Minivan mania...

We are now proud owners of the one word that strikes fear into the heart of every dad who still thinks he can pull off "cool".....MINIVAN!!!

After 6 hours at the dealership today, and countless searches on the Internet, we now own a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country! We can't fit three carseats in the back of our car, so this was kind of a necessity. Paul fought it tooth and nail. He doesn't exactly fit the "Utah mold" so he thought this was the first step into darkness. Just bring on the jean shorts and white socks and he'll be a full on "Utah-tard" (his words, not mine)! But after weeks of me trying to convince him, he finally gave in!

Here is the beast itself!


The reason I can post this on my media blog, is because the Internet played a HUGE role in getting this car. I found the dealer through the Internet, searched for how much we can finance, and then directly transferred our down payment to the dealer from our online banking account. Thank you new media for making the process just a little easier!

The Reality of Reality TV

If you haven't seen this yet, the news picked up one of my studies recently.

The LA Times (and others) recently ran a story about some of my research. Essentially, it was a study about aggression on reality TV (there is tons!). The study was called "Does Reality Backbite?" and found that some reality TV shows have insane amounts of aggressive behavior when looking at non-physical forms. The Apprentice was BY FAR the worst!!! Below are some of the pictures from the press release.

I don't know who this is. They tried to set this picture up with me as the model and with Paul's hands trying to choke me, but I couldn't stop laughing, let alone look scared! So, we have random guy in the picture instead of me!



The one of me is not super good; the photographer wouldn't let me smile so I just look stoned or something!



Here is the link to the article: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2010/05/reality-tv-aggressive-acts-study.html

Who knows if Simon Cowell's insults are really harmful to us (realistically, I just think they are funny...which on reflection this is probably not a good thing!), but moral of the story is to be careful what you watch!

Lovin' McDreamy.....

Season finale of Grey's Anatomy tonight! Definitely a nail biter! I've been a bit disappointed with the program as the series has gone on this year, but this one made up for it! I won't ruin it for you if you haven't seen it yet, but definitely not one to miss!



(and there was not even ANY sex for my group who is coding sex in medical programs! Just in case you were interested! :)

Feeling gleeful...

My new favorite program is Glee.

If you are not familiar with the program, it is about a glee class in high school. They sing and dance a lot in the show! My husband got me into this (no, he isn't gay I promise!) I recently watched two episodes on Hulu. One was really good, the other not so much.

1. THE POWER OF MADONNA: This episode was all about Madonna, and really focused on several main characters' decisions about whether or not to lose their virginity. Some did, others didn't, but overall, I wasn't too impressed with how they dealt with the issue.

2. HOME: The main theme of this was feeling beautiful no matter what you look like. One character (who happens to be overweight) gets on the cheerleading team, where she promptly is told to lose 10 pounds. After severely dieting, she decides to rebel (and ends up singing that Christina Aguilera song, "Beautiful" to the whole school!) Yes, VERY cheesy (I think that's the point of the whole show!!), but a great message to adolescents.

PLUS, Kristin Chenowith guest starred in the episode. Love her!