Merry late Christmas and all that jazz!!
OK, done.
Now let’s discuss which shows I am excited about:
1) Heavy, A & E’s take on Biggest Loser, but it is not a competition. January 17
2) Pretty Little Liars – January 3
3) Secret Life – NOT SURE WHEN IT STARTS—does anyone know??
4) Biggest Loser – January 4 (yes I am watching because they are switching it up this season with 2 new trainers—and immunity if you choose to train with them!)
5) Southland – January 4
6) Friday Night Lights – January 5
7) Teen Mom 2 – January 11
8) Skins (MT new show!) – January 17
9) Parks and Recreation – January 20
10) Kourtney and Kim Take New York – January 23
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Wednesday
A few of my favorite lines from 16 and Pregnant the last few weeks:
“You realize if you weren’t having a baby, I wouldn’t be here.”
“He may not be able to support me financially, but he can support me mentally!”
“Maybe my mom was right, Andrew wasn’t going to be a good daddy.”
When will these girls ever learn?
Intervention this week was a good success story! A 10 year meth addict from the hills of Tennessee (I once watched a documentary that took place in Tennessee in an area called “Meth Mountain”) who was homeless but lived on his parents land in a tent. He went to rehab without even a doubt, except when he called (and subsequently hung up on) his meth addict girlfriend who didn’t want him to leave her. Sober since July! Yay for him!
And I realize that How I Met Your Mother wasn’t new this week, but seriously, why does it have to continue to get better and better when we know it is almost over? The last few eps have been absolutely hilarious! (“the gentlemen” is my new fave line!)
“You realize if you weren’t having a baby, I wouldn’t be here.”
“He may not be able to support me financially, but he can support me mentally!”
“Maybe my mom was right, Andrew wasn’t going to be a good daddy.”
When will these girls ever learn?
Intervention this week was a good success story! A 10 year meth addict from the hills of Tennessee (I once watched a documentary that took place in Tennessee in an area called “Meth Mountain”) who was homeless but lived on his parents land in a tent. He went to rehab without even a doubt, except when he called (and subsequently hung up on) his meth addict girlfriend who didn’t want him to leave her. Sober since July! Yay for him!
And I realize that How I Met Your Mother wasn’t new this week, but seriously, why does it have to continue to get better and better when we know it is almost over? The last few eps have been absolutely hilarious! (“the gentlemen” is my new fave line!)
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Sunday PM
I seriously think I am going to start titling each post the day of the week that I write it...because then I dont have to think about it. And that is what my blog is about, really. Not having to "think" about it (it being anything)
Zac Efron (BF #2 behind JT) finally broke it off with Vanessa Hudgins. He is too good for her anyway (my opinion). In honor of that, I rented Charlie St. Cloud. Zac, I love you, but that movie was TERRIBLE. I actually didnt even make it through the whole movie, but, no worries, I found out what ended up happening in the end (not that I really cared at all). I decided today at church while conversing about Zac and Vanessa's break up with a friend (what you dont talk celebrity in the hall at church???) that Zac would be much better off with someone like Blake Lively.
I also went to see Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson in How Do You Know. How did I know it was a bad movie? I looked at my phone to check the time a million times, AND I think I even closed my eyes for a few seconds in the middle of the movie. I was so surprised because it is the type of movie that I usually like, and was full of my favorite actors too! I think the dynamic between Reese and Paul Rudd and Reese and Owen was just "off." I cant explain it any other way. Plus, not ONCE in the movie did they play that old 80s song "How will I know if he really loves me? I say a prayer with every heartbeat!" and really, I sort of thought they would honor old Whitney Houston with that at the very least. Call me crazy...
SNL has a really funny girl now who plays Miley Cyrus in a skit, and it is truly hilarious. Enjoy.
Zac Efron (BF #2 behind JT) finally broke it off with Vanessa Hudgins. He is too good for her anyway (my opinion). In honor of that, I rented Charlie St. Cloud. Zac, I love you, but that movie was TERRIBLE. I actually didnt even make it through the whole movie, but, no worries, I found out what ended up happening in the end (not that I really cared at all). I decided today at church while conversing about Zac and Vanessa's break up with a friend (what you dont talk celebrity in the hall at church???) that Zac would be much better off with someone like Blake Lively.
I also went to see Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson in How Do You Know. How did I know it was a bad movie? I looked at my phone to check the time a million times, AND I think I even closed my eyes for a few seconds in the middle of the movie. I was so surprised because it is the type of movie that I usually like, and was full of my favorite actors too! I think the dynamic between Reese and Paul Rudd and Reese and Owen was just "off." I cant explain it any other way. Plus, not ONCE in the movie did they play that old 80s song "How will I know if he really loves me? I say a prayer with every heartbeat!" and really, I sort of thought they would honor old Whitney Houston with that at the very least. Call me crazy...
SNL has a really funny girl now who plays Miley Cyrus in a skit, and it is truly hilarious. Enjoy.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Tuesday Surprise
It is not often my DVR surprises me with shows that I didnt know were being recorded. But, today I got home and saw that Intervention started a new season on Monday night-- and of course I have the DVR set to record new eps, so I had a new episode of Intervention to watch! Yay! And it was a goodie! This poor girl was homeless (of course), panhandling to keep up with her cocaine/heroine habit (I will never give to people on the street after watching Intervention), and had a street "boyfriend" who was just as gross as she was. It was really sad. She did eventually get sober, and wrote a letter to her old boyfriend stating that their relationship was over. But, where did she send the letter? He was homeless, so what address did she use for him? I was confused...
Also got another pleasant surprise when I accidentally watched a commercial during Intervention. A new show called Heavy. About obese people (my favorite tv show subject!). It looked awesome and I cant wait.
And I just watched last week's Gossip Girl, and I have to say I am sort of disappointed at how it all panned out with the Serena stuff. So now are we supposed to hate Lily? Impossible! And is Serena going to want to get back with the teacher dude? I really dont like that they ended it like that--after a whole season of hype!
I watched Precious this weekend. It was disturbing and I dont recommend it.
Also got another pleasant surprise when I accidentally watched a commercial during Intervention. A new show called Heavy. About obese people (my favorite tv show subject!). It looked awesome and I cant wait.
And I just watched last week's Gossip Girl, and I have to say I am sort of disappointed at how it all panned out with the Serena stuff. So now are we supposed to hate Lily? Impossible! And is Serena going to want to get back with the teacher dude? I really dont like that they ended it like that--after a whole season of hype!
I watched Precious this weekend. It was disturbing and I dont recommend it.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas!
I read an article today about Farrah from Teen Mom that said that her baby’s grandma (mother of Farrah’s ex who died in a car accident before Sophia was born) had tried to get some sort of visitation rights (even though Farrah of course played victim and acted like they wanted nothing to do with Sophia. And, btw, the paternity test results came back and he was indeed the father. Surprise!
Somehow I have started watching The Middle this season on a pretty regular basis. I don’t even know what season it is on now, but I sort of like it. The kids totally make the show; I love the awkward daughter! Just thought I would share that I am watching, and I do enjoy it. But this show is supposed to take place in the 80s, right? Everything looks totally 80s, but then I am wondering if they just made it look all old fashioned because that is what everyone thinks the Midwest is like? Is that really what people think? Because, as with everywhere you live, it is true and it is not true. Just a little FYI…
And I really don’t want to bring up Bama Belles (but I will just this once) to give it any kind of notoriety at all whatsoever, not because I was embarrassed by how they portrayed Alabama or anything…but because it was just so freaking boring. I turned it off after about 20 minutes. And yall know, if I turn it off, it must be bad. That is all.
Love that they brought CT back on The Challenge…and that he eliminated Johnny Bananas. Priceless to see Johnny’s face when he found out he was going to have to go against CT! Tina is gross.
And, I love Modern Family and all…but come on Sophia Gerrara! Have some pride and don’t let them ONLY dress you in tight, cleavage-rich, revealing clothing! Seriously, she never wears anything normal. Granted, I am all for showing what you got a little bit of the time, but not EVERY single scene girlfriend!
Somehow I have started watching The Middle this season on a pretty regular basis. I don’t even know what season it is on now, but I sort of like it. The kids totally make the show; I love the awkward daughter! Just thought I would share that I am watching, and I do enjoy it. But this show is supposed to take place in the 80s, right? Everything looks totally 80s, but then I am wondering if they just made it look all old fashioned because that is what everyone thinks the Midwest is like? Is that really what people think? Because, as with everywhere you live, it is true and it is not true. Just a little FYI…
And I really don’t want to bring up Bama Belles (but I will just this once) to give it any kind of notoriety at all whatsoever, not because I was embarrassed by how they portrayed Alabama or anything…but because it was just so freaking boring. I turned it off after about 20 minutes. And yall know, if I turn it off, it must be bad. That is all.
Love that they brought CT back on The Challenge…and that he eliminated Johnny Bananas. Priceless to see Johnny’s face when he found out he was going to have to go against CT! Tina is gross.
And, I love Modern Family and all…but come on Sophia Gerrara! Have some pride and don’t let them ONLY dress you in tight, cleavage-rich, revealing clothing! Seriously, she never wears anything normal. Granted, I am all for showing what you got a little bit of the time, but not EVERY single scene girlfriend!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Tuesday
I totally forgot that last week I realized that a new season of Celebrity Rehab had started (whew! That was a close one!). Depending on the celebs, and my time, I sometimes fast forward through a lot of the episodes or delete then altogether. But I like to have them on my DVR for those slow, Saturday afternoons.
Anyway, I was sort of anticipating this season to start because I wanted to see how bad off Jason Wahler (from Laguna Beach fame) really was (not that bad). Seriously, it seems that Jason just wants to get back in the limelight (little does he know Celebrity Rehab hasn’t worked for anyone in that respect—and they all try). He is as gross as ever and still probably wishes he wouldn’t have dumped LC for Jessica. Or however that ended up working out…
BUT, guess who else is on this season? Remember the guy who was on The Millionaire Matchmaker, who was completely disgusting and had a monkey with him at all times? Yes, I know you remember him. He is on this season of CR! Weird.
New Show Alert: I Used to be Fat. Yall know I will love this since I have that weird obsession with watching shows about obese people. This one is basically MTVs’ very own Biggest Loser! I think it starts in January.
Anyway, I was sort of anticipating this season to start because I wanted to see how bad off Jason Wahler (from Laguna Beach fame) really was (not that bad). Seriously, it seems that Jason just wants to get back in the limelight (little does he know Celebrity Rehab hasn’t worked for anyone in that respect—and they all try). He is as gross as ever and still probably wishes he wouldn’t have dumped LC for Jessica. Or however that ended up working out…
BUT, guess who else is on this season? Remember the guy who was on The Millionaire Matchmaker, who was completely disgusting and had a monkey with him at all times? Yes, I know you remember him. He is on this season of CR! Weird.
New Show Alert: I Used to be Fat. Yall know I will love this since I have that weird obsession with watching shows about obese people. This one is basically MTVs’ very own Biggest Loser! I think it starts in January.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Two Movies
The first, 127 Hours. We went to see this last night in the theater with some friends. It was really good! It definitely could have been boring, because it was mostly James Franco the whole time (which I LOVED!). But he did an amazing job, and the movie was just really well done. Apparently some people have thrown up in the theater because they thought it was gross, but I really didnt think it was that gross at all. (But then again, I pretty much saw my own fingers being cut off, so maybe my stomach isnt easily affected.)Either way, its a good one.
The second movie was a bust. The Time Traveler's Wife. I hadnt seen it, and it has been out quite a while now. I know that I am not a Nicholas Sparks fan (with the one exception of A Walk to Remember), so not surprising I did not like this movie. It sort of didnt make sense. It was lame that he had like so many goings and comings in all different times (unlike the successful time travel movie Back to the Future)And sometimes he stayed without travelling for a long time, but sometimes it was like 5 seconds. It was just lame. And I hated that the wife even had the nerve to get MAD at him when he wasnt there. I mean, hello?! You were the one who decided to marry the time traveler freak! Lame.
The second movie was a bust. The Time Traveler's Wife. I hadnt seen it, and it has been out quite a while now. I know that I am not a Nicholas Sparks fan (with the one exception of A Walk to Remember), so not surprising I did not like this movie. It sort of didnt make sense. It was lame that he had like so many goings and comings in all different times (unlike the successful time travel movie Back to the Future)And sometimes he stayed without travelling for a long time, but sometimes it was like 5 seconds. It was just lame. And I hated that the wife even had the nerve to get MAD at him when he wasnt there. I mean, hello?! You were the one who decided to marry the time traveler freak! Lame.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
What I Like
I like the website/book Stuff White People Like.
My favorite posts are the ones that I myself have questioned many times, and I just dont get. (Yes, I realize even my own friends are/do some of the things listed below...)
In no particular order (and I am quoting parts of the excerpts from the site):
1) Mad Men
"Mad Men is a TV show on cable with low ratings, multiple awards, critical praise, and full seasons available on DVD. It’s no surprise white people love it.
The show is set in 1960 and features meticulous art direction that strives to make the show as historically accurate as possible. This veracity makes the show especially vulnerable to one of white people’s favorite activities on earth: finding mistakes. And as is always the case with white people, the harder someone strives for accuracy, the happier a white person is to prove them wrong."
2) Marathons
"To a white person, the absolute pinnacle of fitness is to run a marathon. Not to win, just to run.
White people will train for months, telling everyone who will listen about how they get up early in the morning, they run when it rains, how it makes them feels so great and gives them energy.
When they finish the marathon, they will generally take a photo of themselves in a pair of New Balance sneakers, running shorts, and their marathon number with both hands over their head in triumph (seriously, look it up, this is universal).
If you find yourself in a situation where a white person is talking about a marathon, you must be impressed or you will lose favor with them immediately. Running for a certain length of time on a specific day is a very important thing to a white person and should not be demeaned."
3) Not having a TV
"The number one reason why white people like not having a TV is so that they can tell you that they don’t have a TV."
4) Sushi
"Regardless if you are vegetarian, vegan, or just guilty about eating meat, all white people love Sushi. To them, it’s everything they want: foreign culture, expensive, healthy, and hated by the ‘uneducated.’"
5) Vegan/ Vegetarianism
"As with many white people activities, being vegan/vegetarian enables them to feel as though they are helping the environment AND it gives them a sweet way to feel superior to others. For further evidence, note how the vegetarian world has increasing levels of extemism (no meat, no dairy, no eggs, no fish, nothing that has been cooked, etc).
Much like not watching TV, this makes white people pretty hard to deal with on a day to day basis – having dinner, going to restaurants, having them over to watch political debates all become major challenges as they will talk about how they cannot eat anything and would rather that the meat and cheese be thrown in the garbage than put into their bodies."
Love it.
My favorite posts are the ones that I myself have questioned many times, and I just dont get. (Yes, I realize even my own friends are/do some of the things listed below...)
In no particular order (and I am quoting parts of the excerpts from the site):
1) Mad Men
"Mad Men is a TV show on cable with low ratings, multiple awards, critical praise, and full seasons available on DVD. It’s no surprise white people love it.
The show is set in 1960 and features meticulous art direction that strives to make the show as historically accurate as possible. This veracity makes the show especially vulnerable to one of white people’s favorite activities on earth: finding mistakes. And as is always the case with white people, the harder someone strives for accuracy, the happier a white person is to prove them wrong."
2) Marathons
"To a white person, the absolute pinnacle of fitness is to run a marathon. Not to win, just to run.
White people will train for months, telling everyone who will listen about how they get up early in the morning, they run when it rains, how it makes them feels so great and gives them energy.
When they finish the marathon, they will generally take a photo of themselves in a pair of New Balance sneakers, running shorts, and their marathon number with both hands over their head in triumph (seriously, look it up, this is universal).
If you find yourself in a situation where a white person is talking about a marathon, you must be impressed or you will lose favor with them immediately. Running for a certain length of time on a specific day is a very important thing to a white person and should not be demeaned."
3) Not having a TV
"The number one reason why white people like not having a TV is so that they can tell you that they don’t have a TV."
4) Sushi
"Regardless if you are vegetarian, vegan, or just guilty about eating meat, all white people love Sushi. To them, it’s everything they want: foreign culture, expensive, healthy, and hated by the ‘uneducated.’"
5) Vegan/ Vegetarianism
"As with many white people activities, being vegan/vegetarian enables them to feel as though they are helping the environment AND it gives them a sweet way to feel superior to others. For further evidence, note how the vegetarian world has increasing levels of extemism (no meat, no dairy, no eggs, no fish, nothing that has been cooked, etc).
Much like not watching TV, this makes white people pretty hard to deal with on a day to day basis – having dinner, going to restaurants, having them over to watch political debates all become major challenges as they will talk about how they cannot eat anything and would rather that the meat and cheese be thrown in the garbage than put into their bodies."
Love it.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
For the Record
We had an excellent Thanksgiving meal surrounded by lots of friends, and a few strangers---and we were lucky to be invited by such a gracious host. And, again, thank you Boston Market for making everyone think that I am an amazing cook (because of course I put them in my own dish! KIDDING! They were in disposable stuff so you cant tell where it was from!). We are WAY in the back right side of this pic. Very back.
OMG please tell me you watched Gossip Girl this week! I just finished and I really am so excited to see what happens with all of this stuff with Serena! I cant believe that one girl is a complete lunatic--and why do she and her brother want to get Serena back so bad?! Love it! So glad I jumped back on the GG wagon...
90210 this week was sort of a nothing. However, I was really thinking about what I would do if I were Silver, and my BESTIE's boyfriend had just told me he liked me! And I liked him too! Do you be a good friend, and since you basically CANNOT be together anyway (and still retain your friendship), go ahead and just tell your BFF that her boyfriend said he liked you? Or do you NOT tell and let this just go on and on? I am guessing it would be nice to SAY I would pick being the better friend, but we all (well, most of us) know that I was the Angelina in the relationship which says a lot about how I would handle that situation. I mean, it all works out in the end, right?! :)
16 and Preggers...same story, different girl. When will they ever learn?
FYI: Outsourced, the MOVIE that the show was based on, is way better than the show. The movie doesnt try to be AS funny, so it works. I am so OVER the show.
And, just so you know, I got to watch a crazy juggler/clown lady today at work.
OMG please tell me you watched Gossip Girl this week! I just finished and I really am so excited to see what happens with all of this stuff with Serena! I cant believe that one girl is a complete lunatic--and why do she and her brother want to get Serena back so bad?! Love it! So glad I jumped back on the GG wagon...
90210 this week was sort of a nothing. However, I was really thinking about what I would do if I were Silver, and my BESTIE's boyfriend had just told me he liked me! And I liked him too! Do you be a good friend, and since you basically CANNOT be together anyway (and still retain your friendship), go ahead and just tell your BFF that her boyfriend said he liked you? Or do you NOT tell and let this just go on and on? I am guessing it would be nice to SAY I would pick being the better friend, but we all (well, most of us) know that I was the Angelina in the relationship which says a lot about how I would handle that situation. I mean, it all works out in the end, right?! :)
16 and Preggers...same story, different girl. When will they ever learn?
FYI: Outsourced, the MOVIE that the show was based on, is way better than the show. The movie doesnt try to be AS funny, so it works. I am so OVER the show.
And, just so you know, I got to watch a crazy juggler/clown lady today at work.
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