Yes, further reading of Bossypants (finally!) has inspired me to do a little SNL love later on in today’s post. But first- it is time to honor Make My List Monday, where I share my plans and to-do list for the week and invite all of you to do the same!

How did I do this week? Well, pretty well, I think! Highlights!

-Spending quality time outside now that it’s not insanely hot!

-pedicure and wine spa party for my dear sister! Can you guess which toes are mine?

-family gathering at Luci

-BBQ for my visiting bestest friend. (With a most excellent host, if he’s reading this! Thanks sir!)

-Celebrating 5 year anniversary with man-go-round at Oceannaire with some whiskey (something old) escargot (something new, for me…), free flaming dessert (baked alaska, another new one for me), toasts, and good company.

-spending time schmoozing/ travel planning with my momma

-Dollar store finds for my magical “golden snitch fairy” costume for niece’s party. Score!

-More “ready to wear” shopping finds via The Gap and F21 (those jeans? 6 dollars, thank you…)

and for THIS WEEK:

1. Try this guy out: (I think I heard about this from Errign- thanks for the recommendation full of 10 grams of protein!)

2. Magical Birthday Party (surely to be a highlight)

3. Berry picking?  (I need to research whether any are still available this time of year…)

4. Writing. No excuses.

5. Practice working in photoshop on a project related to this:

6. Burn CD for road trip, involving oldies, Adele, and No Doubt

7. Read (Bossypants will be finished before the end of time, I know this because I cranked out another 80 pages in about a half hour today. Not a difficult read!)

8. Turn the mango I bought today into “mango chips.”

9. Enjoy a weekday off (well, the part where I’m not at the doctor, anyway)

10. Library, obviously (although recently I’ve started going to both Mpls and St. Paul, rendering things a bit crazy as I try to keep two separate accounts afloat. Somebody stop me).

And now, the promised land. I can’t begin to get into how much I love Saturday Night Live, but after spending some quality time with Bossypants tonight, and in the spirit of TV month, I’ll give you a few of my favorites to check out if you haven’t seen them yet:

Meri’s Random Saturday Night Live Favorites:

1. Goulet. “Oh. A bighorn!”

2. Oops I crapped my pants. I think I spent 3 entire years of my childhood laughing over this one

3. D$%# in a box. Okay, so its new, its crass, and its not particularly clever. But on the plus side, Justin Timberlake, one of the most surprisingly funny digital shorts yet, and it set the bar pretty high for future digital shorts.

4. Chris Farley as “el nino.” Which is Spanish for… The Nino.

5. Schmitt’s Gay brought to my attention just last week by a coworker. Best part? when the beer just flies out of the pool out of sheer awesomeness.

6. Celebrity Jeopardy “Threeve”

7. King Tut still has me laughing every time

8. Miley Cyrus “Pretty Cool” show. Based almost exclusively for my glee at turning around my hatred of miley cyrus into liking her because her existence provides the material for this skit.

9. The Spartan Cheerleaders

10. “Can you catch a falling star without burning your hand? No! Such is MANGO.”

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SNL SKIT FROM OVER THE YEARS? HAVE YOU EVER TRIED ESCARGOT OR BAKED ALASKA? WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEK? JOIN IN IF YOU LIKE!

Meri