Now, who do you wanna be?

[rachg82]

-I'm feeling especially sleepy & lazy right now. What I'd really like to do is plan an evening in front of the TV with pop & snacks, but nooo.

-There's an ACA meeting this afternoon, but there's also one on Monday evenings. I'd have to get ready in a hurry (and pay for a cab) to go to the one today without being late, so I'm kinda tempted to do the Monday one instead. Especially because public transit is more convenient on weekdays.

-I do however want to go somewhere today. I just don't want to rush. I'm thinking I'll make myself a sandwich for lunch, take a shower, and then bus it down to Portland. I can make a pitstop at Forest Park to finish gina227's photo meme question from way back & then take care of keenai's by hitting up Voodoo Doughnut. The one downtown is still closed for renovation, but dear God have I been craving their donuts something fierce lately, so I don't even care--I'll go to the NE one. And I can excuse the gluttony by having taken a walk. TADA.

-teachlikeroslin and scifi_mel have created their own Hot 25 lists as well, in case some of you missed them & would like to see. You can find them here & here.

-Big-ups to New York, y'all. I'm sure you've all heard the news by now, so I'll just say this: I really needed a big smile this week & they delivered.

-Many of you on my flist are bemoaning the late Fall premiere of Bones this year & wondering how you'll fill your time. Fortunately, you have me, the TV-obsessed oompa loompa who never tires of pimping new shows.

Community
Parks & Recreation (note: the 1st season's iffy, but the 2nd & 3rd are great)
Psych
Battlestar Galactica
X-Files
Southland
Parenthood
Friday Night Lights
BtVS/Angel
Firefly
Dollhouse
Arrested Development
Freaks & Geeks
My So-Called Life
Miranda
Gilmore Girls
Veronica Mars
So You Think You Can Dance
Vanguard
Mad Men
Portlandia
Sex and the City

…I could go on, but I won't. Some of those I recommend more than others, but who doesn't like variety? There's pretty much something there for everyone. So: GET WATCHIN'. Don't worry, I'll wait.


-I worked on my fic a bit more last night. It still feels a lot like chipping away at a huge block of granite, but sometimes that's just how it goes. At least there's progress being made, albeit incredibly slowly. I guess on the bright side the longer summer hiatus means less of a hurry for things like this.

-I put a temporary halt to my BSG rewatch after my uncle's death (being at the end of s4, I think most of you will understand why), but I think I'm ready to jump back into it now, once my TV's working again that is. I only have a few eps left. Pretty sure the finale's gonna kill me, but I don't mean that in a bad way. It'll just be emotional because of the subject matter.

Anyway, I'm gonna get going now, before I can convince myself that napping would be a better way to spend the rest of the day.

For my VotD, here's an appropriately themed song:

Comments

[huh920.livejournal.com]

I started watching Sex and the City reruns and it's such a good show. I've never really watched it like that. I wish it was on Instant play but it isn't. I watched Psych before like I've seen the first couple of seasons but I haven't watched the entire series. I heard Community was great too! I watched an episode of Friday Night Lights and it seemed a little dry. Like a good show but the type of show that tends to drag. IDK.

The Monday ACA meeting sounds better to me too!

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Sex and the City is one of those easy-to-enjoy shows that I still love to this day, but just don't talk about very much. I have seasons 3, 4, and 6 on DVD though, and I always get sucked in if I come across it on TV, despite having already seen every episode at least once.

I only got into Psych over the last couple seasons & still haven't seen the first few in their entirety, so we're kinda opposites there. Hee. It sort of fits in the same category for me as Sex and the City, actually. I always know I'll be entertained when I watch. I can just kick back & have a good time.

Friday Night Lights is a quietly entertaining show that sucks you in the more you watch. You have to sort of just ease into its pace & let it sink in. But after having just watched the first season, I can say the direction, cinematography, writing, & acting are all superb in a lovely & subtle way.

Community is AWESOME, dude. If I had to recommend only one show from the above list to you, that'd probably be it. You can pick just about any clip at random & know it's going to be great. Example: