Oh no! The TV died!

Dear friend,
That's right, our 65" HDTV kicked the proverbial bucket yesterday. Guess what else happened yesterday. I bought Super Smash Bros. Brawl! Yeah, talk about bad timing. I moved the wii up to my room, and spent a good part of the day playing SSBB, but I want out TV back. It's only a year old. The fan or the temp gauge isn't working or something, as it will turn on, but only for a few seconds at a time.
Anyway, Brawl is awesome. Spoilers will exist from this sentence on, so, you're warned, OK? I played Subspace Emissary a lot today, so I got a lot of the hidden characters. I didn't think it was possible, but Marth is even prettier than he was in Melee. You see, friend, I used to make fun of Marth, call him Martha and such, because he was such a pretty character. He's downright gorgeous now, and oddly enough I like him for it. I have been trying to play with Ike, but he's so slow that I don't know if I'll keep up with it.
I bought a new case for my DS from Target. It looks like a bowling bag, it rocks. I almost bought the bigger version for the Wii, but I don't take my Wii anywhere usually and I didn't feel like wasting $45.
(By the way, I love this picture of Faraday. Gotta love a guy so odd he'd hold a rat up to his face!)
I don't want to go to work tomorrow. I will anyway. I should get ready for bed then. Friends, I miss you all. I really, really do.

Is Daniel Faraday the new Charlie?

Dear Friend,
I'm still loving this season of LOST. I especially liked the confusion ride that was "The Constant" with Desmond being unstuck in time and all. The phone call with Penny was touching and sweet. Des is still my favorite character, but Faraday is giving him a run for his money.
My affection for the physicist especially began to grow in "The Other Woman" when he looked so conflicted after Charlotte knocked Kate out. I actually thought "Awww, he's conflicted, and would probably be lost with C. S. Lewis there." I've no idea why the socially awkward academic type is so endearing on TV. They just are. Faraday is obviously sweet, and that's not usually a word I use to describe grown men.
Anyway, since my weekend started early, I used my extra couple of hours to read people's opinions of the character. I've seen the trend that Charlie Pace fans now like Faraday. A few went as far as to say that they bear a physical resemblance. That, however, I don't see. Perhaps they do, I don't know. I just know that I don't mind Charlie being dead so much now that I've got Danny boy. (Yes, I called him that, mentally of course, during the last episode.)
I'm amused that my favorite characters on this show all end up being vital to each other's story lines; first Charlie and Desmond, now Desmond and Daniel.
Maybe one of these days I'll post something of substance, but I haven't felt like it lately. I'm enjoying the fluff.

It always comes around back to you

Dear Friend,
I survived Valentine's Day. Spending that particular holiday with 3 and 4 year olds is pretty fun. They get a kick out of getting and giving Valentines to their class mates. They get more of a kick out of having a "party" at the end of the school day, right after the nap.
LOST that night was pretty good too. To have yet another random confession I kinda "heart" Daniel Faraday. I don't know why, at all. I just... do. I sort of consider him my trade-off for killing Charlie. I'm odd that way I guess. I'm interested in the mystery of this show again, and want desperately to know what happens to the people who are not part of the Oceanic 6. Especially after this latest episode where Kate has Aaron. That's just messed up.
Had news of the "crush at first sight". He's doing well, it would seem. Plus, he's not married. Yet. I didn't find a way to really ask if he was engaged without the person I was talking to getting suspicious/weirded out. Who knows, maybe the guy I was talking to was already suspicious/weirded out. At this point I don't care. It's just that I've had at least three dreams of the guy getting engaged and married and was curious. It's weird.
Had a different sort of dream this morning, involving my brother trying his darndest to get me and this other guy together. The dude was not my "type" though. He had light brown hair, but that's all I remember from the dream. I've actually had dreams about being with or marrying guys with light brown or even blond hair for years. I tend to go for dark haired guys, though. Odd.
Miss Psych.
Miss Chuck.
But I'm glad the Writer's Strike is over! Yippee!

Valentines Day is coming! Consider yourself warned!

Dear Friend,
I predict that this year for Valentine's day I will once again be only looking forward to a new episode of LOST. That is exactly the same thing I was focusing on last year. So, my thought that the best V-day present would be someone to offer to watch LOST with me without talking through the episode is still valid.
Anyway friend, I found some videos that seem appropriate for the holiday. If you wish to blame anyone for me posting these (other than me, obviously, since I really am to blame for posting them) blame Livejournal and the "Lassiet" community to be found therein. Blame Livejournal in general for introducing me to the phrase OTP or "One True Pairing" which I find hilarious. Anyway, Juliet/Lassiter is my OTP for Psych.



And one of my favorite songs is is this video.

I really shouldn't be proud of this...

What time of day am I you ask?

Yesterday was my birthday

Dear Friend,
Yesterday I had a birthday. However, I am more excited that I have (as far as I can tell) tagged every single post in my blog. This was a completely unnecessary task, but I just wanted to do it. Granted, not all the tags are accurate, some posts don't have a tag that they need. I plan on fixing that over the next few weeks, but right now at least all of them have labels! Yay me!
I took Friday off at work, so I could do some early birthday stuff without the crowds of weekend shoppers and what-not. I went to a huge mall, got fun stuff and ate at Noodles and Company. Such fun. Top it off with a hilarious episode of Psych (though lacking in Juliet/Lassiter interaction... in my opinion) and you've got a great pre-birthday.
Then my dear brother came to visit. On my actually birthday I slept in, played video games, had my favorite dinner and cake. Great day. Even if my brother had me watching Karate Kid.

Year in Review meme

Dear friend,
Here's another meme from LJ.
Post the first sentence (or 2) from each post of 2007. Here we go:

JANUARY
I've wanted to disappear for a few days.
Considering all the things that are going on in the world right now, why do I feel the need to link all my readers to this newstory?
Too many "me"s
It's not really like me to refer people to certain stores or name brands, especially when they aren't paying me, but B&N has such a sale on TV season sets that I felt I must tell all of you.
The other night, I went with my parents to a buffet.
So yesterday was my birthday.
Most girls go through the "boy-band" stage.

FEBRUARY
Is there any way to say that you feel bored, crowded, lonely, frustrated, and just plain sick of it all without complaining?
So, yeah, I used an Office icon for a new LOST day, but I've got only 1 Desmond icon that I want to save for a special occasion... and I don't fee like looking for a different one right now.
I didn't realize that the first new episode of LOST was going to be about Juliet.
I love this weird cat
Up until about 2 years ago, I loved Valentine's Day.
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone I love! Hugs all around!
I ought to be writing e-mails, the problem is, I don't feel like it.
I am officially tired of the Others.
I read a message board topic recently, asking people who owned the Wii when they first started playing video games; specifically how old were they and on what system.
On this last day of February for 2007, I just feel like spring is almost upon us.
Wow, what an entertaining episode of LOST.

MARCH
I miss Psych.
I've never played a Sims game in my life.
So, when your in the process of moving, sometimes things take longer than anticipated.
I ought to be writing out e-mails, I ought to be uploading videos, I ought to be home painting (my room shall be orange, and maybe my blog will be in April, but I haven't decided. If you haven't noticed, I've decided to change the color of my blog every month) but I'm writing in my blog for no good reason.
I'm going through another of those times during which my life is just short of being awful.

APRIL
Everyone gets stressed.
Excuse "myself" but when did we banish the word "me"?
So, I've been watching and enjoying Robin Hood on BBCAmerica ever since we had DirectTV installed.
I watched ten hours worth of television programming today, my friends.
I've seen Richard Armitage in three roles.
I'm not made for a "buggy" climate.
Ever smiled a sad, sad smile?

MAY
I bought Michael Buble's newest Cd "Call Me Irresponsible" today.
So... we had some issues with the wireless Internet access in the house and I haven't been able to surf the net in days.
At Target they are selling a series of CDs called "Influences".
I just watched the nine minute preview for Ratatouille on Yahoo! Movies.
I had a feeling, an awful feeling, that Charlie, my druggie "bloody rock god", would die a stupid, "What are you thinking? That was dumb! You should have done it this way!" sort of death.
So... it's 2AM.

JUNE
I watch so many hour long television shows that movies now test my patience.
I, about 7 years ago, described myself as a "voice junkie."

JULY
OK, so I saw Ratatouille today and I adored it.
Psych is back of Friday, I don't know if I could be happier about a TV show.
I'm at one of those times in life that everyone experiences, I think.
Great moments of the day:
That's how I'll start my entries now, "dear friend."

AUGUST
How was your month of July?
Have you been especially nostalgic lately, like I have?
"What is it with men and 'The Godfather'?" Ah, my friend, "You've Got Mail" is on HBO right now.
Despite the graphic ("pilfered" from a very talented livejournal user, netherfield_x) displayed at the top of my blog for the past month, I had not seen Becoming Jane until this afternoon. My final verdict, it was OK.
How do you like the new banner? I got it from "crazy_in_lost" at livejournal. Nice, eh? I've got something of a James McAvoy interest lately, if you can't tell.

SEPTEMBER
I've had various topics to write about including, among others, the random stray thought that Peter Petrelli of Heroes would be a good K3 teacher.
When you spend an entire week at work do you avoid all work related things for the weekend?
Have you ever looked at a Livejournal page?
A few quizzes because I'm bored.

OCTOBER
Why did I use a wallpaper as a title picture?
Seriously, I shouldn't change the banner and background colors with every post. Should I?
Here's a meme I stole from Livejournal.

NOVEMBER
There is a distinct lack of blogging in my sphere of late.
Wake up Cat
This is where I found the awesome icon this entry is displaying, and many others that rock just as hard.
Yes, I did catch Time Crash on Youtube.

DECEMBER
Aren't you excited about Christmas?
I've had a bad day.
Christmas shopping on the Friday evening before Christmas is just. plain. nuts. Don't you agree?
Are you aware that Cary Grant didn't really say that quote so often attributed to him and now gracing my Title slot? He is reported as saying it on the set of Charade and then saying, "There I finally said it."

Say Hello to my little dog

Dear Friend,
This is my new puppy, Sadie. She's sweet, and fun, and cute. We adopted her on New Year's Eve, but didn't bring her home for almost 2 weeks due to some issues with vet appointments and whatnot. I love her to bits, even if she does have a habit of nipping at my feet as I walk. She's about 3 or 4 months old, and a german shepherd mix. We don't know what the mix is, though.

In other news, I'm in the middle of baking scones. I've never done so before, but we had some muffin mix that had an alternate recipe for scones and just had to try it. I'm praying it comes out well, especially since my last peek in the oven proved it to look like a cinnamon pizza. Come to think of it, a cinnamon pizza sounds pretty good.

I do like TV, yes I do

Dear Friend,
Psych was new last night! Yay! Woo Hoo! Pass the pineapple!
Sorry, I'll try not to do that again. But, no really, I am happy that I can look forward to Friday nights again. It was a good ep, not great, but still funny and... Psych-ish. I liked the sub-plot with Lassi and Jules, mainly because I like the idea of those two together, but I don't actually want them to actually be together on the show. Does that make sense? I just like to insert subtext in my own head.
I also love that now that the N is on 24 hours, I get to see Radio Free Roscoe every day! Squee! (Wow, that's a stupid word, but so expressive!) I really do love this show, in all it's cheesy glory. Even if it does go a trifle soap-opera-ish at times, (Ray/Lily vs. Travis/Lily... who cares) it's fun.
LOST comes back this month. Happy me, but actually I am not looking forward to this as much as I expected. Partially due to the fact that we only get half a season this year, due to the stupid writer's strike. It's also because it's been so long I've lost some of my enthusiasm. I'm also mourning the loss of Charlie (if he did die... I think he did. I'm spoiler-free after all).
I think Chuck returns this month too. I'm not sure when, though.

All in all, January is a good month for my TV viewing. Do a happy dance, friend.
Don't forget that right now, Barnes and Noble is having their Buy 2 get 1 free DVD sale right now. I bought all of Campion, 3 seasons of Last Detective and the 4th season of Gilmore Girls. It's great!