Will wonders never cease?

I actually found a GOOD article written on Chinese adoption and the new restrictions. It actually has *gasp* sources and *gasp* interviews with agency reps! Now if only Paula Zahn could have read that... :P

Enjoy.

Not again! ***UPDATE***

Paula Yawn, err Zahn, is going to have yet another show on Chinese adoption tonight. I'll post when it's over. I have the feeling that one of you is going to have to hold my hair by the end of it...

***Well instead of watching the show I watched Grey's Anatomy instead. I'll rewind the tape and let you all know how g-d awful it really was...

So, the piece was short, sweet and to the point. Since Paula Zahn didn't present the piece and didn't talk before or after (to any degree), I didn't need a bucket. I just sincerely hope that they drop their 'angle' about how unfair the rules are. Yes, some of them may seem unfair, but nobody can do anything about it. China makes the rules, America does not.

Anyways, enough of PZ and her babblings...

Josh and I went out for sushi pizza tonight! It was SO good (drooling yet, Kathy?)! One of these days we're going to have to get together with the hubbies and gorge on (err, daintily eat) sushi. ;)

Oh, and bonus points for the hubby...yesterday he came home with a dozen pink roses. For...no...reason...at...all. Isn't that the best?***

To delurk or not delurk...***UPDATE***

According to Michele, it's National Delurking Week, so I challenge all of you to 'delurk' and post a comment. Come on people, I know you can...

***Do I have to shake you all out of the lurker tree by force? :P

I'll do it, too!***

Alphabet soup...

A - Available or Taken: Taken
B - Best Friend: Definitely Josh
C - Cake or Pie: Cake! I loooooves the cake! (Little Britain reference, if none of you have seen it or know about it...think Monty Python but a few cuts below) ;)
D - Drink of Choice: It depends, but I'd generally go with an Iced Cappucino from Tim Horton's
E - Essential Item You Use Everyday: Umm, toilet?
F - Favourite Colour: Blue, or as Josh would say "Blue, Phil Collins". You see when we had our first date, I was rather shy (hell, I still am) and he was trying to get me to talk, and pretty much all I said on our first date was, well, that. You had to be there. :P
G - Gummy Bears or Worms: Ewwww. I was never a fan of either, so I'll go with cake. Hey, it's MY list, I can choose what I want.
H - Hometown: Toronto
I - Indulgence: Chocolate cake...do you sense a theme?
J - January or February: Can I say neither? Though I'm partial to whichever one has more snow, which sadly seems lacking this winter.
K - Kids and Names: Yes, please. We have a name set aside for her, but we're not telling you, so NYAH!
L - Life Incomplete Without: Family, Deuce (but he's part of the family anyways) and of course "Little Maple"...even though she isn't a reality yet, I feel incomplete without her, at times it becomes palpable.
M - Marriage Date: August 5, 1996.
N - Number of Siblings: 1 older brother...HI UGLY!
O - Oranges or Apples: Terry's chocolate oranges...yum!
P - Phobias or Fears: Clowns, but I think mine is a different reason than Connie's. When I was growing up, my brother HI AGAIN, UGLY, forced me to watch Poltergeist. If you remember the movie, you'll remember the scene in question. It wasn't helped by the fact that I had a needlepoint hanging of a clown in my room at the time. Let's just say I spent a LONG time checking under my bed before I went to sleep every night. :P
Q - Favourite Quote: I don't really have a favourite.
R - Reason to Smile: We're almost logged in for four months, we only have another 7,999,996 to go! Gotta look at the glass .01% full. ;)
S - Season: Current season? Winter. Favourite season? Summer (but not when it's too hot to breath).
T - Tag 3 People: Heather because she has no time and I'm in a mean mood ;), Spitgirl (but I won't post her blog address since I don't know if she'd want me to) and Nicole, but she's currently in Mississippi building houses (she better get back soon, I miss her). :P If anyone else wants to do this, leave me a comment and I'll check yours out. :)
U - Unknown Fact About Me: If I mentioned it, it wouldn't be unknown, and I like being a 'woman of mystery'.
V - Veggie You Don't Like: Any not covered in chocolate? Seriously though, brussel sprouts and radishes...gah.
W - Worst Habit: Spending way too much time on the computer.
X - X-rays: No thanks, but I have had them on my teeth, ankles, and probably others that I can't think of right now.
Y - Your Favourite Food: Sushi (but I'm partial to salmon, I'm not a big fan of tuna sushi...it tastes funky to me), and Ethiopian food.
Z - Zodiac: Virgo

Pass the salt...

because I'm prepared to eat my hat.

So Paula Zahn did a follow-up piece to Friday's train wreck of a round table discussion on Chinese adoption. She mentioned that she got 'thousands' of emails from viewers, I'd say so with how offensive that show was. Though she again mentioned, or at least implied, that you can only adopt if you're "rich, good looking or thin". I'm sorry, but that's not true. You have to have X amount of money, yes, but looks has nothing to do with it, puh-lease! You have to be under 40 on the BMI scale, you don't have to be thin, you just can't be (what's defined as) morbidly obese. I wish she would just speak from facts and not try to make things sound 'fascinating', or make a story up that just doesn't exist.

Was it just me or did she seem really nervous when she was talking? She stumbled over her words a few times and seemed to take a few pauses to collect herself. I wonder if she was given a stern talk by her superiors, because I've never seen her lacking composure before.

I was glad to see that she apologized for the piece and if 'feelings were hurt'. I was also glad that Cenk Uygur apologized as well, and basically said that he was out and out WRONG for the things he said and that he made light of such a serious topic.

I wished that Roland Martin would have taken the blame for his offensive remarks though. But I guess I can't ask for too much, can I?

Overall, it was a better discussion, hey, it couldn't have been worse, right? However, it could have gone further and deeper. I guess they did as good a job on the topic (with their heads up their arses) as CNN is capable of doing. I think I feel a little bit better than I did on Friday night, but that's not saying much.

I might add that David Youtz handled himself *extremely* well and he's my hero. :)

Did she listen?

Apparently, on Paula Zahn's show tonight (CNN at 8pm e.s.t.), she's going to do a follow-up on Friday night's debacle. I'm going to tape it and see what happens, I don't think I'll be holding my breath for much of a retraction though...

By the way, if you want your blog listed on my blogroll, either leave me a comment or send me an email with your blog's address and LID.

You know what? I'm still angry ***UPDATE***

This started off as a comment on Heather's blog, but it got too long so I decided to not leave it there and turn it into a rambling post instead.

I was so utterly livid after watching that show (twice), I literally couldn't see straight, and I still am.

I watched it once alone, staring at the TV like the RCA dog (you know the look), and then again when Josh came home. I ended up pausing the show after every dumb comment so we could discuss it, which believe me, took an eternity to view.

It's amazing how many hits my little blog had after my post about it. I had 130+ hits on Friday night and 150+ on Saturday. I think the controversy is dying down a bit, or at least the 'looky loos' have stopped popping in, because my hit counter is back to normal now. I just wished that some of the people who had viewed my blog for the first time would have left comments, so they could have aired their views as well.

I always like reading comments, it makes the blog seem a little more 'worthwhile'. I'm not saying that it isn't worthwhile if there are no comments, but it's just a nice value added. :)

I probably won't be home tomorrow night to see Paula Zahn, not that I'd go out of my way anyways, but I want to see if she'll make any kind of retraction (but I won't hold my breath).

I talked to my friend E (aka "Spitgirl") about the show and told her about the controversy and she said she might write a post about it. Hopefully if she has time, she'll post.

Anyways, on to happier things...

Yesterday I went to my nephew, Z's birthday party! Yes, there was a family party on Tuesday, but yesterday's was for his friends and classmates. It was at a kiddie play place (I won't divulge the name of it), but he seemed to have a great time. There was lots of food, fun and he was SO happy!

I've been migraine-y all weekend, so being at the party was a bit painful (head-wise), especially when the cake came out. Hearing a bunch of kiddies scream, err sing, Happy Birthday was rather...ouchy, and that combined with the strobe lights, well, let's just say I had my eyes closed throughout that. ;) But I'm just glad I was there, migraine or not.

I talked to my mom (who thankfully missed the Paula Zahn show) and a friend of hers, B, about what happened. The look of shock and awe on their face was palpable. My mom and B listened intently about all the unbelievable things that were said and just shook their heads by the end of it. I told my mom that I have it on tape, but she said she'd probably be too pissed off to watch it. She's coming over next weekend, so we might sit down and watch it then.

Perhaps by then, I'll have calmed down...

***I don't normally point out comments that I get on the blog like this, but I just looked at the comments and saw a very thoughtful one from someone named Aorijia in Spain. Take a moment and look at it, it's nice to see that people who aren't even in the adoption process are taking an active interest in this controversy, and sharing it with others.***