(OKL) Eyewitness News 5 In The Morning

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

APRIL FOOLS!!!

Posted By Tierney Cook

Happy April Fools Day.
I had to take some time out and tell you a great April Fools prank I played on my mother one year.

In the Cook household with three girls we all had dish duty day.
The day where each girl was responsible for cleaning up after dinner.

When I was around 12 my dish day fell on April Fools Day.

My father and I concocted an great way to get me out of dish day. (Can you tell I'm a daddy's girl)

He picked me up from school and on the way home I told him let's play a prank on mom.
We decided we would tell her, the school nurse said I was sick, and that I had a rash on my hand.

I needed to keep it out of water for 24 hours or the rash would spread.

We picked up some bandages at the corner store and headed home.
To add to the "trick" (my mom now calls it a lie) we told her the school gave me some sort of medication that made me drowsy.

So we walked in, my dad carrying me, I'm playing like I am sleep and holding my "infected" hand to my heart.

My mom (like most) felt sorry for me, made my plate for dinner, sat me on the couch and waited on me hand and foot for about two hours.

Mom did the dishes for me that night. As I watched her slave over all the dishes I felt bad and told her, APRIL FOOL!!!

I was grounded for a week.
She said, "Now who's the fool."

Thursday, March 27, 2008

DTV Questions

Posted By Tierney Cook

This time next year television will be all digital, and you need to be ready for the big switch.

We are counting down here at Eyewitness News 5. This whole process of converting to digital is confusing. Later this morning I will go to the experts and get the whole process straightened out.
I wonder if you can still use your VCR with that new converter box.
Watch later editions of Eyewitness News 5.

I WILL MAKE SURE AND GET THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.

Tierney

Monday, February 25, 2008

The Streak is Over

Posted By Tierney Cook.

After three wins, consecutive championship titles I have been dethroned.
Yes this year, John Flick beat me in the Oscar Pick Contest.

Each year we pick who we think will win Best Actor, Actress, Film and Director.
I am usually 3 for 4 but this year I only got 2 right.

It was time to had the title over to my co-anchor John Flick.

I blame my loss on not seeing the movies.
Normally I see 75% of the films. This year I only saw 1.
"No Country For Old Men"; the only Oscar nominated film I saw this year and I fell asleep in that one.

So hats off and job well done to my partner Flick. We'll try it again next year.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

I Need Some Decorating Tips

Posted By Tierney Cook

As you may know, I am a member of Big Brothers & Sisters of OK.
With this title I have been asked to decorate a bowling pin that will be auctioned off to raise money for the organizations.

I am looking for ideas, and already they are pouring in...

Don King emailed me...
"My suggestion is to make a soldier. The top, above the stripes, could be a shako (type of hat worn by Buckingham Palace gurds), the stripe area, a face; the balance of the pin, the body with arms at his sides. The logo on the pin could be a part of the uniform or a giant medal.
Thanks."

Another viewer writes...
"To Tierney Cook, When I saw the bowling ball I thought of a Siamese cat. Paint it, add ears, and a tail."

Any other ideas keep them coming.
I will decorate on Friday night and turn in the finished product Sunday afternoon.
Thanks
Tierney

My Movie Review

Posted by: Executive Producer, Julie Fike

At Tierney's request, here's my review of "Atonement."

I liked it. I saw it with a guy and he thought it was "okay." And no, I didn't drag him to this so-called chick flick. He wanted to go so he could see it before the Oscars. It's been nominated for seven Academy Awards.

In "Atonement," a girl purposefully destroys her sister's life by accusing her lover of a rape he never committed. Without giving too much away, I liked the way the story was told. It was very "Lost," inspired. There's lots of different perspective-type scenes, flash backwards and down right made up scenes to throw you off. It's all cleared up in the end. Brilliant!

I will say, all the guys I've known who saw it say it's too long. (read: Adam Slinger, Rick Bagley) I'll give them that but it's a British film. They love to sit on certain shots and let you soak it in and get your mind going. I think it's one of these film that you'll love it when it comes on cable. You'll watch it everytime because of the timing you can do other stuff around the house and not miss the good parts. --Julie

Monday, February 18, 2008

My Weekend Movie Extravaganza

Posted By Tierney Cook

I could prbably do this every Monday, because I see at least one movies a weekend.

This weekend I saw 2 1/2.

"Jumper"; "Gone Baby Gone"; and most of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."

First up...

"Jumper".

You can tell they spent most of the money on the special effects and not on the actors.

The "jumping" looked really cool, but I think James Franco would have been great in the lead.

Hayden Christiansen plays David Rice in the movie but Franco (the villain in the Spiderman movies) would have been perfect for this part.

Also not a huge Rachel Bilson fan, she played the love interest. I think Scarlett Johannsen or Kate Bosworth would have worked. Samuel Jackson was good.

Other than the actors there were a lot of holes in the plot line. We don't know why they jump or how they jump, none of that was answered.

They left it open for a possible sequel.

I give it a B-

"Gone Baby Gone"

This movie is really long. I think close to 3 hours. A couple of twists and I had to turn on the closed captioning because the thick Boston accents on the actors were kinda hard to understand.

Other than that I really liked this movie. Casey Affleck was great, he is a really good actor. Morgan Freeman and Ed Harris are also in the movie and you know they are good.

Maggie Carlo told me to check it out, I am glad I did, I liked the movie.

Unlike "Jumper" the acting in this film was great.

"The Assassination of Jesse James...."

I fell asleep during this movie, not because it was boring, but I had to work yesterday, it threw off my sleep schedule and when that happens I normally don't make it through a movie.

I rented it, so I will try to watch it this week and report back.

What I saw I liked.

If you saw any movies, let me know.

I think Julie saw "Atonement" maybe she will leave a review.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Does It Work? Up next...

Posted by: John Flick

This month we started "Does It Work?" Wednesdays. I find products and, with the help of viewers, test them out. So far, we've tested the "Jelly Sticky Pad" and "Zorbeez" (which have prompted me to pitch a new series "Who Names These Products?" Thursdays). Up next, the product pictured to your right. No, they're not dog chew toys... those are "Dryer Balls." They promise to dry your clothes faster, soften fabrics without chemicals, reduce static, and save you hundreds of dollars. I'll tell you if they live up to the claims. Also, if you have a product you'd like me to test, please let me know (strange names are a bonus).

Spotlight on Autism

Posted By Tierney Cook

Good Morning.
I hope you had a chance to watch my piece this morning on Joseph.
He is 6 years old and autistic.
His mom Leah and sister Miranda allowed me to spend a day with them to see what it's like living with and working around his disability.

Joseph doesn't speak and has attendency to sneak out of the house.
Leah must keep a constant eye on him, and help him through daily tasks you and I take for granted.

Like brushing our teeth, tying our shoes, even combing our hair.

I want to say thanks to "Jo" and his family, it's not easy allowing a stranger, lights and a big camera in your home.

They did a great job.

Tierney

Happy Valentine's Day

Posted by: Executive Producer, Julie Fike

Courtesy: Google images

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone! I know, I know some single people may not feel like celebrating and I've been there.

One year, I even wore a "love stinks" t-shirt to work complete with the cartoon character Pepe le Peu. I recently heard one guy say, "what's with Valentine's Day? It's all commercial." That may be but so is most holidays. Christmas. Easter. July 4th. These are commercial and sometimes the "true message" of those holidays gets lost.

But the true message of Valentine's Day isn't lost. It's about love (and not just the physical kind) Isn't that what we all want? Someone to love and love us back? Even when I didn't have a significant other on this day, which has been more than not, my mother and best girlfriends always pull through. It's about compassion. It's about someone caring. I've gotten more Valentine's Day cards and flowers from family and friends than boys.

I, in turn, pay it forward and when both my grandfather's died, I started sending Valentine's Day gifts to my grandmothers. I figured everyone remembers them on other days but they might need a pick-me-up since their long time partners are no longer here.

Is there someone like that in your life? A grandmother, grandfather, someone going through a divorce or just a co-worker who needs a little love or just compassion?

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Caught on Tape

Posted by: Executive Producer, Julie Fike

Whoa. What a morning. Adam Slinger and Dan Ryan were out in Shawnee reporting on that deadly semi-truck wreck and got a little too close to another wreck. Troopers say the driver of the second wreck was rubber-necking and caused the second wreck. One person went to the hospital.

You actually hear the "crunch" on camera and then Adam yells at Dan what is happening. This all happened live on our air this morning. It was an amazing live shot but not to mention my heart sank to my stomach.

Sometimes reporting and being a photographer can be dangerous. You don't have to be in a war zone or chasing tornadoes for a situation to turn from safe to unsafe in a split second. Adam and Dan are okay and weren't too close to the accident this morning.

We strive to bring you live, local, latebreaking coverage but know we also want to be safe in the process.