ER departed on a high note on Thursday night, with the series finale receiving one of its biggest ratings in 3 years, pulling in 16.3 million viewers with a "6.0 preliminary adults 18-49 rating."

Its performance bested the 1996 finale of Murder She Wrote and was among the top rated adult shows since The X-Files closed its doors in 2002.

The finale also helped NBC clear out the night over CBS, Fox, and ABC.

Way to go out with a bang!

Is it just me? Or is Britney Spears looking MILF-like lately? Seriously, I just re-watched my DVR of the 2008 MTV VMA’s (Video Music Awards) and she was all over the awards (in a GOOD way, not in a strut herself all over the state way). She didn’t perform (in the usual sense) but she did open the show with Jonah Hill (of “Superbad” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” fame) where Hill tries to kiss the singer while distracting her with “relaxation tapes.” The skit went over only slightly better than Spears’ infamous performance from ‘07. Well, in fact - I think Britney’s 2007 performance was funnier. But, aside from that I was soooooo happy to see her bag not one, not two but THREE (good) awards that night! Britney never even won a single VMA before! This time, she took home awards for Best Female, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year - for her “Piece of Me” clip.

Her acceptance speeches were cute too - the first two she did speeches that were obviously rehearsed. The third speech though I think she was so caught off guard that she did off the cuff speaking - thanking her fans. I was so proud of her - she really seems to be getting her life back. Gone are the shave-fests, dire need of acne cures, umbrella’s, goatee’d paparazzi boyfriend and the FLAB.

Girlfriend looks GOOD and I wish her well - as a fan

Here is a slide show I found on You Tube.

Girls and power tools … Is this a major guy fetish? I mean, hot chicks with power drills and nail guns - do they get the average guys’ motor running? I mean, for me when someone says “air tools” or “power tools” I personally think “oh, hair dryer and straightener” only because I am an extreme girly-girl, lol. I can use a nail gun like any guy - but it certainly ain’t gonna be the first thing I think of.

Do they have nail guns in pink?

Here’s some power tool eye candy courtesy of Benny Benassi’s “Satisfaction”

Okay, speaking of television … have I told you of my naughty fascination for just about all the boys in the Harry Potter movies? I mean, especially Daniel Radcliffe. But, to be perfectly honest I wouldn’t mind all three of the younger Weasley boys – like, you know … at the same time. Boy, that would give me some severe case of Victory Hair.

Wait, what? You don’t know what Victory Hair is? Victory Hair my dear sweet sheltered darlings is hair that you’ve worked all night for! Hair that, while starting off looking very well put together in the latest style and flipped with a careless hand in order to flirt with that dashing young man (er, *coughwizardcough*) later … get’s pretty messy. It is hair that looks great when you get to dinner, get to flirting, get to his house and then … get your swerve on. That – THAT – is VICTORY HAIR! It’s the hair that gets you … some. It can be curly, straight, wavy, blonde, brown, black, red or even purple – it doesn’t matter. All that matters is you are hot and you know it.

Okay, there’s a point to all this smutty talk. There’s a contest in fact! It’s called the Ultimate Flirting Championship and it’s brought to you by V05 - like, I’m talking Extreme Style by VO5! It’s a cute game and you need to check it out. Okay? Go. Get your swerve game on!

Okay, so I’m a little bummed. I have been keeping up with Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International on Sci Fi these past few months and I finished my last DVR’d episode last night. Both shows are on a series hiatus for a couple weeks now and I have nothing to watch. I love these shows because they “ghost hunt” in a scientific way – not in a “feeling” way (which seriously, is so bogus most of the time). I say bogus because I’m sure that 90% of the “mediums” or “psychics” that do ghost hunting are so fake – SO fake – and I even say this as someone who gets those “feelings” and also have a good friend who REALLY gets those “feelings.” So, I love the real hardcore “let’s find some EVIDENCE” of supernatural beings instead of walking around flailing ones arms around going “I have a feeeellling!” KWIM?

So, I am kind of at a loss now as far as television goes. I’ve been watching the ABC Family showings of Harry Potter (of course) and am currently watching “Goblet of Fire” (for the second time in the past uh, 2 days). As far as DVR goes I’ve got a couple episodes of “Sordid Lives” recorded as well as 3 or 4 of “Queer as Folk” <3 I should be okay until I go on vacation.

I had begun to write a “Health & Beauty” blog over at a domain I had purchased and completely let it go. I mean, who am I to write a BEAUTY blog seeing that I personally need to find the best acne treatment for my stressed out, blotchy face and I also need to lose weight and get a boob job. Suffice to say that I haven’t got the self esteem to write a beauty blog … Ahh well … So, come um, a few months from now I will let everyone know when the domain is expiring … Maybe someone wants it.

I’m going to go back to eating my “flour” Tostitos and watching “Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle” ….

I’ve really got nothing tonight, lol … Nothing of substance at least. I am surfing sites on the ‘net and reading some “news” and this blog is just one huge mishmash of information I wanted to share!

First off … I’m sure you’ve heard now; (male) celebrity crackpot Andy Dick was arrested for (suspicion of) “drug use and sexual battery after the comedian allegedly pulled down a teenager’s top” (from ABC News). Somehow, with the way this guy has been acting lately I’m not really suprised. He obviously 1. needs attention and 2. has ISSUES … But, one thing I did notice eyeing his mugshot is that he looks really creepy .. like Robert DeNiro in “Cape Fear” creepy. Check it out:

On the left … Mr. Dick … on the right, Mr. DeNiro. Similar? I think so …  Also, I think Mr. Dick looks a little like my Uncle Tommy (who really isn’t my uncle). He’s kinda got that weird perv look to him also.

I’m literally DROOLING over pregnancy fashion lately! I’ve got some favorites of course - but I’m no movie star; so I’m trying to duplicate the styles without the super high price tag.

Let’s take a few of my favorite baby-making celebrities; Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani, Tori Spelling and yes, even Britney Spears. They wore clothes (and are wearing clothes) that looked classy & cute, showed off their blooming bellies and still looked comfortable. Most of their outfits are duplicateable for way less than the “celeb” price tag.

(Image from Wire Image)

Angelina Jolie (will this woman ever need top wrinkle cream?!) - My absolute favorite dress she’s worn has got to be the beautiful Max Azria Atelier gown that she wore to Cannes. The cut was beautiful, the color was amazing and BOY did it look comfortable! Too bad the dress probably cost upwards of $10,000 and $50,000 (I dunno because of course I can’t find the dress online!). The dress has a “twin” though - The Laundry by Design Crinkled Chiffon Long Dress can be found at Bloomies for much less; (originally) $325.00 currently $227.50!!

(Image from People Magazine)

Gwen Stefani - Mrs. Rossdale rocked out her style as usual all the way through her pregnancy with son Kingston and is still rocking it while pregnant with her new edition (due this summer). A lot of the stuff she wears is not “maternity” clothing though, and just seems to be bigger sizes of shifty dresses and non-fitted shirts. She wore a beautiful off the shoulder shifty dress in leopard print to the Grammys in 2006 (I can’t find the information on it though) and looked very chic and comfy in a Mira pullover tunic in grey (find something similar at Old Navy!) on a day out in Beverly Hills. The tunic is priced at $128 which isn’t really that expensive when you think of “celebrity style” you know. You can find a black tube top (maternity) at Old Navy for $20 (but Old Navy is ALWAYS having sales!) It seems to be all about comfort with Gwen’s pregnancy style.

(Image from OK Magazine)

Tori Spelling - Tori went back and forth between fitted tummy-showing outfits and flowy, shifty dresses. One really nice shirt I noticed was the Chiarakruza’s Dallas Top (Denise Richards also wore this shirt). It looks great both during pregnancy and after baby. PLUS - it’s low cut enough where you could totally pop out one of the “twins” and nurse the baby! And at $88 it can fit into a “non-celebrity” budget. Another great dress (shown in photo above) looks super comfy! I have no idea what it is (designer-wise) but it’s “twin” the “Smocked Scoopneck Dress” - the can be found at BabyStyle for $78!

Britney Spears - My all time favorite baby shirt (in terms of “How Freakin’ Cute”) is the “I’ve Got the Golden Ticket” she wore to the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” premier. I have zero clue where she bought it originally; but this one is super easy to duplicate. Go get yourself a maternity tank top from say, Motherhood (I know they have a dark teal) or a strappy cami from Old Navy and get some iron ons and make it! Super easy and super cheap.

Got any fashion duplicating tips to share? Please send them along!

I had a very boring day - so I spent it playing on the internet looking up celebrity gossip (what else?). Here’s a few interesting tidbits:

Mario Lopez is “crowned” People Magazine’s Hottest Batchelor: Yes ladies and gents; the dimpled wonder once known as AC Slater is now this years hottest free dude. I can agree with that I think; although some people aren’t so happy because he (allegedly) cheated on his last girlfriend Katarina Smirnoff. Hey, just because he’s a player doesn’t mean he’s not hot you know.

Yet Another Remake: Seriously, can Hollywood come up with anything original? Now, according to the BBC Sienna Miller (that chick who was with Jude Law for awhile) will play Maid Marion in an upcoming remake of “Robin Hood” along with Russell Crow as the Sheriff of Nottingham. Wasn’t Robin Hood made only around 15 years or so ago with Kevin Costner? I can see “remaking” old movies, but movies made in the past decade should be off limits. Unless it’s a spoof - because you know; “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” rocked my socks.

Firefox 3 Breaks A Record (Hopefully): Internet browser Firefox 3 (that would be the third generation of Firefox) came out yesterday. They were trying to break the world record of downloads in one day and now they are just waiting for Guinness to give their results. More than 8-Million people downloaded the browser! I’ve been hearing nothing but awesome reviews for it - so get rid of your old buggy crappy IE and get yourself some Firefox

(Had to throw some “Geek” in you know!)

And there you have it!

Are all the celebrities behaving lately or something? I mean, Britney’s father Jamie has almost got her reined in. Lindsay is not in the “news” lately, Paris is happy-dating Benji Madden so she is “behaving” … BOR-ING!

Apparently, Kirsten Dunst is in rehab for being a drunk (not a drug treatment program or anything at least, right?) But, she’s really boring and doesn’t do anything - so I don’t much care. Good for her for getting help though! (*slugs a drink from a Mudslide*)

I wonder what ever happened to Paris’ brother, Baron who got in trouble for DUI?

Yawn!