Jenny

http://www.freep.com/article/20101221/SPORTS05/12210416

So, according to Murph, only a couple of the Canucks shots were real testes for Howard. Pavel's not on the bench to start the 2nd. *worry*

(Sorry about the poorly copy-pasted title-- apparently I can't edit that to fix it.)

Not too often. It's pretty obvious to most people if I'm lying, so I tend to not bother. The person below me is ready for the work week to be over.

Patrick Eaves is mildly amused:

She's lovely and looks very sweet. I'd always heard that the "skeeviness limit" is half your age plus 7, so you're fine with a 20 year old. Do keep in mind that you could be at very different places in life. You seem from your posts to be self-aware enough to think of that and adjust for it, though. Good luck!

I've actually got my elliptical in front of the TV, so I'll run while watching hockey if there's a game on or various things from History Channel or National Geographic Channel off the TiVo. I usually run for 45 minutes at a time, so either one period of hockey or a one-hour show with the commercials fast forwarded is just right.

Umm.... toilet. Pie or cake?

Why? Do you turn into a gremlin if you eat after midnight?

Today was the 65th birthday of one of the managers at work. Someone brought in a nice big birthday cake for him, but they actually did put 65 candles on it. So when the manager blew out the candles, *poof* the fire alarm went off. We have a REALLY DAMN LOUD fire alarm. And no one was quite sure how to turn it off! I'm just glad they didn't make us evacuate the building! I expect the plant fire safety director is going to come over and wrath us within the next day or so. That's the stuff of workplace legend, there.

Not yet. I haven't even started my shopping yet. The person below me always winds up doing their Christmas shopping at the last minute.

While driving. I prefer the privacy. Green eggs or ham?

Instructions for Awkward Conversations: "When conversation gets awkward, add a velociraptor." Okay!

It would certainly solve a lot of problems. The person below me thinks government leaders should spend more time living like their ordinary constituents to see what their needs really are.

Yeah, of all the goalies out there, Ozzie seems to be one of the ones most able to roll with the punches and not internalize losses badly. I know sometimes that is frustrating to fans, when there's a bad loss and he's just shaking it off, but that's got to be better for a goalie's mental longevity than a long rant about self-blame. Oh, and also: OZZIE! OZZIE! OZZIE! OZZIE!

I'll let it warm up while I scrape the ice off the windows, but no more than that. Hard shell tacos or soft shell tacos?

I'd rather drive. Kind of a control freak that way. When taking a long trip, would you rather go by plane, train, or car?

I like them the way my husband cooks them, but not the way my mom cooks them. The person below me puts up lots of Christmas decorations.

The Wii Fit is pretty good. The hula hoop game and the rhythm boxing are decent for cardio, and the yoga stretches are nice. The strength training is not so great, I've found. For strength it might be better to get a couple of small dumbbells and do a basic routine like this one: Building Muscle and Bone—At Home, On Your Own. When I'm really focused I can do that in about 15 minutes, but I leave out the step ups, because that's so similar to running on the elliptical. Another option for working out at home-- if your cable/satellite has On Demand, it should have a section of Free On Demand shows, which contain a channel called Exercise TV with a whole bunch of workouts to choose from. The catch is that the descriptions don't really say how advanced each workout is or if it needs any special equipment, so you might have to try a few before you find a good one. I accidentally picked one this morning that was way more advanced than I was ready for. Yow! I could only do about half of it before my legs felt too wobbly to do any more. They seem to have all levels of workout, though, if you can find the right one!

Well, I didn't lose any weight last week, but I also didn't gain any. With Thanksgiving and its obligatory pie*, I'd say that counts as a win. *Obligatory pie-- The extra piece of pie cut itself and jumped onto my plate, I swear! And then it said if I didn't nom it, it would jump onto the carpet, whipped cream side down!

That would make me more nervous. The person below me drives a compact car.

Nugent. Area 51 or Hangar 18 (at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)?

No. No it is not. After 4+ years in Ohio, I'm counting the days until I can move back to Metro Detroit. (Year and a half or so.)

Cheetos. Mustard or ketchup?

It wasn't as fun as one might think. The person below me has an unusual collection of something and will tell us what it is in their post.