These Days

In the past two days, I have written a ridiculous number of blog posts.  Maybe it's because I skipped a few days before then and felt like I had to make up for it, but really I think it's because my entries have been so suckish and lacking in oomph, that I want to try again and again until I work it.  Pictures might help that.  Ummm... I can't think of a good picture yet, but I'll put one up in a little.

New on tv tonight, actually ended 3 minutes ago, 90210: The New Class, but still with Kelly and today Donna.  Also, I missed last week, so I rewatched it right before this episode and seriously whoa, like WHOA.  Needs the capitalization because these episodes were insane and AWESOME.  

Silver had a crazy break down a few weeks ago and last week's episode had her spiral out of control.  This week she is trying to recuperate and it was sad for her.  I still hate Annie and whatever, but she didn't annoy me that much this week, which is always good.

But seriously, I have read like 3 of Diablo Cody's columns in Entertainment Weekly, talking about her upcoming stint on 90210.  And she rocked it.  Gah it was so fantastic, with Silver freaking out about meeting her, and Diablo acting so chill.  I mean, I know that my older sister, the hippest chick around, thinks Diablo sucks, but her column is awesome 

and I think that if I enjoy her writing, I probably enjoy her. Not sexually.  That sounded like sexually.

Oh also I am OBSESSED with Adrianna.  I think she is the most gorgeous girl ever, now that she grew out her bangs.  Maybe I just like her because the actress, Jessica Lowndes, was on Greek, but I think it's because her character is so killer.  She is like totally self aware and ironic.  Lately I am very into people being self aware. They can be the most annoying person ever, but if they know it, than they are fine by me. Except for that beardy kid in my Western Civ class.  I can't stand him, even if he does realize he is crazy annoying.

So I know that people are hesitant to watch the new 90210, and I also know that it was sort of lame in the beginning, but it has definitely found its groove.  I'm gonna have to recommend.

The Show Remembers its Title

The show that I refer to is How I Met Your Mother.  I have mentioned before how I started watching it last month and am now obsessed with it.  Because it's great.

It was really hard for me to pick a topic to discuss today.  I am really supposed to be writing about this operation in the Vietnam War in January of 1967, but this is more interesting to me.  All of the other topics I had to talk about were genius brilliance and I still plan on writing about them, so just wait for another entry.  This one can't wait, because pretty soon it won't be news to anyone.

Right now my facebook status is a link to an article on Entertainmentweekly.com that validates that the How I Met Your Mother season finale will reveal who the ellusive mother is.  I know that some people have already seen the link on my facebook.  But I am so excited.  I was so sure in the pilot episode that Robin was going to be the mother.  The show seemed to have forget the premise that Ted (Bob Sagot) was telling his kids the story of how he met their mother, in exchange for a more fun plotline, telling the story of Ted and his ridiculous friends.  While I love all of the storylines, it's seriously exciting that the show remembers its goal.

One thing I was always most impressed with by this show was its ability to remember everything they have said or done in past episodes.  Ted's accidental tramp stamp didn't go unnoticed, nor did his claim to be "vomit-free since '93," or the infamous "slap bet."  It's smart writing and I cant wait to see what they have next.

Living in the Moment

I really don't have anything remotely resembling carpe diem on my mind.  When I say "living in the moment," I really mean my version of living.  Which is watching movies and tv.  Or Sims 2, but that's another story.  Lately I have been watching a lot of period pieces, depicting the different decades in the twentieth century.  I love putting myself in those times, seeing what those eras were really like.  But I guess that watching stuff made in 2009 (and probably before) about the 60s or 70s doesn't really show me what those times were like.  

And in comes Natalie Wood.  Others are soon to come, but right now its about Natalie Wood, the beautiful movie star who died a tragic death long before her time.  Ah the melodrama.  She helped revolutionize the 1950s by costarring in the classic Rebel Without a Cause.  The three stars of the movie all died before the age of 45.  Just mentioning that, because I think that it brings the movie that extra level of awe.  

I don't know why I have never thought to watch old movies to help fulfill my desire to time travel.  I have watched a lot of old movies in my film classes, but it never occurred to me to link them with my history fetish.  I have gotten so hooked on movies about the past, that I have forgot that primary sources are the best resource.  Even though all of my professors stress that fact.  

Oh yes.  Natalie Wood.  In the 40s, she was the adorable child actress from the original Miracle on 34th Street.  I have never seen it.  I am sort of just copying that from all of the stuff I read on IMDb, Wikipedia, and EW.com.  In the 50s, she was the beautiful, rebellious teenager, who slept with the director to get the part.  According to legend, but I think it's true.  In the 60s, she became this cool, groovy, sex icon who starred in the swinger flick Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.  She was Carol.  Ross and Monica's dad was Ted.  His back was incredibly hairy.  I gagged a little.  But these movies take me back to all of the times that I love hearing about and show me the way people dressed, the way they interacted, the way they spoke, and everything that I want to know more about.

I have been watching the show Swingtown lately, which came out last summer, about the sexual revolution during the 70s.  I also watched a little bit of Mad Men, because Entertainment Weekly does not stop raving about it and its sweet take on the ad execs in the 60s.  Both of them are really fun to watch.  Great depictions of those times, but they are so clearly from today.  The way that the shows discuss politicians show that they have seen how those politicians have turned out.  The cool, emaciated teenage chick who dates Kostos/Max loves Carter, because libs are the way to go, especially after Nixon.  The lame ones are the only ones who like the Repubs, because we all know that Hollywood is uber-lib, which I totally don't mind, but it does impact tv. Carrie's politician bf from SATC who wanted her to pee on him, who also dated Grace on Will and Grace and married Gabby before getting killed in a tornado on Desperate Housewives, mentions that Dick Nixon is the way to go, in an obviously ironic way. 

See, the real stuff is better.  No inclination of how things will turn out.  Rebel Without a Cause shows that time for what it was, unaware of the impact that it would have on the following years.  It's so cool to me.  Go watch old movies.  It's the thing to do.  And still, watch Lucy's video.  On youtube or facebook.

Yesssss

Entertainment Weekly called Greek awesome!  I knewww I wasn't crazy.  Now I know why I love EW so much.

I have a sister whom I imitate

Okay, well really I have two sister whom I imitate, but this post is about one in particular.  Hello, I mean this is the sister who has a blog and convinced me to start one, no matter how little I really have to say.  In the latest entry of her blog, which I believe was actually written by her friend, she made a mock Facebook post of the 25 random things about her.  Like my sister and her friends, the random facts were sarcastic, bizarre, and kinda clever.  And because I clearly desperately want to mooch all of those characteristics from my sister, I want to do a riff on the 25 facts post.  Although, because I'm a Jewcamp extraordinaire, I will put an icebreaker twist on it.  Welcome to my very own 25 random facts, of which there are some truths and some lies.  Duh, it's 2 truths and a lie.  So I will write 15 true facts and 10 lies.  Feel free to start guessing.

1. I stole a six-year old's chocolate chips last week.

2. I eat Splenda straight

3. Sometimes I can't color in the lines

4. I watch Hannah Montana while I work out

5. I enjoy eating prunes

6. I haven't read a book for pleasure since Gossip Girl in middle school

7. I read People and Entertainment Weekly religiously

8. I don't sleep with any pillows

9. I rarely wear socks

10. I used to have lazy eyes

11. I have 3 iPods.  Maybe 4.

12. I bought mini diet cokes to prevent me from drinking too much soda.  Instead I just drink more cans.

13. Sometimes I buy disposable cameras

14. I lost my baby blankie while playing hide and seek with it in Disney world.  I hid it in a cabinet.  I forgot to seek it.

15. My hot guy collages have a lot of MaryKate and Ashley on them.

16. I liked high school better than college

17. I wish that I could time travel.

18. I swallowed a goldfish on a dare once.

19. When I'm stressed, I eat starburst and buffalo wings.

20. I have 7 posters of Miley in my room at school.

21. I spent all of my last paycheck buying tv shows on iTunes

22. On my wall, I have an old Shabbat-o-gram in which someone asks to make out with me.

23. I wear colored contacts

24. I spent $200 on a signed O*Town cd

25. Every night, I watch televangelists to help me fall asleep.

Enjoy figuring it out!