A Lazy Lounge Lizard

Another classic phrase taken from my British (fake) best friend, Nikki on Thintervention. She is just freaking hilarious, and even though she IS quite lazy, she is funny enough for me to still like her a lot. But Jackie's little workout plan doesnt seem to working for ANYONE, which sort of sucks. 1 pound weight loss in a week after working out like they are would be quite discouraging.

And since we are talking weight loss, may as well talk Biggest Loser. I very much like the bottom half of the group being under the yellow line and then competing to stay. I cant help but think that if Michael from last season was made to compete to stay out of the bottom vote off, he would have been off after episode 1! Yes, I am still bitter against Mike and Shae.

Loved when Barney sang "Stand By Me" at the piano with his brother and (supposed) Dad on How I Met Your Mother. NPH totally makes that show. Marshall is starting to look terrible though, right?

So someone please fill me in on Gossip Girl as to who the girl is who wants to take down Serena--and who is the guy in prison? I obviously missed something since I was only a sporatic viewer last season...

So I tried to give Running Wild another chance this week. After all, I love Will Arnett and I think Keri Russell is so cute...but this show is just a no-go. Totally missing the mark.

Another disappointment of the new Fall season was that show My Generation. I thought it sounded good: following a group of students from class of 2000 when they were in high school, and up until now. For some reason I thought this was going to be a documentary/reality show...well, it wasnt. At all. Totally actors. Totally lame. I watched all of 5 minutes of it last week.

Monday

We finally sat down to watch The Event this weekend. I feel like I dont really have enough information to make a judgment call yet, but it seems to be ok...with potential to go downhill very fast. Could be really great, too, so who knows. I wasnt really digging how they kept going backwards and forwards in time...haha coming from a mega-Lost fan, that seems like its not possible to be annoyed by that, but I was.

We re-started a tradition in our family this weekend: Saturday morning movies. While we were dating in college, AJ and I would always wake up on Saturday morning, go to a movie, and then eat a late breakfast/brunch. It was awesome. Lots of times, it ended up being a double feature after breakfast. And this weekend was no exception.

We snuck some McDonalds breakfast into the movie this time, and went to see Easy A at 9:30 a.m. I thought we would be the ONLY ones there, but there was actually several people there (by the way, movies before 11AM are less than half price). The movie was pretty funny; the part I laughed hardest at was when she was in the bedroom with the boy from Cougartown, and he said "What's that smell?" and it went down from there. SOOO funny I was crying. Although, why did they make Lisa Kudrow have an affair with that kid (who, btw, was Volcek from The OC!!!) That was totally unnecessary. Overall, pretty good movie, but not as good as I thought/heard it was. Maybe I had it hyped up too much.

Second movie up was The Town. Had to see it because it was taped basically in our backyard. And I dont mean that just because it was in Boston...I mean literally you see our backyard in the movie. It wasnt as good as I thought it was going to be, Blake Lively's part was WAY hyped up and completely useless, and the bank teller girl was so annoying because she liked Ben Affleck (criminal). I wont ruin the whole movie for you, but, honestly, I'd rather just watch The Departed again. It was way better and also taped in Boston. No Ben Affleck, but it does have Leonardo and Matt.

Has anyone seen the previews for that movie Catfish??? It is limited release right now, but looks so good (and its a SCARY movie!!)...so I think it may be our Saturday morning movie this weekend!

Oldies and Newbies

OLDIES:

Flipping Out. Jeff bought Zoila a car! And I love the rap that Jenny made for Zoila. Where does she go to make raps like that? It is the same place that she made one for Jeff's friend's baby Chloe, remember? (When she dressed as the green lizard thing?) If I knew of a place to make raps, I seriously would be making them all the time. I am good at rhyming. hahaha And, I am not bragging, but I know the words, and can rap along with, to every one of Eminem's most popular songs. I'm just sayin... Just picturing me rapping makes me laugh, but I really am serious about the Eminem thing.

Thintevention. I just really love Nikki (the blond British lady). Here is one example of why I love her--this conversation was hilarious.
Girl that I dont know her name:
..."medication I take is for polycystic ovary disease"
Nikki:
"How embarrassing is that? I dont ever want you to say that word again at the table. I can almost smell that."

Modern Family. Came back with another funny episode. Love that show! The Dad is just way too hilarious. But geez, we get it...Sophia Vergara's boobs are huge...do they really have to be displayed at all times?

NEWBIES:

Running Wilde. The new show with Will Arnett. Mmmmm...jury's still out on this one. It definitely had some funny moments, but the little girl gets on my nerves and I really am not enjoying her narrating it. It has potential so I will give it a few more eps to see how it continues.

Better With You. Another "eh" here. I want to like it, I really do...but I only have so much DVR power, so this one may get cut. I'll give it one more week (maybe). I hate the main girl's boyfriend...she would NEVER go for him in real life (I totally like her, btw).

Day 3

It is Day 3 of Fall Premiere Week, and all I can think about is how I am going to start a campaign to "Save Leah." As in, Gary's and Amber's offspring on Teen Mom . I feel so terrible for her. All of this time I have tried to think of ways to help Catelyn out of her terrible situation, when, really, Leah is just a baby and needs as much help or more! Poor Leah has to hear Amber blow-up and cuss out Gary on a daily basis. She is always standing at the window, presumably trying to find a way OUT. Poor Leah.

So both Gossip Girl and 90210 started last week, but this week's episodes kept the momentum going. Why wont Chuck and Blair just get together already...and STAY together?? And what is this girl up to trying to take down Serena? Why didnt we see Aunt Becky at all this week on 90?

YAY for How I Met Your Mother starting back. Again, I always fall back to the reality that they ruined the show when they revealed a few seasons ago that Robin is NOT the mother...and we now know that whoever Rachel Bilson's roommate is, that IS the mother. They should have just kept us guessing until the very end. That being said, VERY funny show and I just love NPH. Is this the last season---like officially?

Biggest Loser...why did they make the first episode so depressing?! Geez louise! Everyone's story was so freaking sad, I could hardly focus on how much weight they needed to lose! I do NOT like that they made some of them race in a 1 mile race to get on the show--look what the outcome was: 3 people almost dying just to win. Literally, passed out and barely alive. The Alaskan freak guy was just gross. The one mother who said her daughter went temporarily blind because she hadnt eaten or drank in 3 days? Well, one question came to mind: if you are a stay at home mom, how do you NOT know your child hasnt eaten or dranken in 3 days???? Way to keep an eye out, mom. (that is harsh, but come on. lets get serious here.) I am ready for the ranch. Love Bob, as always!

Havent gotten a chance to watch The Event yet, but I cannot WAIT!!!!

Has anyone been watching Rubicon?

How Do I Say Good-Bye To What We Had?

(Yes, that is a line from the Boys II Men song you remember from the 90s. And yes, I own the Boyz II Men #1 Hits CD. And yes, it is awesome.)

But I am not talking about Boyz II Men (though I miss them, too). I am talking about LOST. Seriously, I still think about the LOST finale several times a week. AJ and I still have conversations about what we think happened, or what something may have meant, or how we feel in general about LOST. I guess this is part of the mourning process?

Wow

Wow is all I have to say. I just decided to sit down and finally set my DVR for the BIG Fall TV premiere week (pretty much everything starts next week, so dont forget!). I have high hopes to catch a bunch of shows, both new and old. Can I do it all? Oh, the pressure!

There are several good movies out right now (or starting this weekend or soon) that I want to see too. Easy A, that excorcism movie, the movie about the guys who started Facebook, The Town, that Jamie Lee Curtis and Kristen Bell movie, and that scary movie that I dont know the title of but has scary kids in the previews.

OK, new show screening of the week: Hellcats. Totally WB/CW material. I watched the first episode (and another one is waiting on my DVR) and it was pretty legit (for a CW show). And if you werent sure which channel it was on, they threw in Q from the One Tree Hill family so we would remember.

I didnt realize how much I had actually missed by not seeing the last few episodes of last season's Gossip Girl. #1) Chuck got shot?! #2) Dan had a baby with Georgina?! What??!! I am pulled back in.

90210 was pretty good too. But having missed the last half of last season, I am missing Kelly, and I dont know why the principal isnt the principal anymore (and he and Aunt Becky are separated?!)! So much happened, and its back on my DVR too.

Happy viewing!

It Has Begun...

It started Monday night with 90210, and then Gossip Girl. I was so excited to see "NEW" in the description of the shows that I forgot that I had pretty much stopped watching both of those shows for lack of interest! Looks like I will give them another chance this season!

And I totally almost forgot about the new show with Jackie Warner on Bravo called Thintervention. Seriously, one of my new fave realities I think. First of all, how did I not know that Jeana Keough, from Real Housewives of OC, was going to be on this show? How perfect! AND I am in LOVE with the hilarious British lady. She is a total lush, and she said " I dont work. It's against my lifestyle." She totally gets me. hahaha

I usually feel really old when I watch the MTV Video Music Awards because there are all of these artists that I dont know and they are doing things that seems way too childish to be funny. However, this year, I am feeling young again! I knew every artist on there, all the songs, and didnt feel too old to get the jokes (sigh!). I felt young again for one night!

Speaking of young, has anyone else seen the Justin Beiber Proactiv commercial?? It is SOO freaking hilarious! He is too cute. He says something about being a teenager is hard, blah blah blah and says, "your feet grow like crazy. you CANT control that. your hormones are crazy...and I dont WANT to change that..." It is seriously so funny. Love him!

Yesterday at school, a mom came in and asked if I was Mrs. Gunn. I said yes, and she introduced herself and said her daughter, a first grader at my school, came home and all weekend had talked about how cute Mrs. Gunn's hair was. How cute is that? Then I started wondering, does my hair look like Ramona Quimby?

It's a Big Day

We already have had a busy day today. We went to the temple and did some service...in the kitchen. And by working in the temple's cafeteria, I was reminded why I dont do that much in my own kitchen. I made a huge mess out of preparing the salad bar with AJ, and baking cookies. I think the temple worker lady was ready to have us leave after a few hours.

Then we were off to visit someone in the hospital. Then I was off to Target (5th time this week) to get some gametime supplies. Then I cleaned house.

Now? Back to the Future Parts I and II on TV.

BYU vs. Air Force - 4 p.m.
Alabama vs. Penn State - 7 p.m.

Plenty of snacks for everyone = awesome time watching football today! I love college football season!

OK, so this week was Part 1 of the Top Chef finale. And they had to do a team challenge, which is COMPLETELY unfair. I hate team challenges because you can go home for someone else's mess! Totally not fair, and Kelly went home. I feel like anyone left could win, and, like everyone else, I am rooting against Angelo.

Project Runway also had a completely UNFAIR team challenge, where Ivy almost went home for her partner making a complete mess out of her design. I think the judges realized that it was out of her hands, so they didnt send her home, but FINALLY sent Cassanova home. FINALLY! He just doesnt get it. He was sort of funny though, sometimes.

I already posted my feelings about Teen Mom on facebook, but, to sum it all up again--I cant stand Caitlyn's skank mom. She is a druggie and gross and completely rude and childish. Poor Caitlyn is just so nice she tries to forgive and forget and dismiss her terrible mother's behavior. All of that because she is mad at Cailtlyn for making the best decision to give up her baby and not bring her into that drug house! And of course Farrah makes up with her Mom! I mean, why would she give up that free childcare? We all saw a few weeks ago when she let Sophia fall of the bed! (I cant stand Farrah, if you cant tell).

Secret Life: Now Ashley is throwing herself at Ricky and trying to sleep with him. I hope I am the only one left watching this because it is THAT bad.

And, the best show of the week (and past few weeks) was definitely Jersey Shore. These kids are just too hilarious. SOOO many funny lines and situations. And more desperate Sammy. And one scene Angelina HATES Vinny and thinks he is so ugly. The next scene they are in the 'Smoosh Room' together (yes they have a room they call the 'smoosh room.' use your imagination). And Mike's sister is like his twin and it is starting to sick me out. As gross as Jen Wow is, I like her now. Seriously, good show.

University of South Dakota is beating Minnesota? What???

Lounging

I realized today when I got home from work that for the last 2 days, AJ had only seen me in my lounge/sleep wear. Not that he cares AT ALL, but I had to laugh. I have been leaving early for work, and he has left a little later, so he doesnt see me in the morning. Then, I get home before him. And my routine after work is the same regardless of the time I get off of work, which is maybe kind of weird, but whatever. It's what I do. I get home from work, and immediately wash my face and take off my makeup. Then I change into my pajamas (which consist of lounge pants of some sort and an old navy tshirt). Regardless of the time of day, this is what I do (obviously unless I am going out somewhere that night, so I am not that bad).Its just a nightly ritual that helps me unwind and forget about the day. Because who wants to get home from work and think about work? Gross! Anyway, that was quite the ramble...

End of story: I like to lounge. Big surprise.

I cant remember the TV I have watched this week, but it is the beginning/middle of the week, so I am just getting started...

Sweet Caroline!

Hurricane? What hurricane? It barely even rained here, and we woke up today to an absolutely beautiful summer day (yes, still warm here thank goodness!). So, we said "What should we do today? How about we try and get tickets to the rescheduled Red Sox v. White Sox game today at 1?" OK! We were able to get a spanking deal on some Ah-Mazing tickets at Fenway. (5th row, peeps. Awesome) It was the perfect day for our first (and not last!) Red Sox game. Oddly enough, it was Manny Ramirez's first time back to Fenway since he left the team several years ago. It is odd because we were at the Dodgers game in L.A. the first time he played on their team after LEAVING the Sox! (He was sufficiently booed each time he got up to the plate by all Red Sox fans)

The first few innings of the game were sort of a blur once I realized we were sitting next to the pitcher's (Clay Buchholz)wife and new baby (adorable!). She was briefcase #27 girl on Deal or No Deal and has done a few other things too (check her out at this link) Apparently, he is quite the player (I am not talking baseball), too. Here she is with the cute little baby. Yes, I snuck a pic.



The next few innings were awesome for me, once we realized we were on TV the entire time. I was basically a celebrity for the day, and looking good with my new "Newbury Street haircut" (yes I got my hair cut at a Newbury Street salon and it was awesome).

Tonight? A little shin-dig at our place for Cambridge BYU fans to watch the game! Yay!

Here are our pics from Fenway. I got a ton of pics of players, but mostly Manny Ramirez (for obvious reasons), Ortiz (he was huge!), and Andruw Jones (old Braves player):