Decisions, Decisions

The Beast is sleeping.

Dishes?

OR

Downton Abbey and blogging?

Decisions, Decisions.....

It's coming...

The second season of Downton Abbey starts this Sunday night on PBS.  Check your local listings, clear your schedule, pop some popcorn and prepare yourself to be thoroughly entertained as only PBS Masterpiece Theater can entertain.

I am rewatching season one this weekend while I catch up on my blogging.  If you're interested, and you should be, it's on Netflix Instant Stream.  Seriously, GREAT SHOW.  You know where I will be on Sunday night.  Dave, on the other hand, will probably be playing video games and staying as far away from this British  inspired TV show as he possibly can.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.....

I MISSED Modern Family....

It's been one of those days.  You know the kind I mean.  You run yourself ragged working, taking care of your kids, your home, and your husband (who had a surprise double root canal).  You spend half your day in the car taking kids to school, picking them up, going to Wally World (twice), soccer practice, and a surprise guest presentation for the young women. 

You also help your father with Facebook by hacking into his account and declaring yourself his favorite daughter.  Ya, I'm thoughtful like that.

When I finally got home and snuggled into bed a thought occurred to me that made me sit STRAIGHT UP.  My chest got tight and I couldn't breathe.  I felt this sick sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.
I HAD MISSED MODERN FAMILY!


Ya, I know I can watch it tomorrow online, but I NEVER miss a Wednesday night of Modern Family.

While I'm not exactly proud, I'm also not really ashamed to admit that TV is pretty important to me.  It is what it is.  I have my shows that I love that bring humor, drama, and suspense into my life.  It's my way to wind down after a long busy day.  I know what shows are on what stations, and the times that they come on.  Dave says he never needs to subscribe to the TV guide because he has me.  After the kids are put to bed and we're settled on the couch, he will turn to me and say, "So what's on tonight?"  I list off the shows that are on and we get to watching. 


I have been known to turn down invitations, make appointments, and plan events around my TV schedule.  "Don't you have a DVR?", you may ask, and the answer to that would obviously be NO.  If I had a DVR my life probably wouldn't revolve around TV so much.  Then again, if I had a DVR I could record different shows, while watching my regular shows and have twice the amount of shows to watch.  Whoa.  Overload.  I'm getting giddy at the very thought...Hmm...I'm not sure I could handle a DVR.  Perhaps, it's better that we don't have one. 


Anyhow, back to the point of this post...wait, what was the point of this post?  Oh yeah, it was a pretty crazy day.  So crazy that I even forgot to watch Modern Family although I did catch Law & Order:  SVU so today wasn't a total bust.


Dang, I'm going to have to give up my nap time tomorrow to catch up on Modern Family and the other shows I missed tonight.  Man, the things I have to do to stay on schedule.


Priorities, you know?  Priorities.

Bad Night, Good Night

Bad Night
 
Ugh.  Had a bad night.  I couldn't fall asleep till after midnight and then I ended up having apocalyptic dreams ALL. NIGHT. LONG.  My dreams, well really nightmares consisted of an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attack happening here, in Arizona.  In the middle of summer.  Now for those of you who have no clue what an EMP is (I didn't until I read a book called One Second After), an EMP is what happens when a nuclear bomb is detonated up in the atmosphere.  It causes an electromagnetic pulse to occur which then fries all electronics and makes them completely void and useless.  If an EMP were to occur, all of our appliances, phones, computers, cars, fans, anything that uses electricity would be fried. Even our faucets wouldn't work, because the pumps that are used to send water through the pipes would be worthless pieces of metal.   

A series that also has an EMP attack in it. 

So imagine if you will what that would mean if an EMP occurred here in the middle of summer. NO. AIR. CONDITIONING. Talk about my worst nightmare.  So, in my dream last night an EMP had occurred.  We had no air conditioning, no cars, no water, and our food was slowly rotting away.  Our closest family lives 30 miles away, through Phoenix, and we have three kids that we have to worry about.  We're trying to figure out how to make it through Phoenix alive (could you even imagine how awful that city would be if an attack like this took place?  Ugh, freaks me out just to think about it.) and then I woke up. 

My heart was pounding.  Beads of sweat were making there way down my chest.  I woke up 45 minutes before my alarm went off. I put on my glasses and frantically searched the room for signs of an EMP.  The ceiling fan and alarm clock were still on.  I breathed a sigh of relief and then I thought, "We've got to get out of here.  We need to find a house, with land, next to a river."  Technically, we live by a river.  It's actually a very, very dry river bed and I shake my head every time we drive by the sign that says "Agua Fria River".  Really?  Don't you think it should read "Wannabe Agua Fria River" or "Where the Agua Fria River used to exist". Anyhow, needless to say, after going to sleep so late and having such a restless night, I'm a teensy bit tired.  But, I still have a busy day ahead of me so after I took the Beast to his 18 month appointment (almost 3 months late).  I went and got myself a nice big fountain DP.  After all, I still have pick-ups, homework, soccer practice, dinner, showers, and season premiere's that I need to stay awake for. 

Good Night x 7

Speaking of premieres, here is my list of shows that I'm interested in this season.  Yes, I have a lot.  Yes, I like some trash TV.  No, I do not consider Glee trash TV, no matter what Dave thinks.  Yes, I love TV and am SO glad that the new season is starting.  Yes, some of them are at the same time.  No, I do not have a DVR but hey, that's what the Internet is for!

Monday 19th
how I met your mother (LOVE Neil Patrick Harris)
the sing off (seems similar to Glee, I think it's worth a try)
two and a half men (Ashton Kutcher, wanna see how this plays out)
the playboy club (I'm fascinated with anything 60's)
2 broke girls (have no clue what this is about, but I liked the music in the ads)

Tuesday 20 (BEST NIGHT EVER! SO MANY SHOWS SO LITTLE TIME!)
ringer (liked last week we'll see how it goes)
parenthood (LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!  huge Lauren Graham fan.  GO GILMORE GIRLS!)
glee (Dave hates it, I love it.  We're at an impasse)
biggest loser (I really like this show, but I didn't watch last season, so we'll see if I watch this one)
new girl (I think this show is going to HILARIOUS)
raising hope (Dave and I discovered this show this summer on reruns.  It is so funny.)


Wednesday 21
up all night (still on the fence)
modern family (SO. FREAKING. EXCITED.)
criminal minds (um...love crazy psycho killers.  no really i do.)
law and order: svu (no stabler? hmm....)
the middle (cute, not a must see, but it does come on before modern family)
suburgatory (worth a try)
happy endings (reminds me of Friends, I like it)

Thursday 22
big bang theory (BAZINGA!)
the office (OH. MY. GOSH. ONE. OF. THE. BEST. SHOWS. EVER.)
whitney (worth a shot)
the mentalist (such a good show, interested to see what this season brings)
how to be a gentlemen (worth a shot)

Friday 23
a gifted man (not much on, on Fridays so I figure it's worth a try)
dateline NBC (I love this show)

Saturday 24
rules of engagement (so fun, I really like David Spade in this)
48 hours mystery (always interesting)

Sunday 25
the amazing race (never missed a season, never missed a show)
pan am (once again fascinated by anything 60's)

So, what are your must see shows?  Any new ones that your excited about?  Is your list as long as mine?

Happy watching!

Lost

Have any of you ever watched this show?  If you never have, DON'T start unless you want to be sucked into a world where your questions are never fully answered, nothing is ever as it seems, and you're always left wanting more.

Netflix has all six seasons on Instant Play.  But I warn you, it's addicting.  When the show first aired back in 2004, I think, Dave and I refused to watch it.  We thought, how much can they do on a freakin' uninhabited island!?!  I mean, COME ON!  A plane crashes on an uninhabited island and there going to make a series out of it?!?  RIGHT!  A movie I could see but a television series?  Ya, no.  Well, I was wrong my people.  Boy, was I ever wrong.

We just started season 3 and we watched the first 4 episodes in a row.  We can't wait for the kids to go to bed so we can find out what's happening on the Island.  Are the Other's really dangerous?  Who are they?  Why are they there?  How come Locke can walk?  Why did they want Claire's baby?  AHHHHHH!  So many questions!  I want them answered NOW.  Once again, my un-virtue of impatience rears it's ugly head.  Sigh.

I've been tempted to watch episodes while Dave's at work, like I did with the Office, but I know he'd never forgive me.  So, I anxiously await the end of the day when the kids are in bed and without having to say a word Dave and I crawl into bed and fall into the world that is Lost, and until that time comes I feed my curiosity by reading the summaries of the episodes that we have yet to watch, but shh....don't tell Dave, he doesn't like it when I do that either.


*PS. My birthday is tomorrow and you better bet I'm milking it for all it's worth!

*PPS. Stay tuned for my Saturday Project Post about the Headboard from He$$!