I know. I’m impressed too. Quite the feat!
Before I detail WHY I left the house today, I just wanted to give a quick sum-up of random thoughts and events over the last couple of days since I obviously cannot be trusted to blog daily anymore.
Friday I watched Conan O’Brian’s last Tonight Show. And.. as someone on Facebook commented, as far as they’re concerned, the Tonight Show has ended. I think there’s a lot of truth to this. NBC and Jay Leno are killing what has been a television institution since 1954. I will never watch Jay Leno on the Tonight Show. And by the time he FINALLY gives it up (for good), the damage will have been done. I don’t think the Tonight Show will ever have the same respect and legacy it once enjoyed.
Someone else online (over on Oprah.com this time, commenting on Jay Leno appearing on her show in hopes of winning back fans) commented that she doesn’t care for Leno’s brand of humor. That his capitalizes off of sarcasm and condescension. And I think that nails it on the head. He belittles people. Yes, idiots on Melrose who don’t know John Adams from Thomas Jefferson are appalling. But neither are they funny. I never cared for the “Jay Walking” segment because I always thought it was more depressing than anything else. Funny headlines? You can read that in Reader’s Digest. Snarking about celebrities? Mamapop does that far better. Conan, at least, had a more positive bent to his comedy. Very silly, yes. Experimental, to be sure. Often self deprecating? Of course. But I could admire and appreciate that far more.
Conan teared up during his last speech to the audience on Friday night and that did it for me. He’s a classy guy and I admire him for making the tough decision to leave NBC rather than participate in the demise of the Tonight Show. And it’ll be a cold day in hell before I ever voluntarily watch anything Leno does again.
Now all NBC has to do is fire Matt Lauer and I will likely never watch the stupid network again. Go ahead, NBC. TRY ME.
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It’s the last week of January and that means next week is FEBRUARY! 
I’m all kinds of excited about next week. For two big reasons: 1) we get our tax refund and 2) we’re going to be spending a few days up in Tahoe at my parents’ time share starting next Sunday. We have a lot of purchases planned for our tax refund, of course. No sensible savings plan here! Seriously though, these are things we have talked about and planned for for a while now so it’s not out of the blue. We do this every year but this year is going to especially rock. I can’t wait!
And the Tahoe trip is going to be awesome too. I can’t wait to play in the snow with the kids and have a few days just to have fun with the family. Anyone know of a good snowmobiling joint up there? Kile is determined to find one.
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And now for today. We went to a birthday party for a dear friend of mine’s son. He turned two and this is just incomprehensible to me because I’m sure it was just six month ago or something that he was BORN. But whatever. I made him a super cute pocket monster:
I think he enjoyed the monster. At least I hope so. But even more important, it was great to get out and do something and actually TALK to people. This is rare around these parts these days. We had a great time, visited for several hours. And when it became apparent that Evie was in desperate need of a nap and the party was winding down, we made our goodbyes. And no one got on our case for leaving OR for not playing the Wii.
AMAZING, I KNOW.
So thanks, Jenn. We need to hang more often!!
Hope everyone had a good weekend and is ready for the next work week. I am not sure I am but what choice do I have? Monday comes, whether you want it to or not.
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ooohhhhhh I am LOVING the pocket monster!!!! Do you make them to order???
I can’t believe you guys are already getting your tax rebate! Holy Cow! We haven’t even gotten all the forms we need yet! I swear, just because you have until 1/31 to mail them out, doesn’t mean you should!! UG!
CUTE pocket monster.
Anyway, have fun in Tahoe and spending your money! Be careful on the snowmobiles!!