30 Days of TV

Around mid-December, my best friend Brenda shot me an email asking if I'd be willing to participate in a blogging challenge. For the next 30 days, my blog would center around a series of 30 subjects, regarding my favorite (and least favorite) television shows.

Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled

Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching (currently on)

Day 03 - Your favorite new show (started in the year 2010)

Day 04 - Your favorite show ever

Day 05 - A show you hate (or dislike very much)

Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show

Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show

Day 08 - Best twist in a series

Day 09 - Best scene ever

Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like (or hated) but ended up loving

Day 11 - A show that disappointed you

Day 12 - An episode you have never grown tired of...

Day 13 - Favorite childhood show

Day 14 - Favorite male character

Day 15 - Favorite female character

Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show

Day 17 - Favorite mini series

Day 18 - Favorite title sequence

Day 19 - Best TV show ensemble cast

Day 20 - Favorite kiss

Day 21 - Favorite relationship (romantic, friendship child/parent)

Day 22 - Favorite series finale

Day 23 - Most annoying character

Day 24 - Best quote

Day 25 - A show you plan on watching, but haven't gotten around to yet (old or new)

Day 26 - Season finale failure

Day 27 - Best pilot episode

Day 28 - First TV show obsession

Day 29 - Current TV show obsession

Day 30 - Saddest character death

Well, as any regular reader of my blog might gather (all two or three of you), I'm not really great at updating regularly (as the last two months prove), and my history with writing about TV is pretty much nill. Honestly, as far as this blog is concerned, I've tended to shy away from television shows and written about books or movies instead. But it's a new year, and I think I've given television a raw deal. So, with a few changes to the categories and a big change to the process, I said yes.

So for the next 30 posts* (or a bit more if I go off subject), I'm inviting you into the world of the television I enjoy (or enjoyed) watching. Maybe I'll convert you to a diehard fan of a certain show, or maybe I'll make you steer clear. What I hope most of all, though, is that this process helps me remember what a great art form (and entertainment vehicle) the Boob Tube can be.

I'll also be linking to my other friend's blogs who are also participating. They watch way more TV than I do and have much better answers (I already know this), and are much funnier than I am too, so I highly recommend checking them out when you get totally bored with me. ;-)

My cool friends who do a much better job than me at this:

Brenda

Nikki

Dany

Jessie

- Over and Out -

*Instead of days, to make sure I wouldn't be staying up till one a.m. every night trying to finish the next day's blog post.

Catie's Aloha Bridal Shower

So I'd like to apologize in advance for the lack of anything cool in this blog for awhile. Work has been crappy at the moment, so I will make up for it by posting some wonderful pictures from Catie's "Aloha" Bridal Shower!

Catie got in from Seattle on Saturday night and she greeted us with her usual bright and loving demeanor.

(That's me tackling her. The old guy just got lucky to be in this picture.)

I did a lot of prep (read waaaaaaay too much) for the party, and I was really pleased with how everything looked. Plus, now my house looks like a beach party all the time!

The first game we played was a "Make Catie a Veil" game and I have to say we got some pretty creative entries. Luckily enough, we were able to have Dad model for us too. All in all, it was awesome.

(Here comes the bride!)



(Carolyn and I working hard on our awesome veil)

(Brenda with she and Nikki's veil contribution....possibly the greatest ever made)

I also made some delicious favors and some guestbook pages for everyone to fill out for Catie. They turned out really lovely, but like an idiot I forgot to take a picture of the actual Guestbook. Catie, you'll have to send those my way.

Plus there was delicous food. Believe or not, Carolyn had never had Fruit Pizza! FRUIT PIZZA, possibly the greatest invention EVER! Luckily, I remedied that with two different kinds. :-)

(Mmmmmmm Brownie)

Plus, flip-flops were required! Although I let Grandma get away with her normal hose and orthopedic shoes. They were definitey flip-flops in spirit. :-)

(Look away Nikki and Carolyn, we know you hate feet!)

Catie got lots of presents too!

(Lovely pajamas from yours truly)

And we had Mai Tais in Margarita glasses on top of a Kegerator.

You just can't beat that irony.

All in all, a lovely party, and a lovely time, and a lovely sister. :-)

Love Me, Love My Jacket...

So my good friend Nikki had her birthday several Saturday's ago, and she just so happened to have an 80's birthday party to celebrate the year of her birth! Now I know as well as the next person that the 80s should never, EVER come back into style, but for celebrating one day, I'm all for going all out in crazy 80s style.

So being a crazy, fun-loving, fan of dressing up and looking AWESOME, my good friends and I helped create the most awesome thing that has ever existed: my beloved jacket.

Yes. Behold it's beauty. It says my name. It says 82 Rules. It has rhinestones and hearts and Bubble letters and stars and squiglies. It's THE most awesome piece of clothing I own, and I know that I am really not worthy to wear it. I love this jacket.

Here is a good front view, plus an awesome picture of my good friend Ashley. :-) She was totally rocking with a big shirt and big belt and some totally rad shades.

Brenda dressed up like the lady from Some Kind of Wonderful, plus she had a flask. Please look closely at the jacket and you might just see the shoulder pads!!

These two cool dudes are really just too cool for school.

The cutest couple I know....plus they look like they could totally do a mosh pit and be cool rock stars and such.

An awesome group pic that I stole from Nikki, but it looks totally sweet, so that's just how I roll.

Another awesome shot of my totally sweet jacket. And a great shot of Carolyn too. :-)

Seriously, though:

Jacket Haiku

Oh, oh my jacket

Comfort me with joyful thoughts

I love you, jacket

Peanut Butter Crappers

A few weeks ago, while drinking a rather delicious beer at Harry's Country Club with my friend Ashley, I decided that I liked cookies. Now, this wasn't too big of a revelation, since cookies are great, but what WAS big was that I thought,

"Why don't we all get together and MAKE cookies?"

And so the "Cookie Party" was born.

Yes I know. I am a genius.

We all met on Sunday afternoon with cookie doughs in hand (with the exception of Belinda who had been catching rays in California that weekend), ready for an awesome time. And I have to say that an awesome time was had.

Here are a few of the awesome cookies we made.

We made some in the "traditional style"

And some untraditional. :-)

(Carolyn's Christmas Shark)

As you can see, we got pretty creative. :-)

Maybe a little "too" creative.


We even made a new mustache for Daniel!

I made Alex a little Alex cookie!

They got along really well...

And of course we made some "not-so-nice cookies" too...
(Cover your eyes kids!)

We named them Eunich, Adam, and Eve!

Adam forgot to wear pants, Eve wore her Christmas Tree Fig Leaf, and Eunich, has no pants, but he does have a raher nice bowtie. Thank you Ashley!

All in all it was one lovely afternoon of cookie making, baking, and decorating! I'm pretty sure we've started a new tradition, and I'm glad.....cause I lika dem cookies! Mmmmmmmm!