Abandoned

So I was looking through my Weekly Planner this morning, due to the unusual schedualing and activites I've had the last week, I haven't really had the chance to sit down with it and look at what's happening soon.

I just realized that my sister and brother-in-law are leaving this Friday! All my family will be in Asia except for me! *tear* I feel so abandoned. So to the sister who's leaving me behind I present you THIS:

I'm becoming a Television Junkie!

Watched a new show last night while munching on my Costco Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets. Yum yum~ The show was called Pushing Daisies. It was humorous, very fast paced and entertaining at the same time. I can’t imagine this show going long term but then again I’ve only seen 1 whole episode so who am I to judge correct?

I wished that the American television series would adopt the Asian style of shows, where a show is usually One season long. You got your beginning and your ending, all without having to beat a subject to death. If it’s great maybe you’ll do a second season or at MOST a third season. But no, they just like to milk it for all it’s worth and eventually fall out of favor. Example: ER, holy SMUCK! That show is STILL ON?!?!?! But then again you get great shows like CSI or L&O who’s story line and the way they’re told often allow there to be something new every time. I think it has to do with the fact that they’re not so engrossed in the relationships of the characters and such. But still, the Asian format often “leaves them wanting more”, which I think is great, annoys me when I’m on the ‘wanting more’ part but I still believe it’s great how I’m not disappointed in how long they dragged things out and how bored I eventually become.

Anyhow, I digress….so about this Pushing Daisies show starring Anna Friel and Lee Pace. I must say Anna Freil is sort of pretty, very cheerful character she portrays and fits her character well as if she’s just ready to burst out with something unexpected and you’re on the edge of your seat just wondering what she’ll do next. Lee Pace also did a wonderful job in his role as the Pie Maker/Necromancer. Okay, horrible word to be using in a light hearted comedy ‘necromancer’ but heck, that’s what he does!

The show has very witty dialogue which I hope they don’t ever lose that. “Quirky” that’s the word I’m looking for. As to what the show is about. There’s a great line that Friel’s character said to Pace and for the life of me I can’t find it anywhere on the net, so you’ll just have to wait until I watch it again or find it to fill you in. But here’s another great dialogue that occurs in the story:

"Ned: I asked you not to use the word "zombie," it's disrespectful. Stumbling around squawking for brains, that's not how they do. And undead? Nobody wants to be un-anything. Why begin a statement with a negative? That's like saying "I don't disagree." Just say you agree.
Emerson: Are you comfortable with "living dead"?
Ned: You're either living or you're dead. When you're living, you're alive. When you're dead, that's what you are. But when you're dead and you're not, you're alive again. Can't we say "alive again"? Doesn't that sound nice?
Emerson: Sounds like you're narcoleptic.
Ned: I suffer from a sudden and uncontrollable type of deep sleep?
Emerson: What's the other one?
Ned: Necrophiliac.
Emerson: Words that sound alike get mixed up in my head.”

'Tis the Season of Television

I watched my 2 hours a week television last night. I'm getting better, I was able to sit through 2 hours without moving in and out of the room. The two shows were Bones and House. I have a thing for 1 word titled shows apparently. I must say that I'm disappointed in Bones this season thus far. Not only with it's somewhat shoddy ending scenes (the character were OBVIOUSLY in a studio and the background was added in, "blue screen" as we used to call it). Not only that, the story-lines are not as good as it used to be. Now it's more focused on character relationships, it used to be about scientific-babble and cool discovery and suspenseful twists. Now all the OTHER stuff gets in the way of that. What DOES look good for the show is that they might have a long running mystery of who the older cannibal is from this season's opener case. It has always disappointed me that they never revisited the "Grave Digger". The two character were nearly BURIED to death and yeah, they didn't do a follow up? Not even a brief mention? Life goes on? HELLO? Okay, but that's just me.

Onwards to House. I've seen House off and on now and then, I thought it might be nice to actually sit through an episode last night so I did. I didn't even channel surf! And if you ever watched television with me you'd know I'm a total surfer, the instant it gets dull or commercial, I flip away. (Sad to say, I did split my time between shows during Bones because it was that dull) However, I didn't even think to turn away (other than on commercials), I love this new batch of students that House has to weed through his methods, their characters, I hope his previous "team" doesn't get involved TOO much. I want to see him pick a "new" team. (PS I thought the his dealing with character of Number 6 or was he 9 was great! And the old doctor, I hope he sticks around) Ha, no spoilers here!

Botanical Garden

Mother came for a visit this weekend. Well, she's technically still here cooking up a storm in the tiny kitchen in my flat. I thought to take today and tomorrow off to hang out with her but thought better of it and only took off tomorrow. I'm trying to think ahead where I have to take 2 days off at Thanksgiving. Wouldn't want to have the General Manager on my case about taking so many days off every month. I love it when mother visits though, she makes really yummy food and I tend to get healthier during the short term she's around and when I eat the stuff she's cooked for later. Then I go back into my bad eating habits. *sigh*

Anyhow, so over the weekend we went shopping, watched the President's Cup on NBC, and also visited the local Botanical Garden which happens to have a Orchid show going on. So we visited. The sun was so bright I thought I was going to explode from the headache it was giving me. Working all day in an office then going straight home and only coming out at night has it's disadvantages when relatives come to visit. They expect you to do things in normal daytime hours and actually be outside. Oh the terror~

Seriously, the last time I spent time in the sun was during my drive down to San Diego which was SEVERAL months ago and I was mostly in a car. Thus the little jaunt in the sun was nearly the end of me.