But I have fallen head-over-heels for the show Dexter. It’s a Showtime series I watched last fall, and after gushing about it to a co-worker recently, I re-watched season 1 in anticipation of season 2. The 2nd season starts next weekend, and I am breathlessly eager to see how it all pans out. Yes, I upgraded my cable again just to catch season 2.
The basic premise of the show is that Dexter, a forensic blood spatter expert for the Miami Police Department, takes out serial killers in his own ritualistic style. He hunts serial killers in his spare time, and rather than leave them to at the mercy of the American Legal system, he disposes of them in a more complete fashion--permanently.
Like other serial killers before him, Dexter basically doesn’t feel anything. He fakes his way through life and lives by a code his adopted father instilled in him. He is able to maintain relationships with a sister, Deb (the daughter of his adoptive father) and even a mostly healthy dating relationship with his girlfriend Rita. In an ironic twist, he is a heroic champion to both of them. He’s Deb loving big brother--listening and counseling her on her dating and job woes. And in nearly every episode, he helps Rita out with some problem. Whether it is a custody battle with her abusive ex-husband or an ugly debate with a lousy neighbor, Dexter is Rita's knight in shining armor.
And yet he is such a man--living his life with dark and twisted secrets. If either of the woman in his life knew the truth about him, there relationships with him would definitely change.
As season 1 progressed, I started to note changes in his behavior, a deviation from his “normal emotionless state.” It’s as if he is developing a conscience and starting to care about things, and it’s that character development, that growing vulnerability that keeps me eager with anticipation. Will Dexter be able to keep his secrets from the 2 women in his life? And if these women learn the truth, what will they do? Stay tuned...
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Thursday, September 6, 2007
August was for Michigan travel after all, I guess...
I had planned on going to Michigan's Upper Peninsula with 2 girlfriends in August, but we cancelled that sight seeing trip for serveral reasons, and it turned out to be a really smart decision. I had to make 2 other treks up to my home state as it turned out.
First of all, my Mom hurt her back, and so my sister and I went up for a few days to help care for her, my 91-year-old Grandmother, and my Dad who was still recovering from hip replacement surgery a few weeks earlier. We learned later that my Mom has arthritis in her back, and so it is just something she is going to have to watch and take care of. If she over-exerts herself, it can get inflamed and cause horrible pain.
Then last weekend, I went back up to Michigan. My Dad was hospitalized with blood clots in his leg. This happens after he has surgery sometimes. They take him off blood thinners before the surgery, and it takes a while for his blood to get back to where they want it afterwards. He came home on Labor Day, and I stayed until early Wednesday morning and then came back home to Indy. They all seemed to be doing much better when I left. In fact, Tuesday was a lot of fun. We took a "3-hour tour" (a drive that lasted more like 5 hours) North along the Lake Huron coast and got to see lots of my favorite waters, the Great Lakes. (sigh!) So it was a nice stress reliever after our few days of stress and hospital visits, etc.
I'm hoping my next trip to Michigan is just for a fun visit though!
First of all, my Mom hurt her back, and so my sister and I went up for a few days to help care for her, my 91-year-old Grandmother, and my Dad who was still recovering from hip replacement surgery a few weeks earlier. We learned later that my Mom has arthritis in her back, and so it is just something she is going to have to watch and take care of. If she over-exerts herself, it can get inflamed and cause horrible pain.
Then last weekend, I went back up to Michigan. My Dad was hospitalized with blood clots in his leg. This happens after he has surgery sometimes. They take him off blood thinners before the surgery, and it takes a while for his blood to get back to where they want it afterwards. He came home on Labor Day, and I stayed until early Wednesday morning and then came back home to Indy. They all seemed to be doing much better when I left. In fact, Tuesday was a lot of fun. We took a "3-hour tour" (a drive that lasted more like 5 hours) North along the Lake Huron coast and got to see lots of my favorite waters, the Great Lakes. (sigh!) So it was a nice stress reliever after our few days of stress and hospital visits, etc.
I'm hoping my next trip to Michigan is just for a fun visit though!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Cricket Invasion Continues
OK, I thought we were done with the crickets, and I'm still hopeful that there won't be anymore. BUT, I found 2 more dead crickets in the dining room. This time I am suspicious that their worst enemy helped to deplete them of life.
And who is a cricket's worst enemy, you may ask? Well, we share the same worst enemy -- the spider. So, now I'm concerned that I have some well-fed spider living in my dining room finishing off the half-dead crickets who are dying due to the insect spray. Hmmm...maybe that will eventually kill the spider, too. THAT could work to my advantage.
And who is a cricket's worst enemy, you may ask? Well, we share the same worst enemy -- the spider. So, now I'm concerned that I have some well-fed spider living in my dining room finishing off the half-dead crickets who are dying due to the insect spray. Hmmm...maybe that will eventually kill the spider, too. THAT could work to my advantage.
Seeing Bears and Butterflies
I had a fabulous time with Janet. I really did...even thought it has taken me weeks to finally blog about it. We went to the Indy Zoo and spent a rather hot day there, but it was awesome. A lot of the animals (despite the heat) seemed to be coming up really close to the fences. I got some incredible shots of the Kodiak bears, and normally these bears are sleeping in their caves, etc. During our visit, the bears were hanging out at the fence probably imagining how well we would taste for lunch. YIKES!
After the zoo, we walked through the butterfly conservatory. One of the beautiful blue/purple butterflies landed on my purple shirt and wouldn't leave me alone. It was rather funny. Janet took photos of course, and these 2 young girls kept coming over and checking the butterfly out. They told me I was going to wind up on the news and be famous because of my new butterfly friend. That just made me laugh! Kids just make me smile! I love how they think...
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Janet is Coming! Janet is Coming!!
My niece Janet (17) is coming to spend a few days with her old Aunt Mel this week. It should be a lot of fun! She is bringing her friend Deja with her for a couple of days. I'm eager to meet Deja since I've only heard about her since Janet was in grade school, but we've never met. We're planning to go to the Edinburgh Outlets one day and the Indianapolis Zoo another day.
I'm sure that Janet will want to watch a bunch of movies, too. I'm the corrupting influence there, I guess, since I love movies! WOOHOO!! It should be a fun few days.
I'm sure that Janet will want to watch a bunch of movies, too. I'm the corrupting influence there, I guess, since I love movies! WOOHOO!! It should be a fun few days.
Updated Score: 29 to 3
I think this is the current score. Truth is I feel like I've lost track. I went for nearly 5 days without a sighting, and then BAM! there were 3 more half-dead crickets walking around in my dining room last night. UGH! Just not what I wanted to see after a long day at work...oh well! It could be worse.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Tennis, anyone?
When Jordan was at my place visiting, my friend Becky got to spend some time with us, too. One day the 3 of us were in the car, and we got to talking about tennis, and Becky and I discovered that we had something else in common: a love of tennis. Or you could say it is just another area in which Becky tries to copy me! There was the move to the West side of town, the Honda Civic, etc...
Anyway, we talked about how we should play some time, and I mentioned how I needed to buy a tennis raquet. Then we somehow started talking about tennis balls, and both of us exclaimed almost simultaneously that we loved the smell of a fresh can of tennis balls! OK, so maybe that does sound weird now that I see it typed up in black and white... But there is something unique and strangely pleasant about popping off the lid, pulling back the tab and inhaling that fresh scent. Ahhhhhh!!! You should try it some time.
Jordan just thought we were both insane. I don't know...he might have a point there.
Anyway, we talked about how we should play some time, and I mentioned how I needed to buy a tennis raquet. Then we somehow started talking about tennis balls, and both of us exclaimed almost simultaneously that we loved the smell of a fresh can of tennis balls! OK, so maybe that does sound weird now that I see it typed up in black and white... But there is something unique and strangely pleasant about popping off the lid, pulling back the tab and inhaling that fresh scent. Ahhhhhh!!! You should try it some time.
Jordan just thought we were both insane. I don't know...he might have a point there.
Updated Score: 25 to 3
Yes, I still have crickets. They sprayed inside my apartment again on Monday afternoon and the exterminator wrote me a note about it. He asked me to "be patient and give the spray a chance." I think I AM giving the spray a chance.
See, I had called the complex office again last Thursday -- not to complain about the bugspray not working, but to note that the crickets were still getting in. I mean, since they sprayed the first time, I have seen 17 crickets. Now, don't even try to tell me that I had 17 crickets crawling around my apartment that I hadn't noticed before! I don't think so. Where would 17 crickets be hiding? My apartment isn't all that big, you know. So my call to the office was more a request to ask them to check into the windows, the floor, etc. to see if we couldn't solve the problem by keeping the crickets out. But they didn't listen to me, they called the exterminator and had him come out and spray again, which is not what I asked them to do. So I called again on Monday, and they came out Tuesday and resealed the dining room window. I'm keeping my eye out for more crickets. I have had 3 since they resealed the window.
Over all, I think the spray is working great. It either kills them or drugs them up so that they are easier to kill, which are both great side effects. The point is that I feel like I'm getting new crickets still coming into my apartment, and we still haven't solved the riddle as to how they are getting in. So you can spray all you want, but it's not keeping the crickets from coming in. They come in and die, but the point is they still COME IN! UGH!!
See, I had called the complex office again last Thursday -- not to complain about the bugspray not working, but to note that the crickets were still getting in. I mean, since they sprayed the first time, I have seen 17 crickets. Now, don't even try to tell me that I had 17 crickets crawling around my apartment that I hadn't noticed before! I don't think so. Where would 17 crickets be hiding? My apartment isn't all that big, you know. So my call to the office was more a request to ask them to check into the windows, the floor, etc. to see if we couldn't solve the problem by keeping the crickets out. But they didn't listen to me, they called the exterminator and had him come out and spray again, which is not what I asked them to do. So I called again on Monday, and they came out Tuesday and resealed the dining room window. I'm keeping my eye out for more crickets. I have had 3 since they resealed the window.
Over all, I think the spray is working great. It either kills them or drugs them up so that they are easier to kill, which are both great side effects. The point is that I feel like I'm getting new crickets still coming into my apartment, and we still haven't solved the riddle as to how they are getting in. So you can spray all you want, but it's not keeping the crickets from coming in. They come in and die, but the point is they still COME IN! UGH!!
New Rule: Married Men should have to wear their wedding rings!
OK, so maybe this “rule” of mine would never make it in the courts, but I still think it should be a public mandate. I think if you are married, you should identify it and save the rest of us from having to wonder your status. And yes, women should wear their wedding rings, too, but in my casual observations, I must say that I have found more women than man who wear their wedding rings regularly. However, that does not make them exempt from my marriage identification law.
Anyway, there are a couple of men here at work that I have my eye on. I’m not obsessed, in love, stalking or otherwise involved with either of them, but I am curious...curious about their marital state.
One of them spoke in a meeting I was attending about a year ago, and so I know his name and vaguely what he does here. He was an avid user of sarcasm in the meeting, and believe me, I listened intently after the first whammy. I love sarcasm!
The other guy I used to see often in the cafeteria here on-site, but over the last year or so, I’ve been eating outside the company walls most of the time, and so I don’t see him as often. In his case, I don’t know ANYTHING about him really except that I’ve caught him glancing my direction a few times, and I’ve wondered about him. Maybe he is curious about me, too? Or maybe I just look funny, and he can’t help glancing over? HA!
Truth is that this new law of mine would probably not help my situation. If these men are married, then I could remove them from my radar at least. If they are still single, then it doesn’t really change the status quo...I mean, they don’t talk to me or anything as it is, and knowing their status isn’t going to change that. However, maybe I would feel more comfortable about going out of my way to say hello or introducing myself if I knew that I was not going to be seen as the woman hitting on a married man. Now that cracks me up! The idea of me hitting on anyone has me laughing. I’m not sure I’ve ever done that before in my life...it's not really my style. HA!
Anyway, there are a couple of men here at work that I have my eye on. I’m not obsessed, in love, stalking or otherwise involved with either of them, but I am curious...curious about their marital state.
One of them spoke in a meeting I was attending about a year ago, and so I know his name and vaguely what he does here. He was an avid user of sarcasm in the meeting, and believe me, I listened intently after the first whammy. I love sarcasm!
The other guy I used to see often in the cafeteria here on-site, but over the last year or so, I’ve been eating outside the company walls most of the time, and so I don’t see him as often. In his case, I don’t know ANYTHING about him really except that I’ve caught him glancing my direction a few times, and I’ve wondered about him. Maybe he is curious about me, too? Or maybe I just look funny, and he can’t help glancing over? HA!
Truth is that this new law of mine would probably not help my situation. If these men are married, then I could remove them from my radar at least. If they are still single, then it doesn’t really change the status quo...I mean, they don’t talk to me or anything as it is, and knowing their status isn’t going to change that. However, maybe I would feel more comfortable about going out of my way to say hello or introducing myself if I knew that I was not going to be seen as the woman hitting on a married man. Now that cracks me up! The idea of me hitting on anyone has me laughing. I’m not sure I’ve ever done that before in my life...it's not really my style. HA!
Monday, July 23, 2007
Adantages to Living in the City
1. Opportunities to see live shows in music, theatre, etc.
2. Chances to see live sporting events
3. Lots of shopping
4. Lots of art galleries and museums
5. Lots of city parks, the zoo, gardens, etc.
Yes, these are some pretty awesome perks.
Yesterday I went to the qualifying rounds of the RCA Men’s Tennis Tournament with 3 of my girlfriends, and we had a blast. It was my 2nd trek downtown to the courts to see the creme de la creme of tennis play. We had fun sitting in the sun, chatting and observing the games and practice time. It was a pleasant day!
I didn’t see any players I knew my name, but then I know like only 2 current tennis players by name. HA! So, would I have known a famous player if I saw him? Probably not.
2. Chances to see live sporting events
3. Lots of shopping
4. Lots of art galleries and museums
5. Lots of city parks, the zoo, gardens, etc.
Yes, these are some pretty awesome perks.
Yesterday I went to the qualifying rounds of the RCA Men’s Tennis Tournament with 3 of my girlfriends, and we had a blast. It was my 2nd trek downtown to the courts to see the creme de la creme of tennis play. We had fun sitting in the sun, chatting and observing the games and practice time. It was a pleasant day!
I didn’t see any players I knew my name, but then I know like only 2 current tennis players by name. HA! So, would I have known a famous player if I saw him? Probably not.
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