The good news: "Modern Family" starts back tomorrow night and "The Amazing Race" starts back on Sunday night. I really, really want to audition for this show with Jimmy because I know we could win, but I don't think he's terribly interested. Would somebody please be my travel partner and let's audition? I would be in it to win it with you.
The bad news: I don't know how I missed it, but I have just learned that "Brothers and Sisters" is done. And I am devastated.
Crushed.
Saddened.
Empty.
I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED that show. We even named our GPS "Nora" after Sally Field's passive-aggressive character. When I think of all the dumb, silly, mindless tv that's allowed to stay on, my spirits sink even more to know that I won't get to visit with the Walkers every Sunday night. Sigh.
My trifecta of network television viewing is now down to two shows. (What is the double version of a trifecta? A dufecta?) If those two shows get cancelled, network television is dead to me. (Unless Carolina is playing, in which case I'll be forced to watch whether I want to or not.)
In the meantime, happy watching of "Modern Family" and "The Amazing Race". Don't call my house on Wednesday nights at 9pm EST or on Sunday nights at 8pm EST. I won't answer.
Showing posts with label favorite things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label favorite things. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Thursday, September 2, 2010
lost on Lost
So I know I'm about 7 years behind the rest of the world, but I have just gotten myself addicted to the now off-the-air Lost series. We don't have cable TV or our household effects yet, so that means we're stuck watching the DVDs I packed in the suitcase for Mac (a couple of Star Wars films - no thanks) and the DVDs that Jimmy had in Afghanistan that he mailed here to Bogota.
Those DVDs include a season of Rescue Me, all the seasons of Arrested Development (one of the funniest tv shows in history), a season of Weeds and some other miscellaneous films. But the treasure of the bunch, I've just discovered, is all 6 seasons of Lost.
I sent Jimmy the first season or two of Lost in a care package after reading people's comments on Facebook about how they were hysterically anticipating each episode of the last season ever of Lost. I figured the show would be a good diversion for Jimmy in a war zone, but quite frankly, I didn't think I'd be interested in it.
Until Saturday when he suggested that we watch an episode or two.
That's all she wrote.
I am addicted. Hook, line and sinker.
I'm already done with the first season. This is alarming because there are only 5 more to go and what am I going to do once it's over?
I'm already done with season one because I am staying up too late to watch episodes, despite the fact that the alarm clock goes off at 5:30am no matter how much I had to know whether they could open the hatch. Then I'm good for a couple more episodes in the morning after I get Mac on the bus. Because after all, what can I do at 6:22am besides drink coffee and cry when Claire's baby gets stolen from her?
It's pathetic, I know. Trust me, I'm living in Loser-Land and I'm very well aware of it.
I love Matthew Fox as Jack on Lost as much as I loved him as Charlie on Party of Five. I know - it's another trip to Loser-Land to admit you watched Party of Five. What can I say? I'm a sucker for a tv drama mixed with a little comedic relief and shaken up with a little romance.
The only reason I'm not watching more Lost right this second is because the embassy is sending over a contractor to fix some things in the apartment and I don't want to have to interrupt the first episode in season two.
But if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get the DVD loaded, just so I'm mobilized for quick viewing at the earliest opportunity.
Those DVDs include a season of Rescue Me, all the seasons of Arrested Development (one of the funniest tv shows in history), a season of Weeds and some other miscellaneous films. But the treasure of the bunch, I've just discovered, is all 6 seasons of Lost.
I sent Jimmy the first season or two of Lost in a care package after reading people's comments on Facebook about how they were hysterically anticipating each episode of the last season ever of Lost. I figured the show would be a good diversion for Jimmy in a war zone, but quite frankly, I didn't think I'd be interested in it.
Until Saturday when he suggested that we watch an episode or two.
That's all she wrote.
I am addicted. Hook, line and sinker.
I'm already done with the first season. This is alarming because there are only 5 more to go and what am I going to do once it's over?
I'm already done with season one because I am staying up too late to watch episodes, despite the fact that the alarm clock goes off at 5:30am no matter how much I had to know whether they could open the hatch. Then I'm good for a couple more episodes in the morning after I get Mac on the bus. Because after all, what can I do at 6:22am besides drink coffee and cry when Claire's baby gets stolen from her?
It's pathetic, I know. Trust me, I'm living in Loser-Land and I'm very well aware of it.
I love Matthew Fox as Jack on Lost as much as I loved him as Charlie on Party of Five. I know - it's another trip to Loser-Land to admit you watched Party of Five. What can I say? I'm a sucker for a tv drama mixed with a little comedic relief and shaken up with a little romance.
The only reason I'm not watching more Lost right this second is because the embassy is sending over a contractor to fix some things in the apartment and I don't want to have to interrupt the first episode in season two.
But if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get the DVD loaded, just so I'm mobilized for quick viewing at the earliest opportunity.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
a few of my favorite things...
I, like Oprah, have a few favorite things.
I, unlike Oprah, am not going to give them away.
Just sharing the thoughts, not the goods!
All-Time Favorite Thing for Winter: Land's Ends Dory Jacket
Before we went to NYC for Thanksgiving, I realized very last-minute that I didn't have appropriate outerwear. This happens when one has been living in Brazil for nearly four years. I checked Land's End, found this jacket, which was rated for temperatures 5-25 degrees F. The best part? The price. At just $30, it's a steal.
I splurged for quick shipping - remember this was last-minute - and was very dismayed when the Land's End envelope was delivered and it was so thin that it looked like it might contain a pair of wool socks. Certainly, there was no way my new cold-weather jacket could be in that very thin package.
But it was and after confirming the temperature rating on the Land's End website (the rating assumes you'll have a shirt and sweater underneath), I took it to NYC, sure that I would need to buy a heavier coat there.
I have road-tested this thing now in NYC (in pretty moderate temperatures), Chicago (in windy, windy cold and blowing snow), in England (in temperatures below freezing and in really, really cold and windy rain), and now in SC (which might be -surprisingly - the biggest test of all!), and this jacket is a modern miracle. It's dressy enough to wear with dressier outfits but casual enough to wear with jeans. Best of all, it's warm and SO THIN. You don't feel all uncomfortably bulked-up. And for the price? Well, it's a no-brainer. I LOVE IT!
A Favorite Thing When Traveling With a Child: Apple iPod Touch
When we moved back to the US, I spent entirely too much time trying to decide what cell phone to buy. I really wanted an iPhone but could not bring myself to pay the price for the newest generation of iPhone that had just come out plus I heard discussion that AT&T customers weren't happy with the coverage in this area. I bought a Blackberry Curve instead (it was only $49 at a Verizon promotion!) and have been very well pleased.
As our England trip got closer and closer, I got more antsy about not having Internet access. When you buy a Blackberry Curve, you are basically saying that you will never go to Europe and expect to have a working cell phone. I knew this when I purchased it and didn't care about a working cell phone. Internet? Can't live without it.
So I went to Best Buy to study the iPod Touch. As you know, I am not a technological whiz. In fact, my skills rank right up there with those of my nearly one year-old nephew Blair. We just smile on command and try to look pretty without spitting up on ourselves. Salespeople in Best Buy in December are as hard to find as Mark Sanford on the Appalachian Trail, so without anybody there to help me and answer my questions, I called our friend Jeremy, who walked me through the finer points of iPod Touch-iness.
This thing is a dynamo and you do not have to be a techno geek to figure it out. Not only have I backed up every CD we own - yes, our entire music collection - on this thing, I have added some game applications for Mac and I even figured out how to rent movies from iTunes so Mac could watch them in transit and during the vacation (it has a very decent battery life). A real lifesaver when you just need a few minutes of quiet during stressful travel. The best part for me (besides the quiet)? Having access to the Internet wherever there was Wi-Fi (like in our rented cottage in the Cotswolds). I'm an insomniac when Jimmy's not home, so I keep it on my bedside table so when I can't sleep, I can read emails or surf the web.
My Favorite Guilty Pleasure - little crunchy ice and a Coca-Cola from Zaxby's or Sonic
Really the drink is just a vehicle by which you get the ice. As much as I warn Mac about the perils and long-lasting consequences of chewing ice, if I had a Sonic or Zaxby's next door, I would just hang out there all day long to use the ice machine. I think a Coca-Cola tastes better on that little crunchy ice, and those little ice pellets just chew up so nice and easy. God bless the small pleasures of life.
You know, on second thought, I will do an Oprah giveaway. Next time you come to see me in Summerville, I will take you to Zaxby's or Sonic - your choice - for a Coke on crunchy ice!
I, unlike Oprah, am not going to give them away.
Just sharing the thoughts, not the goods!
All-Time Favorite Thing for Winter: Land's Ends Dory Jacket
Before we went to NYC for Thanksgiving, I realized very last-minute that I didn't have appropriate outerwear. This happens when one has been living in Brazil for nearly four years. I checked Land's End, found this jacket, which was rated for temperatures 5-25 degrees F. The best part? The price. At just $30, it's a steal. I splurged for quick shipping - remember this was last-minute - and was very dismayed when the Land's End envelope was delivered and it was so thin that it looked like it might contain a pair of wool socks. Certainly, there was no way my new cold-weather jacket could be in that very thin package.
But it was and after confirming the temperature rating on the Land's End website (the rating assumes you'll have a shirt and sweater underneath), I took it to NYC, sure that I would need to buy a heavier coat there.
I have road-tested this thing now in NYC (in pretty moderate temperatures), Chicago (in windy, windy cold and blowing snow), in England (in temperatures below freezing and in really, really cold and windy rain), and now in SC (which might be -surprisingly - the biggest test of all!), and this jacket is a modern miracle. It's dressy enough to wear with dressier outfits but casual enough to wear with jeans. Best of all, it's warm and SO THIN. You don't feel all uncomfortably bulked-up. And for the price? Well, it's a no-brainer. I LOVE IT!
A Favorite Thing When Traveling With a Child: Apple iPod Touch
When we moved back to the US, I spent entirely too much time trying to decide what cell phone to buy. I really wanted an iPhone but could not bring myself to pay the price for the newest generation of iPhone that had just come out plus I heard discussion that AT&T customers weren't happy with the coverage in this area. I bought a Blackberry Curve instead (it was only $49 at a Verizon promotion!) and have been very well pleased.As our England trip got closer and closer, I got more antsy about not having Internet access. When you buy a Blackberry Curve, you are basically saying that you will never go to Europe and expect to have a working cell phone. I knew this when I purchased it and didn't care about a working cell phone. Internet? Can't live without it.
So I went to Best Buy to study the iPod Touch. As you know, I am not a technological whiz. In fact, my skills rank right up there with those of my nearly one year-old nephew Blair. We just smile on command and try to look pretty without spitting up on ourselves. Salespeople in Best Buy in December are as hard to find as Mark Sanford on the Appalachian Trail, so without anybody there to help me and answer my questions, I called our friend Jeremy, who walked me through the finer points of iPod Touch-iness.
This thing is a dynamo and you do not have to be a techno geek to figure it out. Not only have I backed up every CD we own - yes, our entire music collection - on this thing, I have added some game applications for Mac and I even figured out how to rent movies from iTunes so Mac could watch them in transit and during the vacation (it has a very decent battery life). A real lifesaver when you just need a few minutes of quiet during stressful travel. The best part for me (besides the quiet)? Having access to the Internet wherever there was Wi-Fi (like in our rented cottage in the Cotswolds). I'm an insomniac when Jimmy's not home, so I keep it on my bedside table so when I can't sleep, I can read emails or surf the web.
My Favorite Guilty Pleasure - little crunchy ice and a Coca-Cola from Zaxby's or Sonic
Really the drink is just a vehicle by which you get the ice. As much as I warn Mac about the perils and long-lasting consequences of chewing ice, if I had a Sonic or Zaxby's next door, I would just hang out there all day long to use the ice machine. I think a Coca-Cola tastes better on that little crunchy ice, and those little ice pellets just chew up so nice and easy. God bless the small pleasures of life.
You know, on second thought, I will do an Oprah giveaway. Next time you come to see me in Summerville, I will take you to Zaxby's or Sonic - your choice - for a Coke on crunchy ice!
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