EVERYONE'S LOST

Perhaps it's because mercury's in retrograde (I don't even know what that means or if it's true, but I felt like saying it), but once again the fa-fa-freeeeeeeaks were out at Target last night.  As I was dashing out of the store, I walked past a homeless man who appeared to be holding what looked like a margarita. Okaaay. Then, I heard someone talking (maybe even yelling) loudly in my direction.  I ignored it as the only thing on my mind was quickly getting home to kiss Baby-Ko.  The yelling got louder though. I turned.

An old couple that looked like they  had been plucked from central casting waved at me. "What city is this?"

"Huh?" I said, half understanding, half taken aback.

"What city is this?" 

I still didn't answer. What?! What city are we in?! I was trying to process this odd question.

The homeless margarita man (now outside), standing with the old couple shouted:

"WHAT CITY HE IN?!"

"Oh, uh. Los Angeles...?" I said  confused. 

"Thank you!" the trio shouted back.  Odd.  Not like we're in Podunk, Kansas. This is Los Angeles. Hollywood. Biiiiig city. But whatev...   and off I went to kiss my delicious little boy and his equally delicious dad.

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Later that evening, as I devoured a delicious burger (from "Islands" thank you very much) and watched a bunch of "island" castaways try to figure out where the eff they were and why time kept changing, I realized I wasn't the only one completely LOST.....

WELCOME HOME

Before we left for our trip, I wanted to write a post that said "I hope this doesn't trip doesn't end with someone saying 'We need to move the island.'" But I thought it would be too morbid. But now that I'm back, I can say it. THANK GOD no one said it and we were able to spend one very fun and blissful week on the gorgeous island of Maui. (That was for all the other "Lost" nerds)

I miss Maui already. Frozen drinks, Baby-Ko in the pool, fresh towels and sheets every day... I could have easily stayed for another week (or two). Honestly, I was worried about what traveling with a baby would be like, and it really wasn't that terrible. Sure there were moments, but the look on Baby-Ko's face as he took in all the new sights and sounds made it totally worth it. AND the nanny that we hired for 4 hours one day so Mommy could fry her ass off, helped too.

Having a baby changes a lot of things, but I think the thing (especially when it comes to travel) that has really changed for me is my attention to GERMS. Yes, Germs. I am usually a germa-phobe. A surgeon in a public bathroom or area: I touch nothing. I'm seriously like a magician. But when you have an 8 month old who will stop at nothing to get his mouth on the airplane seat armrest (vomit), or rub his hands up and down the walls of the lavatory as I change him over the toilet (double, triple & food poisoning vomit), I think you are forced to sort of just (dare I say it?) GET OVER IT.

And so I did. Kind of. Sort of. Well, almost. I mean, I had these organic, natural wipes that I used on Baby-Ko's hands as much as I could, and beyond that I just had to turn a blind eye. That said, I'm not quite ready to adopt the "5 second" rule that T-Ko is happy to enforce. The floor is a whole other story....

P.S. If you haven't already noticed, I have ADS on my website now. I am now affiliated with a great website called MomLogic.com which is owned /operated by Warner Bros. & Telepictures. They have my site listed in "sites we love." I'm really excited about this. Even more excited that Chuck E Cheese was one of the advertisers that popped up in one of the tags this morning.

THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY

Dear Television God,

Although I have the utmost respect for your divine holiness and even worked under your supervision and in your "realm" for many years, I have a bone to pick with you:

WHY DID YOU MOVE "LOST" TO THURSDAY NIGHTS???

There are very few QUALITY shows on television and when there are, I'm pretty sure the good people of the TV Watching World would like to have them SPREAD evenly throughout their week. I cannot speak for everyone down here, but I think I speak for many when I ask: WHY, OH, WHY, DO YOU TORTURE YOUR PEOPLE BY PUTTING ALL THE BEST SHOWS ON IN ONE NIGHT??! We already have fantastic shows such as "The Office," "30 Rock," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Ugly Betty" (yes, some of us do love this show) on Thursdays. "Lost" is sensational and it deserves it's own night. And frankly, we were happy to have it on Wednesdays.

During biblical times, when you created the ever so brilliant "Must See TV," and shows such as "The Cosby Show," "Family Ties," "Friends" and "Seinfeld" aired on Thursday nights, the people PRAISED YOU. It was a brilliant programming move and television history was made. However, that wasn't the ONLY night of good television. It was just a BIG night of television. But now, other than Thursdays, we kinda got nothin'.

You answered our prayers (well, some of us, that is) when you aired "Dancing with the Stars" on Monday and the results on Tuesday; giving us two nights of pure spray tan and glitter magic. And sure, there are other great shows like "The Tudors," for instance, or "Top Chef," on other nights of the week. But they're on cable, and we don't know what nights they air first run. Thus, they are recorded and watched when Mommy gets a break and Daddy finally relinquishes control of the remote control after watching brainless shows like "Cops" because if he doesn't, Mommy is going into the other room and ignoring Daddy for the rest of the night. But I digress...

In conclusion, I am urging you to move "Lost" back to Wednesdays. Watching Ben, McDreamy AND Michael Scott all on one night, in one sitting just feels confusing... and well, creepy. Please spread out the goodness... Help fill the voids.

Oh, and one more thing, would you cordinate with your buddy SPORTS GOD and make sure the Dodgers or Lakers don't play on Thursdays from now on? That would create just all kinds of chaos.

Sincerely yours,
J-Ko