are you counting the days...

...until Jack is back?

I AM!

Season 8 of "24" starts this Sunday at 9:00 p.m. EST.

P.S. Thank you so much for the prayers. Things are slowly moving along. I have many emails to return and I will...I promise. You guys are too good to me.

what the !@#$%?!?!?!?!

IF I WERE THIS MAN.....

I WOULD MAKE SURE THAT THIS MAN.....

ENDED UP LIKE THIS MAN!!!!!!!!!

OK "24" fans. Where are you?

Am I the only one reeling here, an hour and a half after tonight's episode ended, about what Tony did to Jack? I was literally yelling at the TV set. Yelling at Jack. Yelling at Tony. Yelling at airhead FBI Agent Walker to run in and shoot Tony. Man! Talk about stress.

I kept telling myself that Jack doesn't die here because I know he signed on for 3 more seasons (for $40 million!!) and he still has one more season left. I also saw an interview he did about a month ago where he stated that next season will be unlike the previous ones. There have always been a substantial time span between seasons, meaning 3 years have passed, etc. Kiefer stated in the interview that Season 8 will be almost back to back in time lapse from Season 7.

Also executive producer/director, Jon Cassar, who not only is a very good friend of Kiefer's but who played a major role in getting Kiefer the part of Jack Bauer, did not renew his contract because they could not come to agreeable terms. Kiefer has stated in the past that if Cassar was not a part of the show, he'd feel like something is missing and it would be difficult for him to remain. Therefore, another reason to make it through only one more season.

So, if you're asking for my guess as to what will happen. Here it is. Jack survives this season, but is not cured, mostly because he's only got 5 hours left of this season and the disease may take much longer to kill him. Season 8 begins maybe a few days later and Jack is still hanging in there. He ends up dying in Season 8 and the show ends for good, with soaring ratings and will go down in history as the best TV drama show in history!

Please let me interject a little more ranting now, before I continue. I've never been a Tony fan, but now...I can't stand him! I CAN'T STAND THE MAN! Did you hear me? Just in case you didn't....I CAN'T STAND THE MAN! I've always thought he's a lousy actor, but I guess that the fact that I CAN'T STAND THE MAN must mean that he's at least pretty decent at acting since he's gotten me to loathe him (although I'd never admit it out loud).

Whew! I feel better.

I do have to admit though, that I've seen (several times) every episode of every season of "24" and hands down, this is absolutely, without a doubt, the best one. The writers hit it outta the ballpark with this season and how about my man? Was Kiefer not AMAZING tonight with his acting? HOLY MOLY!!!!!!! If I were Kiefer I'd be dreaming about where I'm gonna be putting that next Emmy!

What about you? What do you think?

AAAUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

Can I tell you how STEAMING MAD I am at that stupid invention they call TiVo?!!!

IT DID NOT RECORD THE FIRST HALF OF MY "24" SHOW TONIGHT!!!!!!

While I sat here twiddling my thumbs because the kids were in bed, Scott was playing his computer game, Amanda was not home and my dishes were done, the show was going on. I wasn't watching it. Why? You ask why? I'll tell you why! Because we're now in the 21st century. That means, why watch long, boring commercials when you can fast forward through them in a millisecond with TiVo. Yeah, the same !@(&^ TiVo that didn't record!

I know FOX on Demand allows you to watch full episodes, but I'll have to wait till next week for episode 10. Do you know how hard it was to wait till this week? (I did manage to catch it halfway through right when the FBI mole shot his little fling in the belly.)

I know. I sound like an immature 3 year old having a tantrum.

I guess I'm done ranting. ::deep breaths::

O.K.! I admit it! No, I'm not done ranting! I'M NOT! I'M NOT! I'M NOT!

I'm mad and I'm off to bed to drown my sorrows.