It's July 9 2008 (yes I know it's not but I don't have time to write this on Wednesday so just work with me). Which means that it is my 17th birthday . Yay me! To celebrate this joyous occasion I listed down a my favorite birthday episodes.

5. My Day At The Races

"As for me, I could overcome any obstacle, as long as I had Elliot and her ridiculously strong thighs beneath me."

Show: Scrubs

Birthday-boy: JD

What's the story: JD's hitting the big 3 0 and realizes he hasn't done anything on his things-to-do-before-thirty list. So he decides to enter in a triathlon. One thing I learned from this episode is that you should never enter a triathlon unless you wanna kill yourself (and always wear a wetsuit). Elliot wants to become closer with her boyfriend - let's refer to him as random guy because he was - and tells him her fantasy about the Mexican applethief and the cider. Gotta love crazy Elliot . Turk wants to get the attending spot and goes Kung Fu fighting with The Todd (Betrayal Five!). But the cutest part of the episode was the ending with Elliot carrying JD to the finish line was really cute .

Memorable quotes:

Jake: Why don't you tell me your wildest fantasy?
Elliot: OK, fine. You're a Mexican apple thief. I run the cider house. I catch you hiding behind the stone mill. You chase me into the tasting room. Oh, if there's a crow in there: fine. If not.. I can live with it. Anyway, we're all alone and you don't speak a word of English, but you teach me more about hard cider than I ever learned from my fermenting exams and our passion is so loud that they can hear it all the way in the distillery. Oh, ha.. I can be such an apple slut!

Dr. Cox: Jordan "Godzilla" Sullivan! You stop that, and you stop that now!

Dr. Cox: Or maybe you could pressure him, get dumped, throw on 50 pounds, start collecting knic-knacks and meet your future now...you know...before the loneliness burns too much!

4. Birthday

"And now, ladies and gentlemen, the two time Emmy award winning star of our show, the gal with the million dollar smile: Cordelia Chase!"

Show: Angel

Birthday-girl: Cordelia

What's the story: It's Cordelia's birthday and she gets a very painful vision that knocks her out. Fred and Gunn find out that she has been taking pain pills and a CAT scan reveals that she's dying. Meanwhile a demon named Skip (he was funny ) changes time to what could of happened if Cordy and Angel never met. Cordelia is an Emmy award winning actress with her own sitcom Cordy (wonder how, we've all seen her in that play). A great what if episode that shows us that Angel really needed Cordelia.

Memorable quotes:

Skip: We've been over this. I respect what you're trying to do. It's noble and heroic and all that other Russell Crowe/'Gladiator' crap.
Cordy: You've seen...?
Skip: Didn't love it.

Angel: Oh, whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa! Dirty people! Not touching the baby!
Cordy: But pig-drinking bloodsuckers are okay? I meant that in a nice way.

3. Rory's Birthday Parties

"and, while some have called it, the most meaningful experience of your life, to me it was something more akin to doing the splits on a crate of dynamite."

Show: Gilmore Girls:

Birthday-girl: Rory

What's the story: Rory's 16th birthday (kinda wrong because she says she's 16 in the pilot). Lorelai and Emily both plan a party for her. Emily invites the whole countryclub including all the mean rich kids from Chilton, and Lorelai just trows a good old fun Stars Hollow celebration. This episode was a great mix of comedy and drama. Lorelai has some of her best dialogue here, of course Emily and Lorelai fight but there was just so much power in Lorelai's "then you could pay for this party, couldn't you" line. The ending was kinda sad with Emily realizing she doesn't know her daughter. First great episode of the show.

Memorable quotes:

Luke: She's not here yet.
Lorelai: Alright. Well, you'll have to entertain me until she arrives. Okay, Burgerboy! Dance!
Luke: Will you marry me?
Lorelai:What?
Luke: Just...looking for something to shut you up.

Lorelai: Right?! That would mean that she actually made a mental note that we like pudding, which would mean she listens to something other than the judgemental conga line going on in her head, and got over the fact that to her, pudding is hospital food and is only acceptable when you've just had a vital organ ripped out of your body.
Sookie: Wow, that's some journey she had to take, there.

2. The One With The Two Birthday Parties

"we're on a major flan high"

Just had to include a picture of flan. Everytime I see it I always have to say: "It's a traditional Mexican custard desert"... No one ever gets it though.

Show: Friends

Birthday-girl: Rachel

What's the story: They've had many birthday-episodes on Friends and most of the time it was Rachel's birthday. I think this one's the best. The Friends plan a surprise-party for Rachel. Monica wants to have a party with organized fun and the rest just wants to grab a pizza and have actual fun. They both get want they want when Rachel's recently divorced parents show up and they have to throw 2 parties. It was hilarious to watch them try to keep the Green's apart with the dancing and the safely putting the coat on the bed. Most of the time when you desperately try to keep two characters apart it doesn't work but here thanks to Joey breaking the you're-not-allowed-to-kiss-your-best-friends-mother rule they pulled it of. Rachel realizing that her life will never be the same again also added a little drama, that scene in the hallway with Chandler was really sweet.

Memorable quote:

Chandler: (To Rachel) How you holding up there, tiger? Oh, sorry. When my parents were getting divorced, I got a lot of tigers. I got a lot of champs, sports, once I even got a governor.

Rachel: I could look at the bright side, I get two birthday parties and two birthday cakes.
Chandler: Well, actually just one birthday flan.
Rachel: What?
Chandler: It's a traditional Mexican custard dessert... Look talk to Monica, she's on the food committee.

(I'm probably the only one who finds that one hilarious )

Rachel: Can you keep my dad occupied? I'm gonna go talk to Mom for a while.
Ross: Okay. Do you have any ideas for any openers?
Rachel: Just stay clear of, "I'm the guy that's doing your daughter!" and you should be okay.

1. Surprise/Innocence

Well, clearly the Hellmouth's answer to 'what do you get the Slayer who has everything?'

Show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Birthdaygirl: Buffy

What's the story:Buffy's 17th birthday (just like me .. I hope not like me!) Well it was definitely a surprise. Angel losing his soul after achieving true happiness. Before Innocence Angelus was just someone we couldn't imagine because Angel was such a good guy. Well it certainly made his character more interesting. This episode kind of dooms Buffy and Angel's relationship. I was never a big fan of them but that scene when Angelus says "Yeah you were a real pro" is just heartbreaking. Sarah did a great job but let's not forget Willow's reaction when she finds out what the treasurer of the We Hate Cordelia Club is doing these days. Willow wants to even the score by asking Oz to make out with her but it's very sweet that he doesn't because. Smurf demon was.. well very blue but very cool how he got killed of with a rocket launcher. To sum up two amazing episodes that changed Buffy (the show and the character) forever.

Memorable quotes:

Angelus: Don't you look spiffy!
The Judge: Spiffy?

Angelus: Spike, my boy, you really don't get it, do you? You tried to kill her, but you couldn't. Look at you, you're a wreck! Force won't get it done, you've gotta work from the inside. To kill this girl... You have to love her.

Cordelia: Surprise!! (Just loved everyone's reaction to that).

Worth mentioning:

• The One Where They All Turn Thirty (blogtitle) - Friends
• Happy Birthday, Baby - Gilmore Girls
• Numbers (Claire's birthday, not really the important storyline here but it was cute) - Lost
• The One Where Rachel Smokes ("Monica is gonna rue the day she put me in charge of cups and ice") - Friends
• Michael's Birthday - The Office
• The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister - Friends
• Things I Forgot At Birth - One Tree Hill

Have a nice day...

What better way is there to end then with a Veronica Mars quote?

5. Charlie Pace

"I'm sorry, brother, but this time you have to die."

Show: Lost

Episode: Through the Looking Glass

Cause of Death: He drowned

Sad, yet beautiful because: I looked it up, Charlie had 17 almost death experiences. Yup that guy was really meant to die. It's sad because he was a major character but I kinda understand it. When we first met Charlie all he cared about was when he could get his next heroinfix and in the end he choose to die so that Claire and Aaron could get of the island. (She didn't, he did... different story). Also, it's gotta be nice to know when you're gonna die. At least he had time to make a list of what were the greatest moments of his life. (Claire was nr. 1 ).

Last words: "NOT PENNYS BOAT"

Also: I saw the Lost finale so feel free to talk about it.

BUT PLEASE NO LOST SEASON 5 SPOILERS

4. Spike

"I think it's fair to say school's out for bloody summer."

Show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Episode: Chosen

Cause of Death: the sun (he's a vampire)

Sad, yet beautiful because: Like Charlie Spike wasn't really someone you would call a hero. More like, pure evil (but still very cool). But just that moment with the world ending and that background music and the looks on their faces - exellent performances by Sarah and James! - it's just something you're going to have watch. And even the biggest Buffy/Spike hater has to admit. That was one hell of a moment.

Last words: I wanna see how it ends. (nobody writes last words like Josh)

3. Ana Lucia & Libby

"For a brief time I served in a small parish in England. Every Sunday after Mass, I would see a young boy waiting in the back of the church. And then one day, the boy confessed to me that he had beaten his dog to death with a shovel. He said that the dog had bitten his baby sister on the cheek; and he needed to protect her. And he wanted to know whether he would go to hell for this. I told him that God would understand - that he would be forgiven, as long as he was sorry. But the boy did not care about forgiveness. He was only afraid that if he did go to hell ... that dog would be there waiting for him."

Show: Lost

Episode: Two For The Road (though officially Libby died in "?")

Cause of Death: shot by Michael

Sad, yet beautiful because: Never in my life did I scream louder at the tv (seriously neighbours heard me). Ana Lucia and Libby were both not really my favorite characters. Ana could annoy me sometimes and Libby we never really got to know. Still, they both didn't deserve to get killed by one of our own people. That's why of the many, many, many deaths that Lost has had this one's the best. That it gets to the point that Michael is so desperate that he decides to kill.

Last words:

Ana Lucia: Sorry for what?

Libby: M..Michael

2. Buffy Summers

"Death is your gift."

Show: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Episode: The Gift

Cause of Death: Some call it suicide, I call it self-sacrifice

Sad, yet beautiful because: If you're a sucker for great background music like me you will love this one.

Last words:Dawn, listen to me. Listen. I love you. I will always love you. But this is the work that I have to do. Tell Giles ... tell Giles I figured it out. And, and I'm okay. And give my love to my friends. You have to take care of them now. You have to take care of each other. You have to be strong. Dawn, the hardest thing in this world ... is to live in it. Be brave. Live. For me.

1. Jimmy Edwards

"You know they're going to remember me as a monster...I wonder how they'll remember all of you?"

Show: One Tree Hill

Episode: With Tired Minds, Tired Eyes, Tired Souls, We Slept

Cause of Death: Suicide

Sad, yet beautiful because: This one's my favorite because it's realistic, it's something that happens a lot. When you bully someone it get's to a point that he just can't take it anymore and does something very extreme. One Tree Hill did a great job showing that in this episode and this is something you just have to watch even if you don't like One Tree Hill.

Last words: I'm sorry

Have a nice day...

Well, there was absolutely nothing on tv tonight and I was really, really bored. So I went to Spoilerfix and read a couple of Bones spoilers (Don't judge me, I'm only human!) Normally I avoid them, well at least the really important ones. But like I said there is noting on tv and I'm too tired to finish my countdown (Friday or Saturday).

Anyhow I read that next season Booth and Brennan are going to be "in bed together". Which makes me wonder..

Like this:

Or like this:

I'd rather have the second one. So much more awkward and it would bring Booth's "Were just partners" line to a whole new level.

Sometimes I love my ability to link everything to Friends.

Wow, first random blog.. I never really do that.