Just got an e-mail from my friend Lynn. Her sister Alice has been found and other than being off her meds she is okay. Thanks to all who have kept the family in their thoughts.

I assume many of you recall me posting a couple of months ago about the friend who died unexpectly. Well his widow is facing a new trauma. Her 45 year old sister who is bi-polar and hates to take her meds walked away from her group home on May 25th. As of today she is still missing.

http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=328166

Please all keep Alice Brown Green and her worried family in your thoughts.

I had a thought about the recent talk about a new Buffy movie.

The women here that are married will understand this analogy. You want something done and get tired of waiting so you decided to just do it your self. The next thing you know your husband is right with you and voila he does what you have been wanting him to do for ever.

So folks---aka the Kazais--who could earn mula from the movie get tired of waiting. Well dang we will just do it ourselves. So will this inspire Joss and others like Sarah who are very protective of the image of the show? If is going to happen will they insist it is done right and not butchered.

I personally have no interest in a movie that does not have Joss, Sarah and David involved. Oh and ASH.

Lets start this by describing my current computer. I bought it in 2002. It has a 70G HD, 1.47Ghz processor, 480mg RAM, CD burner and DVD player. Pretty good for the day. And over the years I have upgraded with things like replacing the rear USB ports with 2.0 ones. Changing the 56k modem with an ethernet 10/100. Adding both an external DVD-burner and 500G HD.

But lets face it the thing is pretty much a dinosaur. My husband is using much worse. He is using a computer I cobbled together from two computers from 98. I think the the total of the two HDs in it are less than 10G. I hate to recall how much ram.

Well I have been jonesing for a new computer but I felt other things had priority. Things like getting hubby's truck running. He got his license back last June and was still sharing my car. So in March I put it in the shop and then poured money into it. I do not want to even admit how much we sunk into a 96 model but he loves the truck. And well it is PURPLE.

So now the truck is going and we have no pressing issues....I look at the bank account and I see money. Talk to hubby and he suggest I replace my windshield (small crack behind the windshield wipers) before I do anything else.

Well I have been pricing computers and knew I was willing to spend about $600 and knew what I could get which included 3GB RAM and a 250 or 320G HD. Well yesterday I went to my online computer store and they had the basic computer I wanted with a free upgrade to 4GB RAM and a 500GB HD. With the deal on a 20" HD LCD monitor and free shipping it was $580 plus tax. I was all bouncy.

So I called the windshield place and after the $210 quote I decided I could do BOTH. So the windshield is all new and the computer is ordered. I suspect the monitor will ship immediately and the computer is suppose to be complete to ship by June 2.

Now comes the fun of moving all the files. Luckily I have plenty of room on my external harddrive to copy everything on my internal and then add back to the new computer as needed. I know I will lose a couple programs I do not have on CD. Programs I loaded back then from floppies or such. I think I will most miss my picture software that came with my original scanner. I must have gave away the CD with the scanner. I am going to try and copy the pgm from this computer but no guarantees it will work. I tried to find it to add to use at a client's office recently and know I do not have it.

Well I will have to forgo any extras for a few months and hope no catastrophe happens but I need this. I use my computer for fun but I also use it for work and I am tired of playing hurry up and wait.

Hubby acts like I am doing this for me but I am sure he is happy to get a better hand-me-down.

I have no desire to tweet but I decided to get a twitter account cause I keep seeing all the interesting people posting and I want to "follow" their tweets.

So I went and set up to follow certain folks. And later I was surprised to get a message saying "Thanks for the follow - looking forward to your tweets".

I was just wondering if this was common Tweet etiquette and should I respond. The person did not mark me to follow which is good since I am not planning to Tweet.

Are there there any things I should know about Twitter. I rarely go there unless I see a link to a particular tweet so not familiar with the lay of the land that much.

All advise and suggestions is appreciated.

I was over at Amazon looking to see what I might want to add to my wish list. I decided to add Dollhouse to my cart for later purchase. Well while there I took time to read reviews. Cause sometimes the Amazon reviews are quite interesting. I was a little surprised there was a number of one star reviews. But taking time to read them it took little effort to figure out why. Seems that the T:SCC fans blame Dollhouse for it getting canceled. So their response is to flame the show. Almost all the bad reviews dated May 18th.

I mean seriously I am so tired of people thinking that belittling makes you or your fan crush look good. But I am use to ship wars but I never thought there was My Show is Better than Your Show, neener neener neener battles.

Personally I "like" Dollhouse. I am glad it got renewed just so I can see what Joss has planned. I also liked season one of T:SCC but stopped watching after about 3 eps of season 2. I plan to catch up eventually. That said neither show is Must See TV for me but if I had to chose I would go with DH cause I think the potential is greater.

Not often I post about my meal but that was to die for. My toungu is still in heaven. Just imagine Chicken Cor-don-blu, pepper jack rissotto and buttery brussel sprouts. I want that again tomorrow and maybe the next day. Le sigh.

I have two invite codes. If anyone is still needing one please let me know. I will need your e-mail address.

I am about to head to bed so will look back here tomorrow for any request

Well so much for my plan to post something every day. Well time to get back on the horse.

Planning for Mother's Day tomorrow. We are having a cookout at mom's. Right now I should be in the kitchen making her favorite cake. I would be if I could stop sweating. I already took a shower but I am still perspiring. My baby sister was so kind to suggest I am having hot flashes. She is probably right. So right now I am vacilating between the ideas of perching on top of the air vent or turning on the oven to bake a cake. Guess which side is winning.

Oh and for those interested I will share the cake that mom asks for almost every holiday.

1 yellow cake mix
1/2 cup sugar
1 can mandarine oranges and juice
3/4 cup oil
4 eggs

Beat all ingedieants for 4 minutes and bake in two 8 or 9 inch cake pans for approximately 25 minutes at 350.

Frosting:

1 large or 2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding
1 20oz can crushed pineaple
1 large Cool Whip

Beat pudding and pineaple together. Fold in Cool Whip.

Cake will keep for several days in the refrigerator.

All the family loves this cake except me. But that is cause I hate whip cream.

Okay I think I will go make nice with the nearest vent.

ETA: I just have to ask was anyone else distracted during last night's dollhouse with the fact it was Krissy Seaver? Everytime she spoke I was taken out of the episode.

RIP Dom Deluise

http://watching-tv.ew.com/2009/05/dom-deluise-res.html