LOTR: The Musical!

Check out this performance of the new Lord of the Rings musical on Conan. Man, I can't wait till Jay retires.

Category: Random Links

Dachshund abuse

Most of the pictures in my daily dachshund calendar show cute dogs looking at the camera. However, I have recently seen two disturbing images that have me on the brink of calling PETA. In one a dachshund is riding a tricycle. With a dachshund's delicate back, this dog so not be doing such a wild and dangerous stunt.

While outrageous, this is nothing compared to the dachshund drinking the martini. That drink is as big as he is and so the alcohol level is obviously lethal. Plus, he could choke on the olives. These images are too disturbing for me to even show Pepper . . .

Category: Pepper

Daylight savings time this weekend

FYI, this Sunday is Daylight Savings time. I decided to google to find out when it fell this year and was just a little surprised. Crap, now I'm going to be tired this weekend.

Category: Life

Little more than 5 months . . .

The Post Gazette is reporting that the Steelers will kick off the 2006 NFL season with a game against the Dolphins on September 7th. That's just a little over 5 months away. I don't know if I can wait that long!

On a side note, my toolish mortgage broker told me he thinks that if the Steelers suck this year, Cowher is going to quit and move down here to coach NC State. Whatever.

Category: Steelers

What a shock . . .

Pumkin from "Flavor of Love" got fired from her substitute teaching job. She should move to NC, we have a real shortgage of teachers here. Maybe she could teach a class on spitting.

Category: Random Links

I'm not the only desperate one . . .

Checkout this spoof of Hollaback girl by a couple of guys in India. Apparently finding someone special is an international problem . . .

Category: Random Links

Oh Joey . . .

Ok, I'm having too much fun with this site with old tv commercials. I just found one for the New Kids on the Block dolls. We totally had Joey and constantly fought over who's Barbie he would marry. I also had a snazzy neon fanny pack with the NKOTB logo. Sadly, we never had the phone though . . .

Category: Random Links

She-Ra!

I just found a commercial for She-Ra's Crystal Castle. I totally remember getting this for Christmas one year and what a pain in the ass it was to put together. The elevator never did really work like the commercial. Still, many fond childhood memories associated with this piece of pink and gold plastic.

Category: Random Links

Don't mess with Texas Cows

Check out this news story out of Dallas. Apparently a truck's gate opened onto the highway, spilling out cows which indirectly led to the burning of 2 police cars and a high speed chase.

Category: Random Links

Best Movie Title EVER

I just watched the trailer for Snakes on a Plane. What a fine piece of cinematography. Such realistic looking snakes.

According to IMDB, Samuel L. Jackson only signed onto this movie because it was called "Snakes on a Plane" and threatened to quit when producers wanted to change the title. Good one Samuel L . . .

Category: Random Links

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Erin Go Braugh! I hope everyone remembered to wear green today. One of the cafeteria lady's stared at my shirt for a while thinking and then told me happy St. Patrick's Day. This is also the same lady who asks about my friend Mike instead of my friend Matt.

This is the day of the year when I like to remember my Irish heritage. Both of my parents had Flanigans for close relatives living within 20 miles of each other, so it's also the day of the year I like to celebrate my chances of being inbred. I realize this explains a lot.

Category: Life

The Shining: perfect date movie

So the latest trend to hit the internet is taking old movies and cutting them into new previews that in no way resemble the original blockbuster. Two of the best are the romantic comedies Must Love Jaws and Shining.

It's actually kind of sad how easy it is to make something look totally different from what it really is. Now I know why I wasted my money on "Dick & Jane."

Category: Random Links

Fun with Legos

What if you had a bunch of free time and an endless supply of legos? You'd build a lifesize replication of Han Solo all out of legos.

Category: Random Links

End of an era?!?!

Everybody's favorite spotlight-hogging, talentless tramp was not allowed into the Vanity Fair post-Oscar bash.

Nicole Richie is laughing what is left of her ass off because she was deemed important enough.

On a side note, gluing peacock feathers to the bottom of your dress screams class.

Category: Random Links

A little too excited about Super Bowl XL

A 75-year old woman robbed a bank in Pgh wearing a Steelers ski mask. Unfortunately, Cowher Power does not surpass federal laws.
Category: Steelers

First camera phone picture!

My camera phone finally arrived yesterday and I wasted no time taking pictures. I need to work on my technique a little.

Apparently Pepper has never seen a camera phone as she has one of those "What the hell is the human doing?" looks on her face. She's also sporting very attractive flipped back ears, all the rage in Milan this spring.

Category: Pepper

Today is the start of a new era

Today, my camera phone arrives (hopefully). Now when I see something that strikes me as funny (such as the picture of a dachshund riding a tricycle from my dachshund-a-day calendar), I can share it with the world!

Category: Life

Take that suckas

So I was checking out U.S. News & World Report's college rankings and looked up CMU. When I applied to college, there were two I didn't get into, UVA & Georgetown. Notice what 2 schools are now ranked lower than CMU, hehe.

UPenn is #4 so Kristi can claim superiority though . . .

Category: Life

The new Microsoft iPod

What if Microsoft redesigned the iPod's packaging?

Category: Random Links

I heart Google

Someone at Google has a sense of humor. Look at the message I got in gmail.
Category: Thoughts

I'm so out of touch

When I was signing onto AOL Radio just now to listen to the 80's station, I noticed the top video list. I only recognize one song on it . . . I do know who most of the artists are though! I wish my name was T-Pain.

Category: Life

Speed Dating, Part Deux

So I went for my second foray into speed dating last night. This time there were a lot less guys and even less women (14 to 9-12). Unfortunately, the event took place at a dueling piano bar and I am absolutely petrified of dueling pianos (no seriously, I am). The actually speed dating took place in a separate room, so I managed to escape seeing any pianos with duelers playing them.

But I digress, overall the evening wasn't as much fun as last time. Kristi encouraged me to be less picky this time and I really tried, but the odds were stacked against me . . .There were a lot more "unique" individuals including a highly disproportionate number of overweight, Southern good ole boys (like over half). One of them informed me right away that he has worked with 2 Oscar winners and gotten a psych degree to kill time until his film career took off. He's going to grad school next, so apparently no one else is impressed he worked with 2 Oscar winners either.

Another guy was the epitome of slimy smoothness. He laid it on thick, telling me I was the only one he wanted to talk to there, how great my personality was, and other crap. He also touched me a couple of times. Unfortunately, he was the first person I talked to after the break, so I was stuck with him for 15 minutes of agony. I actually wanted to take a shower after talking to him.

Even though I was trying to be less picky this time, I actually put down only 3 yes votes with 2 of them really being yes and one being a less picky yes. When I got my results this afternoon, the two real yes votes agreed with me and the other guy didn't (which relieves me to no end because the more I thought about it, the less I wanted to go out with him).

Now, I'm not holding my breath about actually going out on dates with any of these guys since that didn't happen after last time, but I'm glad I got two quality matches. Plus as everyone keeps pointing out to me (or probably reminding me), I'm not going to play any Dr. Phil mind games.

The funny part is the guys who flirted with me most were the bartenders . . .


Category: Life

At least she's working

Check out this new video from Kathy Lee Gifford. Somebody needs to tell her that metallic leather pants are a don't on most women, especially those over 50. I also like the soft lighting to obscure her wrinkles.

Does anyone else find it ironic that a women who's husband cheated on her has a song called "Love Never Fails?"

Category: Random Links

NBC thinks we're dumb

So I was cruising through NBC's Olympic website's tv listing where they tell you to go to avoid seeing results. The only problem is right there in the left hand column is the current medal standings. Now it's not like the US has a gazillion medals, so people are going to notice when there might be a couple more than there were yesterday. Kind ruins the point of going to that part of the site to avoid the results when you see them there anyway . . . Just the usability/user experience nerd in my talking . . .

Category: Thoughts

This cat eats more than me

ok, maybe not really. The owner just rolls it around like a ball.
Category: Random Links

Oh the shame

Picture the scene, 8pm on the Thursday after Valentine's Day, the local Lowe's Foods.

I've stopped in because I'm craving chocolate and head right to the clearance candy isle. Of course there's a store employee standing there restocking and I don't want to make it too obvious that I came to the store with the sole purpose of buying 1/2 priced candy, so I keep on walking down the isle and kill a few minutes looking at other food that actually has some nutritional value.

Finally, the isle is clear and I head back to check out the selection before settling on a box of Russell Stovers assorted chocolates in a lovely red foil wrapping. Then I head to self checkout because once again, I don't want to point out that the sole purpose of my trip is 1/2 priced chocolate since I didn't have a boyfriend to get me whole priced chocolate on Tuesday.

I scan my rewards card and then scan the chocolate, holding my breath to see if the discount does in fact ring up. Big surprise, my stealth mission is ruined because the stupid computer does not register the discount. I reluctantly press the help button and over trots a high school boy who no doubt got his girlfriend full priced chocolates and a stuffed bear holding a heart.

The good news is he seems to know right away what the problem is, meaning that other people have been in buying the sale candy too. He quickly corrects the price while I turn the same shade as the box's foil wrapping and mumble thanks. After quickly shoving the cheap treats into a bag, I make a hasty retreat to my car.

Fortunately back home, Pepper doesn't know what I'm eating and neither do the judges on Dancing with the Stars.

Category: Life

Pepper's family

Look at all of Pepper's distant relatives. Too bad she's fixed or she could have been there too.

Category: Pepper

Best in Show

It really looks like he understands what he just won . . .
Category: Pepper

Pretend you work at Google

A creative Google employee has been documenting his *free* gourmet meals from the cafeteria. I had an interview with Google once, really.

Category: Random Links

Happy Valentine's Day!

IBM apparently had a contest for candy heart phrases. Here are some of the winners:
- "Be my major release"
- "Submit"
- "Be my Valentine's Object"
- "You are my Best Practice"
- "Be My Plugin"
- "eRomance On Demand"

Category: Life

100 days till Europe!

What a happy sight on my google homepage this morning!

Category: Life

Super Bowl Champions!!!!

One for the thumb! Guess they're going to have to rewrite the song lyrics now . . .
Category: Steelers

I should write a dating book

As I lamented earlier, none of the guys from speed dating ever worked out, partially my fault perhaps. Still, I've taking small actions that may cause cosmic/karma reactions and have somebody actually call me. In short, when I acted like I was going to be going out on dates, I didn't. Maybe if I act like I'm not planning any dates, they will magically appear.

For instance, I deleted all of the emails from my matches from my inbox and numbers from my cell. If I erase them from my life, then they'll call or email me.

I also signed up for another round of speed dating in a couple of weeks. Surely all it will take is for me to go and spend another 35 bucks and somebody will call.

Finally, I had french fries for lunch today. If I go off my diet for a meal and don't lose a 1/4 of a pound and feel fat, they'll call and say they can't live without me.

Maybe I'll spend my Friday night working Crisco into my pores so that I break out like a 14 year old. Knowing my luck, my skin will be glowing and no one will call.

Category: Life

He really thinks he's cool

Watch KFed rock out to his own rap. While the rest of America isn't buying it, Kevin thinks it's the start of a long illustrious career (although he probably doesn't know what illustrious means . . .)

Category: Random Links

What if you could dress JLo?

This site has "paper dolls" of celebrities that you can dress up and makeover. Kill hours and hours of time.

Category: Random Links

RSS link for the blog

http://heatherefrantz.blogspot.com/atom.xml

Category: Random Links

Ok, I screwed up

I bitch about how guys take so long to call me and then turn around and play games with them. Dr. Phil told me to tell guys I was busy when they asked me out. Being the psychobabble junkie that I am, I did just that. Everyone told me not to, but I did anyway.

The only problem is that the guys don't call me back.

Next time, I'll have to admit that I'm sitting home on a Saturday night with Pepper watching BBC mysteries . . .

On a totally different note, when you do a google image search of Dr. Phil, all of these random foreign sites pop up. Apparently Europeans like psychobabble too.

Category: Life

Really, really freaky

So I'm googling myself (hey, we all do it) and a link came up for an article I apparently wrote way back freshman year of college when I was on The Tartan for all of like 2 months. I don't remember writing it, but I'm pretty sure I was the only Heather Frantz on the Tartan that fall, not to mention at CMU the entire 4 1/2 years I was there. Very odd, especially since this is not The Tartan's website, but some wire service . . .

Category: Random Links

What does Dr. Phil say about this?

So last night when I was watching Bleak House on PBS (awesome miniseries by the way), I noticed that in the Charles Dickens era people get engaged really fast. Like they look at each other and get engaged. Flash forward to today and it takes guys days to email me from speed dating this past weekend. In the amount of time guys take from receiving the speed dating matches email to actually composing a 3 sentence note to me, people back in the olden days got engaged.

Talk amongst yourselves.

Category: Thoughts

Paris isn't pretending to be an idiot

Check out this article about a deposition Paris Hilton recently gave.

"He said that she threatened to send Mexican people to come and beat the s..t out of him."

Category: Random Links

All the cool kids are doing it

OK, so the great speed dating event took place this past Friday to mixed results. The event lasted about 3 hours and I spent ~4 minutes talking to each of the 18 guys (there were supposed to be 21, but 3 losers didn't show).

Each of the conversations mostly went like this.
-Are you from the Triangle originally?
-What do you do?
-What do you like to do in your spare time?
- Bell rings

After 4 minutes, you get 30 seconds to write notes about the person while you are sitting right across from them, awkward. Fortunately, the notes were made in a binder so you could hide what you were writing. Some guys didn't get this though and were openly making notes about me right in front me. Being the humble person that I am, I didn't look.

After doing this for 3 hours, my jaw hurt from the talking, I had a headache from the noise, and could only remember a couple of the guys. I ended up being generous with my choices and said "yes" to 7 out of the 18 (a decision I now regret).

Come Saturday afternoon, I got an email from the speed dating company with my matches, a total of three, an average results according to the dateswitch website. The good news was I matched with the 2 guys I found to be the most fun (Kristi agreed too) and one guy neither of us could remember (thus my regret about being generous above). My notes on him consisted of "Lexus" and "Southern".

The reason I'm saying this speed dating thing has given me mixed results is because 2 day later, I still haven't heard from any of them. I'm assuming they're all playing cool and waiting the requisite 3 days to email, but if I don't hear anything by Tuesday evening, I may swallow my pride and email the two cool guys.

In conclusion, I like speed dating a lot more than online websites. You meet around the same number of people (normally the speed dating events have around 10-15 guys), spend the same amount of money, and waste a lot less time and energy. If none of these guys works, I'll probably sign up for another event. Plus, it also really helps me polish my Dr. Phil dating do's and don'ts.

Category: Life

The Bus is going home!

Category: Steelers

Ben & The Bus BFF

ESPN.com has an article about how Ben and Jerome are BFF on and off the field!

(I had to include a picture of Ben's game winning tackle.)

Category: Steelers

Twinkies: Man's Secret Weapon?

We all know how much I love the Peeps Research and I just found some similar scientific endeavors performed on Twinkies.

PS The site also mentions that Twinkies aren't really baked, they just colored on the bottom to look golden brown . . .

Category: Random Links

Too little, too late

The NFL is acknowledging that the ref made a mistake when he overturned Troy's interception. All I can say is that good thing the Colts missed that field goal or there'd be even more hell to pay.

Category: Steelers

Troy, will you marry me?

I love Troy Polamalu and those refs robbed him. Watch out Denver, you're next!!!!!

Category: Steelers

Am I too old for my belly button ring?

So as you may or may not know, I got my belly button pierced Spring Break sophomore year and at the time, it was "cool." In recent years, I have actually forgotten about.

I was thinking today though that maybe I'm getting too old for it. No one really ever sees it except for on vacation and my mother always thought it was kind of trashy (I had to rebel once in my life). Do guys even consider them hot anymore? Thoughts, comments?

Category: Life

Kittens & Bacon

Here are two videos about things I think most of us like, kittens and bacon.

Category: Random Links

Dr. Hello Kitty

Apparently in between being cute and showing up on every product imaginable, Hello Kitty got her PHD in Psychology. Take her Psychological Test.

Category: Random Links

Yeah boy!

I admit it, I love Flavor Flav. Not in a I want to have his babies kind of way, but rather a he's such a freak, he makes me laugh my ass off kind of way. His latest venture into reality TV is The Flavor of Love, a Bachelor type show with him as the bachelor. All of the female contestants seriously want to be with him - what? Not only that, but most of them are so incredibly trashy, they make Flav look normal (check out the contestant's pic on the left).

This so is so incredibly bad, it's good.


Category: Life

Take that Chad Johnson!

Who rules the AFC North? Watch out Indy, it's your turn next!
Category: Steelers

It's the worst time of the year

When I walked into Target yesterday, I realized that it is the time of year I hate the most - commercialism Valentine's Day. Lasting from January 1st to February 14th, this time of year, it always reminds me how I'm single and will probably consume at least one heart shaped chocolate container (not really helping me to solve the single thing).

It might be different if the holiday only lasted one day instead of 45 and it was shoved down our throats every time we walk into any kind of store. Also, I doubt it ever lives up to anyone's expectations. It's just too much pressure for one day in the dead of winter.

Still, I will be at those same stores the day after to pick up 1/2 off chocolate and red decor for my apartment.


Category: Thoughts

Thanks Jerome

Jerome Bettis will no doubt go down as one of the best Steelers ever not only for his performance on the field but also as a team leader. I was fortunate enough to go to his last game at Heinz Field this past weekend and it was a bittersweet experience. Thanks for all of the years of saving our butts Bus!
Category: Steelers

Yay for 2006!

Here in no certain order are the reasons why 2006 is going to rock!

- I'm going to Europe!
- I'm buying a townhouse
- Excellent summer movies (Pirates of the Caribbean 2, X Men 3, etc)
- I'm turning 25
- The Winter Olympics
- I'm going to Europe!


Category: Thoughts

Rap Snacks!

Ever been hungry and wanted to rap at the same time? MC Potato is
throwing down the challenge of rapping and snacking at the same time
yo.

Category: Life

It may have Tom Hanks, but can it live up to the book?

The new trailer for The DaVinci Code is out and looks pretty good. However, movies tend not to be as good as the books, so even with a stellar cast (including Audrey Tautou from Amelie) and Ron Howard directing, my hopes aren't very high.

I'm still totally going to see it though.

Category: Random Links

I'm sorry Steelers

Dear Steelers,
I'd just like to let you know that I'm very sorry I ever doubted you. After the 3 miserable loses in a row, I started to become disenchanted. I was so depressed, that I didn't even go to the bar today to watch the game. Then you go and play your hearts kick and the Bears' ass. I did watch the play by play on espn.com though. Even better, both the Chargers and the Chiefs lost today, putting you in sixth place in the AFC and a wild card berth (for this week at least). I'm sorry I was acting like a fairweather fan.

Now some caveats though. While both San Diego and Kansas City have rough games (including one against each other) and your schedule is considerably easier (2 of the teams have only won about 1/3 of their games), please don't mess this up. We all realize that Indy is going to win the Super Bowl and Peyton Manning will be MVP, but it's a matter of pride to make the playoffs.

Yours Truly,
Heather


Category: Steelers

Maybe I can look past the communication barrier

Category: Life

Girl Crush

So I totally have a girl crush on Rachel McAdams. Why you ask? Because not only is she gorgeous in a very girl next door kind of way, she's super talented. Look at the movies she been in, she was a total bitch in Mean Girls, sweet in The Notebook, a horror movie heroine in Red Eye, and funny opposite Luke Wilson in Wedding Crashers. Now she's in The Family Stone and from the trailers, appears to be the punk chick daughter. Talk about a range of roles.

I hate her and want to be her best friend at the some time. Sigh.

Category: Thoughts

Ok, so IBM isn't really that bad

As many of you know, there are days when I can barely face going to work in the morning. Fortunately it's gotten better recently. What's really awesome is that a couple of the managers are taking their departments out to lunch and a movie. And not lunch at like Panera or Chili's, lunch at Cheesecake Factory or Maggiano's. And it's on a Friday which means we'll get the rest of the afternoon off. I'm so stoked.

Oh yeah, I also have a good health insurance plan too.

Category: Life

This summer is going to rock!

The new trailer for X3 is out and I almost wet myself again! This summer if shaping up to have some great movies!

Category: Random Links

I'm in the weirdest mood

I'm in the oddest mood and thought I'd share. It's like a I want it to be Christmas vacation now, I going to be single for the rest of my life/I hate boys, I want to take a nap, I don't want to be at work anymore, but don't want to go home, I really want to see The Family Stone now and not next week (I heart Luke Wilson & SJP), I feel fat kind of mood.

I know, real deep.

Category: Thoughts

My personality

This online dating site also had me take a test and broke down my personality attributes . . . interesting












Category: Life

Why I'm still single

I've figured out why I don't have a boyfriend, according to one of those online dating sites, only 6% of men match what I am looking for. In contrast, a lot of other women want similar things too. How's a girl to compete?

Category: Life