http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azHVOoDLfHc

The best song in the whole wide entire world! Saddest video! In fact those are real tears!!! I luv u jennifer u r beastly!

This is my song of the moment. Very cathartic.

I always forget how much I enjoy spoken word until I get to see it again and then I always promise myself that I'll see it more often but then I usually don't. Yesterday I went to the BENT mentor showcase. This was my first time going to a poetry reading that was all LGBTQ and it definitely won't be my last. To hear these people talking about things that were relevant to my life and my experiences was awesome. I envy people who are able to put pent to paper and write such magic. It's awe inspiring and humbling. I am seriously thinking about taking one of their classes. I doubt that I'll be anywhere near as good as what I heard last night, but I'm willing to give it a try.

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When: Thursday Sep 18, 2008
at 6:00 PM
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I'm employed! I got the call this afternoon, like 20 minutes before I was on my way out the door to yet another interview. I'm so excited! I HATE being on the job search, so I'm glad to be done and to get the job that I actually wanted as opposed to one I was just taking for the hell of it. 

So I'm watching "Cashin In" on Fox News and Mark Rudov (http://TheNoNonsenseMan.com/) is going on and on about how men need to boycott Valentine's Day because men spend twice as much as women do and all the commercials are aimed at men spening money on women.

What most men, and some women, don't seem to get is that the reason women make a big deal out of valentine's is because the rest of the year most men can't be bothered to open a car door, much less plan a romantic evening. So if I'm being depreived of romance the rest of the year, I think you can suck it up and romance me one day a year. Most rational women aren't going to give a rat's ass about Valentine's if their partner is consistently romantic throughout the year, because then it is just another day out of the year.  Women, as a general rule, have no problem showing our affection throughtout the year. We can put together a romantic evening, weekend, or even a week away at the drop of a hat and for no other reason than we love you and want to show you that. 

As far as the commecialism and the cost of Valentine's Day....it's only commercial and expensive if you choose to make it that way. Are companies going to exploit the spirit of the holiday in order to cash in? Of course they are and you're stupid to boycott any holiday because of that. Anyone can make his day one of romance and love on any budget. It just requires creativity and advance planning. The reason women spend less is because we were probably planning your gift or acivites at the end of January, whereas you had an "uh oh" moment on February 12th. When you wait until the last minute your options are limited, so you end up buying a $300 necklace when you could have spent $100 on a whole candlelit, picnic dinner in the living room and still had money left for flowers or a gift if you wanted to go the extra mile. 

So don't blame your wives or girlfriends for wanting you to get off of your lazy, non romantic asses for one day and show them how much you care. If you don't want to do it on Valentines, then you damn well better show her the rest of the year so you can take 2/14 off next year.

So tell me what you think?So I'm watching "Cashin In" on Fox News and Mark Rudov (http://TheNoNonsenseMan.com/) is going on and on about how men need to boycott Valentine's Day because men spend twice as much as women do and all the commercials are aimed at men spening money on women.

What most men, and some women, don't seem to get is that the reason women make a big deal out of valentine's is because the rest of the year most men can't be bothered to open a car door, much less plan a romantic evening. So if I'm being depreived of romance the rest of the year, I think you can suck it up and romance me one day a year. Most rational women aren't going to give a rat's ass about Valentine's if their partner is consistently romantic throughout the year, because then it is just another day out of the year.  Women, as a general rule, have no problem showing our affection throughtout the year. We can put together a romantic evening, weekend, or even a week away at the drop of a hat and for no other reason than we love you and want to show you that. 

As far as the commecialism and the cost of Valentine's Day....it's only commercial and expensive if you choose to make it that way. Are companies going to exploit the spirit of the holiday in order to cash in? Of course they are and you're stupid to boycott any holiday because of that. Anyone can make his day one of romance and love on any budget. It just requires creativity and advance planning. The reason women spend less is because we were probably planning your gift or acivites at the end of January, whereas you had an "uh oh" moment on February 12th. When you wait until the last minute your options are limited, so you end up buying a $300 necklace when you could have spent $100 on a whole candlelit, picnic dinner in the living room and still had money left for flowers or a gift if you wanted to go the extra mile. 

So don't blame your wives or girlfriends for wanting you to get off of your lazy, non romantic asses for one day and show them how much you care. If you don't want to do it on Valentines, then you damn well better show her the rest of the year so you can take 2/14 off next year.

So tell me what you think?

So here's a rundown of my birthday weekend (sorry about the late post). Me and the girls got manicures Friday afternoon. Now this is the first time in a while that the three of us have gotten a chance to hang out without a bunch of people around or any time constraints, so there was a BUNCH of giggling and reminiscing happening. Because of this I had to get my thumb nail redone twice due to smudges and Reeni had to get her big toe redone once. This was the first time that I was glad that I didn't know Vietnamese cause i'm sure those ladies were cussing us out

After the nail salon, we made a "quick" stop at Azteca, our favorite Mexican restaurant. Where we proceeded to eat, drink, and giggle some more for 2 hours. This put us severely behind schedule, but at this point we're having fun, so don't really care. Next stop was to my house to change from jeans to our grown-up clothes so that we could head to the Triple Door for live jazz and more drinks. Of course we got distracted while getting ready, so buy the time we got all dolled up and drove from Everett to Downtown Seattle, we had 45 minutes until last call. So we went in anyway, had some delicious mango daiquiri's and listened to some R&B and soul music til it was time to go.

Since all the after hours clubs were playing Techno for some damn reason (thanks for the heads up Dude!), we decided it was time to kick off the sleepover portion of our night. So it was to QFC for necessary snack essentials and then to Alisha apartment. We snacked on potstickers, eggrolls, and hummus while talking the night away.

The next morning, after no sleep, I got my surprise gift of a massage! I've been wanting one forever, but I always end up giving them out as gifts but never bothering to get one for myself or getting one from anyone else. So I was super excited. So I took my tired, hadn't had any sleep in 2 days, ass into the room and was determined not to fall asleep cause I wanted to enjoy every moment of it. Amazingly enough, I managed to pull that off and believe me, this was my first but not last massage. I felt like spaghetti by the time we left.

After my girly massage, we followed it up with a chick flick I've been wanting to see for weeks....PS I love you! It was so good and if you're into girl movies, you really need to see it. And Kleenex is a requirement....poor Alisha was crying like she was the one who lost a husband.

After the movie, it was time to say goodbye to my girls. They dropped me off at home, where I got to lay on the sofa for 45 minutes before heading to a Muslim prayer meeting with my mom. Y'all know I'm committed to trying to be a good Muslim cause I was tired beyond belief and this was a hour drive each way. By the time I got home I couldn't think straight. So it was off to bed with me. Due tot he hectic schedule my family birthday dinner at Red Lobster was postponed 2 weeks cause this weekend is y sisters birthday.

Overall, I had a FABULOUS birthday. My friends went over and beyond what I was expecting and I'm blessed to call them my BFF's.

I don't know if it was the fact that I was turning 25 or because it was the beginning of a new year, but last year as we headed into 2007, I got this overwhelming sense that this was the beginning of some new things and soem big changes for me. I had a new sense of purpose and motivation to get to where I needed and wanted to be. Some of the things I planned on working on were my spiritual self, my finances, health, my relationships (romantic and otherwise), and my career.

Part of working on my relationships involved moving out of the house I shared with my ex and rather than just getting my own place, I knew that it was time for me to go home and be closer to my family and friends. So here I am, back in Washington and all it's rain :-( I should have moved in the summer...lol.

Careerwise, I'm getting the ball rolling on opening my own Event Planning business. It's still in the very early stages as of now and probably won't be officially in business until mid 2009 or early 2010. But I'm taking it a step at a time and it's moved beyond an idea in my head to a work in progress.

Finances are tied into my career because I need to clean up my credit before I even THINK of applying for any type of business loan. I also want to be a homeowner by my 30th birthday which also means cleaning and rebuilding my credit. Luckily I have AWESOME parents.

My original plan was to move home for 3 mos or so until I got a job and saved enough to move out and get my own place. But after talking with my mom about my plans and what I'm trying to do, she's offered to let me stay as long as I need. It'll give me the chance to clean my credi tmuch quicker and save a lot more than if I had rent and a buttload of bills. So now all I have to do is pay a cell phone bill, car insurance, and I've volunteered to pay a bill or two in the house to help out. I love that my parents always have my back and are willing to do whatever they can to help us out when we need it. You can't ask for better parents.

As far as my spiritual self, I plan on becoming a practicing Muslim. I was raised Muslim because both of my parents are, but I kind of moved away from it as I was growing up. Now that I'm older and wiser, I miss the connection and the foundation that I get from my faith, so I knew it was time to welcome it back into my life.

Last but not least, my relationships. I've met someone who not only adores me , she GETS me in a way that no one ever has before. When I feel myself strying from the path I've set before myself, she's always there to nudge me back on track. I have AMAZING friends, who are always there for me and they inspire me to be better and to do better because they are. Every day I'm finding more strength in myself to move away from the people who aren't bring anything into my life and  maintain the relationships that give me strength.

So in a nutshell, this is where I'm going. The roads going to be long and rough, but I'm sure it'll be memorable.

They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and im definitely learning to see my beauty through her eyes. From day one she's never hesitated to tell me how beautiful, sexy, or just how damn sexy she thought I was. After a while, I started to see myself in a whole new way and the words she spoke went from being sweet, but slightly biased, to what i felt could possibly be the truth.

Sometimes it takes someone truly seeing you and acknowledging your existence, in order for you to start taking a closer look at yourself. There aren't any words to describe how much thankful I am, but I have the rest of my days to try.

I'm trying HARD to leave all my nasty baggage from all the crap I've dealt with in the past and to start the next relationship and this next phase of my life with a lighter load - no more than what my juicy couture wristlet can hold.

I'm leaving behind all the negative people who have stressed me the fuck out for the last time. All the people who have drug me though hell and back and still point fingers at me and see me as the bad person, but never seem to find a mirror nearby. All the people who taken my love and caring not only for granted, but who have stepped on it and laughed.

I'm leaving behind the people who have no goals, no motivation, and no future and want to keep me by their side. I'm leaving behind all the shit talkers, who want to belittle me for not being black enough, tough enough, small enough, or just not enough for them. But who do nothing for the black community but become a walking, talking stereotype and call themselves "keepin it real." Who start fights and arguments over petty middle school shit, but don't see the strength and the character it takes to learn when to just walk away. Those who look at my curves, and yes my rolls, in disgust but had their tongues down on the floor as they saw my phat ass leave the room in disgust. The same ones who damn sure aren't cat walk ready themselves.

As for the baggage that comes only from me? I'm leaving behind my negative self image. I will no longer pick apart the bits and pieces of myself that aren't quite up to par and I will love me in my entirety. I will not let fear of failure keep me from being the best me possible. I will learn to trust me and go for the things I want and desire in this life. I will not make any apologies for being who I am, loving who I do, listening to the music that touches my soul, the movies that touch my heart, or the causes that inspire me. I am woman of character, strength, and an endless supply of love to give to myself and the people who deserve it. I will no longer share myself or my love (spiritually or physically) with people who don't deserve it or respect it. I will demand respect from myself and from others and will drop you with no second thoughts if I don't get it.

I am a bag lady no more. I walk into the next phase of my life lighter and ready to collect a designer set of luggage, to be carried for me and not by me.

I will admit that I have very high standards and expectations for the people in my life. I've often been accused of wanting and expecting too much. To the people who say this, i respond by saying "Why shouldn't I?" Why shouldn't I expect loyalty and honesty and respect from the people close to me?

I don't expect more from anyone close to me than what I give out. I have a very small but close network of friends and they're the same set of friends I've had since high school. The reason that our friendships have lasted so long and have only gotten stronger as we've gotten older is because we give it the time and attention that it deserves. We make an effort to keep in touch and with email, text, and myspace, there's really no excuse not to. We know that even if months pass with only the occasional email or MS message, if we needed each other, we'd all drop everything and come running, no questions asked.

My romantic relationships on the other hand have all failed, because I give them the same time and effort as I do my friendships, but the same is not returned. If I bring up the fact that I don't think we spend enough time together, then i'm considered clingy. If I back off and start doing more things on my own, then I get blasted for not focusing on the relationship. I'm pretty upfront and honest about what I need and expect out of a relationship, and if I'm giving you what you need and I'm not getting it in return, I'm quick to call you to the carpet. I'm not rude or mean or even bitchy about it, but i am upfront and honest. I'll speak my piece and it's yours to do with as you please. I'll even give you a 2nd and sometimes even a 3rd chance to get it right, but seeing as we're all adults, if you can't get it together after that, then I can't help you and it's time for me to move on.

Neighborhood Watch is basically made up of a couple of concerned citizens in a particular neighborhood, who volunteer their time to watch out for their respective neighborhoods and make sure there aren't any outsiders causing mischief and that the residents have someone to call on if they need help with anything. This is not a replacement for the police but its something that every neighborhood can do so that they don't have to depend on the police unless it's absolutely necessary.

I think it's time to build up our "neighborhood watches" within our communities and stop waiting on the governement to step in and do it for us. This is not saying that they have to put their responsibilities to the side and not hold up their end of the bargain, but this country has a history of not stepping up to the plate unless we force them to. So let's force them into action.

For my womenfolk, it means that it's time for us to demand respect and stop allowing ourselves to be used and viewed as strictly sexual objects. We don't have to be nuns, hardcore bitches, strippers, video hoes, or play the damsel in distress to get ahead. There is a way to embrace and celebrate your femininity while still demanding respect. We can't expect men to view us as equals unless we start seeing ourselves that way. We need to be more supportive of each other as women and not get in each others way. Everytime a woman gets ahead, that's a good thing for all of us and is to be celebrated and not hated on.

For my fellow gays and lesbians, we need to stand together and embrace our individuality. We need to celebrate the love we have for ourselves, our partners, and our families. We need to stop letting people destroy our self esteem and sense of self worthy. We are worthy of love and respect from our families, our churches and our government. We can't just sit back and let other people do the work for us. We all have our part in the movement. Everytime you say to someone "Yes I'm gay" you're putting a face to the struggle and personalizing it for someone. Its now real and they can no longer ignore it. Everytime you say to someone "This is my partner of 7 years" you're showing them that our relationships are real and they exist in the real world and not just in our bedrooms. Everytime you say "This is my daughter" you're showing that our families are real and they exist and they deserve to be protected.

For my black people, we need to stop destroying ourselves and making it easy for those that don't want us to get ahead. It's gotten to the point where I feel like we are our own worst enemy. We need to start looking out for each other and not just for self. We need to take pride in our history and take strength from it and not let it bring us down. We need to stand strong and united against those within our community who refuse to better themselves and want to bring us down. We need to stand strong and united against those who will provide us with second hand support and expect us to be happy with it. We deserve the best of the best and no one's going to give it to us until we demand it and the only way we can demand it is by demanding it from each other first. Like my mama's always said, "Family deals with family first and everyone else second" Let's get back to being family and treating each other like family and not as the enemy.

I think that every relationship we have both good and bad is a chance to learn something about yourself, but only if you take the time to step back from the situation and realize what you were meant to get out of it.

I am a sucker for love and romance and I have jumped into relationships, depsite my own misgivings, hoping that this was the one and that I've finally found "her." So after my most recent romance disaster, I knew that it was time to sit my ass down and figure out what I was meant to learn so that I could stop repeating the same mistakes.

What I came up with is that I need to trust myself more. I knew from the beginning that this was not going to work, but I always convinced myself that I was being too cautious or I was overthinking it (which I do have a tendency to do). So despite my second thoughts and gut feelings to not go forward, I march head first into heartbreak. I knew from the beginning that each of the relationships were not going to do anything to enrich my life or make me a better person. Instead I talked myself into seeing what wasn't really there and convincing myself that this was a good thing. So I've decided that I do know me best and I need to listen to myself and respect my OWN thoughts and feelings.

Another lesson I've learned is to never put more energy into a relationship or a person, than they are willing to give you. In the end it will only leave you drained, disappointed, and looking wore out. I'm a people pleaser, i love for the people in my life to be content and happy and that's only amplified when there's romantic feelings involved. So I go into every relationship giving 100% and getting back a sad 20%, if i'm lucky. Never again, no more. The next person who gets 100% of me is the person whose willing to give 100%. Not talk about it, not plan on doing it next week, but just do it. Everyday, all day, 100& of the time.

If I'm going to treat you like my King and make sure that you're taken care of and that all your needs are met, then I need that back. It may not be in the same capacity that I do for you. But at the end of the day, we both need to go to bed feeling content and loved.

We've all been head over heels in love (or lust) and sais this to someone at some point or another. We've all wanted this to be true and want it to be true. But can one person really be your everything? And should we expect them too?

I'm in a new relationship, thats going pretty hot and heavy if I do say so myself.  She's everything and more I've ever looked for and wanted in a partner. I could so easily allow myself to become swallowed up in her very existence, but I know that it'd only be for a short period of time. Eventually I'd wake up and realize that I've neglected my life and the important people in it. That in itself means that she can't be my everything, right?

For her to be my everything, then every need that I had in my life that can only be filled by another person (love, companionship, conversation etc) could be filled by her and no other. I wouldn't have a need for my family, friends, or even the mindless watercooler chatter of my co-workers. And as much as I care for her, she can't fill every need in my life. It's not anything against her or anything she's done. There are just parts of myself that are reserved for my friends and family and even myself and only those people can fill those parts.

Being a woman, with mainly women friends, i think we've all had that FWS (friend when single). The FWS gets into a relationship and forgets that she had a life and friends and her every waking moment is the new guy/girl. She may send random text messages or myspace comments, while the new g/g is in the bathroom trying to reclaim some of their own air and space. But for the most part the FWS is MIA. She only re-emerges when the boyfriend demands a night alone or dumps her clingy ass for freedom and singlehood. She will then precede to bitch and moan about how much she misses him or how she gave up so much to be with him and he didn't appreciate it. This may go on for a few weeks/months, depending on the length of the relationship, before she finally reclaims her identity as a single girl with a brain of her own. This is the person you become when you try to make one person "your everything."

And really, who wants that kind of pressure? I sure as hell don't. Please go out on your own or with your friends cause I'll definitely be doing the same. This gives us hours to be a "me" and not just an "us." We get to miss each other and have crazy embarrassing drunk stories to tell after we've had 3 hours of "I've missed you" sex. Sounds like a plan to me

I am a first generation American. Both of my parents were born and raised in Nigeria. I was born in Atlanta, GA and I'm very much a Southern Belle :-)

There is no place in America quite like the South. You're either going to love it or you're going to hate it, there's no in between. I personally LOVE it. I think being raised in both worlds, traditional and modern, has made me a better person. I have an intense love, appreciation, and loyalty to my family and friends that not everyone understands and appreciates.

In Nigerian culture, it's ALL about family. Nothing comes before that or after that. If you don't have and show respect to your family (both blood and otherwise) then you can't show respect to yourself or expect to be given it by anyone else. It does put a lot of pressure on you as an individual, because the majority of the decisions that you make have to be weighed against the consequences for you as an individual and as part of your family.

Being raised in America has shown me that it's okay to think about me first sometimes. I have more of myself to give to the people I care about, when I take care of myself and give myself time to just be myself. I think being raised here gave me the courage and the sense of self that enable me to come out to my parents. I don't know if I would have been able to do that if I had been raised in Nigeria. The social and family pressure would have been to strong for me to fight against it.

Sometimes comparing my life against the lives of my American born friends, is both hilarious and heartbreaking. I will always remember the look on my friend Alisha's face when me and another friend Reeni, would talk about spankins we'd received as kids. She always looked as if she was seriously contemplating calling CPS. She was raised in a household where you got time out and got placed on restriction and we were raised in households where you got the shit beat out of you. For her, the spankings were cruel and unusual and we thought it was our parents punishing us for being disobedient. Hard to put up with, but nothing out of the ordinary.

On the otherhand, I know that whenever I need something my parents are there. It's never going to be a matter of "well you're 25 now and we can't help you" My parents expect me to come to them for help or even advice if I need it and they would be andry and hurt if I didn't feel that I could.

I've recently made the decision to move back to WA to be closer to my family and when I made the announcement to my parents. I told them to make sure my room was clean and ready for me when I got there. It wasn't something that I had to ask, it was just known and assumed that I would be back in my old room while I got settled and found a job and a place of my own. A lot of my American friends don't have that same connection with their families. The second they move out, their parents have turned their rooms into offices or guest rooms and from that point on, they will always be a guest in the house they grew up in. My parents house will always be my home and my room will always be my room, ready and waiting for me.

For all of my fellow TV junkies, or average TV watchers with a few favorite shows, here's the line-up for the 2007 Fall TV shows. Enjoy!

 

 

(New series in BOLD CAPITAL ITALICS)

August 22nd

• ANCHORWOMAN (FOX)

September 6th

• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (FOX)

September 8th

• Cops (FOX) -- Starting its 500th season
• America's Most Wanted (FOX)

September 11th

• The Biggest Loser (NBC)

September 14th

• NASHVILLE (FOX)

September 15th

• MADtv (FOX)
• Talkshow with Spike Feresten (FOX)

September 17th

• Deal or no Deal (NBC)
• Prison Break (FOX)
• K-VILLE (FOX)

September 18th

• Beauty and the Geek (CW) -- Two hour premiere

September 19th

• KID NATION (CBS)
• America's Next Top Model (CW)
• GOSSIP GIRL (CW)
• BACK TO YOU (FOX)
• Til' Death (FOX) -- No, seriously
• KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (FOX) -- This is the one where Gordon Ramsey is only slight less nasty than he is on Hell's Kitchen.

September 20th

• Survivor:China (CBS)

September 21st

• Friday Night Smackdown (CW) -- Oh, frabjous day!

September 23rd

• 60 Minutes (CBS)
• Cold Case (CBS)
• Shark (CBS) -- New time slot
• The Simpsons (FOX)
• King of the Hill (FOX)
• Family Guy (FOX) -- One hour premiere
• CW NOW (CW) -- Filler Show Number 1
• ONLINE NATION (CW) -- Filler Show Number 2

September 24th

• Dancing With the Stars (ABC) - 90 minute premiere
• The Bachelor (ABC) - 90 minute premiere
• How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
• THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
• Two and a Half Men (CBS)
• Rules of Engagement (CBS)
• CSI:Miami (CBS)
• CHUCK (NBC)
• Heroes (NBC)
• JOURNEYMAN (NBC)

September 25th

• Dancing With the Stars (ABC) -- Perforance show
• Boston Legal (ABC) -- 90-minute premiere
• NCIS (CBS)
• The Unit (CBS)
• Bones (FOX) -- New Time
• House (FOX) -- With five new cast members!
• CANE (CBS) -- Now, this is a new show!
• REAPER (CW)
• The Singing Bee (NBC)
• Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

September 26th

• Dancing With the Stars (ABC) -- first results show at 'special' day and time
• PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)
• DIRTY SEXY MONEY (ABC)
• Criminal Minds (CBS) -- Sans Mandy Patinkin
• CSI:NY (CBS)
• Deal or no Deal (NBC) -- This is the Wednesday debut of the program
• BIONIC WOMAN (NBC)
• LIFE (NBC)
• Ghost Hunters (SciFi)

September 27th

• Ugly Betty (ABC)
• Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
• BIG SHOTS (ABC)
• CSI (CBS)
• Without a Trace (CBS)
• Smallville (CW)
• My Name is Earl (NBC) -- One hour season premiere
• The Office (NBC) -- One hour season premiere, and hour episodes for about a month
• ER (NBC) -- One hour seas . . . Oh, they are an hour show. Never mind.

September 28th

• Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
• MOONLIGHT (CBS) -- the show so nice, they renamed it twice. Or was it three times?
• Numb3rs (CBS)
• Deal or no Deal (NBC) -- Move to new time slot
• Las Vegas (NBC) -- Two hour season premiere
• Stargate: Atlantis (SciFi)

September 29th

• 48 Hours Mysteries (CBS) -- This is not an hourly series featuring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy.

September 30th

• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) -- Two hour premiere. Can't they just rename the show Extreme Home Makeover or something and move along?
• Desperate Housewives (ABC)
• Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
• American Dad (FOX)

October 1st

• Everybody Hates Chris (CW)
• ALIENS IN AMERICA (CW)
• Girlfriends (CW)
• The Game (CW)

October 2nd

• CAVEMEN (ABC)
• CARPOOLERS (ABC)
• Dancing With the Stars Results Show (ABC) -- Regular time-slot premiere

October 3rd

• PUSHING DAISIES

October 4th

• Supernatural (CW)
• 30 Rock (NBC)

October 5th

• Friday Night Lights (NBC) -- New time slot

October 7th

• America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) -- Shouldn't the show be called America's Funnites Home DVDs to stay with the times?
• LIFE IS WILD (CW)

October 12th

• 20/20 (ABC) -- New time slot
• WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB (ABC)
• Men In Trees (ABC) -- New time slot

October 15th

• Samantha Who? (ABC)

October 18th

• VIVA LAUGHLIN (CBS) -- Series preview

October 21st

• VIVA LAUGHLIN (CBS) -- Time slot premiere

October 25th

• Scrubs (NBC) -- One hour Office shows dominate the schedule through October; hence, the reason for this late season premiere.

November 27th

• .. Attachment Well -->CASHMERE MAFIA (ABC) -- Premieres after Dancing With the Stars finale

December 4th

• CASHMERE MAFIA (ABC) -- Regular time slot premiere