This post is dedicated to Bou, because I couldn't stop smiling, laughing, and thinking of her when I saw this picture. Here are some enthusiastic people that will gladly take at least one chore off your hands.

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I need somebodyÂ… Help! not just anybodyÂ… I NEED YOU!

When I was younger, so much younger than todayÂ… my parents bought me awful presents & still do it to this day!

ThereÂ’s only one way to save me from receiving torturous gifts like the kind Eric has received; and that is to give my family a detailed list of what I really want for Christmas. ThatÂ’s where you, my dear reader, come in.

HereÂ’s how you can help me have a wonderful Christmas!!!! PLEASE TELL me, if you were stranded on an island with only a cd player and/or a dvd player, which music cdÂ’s or movies would you want to have with you and why. I'll take every last one of your suggestions and will put it on my Xmas Wish List and will see what shows up under my tree Christmas morning!

I need you guys to suggest your choices in the comments ASAP as my family is going Christmas shopping for me this weekend and need my selections in their hands by tomorrow night. YIKES!

So please, PLEASE help meÂ… donÂ’t let me suffer the same cruel fate that Eric has fallen victim to!

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1 .. heh heh... you poor girl... ... here are a few CDs that'll get your creative juices flowing... Tom Waits - Small Change Tom Waits - Raindogs ... both CDs are brilliant...

Posted by: Eric at October 19, 2005 12:18 PM (uHA2j)

2 (can't make href work...) CD: U2's Rattle & Hum DVD: City of Angels (w/ N. Cage) CD: Sountrack: City of Angels (U2, Alannis, Jimi...) CD: Bob Seger - Live Bullet DVD: Bourne Identity & Bourne Supremecy DVD: Top Gun CD: Soundtrack: Top Gun DVD Set: Family Guy

Posted by: _Jon at October 19, 2005 01:25 PM (ewFgD)

3 Hmmm... with moving I haven't watched anything lately - haven't listened to much music either. So FWIW... music - I'll only give this rec Toby Keith - Greatest Hits Vol 1 and 2 DVD's Pirates of the Caribbean Rush Hour (Jackie Chan) The Fifth Element Galaxy Quest Casablanca or The Big Sleep The Thin Man (the series of all the movies is out as a set!) The Incredibles No I don't have any new ones to suggest... oh well. Hope you get great gifts!

Posted by: Teresa at October 19, 2005 01:48 PM (FZwDL)

4 First season of LOST on DVD Rocky Horror Picture Show (for kicks) Soundtrack for the Commitments How about tickets for movies, you can go with your kid. Oh, and a portable dvd player, why not?

Posted by: oddybobo at October 19, 2005 01:48 PM (6Gm0j)

5 The movie tickets suggestion was of course should you not be stranded on an Island and need ideas for gifts . . .

Posted by: oddybobo at October 19, 2005 01:49 PM (6Gm0j)

6 James Bond... Particularly with Pierce in them. I can't remember the names off hand. The Lord of the Rings set, the Harry Potter set, and I'm sure there are more, but I have to stop Tot from smearing pb and j every where!

Posted by: vw bug at October 19, 2005 02:12 PM (MNp8q)

7 CDs: Anything by The Who, but especially Quadrophenia. DVD: Are you sure? I like Joe Don Baker and zombie movies and they are definitely an acquired taste. I like some classy movies, though: Sunset Boulevard Metropolis Citizen Kane The African Queen The Caine Mutiny The Manchurian Candidate (the original with Frank Sinatra) Any James Bond with Sean Connery DVD set: The Prisoner Oh, ok, one zombie movie: Night of the Living Dead

Posted by: Victor at October 19, 2005 02:45 PM (L3qPK)

8 cds The Sophtware Slump--Grandaddy Nothing But A Burning Light--Bruce Cockburn Live At The Tower (1984)--David Bowie Doughboy Hollow--Died Pretty The Last Broadcast--Doves A Man Called E--E Switch--Golden Earring Son Of Schmilsson--Harry Nilsson Haughty Melodic--Mike Doughty Rhythm Of The Saints--Paul Simon Peter Gabriel(3)--Peter Gabriel Amused To Death--Roger Waters Kimono My House--Sparks We Get There When We Do--Suddenly Tammy dvds *Scorcerer (a totally unknown gem directed by William Freidkin) *Rustler's Rhapsody (starring a very young tom berenger) *The Player (director--Robert Altman) *Sorry, Wrong Number (starring Barbara Stanwyck) *Thief (James Caan's second best role after The Godfather, directed by a young Michael Mann) as you can probably tell, ive tried to skirt the mainstream with these suggestions...heh heh heh

Posted by: mr. helpful at October 19, 2005 08:25 PM (U28kD)

9 Earth, Wind & Fire - That's the Way of the World Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life ZZ Top - Deguello Glenn Miller - Greatest Hits Johnny Cash - Live at San Quentin Movies... hmmmm... how's about a pair with John Goodman? Always King Ralph

Posted by: Ted at October 19, 2005 09:17 PM (+OVgL)

10 DVD - Can't believe you people forgot "Princess Bride". Most quotable movie EVER. And seconding Family Guy. Don't forget Firefly. 15 VERY re-watchable episodes.

Posted by: Harvey at October 20, 2005 03:57 PM (ubhj8)

11 Well, I can't believe no one suggested Monty Python!!!! I included him on my list! Thank you all for playing and just so y'all know... I wrote down every last suggestion my post on christmas day will be whether or not I'm happily surprised or if christmas once again bites the dust! so that for

Posted by: Michele at October 20, 2005 05:00 PM (FJ2Bh)

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So in my quest to live to the fullest and experience joy on daily basis last week I signed up for a dance class and committed myself to going once a week at lunch time. Today I went to my first full hour dance class in 15 years. I haven't moved in some of those ways in years! So now my hips are sore and my butt cheaks hurt, but it was worth it for all the fun I had. I love to dance, so much so that some people have said "I'm a dancin' fooooool" [to quote Zappa].

I enjoyed it so much I can't wait to go back next week. I'm counting the days, the hours and the minutes. Hmmmm, could this be love? Sigh, it certainly feels like it. So what prompted me taking this dance class? What was my inspiration? One of the women who works on my floor is a competitive ballroom dancer! She has the body of a goddess and glides as she walks! I want her body!

Nooooo, not in THAT way you pervs! But in me working on myself in this fun wonderful way to slowly get there. A Cyd Cherisse or Ginger Rodgers I'll never be, but in the right masterful hands, like those of my award winning dance instructor, I can at least reach a higher plane than where I am. Sigh!

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- Well, the magical magnetic orb finally exited swiftly this morning without limited fanfare and to the relief of all (Dr., son & me).

- I am still without a gag reflex as I was tested once again. This time I was tested for legitimate reasons, to make sure that my mild case of strep was gone. When my Doctor called the NYU hospital lab they apparently could not find the results for the tests the Residents did on Sunday. Yep, there was no record of my throat being swabbed.

- On the upside, the results of my physical have revealed that IÂ’m healthy and well. According to my Dr, I have the insides of a 25 year old. Now all I have to do is work on getting my outsides to match my insidesÂ…. but wait, isnÂ’t beauty skin deep anyway? Hey baby [purposeful winking ensues], wanna see my liver? Heh, heh, heh!

Finally, due to the ER visit this weekend I missed my most favorite event of the year - the Medieval Festival! For 2 years IÂ’ve vied against many other women, some incredibly beautiful ladies, for the coveted role of Lady Isabella who presides over the Sunday afternoon jousts and Gala dinner. I dress in a black version of the little number you see below, with a matching headpiece that makes me stand out even amongst the tallest person in the room. At both events I get to sit near the King and Queen as I watch the jousters vie for my honor and my handkerchief. Yes, Contagion is not the only one in the Bad Example Family who is a re-enactor. And I'm no mere Mortar Maiden, nope, I'm a Lady!

So how did I win this coveted role? I was the person who spoke the longest, enunciated the clearest in an Olde Middle English accent. I also didnÂ’t have the shrill little girl voice women are prone to have these days, like my competitor. Well, it was all for naught! She got to go (instead of me) and dined with Kings, Princes, Knights of the Round Table, some who were also dragon slayers.

Big sigh! IÂ’ll have to wait till next year and see if I can be a Lady once again.

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1 I'm thinking that those evil docs just wanted to do another gagless throat swab. It is, after all, a thing of beauty. ;-)

Posted by: Jim - PRS at October 06, 2005 03:54 AM (BjDAE)

2 Wait a sec...no gag reflex and you're only a Lady once a year? Uhhhh... IN all seriousness, congrats on your demagnetized son!

Posted by: zonker at October 06, 2005 08:16 AM (/y7q3)

3 I would never have guessed you where a re-enactor. I used to do the medieval period years ago, I still have my Scottish Lords costume and my wife has a lovely Ladies gown. We moved to the FnI period years ago, we had more fun and since we did it for the history, the fantasy folk really started to bother us. But now that I know this, I really need to get you to pose with the Howling Jezebel.

Posted by: Contagion at October 06, 2005 01:16 PM (Q5WxB)

4 Michele, ya look a little pale in that pic. Try to get some sun, ok? :-)

Posted by: Harvey at October 06, 2005 06:08 PM (ubhj8)

5 LOL! Glad this too has passed (hmmmm, should you tell him the monkey/fit check joke?), and sorry you missed out this year. Harvey is right, though, you do look a little pale...

Posted by: Laughing Wolf at October 07, 2005 08:14 AM (zI0Ey)

6 Hi! Great site ... I love it. I spotted a picture, dated October 9, 2004 of an asian girl ... can you forward to me a higher resolution copy of this image if you have one, or direct me to where to find it? Thanks!

Posted by: AlexanderRex at October 07, 2005 10:12 AM (UQhp6)

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