So thanks to the joys of the internet, I've recently discovered the joys of watching TV online. Now, again, I know lots of people have been doing this for ages, but with most things, I come late to the game.
I just got done watching the season finale of "Leverage". I think that has got to be my new favorite. I can't wait until season 2 starts in June. I've also been able to see all the 4th season of "The Closer". Thank goodness Brenda and Fritz got married. I love it when couples you root for do get to be together. I'm a terrible romantic that way. When they don't get together, it just pisses me off. E.g. Joey and Dawson or Felicity and Noel. The writers set out to make you fall for these characters and hope that they will end up together and then they lose control of the characters and they end up with someone else. Maybe I just need to go back and watch all of "Dawson's Creek" and "Felicity" to find out why it was Pacey and Ben who won our leading lady's hearts.
You know, I could write about TV for hours and hours. but maybe I won't...then again, can I just say how much joy TV brings me. I love being able to step into someone else's "universe" for just a little while. (Another reason I love to read so much.) Being able to escape from my uncharted life for just a few hours is crucial to my sanity. I used to use TV and books as a crutch to avoid dealing with my life, but now, they are just bits of escapism. What's the difference? Well, hmm, I think it's that while my life is just drifting along, I'm not using TV/Books to avoid dealing with my problems.
Well, just for informational purposes, at this time in my life, the other shows I like are "Nip/Tuck" (OMG Christian is dying!!!), "The Big Bang Theory" (Brilliant, absofuckinglutely BRILLIANT), "How I Met Your Mother", "Two and a Half Men" (One of the only 2 shows that actuallys makes me laugh so hard I cough (smokers may know what that means), "Fringe", "Law and Order: SVU", "Supernatural", "Eleventh Hour" (with the dreamy Rufus Sewell), "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", "Dollhouse" (how cool is is that my favorite singer co-wrote and sings on the theme song!!!) and "Family Guy". Other favorites that I've been able to watch online include the aforementioned "Leverage", "Dexter", "Weeds", "The L Word" (am I sad it's ending? Only because I will miss watching Kathryn Moening's portrayal of the complicated Shane) "My Boys" and "Top Chef". Season Finale of that tonight. I'm rooting for Carla. Stefan just annoys me and I have no special love for Hosea. Nice guy but I'd love to see a woman win again.
Sadly, with all this great TV I have not been keeping up with my reading. That list of books over there? That's the to-be-read pile. Ouch! Thank goodness for the library and being able to renew with just the press of a few keys.
Musings from a big and beautiful sometimes "drama queen" on her current state of existence
What's It All About?
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates
While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.
You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.
Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!
Things I'm grateful for everyday....
- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
Current Favorite Quotes
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)
- 1. No one can bring your life to you
- 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
- 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
- 4. Every choice means giving up something different
- 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
- 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
- 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
- 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
- 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them