Recaps, Recaps, Recaps!!

I am sooooooo beyond behind on my recaps. What is with me? I'm so off on my television schedule- its so unlike me.

I'll start with the season premiere of Gossip Girl because it happened the longest ago.

WARNING: Spoiler Alerts Abound.

So, evidently, Serena spent the entire summer trolling around Europe trying to connect with her father who she has seen since, I dunno, ages and ages ago? When she got totally rejected by him [awwww, thats truly sad. what a doodoo daddy] she went bat shit whore on the loose crazy. Evidently she slept with Cristiano Ronaldo [Dear Gossip Girl- that doesn't impress me. I doubt it impresses my peers either]. As a result of all of this, the paparazzi are following her around everywhere. Chuck and Blair are shockingly still together [and thank Jebus because i couldn't handle another SHOCKING TWIST there], but Blair is afraid that as they settle into the comfortableness of their relationship,their love life will fall flat. So she's come up with quite the "game" of Chuck pretending to cheat on her while she comes along, busts up the affair, humiliates the would be conquest, then hooks up with her boyfriend. Mmhmm. Dear Blair, if you have only been together for three months and you're already having to role play in order to keep it fresh.......why waste the time? I mean, I get that this is TV [ok, i kind of get that its TV], but yeeesh. Pull it together.

So then, blah blah blah, Vanessa is mad at Dan because now he's rich and he wears Ray Bans and rides around town in a limo. *Gasp*. Puh-lease. If one of my friends went from Rags to Riches I'd be like "Can I get a ride??" I'm not going to hate on you, just share your perks! Oh Vanessa...why are you so incredibly pointless to the show? I mean, you seem like a good hang at a Kings of Leon concert, but on Gossip Girl I could really do without you.

Oh! But in an interesting twist, the son of Rufus and Lily [who is slightly stalking the Humphrey/Van der Woodson clan] is dating Vanessa. Way to get in there buddy! I can't decide yet if his character [Scott- gross] is creepy or if his desire to connect with his blood is endearing. I suppose only time will tell.

In other snooze worthy news, Nate is dating a Capulet. Ok, not literally, but its a member of a rival family. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Nate, I like [d] ya, I really do [did], but you are on the Vanessa train right now. Try not to ride it out of the station.

Nothing super exciting happened, but I was happy with the episode. I like so far where the season is going. I just watched this weeks episode, but you're going to have to wait til tomorrow to read about my thoughts. Mwah ha ha ha ha haaaaa.

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM

Oh my stars. I mean, Larry David can make me laugh like no other human alive. That man is so damn talented and funny. I can't handle it or describe it. Just watch the show.

BORED TO DEATH

Now, I love me some Jason Schwartzman, I really do. I have to admit, there were times yesterday when I was watching the show that I was thinking "Now is this actually funny, or am I biased because I like JS so much?". As it turns out, I don't care what the reason is, I absolutely loved the show. It's basically about this writer, Jonathan Ames, whose girlfriend has left him because he smokes too much pot and drinks too much [but he's down to white wine!]. He's working on his second novel, but things are going slowly, so he decides to moonlight as a private detective on Craigslist. The show basically revolves around cases that he takes on [in this episode it was The Case of the Missing Sister. Very intense.]. I think you should definitely check it out. Not convinced? Zach Galifianakis is in it. BAM! Now you wanna watch, dont you?

Let's Chat....

Guys. It's been far too long since we've had a talk. There are so many things going on in the world, so many issues for us to discuss, and today I think I've really picked a doosey of a topic, something that is applicable in all of our lives, something that effects each and everyone of us [probably on a weekly basis], and something that we ]maybe] need to put an end to. Ladies and Gentlemen I'm talking about...Drunk Texting.

Now, I personally don't know anyone who has a *cough* problem *cough* with this particular strand of technological disorders. *Cough**Cough**Cough*. Ok, who I am I kidding? I am the WORST when it comes to drunk texting. No, no, just drink texting. It really doesn't need to be qualified as drunk because one beverage and I'm already thinking about what I can get away with. Literally, folks, I am NOT to be trusted with telephones when there is alcohol around. And, not to drag you down with me, but I am one of MANY who have this very same problem. It leads me to question: What is the matter with us??

I happen to have specific mediums for specific people and one thing I know about myself is that I don't switch mediums. For example, when communicating with my friend Janeal [shout out!] while embibing, I will most likely call. Since I am in the habit of calling, it would be very rare for me to instead text. I suppose that this is a good thing for me to know about myself, but it's also slightly odd because it seems as though if I know this then I should be able to find a solution or stop it. Thus far, that has not been the case. The most creative solution I have heard thus far, though, is to put "persons of interest" in your phone under an alias that you can remember while sober but will have trouble finding while drinking. I haven't tried this method yet because I refuse to believe that I am to that point.

This is not a drinking issue since the problem can arise from anywhere between 1-15 drinks. I knew someone once that only had to be within eyesight of alcohol and felt compelled to drunk text. IT'S A PROBLEM. The other thing that I've noticed is that, for the most part, this is a disease that mostly affects the ladies. Hmmmm. Why do we think that is? I have a few theories on the matter that I'd like to share.

1) Men think all women are crazy. I know for a fact that this isn't true [please refer to a previous post]. I know lots of other girls that are frustrated by "the label we can't do anything about" and somehow.......we turn into what we hate when we are drinking? Is drunk texting the same as crazy texting?? I certainly hope not.

2) We dont feel comfortable talking about how we really feel when we're sober, but do when we've been drinking. I also don't particularly like this theory, but its very plausable. Now, I know for a fact that I have said things that I DEFINITELY didn't mean after a few bevies, but other times.......the truth often slips.

Those are only two of MANY ideas behind the drunk text. The next question is: how do we stop it? The most obvious answer is to stop drinking but we know this will never happen [be real people]. The second answer is to have a friend hold you accountable. This has been my best deterant. The third answer is actually a question: do we really want to? I don't want YOU to stop drunk texting ME. I love your drunk texts and calls and voicemails. They are some of my favorites. So maybe we don't stop it completely- we just tone it down a bit? Try to say what you mean while sober when it is guaranteed to come out better and perhaps then we are 89% closer to solving this epidemic.

Manchy Music Monday

According to the RumorMill [aka themanchesterorchestra.com], "Shake It Off" is Manchester Orchestra's new single, so do your thang and call your local station and request it. The song is damn good. And no, I'm not biased at all, I just know really good music when I hear it.


Manchester Orchestra - Shake It Out (Official Music Video) - The funniest movie is here. Find it

Go Gary Go

I think Gary Go kind of looks like Andy Samburg with short hair. The End.

Gary Go

Oh My Gawd, Why They Jeans So Tight?

Um, color me ignorant, but is this Skinny Jeanz from "Daddys Girls" fame? If you remember [you probably don't because I'm pretty sure no one watches that show], one of the Simmons girls [I think the nerdy cousin?] was dating a guy named Skinny Jeans. I thought at the time that it was just a nickname, but perhaps no?


Skinny Jeanz And A Mic [Pre-Teen Squeaky Clean]

I Swear....

....this is the last of the Switchfoot. I just thought this was funny and wanted to share.

Yes We Will Music Monday

The Break UP

Its not really a secret that I don't particularly care for Scarlett Johansson. I don't have a real reason to dislike her [except for the fact that she's absolutely gorgeous. talented, rich and married to the most adorable man in Hollywood], I just never really have. However, match her up with Pete Yorn and I'm smitten. Tell me your thoughts on the album [i mean, it HAS to be better than "Anywhere I Lay My Head" right?]



Break Up

MUUUUUUUUUUSIC MOOOOOOOOOONDAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

Sometime Around Midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event

For Alex