January '09

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January '09: 4 - 10

January 4;

TV Show: CSI Episode: 9.01 - For Warrick (Part 2) Goal: 005/400 (1.25% Complete) About: The ninth season comes to a shocking open when CSI Warrick Brown is shot and killed outside a Las Vegas diner. The entire team grieves for their fallen friend, while unknown to them, the killer is one of their own. Also Sara returns to Las Vegas when she hears the news. Quote: "You know, after being in so many victim's houses, I never left my house without making the bed and taking out the trash, just in case I didn't come home." -Sara

Lachanophobia is the fear of vegetables.

January 5;

TV Show: The Mentalist Episode: 1.02 - Red Hair and Silver Tape Goal: 006/400 (1.5% Complete) About: The CBI is called in to investigate the murder of a young woman, found tied up and dumped in a Northern Napa County vineyard. Lisbon focuses on the theory that this was the result of a lovers' quarrel, but Jane believes this may be the work of a serial killer. He investigates his own theories and gets the team's assistance with a plan to catch the killer. Quote: "You made her feel like a captured princess instead of a small town choir nerd. And she made you feel like a dashing pirate instead of what you are... sort of a bad-tempered pharmacist." -Patrick Jane

American novelist Mark Twain was the first known author to submit a typed manuscript.

January 6;

TV Show: NCIS Episode: 6.12 - Caged Goal: 007/400 (1.75% Complete) About: The NCIS team must reveal the truth behind the murder of a jail guard which resulted in a prison riot and McGee being held captive by the inmates. Quote: "I call my style 'Tough-Bluff'. It's hyphenated." -Tony "Really? 'Blow Hard' seems more appropriate. That is not hyphenated." -McGee

A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks.

January 7;

Title: Naked in Death Author: J.D. Robb Rating: Goal: 01/60 (1 2/3% Complete) Pages: 314 Genre: Mystery/Futuristic/Romantic Suspense About: In hardcover for the first time, here is the novel that started it all-the first book in J. D. Robb's number-one New York Times-bestselling In Death series, featuring New York City homicide detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Roarke. It is the year 2058, and technology now completely rules the world. But New York City Detective Eve Dallas knows that the irresistible impulses of the human heart are still ruled by just one thing-passion. When a senator's daughter is killed, the secret life of prostitution she'd been leading is revealed. The high-profile case takes Lieutenant Eve Dallas into the rarefied circles of Washing-ton politics and society. Further complicating matters is Eve's growing attraction to Roarke, who is one of the wealthiest and most influential men on the planet, devilishly handsome . . . and the leading suspect in the investigation. My Thoughts: Scifi books are not my thing but I loved this book. I can't wait to delve further into Eve and Roark's relationship.

TV Show: Leverage Episode: 1.06 - The Stork Job Goal: 008/400 (2% Complete) About: The Leverage team seeks to take down a Serbian adoption agency that's scamming money from unsuspecting American couples. Unfortunately, the scam brings up bad memories for Parker, that might endanger the mission. Quote: "Woah, woah, woah. I'm getting a bunch of calls to the police. What the hell is going on down there?" -Hardison "I'll tell you what's going on. Parker just stabbed her guy with a fork!" -Eliot

The magic word 'Abracadabra' was originally intended for the specific purpose of curing hay fever.

January 8;

Title: Glory in Death Author: J.D. Robb Rating: Goal: 02/60 (3 1/3% Complete) Pages: 320 Genre: Mystery/Futuristic/Romantic Suspense About: The dead were her business. She lived with them, worked with them, studied them. She dreamed of them. And because that didn't seem to be enough, in some deep, secret chamber of her heart, she mourned for them.' The first victim is found lying on a sidewalk in the rain. The second murdered in her own apartment building. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas has no problem finding connections between the two crimes. Both victims are beautiful and highly successful women; their glamorous lives and loves were the talk of the city. And their intimate relations with men of great power and wealth provide Eve with a long list of suspects - including her own lover, Roarke. As a woman, Eve is compelled to trust the man who shares her bed. But as a cop, it's her job to follow every lead...to explore every secret passion, no matter how dark. Or how dangerous. My Thoughts: Just as wonderful as the first! I'm loving the beginnings of the battle between Eve and the butler.

TV Show: CSI Episode: 9.02 - The Happy Place Goal: 009/400 (2.25% Complete) About: Nick and Catherine investigate why a woman who was about to be married would have taken a swan dive off of her balcony. Also Grissom investigates the brutal murder of a woman found in an alley. The investigation gets tougher with the discovery that her two-year-old was with her when she was murdered. Quote: "Like I told you, I can't make people do anything that they don't want to do." -Trixie "I can. Get in jail." -Catherine

Caterpillar means "hairy cat" in Old French.

January 9;

TV Show: Psych Episode: 3.10 - Six Feet Under the Sea Goal: 010/400 (2.5% Complete) About: Shawn, sure that the death of Shabby the Sea Lion is murder, finds himself in deeper water after he stumbles upon a plot that involves much more than rehabilitating a mammal back to the wild. Quote: "Gus, don't be exactly half of an 11 pound Black Forest ham." -Shawn

The weight of a year's worth of New York Times newspapers is about 520 pounds.

January 10;

TV Show: The Mentalist Episode: 1.03 - Red Tide Goal: 011/400 (2.75% Complete) About: A drowned girl's body is found on the Santa Marta beach, and many of her surfer friends are suspects. When interviews lead to nothing, Patrick uses his skills to determine and catch the killer. Quote: "See, the thing is, Flip, Lisbon here is looking at you like you're a pork chop, because you fit the profile. Your life is in chaos, you're lonely, you're depressed, you're addicted to drugs and pornography and a little nuts, to be honest. You're exactly the kind of man that does terrible things to women. But I don't think you did this." -Patrick Jane

The expression "Tying the Knot" comes from an old Roman custom where the brides clothes were tied up all in knots and the groom was supposed to untie the knots.