So, I don't know what the heck happened this morning, but when I woke up to the steam cleaning dude knocking on my door - 9:30AM - my left leg was asleep and I fell three times on the way to the door.
It's like 10 feet from the couch to the door so it was every freaking step.
I can only imagine as to what he was thinking outside my door cause every time I fell a different expletive came out.
And not quietly.
It explained the amused look on his face when the door swung open.
And Carter was just laying there like what the hell?
Like, by the time I made it to the door I was holding on to it for dear life, then stood against the wall for a while just to make sure I wasn't gonna faceplant in front of him.
The last time that happened to me in the morning - that I can remember, though a lot of my mornings are fuzzy cause I hate mornings - was in high school. And actually it was because I was injured.
So, if you know me or you've read this long enough you've probably heard of the sleeping walking incident.
If not, here's the short version.
Basically, I had this dream that I was crabwalking through a tunnel on a college visit and it turns out I was actually crabwalking down my bed. And the metal bar that I felt by my feet was real. I stepped on an office chair and it flew out from under me so naturally I grabbed the closest object to me to regain my balance, that just happened to be a dresser.
I woke up on the ground - tile floor was especially cold that night - with something really heavy on top of me and I couldn't move. About 10 minutes later, after the panic attacks had stopped - I realized that I had a roommate.
Juwanna thought the screaming was just me having a bad dream. So did I - somewhere between all the flailing and the blacking out - though that changed when she turned the lights on and went "oh my god!"
Then, when I could actually see that the giant object crushing me to the floor was in fact my own dresser, filled with my clothes and covered in my radio and my random crap that was now scattered all over my floor, I was able to realize that no, this was actually happening and it would probably be a wise idea to, in the future, just sleep on the floor of a room with padded walls.
Anyway, my ankle got crushed somewhere between the dresser falling and it being lifted off of me.
Juwanna went to get the dorm-mom, who naturally had to call the Dean - oh yeah, the Dean of the high school - at like 2AM - then she gave me a glass of water and put me back to bed.
I woke up in the morning with her at the base of my bed asking if I could get up.
I took one step and totally face planted - again on the cold tile floor.
That's when she said, "well, guess we should call your parents."
"Crap."
Still haven't heard the end of that one.
Yes, that was the short version.
Granted I don't remove painting from walls like one former coworker but I'm pretty sure that one can top any of your sleep-walking stories.
I lost myself.
Oh right, so yeah, that's the last time I remember having no control of my body and not being able to regain my balance before I fell straight to the ground.
So that made for a fun morning.
The dude was actually very efficient.
And chatty.
So that made the fact that he was cleaning my carpet as I sat on the couch less awkward.
Carter hid out in the kitchen the whole time - he's not so good with loud noises - but the carpet has never looked cleaner.
It took all day for the carpets to dry, watched 10 Things I Hate About You amongst other things, much funnier than I remember. But hysterical cause I was quoting it as it went. Didn't realize I had watched it that many times growing up, but apparently so.
Now everything is back in its place.
Though I'm thinking of asking my parents if they can take my foosball table and store it for me until I have a house and a place to put it.
Cause I can't get rid of it, cause it's like a memorabilia thing, you know? And the third best Christmas present ever.
The first being Maroon 5 tickets from my boyfriend and the second being a signed script from Charmed from Second Sister.
Yes, I am one of those Charmed nerds.
I could be queen of all Charmed nerds can cause I can list episode titles from all 8 seasons and quote from each of them as well.
Speaking of quotes, so my original intention - before all these ramblings - was to go through my box of random crap that I've collected since I moved here that's filled with all sorts of coworker and patrons quotes from the three years that I've worked in the library system.
Yes, as of today, it has officially been three years of working at the work branch - technically it was 3 years in the system as of the 16th cause that's when I started at the home branch, but I already did a big post about the home branch my last day there, so, here's to three years.
Things overheard at the library:
"It takes two to screw up a tango. Or something like that."
"Why would anyone want to eat anything that pink?"
"My sickle's in the car."
"Give me the one with the naked dancing men."
"Don't give me virgins, no!"
"There's so much water around the mosquitoes are gonna be as big as small birds this year!"
"We could call it PITA - Pain In The Ass!"
"Yeah, BYOP - Bring Your Own Painkiller."
"That's my mean look."
"You need practice."
"I left it on a cruise ship."
"She kept constantly murdering people in hopes of meeting Angela Landsbury."
"Do you get paid to sit there and look pretty?....And she's smart too!"
"I would have cussed him out in Russian."
Coworker Moments:
Fearless Leader holding up a copy of Legally Blonde the Musical: "THIS is why I hate musicals!"
Little Shelver Boy: "Can you check out anything in the library?"
Slim Shady: "Yes."
Little Shelver Boy: "Then can I check you out?"
Slim Shady: "Don't you have books to shelve?"
Queen of Awesome: "Trash it and do a happy dance."
Space Cadet: "Screw the fan, you want an e-reader!"
Me: "He went all Hulk and broke in!"
InfoMan: "The lights were still off!"
Me: "I just got an LOL from Superwoman. Brings me back to my MSN Messenger days. 'BRB' I'm not actually going anywhere but neither is this conversation."
Shirley: "You've been naughty so here's the scoop. Your Christmas gift is snowman poop!"
Girlscout: "My orca is gonna attack your porpoise."
Me: "Wicked? It's like the ultimate fan fiction."
Patron: "Hey, I'm trying to get my groove on here."
New Guy: "You're gonna have to get your groove on somewhere else."
Space Cadet: "You deserve like a sticker. or a gold star. or a pizza."
Superwoman: "Oh good grief, she would say pizza."
Space Cadet: "If I yell-"
Me: "I will run."
Superwoman: "It's a psychological thriller."
Slim Shady: "What does that mean in the context of ballerinas?"
Super Librarian Status: "Someone tried to flush a copy of The Economist down the toilet."
Me: "Irony."
Queen of Awesome: "I am envious of your boxes."
Me: "You looked all serious."
Space Cadet: "I am serious, I gotta get rid of this 7Up!"
Me: "You're a fan of Charlie's Angels?"
KPH: "I'm a fan of girls in general."
Me: "Here is my phone number so you can stop calling my mother."
Superwoman: "Maybe we like talking to your mother."
Fearless Leader: "I tried to use p-slip as a verb, p-slipping, don't do it."
Me: "Codeword: Josh."
Slim Shady: "You're good. You're really really good."
Me: "Some dude got bit by a rattlesnake at Walmart."
Library Judge: "Yeah, but it only caused 60% damage."
QotKU: "I don't want to cougar him."
QotKU: "I'll wait for the hot firefighters."
Me: "We should write a book called 'What the hell were we thinking: The Hindsight Bias.' We could have a chapter called 'Relationship Mistakes, Mishaps and Malfunctions."
Cabin Fever: "Tell them you worship snakes. Always works for me."
Darth Scheduler: "A joyous observation on the day of your birth!"
Me: "What?"
Darth Scheduler: "Happy birthday."
Me: "You threw away the plant?"
Koha Queen: "It was dead!"
Me: "Well, in the words of Eric Overmeier..."
KPH: "I'm a sweater addict, I admit that freely. She wanted fashion in the 80's, has that changed?"
Me: "Does the coffee machine in the breakroom work?"
Fearless Leader: "Don't do it!"
Me: "Just say no to vending machine orange juice."
Me: "Justin Bieber wants to know if I like pie. What do I say? Now he's threatening to mug me if I don't answer."
Sensei: "I think this is a lovely start to the book you're going to write. I will be happy to provide color commentary."
InfoMan: "What happens in the library stays in the library."
Girlscout: "Or checks out for three weeks."
Supervisor: "Let's take 'em down!"
Me: "I gotta go upstairs, you're gonna have to 'take 'em down!' with Jeff."
Darth Scheduler: "Arg the pirate caveman."
Slim Shady: "Just say 'ew' and walk away."
Me: "Does that container say 'barf chips'?"
Glee-Loving Boss: "Yes, they are waste pickup deoderizers."
Me: "What are face aerobics?"
Extra
Second Sister: "If he shows up at your apartment do not let him in. Break up with him over the intercom."
Me: "An intercom breakup?"
Second Sister: "Oh yeah, they're all the rage."
Seth Godin: "We need librarians more than we ever did. What we don't need are more clerks who guard dead paper."
Random Notes in bin
$0.25 for slot machine from Supply Queen - quarter spent in Vegas
Wow.
That was a lot.
But it was three years.
Three years of awesomeness.
Here's to three more.
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Friday, May 24, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Play something country.
Ah the joys of Mayberry.
Went to my niece's kindergarten graduation tonight.
Ran into some former professors.
Which is amusing cause now I get to see a former professor every day at work!
Anyway, these two were two of my favorites from college.
They made the quote books frequently.
Tonight's encounter was especially amusing cause Second Sister was like, "you know her?! how do you know her?!"
Um. She taught me how to interview?
Senior year, Placement Seminar.
Resumes, fake interviews with real professionals, portfolios, etc.
Came up with life plans.
Which is actually in one of my quote books.
I used to carry these little spiral bound notebooks in my back pocket every day for four years.
Senior year's was red.
Here's the life plan that our class came up with our first week.
1. Get born.
2. Grow up - eat spinach, drink milk, stop picking your nose.
3. Go to college - pick a major your parents like.
4. Get high (dramatic pause) paying job.
5. Find a family - don't want to see them, just know they're there.
6. Buy stuff - like a motorboat.
7. Get old - purchase many anti-aging products to hide the fact that it's almost over and you've missed it.
8. Die (or leave).
Wow.
There's a lot of stuff in here from that class.
"What's a Zamboni? Pasta?"
"Are we drinking before or after the interview?"
"Interview Rule #1: Celebrate After."
"Is taking a backpack to an interview normal?"
"Not unless you plan on stealing some office supplies when you leave."
"What not to have on your Facebook. What do you need to go and delete immediately after class?"
"Don't fold your resume, especially not into projectile objects."
"Nothing like spending your Friday night crying into a bag of Doritos." - that one I have in my Facebook quotes section.
A lot of mentionings of "anti-aging products and a motorboat."
I miss these quote books.
Now I just have baskets of paper slips with quotes written on them kept in no order whatsoever.
Not as cool, should bring them back.
So that was tonight. Earlier today was work.
Had another volunteer bail on me for training.
Been a rough couple of weeks to be the volunteer supervisor.
With the whole incident on Thursday and then I've got GoPo's coming in every day looking for hours cause they're due next week.
Trying to think of other stuff from today.
Opened the lab in the morning. Worked the desk through the day. Drafted some Summer Reading Event posters. Checked in lots and lots of stuff.
That's about it.
Graduation ceremony.
Kiddos were excited to ride in my car from the school to their house.
They're very cute.
Jammed at Second Sister's for a while afterward.
Now I'm back with my big fat cat watching a rerun of Wipeout.
Gotta love DVR.
Actually get to sleep in a bit tomorrow morning. Work 11-8 because we're doing an event at the zoo from like 5-7 tomorrow night.
Gonna be fun.
On to the music:
to be fair i did say i was going to post them last night.
Lovesong - Team Adam
love this song. and these people.
Play Something Country - Team Blake
i love that team blake is bringing back classic country music. not this contemporary crap.
over and out.
Went to my niece's kindergarten graduation tonight.
Ran into some former professors.
Which is amusing cause now I get to see a former professor every day at work!
Anyway, these two were two of my favorites from college.
They made the quote books frequently.
Tonight's encounter was especially amusing cause Second Sister was like, "you know her?! how do you know her?!"
Um. She taught me how to interview?
Senior year, Placement Seminar.
Resumes, fake interviews with real professionals, portfolios, etc.
Came up with life plans.
Which is actually in one of my quote books.
I used to carry these little spiral bound notebooks in my back pocket every day for four years.
Senior year's was red.
Here's the life plan that our class came up with our first week.
1. Get born.
2. Grow up - eat spinach, drink milk, stop picking your nose.
3. Go to college - pick a major your parents like.
4. Get high (dramatic pause) paying job.
5. Find a family - don't want to see them, just know they're there.
6. Buy stuff - like a motorboat.
7. Get old - purchase many anti-aging products to hide the fact that it's almost over and you've missed it.
8. Die (or leave).
Wow.
There's a lot of stuff in here from that class.
"What's a Zamboni? Pasta?"
"Are we drinking before or after the interview?"
"Interview Rule #1: Celebrate After."
"Is taking a backpack to an interview normal?"
"Not unless you plan on stealing some office supplies when you leave."
"What not to have on your Facebook. What do you need to go and delete immediately after class?"
"Don't fold your resume, especially not into projectile objects."
"Nothing like spending your Friday night crying into a bag of Doritos." - that one I have in my Facebook quotes section.
A lot of mentionings of "anti-aging products and a motorboat."
I miss these quote books.
Now I just have baskets of paper slips with quotes written on them kept in no order whatsoever.
Not as cool, should bring them back.
So that was tonight. Earlier today was work.
Had another volunteer bail on me for training.
Been a rough couple of weeks to be the volunteer supervisor.
With the whole incident on Thursday and then I've got GoPo's coming in every day looking for hours cause they're due next week.
Trying to think of other stuff from today.
Opened the lab in the morning. Worked the desk through the day. Drafted some Summer Reading Event posters. Checked in lots and lots of stuff.
That's about it.
Graduation ceremony.
Kiddos were excited to ride in my car from the school to their house.
They're very cute.
Jammed at Second Sister's for a while afterward.
Now I'm back with my big fat cat watching a rerun of Wipeout.
Gotta love DVR.
Actually get to sleep in a bit tomorrow morning. Work 11-8 because we're doing an event at the zoo from like 5-7 tomorrow night.
Gonna be fun.
On to the music:
to be fair i did say i was going to post them last night.
Lovesong - Team Adam
love this song. and these people.
Play Something Country - Team Blake
i love that team blake is bringing back classic country music. not this contemporary crap.
over and out.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Remember, Remember the Fifth of November: Take Five
"I've had marriages shorter than that story." Okay Jack, I'll try to keep it simple.
I've had the pleasure of working at two public libraries for over a year now, add that to my very amusing family, hysterical friends and crazy imagination and you get hours of entertainment.
So, without any further ado you get,
Quotes of the Year:
ps- there were far too many so the other half comes tomorrow.
Things overheard at the library:
Fearless Leader: *holding up a copy of Legally Blonde the Musical* THIS is why I hate musicals!
Trainee: "It's like, what's that mean? and then Why are you reading my ass?" about the shorts with words on them.
Me: “He says I deserve a pizza.”
Superwoman: “Crap.” ha!
Slim Shady: “Magnet, Magnet, Magnet…” i attract all the crazies.
Coworker at Staff Inservice: “There’s no crying in Koha.”
Creeper: “Likes ass or jazz” what are you supposed to say when someone hands you a note with their name and that on it? Seriously? Thanks, but no.
Me after hitting button in car and it asked for a command: "What the hell?"
Jarvis my car: "To call hell say dial."
...
Glee-Loving Boss: "Did a creepy guy with a deep voice answer?"
Slim Shady: "They say it's a psychological thriller. I want to know what that means in the context of ballerinas." About Black Swan
Me: "That'll be me in 40 years."
Space Cadet: “But you'll use your inside voice...unless you're too deaf to hear it." She says that my hearing at 35 will be her hearing at 70 since I blast music in my headphones.
Koha Queen: "I'm way passed bananas."
Girlscout: "My orca is gonna attack your porpoise!" summer reading program water guns were sea animal-shaped
Super Librarian Status: "You have a lot to live up to. Just don’t throw cranky customers across the room." about my nickname Pippi cause of my hat
Reference Queen: "This shirt is older than you are." Barcode Blues
Superwoman: “Are you free tonight? Do you need to ask your mother?” geez, you forget about one family gathering.
Coworker: “Don’t run in the library.”
Kid: “I’m jogging” and keeps running.
Me: “Was it Patience or Fortitude?”
Slim Shady: “I think it was Patience.”
Me: “You don’t know do you?”
Slim Shady: “No idea.” take a picture in front of the lions
Sam the Man: “Jam hands bring nothing but pain.” joy
Family:
Me: "It's like, I'm surrounded by books all day. The last thing I want to do when I get home is read."
Second Sister the pharmacist: "Well, I don't come home and do drugs."
Bubby: “Can I do it to Mandy?”
Me: “No.”
Bubby: “Can you do it to Mandy?” oh sibling love.
Oldest Sister: "Give me a piece of that gum, you didn't tell me it was enjoyable!"
Rick: "Spontaneous combustion is pretty awesome unless it happens to you." Apples to Apples
Oldest Sister: “Picture ‘I can’t run anymore I’m gonna puke!’ and then running the next few steps.”
Oldest Sister: “They didn’t punch a hole, they punched a crawl space.”
Oldest Sister: “Get your head out of your purse.”
Squirt: “It smells good in here.”
Teina: “How do you spell Eminem?”
Rick: “It’s on the candies.”
Me: “You get the jerky, I’ll get the nuts.” christmas shopping
Aunt Hay-Hay: “We ordered an ostrich and they had to go out and find one.” order took longer than anyone else's
Dad: “You were good, you didn’t fight with anyone.”
Mom: “That’s because she didn’t have anyone to fight with. You would have if she did.” Thanks mom.
Mom: “Is it Apples to Apples or Apples to Oranges?”
Second Sister: “It’s an appropriate amount of freakage.” About my level of sanity after I was told about dad in the hospital. Knew it was serious business when both Oldest and Second Sisters called me at work within five minutes of each other.
Mark: “I used to say ‘oh pigeons’ it’s appropriate cause they’re annoying as crap.”
Squirt: “Lock him in the closet with a piece of cheese and a glass of water.”
Mark: “We’ll split the trains four ways. Carrie can have the beer mugs.”
Second Sister: “I want the Corve.”
Me: “Can I have the Bird?”
Mark: “Yes, we’ll flip you the bird.”
Mom: “You get $2500 when you die.”
Me: “What am I supposed to do with it?”
Mom: “Bury yourself.”
Mom: “Get that on! I don’t wanna see you hanging out!”
Me: “The doors are closed!” a seatbelt, she’s talking about a seatbelt.
Justin: “Put on some music. It’ll make her look less crazy.”
Liz: “I will murder you at my wedding. I’m not above that.” about showing a video of her singing and dancing
Justin: “If he made it old dirty underwear in a dump no one would ever look for that. Best Horcrux ever.” harry potter
Oldest Sister: "Did you just turn that down with your butt?"
Me: "Yes, my butt has magic powers."
Oldest Sister: "That's fantastic."
Me: "My butt or the magic powers?" remote control
Me to Creepy Stalker Date: “That’s not love, that’s not even like! That’s nausea-inducing, frustration anxiety psychosis!”
Oldest Sister: "I'm related to that one."
Me: "She's my older sister."
Josh: "You're very strong."
Oldest Sister: "So you've met my family."
Josh: "Just that one."
Dad about Mom: "You're the second biggest blab around."
Me: "Does that make you the first?"
Sarah: "Did you swear in text form?"
Me: "Is that like the Splenda of salt?"
Squirt: "You stole my happy!"
Dad: "And! If that fails! We'll put Mom out there with a shotgun!" he was determined to keep the racoons away from the corn.
Mom: "Tell him he's wonderful for staying to work on that so late. Oh, and you're great too."
Me: "Thanks Mom."
thanks mom.
Me about The Closer: "Should we watch last week's?"
Mom: "Sure, I watched it already." *shows starts and literally 30 seconds later she bombards me with questions about what's happening*
Me: "I thought you said you saw this one."
Mom: "I forgot it already."
Me: “You learn that at pharmacy school?”
Dad: “Oh god, not pizza again.”
Mom: “We don’t want old chicken.”
Oldest Sister: “I’m sorry creepers were taking pictures of your butt.”
Cool Aunt at the College World Series: “Just sitting here, enjoying my hummus.” yeah, they seriously had hummus.
Me: “You’re the Tar to my Heels.”
more tomorrow.
I've had the pleasure of working at two public libraries for over a year now, add that to my very amusing family, hysterical friends and crazy imagination and you get hours of entertainment.
So, without any further ado you get,
Quotes of the Year:
ps- there were far too many so the other half comes tomorrow.
Things overheard at the library:
Fearless Leader: *holding up a copy of Legally Blonde the Musical* THIS is why I hate musicals!
Trainee: "It's like, what's that mean? and then Why are you reading my ass?" about the shorts with words on them.
Me: “He says I deserve a pizza.”
Superwoman: “Crap.” ha!
Slim Shady: “Magnet, Magnet, Magnet…” i attract all the crazies.
Coworker at Staff Inservice: “There’s no crying in Koha.”
Creeper: “Likes ass or jazz” what are you supposed to say when someone hands you a note with their name and that on it? Seriously? Thanks, but no.
Me after hitting button in car and it asked for a command: "What the hell?"
Jarvis my car: "To call hell say dial."
...
Glee-Loving Boss: "Did a creepy guy with a deep voice answer?"
Slim Shady: "They say it's a psychological thriller. I want to know what that means in the context of ballerinas." About Black Swan
Me: "That'll be me in 40 years."
Space Cadet: “But you'll use your inside voice...unless you're too deaf to hear it." She says that my hearing at 35 will be her hearing at 70 since I blast music in my headphones.
Koha Queen: "I'm way passed bananas."
Girlscout: "My orca is gonna attack your porpoise!" summer reading program water guns were sea animal-shaped
Super Librarian Status: "You have a lot to live up to. Just don’t throw cranky customers across the room." about my nickname Pippi cause of my hat
Reference Queen: "This shirt is older than you are." Barcode Blues
Superwoman: “Are you free tonight? Do you need to ask your mother?” geez, you forget about one family gathering.
Coworker: “Don’t run in the library.”
Kid: “I’m jogging” and keeps running.
Me: “Was it Patience or Fortitude?”
Slim Shady: “I think it was Patience.”
Me: “You don’t know do you?”
Slim Shady: “No idea.” take a picture in front of the lions
Sam the Man: “Jam hands bring nothing but pain.” joy
Family:
Me: "It's like, I'm surrounded by books all day. The last thing I want to do when I get home is read."
Second Sister the pharmacist: "Well, I don't come home and do drugs."
Bubby: “Can I do it to Mandy?”
Me: “No.”
Bubby: “Can you do it to Mandy?” oh sibling love.
Oldest Sister: "Give me a piece of that gum, you didn't tell me it was enjoyable!"
Rick: "Spontaneous combustion is pretty awesome unless it happens to you." Apples to Apples
Oldest Sister: “Picture ‘I can’t run anymore I’m gonna puke!’ and then running the next few steps.”
Oldest Sister: “They didn’t punch a hole, they punched a crawl space.”
Oldest Sister: “Get your head out of your purse.”
Squirt: “It smells good in here.”
Teina: “How do you spell Eminem?”
Rick: “It’s on the candies.”
Me: “You get the jerky, I’ll get the nuts.” christmas shopping
Aunt Hay-Hay: “We ordered an ostrich and they had to go out and find one.” order took longer than anyone else's
Dad: “You were good, you didn’t fight with anyone.”
Mom: “That’s because she didn’t have anyone to fight with. You would have if she did.” Thanks mom.
Mom: “Is it Apples to Apples or Apples to Oranges?”
Second Sister: “It’s an appropriate amount of freakage.” About my level of sanity after I was told about dad in the hospital. Knew it was serious business when both Oldest and Second Sisters called me at work within five minutes of each other.
Mark: “I used to say ‘oh pigeons’ it’s appropriate cause they’re annoying as crap.”
Squirt: “Lock him in the closet with a piece of cheese and a glass of water.”
Mark: “We’ll split the trains four ways. Carrie can have the beer mugs.”
Second Sister: “I want the Corve.”
Me: “Can I have the Bird?”
Mark: “Yes, we’ll flip you the bird.”
Mom: “You get $2500 when you die.”
Me: “What am I supposed to do with it?”
Mom: “Bury yourself.”
Mom: “Get that on! I don’t wanna see you hanging out!”
Me: “The doors are closed!” a seatbelt, she’s talking about a seatbelt.
Justin: “Put on some music. It’ll make her look less crazy.”
Liz: “I will murder you at my wedding. I’m not above that.” about showing a video of her singing and dancing
Justin: “If he made it old dirty underwear in a dump no one would ever look for that. Best Horcrux ever.” harry potter
Oldest Sister: "Did you just turn that down with your butt?"
Me: "Yes, my butt has magic powers."
Oldest Sister: "That's fantastic."
Me: "My butt or the magic powers?" remote control
Me to Creepy Stalker Date: “That’s not love, that’s not even like! That’s nausea-inducing, frustration anxiety psychosis!”
Oldest Sister: "I'm related to that one."
Me: "She's my older sister."
Josh: "You're very strong."
Oldest Sister: "So you've met my family."
Josh: "Just that one."
Dad about Mom: "You're the second biggest blab around."
Me: "Does that make you the first?"
Sarah: "Did you swear in text form?"
Me: "Is that like the Splenda of salt?"
Squirt: "You stole my happy!"
Dad: "And! If that fails! We'll put Mom out there with a shotgun!" he was determined to keep the racoons away from the corn.
Mom: "Tell him he's wonderful for staying to work on that so late. Oh, and you're great too."
Me: "Thanks Mom."
thanks mom.
Me about The Closer: "Should we watch last week's?"
Mom: "Sure, I watched it already." *shows starts and literally 30 seconds later she bombards me with questions about what's happening*
Me: "I thought you said you saw this one."
Mom: "I forgot it already."
Me: “You learn that at pharmacy school?”
Dad: “Oh god, not pizza again.”
Mom: “We don’t want old chicken.”
Oldest Sister: “I’m sorry creepers were taking pictures of your butt.”
Cool Aunt at the College World Series: “Just sitting here, enjoying my hummus.” yeah, they seriously had hummus.
Me: “You’re the Tar to my Heels.”
more tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
"That's not coffee, that's diabetes on ice." 10/12/07
Yes '07. Good god, I feel old cause that was like forever ago and yet not. Is that what happens when you get old? Time just flies and you don't even realize it? Like today I'm 23 but next time I check I'll be 80? That's just not cool.
Thomas: "Ohhh, defensive sarcasm, it went well."
You know what is cool? That even though the show was cancelled in 2008 the fandom out there is still alive and kicking. And no it's not just me. There's a lot of Patterstonians out there. Sorry, Bones reference.
Thomas: "Please don't give me the laser vision, it makes me really nervous."
Let's start at the beginning.
Claire: "But why something yourself when you can hand it over to a work-shy ill-mannered counterpart?"
Thomas: "Are we supposed to answer her?"
Boxer: "No, that's not necessary."
See, there was this show called Women's Murder Club that was based off the books by James Patterson. It was on ABC Tuesday nights originally, then they moved it to Fridays. It was short-lived because of the writer's strike and bad timing. It only lasted from October 12th of '07 to May 13th of 2008. Not that that's really surprising for a strong female cast show on ABC. Name one that's lasted longer than a year recently, please. Anyone? Anyone? I'm shocked Desperate Housewives is still on. I think that's their one triumph. And that's just cause they're slutty.
Boxer: "Tell me you didn't drive this here."
Thomas: "Please, I drove Maggie, my little red car."
Boxer: "Then you sweet talked Officer Cho into letting you past the tape. Wait, your car has a name?"
Thomas: "Doesn't yours?"
It starred Angie Harmon as the tough chick cop Lindsay Boxer. Yes, she played a cop before Rizzoli and Isles. Where do you think they got that idea from?
Laura Harris as Jill Bernhardt the witty and sarcastic ADA,
Paula Newsome as Claire Washburn the sage and wise Medical Examiner
and Aubrey Dollar as Cindy Thomas the crime reporter who won't stop or shutup.
Then you throw in Tyrees Allen as Jacobi - Boxer's partner on the force - Rob Estes as Lt. Tom Hogan Lindsay's ex-husband and now boss, plus his new fiance and kindergarten teacher Heather played by the awesomeness that is Ever Carradine.
Thomas: "Is that pizza some form of apology?"
Boxer: "Do you want the breadsticks or not?"
The storylines of WMC were pretty much typical of crime shows, except that there was a lot more backstory of the characters - so it was more like NCIS than Law and Order. You felt like you actually got to know them and it wasn't just about the crime and catching the killer. Although Chris Meloni does remind me a little of Rob Estes now that I think about it. And Benson is much like Boxer. Okay, moving on.
Boxer: "You know what I hate about Heather? Every time I see her, or talk to her, she says something that makes me want to respect her a little bit more!"
Everything about WMC was of awesomeness. Except, of course, it's cancellation. And switch in storyline, they fired the head writers halfway through and gave us 3 crap episodes at the end that completely switched the Kiss-me-not storyline. They were going with fairytales, then the new writers - I don't know if they didn't like it or weren't allowed to use it - then switched to this psycho's sister being dead and her keepsakes and...yeah it's a long story.
Thomas: "I'll chat up the locals, see if there's anything more interesting for sale here at the house of lamps lamps and more lamps."
see i hear that line in my head every time I pass that lights shop over on 40th and O.
Anyway, today every year and on the 13th of May every year I watch the pilot in all of its awesomeness. Which would be a whole lot better if they'd just release the freaking series on DVD. Which of course they won't. I'm guessing that has something to the do with the original creators not wanting it. But that's just a theory.
Washburn: Nice vacation, good last meal, couple drinks on the plane, and you doze off during in-flight movie. Not a bad way to go.
Thomas: I hope I go in my sleep.
Bernhardt: I hope I go out on top of Clive Owen. You die your way, I'll die mine.
Boxer: I don't want to die, period. Why are we even talking about this?
So, since the show has ended and clearly has no hope of coming back the actors have all moved on.
Angie Harmon has Rizzoli and Isles on TNT.
Laura Harris did Defying Gravity, some sort of TV movie, and guest starred on Warehouse 13 (she had mata hari's stockings). Has anyone seen Dead Like Me? It's fantastic! I got seasons one and two.
Paula Newsome plays Vance's wife on NCIS, she guest starred on Bones, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars, Parenthood and Suits. yes, she's a perpetual guest star, she's awesome like that.
Aubrey Dollar guest starred on Cupid, Ugly Betty and now The Good Wife.
Boxer: "Why does my relationship status a problem that every feels they need to solve? I'm not ready!"
HA! i should adapt that as my life's new motto. it'll go along great right next to "Jam Hands only bring pain" and "if you don't come in with it you leave with some degree of insanity."
Aannd, even though it's been years and many different series later I still call them Lindsay and Thomas and all that. It took me like 2 minutes to remember Boxer's real name is Angie Harmon so I could type the above paragraph.
I claim that the WM that precedes my name in my email address stands for Work Mail but it totally doesn't. I had to stop for my own cup of "diabetes on ice" on my way to work today. Will probably do it again tomorrow morning.
There are many other quirks that I won't share with you, what I will share with you however is that awesomeness that is Sketch's artwork.
she gave it to me as a present, i love it. in the middle resides the tattoo that i had on my arm for like weeks. the joy of sharpies. look to the right. ---->
i'm all about posters.
especially the obscure ones. skip to left passed the hunger games and you'll find this one:
tell me what this is a design for and i'll give you a dollar. i'll give you a hint, it has nothing to do with WMC. sort of.
Alright, I should probably stop with the rambling. Off to bed. Long day tomorrow.
Claire: If you're strong and push through the pain and the fear, you often find that happiness is waiting for you on the other side.
Jill: And if you're not strong enough?
Claire: Then that is what your friends are for. To give you a gentle push or a kick in the ass...
I tried my best not to double up on what I've always used here on the WMC Day May 13th post: My Life in Closed Captions: I'm a pancake. I'm a pancake.
But a girl can only do so much.
Boxer: "Uhh, I need to call you back. I'm not done yelling."
OUT!
Thomas: "Ohhh, defensive sarcasm, it went well."
You know what is cool? That even though the show was cancelled in 2008 the fandom out there is still alive and kicking. And no it's not just me. There's a lot of Patterstonians out there. Sorry, Bones reference.
Thomas: "Please don't give me the laser vision, it makes me really nervous."
Let's start at the beginning.
Claire: "But why something yourself when you can hand it over to a work-shy ill-mannered counterpart?"
Thomas: "Are we supposed to answer her?"
Boxer: "No, that's not necessary."
See, there was this show called Women's Murder Club that was based off the books by James Patterson. It was on ABC Tuesday nights originally, then they moved it to Fridays. It was short-lived because of the writer's strike and bad timing. It only lasted from October 12th of '07 to May 13th of 2008. Not that that's really surprising for a strong female cast show on ABC. Name one that's lasted longer than a year recently, please. Anyone? Anyone? I'm shocked Desperate Housewives is still on. I think that's their one triumph. And that's just cause they're slutty.
Boxer: "Tell me you didn't drive this here."
Thomas: "Please, I drove Maggie, my little red car."
Boxer: "Then you sweet talked Officer Cho into letting you past the tape. Wait, your car has a name?"
Thomas: "Doesn't yours?"
It starred Angie Harmon as the tough chick cop Lindsay Boxer. Yes, she played a cop before Rizzoli and Isles. Where do you think they got that idea from?
Laura Harris as Jill Bernhardt the witty and sarcastic ADA,
Paula Newsome as Claire Washburn the sage and wise Medical Examiner
and Aubrey Dollar as Cindy Thomas the crime reporter who won't stop or shutup.
Then you throw in Tyrees Allen as Jacobi - Boxer's partner on the force - Rob Estes as Lt. Tom Hogan Lindsay's ex-husband and now boss, plus his new fiance and kindergarten teacher Heather played by the awesomeness that is Ever Carradine.
Thomas: "Is that pizza some form of apology?"
Boxer: "Do you want the breadsticks or not?"
The storylines of WMC were pretty much typical of crime shows, except that there was a lot more backstory of the characters - so it was more like NCIS than Law and Order. You felt like you actually got to know them and it wasn't just about the crime and catching the killer. Although Chris Meloni does remind me a little of Rob Estes now that I think about it. And Benson is much like Boxer. Okay, moving on.
Boxer: "You know what I hate about Heather? Every time I see her, or talk to her, she says something that makes me want to respect her a little bit more!"
Everything about WMC was of awesomeness. Except, of course, it's cancellation. And switch in storyline, they fired the head writers halfway through and gave us 3 crap episodes at the end that completely switched the Kiss-me-not storyline. They were going with fairytales, then the new writers - I don't know if they didn't like it or weren't allowed to use it - then switched to this psycho's sister being dead and her keepsakes and...yeah it's a long story.
Thomas: "I'll chat up the locals, see if there's anything more interesting for sale here at the house of lamps lamps and more lamps."
see i hear that line in my head every time I pass that lights shop over on 40th and O.
Anyway, today every year and on the 13th of May every year I watch the pilot in all of its awesomeness. Which would be a whole lot better if they'd just release the freaking series on DVD. Which of course they won't. I'm guessing that has something to the do with the original creators not wanting it. But that's just a theory.
Washburn: Nice vacation, good last meal, couple drinks on the plane, and you doze off during in-flight movie. Not a bad way to go.
Thomas: I hope I go in my sleep.
Bernhardt: I hope I go out on top of Clive Owen. You die your way, I'll die mine.
Boxer: I don't want to die, period. Why are we even talking about this?
So, since the show has ended and clearly has no hope of coming back the actors have all moved on.
Angie Harmon has Rizzoli and Isles on TNT.
Laura Harris did Defying Gravity, some sort of TV movie, and guest starred on Warehouse 13 (she had mata hari's stockings). Has anyone seen Dead Like Me? It's fantastic! I got seasons one and two.
Paula Newsome plays Vance's wife on NCIS, she guest starred on Bones, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars, Parenthood and Suits. yes, she's a perpetual guest star, she's awesome like that.
Aubrey Dollar guest starred on Cupid, Ugly Betty and now The Good Wife.
Boxer: "Why does my relationship status a problem that every feels they need to solve? I'm not ready!"
HA! i should adapt that as my life's new motto. it'll go along great right next to "Jam Hands only bring pain" and "if you don't come in with it you leave with some degree of insanity."
Aannd, even though it's been years and many different series later I still call them Lindsay and Thomas and all that. It took me like 2 minutes to remember Boxer's real name is Angie Harmon so I could type the above paragraph.
I claim that the WM that precedes my name in my email address stands for Work Mail but it totally doesn't. I had to stop for my own cup of "diabetes on ice" on my way to work today. Will probably do it again tomorrow morning.
There are many other quirks that I won't share with you, what I will share with you however is that awesomeness that is Sketch's artwork.
she gave it to me as a present, i love it. in the middle resides the tattoo that i had on my arm for like weeks. the joy of sharpies. look to the right. ---->
i'm all about posters.
especially the obscure ones. skip to left passed the hunger games and you'll find this one:
tell me what this is a design for and i'll give you a dollar. i'll give you a hint, it has nothing to do with WMC. sort of.
Alright, I should probably stop with the rambling. Off to bed. Long day tomorrow.
Claire: If you're strong and push through the pain and the fear, you often find that happiness is waiting for you on the other side.
Jill: And if you're not strong enough?
Claire: Then that is what your friends are for. To give you a gentle push or a kick in the ass...
I tried my best not to double up on what I've always used here on the WMC Day May 13th post: My Life in Closed Captions: I'm a pancake. I'm a pancake.
But a girl can only do so much.
Boxer: "Uhh, I need to call you back. I'm not done yelling."
OUT!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
This is a week of my favorite things Day Three: Television
Despite spending the day surrounded by white walls and sterilized equiptment my day didn't totally suck. Bonus points for a fun family.
Quotes of the day:
Sarah: "You'd pick up a section of the couch and say, 'well, there's seven.'" My sister on cleaning her house and finding pacifiers
Mark: "I used to say 'Oh Pigeons' it's appropriate cause they're annoying as crap." My brother on swear words growing up
Mandy: "Stick him in the closet with a piece of cheese and a glass of water." My niece about her brother after he was being annoying
Mark: "We'll split the trains four ways, Carrie can have the beer mugs."
Sarah: "I want the Corve."
Me: "Can I have the Bird?"
Mark: "Yes, we'll flip you the Bird." Us jokingly dividing up the inheritance, Corve as in Corvette, Bird as in T-Bird.
Sarah: "Should we just move him into Heritage from here? I'm sure there's an open room." Joking about the nursing home, I won't say what my reply was but I will say Sarah was in tears from laughter.
Okay, so Day Three is all about TV. Even though the only thing I watched today was two minutes of Fox News once I found the station.
Because of work and school and a seldom social life I actually don't watch as much TV as I used to but I still have my favorites.
So, I'll start off with all-time favorites.
1. Women's Murder Club - the genius of James Patterson put on prime-time TV. But, due to the writer's strike and its poor timing it got cut off before it's prime. Luckily, there are still fans out there keeping it alive. Woohoo WMC day May 13th! Awesome kickbutt female cast of Angie Harmon, Paula Newsome, Laura Harris and newcomer Aubrey Dollar brought in comedy, intrigue, and just a kickass show that I wish was still running. My best friend has done character artwork and tattoos for me cause I'm that crazy, see first post. (1 season, 2007-2008)
2. Charmed - I know that sister-witches who vanquish demons doesn't sound all that great but when you add in actresses like Holly Marie Combs, Shannen Doherty and Alyssa Milano plus some comedy and major action you get kick-butt results. Even after Shannen got killed off Rose McGowan totally pulled it off. (8 seasons, 1998-2006)
3. Friends - this one is a classic without needing any explanation. Each character was unique, the writing was fantasic, and the story lines kept you intrigued and coming back for ten seasons. I'm such a nerd, again as told in the first post, quote a line and I'll tell you which episode it's from. (10 seasons, 1994-2004)
4. Just Shoot Me - As you can tell from a lot of my posts on TV I really root for the bitch character and I think it originated from this show. Wendie Malick as Nina Van Horn the take no prisoners fashion model just made me aware of how awesome it could be to be that mean and not even to care because you're still just that awesome. (Following her lead came Jane Lynch in Glee, Natalie Zea in Dirty Sexy Money, Megan Mullally in Will and Grace, Joanna Lumley from Absolutely Fabulous, Lauren Lane from The Nanny, more recently Mary McDonnell in The Closer, or Kyra Sedgwick who's always that way in The Closer, and my alltime hero Holly Hunter in Saving Grace) Back to JSM, even aside from Wendie Malick's character you get Dennis Finch aka David Spade the snarky office assistant, Enrico Colantoni as Elliot the ladies man photographer, George Segal as Jack Gallo the boss, and Laura San Giacomo (also in Saving Grace) who plays the main character, Maya, who is forced to work for her father at Blush Magazine when she goes broke. It's just fantastic. (7 seasons, 1997-2003)
5. Grey's Anatomy - This is the kind of primetime soap opera that builds careers. Had you heard of anyone besides Patrick Dempsey before 2005? Maybe Sandra Oh. But other than them, unless you are into cheesy romance flicks pre-Grey's that starred Katherine Heigl or paid really close attention in Daredevil to catch a glimpse of Ellen Pompeo then I'm gonna go with no. But now, you know all about them just because of this show and its popularity. The drama of ER plus the comedy of Friends gives you the best rated primetime soap opera still running. And yes, me and my friends do compare ourselves to its characters, get over it. (in it's 7th season, 2005-Now)
Favorites shows no longer running:
Will and Grace - great one-liners and an excellent comedy. it actually freaks me out to hear Megan Mullally talk in her actual voice
Absolutely Fabulous - amazing character dynamics, yay for British humor
What I Like About You - my favorite Amanda Bynes role, aside from She's the Man and All That (does anyone else remember that show?)
All That - the kids version of SNL basically, but from the 90's, Amanda Bynes, Nick Cannon and Kenan Thompson were major stars
Saving Grace - the badass detective Hanadarko, I wore random braids in my hair for a summer because of this show, yes i'm a nerd. I wish I was as much of a badass as Grace Hanadarko.
The Nanny - again, i'm a nerd. and it's hilarious. well, Niles and CC are funny, not so much Fran's voice.
Cashmere Mafia - bad timing with the writer's strike similar to WMC but it had potential
Boy Meets World - classic tgif, seasons 1-4 out on DVD now btw (shameless plug)
That 70's Show - another great comedy that built careers for multiple actors, Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Donna Prepon
Gilmore Girls - fast talking family fun, so many pop culture references plus the awesomeness that is Lauren Graham
Firefly - a recent favorite that's so cheesy it's awesome. i love Nathan Fillion.
Charlie's Angels - the original series, I love the cheesy fake fighting and the mystery and just it's just too awesome for words. Plus they're remaking it and anything produced by Flower Films is amazing so I'm stoked!
Still running favorites:
Big Bang Theory - i love the different characters and how they just fit together plus the acting is great, (Kaley Cuoco was on Charmed in its last season) congrats to Jim Parsons for his Golden Globe!
Criminal Minds - okay, so i haven't watched it since they went all 'creative reasons' on AJ/JJ but it's still in my favorites list because of seasons 1-5 even though Prentiss wasn't around until season 2. she's seriously kickass. best character.
Warehouse 13 - another recent favorite that if you give a chance you'd really like too, claudia makes it worth it, she's kind of my idol.
NCIS - does this even need an introduction? Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette and characters like Ziva David and Tony DiNozzo? awesome.
Rizzoli and Isles - gotta say, I still see Sasha Alexander as Kate in NCIS but I can adjust to her as an ME. Plus add in Angie Harmon as a detective again...who i still see as Lindsay Boxer so to me this is just like a messed up show and even though in my mind it shouldn't make sense it's still something i find completely compelling. did you follow that?
Harry's Law - recent favorite, Kathy Bates is a badass.
Bones - i started this show in season three and immediately had to go back and netflix all of the first two seasons. they're excellent with the comedy and the drama - i don't even mind the gore and i'm the queesiest person you'll ever meet
Castle - Nathan Fillion + Stana Katic = awesome, plus i love the cop/writer aspect
The Closer - started watching this show in the first season and fell in love with the characters and the writing and the accents, hysterical. i'm so sad it's the last season. but they're talking spinoff, which only brings in more questions.
Glee - i love musicals. plus Jane Lynch. plus Lea Michelle. plus Chris Colfer. plus plus plus...
Burn Notice - another recent addiction, it's like comedy plus action, very similar to RED with the whole agent being burned and having to find out why.
Wipeout - I started this in the first season when it was just a summer thing. Grams and I watched every week and laughed so hard! I love the commentary and the big red balls. Hilarious.
World's Dumbest, I've already posted a clip from this. My Life in Closed Captions: Text if you make it to your apartment, call if you... I love it, it's where celebrities careers go to die but seriously, it's fantastic. Celebrities do commentary on these stupid clips that people send in and they make lists like the top 20 world's dumbest criminals or 20 world's dumbest brawlers or 20 world's dumbest commercials just that kind of stuff. It's fantastic.
Just a notice: I'll probably be adding on to these throughout the week as I remember more things cause I'm forgetful but mostly because I post these while I'm half asleep then feel like an idiot the next day because I've forgotten something important.
For example: more favorite artists MXPX after raving about them at Warped, Avril Lavigne cuz I'm a nerd for punk music, Spice Girls because yes I was from that generation and I still blast it when it comes up on my headphones. And Eminem who was my favorite rapper for like ever, plus I'm also discovering the genius that is She and Him aka Zooey Deschanel and her partner.
And Movies - Um hello, Harry Potter! Chasing Destiny - awesome Lauren Graham who should also be on my top actors list - because it was totally underrated yet hilarious, Holiday movies of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the original animated classic) and Hocus Pocus because Bette Midler is fantastic. Add in First Wives Club for also that reason. John Tucker Must Die I watched every day for like a year, but like more than once a day each of those days, add Brittany Snow to my actress list - have you seen her in Harry's Law?! Music and Lyrics the brilliance of Drew and Hugh Grant plus an awesome soundtrack. Never Been Kissed, another brilliant Drew movie, all of the Pirates trilogy that I might have mentioned Johnny Depp is a god amongst men. The Princess Bride is another classic along with the first two Rush Hour movies (the third wasn't as good) and um, hello, I'm a total Star Wars nerd. Like a Star Wars nerd seriously, who's such a nerd that she started a debate at work about Wars vs. Trek. I'm a Wars fan as are the rest of my siblings (except Sarah I'm sure I'll get the 'not me, just the rest of you losers' comment here soon). And the Zorro movies with Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta Jones were also fantastic. Another addition to the favorite actress list is Sasha Alexander. My laptop is named Kate for crime-ony! and now Rizzoli and Isles, I just really like her.
Seriously, don't know how I missed all of those, but they'll be added to the lists tonight.
Aaannnnd now that all the excitement is over...for now. I'm out for the night. Halfday at work tomorrow plus staff meeting then heading back to the white walls and sterilized equiptment.
Turn around bright eyes.
Quotes of the day:
Sarah: "You'd pick up a section of the couch and say, 'well, there's seven.'" My sister on cleaning her house and finding pacifiers
Mark: "I used to say 'Oh Pigeons' it's appropriate cause they're annoying as crap." My brother on swear words growing up
Mandy: "Stick him in the closet with a piece of cheese and a glass of water." My niece about her brother after he was being annoying
Mark: "We'll split the trains four ways, Carrie can have the beer mugs."
Sarah: "I want the Corve."
Me: "Can I have the Bird?"
Mark: "Yes, we'll flip you the Bird." Us jokingly dividing up the inheritance, Corve as in Corvette, Bird as in T-Bird.
Sarah: "Should we just move him into Heritage from here? I'm sure there's an open room." Joking about the nursing home, I won't say what my reply was but I will say Sarah was in tears from laughter.
Okay, so Day Three is all about TV. Even though the only thing I watched today was two minutes of Fox News once I found the station.
Because of work and school and a seldom social life I actually don't watch as much TV as I used to but I still have my favorites.
So, I'll start off with all-time favorites.
1. Women's Murder Club - the genius of James Patterson put on prime-time TV. But, due to the writer's strike and its poor timing it got cut off before it's prime. Luckily, there are still fans out there keeping it alive. Woohoo WMC day May 13th! Awesome kickbutt female cast of Angie Harmon, Paula Newsome, Laura Harris and newcomer Aubrey Dollar brought in comedy, intrigue, and just a kickass show that I wish was still running. My best friend has done character artwork and tattoos for me cause I'm that crazy, see first post. (1 season, 2007-2008)
2. Charmed - I know that sister-witches who vanquish demons doesn't sound all that great but when you add in actresses like Holly Marie Combs, Shannen Doherty and Alyssa Milano plus some comedy and major action you get kick-butt results. Even after Shannen got killed off Rose McGowan totally pulled it off. (8 seasons, 1998-2006)
3. Friends - this one is a classic without needing any explanation. Each character was unique, the writing was fantasic, and the story lines kept you intrigued and coming back for ten seasons. I'm such a nerd, again as told in the first post, quote a line and I'll tell you which episode it's from. (10 seasons, 1994-2004)
4. Just Shoot Me - As you can tell from a lot of my posts on TV I really root for the bitch character and I think it originated from this show. Wendie Malick as Nina Van Horn the take no prisoners fashion model just made me aware of how awesome it could be to be that mean and not even to care because you're still just that awesome. (Following her lead came Jane Lynch in Glee, Natalie Zea in Dirty Sexy Money, Megan Mullally in Will and Grace, Joanna Lumley from Absolutely Fabulous, Lauren Lane from The Nanny, more recently Mary McDonnell in The Closer, or Kyra Sedgwick who's always that way in The Closer, and my alltime hero Holly Hunter in Saving Grace) Back to JSM, even aside from Wendie Malick's character you get Dennis Finch aka David Spade the snarky office assistant, Enrico Colantoni as Elliot the ladies man photographer, George Segal as Jack Gallo the boss, and Laura San Giacomo (also in Saving Grace) who plays the main character, Maya, who is forced to work for her father at Blush Magazine when she goes broke. It's just fantastic. (7 seasons, 1997-2003)
5. Grey's Anatomy - This is the kind of primetime soap opera that builds careers. Had you heard of anyone besides Patrick Dempsey before 2005? Maybe Sandra Oh. But other than them, unless you are into cheesy romance flicks pre-Grey's that starred Katherine Heigl or paid really close attention in Daredevil to catch a glimpse of Ellen Pompeo then I'm gonna go with no. But now, you know all about them just because of this show and its popularity. The drama of ER plus the comedy of Friends gives you the best rated primetime soap opera still running. And yes, me and my friends do compare ourselves to its characters, get over it. (in it's 7th season, 2005-Now)
Favorites shows no longer running:
Will and Grace - great one-liners and an excellent comedy. it actually freaks me out to hear Megan Mullally talk in her actual voice
Absolutely Fabulous - amazing character dynamics, yay for British humor
What I Like About You - my favorite Amanda Bynes role, aside from She's the Man and All That (does anyone else remember that show?)
All That - the kids version of SNL basically, but from the 90's, Amanda Bynes, Nick Cannon and Kenan Thompson were major stars
Saving Grace - the badass detective Hanadarko, I wore random braids in my hair for a summer because of this show, yes i'm a nerd. I wish I was as much of a badass as Grace Hanadarko.
The Nanny - again, i'm a nerd. and it's hilarious. well, Niles and CC are funny, not so much Fran's voice.
Cashmere Mafia - bad timing with the writer's strike similar to WMC but it had potential
Boy Meets World - classic tgif, seasons 1-4 out on DVD now btw (shameless plug)
That 70's Show - another great comedy that built careers for multiple actors, Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Donna Prepon
Gilmore Girls - fast talking family fun, so many pop culture references plus the awesomeness that is Lauren Graham
Firefly - a recent favorite that's so cheesy it's awesome. i love Nathan Fillion.
Charlie's Angels - the original series, I love the cheesy fake fighting and the mystery and just it's just too awesome for words. Plus they're remaking it and anything produced by Flower Films is amazing so I'm stoked!
Still running favorites:
Big Bang Theory - i love the different characters and how they just fit together plus the acting is great, (Kaley Cuoco was on Charmed in its last season) congrats to Jim Parsons for his Golden Globe!
Criminal Minds - okay, so i haven't watched it since they went all 'creative reasons' on AJ/JJ but it's still in my favorites list because of seasons 1-5 even though Prentiss wasn't around until season 2. she's seriously kickass. best character.
Warehouse 13 - another recent favorite that if you give a chance you'd really like too, claudia makes it worth it, she's kind of my idol.
NCIS - does this even need an introduction? Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette and characters like Ziva David and Tony DiNozzo? awesome.
Rizzoli and Isles - gotta say, I still see Sasha Alexander as Kate in NCIS but I can adjust to her as an ME. Plus add in Angie Harmon as a detective again...who i still see as Lindsay Boxer so to me this is just like a messed up show and even though in my mind it shouldn't make sense it's still something i find completely compelling. did you follow that?
Harry's Law - recent favorite, Kathy Bates is a badass.
Bones - i started this show in season three and immediately had to go back and netflix all of the first two seasons. they're excellent with the comedy and the drama - i don't even mind the gore and i'm the queesiest person you'll ever meet
Castle - Nathan Fillion + Stana Katic = awesome, plus i love the cop/writer aspect
The Closer - started watching this show in the first season and fell in love with the characters and the writing and the accents, hysterical. i'm so sad it's the last season. but they're talking spinoff, which only brings in more questions.
Glee - i love musicals. plus Jane Lynch. plus Lea Michelle. plus Chris Colfer. plus plus plus...
Burn Notice - another recent addiction, it's like comedy plus action, very similar to RED with the whole agent being burned and having to find out why.
Wipeout - I started this in the first season when it was just a summer thing. Grams and I watched every week and laughed so hard! I love the commentary and the big red balls. Hilarious.
World's Dumbest, I've already posted a clip from this. My Life in Closed Captions: Text if you make it to your apartment, call if you... I love it, it's where celebrities careers go to die but seriously, it's fantastic. Celebrities do commentary on these stupid clips that people send in and they make lists like the top 20 world's dumbest criminals or 20 world's dumbest brawlers or 20 world's dumbest commercials just that kind of stuff. It's fantastic.
Just a notice: I'll probably be adding on to these throughout the week as I remember more things cause I'm forgetful but mostly because I post these while I'm half asleep then feel like an idiot the next day because I've forgotten something important.
For example: more favorite artists MXPX after raving about them at Warped, Avril Lavigne cuz I'm a nerd for punk music, Spice Girls because yes I was from that generation and I still blast it when it comes up on my headphones. And Eminem who was my favorite rapper for like ever, plus I'm also discovering the genius that is She and Him aka Zooey Deschanel and her partner.
And Movies - Um hello, Harry Potter! Chasing Destiny - awesome Lauren Graham who should also be on my top actors list - because it was totally underrated yet hilarious, Holiday movies of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the original animated classic) and Hocus Pocus because Bette Midler is fantastic. Add in First Wives Club for also that reason. John Tucker Must Die I watched every day for like a year, but like more than once a day each of those days, add Brittany Snow to my actress list - have you seen her in Harry's Law?! Music and Lyrics the brilliance of Drew and Hugh Grant plus an awesome soundtrack. Never Been Kissed, another brilliant Drew movie, all of the Pirates trilogy that I might have mentioned Johnny Depp is a god amongst men. The Princess Bride is another classic along with the first two Rush Hour movies (the third wasn't as good) and um, hello, I'm a total Star Wars nerd. Like a Star Wars nerd seriously, who's such a nerd that she started a debate at work about Wars vs. Trek. I'm a Wars fan as are the rest of my siblings (except Sarah I'm sure I'll get the 'not me, just the rest of you losers' comment here soon). And the Zorro movies with Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta Jones were also fantastic. Another addition to the favorite actress list is Sasha Alexander. My laptop is named Kate for crime-ony! and now Rizzoli and Isles, I just really like her.
Seriously, don't know how I missed all of those, but they'll be added to the lists tonight.
Aaannnnd now that all the excitement is over...for now. I'm out for the night. Halfday at work tomorrow plus staff meeting then heading back to the white walls and sterilized equiptment.
Turn around bright eyes.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Make the lambs stop screaming!
Work was fun - got to be at one place for half an hour before I was sent over to the other to cover for more sickness. It actually flew by pretty quickly as there was a steady flow of patrons.
But tonight was just hilarious. We went to our favorite Mexican place for Jalapeno Margaritas!! And by we I mean my sisters, my mom and my cool aunt who brought us Valentine's day presents. Hooray for liquor and fun socks! And ducks that light up, can't forget about the ducks - I actually have a collection of ducks from her now - there are two in my car from both graduations and now I'll have to add this one as well.
The food was awesome and massive so half of my meal is in a box in my fridge. I think I have yet to finish a meal there - I get the same thing every time and half of it always ends up in my fridge. But it's excellent. Steak fajitas with a jalapeno margarita is like the perfect meal. I'm debating where we should go for dinner next weekend as it's my choice, but I think two weekends of Mexican in a row would probably not be smart. So many options... mmmm...sushi?....mmmm.... Dad would probably prefer burgers or something. Which is good, I like burgers. Will have to do some research this week.
Aaannd of course anything that involves family brings on some new fun quotes that made me laugh, cringe, and almost choke on my margarita.
My mom bought my friend - well our friend - some flowers for what she thought was her birthday even though her birthday is in October. Which I told her. After she asked if she had the date right. So she called them back and changed it to "Happy Valentines Day" flowers instead. Quick thinking really. But I've been teasing her ever since, as did the rest of the table.
Mom: "There's no way this isn't coming out! You're going to tell her anyway!"
2nd Sister: "If she doesn't I'll look up her number and do it!"
More Warped bag drama
Me: "Then I'll sew it back together myself!"
2nd Sister: "Can I be there for that?"
and she would be....the one who's holding the first aid kit
"Ooo, tickets to that please!" (Penny, Big Bang Theory)
Then there was a whole conversation about being "Foundation Free" as my cool aunt calls it, which I will totally totally not repeat. Ever. Awkward.
Cool aunt: "Totally checking out your blog tomorrow..."
Oldest sister: "She's got the biggest bajoingas at this table!"
Don't ask.
And the repeated line from my mother over and over - "Don't put that in the blog!"
Ha! Take that!
I've been listening to a lot of new music this week, I love working in a library. But I think my music rec of the night is gonna go back to the past.
Love this song - Sam Phillips "Reflecting Light"
not a video video but its the song that counts.
have a good night.
But tonight was just hilarious. We went to our favorite Mexican place for Jalapeno Margaritas!! And by we I mean my sisters, my mom and my cool aunt who brought us Valentine's day presents. Hooray for liquor and fun socks! And ducks that light up, can't forget about the ducks - I actually have a collection of ducks from her now - there are two in my car from both graduations and now I'll have to add this one as well.
The food was awesome and massive so half of my meal is in a box in my fridge. I think I have yet to finish a meal there - I get the same thing every time and half of it always ends up in my fridge. But it's excellent. Steak fajitas with a jalapeno margarita is like the perfect meal. I'm debating where we should go for dinner next weekend as it's my choice, but I think two weekends of Mexican in a row would probably not be smart. So many options... mmmm...sushi?....mmmm.... Dad would probably prefer burgers or something. Which is good, I like burgers. Will have to do some research this week.
Aaannd of course anything that involves family brings on some new fun quotes that made me laugh, cringe, and almost choke on my margarita.
My mom bought my friend - well our friend - some flowers for what she thought was her birthday even though her birthday is in October. Which I told her. After she asked if she had the date right. So she called them back and changed it to "Happy Valentines Day" flowers instead. Quick thinking really. But I've been teasing her ever since, as did the rest of the table.
Mom: "There's no way this isn't coming out! You're going to tell her anyway!"
2nd Sister: "If she doesn't I'll look up her number and do it!"
More Warped bag drama
Me: "Then I'll sew it back together myself!"
2nd Sister: "Can I be there for that?"
and she would be....the one who's holding the first aid kit
"Ooo, tickets to that please!" (Penny, Big Bang Theory)
Then there was a whole conversation about being "Foundation Free" as my cool aunt calls it, which I will totally totally not repeat. Ever. Awkward.
Cool aunt: "Totally checking out your blog tomorrow..."
Oldest sister: "She's got the biggest bajoingas at this table!"
Don't ask.
And the repeated line from my mother over and over - "Don't put that in the blog!"
Ha! Take that!
I've been listening to a lot of new music this week, I love working in a library. But I think my music rec of the night is gonna go back to the past.
Love this song - Sam Phillips "Reflecting Light"
not a video video but its the song that counts.
have a good night.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Right about now, the funk soul brother. Check it out now, the funk soul brother.
Time: 10:50 PM
Location: Couch
Music: "Give a little more" by Maroon 5 - I love this song
Attitude: Amused
Yesterday was work then dinner at sister's and watching Dinner with Schmucks. Not my favorite but it did have a few good lines. "Get them out of a my head!!!" I'd give it a 4/10 on my Scale of Awesome.
Today coworker was gone so I covered and stayed 'til six. I got to work with my boss which was fun. We talked a lot about food and tv. Gotta love Criminal Minds. Well, not anymore, not after that whole creative reasons crap with AJ/JJ. I was gone after that. Didn't even start the new season. Although it is enjoyable that the entire cast hopes that the spinoff (so-called "Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior") will fail. That soooo amuses me. Seriously. They're ticked. That's too funny. And I hope it does. And apparently Forest Whittaker is already out as well. I'm wondering how they're gonna pull it off. Anyway, I hope it fails. There would be much rejoicing.
But today was fun, working with my boss is fun because we have fun discussions about tv but I also got to talk to this woman about James Patterson and the Women's Murder Club series and it was awesome. I can talk about that for hours so bringing it up totally made my day. Until dinner tonight...
Me and my sisters + their husbands went to the Parthenon. It was fantastic. I had goat and all I could hear in my mind was Gibbs saying "Good goat!" (NCIS:Untouchable, Season 3) Aside from the fabulous food we had some interesting conversations. Well, interesting to them, they enjoy torturing me. I just sat there fixing my scarf and drinking heavily. Scarred for life. But the food was good. And I had some sort of cheesecake for desert, it was huge had to bring half of it home with me!
After that it was playing Just Dance on the Wii with my sister and niece and nephew. It was hilarious, the kids were commentating on what we were supposed to do and I was cracking up, I couldn't even dance. "Point! Point! Point! Point! Shovel! Shovel! Shovel! Shovel! M like McDonalds! Now Shimmy! Shimmy!! Shimmy! You're not shimmying!" And my sister yells "Shimmy, damnit, shimmy!" I died on the spot. Hilarious. And she may have beat me at everything else I totally took her down at Rockafeller Skank which is the one she bragged about to me for the past two days. I totally took her down.
Aaannnd a night with family means more fun catch phrases such as these:
- "Lean back your sleeves" Sarah, meaning pull back
- "Lincoln can only afford an old cheney, not a new one." Cindy about street names
- "Does this sunroof open?" Joe about drowning us in snow - It was like blizzarding at this point.
- "I'm not afraid to throw things!" Cindy from the backseat at her husband driving not as carefully as she would have liked.
- "I want to be the cowboy!" I showed Mandy and Joe the Indian 12 Days of Christmas, which is in the Dec 25th post on here if you're interested.
- "I don't know about you, but I heard booga, booga, booga." That was me at Joey.
- "Bend and snap!" "There's no bending! Just snapping!" Mandy commentating Just Dance and my reply. Cause yeah, there was no bending. Just snapping. Legally Blonde reference.
And my personal favorite was from Cindy. She's the oldest so I guess she can be the funniest. I offered everyone a piece of gum at the restaurant (yes I had to google that word again to make sure I didn't look like an idiot) and she didn't take one. Sarah, in the car, said "wow, this gum is enjoyable." and Cindy pipes up and says, "Give me a piece of that gum, you didn't tell me it was gonna be enjoyable!"
Tomorrow is Joey's basketball game then going to a movie with some work friends. Should be fun.
"Rockafeller Skank" Fatboy Slim
Location: Couch
Music: "Give a little more" by Maroon 5 - I love this song
Attitude: Amused
Yesterday was work then dinner at sister's and watching Dinner with Schmucks. Not my favorite but it did have a few good lines. "Get them out of a my head!!!" I'd give it a 4/10 on my Scale of Awesome.
Today coworker was gone so I covered and stayed 'til six. I got to work with my boss which was fun. We talked a lot about food and tv. Gotta love Criminal Minds. Well, not anymore, not after that whole creative reasons crap with AJ/JJ. I was gone after that. Didn't even start the new season. Although it is enjoyable that the entire cast hopes that the spinoff (so-called "Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior") will fail. That soooo amuses me. Seriously. They're ticked. That's too funny. And I hope it does. And apparently Forest Whittaker is already out as well. I'm wondering how they're gonna pull it off. Anyway, I hope it fails. There would be much rejoicing.
But today was fun, working with my boss is fun because we have fun discussions about tv but I also got to talk to this woman about James Patterson and the Women's Murder Club series and it was awesome. I can talk about that for hours so bringing it up totally made my day. Until dinner tonight...
Me and my sisters + their husbands went to the Parthenon. It was fantastic. I had goat and all I could hear in my mind was Gibbs saying "Good goat!" (NCIS:Untouchable, Season 3) Aside from the fabulous food we had some interesting conversations. Well, interesting to them, they enjoy torturing me. I just sat there fixing my scarf and drinking heavily. Scarred for life. But the food was good. And I had some sort of cheesecake for desert, it was huge had to bring half of it home with me!
After that it was playing Just Dance on the Wii with my sister and niece and nephew. It was hilarious, the kids were commentating on what we were supposed to do and I was cracking up, I couldn't even dance. "Point! Point! Point! Point! Shovel! Shovel! Shovel! Shovel! M like McDonalds! Now Shimmy! Shimmy!! Shimmy! You're not shimmying!" And my sister yells "Shimmy, damnit, shimmy!" I died on the spot. Hilarious. And she may have beat me at everything else I totally took her down at Rockafeller Skank which is the one she bragged about to me for the past two days. I totally took her down.
Aaannnd a night with family means more fun catch phrases such as these:
- "Lean back your sleeves" Sarah, meaning pull back
- "Lincoln can only afford an old cheney, not a new one." Cindy about street names
- "Does this sunroof open?" Joe about drowning us in snow - It was like blizzarding at this point.
- "I'm not afraid to throw things!" Cindy from the backseat at her husband driving not as carefully as she would have liked.
- "I want to be the cowboy!" I showed Mandy and Joe the Indian 12 Days of Christmas, which is in the Dec 25th post on here if you're interested.
- "I don't know about you, but I heard booga, booga, booga." That was me at Joey.
- "Bend and snap!" "There's no bending! Just snapping!" Mandy commentating Just Dance and my reply. Cause yeah, there was no bending. Just snapping. Legally Blonde reference.
And my personal favorite was from Cindy. She's the oldest so I guess she can be the funniest. I offered everyone a piece of gum at the restaurant (yes I had to google that word again to make sure I didn't look like an idiot) and she didn't take one. Sarah, in the car, said "wow, this gum is enjoyable." and Cindy pipes up and says, "Give me a piece of that gum, you didn't tell me it was gonna be enjoyable!"
Tomorrow is Joey's basketball game then going to a movie with some work friends. Should be fun.
"Rockafeller Skank" Fatboy Slim
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