Playing Today Only: Dr. Horrible

I missed this earlier in the month when it debuted. Hulu is showing Dr. Horrible again TODAY ONLY! It's priceless. If you like NPH (that's Neil Patrick Harris for you older folks), Joss Whedon, or musicals - you have to catch this while you can.

Dr. Horrible by Joss Whedon

Coffee vs. Water Argument

While at Cafe Mingo for dinner on Thursday the question was posed whether coffee was the same as drinking water. That is to say, because coffee is nearly completely water, wouldn't it stand to reason that you could consider the two interchangeable?

My answer was a solid and confident NO. I don't know about you other excessive coffee drinkers out there (this is the NW people, I know that is just about all of you) but I usually need a glass of water around 10:30-11:00am after a morning of hearty java drinking. It has been my belief that the caffeine in the coffee dehydrates us at the same time as the water hydrates us, essentially negating each other and leaving us needing real water after several hours.

But was I right?

A little research led me to this. Health authorities at the American College of Sports Medicine and the Institute of Medicine have both come out with studies that in fact, the caffeine in coffee does not dehydrate us. The caffeine tells our kidneys to flush our body of excess water but it does so for only a brief amount of time, not enough, they say, to dehydrate us. We retain more water than we lose when drinking coffee or any caffeinated beverage for that matter.

Is this enough to convince me?

While I can concede that coffee does not directly dehydrate drinkers, I still believe that drinking only coffee leaves you feeling like your cells are somehow depleted. Maybe it is all in my head. Maybe I have been fed this myth so long that know my body believes it. I'm not sure. But I am a little less worried about those days that I come out of my shell around 3pm and realize I haven't had anything but six cups of coffee since waking up. Sounds like the experts say I will live.

Received This Today

Though, I will not be standing in line with the rest of the X-Philes tonight to be the first to view the sci-fi movie of the year, I am still celebrating its premiere today. I will be taking in the movie Sunday afternoon with the same two people (Celeste and Micah) I watched the very first movie with. My countdown continues but my enthusiasm is building.

Got this in the inbox this morning:

Gillian on Jay Leno Last Night

I love seeing my favorite FBI agents on TV again. Gilly was on Jay Leno last night and completely cracked me up. So Sassy is she.

Back To The Real World, Sort Of

Holy Cow! It feels like a lifetime since I have written anything here. July has been a crazy month of family visits, business growth and some much needed get-out-of-town, breath-in-some-fresh-air, put-your-feet-up vacation!

Have no fear (or be afraid, depending on what you feel about this blog), I took plenty of notes during my excursions through Oregon over the past couple of weeks and am eager to share with you what I can.

Then again, looking back seems like a silly thing to do - after all, this coming weekend is something worth looking forward to - Oregon Brewers Festival all weekend long, X-Files: I Want To Believe premiere, and the potential to meet up with some old friends that I haven't seen in a long while. I'm stoked.

See Ya - Vacation Here I Come

Heading out of town for two weeks of roadtrip and camping through Oregon. I am so looking forward to getting off the grid for a while. See ya all on the flip side!

Um, is my new header a bit much?

Just checking - X-philes unite!