First Week of Work, Holy Commute!!

I started my new job this week. I kind of feel like a freshman with a wedgie around the building...meaning, I don't really know where to sit in the cafeteria, not really sure who is going to be my friend and who I should steer clear from. I'm the new kid. I also forgot that I have to pretend to be a lawyer again, and therefore, snap back into corporate life mode. No more daydreaming about wedding planning (which is coming along VERY slowly at this point). There's also no more afternoon naps with The Fiance where we can be lazy. I am up at 6 AM and out the door by 6:58 AM. I catch the subway to a train and 90 minutes later, I am at work. This applies for the way back too (in reverse). It's a VERY long day. I'm debating getting one of those netbooks so I can blog on the train ride, but who wants to pay an extra $60/month just for the AT&T wireless service? Not me. I'm the cheapest person I know.

The Fiance is off at his friend's place, getting ready for football. I have never seen anybody more excited for the Redskins to come back. I have already been told that Sunday is reserved for football - there is a huge game against the Giants. I guess I should brace myself.

Thanks for all of your patience in my lack of blogging. I will try to be better (and will definitely be better if I get the netbook). I'm still trying to figure out what all of those people in NYC who are just walking around shopping and eating in outdoor cares do for a living. Maybe they have trust funds. Maybe they are unemployed. Maybe they are in between jobs. Maybe they are bloggers. It's not fair. I need to find away to pay the bills and hang out at outdoor cafes.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated (and yes, I do participate in the lottery).

I hope the rest of your summers went well and you have fun plans for the fall.

Bachelor All Stars...Coming this January

Somebody must be actually reading my blog. I suggested back in the day that the producers of the Bachelor send all of the castoffs of the previous seasons' shows and send them all away together on a cruise and film it. Guess what they are doing...

http://www.examiner.com/x-11850-Bachelorette-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Bachelor-scoop-Jesse-Csinsak-and-other-castoffs-to-appear-on-Bachelor-All-Stars-filming-in-January

Jillian and Ed on Ellen Today

Ahh, for those who missed it, Jillian and Ed are still going strong - and they made an appearance on Ellen. They packed up Jillian's stuff this past weekend and she is still moving to Chicago next week. Holy cow! This is definitely going to be a real test. If they have gotten past the last month or so of the madness, that is one thing, but the living together will be another big thing.

Is it me, or did Ed seem to be pouring it on a bit thick over his feelings for Jillian, while she was a bit more reserved? I wonder if she's still a bit pissed about learning of his little "bachelor" ways during the show. The point they made about how when each of them signed up to be on the show as contestants, neither thought they would actually be THE ONE chosen by the respective Bachelor or Bachelorette was interesting - so the fact that Ed was off making out/sex-texting with the two other ladies seems to have been forgiven. Then I think about how strange it was that Jillian was hot tubbing it with Reid one night, making out with Kiptyn another, proposed to by Reid moments before Ed, and was kind of confused about it all. So maybe it is all fair in love and war.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtZE2vYUUQo

The Bachelor starts January 4th!!

According to Chris Harrison's Tweet last week, the next season of The Bachelor begins January 4th. Quite a long lull in between shows, but this will give them time to get in Dancing with the Stars and do a big promo build up over the holiday season for the show. It will also start at the time when it's freezing and snowy and people have nothing better to do than sit in their apartments and watch TV.  Also, did you know that most break-ups happen in the first week of January (right after the holidays?).  I guess people stay together through Thanksgiving and Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwaanza, etc. and then when all is said in done, they want to start off the new year on their own.

The Bachelor has not been selected yet, but I think they are close. We should probably hear in the next couple of weeks.

That's the latest!!  I can't believe it's September 1st.  Where has the summer gone??