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08 Jan 2012

Five Weekend Favorites

1. Home Sweet Homestead! I love being out of the city as much as I love being in it. This weekend, some friends and I took the first weekend back off by staying here at this lovely place. Believe it or not, I actually embraced the adventurous side in me by trampling through the wooded areas and crossing a stream by walking through it with the Hunters. There is really nothing better than being in such a beautiful place with great company.

photo cred | The Nibble

2. I’m not sure what it is about a grilled cheese and creamy tomato soup, but this meal always makes me pass out. It’s not exactly the the meal I would want to be eating before tackling pages upon pages of reading…but it is what it is.

3. I have a hard time saying “no” to marathons. Even though I watched the entire “Lying Game” marathon last week, I went for round two on the Soap Network today.

4. Even though today was a little bit of a struggle getting back into the swing of things with school, I secretly enjoy it. I love taking notes. I love reading my management text books and am looking forward to some of the projects we might be having later on in the quarter. I can’t help it – deep down I am slightly nerdy.

5. Last year, I mentioned on Yow Yow! that I had started working with an artist in Seattle and to kick off the new year, Taylor not only performed her first show in 2012 on Friday, but she put out an album! This has been a very exciting time for both of us, but even more for Taylor. I’m so proud of the work she has done and I cannot wait to see what is in store for her in 2012. The album will soon be released on iTunes, Spotify and a number of other outlets and once that happens, I will be sure to write another post about it.

and a bonus…

Scott Disick becomes more and more of a fan favorite with every Kardashian episode being aired. Truth.

26 Sep 2011

Fall TV Lineup

Monday

Hart of Dixie – CW – 9PM

The Lying Game only has two eps left so… I get one hour back.

Tuesday

Glee – FOX – 8PM

The New Girl – FOX – 9PM

Wednesday

Revenge – ABC – 10PM

Thursday

Vampire Diaries – CW – 8PM

The Secret Circle – CW – 9PM

Friday

Nikita – CW – 8PM

 

[RIP Hellcats]

13 Sep 2011

Seeing Double

The Lying Game
Vs.
Ringer

I had high hopes for Ringer, I really did. I’ve been a huge fan of Sarah Michelle Gellar since I was kid after watching her in every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer so I was thrilled to see her return to television once again. What I wasn’t excited about was the plot. Ringer is about a young woman named Bridget, a recovering alchy and former stripper/prostitute, who has a twin sister completely opposite of her – wealthy, not a hot mess, has a hot husband and a secret lover. Steamy. Near the beginning of the episode, the two sisters meet up and take a ride on Siobhan (the rich sister’s) boat in the Hamptons. This is the weirdest spelling I’ve ever seen for this name. Why didn’t they just name her “Shivan” so that the silent “b” and random “io” don’t have to confuse me? Anyways, Bridget somehow falls asleep on the boat and when she wakes up, Siobhan is gone. She drowned – so Bridget believes. Then Bridget decides to completely step in and take over her life. I know that CW doesn’t have a huge budget since they’re packing so many shows into their fall lineup, but the quality on this show just looks awful! There was a horribly obvious green screen behind the boat while they were on the water that made me cringe in my seat.

#awhellno they can’t be doing this to THE Sarah Michelle Gellar. She deserves to not be in front of a green screen. This hour was long. At times, it was unbearable and at this point I cannot see Ringer making it past more than one season. The only high point of the show was the ending because that’s when the twist actually takes place and not just because it was the end of the hour. I’m going to give it the benefit of the doubt and watch one more episode next week before I decide to let it stay in my fall lineup or give it the boot.

Has anyone been watching The Lying Game though? I didn’t realize until tonight after watching Ringer how much more I loved this show. It is essentially the same plot line except both twins are alive (except in the books, one is dead.) It’s interesting how similar these two shows are though because there is also a secret lover in The Lying Game and one sister comes from nothing and one is well-off. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think the young actress that plays both roles does a better job than Sarah Michelle Gellar. Who will win the battle in the same plot television series? My money’s on The Lying Game.