Too much coloring, not enough thinking

So I have this problem.
I like to color pictures of Disney Princesses (All except Snow White. I really dislike her.).
That is not the problem.
I also like to experiment with the colors of their outfits.
That is not the problem either.
I cannot find a workable color alteration for Ariel.
That is the problem.
Jasmine and Belle and Aurora and Cinderella are all very easy to swap colors on - it is plausible that they have other outfits than the ones they are always drawn in. After all, they are princesses. But no matter how I try, I cannot get any tail and shell bra color combination besides green and purple respectively to work for Ariel. I feel like I am letting her down.
I tried a magenta tail and an orange bra once. That was awful. Less awful but still not aesthetically pleasing was the blue tail and pink bra. I just don't know what to do! I feel like I am letting her down by not being able to give her a different color combination! She must get so bored watching all the other princesses get pretty new outfits while she has to stick with her rather uninspired purple and green motif.

On a different note, I spent approximately six hours today watching Alias. And I remembered just why I love that show so much - all of the characters are completely believable, they draw you in and make you sympathize with them. Even the bad guys have motivations and are well characterized. I don't care what you say, more dramas need to be like Alias. Character-driven with interesting plot points in between.

And on a final note - MAGGIE'S COMING TOMORROW!!!!!

Classes, Schmlasses, lets watch TV!

I think that I am going to be either one of two things this year - either really bored or REALLY BUSY. I'm leaning towards really bored right now, considering that the first day of my supposedly really difficult lab covered things that we covered in Sophomore biology in high school. I mean really, Punnet Squares? Those are super easy. And who doesn't know what the patellar region is? (That one was a joke). Anyway, in light of this imminent boredom, my plan is this - to try and study as much as possible! AHAHAHAHAHAHA, just kidding. Watch more tv. And BLOG about it! You won't have to watch TV anymore because I have decided that along with posting a link to a comprehensive recap of the show at Television Without Pity, I will provide my own commentary on the happenings of my favorite shows!

Let's start out with the newest addition to my lineup of must see tv - Veronica Mars! I have resisted watching this for a while, simply because it was on UPN and honestly, that's where television shows go to die. But amid much praise from people whose opinions I actually care about, I decided to give it a go (also because it's only three seasons and it's off the air, so it's something I can watch when I want to, not obsessively because I have to see the episode before the next airs). Anyway. This gem of a show follows the show's namesake, one 17-year-old private eye who helps her father, the disenfranchised former sheriff of the small town in which the live, to solve cases for his numerous clients, all while navigating the perilous straits of high school unpopularity. Now while this all sounds vaguely cheesy and cliched, the show pulls it off with flair! I'm three episodes in, and I'm hooked! So there you go, more commentary to follow.

Also...Docotr Who is pretty much monopolizing my thoughts recently. It's a smart, funny sci-fi based show (but not weird in the way that many are) and frought with British accents (because the show airs in the UK on BBC). But not only is it funny, it is poignant and occasionally heart-wrenching, and at this present moment, my heart is decidedly wrenched. Practically in two. I'm desperate to move on to series three, because right now the thought of the second season finale threatens to reduce me to a wailing, bawling baby.

Anyway, guess I ought to be off, this is rather a lot for one post...

Fill the spaces with wood in places to make it feel like home

So here I am at ASU. It's about a bajillion degrees out and I've already sweated through two outfits. I've lugged my duffel and backpack halfway across campus, then lugged 50 pounds of boxes (at the same time I might add) up to my seventh floor room, then did what I could to spruce up this place. It's actualy quite cute, and what I'm sure a realtor would call "charming" (read: tiny). I'd love to take a shower, but that's kind of an impossibility due to the astonishing lack of a shower curtain (didn't even think about that one). Also, the walls look rather naked. If you love me, you could send me a poster to make them less boring.

So in a rather geeky turn of events, I've accidentally been pulled back into fandom, at least partially. Now, I have no plans whatsoever to start reading/writing fanfic again, but I do rather enjoy watching the comms. I've always been more of a lurker than an active participant, however, I do know that my OTP is definitely Sydney/Vaughn. Easily. By a mile. Their love story can still make me catch my breath and sigh.

That being said, I recently started two new shows, Entourage and Doctor Who (the 2005 version). While I am less than impressed with Entourage (I guess I just don't relate to the lifestyle...) I'm incredibly hooked on Doctor Who. It's pretty much the best sci-fi show I've ever seen (this does not count Alias or Supernatural, those are spy-fi and horror-style-buddy-drama, respectively). It's funny and entertaining, and I highly recommend it. Oh, and British accents. Delightful.

Gee, is it July already?

Okay, so when did it become July? And how come I only have 5 weeks left of summer? This is ridiculous.

Except not quite as ridiculous as the facts that
a) I just added two new shows to the ones that I watch.
b) I actually interrupted writing this post to listen to Christmas music
c) I actually kind of want to go back to school

I know. Awful right? Not only am I a tv junkie, I'm an aseasonal music listening, school-hankering, tv junkie. Ew. I pretty much revile myself a little bit.

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In other news, the world of college a capella music is pretty much AMAZING. It's pretty ridiculous that people can do all of that with their voices. I really want Pitchforks to reach that level of awesomeness, but I feel that even though our hearts are in it, we don't really work as hard as we could or should. We have an exceptional group of girls, but alas, we tend to slack off at our rehearsals and not focus as well as we should. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to compete in the ICCA, but do we really have the dedication to make it work? *sigh* 5 weeks til school starts and already I'm having a conniption about it.

Blurgh.

...that was weird

Okay, so I'm sure that by now you all know about my ridiculous obsession with Supernatural and the lovely men thereof. I thought I was alone in loving this television series, at least within the sphere of people that I actually communicate with. Anyway, last night I get home at like 11:30, and see my dad still up (keep in mind that his usual bedtime is 9:30), and not only this, but he was watching Supernatural. I mean yeah, the guy was a hardcore trekkie and never missed an episode of the X-Files, but really? I had not figured that when I watched a couple episodes with him that he would end up staying up for two hours past his bedtime watching my favorite show. It was just really weird.

And also in the "that was weird" vein, pretty sure the entire evening at ROS was spent discussing men and the anatomical parts which they possess. I was quite scandalized by the fact that people much younger than me (and I assumed more innocent) had become much more familiar with the various things that go along with a hardcore make-out session.

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In quite a different vein, I love to play the piano. I just recently learned how to play "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles, and that has occupied the musical bit of my brain for the past couple days.

Speaking of the musical part of my brain, I've been obsessed with several songs over the past couple of weeks - here they are.

Life in the Fast Lane - The Eagles
I Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
Back in Black - ACDC

Classic rock is where it's at.

I'm noticing a trend...

I'm beginning to notice a trend with me...this addiction to television is nothing new - now that I think about it, I've been addicted to one show or another at pretty much all stages of my life (well, except for those couple of years where we didn't have cable, but hey, who wants to remember that?).

My recent reminiscings have brought me to the cartoon show Aladdin. This aired in the mid-90's and brought my tiny little 6-8 year old heart a lot of joy. Unfortunately, this show is COMPLETELY UNAVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET!! Sure, there are the odd clips on youtube, but alas, there are no full episodes available anywhere! This I ascribe to the fact that Disney has yet to release this 87-episode series on DVD. This, I declare, is a travesty! I used to watch Aladdin every day at 4:00 pm! I was deeply invested in the plotlines of each and every episode! I watched with delight as Aladdin and Co. defended Agrabah from villains of every shape, size, gender and nationality! I giggled at the half-baked schemes of Iago and Abu! So tell me, Disney, why have you not made this fantastic show available on DVD? Why do you continue to keep it locked up in the Disney vault? Why do you torture me so??????

This show is not even shown on ToonDisney anymore. Its counterpart, the equally funny, if not quite as well-developed Timon and Pumbaa is shown regularly (which I resent even though I do not have this channel).

So I beg you, Disney, release Aladdin from its confines in your dark and musty vault of forgotten children's cartoon shows. And while you're at it, you might as well also release the Little Mermaid tv show, because that's halfway entertaining as well.

P.S. Maggie and I also had the Aladdin tv show card game at my Grandma's house. It too was incredibly entertaining.

Television Television

I love television. I love everything about it. I love that episodes are at most an hour long, I love that the length of a season allows for more character development than in a film, I love that the writing and the acting are just as good as film...I think that the current offering of television dramas and comedies far outshines the crap we have in the box office these days. And of course, I have my favorite shows - Alias, 30 Rock, the Office, Scrubs, Arrested Development, Supernatural, Gossip Girl, Buffy...the list goes on.

Not only do I have a love for television, I also have somewhat of an obsession. Rare is the day when I don't go online to view an episode of my current show (which is six feet under, btw). Rare also is the day when I do not obsessively discuss details of some television show with an unwitting or unwilling victim. And rarest of all is the day I do not plop myself down in front of my television set and mindlessly watch something I don't even like when I should be doing homework.

This relationship that television and I have is supremely unhealthy. My happiness practically depends on the availability of the latest episode of the Office, I can't have a social life on Thursdays because the lineup is too good to miss. I know that I'm an addict - I know this, and yet I cannot get myself to quit. I've tried to go cold turkey, and I thought perhaps the strike would teach me to live without television, but no! I only grew more desperate for serial plotlines and awkward humor.

Alas, I fear that I will never break the spell that the television industry has so carefully and tightly woven about me. My case is a hopeless one - rather than have a life I shall rot in front of my tv, slowly dying of a vitamin D deficiency.