So excited- Twilight official trailer has been released!

So the count down begins... only a little over a month until "Twlight" hits theaters and the hype is out of control. The final trailer hit youtube this morning at like 5 am and its already broken records. You can watch it on ew.com, or at this link (if it works)...



http://www.twilightthemovie.com/ecard_widget/



Not gonna lie, I probably watched it 4 times already this morning. I am trying to pace myself, but there is just something so exciting about seeing the characters in your head brought to "real" life. And they've done an admirable job casting this movie, too. Really, no complaints here- which, as you all know, is a rare and precious thing. :)

Oh no, here we go...

So today was a small milestone in my very first pregnancy. It was the first time I've almost peed my pants. For real.

One second, just putzing around on my computer, sloooowly easing myself into my work day, and another, I am doing the waddle-power walk to the bathroom as fast as my poor hunched body can take me. You know which one I am talking about, you've all witnessed this walk in some unsuspecting pregnant woman either in the mall or at church or wherever.

That was me. Its official: The baby has found my bladder. I can just imagine this little punk going "Hmmm... poke poke. Poke. What's this thing? Kick. Kick. Kick." I've felt the kicks on the outside before, but this was a complete bladder assault. And my thermos-full of orange juice that I drank this morning on my way to work almost didn't survive.

Goodness gracious. So anyways, we had a little heart to heart, me and the baby. We discussed that there was a time and a place for these little discoveries, and early morning in the office was not okay.

Mike and I are getting our first look at the little troublemaker at our ultrasound tomorrow, and I have to say at this point, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it favors it's father in looks... its sure seems to have inherited his hyperactive, sometimes overimaginative personality. Too bad its my bladder at stake, and not his.

In repsonse to my favorite overthinker, Cate...

"I do not get your Saved by the Bell reference. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but why on earth would you want the lying, scheming trickster to be the president. We have plenty of that already. Cause he's the gang's leader, the one with all the ideas? A pretty boy from a wealthy suburb of LA? Right, my kinda guy. Plus, Zach Morris was in high school for 5 years. :)"

Ah yes, Zach was a schemer, but his heart was always in the right place and he got the job done. Whenever Zach screwed up, he owned up to it- which I admire. Not to mention the "graduation speaker" episode, when we realized that it was Zach that actually outscored Jessi on the SATs. A secret genius.

However, that being said, it was just an analogy and yes, you read way too much into it. I would never vote for a high schooler as president of the United States, and you of all people should remember my distaste for pretty boys. :)

Still, if I had to choose, don't you think Zach would be way more appealing of a choice then Belding? Hands down. :)

Getting all political again...

Am I the only person who doesn't care for the "Joe six pack" title given to the "average" American in the debates?

First of all, my name is Erin, and just because I am middle class doesn't mean that I am unitelligent, so please stop dumbing down your speech to me. Golly gosh darn, if I'm taking the time to watch this debate, I am obviously someone who is attempting to legitimately grasp the politics and views behind the candidates in this election. (Unless you were one of those waiting for "The Office" to click on, and your viewing of the debates was accidental. It could happen.) And what is the whole 6-pack reference, any how? No one thinks this is politically incorrect? I hardley consider the image of a sloppy man drinking cheap beer in middle class bible belt suburbia as indicitive of the general populous. Nor, for that matter, does moose hunting in Alaska after a hockey match really resonate with me, but I'll let that one pass on principal. But "Joe six pack"? Really?

Second of all, to be perfectly frank, I don't want the "average American", no matter how cute they are, running the country. That's why they are the President. They are supposed to be elevated in every aspect of their being in order to run this country to the best of their ability-thus, bringing us up from the muck we've been submitted to the past 8 years. I'm not saying that I expect the elected official to be perfect. That's ignorant and completely unreasonable. I am just saying that I would hope that they would be the best of the best, the cream of the crop, if you will. The validictorian and prom king or queen all in one. You know what I mean?

Put simply, I want Zach Morris. Not Lisa Turtle, not Kelly Kopowski and for heavens sake, not AC Slater! Screech could be VP, I would trust him over Jessi "addicted to speed" Spano any day. But Zach's my man.

Yes, the candidate should be able to relate to the average American. Yes they should look out and sympathize for the average American. But they do not need to be the average American.

In my opinion.

You don't back out on Letterman without consequences...

Wow, this is really going to sound like I'm picking sides, now... and maybe I kind of am. First, Senator McCain states that he's not planning on participating in the first round of debates this evening because he feels they need to work on the economy (because, really, nothing can get done without him at the helm. Sorry, seems completely insensible in lew of a so far undecided election only 6-ish weeks away) and now this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkCrfylq-E

Let it be known that if you decide to diss Letterman, you run the risk of said diss being exploited all over you tube for all those politically undecided 20 somethings to watch over and over and over....

Whoops. Hope the Katie Couric interview was worth it.

Hilarious and sadly so true...

"We've got three financial networks on all day. The bottom falls out of the credit market, and they were all running around. On CNBC I saw a guy talking to eight people in [eight different onscreen] boxes, and they were all like, 'I don't know!' It'd be like if Hurricane Ike hit, and you put on the Weather Channel, and they were yelling, 'I don't know what the f--- is going on! I'm getting wet and it's windy and I don't know why and it's making me sad! Maybe the president could come down and put up some sort of windscreen?' "-Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, in an interview featuring he and Stephen Colbert about the upcoming election and politics on ew.com.

To celebrate my friend...

Most of you know, I am crap with remembering birthdays (reading lots of british chic lit at the moment- so say that with an accent, it sounds cooler). Unfortunately, my husband is even worse. I'm not saying that I am turning over a new leaf or anything (THAT would be way too optimistic), but today, I remembered that it is my good friend's birthday. Mike and I both neglected him last year, for which we felt more than terrible about... because his friendship means so much to us! (For the record, I forgot his beautiful wife, Lindsay's birthday, as well... and I remembered their anniversary an entire month after it's actual date.)

Today is my bud Kevin Von Qualen's birthday! We met ages ago when I was first dating Mike and we had to borrow his library card. He wasn't so forth-coming with it... apparently he was able to see right through the cutsey exterior and realized I was a late-fine garnering kind of girl (Which I totally am- I am on black lists with Blockbusters and public libraries in at least two states that I am aware of).

But he passed it over out the kindness of his heart anyhow, and for the first time in my life, I returned the books on time (in case you were wondering). We didn't actually become friends that day- more like a year later when Mike and Kevin became roomates/started their lifelong bromance... but the day still sticks out in my memory.

Kevin is a stand up kind of guy. He's my "slow-walking- I am NOT power walking 14 miles, guys are you kidding me?!" beach buddy (Florida 2002), "laugh-till-you can't stop your face from looking absolutely ridiculous-while watching Super Troopers" buddy, my "they could have stopped making music after 1999, as far as I'm concerned" buddy, and he and his wife have certaintly found a spot in our hearts as our "God knew what He was doing when he made us neighbors" buddies.

And, if you don't already know this by now, he's an incredible photographer (and I am not just saying that because we are on the lifetime-free pics family plan)... I don't know that I have ever plugged his site or blog on my blog before... so here it is.

http://www.kevinvonqualen.com/

Check it out, for real. He's amazingly talented.

Happiest Birthday to you, KVQ!

PS I am fully aware that at this point EVERY single person that I have neglected will want to remind me of this now, so I can do a write up on how much their friendship means to me... as much as I would like to say I am on top of that... its a pipe dream my friends. Just know that I love you all and think of you often (even if it's not on the correct day) and if you forget my bdays for the rest of my life, I will never begrudge you, in all fairness.