Half Full Friday and Blog of the Week

Yep, it's that time again!  I truly don't know where the time goes.  I barely blink and  it's already time for Half Full Friday all over again!  Join in the fun by heading over to Eyegirl's and spend some time getting to know Mr. Linky.

~I'm happy because...

I took the campus tour!

I have an appointment with financial aid next week to discuss my options!

The fabulous ~KS created an UH-MAY-ZING resume and cover letter for me!

Shiver and Chico celebrated their fourth birthday on Tuesday!

I found two rosebuds on my tree after the landscaper chopped most of the bush down!

We had beautiful weather all week!

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Remember last month when I told you that I apparently don't leave much of an impression on people because they tend to forget me easily?  No one believed me but I swear it's true!  And here's a perfect example.

I attended a dinner party at a friend's house on Tuesday.  I came late because my friend had called me at the last minute asking why I wasn't there.  She told me several days earlier she was thinking of having some friends over for dinner but had been very vague on the details so I didn't realize I was invited, especially since she hadn't given me a specific time to be there. 

When I finally arrived, there were a couple of people I didn't know.  We completed introductions when another woman proceeded to introduce herself to me.  I told her, "You know me, Kathy.  You've known me for years!"  I was slightly taken aback because I haven't gained an enormous amount of weight or changed my hairstyle drastically or anything like that since the last time I saw her.  I'm not convinced she really did remember me after we spoke for a few minutes but she made sure to use my name each and every time she spoke to me the rest of the night. 

This happens to me regularly.  Seriously!  Which makes me question why I was taken aback by this woman not remembering me.  She's not the first and I doubt she'll be the last. 

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I hesitated to use this particular blog as Blog of the Week because the originator hasn't posted anything new since July of this year.  But then after thinking about it for awhile, I decided to use it anyways.  Even if there aren't going to be any new posts, that doesn't mean you can't still go back through the archives and enjoy the old ones!

Anyone who knows me knows that I live for celebrity gossip.  My life is quite dull, especially right now, so I guess I'm living a little vicariously through them. 

Did you ever watch an old movie or catch an episode of and old tv show and think to yourself, "I wonder whatever happend to...?"  Well, wonder no more!

Washed Up Celebrities

I linked to the blog from some article at TMZ.  The first post was written in October 2006 by someone calling themselves Movie Fan.  The header describes itself as, "A blog focused on washed up celebrities desperately trying to stay in the public eye long after their time in the limelight has passed."  I wouldn't necessarily say that's true of the majority of people listed here.  Some, most definitely.  But most?  Not even close!  Most have gotten out of the biz completely and are rarely heard from.


The first celebrity featured was Michael Oliver, the little kid from the Problem Child movies.  The most recent was Pete Rose.  It's been fun to check the sidebar and see names of people I'd long ago forgotten about.  What I like most about this blog are the updates.  Some people have only one, some have many. 

What I like least are the comments.  Some of the comments are fine and even provide further information about the celebrity but many of them are sex-related.  I feel like there's a time and a place for that and it doesn't feel appropriate here as the originator doesn't focus on that.  But that's just my personal opinion.