So I’m blogging from my apartment complex’s pool right now. Jay and I decided yesterday to invite a few friends over to bbq for the 4th of July since this was the first year I’ve ever not had plans. Usually I’d go to my great aunt and great uncle’s house for the best family 4th of July party ever and go spend some quality time at the Bing family party but since I’m spending my first 4th in Raleigh (last year we drove up to NY), I didn’t really have any plans. So now I’m staking out a table, grill & lounge chairs two hours early while Jay prepares his world famous “Jaygers”. I’m literally the only one here so I feel kinda silly and pretty bored lol. I was supposed to go swimming at the gym at 9am but those plans got messed up when we had the brilliant idea to save a spot amidst the fierce crowds of the pool. Yeah, good plan Jay and Colleen. Meh.
At least I’m still so slow with the iPad touch screen that it took me 15 damn minutes to poke out that last paragraph lol.
So while I wait for Clif, Sara, TJ and Kristin to arrive, I’ll run down what’s been going on. Jay & I finished the 2nd season of True Blood and started the 3rd. We are also trying to download season 4 of Dexter so we can watch that before Comic Con too. TB 2 was pretty awesome and by “awesome” I mean “Alexander Sarsgaard or however you spell his last name is hot and good choice Alan Ball giving him more screen time.” I would like to see a season where Tara isn’t acting crazy though bc I liked her a lot in season 1 and I’m super excited for the Sam storyline they’re setting up with his family (keep in mind that we’ve only seen the first ep of 3 so far so no spoilers).
I went to the beach with Sara and Kristin yesterday. We left at 7:30am to try to avoid the crowd at Wrightsville Beach but by 9:45am when we finally got there, parking was already nonexistent and douche bags were already out in full force. We drove around for 45 minutes and still no parking which sucked. We did get a spot at long last only to have some giant asshole come up to Sara and start screaming at her to “get out of that spot” and “leave” so he could have it. It was a public parking spot but in front of someone’s house that he must’ve known & been told he could park there. I was all for saying “fuck you, we got here first” but with crazy people, who knows so we left. We were so angry after that exchange that we decided to drive down to Carolina Beach and test our luck there. That luckily worked out way better for us and we had a fabulous time. Although I was wearing a strapless bikini top with string ties on the bottom and unfortunately I got slammed by a wave and had several, shall we say, wardrobe malfunctions. I pulled the top up quick enough for only Sara to get a good view and was relieved until I realized a split second later that all was definitely NOT right. Somehow the bow had come untied. Oh but not only untied but completely come undone. It fed thru a little tube of fabric - like the strings in a hoodie - and the knot that stopped it also came undone so i couldn’t even do a quick fix. I held myself together/up and did a small walk of shame out of the ocean. I’m glad that again, Sara was the only one who saw anything and it wasn’t the front lol. Kristin was a rockstar and able to fix it after about 15 minutes of trying. So that’s my embarrassing oops moment of the day!
Ok, my wrist hurts from my ghetto way of typing & Jay should be here soon to relieve me so I can get myself together for a half hour before they arrive. I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July or if you’re not American, a wonderful Sunday!
Quiet morning at work today so I figured I’d try to keep up with the frequent blogging thing I’ve got going on right now. Last night, I started watching the 5th season of Supernatural that’s been saved up on the DVR since September. On Sunday night, Jay and I were finally able to catch up on the last few weeks of Chuck while Friday night was dedicated to The Office and 30 Rock. Basically, all these shows were backed up because of Lost but now that it’s finished, we’re free to watch whatever we want. I’ve noticed people asking each other over Twitter, Facebook, etc, “What do we watch now?” Soooo I came up with ten suggestions based on TV shows that I like and I’m totally open to some more that I missed or have never seen.
*Disclaimer for suggestions 2-10 & honorable mentions: Please keep in mind that these are MY suggestions and just because I like them, it doesn’t mean that they’re the end all, be all of TV shows to ‘replace’ Lost.*
Battlestar Galactica (The new one) - Trust me: Just do it. You won’t regret it. Some people are hooked from the first 10 minutes of the miniseries, others take a few episodes in the first season but stick it out and you’ll be so glad you did. It’s easily one of the best shows to ever air on TV.
Veronica Mars - I’ve been touting VM for years but the first season really is awesome. It’s got mystery, humor, adventure and of course, Kristin Bell.
Chuck - The 3rd season just finished and the show has changed so much from when it started. However, it was done in a way that you know it’s changing but it feels natural. One word: Jeffster.
True Blood - Jay & I just put the second season in our Netflix queue and we can’t wait. I loved the first season so much that I bought all the books. I read the first one on the airplane back from London and I was advised to hold off on the rest until we see season 2. Therefore, I am doubly anxious to watch it. Warning: There’s A LOT of gratuitous sex so if private parts offend you, then you’re not going to like TB.
The X-Files - I would be a horrible Phile if I didn’t recommend that anyone who loves a bit of sci-fi to check out XF (or at least the first 6 seasons + first movie; I can’t condone the last 4 & 2nd movie). There’s conspiracy theories abound and some really great Monster-of-the-Week episodes that make for some really fantastic, classic TV.
Bones - My newest obsession but if you’re into crime dramas with great characters then give it a shot. I was always against it because I never watched Buffy or Angel and assumed it would be FBI Agent Teen Heartthrob at your service. I’m glad I gave it a shot and I hope you are too!
Dexter - Spoiler alert: Dexter is filled with a lot of gore. It’s also filled with awesome, so ignore all of the obvious moral protests like, “But he still kills people…” and dive right in.
Alias - Sydney Bristow is bad ass. There’s 5 seasons total but I strayed during the last season because it just got way too confusing. However, if you’re a JJ Abrams fan, then DEFINITELY give at least the first 2 seasons a shot.
Supernatural - This was the Bones of last year. It’s not just a CW show. It’s got it’s own mythology and quirks & some compelling storylines. It also has Dean from Gilmore Girls.
Psych - I know that Psych is not everyone’s type of show but it’s absolutely hilarious and thoroughly an all-around good time. PINEAPPLE!
Honorable Mentions:
Fringe - Jay & I stopped in the middle of Season 1 when my beloved Strider got sick and I was moving all at the same time. It was starting to get really good, we just didn’t have the energy to keep up with it. We hear it’s gotten sick nasty awesome right now, so we’re definitely going to try to watch Seasons 1 & 2 before Comic Con.
24 - Again, this is a show that fell a lot in later seasons but Seasons 1, 4 and 5 were really entertaining. At the very least, give Season 1 a shot and make sure you have a full day cleared because it’s that insane that you won’t want to stop watching.
Well, those are my suggestions. I’m sure that I’m missing some and there’s plenty out there that I’ve never watched, so if you’ve got anything to add, the floor is yours.
I still have to finish up my post about Jay & my’s New Years Eve adventure but I’ve been blah all day when it comes to doing anything. Mainly because I spent like 3 hours yesterday cleaning out my closet and reorganizing things, so today I felt lazy. I’ll get to it within the next 3 days, I promise. It’s a fun story with some special guest stars so stay tuned.
Anyway, Chuck started again today on NBC and will air Monday nights at 8pm EST, so if you’re looking for a great TV show to get into, then check out Chuck. It’s a great show. The first few episodes of the first season are somewhat slow but if you stick around, you will not regret it.
Please keep in mind that it’s not a Jay & Jack podcast, so if you’re expecting to hear them, you will be disappointed. I know that I do not come close to being as great as Jack is but hopefully, Jay & I can keep you entertained. We like getting to do something together that has zero pressure or money involved! Well, that being said, I’m off to bed because I have a feeling it’s going to be a looooooong week…
Oohhh and Happy Birthday to Randy Princess Cupcake Assface Green, even though it’s after midnight so technically his birthday is over. I miss you, dude. I hope you peed in a river and thought of me.
Jay and I finally finished all of Battlestar Galactica tonight. We had all the disks except the final one from Netflix, so we went on a little treasure hunt to find the last disk at Blockbuster. This then turned into a $40 excursion that ended up with us just buying the entire Season 4.5 when we couldn’t find it.
Before we started the final episode, I told Jay to pretend that this was a test run for the final episode of Lost (rumored to be May 19, 2010). Well, if this was a test run for me too then I think that I failed in the keeping it together department.
So we watched the end of the series and I basically cried like a baby. And by “cried like a baby” I mean I sobbed like a little bitch. I liked it a lot. I’m in the club of people who enjoyed the Epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I like when people have that hint of torture but still get their new start. I like when things wrap up yet leave some things to the imagination. Couple things:
*Spoiler alert* I wish that we had found out what the Harbinger of Death meant but I didn’t mind Kara’s ending. Other than I wish that she had stayed on Earth and lived happily ever after with either Anders or Lee but if she had to go away, I accept it. Also, I did not like what ended up happening to Gaeta. I think the whole story arch was a great way to get BSG back on track but I hated that it had to be him. I really liked him.
So I guess that’s all I got for now. I don’t get why people didn’t like the finale but now I’m totally down for talking about it.
One thing’s for sure though: I’m going to have to work on my crying reflex by the time it gets to May or else I’ll probably end up sobbing through the last Lost episode and totally missing everything. And let’s face it: I’m either going to 1) End up watching the finale alone or 2) End up watching it with people who don’t allow talking or crying at all. I’m going to be screwed.
No, not that C-word. The other one that means basically the same thing. But in the midst of Day 5 of job hunting in Raleigh, NC, it made me giggle. Oh hell, it would have made me giggle regardless:
Yeah, this may not be the greatest shot in the world. And yeah, it’s far away. But YEAH it’s real! A little birdie sent me this picture during the Golden Globes last week from backstage in the press area:
Gawd, I <3 Tina Fey. I want to shake her hand and give her a hug one day.
For all my Lost fan friends, this may be the funniest thing I heard all week:
JNorton15: So you want to see possibly the best Lost message board quote ever?
JNorton15: “When Rose said to Bernard “If you are going to be hiding in the bushes, lets get you into something dark” .. was she refering to herself ???”
Anyway, I didn’t want to leave a sad post like I did yesterday as the last one I did, especially since May 17 is over & I feel much better now AND there’s all sorts of awesome things going on right now.
1. I cut my hair, about 7 inches. I don’t think I look like me at all, but sometimes you just need a change, so I’m glad I did it
2. Amanda Giordano & I are moving into an apartment in Astoria, Queens on June 1. Visitors welcome. Yay, NYC livin’. It’s sort of scary to officially be an “adult” now, but we all know that I’m definitely not going to start acting like one any time soon. Hooray for being broke, but it’ll be worth it…
3. I helped Paul from Barenaked Hurley (the Lost parody band) write his last 2 songs & it was really fun. I stayed up literally all night on Tues so help him finish it, but it was such a blast to be a part of something that awesome. If you’re a Lost fan, go to iTunes & download the Barenaked Hurley podcast feed, because all of his songs are hysterical.
Finally,to all my Marist friends who are graduating - GOOD LUCK! I’m so proud of you guys & I miss you all a lot. I’ll (hopefully) see most of you tomorrow, whenever I get up there (I’m going to Rachel & Will’s grad party). <3
Last night, Angrisani convinced me to join his fantasy baseball league. We named my team after Helen Keller, which is somewhat approp, especially considering I have absolutely no idea how a fantasy sports league works & Helen Keller probably would run a team better than me.
So this morning, I managed to lose my train pass, find it after I bought a million dollar round trip ticket in a panic, lose my credit card, find my credit card in my pocket all along, get hit on by the 50-year-old guy with a 9-year-old daughter & “a serious rejection complex” sitting next to me on the train who wants to take me to a movie & then walk around Borders Books, managed to step in a ginormous puddle AND got an IM from Eastern Europe! And all before 11am. Yeah, Monday.
Tonight’s Heroes = amazing. I may or may not have cried with Jack Bristow Mr. Bennett’s decision at the end. Uncle Lou looked at me like I was nuts, but he’s been playing this weird Swedish music all week, so he really can’t talk.
Posted by Colleen on Dec 11, 2006 in Scrubs, TV, Video
I’m totally posting this video on STARKED NYC tomorrow (Tues, Dec. 12), but here’s a little preview. Fucking classic. It’s actually from 2003/2004, but I’ve never seen it before 10 minutes ago. It’s A Charlie Brown Christmas performed by the Scrubs cast.
Dr. Cox as Linus is absolutely genius. I’m a tool, so I copied down his “True Meaning of Christmas” speech:
Here’s the deal, Newbie. You can stuff your stockings with shiny little toys from now until you grow some testicles, but until you that stocking is filled with friendship, loyalty, love & devotion, well - it’s just plumb empty. And no, you can’t purchase those things at Laura Ashley, and no, you can’t win them in the Redbook Giveaway Extravaganza. And gee, I’m sorry if these aren’t things you can wind up & watch spin for 8 hours. Let me make this exceptionally clear: Christmas is about love. You can’t live without other people’s love. Not during Christmas, not ever. So go spend that time with your friends & family and if they laugh at you, laugh with them. And if they laugh at you again, hit ‘em & go find some new friends. But for the love of God, Jesus, Mary, Joseph & his Technicolored Dreamcoat, don’t ever, ever forget this, Newbie. You have to give love to get love. So start giving. Now. That’s what Christmas is all about, Newbie.”
