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This quote was taken from the theme song of Smallville, a show that I used to watch when I lived with Nate years ago. It's a great song, but it saddens me that they broke up. I was watching the show last night while I was visiting Tripp in the hospital. He had to fill me in on a lot of the plot and I was confused as to why Lois Lane was there already. Tripp looked very good, despite all of the pain he was in. They started giving him a liquid diet that day and therefore, his body had to "adjust" to it. But his nurse gave him drugs and he was feeling good by the time I got there. I can't imagine being in the hospital for that long and just lying there watching TV and not doing much. I would get bored so fast. I haven't been in the hospital since I was in 8th grade, when I got my appendix out. I remember that day because my stomach hurt so badly that I gave Roni my Snickers bar. It's weird that I remember the randomest things sometimes. I don't remember my hospital stay too much though. I actually remember visiting my dad a lot when I was younger; those memories come to mind and are more vivid in my head when I think of hospitals. Anyway, I figured that instead of lounging around at home with not much to do, I should pop in to keep him company since I would probably want the same if I was in the same situation. He saved me from a night of boredom and I would like to think that I did the same for him, though I am sure he wouldn't have minded more sleep. When I arrived, he wasn't as loopy from the drugs as I expected and it was then that I realized that it's great to just talk to someone about so many random things. I have become comfortable with my friends and they know a lot about me already, but since Tripp and I are in the early-mid stages of our friendship, we are still trying to get to know each other a lot more and that's always fun. I am glad to say that he was released from the hospital today, which was a day earlier than expected and is recovering very well despite some normal pain and
discomfort.

I realized that haven't mentioned saving Arrested Devlopment. There are rumors going around on the Internet that the show is going to be cancelled. It really saddens me to hear that because it's one of my favorite shows on TV right now. This article explains what is going on and there is a link at the bottom of it for viewers to sign a petition to keep the show on the air. FOX just released this statement denying that they are going to cancel the show:

Dear Arrested Development Fans:

Thank you for your e-mail and your passionate support of Arrested Development. While the show has finished production for its second season, contrary to the rumors you may have heard or read on the internet, it is NOT cancelled.

We at FOX love Arrested Development and we look forward to having the Bluth family back on FOX in the future – hopefully for many years. You can help make the show a bigger success by getting as many people as possible to start watching the show this Sunday and every Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT.

Sincerely,
Fox Broadcasting Company

I'm not sure what to think anymore, but I do wish that they are going to keep it for at least one more season and hopefully more people will start watching. I am convinced that most people aren't smart enough to get the show, but those are the people that actually matter when it comes to ratings.

I spent all day yesterday thinking that it was Thursday. I even walked to the Farmer's Market and was confused as to why they hadn't set up yet and then realized that it was Wednesday. I'm not as perceptive this week for some reason. Work has gotten better, but still overall busy. I wish that someone would just rescue me and take me far, far away.

Speaking of which, I've had many conversations with Angela about how women's roles have changed so much throughout this past century and how it's normal for women to work full time and raise a family. What if I don't want that? Would I be judged by society? What if I want to stay at home and raise my children and give up my career? Is that bad? I suppose that's the "liberation" part for women: being able to choose. I also understand that sometimes the economy will force you into making that decision. But is it wrong of me to assume that it's okay for the husband to be working (since he will probably make more money) and the wife to stay at home and raise the children? Do women deep down inside just all want to be rescued by a successful man? We were fed this fairy tale concept ever since we were able to read and a part of me knows that there are a lot of women out there that believe it. But as for me, I just hope that I will be fortunate enough to be able to raise my children and watch them grow up and do the same.

It started raining again today. It was a strange weather week. It was sunny and somewhat warm all week and even this morning was a bit warm. I was running errands for work around 10am and I was wearing my new pink sweater and I started sweating because it was so warm. I then went out at 12pm to do more errands and it was really cloudy, but not that cold. By the time I went out for lunch at 1:15pm, it was dark and cold. I wasn't prepared for rain at all because the weather has been so pleasant, but luckily one of my coworkers had an extra umbrella and saved me from getting drenched. It just all of the sudden startd raining really hard and I was amused at all of the business people in Westwood running for cover because they didn't have an umbrella. With the rain comes traffic and accidents and bad drivers. Yay!

Josh and I went to The Animation Show screening on campus and Don Hertzfeldt was going to be there for a Q & A, but because of the weather, he was stuck in Santa Barbara and wouldn't make it on time. The guy that had the film was also stuck there as well, so they had to cancel the show. Josh is going to the NuArt screening tomorrow instead. I will not be able to attend because Ramona will be in town and we are going to hang out. I'm excited that she is visiting.

SATC quote of the day:
Charlotte: You're not going to defend children?
Miranda: No, I don't like any children but my own. (Season 6 – A Woman's Right to Shoes)