Heroes

Ok, I've got a new show to compete with my love for Lost.... Heroes. We watched the premier this Monday on NBC and were pleasantly surprised. I'm hooked. We felt the same way about Heroes as she did when we first saw Lost, so that's a good sign. While i'm hopeful Lost redeems itself this season (season two was definitely a let-down compared to season one), if it doesn't, this might be my new favorite.

The show has lots of the Lost-type of character back-story tie-ins, the supernatural stuff, etc. Good story line thus far. It feels very Lost meets X Files meets X Men, yet surprisingly doesn't feel sci-fi. Week one is definitely a lead-in episode (actually titled "Genesis"). Can't wait to see where this show takes us.

Meanwhile, stay tuned for the Lost premier next Wednesday. This week is a two-season recap.

White & Nerdy

Ok, I'm embarrassed to say it, but this is pretty darn funny. It's a Weird Al Yankovic song, no less. It's "White & Nerdy", a parody of Chamillionaire's popular rap song "Ridin' Dirty". They were talking about it on the radio this morning, but seeing the video takes it to a whole different level. Good thing I can't relate to anything about the character in the video... uhh...



I also found the lyrics here.

Lucky to be alive!

Who says you have to be in New York City to have crazy cab drivers?! Attached is the security video from a near miss with a taxi at my office on Tuesday at lunchtime. This will certainly make me think twice about walking to lunch again for a while!

In the video you'll see a guy standing outside waiting (there are actually two other guys with him offscreen). The first taxi pulls in and you'll then see me walk out the side door, followed by my coworkers (5 others were with me).

The 2nd taxi then pulls in too fast (he probably was mad the other cab got there first), so he clips the curb, overcorrects the steering, then he hits the gas instead of the brakes. He heads right at the group of people, I barely step back out of his way. It then hits the first cab and the back end whips out at hits the wall literally one foot away from where I was standing. I stand there visibly stunned, but barely grazed.

It was a real blessing noone was badly hurt or killed. My guardian angel worked overtime for me that day!

The funniest part (finding humor in a near-tragic situation), is watching the third cab pull up, the driver gets out and opens the sliding door and back hatch, then walks up to the stunned crowd to solicit their business. Must be a competitive business!!

Let the season begin!