fenchurch | Quick update from Idaho

I should be starting on my way home on Thursday... we've got things arranged for my grandmother's youngest sister to come up for a few days until my dad can get here next week. So, I've started working on getting the house ready... my Aunt Hannah may be younger than my grandmother, but you'd never know it to look at her. Technically, they're half-sisters, and it's amazing what a difference one set of genetics can make... fifteen years difference in their ages and you'd never know it. So, she'll be help, in that she hasn't just had major spinal surgery and can get around a little easier, but it's a good thing it's pretty much just for the weekend.

Oh, hey... it's apparently a balmy 10 degrees out there right now, according to the news. I know, not as bad as some places, and we haven't had any new snow since I got here... I hope all my friends in the Eastern US are doing okay after getting slammed this weekend!

Extreme weirdness today at Curves... the lady working behind the desk was convinced I had some sort of accent, but couldn't place it. I didn't think I sounded all *that* different from people who live in Idaho.

Just got done watching tonight's "Medium" -- this show continues to surprise me. The only thing it's missing is some sort of story arc... it's a bit odd being hooked on a show without one. I'm not used to that anymore.

Speaking of shows with story arcs, I'm finally caught up on "Veronica Mars" and wow. Just... wow. I was a bit worried that it would be a little too dependent on a specific arc, but the writers are doing a fantastic job of tossing layer after layer of mystery on the storyline.

Now I'm in the same position I was with BtVS and AtS, where I want to know spoilers, but I don't want to be spoiled... because I love watching it all unravel on the screen. I think I may go with the spoiler-lite thing: no active spoiler searching, but I won't avoid it if friends are talking about it. Unlike BtVS and AtS, I'm not paranoid about what the writers and producers are going to do to any of the characters. Trust really makes a difference.

And is anyone else still indulging in the guilty pleasure that is "Desperate Housewives"? Interesting stuff this week... and man, is Zack one scary kid... with a very scary father. Did anyone else think there were quote marks around "Dad" when he used the term with his father toward the end of the show? It's just the way he said it... almost in a mocking or sarcastic way. I really wonder what's going on with that family... and whether they're tied in any way to what Mike is looking for. And who is the body in that toy box? And where is Dana? If it wasn't already painfully obvious, I'm such a sucker for story arcs.

I can't wait to get home so I can catch up on "24" -- my grandmother doesn't get FOX or UPN (thank heavens VM has been reruns).