the perfect guy

So as shown in yesterday’s blog post, I like television characters. The truth is that I love television characters so much, I think they should/could be real people. The other day I came up with my version of the perfect guy. He would be as smart as Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory, as funny as Chandler Bing from Friends with the looks of James Franco from Freaks and Geeks.

My father told me such a guy does not exist. Hmph. Maybe I’ll have to figure something else out.

FRIENDS

I have seen every episode of Friends. It’s true. The Vegas episode happened at the end of my sophomore year of high school. My parents didn’t like the show so I would watch it in my room on their black and white TV. The next year, we got a mini satellite dish and my parents ended up watching it with me. I watched it at 5:00 and at 5:30 and we’d watch the new episodes every Thursday at 8 PM. In college, I skipped the basketball games to watch Friends. This was, of course, way before Hulu existed and we could watch current episodes online. Sure I missed out on one of my university’s main events, but I stayed connected to my loyal friends.

There’s something about Chandler’s nonstop jokes and Phoebe’s clairvoyance that makes me feel at home. I’ve always wanted a group of friends like the ones in Friends. But I’ve always moved around too much or been too busy to constantly hang out with a large group of friends.

I’m watching Friends right now. It’s been the perfect Saturday: watching Friends, editing photos, chatting on Russian facebook, and baking. Ah. Good day at home.

Thursday Night

NBC. Friends. The Office. 30 Rock.
Lots of laughs.
Tons of fun.
Procrastinating homework.
Staying up late.
Not caring.
Tomorrow’s Friday.
Hate Trump.
Drinking soda.
Had popcorn.
Love the weekend.
Need to study.
Back to typing.
Reach the end.

HEROES

“I already have a family.” And she jumps out of the window. Talk about great television. I’m hooked.

Heroes is just about the greatest show I could be watching.

Hiro Nakamura – by far the coolest hero ever.

Some kid from my grad school classes doesn’t like the show. He says it’s a knock-off of X-Men. Even if it were, it wouldn’t matter. I love it.

Sylar – Evil Man. What power allows him to move things and stop bullets mid-air?

Peter Petrelli – My hero.

“Turns out you’re the villain, Peter. I’m the Hero.” – Sylar

The bomb. AHH!!!

“Save the cheerleader; save the world.” Hmm. What is going on? I doubt Nathan really just died. And there is a big explosion in the air. So Nathan did turn out to be a good guy? What? So confused and yet the music is supposed to help me feel much better, happy and good, you know.

Good line: “Home is anywhere our family is together.” – Mr. Bennett

Is Ando going to be gone from Volume 3? I really liked him. He was funny and cute.

I finally finished watching Heroes Season 1. My sister loaned it to me when I visited her for New Years. It’s now the middle of May. Oops.

I always wanted to be Supergirl when I was little. She could fly. She had blonde hair and she saved people. I never thought superheroes could have all the super powers they have in Heroes. I mean, Claire can’t die. She just regenerates. How groovy is that?

Superpowers… What power would you have if you were a superhero?

homework stuff

Whenever I work on homework, I surround myself with distractions. I don’t know that it’s the smartest idea.

Look at today.
I got home at four. I decided to take a short break and watch something on Hulu. It was the latest episode of Glee. Then, I started to download songs from iTunes. It’s my latest addiction. iTunes can be dangerous to the poor girl’s budget. After iTunes, it was Friday Night Lights (FNL) on Netflix. I’m loving this new show. I have to read the book for a project. The show is great too. The goal is to connect with small town life and be motivated to search for the thing that holds Dayton (Oregon) together. I’m so enthralled with the show that I have a hard time thinking of anything but football. And sure football used to keep Dayton together, but I’m not sure that it still does today. After FNL, I decided to work on homework. I pulled up my word document and typed a little bit. Then, I checked my blog. A friend had left a comment. I went to her website… for half an hour. Then, I had to move on. More homework. First, a little music. Rating songs on iTunes. Working on my laptop in bed. Watching and listening to 30 Rock. Talking to a friend on the phone. Writing this blog post.

So yeah, I’m having a little trouble focusing on my homework.

Ten Things

When I got home from work tonight, I wanted to escape. It seems like I do this a lot. I get tired of all the homework and stress induced by my minimum-wage jobs so I try to escape from them when I get home. I watch TV, read my books or surf the web.

I tried to watch an episode of Lost. It was too intense. I didn’t want to add to my stress level. I needed to lessen the stress. So I went to Hulu where I discovered, Ten Things I Hate About You, the TV show based on that awesome movie I watched in high school. The show is about two sisters who are completely opposite yet they have to figure out how to deal with their new lives in California. It’s great.

And so... not to be negative or anything, but I’m gonna make a “Ten Things I Hate List.” It is negative, isn’t it? Well, we’ll just have to see what I come up with.

Ten Things I Hate About the Current Climate in Oregon:
1. The weather is so temperamental. It never stays the same.
2. The economy is bad. We have a pay freeze at the Duck Store so I don’t even get regular barista wages, just minimum wage, YUCK!
3. The sun is starting to shine a bunch; it shines way too brightly in my eyes and my glasses just add to the misery.
4. The news climate is down. All the good stuff is happening in DC or West Virginia.
5. Putting on one jacket in the morning may end up being the wrong choice for any other hour of the day.
6. Mud. The rain gets the dirt wet and we get mud.
7. Crazy things are flying away from the U of O. Example: Mike Bellotti’s bailout.
8. Tax people in this state are slow. Still waiting on my return.
9. It’s nice. Streets are more crowded. It’s not as easy to wander around when the streets are full.
10. No barbecue. I left it at my parent’s house.

Okay, so I was reaching a bit. I actually really love Oregon, rain and all. I had to think really hard to come up with 4 through 10.

LOST

I decided to watch LOST tonight. I’ve watched the first four seasons of the show. I haven’t caught up with season five. My dad lent it to me, but I’ve been incredibly busy. Why is Charles Whitmore trying to kill Desmond with a bunch of power stuff? It doesn’t make any sense. WHAT IS GOING ON?

The time now is 9:06.

The flashbacks are still working. This is good.

So, they’re playing the “if the crash hadn’t happened, this would be happening” game. Nice!

Charlie is back! I love how six years into the show, we’re still beginning to learn things about what’s going on.

Whatever happened to Penny? Did Desmond leave her because of Charles Whitmore?

When he’s getting the cat scan, he’s starting to look like Hannibal the Cannibal.

9:29

Did he somehow lose his memory?

How is this show ever gonna end?

Confused, I am so confused. Obviously, this is one of those shows you MUST tune into every week. I knew this before. It’s just hard to keep up.

Note: Samsung has a 3D TV out. Does it give people headaches?

OMG!!! Mrs. Whitmore is that woman on the streets from before. I can’t remember the details of what she was doing.

Daniel. Now there’s a character I remember and recognize. I’m starting to question what J.J. Abrams is thinking. Don’t get me wrong, I think he’s a genius. But I’m really confused. I wish I could be more of a geek so I could understand some of this nuclear bomb business.

I think I must have gotten lost on an island. I’m SURE there was some other life out there for me. I’m just in this one because of a repeating record and an electromagnetic thing on an island in the Pacific.

When did LOST become all about love? It never was before? Did J.J. Abrams get a girlfriend and now he has to set everybody in his show up?

Note: My favorite characters from my show were always Desmond and Charlie (through season three). I liked Anna Lucia when she was on it-- before she went crazy and Mr. Echo--before he died. Daniel was my favorite from season four. My favorite relationship to follow is Penny and Desmond.

9:53… Still watching. Still confused. Desmond has always gone between time periods. How is he able to do this? I’m usually a girl who will read spoilers about things. For some reason, I don’t want to do this for LOST. I feel like I need to figure it out all by myself… or at least phone a friend about it!

LOST! That’s it. Only FIVE episodes until the series finale. BAH! I need to catch up.

I hope you have enjoyed this blog post. If you’re reading it, it’s almost like you watched it with me. This is what I do when I watch TV or movies. I ask questions and make comments about what’s going on. It’s just that I usually speak them rather than type them out.

POKA!
HASTA!

Keeping my Sanity

Today I realized that my life is a bit busy. It'd be so much easier if I could just sit around and watch TV all the time, but when I do that, I feel lazy. So I go to school or I go to work. It's a good way to be, a good thing to do.

HOWEVER...

On occasion, I allow myself to just watch TV and not do stressful homework. This past weekend was one of those times. Instead of finishing up my big project, I took a little bit of down time. I watched Dawson's Creek, Season Three.

It was awesome! I was able to escape from my homework and focus on the trivial lives of fictional East Coast characters. I got annoyed with Dawson. He's too much of a cry-baby. And I was hoping for Joey and Pacey to get together way before it actually happened. I even looked up some of the episodes on Wikipedia just to relieve any stress I felt over not knowing what the characters would do.

Ah. It was a nice weekend.

Note: The way I feel about Dawson and Pacey is much the way I now feel about Jacob and Edward in the Twilight series. Originally (when I was in high school), I wanted Dawson and Joey to get together. Now, I find Dawson to be a complete moron and I cheer Pacey on. The same is true for the Twilight characters. In the beginning, I was a huge Edward fan. Now, after re-reading New Moon, I find Edward to be a total jerk. And Bella is stupid for crying over him so much. Jacob is SUCH the better bet. Plus, he's funny. Oh...if I ruled the world, these stupid match-ups would never go down.