Jim Halpert Appreciation Day

It was announced that John Krasinski is going to be in the new season of Arrested Development, which is airing only on Netflix. With this and the last episode of The Office fast approaching (I haven't watched in years but) I just decided to take a trip down memory lane and remember why Jim Halpert is my favorite. 

The slap for real


Remember when he gave Kelly a New Moon poster


Who has two thumbs


Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica


Jim singing Love Fool


Interrogation


Vampire Jim


Future Dwight Prank, probably my favorite prank.

Downton Abbey

In case you didn't know I am a complete sucker for period dramas and no one does period dramas like the BBC. I was excited to see that Downton was coming to Masterpiece Theater last year. I enjoyed the first season with its beautiful costumes but could have done with a little less drama and a lot more Dowager Countess.


I like the character of Matthew, he reminds me a lot of Gilbert Blythe but Dan Stevens has not reached fiction boyfriend level.

He played Edward Ferris in the Sense & Sensibility mini series. So if he is a fictional boyfriend you might want to watch it.
Speaking of The Dowager Countess did you guys see that I can now add her to my paper doll collection. (Thanks Chelsea for pinning it for me)

 I am so sad this season is over I loved having something to look forward to on Sunday. But if you are like me you won't have to wait long because Masterpiece Theater is starting the second season of Sherlock on May 6th.

If you didn't catch the first, I think there are only 3 episodes they are on Netflix.

UK Loving

First I just need to say that I listened to No Light, No Light by Florence & The Machine three times in a row while driving to my parents yesterday.
No Light No Light by uidnewmediaberlin

I have listened to Shake It Out a lot as well.



I like that the music video is a less creepy version of THIS video.

Second I need to confess that I have watched some Doctor Who at least two episodes from each season (spoiler). Well of the newer Doctor Who, oh and I have not seen any of the current season. I was hesitant to watch the show first because the only thing I knew about it besides being a long running show on the BBC was that Ricky Gervais on Extra's did not want to play an Alien on the show.

But I kept seeing and hearing things that got me curious.
And after Community did a spoof on Doctor Who or should I say Inspector Spacetime, how could I not.

and

Their fake British accents kill me! Speaking of fake accents the episode of Doctor Who where they go to New York and you get to hear British actors doing New York accents is pretty awesome. Actually Andrew Garfield (future Spiderman) did pretty good with his southern accent.

Guess what I have realized, for the majority of our stay in London we were by the Earl's Court tube station and guess what was out right in front. Oh just the Tardis...

Also I saw an episode that had Harry Lloyd who I met while in London after seeing him in a play.

Boom, that practically makes me married to David Tennant.

I always love when he puts on his glasses.

The show can be silly but in an entertaining and fun way.

Truly Outrageous

My friend posted a link on facebook to the complete Jem and the Holograms series on DVD. Mimi then commented on how I would love it & she is right I do love it.

Obviously I grew up watching Jem & wanted to be the pink haired, awesome eye makeup rock star with magical star earrings. But I want to share a story that shows that I was also awesome as a teenager.
When I was a freshman in high school I had PE first hour, which sucked but what didn't suck was a girl in our class found her Jem cassette player & cassette tape from when she was a kid and she brought it in so we could not only listen, but sing along too as well. I know what you are thinking it is just like that Saved By the Bell episode with the girls singing I'm so Excited in the locker room. You are right it is almost exactly like that!

Yes I still do know the words to the theme song thanks to my freshmen physical educations class. 

While looking for a picture of the cassette player I found this picture online and it was crazy how suddenly I could remember exactly how the plastic felt and what the plastic mask smelt like. I can't remember if my mom bought me the costume or if I just wore it at a friends but I know I wore that costume. It is so crazy how I had no memory of that costume a few minuets ago but now I can tell you what it smelt like. 

Piles

Next to my bed are three piles of books the first is my pile from the library, the second is books I have borrowed from friends & the last is books I have bought. The reason these books are in piles next my bed and not in the two bookshelves next to my bed is they are my to read/currently reading books.

(note these pictures are two month old the shelves already look different & I have another bookshelf in the living room)

I always feel guilty returning books to the library unread, hence why the piles are causing me to feel overwhelmed, which could be why I have been watching the tv series Wonderfalls instead of reading.

Wonderfalls was created by Brian Fuller before his Pushing Daisies days, but it only ran one season. Maybe I will talk about it on another post. But I will say that it does have these two gentlemen in it. 

I had never seen the guy on the right before but he was adorable & yes Lee Pace does wear his shirt buttoned very low in one of the episodes, and I didn't mind at all. Oh also the series ended with a Travis song, it could be love. 

What I Have Been...

My friend Jenny B (made my birthday cake) does this thing at the end of her blog where she lists what she has been; Listening to, Anticipating, Reading, Snacking on & Wearing. I have been liking some new jams so I decided I would steal Jenny's list and maybe tweak it, we will see what happens.

Listening to:

Generationals - Ten Twenty Ten

These guys are coming to Tucson, who goes to Tucson?

Slow Club - Two Cousins

I don't think I have listened to Slow Club before but I really liked the song & music video.

Theophilus London featuring Sara Quin - Why Even Try remix

I know what you are thinking I only listened to him only because his name is Theophilus London you may be right.

Anticipating:
Author Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone


For television shows to start up again. Project Runway started and has got me excited for my other shows. The two shows I never miss are Fringe & Community. I went to go see what movies are coming out in the next month or so & there wasn't much that caught my attention. It makes me really sad.

Reading:
I have been working on the books I got for my birthday (thanks again) and LOVED Divergent by Veronica Roth. It took me a good 50 pages to get into the story but once I got there I was hooked. The story was fresh and kept me on my toes, it is a series but the book did not leave you hanging like other trilogies.

FYI Scott Westerfeld (I really am loving the Leviathan series) & James Dashner (Maze Runner series) are both coming to Arizona next month if you are interested in going, I would go. Both are very entertaining & very nice, if you want to go with me just let me know.

Snacking:
I am so boring when it comes to food, um grapes, does that count?

Wearing:
I wear a cardigan almost everyday to work, year round.

My Dream World Brought To Life

I had not watched Pushing Daisies before but after I saw the movie Miss Pettigrew lives for a day and became enchanted with Lee Pace I started watching episodes online. I could not believe what I was missing. The first season (cut short by the writers strike) just came out on Tuesday. Debbie, Russ, Mimi & I have been watching a disk a night. I don't know when a show has made me so happy.

First there is the ever charming Ned a shy pie maker...


Second is Chuck's wardrobe...Mom can you make me these dresses?





Third there have been a couple of songs...who doesn't know that I wish life was a musical?


Lastly there are two aunts one with red hair & the other with dark hair...When Debbie & I were young we use to talk about how we would be when we were widows. This is pretty much how we imagined it except the personalities need to be switched. I would have an eye patch and a shot gun Debbie would have a bunch of bird cages and a fridge full of cheese.

Two Worlds Colliding

This morning I got an amazing gift from my good friend Mimi and I would like to share this amazing gift with you.


Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined my two TV boyfriends sitting side by side at a hockey game (I love to play ice hockey). I told Mimi that I am not sure what I would have done if I had happened to been there, I can only imagine one of two things either fainting or exploding. Well I hope you all enjoy, make sure to thank Mimi for her awesome gift, we love you Mimi.