Archive for November, 2007

i heart thirteen

Um, I realize I just kind of spoiled last night’s House with that title. Sorry ’bout that. But really, if anyone thought a certifiable star like Olivia Wilde was going to get cut in House’s Survivor-like storyline this season wasn’t really thinking things through.
Anyway, I won’t spoil the rest of the outcome, except to say [...]

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he’s the secret. she’s the agent.

This is a plea for everyone to watch Chuck who isn’t already watching.
Over the past eight weeks, this show has toppled Grey’s Anatomy (okay, well, the off-kilter writing has played a huge role in that), Heroes (ditto on the off-kilter writing), and The Office, and has even scrambled over Pushing Daisies and Gossip Girl [...]

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10 superficial things (in random order) that make me happy

1. Acronyms (and by acronyms, I don’t mean the literary device)
2. How, when my nieces see me, they act like I’m more important than Belle and Snow White combined (Trust me — these are very important figures in their lives at present.)
3. The word “twitterpated” (thanks, Cori!)
4. [...]

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ache

I have never heard of James Carrington, but wow, is this one of the most beautiful songs I have ever…laid my ears on? (Yeah, I know, doesn’t really make sense.)
Anyway, I’m uploading this video for a couple reasons:
1) I felt like posting something but really have nothing substantial on which to post.
2) I love it [...]

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seriously: a critical analysis

The first email Matt Roush includes in today’s Ask Matt had me nodding along in still-sleepy agreement. (I’ve only been awake for about seven minutes.)
It’s what I’ve been thinking since the new TV season started. I’m going to lump Grey’s Anatomy in with Heroes, though. Seriously. What is going on there? I have been mostly [...]

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