The Hotness of Television This Season

I thought it was time again for a little stroll through the HOTNESS that is on television this season. Some new shows, some older ones, lots of hot guys.

















These 2 specimens are from One Tree Hill. The show has been on for 7 seasons (can you believe it? I thought it was a gonner for sure when I moved out there) but these are 2 hot new faces. Austin Nichols (below) and Robert Buckley (above). Their characters are new and interesting and so adorable.


















This is Enver Gjokaj. He is on the already-cancelled Dollhouse, but there are still some episodes left to watch his good looks. In addition to being handsome, he is GREAT on the show. He is a doll on the show so he is programmed with lots of different personalities and he plays them all flawlessly. Easily my favorite character on the show.






Matthew Bomer (the lst of 3 Hot Matts this season) is the lead character on USA's White Collar. He was on Chuck last season and is just as adorable now.








Matt Czuchry, formerly of Gilmore Girls, is on the new show The Good Wife. Super delicious. He is more of a secondary role, but definitly the main reason I tuned in. Good show too.







And the final Matt, Matt Dallas, formerly Kyle XY he plays Rebecca Romajin's love interest on the also already-cancelled Eastwick. I hope he returns to TV again soon.























And now the 2 best looking brothers to grace TV this fall on a new show, Ian Somerhalder(below) and Paul Wesley(above) from The Vampire Diaries. Playing vampire brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore, they make the already entertaining show highly enjoyable.






And easily my favorite new face on TV this season, Shaun Sipos(above). He is on the ratings challenged Melrose Place. He is SO PRETTY.

And lets give honorable mention to the guys from Gossip Girl, who have been on TV for a couple seasons now, but are still OH SO HOT.

And as always, the hottest guys on television the fictional Winchester brothers, of whom I carve pumpkins and get tattos: Jensen Ackles and Jaren Padalecki.















Who is your favorite new or old face this season?

And have you ever seem a post as pretty as this one? ...I think not.

Hello, Christmas

I know most people think its TOO EARLY to start the Christmas season, but if you want to give me these in the 1st week of November:

I say WELCOME!

And yes, I ate my whole 1st box in less than 24 hours.

Pumpkins

Ashley and I carved pumpkins yesterday and it was a success! Ashley usually doesn't have much luck carving but this year hers looks good! Mine looks better in real life than in the pictures cuz they kinda get blurry when you take the picture....but you ll get the idea!

Without light: (you cant tell what mine is at all)


Then some light (but they get blurry):














My pumpkin is supposed to be the guy on the left:


And Since our pumpkins were such a success we are considering carving again on Sunday. I found this site last year that has AWESOME templates for carving. Ashley wants to do Edward (from Twilight) and I want to do the other 1/2 of the picture (Dean). We'll see how it goes!

Fall TV is back again!

We all know my favorite part of Fall is the television. I usually can't wait until it's here because I am dying for something new to watch. Well, I am happy to report that this year, it wasn't that bad. Summer television was actually watchable, and amusing. It softened the blow, and I am not as anxious as usual for the Fall TV (though I am not going to lie...I was SO HAPPY when the CW started their shows week....really did make my week better)

But in honor of decent programming this summer I am going to compile a short list of shows from the summer I thoroughly enjoyed.

Returning shows:

Weeds: Always a summer favorite and it never disappoints! And although the story lines sometimes get a little crazy, its still hilarious, laugh-out-loud fun. Andy is one of my favorite characters on TV. And the end of the season, I actually didn't see coming. I love a good twist.

True Blood: Season finale is this Sunday and I cant wait! Its so raunchy and ridiculous! Who doesn't love a show that manages to find a reason for the delicious Ryan Kwanten to take his shirt off in EVERY EPISODE?! I also love HOW MANY people watch this show! Its on HBO and still has a huge following. I know at least 10 people who watch and love it! Vampire Mania really is taking over the country...


In Plain Sight: I just love this show. Normally I am not one for boring police/detective/crime/procedural kind of shows but this one is great. Granted, its on USA so its quirky and I love the lead character, Mary. She edgy, and grouchy and does whatever the hell she wants and people run in fear. I also love one of the supporting characters, Marshall Marshall Mann, who is super quirky and adds lots of laughs to the show. The show really is great, and I know they are changing lots of it around before next season, and I really hope they don't lose what makes it great.

New Shows:

OMG. There were SO MANY new summer shows that I absolutely LOVED. There usually aren't even that many new Fall show I get this attached to. I really hope most of them make it back for another season.


10 Things I Hate About You: I know I said I would never watch another ABC Family show again after the UNJUST cancellation of Kyle XY...but I did. But only because all the reviewers said it was a CANT MISS. And they were right. Its amazing. Smart, Funny, and lots of pop-culture references that make you LOL. And 2 of the leads have such amazing chemistry you cant help but root for them as a couple. The season finale was perfect, and made me feel like a smiley, stupid teenage girl. (and it got renewed today...YAY!) Random awesome quote: "friend with the disturbingly deep voice who looks much older than 17" (this guys voice really is disturbingly deep)



Being Human: On BBC America, I don't know how I started watching this random show about a werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost who are all roommates (oh wait, that's why, AWESOME premise), but I did. And it is SO GOOD. I think it was only like 6 episodes and it was on Saturday night, but I found myself neglecting to go out just so I could stay home and watch it, or racing home after work to catch the latest episode. It is one of the funniest shows I have seen in a while and the writing is superb. I never watch BBC America but I will def. be tuning in next summer to catch the next season (which I know has already started production!)



Dark Blue: This show is well, dark. But its so good! Another cop show somehow caught my eye (could it be the extra hot cast?) and I'm glad. This one is really good, there are 4 characters who make up a heavily under-cover unit and they get to go under with all these real dangerous people. Its compelling and has great acting..and seriously that one guy...SUPER HOT.

Defying Gravity: I have NO CLUE how I started watching this...I thought it was a made-for-TV-movie so I randomly DVR'd it and when I watched it I discovered a series that literally sucked me it. It is set in the future (where abortion is illegal...that really annoyed me) and its about a group of astronauts who had to go through a 5 year program and then some are picked for a 6 year mission into space. The show jumps back and forth from their current time (in space, on the mission) and 5 years earlier (when they first started the training program). It also has a weird sci-fi element (like monsters in the closet) which is just starting to be explored which is compelling. I like it a lot, and it has that actress in it (whose name escapes me) but she was the alien in The Faculty, one of my favorite movies of all time.

So that's what I was watching all summer, figured I would tell you about it now, since I have been neglecting my blog. And everyone should pick up Being Human and watch it, if you like supernatural stuff, and if it ever comes out on DVD here in the states.

General Update of the Goings-on of Miss Gillian

I was told that I need to update my blog, and so I will. Havent really been that busy, just distracted I guess.

So I got another kinda-sorta job since the last time I blogged. I am still working at Hollywood Video part time but in addition I am babysitting an old man.

Hes my moms boyfriends dad. His wife recently passed away and he was moved into an assisted living home becuase he cant really fend for himself. He hates it. So I go there about 4-5 days a week and take him out for car rides, ice cream and random other adventures. Hes 91 and basically tells me the same stories over and over again but hes a nice old man so it works out okay. Its money free of taxes plus gas and it helps me be able to make my bills. And I still get to work at hollywood which I enjoy for now. Though my dad does occasionally remind I do actually need a real job. In time....in time....

I have been keeping up on my movie and tv watching though not updating it on here. I will try to be better, because I know everyone feels a little bit happier when I blog about TV and movies.

Also consuming some of my time is Tatums upcoming wedding! The wedding is October 11th. The shower is this coming Sunday and the bachelorette party is somewhere in between (I cant write it in here because Tatum reads this and its a surprise!) They are having a jack/jill bachelor/bachelorette party which will be fun, but she says no strippers, which rained on my parade just a little. I am however going to have WAY TO MUCH FUN with the decorations...be scared my friend...be scared. (but in a good way) And I will take pictures of my handy work and post them...I promise.

Well thats my general update...and I will start blogging more regularly. I swear.

My Name is Gillian and I am a Movie Renting Addict

As I was leaving Blockbuster the other day, after signing up for their 1-week unlimited rental plan I realized that I may be a movie-renting addict.

I am currently employed by Hollywood Video, where I get 3 movies out-at-a-time unlimited for said employment. That means that I can take home 3 things, watch them, and bring them back however many times I want. And we get the movies a week before they come out on DVD, so if I missed it in theaters or it only made the indie circuit I get to see them a week before you. nanner nanner.

I also still have a monthly plan left over from before I worked there. And I accrued so many points that I just can't let it go.

Then I have my Netflix. Its only $8 a month and they have such a better selection than rental stores. But they don't have the big titles when they first come out like stores do. So they both have things that I think are important, therefore both necessary.

And finally, I needed a Blockbuster pass for just a week, to catch up on what are called 'Blockbuster Exclusives'. The Weinstein Company has a deal with Blockbuster that any of their movies released on DVD are available for rent exclusively at Blockbuster for a certain amount of time (sometimes indefinitely I think). Some of these movies are must-sees and some are just really-wanna-sees, so I let myself have the $10 for a week pass to catch up. What I don't see in this week will have to wait another month or 2.

But either way, all these passes and so many rental places seem a little extreme! Yet I keep watching, and going to the actual movies too! I think I might need help.

Jon & Kate Plus 8

I've been watching this show long before it became a media obsession. There is something absolutely fascinating about this family with its gaggle of children...and I don't even like kids!

This last episode was a tense hour of watching while we (the viewers) were waiting for the 'big announcement' which was inevitably a divorce. They seemed to talk around it for quite a while although we all really knew what was going to happen.

What I found the most disturbing is that while I was watching I couldn't wait to figure out what was going to happen. Figure out the mystery and then you realize -- these are real people. This isn't some scripted drama without consequences.

And I feel bad for Gosselins. Yes, I do think they let their semi-fame get to their heads and yes, I think that it could have been a big reason for their impending divorce but they are still real people. And now they are being criticized by people who know nothing about them. Kate has always been such a bitch and Jon has always been a passive guy and they haven't changed that much (except they both got prettier...but that's what money does!).

So really I just think its sad. If you didn't watch before, I think you should leave them alone! Get them out of tabloids and let them be!

Movie of the Week

Just finished watching & loved it. Its a good one!

Blogging

Last night at approximately 1am I start typing away a new post for my blog after an especially touching moment with my dog and cat (more on that later), and as I start to reach the point of near completion, I go to capitalize a letter in what could-have-been the final sentence...or paragraph... my finger slips and BAM all gone. So I sit in stunned silence for a moment...when i see the auto save blink, showing it auto-saved the blankness. And I think DAMN. If only I had reacted sooner I would still have it. So then I say...well, maybe it is miraculously saved anyway...so I go into my post and see the Untitled one and click on it...crossing my fingers and hoping against hoping that there was a glitch and the written blog was still saved and the blankness was not. (I assume you know the outcome of this since you are reading this blog and not the one from last night) Nope. Computer glitches only work when not in your favor.

So here I type about the blog-that-could-have-been.

Speaking of blogs, I love to read blogs from random, semi-famous to want-to-be-famous people. Their creativity is so amusing. And random. And funny. Much more so than the average-joe blog writers (with the exception of the Gersen descendant bloggers of course). Sometimes when I am bored I just click that 'Next Blog' button at the top of the screen and randomly go through and read excerpts from random peoples blogs. Its amazing how boring some people are. And how much they like pictures. Then sometimes you stumble upon a truly entertaining one, and mean to save it somewhere to check back in a month, but never do.

Anyway, semi-famous people...thats where I was going. I recently found Jorge Garcia's blog, (I did not just happen across it because that would be too cool, I read about it in an article somewhere) he plays Hurley on LOST. Its just so entertaining to read the random happenings of his life...and how kinda normal he is, but in a funny way.

I also started reading a blog for Southern Gothic Productions (who have since moved from here to their own fancy-dancy website) which is a starting out production company from Wilmington (oh- how I miss thee) and owned by one of the stars of One Tree Hill. The posters on that blog (because there are many) are also so creative in their writing, and witty and genuinely amusing. And I want to be like them. I want to be random yet coherent and creative and smart.

So, I may not a have real job, or any real income, or do much of anything really...but I have a goal. To write witty, fun and random blogs.

And some day I will.

But not too soon because the used bookstore down the street (that I can walk to!) has a sale right now...All hardcover fiction is $1. Needless to say, I now have a lot of reading material.

And as I spell check this blog, with tentative fingers since my failure from yesterday is still looming, I realize that the word BECAUSE its ridiculously hard to type correctly. I don't think I did typed it correctly once...and I use that word a lot...BECAUSE ima explainer.

If only they had a grammar and punctuation checker too...like a little man who sits on your shoulder and tells you when a sentence makes sense and is properly formed...

Getting my mojo back.

I am finally done with the stupid Davis Vision job and am starting to get my life back! Although I am quite poor.

I am working part time at hollywood video (which is kind of like an alcohlic working at a liquor store) but oh-well.

And today I have watched 2 movies! yayy! (and about to rewatch a 3rd!)

First was The Reader which I did enjoy. It was a little dark and depressing but very well acted. The kid in the beginning did an amazing job.

Second was Milk. Interesting, sad, heartwarming. I love Emile Hirsch and James Franco and thought they were both very good in their roles.

And Lastly, I will be rewatching Reservation Road. I saw it once already and absolutely loved it. Can't wait to see it again!

OH and YESTERDAY I went to the movies with my dad and Karen and saw Star Trek. Now, I have never seen a scene of any Star Trek what-so-ever, and saying that, I really liked the movie! Lots of action and I liked the story!

Ahh how I missed my free time to watch movies!

Spring Time Activities with Geoff and Gillian

My dad and I have done a couple spring-like things around the house the last couple weekends.

Last Sunday I deemed 'Gardening Day' so we set out to spruce up the backyard. My dog has effectively killed most of the grass by running and peeing which may be slowly driving my dad crazy. I, however, am more concerned with making a 'flower garden' which is rapidly evolving into a 'vegetable garden'.

'Gardening Day' went something like this:

Step One: Pick up 5ish months of dog poo. My dog is something special. He, unlike most dogs, is VERY private about going to the bathroom. He only pees in grass if no one else is around (and that took about 2 years...he use to only go under trees and in bushes) and he only poops in VERY out of the way places. My dads backyard is extremely small because of the whole city-ish thing. The main part is probably about 12x 30' and then there is a part that runs parallel to the house (since his house is so much longer than the one on the other side) that is about 4x 25'. My dog goes all the way down to the very back part of the run beside the house and poops. Every day. There are piles of dog poo back there...must be nice for the neighbors to open their windows back there...hehe. Anyway, it makes cleanup very easy. No hunting for poop piles just walk back there and start scooping!

Step Two: Go to store for plants! We wandered around for about a half hour and left with this:
-Strawberries
-4 different kinda of herbs
-a shovel
-gloves for me
-a fence to keep Phillip out of my new garden (and bunnies and such)

Step Three: Plant! I cleared out a little space for my new stuff and planted it. My dad dug out the base of a tree that had fallen down last winter. It probably took about an hour for each of us to do our respective activities. When we were done I assumed we would keep working on the rest of the yard which has various plants and beds that need to be weeded and such but when I turned around dad said "well, that's good enough for today!" Which is exactly what I was thinking but I didn't think I'd get out that easy. This is why dad and I get along so well.

Sidenote: we still haven't gone back to finish the yard nor have we made any plans to.



Another spring activity we set out to do was open the windows. This may sound like a simple task to most, but in an old house which had parts that were relatively uninhabited until I got here, it is not so easy. The room I have taken and now call MINE has 2 windows. One does not open. Period. The other opens, but from both ends. So if you try to open the bottom and put in a screen (yes you have to add the screen to prop up the window) then the top window falls down to the bottom and you have an open window from the top. I won't bore you with all the specifics but I will say the final open window product involved about a hour of labor, cardboard, and packing tape.



That's about as far as we've come with our spring activities though I'm sure there will be more!

And Another One Bites the Dust

Another great show has left us. NBC announced today the cancellation of Life.

Starring Damien Lewis, Life was a funny, suspenseful, and Zen cop show.

Charlie Crews, played by Lewis, was a cop that had spent 10 years in prison for murdering his best friend's family, including his best friend. New DNA evidence exonerated him and he went back to work for the LAPD. He practiced Zen and loved fruit. Crews got millions from winning a lawsuit against the city but spent very little of the money. He lived in a huge, unfurnished house with a crooked CPA, Ted, played by Adam Arkin, who was otherwise a good guy. His partner was a practical, straightforward cop, Dani Reese, played by Sarah Shahi.

The show was well written, funny and interesting. It had well thought-out story lines and mysteries that followed throughout the whole season.

Sadly, I'm sure this will be the 1st of many great shows to get the axe as networks announce their new fall line ups, while stupid, useless, mind-numbing reality shows keep on living.

I can't take the structure and its messing up my movie watching

I HATE MY JOB.

My week goes as follows:

Wake Up (to an alarm)
Let Out the Dog
Take a Shower & Get Dressed
Go To Work
Be Miserable
Go Home
Watch Some TV or Read
Go to Bed
Repeat

I hate it. I can't do the same thing every day. I need to be able to work different shifts. Different DAYS. I absolutely HATE having the weekends off. I prefer having days off during the week when the rest of the world is working.
I also hate doing the same thing for 40+ hours a week. Stupid Job also has MANDATORY overtime. WHO THE HELL WANTS TO BE THERE FOR MORE THAN 40 HOURS A WEEK? not me. I don't care. Id rather be poor. Ive had to work the last 3 Saturdays which makes my weekends even shorter.

My 90 day review is coming up next week (5/10). This is when they decide if they will keep you and you have to join the union (do call center people really need a f'n union? preeetty sure they don't.....if you saw the asses of some of the people working there you DEFINITELY would NOT think they were overworked) OR they let you go. My secret hope (not so secret since I tell anyone who will listen) is that they decide I've missed too much time ("We really frown upon ANY unpaid time in your first 90 days" -sorry i missed 3.5 days...it was flu season and its not like i have health insurance to go to the doctor) and let me go.

Anyway, my life is misery but there are no jobs out there for me try to get (well there might be but I'm so grouchy when I get home the last thing I want to do is apply for jobs).

OH. And I almost forgot to mention. I have NOT been able to watch all the movies I usually do thanks to this whole 'working' thing. My netflix list is OVERFLOWING and I barely rent anything from Hollywood Video anymore. MY DAD has watched more of the movies that I've rented lately than I have. Ridiculous.

My TV is telling me its September but the weather disagrees

There has been an such an onslaught of new television this week I feel like its the fall and I love it. Although, judging by my 90% full DVR I should not be watching them. 4 new shows this week alone, even though TECHNICALLY one is just a new season of a ridiculous MTV reality show. Love it anyway.

The Unusuals - LOVED IT. Critics were saying that it was too quirky and the first episode spent too much time in character development demonstrating their quirks. I thought it was great! I loved the quirkiness and all the potential secrets they laid the floor for. It's starring Amber Tamblyn (who I love) and Harold Perrineau from LOST! Other people are in it too but I don't know who they are. Definitely will keep watching...that is until the EVIL ABC cancels it.

Southland - Didn't love it...I don't like the Cops like feel they used for filming, complete with beeped out swear words. I know they have some kinda of 'vision' going on for this show, I'm just not on board with it. I do LOVE the cast. Ben McKenzie (the O.C.), Shawn Hatosy, and Tom Everett Scott. The story line was okay. It didn't pull me in. Everyone else seems to love it. I just didn't. I'll give it a couple more episodes before I make a final decision.

Harper's Island - I found a great article on the show - 10 Tips for enjoying Harper's Island. Most of the other reviews I've read think the show sucks, but this one gave me hope! Again, I love the cast (complete with actors from Ugly Betty, Supernatural, Veronica Mars & One Tree Hill). The murder mystery gag seems intriguing, but I wasn't sure if 13 hours of hack-em-up is really a great idea. My decision: IT IS! I like it. Anyone else think the killer is TOTALLY that creepy little girl? do not like her at all.

Real World/Road Rules Challenge - is baaaaacck. With yet another season of ridiculous challenges and awesome drama (two guys already got kicked off for fighting....YES!.) Now, I am an avid hater of all things reality but I make my exception for the longest running reality TV show there is. The Real World and its spawn. I love these messed up people and their stupid issues. I love that there is still a guy on there from the 1ST SEASON of Road Rules. Like really?? You haven't found a real job yet?? And most of all I watch for BRAD. Who cares if he's engaged?? Hes still mine.

Before this week I was most excited for Southland (with the exception of Brad because who really isn't super happy whenever they get to see him) and that's what disappointed me the most. Who new? Guess you can't judge a show by its previews (or reviews).

The Unfortunate Case of the Toilet and the Cell Phone

On my break today from that hell I now call work, I threw my phone in my back pocket so I could walk downstairs and call Tatum. I stopped in the lady's room to pee before I went. I pulled down my pants to pee and PLOP! phone in the toilet. I grabbed it quickly before I could think about what I was doing. It was soaking wet and not working properly, as to be expected. Its sorta kinda working now...but the screen is still very fucked up. We'll have to see what tomorrow morning will bring...

And thats how my day went

BAD WEEK.

By PhiLLiP the DoG.

FrIdaY: Started Off REAL good. Karen came over before mom got Home. Her and grandpa sat on big long bed with me and stared at box. Rubbed belly. Mom got home and i jumped and jumped and licked her face. She gets sooooo upset if I don't greet her that way. then ASHLEY came over. Same greeting. plus some butt sniffing. then we went for a WALK. LOVED IT. THEN MORE FRIENDS CAME TO VISIT! TatumJOE. They're a pack. Travel together always. then ZACK. haven't smelled that butt in over a year! Missed it.

...then they all left me.

Returned later with this STRANGER. All reeking of alcohol. Tried to kill him with barking. Persistent. He did NOT go away. He WOULD NOT leave me alone. Kept trying to sit on my floor. Annoyed me. Wouldnt stop. Tried to eat his face. Still there. Barked more. Wouldnt leave. Gave serious warning growl when he kept trying to touch me. Still annoying me. Yelling. He left. Good job.



SatUrDay: Started off on walk with mom and grandpa. Walking, walking, look left: BIG DOG. RUNNING TOWARD ME. MEAN. PUT HAIR UP ON BACK OF NECK. SHOW TEETH. STILL COMING. ATTACKS. GROWLING, SPITTING, FLINGING, YELLING FROM MOM. MEAN FACES. BIG MEAN DOG GETS PULLED OFF. MORE YELLING. ANGRY.

keep walking, a little less tall. depressed. I didnt win fight. I know I'm the biggest,meanest dog in the world...how did I not win??? Hear mom talking to grandpa about stupid humans 'why did they not have that dog on a leash? assholes'. Shes still mad.

Sad for rest of day.


SunDaY: Walk with Ashley and mom at new place. Barely tried to kill any other dog like I usually do. Spirit has been crushed.

MoNdaY: boring.

TuEsDaY: that idiotic little dog next door outside when I go out there. MUST KILL
HIM. Why is that FENCE there?? Will JUmp it. Will JUMP it. WILL JUMP IT. No. grandpa yells, idiot dog goes inside. OW. Paw hurts. Ow. ow. ow. ohh bird!

Mom gets home. paw still hurts. limping. mom and grandpa hold me down for HOURS looking at paw. just starring. OW. Dont touch! Hurts! yank paw! OW! yank paw! blood. don't know why. give up. paw still hurts. still hurts. still hurts. trying to sleep it off.


(still don't know what wrong with paw, hope it heals itself)

Rant

I have been delaying in writing this in hopes that if I waited long enough it would not be true. But, it seems the day is coming quickly and it is inevitable.

Kyle XY has been canceled. The last episode will be Monday.

Kyle XY is one of my favorite shows. Its heart warming and happy and COOL. It will be missed.

This is just one of the more recent unfair cancellations ABC has made in the last TV season. They are at the TOP of my TV shit-list. If not for Lost, I would probably attempt a boycott altogether.

ABC winter cancellations included Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, and Pushing Daisies (one of the most creative shows on TV in a long long time). Now ABC Family has axed Kyle XY for the likes of Secret Life of the American Teenager, which has horrible acting and ridiculous story lines. And to ice the cake, they have already announced that Life on Mars will be no more. Bastards.

And do you know who I blame all of this on?

American Idol

With their 20 million viewer a night numbers they are KILLING smart, funny, well-written, well-acted television. And replacing it with moronic reality foolishness.

I'll miss you Kyle XY, I'll still watch you on DVD whenever I can.

I am still alive

in case anyone is wondering...

I started a new job. Its fulltime, asinine and it keeps me from writing in my blog. They make me start working at 830am which is completely foreign to me. I havent worked a straight morning job my entire life and I want no part of the nonsense.

My dad said to me the other day "You are the complete opposite of me. I couldn't wait to be a contributing member of society after I graduated!"

Well, if this is what a contributing member does I say poo on that. Sign me up for the non-contributing, fiscally challenged, dilinquent member of society!

And I am SERIOUSLY falling behind on my TV/Movie watching. Its awful. My DVR has 35things on it right now. 35. I can't watch more than 2 a night, plus it keeps recording. I've only been able to watch 2 movies a week on top of that. This is not fair.

I WANT COLLEGE BACK!

On the up side, I have been reading more becuase I read on my breaks (who wants to socialize with a bunch of working losers?) and before bed otherwise I just stare at the ceiling for hours before sleep comes.

Back to the bad side....

My dog is eating the house. He recently ate a phonebook, pillow and draft dodger. My dad is starting to get veeerrry mad at the dog and is threatening to lock him up in his cage when we're not home, which is most of the time. Stupid job.

2008 Gilly Awards

I have decided it is a good idea to ring in the blogging new year with a list of some of the best entertainment from 2008, thought by me.

TV Shows
8. Life on Mars
7. Greek
6. Pushing Daises
5. Kyle XY
4. Life
3. Lost
2. Chuck
1. Supernatural


Hottest Actors
more may be added as I think of them



9. Dustin Milligan

8. Chace Crawford



7. James McAvoy


6. Jared Padalecki


5. Milo Ventimiglia


4. Ryan Kwanten


3. Jonathan Tucker


2. Jackson Rathbone


1. Jensen Ackles











Characters on TV
13. Walter Bishop, Fringe
12. Shawn Spencer, Psych
11. Michael Weston, Burn Notice
10. Dexter Morgan, Dexter
9. Chuck Bass, Gossip Girl
8. Patrick Jane, The Mentalist
7. Sawyer, Lost
6. Cappie, Greek
5. Kyle, Kyle XY
4. Ned, Pushing Daises
3. Charlie Crews, Life
2. John Casey, Chuck
1. Dean & Sam Winchester, Supernatural
(and yes I realize that they are all male, and no that was not intentional)

Movies
some may have come out in 2007 but I saw them for the 1st time on DVD in '08

14. Martian Child
13. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
12. 21
11. Lars and the Real Girl
10. Charlie Bartlett
9. Sweeney Todd
8. Into the Wild
7. Son of Rambow
6. Across the Universe
5. The Happening
4. Wristcutters
3. High School Musical 3
2. Funny Games
1f. P.S. I Love You
1e. Wanted
1d. Watching the Detectives
1c. Twilight
1b. Pathology
1a. Speed Racer
(I could not make a decision between the last 6 therefore gave them all #1 because I love them all equally)