Voltron (of course the 5 lions one =P)

F. Robotech.

G. He-man

H. Thundercats

Here's a link to 80's cartoons for more info or nostalgia:

http://www.80scartoons.net/toons/index.html

Trick or Treat?

I got served a nice treat on Saturday, right before halloween.  A punk a$$ from the opposing team in our NYC b-ball league raised his knee going up for a layup, and broke the rib on my back side.  I've been hurt before and I'd like to think I have a high pain threshold, but this f*ing HURTS!!!  I'm on percocet right now and it isn't doing a whole lot.  So for everyone who has been asking, here's the whole story.  And you know how I LOVE to tell stories =)

So after I got hit in the back, I fell down to the floor.  It felt like the wind got knocked out of me.  I couldn't really move and was just trying to catch my breath.  After a few minutes, I finally got up and walked to the sideline.  The punk didn't even come check on me.  I take that as he did it on purpose.  He better watch his back if he knows what's good for him.  haha.  At that point, I just thought I had a back spasm or something.  My back muscle felt really tight and I knew I couldn't finish the game.

After the game, we left the gym and then I had to stop and sneeze.  OMG.  My back started tripping out and tightened up on me.  Then I couldn't breathe or move.  I felt paralyzed.  I started taking short breaths and managed to walk outside.  I told my friends I have to go to the hospital.  One of my friends drove over to pick me up and take me to the Downtown NYU hospital. 

To my surprise, there was NO ONE waiting in the ER on halloween weekend.  I was registered immediately.  The doctor came over to check on my back and as he was trying to find the point of pain, he DID.  My back started flipping out again.  He gave me a shot of demeral to try to ease the pain.  Doctor... um... am I supposed to still feel the pain?  The demeral didn't seem to help much. 

He performed an ultrasound to determine if there was any damage to my kidney or liver.  Inititally, it looked like I may have bruised my kidney (aka reno contusion).  DOH.  So they decided they needed to take some other tests.  The took urine and blood samples.  Then they took several xrays of my chest and back.  They injected something into me so they could see if there was internal bleeding while performing a catscan.   PHEW.  This took several hours.  I still had no idea what happened to me.  Finally, the doctor comes over to tell me that I have a broken rib and that I can go home when I'm ready. 

YES!! I don't have to stay.  Well, I'm ready to go home!  Let me prop myself up here.  Slide off the bed.  Stand up.  Whoa!!  I felt really lightheaded and sick to my stomach from the pain.  I tried to lean up on the bed.  Next thing I know, there's a bunch of doctors looking down on me and making a big commotion.  They kept asking if I was ok.  I told them I was and just needed to sleep for a little bit.  Wait... wasn't I just standing up?  I realized I had just fainted.  Fortunately, Renee had caught me and the nurse was there to help her ease me to the floor.  Didn't mean to scare everyone.  Sorry.

In case you're wondering.  The pain in my rib felt like someone stabbing a knife into my lung and kidney.  Even today, 3 days later, I can't cough, sneeze, or blow my nose.  If i did, dagger feeling again  =(  I'm trying not to take too much percocet (strongest pain killer that can be taken orally).  I have trouble walking because my back muscles are sore and swollen and it makes it hard to walk.  Basically, I can't do much.

Random Thoughts:  It was really weird being wheeled around the hospital in a bed and having to look up at the ceiling the whole time.  People who work in the ER are eccentric.  Internal bleeding = BAD, Broken bones = GOOD.

Special Thanks:  Renee for chilling at the hospital and taking care of me, Jroe for helping me to the hospital and getting me registered, Steve for driving over to get me, and everyone else who has called to check up on me =)

Waiting in Line?

I have to travel a lot for work and I've been flying to Atlanta every week for the past 4 months.  I usually fly out of Ronald Reagan National Airport in DC.  There's 3 separate lines at the security check.  Without fail, the far left lane is always 4 to 5 times longer than the other 2.  I don't understand this.  Are people too tired in the morning to think clearly?  or too lazy to walk to the next line?  or too clueless? 

Most people at the airport are in a hurry, so I don't know why you would choose to stand in the longest, SLOWEST line *shrug*.  I guess I shouldn't complain, it just shortens my wait in security... heheh =)  By the way, I noticed that this applies to driving as well and waiting at a red light.  There's one exception to the rule... NYC.  hahah.  Most drivers in NYC will cut off someone else just to be in a shorter lane.

WRONG NUMBER?

I can understand someone dialing a wrong number from time to time.  However, I don't understand people who keep dialing the wrong number over and over and over again!!!  Especially when it's a cell phone and you have a voice message on it.  I mean, isn't it pretty clear that the name and voice of the person on the voicemail are not that of the person you're trying to reach?

I just had 5 missed calls during a meeting this morning!!  Then the person finally left a voicemail.  She's looking for her husband to see if he paid the water bill since the water was turned off.  Well... if the water was turned off then obvoiusly he didn't pay the bill =P  But seriously, how could she get my voicemail 5 times and not realize I'm not her husband?  sheesh.