You see, Penny asks Leonard to get back her TV from her ex-boyfriend’s house. Her boyfriend is the exact opposite of Leonard – all looks and no brains. The result – Leonard gets de-pantsed. It’s not the first time this has happened to him and he accepts that it won’t be the last, especially when it comes to Penny.

We get to relive all the episodes of the Big Bang Theory now that’s it’s on 5 nights a week on MOR. Starting with Season one and going through each season. Don’t forget to tune in and think about the most embarrassing thing that’s happened to you especially when it comes to love.  For me, it was asking writing a note to a guy that I had a crush on. Instead of cherishing that note, he showed it to everyone. I wanted to die!

The Big Bang Theory is one of those shows that brings back memories and creates new ones.  If you have a teenager who hasn’t seen the show from the start, now’s the time to watch together.

I have been hired by Warner Bros. WBWord division to promote The Big Bang Theory in Syndication.

Phineas and Ferb Across the 2nd Dimension Summer Activities

• Watch for the movies debut on August 5th at 8 pm ET/PT on the Disney Channel and on August 13 at 10 am ET/PT on Disney XD
• Virtual Viewing Party for the movie on August 5th at 8 pm EST and 8 pm PST. (2 parties for each coast)
• Perry the Platy-bus tour began on July 11 in New York City and will go across the country with stops at San Diego’s Comic Con International (July 21-24) and the Disney D23 Expo in Anaheim (August 19-21). You can follow the tour schedule and see if it’s coming to a city near you. Free admission!
• Take Two With Phineas and Ferb hits the Disney Channel and Disney XD this month. This is a series of two minute interviews with Phineas and Ferb and celebrities such as David Beckham, Howie Mandel, Miss Piggy and Shaun White.
• Phineas and Ferb: We’re Making a Movie interactive attraction at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s California Adventures

Phineas and Ferb Across the 2nd Dimension Products

• The soundtrack will be available August 12th
• The Wii game will be available August 2nd
• Other video games
• Books and a magazine (see above)
• Lots of toys, including Gabble Heads (see above)
• T-shirts and other apparel (see above)

I guarantee that my daughter and I will watch the upcoming movie, Phineas and Ferb the 2nd Dimension. Will you?

I received the special Phineas and Ferb package shown above from Team Mom along with the information about the movie used in this post. All opinions are my own.

Jordin Sparks Performance

Jordin Sparks, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation Ambassador will perform at a secret location in New York City on July 28.  To learn where she will sing, stay updated to the VH1 Save The Music Foundation tab on the Energizer Bunny Facebook page, follow @EnergizerBunny or follow #EnergizerSTM on Twitter for the latest news and hints. You won’t know where the event is until the morning of July 28th. Admission is free.

Help Raise Money For VH1 Save The Music Foundation

Just click “LIKE” on the Energizer Bunny® Facebook page and for each new “LIKE” through August 12, Energizer will donate $1 (up to $15,000) to help restore instrumental music education through the VH1 Save The Music Foundation.

Power Your Playlist

In addition to powering music education in America’s public schools, Energizer is also powering Americans’ playlists. Right now in stores, specially-marked Energizer products contain a special code. Purchase three participating products, and redeem your codes for a $10 iTunes Gift Card at www.nowthatspositivenergy.com/music 

Giveaway

A $10 iTunes Gift Card

Rules

1. Contest starts now and ends July 30th midnight EST.
2. Open to adults 18 and over within the USA
3. One submission per household (not entry).
4. Winner will be chosen by Random.org.
5. Winner has 2 days to claim prize via email.

How To Enter

For One Entry For Each Below: (please leave a separate comment for each entry)

1. Leave a comment about why music education is important.
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I will be provided with an iTunes Gift Card. I would have shared this information any way since I believe in the power of music education. Thanks to Energizer and VH1 Save The Music Foundation.

Giveaway Ended

A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that 113,000 people were injured and 676 were killed in crashes that involved red-light running in 2009 – two-thirds of the victims were pedestrians, bicyclists and occupants of vehicles hit by the red-light runners.

Imagine the horror of someone you love being hit, injured or killed by a stranger running a red light.

Red-light safety cameras helped save more than 150 lives in 14 of the biggest U.S. cities from 2004 to 2008. Had the cameras been operating in all 99 U.S. cities with populations more than 200,000, more than 800 lives could have been saved.

We can do something to help save lives. Slow down and follow all traffic laws, especially remembering that “Red Means Stop”.  Text SAFE to 723389 (SAFETY) and we’ll let you know how you can help build support for safer roads. Join the National Coalition for Safe Roads Facebook page and share it with others. Tell others about the importance of red light safety. Follow Safer Roads USA on Twitter and retweet their messages. Request red light safety cameras in your area.

Information for this post provided by Global Influence and the National Coalition for Safer Roads.

Never mind that Mr. Camping told everyone to get ready for Doomsday before, on September, 4 1994. That was a mistake of his own. He misread the Biblical coding he is ordained to use. But, he’s certain this time around. So certain that many of his followers have paid for billboards and have left families and homes to take part in “Caravans” to warn others.

I’m not a practicing Christian right now, but I do remember that the Bible says we are not able to predict when Jesus will return to earth. So, I’m not sure how a man can know the exact date of Judgment Day.

As for me, I’ll be getting ready for a typical Saturday at my home. Hopefully,  this stomach bug will be over so I can get out the house and get some chores done. My calendar is full for months. I’m not expecting any news of Doomsday to hit the airwaves, but I do know that there will be lots of jokes on Twitter and Facebook all Saturday. And Harold Camping will have to come up with a reason for why his Biblical codes were wrong again.

For your viewing pleasure:

Doomsday Earth 2012: Apocalypse Rising

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Mariah Carey and her husband, Nick Cannon welcomed a girl and boy into the world on their 3rd anniversary. It seems like a fairy tale, doesn’t it? Their daughter arrived first, weighing 5lb 3oz. Their son arrived next at  5lb 6oz. No names have been shared yet. I wonder if they are going to use a focus group to choose the baby’s names! I’m sure they’ll put a lot of thought into baby names and meanings before deciding though. After all they want their fairy tale like life to continue.

Speaking of fairy tales, who else was mesmerized by the Royal Wedding? Although I didn’t get up early to watch the wedding live, I did see it on TV that day. I’ve also watched it the next day a number of times. It was just a beautiful event that showed that real love exists in this world.

Of course we know that fairy tales are just in books and movies. Reality is sometimes difficult. Focusing on some good things that are happening around us is good for the soul though.

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.

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Japan has not been far from my thoughts since the Earthquake and Tsunami hit on March 11th. Any disaster is heart wrenching, but the magnitude of what Japan has been through and the continuing effects of it has hit me very hard. Since word about the nuclear crisis in Fukushima has been slowly reaching us, my fear for the people, especially the children has grown.

I have a special place in my heart for Japan. My daughter, Sammi, loves the Japanese culture, is trying to learn the language and hopes to visit there one day. This may sound silly, but I can’t help myself imaging my daughter there while the disaster hit. It’s a nightmare that I can’t seem to shake, but it’s reality for so many.

Japan Disaster Facts

• An estimated 100,000 children have been displaced from their homes
• Japan facing three disasters: earthquake, tsunami and nuclear radiation
• Japan is on high nuclear alert for two nuclear reactors in Fukushima
• Many tsunami-affected areas are still cut off from relief
• More than 465 roads, 43 bridges and seven railways washed away
• More than 380,000 people evacuated across the country

Due to the fact the quake and tsunami hit during the day, most children were in school or nurseries separated from their parents – fears are that many will be orphaned.

The triple horror of Japan’s earthquake, tsunami, and potential nuclear disaster has raised concerns over the long-term impact on children, some of whom are already displaying signs of trauma, from screaming nightmares to silent withdrawal.

The potential for lasting trauma is compounded by the unusual multiple nature of the event: a massive 9.0 earthquake, a devastating tsunami and a nationwide scare over a possible meltdown at a nuclear plant.

Experts say the scale of the loss and disruption for some children would have been almost inconceivable: homes destroyed, friends disappeared, one or both parents maybe killed, or siblings and other close family members missing.

Initial efforts to help them come to terms with the tragedy can only be made in extremely stressful circumstances, with families packed into ill-equipped evacuation shelters, suffering bitterly cold nights and frequent terrifying aftershocks.

“We found children in desperate conditions, huddling around kerosene lamps and wrapped in blankets,” said Save the Children spokesman Ian Woolverton, who visited a number of evacuation centres in the coastal regions of northeast Japan that bore the brunt of the March 11 tsunami.

“They told me about their anxieties, especially their fears about radiation,” Woolverton said, adding that several youngsters had mentioned the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which they know from school books.

Parents, many traumatised themselves, have struggled to keep their own fears in check as they try to soothe their children and provide them with some sense of normality and security.

Atsushi Takahashi, 36, said his two-year-old son Haruto has been terrified by the constant, sometimes powerful aftershocks.

“He’s been very scared, crying out ‘the house is shaking. I don’t like the house’,” Takahashi said, holding his son as he waited in a queue for a truck bringing fresh water to his neighbourhood.

“I always tell him that everything is okay and I hug him,” Takahashi said. “I think we just have to let time heal the wounds.”

Many children have had trouble sleeping, woken repeatedly in the night by bad dreams, while others have mentally shut down, shunning any company but their parents, whom they refuse to let out of their sight for even a moment.

Woolverton said the priority for Save The Children was to set up “child-friendly spaces” where children of a similar age could interact and start to play together again.

“I know from years of experience that if children play, it can ward off the chance of major long-term emotional trauma,” he said.

“The idea is also to relieve the stress on parents and to give them a break from childcare duties as they register for emergency assistance, try to find food, locate friends and family members and, in the longer term, jobs and housing.”

At Disney World

We spent a week at Disney World and made it priority to visit the Japan pavilion at EPCOT. Although everything looked the same, the mood was somber. In the store, the normally happy young woman who sell chances to win a pearl from an oyster were subdued. All of the workers were quiet and seemed to be in a state of shock. They were still friendly and gracious as we bought a few items and told them how sorry we are for what their country is going through.

Other Ways To Help

Post a message for your friends on Facebook or Twitter: I just gave to Save the Children to help survivors of the terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan. You can too! http://bit.ly/dPXObV

One of the easiest things to do is get one of Save The Children’s “online bumper stickers”. It’s a banner you can put it on your Facebook profile, blog, website — and anywhere else online you can think of. Get yours today

Write your own Post with a Purpose for the children in Japan.

Photo credit: Save The Children Flickr

Unfortunately, some of these people might also be driving home from their festivities and therefore, the night out has also become potentially dangerous. There are parties at people’s homes, at bars, at lodges, during and after parades and in entire neighborhoods. Even if you will not be celebrating this St. Patrick’s Day, keep in mind that in 2009, 1,119 occupants of other vehicles were killed in crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers, so pay attention to others on the road.

On St. Patrick’s Day 2009, 37 percent of the drivers and motorcyclists involved in fatal crashes had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or above, according to statistics by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  And remember, you don’t have to be “falling down drunk” to be too impaired to drive safely. Even a few drinks can impair driving…and a buzzed driving crash has the same consequences as a drunk driving crash.

Learn more about Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving on Facebook and Twitter.

If you are going to drink, plan ahead. Get a designated driver, keep the number of a taxi company with you, learn about public transportation, find a Sober Ride program in your area and don’t drive buzzed!

I was not compensated for this post but believe that this message is important to share in an effort to save lives. Information provided by Global Influence, NHTSA, the Ad Council and Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving.

In celebration of their recent Oscar® win for Best Animated Feature, Woody, Buzz and the rest of the “Toy Story 3” gang head to the big screen again this summer in “Hawaiian Vacation,” a 3D animated short directed by seven-time Academy Award®-winner Gary Rydstrom. “Hawaiian Vacation” will appear exclusively with the upcoming “Cars 2” theatrical release, which races into U.S. theaters on June 24, 2011, and will be presented in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D in select theaters. John Lasseter returns to the driver’s seat to direct the follow-up to his 2006 Golden-Globe®-winning “Cars.”

Set in new owner Bonnie’s bedroom, “Hawaiian Vacation” features Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) and Buzz (voice of Tim Allen) and the rest of the favorite “Toy Story 3” toys as they create the ultimate Hawaiian vacation for Ken (voice of Michael Keaton) and Barbie (voice of Jodi Benson). It seems Ken badly miscalculated their travel arrangements, so the gang has to create a dream getaway in Bonnie’s Midwestern bedroom—in the middle of winter. “Hawaiian Vacation” also features the voices of Joan Cusack, Wallace Shawn, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Blake Clark, Bonnie Hunt, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal, Jeff Garlin and John Ratzenberger.

Press Release Contact

From the press release:

Disney Junior is a new multiplatform brand devoted to children ages 2-7 and their families. Disney Junior will invite parents and grandparents to join their children in the Disney experience of magical, musical and heartfelt stories and characters, both classic and new, while incorporating specific learning and developmental themes.

Among the new series are:

• Jake and the Never Land Pirates, an animated adventure combining new and classic Disney characters Captain Hook and Smee (Peter Pan)
• A series of Disney Poetry Shorts which showcases poems for children set against classic Disney animation
• Two short form series, Mickey Mousekersize and Special Agent Oso: Three Healthy Steps, to encourage healthy lifestyles for preschoolers and families
• Babar and the Adventures of Badou, an updated version of the classic Babar, that introduces King Babar’s energetic eight-year-old grandson, Badou, and friends as they explore the world of Celesteville
• Tinga Tinga Tales, a vibrant animated adventure inspired by traditional African animal folktales and the art of Tanzania
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Special Agent Oso and the Imagination Movers will still be part of Disney Junior

Mickey Mousekersize will be hosted by Mickey Mouse himself and will  focus on the fun of exercising and will encourage children at home to get up and move along with Mickey and pals. Special Agent Oso: Three Healthy Steps features Oso and friends as they watch a live-action kid demonstrate three healthy steps to exercising and eating right.

Learn more about Disney Junior and see sneak previews of some of the shows visit the Disney Junior website (a video will start when you click, you may want to turn down the sound). Keep up with the latest information, visit Disney Junior on Facebook.