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1. I slept for like ten hours last night. That was nice.

2. I've been getting back into cooking more lately. Today all three of my meals were something I made myself.

3. I really enjoy the Wednesday reading posts, both reading other people's and doing my own. I've been feeling so blah about reviewing stuff, just totally burnt out on it, so this is a nice way to just talk a little about what I've been reading without feeling like I need to do a formal review. And I like the structure of the questions and having it on a specific day, too. That makes me less likely to put it off and just not do it.

4. I started watching Modern Family again and am enjoying it. I had stopped watching it partway through season two because it was just too many embarrassing moments and it felt like I was fastforwarding through half of every episode, but I'm doing better with it this time. I kept seeing cute gif sets of the older girl they got for Lily in seasons three and four and she's just so cute and actually talking and being a part of the show rather than just a prop and it made me want to give it another try. I didn't just want to jump in with the newest episodes, though, so I went back and am starting from where I left off. (I finished up all of season two tonight.)

5. Speaking of TV, I really loved this week's Adventure Time. The pillow people were so cute!

1. I meant to do more things today than I did, as usual, but I didn't really get much done. I did some housework and made a phone call I'd been dreading and played some Lego LotR and read manga and faffed about on the internets. A pretty relaxing day off, all in all.

2. I had two episodes of Adventure Time to watch and they were both awesome! I loved "Davey" because Finn wanting to be normal was great. His job sweeping the floor! His log cabin! Also Beemo the thief! And then the next episode, which I can't remember the title of, was even better. Lemongrab! Treetrunks! Ice King! But mostly Lemongrab. Ahaha, he is really underused on this show. ( Spoilers )

3. I have been kind of meh on the trickster arc here on Homestuck, but I really liked today's update. ( Spoilers! )

4. Someone at work gave me a couple avocados the other day and today they were nice and ripe so I mashed them up and mixed them with some salsa and they were delicious! The only problem is I had only a tiny bit of chips left, so now I need to buy more chips.

1. We were already short-handed today and then someone called in sick, so I was constantly being called out to the register for stuff, but I did still manage to get quite a bit done. Also the person who called in sick has tomorrow off already, so at least I don't have to worry about her not showing up again.

2. Looking forward to being able to sleep in a little tomorrow.

3. I had a couple episodes of The Mindy Project to catch up on and I started watching the first of the two and it started off with her doing this ridiculous coy teehee I'm wearing your shirt but it doesn't fit me 'cause I'm just a girl (literally what she said) thing to her super jerkass boyfriend and I was just like...why am I making myself watch this? It's not going to get better, because it's clear that this is the show she wants to write, and in fact it's probably only going to continue to get worse, so. I gave myself permission to stop watching and I felt so relieved! It's really hard for me to stop watching or reading things even if I don't enjoy them anymore, because I just really feel like if I started something I have to finish.

Ahhhhh, I am not normally one for crossovers, but. BUT. Apparently this Sherlock is into heroin, not cocaine? This Sherlock, played by Jonny Lee Miller?

Guys. Guys, I really need some sort of Elementary/Trainspotting crossover and I need it now.

1. It's late and I'm tired, so I'm pretty excited to be able to sleep in a couple extra hours tomorrow. As much as I generally like my 10-6.30 schedule on most days, it is nice to have the later Wednesday hours to break things up.

2. I started watching New Girl and am really liking it! I tried to watch it before after seeing it recced, but the opening scene hit my embarrassment squick so hard I just could not continue. I have a really hard time just fast forwarding through embarrassing stuff because I feel like I'm going to miss something important, but it's also really hard for me to watch. This time I just made myself fast forward because I was determined to get passed that bit. There have been other bits that were pretty bad...both Jess and Schmidt do a lot of stuff that hits my embarrassment squick and I have had to fast forward or watch through my fingers several times. But so far the good is outweighing the stressfulness of those sorts of situations.

At first I was really disappointed that Damon Wayans Jr. was only in the first episode, because I really love him on Happy Endings and he seemed like he would be fun in this, too, but I really, really love the actor who replaced him. The rest of the cast is great, too, though I don't know any of the actors except Zooey Deschanel and the guy who plays Schmidt, who had a minor role on Ugly Betty. (Oh, and the girl who played Becca in Huge was in one episode! I heard she was on a couple eps of Glee, too, but ugh, Glee. Glad she's getting some work, though.)

Oh! And the Thanksgiving episode, when they went to Best Buy for Black Friday, that's the Best Buy near me! (Which makes no sense, because based on the outdoor shots of their apartment, they don't live on this side of town, but whatevs.) They also used the outside shot of the elementary school by my grandparents' house, which they used for Modern Family, too. I like watching things set in LA and recognising stuff. :)



And I wouldn't count this as a happy thing, since I don't care about celebs that much, but Gavin Rossdale came into my store today with one of his kids. He asked me a question about one of the little toys we sell, and I was like he seems kind of familiar. Has he shopped here before? And then I was like oh shit, I think he seems familiar because he's Gavin Rossdale. XD And then I heard him say to his kid something about buying one "for Zuma" and I just happened to have read somewhere recently that one of their kids is named Zuma (it stuck in my head because it's one of those oddball celeb kid names...the boy who was with him is apparently named King...). We have actually had quite a few celebs come into our store, but aside from Rob Schneider (twice), I always seem to miss them. Now I have something interesting to tell the people who didn't work today, though. :)

This is mainly for my benefit so I don't forget when the new seasons start for everything I'm watching.

9/20 Parks and Rec

9/27 Elementary*

9/30 The Simpsons
9/30 Bob's Burgers

10/19 Community

10/23 Happy Endings

Shirokuma Cafe, Gravity Falls, and Adventure Time are currently running. Futurama is on mid-season hiatus. No word yet on when the new My Little Pony season will start. Do I watch anything else? I feel like I'm missing something...



*I know the pilot's already been leaked, but I think I'm going to just wait until the actual premiere so I don't have to wait as long for future episodes.

I haven't been talking about what TVs I've been watching lately, but I seem to have been watching a lot.

I am actually really behind on Legend of Korra, because I keep feeling like I need to pay attention to it more and thus can't just have it on when I work or I'll miss what's going on. But then that means I don't watch it at all. >_< So I think, including today's episode, I have like four eps to watch. Maybe I will marathon them all on my next day off. I have been really enjoying what I've seen of it so far, though, and am pretty spoiled for the eps I haven't seen, because I don't like how Tumblr Savior works, so I don't even bother trying to avoid spoilers.

Of the shows I was following on a week-to-week basis, I think there was just Happy Endings, Community, and Parks and Rec. The season finale of Happy Endings finally aired somewhere and so it's now available to download, but I haven't watched it yet. I wasn't thrilled with the season finale of Parks & Rec, though. I'm really glad the campaign arc is over, because I was getting so tired of that. I really wish the Ann/Tom relationship would be over, but maybe next season will start off with them breaking up.

As for Community, I really enjoyed the three episodes we had this week. Who would have thought Jeff would look so good shirtless and with eyeliner? I don't usually find him attractive at all, but damn. Also I guess Leonard is gay? I feel like this is a "see, you can't criticise us for not having any queer characters because look, we had a blip and you miss it moment that made a very minor character gay!" kind of thing. Which I suppose is better than being all "oh yeah, so-and-so was totally gay but it was just never important to mention it in the show because we're so above sexuality being a thing". Bluh. Go, Leonard, with your hot young boyfriend, though. XD Anyway, I don't really have any thoughts about Dan Harmon leaving next season. I'm not the type to pay attention to who is behind the scenes on stuff, so as long as the episodes are funny, I don't care. Which means, we'll see!

Um, let's see. Oh, I was watching Scrubs for a while, but I think I watched about halfway through season one and then just got tired of it. I really like Turk and Carla (both individually and together), and I like JD okay, and Elliot grew on me. But the JD/Elliot relationship just ugh. I did not want to watch any more of them. -_-

So instead I've been trying other things! I decided to start watching season two of Psych, because I'd enjoyed season one okay, but found myself kind of burnt out by their antics by the end of the season, so never did watch any more, even though I had downloaded three or four seasons. I've watched about half of season two and am enjoying it quite a bit, so maybe this time I will go directly on to the next season! It's just the sort of mindless TV I need when I'm working. I would like to watch more serious shows and movies (I have a lot on my hard drive!), but it's like what I said about Korra, I need to be able to pay attention and if I'm working, I'll miss important stuff that's going on, and yet I don't like just sitting and watching something.

I saw some funny gifs of a cartoon on Tumblr, but it wasn't until the tenth time or so that one came across my dash that it was tagged with the title so I could look it up! It turned out to be Bob's Burgers, which is super awesome and my new favorite thing. It's about this guy and his wife who own a burger shop, but really the stars of the show are their three kids, Tina, Gene, and Louise. I love all of them, but I think Louise is my favorite. I have zoomed through season one and just watched the first episode of season two tonight.

Speaking of cartoons, I totally forgot about Adventure Time for a while, but have just downloaded a handful of new eps since the last time I remembered about it. (So much easier to watch shows when they're already over! This whole following week-to-week thing is tough, especially when there's no one on my flist talking about it to remind me to go download, which is the main way I remember my other shows.)

I also started watching a ridiculous anime called Shirokuma Cafe (Polar Bear Cafe), about a panda (named Panda), who hangs out a lot at a local cafe owned by a polar bear. But it's not just a world of talking animals. There are also humans, and no one remarks on the fact that animals can talk or own cafes or whatever. Panda gets a part-time job working at a zoo. As a panda. There's a fulltime panda, too, but Panda-kun just goes a few days a week. XD

Oh! And I watched the first episode of Suburgatory, which seems to be a show about Snowflake-chan/Othergirls-san. Not sure if I'm going to keep watching it or not, because I didn't really like the main character at all, but I might give it a few more episodes.

I also downloaded, but haven't watched yet, Party Down, because cesare and I were talking about Adam Scott (Ben on Parks & Rec) and she recommended it.

Any other ideas for stuff I should watch? Doesn't have to be new (in fact, I prefer shows that are finished and can just be downloaded in one chunk rather than watching as they air). I do have a preference right now for sitcoms and cartoons, due to the not being able to concentrate on more serious stuff, but I'll take suggestions for anything.

Eeeeeee! So, I was going to be good and just wait until they air for real next month, but then Irene saw the torrent and downloaded it, so we watched it together tonight. It was AWESOME, but now I have to wait all the way until the end of next month for more! ;_;

( Spoilers! )

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Also I am just generally loving this show. It is pretty darn awesome! I wish there were more Marceline, though, as she is definitely my favorite character after Finn and Jake.

1. It's supposed to rain tomorrow, but maybe it will not rain when I have to go to work and come home. Either way, I like the rain.

2. I forgot to look for when Happy Endings started up after Christmas, and so when I finally remembered tonight, I found there were three new episodes. :D

3. Speaking of TV, I finished watching season one of My Little Pony yesterday. It's cute, and I'll definitely be watching season two, but I wasn't as hooked as many people on my flist seem to be. My favorite character hands-down is Spike, but I also really like Twilight Sparkle, Pinky Pie, and Scootaloo (all three of the wee!ponies, really). Rainbow Dash is also cool, and Rarity has grown on me. I'm still eh on Applejack and Fluttershy, but don't dislike them.