james nunn | blog

Watching CNN this morning.

Over 110 tornadoes hit various parts of the US over the weekend. 110! (Story)

It appears that there is a report that Ambien (a popular sleeping aid) may be contributing to weight gain … through sleep-eating.

Sleep researchers have reported an unusual number of incidents of sleepwalking in people taking Ambien, the top-selling sleep aid in theU.S. The Food and Drug Administration has received similar reports. Some incidents involve eating or driving while asleep; some have led to criminal charges. No conclusive link between the drug and the incidentshas been established. (Story)

The AFA have issued a boycott against Ford … again. (Story)

Women are getting organized in warning others (women) about cheating men.  What is amusing is that the men who are listed on this site have banded together to put together a class action law suit.

This is kind of sad. “Miss Deaf Texas struck by train, killed” (Story)

Can you believe the day we are having today? I just finished lunch outside, and was just amazed at how fantastic today really is

And, all this without being on cold remedies

I really have the AFA to thank for putting me onto The Book of Daniel.  Normally, I would have read the blurb, seen it was “just another show about religion” and not given it a second thought.  After the noise that the AFA and their underlings made about the show, I thought I should check it out.  I'm glad that I did.  I recorded the first episode (a double one) on Friday night and watched it after our Desperate Housewives Season 1 partial catchup.

It's quirky, and deals with everyday life issues – albeit packed into one hour a week.  It's good to see that the kids of Daniel are not perfect.  It's a reflection on the reality that the preacher's children are often not as perfect as everyone would think they are.  I like that one of Daniel's children is gay, and that one is adopted.  The scene where the vestry man's wife – Nora – tells it like it is about having asian grandchildren is closer to the truth than some of those in organizations like the AFA might like.  I think the show aims to capture the story of a priest with a parish that has a lot of Sunday Christians (the “holier than thou” crap scenes are going to be my favorites I think).

I am disappointed that Jesus is so white, but I guess ABC couldn't afford to annoy everyone.  It is a nice little twist though, and Jesus is portrayed as the man who welcomes you, rather than tells you what to do – much like a therapist. 

The show portrays a family that has it's problems - as can be seen by the opening scene of Daniel bailing out his daughter for drug possession, and works their way through them. It's a little like Seventh Heaven, but where the son in that show should have been gay, this one gets it right

Of course, there is a part of me that wonders if the AFA made the noise so I would watch it.

Felicia is annoying me again. Twice now she has decided to stop running, and god knows how many mail messages I've lost. Actually, maybe that isn't a bad thing.

We're out of milk, so I need to go to the store and grab some so I can start my (late) day with coffee.

Well today I entered my thirty-sixth year on this planet — which makes me 35 (to those that can't figure this out). I've decided to keep the day quiet and just relax as much as I can and do as little as possible, which is actually quite easy to do. When I got up this morning I actually did a two-mile jog/walk around the creek in our community. It made me feel very energized, which I know people tell me all the time, but this whole issue of getting up in the morning is just not something I want to factor into my daily life.

I am still on this damn level in Halo. Just as I was about to get ready for dinner, I think I finally did what I've been trying to do for the last few weeks, and managed to get that damn grenade into the ducts (or whatever those things are). I'll have to try and continue this on later this week.

This evening, Chris, Brian, Jonas and I went to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. I was hoping for a very quiet evening, and I was so pleased to get that. I tried a couple of the CF's martini's and they were very good. I started feeling the buzz half way through the first one, so by the end of the second one, I was quite toasty

I hope I get to celebrate more of these birthday things.

Well I can't believe it. The college has cancelled the only techincal class I have left on my degree plan for this semester, and because of the late notice, I am having trouble getting into other classes. The degree program coordinator is working with me, but it's frustrating right now, as today classes start, and I currenlty only have 10 credit hours of classes and I'm meant to have at least 12. Looks like I'll be taking some basic courses, which will benefit me if I transfer.

Good name for a group, right?

Today I have felt like death. I ate something last night and it did not agree with me at all. Still I got up to do a student government retreat / planning day, which was poorly attended. I shouldn't have expected anything different, but I had hope. The fact that I was feeling bad, and the attendance was poor, put me in a worse mood. I felt embarrased because we had the Vice President of Student Development and the President of the College come to our sessions. So much for student government *sigh*

Anyway, we finished the session after lunch, as I couldn't continue. I progressively felt worse as the day went on, so I left early and fell into bed when I got home. Slept till just after 6:30 PM, and didn't really feel any better. The smell of food does not agree with me, so I'm taking a very low profile in the house. Chris made me tea and was just so sweet when he got home. I think I'm just getting crankier in my older age, and being sick intensifies that feeling.

The dogs must know I'm not well, as they are keeping a close eye on me, but not being as energetic as they normally are. I really love those pooches!