Holy crap Izzie got fired. Well, I guess now we know why she's taking a 5 episode break! I kind of can't believe she would leave Alex without a face to face confrontation, but I guess she needs something to do when she comes back for one to two episodes maximum later on. It seems unlikely that she would ever get hired back given her history. I feel for her that she had to go out that way after all the other shenanigans she's pulled and that Mercy West guy was a total douche, but losing a woman her kidney is no joke. (I have to say this again...PLEASE tell me the doctor who accidentally cut off a BABY'S ARM last week got fired. Seriously)
Who I feel really bad for in this situation is Alex. Bummer for him to finally open up and let someone in and then almost lose her to cancer and then have her get better and take off. Then again, that does assure him of good angsty storylines for the next few seasons. And how can she really just TAKE OFF after a half finished comment by the chief?!? She doesn't even know what he was actually going to say! I do want to know what that note said, they better tell us next week.
I'm sure I've said it before, but any episode that has Christina experiencing an emotional breakdown is automatically a good episode. No one cries quite like Sandra Oh. She made me want to go out and hire a new cardio god so she can have something to do. She and Meredith are super cute together, as always. Here's a thing I know: Without the two of them and their dynamic this show really doesn't work for me. In addition to the Christina meltdown, episodes that have good Meredith/Christina scenes are also always very good.
Now clearly this is the intention, but I really don't like any of the new Mercy West people. Douchy McSurgicalBitch, CubbyStealing DoeEyes, SelfHelp NoseJob and Football ERZones are not cool and I want for them all to get their comeuppance in a bad, possibly unhealthy way. Especially CSDE. She is pretty much just a completely unpleasant person and I don't think much of her doctoring skills. What I did like was the sound tongue lashing she and Alex got from Luke's sister (Gilmore Girls reference)...you know, not that it stopped them from being petty and immature.
Ah Callie. Callie and her dad. Callie and Arizona, who I have a new level of respect for after getting the background story on her name. I like that she's a good man in a storm. I like that Callie's dad finally came around and realized that even though she's a lesbian now she's still traditional enough to want a big white wedding and kids. I have to wonder what the priest's take on the whole situation was, given the fact that he was never able to get a word in edgewise. The scene in the conference room where they were screaming Bible verses back and forth at each other was one of my favorites.
I also just finished watching Private Practice and it's entirely possible that I could be reading things into this, but Sam used to be a heart surgeon, the preview for next week has him suddenly getting back into heart surgery against Addison's wishes....could he be getting primed to get a job up at Seattle Grace as the new cardio guy? Possibly? 'Cause I gotta say, I wouldn't hate that.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Friday, October 09, 2009
Liver & Jewels
Last night was a quality episode, I called it that Meredith gave her dad part of her liver (but seriously, who didn't call that?). I'm glad that it was as a result of Lexie's super emotional speech about knowing that Thatcher isn't her dad, but he is Lexie's and could Meredith please give Lexie her dad back? Loved it.
I did think it was laying things on a little thick when Mark gave his impassioned speech to the penis patient's children and got all misty about how some children would do anything for their parents to give a little back blah blah blah. I mean, I'm glad the old guy got his implant, don't get me wrong. Although my favorite part of that was when the guys tricked Christina into being on the surgery.
Poor Christina. Good for her telling the chief to cut her because she needs to be able to use her talent and if he can't give that to her she needs to be able to leave. Obviously I hope she doesn't go (and I'm pretty sure she won't), and it did seem to give the chief his much needed wake-up call. Finally he seems to have remembered that his job is to staff and manage a world-class hospital with the best surgeons possible, and not to be whiny and complainy about being an old guy.
Callie has her job back! Now there was a shocker. I couldn't get too into that storyline, but I liked Arizona's reality check about how she didn't have her favorite scrub nurse anymore blah blah blah.
What I'm waiting for now is this whole deal I keep hearing about that will lead to Izzie being absent for five episodes...here's what I've heard: Something happens. It's shocking. Izzie disappears for awhile. Alex has to deal with it. Very descriptive, I know. I'm sure the patient from this week's episode will have ended up setting a chain of events in motion that will lead to said absence... but until then we have bears and ticks to entertain us.
I didn't get to watch the episode until today so I didn't see a preview for next week's episode, I think that's about it for this week!
I did think it was laying things on a little thick when Mark gave his impassioned speech to the penis patient's children and got all misty about how some children would do anything for their parents to give a little back blah blah blah. I mean, I'm glad the old guy got his implant, don't get me wrong. Although my favorite part of that was when the guys tricked Christina into being on the surgery.
Poor Christina. Good for her telling the chief to cut her because she needs to be able to use her talent and if he can't give that to her she needs to be able to leave. Obviously I hope she doesn't go (and I'm pretty sure she won't), and it did seem to give the chief his much needed wake-up call. Finally he seems to have remembered that his job is to staff and manage a world-class hospital with the best surgeons possible, and not to be whiny and complainy about being an old guy.
Callie has her job back! Now there was a shocker. I couldn't get too into that storyline, but I liked Arizona's reality check about how she didn't have her favorite scrub nurse anymore blah blah blah.
What I'm waiting for now is this whole deal I keep hearing about that will lead to Izzie being absent for five episodes...here's what I've heard: Something happens. It's shocking. Izzie disappears for awhile. Alex has to deal with it. Very descriptive, I know. I'm sure the patient from this week's episode will have ended up setting a chain of events in motion that will lead to said absence... but until then we have bears and ticks to entertain us.
I didn't get to watch the episode until today so I didn't see a preview for next week's episode, I think that's about it for this week!
Friday, October 02, 2009
who's out?
Well, while not nearly as intense as last week's episode (thank goodness), this week's Grey's Anatomy still had its tense moments.
I hate it when the Chief and Derek are fighting with each other. Last season it was over Meredith and the proposal, this season it's over the merger. I'm not entirely sure why Derek thinks he's entitled to hear what the Chief is planning (outside of how it relates to his department, I guess) but I also think Richard is being a little unreasonable about Derek's part in his career at this point. Whether he likes it or not, he'd be out on is a** without D's tip about the board. I'm pretty sure he needs to get over himself and stop being such a jerk. Yes, you're aging and you're not as smooth as you one were. Yes, you had to throw a hail mary to keep your job. But I do agree with Derek when he told Richard to start acting like the chief of surgery. Step it up, pal!
Maybe this is weird, but I find that I really don't like hearing Mark call Lexie by her name. I liked it better when he was calling her 'little Grey'. I'm sure exactly why this is a problem, it doesn't bother me when anyone else says it. I do hope Mark gets a nice beefy storyline this season, what with some of the absences we have coming later in the season with pregnancies and movies and the like. I like Lexie and her neuroses about whether she was going to get to keep her job or not. They make her seem more like Meredith but also different because (if this makes sense) these are the well-adjusted sort of neuroses Mer would show if she'd had a normal childhood. Lexie is like Meredith: Version 2.0 - the happy childhood. I also liked when she told Christina that she was amazing and pretty, causing Christina to give her the last of the chocolate pudding.
OK, so I read ahead of time that the first cuts from the merger were going to be last night and that someone we had known from the first season was going to be a part of the cut, but that it would not be a main character. My mind immediately jumped to Olivia, but I was thrown for a minute during the baby arm situation because I could be making this up but I thought the doctor who accidentally cut off the baby's arm was the same one who Meredith went toe to toe with about the baby who couldn't breathe in the first season. I could be reaching. But seriously, how did she not get fired for CUTTING OFF THE ARM OF A BABY!?!??! Are you telling me that Mercy West doesn't have a big enough staff that they have people who deliver babies without cutting off limbs? Yikes. And seriously, this is why you're ranked 12th. How are you gonna cut too deep and SLICE OFF AN ARM. I was sad to see Olivia go, even though she really hasn't had a lot to do since she spread syphilis around the hospital and slept with Alex when he was supposed to be dating Izzie. Alas. Farewell.
Also farewell to pregnant intern who I didn't immediately remember, but then it came back to me that there was an intern love triangle last season and there was some blood and some punching and I think she was the girl in the middle of it. So I guess we're sorry to see her go? I don't really care enough about the new interns (except for Lexie) to care whether they stay or go, so I couldn't get too worked up when Megan's husband looked all distressed about her getting cut, except as it related to making Lexie feel like a jerk because she was going on and on and she didn't know.
Callie is so not moving to Portland (regardless of Arizona having told her she wasn't allowed to). I foresee a make-up with the Chief coming very soon. Once he gets off his high horse about the older doctors still being relevant and able to do their jobs and sees that it comes down to saving money and having the best people available, Callie will return triumphantly. And then maybe Christina will have a specialty (other than peds) to latch onto without a cardio-god there to mentor her.
Speaking of Christina and peds, I'm a little surprised Arizona fell for that one. If we're supposed to believe that she's been working at Seattle Grace for at least as long as everyone else (and probably longer, because she's an attending) shouldn't she have heard of Christina? And her girlfriend is Christina's roommate! Which implies they've met before! She was very easily swayed when Christina said she liked kids, and it took more convincing than I thought necessary for Callie to convince her she was being used. I mean, there's naive and then there's child-like (and not in a good way). I was glad to see Owen stand up to Christina about going to the Chief. Even though he's now a bona fide member of Crazytown, he still has his moral center and I'm hoping that it doesn't slip for awhile. There has to be at least one grounded character, and I like that even though he's got all kinds of baggage and he did accidentally choke his girlfriend, it's him.
When Izzie was sweating all through surgery and then finally asked someone to take her wig off for her, it made me think of Sex and the City when Samantha was sweating all over her couture because of her wig. Anyone else? No? ok. Alex was cute as ever, first for taking care of her and then letting her know that he's not her nurse so it's time for her to take care of herself.
I don't have much to say about Meredith this week, but next week looks SUPER intense with the dad and the health issues and the begging and the drama. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that Mer ends up deciding to give Thatcher her kidney, in order to explain why she'll be gone for awhile (because Ellen Pompeo is starting to look like a normal sized person, which must mean that baby is ready to come out!).
I hate it when the Chief and Derek are fighting with each other. Last season it was over Meredith and the proposal, this season it's over the merger. I'm not entirely sure why Derek thinks he's entitled to hear what the Chief is planning (outside of how it relates to his department, I guess) but I also think Richard is being a little unreasonable about Derek's part in his career at this point. Whether he likes it or not, he'd be out on is a** without D's tip about the board. I'm pretty sure he needs to get over himself and stop being such a jerk. Yes, you're aging and you're not as smooth as you one were. Yes, you had to throw a hail mary to keep your job. But I do agree with Derek when he told Richard to start acting like the chief of surgery. Step it up, pal!
Maybe this is weird, but I find that I really don't like hearing Mark call Lexie by her name. I liked it better when he was calling her 'little Grey'. I'm sure exactly why this is a problem, it doesn't bother me when anyone else says it. I do hope Mark gets a nice beefy storyline this season, what with some of the absences we have coming later in the season with pregnancies and movies and the like. I like Lexie and her neuroses about whether she was going to get to keep her job or not. They make her seem more like Meredith but also different because (if this makes sense) these are the well-adjusted sort of neuroses Mer would show if she'd had a normal childhood. Lexie is like Meredith: Version 2.0 - the happy childhood. I also liked when she told Christina that she was amazing and pretty, causing Christina to give her the last of the chocolate pudding.
OK, so I read ahead of time that the first cuts from the merger were going to be last night and that someone we had known from the first season was going to be a part of the cut, but that it would not be a main character. My mind immediately jumped to Olivia, but I was thrown for a minute during the baby arm situation because I could be making this up but I thought the doctor who accidentally cut off the baby's arm was the same one who Meredith went toe to toe with about the baby who couldn't breathe in the first season. I could be reaching. But seriously, how did she not get fired for CUTTING OFF THE ARM OF A BABY!?!??! Are you telling me that Mercy West doesn't have a big enough staff that they have people who deliver babies without cutting off limbs? Yikes. And seriously, this is why you're ranked 12th. How are you gonna cut too deep and SLICE OFF AN ARM. I was sad to see Olivia go, even though she really hasn't had a lot to do since she spread syphilis around the hospital and slept with Alex when he was supposed to be dating Izzie. Alas. Farewell.
Also farewell to pregnant intern who I didn't immediately remember, but then it came back to me that there was an intern love triangle last season and there was some blood and some punching and I think she was the girl in the middle of it. So I guess we're sorry to see her go? I don't really care enough about the new interns (except for Lexie) to care whether they stay or go, so I couldn't get too worked up when Megan's husband looked all distressed about her getting cut, except as it related to making Lexie feel like a jerk because she was going on and on and she didn't know.
Callie is so not moving to Portland (regardless of Arizona having told her she wasn't allowed to). I foresee a make-up with the Chief coming very soon. Once he gets off his high horse about the older doctors still being relevant and able to do their jobs and sees that it comes down to saving money and having the best people available, Callie will return triumphantly. And then maybe Christina will have a specialty (other than peds) to latch onto without a cardio-god there to mentor her.
Speaking of Christina and peds, I'm a little surprised Arizona fell for that one. If we're supposed to believe that she's been working at Seattle Grace for at least as long as everyone else (and probably longer, because she's an attending) shouldn't she have heard of Christina? And her girlfriend is Christina's roommate! Which implies they've met before! She was very easily swayed when Christina said she liked kids, and it took more convincing than I thought necessary for Callie to convince her she was being used. I mean, there's naive and then there's child-like (and not in a good way). I was glad to see Owen stand up to Christina about going to the Chief. Even though he's now a bona fide member of Crazytown, he still has his moral center and I'm hoping that it doesn't slip for awhile. There has to be at least one grounded character, and I like that even though he's got all kinds of baggage and he did accidentally choke his girlfriend, it's him.
When Izzie was sweating all through surgery and then finally asked someone to take her wig off for her, it made me think of Sex and the City when Samantha was sweating all over her couture because of her wig. Anyone else? No? ok. Alex was cute as ever, first for taking care of her and then letting her know that he's not her nurse so it's time for her to take care of herself.
I don't have much to say about Meredith this week, but next week looks SUPER intense with the dad and the health issues and the begging and the drama. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that Mer ends up deciding to give Thatcher her kidney, in order to explain why she'll be gone for awhile (because Ellen Pompeo is starting to look like a normal sized person, which must mean that baby is ready to come out!).
Friday, September 25, 2009
oh TV, how I've missed you!
Hello, blog. Yes, I've missed you too.
Before I get to the big Grey's Anatomy recap, allow me to give you my feelings (briefly) on the other shows that premiered this week and last week (and yes, all I do is go to school and watch television, what of it? And does anyone want to pay me for doing either of those things? ha):
Glee: If you're like me and you like singing, dancing, musicals, drama and over-the-top characters, this show is for you. I love it.
How I Met Your Mother: I have one thing to say about the season premiere - wooooooooooo! (also I'm still bitter NPH didn't win an Emmy. But that's a whole other issue)
The Big Bang Theory: awww, I love this show. However, I turned my television off in protest from 9-9:30 because I refuse to encourage the network to keep Two and a Half Men on the air (that is a terrible, terrible show)
And now, the main event. The two hour Grey's premiere. I knew it was going to be an eventful night when I was crying 20 seconds into the episode. Aside from a brief period during the whole Lexie "he's too tall to be George!" thing, we all knew Georgie was a goner, and even though TR Knight did not go about exiting his contract in a way I approve of, I thought the character had a really good sendoff. It was very interesting to see how it affected everyone differently. So let's get to it!
It makes me extremely nervous every time Bailey doesn't have anything to say. She was fairly silent for a large part of the evening, and when she did talk it was never what you'd call friendly. She told Meredith she was never allowed to talk again after Mer broke the news about George, she wanted no part of helping Arizona diagnose her patient, she went off on Christina with a level of animosity I would have not thought possible, and until Derek forced it out of her at the end, I don't think she talked to anyone else the entire evening. Her face when they went into the OR to see George was what set me off crying initially, I am amazed with how much emotion she can show with her face.
Poor Callie, I still tend to kind of forget that she was married to George because it was for so short a time and such a long time ago, but clearly his death affected her in a big way. Yes, they barely spoke anymore and now she's a lesbian, but still that dude was her husband. And she always loved his mom, which made it impossible for her to refuse the request to decide what to do with George's organs. The tirade against the Chief felt ever so slightly out of left field (particularly given how spectacularly she failed at being chief resident) but I guess someone had to leave for Mercy West to make this whole merger a bigger deal. I enjoyed all the inappropriate scenes with Mark while Lexie just sot of stood by with a hilarious look on her face.
And speaking of Lexie, I think I really like her as a doctor. She was pretty great with Ceviche/Clara (I did have to look up how to spell 'ceviche') and took all the abuse pretty well. I feel like a couple seasons ago that would have sent her crying into a supply closet. She was obviously bummed about George being gone and how they weren't exactly friends toward the end, but I'm glad that Mark listened to her and was supportive, and then I think, I THINK, she moved in with him! Hooray! Not that I blame her, I wouldn't want to walk in on Meredith and Derek having sex all over the place in a post post-it wedding glow. Yikes.
The Chief, oh the Chief. Poor little guy, feeling like a dinosaur and everything but still. Getting all attitudey with Derek for helping him out, yelling at Callie when she went to talk to him about her attending spot, getting in a car accident on the way to the board meeting, being all sneaky about the merger as a way to save his job. Not cool, my friend.
Christina never ceases to amaze me with her inappropriateness and her aversion to human feelings. Continuing the George jokes long after they stopped being funny and helpful for everyone, calling Clara 'Ceviche', scaring her off the bowel surgery, etc. And then there were Owen's therapy sessions. I'm not really sure how I feel about those, though I guess I'm glad they were able to have enough of a breakthrough to be allowed to have sex again (I'm assuming that was doctor-approved nookie) so she could finally deal with poor George's death. I'm guessing the therapy will continue, maybe Christina can work out some of her issues at the same time?
Meredith and Derek were all happy and newly 'married' though everyone else hated big-time on their pseudo wedding. I mean, there wasn't a whole lot of drama with the two of them for once, just Meredith waiting for the thing with George to sink in, which it obviously finally did. And since Ellen Pompeo is pregnant in real life I don't think she's gonna get super beefy storylines for the time being.
Finally, we have Izzie and Alex. I really didn't get what Alex's problem was for most of the night, but he made me love him last season so when he had his meltdown about how she had died in his arms and he couldn't survive losing her I was ready to forgive him for yelling at her when she told him how much she missed George. I mean, she had a rough few days there. She almost died, woke up to find that her best friend was dead, she was forced by the best friend's ex-wife to make all the decisions with regard to his organs ('George would give everything'), she was still going through chemo, found out that for the foreseeable future she's living with cancer though she's no longer important enough to merit her hot shot doctor for treatment (which was supposed to be good news) and her new husband refused to consummate the marriage. Yikes. Of course, Izzie prevails through all things. I mean seriously, she's had some rough stuff happen in her life, the list goes on and on. But eventually she gets through to everyone: telling the girl who wouldn't leave the hospital that she owed it to George to get a life because he couldn't anymore, and by being patient enough with Alex to give him what he needed in order to get what she needed (if that makes sense).
It was all very intense, and I'm pumped for the rest of the season! I'm glad the rest of the season is only one hour episodes, because there's just too much going on in two hours to cover!!
Before I get to the big Grey's Anatomy recap, allow me to give you my feelings (briefly) on the other shows that premiered this week and last week (and yes, all I do is go to school and watch television, what of it? And does anyone want to pay me for doing either of those things? ha):
Glee: If you're like me and you like singing, dancing, musicals, drama and over-the-top characters, this show is for you. I love it.
How I Met Your Mother: I have one thing to say about the season premiere - wooooooooooo! (also I'm still bitter NPH didn't win an Emmy. But that's a whole other issue)
The Big Bang Theory: awww, I love this show. However, I turned my television off in protest from 9-9:30 because I refuse to encourage the network to keep Two and a Half Men on the air (that is a terrible, terrible show)
And now, the main event. The two hour Grey's premiere. I knew it was going to be an eventful night when I was crying 20 seconds into the episode. Aside from a brief period during the whole Lexie "he's too tall to be George!" thing, we all knew Georgie was a goner, and even though TR Knight did not go about exiting his contract in a way I approve of, I thought the character had a really good sendoff. It was very interesting to see how it affected everyone differently. So let's get to it!
It makes me extremely nervous every time Bailey doesn't have anything to say. She was fairly silent for a large part of the evening, and when she did talk it was never what you'd call friendly. She told Meredith she was never allowed to talk again after Mer broke the news about George, she wanted no part of helping Arizona diagnose her patient, she went off on Christina with a level of animosity I would have not thought possible, and until Derek forced it out of her at the end, I don't think she talked to anyone else the entire evening. Her face when they went into the OR to see George was what set me off crying initially, I am amazed with how much emotion she can show with her face.
Poor Callie, I still tend to kind of forget that she was married to George because it was for so short a time and such a long time ago, but clearly his death affected her in a big way. Yes, they barely spoke anymore and now she's a lesbian, but still that dude was her husband. And she always loved his mom, which made it impossible for her to refuse the request to decide what to do with George's organs. The tirade against the Chief felt ever so slightly out of left field (particularly given how spectacularly she failed at being chief resident) but I guess someone had to leave for Mercy West to make this whole merger a bigger deal. I enjoyed all the inappropriate scenes with Mark while Lexie just sot of stood by with a hilarious look on her face.
And speaking of Lexie, I think I really like her as a doctor. She was pretty great with Ceviche/Clara (I did have to look up how to spell 'ceviche') and took all the abuse pretty well. I feel like a couple seasons ago that would have sent her crying into a supply closet. She was obviously bummed about George being gone and how they weren't exactly friends toward the end, but I'm glad that Mark listened to her and was supportive, and then I think, I THINK, she moved in with him! Hooray! Not that I blame her, I wouldn't want to walk in on Meredith and Derek having sex all over the place in a post post-it wedding glow. Yikes.
The Chief, oh the Chief. Poor little guy, feeling like a dinosaur and everything but still. Getting all attitudey with Derek for helping him out, yelling at Callie when she went to talk to him about her attending spot, getting in a car accident on the way to the board meeting, being all sneaky about the merger as a way to save his job. Not cool, my friend.
Christina never ceases to amaze me with her inappropriateness and her aversion to human feelings. Continuing the George jokes long after they stopped being funny and helpful for everyone, calling Clara 'Ceviche', scaring her off the bowel surgery, etc. And then there were Owen's therapy sessions. I'm not really sure how I feel about those, though I guess I'm glad they were able to have enough of a breakthrough to be allowed to have sex again (I'm assuming that was doctor-approved nookie) so she could finally deal with poor George's death. I'm guessing the therapy will continue, maybe Christina can work out some of her issues at the same time?
Meredith and Derek were all happy and newly 'married' though everyone else hated big-time on their pseudo wedding. I mean, there wasn't a whole lot of drama with the two of them for once, just Meredith waiting for the thing with George to sink in, which it obviously finally did. And since Ellen Pompeo is pregnant in real life I don't think she's gonna get super beefy storylines for the time being.
Finally, we have Izzie and Alex. I really didn't get what Alex's problem was for most of the night, but he made me love him last season so when he had his meltdown about how she had died in his arms and he couldn't survive losing her I was ready to forgive him for yelling at her when she told him how much she missed George. I mean, she had a rough few days there. She almost died, woke up to find that her best friend was dead, she was forced by the best friend's ex-wife to make all the decisions with regard to his organs ('George would give everything'), she was still going through chemo, found out that for the foreseeable future she's living with cancer though she's no longer important enough to merit her hot shot doctor for treatment (which was supposed to be good news) and her new husband refused to consummate the marriage. Yikes. Of course, Izzie prevails through all things. I mean seriously, she's had some rough stuff happen in her life, the list goes on and on. But eventually she gets through to everyone: telling the girl who wouldn't leave the hospital that she owed it to George to get a life because he couldn't anymore, and by being patient enough with Alex to give him what he needed in order to get what she needed (if that makes sense).
It was all very intense, and I'm pumped for the rest of the season! I'm glad the rest of the season is only one hour episodes, because there's just too much going on in two hours to cover!!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
catching up
Well, now.
That was a crazy month. There was a wedding (it was beautiful!), there was some moving (it was hot and long and not fun or beautiful), there were school issues, financial aid issues, parties, settling in, going back to Massachusetts to finish the moving, and finally the first day of school yesterday.
I don't know about you guys, but for me that's a lot to pack into a 30 day period. Which is not to say I didn't do my share of movie watching, video game playing and sleeping, but seriously you have to take advantage of those things when the opportunity arises. Summer vacation is not to be taken for granted, people!
Anyway, I have learned a few things along the way:
1 - Moving is crappy no matter when or how you do it. Nothing will go how you planned it and possessions are seriously overrated. I threw out at least 35 bags of miscellaneous crap that I never used and no one else would ever want.
2 - The Salvation Army is a wonderful place and always happy to take a donation, but they do not take corkboard (I don't blame them).
3 - A bar crawl when you're 28 is way different from a bar crawl when you're 23, mostly in the way you feel the next day. Ouch.
4 - There are a lot of mosquitos in Michigan, and they have missed me. They're making up for it.
5 - Going to college the second time is way harder than the first time. And I'm not talking about the classes.
6 - Having homework in theory is a lot different than having homework in reality, but it's still better than working.
7 - I am 486 years old in comparison to a college freshman, but I still feel like I have more in common with them than real grownups sometimes.
8 - EVERYONE has an opinion about everyone else's life, and when you're doing something a lot of people don't understand or think they have a better way to do, the best thing is just to smile politely and say, 'yes I'm sure you're right. I'm still doing it my way.'
It's good to be back!
That was a crazy month. There was a wedding (it was beautiful!), there was some moving (it was hot and long and not fun or beautiful), there were school issues, financial aid issues, parties, settling in, going back to Massachusetts to finish the moving, and finally the first day of school yesterday.
I don't know about you guys, but for me that's a lot to pack into a 30 day period. Which is not to say I didn't do my share of movie watching, video game playing and sleeping, but seriously you have to take advantage of those things when the opportunity arises. Summer vacation is not to be taken for granted, people!
Anyway, I have learned a few things along the way:
1 - Moving is crappy no matter when or how you do it. Nothing will go how you planned it and possessions are seriously overrated. I threw out at least 35 bags of miscellaneous crap that I never used and no one else would ever want.
2 - The Salvation Army is a wonderful place and always happy to take a donation, but they do not take corkboard (I don't blame them).
3 - A bar crawl when you're 28 is way different from a bar crawl when you're 23, mostly in the way you feel the next day. Ouch.
4 - There are a lot of mosquitos in Michigan, and they have missed me. They're making up for it.
5 - Going to college the second time is way harder than the first time. And I'm not talking about the classes.
6 - Having homework in theory is a lot different than having homework in reality, but it's still better than working.
7 - I am 486 years old in comparison to a college freshman, but I still feel like I have more in common with them than real grownups sometimes.
8 - EVERYONE has an opinion about everyone else's life, and when you're doing something a lot of people don't understand or think they have a better way to do, the best thing is just to smile politely and say, 'yes I'm sure you're right. I'm still doing it my way.'
It's good to be back!
Thursday, July 23, 2009
of course
It's because I'm going out of town tomorrow and my apartment knows I'm leaving for good soon and so my shower had to get ONE LAST HIT in.......
Seriously. I can't wait to get out of this place.
Seriously. I can't wait to get out of this place.
Friday, July 17, 2009
alteration station
Next weekend I'm in a wedding. Yes, I know, it's shocking. Me & a wedding. Who would have thought?
The bride did everyone a favor by allowing us to pick our own dresses. They just had to be black, and she reserved veto power for anyone who picked a truly ugly dress (no one did, luckily). This is my dress:
You'll notice the length is, shall we say, interesting. It looks alright on this model, because she's probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 5'10" and she's a model so anything looks good.
I'm just barely 5'4", so it made me look like an expensively attired bag lady from the waist down when I first put it on. This would simply not do. I purchase this dress sometime in March, and then let's just say I procrastinated like a champ on getting it shortened. See all the pleats? Yea, that's a lot of pleating. I was pretty sure someone was going to charge me an arm and a leg to get that shortened the 6 inches I needed (so that it would actually hit just below the knee and be a fun party dress instead of a weird matron length). I would say to whomever was listening on a weekly basis, "man, I really need to get that dress altered" and then do precisely nothing toward that end.
Enter the bride's mother, who sent me a list of tailors after the bridal shower the last weekend in June (yes, that's three months of putting it off. I told you, like a champ). One of the people on the list was located in Winthrop, which I thought would be the easiest. It's best if I just sort of transcribe my first conversation with her so you get the picture:
(phone rings)
Her (thick Italian accent): Hello?
Me: Is this Maria?
Her: Who this?
Me: My name is Jessie, I was given your name on a list of tailors-
Her: Oh! yesyesyesyesyes
Me: I was wondering, are you open tomorrow?
Her: Yes! What time do you want me to be open?
Me: Well, I was thinking around 10 or 10:30am?
Her: Yes! I will be open then. 10:00! Make sure you bring your shoes! Shoes are very important for length!
Me: Yes, I will bring my shoes! Thank you! Where are you located?
Her: Where are you?
Me: I'm in Winthrop, I'm on _____ Ave.
Her: 0384UQ2L3IY5P346YL/RKHGJNS;DKF;DHGOERTU2!!!!! I'M ON _______ TOO! I LIVE AT __! WE NEIGHBORS!!! HOW MANY TIMES WE MUST SEE EACH OTHER?!?! OHHH!!
Me: Well, great! So I'll see you tomorrow!
The next morning, there she was, waiting for me to arrive. As I walked up to the door this teeny-tiny woman peers out of the window with huge glasses and crazy hair. Seeing that I had a dress in my hand and guessing who I was, she came to the door saying, "Yes you are! Yes you are!!" It was pretty nice for someone to be that excited to see me!
Fast forward to a week and a half later. She called Wednesday morning to tell me that my dress is ready to be picked up. Here is that conversation:
(phone rings - 9am)
Me: Hello?
Her: Oh I'm sorry to call so early, I wake you up??
Me: No, no, I'm already awake!
Her: This Maria, your dress ready to pick up!
Me: Oh great! Can I pick it up tomorrow evening?
Her: Yes, what time you want to come?
Me: Between 6 and 6:30pm?
Her: Yes! Good!
Me: How much do I owe you?
Her: Oh..... between 15-20 dollars? In there?
Me: Ok, see you tomorrow!
Last night I arrived to pick up the dress. She did a beautiful job, I tried the dress back on (with my shoes!) and it's exactly where I wanted it to be. Maria told me that it took quite a bit longer than normal because of all the pleats, when she finished shortening it she had to press all the pleats so it would look good. I thanked her many times over and told her that she did a beautiful job, and as I was changing back into my regular clothes I said, "so over the phone you said $20, is that correct?" I got a vehement "NO!" from the other side of the door. I figured she meant that because of all the extra pressing it was going to be a little more, which I was more than willing to pay since I thought someone would be charging me like $50 for this job. She straightened me out by saying, "I said BETWEEN $15 and $20. So, you give me $17!" I kept trying to give her $20, but she absolutely wouldn't take it. $17 was what she wanted, and it was all she wanted.
That, and to give me several of her business cards to give to all my friends who need work. Anyone who lives in the area and wants this lady's information, she does a GREAT job, she's the cutest lady on the planet, and she's extremely reasonable, price-wise.
Today, I finish out my last day of work and then it's off to new adventures and good times!
See all you Michigan people soon!
The bride did everyone a favor by allowing us to pick our own dresses. They just had to be black, and she reserved veto power for anyone who picked a truly ugly dress (no one did, luckily). This is my dress:
You'll notice the length is, shall we say, interesting. It looks alright on this model, because she's probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 5'10" and she's a model so anything looks good.
I'm just barely 5'4", so it made me look like an expensively attired bag lady from the waist down when I first put it on. This would simply not do. I purchase this dress sometime in March, and then let's just say I procrastinated like a champ on getting it shortened. See all the pleats? Yea, that's a lot of pleating. I was pretty sure someone was going to charge me an arm and a leg to get that shortened the 6 inches I needed (so that it would actually hit just below the knee and be a fun party dress instead of a weird matron length). I would say to whomever was listening on a weekly basis, "man, I really need to get that dress altered" and then do precisely nothing toward that end.
Enter the bride's mother, who sent me a list of tailors after the bridal shower the last weekend in June (yes, that's three months of putting it off. I told you, like a champ). One of the people on the list was located in Winthrop, which I thought would be the easiest. It's best if I just sort of transcribe my first conversation with her so you get the picture:
(phone rings)
Her (thick Italian accent): Hello?
Me: Is this Maria?
Her: Who this?
Me: My name is Jessie, I was given your name on a list of tailors-
Her: Oh! yesyesyesyesyes
Me: I was wondering, are you open tomorrow?
Her: Yes! What time do you want me to be open?
Me: Well, I was thinking around 10 or 10:30am?
Her: Yes! I will be open then. 10:00! Make sure you bring your shoes! Shoes are very important for length!
Me: Yes, I will bring my shoes! Thank you! Where are you located?
Her: Where are you?
Me: I'm in Winthrop, I'm on _____ Ave.
Her: 0384UQ2L3IY5P346YL/RKHGJNS;DKF;DHGOERTU2!!!!! I'M ON _______ TOO! I LIVE AT __! WE NEIGHBORS!!! HOW MANY TIMES WE MUST SEE EACH OTHER?!?! OHHH!!
Me: Well, great! So I'll see you tomorrow!
The next morning, there she was, waiting for me to arrive. As I walked up to the door this teeny-tiny woman peers out of the window with huge glasses and crazy hair. Seeing that I had a dress in my hand and guessing who I was, she came to the door saying, "Yes you are! Yes you are!!" It was pretty nice for someone to be that excited to see me!
Fast forward to a week and a half later. She called Wednesday morning to tell me that my dress is ready to be picked up. Here is that conversation:
(phone rings - 9am)
Me: Hello?
Her: Oh I'm sorry to call so early, I wake you up??
Me: No, no, I'm already awake!
Her: This Maria, your dress ready to pick up!
Me: Oh great! Can I pick it up tomorrow evening?
Her: Yes, what time you want to come?
Me: Between 6 and 6:30pm?
Her: Yes! Good!
Me: How much do I owe you?
Her: Oh..... between 15-20 dollars? In there?
Me: Ok, see you tomorrow!
Last night I arrived to pick up the dress. She did a beautiful job, I tried the dress back on (with my shoes!) and it's exactly where I wanted it to be. Maria told me that it took quite a bit longer than normal because of all the pleats, when she finished shortening it she had to press all the pleats so it would look good. I thanked her many times over and told her that she did a beautiful job, and as I was changing back into my regular clothes I said, "so over the phone you said $20, is that correct?" I got a vehement "NO!" from the other side of the door. I figured she meant that because of all the extra pressing it was going to be a little more, which I was more than willing to pay since I thought someone would be charging me like $50 for this job. She straightened me out by saying, "I said BETWEEN $15 and $20. So, you give me $17!" I kept trying to give her $20, but she absolutely wouldn't take it. $17 was what she wanted, and it was all she wanted.
That, and to give me several of her business cards to give to all my friends who need work. Anyone who lives in the area and wants this lady's information, she does a GREAT job, she's the cutest lady on the planet, and she's extremely reasonable, price-wise.
Today, I finish out my last day of work and then it's off to new adventures and good times!
See all you Michigan people soon!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
what is that about?
For the last two days I find myself using the exclamation point to an alarming degree. Everything I type seems to be punctuated with at least one (and in some cases up to 7) of these guys.
I'm not sure if it's the prospect of tomorrow being my last day of work, that this move is really happening, soon I'll be back in Michigan seeing everyone I've been missing for the last few years, or just the fact that I'm so tired I'm trying to counteract the effects by using intense punctuation.
It's a mystery, but I will ask this: if you get any emails, IMs, facebook messages, electronic correspondence of any kind from me in the next few days and it's chock-full of !, I'm pretty sure it's not permanent. At least I hope not, because that would be really annoying.
I'm not sure if it's the prospect of tomorrow being my last day of work, that this move is really happening, soon I'll be back in Michigan seeing everyone I've been missing for the last few years, or just the fact that I'm so tired I'm trying to counteract the effects by using intense punctuation.
It's a mystery, but I will ask this: if you get any emails, IMs, facebook messages, electronic correspondence of any kind from me in the next few days and it's chock-full of !, I'm pretty sure it's not permanent. At least I hope not, because that would be really annoying.
I think I'm better now
So, Tuesday was pretty stressful. But last night I gave myself the night off from thinking about packing, or moving, or anything like that. Instead I went to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I will not say much, but I will tell you that this is now my favorite of all the movies that have come out so far, I'm extremely thrilled that David Yates is also directing the final installment, and I will probably be seeing it again when I get back to Michigan (Mom? Dad? I know at least one of you wants to see it).
Work is winding down pretty nicely, in fact I have very little to do for these last two days, which is pretty nice (hence the blogging). Tomorrow there will be a farewell lunch and then I think that's it! It's full-on wedding/packing mode from there on out (except for Saturday when the necessary leaving celebration takes place)!
Tonight I will be picking up my bridesmaid dress from the adorable, ancient, tiny Italian lady who lives down the street from me. Because my dress was apparently designed for an amazon who is at least 6 feet tall, I had to get it shortened about 6 inches so that it wouldn't look completely ridiculous. I haven't actually seen what it looks like all finished yet but my spy was there on Tuesday and said it looks great, so that's a load off!
And now to continue the winding down process (which is a good thing, given that I didn't get home last night until after midnight! I'm too old for that on a 'school night'!).
Work is winding down pretty nicely, in fact I have very little to do for these last two days, which is pretty nice (hence the blogging). Tomorrow there will be a farewell lunch and then I think that's it! It's full-on wedding/packing mode from there on out (except for Saturday when the necessary leaving celebration takes place)!
Tonight I will be picking up my bridesmaid dress from the adorable, ancient, tiny Italian lady who lives down the street from me. Because my dress was apparently designed for an amazon who is at least 6 feet tall, I had to get it shortened about 6 inches so that it wouldn't look completely ridiculous. I haven't actually seen what it looks like all finished yet but my spy was there on Tuesday and said it looks great, so that's a load off!
And now to continue the winding down process (which is a good thing, given that I didn't get home last night until after midnight! I'm too old for that on a 'school night'!).
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
the state of things
Number of trash bags put in the dumpster: 20 and counting (I need more trash bags)
Number of bins I thought I'd fill with books: 1
Number of bins I actually filled with books: 3+
Number of bins containing books I can actually carry: 1 (this is going to be a problem)
Times HG2.0 said I seemed stressed when he stopped by: 2
Sales pitches given to HG2.0 lobbying him to rent my apartment for August: 5
Number of items attempted to pawn off on HG2.0: countless
State of my apartment: complete shambles
State of me: much the same
Number of bins I thought I'd fill with books: 1
Number of bins I actually filled with books: 3+
Number of bins containing books I can actually carry: 1 (this is going to be a problem)
Times HG2.0 said I seemed stressed when he stopped by: 2
Sales pitches given to HG2.0 lobbying him to rent my apartment for August: 5
Number of items attempted to pawn off on HG2.0: countless
State of my apartment: complete shambles
State of me: much the same
limits
So the packing (sort of) continues. It's a long, slow process which I hate (which makes it a longer and slower process - it's a vicious cycle, really). Trying to finish up the packing (oh who am I kidding? Trying to get to the halfway mark with the packing, more like) and trying to finish up the job and getting ready for the wedding next weekend and look forward to everything going on once I'm back in the homeland and attempting to still do normal life things has proved to be more than I'm capable of at the moment. Things are falling through the cracks people: bridal shower gifts, new baby gifts, laundry, cooking (I quit buying food like two weeks ago), basically I'm getting a failing grade in functioning right now.
14 bags of garbage later, the living room is almost finished and the kitchen closet is nearly empty. Of course I still haven't figured out exactly what I'm going to do with the furniture I am not taking back with me and I have precisely three plastic tubs left in which to put things, so I will shortly be going on a scavenger hunt for boxes. This evening's project will be to start on the bedroom. I am not looking forward to it.
And now I'm pretty sure I've lost all grasp of the English language, I barely make any sense to myself (let alone to other people), and I keep spacing out. It's been great, really.
I will accept any soothing, calming thoughts anyone has available as I make my way through the next two weeks.
Also, if anyone in the greater Boston area needs 'things' and/or 'stuff', please contact me. I'm trying to get rid of a bunch! Couch, chair, dresser, end table, various kitchen equipment, etc. Obviously I haven't made it as far as getting everything on craiglist yet either.
(pulling my hair out)
14 bags of garbage later, the living room is almost finished and the kitchen closet is nearly empty. Of course I still haven't figured out exactly what I'm going to do with the furniture I am not taking back with me and I have precisely three plastic tubs left in which to put things, so I will shortly be going on a scavenger hunt for boxes. This evening's project will be to start on the bedroom. I am not looking forward to it.
And now I'm pretty sure I've lost all grasp of the English language, I barely make any sense to myself (let alone to other people), and I keep spacing out. It's been great, really.
I will accept any soothing, calming thoughts anyone has available as I make my way through the next two weeks.
Also, if anyone in the greater Boston area needs 'things' and/or 'stuff', please contact me. I'm trying to get rid of a bunch! Couch, chair, dresser, end table, various kitchen equipment, etc. Obviously I haven't made it as far as getting everything on craiglist yet either.
(pulling my hair out)
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
ugh
My absolute least favorite part of this whole life change situation:
The moving. Walking into my apartment just makes me tired because I know how much more there is to do.
Three weeks to go!
The moving. Walking into my apartment just makes me tired because I know how much more there is to do.
Three weeks to go!
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