Sorry I haven't been on good ol' TV.com in a while, but I've been insanely busy in the last few weeks...Okay, Okay, the last MONTH or so. Sue me, alright? Anyway, this is an update and rambling about my life at current...try to bear with me and enjoy it!
First of all.... OBAMA!!! Holy crap. Sorry to any McCain supporters out there, you may want to skip past this little paragraph of my blog. I cant even tell you how incredible November 4th was for me! I have worked my happy little hiney off campaigning and volunteering with fellow friends and Obama supporters, and let me tell you, it was SO worth it!!! Being in Denver in the Middle of the DNC was stressful to be sure, but so educational as well. I work in a hotel in the Denver Tech Center, and for the love of god, it was certainly hellish for me while I was at work, but being out in Denver during the convention was like a dream come true for a hard core Dem like myself. Allow me to also say that I am so, SO terribly proud of everyone that turned out to vote, regardless of who you voted for. We had record turn outs in possibly the most historic election of our time. One of the most rewarding things about this election is that it has taught young voters that they CAN make a difference, and that they CAN be the change that they want to see in this world. I laughed, I cried, I worked my can off for this election, and I cant even say how excited and thrilled I am to possibly see the change coming in this country that I have so desperately hoped for since before I could even vote.
Move...If there is another great thing in my life right now that barely, literally, just barely, outshines B.O's landslide of a win, it's the fact that I just moved into my new condo! That's right folks! I'm officially a home owner, and also one step closer to being the old shut in hag with 23 cats like I've always wanted...Wait, what? Anyway, all very exciting, but not super interesting to read or write about, so moving on...
Cat Stevens... Cat Stevens has pretty much improved my life in an infinite amount of ways. First of all, and after this, I SWEAR no more election references, Cat Stevens was pretty much the best post election music I could have hoped for, being surpassed only by Queens, "We are the Champions". I love Cat's lyrics and his message as a whole. "Peace Train", "Cant Keep It In", "Ready to Love" and of course "Wild World" are some of my favorites of the several cd's of his that I own. My absolute, absolute favorite Cat song of all time though, has to be "Father and Son". Not exactly the most uplifting of his songs, but definitely one that will resonate with generations, for, I don't know, like, EVER. If you are not familiar with this song, I recommend that you listen to it, download it, or purchase it right away. The lyrics and message are so incredible....Amazing, that Cat Stevens is.
Narnia... Let me just start my telling you all this incredible story of adventure, intrigue, suspense, and ultimately, my wasting of our finite resources. My best, bestest friend Angi and I share the same Birthday (Oct 2nd, if your really interested). Sadly, my lovely girl moved to Philly last year, and my heart broke! But alas! She has returned for our birthday the last two years that she has been gone. Moving on, I go to meet Angi at the airport with my friend Lauren. She's getting picked up by her sister Jacquie, but I went to meet her anyway because it was our birthday, duh. So after much hugging and love, Lauren and I leave in my car and Ang and Jax leave in Jax's car. The plan was to meet at Jacquie's house so that Ang could drop off her stuff and then proceed to the Chipotle in Aurora. Well, I've driven out to the airport maybe, like, 6 times in my life in my 15 years in good ol' Colorado, and actually, I've never been the one driving. It was always my parents or a friend, blah, blah, blah. Why am I telling you this? To give you an idea of how f-ing directionally impared I am whilst out in the boonies by Denver International Airport. Not only are we heading home from the airport, which is bad enough as it is for me, but we have to drive through friggin Aurora, pretty much one of the most confusing, and seedy parts of CO, and its absolutely massive, one of the biggest counties in this state. Lauren and I end up WAY far away from where Jacquie lives, and 45 minutes later (Its SUPPOSED to be a 15 minute drive, if you have any clue where you're going) Ang calls me saying "Where the hell are you guys. Did you get lost?" (She knows me too well) I tell her we're out in some scary neighborhood in Aurora, on Martin Luther King Drive. Now Ang lived in Aurora for 7 years before moving back to Philly, and even she has no clue where Lauren and I were, and has never heard of Martin Luther King Drive. Super. Lauren is freaking out in my passenger seat saying we're going to get shot or carjacked. I, on the other hand, am reasonably calm, having been lost in the south side of Chicago, in Stoney Island, (I do not recommend it!), and Aurora really isn't scary to me anymore. Wasting gas, on the other hand, totally is. So finally Lauren and I see a sign saying it will lead us back to the interstate. Halleluiah! So we go through a few more crappy neighborhoods, still recognizing NOTHING, and then pop out onto I-25! Yay! Except for this little stunner. WE ARE ALL OF THE WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OR FRIGGIN DENVER. Literally, all of the way PAST Denver, like, on our way to Fort Collins and Boulder, over by the dog food factories. "How did this happen? How did we get out here?" Lauren asks. To which I respond, with literally, the only good and logical response I could come up with, "I think we were in Narnia for a while there. Now we've returned home through a magical portal...". An hour and fifteen minutes after leaving the airport (again, a supposed 15 minite drive), we arrived at Chipotle. The point of this story? You might be asking yourself this question right now, and the answer to that is, that, I came up with a great excuse for getting lost, wasted half a tank of gas, and, at Chipotle, drank a beer with my veggie burrito at 12:15 in the afternoon! Go Me!
Extra Side of Meat Please?....This is just a short, funny little thing that happened this weekend. I'm at Chilies with my boy, grabbing a bite after a weekend of moving crap into the new place, and as we're sitting there waiting for our food, we hear the guy in the booth next to ours making his order. Now I previously worked in the restaurant industry, and I know how weird and obnoxious people can be when ordering, but this one was just weird. Not just to me, as I don't tend to eat much meat, but also to my boyfriend, who was most definately a carnivore. So this guy orders a rack of ribs, and instead of veggies on the side, he just wants a side of meat....Really? Not just any side of meat though, a hamburger patty. Just a plain, hamburger patty. Are you kidding me? Do you want to die of a heart attack before the age of 30? Do you really hate ALL veggies that much that you cant get mashed or fried potatoes, those aren't even a veggie really!...People blow my mind sometimes.
BestWeekEver.tv... Friends, please check out this blog by the peeps on "Best Week Ever" at VH1. Absolute hilarity, you could spend hours on this site reading the blogs by Dan, Michelle and Sara, seriously fun.
Ishmael....So I first read the book "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn when I was in 11 grade, and I thought it was pretty amazing back then. Well, I recently re-read it in the last couple of weeks, and let me tell you, I appreciate it SO much more now, with only 5 more years of life under my belt. I highly recommend this book to EVERYONE if you have not already read it. Is it about a talking gorilla? Yes. Is it one of the most influential and amazing things you'll ever mentally ingest? Indeed. Seriously, pick it up, or borrow it from your local library. I recommend just buying it because it is SO good that you'll instantly just want to add it to your home library. So just go buy it already.
So that's it! Random drabbles of Aly are now over. Tune in next week!
Tina Fey for the win!
Now I dont know if anyone has been watching SNL lately, but if there's one thing you can be sure of, it's that whenever its an election year, there are going to be some GOLDEN skits on that show. No matter if everything in the 8 months leading to the last 2 months before the election suck, every political skit leading up to the election is going to be a classic. I have to say though, the ones this year, are the best since the 1996 Clinton election. Tina Fey was absolutely meant to play Sarah Palin, and she does an INCREDIBLE job. I can't seem to stop laughing whenever I watch her. Even if your a republican, this stuff is hilarious! How do I know? Because even my repub friends agree.
Please, PLEASE watch her following skits here
VP Debate:
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/vp-debate-open-palin-biden/727421/
Couric/ Palin Open:
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/couric-palin-open/704042/
Clinton/Palin Bipartisan Message:
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/palin-hillary-open/656281/
MAVERICK!
Anyway, moving onto other things....Heroes, rockin my socks off right now. I was telling Meow today that I feel like I have to pause the episodes about 3 times just so I can catch my breath and slow my heart rate. I get so worked up over everything. This weeks episode was AWESOME! That is all.
Bleach. I cannot wait for the HM arc to return. Captains fights and Nel coming...Holy crap.
Blood+. Awesome. Picked a few of the DVD's up at my local anime convention, and it is super fantastic.
Elfen Lied. Cool, creepy, deep, dark, awesome. Not for the faint of heart. Finally finished that online. I was quite pleased. It's defenatly has a story line that makes you question the deepest recesses of the human mind, and the darkest parts of human nature. Pretty cool.
Last but not least, something that has been entertaining me to no end lately, the bumps on Adult Swim. Always hilarious, especially the one they have on right now about the economical crisis.
So the other day, I was sitting on my computer, as I often do at work, with nothing to work on. I was trying to figure out what I could do to keep myself mentally engaged enough that my brain didnt feel like it would atrophy before I got to go home. Anyway, then I started to think about things that keep me entertained and keep me busy, and things that just upset me and make me angry, because, they should be entertaining, but honestly aren't. This is the list I came up with. WARNING:May contain some spoilers for Bleach and Heroes.
Things that Should Entertain me, but tend to just make me mad...
1. Bleach Anime (at current)
Yeah, I know you're all thinking, "But Miyako! You love Bleach! You're only ever on the Bleach forums. Arent you unnaturally obsessed with Renji!?". Well the answer is yes, I do love Bleach. Yes, I only really ever post on the Bleach Forums, and, yes, I'm in love with an animated character. BUT, what I hate about Bleach right now, is this horrid, aggrivating filler arc! GAH! It makes me want to punch myself in the face, because that would be less painful than watching this!!! In all seriousness though, this is how I came to this conclusion the other day. So, I decided to check up on the thread in the Bleach forums last week, titled "Official Episode Discission. Spoilers up to current episodes in Japan." , or somrthing like that. Well, I decided to do this because I had stopped watching the anime a while ago, due to that fact that I had the manga, and really had no interest in watching a new filler arc, so I figured I would just start watching the anime again when it picks back up in Hueco Mundo. So whilst on the thread, I read that Amagai has gone bad, and out of curiosity, decided to watch a few of the most recent episodes (186-18
. Well let me tell you...Man was I dissappointed! I love Bleach, LOVE IT! As such, it is very hard for me to say that it doesnt make me happy. This filler is awful. The story line is lacking, I really feel no attachment to any of the new characters, and the whole "OH MY GOD! A captain has gone bad!" Thing is kinda old, but only in this instance. You know why? It's because no matter how anyone defects from SS from now on, they're never going to be as evil (or as cool) as Aizen, Tousen and Gin. Stupid Amagai cant even compare. I was just so dissapointed while watching it. I didnt really mind the Bount arc that much, but his one makes me want to pull my hair out...ugh.
2. Law and Order:SVU
I love L&O SVU. Really, I do, but I think it's loosing its steam. I mean, there are only so many crimes that you can rearrange different ways for so many episodes, and I find myself being able to guess who did it within the first 15-20 minutes... Which makes me sad, because I love Elliot, Olivia, Munch and Tutuola.
3. Blue Collar Comedy
Its supposed to be hilarious....It really just makes me mad. It also makes me hate red necks more than I already do.
4. Political Commercials
Considering I work with The Young Voter Project, Colorado Democrats and the Obama Campaign, you would think I wouldnt mind. They Drive me crazy! Maybe its because I'm already very sure of my views, and dont need anyone trying to convince me other wise. I really think that its because they are able to twist and turn things to sound so negative, no matter what party you're in. It seems like they're all full of lies. Growl.
Things that Entertain me!
1. Heroes!
I love Heroes. The premire this last week was everything I wanted and more! I cant wait to see what happens this next monday! What consequences will Suresh's "Experiment" have on his body? Will Nikki remember about her former life and her son Micah? Does the man that has picked Parkman up in Africa have the same talent Issac had, to paint the future? What will happen with Peter being trapped inside of villan Jesse's body? What will happen with Claire and her family? What the hell is going on with Sylar and Mrs. Peterelli!? Ah, I love it!
2. The Fringe
I didnt know if I would like this show from the commercials. My dad saw the premire, and since we're big x-files fans, told me I should watch it. I decided to watch the encore presentation of the series premire on the following sunday. I loved it! I really hated Joshua Jackson (back in the Dawsons Creek days), and never really had much interest in him as an actor, but I think he does a pretty great job playing the sarcastic son of a crazed scientist. John Noble (Denethor in LOTR: Return of the King, for fellow geeks out there) is absolutely BRILLIANT as Walter Bishop, the semi crazed fringe scientist. Ah, its great...Not as great as X-Files, but still, a good filler.
3. Bleach Manga
I love it. Ahhhhh Bleach, you light up my life! Plus in the absence of the anime this is all I really have to keep me going, lol.
4. Snickers
The new snickers commercials with the Viking, Roman, Pilgrim, Hawaiian guy, and the dude that looks like King Henry the XIII, crack me up. Especially the one where they sing "Greensleeves". Hilarious.
5. Bo Burnham
My sister had me watch this kid on YouTube about 8 months ago. He's since become very popular. He never fails to entertain me. He's a 15 year old, that has to be one of the smartest, funniest kids on the internet. I recommend "Bo Fo' Sho" and "3.14 Apple Pi". Check him out, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LzgYWCgkZk
6. Flight of the Conchords
This show on HBO is one of the best sitcoms I've ever seen. Its almost as good as "Arrested Development", and better than "It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia". People, go rent or buy this show, its super! Its about, "New Zealand's fourth most popular digi-folk paradists". Two men (Gemaine and Bret), come to America to try and make their band the next big thing. Its so great! Check out all of the first season here:
http://www14.alluc.org/alluc/tv-shows.html?action=getviewcategory&category_uid=16336&from=F
7. Robot Chicken
Pretty much speaks for itself, doesnt it!
Anyway, What entertains you? And what dissappoints you?
