Why the Glee season finale pissed me off...

At Nationals:

Finn and Rachel: Let's get to work! Our performance is tomorrow, and we haven't written our songs, practiced them, or done the choreography! We're screwed!

Everyone else: Whatever dude! We got this in the bag, even though we have no idea what we're going to do tomorrow!

Finn and Rachel: *le sigh*

[Finn and Rachel kiss onstage]

Everyone else: ASDKFJADSL;AF IT IS ALL YOUR FAULT WE LOST NATIONALS!!!!

Finn and Rachel: -__-


Seriously, Ryan Murphy? Seriously?

Ingrid Michaelson's 2009 Non-Album Singles

I love the harmonies in All Love.



When I push the sheets away from your face
And watch you sleep all day here
And when I push you away
And say you simply cannot stay here

And it's all love, all love
It's all love, my stupid love

When I say you take away
The most important parts of me with you
When I've had the greyest day
You add more grey, it's just your way
It's true

But it's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, my stupid love

You can't be the one to kill the pain anymore
You let me in but then you slam my fingers in the door
I've had enough but I keep asking you to give me more

What I say
That is no way

It's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, all love, ohh
It's all love, my stupid love


Turn To Stone - beautiful rolling piano background



Let's take a better look
Beyond a story book
And learn our souls are all we own
Before we turn to stone

Let's go to sleep with clearer heads
And hearts to big to fit our beds
And maybe we won't feel so alone
Before we turn to stone

And if you wait for someone else's hand
And you will surely fall down
And if you wait for someone else's hand
You'll fall
You'll fall

I know that I am nothing new
There's so much more than me and you
But brother how we must atone
Before we turn to stone

Brother how we must atone
Before we turn to stone
Before we turn to stone

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I think I like Turn To Stone better because although its lyrics are shorter, it's a whole minute longer. (Not that I dislike lyrics. I just like the instrumentals/vocals balance.)

It's kind of annoying that Turn To Stone has been dubbed the Grey's Anatomy wedding song, but I guess if it wasn't, I would never have found it. I'm glad Ingrid has been getting so much TV exposure, even though her songs make me think of Meredith drowning or Izzie getting married (not that I follow Grey's Anatomy anymore).

Sherlock

AHAHAAHAHA love him.




Thanks AA, AY, and DL for telling me about this.

Black Friday Haul

I'd say it was a relatively successful Black Friday. My first one, too! I didn't go hardcore, at midnight, but it was still fun and there were still huge lines. No matter...I went with Ann and Amy at 10am, and we talked during the lines and it was all very pleasant. We did plan on getting there a little earlier, but we stopped at Best Buy and got some TV shows. I still remember when they all got Friends DVDs last year for $10 a season...this time I got the second season of Mad Men for $10, plus two seasons of Smallville for Sierra (obsessed... :P). I actually haven't watched many episodes of Mad Men yet, but I like it so far. And I usually only buy books or DVDs that I know and like...

At the mall, we hit Vans, PacSun, Forever 21, American Eagle, Converse, Gap Outlet, and H&M. I can't post pictures because I can't find the stuff I got online, but I got a black thermal henley and a turquoise cami from PacSun, and a maroon sweater from Gap Outlet. There were actually more sales than I expected - PacSun and AE had 20% off everything in the store, and Gap had tons of sales too. The strange thing was that Forever 21 was pretty much Black Friday personified - huge (disorganized) store, bright lights, loud music, clothes strewn absolutely everywhere, four never-ending lines, frenzied shoppers - but it was not cheaper than usual. I don't understand it. Maybe it's because F21 is always cheap.

Today (today, today, today)

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Woke up at home, had eggs and oatmeal+cranberries for breakfast
Driven to school
Let out 15 minutes early from bio
Broccoli alfredo for lunch, plus coconut pie
BioE pset back, got 46/50 (wooo A!)
Talked with study abroad program about a term in Barcelona. Sounds freaking awesome.
Got Britney CD from library, among other things
Found a great style book from the library that I actually haven't read yet
Update on papers from this summer
Watched Glee, enjoyed Gwyneth Paltrow's version of F*** You

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Gnarly elbow rashes.
Couldn't figure out to use the self-scanner in the CT Library. Apparently they don't beep when you scan items.
Got overheated biking across campus twice. Yay sweaty feet in fuggs (fake uggs). Don't worry, I was wearing socks.
Watched Glee, did not enjoy the Umbrella/Singin' In The Rain mashup.

All Caught Up!

I'm all caught up with How I Met Your Mother, and now I can't wait for the season 6 premiere on September 20! A few notable things about the end of season 5:

Episode 21 - Twin Beds. Field Game Cardigan.



Episode 23 - The Wedding Bride. Blooming Lattice Cardigan.


I love Anthro IDs!!

Episode 24 - Doppelgangers. Finally, A Fine Frenzy on HIMYM! This is when Lily thinks she spots Barney's doppelganger. I knew I heard this great song before, but it somehow didn't stick with me before. No matter. It's in my rotation now.

How I Met Your Mother Songs

How I Met Your Mother has a pretty solid soundtrack. Observe:

Season 3, Episode 12 - No Tomorrow. This is when Ted goes back to a bar and finds the yellow umbrella.


Season 3, Episode 19 - Everything Must Go. This is when Lily is trying to sell her art on the streets.


Season 4, Episode 6 - Happily Ever After. This is after Ted imagines confronting Stella after his ex-wedding. Regina Spektor is, as always, a good choice.

Alternate version:


Season 2, Episode 9 - Slap Bet. How could a list of HIMYM songs not include this gem?


Then there's also Barney's Get Psyched Mix for New Year's Eve (Season 1, Episode 11 - The Limo): You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi, Don't Stop Believing by Journey, Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield.

Legen - wait for it - DARY.

Awkward TV Show Stage

I just finished season 4 of How I Met Your Mother, which is the last season that's out on DVD. Season 5 comes out on DVD the day after the season premier of season 6 airs, in September. I think I'll just try to nab the season 5 discs as soon as they come in the library, watch them, and then try to catch up on season 6 as it airs. Plus I need to get cracking on the Wire...season 3 awaits!

Glee and Anthropologie

On the episode of Glee first aired on 2010 Jun 1, entitled "Funk," Quinn Fabray wears the Grasslands Dress from Anthropologie, under a navy cardigan.



My first ID. So excited :)

Emo Week

Or maybe it'll be longer than a week. Who knows.

I'm pretty sure it started last Wednesday, when we learned minor scales in music class. I remember thinking it was just too ironic, and it didn't bode well for my midterm that night (which actually went OK, but not great). And after that, it was just a week of bad grades in homework, essays, and midterms, and messed up labs, drama over next year's housing, and general emo-ness. It wasn't even PMS. And then yesterday, after I got my two worst grades ever (relatively for my midterm and literally for my paper), I skipped dinner and went to sleep at 8pm. Yay for thirteen-hour naps!

There were good parts this week, too, I suppose. It's been sunny the whole week. I went running twice, outside. (The second time I almost pulled a muscle, but still.) There were dumplings today at lunch. I got free Jamba Juice yesterday at Frosh Rally (some kind of mango one, it was really good), and I got a letter from S. Plus last Thursday I went to eat at the Creamery with G and W, and although it was $$, it was really good. (oven-fried chicken? mashed potatoes? steamed vegetables? mint-chocolate-chip shake? All signs of general win, in my book.) I also went home last Saturday, so I ate two lunches. I'm noticing this all revolves around food...

Oh, and I hauled twice this week. The first was the annual Zoya Polish Exchange. The deal is that you could send in six or more unwanted polishes from your stash, along with $3.50 per bottle, and you would receive a new bottle of Zoya nail polish for every bottle you send in. I split a package with K, so that we could get over the six-polish minimum. Turns out we both sent in six. At least we saved on shipping, right? I got these:

Blair

Casey

Lael

Posh (why is this the only one with a cap?)

Richelle

Roxy

K got these six:
Akyra

Charla

Kotori

Mieko

Rea

Suvi

I wish they'd let us exchange for their polish remover, because I desperately want to try it. Plus I'm out of acetone remover.

My second haul is with the Old Navy 30% off sale. I got a black string bikini bottom, because my current swimsuit bottom is kind of huge, even though I can tie the sides. My new one looks exactly like the old one, except hopefully it fits better. Here's a picture:

I suppose it doesn't count as a good thing this week, because I haven't gotten them yet. I just paid for them.

I also watched this week's Glee episode, Bad Reputation. I really liked it for some reason. I don't know if it was the harem pants in Can't Touch This (Brittany in red Hammer pants? hilarz.) or Mr. Schuester's interrogation scene (esp. Kurt and Brittany) or Rachel's Run Joey Run music video, or the last Total Eclipse of the Heart. That last song is my current favorite Glee song, along with Like a Prayer from the Madonna episode, and Gives You Hell (whose clip I found on iTunes for free!) and Hello Goodbye, and possibly Run Joey Run. Can't Touch This is also good, but only with the video. I watched the music videos for Glee songs so many times (esp. Total Eclipse and Like a Prayer). Mum would say that watching too much TV is why my life is deteriorating. She's probably right.

I think this should be the end of this Emo Week, because I have a break in midterm season until next Friday. Plus I got all my bad grades back. No~~just remembered my psych project is coming back soon. Won't be pretty. And my music midterm is coming back next week too. I don't know if I should be worried about it. I finished in the first half hour and I was the first one done. I thought it was easy...

Looking back on this list, I'm not sure why I was so emo this week. I did forget/de-emphasize a lot of the more depressing parts here though. The housing drama and the bad grades were pretty aggravating. Also, I'm not in as emo of a mood now (knock on wood), so I'm remembering the happier parts. You know those questions on psych surveys where they ask, "Do you think you can change your emotions?" I'm pretty sure the answer is no. To some extent, mood isn't even based on what events happen in your life. If you're sad, you think about events differently than if you're happy. Stuff that might not be a big deal when I'm happy may seem extremely annoying or depressing when I'm sad. Even if something happy happens, I would just focus on the bad parts of it (because I can always improve, no matter what the situation is).

RIP Pushing Daisies

I just finished the last episode of Pushing Daisies a couple of days ago, and now I'm in PD-withdrawal. It was such a great TV show, and I'm so sad they ended it after only two seasons. The worst part is that they were just getting started when they were cut off, so they had to end it hurriedly and there wasn't enough time in the seasons to answer all the questions that were brought up. Like Ned's dad and Chuck's dad, at the end of the Norwegians episode. That never got resolved.

I would describe Pushing Daisies as either "quirky" or "a celebration of all things indie." Here is an incomplete list of topics that were brought up in the two seasons:

-synchronized swimming
-knitting
-daisy-powered alternative-fuel-source cars
-homeopathic drugs
-messenger pigeons
-windmills
-bee-keeping
-birdhouses
-cheese-making
-racehorse jockeys
-dog breeding
-polygamy
-scratch-and-sniff books
-honey-based cosmetics
-a nunnery
-circus clowns and a mime
-Pigby
-truffles
-pop-up books
-a rent-a-friend agency
-taxidermy
-dim sum
-poker with food on a lazy susan
-magic shows
-comfort food
-a lighthouse
-dioramas
-Norwegian homicide detectives
-window dressing
-reverse kidnapping
-a dam

Pushing Daisies is the best. Basically. <3 <3