All of Dana's Online Randomness

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Sep 28th

Totally rubbish year. #titans

Sep 28th

If the Titans win today, it’s going to be props to the D and sheer luck.

Sep 28th

RT @GingerSnaps: RT @SpenceSmith i miss steve McNair… and eddie george… #Titans

Sep 28th

I will never, ever tire of PG Tips commercials.

Sep 28th

I now have great, perfectly legal streaming of a ton of British TV channels. I’ll see...

Sep 28th

Best thing about where I live is that I’ve heard every band. Now getting Sara Evans.

Sep 28th

I understand why people enter cults or convents. The people you are nice to turn their backs and...

Sep 28th

RT @SolutionsBoy: I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous ...

Sep 28th

I’m rubbish at so many things. Why am I even here?

Sep 28th

Daniel Merriweather – Red

Sep 27th

David Gray – This Years Love

Sep 27th

Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror

Sep 27th

Michael Jackson – Will You Be There

Sep 27th

We’ve got a puppy on tonight that I swear could be Oreo’s younger brother. Looks just...

Sep 27th

Anyone else going to Big Spring Jam? Got a pass for myself, but I hate going to these things alone.

Sep 27th

I am ashamed to admit it, but I want to go to the bookstore and get “High On Arrival”...

Sep 27th

It still completely amazes me how Hugh Laurie can do the American accent and the Brit one...

Sep 27th

I joked that Oreo would eat my Ant and Dec book. Now he’s actually done it. I fell asleep...

Sep 27th

Adele – Hometown Glory

Sep 26th

Robbie Williams – Louise

Sep 26th

Britney Spears – Radar (bonus track)

Sep 26th

Amy Macdonald – Mr Rock & Roll

Sep 26th

DWTS tribute to Patrick Swayze: http://bit.ly/eg8RY

Sep 25th

Got my book about two famous presenters from Newcastle (I’ll be mocked if I name them.)...

Sep 25th

Hugh Laurie’s going to be on the Jay Leno Show tomorrow night.

Sep 25th

Just took my first dose of a med that has seizures as a possible side effect. Oy.

Sep 25th

The medicine is supposed to block the pain receptors for muscle spasm, but it still hurts like hell...

Sep 25th

Just got the least painful flu shot in the world. Knocks on wood that H1N1 will stay away until we...

Sep 24th

Random thought: The MacKenzie Phillips story would explain a lot of why Bijou is now a very devout...

Sep 24th

I just explained to a PA who Qadhafi is and that we bombed Libya. He wasn’t born anytime near...

Sep 24th

Dear @andersoncooper: You’re my boo and all, but it’s pronounced RAL-leigh, not Rally.

Sep 23rd

Watching @stephenfry in “Last Chance To See”. He’s just like me. See something...

Sep 23rd

Hope all my peeps in the ATL are okay and dry. The pictures are scary.

Sep 23rd

David Gergen said on CNN that all NC wants is to forget about John Edwards. Agreed. But can we keep...

Sep 23rd

I have no passport and about $50 to my name, but I’d seriously consider swimming to England...

Sep 23rd

Oreo doesn’t match my curtains, so I guess I’ll return him to his homeless litter of...

Sep 23rd

Liverpool match replaying on FSSouth. Excellent. I never really get to see their matches.

Sep 23rd

Dr. Horrible! AWESOME!

Sep 22nd

Oh wow, and Nathan Fillion too! Best segment EVAH! #emmys

Sep 22nd

It’s very depressing to watch the presenters and winners and try to figure out what plastic...

Sep 22nd

Okay, it’s good that he won for AI. He came from Pop Idol, which you can thank for blame for a...

Sep 22nd

LOVE Gervais’ coat. Not so much the stubble. And why has he not hosted anything yet? #emmys

Sep 22nd

All sorts of Neil Patrick Harris love this year. Deservedly so. Still want to see Gervais host....

Sep 22nd

Tennessee represent! And thanks for going back into your accent to thank your mom and dad. #emmys

Sep 22nd

I made it to Swayze before the tears came. Wow, we’ve lost way too many people this year....

Sep 22nd

It would be really nice if Doctor Who and Torchwood would qualify for Emmy nominations. This year TW...

Sep 22nd

I will always root for Sharon Lawrence for any award because she attended J-school at UNC too.

Sep 22nd

No Hugh Laurie speech. :(

Sep 22nd

A certain other show about a hospital should’ve won. I understand the craze about the winner,...

Sep 22nd

Brain’s still not working right. But at least tonight’s the season premiere of House.

Sep 22nd

Strong beginning to House for the season. Interested in seeing where this is heading.

Sep 22nd

Oh, it’s TWO hours of House. This is an unexpected treat. I need to start paying attention to...

Sep 22nd

What I know about healthcare reform

Sep 21st

Stupid question of the day: Can you play Wii games made for the UK on the US system? If not, is it...

Sep 20th

It’s ‘s #talklikeapirateday. Shiver me timbers. Okay, there’s my participation in...

Sep 20th

I am watching UNC kick some E. Carolina butt. Take THAT, Bama.

Sep 20th

My fave comedy presenters, Ant and Dec, have signed a deal with Nintendo to develop video games. So...

Sep 20th

RT @Danaworld: What do you call the confluence of the Jewish New Year and Talk Like A Pirate Day?...

Sep 20th

One of the reasons I’ll always be proud of going to UNC is the traditions, like ringing the...

Sep 20th

I love it when college bands bust out with the Imperial March from Star Wars. #goheels

Sep 20th

Update on Grandmother: The mother of 1 of the methhead cousins was so mad that she turned him in to...

Sep 20th

Anyone going to Oktoberfest at the Arsenal? It sounds fun and I love German food and beer.

Sep 20th

Any Vols or Gators fans want to participate in a Cover It Live blog during the game?

Sep 20th

I have successfully thwarted Oreo’s attempt to sabotage the harness. The chewed strap has been...

Sep 20th

Oreo on his walk: Also shows how big he is.

Sep 20th

Tracy and Justice: Tracy fell in love with this Aussie...

Sep 20th

Happy Oreo: The face says it all….

Sep 20th

Girls Aloud – Biology

Sep 19th

Girls Aloud – Turn to Stone

Sep 19th

He hadn’t even looked at it b4. I think it was on my bedside table. I swear he gets up after I...

Sep 19th

My dog ate my TiVo remote. Took it clean apart and even ripped the circuitry. If you’ve ever...

Sep 19th

The last Guiding Light just aired, and just as I’d hoped, Josh and Reva drove into the sunset...

Sep 19th

Working the Friday night football shift tonight. So far it’s pretty fun. I’m sure...

Sep 19th

Girls Aloud – The Promise

Sep 18th

Justfound out that 2 methhead cousins broke into my grandmother’s house last night....

Sep 18th

Oh, and Oreo chewed through his brand-new, very expensive, difficult to do that to easy-walk...

Sep 18th

Changes are a-comin’

Sep 17th

Jonas Brothers – Paranoid

Sep 17th

Tiffany is playing a set at a bar here Saturday. Yes, THAT Tiffany. I may have to go.

Sep 17th

I’ll be taking Oreo to the pet store tonight. He’s pulling so hard on walks that...

Sep 17th

And so far, it seems to work. Our walk was much more peaceful tonight. It’d better work....

Sep 17th

Got Oreo the new harness and a new leash. The harness seems loose on him, but he’ll grow into...

Sep 17th

If you’re of the praying sort, please add my coworker/former coworker Amanda and Shawn to your...

Sep 17th

North Carolina’s playing in next year’s FB kickoff game that invades ATL on D*C weekend....

Sep 17th

It’s supposed to rain through the end of the week. Looks like I’ll get a chance to use...

Sep 17th

I can’t believe that TMZ even went here: http://bit.ly/CcIng. What’s legendary about...

Sep 15th

Share the good with @sharestrength @acfusa and #LoseForGood, help fight hunger

Sep 15th

I hate to admit this, but I violently hate the song “Single Ladies”. So much so that I...

Sep 15th

My thoughts and prayers are with Lisa and everyone else who loved him. And no one will EVER put Baby...

Sep 15th

Having the same reaction to Patrick Swayze’s death that I did when Christopher Reeve died. The...

Sep 15th

Someone I love like a second dad has pancreatic cancer. I have a feeling this is going to be a...

Sep 15th

I have determined that the only way to lose weight on WW is to eat 10 less points than you’re...

Sep 15th

Patrick Swayze was working on his autobiography, called “The Time Of My Life”. I hope he...

Sep 15th

RT @chrisrue “YO PATRICK SWAYZE I KNOW YOU JUST DIED AND ALL AND I’MMA LET YOU FINISH.....

Sep 15th

RT @dbloom5386: @ariedana Re Swayze: He did, it’s being released on the 29th. (Excellent!)

Sep 15th

Jay Leno is just not funny to me. And his set looks like it’s a straight ripoff of Saturday...

Sep 15th

Giving credit where it’s due - Kanye West followed the Randy Pausch 3 rules for a proper...

Sep 15th

Someone please pull the plug on this show. I’m switching until the Tweets about Kanye start.

Sep 15th

Why is it that most women seem to want bigger boobs, but having them is so much more expensive?

Sep 15th

My mum is bringing Oreo back tomorrow and claims she wants to spend the night. Thus I have to do...

Sep 14th

I’d like to take Oreo the the blessing of the animals today, but I can’t really ask my...

Sep 14th

Can anyone give me advice on convering a MKV file to AVI on a pre-Intel Mac?

Sep 14th

RT @edonald: Dragoncon fans: protest warming over local TV’s incredibly offensive coverage...

Sep 14th

I don’t know what planet Kanye West comes from, but that was not the time or place to be an...

Sep 14th

I’ve heard Taylor’s album and Beyonce’s album and Taylor’s was better by...

Sep 14th

Not-so-feel good Friday: ‘What If’

Sep 13th

They did this training exercise while Obama was being driven over the river. On 9/11. Nice planning,...

Sep 12th

Watching MSNBC’s re-rack of 9/11. I actually have the first hour on TiVo. I am a very morbid...

Sep 12th

New blog post: Not-so-feel good Friday: ‘What If’ http://bit.ly/XBOVS

Sep 12th

All the Friday Night Fever clips are done. Blergh. Guess it was good that I accidentally took a nap...

Sep 12th

I’ve met my first 5% goal on WW. Kinda proud of myself. It seems tougher this time.

Sep 11th

Just got an email from a D*C group that says there’s at least 1 unconfirmed case of H1N1 at...

Sep 11th

I miss my dog. Won’t get him back till this weekend.

Sep 11th

Just watched the test of the Ares solid rocket. WOW.

Sep 11th

Thanks to the awesome people at @anglotopia, I now have a gig doing weekly columns on British telly,...

Sep 11th

It’s nice to be back in Titans Country. Go, Tennessee!

Sep 11th

The new video to ‘Bodies’

Sep 10th

Good news - don’t have swine flu. Bad news - have some sort of virus & the doc strictly...

Sep 10th

If any of my roommates at D*C start feeling bad, I apologize in advance. I had a bad feeling that...

Sep 10th

Cheryl Cole’s new single makes the baby Jesus cry. And I actually LIKE trance and say that.

Sep 10th

http://bit.ly/3DcCSY via @addthis

Sep 10th

New blog post: The new video to ‘Bodies’ http://bit.ly/1OefgR

Sep 10th

Um, did Rep. Griffith yell “lie” at Obama, as I’m hearing? He’s our...

Sep 10th

Robbie Williams – RW: On Set At The Bodies...

Sep 9th

Car had major issues coming back from Ardmore.

Sep 8th

It’s a really, really good think that I rode to ATL with @edonald.

Sep 8th

Waiting for @edonald’s booth to close at 5 so we can finally leave.

Sep 8th

Why does my car refuse to allow me to travel anymore? Seriously, leave it in Ardmore, TN for 4 days...

Sep 8th

Oh terrific - randomly threw up a few minutes ago. Wonder if it was something I ate and how much I...

Sep 8th

‘Inside the BBC’ panel: Me, Rob Levy, and two...

Sep 8th

Me on ‘Inside the BBC’ panel: My first panel...

Sep 8th

The whole gang (almost): A Donna, two Roses, a Master and...

Sep 8th

The D*C Doctors: All the 10th Doctors who were at the...

Sep 8th

I’ve done the Britpop panel 2-3 years now, and this was the first time that I’ve felt...

Sep 7th

Just got done with a really awesome Britpop panel.

Sep 7th

Migraine from hell reappeared this morning. Finally up and almost ready to face Day 3 of @dragoncon.

Sep 7th

I swear that if one more person stops dead in front of me in a thoroughfare to take a picture of a...

Sep 7th

I swear to God that I just saw someone dressed like @mrpeterandre here at @dragoncon. Maybe I need...

Sep 7th

Dear #BBC and #ITV: there have been full houses for every D*C BritTrack panel, and 100’s for...

Sep 7th

I really hate the sound of my own voice. Trying to make another vlog posting but wish I’dve...

Sep 7th

Hannah Montana – He Could Be The One

Sep 7th

Hannah Montana – Mixed Up

Sep 7th

FYI, the migraine is sticking around, but I’m surviving.

Sep 6th

Oh, and I swear that ITV should be sending me a cheque for all the promotion I’ve done for...

Sep 6th

Back in the room, and I can’t do crowds anymore today. If anyone’s in the Marriott and...

Sep 6th

Back in the room. Feel very agoraphobic at the moment.

Sep 6th

New blog post: Robbie Williams talks ‘Bodies’ http://bit.ly/37NhR0

Sep 6th

Thanks to everyone who asked.

Sep 6th

My @dragoncon Day 1 vlog. http://bit.ly/1VfUMT

Sep 6th

I managed to turn Robbie Williams’ new song into a track on my iPod Touch AND a ringtone....

Sep 6th

Another panel done and it went well. Everyone should try BritTrack at @dragoncon. Now also have a...

Sep 6th

At the marriott w/ @edonald. Too many people and the booze is too expensive.

Sep 6th

I guess the Braves won. Can see the fireworks from Turner Field from my room on the 27th floor of...

Sep 6th

It’s funny who you run into at @dragoncon. http://bit.ly/iqyYG

Sep 6th

I have a big dilemma for tomorrow morning. The big Torchwood panel is scheduled against my fantasy...

Sep 6th

Robbie Williams talks ‘Bodies’

Sep 6th

Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus – Nobody's...

Sep 6th

Robbie Williams – Bodies

Sep 6th

In ATL at the marriott. Have horrible migraine that nothing is fixing. Anyone around to help me get...

Sep 5th

Finally got room key. No longer in hell.

Sep 5th

couldn’t get badges w/o @edonald, and now can’t get a room key w/o @edonald. Now in the...

Sep 5th

http://twitpic.com/gg2j5 - The TARDIS, the Doctor and I:

Sep 5th

Oh wow, Charlie Gibson’s leaving World News Tonight. http://bit.ly/kO965

Sep 3rd

Apparently while I was walking Oreo, someone called into HPD saying a woman in all black was...

Sep 3rd

An hour ago, I told the newsroom about Charles Gibson’s departure from ABC. Just a second ago,...

Sep 3rd

Where were these overtly observant people on O’Shaughessy last week when someone was taking my...

Sep 3rd

Apparently everyone in the newsroom was trying to track it down to see if I was somehow arrested...

Sep 3rd

Dear Chris Brown: You are not allowed to wear Carolina Blue again, ever. And get rid of that...

Sep 3rd

Just sent Oreo off with my parents to spend a weekend on the farm. I’m quite verklempt.

Sep 3rd

Interesting question - John Edwards or Chris Brown? I may be very prejudiced by situation and...

Sep 3rd

I should be finishing up my work or packing, but instead I’m missing my dog and simultaneously...

Sep 3rd

Wow, this might be the best use of social media and crowdsourcing by a TV show yet. Take notes,...

Sep 3rd

Oh, wow. Fandom just broke my brain with these Ant and Dec tributes. http://bit.ly/4xrZ2X and...

Sep 3rd

Did world’s fastest packing job. Now trying to beat @edonald to Ardmore.

Sep 3rd

it’s a sin is playing. Awesome,

Sep 3rd

Reba McEntire – By the Time I Get to Phoenix

Sep 3rd

From Tide fanatic coworker after he learned a Bama DL was robbed and shot, “You don’t...

Sep 2nd

I have to be up at 8 am Sunday at D*C to do my fantasy draft. My roommates may kill me.

Sep 2nd

The Duggars are expecting their 19th child. Wow.

Sep 2nd

RT @dakiwiboid: Gmail blog posts about current problems:http://tinyurl.com/kshf38. I hope this gets...

Sep 2nd

The entire newsroom has been buzzing for an hour or so about the Duggars’ 19th kid. Beats...

Sep 2nd

You can SEE your Gmail on iGoogle but not open it. That makes my email look like a double chocolate...

Sep 2nd

Miley Cyrus – Time Of Our Lives

Sep 2nd

Robbie Williams – We're The Pet Shop Boys

Sep 2nd

Miley Cyrus – Obsessed

Sep 2nd

Pet Shop Boys – Left to My Own Devices

Sep 2nd

Why do I get the feeling with the thousands of people at D*C, I’ll be the one coming back to...

Sep 1st

It turns out the mishap I had while riding the bike w/ Oreo was a little more serious than I...

Sep 1st

Those folks who are refusing to evacuate from #lafires are in the same category as the ones who...

Sep 1st