entirely too much TV

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This week’s Friday Five is about TV — yay!

How many TVs do you have in your home? We have 3 TV’s in our apartment. One for me, one for Rob and one for my cousin Warren. We each have our own — god forbid we share. 😉 After all, I don’t think we’d ever agree on what to watch.
On average, how much TV do you watch in a week? Geesh, I guess like 11-12 hours per week regularly. That sounds like an awful lot. And sometimes I even have the TV on as background noise while I’m on the computer.
Do you feel that television is bad for young children? I guess it depends on what they’re watching — but I don’t really have strong feelings on this topic either way.
What TV shows do you absolutely HAVE to watch, and if you miss them, you’re heartbroken? Well, Dawson’s Creek for sure — no matter how bad it’s become. I’d also be pretty distraught over missing BtVS, Smallville, Friends and Alias.
If you had the power to create your own television network, what would your line-up look like? I would definitely have my WB/UPN shows — DC, SMVL, BtVS, Gilmore Girls, Everwood, my drama shows — The Practice, Alias, Law and Order, my comedies — Scrubs, Friends, my revived shows — Roswell, My So-Called Life, Felicity, my guilty pleasures — The Real World, all the ABC soaps, most MTV shows and sprinkled in between, my favorite Food Network shows. hee. That would be so awesome. 🙂

Bad!Clark

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Bad!Clark is positively yummy. *fan-girly sigh* I actually really enjoyed tonight’s episode of Smallville, if only for the sheer entertainment value of finally seeing non-goody two shoes Clark. Plus, Lana was wearing my shirt, lol! You know, that white top with the little flowers around the collar — yup, that’s mine. 🙂 Anyway, I really liked bad boy Clark — he just had so much spunk and personality. I’m really loving the fact that Pete knows Clark’s secret. I mean, the poor guy didn’t do anything last season except stand at the periphery of the other characters. And I’m not really too much of a Clark/Lana fan anymore (I’ve been converted over to the Lex/Lana side) but I have to say I really enjoyed their last scene together — there are so many things that need to be said between these two — it made for a fantastically angsty scene. Clark has a lot of explaining to do if he ever wants to be with Lana. But maybe that’s the story for these two — to never be able to overcome that barrier.

rules of attraction

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Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes. 🙂 I really appreciate it. I didn’t really do anything to celebrate — I had a bit of a headache (typical) so Rob and I just went to dinner at The Macaroni Grill and then went to see The Rules of Attraction — it’s that new movie (with James Van Der Beek and Ian Somerhalter) based on Bret Easton Ellis’s novel. !spoiler alert! Surprisingly, I actually liked the movie — it stayed true to the book for the most part. However, I thought that the characters of Paul (Ian Somerhalter) and Lauren (Shannyn Sossamon) needed much more development than they were given. In the book, I actually sympathized with both these characters but in the movie, they both fell a bit flat. James Van Der Beek really surprised me with his acting — I’m so used to his acting on Dawson’s Creek consisting solely of flaring his nostrils to convey any type of emotion. But I have to admit, he managed to give Sean Bateman a real likability, in spite of all the horrible things he’s done. There were a lot of scenes that were really hard for me to take — like Lauren’s rape scene and the suicide scene. I seriously felt really sick to my stomach watching those scenes. But there were some funny scenes too — Paul and Dick singing to “Faith” by George Michael, and then their scene in the restaurant with their moms. Funny stuff. I know many of you have no idea what I’m talking about but I find this book (and thus, the movie) really fascinating. It’s such a poignant story of emotion unrealized in a culture of nothing else but sex and drugs.

driving lessons

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So i went to the 49ers/Rams game yesterday. I loved our seats cause we were in the shade. Mwahaha. And it was a really hot day yesterday so… yeah. The 49ers totally beat the Rams, which sucked cause Rob really loves them and most of us were wearing navy blue. Eh, whatever. I didn’t really care. It was just cool to see a football game live.

And I took my first driving lesson in 6 years today. Umm, I did okay but I think at the sloooow rate I’m going, it’ll be another few years before I’ll ever get my license. I mean, my turns totally suck. And I almost hit a parked car. Don’t laugh — it was traumatizing! My next lesson will focus on more traffic-oriented things, like lane changes. Beware Bay Area. 😛

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Went shopping today. 🙂 So that automatically made my day a good one.

Sorry about the crazy DC entry below. *blushes* Sometimes I can go overboard.

I finally saw the much-talked about Christina Aguilera “Dirrty” video. Ummm. Well, I was always taught that if you have nothing nice to say then you shouldn’t say anything at all. But I can’t help it — it really is a cringe-worthy video. I enjoy some of her songs — the girl really has a great voice — but her new image is totally unlikable. I mean, she’s barely wearing any clothes! And she does that grinding/butt shaking dance entirely too much. It creeps me out.

Whee! I’m going to a SF 49ers / St. Louis Rams game tomorrow. I’m going with my boyfriend and some friends. Should be fun. And hot. And omg, I think I’m going to come back deaf.

the song remains the same

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Whee! I’m really happy DC is back — I know it’s a craptastic show but I loooove it. 🙂 My thoughts:

Love the new credits — especially since they kept some very important moments in there. Case in point(s) — P/Jo jumping into the water in the teaser from 401, Joey sitting in Pacey’s lap from the s3 credits, Pacey throwing grass at Katie from the s5 credits AND Pacey’s red sweater dance. I would have killed the bastard editors if the red sweater dance had been taken out. I live for the red sweater dance. *ahem*

The writing seemed to be sharper and wittier in just these 2 episodes than in all of season 5. Nice.

New characters:
Professor Hudson is okay so far. The main thing I like about him right now is that he’s not all about loving Joey — that storyline should be left in season 5 along with that evil Professor Wilder. But then again I love Roger Howarth (he’ll always be Todd Manning to me!) so maybe I’m biased. Oh! And he was totally wearing Pacey’s shirt from season 2! Thought that was funny.

I’m not liking Eddie so much. What’s with the perma-scowl? And Oliver Hudson just looks old, like out of place old. Make him go away! But of course not, they’ve already started the love/hate relationship between him and Joey. Gah. Rebound guy anyone?

CJ didn’t really do anything in this episode except establish himself as a potential love interest for Jen. I think they look super cute together. 🙂 And hello! Jensen Ackles is HOT! If I had known he was on Dark Angel, I would have been all over that show. 😛

Lastly, Emma bothered me just a tad. Maybe cause I sensed her attraction to Pacey. And I *so* do not want Pacey hooking up with any more girls. Enough with the ManWhore!Pacey storyline. And great, they’re gonna be roommates. The writers must think they’re so smart.

All in all though, I think they did a great job with the new characters this season — I *loathed* Charlie and Karen from last year. Damn. Sends shivers down my spine.

Finally! Jack is getting some loving! But really, all those boys seemed a bit much. And I have to say, Kerr is looking mighty fine. Yum.

Audrey is ANNOYING! Please. tone. her. down. Like now. I hate her “Pacey, please do whatever I want” voice — it is seriously grating. Love Busy though — her new hairdo is cute.

Can Pacey please break up with Audrey already? I mean, it’s inevitable. There were anvils all over the place. Just get it over with — it’ll save me from rolling my eyes during their scenes. Not sure how I feel about Pacey being a stockbroker. It’s too weird. And Pacey has never been the “corporate America” type. But hell, if it keeps JJ in that suit and tie — so be it.

Jen’s hair has got to go! Don’t like those terribly short bangs on her.
Loved Pacey and Joey’s scene by the jukebox, of course. How cute was it that when Joey said “Bite me,” Pacey really did. *sigh* Also loved the scene in Hell’s Kitchen at the end when Jen, Audrey, Jack and Pacey were talking about D/Jo. I’m glad we finally got a chance to see what they think of the D/Jo saga. Pacey hit it right on the head when he said the D/Jo relationship was “structurally unsound.” I don’t normally like saying this… but WORD.

I was also upset that the 2 couples I don’t like (D/Jo and P/Aud) stole P/Jo moments! First, Audrey says “Nice change of pace, Pace,” which is a blatant ripoff of Joey’s line in 401. Grr. And then! Dawson and Joey do that love knot thing (when they’re holding hands and then she puts his arm around her shoulder) — that was SO P/Jo! Double grrr.

Now to the big D/Jo event — I used to ship them back in season 1 and I could definitely see shades of what made them a great couple back then. Now though, they’re not such a great couple. They have some warped, idealized notion of what the other should be and they will never ever live up to the dream. They just need to get over it and move on. I mean, there comes a point when the pain just isn’t worth it. I hope this is it for Joey — in my mind, Dawson was wrong for not telling her about his girlfriend. Sure they were caught up in the throes of passion but he had to know that this piece of information would make a difference. And I was so yelling at him when they were fighting and he said “Who dumped who four years ago?” Dawson, get over it! Nice how he turned the argument around and made it all Joey’s fault.

Anyway, I’m rambling now and it’s becoming painfully obvious that I obsess about this show way more than is normal, lol. Bye for now.

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Ah, so much good TV — I enjoyed BtVS and all the Spikey goodness. I already love James Marsters so this episode really cemented my fan looove for him. Spike’s ending scene was fantastic — great acting (the hurt, the angst, the confusion — all there) by JM and the dark atmosphere and the crucifixion imagery was really powerful. *sigh* My favorite part was the look that Spike and Xander shared when Nancy asked if anyone there had not slept together. Hee! I have great hope for this season.

As for Smallville — it was another ooohhkay episode. After Vortex, this episode was totally out of place. Granted, it was supposed to take place 3 months after last week’s episode but the timing just seemed jarring. I mean, we went from dealing with natural disaster and potential loss to an episode that was about lust, passion and sex. Loved all the Chloe/Lana scenes (girl power!) though — I’m glad that the writers aren’t going the way of Dawson’s Creek and are actually letting the girls have a real friendship. Next week’s episode looks promising — Pete might be in more than 2 minutes of the episode! Truly shocking.

2 hour season premiere of Dawson’s Creek tomorrow! I’ve got my blank tape ready and waiting, lol. I’m actually looking forward to it despite promos and pictures like this. Agh. What a painful image.

But to celebrate my DC love, I have a new domain — Creek Daze. Yay! There’s still a coming soon image but it will soon house the general DC site for the Dawson’s Creek Network. For now though, it has my very own scan site — Fields of Gold. 🙂 Please visit and let me know what you think!

spyMomski — whee!

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The season premiere of Alias was pretty good — not really knock your socks off good but I guess the writers were trying to capture a new audience. But since I watched all of last season, I felt a bit like the episode was too slow — and the whole shrink narration thing going on was pretty… blah. All that time could have been spent on better things, like more Victor Garber and Michael Vartan. 🙂

And was it just me, or did a few things seem to be wrapped up so neatly? Like Dixon’s accusation and Vaughn’s escape? And whatever happened to Haladcki? I would have thought Jack would have to face some kind of consequences for that little incident. I do have to say that I am liking Will more and more — I didn’t feel anything for him last season but after the finale and the premiere tonight, he pretty much kicks ass. I wish there was a way for him to salvage his life though. And omg, Lena Olin is magnificent — she is sooo evil and geesh, she’s gorgeous! Can’t wait to see where they’re going with that storyline, especially since the tagline for the “next time on Alias” promos was — “Like Mother. Like Daughter. Like Hell.” Hee!

Hmm… I also caught American Dreams. Another… eh. The premise is cute but it seemed a bit cheesy. I’ll probably give it another try next week. We’ll see how long it can hold my attention.

Anyway, Amy and I are going to work on a recipe site for the DC Network. Whee!

sweet home alabama

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Just got back from watching Sweet Home Alabama — really cute movie. Reese Witherspoon was adorable. [possible spoiler alert] The plot wasn’t original or anything and the ending is totally predictable but the journey to the end was really funny. My favorite part, just like Sam’s was the proposal scene in Tiffany’s. Woooowww. *drools* And geesh, I had no idea Patrick Dempsey still looked that good! hee. [/end spoiler alert]

The Late Friday Five

What are your favorite ways to relax and unwind? I like to watch a lot of TV — my newest addiction is the Food Network.
What do you do the moment you get home from work/school/errands? I’ll usually check my email, get dinner started, or watch Friends reruns.
What are your favorite aromatherapeutic smells? I’m not really big on aromatherapy but I do find mint and eucalyptus to be very relaxing after a stressful day.
Do you feel more relaxed with a group of friends or hanging out by yourself? By myself. I dunno why — I’ve always been an introvert.
What is something that you feel is relaxing but most people don’t? I guess working on my site — and maybe making an occasional wallpaper. Most of my friends don’t find that at all relaxing.

Yay Alias tomorrow!