The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on May 13, 2005 in dish | 0 comments We’re addicted to CSI at Chez Mimi. Seems only fair that we investigate a couple of picks from the Las Vegas cast.BED LIST: GEORGE EADSLord have mercy, look at that grin. (The rest of him’s rather delicious, too.) Tall, dark, handsome, naughty twinkle in his eye. George Eads is more than welcome to investigate me from head to toe.DINNER LIST: WILLIAM PETERSENGil Grissom is the...
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Sarah Rocks!

Posted by on May 7, 2005 in dish | 1 comment My good friend Melanie and I went on a girl date last night–she had tickets to Sarah McLachlan. (Her hubby wasn’t feeling the vibe, so I got lucky.)Wow.This was seriously one of the best concerts I’ve been to. Sarah was warm, funny, fabulous. Great balance of the hits (“Adia,” “Building a Mystery,” “Angel,” etc.) and some terrific newer...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on May 6, 2005 in dish | 3 comments More 80s effluvia in the system, it seems. Today’s picks:BED LIST: PATRICK DEMPSEYI admit to having watched Can’t Buy Me Love several times during my teen years. It’s sappy and romantic, natch (can’t resist romantic). Patrick Dempsey’s the cutest thing in that movie. He was cute–and seemed accessible–in a few other 80s movies, then he seemed to...
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Runaway Bride, My ***

Posted by on May 4, 2005 in dish | 1 comment I’m finding all the kvetching over Jennifer Wilbanks, Duluth, GA’s infamous “Runaway Bride,” quite interesting. Here’s the short version: Ms. Wilbanks, faced with her impending 600-guest wedding, told her fiance John Mason she was going jogging, then disappeared. A manhunt–er, bridehunt–ensued. When they finally found her, in Albuquerque, NM, hell and...
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Flying Solo

Posted by on May 2, 2005 in dish | 0 comments DH flew to San Antonio for the International Reading Association conference, so I’m playing single mom this week.I have a headache.Things started out well–got DH to the plane with plenty of time (we did have to peel DD off him in the dropoff lane), made it to church, had a nice afternoon. Then I forgot that today my juniors were taking their AP exam and I’d promised to make...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by on Apr 29, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Confession time. I’m a child of the 80s. Name me an 80s teen flick, and I’m all over it. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Weird Science. The Breakfast Club. Sixteen Candles. Real Genius. Great stuff! Here are some 80s guys who grew up very nicely, thank you:BED LIST: JOHN CUSACKJohn Cusack–teen hero made good. He’s the star of my all-time favorite 80s teen movie, Better...
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