The future has arrived...

...at the Spann household (oh my, that's fun to say)! We have officially moved into 2009 (er, 2004?) and signed up for CABLE. We jump forward to 2006ish with digital cable with a DVR (ahhhhhh!) and flash forward to 2008/2009 with AT&T U-verse.
Goodbye rabbit ears!
Goodbye TERRIBLE, stupid digital converter box. I hate you.
Goodbye VCR (don't worry, I didn't smash it yet... it's still connected to my DVD so we'll keep it so I can watch "The Karate Kid" and "She's All That," both on VHS).
Goodbye tapes that I still tape things on that I swear have "All My Children" from 1986 taped on it. No lie.
Goodbye having to program the VCR, only to realize you had it on the wrong channel and it didn't tape "Idol."
Goodbye to people saying, "Did you watch that awesome show on (insert cable channel here) last night?" Immediately followed by blank stares and "What? You don't have cable?"

Hellooooooo Bravo. Project Runway. VH1. Best Week Ever. Biography. Food Network. The Daily Show! Colbert Report! Housewives of Orange County! National Geographic! That show where people bomb whalers on Discovery! What else do you "cable people" talk about...?
TV- I promise not to watch you more than I already did. ;)

Any takers?

It's time...
I officially need an adult who is willing to let me assess their intelligence! Dum dum DUUUUMMM (lightening crash in the background)!
You must be between the ages of 16-89. You must also not be my immediate family or spouse, sorry guys.
Any takers? ;)

I can't give you an exact number (although I will know the number I come up with)... but I can give you a range (see the picture). Since I'm just "practicing," that's the way it goes... Oh, and I do have to write a report, but your initials will be used only. Let me know if you're interested. Ha ha.

I have an addiction, sir

Ohhhhh no, and today I've officially made my first purchase. Put it in your Google Reader... you won't be able to stop, either. The great deals! The ticking clock at the bottom! What's going to be there tomorrow?? Oh no!

Click here and become and addict too.

In Honor of Our Birthdays...

Happy birthday to me, KJ, and JR! In honor of our birthdays, I thought I would post this HIlarious picture of us from high school. As you can see on the front row, we have me, Liza, Kristen, and Leah.
You girls are going to kill me, right?
Also thought you should know that I used this picture in a presentation for all-girls schools that I gave recently.
But I digress. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Kristen and her fantastic hubby. How cool is it that we all share birthdays?

Don't kill me for posting this. Ha ha ha ha ha.

Oooooh... Fancy...

Look what I got last night...

It's the Palm Centro. It's what stopped us from buying an iPhone. But seriously, it's pretty sweet.

I still don't own an iPod. Why would I jump on the Apple bandwagon now? ;)

Oh, and I don't think Oaklawn is going to happen on Saturday. It doesn't seem like it's a good weekend for people. Plan B...??? No plans!

Best Week Ever.

3 days till our birthday (mine and Kristen's). Whooooooot!

The last couple years, I've had a pretty bad attitude about aging another year. However, this year, I've returned to my usual lovin-my-birthday self and will celebrate without remorse! It's going to be a great year, I can tell already!

Inauguration today.... yay! I hope to be able to watch and not be stuck in class (she says with her fingers crossed!).

To celebrate said cumpleanos, I will be going to Oaklawn on Saturday. Anybody want to come?

Poor Pooty.

Friday night, Pooty had a run-in with an aloe vera plant. Ummmm, did you know that aloe is bad for pups' GI system...?? We did NOT. Until 2:30 a.m. when the vomiting began. Poor little Pooty... Apparently, aloe blocks food from being absorbed, they get all bloaty, and then they vomit... a lot. No fun. She also seems to have some sort of inner-ear, head wobbly thing going on that is quite scary... We're keeping an eye on her. She seemed just 100% fine yesterday and Sunday, so I'm sure it's alright. Just a scary weekend!
Wedding items are pretty much put in their proper place by now. I am not going to lie, I'm a little bummed it's all over! It really has been lots of fun. Be sure to check out flickr... I put many more pictures up there. If you need the link, let me know. It's on the wedding bloggity, too.
I'm officially back at work now! Whoot. This semester is going to be quite tough, I believe, but there will be NO comps, so how bad can it be? ;) We'll see. I might need to practice some IQ and behavior tests on friends, so beware. I'm analyzing you... Just kidding.
Oooh, birthday's coming up! 10 days. ;)

Hello, 2009!

My resolutions for this year:
1. Be more active! I realize that a good chunk of 2008 was spent with a broken-in-three-places leg, HOWEVER... I am ready to get back out there!
2. Going along with that: I have a goal to be well enough to go backpacking this Spring. I miss it.
3. Relax more, stress less! Comps are o-v-e-r. There is nothing giant and stressful hanging over my head. There is nothing giant but wonderful (the wedding) coming up, either. Therefore, I vow to not sweat the small stuff!
4. Enjoy married life! I have a feeling this is going to be an easy one...
5. Tell my husband every day that I love him. Eeeeee, I just said husband!
6. Visit with friends more... I miss Survivor night! What can we change that to...? Any ideas? ;)

Happy New Year, friends. I do believe it's going to be a good one!!

Pictures from the Honeymoon!

Honeymoon