It was rainy here all weekend, rainy and gloomy. Last night ended the weekend with my toilet overflowing onto my carpeting and yes, the plumber is on his way over, just got out of the shower. I’m not that bummed out because a friend is getting new carpeting and was going to give me a section of hers to put in my bathroom (the color matches) in about a month, so I can live with a slightly stained carpet until then.

Should hear about getting my car back this week and am psyched since there is no rain in the forecast for the end of the week. No matter what I was told, I’m going to baby it and drive just a few miles here and there at first. I need to order new tags but can’t until I can see what ones I’m missing.

Guy won the Next Food Network Star contest, he’s the one I tagged from the beginning to win it. I really did like Reggie but as I said, America won’t vote for a fat black man, it’s sad but true.

Going out later today and can’t wait to see how high gas prices are after the weekend. I had someone tell me not to complain because, after all, it’s cheaper than a gallon of milk. I responded by saying find me a car that runs on milk and I won’t complain.

Today is a holiday in Massachusetts so it’s going to be quiet. My weekend was good. Did some work, watched Crash finally. I really had no idea what the movie was about, just that it won some Academy awards. While it was good and intense and I will watch it again soon, I don’t know if I agree that the actors deserved nominations for Oscars. I think Brokeback Mountain was a better movie in both the acting and directing. Crash will surely make you think about your own prejudices, some you’re not even aware of. And while I’d never seen Ludicris other than hearing about his lyrics, he was a pretty good actor.

Just saw Bucky from American Idol on Regis and Kelly and he did Superstition, one of my favorite songs he sang on AI. I think he’ll do ok in the future.

Have you watched The Next Food Network Star? It’s similar to American Idol but it’s for cooking. Last night Nathan was eliminated to my shock, as I thought he was going to win. He was good looking, personable and had cooking skills. Of the 3 finalists — Carissa, Guy and Reggie — I’d like to see Reggie win but I think it will come down to Carissa and Guy with Carissa winning it all. Guy is the best cook, has the best personality and does the best on camera, but he’s too energetic and frenetic — picture Emeril on speed. Carissa thinks she’s all that and a bag of chips and I don’t like her attitude. Reggie is friendly, personable and cooks well and has a great sense of humor, but I don’t think America will accept a fat black man as a chef. Sorry, that’s America, not me.

I updated Hair To Stay somewhat last night, adding a new site and removing a few old ones I was promoting. I also added several new sites to my iPod porn store. I’m trying to find out if they plan to put my own movies into that format.