Nerd Alert: Battlestar Gallactica

Yeah, so I am officially hooked on Battlestar Gallactica.  What the frack!

I have been staying with the BFF while my apartment gets ready and we have spent the last two days watching episode after episode. I'm completely addicted.  The cylons and the humans.  The interpersonal drama.  It is riveting.  Totally good television.

Beef!

Um....so I love beef jerky.  I don't know why.  I just do.  Salty, beefy, yumminess. 

I will admit that there is something that feels wrong about liking it so much and yet I can't seem to stop.  I  do tell myself that as far as snacks go, there are worse.  Lots of protein, low carbs.  Sure there is plenty of sodium but ultimately not awful - at least not awful by my standards.  I do wonder why I feel like I can eat beef jerky without any concern but the thought of eating dog food or dog snacks makes me sick to my stomach.  I mean, what is the difference between beef jerky and a doggy snausage.  No ideas. 

That just made me think of the snausages commercial...



Which made me think of the "bacon" commercial



And this of course made me think of "Where's the Beef"

Dancing Phalanges

I have been rewatching the multiple seasons of Bones.  I love this show.  This is one of my favorite scenes.

The Tudors

BFF and I have discovered a brand new television series.  We have been watching the Showtime show The Tudors.  Henry and his many wives are fascinating.  Such a great show.

The BFF has been absorbed in work lately and we haven't had tons of time to just chill out with each other and enjoy each other's company.  Tonight we were able to spend a couple of hours chatting, hanging out and watching The Tudors.

I love my BFF.

The Sing Off

As I have been responding to email, updating the blog, I have been watching the show called The Sing Off.  It is great because I got to see all the episodes in one evening instead of over numerous weeks.  Talented people amaze me and these people are definitely talented.  I should be finding out who wins shortly...

Here are my favorite songs:

The Backbeats do Gaga



Street Corner Symphony - Down on the Corner



The Backbeats - Landslide



Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town - House of the Rising Sun

JEM!

Oh my goodness.  There are days when I feel very old talking to students.  Today I mentioned Jem and the Holograms and no one knew what I was talking about.  One of my students was telling me about the fact that she wakes up in the morning and thinks, "today I'll be Biker Barbie."  Her statement made me think of Jem and a song she used to sing called "Mood I'm In".



I used to own Jem's music on tape and would listen to them all the time.  I adored Jem.  I liked her computer Synergy.  I liked that Jem's boyfriend Rio had purple hair.  I liked the rival band "The Misfits". 



Jem was such a good show.  When it comes to cartoons, I will admit that I have quite a nostalgia for the days of yore

ThunderCats



He-Man



The Snorks



OMG! I just thought of the Wuzzles. I adored the Wuzzles...It was an obscure and random show but I loved it and remember it fondly



holy crap! This just made me think of Zoobilee Zoo.



And of course, there was the classic Kids Incorporated...Martika, Fergie...that girl from that girl group "Wild orchids" or was it "Wild Horses" hmm...All from Kids Incorporated. Jennfer love Hewitt was on the show briefly..



Oh goodness..I could do this forever.  I clearly digressed from cartoons...Such good memories from my younger years.

OMG - Jesse Spano

My last post made me think of Jesse Spano from Saved by the Bell because Elizabeth Berkeley was in Showgirls and that made me think of my favorite Jesse Spano scene, in fact my favorite scene from Saved By the Bell.  So I immediately needed to find it on you tube because I immediately needed to see it and enjoy it.  Since I am wide awake, why shouldn't I?



I remember this scene so vividly from my childhood and it was so dramatic.  I remember relating to Jesse Spano way to much.  She always needed to be perfect and get good grades and make it all happen.  I understood.  My friend MdS and I would always re-enact this dramatic scene when things got a bit rough here in our adult loves.  Ah, I loved the over-dramatized acting of 90s teenage drama/comedy.  For some reason this also made me think of 90210 episode where they hold the rally to let Donna graduate.  "Donna Martin graduates!  Donna Martin graduates!"



Ah, they don't make television like they used to....LOL

Fancy, Gilmore Girls & handwritten letters...

What do those three things have in common? 

1) These things all make me happy.

2) These things all make me think about my dear friend LS that moved away to Boston.  LS is a lovely Georgia peach.  She is hilarious and spunky and absolutely incredible.  I miss her terribly.  Boston isn't very far but somehow I never, ever manage to get down there.  LS was part of the original Karaoke Krew at the Kave! 

This brings me to the first thing on this list.  The song Fancy by Reba McIntire.  I have loved this song for a very long time. I worked very hard to get LS to get up and sing this song at karaoke...and finally she did.  Not only did she sing this song but she yodelled and she auctioned.  It was incredible.  

LS and I also bonded over our love of the television show The Gilmore Girls.  I have watched the entire seven seasons of the show about 4 times.   I really want the series on DVD but doesn't seem like a reasonable thing to spend my money on.  It comes in a lovely carrying case with a handle.  It kind of looks like a barbie clothes case that I vaguely remember having as a small child.  I think I stored my barbies and my GI Joes in it.  I also think that LS and I were both very much in love with Luke Danes (see image).  I know that we both cried when Lorelai sang I Will Always Love You and when they kiss on the season finale I know we both cheered. 


Finally...LS and I have agreed to write handwritten letters to each.  I LOVE snail mail.  I have been working hard on sending letters to friends.  If you want one, send me your address.  There is something so personal about handwritten letters.  It makes me feel more connected to the person I am sending a letter to.  Don't get me wrong.  I adore facebook and gmail and all my other technological gadgets and gizmos, but there is something so beautiful about a handwritten letter.  There is something about the time and care it takes to write the letter and mail it.  I know it isn't instant communication.  I also know that most times I have already communicated with the person I wrote the letter to and have told them everything in the letter.  Still, I take great satisfaction in sitting down and writing my thoughts in the moment.  Please also feel free to send me letters or postcards or small gifts.  I really like mail.  


Ah...LS...thank you for being in my life and for inspiring this joyful post.  Can't wait for our phone date.