Random Thoughts by MommaSquid

Friday, November 30, 2007

Writer’s Guild Strike

We are about to have our nightly television viewing schedules impacted by the writer’s strike. Several of the TV programs hubby and I watch have run out of new episodes to air: Rules of Engagement, ‘Til Death, The Office, and Desperate Housewives are just a few of the shows we enjoy that have just run out of new shows, which means their time-slots will be filled with reruns and sappy made-for-television specials very soon

Hubby and I were discussing re-runs that we would prefer seeing, as opposed to episodes of the recently aired shows that are on forced hiatus. Why not show a popular line-up from any given year of the past? I think being able to see a night of the 1978 programs Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, and Taxi would be a much welcome break from repeats of shows we just watched last month or last year.

It could be advertised as “a blast from the past”, with each network showing programs that were famous twenty or thirty years ago. Saturday night favorites Love Boat and Fantasy Island would be a hoot to see again. One Day at a Time, M*A*S*H, and the Mary Tyler Moore show were also favorites of mine that I haven't seen in years.

Syndicated shows from decades past still have viewership, so don’t bore us with recent reruns. Let’s see some comedy gold.

What are your favorite shows from days of yore?

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Oooh, My Face Hurts!

I took a seasonal job to earn some extra money to help pay for some things around the house. I’m still paying for the landscaping work I had done in September, and with home ownership comes unexpected bills. So, hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to work I go.

I worked Black Friday and smiled until my face hurt. Being upbeat and happy is very important at the store, and since it is a little contrary to my natural state, I have to work at it. Once I get in the groove its okay, but I do have to force myself sometimes to think happy thoughts.

The store sells products associated with a certain mouse and a lot of princesses. I can’t really say the name of the place, but I’m sure you can figure it out.

There are always a lot of little kids in the store, so I’m waiting for my first cold of the season. (Germy little buggers.) I’ve also been instructed not to yell at the kids who are misbehaving. Who me? (Insert eye roll here.) To be fair, the instruction was for all the new hires, but somehow I felt singled out. Go figure.

For the next few weeks my face will hurt from smiling, and my feet and back will ache with over-use, but I’ll be earning some much needed cash for the coffers.

So if you see a harried looking woman with a huge smile on her face, selling toys and folding shirts, be kind.