I'm with Coco!

I'm so sad about the end of Conan O'Brien's run as a late night talk show host. I've watched him off and on since the mid-90s- when you actually had to stay up to watch shows since there were no DVRs! I was initially skeptical of his move to the Tonight Show, because I was afraid the show would change and the silly humor that I love would go away. Well, that didn't happen, but now his time on that show has been cut short. I don't feel sorry for him- I know he's getting plenty of money and will continue to be successful. I feel sad for people like me, who are fans and love to watch his silly antics and interviews with celebrities. What a great escape from the stresses of our lives.

I thought he went out on a high note last night- with no bitterness toward NBC or anyone else. I hope he's back on TV soon- I'll watch him wherever he ends up.

Happy New Year!

It's 2010! Remember when that year sounded really futuristic and we thought we'd be traveling around in levitating cars? Or at least traveling to Jupiter to find out what happened to David Bowman? Wow. A new year is always a good time to make resolutions, but I am not going to post about that right now- other than to say that one of my goals for the 2010 is be more positive. About life in general. About other people (including colleagues and students). I don't want to get caught up in negative energy, so I am going to work on this.

I only have one more week before classes start and I am leaving town on Thursday for a short trip that I can't blog about right now. That means I have Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday to get ready for Monday's classes and pack! I am considering leaving the tree up until MLK weekend at this point. We were away for 10 days, so I hate to take it down today. Maybe Sunday. We've been welcomed back to Small College Town with an arctic blast that feels that much worse after spending a week in Warm State. Sigh. I'm going to be cooking a dish black-eyed peas for dinner (since it's supposed to be good luck) and doing laundry and just staying inside (and wearing long underwear!)

How are you spending the first day(s) of 2010?

I so need this....

OMG ponies!

One of my new favorite shows

If you have HBO and a goofy sense of humor, check these guys out. Funny!