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I don't have an appropriate fall/Halloween icon (I know, right?), so I'm using Marcus from Terminator Salvation, with his face all messed up. It's not a zombie, people, you should know how much I hate zombies. Now, robot men with their skin all melted off, I'm fine with that.

Anyway, I'm thinking about Halloween because yesterday I got two party invitations (thank you both!) and I can't go to either party. That's when I'll be on vacation with the entire clan of in-laws, and I'll be spending Halloween on a (motherfucking) boat. No one could actually answer the question of whether or not there will be Halloween activities on said cruise, and if we should have costumes. But I just got an e-mail from the cruise line saying that it's on, so now I need a costume. Mind you, I need a costume that a) won't be overly complicated, b) can fit into a suitcase and travel well, as well as not take up much space, c) is cheap, and d) won't be too heavy to wear in the Caribbean. The Scientist recently mentioned that once he went to a party dressed entirely in stuff he "borrowed" from the lab he was working in, including scrubs and a lab coat, and everyone loved it. So I looked around online and there are some places where you can order scrubs for less than $30 for both him and me (without shipping, of course). There's also a place one town over that sells them and isn't a wholesaler, so if all else maybe I could check out what they have and figure out what size works for me. I hate ordering online when I don't know if the sizing will work, especially when we're under a time crunch. But I figure doing as a doctor and nurse would work, considering the scrubs can double as pajamas after the fact. Is this a good plan? Y/N?

What else? This week at work has been ridiculously stressful, so I'm glad it's almost over. And moreso, I'm glad that I'll be going to see my sister and her family this weekend. Yay! yakgirl has been holding Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus on her DVR specifically for this visit. It should be good times.

It is rainy and gray and poopy outside. The drive home tonight is going to suck. I don't actually mind this weather, though, as long as it doesn't impede my flight getting off the ground tomorrow morning.

Speaking of mornings, this morning when I was in the shower, the Scientist got up and made biscuits and gravy for breakfast. Mmmm! That was a great way to start my day.

I know there was more I wanted to talk about... Tonight is Stargate Universe. I watched it last week with the Scientist and was unimpressed. I'm calling it Lost in Battlestargate, as it's Lost in Space meets Battlestar Galactica meets Stargate. Frankly, I don't have much interest in watching it again. I'm actually pretty burned out on TV. Lately nothing has impressed me. Even my beloved Project Runway just isn't doing it for me, as you can probably tell from my lack of PR updates. Maybe it's the temporary judges being meaner than usual during judging, maybe it's that all of the designers with actual personalities are already gone (I miss you, Ra'Mon-Lawrence!), maybe it's just that we've waited so long for this season that the bloom is off the rose... I dunno. All I know is, there's very little TV that keeps me entertained these days. I guess I'll have to go back to reading books. GASP!

Anyway, it's that time. Thanks for listening to me ramble. Have a good weekend, everyone!

Just a reminder that Project Runway starts again TONIGHT! Tim Gunn, yay!!! So at 8:00 EST/7:00 CST, there's the Project Runway: All-Star Challenge that goes for two hours. Then at 10:00 EST/9:00 CST there's the first episode of the new season. Following that at 11:00 EST/10:00 CST there's Models of the Runway, a half-hour spinoff focusing on the girls modeling the clothes. ("Remember, models, it's a competition for you, too!") And yes, remember that PR is now on Lifetime and not Bravo.

I don't want to be spoiled for who's going to be in the All-Star Challenge, but I hope to God Andrae and Santino will appear together again. Oh, how I loved those two; the LOLs never stopped. Except when Andrae would cry, which was often. But even that was funny after a while.

Project Runway nitwit Kenley Collins arrested for assualt with a cat! Link here. What would Tim Gunn say???

Thanks to jrs1980 for the tip.

New Project Runway last night, which debuted to little fanfare. Here are my opinions thus far:

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I'm just looking forward to the episode where Tim says Tan Guy's outfit looks like "a pterodactyl in a gay Jurrasic Park." BWA! Oh, Tim.

( PROJECT RUNWAY SPOILERS HERE! )

This has probably already broken all over the place, but it's the first I've read of it, so there you are.

ETA: Does anyone else laugh maniacally when the "Top Reality Show Moments on Bravo" or whatever commercials come on, and you hear Santino doing his Tim Gunn impression? "Where's Andrae?" Bwa ha ha ha!

It's Project Runway time again, boys and girls! ( All about last night's episode. )

I actually got to watch last night's Project Runway, which was interesting. They've never done menswear before, and that's probably a good thing because it was tough, and the designers struggled A LOT.

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In other news, I saw Enchanted last night and freaking LOVED it. Everyone has mad love for Amy Adams, but personally I think James Marsden stole the show. He was just so EARNEST as a charming prince, it was ridiculous. Loved it all. And I laughed really hard a few times. Definitely recommended.

Tonight is the premiere of season 4 of Project Runway on Bravo. HOORAY!!! This is the one reality TV show I go crazy for. Though this year will be weird, because it will be the first season I haven't watched with my mom. Last year I'd go over to my parents' house every Wednesday night, have dinner, do laundry, and then watch my dad scuttle away when we'd switch to Bravo. Then Mom and I would make bitchy comments about the contestants, coo over gorgeous designs, and cackle at the bad ones. Sometimes xica_s would text me during the show, and I'd read her comments to my mom. It was fun. And as a tribute to our shared love of Project Runway, I just bought my mom the Tim Gunn talking bobblehead for Christmas. I figure she'll get a kick out of it, and she'll keep it in her sewing room for inspiration.

Anyway, yes. Project Runway.

In other news, I just got a call from my former landlord, who is returning my FULL security deposit, along with a check for the interest gained on said security deposit. That's over $1100. AWESOME. I am very pleased by this turn of events.

Last night the Scientist and I went to the gym again. I didn't push as hard as I had on Sunday morning, but I did put in 2.5 miles on the elliptical, and 5 miles on the bike as a cool-down. So that's good.

What else? Tonight we're off in search of Lynfred's cranberry wine for Thanksgiving. The winery closes before we can get up there, but supposedly there's a store in the next town that sells it. We shall see...

Tomorrow after work we're having dinner with my aunt and uncle at Shaw's Crab House. Not cheap. But seeing as how I haven't seen these relatives since early last summer, I'll deal. Plus, the food should be good. This does, however, mean we won't be seeing Beowulf in 3D (for free) that night.

Saturday we're going to the Museum of Science & Industry to see the Star Wars exhibit. That's the same day Chicago is having the Lights Festival, so traffic getting into the city should be a bitch. However, we'll be leaving before the festival begins, so hopefully heading back out won't be as bad. That night we're going to a dinner/costume party. The theme is "80s cartoons." I'm going as a Snork, which means I have to fashion a snorkle out of a cardboard tube, a headband, some paint, and glue. The Scientist is going as a Smurf, which means he still needs a white hat and blue face paint. I have no idea when we'll do this.

And on Saturday SUNDAY fava_bean is having her "Urban Family Thanksgiving." A bunch of people (including mei_x, aj, and fishdoctorpost) will be coming. This means I have to make food. I wish I had the time to do a pumpkin pie, but that just isn't possible. :( Oh well. It will be fun nonetheless.

Because Project Runway's reunion episode is up next, and I can't wait to see Keith Michael be all conspiracy-theory, and Angela and Jeffrey get into it. (For the record, I'm coming out of the closet here and saying I'm a Jeffrey fan. I apologize to no one.)

( Work. )

( Family. )

( Dating. )

( Friends. )

And now, Project Runway. Tim Gunn, hooray!