What I Love Right Now

Yes, I am still alive.  I've been really busy lately, mostly with moving and being under the weather with what I am convinced is the black plague.  But, updates are on the way.  Because you and I both know that this is the very best part of your day. 

Anyways, here are a few things that kept me thoroughly entertained during my prolonged sickness.

Bones - seriously, I had forgotten how much I freaking love this show.  Despite the fact that the show's creators have been jerking my emotions around for... what, like six seasons now... this is a great show right to the core.  But I'm not completely caught up so DON'T TELL ME if what I want to happen so badly actually happens.  I'm still like 10 episodes behind, so don't be a dick.  Snarky comments and subtle comedy plus MURHDAH equals a great time for all involved.

On the Road - I just reread this book, and it remains one of my favorites.  I was called pretentious the other day because I listed it as one of my favorite novels, but in all honesty it is.  And I don't understand how that makes me pretentious, but that's a different story for a different day.  The characters are unlike any others (especially Dean... oh how I love and loathe Dean) and the story of just being free and having fun with your friends while you figure out your life is something that, I believe, is timeless.  Plus, the fact that it is soon to be a movie (like this year, I believe... there was apparently an extended trailer played at Cannes) made me wanna reread so that it was completely fresh on my brain.

Reese Witherspoon - I can't really put a finger on why I love Reese Witherspoon so much, but I really do.  I don't think she's a spectacular actress.  Don't get me wrong, she is good and is very deserving of her Academy Award for her role in Walk the Line, but she has produced some serious crap in the past as well.  But I've always loved her, even if the movies she is in are garbage.  Maybe it's that sweet southern charm or the fact that she seems like a really down-to-earth, normal person.  I don't know what it is, but I love her.  She's on the brain because I've recently seen two more of her movies, whose reviews are coming shortly. 

South Park - I didn't think Trey Parker and Matt Stone could continue to offend even me, but they are doing it, and doing it so well.  Another thing I love right now:  how more and more cuss words are becoming acceptable on cable television.  That means less bleeping and more hilarity when 4th-graders say "shit" or "dick."  Because, let's face it, if South Park took place with teenagers, that shit wouldn't be funny at all.  But 4th graders on TV measuring their teeny tiny penises?  Fucking comic GOLD. 

Great new TV shows - Namely, The Killing and Game of Thrones.  Seriously, we have been blessed over the past year with fantastic new shows:  Boardwalk Empire, The Walking Dead, and now The Killing and Game of Thrones... there is so much to watch that it's hard to keep up with.  Admittedly, I'm not completely up to date on either one of them, but I'm loving every minute of it.  I love the originality that is coming to life, after seeing so much of the same crap on TV week after week. 

The Office - I guess I could call this something I hate as well as something I love.  I hate that Steve Carrell is gone.  But I loved "Goodbye, Michael," and have liked every episode since.  However, I don't think the show will survive for long without him.  Not because there aren't funny people on the show, but it's the same reason that I don't think Two and a Half Men will survive without Charlie Sheen.  Sure, Sheen is batshit crazy and Ashton Kutcher is funny and has proven that he is sitcom gold, but Sheen made his show just as Carrell made The Office.  But, as long as Jim and Pam are there, I will continue to watch.  I just hope they can keep coming up with storylines.