Save Jericho

In an act of supreme geekiness, I must participate in the campaign to save Jericho. There are so very few programs on network television that are original any more. If there is any doubt, how many hospital dramas, law and orders, and csi's are there anymore?

Jericho was an original thought that was well executed if not poorly planned. The first half of the season was a bang so to speak while the second half was pitted against the ever so popular American Idol, which when it comes to rating (though not necessarily quality television) is the clear dominator. My point however, is that no show in this time slot is going to perform well against American Idol. Nevermind that the 3 month 'hiatus' that was given to Jericho did much to cool the anticipation for the second half of the season.

While I love Jericho as many other Americans did, three months is a long time for the glow to wear off and people to forget their television viewing loyalties. Jericho is a show that does get to the heart of a geeky girl to some degree, though I do experience strange palpatations at the thought of life without an IPod, Palm Pilot, Tivo, or Internet access at my fingertips. The truth is that there were geeks long before the technological advances of the last few decades (keep in mind that geeks are by and large responsible for these advances) and in all likelihood, the geeks are some of the ones that will help us survive if a scenario such as this should ever present itself.

When it comes to Jericho however, I believe I am more dismayed by how things ended. What kind of network ends a series with a cliffhanger like that??? To me this reeks of CBS truly not caring about its veiwers and caring more about the bottom line. So much for the apple pie image guys. There is only one other show I currently watch on this network I guess I should be grateful that they haven't decided to axe NCIS as well.

If you are interested in signing the petition that is circulating to save Jericho from its untimely cancellation (whether it will do any good or not is uncertain though it certainly will get the message across to CBS that the viewers are unhappy with this deciion) you can find it here.

I hope that all who read this and are fans of Jericho will sign the petition to save Jericho and let your voices be heard by those at the network.

How Does a Girl Get Joost?

Seriously, I have searched the web over and am not feeling the love of a Joost invite. So, here it is, I will beg.

Please oh Please, any true geeks that come across my prose, support the cause of a girl looking to get her geek on and try out this latest bastion of entertainment at the click of a button!

Did that work? Only time will tell. I will however, be glad to send props to the proper person if I am graced with one of these much coveted invites.

For those of you reading this and wondering what the heck I'm talking about, though I'm inclined to believe I'm the last geek to this particular dance party--Joost is an interactive way to enjoy television. While it may not have all the television shows from around the worl it has a fairly vast selection of programming, extras, and more importantly the ability to watch your favorite shows (providing of course they are included at this point in time) on your timeline rather than that of the networks. I have several shows that I love to watch but do not always mesh with my hectic schedule. Joost would fix that problem and if I missed part of my favorite show I can just watch it over again to get the entire story unlike regular television.

For anyone that is a television junkie, this is definitely the wave of the future. There are plans for Joost to go public, which means that everyone will get the chance to join. I'm just impatient (dancing around on tippy toes still begging for invites)! So, if someone out there manages to wrangle an invite after reading this, please remember your source of information and send one my way?

Okay, for now the begging session is over. Hopefully there will be good news in the pipelines. TTFN!

Kitchen Gadgets

While I qualify as a geek on many levels I most closely associate with the title of gadget geek. I love nifty little gadgets, tools, and toys and will admit shamelessly to buying things in the past just to see how it works.

Unfortunately as this point in time technology seems to be outpacing my ability to make purchases. There are a few gadgets that are absolute musts to have in any respectable kitchen. I'll skip some of the more mundane pieces of technilogical marvels that keep our kitchens in good working order and get to my absolute must have kitchen gadget: an electric cheese grater.

I know that many of you are laughing right now but I have this thing about purchasing pre shredded cheese at the store, it just doesn't taste the same as freshly grated cheese and I am not masochistic enough to try and grate enough cheese for this cheese loving family. We have a genuine love of cheese from taco toppings, to quesadillas fillings, parmesean for our pastas, to toppings for our pizzas and countless other reasons to have shredded cheese in between we find ourselves in need of grated cheese far more often than we should probably care to admit.

So off I went in search of a great electric cheese grater in order to fill my kitchen gadget obsession and save my hands from many painful nights of cheese grating. Geek or not, the Deni Giovanna Italy Cordless Cheese Grater is the perfect model for my gadget geek kitchen needs. Really this nifty little grater has all the things I love in a gadget for my kitchen and none of the things I hate. First of all, it's easy on the hands. Second, it is diswhasher safe, and third (for me at any rate) it will grate not only the hard cheeses that devices of this nature are typically suited to do but also the softer cheeses that tend to bog down lesser graters. You should also find that this cheese grater is by no means limited to cheese. You can also grate nuts, chocolate, and other items as well. Last, but not least, this little gadget stores rather easily too.

If you go through a lot of grated cheese or even if you're just looking for another nifty little gadget for your kitchen collection you really should try out this wonderful little grater.

Weather Ready?

It is getting to be that time of year once again. There is a hint of spring in the air as Old Man Winter holds on with the very last of his energy trying to deny the sun, song, and warmth that springs brings when finally sprung. You can feel that little hint of warmth in the breeze and are probably beginning to notice that there are familiar birds singing. The very birds whose songs have been forgotten in past months.

Unfortunately along with the warmth of spring comes the volatility of rapidly changing weather patterns and not so predictable storms along the way. You guessed it, tornado season is upon those in the midwest to be followed rather quickly by hurricane season in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. In other words, tornado season is rapidly approaching and you need to be prepared. It is getting to be the time of year when you need to take stock of the condition in your storm cellar, check the batteries in the flashlight, prepare your emergency provisions, and check to make sure that you have an adequate weather radio to serve as your warning beacon when Mother Nature isn't behaving as we feel she should.

If you are looking for an excellent weather radio, I highly recommend this one from Amazon: . My personal reason for liking this one is that I simply like the sleek and modern appearance as well as some of the better features of this weather radio. In all honesty whether or not you plan to weather too many storms, tornadic in nature or otherwise it is a wise investment to have a good weather radio on hand as many of them also serve as civil defense warning systems.