Wow…what an idiot that guy is, huh? Did we really see him GIVE UP IMMUNITY when he could have had a guaranteed spot in the final four? And not only that, but most likely a final three slot since he keeps beating the chicks in the immunity challenges?

He claims he did it to gain the respect of the jury because he didn’t think he had the votes. Uh - HELLO - RICHARD HATCH anyone? Since when does the jury award the *nicest* person in the game? I think Earl is the ONLY person they’ve award the money to that I’ve honestly liked by the time the finale comes around.

I just can’t believe he fell for it.

In other TV news, last night tornados were coming through the area, so NBC decided to preempt the regularly scheduled programming from about 9:02 p.m. - 9:57 p.m. which resulted in me seeing the first 30 seconds of “The Office” and the last two minutes of “30 Rock.” To say I was ticked is an understatement. I wish NBC would just run tickers along the bottom of the screen like CBS did during Survivor, and cut in with live reports during commercial breaks.

So now I’ll have to download the episodes on iTunes. Grrrr……

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Well, I got an email last night from Wirefly saying that AT&T wanted to verify some information and asked that I call Wirefly for details. I called and Wirefly informed me that AT&T had my actual upgrade date as being May 28, and that Wirefly couldn’t upgrade my phone until then. I told Wirefly that I would attempt to call AT&T in the morning to see if they could move the date (after all, it was only 20 days early).

So I called this morning and spoke with a rep, who told me that they aren’t allowed to move upgrade dates unless I order the new phone through AT&T directly. I said, “Okay, well if you’ll match the offer Wirefly gave me, I’ll absolutely do that.” She said “we can’t do that but let me see what our current offer is,” and put me on hold. When she came back she said, “Okay, we have them for $199 right now.”

I laughed and said, “No way. Wirefly offered it for $75 with a $75 rebate, so it was essentially free. It’s one of the reasons I decided to upgrade in the first place. I’m not going to pay $199. I want the date moved.”

She hemmed and hahhed and repeated the party line that they can’t do that.

“Then let me speak with a manager, please,” I replied.

She put me on hold for a couple minutes and then sent me to the dispute resolution line. I once again explained my plight, and the guy I spoke with repeated what the girl had said. So I went full-stop and said, “Okay, then I’d like to cancel our account entirely. We’ve been with you guys for over two years so I know I don’t have to pay the early cancellation fee, so I’ll just drop you entirely, go with another plan and get the Blackberry for free through Wirefly.”

Once he heard “cancellation” come out of my mouth he said, “Well hold on - let me see if I can get an additional discount for you.”

I sat on hold for a minute and he came back and said, “Okay, here’s what I can do. If you put the full price of $249 on your credit card when you order the phone, I can give you a $149 credit taking the price to $100, and we are currently offering a $100 rebate, so you’d get the Blackberry at no charge. But you’d have to put the full price charge on your card to get this deal the refund and rebate card.”

I was scornful. “Is that one of those rebate cards that can only be used to pay the bill? Because we got one of those a couple years ago and the fine print said it could only be used on a monthly bill.”

He scanned through the fine print and said, “No, this is a card that can be used anywhere Visa is accepted.”

So, I took the deal. He’s going to submit the offer to the “area manager” for approval and then he’ll call me back (within 72 hours) to place the order for the phone. It sucks that I’ll have to put $249 on my Visa, but since I’ll get $149 of that refunded back, it’ll be okay. I can take the Visa rebate card with me to Disney and just move $100 from the Disney fund account to pay towards the Visa bill so it’ll be a wash.

I love how the words “cancel my account” strikes fear in the heart of every customer service agent in the country.

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One great thing about getting my glasses at America’s Best a couple years ago? I got two pairs at once. They both have a similar shape, but one is plastic and the other is silver metal. I usually wear the plastic ones, but tonight I put those away and brought out the silver ones to wear for a while. The lenses in my plastic ones are really dirty - there’s a film of some kind that I just can’t get off. Since I’ve never worn the silver ones they are SPOTLESS and much easier on the eyes.

But I tell ya, I’m gonna look forward to saving up the money for those eye molds that I want to get. THAT will be a great day when I get those.

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Back in February I mentioned that I was going to get a new cellphone, and then retracted that because Denis wanted to leave Cingular/AT&T when his contract was up.

But a couple days ago a new Wirefly offer came into my inbox. It was an intriguing offer, and I have spent the past two days considering the offer and trying to figure out if it’s worth it. Last night I asked Denis if he was still intent on leaving AT&T. He said probably not, since it was Cingular that he had a problem with, and since AT&T took over it has been better. That kind of gave me the green light to go ahead and get the new phone.

But then when I logged in to get it, I noticed that the result of this new apparatus would be that our cellphone bill will go up about $30/month. I called Denis to ask his opinion. After a few minutes of throwing some scenarios around, he told me to go for it.

So I did. I just ordered my new cellphone. Wanna see it? Click into the extended post below…

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Jason Castro got the boot last night on American Idol. I’ve never seen a contestant look so relieved to be booted off the show!! Very funny. I like that he was very open about the fact he was over his head and I laughed when one of his post-boot comments was, “Next week would have been three songs - I don’t know what I would have done!” Heh. Now the fun begins for him - a couple weeks off followed by a fun (if tiring) tour around the country.

As for the final three, we already know Syesha will get the boot next week (is she the record holder for “most times in the bottom three/two?” Because she’s there a lot. And then it’s the two Davids. I had the thought this morning that when it comes time for each of them to sing the schmaltzy over-the-top cheesy Idol song I’ll be curious if David Cook totally “fixes” it into a better song. Archuleta is sure to keep it as cheesy as possible - that’s his forte, after all - but I’m hoping David Cook rocks it out as much as he can considering the fact he’ll be singing about butterflies and flowers and hearts and how this is his every wish fulfilled on this one magical night and where are the unicorns they should be here to celebrate the musical universe of love with me. You know - the Idol song.

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I love “Late Late with Craig Ferguson.” That show is one of the funniest late night shows EVER. Ferguson is so fun and original - and genuinely seems to like what he’s doing (*pointed stare at David Letterman*). Because his show is on so late I’ve been Tivoing it lately, and last night I watched the episode from last week when Ewan McGregor and Morrissey were on. His interview with McGregor was one of the greatest most sincere interviews I’ve seen - it was more like the audience was watching them just entertain each other rather than an interview. It was awesome.

Then, towards the end of the episode, Morrissey came out to sing his new single to support his greatest hits CD that just released here in America. Morrissey. I LOVE Morrissey. I actually found my “Viva Hate” record - RECORD - this morning in a box Denis brought down from the basement this morning. I can remember being in high school and listening to The Smiths in my car while driving home one morning from a church youth lock-in. I can remember sitting in my car with a friend from church and grooving out to all those great 80s goth bands (The Smiths and The Cure being the top two).

So when they showed Morrissey last night, I was SHOCKED to find that he was no longer thin and dark headed - the Morrissey I remembered from the 1980s. Nope. Morrissey in 2008 is about 50 pounds overweight with salt and pepper hair. He’s….(dare I say it)….old. How can Morrissey be old? That’s not possible! And about halfway through the song I said to Denis, “I officially feel old.”

It was a very sad moment. For the past 12 years I’ve been living under the impression that I’m still 27 years old. In my head I’m still able to be characterized as “twenty-something.” Not so anymore. Now I’m a 38-year-old (39 in June) wife and mother of two with a house in the suburbs. I’m old.

(And this is not the time for all my super-ancient readers (read: my parents, Cathi, and anyone else in their 60s+ ) to comment and say “39 isn’t old!”, because I know I’m not as old as you are, but I’m older than the 27-year-old I still thought I was).

Anyway, if you don’t watch Craig Ferguson, do yourself a favor and Tivo or tape it. You won’t regret it. He’s AWESOME.

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