i'm a dork II

Hands down, this is the best show on television right now. If you haven't seen it, you must.

I can't remember the last time I watched a tv show and had a smile plastered on my face for all 45 minutes of it. Truly, this show is pure happiness - my best time spent watching tv each week.

And since when did Fox starting kicking NBC's ass in the show department? I think my routine schedule is about 4:1 Fox programming, although the idiotic cancelling of Dollhouse has pissed me off. You're telling me they're going to keep that creep Gordon Ramsey around in TWO shows (at least one being total crap) and send Joss Whedon's genius to the trash can? What the hell, man!

I want to create a tv station that airs all the programming that gets needlessly canned because the average American is too stupid to understand or appreciate. Showcased would be the greatest of all prematurely cancelled shows and the originator of ridiculously fast bantering between characters (later toned down in West Wing), Sports Night. Never has a smarter show been so under appreciated. Never heard of it? Come over and we'll watch the dvds.

Joss Whedon would find refuge for his Firefly and Dollhouse series. I suppose I could be convinced to throw in Buffy the Vampire Slayer to give him a trifecta although I've never seen it and I don't think that show met an early end, but it might appeal to those nerdy tweens (wow, can't believe I just used that word).

Others in the lineup: Arrested Development, Dirty Sexy Money (not a smart show per se, just entertaining and cancelled too soon), Sunset Boulevard or whatever the re-packaged Sports Night on the set of a make believe SNL was called, and My So Called Life for nostalgia (who doesn't love Claire Danes and Jared Leto in their awkward phases?).

Current shows that have the potential to get cancelled just because I like them: Fringe (why did they move this show to Thursday night?), Big Bang Theory (second only to Glee, the other best 30 minutes of my tv routine each week), and FlashForward (viva Charlie and Penny!).

And of course, once Lost gets wrapped up this year it would be the ultimate in too smart television, but surprisingly has been allowed to runs its course. This show is even too convoluted for me and yet I still come back, despite hardly ever getting answers to anything that happens. Surely Matthew Fox can't be that much of a draw? Oh wait, he's not, it's the Josh dude who's so hot.

should he stay or should he go?

This is the question that has been debated between myself and a few colleagues at work who are actual Notre Dame alumni, unlike myself. My status, however, makes me no less disgusted with the defense (or more appropriately, lack of) that the Irish have been showcasing lately.

And now one of the worst scenarios was set in motion yesterday with the Irish loss to the #1 defensive ranked team of Pitt. It would have been easier if they just got their asses kicked a la Navy style, but no, they actually had to play respectable defense in the first half. But true to form, we seemed to have forgotten how to tackle a guy that runs right up the middle in the second half. What's Claussen supposed to do? Admittedly, though, not his best game either with that interception.

So the best scenario might have been a complete waxing by Pitt, which didn't fully happen. This might have promoted the kind of situation where Charlie would be sent packing at season's end. But now, if the Irish win out the rest of the season and it is perceived that this week's debacle was an improvement over last week's, then how can they afford to buy him out? Honestly, how are they going to afford that anyway? Bags, better get ready for some serious alumni contribution solicitations.

Thoughts?

The Lost Symbol

Author: Dan Brown

Category: cheats

Cool facts. Lame ending. I'm done with him.

i'm a dork

On Sunday I went with Pink to Afternoon in the Country. It was like Taste of Atlanta except better food, better place, higher social class. I was there under the guise of assisting at Sherlock's table but all I really did was eat, drink, and stalk celebrity chefs.

Kevin from Woodfire Grill and me (it will be a travesty if he doesn't win Top Chef).

Pink even got in on the action with Hector from Pura Vida.

Q19 update and parking deck

With my last post I have surpassed my goal of reading 19 books in 2009. However, not all of them were the intended 19 so I'm not sure there's cause for celebration yet. I've still got 3 books from last Christmas to get through before the end of the year.


Honestly, I know I'll finish the Vonnegut books on schedule but I don't see it happening for The Selfish Gene. Man, this book is going slowly. Right now I feel like I'm reading a basic biology text. I love science. LOVE science. But somehow I just can't get excited about this book. Maybe it will get better. But I've got at least two more books I'd rather read and self-discipline is not my strongest suit as evidenced by the raided bag of Halloween candy at my house.

On the other hand, I'm concurrently reading Welcome to the Monkey House which is mildly entertaining, so I've got that going for me.

On the parking deck: is there much worse than being stuck behind someone who goes the required 7 mph through a parking deck up to the 5th floor? I got through 3 songs (~8 minutes!) and never got out of first gear before getting to a spot.

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Author: Muriel Barbery
Category: book club

Most of this book was slightly over-intellectual but the underlying story is amazing. Once you brush away all the fancy words, analogies, and references a beautiful and inevitable sadness is delivered perfectly. It could have been written no other way.

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there's no place like home

Rather cliche, but never more true.

Back from my adventure and I've decided I need a day at home to recuperate before heading to work. Here's my agenda for the day:

- wear my pajamas until I have to leave the house

- drink my second cup of tea, and possibly a third (learned behavior from my trip)

- catch up on Gossip Girl, Glee, and Fringe (slightly ambitious, may have to ax Fringe from the plans)

- catch up on 3 weeks of EW (1 down, 2 to go)

- laundry (just a touch of real-world responsibility)

- figure out how to get my cat to stop pissing in my dining room (also slightly ambitious)

- get rice for dinner (the only thing I will leave the house for today) and make black beans

And it's been raining since early morning which makes it even more perfect to be holed up inside. Things couldn't have worked out more brilliantly, well, except for the cat pee.

"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort." ~Jane Austen