and my TV goes *cricket cricket*

Today we are coming off of a pretty long dry spell in our house. 

Besides the fact that we haven't seen a drop of rain since God knows when, we've been going through another kind of drought. 

A TV drought. 

Now, we don't watch a lot of TV, honestly. While I know some who have two or three shows PER night, we usually average somewhere between three and five per WEEK.

A few weeks ago, both So You Think You Can Dance and Deadliest Catch ended. 

Castle hasn't been on for months. 

 Doctor Who ended back before the summer started. 

Boardwalk Empire is on reruns. 

Bored to Death hasn't been on since last year. 

Game of Thrones ended about a month and a half ago. 

Shoot, even my Formula 1 races are on break.

So? 

That leaves us with True Blood (and for me, Entourage, which, for some inexplicable reason I've started watching, knowing full well that it's in its final season. I don't even care, nor do I care enough to go back and watch the other seasons. Weird, I know.) on Sundays, Graham Norton on Saturdays and Deadliest Warrior on Wednesdays.

Not a lot.

See? Even Graham is horrified.

HOWEVER, in true BBC America fashion, they're going to please me beyond words this week when not one, but TWO of my favorite shows start running new episodes! Top Gear comes on tonight and I'm positively giddy with excitement. I told Zach on Saturday, I think if Michael the Fassbender and Richard Hammond (the one on the left in the picture of the men in the car below) were standing on opposite sides of a square and I could only visit with one, I'd chose the Hamster every time. AND Doctor Who comes back on this Saturday. Doctor Who kind of stopped mid season and took a break for the summer. Which drove me nuts. Just show me the season, already! But! America is FINALLY on the same schedule as the UK, so we're actually having to wait like they do.

And? Oh yeah, there's a race this weekend too-- we haven't had one in almost a month! 

Thank GOODNESS.

I'm tired of having nothing to watch for most of the week.

image sources: {tv, graham, true blood, hammond&may, doctor who, formula1}

i can dream: birthday wishlist

I feel like I haven't been shallow in a really long time.
Ha.
But really.

My birthday is one month from today. I am told year after year that nobody has any ideas for me, and they need a wish list. I always put off writing one, or coming up with one, because I feel like I'm dictating the amount spent on my gifts. Does that make sense?

Regardless, I decided to go ahead and put together my "ultimate" birthday wish list for the year. Of course, it's not a "big" birthday (meaning, not 21, 25 or 30) so I certainly don't expect it to be treated as such. I'm just having some fun.


MacBook Pro
13 inch, 2.3 GHz

 Y'all, I need a new computer. This is actually what I've asked for for my birthday this year. My current MacBook was my birthday present for my 22nd birthday. I'm *ahem* not going to TELL you how old I'll be this time around, but needless to say, my poor precious Mac has been put through the ringer. And since I have aspirations that involve needing my computer for work, I'd really like a new computer that will allow me to work with ease, comfort and security. To be honest, I'm almost afraid to do too much work on my current project because I never know when my computer's going to mess up. *knock on wood* I'm actually not THRILLED that Apple discontinued the regular MacBook, but I'm more interested in the Pro at this point, rather than the Air, because a) I need it a little sturdier, b) the increased memory and the faster processor are a big turn on. But. I'd still be thrilled to get an 11-inch MacBook Air. I'm not loving that the Pro doesn't come in 11 inches, but whatevs.


Otterbox for iPad 2

Yeah, this is a need. We'll be buying one regardless because I've had my iPad since April and it's had issues TWICE. It *needs* this case. It'd add a lot of bulk, but I wouldn't have to flip out every time it slipped out of my hands or Liam tried to pull it off the table.


Rosetta Stone: German

Truthfully, learning German not only sounds like a lot of freaking fun, but it'd help a lot with the project I'm working on right now. Also, I'd really like to be able to do my ranting and cursing in German. Pretty much yes.


Thor & X-Men: First Class on Blu Ray

Need I explain this? NO.
YUM.




That's pretty much it. Of course, I could have made it really outlandish and added thirty thousand things from kate spade's website, but I didn't. I also could have added some editing software, photoshop and the like, but I didn't. I also could have added Jane Eyre on Blu Ray -- which comes out TOMORROW-- but we all know that I'm not going to wait a MONTH for Michael Fassbender in a classic literature come to life period piece. It's like heaven on a disc.

So there you have it. That was fun ;)

random thursday musings

Okay, so I have about fifty thousand things on my mind right now. I just have to get a few of them off my chest...


My biggest pet peeve watching So You Think You Can Dance is when the individuals don't pick music that matches their dance. If you're leaping across the stage, flipping your limbs around and making quick, angular motions, WHY don't you pick a fast paced, upbeat song? It makes no sense to pick harp music and then act like you're dancing to 'Hey Mickey!' I'm just saying. And yes, I did dance for a long time and we never had such disjunction in our combinations.


Next, I got a new iPad cover today. It's a sleeve with a zipper at the top. I wanted something like to travel with, but when it came today? No padding. NONE. The regular price on this thing is $48. I'm telling you right now, if I had paid full price, not the $4.99 I did pay, I would have sent it back. As it stands, I am going to have to make a sleeve out of something to slip on the inside to add some protection. I wish they made indestructible bubble wrap...


I decided to take Liam on an impromptu trip to Sonic for a chocolate shake. He was so pleased when I handed it to him. However, he got too excited on the way home and dumped it in his lap. I had chocolate shake all. over. the backseat of my car. When he finally went down for a nap, I had to pull the car seat out, I had to Magic Eraser my car... It was a disaster area. Then, before nap time, I sat the little man on the potty and he leaned all the way back before going. So that was another mess to clean up. If I can manage to get out of this week without another bodily fluid clean up, I'll be happy.

I am watching TrollHunter again this evening. I watched it last night. It's a Norwegian film and I will review it in my Cinephile Saturday feature, but I want to say now... I would be back in Norway tomorrow if you gave me a ticket. And this movie, its scenery, makes me miss it even more. Favorite. Country. Ever. Also, I might have busted out my favorite picture book to reread some of the troll legends.

I miss troll traps.
And saft.
And smil.
And mozelle.
And walking streets.
And tunnels.
And rosemaling.
And everything.

I get to have lunch with someone pretty soon that I didn't think I'd get to see until October. I am so, so excited. There is nothing like finding a true kindred spirit, and someone whose conversation, be it meaningful or materialistic, you so thoroughly enjoy. I wish we were neighbors on a pretty regular basis.

My nails are awesome right now. I have Brisbane Bronze by OPI on my toes, the big toe has an accent of turquoise Martha Stewart glitter. My fingers have Essie's Beach Bum Blu, and the ring fingers have an accent of tourmaline MS glitter. I think I prefer the accent nail to be on my first finger. I am loving this glitter application process. It's a lot of fun, and I don't get a lot of strange looks. It's more... mature (?) looking than the standard full on glitter over nail polish look. Which I also love, by the way.

Zach opened a bottle of my favorite wine this evening, but our corkscrew broke IN the bottle. I was thinking it was going to be a problem. This is hands down, the yummiest wine I've ever had. And I'm not going to tell you where to buy it, because they get it in limited quantities and rarely, so I'd rather not have a bajillion new people to compete with for it. So, needless to say, it would have been an EPIC FAIL if we couldn't have gotten in.




I think that's plenty for tonight. PINNABLE ME is back tomorrow, be ready to play along!!