Who Doesn’t Love a Twofer?
First things first….
If you didn’t bawl your eyes out (or at least sob a little) while watching the season finale of Grey’s Anatomy, you may need to check your pulse and make sure you’re alive.
I know it’s just TV but it was one of the most heartbreakingly sad (fictional) shows I’ve watched on TV in a while. And I hope my namesake isn’t gone for good. Seeing Izzie curled up in bed with Denny was almost too much for me.
Oh! What about when they were dancing and Meredith and Derek’s eyes were locked? I was FREAKING!
To those of you that are too cool for television, I salute you. I’m not there yet. As long as there is sexual tension between Meredith and McDreamy, I’m keeping my TV. Last nights episode was hotter than anything you could ever rent at the dirty-old-man movie store. Seriously.
Now, to my regularly scheduled post…
Who Doesn’t Love a Twofer?
Well, when it’s two memes, probably everyone. But I was tagged for two different ones and ever the gracious (and easily-flattered) host, I’m gonna do them.
This is the “My Neighborhood Barbie” thing and I was tagged by Wendy. I didn’t really do my neighborhood’s Barbie because she would be boring and downright uncomedic. See, I don’t live in a neighborhood full of idle rich people. I merely live in very close proximity to them and breathe their air and shop in their stores. I’m middle class and that’s just dull. So…to up the ante, my Barbie is based on the women I see every morning and afternoon five days a week at my daughter’s school.
I like to call my neighborhood Barbie “Trophy Wife Barbie.” Almost always a well-coiffed bottle-blonde, TWB’s are often 10-15 years younger than their husbands and are always in better shape. The husbands, when in town, will come to the occasional Christmas or Spring Show but are rarely seen at any other time because of his busy work/golf schedule. TWB is also frequently crunched for time… Thank God for the nanny because TWB would never have time to squeeze in all her personal care activities if she had to take her two and four year-old girls to their classes, lessons and enrichment activities. Looking good is her job, dammit!
Every morning, she unloads her two perfectly color-coordinated and perfectly-spaced children out of her Escalade/Volvo/
BMW/Lexus/Range Rover/Hummer SUV and hustles them to their classrooms at their private day school. Always clad in a perky ponytail and designer work-out wear, she rushes because she wants to beat the other TWB’s to the gym and get one of the better ellipticals. When she’s finished working out, getting a massage and tanning, it’s time to shower, dress, and put on makeup before heading over to her eurotrash hairdresser for a blow-out. She then heads out for a little shopping before a calorically-void lunch with the other TWB’s and then she will possibly give the nanny a break and pick the kids up at school IF she has time. TWB’s life is soooo exhausting.
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I was also tagged for the “I Am” meme by Mommy Off the Record:
I AM: a mommy blogger. I got your baby poop schtick right here, suckers!
I WANT: another bedroom and a bigger kitchen in my tiny house but I’d settle for world peace and universal healthcare.
I WISH: that I had the power to change the world
I HATE: hypocrisy and bad manners (not table manners so much as the “why the hell don’t you people RSVP?” kind of manners)
I MISS: having time to pamper myself.
I FEAR: the state of the world right now.
I HEAR: A story on Nightline about abandoned, institutionalized children in Romania. It’s heart-wrenching.
I WONDER: if things will get better when George Bush leaves office.
I REGRET: nothing. Okay…that’s not true but the things I DO regret are not going to be forever immortalized in a meme.
I AM NOT: above wearing the same underwear two days in a row.
I DANCE: in my kitchen. The floor is perfect for it.
I SING: when I’m in the car by myself. I put in MY music and sing unabashedly.
I CRY: when babies are born, at weddings, at sappy commercials, at anything where children or animals are hurt.
I AM NOT ALWAYS: as self-absorbed as I think I seem on my blog.
I MAKE WITH MY HANDS: these tiny felt dresses on tiny wire hangers. They’re so damn cute but I have no idea what to do with them…lol
I WRITE: myself a lot of post-it notes.
I CONFUSE: most people…hehe.
I NEED: a week of good sleep and a week of pure fun.
I SHOULD: be folding the ever-present baskets of laundry that languish in my living room or writing a review for Cool Mom Picks.
I START: my day wishing I’d gone to bed earlier.
I FINISH: hoping I will fall right to sleep.
And now I’m going to tag Kristen for the Barbie meme (because I think she could really have some fun with Mississippi Barbies)
For the “I Am” meme I am tagging Redneck Mommy, Mama Tulip, Midwestern Mommy and Kittenpie.
Have fun :)
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I’ve met that Barbie! Thanks for being such a good sport, Izzy.
I also love Grey’s Anatomy. How could you not cry? I love your blog.
Grey’s Anatomy will be the end of me. I can’t wait until the fall.
Yes, the chemistry between Derek and Meredith was smoking, and I hope Izzy comes back. I felt so bad for her.
How did they fit so many things in there? Cancer! Euthanasia! Cheating! Marriage! Workplace shootings! Arrogance!
OK, I’ll stop now.
I bawled my eyes out last night. Damn PMS.
But seriously, NOT FAIR. Poor her. NOT FAIR!!!
cool Meme’s you did a great job!
Being the LAST PERSON ON EARTH to not have TiVo, I don’t watch Grey’s Anatomy… (my loyalties lie with HBO on Sundays) but that McDreamy is damn sexy!
re: Trophy Wife Barbie… I know her! And her Escalade! And her stylist! It’s the OC, baby.
I AM NOT: above wearing the same underwear two days in a row.
*LOL*
Hey! Your Barbie and my Barbie are identical!
LOL — good choice for the Barbie tag. You’re right — she’ll have a ball with Mississippi Barbies.
And sweet — blog fodder for tomorrow! LOL! Thanks for the tag; this meme’s cool.
(And I’m not above wearing the same underwear two days in a row either. My soul sistah!)
dude… is it wrong that i wish meredith would UP AND DIE already?!?!? i hate her. LOL
i love izzy.
Great memes. You did a wonderful job!
oh, I was all over grey’s anatomy last night! what’s with the cliff hanger at the end? Did you know they’re changing nights in the fall? it’s coming on on Thursdays.
I cried. And I DO NOT cry at TV. But I lost it when Alex picked Izzy up out of that bed…
This is my first visit here… I really like your site. I’ll be back, definitley!
I can’t watch medical shows, I just don’t have the stomach for it. But I’m sure it was awesome - sooo many people love that show it has to be good (American Idol notwithstanding).
And I used to work for the guy who is married to TWB. One time they went on vacation to some ridiculously expensive island (and took the nanny along, of course) and then when she got back she called and I asked how the vacation was and she was like “Oh, it’s so GOOD to get away.” GET AWAY FROM WHAT? All your regular masseurs and facialists? Gah!
I never get the impression that you’re self absorbed in your blog!
LOL at the Barbie thing. I think I’ve met that one.
And I was laughing as I read the meme. In a good way. You are pretty damn cool.
Gray’s is my favorite and I hate that we have to wait until next fall! I cried (and did I see my husband cry too when they put down the dog (: ) Love the ending!
I live right across the street from a Barbie, her name would be “Perfectly Manicured Lawn” Barbie. I swear she goes outside every morning and picks up every tiny leaf and bit of dandelion fluff by hand, and then snips the edges of the grass with scissors. All while sporting a perfect ponytail and cute-yet-functional Juicy sweatsuits. It’s sick, I tell you.
P.S. I sent you an email about YOU KNOW WHAT!
I like your idea for TWB. Do you think Mattel will be calling you soon?
And who knew that Grey’s Anatomy was going to be such a huge hit? Sexy doctors, lots of sex, drama with a bit of comedy thrown in for good measure… I mean, c’mon, that was bound to fail. ;) I can’t wait until the fall for new episodes.
Grey’s Anatomy. Oh. My. Gawd. The drama was too much. Izzie’s situation was heart wrenching. Watching her cry, how could I not. They even threw in pet drama. Now that’s entertainment at its finest.
I love Grey’s Anatomy. One of my favorites. And I am tagging myself for the I Am meme lol.
Hmmm. Well, are you above wearing the same underwear THREE days in a row?? Yeah, that’s gettin kinda gross I guess.
I just loved your description of “Trophy Wife Barbie” I know several of these women — a few personally and a few in passing and honestly you couldn’t have hit the nail any better than you did. Thanks for the laugh this morning I enjoyed it.
Great list! And yeah, I wonder if things will get better when W leaves office as well. I mean, they can’t get much worse, can they?
LOL! A meme! I’ll bite.
The I AM: MEME is fun.
That underwear admission was brave. But it has giving me the courage to come out of the grotty underwear closet and say, loudly, proudly, me too!
(Sometimes.)