Freeky Friday's Favorites...and reality tv?

First off, I had no idea what my gig was going to be at 7am yesterday. Since it was through the Venetian, they told me what time to show up and what to wear. I thought it was going to be for one of those really early convention meetings where they hire people to keep the conventioners awake at such an early hour.

...I was wrong.

Instead, it was a filming for a reality show that's going to air on ABC this spring. It's called something like "The Face of Vegas", and basically it's a spokesperson compition. Their challenge was to shoot a commercial to bring people to Las Vegas, and I was one of the characters. I didn't do much, just handed a plateful of croissants to each contestant when they said their line. The hardest part was not eating them in between takes (the croissants, not the contestants).

It will be interesting to see how it turns out.

...Now onto the Friday's Favorites!

This week, I thought, was the perfect week to feature Halloween favorites. It's October already, so the spirit is upon us...but it's early enough for you to get items shipped to you in time for the big event!

Check out these cool items, and maybe buy yourself a few...they'll be sure to get you in the spirit of things.

Vampires!

I love getting TV shows from netflix because a)you can watch them all at once and b)because I don't get any of the cool channels like HBO and Showtime. Well, a lot of my friends had said that "True Blood" was really good, but the boyfriend didn't want to watch it...(I have no idea why, he loves vampires and he loves tv shows, wouldn't that be the perfect combination?)...I decided order it on netflix (on his account, of course), and we watched the first 2 episodes last night.

It was awesome! Perhaps a tad too much sex, but still a great show. The boyfriend won't admit that he likes it, but afterward he was trying to look it up on hulu so he could see the next episode. (They don't have it there, but he tried). I guess now I have to go and put the rest of the series on the queue.

In other news:

I'm leaving tomorrow for Oregon to visit my mom. I should have internet access (since her husband is a total tech geek) so there shouldn't be any interruption of blog posts...

While I'm there I'm going to Powells which is the most awesome store ever! It's the largest independently owned bookstore in the country selling both new and used books. It takes up about a city block and is at least four stories tall. I always go there when I visit mom, and I always end up leaving extra room in my suitcase for all my purchaces...unfortunately, no matter how much room I leave, it's never enough.