Thank you, to my darling hubby, for installing better speakers on my computer. I got a new modem and kept the prior speakers. It didn't work too well and the volume was very low and sometimes faint. Now, the sound is louder and clear. Wooohooooo!
The television show, that is. It's the second season. My sweetie and I watched most of the episodes during the first season. This show has a comedy and mystery, rolled up together. Not only is it based in the city, that I grew up in, which is San Francisco. There's a chemistry among the characters.
Here's a description about the show:
Adrian Shalhoub plays "Adrian Monk", was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife, the devastated Monk became obsessive-compulsive. His psychological disorder has caused him to develop an abnormal fear of virtually everything: germs, heights, crowds... even milk. His condition eventually cost him his job, and continues to pose unique challenges in his daily life.
Bitty Schram plays his personal nurse and sidekick "Sharona". She is there to help Monk make it through the day, offering her assistance when even the simplest of tasks (like organizing his sock drawer) become an angst-ridden ordeal for Monk. Along the way, she also becomes Monk's own "Girl Friday," an unlikely Dr. Watson to his Sherlock Holmes.
Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways. Although Monk is no longer a member of the police force, his former boss, Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) still often calls upon him to provide unique insights into cases that have the cops stumped. Stottlemeyer himself is a highly decorated detective, but he knows he will never be as good as the illustrious Monk... and it drives him crazy. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Randall Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford) aspires to be the department's new go-to guy, and relishes every opportunity to bolster the ego of his commanding officer.
Monk is a detective afraid of the dark, a gumshoe afraid of gum. He has no problem cracking a case - as long as it doesn't involve heights or germs, and is in close proximity to his apartment. He'd like nothing more than to gain back his position on the San Francisco police force, but can he pull himself together and get back to solving crimes full time?
This weekend, we went to two graduation parties. One for my niece, Rachel, who graduated from UC Santa Cruz. And my best friend's husband, Andrew, who graduated from UC Santa Clara. Family and friends, came together to celebrate this joyous moment. Congratulations to the both of you and best of luck!
Thanks, to my best friend, Dewi, she e mailed me some pictures that she took, while she was here for our wedding. Here are my best choices:
Here's my fiance (this was taken before the wedding) and I practicing our first dance.
This was taken at my bridal shower, given by my sister and best friend. Starting from the left, my mother in law, sister in law, me, my sister and best friend.
This is a closeup, of my sweetie and I, still practicing our first dance.
And here we are at a pre wedding dinner. From the left, my best friend's hubby, Andrew, my friend Dewi, me, my sweetie, Bill, his best buddy, Byron, our good friend Nancy, her fiance Jim, my sister in law's fiance, Larry, my sister in law, JoAnn, my mother in law and father in law.
