Friday, November 30, 2007

Girl Power... I guess...

Women's Murder Club. Fridays on ABC.

I am a huge fan of Angie Harmon. Partly because she is a Texan (that being said most Texans are pretty kind to their own except maybe the Dixie Chicks...) I also like her because she seems like good people... anyway I am totally hooked on her new show on ABC called Women's Murder Club. I was a little skeptical I mean there have been a handful of girl power shows (sex and the city, desperate housewives, first wives club... you get the point) but this show has moxy. The women are smart and they genuinely care about each other. Oh, and they are not man haters. That last part might have to do with the fact that the show is based on the book by James Patterson.

Side note: A recent episode featured a Mat Kearney song. "Won't Back Down." I seriously almost choked on my food when I heard the song come on. He's amazing. Oh, and the episode was pretty good too.

Enjoy it while you can.


Wednesday, March 7, 2007

The Accidental Nerd

All I am missing is a house full of cats....


So the other day I was looking through my secret goody bag…. wait. That sounds inappropriate. I am not in any way referring metaphorically, figuratively or suggestively to “my goodies” álà Ciara or “my milkshake” álà Kelis. I am talking about a literal, tangible collection of things that are good… Jeez….. okay so picture in your head a treasure chest like in Pirates of the Caribbean 1, but without the spooky Incan curse.. and without the gold… and without Jack Sparrow……..never mind…. the English language and all possible uses of poetic imagery are escaping me right now…just bare with me here.

I don’t like valentine’s day… I don’t enjoy celebrating most holidays considering how far removed most celebrations stray from acknowledging the holidays' true origins, but I am a collector. So, for one reason or another I have a box of valentines. ..Wait… Now that I think about it, I have several boxes of those little valentines that kids usually exchange in the 3rd grade. Yeah, I have like 5 different boxes of those. But I also have really nice hallmark cards. My favorite valentine’s card is about St. Valentine who was martyred. It always makes me smile… not the part about him being martyred, although religiously speaking I am supposed to rejoice at persecution… but I smile because for one whole day I now have a valid excuse to dress entirely in black, glare at everyone who looks remotely happy and cry all day...... .....

It just dawned on me that it might not be good that I take pleasure in things like that....moving on…

Occasionally I pull out this secret stash and enjoy the beauty of it all. Because someday in the not so distant future I will actually have a valentine to give these cards to and though it looks like I have a compulsive shopping problem, I honestly plan to celebrate valentine’s day every day which is why I bought multiple boxes of them the day after valentine’s day for $1.

I digress…… Oh.. so the other day I decided to put all my stamps in with my secret valentine stash. There were sheets of stamps in my desk, my car, by bag, at work etc and so I decided to put them all together. To my amazement and slight embarrassment I realized I had a stamp COLLECTION!!

Every now and then I would buy nice, colorful stamps and decide they were too pretty to use and set them aside. This apparently happened multiple times and Voilà a bona fide stamp collection. It was then that I realized why all my “matches” on eharmony were über nerds. I am sending out serious nerd vibes! Unintentionally I might add. Don’t get me wrong, über nerds need love too, I just never thought I had anything in common with them…. please…I know what you are thinking… why am I cruising the internet for a boyfriend and at the same time pledging my coolness… clearly I Am a nerd.

You know… all of this wouldn’t be out of the ordinary if I had pursued my original career plan- to become a mail carrier. If I was an employee of the postal service it wouldn’t seem odd at all for me to have extra stamps here and there. No one would make fun of my quarterly USPS Philatelic magazine. I wouldn’t be embarrassed when I told complete strangers about designs for upcoming stamps. And no one would think it was strange when I vented to them about one of my favorite stamps being discontinued. I wouldn’t even mind when coworkers came to me to buy stamps…. If I was a postal carrier it would be my job to do those things….

Basically, I am a nerd.

You would think that it wouldn’t come as a surprise to me. I guess I am in denial of my own very real and seemingly blatant nerd status.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Forget Grey's

umm.... The Black Donnelly's is about to take first place for my favorite TV show.

I always knew Grey's Anatomy was missing something and now i know what it was... the Irish mafia!

Visit the page on NBC for more info.

If you haven't seen it yet, you simply must. The writing for this show is impeccable. Really.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

St. Valentine, this one's for you

His name is Jordan.

I don't know how old he is, considering how we met I hope he's at least 18. (or else it's illegal)..... moving on

Here's what I do know:

INTERESTS:
road trips, civil rights

FAVORITE BAND:
Dashboard Confessional

FAVORITE MOVIE:
Say Anything

QUOTE:
"Stumbling is not falling" -Malcolm X



So far so good.

We have these IM conversations and based on his response to various topics that I select we get a reading on the depth of our love.

Here are our relationship stats:
Chemistry:
10 hearts

Friendship:
3 hearts

Satisfaction:
6 hearts

Wandering Eye:
none

However, every time I kiss him I get a frowny face reply. I guess I am moving too fast. I mean, let's not forget he's not real. This whole thing is amazing. I move too fast for my 18 year old cyber boyfriend!! Then again we have only been dating for two hours..... which by the way is the longest relationship I have been in since 2002.

Yes, I am well aware that I have problems. On the bright side I know from the outset that he can’t dump me, but I can dump him and replace him whenever the mood strikes me. And our relationship is scheduled to last for two weeks at which point we mutually part ways.

So virtual issues aside I would say from the fact that we get along so well after 2 hours he is either a perfect gentleman or gay. The latter could very well be true, I mean, I thought only teenage girls liked
dashboard but then again Chris Carrabba is pretty dreamy...hmmm…

Either way 2007 is suddenly looking up! Maybe just maybe I won’t don my famous all black mourning attire this Feb 14th.

I would dedicate this one to my valentine - Take me Out by Franz Ferdinand

And because we have a special connection I am pretty sure he would dedicate this one to me... Do Your Feet Hurt by MxPx

P.S.- I cancelled my subscription to Seventeen Magazine when I turned 16 because I thought I was too mature... Apparently I am reverting.

Get a pet boyfriend of your very own

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

a rose by any other name...




The other day I was flipping through channels and came upon the show Ebert and Roeper (which was previously Siskel and Ebert). And for one reason or another I simply was captivated. Honestly, I wanted to change the channel, but I didn't. I think what was most fascinating is that Ebert wasn't even on the show that night….which is a whole other concern….don’t get me started. Anywho, they talked about a bunch of movies and gave their famous "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" votes. One movie review that has stuck with me since then was "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer". This movie is based upon the book Perfume written by Patrick Süskind (originally published in German Das Parfum in 1985) BTW- I was three years old when this book was first published.

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille - Main character and protagonist. Metaphorically compared to a tick and spider. Like a tick, he is contained within himself, and only reaches to the outside world to suck the life from other people. Lacking all emotions except hatred, he is alienated from society. He was arrogant, immoral, and wicked. Born July 17, 1738 in Paris. He is extremely gifted in the fleeting realm of scent.

I am not going to go into specifics. If you so chose please peruse the internet and educate yourself further on
the Movie and the Book .

My main concern is.... WHAT!!! seriously. I am at a loss. Are they for real? Listen, this book was published in the early 80's which means it was written in the 70's which means there was probably all kinds of hallucinogens being partaken of while this book was being written. I am not saying the author is a hippie pot head, I am just saying he was probably around them.

Honestly, the movie looks kinda cheesy. Tagline: "He lived to find beauty. He killed to possess it" [read more
Here]... but from what I gather about the book it's a horrifying read. Apparently the author found a way to bring readers into his mind when he... may or may not have just dropped acid..... charming....And now hollywood has decided to make it a movie...

We’re not in Kansas any more…when I was growing up we had lots of fun and fanciful songs, books, tv shows etc. (inspired unofficially of course by various narcotics) And none of them involved murder. What is society coming to?! Actually, I don’t think Herr Süskind wrote Das Parfum as a children’s book. At least I hope not. Those Germans are an unpredictable lot though. And, aren't hippies all about peace? Wow. Süskind needs a hug... and Zoloft.

What happened to the days of these
(Supposedly Drug Induced) childhood favorites:
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Puff the Magic Dragon
  • Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood okay, not Mister Rogers, he wasn’t on drugs, he did seem very calm and happy all the time though. And why was he always changing clothes. To this day it still doesn’t make any sense to me. Why did he change his sweater and shoes every single time he got home? Always just sweater and shoes
  • Bob Ross' The Joy of Painting for the record, I don't think Bob Ross was on drugs. But there was something about him that appealed to people who were on drugs. Maybe it was his fluffy hair and the soft, soothing way he talked about painting clouds....

Interesting little tidbit for all you Nirvana fans. In case you didn't know, Kurt Cobain used Süskind's Perfume as the basis of his song "Scentless Apprentice" which is on Nirvana's In Utero album. Which only proves further the relationship of this book and drugs.


Nonetheless as if not already obvious...

JUST SAY "NO" to drugs


KK recommends-
Nirvana- Unplugged in NY

This CD holds a special place in my heart. I don't think I would have gotten through the dark ages (aka: high school) without it.

And for your listening pleasure I have the perfect song to end with, It's an 80's classic. It's dedicated to Herr Süskind... i guess....actually, If Jean-Baptiste Grenouille had a theme song this would be it...which is just full of irony considering how the story ends and the bands name....


Fine Young Cannibals- "She Drives Me Crazy"





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